The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-28 00:00:00

LOVE LAUGHS AT LOCV:S:SIITIIS.--MY DEA.TI ELIZA
PRICE !—A very pretty look:eg girl,' bight Emma Smith,
summoned a remarkably surly-looking sybil named Price,
for the sum of 9s. the vilue of certain svearing apparel al-
leged to have 'been taken-- frees her .box, ttlii:e under the
care of the said Mrs. Price, Miss Smith being on-a visa to
her relations in Suffolk, meantime.
Mr. DUBOIS—How's this, Mrs. Price ; is it true
you have pawned this girl's clothes? Mrs. Price
—L that
love'ee, my dear critter, not I, in co tua:eier not f awk,
or tn,--el.
Bless me, sweet film I never had 110 clothes ; they v.-ere
all " put up" for her hre.ther!
COMMISSIONER—Put up? Do you mean pawned ?
Mrs. Price—Ess, sure.
COUMISS/ONER--ATICI :lid you pawn them ';-' Mrs:
Price—Wily, to bt. s,'
re I did, for her brother.
Comm'
1-11ttoti.
tto s9l°NP:t—Then.Pnrsorry she didn't take you to
ga''':).en Police-office, iestead of bringing you here.
It ';',-ears that you have broken open this poor girl's box,
''..nd if sufficient proof is adduced, you must pay for the
things you have pledged.
To prove that the brother had not pledged the things in
question, the following letter was put in and read to the
Jury : .

" Dear Sisster—l rites with my loaf to You-_and resecfed
yours letter on 16 Apriel 21—and
tell M': tickits for Missus Price Parn'd 'em and do
r Price to giva vou
net no a aro they
is in, and when you wright to me, 'send yutir direction and I
wish you in mush
to
your sister- Char—have got a little girl
awl you are a gain to be mat-rea to Geoi.ge
my kii.d love
to him and I told you ware 'your tickits ware %Olen I rote t.) you
before and why
Mrs. Price) gave them hop for thay
is no use to she not she; t
hammer (Emma) was wery well when
seed her, Thoe:ia. Rutter is dead ansi harried I have seen my
Feather but h.'ave not seen my mother, but if Mrs. Price will
net give th':m up you must make her, it is very odd to me and
wen you co-ne down I shall be glad to see you Pilla your Hos-
born aid I will do as much for you as I can__ So no more from
your brother George Smith—Handon on Sutrolk—Apreeil
2i 6-1837
" To Soapey Smith
" Skinner Street—No. 35
"-St. Pankiss—London Middlesex
To prove the contrary, Mrs. Nee, the defendant, banded
up the following unquestionabte love-letter :
"July 2th, 1863,—Dear Eliza Price—l rite with mi kind
love to you Hoppin to find you quite well As it lafes me at
this time, but I am very ill, after I came home I went into the
warier to washen of ships (sheep) I cotched a cold & have had
the hague & I have bin werry ill and Dear Eliza Price I
shall come up to London agin in Septimbar—Nly dear Eliza
Price I thinks it iTerry and that you hav'nt tit to me as I rote
to you on June 24—and have had no Unser back—My dear
Eliza Price do not forget to wright direct—give my resprets
to my sester Soapey Smith and tell her that little—hanwter
(Emma)—is kwiie well & unkel haent & farther mutther
& all the fammerley—My dear Eliza Price I thinki about you
&do not for-get I—l thinks it long till I hears frome you &
clayrickt your latter to George Smith at Thomas's Missuses at
Thurlow Sutllalk—My dear Eliza Price when you go home to
your mother look over the fire plaise and find my little book (a
toddy recken,,r) as you gure me & take care of it if you plese
for me my dear Eliza Price I am Your trew lover George
Smith & pray my dear Eliza Price de you wright to me d:lect
& my dear Eliza Price tell me how your mother is—Sa no
more front your true lover as I hop.
" I remains George S:nith—dayrikt your letter to thomas's
Missuses-Grate Thurlow Suffolk July 25-1863.
" Eliza Price—at Mr. Mabers_No. 1 Albiorn Place k'ng's
Cross St Pant res."
The Jury, after a patient-investigation of the case, ordered
the elder Mrs. Price to pay the amount claimed, at the
rate of 4s. per month !