The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-17 00:00:00

CURIOUS CASE OF BASTARDY.

Saturday Win. Goodwin, a journeyman weaver,
was brought up on a warrant by the Beadle of Beth-
nal-green parish, before the Worship-street Magis-
trates, for refusing to obey an order of affiliation,
for the maintenance of a bastard child of which he
is sworn to be the father.

Mary Hitchcock, an interesting looking young
woman, swore that Goodwin was the father of the
child; she worked for him, and knew that he was a
married man.

Goodwin said he was not the father of the child,
and it had been sworn to him out of spite, and even
if he was the father he had no money to maintain it
with.
Mr. BROUGHTON—If you don't pay you must go
to prison.
Goodwin—Very well, Sir, I will.
Goodwin's wife here came into the office, and in
the most violent manner stamped upon the floor, and
said the girl was a nasty stinking bunter, and had
been on the town four years.
Several respectable looking persons said it was
false, and she got her living by hard work; they
were sure she had been led into it by the man.—
(A laugh.)
Goodwin's wife—l am sure if my husband hadn't
been corrupted by her, nothing would have hap-
pened.—(Laughter.)
The office was here in a complete state of con-
fusion, with women who attended to hear the deci-
sion of the case. There was for several minutes no-
thing else but stamping with feet and clacking with
tongues, which too often happens among the
female sex ; some of them said the girl had been led
into it, and others contended that the man had been
corrupted by the girl.
Mr. BROUGHTON (to Goodwin)—lf you don't
pay you must go to prison.
Goodwin's wife (in a violent hurry)--Suppose I
was to tempt you or any other matt, I don't know
what might be the consequence.—(Much laughter.)
Mr. BROUGHTON—WeII, at any rate you appear
to have as good anivo,piirttaiona ohfavdthecamsee,n
haasvyinogu
been
of the women.
Wife—W hY s
married to my husband eleven years, that he should
go to prison for such a strumpet as that—besides,
you know the state of our trade will hardly allow
us to get bread for ourselves, much more to fill the
mouths of bastard children.—(Loud laughter.)
Goodwin—I have only two looms, and they will
be taken away in a day or two.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Who is your employer? Good-
win—Messrs. Duff and Brooks.
Mr. BROUGHTON—WiII they advance you any
money ? Goodwin—Not a farthing, Sir; I have not
received any money from them these seven weeks.
Mr. BROUGHTON—You must be committed to
the House of Correction for three months to hard
labour.

Goodwin—Very well; I shall get supported bet-
ter there than at home, and my family will go to the
workhouse.

Mr. BROUGHTON—And if the money for the sup-
port of the child is not paid, you are just as liable
to be committed again for three months.
Goodwin's wife—l am sure my husband is not
the father of the child.

Mr. BROUCIIITON—Very clever indeed; pray
how can you tell ?

Wife—Why because I am sure he would not be
guilty of such a thing; before I was married he
never attempted to take any liberties with me.
Goodwin, on being removed from the bar to the
cell, said to the girl—Well, Poll, you have got the
best of it; but, however, the poor girl had not time
to reply before his wife rushed up and struck her
on the nose, and she would no doubt have had her
face pretty well scratched, had it not been for seve-
ral persons present interfering.
The poor girl was about going to the magistrate
for a warrant, but was forced away by her friends.

We learn that the Minister of War has given
orders for reducing by one-sixth the brigades of the Horse
Gendarmes. The Foot Gendarmes are to be reduced in
the same proportion.-- Gazette de France.

We feel happy to state, that by the last ac-
counts received from Carrick-on-Suir, the Rev. STANDISH
O'GRADY had not departed this life, as erroneously stated
in a Clonmel paper. The Rev. Gentleman was rather
batter.....Limericlt Paper.