The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

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COURT Of PLANCERY..
Moulds, Apo. 0:
WARD IN CIIANCEICX,
Mr. RICIIA nos statodthis to be au appliratioa
in behalf of the guardians of Miss Augusta
Ni-
eholson, a Ward fn -Chancery, for the cOni•iiiti,ti of
Mr. Giles, with whole the young Lofty hattelooed
from Tunbridge Wells. The young Lady had
been restored to her guardian+ by the diligence of
Mr. Carlisle, who acted as their Solicitor. The.
Learned Counsel ani,l he held in hit halal an al&

davit of a him Steele, a No. 37, Westroure-
land-place, City Road, which stated, that the lear-
ties took lodgings at her house nit the 25th of
October last, where they were when duseOvered ;
that Miss Nicholson did not go out of the house.,
above once while she was there ; that sheun.
derstoud from Uw prang Lady that the banns bad
beat published in hlarybone Church, also in al.
other, the name of which she had not heard. The
Lestrised Counsel also snowed fur an order of cons-
mitment against a Mr. Smith, who had aided and
abetted Giles in effecting this elopenueot. There'
was another question for his Lordshio to determine,
namely, with whom the young Lady should re-
side for the precent, being tits rektosed to her

guardians. Ho undershot] there was no rte..
to suppose that any. improper intimacy had yet
taken place between the parties; but Mrs. Nl-
eltelson, who was only the' stepmother of the
young Lady, and had a daughter of her own by a
former Istishand, for natural and -obvious reasons,
declined taking Miss• Nicholson into her house at
present. tie hatl therefore to propose that she
should resit!e under the care of her aunt.
The Lotto CMIANCELLOIL signified his assent to
this proposition.
Mr. Beton appeared in behalf. of ,Giles, and
said that his Client was very peliiteel for the of-
finely he had committed against the eothority of
the Court, ana was ready to answer any questions
Which his Lordship might put to him.
The LORD CD4WCIMLOR dia not think it pro.
per to put any questions to him, hut he was readyte hear any thing ho bad to produce by way .1.
affidavit. Accerding to the Uniform prictiee
the Court in each eases, it was his duty to order
this perm* to stand committed. Hut as the.Solie
titer for the Gueediens del not probably think this.
necessary at present, let him appear again in Court
on Thule* next, when ho might produce any
affidavits ite his own behalf saw fit. Let the
Clergy menalso of the different parishes Mom
banns were published, be also present at the sante
time, for tune were some queetions which it
would be peeper to pet to them. If he recollect-1
ell right, the Marriage Aet gave seven day% 10 the
Clergyman to make enquiries with regard tithe',
residence and situation in life of the persons
applied for ;el blicetion of brine. He wished
therefore to put some questions to them, and let
all the parties sewer he Court on Thuestlay neat.
The young Lady wh ► is the subject of the above
case, has a tertune of 14,0001. Mr. Giles is a
Provincial Actor on the Ttri. ibridee Theatre.--
The curresposedeace between toe part.. corn.
tnenced at one of -the Circulating Librariegtof that
fashionable Watering-place, by Mr. Giles offer.
big to carry home sonic books fur the young
Lady. The eretting after, when at the Theatre,
in company with her inuther-in-law, she contrived
to deep a 11101 e, unobserved, from the stage-boa,-
which Mr. Giles of coolie contrived to pick • op,
mild which contained professions- of the taressiima
attaeisineeti .and an' offer to marry him. Their
correspoaitie was, however, soon discovered,
end Miss iie.contittett to the hoitie; bet " Love
laughs at 'Locksmiths," and neebrdingly they
totted metallic, convey their letters through the
key-hole ; 'zed the young Lady, irleu had a bed-
room to used to get up every morning be-
fore fist o'clock, and converse with her Inver. An
•eltilenent being coneerted,G Iles, who was destitute
of one most necessary article, money, had recourse
eo.a Mr. Smith, a ()tether of the sock, who-lent
him 301. ; and they two having, to avoid sispi-
.eitits, procured a I'ost-chaise near Seven Oaks, re-
turned with it to Tunbridge, and found means to
• carry of the fair prtze. Miss Nicholson's flight
was nu sooner discovered, than her mother.in„law
wrote to Messrs. Cardale and Sons, who were
Trustees to the young Lady's property, who can.
played two of the Bow-street Officers to trace out
. the fair fugitive, which they were at last enabled
to do on Saturday morning last, when they got
private information that they were lodging with
Mrs. Steele, at No. 37, IVestmorland-pleee,
road. Adkins, the Puha: Officer, went with Mr.
. Cardale to the house of Mrs. Steele; Adkins'
bleached at the door; a efemale seriant answered it,l
and Adkins askedif Mr. Giles was within t She
mita Oct' in the affirmative, and that he was at din.
ner ; Adkins folloWed her in, and saw Mr. Giles ;
Adtins ithireF4ed him by his name, and he an.
severed to it ; but when Aitken told him his bu.
sines, he told him he must be mistaken, and that
ho never was at Tunbridge Wells in his life ; Ad-
kins, however, persisted that he was theme's, from
tee description of him that he had received,and that
the young Lady who was with him was Miss Nichol-
son: the dispute about the identity of their persons
was soon settled by Mr. Cardale, the Solicitor, and
Miss Nicholson's trustee entering tie room. A
frantic•srmie then took place ; Miss Nicholson,
finding ally attempt to conceal herself longer
fully, buth keen rushed to each others arms, and
swore attachment, beating their heads, and roe-
Dial; about' the room distracted. Miss Nicholson
agreed to go with them quietly, after much per.
suasion, but said she mast go up stairs first. Ad.l
kins told her he must accompany her, to which
. ihu agreed ; and out of the principal objects to
take care of was her purse, which was not for the
amount-of cash it contained, as we understand it
only' contained a dollar and a few shillings at the'
one end, but the other contained the jewel_ of all
ieuels to her,- the wedding ring, which was to tie
fact to her dearly-beloved Giles yesterday morning,
. at Mary-le-bune Church, they having been asked
in that church two Sundays, and the third was to
• - et...,.a Sunday last.