Star.
London, England, 1826-03-25 00:00:00

MARY-LA-DONNE.

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The overseers of Acton parish applied to the Magistrate( For
their advice how to proceed in a case where two illegitimate chil-
dren had been deserted by their parents. ft appear hat a *bur:
time ago, the mothers of the unfortunate children pl4ed thorn at
nurse with an elderly female (a penciontt) residing in the shove
parish. She was informed try one of them that the resided in the
parish of St. Clement, but whereabouts she could not recollect,
and the other that she lived in Scrag s court, Hoitwrn. She has
ever since supported the children, but not having received a farthing
from the parents, she was unsble to support theta any lesuge?., and
applied to the parish to receive them under their protection; tout
conceiving it to be a great hardship upon them. they wished to
have the opinion of the magktrates on the subject.
The Magistrate thought it rather hard upon them and asked the nurse whether she had made inquiry after the parents of -the
children?

She replied that she bad, but could not find them.
An overseer doubted this, and said that it was the practice of
females to place their children under the care of old women, a short
distance from London, who, although having knowledge where the
parents were, would not divulge. They had heard that sac of the
mothers bad been married to a Gentleman of property, who was
, not aware of her having the child, and in eider to prevent its
coming to his knowledge, she bad placed it ouf to nurse with this
old woman.

Alagist rate— Where is die Gentleman?
OU-rite/ —We understand he has gone to France,' and left the
mother.

Magistrate—You had better make it known to him if you ern, rill
humanity, perhaps, will urge hlm to do something fur the child.
'f he overseers did not know where to find him.
The Magistrate said, it was a most lamentable thing (if what the
old nurse slid was true) to see such fine children deserted, and left
with one not able to render them support. He should advise the
overseers to make every possible inqudry after the parents of the
children, and if they could not succeed in finding them (in the ab-
sence of evidence to prove the settlement+ of the children), it would'
be laudable on the part of the pat ishel to negotiate with each other.
and provide for them until the parties could be traced. The over-
seers thanked the Magistrate, and intimated that they woidd
follow
his instructions.

BIRTHS.
Monday, at Brighton, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry
Floyd, Bart. of a sun.
At Pendennis Castle, on the morning of the 18th iustant, the
Lady of Lieutenant Hartley, Seth Regiment, of a son.

IkfARRIED.
At Clifton, on the seeltd instant, Sir William Francis Mott, of
Stobbs, Hart. to Mies Boswell, eldest daughter of the late Sir Akat.
Boswell, of Auchinleck, in tke county of Ayr. Hart.

DI HD.
Friday se'nnight, at his lodgings in. Derby, Lieutenant George
Castle, R.N. lie served under Lord Nelson At the great battle of
Trafalgar, on board the fdoyal Sovereign, Lord Coliingwoad. ,
At Woolwich, on the 18th instant, the infant son ul H. G. Lin-
dero, Esq. Royal Engineers.
At Market Weightoo, aged 117, Anne Holmes She retained
the use of her senses to the last; and, but a few days previous es
her decease, had her last tooth extracted. Three clatklren survive
her, whose united ago amount to 195.
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