The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY MOCK ELO-- PE TIENT.
Ingu;.ar ease or imposture has recently oc-
‘ .11.1rried"t
a'st IN orywh, the circumstances of whic'b, a 3
' _aasitthesy have come to our knowledge, are as tollow:--
o,,fiLtn aturiay week, in the afternoon,
D, iotion occurred epoosire the residence of Mr. E.
RogersD'ret• (ef the Norfolk News), situate in the
some little
thes' )am-road, Norwich, and on inqury the cause of
stir appeared to be a young woman, meanly
dressed, and lying. on the road in a state of exhaustion.
She was taken into the house and after very consi-
derable efforts to restore her' to consciousness she
began to recover. Her demeanour was such 'as to
re'
prove, notwithstanding her attire, that she bad
ceived an excellent education. She stated
that she
had walked many miles, with the intention of reachiog
Lynn that same nlglit ; and that having had no food
nor money, she had fallen from exhaustion. She
made the following statement as to her motives :--Iler
father was a clergyman, and lived many miles distant?
and lie having objected to her marriage with her lover,
recently a student for the Church, at Oxford, she
left
had,
on Tuesday morning, by appointment with bin',
home, and gone toNorthampton by railway to meet hm?
but had been brought back in consequence of a tel
message being dispatched after her; but that sh?
had escaped again the same night, and had secreted
herself in a cottage near home until Thursday, when
she rode to Attleborough, and there changed her
dress at the house of a sister of her father's eec,°,!‘'
and remained concealed until Friday evening. .°"6
had then walked on to Norwich, sleeping on .lay
Tier In'
night. in an unfinished cottage on the way.
tendon was to go to Lynn, to see a Miss Eliza lag:
the fa'
formerly her governess, and now residing in
may of a member of the Society of Friends in that
town. This " pitiful story " induced the kind-Women
'Villa
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers to offer the young
shelter in their house until the said Miss Page e---e,',f,.
be communicated with, which was accepted. I'7;
Rogers proceeded to Lynn on Sunday, but every
thee
fort. he could make to discover such a person as t
Miss Page, the (luakeress,
which,
.on his return, the young woman ePres_,,
was totally peon Be
great disappointment. Being pressed thatfurther lo_
formation as to her family, she stated her nen!:
was Matilda Lyle, that of her father the Rev. Re,u,,
ben Lyle, of Cambridge, and
Stansfield, of Cheatham,', Northamptonshire. But 01'..
the clergy list being consultedr
that of her lover Chara,s_
man. corresponding behold !no clerge
consulted,
then tthe
police and the magistrates' were
to Mr Lyle could ha found. 'ID
and a telegraphic message being
immediately
ba _
police. at Cambridge, an answer was
ceived that no young lad of that town wbateve.r.
ad
dispatch. etched o
re.
recently fled from her yparents. It was. evineac:
.therefore, that the tale of the girl wits entirely a lira.
TuebdaY morn'
r e
!ion. She was, therefore, taken on
mg before H. Bolingbroke, Esq.,
ad-
after a considerable length of interrogation, Ibefaise
mated with many tears that she had assumed a to
magistrate, w
od:
name for fear of being taken back to her
whom she was determined not to return ; being9ll. a
her real name was Chippendale, her father
London'
navy j.,.oan
that
and that
navy agent, having offices in the Adelphi,
and residing at Sloane-street Chelsea. She. sal nfber
both the name and address which she bad 10yeac;oasi
lover were incorrect; that he was possessed e'ht-ctined
derable. property, and had some time since fatherobtain
ber 08
the licence for their marriage ; but that
would not consent, and, as she was not of ege,,!iniaca
end. of this year, the marriage could not Bake pad
without such consent. She also stated that she
tbe
run. away for the second time (the present helfnbra to
third) some months since, and bad gone to Oxadoys,
meet her lover, but that after waiting there some tuto,
he did. not come, and ' she was obliged t°' (4`-ylos
leaving her watch to pay her bill at staterthe,lle-
Inn, Nettlehead, where she had stayed. Se h
that her. father, though he would not consent that
m arriage, had always treated her kindly, but .that
since. the death of her mother, he had married s WlOO,O
with several children, whose conduct' was so tYrafd Elbe
that she could not bear to remain at home a.", bit
believed that the cause of her lover not lccePtiopecl
promise. to meet her was that her stepmother elii`gai.
his letters, and returned fictitious answers t.,1,,,a' 1103
She had, therefore, come down to Cambrrndiss
thence_ to Norwich, for the purpose of firing she
Page, who would, no doubt forward her viewerog,
(Miss Page) having known' her mother, FriendWiet
when married, a member of the Society of tile
with og,
Shep added that she was well acquainted
eases, eminent members of that society, et 11),sr fief
ton, and related to the family of Gurn.ereidiog
father had given her a good education, inc.- to
,a1.111,a8,0
French and music, and she would be
take a governess's situation, in which Nl° ,ab '
.would, no doubt, assist her, a's that lady is last nal'
scriber to the Governesses' Institution. Thie',/tor the
native appeared to have some colour of truth in„..1`.1, tory
name of Mr. Chippendale was found in the vir-theere'
at the address stated. The young woman wee' „Dies'
fore,. provided for at the union-house until coMfe-n wet
tion was made to Mr. Chindale' When bis wena'st a
arrived on Thursday, however, its' contents iro a
long way towards proving that the whole storY at
thorough cheat. He stated that the girl 1111..,113 Oh
member of his family, and that he bad hee,';lseyed
accounts of her on previous occasions that he ..- lents,
5 Atefll to
her to
.be an impostor. She denied these t
and reiterated her last statement, with the vtir: she
that Mr. Chippendale had discarded her becen,,,iyas
had been some trouble to him. On Thum s'"o,-eed'
taken before. the magistrates, with the vieW of Pr
Dot r'
ing‘ sgamst her for extortion,' but as She 135117ge of
~,,eived any money from Mr. Rogers, the cl-la i°
obtaining. money under false pretences',
eared'could big
he. sustained, and she was therefore disch pis
with. orders immediately to quit the towe'.„l,ol9r
terminated what is probably one of them eet 5,,,,17 903
cases of deception on record. The realerPn—naseer'
parentage and pursuits of the girl are a Y a- aei
tamed,. and nothing is known which can yet
light on the subject.

