The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-14 00:00:00

ink Icitibtaiii it situation, as livery servant, iti tEi service
of Miss Augusta Craig, of No. 12, Great George-street,
Westthinster, by a forged character from the country.
Miss Craig stated to the Magistrate, that on the 29th of
last month she advertised in the titra..l newspaper for a
liVery servant, and in consequence. had several applicants,
&int among the resit the prisoner applied. Front his tespeet.
able appearanee she desired him to call on the following
Saturday, by which time alit ;Mould be Able to give bins an
answer, and to make inquiry into his tliaracter. The pri-
soner gave her a reference to a Mrs. Tannef, a fatly of
great respectability, as he represented, residing at rust
Woolley, near Newbury, and she accordingly wrote to her.
On the Monday following she received an answer; hut
was by no means satisfied with the letter, on account of
the hand-writing and spelling, and called on the prisoner
and inquired whether Mrs. Tanner was an old lady or
infirm. Ile said she was not, but bet age might be hoot
35. On further inquiry he said he had lived as servant at
Lord Carnarvon's, in Grosvenor square, and referred her
to Mr. Brown, a tradesman, in Marylebone-street, Hay-
market. She immediately went there, but on bet arrival
found the prisoner there before her, and was informed that
Mr. Brown was out of town. Mrs. Brown was, at home,
and informed her that she recollected the prisoner coming
to their shop when he lived at Lord Carnarvon's. She
afterwards called in Grosvenor-square, and was informed by
his Lordship's porter, that they never had a servant of that
name. She had desired the prisoner to call upon her again
last Saturday. In the mean time she accidentally met
Mr. Lee, the high constable of Westminster, to whom she
mentioned the circumstance ; and he wrote down to New-
bury to make inquiries about Mrs. Tanner, and in conse-
quence of the answer he received, the prisoner was taken
into custody at her house on Saturday evening.
Mr. Lee stated, that having accidentally met Miss Craig,
who informed him of the circumstances, and showed him
the letter from Mrs. Tanner, he was convinced it Was a
forgery or some deception, and he therefore wrote to a
gentleman in the bank at Newbury, well acquainted with
the families around Newbury, and received an answer.
Two letters were here handed to the Magistrate. The
letter from Mrs. Tanner stated that the prisoner was a.
mast excellent character, and had lived with her as livery
servant for two years, and strongly recommended him.
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The letter from Mr. Lee's friend stated that he had made
inquiries at East Woolley, and that Mrs. Tanner was a poor
woman, supported by the parish, whose husband was
killed some time back while working in a gravel-pit.
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Mr. Lee in continuation, said that when he took the

prisoner into custody at Miss Craig's, he admitted Dlrs.
Tanner was the person described in the letter, and that he
had procured the character from necessity.
Several specimens of the prisoner's handwriting, which
was found on his person, were here produced, and bore a
strong resemblance to the handwriting of Mrs. Tanner's
letter, the grammar and orthography of which was so in-
famous, that it must have convinced any one that it never
could have been written by a lady moving in a respectable
sphere of life.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had lived in a
number of respectable families in London and the country.
He had been in the service of Sir Henry Halford, Mr.
Metcalf, Lady Grey Egerton, Lord Feversham, and several

toiler gentlemen, but was continually laid up with the
rheumatic gout, and forced to quit their service in a few
weeks. He afterwards went down to his father's at East
Woolley, and having recovered his health, he came again
of London to procure a situation ; but being aware that no
person would take him with a few weeks' character, he
got Mrs. Tanner, before he left the country, to give him a
character in case she should be applied to. lie had abo
been in the employ of Lord Carnarvon, baying worked
there as a gardener ; and the only object he had in view was
to get employment.
Mt- WHITE observed, that the thanks of the public
were due to Miss Craig for coming forward. The inso-
lence and ill-behaviour of servants had arrived at such a
height that it was time a stop should be put to their prac-
tices. It appeared to him. that gerftlemen had combined
to allow servants to become their masters.

Miss Craig now interceded far the prisoner, 'that •he
might not be punished ; but
Mr. WHITE said it was impossible to overlook such
conduct, which might have been attended with most mis-
chievous consequences.
The case was adjourned for about an hour, while Mr.
Lee made some inquiries about the prisoner.
On being again placed at the bar, a servant belonging
to LOrd Carnarvon said he believed the prisoner's story
was correct as to being compelled to leave the situations
he had mentioned from illness, and that he had worked in
his Lordship's garden in the country.

