The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

ZIATRIMONIAL _HOAX A2' HULL.

About a fortnight ago theYe appeared in the
Guardian the following advertisement :
„ A gentleman, aged 29, of high respectability and. edu-
tati°/1, whose present income is £250 per annum, desires to
F 0 placed in correspondence with a young lady, amiable,
oodw-looking,.of good family, and with similar means, with
to matrimony. Address, in strictest confidence, and,
IL agreeable, enclosing carte de visite, M 97, at the printer's.
th!‘ number of young fellows at Hull replied to
selfadvertisement, and the bait was taken in
,anchester. The advertiser represented him-
to be a Prussian by birth, carrying on
eilltsinss as a commission agent, &c., in this
Y. The Hull young lady was represented
1,480 being a Miss Wallis, having £1,500 in cash, twod
yuthseryettlding an annual rental of 118 each, an
)'ears of expectations from a relation, some 84
age, upon whose death she would receive an
kiditional X7OO. A most tender and lively corre-
st,
„.c-nuence took place, and the wife-seeking Prussian
waa
klitja raptures with the lady's position. Ulti-
lial7,l an interview was arranged to come off
the
lady" The gentleman wished at first that
tla, 811.ould meet him at Goole this
to uechned to do, and, therefore, he consentconsented
to Hull. The Hull wags accord-
meet,_engaged the services of a young lady to
k,; The confiding fellow arrived from
da4l,-euester by the seven o'clock train on Thurs-
o,"„euing. He was most respectably dressed, and
In manner appeared to be that of a person moving
area good sphere of society. The young lady was
etaitB,,ed in deep mourning, having a veil which con-
staap4 her features, and she carried in her hand a
reed handkerchief by which she was to be
th;gtlised. He soon espied the -lair lady parading
14- Piatform and he went up to her and accosted
r .
elite evldEntly the most polite terms. The lady
the red into conversation with him, and they walked
Nvhz Platform together for some minutes, during
Thy of
they were objects of considerable interest to a
°f Young fellows who were congregated about.
to ti granger, however, seemed to pay no attention
Veite antics of these wags, being too much occupied
beat the Young lady, upon whom he appeared to
cab W a touching amount of attention. Presently, a
lhe,‘l'as hailed, and the interesting couple seated
14' Uelves in it, and were driven to a house, where
I;,„''l' both alighted. It was not until the gentleman
to": fairly seated in the front room that he dis-
h vele(' he had been victimised. He was here met
148.00ut 20 „cousins" or "near relations" of the
Ekna
as ishind generally the case in matters of this
, he was
unm
berecifully assailed with jeers and
tkl_lffere.nt jokes. After a time it was suggested that
agloaakiter might
II:oner and some Winn: afdoer tiochmeenwtnoursld. stand This
all tefused most resolutely to do, and said it was
a mistake • he had come to Hull on business,
4.11 d _
stet ue had never advertised for a wife. This
he,.`e'roent availed him little, and his ruthless
'itill'aecutors determined that an " unpleasant ex-
h;_l3.llo mould be made of him" He was seized,
hie hat was smashed in, his stick was taken from
store f he,was then thrust ignominiously into the
20,,"et• Here he was received by a crowd of about
I,o' rnen and boys who had assembled, and were in
:;ii7ession of the secret. He was knocked about
ti lie a dog in a fair," the people keeping up a con-
tlmaal chorus of " How's your wife," " What about
two houses," "Have you got the £1,500 yet,"
tie He was pursued through several of the prin-
taPal streets in the town, about two or three thou-
ellwaapsecoonledu‘c‘teehda ffib
ancgk" tiloicatheonrahiilswway.staAtiotnlabsyt
too police constables, where he wasaykept in safe
eustody until the departure oefotoheeounri
immense
msgeho tbo tfsrpaepi
speeding
ipfnol
gre
14auchester. An
the
to witness his departure—the
'e Parting guest with a farewell groan.

itLOAN.--A return to Parliament
1 T
.41qM RE GREEK s
us that the balance due by the Greek Government
respect of the Greek loan is £847,544 16s. ld.
The directors of
v the Natal Cotton Company
ll'g completed the purchase of cotton estates in the hetdis-
zn' of till voti, arrangements
thareeeobleoinnygwmithadoentfodreltahye.
411 aging director to proceed to
have commenced tat that the Preneh Government
ts: Much surpris. e h.'es been created by the anendohuonsetiele-
ended their c
1501.1.,,edings against She banking firm of I\l..Adlaiemntasntdo Co.sell
their 'cke offence of having recommended
tit 1 per Cents. and invest in the leading railway secu-
i lea, yielding a better return.
ol'lced by the recent mismanagement,
ent were die'
_kirrnstance to transpire that the Government ewrihnigehthealelffowecetdptrhoe-
red to borrow in London at the rate of 6 pei
Bank of France
v°_()Perate on the Paris market while the .
stance of
4A 10 werin its rate to 4per cent., this fresh in _
lacp_er . g cent. in order
1,,, etton is calculated to damage the reputation of M.
'IQ, and to cause capitalists in general to withdraw the
in ence they were otherwise disposed to entertain regard-
It 3s ea city and fair intentions.
1110 t,4PPears that the applications for conversion of
4ba -wrneh 41 per Cents. under the plan proposed n
(441 b. to about two-fifths of the total stock.