The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-11 00:00:00

HUN

Jane, the widow or J. Scarborough, a relicetable
keeper at Boaden, on the North rea,l,nas tried fora larceny.
Thu prisoner a respectable looking woman abont 10 year, of
age, stood at the har,:meompaideil by her daughter. 'rho in-
dictment char_rd her with feloniously stealing a letter, con-
taining a remittance of a 201. Hank of England note front It.
Pi eston, of Liaeol n's Inn, parr islet at Law, M.
was addressed to his son, V. S. Proton, Lsq. a pupil of the
Rev. Dr. Maltby. at INgden.
Mr. OlilaAi on stated the case for the prosectition,and called
a noodler of vi itnesse..
J 1 ,arp stated that he will tierk to Mr. Preston, sen. On
the tt;tit of October, 11815, Vltness rerei‘ eil direetion, from
idr. e•lton I'VeliVC '2Ol. fora cheque upon Mcssrb. Praed
,ad and to ,r.vatd the tame to hi., seti, at litigdeti.--
W itnest accordingly this 201.. n hieli he marked vi ill,
Utt name Of Prat:Jana C.,1. MAI nottii the. nutnher, being 301.

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The saute day he gave the letter to Mr. Cromattne which he
saw him give to the letter eart ier. Witness sw, re to his mark
and 0:e Wen! sty of the note prodoci d.
W. Cox stated that he is a post-mister at Hogilen. 011 the
17th of October, ISt 5, he recei% ell from the hag
don a letter, which he delivered to the prisoner. Ile took it
to her because be could not make out the directly'', which
wits notch blotted end not legible. She said, " I know the
Gentlemao for whom it is directed, and will deliver it to him,
von had better leave it." Witness sacs Mrs. S, a few days
After, who informed bun the letter hail berm safely delivered.
Witness admitted that he was frequently in the habit of de-
livering 'letter. to the prisoner f r pet sons whom lie. did not
know, andperticidarly for travellers who pat up at her inn:
Ile is positive that letter was never returned to him. When
Dr. Maltby came to the witness seine days after this letter
should have been received, witness told Hr. M. he had no
recollect' of having received any such letter. It was not
till seed' al months after, whet) witness received a letter on
the subject from the Post Mater General, that he recollected
that on the day in question he livered a letter to the priso-
ner, the direction upon width he could not di.tinetly read.
• Mr. W. S. Preston stated, that lie never received the letter,
nor its inelosure.
Mr. It. Bond stated, that he is an Attorney at Leicester. Ho
had a debt against Mr. Green, son of the prisoner, and came
to the Inn • for the purpose o(obtaining, payment. Ile saw
the prisoner, who paid-him the note in question. On Thurs-
day follawittg he paid. the 201. to Mr. Price, of Leicester.--
This w us about the 20th of September test.
Mrs. Scarborongh (who bore this investigation with a de-
cree of composure that might have credited her innocence)
gave in a written defence to the following eft ct :•-" She
trusted in her deliverance front the pr eseitt charge, which she
did not blame her proieentors for itistittiting against ht r. She
could (tiny lament that she luta fallen under It through the
most strange and milt:spry circumstances. Site trusted the
Judge and the jury would allow her to know herself incapa-
ble of such a crime as ilishotteAy. She had held her •itnation
for :la et ars, and for 20 an joke( per herself, since the death
of her lot:band. She had brought tip a family in vet,peeta-
bility, all of whom except the one who sat beside her, were
well married, and themselves had families. Many thousad of
pounds had passed through her hand; in cartying on an ex-
tensive business ; and the first (notifies, inchitling Nobility,
were in the habit of using her house. 'I hese would not sus-
pect her of dishonesty, notch less that she would have com-
mitted such :111 act as that with which she was charged. She
had no knowledge of this letter. Letters were frequently
left at her house for strangers, whom site I.IICW not. The 201.
mite she gave to Mr. Bond, she received of a stranger who
came to Stilton and changed hoases-only a day or two bet Ore.
She hail no means of finding out who lie was ; he sat on the
dickey of the cu. eon and her servants would prove the fact
that she so took it; out slim added, she did put believe it was
the 14:11e note cilliell she was charged with payiug to Mr.
flood. She lamented that the Geutteinen of the Post-office,
who iv ere, in fact, both prosecutors aud witursses against her
had thonalit proper to bring her to trial. All she could rely
upon for her &knee was a character until this time not
oterely imitopeacheil, lint free from suspicion. She regretted
the altsetice of the Parlay of Lincoln and of J. Hodgson, Esq.
as they would have added to the honourable testimony she
should produce in favour of her general character. She trusted
to the fa vonrable reception she hoped to receive from the
Court and Jory, that she and her fanAy might be mire more
restored to happiness and peace of mind ; and that whirls
alone could restore bar to society and the respect of mankind,
which she and her family had so long enjoyed, and that was
a verdict of Not Guilty." •
T. Standish, a waiter, said, he retorned this letter to Cox.
the Post master, by desire of his mistress. Ile 11111 not put it
into his hand, butt laid it on the tattle of the kitchen where
Cox then was. Her housekeeper and hostler case her lake a
201. note of n stranger the day before she paid Mr. Bond.—
They could not swear to the identity of the note.
The follow ing witnesses were then called to her general
eharaeter 7-- sir. S. Jubilic, 0. Thorton, Esq. 1.. Reynolds,
Lsq.l)r. Maltby, G. J. Gora, Esq. banker, Itr. Alaway, .sze.
Chief Justice Gibbs remarked upon the coincideure 471
l'ilT11111011111:CS to-prove the prisoner guilty. There was, how-
ever, great allowance to be made for persons iu her situation
not being able to account for the possession of notes ee hirh
inteht he changed at her house by strangers, and whom she
eanbl Limo mulling of. The Jury would sue nn whirl' side
the ev idenee prenunderated aud give their verdict accord-
111_h
Tile Jury retired to a late hoar. The Judge having gone
home to h s lodgings, waited to receive their virdict. After
several hoots ileliberatom, they timid the prisoner Guilty
'ln else months impriso kkkkkk nt in the County Geol.