Mr. GRI:CORIE said, although he was willing to believe
the prisoner had nu other inducement but to get into em-
ployment, yet the method he had adopted was of such a
mischievous tendency, in proemial; a forged character, that
the public would not think he was doing his duty if he let
it go unpunished.
Mr. Wiarz severely censured the conduct of Mrs.
Brown, who was sent fur, in stating to Miss Craig what
was a gross falsehood. Such practices were only resorted
to by persons who expected to get the custom of the fami-
lies from the servants.
Mrs. Brown denied this to he the case.

Mr, Wntrr—Then why did you tell a falsehood?
Mr. GREGORIE then convicted the prisoner in the
lowest penalty, which was 20!., and in default of pay-
ment he was committed for one month to the House of
Correction.
MARYLEBONE.—About three o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon George Curtis (said to be brother to the pugilist)
and Thomas Smith, young men of very dashing appear-
once, were brought before Mr. HawrassoN under the fol-
lowing circumstances :--An hour and a half behire they
went into shop of Mr. Tutman, watch-maker, 31, Great
Russell-street, Bloomsbury, and Curtis asked how long it
would take to put a new spring to a valuable gold watch.
Mr. Tutman said two oe three days, but if the watch was
to be regulated it ought to he kept longer. Curtis told
him he was going into the country for a fortnight, in the
mean time the watch should be sent to him for the purpose
of being repaired, and he mould call for it when he return-
ed. The prisoner, Smith, then reminded Curtis that he
wanted a gold key, and Mr. Tutman put a tray before
them which contained from 50 to 60. Smith turned them
over, but Curtis said he wished to have one with a large
stone in the middle, and there not being one of that kind,
they left. As soon as they were gone Mr. T. missed two
of the keys, one worth Bos. the other ISs. anti he followed
them. lie watched them in and out of the shop of Mr.
Wood, a silversmith in the same street, and he asked Mr.
Wood their errand. Mr. Wood told him they inquired for
mourning-rings, but bought nothing, and he thought they
were "on the town." Mr. Tutman then watched them
into another silversmith's shop in Tottenham-mart-road,
and afterwards into the shop of Mrs. Davenport, a haber-
dasher, in Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, and while they
remained there he sought for a constable, and had thein
secured. The constable searched them at a public-house
before he brought them to the office, and found in their
Possession three entire pieces of ribbon, two silver knives,
a pair of silver mounted spectacles, a5l. Bank of Eng-
land note, and some small cash. They were again searched
at the office by Stowell, and he found in secret pockets
two more silver knives, and one gold or silver gilt ditto,
and their persons were divested of three gold rings, a dia-
mond pin, and a gold brooch.
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Curtis refused Co answer the questions of Mr. RAWLIN-
SON, " because of the respectability of his parents ;" and
Smith said he bought the silver knives of a hawker who
came to his own place, and gave a " good bit of money
for them," but he declined to state where his oWn.place was.
Mrs. Davenport lays claim to the ribbons, but was not
able to, attend the esatnination ; and to give all parties who
may be concerned en opportunity to come forward, the
prisoners were remanded till Wednesday.
A young man informed Mr. RAWLINSON,
last he married a lady who passed for a spinster, and after-
wards he discovered she had been a mother some, years,
and found reason to believe she Was the wife of another.
" I have tried to bring her to. confession, Sir," said he,
" but she sets me at defiance, and tells me to find it out,
and I don't know what to do with her."
" I can tell you what to do with her," said the MAGI_
STRATI:, " when you prove she has two husbands, till
then I cannot interfere."
THAMES POLICE.—" \Vito AssAULTEU Mr."—
Mr. Cowderey, the landlord of the Blackamoor's Head in
Rosemary-lane, and a Mr. George Andrews, appeared to
answer a charge of assault.
The complainant, John Berry, of stature at least six feet,
and as erect and slim as a May-pole, commenced his tale of
sorrows as follows it please your Worship, I went
into the sign of the Black's Head, and there I saw two
soldiers and one civilian.
Civilian, what's that ? inquired Captain RICHBELL.
A civilian, please your 'Worship, said Berry, is a man
what never was a soldier.
Ave, indeed, responded the Captain.
Well, your Worship, continued Berry, I was beaten by
the said civilian.
That was very uncivil indeed, said Mr. Bsonxatr.
Berry—And so it was, your Worship ; but in addition
to the beating of the civilian, I was beaten by the two
soldiers, and the rest of the company.
Mr. BitonEatr—Well, and who assaulted you? Rem.
Who assaulted me ? why, the civilians and, the soldiers.
Mr. Bicoontir—ls there any body idthe dice that ill-