yr s.
THE COUN TRY IVIA111( 114 2t '1
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW INIA0'1"-, ' Stsorl:lle.a 10!
Oat straw, from 5s 6d to 8s Od per Ice raple of 6 to .61
wheat ditto, 5s 6d to 7s Od ; barley ditto, 4s Od
Bd.
Hay, from 9d to lld per stone ; new ditto,7d t°~Tbe - Were in
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, SEPT.
the meal market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each ,A 00!
280Ibs. imperial, whereof 5 sold thus: --2 at I°"'"4-I:2°'
1110$ 2d in
1/ 10s Od; average price of the whole e e
1 sack pot-barley,, which sold at 24s ed. T here ofrot-
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET SEPT2O 2
"'" ;
the market to-day
.36 bags of'brought '
oatmeal, and o'"
log op
barley; sales were quick. The first qualitye
second, 28s 6d; third, 275, being an advance of 16 per the
on
the top, 2s per bag on the second, and Is per Dab
lowest quality. The pot-barley sold at 235 6d.

COAL MARK E'

;T. STERDAT.
the claw of the WO 163 0
169 6d Hetton ..................
Haswe.q...,••• ....... 159 oa
53
Larabten ............. • 15 6d
Lumioy ..... . ......
iss 6d
Plumaier ........ "'
Russei.l's lietton •••••• 1.!`:
Scarborough ......... . 165 04
Stewext's •• ••• '" 1b,3
Cassop:! ............ Ije 01
Heugli Hall ......... 13
I South Kenos .......... N
Thorrtley .•• ............ 165 03
Adelaide Tees 166 a
• 5s 5
Tees ..... ....... 1
Derw.)ntwaterliert
68......501d, 44.

Prices of Coal per ton at t
Bate's West Hartley 15s 3d
Holywell
Howard's W. H. Neth lss 3d
New Tanfield
North Percy Hartley lsa 3d
Redheugh Main
Fantleld Moor Butes l2s 6d
Townley . 13s 9d
West Wylam
Wall's End, &c.
Harton
Northumberland, E l4s 6d
Eden Main
Bell
Braddyll
Ships at marker

--___ — --Sir John Pakington left his seat, Westwoocl-PArl4
on Monday, for Balmoral.
Iti-A001%,,,
READING GREAT STOCK AND. CHEESE 1“.-- gated i'
This great fair commenced on Tuesday and terfnina and 00
short, : evedi
terday. The supply of cattle was unusually
great demand for them caused a brisk trade alOvriaoie °
description of store beasts, from the small Scot tc!, occes;
more heavy weights, all of which was sold in raP7a, pricter
sion at from 10s. to 15s. per head advance upon tcovio,'„°ly
obtained at Barnet and other provious fairs. Id tea' t,
dairy purposes were inferior in quality, but 50,0 sboro
according to their value. The supply of sheeP ,"I:abs s,eir,
but of those offered, both ewes, wethers, and it, se 15",
freely at a further improvement in prices' The 'alio cieca4;
which is noted for cart colts, was well supplied 011,20 guio,—;
sion, and readily sold. Two years old at 20 to ' vesr e,/,
each; three years old, 25 to 35 ditto; best five,.supPli,el,
horses, 45 to 65 ditto. The cheese fair was largov.4 ut,,,
but the trade seemed depressed and dull. There to; to "'""
id tto;
tie inquiry except for line qualities, which made ."--2.5.
to 4
per cwt.; and for inferior and middling 363.
thin Gloucester, 38s. to 445. ditto.
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