The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-01

London and Then. perhaps. We may ger
ycur money sooner Than you expeei."
.Oh, bother lie money. Is that oil
you want me 10 90 10 l.nnnOn for :"
/ Mr.. fencl replied will = wink Of such
exeeeding intelligence. that Susan al once
declared she should be ready TO siaIl IN
Ten minutes Al the latest.
a1hat's a good creature: and Susan.
as iLere's moi tie slghleel Ocrasion Ia lei
I'll ihe world know who's going 10 run
of with you. il may be as well for you 10
lake yonT bundle and siep on a mile or 50
on The road. say 10 The turn. just beyond
The FIRST turnpike" Susan nodded with
brisk good humor, and disappeared IN a
iwinkling.
~ hour afterwards, Mr.. Ferret was on
bis way back 10 London. having frs: inn
pressed npon Lady Compton The necessity
Of Immediately relieving herself OF The
grave responsibility she had injured To-
wards Major Brandon for the safe custody
Of his ward, By sending her home imme.
diaiely. lie promised 10 return ON lhe
third day from his departure; hut on the
nature Of the measures he intended TO
adopt. OF The hopes he entertained of sue
cess, he was in1exihly silent; aud he more.
over especially requested that no one, not
even Miss Brandon, should know OF Susan
ilopley's journey 10 the metropolis.
/ Mr.. Ferret. Immediately on his arrival
in town. called al my chambers, and rela.
ted with his usual minuiene.s and preci.
sion IS many Of the foregoing particulars
a. he knew and thought proper 10 COM
mnnicale 10 me. For The rest am in
debied 10 subsequent conversations with
The different parties concerned.
!, "Well," said !, as soon as lie had con-
rluded. "what course DO you propose 10
adopt"
"Iwish YOU 10 apply, on this affidavit,
for writ Of hdbeas al sub, 10 bring mp
E The body Of Clara Brandon. Judge Bar
]. ley will be at chambers at three O'Clock
: il is now more Than hall.pasl two, and
e can be of on my return by four at latest.
: "A writ OF habeas - exclaimed will
!. establishment. why, what end can tina
D answer The lady will be remanded. am
5 you and shall be laughed al for ouI
!. pains"
{ This writ of h0Jeas corpus 4" al suLji
J. ciendnn," ! had better explain to the non
7 professional reader, j. The great prerogd
! tire writ, The operation Of which is some
/ times suspended by The legislature during
IS political panics. Its grounded on the prin
e ciple that the sovereign has at all times
a right to inquire, through The judges of lh'
|, superiorcouris.b by what authority his or he
d subject is held in constrsint. Il issues, al
l. matter of right upon the filing Of an afli
7. davii, averring that 10 The hes, of The be
r liefof the deponent The individual sough
TO be brought up is illegally confined; an,
o il is of the essence Oi the proceeding, tina
i the person alleged 10 be suffering unlaw
If ful constrain, should actually be brought
h before the "queen herscll;" that Is. be-
# fore one or more Judges of the court which
Is has issued the writ, who, il they find III,
r. detention illegal, the only question a
= issue upon this wit, may discharge %
n bail the party. Ii was quite obvious
/. therefore, that in this case such a proceed
!. ing would be altogether futile, as the dc
Is teniion in the house Of her guardian, uh
!. der The sanction, too, Of the lord chancel
10 lor, the er-o6fcio cus,odier Of all lunatic
;. --oi a ward of alleged disordered intellec
!. was clearly legal. at least primu faci
), so. and not TO be disturbed under a hubed
/ al sub. at all events.
D. "Pelhaps So" replied Ferret quit
a. coolly in reply TO my examination; " bu
Or ! determined TO try every means of releas
S ing the unfortunate Young lady from tn
le cruel thral,lom in which she is held b,
lg that harridan Of an aun,.in.law. She i
ID no more really insane than you are; bu
rs al the same time so excitable on certai
y topics, that it might be perhaps Difficult
TO disabuse the chancellor or jury of lh
K impression so induslriously propagaled I
Up her prejudice. The peremptory rejecuo
cr by her guardian Of young Burlord's al
dresses. though sanctioned by her father
you know the Burfords :"
re "0f Grosvenor street you mean-th
East India director."
Sc "Yes, his son; and that reminds m
it that the declaration in that everlasting eS
h chequer case must be filed tomorrow
Confound it, how this flying about til
err country puts me out. though, some on
r. had kidnapped her son, or fired Compto
!" Castle at least. BY the way am mur
n deceived if there isn't wedding there b,
IT. fore long"
On Indeed"
Az Yes, Miss Dalston with Sir Jasper
eldest hope"
es You don't mean it!"
to "Ihfy do a, all events, and that
re much more to The purpose. A fine youn
i'll fellow enough. and sufficiently rich TOO
ly "All which rambling talk and ane,
!" dote." cried !, interrup,ing him, mean
on if have any skill in reading Mr.. Ferrc
n. tina, tina, gentleman. having some ullerln
nd purpose in view, which cannot fer II
ay moment divine, is determined 10 have thi
writ, and does not wish tn be pestsre
ph with any argumen, on the subject. BE