Star.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

MARY-LA-BONNE.

Thursday evening, two young females (sisters). named Julia and
Mary Norio% were brought up, charged with defrauding a Mr.
Leake, of ShouMuni-street, of some money.
appeared, that early that morning, the accused woman, Julia
Norton, applied to Mr. Thomson, a baker, of Dorset-street, for the
change of what she believed to be a 1001. note, but he, laughing,
refer:A her to the Bank of England, and said, he had not the
change for it. She then took it to Mr. Morris, of the Castle, in
Dorset-street, who ser.t the note to Mr. Leake for the change, and
he seat 201. being all the money he had, promising the remainder
in a short period of time. This sum was given to the woman, who
left the place, and promised to return for the remainder. She did
so in some hours after; but In the interim Mr. Morris and the
other parties were on the rack at being so easily duped, as, on read-
ing the rote, it was found to be one of those si►ly pieces of wit
ernanatin from a City barber, and ran thus :—" I promise to cut
hair in the most elegant style, or pay 1001. on demand," Ike. and
at the first moment this 'nighty dz.curnent, signed, drawn upon bank
—or more properly, tissue--paper, and worded as a Bank of Eng-
land note, only varying in the particulars as to " Cutting" and " hair,"
was thought to he what the poor woman described it,and consequently
was not panic...gaily eumisted. Ou her claiming the difference (80L)

41 e was seized, and the tongues of a dozen women sette at of -e
in motion against her, for being such an " impudent hussey." She
' appeared as if thunderstruck on learning the cause, and more so
when she was handed over into the custody of an officer, who con.
ducted her to the office.
The Magistrate asked an explanation of this singular business?
The prisoner Julia, said she would state the truth if allowed, and
proceeded to inform him, that she and her sister were reduced to
Peek a precarious subsistence on the town, and in the course of her
nightly perambulations she met a man dressed in the most elegaet
style of fashion, having the appearance of an. accomplished gentle-
man, who invited her to lean on his arm, and accompanied her to
her apartments in Shouldhatu•street, where, by his request, she
provided a hanasome supper of oysters. pickled salmon, wiae,
of each of which he partook meat heartily. having, during the time
of supper, informed her that be lived in Purtman-square,
that evening won at rouge et noir and. hazard an inineelie: 'um at
one of the " Ilene," in king-street, St. Jani,:s's, which lie bed
then about him, but unfortunately the smallost note was (or love
and as, at so late an hour, such a note couldenot v. ty likeiy 1-*
exchanged for smaller ones, he begged her to pee rm. tee supper.
&c. His fine professions completely lulled her suspicions,
having
didving or imaginebneenonl a manyafewda capableyspur gt
the suebhama
i ctiesheseirge.tw: e,h,.,lcu the
patsinott:
she
sequent result proved him. However, he passed The night, and
having obtained her history (which, by the way, is rather at affect.
ing one), he promised to remove luerdnto a pottage of his, a few mot,
from town, in the capacity of governess to two of his ciaildren. Is
the morning he walked out, and on getting into the Erect, he pulki
out a number of Beak-Notes, and withdrawiug one, be spid, .lle
dear young lady, I must beg of you to get, change of this too/. lia!f
of which I must beg your acceptance of, the other .10i. you
.C4ll give
me." She, overjoyed, thanked him for his kindness, and went to
obtain the change, while he waited outsides tieing detained
some time, she was not surprised, on coming out, to find him zone.
as be had talked of an appointment ; expecting him, of course, (0 c.. 11
again. She had never before seen a LIDO note, and the piece of
paper given her she did not read, bat believed it to be what he
stated. She solemnly declared these were the feat. Her sister
I bore confirmation to the statement.
The persons in the office, from the artless manner in which It
was delivered, seemingly very readily believed the girl had been im-
posed upon by an unprincipled and profligate ruffian.
It was also stated to the Magistrate, that of the .Riat the girl hal
given up £l7 les. having paid the remainder away.
Tat Magistrate observed, it was evident she bad been duped, and
desired her to•pay the difference of the 120 which she bad in eo
singular a manner become possessed of.
The girl promised to do so, and was ordered to be detained until
she did. Her situation excited much conunieration, as being the
dupe of such a wanton act of swindling.

While the Congress of Mexico were engaged in pro-
viding an honourable existence for the widow and or-
phans of the unfortunate Irtqlerrye.eacrh the result of
whose enterprise their fate entireli;:de*lnded, the Ga-
mily of Madrid, of the 14th of September, publi,lred an
order, by which divers privileges and favours Wei
granted to the town of Torre de Pedro-Gil; and tr,
those who contributed to the arrest of the gallant
RIEGO, announced a grant of 1,000 reals for the annual
celebration of a fete on the anniversary of the day that
hero and his companions were betrayed—when the
monk VICENTE GUERRERO, who first siezed RIEGO, is to
carry a holy banner, and in case of prevention, las
nearest relation is to have that henour ; and furthei,
the hermitage of this fanatic is to be enlarged and em-
bellished, and the brothers, PEDRO and MATE 4 Lon,-
SARA, are to be richly rewarded for having itsisted in
the arrest of the paviot Itreco. We ask every one raw
examines these facts, on which side do they find mode-
' ration, humanity, and justice ?—Courier

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