The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-29 00:00:00

MAR YLEBONE.

SEDUCTION AND DESERTlON.—Yesterday Inspector Rawley,
of the E division, brought before the sitting magistrates, Mr.
IlosKlNs and Mr. SIICTT, a neatly-dressed girl, about 17 years
of age, who gave her name Mary Ann Cook.
Police sergeant 13 E deposed that on the previous night,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, he found the prisoner
pacing up and down Castle-street, Oxford-street. She was
wringing her hands and sobbing bitterly, and on witness
questioning her as to the cause of her grief, she said she was
destitute of friends, and had no home to go to. Witness took
her to the station-house.
Inspector Rawley stated that when the prisoner was brought
before him aLa the charge of destitution entered in the book,
she made the following statement regarding her present dis-
tress:—She said that she was the daughter of a respectable
farmer residing at Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, within 30
miles of Bristol, and that her uncle was an innkeeper at
Ciiipstow, at which place, while on a visit to her relative, she
unfortunately became acquainted with a gentleman whose
name she understood from him was Austin. lie represented
himself to be a man of considerable property, and having ef-
fected her ruin, he made a solemn promise to marry her if she
would accompany him to London. She consented to this, and
about six weeks ago they came up by coach. During the first
two or three days after their arrival they remained at the Bull
and Mouth, and he subsequently lived with her in hand-
somely furnished apartments ia the vicinity of the Edgware-
road. She had repeatedly reminded him of his promise, but
he paid no attention whatever to her entreaties, and about five
days back left her early in the evening without a single shil-
ling,. Under these circumstances she was obliged to leave
her lodging, and when found by the policeman did not know
to whom she could apply for shelter. She also expressed her
fear that her father would not again receive her under his
roof in consequence of her misconduct.
The girl was questioned by the ;Magistrates, and gave in
terms similar to the preceding the history of her seduction and

desertion.
Mr. HOSKINS—(to Mr. Messer, the Assistant-Overseer of
Marylebono, and who was in atterOance upon other business)
—This young creature h ,%ing been found in so distressing
a condition in your parish, you will not of course object,
under the circumstances, to take her into the house for the
present.
Mr. Messer—Certainly not, Sir ; she shall at all events, be
properly taken care of by us until we have had an opportunity
of writing to and obtaining a reply from her friends.
The girl thanked the Magistrates for their kind attention
to her case,-and, accompanied by Mr. Messer, then left the
office.

Q UEEN-SQ UA RE.
Thomas Flower, a silversmith, residing at No. 5, Caroline.
place, Eaton-square, was yesterday brought up from Tot'iill-
fiAds prison to be discharged, .on entering into the ncces>ary
rccognizance7.
It will be remembered that, about five weeks ago, this per
sun was found in Buckingham Palace at a late hour of night,
wiihin a very short distance of her Majesty's sleeping apart-
ment, her Majesty -at the time having retired to rest. tie was
first ch.,rged at this office by the police for endeavouring- to
force his way into Westminster Abbey on the morning- of the
coronation, and his wife was then sent for and questioned by
Mr. GREGORIE. She stated that he had suff-red very severely
from an attack of brain fever about three years ago, and
that that disorder, added to great losses he had sustained in
business, affected his mind severely. She added that if he had
been drinking he certainly was subject to mental aberration.
Twelve flays after this he was charged with being in the Pa-
lace, no person being at;le to ascertain how he gained admis-
sion. lie has been from that time confined in Tothill-fields
prison, and although his manners are singular, the medical
cen:lcmen who attended him do not consider themselves jus-
tified or called upon to give a certificate that would consign
him to an asylum.
Mr. WHITE, in addressing the defendant's wife yesterday,
impressed upon her mind the absolute necessity of exercising
as much restraint as she possibly could 'over him, and more
particularly to restrain his propensity for ardent liquors.
The parties then withdrew.