Star.
London, England, 1830-12-17 00:00:00

THE CASE of the WIDOW and EIGHT YOUNG]
CHILDREN of JOHN BRITTON, who was lately discovered
drowned in die Thames. The deceased had been for four months and
upwards clerk to a solicitor in tlw Inner Temple. He was in his fortieth
rt.ar, haring been married nearly nineteen years. and is supposed to have
drown:ll himself in a fit of despondency or mental aberration. His na-
tation% widow (in sentiments and feeling far above what is usually
found in her situation in life) has frequently, from untoward dr-
cunistances, supported, by her own unassisted industry, a family of
seven children, in honest respectability and decency of appear-
Lice. Only the week before the appalling catastrophe above-mentioned
w„t upon her, she was confined with her Eighth Child. Under
these dreadful circumstances, the poor woman, with the melancholy
death ef h: r Husband prcyiti on her distracted spirits—a new-turn
Infant screaming for sustenance (which she is unable to afford it, from
the deranged state of her constitution, conwqttent on the overpower-
:rg shock hl. system has received)--another child dying by het
and the whole family in a state of destitution, it is cone-1
dently hoped will met with that assistance from a generous and
•fitnnating public. which so heart-rending a situation must suggest. For
etttli of these facts, and that the present state of the wretched
Widow is not overcharged, Britton's late employer will pledge himself
n..wn the accounts of several very respectable persons who have known
ler many years, and from having personally visited the scene of die-
tress frespently since the death of her husband ; and he will exert him-
self to secure a judicious application of the fund which may be collected
fer this miserable family.
Subscription's will be thankfully received at Mr. Crowthefa, Hatter,
420, Strand. who will give references where the benevolent public may
Ix fully satisfied, that in this case their charitable intentions cannot be
abused. The Widow returns her most respectful lied truest thanks to
the kind and distinguished personages who have already befriended her,
and with tears of gratitude acknowledges their liberal donations. Her
poor sick child yet lingers a deplorable and extmordinary object.
P.S. The infant born just previous to the husband's death, and from
Ow attendant circumstances and its own comeliness—a peculiar object of
es miserable mother's affection--was seized with Erysipelas, and now
lies buried in its father's grave.
SUBSCR
Britton's late Employer d 5 0 0
Ws.. S. White, D.D. 1 1 0
A Lady, M. .. 1 0
E G. White, Esq. South-
ampton-buildings 1 1
Joseph Maberly, Esq.
Bedford-row ... 1 1
F. Malden Cooper, Esq. 0 5
C. B. F. 1 0
A Gentleman, who left
also a kind message I 0
Rev. Mr. •.. 0 5
Donation front Bristol
forwarded by S. F.
Barnwell, Esq. .. al7
.1. D. Neshank, Esq. 1 1
J. Sergeant, Esq. .. 0 5
Mr. King, Newsman,
Chancery-lane ... 0 2
G. G. 0 2
W. W. 0 2
Edward White, Esq. 5 0
John Curtis, Esq. 1 0
L. Parkin, Esq. 0 10
M. Bingley, Esq. 1 0
Friends 0 15
Mr. Wilson ... 0 3
A Lady. C. S. - 010
J. H. •••• - - 1 0
Rev. G. A. Hatch, Friday-
street . - 2 0
Gentlemen from Apothe-
caries' Hall - 1 11
L. H. and J. - 017
" A Widowed Mother" 5 0
A. B. • - 1 0
L. H. - 1 0
J. Milner Ward, Esq.
Mrs. J. P.Ward, Caven.
dish-square - 3 0
Mr. H. Hubert, 14, New

I PT lONS.
'J. It. B. Frimley, Eq 2 2 0
Vt. Frimley's Friend. UlO II
. - _

A. S. L. . . 1 0 0
S. C. . . . 0 tO 0
Rev. I. Saunders, A .5I
Rector of St. Andrew's
and St. Ann's, Black-
friars . I 0 0
T S. Cape!, Esq. White-
friars . . . I 1 0
11. C . . . 0 10 0
W. C. Roush:old, F.sq . 1 0 0
Mr. R. Wheeler . 0 5 0
A Gentleman on the In.

queat,by Mr. Westley 0 10 0
Tice Misses A. M. and S.
Dobson . . 1 1 0
IJohn White, Esq . 1 1 0
Thomas Oardnor, E-q.
Treasurer of the In-
quest of Farringdon
Within, having by Mr
Westley presentedl Os 1 0 0
" A Mite from a sympa-
thizing Woman . 0 10 0
Rd. Beachcroft, Esq . 0 5 0
Anonymous . . 2 0 0
Ditto . • . 0 10 0
A. M.
R. W. Casberd, Esq 1 0 0
F. R.
C. T. L.
Mr. E. Smith, Solicitor 0 5 0
A. Ludy, D. F..
" A Widow's Mite" 3 0 0
F. B. for E.3loore,Esq 1 0 0
A Widower 0 5 0
M. P.
A. Chatfield, E5q....... 1 1 0
Rev. Mr. Pettiward ... 1 0 0
31rs. Footnote ..... 010 0
G. G.
" A Mother & Daughter 5 0 0
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel

Bridge-street., Black-
friars, a Juror - 0 5
1.. L. - 1 0
T. J. M. 1 0
H. H. - - 0 10
T. ii. - 1 0
E. Dolman, Esq. - 1 0
Mrs. S. Mitchell - 1 0
W. and E. T. - 2 0
A Lady . - I 0
A Lady, E. W. - 0 10
T.S. - 1 0
IV. H. - 1 I
D. E. P. - 1 0
W. 11. C. 0 10
M. A. P. - 1 0
IV. M. - - 0 5
A Lady 10
Lord Nugent - 2
E. E. - 0 5
J. T. - 1 0
Right Hon. Lord Stowell 1 1
Mrs. Meymott . . 010
Henry Bicknell, Eaq . 0 10
A Gentleman • • 1 0
LS. for Lady 1 0
Joseph Godeve, Eq . 0 5
Mrs. Cotton . . 1 0

&Banquet
Further Contributions,
from H. Barnwell,
Esq. Bristol 7 Li 0
A Lady, by Mrs. T. S
Capel.
A Present of Clothes,
from a Lady.
Du. of Cards,with print.
ed Copies of the Ad-
vertisement sent ano-

ri) niously.
Mrs. Rich. Ikachcroft 0 5 01
J. B. Bullock, Esq. ... 0 10 0
J. A.
E. F.
The Countess of Cis,
"
rendon—... .
Lady Harriet Villiers 2 0 0
J. B. C.
Lady C. M. S.
A Gentleman
The Countess of Ath-
lone .... .......