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people lieedvery much on the credit they obtained.
He had not forgot the period, when, without the
proliva of that foiceefs he had met he had
begot: by furnithing on credit, a Iniall let of cham-
bers: If the trail, titan w la: Lad nulled him, had
CuITIC upon him before the appointed day of pay-
ment, he thould have found himfell extremely cm.
harralred; in fail, he could not have raided the
money without mint tieg to a refpeaable father,
who had before done for him mire than he de-
ferred; and who had other childten to provide for.
1:e ai.pealed to 111. e Jury what erould be the floor
fain of any nein, who wa• preparing to meet a Ili-
pulattd d..mand at Michaelmas, if his creditor
Mould, in ineach of faith, rail upon him in Nlarch
for payment. It was by inch kind of mancen.
ores Mifs Rohe, t fon had barn brought to utter
nett:. if it was any litisiaaion to her r.ppreifors to
know the was milled, he could allure them of the
fait ; within the dreary walls of a prifon the had •
hue<n for many months, and there the was likely to
entain for many years. .She had bronglit this ac-
tion nor lo much urn her own account, for a ver-
tlia in her faertor would t.ot rescue her (tom Rant.,
but that her property might be diaributed among
her cret:itots. The law, as he had dated it, applied
more panic:dal-1y to the Defendant, Mr. Oakley,
for lie had made an affidavit of his debt, in twilit-
to MICA Mils IL He could not thereinre be fal-
tered to fay this was not a de;ivery of goods under
u contr.on of fate, when he had given judgment
totaainli hiinfeil, by making :to affidavit to hold her
to bail for the debt. But this pretence failing, he
node, flood it was to he raid, that Mils Robert/on
had given the Defendant leave to take away the
goods.— He thould wait till he heard bow this was
attempted to be proved. The defendants were, he
was convinced, too much men of Lainels to take
inch a Ilea upon a mere parole perrnitlion—if they
had :my wilt ten intlruntent he thould fee it. He
knew that when Mr. Oakley began to fufpea her,he
made liume enquiries as to the troth of her repre-
lento ions, but it was then ton late ; he had already
trotted her ; in hole fafaicion had he entertained
of the Plaintiff, that, w:th regard to her, he had
departed loin: his ot dinary mode of previouily en-
quiring hue the circomaances of thole who gave
him a large order. He rt membeted :irking Mr.
Oakley, on a former trial, whether, ifhe had given
fuel) an order, he would have executed it st ithout
ineair y—his answer was, he would not ; by this
he rraant to infer, that he was not in the habit of
furnilhing people's hotifes :Lk* palaces, without
enquiring into tdcir relponf,bility. He knew that
Mr. Oakley, afar having 'hard foroething concern-
ing bails Robertion that al.:: med him, thought no
hour of thy night too fete to go down to the Para-
gon with a bid of file for licr to execute. She was
in bbl, and h. had her called, taut !le pofitively
refuli-d to do any filch thing. After this no man
Mould convioce him that Mils Rohe, tion had given
him lceive to take away her gos:ds ; but his own
eondaa d!ltroye.! inch a fappefition. If he had'
had a legit; mate ti:le to have :cr. (wed :he property
he would have gone to the front door ; he would
hAve laid to the let van% I know your Milli-els is
not at fumy, but the has authotifed me to do In
and would not have llolen clown the area-
ay like a thref—he would not have u fed idle pre-
tences to gain at'tnifeince. in order to let in his
stsyrmidons. The Leatred Counfel laid he did not
think it worth while to cliftinguifh between the pro-
perty which had and which had not been paid for,
or %she had been furnifhed by other tradcfmen. It
was MIIICCCir:4I7, when he was claiming the whole,
to walk his time in talking (la part; tuch ditlinc-
tiens he V..ts aware would Le made on the other
fide ; he knew thi: from the circumflance of one
of the Plaintiff's witneffes having gene by miflake
to tvrDefendant's A ttorrey. and ..blerved tn him,
" What fhall we fay about the book cafe? Had we
not :setter fay it was taken away by ntiitake r' If
that n it nefs ; reared, he Mould take meaftwe of
her vcrecity. He had nothing further to add ; he
fhould wove his cafe, and was perfuaded the Jury
woolf give him their verdia.
Thomas Hawkinf-in, MiA Itehertfon's coach-
man, was meldy ealltd to prove that the Defen-
dant ar..l his fervent• had taken away the goods t
ott his erttA etimination, he fait!, he had driven
his MiOrefi to the Itotifes of the Ilidlop of London ;
her :onion, Mr Dundas ; her 11:lzr, Lady Paget ;
and her ginudian, Loud Ellenborough.
Mr. Billay, the Plaintiff's Solicitor, proved the
Defendants having admitted the inventory of the
goods he h. d demanded to be correa—on his crisis-
examination it appeared he was a Qai-tarn attorney.
Mifs Sharpe, thc Plaintiff's confederate. was next
called ; [lke was genteelly drefred ; looked very
denutre, and wore one of the Lew fallaioned gipfey
hats.] She dates; that :.I;fs Itobertfon had been
formelly in partnerlhip with her at Croones-
hill, and aftei ward. %scot to refide at the Paragon,
and Ira.% with her Several articles of furniture,
which nad bees: parchanal of the Defendants, and
for whisk t IA had been paid with the money of
her the witaeis. Mr. Oakley furnirned other arti-
cles of conrklerable fail:ion and espence. She re-
membered Mr. Oakley dining with Mifs Robeet-
fon, Iterfelf, and Mr. f„ reify. Elie had received a
communication that Mr. Oakley had Elated her to
be in his debt loco!. and that he was alarmed ;
fhe mentioned it to him, and laid, " if you are dif-
fati•fied. fend your bill and it than difeharged."
Ile replied, Madam, I have done buflnefs for you
before, and am pericaly inisfied ; I hope I
cmnplete the order to your fatisfaelion anti my
(Asa." She laid, " your agreement v as for a
twelvemonth's Credit." He answered, certainly,
Madam. He wilited lie could know who was the
author of the communication—he would give tool.
to difeover it, for he had many enemies, and it
was meant to injure him. He went on to execute '
the order. The wi:nefs had fetal the inventory by
which the demand h.td been made—the articles it
contained were in Mils Roliertion's honk. On her
etlfs-examination, fhe Paid, the t to'. was her own
mr.r.es-, and it was on that account fhe had claim-
ad pate a the goods, after the Defendants had
a ken them away ; but as the had not ordered the
nicks, the could not rect.ver them ; in fait, the
:ad lent Mir, Itobertion the money. The witnefs
tete prritied Mifs Robertfon's hand writing, as to
paper which was Siewu her. She went to the

