The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-26 00:00:00

THE. ST,

girl could not, and ought not, to he believed upon her
oath. 'f he learned Counsel, with considerable warmth,
at.d in energetic language, observed epos the hardship
of the case as affecting the worthy et-sheriff, and con-
cluded by calling the following witnesses:—
Mary Simmonds stated that her husbaini was &steel-
worker. living in St. Martin's church-yard. Hannah
White took a lodging at her house, in the character of
a married woman, and called herself Mrs. Jahia. She
bad a great number of male visitors. One of them,
who called himself Mr. Jarvis, came to see the girl.—
The first time he came was aboonseven in the evenieg.
He used to come sometimes live or sis times • week.—
Mrs. Jarvis said be was a clerk. Witness was present
at an investigation which took place with retest to Mr.
Parkins. A Mr. Jarvis was then prodneed, but be was
not the man who had passed for her husband. The
man who then appeared was very young, and 'her hus-
band was about thirty years old. The girl slid to her
at the time. that it was not Jarvis her husband. Wit-
ness afterwards told the girl to quit her house, as she
.would not suffer such proceedings ander her roof: she
would not allow so many male visitors. The cense•
quence was, that the girl went away. Afterwards wit-
ness saw her in Mary-la-boone workhouse; she had been
then brought to bed, and was not recovered. The girl
asked her if she did not think the child was like Jarvis?
Witness replied that she never saw a man and child
more like each other. The girl then said that she bad
sworn the child to Mr. Parkins. iVitoeas asked why she
bad done so, since she was a married woman? The wo-
man answered, that she had done so because Mr. Parkins
could better afford to keep it thee poor Jarvis, who was
but a clerk. Mr. Parkins never visited the girt while at
her house. She was requested to go to the workbOuse
to ascertain if it were the same person who bad lodged
in her house.

Cross-examided.—The girl stayed tbrett weeks in her
lipase. She could not say that any man slopped with
the girl all night. Mr. Jarvis came to thq house foil a
doses times in the course of the three (Asks. if sot
oftener. Some of the male visitors stopped is the hedge
till twelve er one in the morning; bet none stopped an
sight. A first floor lodger id witness's house, of the
name of Mrs. Price. first complained of the continue of
Mrs. Jarvis, and said she would not " put up will
such goings on." It was Mr. Parkins who came is
request witness to go to the workhouse, and she west
aeeordingly.
One of the overseers of St. Martin's parish was thew'
called. The girl bad appliek-to bum to be admitted into
the workhouse, and bad shelled a good deal about iser
eisim to admittance. He thought she was not to be bee
Hewed upon her oath.
Cross-examined.—He knew nothing of the girl. re-
eirpting that she had applied to the parish He bed
sever beard her examined upon oath.
Sarah Thomson was then called' and Mr. ex-Sberiff
quitted his seat to bring her into Court. This course
be pursued with some other witnesses.
Mr. Awahruus complained that this was sot exactly
the way to have justice done to all parties. Mr. Parkins
was sent out for every witness. qnd thus the object
of sending the evidence out of Court was in a saes*
defeated.
Mr. HILL.—The attoreey employed on behsAV
appellants, said be did not know the witnesses. -
Mr. Parkins' own testimony.

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11r. ADOLPHUL••••TheII it is still more objeetieniabk.
Sarah Thompson at length appeared in the boa. She
knew Hannah White when she lived at Captain Fon.
card's. When the girl lett the service, and went to lie"