The Sun.
London, England, 1818-11-13 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE,

LOST CHILD; &c.
BbW-STREET.-Tbe circumstance of ti:e lost
child of Mr. Horsley, of Canoubury-lane, Isling-
ton, continues to excite the public attention in a
very extraordinary degree; and no cause can be
assigned for carrying off the boy in so strange a
way, except the report, that upon the lite of that
child depends the sum of 20,0001. This, how-'
ever, is not avowed by Mr. Horsley, but it is not
conteedicted by him or his friends, and they as-
sign no other cause. Probably no occurrence was
ever taken up so generally as this has been done,
by the whole neighbourhood of Islington, and the
numerous friends of Mr. Horsley, who is a mer-
chant of the city of London. Great numbers
have been humanely exerting themselves in all
directions, night and day, to endeavour to disco-
ver the lost child. We stated yesterday, that Mr.
Ellexs and Mr. Bles;ra had directed Godfrey, the
constable, to go to the house of ill tame in Mead's-
row, near tire Asylum, in scald' of the lost. child,
and Elizabeth Hulbroek, rite servant girl ; and to •
bring tire keeper of the house before them. We
also stated, that Mr. Horsley, and his fliend,
whose name we understand is Stnith, proceeded
to ascertain if the report was correct as to the
servant girl being discovered and taken. After a
considerable search, it was ascertained that sire
-had been taken to the office of the Vestry•clerk of
hlington, where the geard of the Birmingham
coach stated, that the girl bad gone by that coach
free) the Saractn's-head inn, on Snow-hill, on
Sueday, evening, to Birmingham, under peculiar
circumstances. Site pi'esente.l herself to go by
the coach as an outside passenger, just before they
were ready to start, anti said her place was taken;
he looked at tine way-bill, hurl found there was no
place taken for a female that was not filled, hut
told her that there was a place taken' by a
Mr. Atkins, who was trot yet come, whets
she replied that her nJtne was Atkins, wleereas it
is Elizabeth Holbrook : but no . Mr. Atkins ap-
pearing, end the coach being ready to start, Ire
asked her where her clothes or luggage were;
sire replied site had none : the clothes which she
had on were not calculated to travel in, being
very light ; but site mounted the coach and went
to Birminghatn, where; on her arrival at the Sa-
racen's Head inn, it was seen that she did not
know any person there. She is 16 years of age,
but small of her age) and has a very young ap-
pearance : she therefore excited the attention of
the people at the inn, to ascertain her motives for
going to Birmingham; and they at length learnt
from her that she was come to be married, but
That her intended husband was not in Birmingham,
she having left trim in London, and he' was to fol-
low her to Birmingham to marry her. This state-
ment was sufficient to convince any reflecting per-
son that site had been the dupe of some designing
villain, and they used their exertions in endeaVour-
ing to persuade her to the same belief; and her sup-
posed lover not arriving at Birmingham by Tues-
day afternoon, she was convinced that site had
been deceived, and agreed to return to London by
the coach that afternoon, Seine money was col-
lected by several humane persons for her there, as
well as by some ladies who carne in the coach with
her ; and it so happened, that the same guard went
with that coach from Birmingham as attended the
coach she went by from London. He, therefore,
undertook the care of her, and tire circumstance
of Mr. Horsley's children being carried off by a
servant girl, having become a subject of great no-
toriety, he ascertained that she was the girl who
had absconded with them. He, therefore, deter-
mined on not letting her go out of his sight,
on his arrival in London, till he had deli-
vered her safe in custody ; and he delivered
her to the parish officers of Islington, where she
was kept in an extraordinary way, instead of
being sent to Mr. Horsley's house, or taken be-
fore a Police Magistrate for investigation. She
was even taken to Lambeth, in consequence of
the reports of a man being seen there with the
missing child. This circumstance being known
at Mr. Horsley's house, Godfrey, the constable,
went off with all speed to follow her from Isling-
ton to Lambeth. On his arrival in Lower Lam-
beth-marsh, he met Goodwin, belonging to this
Office, who had also been employed upon this dis-
tressing business, and learnt from him, that the
persons who had brought the gill from Islington
had taken her to Billingsgate, to endeavour to find
out a man who had been seen there with a child
answering the description of Mr. Horsley's ; he
pointed out a public-house in Lambeth-marsh,
where several men employed in the Coburg Theatre
were brought before her, to ascertain if any of them
was the man who had seduced her to leave Mr.
Horsley's children in the chaise; but she knew
nothing of any of them. It did not appear upon
what ground any of these men were suspected, ex-
cept from general report. Godfrey proceeded
to tire public-house in Lambeth Marsh, us de-
scribed, where be found Elizabeth Holbrook in
the custody of Mr. Brown, the beadle of Lam-
beth parish ; he claimed her as his prisoner ; flee-
ing produced his warrant, the beadle resigned his
charge of her, and ie a short time after Godfrey,
by the desire of the persons wino had brought her
from Islington, was prevailed on to take her to
the Hercules public-house, opposite the Asy-
lum ; the landlady of which house very hu-
manely took the infant girl out of the chaise, which
had been left under the garden-wall of the Asy-
lum, on Sunday evening, and probably saved the
innocent's life. Here Mr. Carter, who is employed
at Astley's theatre, was sent for, and on his ar-
rival at the Hercules public-house, he fully de-
scribed to the servant the man whom he had seen
take the child out of the chaise, &c. ; but she de-
clared site did not know such a man, or any toting
of the child being taken out of the chaise. Site
was interrogated by several persons there, as to
her knowledge of the children being left in the
chaise near the Asylum, in that cruel manner,
late on Sunday evening ; but no satisfactory in-
formation could be obtained from her, she deny-
ing all knowledge of leaving the children in that
deplorable state. Among the persons present was
a female elegantly dressed, who interfered, and in-
terested herself very much respecting the servant ;
she endeavoured to get her away from the officer
privately toberself; but Godfrey.refused to consent
to let her go out of his sight ; she tried t-nrious stra-
tagems, such as to give the girl tea, assiguipg private

