Star.
London, England, 1824-10-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTTLLIGENct

MARL BOR OUG EST.
Anna Emilia Chapman, i young woman, was brought from itt.
Pancras watch-house, where she had been o=o the night btr„ts.,
under thefollovring cfremnstances warehmterstxred, drat as i.e
was going hit rounds about ten o'clock the night beihre, near the
Adant and Rye publie-hoose, on the Hatnpsteed-reatt, lie found teen
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womanan lying on the pavement Mir state of intericatimi ani "ea
lifting her up, be discovered that she hhd sttralft‘ilibi under bee
arm, and upon opening and examining the coffin, he *found that I:
contained the body of a dead child. He hennediateiy conveyed the
, woman and her burden to the watch-lsousew and she then said rilat stie
had been in attendance as a nurse upon a Mrs. Banner, residing i,
' King.street, Holborn who had else night beibre been delivered
this child, which was stillborn, and that Mrs; Prunes gave her 0 itt
prisoner) directions to take the child in the coffin and Inter it in
the burying-ground of &. Pancras Pariah; whither she was pro.
ceeding when she was found by the watchman, having be..n
deniy overcome by some spirits and water she had drank tit:*
evening. A person was sent instantly to the hAnse of the moths.
to ascertain the troth of this story, and it was frond pt.,.
fectly correct.
The Medical Gentteuran who attended 3fra. %roes, yestee,ta.;
came to the Office, and, on the hearing of the etve, stated, that the
woman'e. representatitms were quite true ; and that site frail beer,
the nurse.—The woman was of course discharged, and the reinaint
of the infant were ordered to be interred, =cording to the direction
of the mother.
QUERW-SQ,UARE.

11 Yesterday a poor Irishwoman, Ellen Foss applied to the sittiq
Magistrate, Mr. Wane, foe • assistance wider these eireunssrances:
11 her husband is a -soldier, and enjoys a petition fur sent wounds
received in the service; she has two or three sons also in the are •c.
Her husband deserted her, and lives with another woman at a tri;i.
tart' station in some part of •Fingland. F.Ucn, consideriug
Witten soldier bound to contribute to heir sonettanery snot, to
the Secretary at War, praying that a part of her husbood'opension
may be paid to her every quarter. Before she received an answer
from the Hone Guards, some judicious neighbors; at. Ferman .gir
informed her that she could not receive a part of the pension except
the went to England, and became-chargeable to an lEntlivh par
Ibex Ellen accordingly left her native cottage in Fermanagh, and
after a fatiguingjourney by sea and land, arrived in London. Herr
the poor woman fancied her troubles at an end. She applied to
the Secretary at War for an order for part of the pension, and re.
ceived a letter from the Noble Secretary's secretary, that the pension
having been granted by the Commissioners of Chelsea College, w
under their exclusive (vont:nil. Well, to the Chelsea Comtni.lioners
Ellen presented herself, produced her documents, sod was intertned
thet berme they could make an order in her favour she must be.
come chargeable on a parish. They recommended Chelsea parka
at the most convenient .beet of application. This was "could
comfort," as she expressed it, bat to Chelsea parish she applied.
The Parochial Authorities expressed the usual regret that they
could do nothing fur her, but recommended her to come to the
Magistrates of Queett-square Office, who, they were sore, would
put her in the way of receiving pan of the wished-foe pension. la
accordance with this Minium advice, poor Ellen addressed hi,
Worship this morning.
Mr. Wane having looked over her papers, asked her where she
lived now'

Ellen—Where de I Ike new ? I don't live. at all now ; but
when I did li►e, I lived he the county of Fermat&
Mr. Wawa--I mean iu what pan of London have you resided,
sMee you came here?
Ellen—ln every part, your Homer. I deer know where. I
lire wherever I get a bed.
Mr. Worts—l am sorry I cannot help low. It is the duty of
the Parish to do for you whatever ought to be done. I cannot.
F:llets--Ole! but they won't your Home.
Mr. Wilma—Then go home ; why did you leave your country?
Ellett*l fare my country !. faith, that I didn't; I came here by
Act of Parliament, and I wish I never did.