The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-25 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A young German girl, unable to speak a word of Eng
lisp, has been to this office several times, and, with the aid
of broken French, contrived to make her case known.
She was at an inn in Aix-la-Chapelle, in the capacity of
a servant, a short time ago, when she was invited by a lady
named Mitford to accompany her to England, as one of
her domestics. She did so, and went to live with Madame
Mitford, at No. 22, Dover-street, Piccadilly. Her mis-
tress, having found some cause of complaint of a very
trivial nature, according to the girl's statement, turned her
out of the house without giving her a farthing of money.
Being unable to make herself understood, her cruel situa-
tion fortunately became known to Mr. Davis, silk-mercer,
in the same street, who persuaded Mr. Nicholls, landlord
of the Three Klegs, Piccadilly, to give her shelter for the
night. As Madame Mitford refused to pay the wages
due, or to send her back to Aix-la-Chapelle, the girl came
to this Office, to ask the Magistrate what course she should
pursue.
The application having become known to Madame Mit-
ford, that lady on Friday evening last came to the office,
44 d told Mr. Gregory the Magistrate, that the reason why
she (lid not pay the girl, or send her back, was because
some of her luggage was missing, and she suspected this
had occurred through the girl's negligence. She had writ-
ten to the Continent on the subject, and as she expected
to receive an answer by Wednesday, she would on that day
settle with the girl. Madame Mitford then agreed to pay
15s. for the support of the girl until the specified time,
and the matter rested. Yesterday Mr. Nicholls came
again to the office to say that nothing as yet had been done
for the poor girl. He was advised to go to Dover-street,
and make another application to Madame Mitford. Mr.
Nicholls shortly afterwards came back, and reported to Mr.
Chambers that he had been favoured with an interview
with the lady, who had put herself in a towering passion,
and talked very loftily of having Royal blood in her veins,
and her determination of not being imposed upon by
English people. Madame Mitford then exclaimed :
" Thanks be to God, I am a German woman, and not an
English woman."
Mr. Nicholls pressed her to come to some arrangement
with the girl, or again call at Marlborough-street Office,
and explain her objection to the magistrate. Madame Mit-
ford said she would not attend unless the magistrate wrote
a note to her, and added, " I hold an office under the
Queen, and if an attempt is made to impose on me, I will
complain to her Majesty, and she will look into it ; but ah,
poor thing, 'her Majesty has trouble enough with yan.
English people !" Finding nothing could be done with
Madame Mitford he brought the girl again to the office.
She handed in a written agreement in French which she
had entered into when she engaged with Madame Mit-
ford. The agreement specified that Madame the Widow
Mitford agreed to take the girl Anne Marie Grit into her
service, at one pound a month wages. In case she did not
suit she was to have three pounds in addition to her wages,
to defray her expenses back to Aix-la-Chapelle.
,Mr. CHAMBERS observed that it was a case in which a
Magistrate had no power to interfere. The contract was
a civil agreement, and only available through an attorney ;
but as the girl had no money to commence proceedings
with, he would try the effect of a note to Madame Mitford.
The note was written, and placed in the hands of Scho-
field, who went with the girl to Dover-street. The an-
swer Schofield brought back was that Madame Mitford
would do nothing until she got an answer to her letter.