The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-01 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

A young woman of the name of Pollard, with an
infant in her arms, and her mother, an elderly female,
apparently reduced to extreme distress, presented
themselves before Mr. Setjeant SELLON, and sought
relief under the following circumstances :
The young woman stated, that she and her mo-
ther were natives of Devonport. She had been
married about two years ago to a sailor in his Ma-
jesty's service, who subsequently deserted her, and
came up to London, where she understood he had
entered on board the George, a merchant-♦essel. In
consequence of this, she and her mother disposed of
all the furniture they possessed at home, and haying
thereby obtained about 305., with this small sum
they set out from Devonport and travelled up to
London, in expectation of meeting her husband and
getting from him monthly money for the mainte-
nance of herself and her child. She bad but that
morning arrived in London, and having traced the
ship George to Cotton-wharf, she there learned
that it had sailed a week or two ago for Liverpool.
Disappointed and without a farthing in her pocket,
she wandered about until she came within the dis-
trict of this office, where she was advised to make
application to the Magistrate for relief and state to
him her circumstances, and that she was anxious to
return home.

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lady : here's some money for you, arid walk another
way until we have got her away." The patrol
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torilyhan desof them afterwards, until they were in custody.
Mr. SWABEY here inquired of the accused if they
were willing to give their real names?
The individual who called himself Junk, had no
hesitation in declaring who and what he was, if it
was not for the exposure likely to be given to • it,
which would bring down the ridicule of all who was
acquainted with him, on hearing the affair had ter
minated as it had done.
Mr. Seymour expressed himself in a similar way.
At this period Mr. Catchpole arrived, and in re-
ply to the questions put to him, said he lived at
No. 122, Fenchurch-street, and was a watchmaker.
Mr. Harmer then put the anonymous letter re-
ceived by Mr. Hedger into his hand, asking him if
he knew who the writer was. He denied all know-
ledge of the hand-writing of the letter alluded to,
as well as that of the love-letters, but admitted that
letters with the initials had been left at his shop by
both the accused persons, and they were called for
by a female in the garb f a servant, and sometimes
by a boy. He had no idea as to the person for
whom they were intended, and merely took in the
letters to oblige Mr. Junk, and delivered them when
called for. He said that upon one occasion, when
Mr. Junk called to leave a letter, he told that person
that he had received an anonymous communication
from a lady at Clapham, " blowing" him up for al-
lowing letters to be left at his house for a young lady
at the above place. He destroyed this letter, after
having read it. The witness was closely examined
by Mr. Harmer, to ascertain whether he was not
actually a party to the whole scheme by which the
accused had got into the dilemma; but he solemnly
delared that :he was totally ignorant of the nature
of the letters, and that, on the receipt of the ano-
nymous note addressed to him, be refused to allow
any more letters to be left at his shop for the parties
concerned.
Mr. SWABEY said, that the matter still seemed to
be enveloped in mystery.
John Moor, the coachman who was hired by Mr.
Seymour, was examined, and from his account it ap-
peared, that he was directed by that individual to
be at the Swan, et Stockwell, on Monday night, at
nine o'clock, fur the purpose of taking up a lady and
gentleman, and was directed to drive towards Lon-
don with great speed, the moment they entered the
vehicle. While he was waiting with his coach in
the road near Stockwell, he was surprised on seeing
the two gentlemen seized and carried off to the
watch-house. This witness said that he was con-
vinced the " gemmen " had not gone to Stockwell
to commit a robbery, but to take away some female.
Mr. SWABEY, in allusion to Mr. Catchpole, said
th;t he was convinced that person knew more about
the affair than he was disposed to acknowledge. If
the letters written to Mr. Seymour were intended
UNION-HALL. as a hoax, it was a most serious one, and might have
The two individuals who gave the assumed names ended in bloodshed.
George Frederick Seymour and Thomas Junk, Mr. Catchpole still asserted his innocence of hay-
who were given into custody by Mr. Hedger, the ing any hand in the business.
Chairman of the Quarter Sessions, on suspicion of Mr. Harmer here produced another letter, at the
