The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-07 00:00:00

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Just as the magistrates were about leaving the
• bench, Miss Zouch, who is said to be related to
the Lonsdale family, attended at the office, accom-
panied by one of the assistant-overseers of St.
George's, Hanover-square, for the purpose of being
passed to Dublin with other paupers. Miss Zouch
having sworn to the contents of the documents ne-
cessary on such occasions, the order for her being
passed in the usual way was then made out by Mr.
DYER, and on Monday morning she will start for
her place of settlement in Dublin. Shortly after
the refusal of Miss Zouch to marry Mr. Wootton,
the rich West India merchant, even after the parties
had entered the church of St. George's for that
purpose, she became greatly reduced, and in Sep-
tember last she was compelled to make application
for parochial relief at Marylebone workhouse, where
she became an inmate for three months, two of
which she passed in the infirmary, in consequence of
a pleurisy in her side. On bet being enabled to
take out-door exercise, the Duke of Portland, one
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half, and provided her with means to proceed to
Brighton. At Brighton, Miss Zouch commenced
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business by opening a small shop for the sale of mil-
linery,
by many persons residing at the Pavilion,
but her health at length declining, she became unaohnle
shop. Another application was made to her relationse
of her numerous appeals, and Miss Zouch opened a
affixed the following :—" An evening school kept
here by a reduced relation of the Earl of Lonsdale."
This speculation, it would appear, was as unsuccess•
ful as all her previous ones, and she returned to Lou-
don about two months since, and took up her abode
in South Molton-street. An application to the
parish authorities of St. George's was then made
for relief, and they assisted her with a few shillings,
which was no sooner expended than Miss Zouch at-
tended with the paupers at this office. The magistrates
commiserated her reverse of fortune, and spoke to
the assistant overseer in her behalf, who informed the
Bench that sire bad ne claim upon St. George's pa-
rish, and that her only place of settlement was in
Dublin. He, however, promised to communicate
with the Board on the subject. This was done,
and they agreed to give Miss Zouch five shillings,
upon her promise not to trouble them again, unless
it was to pass her to Ireland, as she had " other
claim. From that period up to Wednesday week,
she was supported by the charitable contributions of
several individuals, but more particularly a lady re-
siding in the vicinity of Hanover-square, which be-
ing discontinued, she was again under the necessity
of applying to the parish for assistance, and she was
admitted into the workhouse. Shortly after she be-
came an inmate, a gentleman, on behalf . of
the Noble Earl to whom Miss Zouch claims
a relationship, waited upon her and observed,
that if she would leave the workhouse his Lordship
prospects. Miss Zittch,
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what she might expect from the mere promise her
noble relative by the experience she had received,
and refused to leave the workhouse unless an an-
nuity was settled upon her. This was not complied
with, arid Miss Zouch considered that the best
measure she could pursue was to get passed to
Dublin, it being the place of her nativity, and her
time of her birth, the chief clerk
father being, at the
to the Earl of Westmoreland, the then Viceroy of
Ireland, which situation he held for 27 years. She
consequently consented to be passed by the parish,
and hence her attendance. She was attired in a
at one time, of the most fashionable de-
scription,large cloak,
a black bonnet of the
and cottage shape.
Her figure and features still retain a degree of ele-
gance, and her manners and language bespoke a
liberal education. It is said that her acquaintance
with Mr. Wootton cost that gentleman between 1

5,000/. and 6,000/., and notwithstanding she ha,{
entered the church with him for the purpose of
being united, "many conflicting circumstances
rushed o'er her mind," and she refuEed to proceed
to the altar.