Paragon with Mifs Roherteon, vrhere it was their,
intuition to keep a fchool—at that time the kept al
coinage. A journey had b:cn talked of to Far-.
calls., an crate in Scotland, of which Mies Robot t•
em was to take pofrenion—lhe did not underhand
it was a large ellate—a young Lady had dtawna
plan of it, hut it was_ never hung up in the draw-
ing room, as had bean reprelinted. She did not
rrcollra any converfation in the pretence of Mr.
Oaklty about the ell ate, or Lord Glen-
het vie, Mils hrother-in-law. She had
heard her nien.ion her fitter, Lady Paget, whom
the as her filler, becaufe (he was to have
heel, man ied to litr brother, Colonel Cunningham.

,Sir ARCHIBALD M‘DDN A LD :liked her who' that
Colonel Cunningham was? He was, he laid, inte-
retied in the quedion, hecaufe he had a near re-
lation of the name in that part of the country.—
The Witnefs knew not—lht had heat J her fay the
was intimate uith Mit's Porteus, the Bilhop of
London's daughter. (Who never, laid the Judge,
had a daughter !—A great many, by emilrmiation,
obkrved Mr. Garrow.)—Mik Rohertfon was a
eery reserved woman ; the had heard her fay fhe
expe,fted large property—the went into mourning
before the left Croom's.hill, for her Grandfather—
did nf,t know the intended to meet the corpte ofber
dzceafed mother; but was prevented by Dr. Lett-
fbm, who laid it would :all her nerves. She
had told her that her mother was to be buried
from Dr. Leedom's. She went into mourning for
a Mrs. Hill, whom the considered 'as her mother,
becatice the had behaved like one. Her real mo-
ther was now aiive, and lived in Devonthire-tireeN
and had come to a large property—the had heard
fifty thouland pounds—the did know that her fa
ther had been Porter to an Oilman, or her mother
a Watherwoman. The Witnefs deferibed the dif,
fee cut places Mifs Rohertfon had gone to after
the left the Paragon, till ber arrival at Huatiag-
don, where fhe was arrefled. She was the whole
time with her except four days. •
Was the never, during that peliod, dread in
man's ()oaths?

O Lord, Sir! 0 dear I aliriniing bad, aif
alarmed at fo rerookin: an idea.)
Anfiver the queltion, Paid the Judge.
Never, Sir !-0 dear I in man'b cloaths !—Ne-
ver never!

