The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-21 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A case, remarkable alike for the singularity of its circum-
stances, and for the pleasing instance it affords of real hu-
manity in humble life, came yesterday under the notice of
Mr. CHAMBERS, the sitting Magistrate.
A poor hard-working Irishwoman, living at No. 1, Titch-
field-street, Dean-street, Soho, named Dugnell, saw, on
Sunday last, a young girl, in a state of miserable destitution,
sitting on the step of a door for some hours. She went over
to her and questioned her, PrA being struck with compas-
sion at her forlorn state, took her to her own humble abode,
and gave her food and lodging. She kept her for a couple
of days, replaced her filthy rags with a decent and comfor-
table suit of clothing, and being unwilling to allow her to
leave her protection until she had made an attempt to get
something done for her, she brought her to this office to tell
her own story.
The modesty and propriety of the girl's manner while
relating the following strange statement, served very mate-
rially to impress the hearers with its truth.
She was now about seventeen years of age, she said, and
up to the age of fourteen she had lived in comparative gen-
tility with a Mrs. Murray, then wife of Captain Murray.
This lady at that time lived at Egham, and although she
put herself to the expense of maintaining and educating her
as a gentlewoman—sending her to a genteel boarding-
school—she refused to give her the least information res-
pecting her parents. After the death of Captain Murray,
his widow married a person of the name of Mills ; and soon
afterwards, in consequence of a change in circumstances,
Mrs. Mills obliged her to leave her protection, and in fact,
according to the girl's statement, turned her out of doors.
Being entirely destitute of friends, she wandered about
Egham for some time, when her deplorable situation hav-
ing attracted attention, she contrived, through the kindness
of the Rev. Mr. Gill, the rector, to obtain an admission
about two years ago into the workhouse. Here she re-
mained for about six months until the new Poor Law Act
came into operation ; immediately after which, she and se-
veral other young females were told by the overseers that
the new law did not allow such young persons to remain in
the workhouse, and they must leave the place, or be put to
hard labour and kept on bread and water. In fear of this
threat applicant and four or five other young girls left the
workhouse, without having a farthing in money, or any ne-
cessary article of clothing being given to them. Since
that period she had wandered about the neighbourhood of
Windsor and Staines, subsisting on charity, and an occa-
sional trifle which she earned whenever she could get em-
ployment. Finding that she was in danger of perishing
from want, and having nothing but a few filthy rags to
cover her, she made her way to London, hoping that she
would have a better chance of obtaining relief for her ne-

cessities.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Did the overseers at Egham offer to
apprentice you out ? Girl—No ; I wanted to be put to
some business, but nothing was clone for me.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Now, mind you speak the truth, be-
cause you will soon be detected if you tell stories. Did
you not run away from the workhouse? Girl—l assure
you, Sir, I have stated the truth. I was told I must leave
the workhouse, or I should be put in the place of confine-
ment in the house, and kept to bard labour on bread and
water.
Mr. CHAMBERS—You and some other girls were turned
out together you say ; come now, was it not because there
Was a rumpus among you ? Girl—No, Sir nothing of

lam...

the sort occurred. If any of the girls made a noise, tl

master came and horsewhipped them.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Had you any reason for suspecting
that this Mrs. Murray, or Mills, was your mother ? Girl--
I did suspect so, and on one occasion her son told me he
bad been trying to get some information from his TO
ther
who my parents were. He then said he was sure "5