having attempted to commit felony, were again request of Mr. Seymour, who had declared upon
brought up from the county gaol yesterday, to un- perusing it that his opinion as to its genuineness was
dergo further examination on the extraordinary decided, and he still, said Mr. Harmer, laboured
charge which was alleged against them. The de- under that foolish impression. We quote a few ex-
fendants were provided with the legal assistance of tracts from the epistle as a curiosity :
Mr. Harmer to get them out of the serious dilemma "MY LOVE,—I believe my father to be much
in which they were placed. The latter gentleman richer than my aunt wishes to suppose, and there-
said, that from the tenour of the letters he had pe- fore dreads losing it by my marriage; but one of
rused, written by the supposed lady to one of his the first things we will do shall be.to' examine my
clients, lie had very little doubt they were the pro. father's will, which is to be seen in Doctors'-com-
duction'of some parties desirous of playing a hoax mons. Oh how I pity you when I read in your
on the individual for whom they were intended.— many letters the walks and disheartening delays
The fact was, the gentleman who went by the which have attended the progress of our intimacy;
name of Seymour had, shortly after his arrival but, my dearest love, I will make up for all this
in London, received un anonymous communica- when lam once safely lodged in your arms. Nothing
tion, the purport of which was that the writer, hut death shall then separate us. It will then be
a young lady of large fortune, had fallen despe- our turn to laugh at those whose unkind treatment
rarely in love with him, and entreated him to contributed to bring about un event to prevent
answer her communications, adding, that his let- which so much pains have unnecessarily been wasted.
ters to her might be left at Mr. Catchpole's, the It was intended by my aunt that the Hedger family
watchmaker, in Fenchurch-street, through whose should dine with us, but Mr. Hedger meeting with
medium they might carry on a correspondence until an accident on Wednesday, arising from the slip-
they were united, without incurring the risk of the pery state of the roads, sprained his uncle, and it
affair ever coming to the knowledge of her relatives, is now settled that we dine there, and thither we
whom she represented as extremely watchful over go this evening and remain until Tuesday. This
her. Mr. Harmer went on to say that both Mr. change, which at first I was induced to consider
Seymour and Mr. Junk, his friend, had some inter- injurious to our happiness and peace of mind, I find-
views with this Mr. Catchpole, on the subject of upon a close inspection of the premises, to be the
these letters, from which they were convinced that reverse. The ladder of formidable height we can
that person must have been aware what the writer now dispense with, and one about six feet will an-
was; and they were also strongly of opinion aver the purpose.—[This was precisely the height
that he must be in the secret of the circum- of the ladder found under Mr.- Junk's cloak when
stance relating to the anonymous letter written to he was secured on Monday night by Mr. Hedger
Mr. Hedger, describing that two persons an- and the watchman.]—Mr. Hedger lives at the cor-
swering the description of the accused were to nor of Park-road. I propose Monday evening for
make an attempt to break into the house on Mon- the grand attempt to be made, which, if conducted
day night, for the purpose of robbing it. on your side by prudence, cannot fail of rendering
The Magistrate (Mr. Swam') immediately is- me one of the happiest women in the world. A
sued a summons for the attendance of Mr. Catch- glance at the premises will be sufficient for our
pole, and in the interim the following letter from the scheme. *Let a carriage be procured, and waiting
lady who Mr. Seymour was led to believe had in Park-road, with the horses' heads turned to
formed an attachment for him was read. It was the high road; the ladder of six feet will enable me
dated from Clapham, the 21st of December, and i to get upon the wall at the bottom of the garden, and
was found amongst other papers in Mr. eymour's then in the morning happy shall be the one which,
possession when he was taken into custody on Mon. I have no doubt, I shall have to bless as long
day night, when he went accompanied by his friend as I live." The writer then mentions that a
to Clapham, provided with a scaling ladder and cough shall indicate her presence at the window
other apparatus, to effect the lady's escape over the:i when he makes his appearance. It adds, " Re-

Mr. Serjeant SELLON commiserated the situation
of the applicants, but told them that it was not in his
power to afford them the redress they sought, as
there was no parish in London upon which they
had then the smallest claim.