W.is you never dreffed in man's cloaths
Me ! (apparent!, faini:nz) Me!—Never from the
hour of my birth!
Do you not know that the whole glory of Mils
Robertfon being a lady of property was a fabrica-
tion ?

The Witnefs hefitated. —The Judge repeated the
laying, 64 do not equivocate or trifle with
mr, whatever you may do with the Cott.nfel ; if
you do you will moll alfuredly find your• way to
the gaol of this County.".
• 66 I never knew it was a fabrication." •
Mr. GA tROW" Have you any intereß in tell-
ing a falfehood upon this occasion?"
" Sir, I defpife a falfehood."
The remainder of her examination referred to
the articles furnifhed by the Plaintiff. Mils Ro-
'hirtfitn, the raid, ordered pier glad-es at 701. thole
fent in amounted to 3001. There were alfo a pair
of candelabras, which fhe refuled to take unlefs
the was informed of the price, but they were alfo
lent. The Defendants encouraged her to extend
her purchafes. She was of opinion if the credit fli-
pulated fur had been given, Mifs Robertfun would
have been enabled to have paid her way, for a
friend (.1. her's, Mr. Parker, of Enfield, was about
t.) have lent her t cool.— The red of the evidence
was not material.

Mr. Se: 'sant SHIIP14•1lD began by obferving,
that for himfelf he could undertake to fay, that in
the whole courfe rf his experience he had never
teen fo lemons and impudent an aftion as the
relent one; and, referring to the experience of
his Lordiliip, he WAS perfnaded he would lay he
had never before witneffed one of a fimilar nature:
it was certainly the moil audacious exhibition of
human depravity ever heard of. lithe comfit& of
Mifs Itobertinn in obtaining the goods rn the De-
fendants could be foirpalfed, it was by the means
to which the had retorted to get them back agaih.
How did the cafe Rand ? A tradefman in a great
line of bufinefs was ordered to furnifh her houfe
he had done fo, and had given credit to a perfon
who never had paid him one Hinting—a perfon
who never had the means or the intention of pay.
i ng him. Having dilcorered her real charafter, he
had been fortunate enough to get poffelfion ()this
property, and this affirm called upon him to pay
damages for having retaken that of which he had
been defrauded. The elle& of the aftion, even if
the Plaintiff should be fuccefsful, would only be
that the would receive a furn of money, which the
would apply to her own ufe, and the Defendants
would be obliged to bring, a counter wain!). If
(he recovered a verdift, the Defendants would in-
Randy lay a detainer againa her for the whole va-
lue of the goods. It was an extraordinary argu-
ment his Learned Friend had made ufe of, rela-
tive to the effea of a Bankruptcy. If the Plaintiff,
had been capable of being made a Bankrupt, and
by the bye a flatute of Bankruptcy was a mode of
fwindling which he wondered (he had not had re-
courfe to, the Defendants mutt undoubtedly have ,
returned the goods, which the Plaintiff, in an ex-
traordinary
fit of honelly, perhaps the only one in
her life, had delivered up to him. Happily for the
public, the Defendants had fpoiled the Plaintiff's
trade—a fine coach, a fine houfe, and fine furni-
ture, not paid for, was the flock in trade of an ar•
rant fwindler. With fuch means, added to the
reputation of the Fafcally estate, the acquaintance
with the Bishop of London, the expefted marriage
with Col. Cunningham, the reiationfhip with Mr.
Dundas ana Lord Glenbervie, the guardianfhip of,
Lord Ellenborough, and the fuppofed fortune of
the grandfather and mother, the would have
launched into the world, and fwindled every one
on whom fhecould have impofed. Mifs Sharpe had
defcribed her as a very referred lady t the mutt
have been referred indeeda Mifs Sharpe could not
difcover het' charafter.—No wonder Mr. Oakley
had been fo completely humbugged, when the had
been able to deceive even her bofom Rica. It re-
minded him Of a Rory iva celebrated Farce% whidh
the principal ahaiaitcr hati as aufaiibia,trapea-