his sister.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Where is the son? Girl—
After he
left Sandhurst College he obtained a situation in Somerset
House.
Mr. CHAMBERS—I am afraid, from your wandering
Have yve
ou
about, that you have not kept your character.
not been on the streets? Girl—l never was. ha
been obliged to sleep in the air, and in common lodging"
houses, but I kept myself away from improper connections:
Mrs. Dugnell—l do think, your Worship, she is a good
girl, I examined her very closely, and, from her answers, I
am almost sure what she tells you is true. lam sure she
has been brought up like a lady, for she can read and write
beautifully, and can do any sort of fine needlework.
Girl—l was at a boarding•school at Miss Self's, New'
bury ; and for nearly two years at Miss Curll's, Newport.
Isle of Wight. I learnt music and other things there, and
the name I always went by was Agnes Graham.
Mr. CHAMBERS-1 have no power to compel any parish
to do anything for you, and I am afraid I cannot othernise
assist you.
Mrs. Dugnall—What is the poor thing to do ? I Can't
let her die in the streets. If your Worship had only seen
the state she was in on Sunday you would have pitied her,
I'm sure I cried over her like a child. I took off her rags,
got her washed, and with what I could spare, and what
I could borrow from the lodgers, I made the poor thing
look tidy. If she could only get a place of a shilling 3
week I wouldn't mind giving her a little bit of victuals and
lodgings.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Why, in what circumstances are you ?
Mrs. Dugnell—l work hard at charing work and yvashing
for a living, but for all that I couldn't bear to turn her out
at her age.
Mr. CHAMBERS—Your humanity does you infinite cre-
he
dit ; I think if the Egham magistrates knew about t
case, they would interest themselves. However, I will do
what I can, and write to Mr. Gill, the clergyman, respect'
ing the girl. In the mean time I will allow you something
a week out of the poor-box until the truth of the story i 4
ascertained.

The kind old woman and her protege then retired.

T .1-I,IIIIE S - OFFICE.
Yesterday Johann Janie& Johann Froscr, Peter .:NrtinP
chuck, Jajcr illbecht, and Jacob Knapker were broug,ht
before Mr. CLARKSON, charged under the new law with
smuggling twenty pounds of leaf tobacco.
The prisoners are Prussian seamen belonging to a ves
set lying in the river off Limehouse, and were detected
coming ashore by William Judge, a Thames-police at"
vcyor, who asked them if they had any property abeti
them liable to duty. They all expressed their ignorance
of the officer's meaning, but he proceed to overhaul thew,
and found a quantity of leaf tobacco concealed around her
persons, which they said they intended to convey to a Pub-
lic-house ashore, where a man, who had promised to gile
them Is. 6d. a pound for it, was in waiting for them. t
The prisoners, in their defence, said they were ignorant
of the law, and that they had brought the tobacco ashore ad
the solicitation of a man who had called on board ship, an
promised to give them a good price for it. a
Mr. CLARKSON said he had no doubt the tobacco Weill
not have been brought ashore if there had not been Per-
sons ready to receive it. If the prisoners were not awar!
they we acting contrary to law there would have been no
.
occasion for concealment. He sentenced all the prisoner!
to pay a fine of 40s. each to the King, or be imprisoned feel
3 weeks in the House of Correction. The penalties %Or
soon raised.
Law Ascunder, the master of the Swedish ship 01111.
ring Christiana, was yesterday charged before Mr. tier,
lantine with keeping gunpowder on board in the Conn
cial Dock, where the vessel is lying, contrary to the ran'
lotions.
A Thames police surveyor, named White, stated that
on going on board the defendant's ship, he found a casek
in the cabin, containing .5A- pounds of gunpowder, which t.
seized.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said his naate.f°re
got, in the hurry of business, to lodge the gunpowder In
place of safety ashore. ible
Mr. BALLANTINE told the captain he was respells r
for the conduct of his mate, and he should have a bet
look out after his servants, whose neglect did not justifY
breach of the law.
The defendant said he was quite ignorant of the Eng:,
lisp law, and that he did not know it was an offence iv
bring gunpowder into the docks here.
Mr. BALLANTINE said if he had gone to Sweden he
would have been supposed to have had a knowledge of
Swedish laws, and made responsible for his acts directlY he
set a foot in the country ; besides, common sense was filet
,same every where, and the defendant must know that It
was highly dangerous to bring gunpowder into a crow(
dock.
White here said the printed regulations of the Comnier;
cial Dock Company had been put on board the defendant
ship. bod
Mr. BALLANTIME said in that case the defendant re,
no excuse for his conduct, and ordered him to pay' the •
duced fine of 20s.

