The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-10 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday, two young fellows named James Clew and
George Meredith, were charged with committing a high-
way robbery upon Evan Morgan, a tailor, residing in
Hoxton-market.
The prosecutor was passing a dead-wall in the Kings
land-road, between the hours of five and six on Tuesday
evening, when he met the prisoners, and Meredith
having struck him a violent blow on the head, which
stunned him for a moment, snatched from his hand a
bundle, containing two new coats. Both the prisoners
then ran off together, and were apprehended on Wed-
nesday night by police-constables 365 N and 121 N,
who found in Clew's possession a black wrapper now
identified lay the prosecutor as that which had contained
the two coats.
The prisoners were remanded.
LAMBETH.

A VICTIM OF SEDUCTION.—Martha Wood, a young
woman, whose apparel was both scanty and indifferent,
applied to Mr. Norton for a summons, to compel the
father of her two illegitimate children to support them.
The applicant, whose manner and address betokened a
good education, said, that some three weeks ago she
made an application to Mr. Henry, at this Court, similar
to the present, and that gentleman granted her a sum-
mons, but she unfortunately had not got the two shil-
lings to pay for it. Since then she had endeavoured to
raise the two shillings to get the summons, but was still
unable to do so, and was at present driven to such a state
of distress, with her two little children, that she knew
not on earth what to do.
Mr. NORTON desired her to state the circumstances
under which she wanted the summons, when she said
that eight years ago, and when only fourteen years old,
she was induced to leave the house of her father, by a
months gentleman holding a situation in the Council, and enjoy-
ing a salary of 5501. per annum, and to go to live with
him. For some years he supported her in excellent
style, but twelve months ago he deserted her, leaving
her with two children, one three years old, and the
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a mere infant. He had, however, contributed to
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was, that she had been obliged to do the
best she could, and as long as she could, to provide ab-
solute necessaries. On the evening before she went to
Chelsea to see the gentleman. in the hope of his doing
something for her, but, on knocking at the door, she was
twold by the widow
of an officer, who is at present living
him, that unless she took herself off, she (the
widow) would give her into the custody of the police.
Mr. NORTON—What was the cause of the father of
the children leaving you? Applicant (much affected)—
I don't know, Sir, except it was that he got tired of me.
Mr. NORTON—IIow have you supported yourself these
three months? Applicant —I have lived with my father,
who, though once a timber-merchant, is now glad to
work journeywork as a carpenter with a person who was
once his own errand-boy.
Mr. NORTON—Was your youngest child twelve months
old when you first made application for a summons
against the father? Applicant—No, Sir, not quite; but
it is more than twelve months old now.
Mr. NORTON—
Then you shall have a summons against
the father for the youngest child, but the other is beyond
the age prescribed by the Act of Parliament.
The applicant expressed her thanks, and the summons
was made out, Rad ked " poor."

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