fity to a fort of poetical profs, bordering on the
marvellous. lie had told his fervant not to he fur 1
prifed if he thould catch him now and then ex-
ceeding the hounds of probability. It happened.
that his father withed him to marry, end in
order to get aid of the parental injunslion, he
till on his knees, told a long dory of a pre
tended courtlhip, and his being forced by the
brother of the Lady to marry her—the father
was deceived—the fervant, who was prefent under
the alfumed charaaer of a Marquis, laid, " Lord,
Sir, this is a bad piece of butinefs : you never
told me of your being married."—" Lord," laid
the other, " was you humbugged too as well as my
father." So, with• regard to the Plaintiff, the mud
have had art enough to have deceived the Des il,
when the could flu eatily deceive her friend, Mils
Sharpe. The Learned Serjeant proceeded to
coniment upon the whole of the condua of Mils
Robertion. The feheme of taking a grand hoof's
at the Paragon would not have done without going
into mourning for a fuppofed rich grandfather.—
The Defendant, Mr. Oakley, having, among
others, become her dupe, he was invited to din-
ner, and was amufed by a atitious tale at an
anonymous letter ; the artfully laid, if you
have any doubt of your ropney, I will latisfy
you. His fuipicions were lulled to reit, buClhortly,
afterwards he began to rub his forehead, and think
there mutt be foniething more in all this than he
knew of ; he enquired of Lord Ellenhorough and
the other noble perfons whole names had "been
uted, and difcovered that the whole was a cono
plete.fwindk ; he then made an atfidavit of hii
debt to arrell Mifs Robe:don, and upon the whole
circrundance being made known to I:cr other cre
ditors, they were of opinion he ought to have hii
goods back again. In a fit of hondty the laid he
might take them ; he was Rill a 4ofir of near 7001.
for he had been at the expence of fitting up the
'mule, and embellithing it with paintings, which
could not be taken away. With reipea to the
goods for which the t tol. had been paid, they had
been claimed by Mils Sharpe as her property, and
therefore could not be the lubjeft of this aftion.—
He read her letter to the Defendant, Mr. Oakley,
to this effecFt Sir, being infoi med that your
man ha: removed by miflake the furniture paid for
with any money, 1 hope you will not refuf to
11 make me Tome compentation."—The goods were
taken out of the houle in the month et February,
and in the Mardi following Mifs Robertfon aline
this note to the Plaintiff, which he humbly con.
ceived decided the caule—s, Sir, if anv thing was
taken out of the hook at Blackheath, that was
not had of you, or which was paid for, and you
chute to make a compenlation to Miii Sharpe for
the fame, this 'hall indemnify you." By this the
clearly admitted a previous coition that the De-
fendant thould have the latterly of taking away
his property. He 'hookd read this document in
evidence, and if the Jury had any doubt, he would
examine witneffes, a ho would date that Mil; Ro.
bertion, its conformity with • she recommendation
of her other creditois, had exprefsly authorized
the Plaintiffs to take away the goods. He agreed
with Lis Learned I'; lend, that if a Tindelman,
having agreed to gi've a fair cre lit to a young
man, thould require payment before the exp.ration
of the time Ripulated, it would be an act of op-
preilion. But was Inch a cafe :like that of a wo•
man pretending to be a lady of fortune, and to
litpport the delufion, making ufe of htmatiral,lz
names, which were connoninated by coming out
of loch a mouth. Upon 'the whole, he confider-
ed this as the cafe of a common tsvindlcr, who,
When d;fcovered to the worn', had' .neen ads iled
the had better deliver up the goods tie had tb
Liked by hand, and had done fir. Stie had
written to the Defendants to Make her r, i,:nd, Mils
Sharpe, a compenf aion, and thereby had defeated
:ler right of aaion. If the had really had fair
expectations of a fortune, and had been dilap-
pointed, the honed courfe would have been to
have at once returned the property the had ob-
tained upon the fpeculation. Iltlt the had got
into the Fleet Piillin, where the had heeninduced
by ads Wert as bad as hetfelf, to blip:7, an ac
tion, the impudence of which was only paral-
leled by the manner in which the had obtained the
goods the fought to recover. He would read
the note, the handwriting of which had been I
proved by Mils Sharpe, and a verdiet for theDe-
fenclant would billow as a matter of courfe.
The note from Mils Robertfun was read.

SIT ARCHIBALD M'DONALD fold it was impof.
fible that the Plaintiff' could maintain her anion
after fuch a letter. He was furprifed at the im-
pudence of Mifs Sharpe, in coming into Count.)
prove that goods which the had claimed as her
own belonged to Milk Robertfon. The Jury
were not Inch ;lents as to. he lo impofed upon.—
He really believed that Mifs Sharpe and Mifs go-
bertfon were a couple of as arrant fw•indlers as
ever lived.

The Plaintiff 'vas immediately nonfiiited.
The length of the above prevents our entering
into the particulars of any of the trials on the
Crown fide. The Ailizes fini(hed.

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