UNION.
James Burgess, a porter in-HALL
the employ of Mr. Gates'
the proprietor of a pottery at Plumstcad, was brought he'
fore Mr. WEDGEWOOD, charged with embezzling 2/' 111°.
from his employer. r to
The prisoner having received orders from his xnaste,,,;
receive the above sum, the balance of an account clae,',.;
customer, lie (the prisoner) received it, but u non hi'
in-
turn home he said that he had been stopped by tw°
formers in the Kent-road, who threatened to lay en
reins
formation against him for not driving with roper ,
to his horses ; that upon his remonstrating with teal
(the informers), some high words arose, during wtlicy
he abused them, and that in consequence of it ji„tr,
further threatened to " pull him " for abusive ,1,--ca
guage, as well as for the other offence. lig :,:to
went on to state that the informers prevailed upon upon
appear at this office to answer the charge, but that ee,
his arrival they came up to him in the passage of this c'.f he
and induced him to give them 21. 135., saying that be
went before the magistrates a much heavier fine o,eisu„' the
inflicted. This representation was at first believedat
complainant, who, under the impression that a very shun
extortion had been practised upon his man, broegn "to
forward in order to have the matter investigated, l'eA",, his
two informers punished. The prisoner having 11:14‘1, 11°
statement to the above effect, the Magistrate, altbeu.gri'' the
disbelieved it, directed that the informers, who are be
habit of attending this office and the Town Hall, sheu..gbt
desired to attend forthwith, in order that the prisoner op
identify the .parties to whom he had given the 114:3000
The prisoner, however, was unable to do this, anu;ihst
a very close inquiry into the affair it was discovers roped
fiej
the whole of the story about the informers was trenirto
up, and that he had converted his master's ProPertY

his own use.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
thr°
On --
Sunday evening the town of Alnwick was 1
into a state of excitement by the mail bringing intelligenl3c.efer,
the constables of an affray at the Traveller's Rest, on
low
law Bank, amongst some Irish reapers. A number lop'
stables immediately proceeded to the place, and apP thew
andbroliglt into the House of Correction' four of ew

Berwick Advertiser.
VE
PRIZE CU PST--New and Second----..hand sviectioo
PRIZE CUPS are offered at very Reduced Prices,_ end seros
may be made from a great variety, both of Sizes and ratte....or,
T. COX SAVORY'S, Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchw
47, Cornhill, London. vast, st
" A Sheet of Drawings of Cups 11 be forwarded by pmt,
a single letter, in answer toa post paiLipplication.
B IR TIIS.
On the 16th inst., at Portland-place, the wife of
111 r•
Flood, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., at Lamphey, the lady of J. Walker, •r-'64.'
Company's Madras Civil Service, of a daughter.
common,
On the
olfBathiainusgth.,tetrh.e lady of Sam. Fisher, Esq., of Stocklrell.
On the 18th inst., in Woburn-square, the wife of E. Lloyd'
of a daughter. afinoril
On the 16th inst., of a son, Mrs. Janet Taylor, of 103,
the celebrated authoress of Luni-Solar and Horary
" Navigation Simplified," &c.
MA RRIE'D. oti
elcilibt: of
On the 20th inst., at St. Martin's Church, George,
West Era°
of Edward King, of Chancery-lane, to Miss Ann Wes-
the Strand. nett,li;
On the 17th inst., at Lewisham Church, Mr. J. -.Jet. of
of Horseferry-road, Westminster, to Mary Ann, daug"r h
Sinclair, Esq., of Sydenham, Ken
On the 17th inst., at All Souls, Lingham-place, 311."
Mill, to Mary, daughter of the late T. Shackleton, sq"
DIED. Jelose°'

Ina°tnoeodonn
fs
the
ee
Blackman-streetn
llf 99,:tt
hh.
Donaldson,iinnsstt..,, aatt
,FC :r:
nesbsqterhwi
Borough.l
el :, l a: ga
ge de 2d 44,
81: V; 111
ri a.in -in .
gall
W 11°1
oOnn
ttihilleee 111080ttthhh iiinaasssttti,,Faarttancis Lyne, Esq., of Prospect-place' 31$idy
•
hill, aged 73. . nJ °
On t
Earle Pilcher, M. A. Queen-square,
eseoxo,mwsb: ;atuhigeneaßriet:olsol2,
Jane'
Dalston,Q M'ddl B 1
Esq., of the Middle Temple, barrister-at-law.
On the 25th of July, at St. Christopher's, West 1 _.,,(1.0' e
Eliza, the wife of William Johnson, Esq., of that Islanclat:;00, of
..--
On
inntghteon..l7etahusiennitay.,
.aged 49, Francis, wife of Mr. J.
Tea
iiio,
-------fJira. .----
ef 1
London : Printed and Published by MURDO YO a ~e Goan
112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, i i.e•
of Middlesex.—Wednesda,y, September 21, 1836.