ream';.! , Godfrey ma 9 riot to be inn,veti Evet;
his reimlotion, saying-, wherever the servant
he would be present ; agii the girl also declared
she had no occasion to wish to be absent from him.
It did not appear who this Mysterious female was,
or what her object was in interfering with the
servant ; and the girl declared that she did not
know any thing of the lady. They lett the
Hercules public-house, and proceeded to Bow-
street office, where they arrived about a quarter
before 9 o'clock. Mr. 1-licks was then sitting,
and the investigation commenced, which lasted
about two hours.

Among the Gentlemen who addressed the Ma-
gistrate was one who stated himself to be .a neigh-
bour of Mr. Horsley's, and that he weis one
among a number of others who had taken a lively
and active interest in his loss,"and that he and se-
veral friends had been out night and day making
inquiries for the still undiscovered child at the
watch-houses, and at every place where large as-
semblages of people were collected On the pre-
vious night cruesdi(y)- they had been to \Yap-
ping, and about two o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing they met with several sailors, some of whom
rLeolleeted being at a publicahoase on Sunday
evening, in a lane in Lower Thames-street, near
•Billingsgate, where the passengers by the Graves-
end boats assembled previous to the sailiog of
the boats, arid they recollected seeing a man with
a child exactly answering the description of Mr.
Horsley's,•in person as well as dress. The man
also answered the description, erect pt us to his
(lees' ; and Mr. Carter suspected him to he in a
disguised dress, and it is supposed lie changed his
dress again to avoid being traced or discovered.
He laid his heart on a table in the room of the
Public-house w here he was waiting, and went to
sleep, keeping the child close to tutor ; and at tern
o'clock that night he went on board tire Graves-
end boat, taking the child with him.
The account Elizabeth Holbrook gave of her-
self is, that she had lived as a nurse-girl to Mr.
Horsley for two years and several 'nowt's. There
were three young children, and wheu the weather
was fine she was in the daily practice of taking
them oat in a child's chaise, two at a time. Ahout
two mouths since, when- she was out with the
children in the chaise, she met with a young man
with whom she became intimately acquainted ; in
fact, she acknowledged that improper familiarities
had taken place 'retween them. He %try fre-
quently met her when she was out with the chil-
dren ; lie made love to her, called her his Sweet-
heart, and promised to marry her ; but she ac-
knowledged that she neither 'scam who he was,
or what he was ; all that she professed to know
of him was, that his name was George Faulkner,
and she considered him to be a young gentleman,
by his dress, &c. fie told her that his relations
and friends lived at Birmingham, and they would
be married there; and desired her to leave her
plane on Sunday for that purpose, and he would
make arrangements for her journey, and there-
fore she treed not make any arrangements herself.
He enjoined her to• strict secrecy ; that sire was
not to tell a single person what she was going to
do, anti that she was to meet him in Smithfield on
Sunday afternoon, and he made her promise to
bring the children with her. According to ar-
rangements with him, she left her master's house
about two o'clock, taking the children in tire
chaise, as her mistress supposed to give the chil-
dren an airing. She proceeded wilh all possible
speed to Smithfield, and drew the chaise about
there, between an boor and an hour and a half,
waiting for Mr. Faulkner, and on his corning to
her, he gave her a 21. bank note, told her he had
taken her place, slimed tier tire inn where tire
coach' went from, and told her he would follow
her to Birmingham by the next coach. The ion
she wentUrom was the Saracen's Head, on Snow-
hill. Mr. Faulkner took possession of the child's
chaise, promising to deliver the children sate to
their patents, whom he would inform that sire
was gone to be married, and wouid explain every
thing to them. She gave him the key or her mas-
ter's street door, which she had brought out in
her pocket, which he also promised to &Ryer
safely. Tire adventure of her journey to Birming-
ham, and her return 10 _London, is already de-
scribed in the guard of the coach's account.
Sire was not sworn to lien statement, the Ma-
gistrate declining to do that, lest it might torn
out hereafter that she was concerned itr a con-
spiracy to carry off the children.
She was interrogated very closely by the Ma-
gistrate, and by several Gentlemen, as to' her
more particular knowledge of the supposed Mr.
Faulkner, and the man who carried off the boy
from the chaise, and went by the Gravesend boat
with it ; but no information could be obtained
from her respecting them, she denying that she
knew any more than what sire had told. Godfrey
said, before he brought her to the Office she told
him she knew where Mr. Faulkner lived, and that
he did not live far from her master's lonise. She
explained this by saying, that about a fortnight
since, when she was out with the children in the
'chaise, she met with Mr. Faulkner, and tire wea-
ther having the appearance of rain, he said ire
would run and fetch an umbrella, which he ac-
cordingly did, and was not gone above five mi-
notes, and he appeared to her to go to a house in
a row of houses called Severn's-buildings, but she
did not know which house he went into.

