The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-15 00:00:00

CASE OF ALLEGED 131POSI7ION.

A "person styling herself Miss Mary Josephine
Hilton Hughes, and representing herself to be a
young lady of rank and fortune, and a native of the
isle of France, when on her way to Ireland from the
Mauritius early in the present year, became ac-
quainted with two ladies (fellow passengers), and
relatives to a highly-respectable gentleman whose
family live near Thurles. Miss Hughes so won the
friendship of these ladies by her fascinating man-
ners and well-told stories of the unkindness of her
guardian, who, having fallen in love with her, and
being indignantly rejected by her, ceased to give
her money, and as she was not of age, left her in
distress, and then poisoned himself. They, believing
her tale to be true, took pity on her and gave her
an invitation to Thurles, which she accepted, and
remained there several weeks. Miss Hughes also
became the guest of the Roman Catholic Bishop,
with whom she dined. She was present at the

imposing ceremony of the profession of a nun,
and devoutly joined in all the religious observances
which took place at the time. When she
made up her mind to leave Thurles she had not
money sufficient to pay for a ticket to Dublin, and
left a parcel with the station-master in lieu of her
fare. Having spent some time in the metropolis she
again visited Thurles, and on her arrival there told.
the station-master that she had lost her ticket and
had no money to pay ; but inquiry being made by
the railway officers suspicion was excited. Soon
after she went to Templemore, where she spent a
week with a young lady who had been a governess
in Thurles, and having taken a drive with her one
day to Borrisoloigh she partook rather freely, it is
alleged, of wine. Nothing more was heard of Miss
Hughes until the month of June, when a clue was
found to her whereabouts in Dublin. Last Friday
she again made her appearance at Templemore, and
told the old story to the station-master, of having lost
her ticket, and being without money for another.
From the railway station she drove to Mrs. Connell's
Hotel, and thence to Barnane, where on finding Mr.
Carden from home she represented herself to Mrs.,
O'Donohoe, the housekeeper, as a lady of rank, wl'Ao
had most important intelligence for Mr. Cardcan,
respecting a matter in which he was deeply inte-
rested, and she appeared greatly disappointed at
Mr. Carden's absence. Mrs. O'Donohoe invited her
to tea, and offered her a bed, which she graciously
accepted, and on Sunday the phaetoncwas placed at
her disposal, and she was driven into town and
again went to the hotel, where, in the afternoon,
she was visited by a gallant captain, who, if report
be true, opened his purse and gave a supply of
money with which to pay her hotel bill ; but having
soon after gone out for a walk, and not returning
until a late hour, the hotelkeeper's suspicions were
aroused, and she determined to get rid of her visitor
as soon as she could. Next day Miss Hughes ordered
a car, and drove out once more to Barnane, where
she took up her abode for the night, but not alto-
gether to the satisfaction of either housekeeper or
butler, for they took the precaution to lock her up
in her bedroom, and to carefully lock and bar every
door in the house; and next morning, as Miss Hughes
and the housekeeper were sitting comfortably at
breakfast, the former became greatly alarmed when
it was announced by an attendant that the super-
intendent of the railway police wished to speak to
her with reference to unpaid railway fares. He
was at once ushered into the breakfast parlour, and
Miss Hughes was shown in her true colour to the
housekeeper, who instantly despatched her on a
car to Templemore, and a warrant being in the
hands of the police, she was committed to Bridewell
by Mr. Gore Jones, 8.M., for fraud and imposition.
She was brought up at the petty sessions on
Wednesday, the 9th inst., when the magistrates,
acting on the evidence of several railway officers,
who had charged her with defrauding the railway,
she was sentenced to pay a fine of £2, and in de-
fault of payment, to be imprisoned for the period of
two months in Nenagh gaol.
The denouement of this affair has excited con-
siderable amusement in the neighbourhood of
Templemore and Thurles, at the expense of those
upon whom she so successfully practised.

COUN2BY MARKETS.

GLOUCESTER—OcT.II2.

A better supply of English wheat, which met a good de-
mand, at an advance of is to 2s per quarter on last week's
rates. Foreign sorts more inquired for, and in some cases
is higher. No change in the value of barley and beans.
Oats very dull.

COLCHESTER—OcT. 12.
A small supply of wheat ; a ready trade, at is to 2s per
qr advance on last week. Barley in good supply; finest
samples nearly maintained late rates, other sorts declined
is to 2s in price. Beans and peas very scarce, and the turn
in favour of the seller.

Wheat, white., 54s 64s Beans,Mazagan..34s 38s
red 466 628 middle & small-38s 44s
Barley
Oats

CHELMS—FO-117D—OcT. 11.

A far supply of wheat, the best samples of which rea-
lised an advance, of is to 2s on last week's prices, with a
good demand. Spring corn firm, except barley, which met
a slow trade, at unaltered prices.
Wheat, old white...3os 618 Peas, Partridge- ...365 40s
new ..50s 678 White 38s 44s
old red....30s 50s Boiling . 4os 46s
now 55s 61s l)un 34s 38s
Barley 29s 40s Ditto new —s —s
Chevalier 3os 41s Beans, Tick, old ..36s 42s
Grinding 26s 35s new..--s —s
Malt. ~.
Chevalier . 64s 69s new..—s —s
Oats 23s 30s Mazagan ... 31 36s

KIRKCALDY (
We had fair supplies of
Wheat rather 'dearer. Bar]
as last market day.

,RAIN—OcT. 12.

grain to day. Sales ready.
Ley and oats much the same

Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First.... 35s Od 27s Od I 24s Od
Second ..56s Od 31s Od 278 Od
Third.... 603 Od 37s Od 30s Od

ET—Our. 14,
the close of the market

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