The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-19 00:00:00

SINGULAR MISTAKE.

The following we have copied literally trom the
original letter (now in our possession), which
was addressed to the Clerk of St. Ann's, by a
person married-at that church on the)
We are'informed, that, since the marriage was
solemnized, circumstances have come to the know: -
ledge of the bridegroom that will render the pro-
eessi of escape from the Hymeneal fttlers not very
difficult.
_ .
, " Rev-Sir

" Wm. 8.. Who was married on last-th►►rsday
to a Whoman chiling herself Hellen Macer-of
Kirpy has been imposed upon. and deccivd her
name is not what shee represented neither
the person he expected her to be tltonghan exact
likeness her name is_Margaret '1 here
state the ease honestly and beg the favor of--ybilr,
advice. , • •

Nine years agri I was in love with a yoting
whontan of the, name of mune of Hellen MaCer
but from beeing-unfortunatein lmisinessl ceased
to pay my addresses to her and left the Country
and Saturday previous to Our marriage. I unfor-
tunately met this Margaret W-- slice stopd
ask'd me how I was a few comPliments past 1
told her she .had the advantage of me but ob-
servd pray is your Warne Elen-Macer she .answer
in the affirmative I then invited,her, to take a
'glass of wine she consented, when spited shee
began to talk about lier Father and Mother
'her relations and particularly our last- parting
every, thing so, accurate as thear did not ,then
appear the. shadow of a doubt In short I en-,
joyd what my heart wishd for as an earnest
of: in future happiness. Marriage then be-
came the subgect of her conversation at. the
same time declareing sliced make herself away if
I refus'd I consented the time fix'd Ivies punc-
tual the deed 'done h had scare found my error
when slice down on her knees and-Confes-d slice
was hot the person I took-her for bat hoped sliced
make me a good wife and used every Art to recon-
cile me to what was done and though stee.has
committed fotgeray,artd Perjury before God anc.l
man yet do I fear the law is against me
:If :any
think can he don -by.writinOo the hishOp Or in
anay way that you may advise I will -gladlypay
all expense but my finances, will not •admit of inc
seeking redresi by the Common Cours of law I
will Ovate ttpon you at•twelveoclock or anay hover
you may think convenient --Yours, . \'Wm. B.
" 13e so good as to Call on Mrs. W. and F-beg
her pardon 'but I cannot forshamc call to see
her'myself. • '•

" B. I, intended this f6r the gentleman lvlira
granted the licence but I have seen liint Persouikil
Courierj

AtiltsioN-HOUSE. Abraffilni Scifrittel and
whO hare'been so frequently ermined 0"4,1
a charge, the one of burglarionSly breaking all!!
nt
eering the house of Moses Pincus, In Grav,e',
lane, Hotindsditch, and stealing articles of plat',
and jewellery, to -the amount of 150/. and th 4;
latter of receiving- the same, knowing it to be
stolen, were brought iip yesterday, for a final esa,
ruination, when the former was fully committq:
for trial, and the latter was discharged.
Bow-TREET.—YCSterdziy U,k
D 0,,., $
man hear seventy yeiiis of age, was brou;fht,
the Offict..by Salmon, and charged with taking
illegal insul'ance in the State Lottery, in a.linn•
in Marlborough-court, Carnaby ;
-which he was convicted, and sentenced to
sirC
months. imprisonment., , lie had only been liberate
ed three days from p'risort for a similar off-en-0
when he was detected again.
'Sarah Hayes and Ann Farris were charged ;
a highway robbery, in ribbing Emma 80-wen,4
a late hour on Thursday night, of a veil,' a scar!,,,
and necklace, in Cathei-Ine-street, in the Strand
They were committed to Ncwgnte for trial.'
Mary Watt and. William CrGwden were charge ,
on smpicion of being common titterers of forgo
and counterfeit Bank of England. notes, au-d-,..vitl`
having a number of therh found their passes:
slop, without being able satisfactorily to accotn''
for them.--On searching their apartments
Born-alley, Aldgat.e,.in the p:.L;;!-,:;:i over the,
stair-case, between the joists, ten one po"'.l4'
notes, purporting to he Bank -of, EnL,,1,t1,1
were found, and five two pound rietes,
Jar description, were fmuul iii Ole saute C.
"Mr. Fish, doe of ihe'lnspectors:of the •
England notes, proved the abbve. notes to he for-.
geries.—The prisoners were committed for #."17
titer examination.' • •
Richard Eastman and Thomas Powell wel,
'charged with feloniously stealing a quantitY
silver lace, the property of Messrs. Lambe:Ft to:
M.‘lipthren, in Whitcomb:street , who had se at iG
in a parcel to the White-horse Inn, Feitcr-10,!'.
to go by the Yarmouth coach, directed to -1-" f"
lloga7th ; from vi)ence. it was stolen. The Prr"
so,lers took the lace to Wier it for sale to
‘]inith, in the Hop-gardens, St. Martin's-10°'
who -lcclined purchasing it, hut his wife %Indef.;
took to endeavour to sell it, for them, and took '
It Messrs; Ito‘vland and .COblens, in Palit°l";
square, who sent it to the prosecutors to ascei
twin the value; IVIIO found it to-be their- own lace!
which they had sent to Yarmouth. Powell
admitted an evidence, and Eastman was CO"
witted for trial.: •
Sonic curious circumstances came out ber(ii::
ItltaNfE, at this Ofiiev, On Thu;sdav,-
:charge; of Erastardy, which caused
• amuseincnt. The cobliler who works in a sTe
under the Edinburgh Castle-public-honse, tst.
St;•:And, was charged by the parish officers 01:
Martin's in the-Fields, with deserting tt
woman, who was 'pregnant-by him, and "1-; ,vo-
come chargeable on their parish, the yoffi'l' hint
mom being near her delivery, and had s'cur,-te
to be the father of the child. The 1N14,:;s
asked him if be had any security to gire the P 3:-
officers : It he had not, he must be coninut-
t'ed.," which alarmed"poOr snob extremely, wllol,Pci
peered to be near 50 years of age.' - •rerl- to
with much agitation that he had ro s'ectrrirY
ofrer. N Woman, with an infant in !ter arul
ha*
pleaded for his not being sent to prison, ; t .
he had a wife and alarg,e family ofchildren to
tan', and that the young womairwlm was pregn',lrx
by ham, knew it ; said she was hi 4 wifq, 111„
the child in her arms Was his. Anothir
with an infant in her 'arms, also advocated
liis
Cause, to OR, same eff‘ec't. She was asked 41c
was another %rife of his, Which she denied, but r),l
...4.
she seas a friend of the wife's, and the infant
hail in her arms was the priSouer's and his twit
ei:i
it being a twin of the infant which ,the. wile=
in her arms. The young wonlaw who %vas propr,
remit: by him also pleaded his cause, not to:best
to prison, :saving, sooner titan that, or -any
slitoiht come to him, -lie would leave the,par!ol
amid i:d cease to become elwrgcable to it. The d..
'officers not being
a_.e.to -resist the pathetic I'd`
togs of the female orators fOr "the favourite 111°ii
they consented not to detain Win, and he wenr4l
in triumph with his three fenialU adinirers.•

BIRTHS.
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