A number of Gentlemen in!errogated her, but
nothing more of importance could be obtained,
front her, and the Magistrate considered her' to
have been an ignorant dupe of some designing
villain or villains. Her father was present, who
appeared extremely affected and grieved at the
conduct of his daughter. The Gentlemen present,
the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Horsley, spoke in the
highest terms of his and his wife's conduct. The
Magistrate, in consequence, arranged that her fa-
ther shmild take her home with him, and keep
her in close confinement, not suffering her to go
out, or to have intercourse with any person; anti
that he should be answerable for her forthcoming
when the villain who stole the child was appre-
hended.

Soon alter this arrangement had been made,
Mr. Horsley aml his friend, who has so strenu-
ously exerted himself, entered the office, from
Islington, when the investigation was resumed,
for the satisfaction of Mr. Horsley, who, as
well es his friend, very closely intertoorted the
girl ; and upon her cross•etxatninatiun by them,

si;c Nletlge4 01..4 slit hadtAN!' :tat
Faolkne!, in What a fine child the boy '773';g)i
what a gtev fortune he would have. Silehe sr.
acknowledged that Mr. Faulkner, witen,:n,ds4;
ranged with her to go to Birmingharn on
and told her to blit4; the children with ber'it:ill
.tire boy was to be one of them,ck
baring sent her out a little before one °:c,:;tri
With the two girls, she, in consequence oi•
at 2 o'clOcPa
Faulkner's direction, returned homean
left one of the girls, and hraught out the boYt,
put 10111 into the chaise. and her inoi
rol
Air. Smith here oldresie'd the Magistrate, 84
submitted, that the girl ought not to be 811°W„..,
to go to her Whet's, hit should be sent into 0,4
Finement ; and Mr. H y orsle also urged this, het
at the same time allowed thate he could not
consider her the dupe of some designing villain
The Magistrate accordingly agreed to
to the House of CdtTection, with a direcll7
that her father should have free access to beli,
but no other person ; and the clerk accoriliq
but Mr. liors'eir
prepared the usual information,
refused to sign it. lie said he Could charge be.;
indirectly, but not directly. • 'O6/' ;
disconV
'l' lie Magistrate, ‘vith a temper and
tion which did him infinite honour tho
he tUen-
tresiiug situation, informed bleu thAt
could not send the girl to prison, as the"
no way of making out a commitment to Pr— .
send

hut un charge upon oath.
Mr. Horsley's friend offered to make tbe
she
ttpon oath, as he had no doubt bbutWat-
concerned in carrying off the child ; but a etillrg
from him was not deemed snfficient.
Mr. florsley proposed that site should be keel)!
in confinement at the Brown Bearpublic-10(1%;,'
but this was also refused, and ae I.VlagistrB(e:ra
dered that the girl should be taker, under the'l
of her father, as he had originally arranged'
ftelingly regretted the callous manner of - the
who appeared, dui4ng the whole of the
cestigatton, to 1-e totally insensible of her t of
propel conduct ; and when giviog,an'accogn,
herself and her conduct, spoke as tinconcerne"so
if site had been about some ordinary boine
°'dia
and when on the eve of being sent to a I'6s
not appear at all ,ffected. red
The elegantly dressed female who cotle'v",:reft
to get the girl privately to herself front
the constable, at the Hercules pnhlic-h0."5e'b,44
lowed her to the -Office, and remained'at ~
s"'
of the crowd during the whole- of tho-in".
tion, bat did not attempt to interfere.

