The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-17 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.
Yesterday a young man of respectable appearance, named
Isaac Valler, was brought before Mr. IIALLs and Mr.
FLoon, the sitting Magistrates, to show cause why an
order of affiliation should not be made upon him at the
suit of Maria Collins, spinster, for the maintenance of a
female illegitimate child of which she had been delivered,
and which was chargeable to the pariah of St. Martin-in-
the-Fields.

Mr. James Palmer, clerk to the overseers, proved the
delivery at the workhouse on the 6th of September, and
that the child and mother were chargeable to the parish.
Maria Collins, a respectable looking young woman, abou
22 years of age, deposed that the defendant was the father
of the child of which she was delivered in the workhouse.
The defendant denied the charge.
Mr. Hearne, bookseller, in the Strand, one of the over-
seers of St. Martin's begged to call the attention of the
Magistrates to the circumstances of this case, which, he
said, were as gross as they were extraordinary. The
young worn in had been an assistant at an academy, which
she was compelled to leave in consequence of ill-health,
and she went to reside at the house of the defendant, who
was in the employment of Mr. Clarke, the hanker, at
Clapham, as gardener. The defendant was a married man
with one child, and the young woman was recommended
to him and his wife on account of the high character they
bore as a very moral and religious couple. In a very short
time, however, the defendant and his wife prevailed upon
her to occupy a bed in the same room with them, on the
pretence that she would be nearer to Mrs. Valler in case
she needed assistance. In a night or two after this, Mrs.
Valler was called out to assist in the aceouchernent of a
friend residing at some distance, and in the course of the
'ma night, the defendant went to Miss Collins's bed, and
accomplished her ruin.

The defendant again exclaimed, that the statements were
void of truth, and that he never had the least connection
with the young woman.

Miss Collins here said, Before God and man, I so-
lemnly declare, that Mr. Valler is the father of my child,
and that I never had criminal knowledge of any other man."
Valler here said, " fly God, it is false ! and (pointing to
a gentleman in the office), that is the real father of the
child, and not me."
The gentleman (a Mr. Adams, who holds a situation
in Somerset House) thus pointed out, instantly came for-
ward and begged to be allowed to make a statement. He
said that he held an official situation in one of the Govern-
ment offices, and he was applied to some time ago, on be-
ll ilf of the unfortunate mother of the child, to ascertain
the particulars relating to some property to which she
was entitled, in the neighbourhood of Croydon ; and hav-
ing done so, he was employed to make a will, in which she
b-queatbed, in case of her death, the property alluded to,
to the child of the defendant.—(This was before she found
she was pregnant ; and she was very much attached to
the defendant's child). At that time he did not know
that any criminal connection had taken place between
Valler and the young woman.
At the request of the defendant, a young woman was
called forward, who swore that Miss Collins told her that
she went to Croydon with Mr. Adams about her property,
and he took improper liberties with her by the way.
Miss Collins and Mr. Adams both denied that statement
in the most earnest manner.
Mr. Hearne, the overseer, said, that having taken great
interest in the case, he had been at the trouble of making
inquiries into the character of Miss Collins; and, from her
youth, be found it to have been, to the present time, per-
fectly irreproachable.
_ _

The Magistrates, after consulting together, made an order
of affiliation, declaring the defendant to be the father of
the child, and directing him to pay 3s. 6d. per week for
its maintenance.

At this period the defendant went into a convulsive fir,
and was carried out of the office by Dodd, the gaoler. On
hit return he again asserted that be never was c nnected
with the young woman, and be should appeal to the Sessions
against the order of the Magistrates.
Mr. HALLS said, that he wag glad he had so determined,
and he hoped that lie would be able to clear himself, for a
more abominable case, if true, he had never known. It
seemed almost impossible it could be contradicted.
The defendant left the office, and stated that he should
apply to a solicitor and appeal against the order.
Mr. Thomas Cowley, boarding. house keeper in Craven-
street,
Strand, was brought up to have an order of affilia-
tion made upon him at the suit of his cousin, Maria,
very pretty girl, apparently about 19 years of age. who had
borne him a daughter, which she held in her arms.
Maria Cowley being sworn, stated that she had lived in
the defendant'■ house for a long time, and that she becalnx
connected with him in that house. Ile was her cousin,
and was a married man with two children.

Mr. Palmer, the clerk to the Overseers, said, he under-
stood the defendant denied the relationship, and also denied
that his name was Cowley, but he (Mr. Palmer) was pre-
pared to meet both objections.
The defendant_Nly name is not Cowley, and I am not
at all related to the mother of the child ; my name is Jones.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowley, the mother of the young wo-
man, was then called forward and sworn. She stated that
her husband was the brother of the defendant's mother;
witness had never known him to go by the name of Jones,
and she did not know how he could be entitled to that
name ; he was a " love child," and his reputed father was
Lord Ranelagh.
Mr. HALLS asked the defendant if he was a married
loan ? Mr. Cowley yes, I am.
Mr. HALLS—And have you children? Mr. Cowley—
Yes, Sir, two.
Mr. HALLS—And this took place in your own house ?
Mr. Cowley—Yes, Sir.
Mr. HALLS—Then I must say it is a very disreputable
business.

Mr. Cowley—lt was not the first time she had formed
a connexion with one of my sex.
Complainant—That is totally false, and I defy you to
the proof.

Mr. HALLS—IS she not your own cousin ? Defendant
—I ratbtr believe she ie.

Mr. Flood—Then it is disgraceful in you to make the
assertion you have now uttered.
Mr. Alo)es, another of the Overseers, said the defendant
had turned the girl out of the house ten days after her ac-
couchement.
The defendant did not deny this, and Mr. HALLS said
he must be a brute indeed.
The defendant here began to plead poverty in mitigation
of the amount of maintenance for the child; but the Over-
seers said that he occupied a very elegantly furnished house,
and the Magistrates ordered that be should pay the ex-
pence., and bs. per week.

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FRENCH PAPERS.

CHAMBER of PEERS, J4NU4IIY 13.

The Count de la Roche-Aymon brought up a report,
tecanmending the adoption of the Bill recommending
army promotions, subject to a variety of modifications, the
principal of -which was the rejection of the amendment
+adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, by which the nomi-
l'ation of one-half of the Lieutenant-Colonels was taken
from the Kinz and directed to be conferred according to
seniority.—Ordered to be printed.
The discussion of the proposition of M. de Bricquelle,
Illative to the Ex-King Charles X. and his family, was
that proceeded with.
The Count de Tournon, the Count de la Ville-Gontier,
and the Duke de Maillie, opposed the measure. The ge-
neral discussion was then declared to be closed.

The Duke de Broglio (the Reporter) summed up the
general diseusion. _ _

On the first Article, which declares that the territory of
Prance and her Colonies is interdicted to the family of
the Emperor Napoleon," and to " the King Charles the
Tenth" and his family being read, the Count de Montalivet
proposed that the two paragraphs should be put to the vote
r.eparately. The Chamber appeared considerably agitated,
when Count de Bastard proposed, as a means of compro-
billing the question in dispute, that the title of " Empe-
ror" and "King" should be altogether omitted, and the
harries Napoleon and Charles X. only used.
The Keeper of the Seals and the Minister of Public In-
struction signified their assent to the amendment, which
I''oriagreed to, and the Article so amended adopted.
The other Articles were then successively adopted as
Proposed by the Committee, without, any discussion of in-
terest.

The ballot on the ensemble of the measure presented the
following result—blank vote, 1 :
For the measure 91
Against it 40
Majority —.51