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‘EIIIXTION.-1131 r. P.t nsieVv.
The plaintift and defendant were farmers. The firmer was
the f.tt !vet of a numerous offspring, one of nhom, an inlet est.
Mg gill of 11, seflored by the defend,mt. The yommv
lady gave her evidenee in a most imaff.eted manner. She
Slillftli that OOP had borne a child to the defendant. Mr. Cao.
herd addressed IheJury in mitigation of daiimges.
Mr. Mann tiraliaiii viininied tip the evidcuce. in which he
e•tprtssed his abhorrence at tee clituc, and the Jury gate
1001. damages.

DORCHESTER.
ci•lnurrnm ALLEN r. titAt PN, JUIF.
Ti'!i actin was hi might uy a n Wow lady, for the seduction
of ht r only daughter, under the moat aggravating eireiint.tac-
ces ; and, in order to avoid public disclosure (e Inch i. always
desirable in cases or this nature) an idler of 5001., simile by
the defesoltitit, %tam arecpied try the plaintiff, and it verdict
was recorded fir that 1411111 with 101 l costs. The plaintiff lives
oil Ds entistoti its the comity of Lttor.et. The *fetid:sot who is
(9,v eats of age, resides wills Isla father at Chart 11111 l th, in the
same Comity. The young lady Woe only 18 ys ars of :Ige when
.eiliteed, wineli took place last inntitter, while she was a vi-i-
-tor of the defendant'. mintier, in his lathes .J
bootie, under the
protection ot au aunt.

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This ivvis -also an 3C111.111 of assault-- Corwitml opened
the picadings, and )11. Gurney staid the ea,e to the Jolly.
It appealed that both parties `sere taxmen; of eel enmity ii)
the equine department of two intig at esentl,-from ss hid)
rival stage coach( s started, one called the jAll 41 Nt;ISMII, and
dm other tbe Rine 1')::.1 Maid, fur London. 'the pla.ntilf,
cc ho catered ler the itlue Eyed ;Flail!, exeited the envy of th
defendant, by the number of adherents %chick he enlisted oil
the side of his patroness, the lattee'eurteeiving that the greater
CSpeCt ..c as due, iu these " riving times ti peace,' to UAL. fame

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and memory of his hero, for whom lie wished to nionopol;zt
all the itenerants from thavesend to the metropolis. Fora
considerable time the rival companions kept within the boinols
of legitimate emulation, but on S lay the !Atli of June last,
an incident occurred which brought their e%ertions to a van.
guinary ituie. A soldier, attracted by the charms of the Hine
Eyed Maid, paid homage at her shrine, and was immenediat el v
admitted amongst her votaries; but the defendant thinking, a
hero of Wales 100 a fitter ally for the Hero of the Nile, took
offence at the osinquest moire by his fair rival, and iiiimethati
ly COMlllentell an attack upon her antis e champion. to a 110,e
iiisidnons attikee he attributed the seduction of the soldier.
He planted a drentlnd blow upon the nasal promontery of die
plaintiff 's visage, f which immediately gushed a dreactiil
1111 l and before he had time to recover the composure
ollik nerves., another blow from the defenthuirs sinister feel.
er, pot one of his optics in semi-narrning, and utterly inca•
'iodated hit► for a fair trial of his pugilistic prowess. Ile
took refugue under cos er of the Bine Eyed Maid, hut his an.
tagonist following up the assault with tremendaolis fury, laid
him prostrate amongst the horses, feet, where it was probable-
he would have been trampled to death but for the interposi-
tion of the bystanders, by whom he was reicued fr his per-
ilous situation, and carried out of the reach of the detiaidant's
further violence.

For till.: ontralemisna:atilt the plecent action wac brought;
awl the , tinder all the circumstances of the cAim, found
for the plaintiff—Damages ins.

POLICE.

mAssioN nousr.

Tlntr‘(lsy a very corpulent gentleman, a Lieutenant ord.',
Royal Navy, applied to the bud Mayor mt,le.t the following
circumstances. He stated, that the lady of the house whet I'
he lived, her daughter, and several lodgers, had conspired to
deprive him of his existence, by the means of " electricit
and the attractive powers," that they had utterly deprived
him of Isis uncle bones, the knobs of his wrists, and had so-
perinduerd a consamption. His Lordship remarked, that his
appearance by no means warranted that conclusion ; but he
assured his Lordship, that his rotsmdity was occasioned be
their contrivances, and that it consisted entirely of inflates--
limbic matter; that they had cut three scions in his neck,
bled him four time~ on the arm with lancets, and seven limes
on the forehead wills leeches, and that the young lady had
applied the attractive power with so much violence as to
extract two of his teeth !! which teeth lie produced in the
Court is corroboration oldie fact; at the same time he hand-
ed up a voluminous written statement of his grievances, and
concluded by claiming the protection of his Lordship.
The Lord Mayor remarked, that he did not see how he
could interfere with the attractive pow ers of the young lady,
though she had used (Item with such strong effect.
1 he Lieun•uant said it was not against this particular fa-
mily only that he had to complain, but that mullitudes wet e
in the habit of tormenting him with a tube and a spring, and
other vile contrivances, and it was lamentable and scandal-
ous to see a great nation conspiring against an individual who
had set ved his country in so many battles.

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