The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-06
From Liverpool PAPER, Mov. IS.
ELoPeMENT.'

On "Wednesday, the 25th ult Miss Angus
ia Nicholson, the daughter of Col. Nicholson,
a ward of Chancery, with fortune OF Id 000i.
eloped with Mr.. Giles, comedian, from
Tunbridse Wells.
The family resides at Worcester; the
Colonel is, we understand, at the isle of
Wight; the young LSdy's mother is dead
the Colonel is married TO a second wife
Mss Nicholson has become entitled 20 the
large fortune of il, coot. wien Of age, in con {.
sequence of the death ofeight relatives, since
1909. During the Coloneps absence from
home, Miss Nicholson and her mother-in- law
visited Tunbridgc Wells, 1T which fashion
able place the parties first became acquan-
ted. MIR. G's first introduction TO the Lady
was By an offer to carry some books for her
from the library.
On the following evening, she went to the
Theatre, accompanied by her moiler in
law, ana sat on the front seat of the stage
box /; aud while Mar. Giles vas performing
close to the box. Miss y contrivcd 20 drop
"A letter to him, nnobserycd, which he pick
ed up also impoverished by ner ;no.her-in
Jaw. In that Letter she acknowledged her
attachment TO hiFa, and gave him encourage
ment 10 ply his addresses to her. anu that
she would marry him. From that tine q
mutual intercourse and correspondence too,
place, in which the Warmest affection was
expressed. This proceeding was comniu-
ncated 10 Miss Ms motker in law, who. 10
prevent the intercourse proceeding further,
confined her to the house This regulation,
however, had not the desired eject for Mr.
Giles contrived a plan of exehangiu,, letters
through the key hole OF the street door,
MtAs ~ had bed room To herself and got
up every morning before Ave O'Clock, and
copversed @iea her lover out of the window
Ans correspondence continued about5 weeks
previous to the elspemcnt.
The elopement was Effected by the follow
ing stratagem -
Mr.. Giles, who was destitute of the most
needfui article, money, for carrying on such
An exploit, made Mr.. Smith, brother per
former, his confdante told him what he
had been doing. and hat he was about to
do; and asr-d him 10 lend him SUN Of
money, to enable him torun away wirh Miss
NlChoison Smith entered into his views
and lsGt him 30l. the whole Of his stock The
two sons OF the buskin having agreed uucn
their object, and having the Consent and
appreciation of the fair iazU in yant, set off TO
walk from Iunbridgc Wells 10 the Seven
OAKS, on Tuesday evening and to avoid
suspicion, they hired Il chai,e and four az a
bye inn, few miles from the Seven Oaks.
and set off at about three o'clock in the
morning, aud proceeded towards Tunbridre
Weiis. They stopped short distance be
1ore tney came to the towr Smith stopped
In the chaise, and Giles went for his darijnr
and she. on the signal OF love, few to his
embraces with oa'y one Change OF clothes,
III hopes never mure topart; but, alas dis
appointment has overta,sen them
Mis-, Nichols6n's fight was soon discover
cd, after the family got up, and il was at
length ascereainedthat she had eioped with
Mr. Giles On Thursday, the Following
day, her mother-in- law wrote to Messrs
Cardale and son, solicitors, of Bedford row.
Who arc trustees to Mss Nicholson. They
employed Adkins aud his brother to trace the
fpgitves out. The osticer, pursued their
Inquiries with ali possible expedition and
txertion. Ihey traced the parties to have
Changed horses AZ the White Heart Inn. at
bromiy. rom which place. by an extra fee
tie the boys. they proceeded full galop. to
the marshgate TWnpike, on the Westmin
.ster road, where they got into a hackney.
coach, TO sgoid being tfaced 20 particular
house; Ihe vigilance OF hc U.iccrs, howe
Ner. Ton 0ut the hackney coach that took
them, ana 1T appeare Il. hiatt tbsy depended
upon IA, chGhter u a~cidcats snr gettaE
Housed = - .aey t1.1, sis coachnlan ~