The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-14 00:00:00

Q UEEN- S Q UARE.

THE IRISH TAILOR.—A LOVE AFFAIR.—An
elderly female, named Mrs. ill‘Corntick, was placed
at the bar, charged with robbing one Mr. Phelim
Dunn, who described himself by profession an Irish
tailor, and an out-pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, of
a purse containing 45., a beaver hat, a pair of un-
mentionables, and several other articles of wearing
apparel.
The Irish tailor had a most formidable appearance,
arid was enveloped in a most enormous military
cloak and a red coloured wig, which gave him the
most fiery look possible.
Mr. Phelim Dunn on the 11th of December was
at the Snow Shoes public-house at Chelsea drinking
with a friend. Mrs. McCormick, whom he only
knew by sight, was also there. She, however,
drank with him several times. When he went
away the prisoner followed him to his house in Lo-
verband-yard, Jews-row, Chelsea. Witness went to
bed, and soon after heard a noise in his room. He
called out and asked who was there, when a person
said, " It is me." " And who is me ?" exclaimed
myself. " Wily, it is me," said she. " Faith,"
says I, "I don't know who me is ;" when, after
some time, I found out that it was Mrs. M‘Cormick
that was moving about my apartment.
"Pray, Mr. Dunn," inquired Mr. GREGORIE,
" are you a housekeeper ?" " You may say that,"
replied Mr. Dunn. " I rent a cottage in Lover-

band-yard, and inhabit it all myself. I called out to
Mrs. M'Cormick, and axed her how she got into
the house, and she said that she followed me in.
" Faith, then," says I, " Mrs. M'Cormick, but I did
not see you." " Oh," says she, " after we got in I
took the key and went out for a short time, and
here lam again." Well, she remained all night,
and the next day she was off with all my money
and clothes.

Mr. GREGORIE—Why you must have known of
her claming in in the first instance ? Mr. Dunn—
On the honour of a soldier, I did not.
Mr. GREGORIE—In what room in your house
did she secrete herself ? Mr. Dunn—Why, in my
room.

Mr. GREGORIE—And you not know it ? That
is very strange. Pray how many rooms are there
in your house ? Mr. Dunn—My cottage contains
but one large big room; so she could not have got
into any of the others.—(Laughter.)
The prisoner was now called upon for her defence,
when her version of the story was quite different.
She said that she was at the Snow Shoes public-
house, where she met Mr. Dunn and his friend,
with whom she had something to drink, and it was
at his pressing invitation that she accompanied him
home to his cottage, where she remained with him
all night. The next morning, when they got up,
he said that he had two gentlemen who were com-
ing to breakfast with him, and desired her to take
his coat and pawn it for 55., which she did, and
bought some new-laid eggs for breakfast, and got all
matters ready for him. The gentlemen soon ar-
rived; the name of one was Raffray, and the other
was a black gentleman, whose name she had forgot,
but he said that he was a countryman of his.—
(Loud laughter at the idea of a black Irishman.)
After breakfast they went out and had various
glasses at different public-houses, and she provided
dinner for them at the cottage. He then sent her
out with his cloak to pawn, but he was in such a
hurry that he followed her and received the money
himself. She remained with him all the next night,
and went away the following morning ; but with
regard to things which he said she had stolen she
knew nothing about them.
Mr. GREGORIE was about to discharge the case,
as it appeared there was a great deal of truth in
the prisoner's statement, but Mr. Dunn positively
asserted that he could bring forward the pawn-
broker with whom she had pledged his property.
She was remanded.
A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS.—A labour-
ing man named John Payne was charged with
breaking the windows of Mr. Edward Chapman, a
licensed victualler in College-street, Lambeth.
The defendant had a score at the house, and he
wanted forcibly to rub it out, that the landlord
might not have any claim against him. He was,
however, prevented, and in revenge he smashed the
windows.

The defendant, who appeared to be very penitent
for his outrageous conduct, was discharged, the com-
plainant consenting to take his word for the payment
of the damage.