Mr. Mallets suggested that there were ss. in the
poor-box, and that such sum would be a substantial
relief to the applicants if the Magistrate thought
proper to have it handed to them.
Mr. Serjeant SELLON felt happy to have it in his
power to afford them even so trifling a pecuniary re-
lief, and having ordered the ss. to be given them,
cautioned them before the money was expended to
proceed on their journey homewards.
The applicants gratefully thanked the Magistrate,
and withdrew.

Last night, an ex-police constable, of the name of
George More, No. 163, letter E. division, was
brought before Mr. Sejeant SSLLON; to answer a
complaint for refusing to deliver up his police-
clothing.
It appeared, that on the previous day the de-
fendant was discharged from the service for impro-
per conduct, particularly in getting drunk, and being
found frequently asleep while on duty. This was
done by an order of the Commissioners. The de-
fendant, however, refused to give up his clothing,
alleging that he paid weekly, since he was first ap-
pointed, a certain sum in liquidation of the first cost,
and unless this money were refunded to him, he was
determined to retain the uniform. He was accord•
ingly taken into custody, but even before the Ma-
gistrate he still persisted for a time in his deter-
mination.

Mr. Se►jeant SELLON told the defendant, that the
qeestion of having the money already paid refunded
was for the consideration of the Commissioners
alone; but unless the clothing was delivered up,
he (the Magistrate) should feel it his duty to detain
him in custody until some satisfactory arrangement
was entered into respecting it- He would advise
the defendant unhesitatingly to comply with the de-
mand made upon him, and give no further trouble
either to himself or others.

The defendant promised the Magistrate to com-
ply immediately, and he was discharged .

LAMBETH-STREET.

Three me►►, named George Lewes, James Welsh,
and William Walker, were yesterday brought for
final examination before Mr. HARDWICK, on a charge
of having committed a burglary in the shop of a
Mr. Brown, a cheesemonger, res►ding in Pell-street,
Raicliff-highway.—They were fully committed for
trial.

DVCa, wnose services
4 nave bought by giving '
my gold watch, will join us at the Ketiningt-
gate ; :for dearest, excuse a female's timidity, -if
siggest she may be my companion until )ou be'
completed the arrangement for our nuptials. I feet
the only opportunity I will have of bringing any
thing with me will be my trinkets, many of which
are very valuable, and have been but seldom worn
. .
by me, as my aunt says diamond ornaments are in-
appropriate for a young girl. Excuse my weakness,
my poor heart sometimes deserts me. I fear you,
like many of your sex, can, from devoted proof of my
attachment, take cause to chide me for the rashness
of throwing myself into the arms of a stranger; be
this however, as it may, the risk I will hazard; for
I think there is something so strange in our adven-
ture, that if marriage be a predestinated state, we
have reason to suppose ours is of that description."
The epistle concludes, by desiring her dearest love
to purchase the wedding ring. "My hand," she
says " is very small, fingers long and slender, the
smallest size ring cannot fail of being large enough.
(Signed) " MARIA WALLACE."

The Magistrates here retired to discuss the matter;
and on their return, Mr. SWAMI; having quoted
two clauses of the Vagrant Act for the information
of the defendants, told them, that had they been found
in an enclosed place instead of where they were ap-
prehended, they would have subjected themselves to
the punishment awarded for such offence,—=namely,
three months' imprisonment to hard labour, as rogues
and vagabonds. Mr. SWABEY then passed an enco-
mium on Mr. Hedger for having acted in the spirited
manner he had done on the occasion, and also for
having given the parties into custody, and brought
forward a public inVesligatidn illtb the circumstances.
Even if the defendants had not presented thetnselv,es
in the neighbourhood of Stockwell for the purpose
of committing some felonious act, they were there,
by their own admission, for a most illegal purpose.—
that of taking away from her parents a child, an
offence of no slight aggravation. The Magistrate
then admonished the defendants on the narrow escape
they had of losing their lives; for had they attempted,
to scale the garden wall, where they expected to have
found the person for whom they %were in quest, not
only their lives might have been sacrificed in the at-
tempt, but that also of a gentleman whose character
stood high is the county of Surrey. The defendants
were then discharged. •
Since the apprehension of the defendants, it has
cost them upwards of 201., besides the enormous
expenses attendant on giving presents to persons
who were engaged in running about with letters,
&c., for the parties.