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ANOTHER CHILD STOLEN.
1114
• GUlLDHALL.—Yesterday John Lioldsloc",.ore
srribiug himself as a seafaring man, out "sloe'
ploy, was brought before Mr. Alderman fed
LEY, by Everett, the officer, charged,',l!"3e ori
sospicifms circumstances, with having 510
little boy about trine
years old. „ stOrr9
The mother, Mary Connelly, wife -04
mason's labourer, residing No. '2, I-4°7i' fr°l-f
Chapel-street, Grub-street, it appeared 4 i'v";111°,;
home on Wednesday morning for some ',elf.' Sh"
dine, and:on her return mi,sed her ellit(00001
made enquiry among several of het 1.10°04111rti"
but could get no tidings of him ; at last
residing in the samee Walk, retnembereprite",'
seen the child early in the morning ill'cbciot "IC
with the prisoner, who was well linow",'', 001
neigi.bourhood, he living chiefly upon t"epte'it
of the inhabitants. Inquity was • i'"lii!,•,4l,bilt
intide at the house Where the prisoner'l""oor
he had not been there all the `day. Pet„t
which hi
e generally carne
borne arrived, vie
not his appearance, nor did Ile ct-?o,llefi
night, ledving the lather and mother ol a:be, A
afixioos suspense, too dreadful to d'''scril.,(le.t°r
soon as it was light search was agdi'l It Yeti
the prisoner, but it was not till tell o'c't lie h9d
terday morning that the mother lea"! 101 l °I
been seen in the neighbourhood, but `rif tly,m:ll,„
child. She went in Search of bun dtrec.o.
charged him with having stolen her
at first affected ignorance ; but ou her itf"igni, bioe
the information she had received, and t;i;lost tt
in custody of an- officer, he confes"'" 0,111134
child had heel) out with him for a wail" I'l,ooo,
he bad left it behind. Under the ciren" britiO
the officer felt it his duty to detain him, $1
hint before the Sitting Niagistraie•
Out being questioned by the Worth)! liosi"
as to what he had done with the cl,ll`.' IneOf
that the boy walked with him on Iltt1;0'el.i:
morning down to Bark w here • f heY. " 11,9011.0 i
on board the Merctity smack, "ilaiiiiings•
Carter, and remained.there till the eve' 0, 'WO;
he (the prisoner) lett the vessel to g% boy
another to sleep, at which time ,Lithe Clll'l,lt
asleep in the Mercury's cabin, a 5 ibe
allowed (0 leave the boy there, 11 t
iporaistulo%.
was coming tip to Blackwall the 9"00 be
co
from whence he thought the boy w 11,0.
veyed home. tole
the ale
The Worthy Magistrate thought de (ore.
eV")" ef°' •
mysterious, especially as he had Pt' ijetiler ,tp
.all knowledge respecting the ch ;
Id be ( ern"
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directed toot the ptisoner sow'
tvas,,se- 000
custody until the truth a hi,s swrY,
at jinni°, cV
ed, ordering at the same time 1" 130
inquiry shoUld be made after the Mercury
wall. 1,4 ac't
• A 01000 oE
Fatal 3( cident through, poison.---.,laud yen
eideut heppenk'd to Mts. Richard:
, I.lla:street' tag
the Three Compasses, Little IP% f bar oer
coin's inn-fields, in consetren`e,% desire "1,110
Shel.% shdf "0"
oxygenated salts for Eplyin.
linshand to take the ~alts flow ("t,'„,winglY'esit°
bar, and mix them—when he, uto'_",iieto tlPAdet
those used for hoot-tops, and sel“,c`cd ibe
by his datighter. Mrs• sv"ll° rase
and shortly' atter expired in grOt tor, het,.
+et! ,01$13‘c14.
Yestet day morning gill "3"',lll.intbYo 10-
ing tile neighbout hood of `'r hely
threw herself out of a t‘,: 0-P lobe biro. yes; a;
wiodow into the. yard, by for 1 oppolhe
arm in two places. She I:is bel is the ildoj,
subject to fits of insanity, witic colic •
cmnse of the attempt.. she ‘3
te
sta_.
of Pm'49, %,I.ol'
I=77.losp_ithi a'verydangerous
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IBS; . • 'lO,
LONDON:,Printeithy J. B. COSI A ,L,V
at e
Ormond-street, Qiii.!en-sgtuire;
SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South 11l
ci seitiseio
Oldie, Nr, e, Strand ; wilc" Areocti*
Lotus, &c, (po,t-paird) hes"-

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