The National Register. — 1818-06-07 (London, England)

POLICE. MANSION.HOUSE:  JUNE 8  MELANCHOLY Case.—On Saturday week a young female, aged 17,and uncommenly interesting in her manner and teepearance, was brought before the Lord Mayor by a eight constable, who stated that she had been found at a very tato hour on Friday night, concealed in a wharf on the banks ut the. Timmes„ near Blackfriais Bridge. On bean; broligi.t to the watch-house, she acknowledged that her i. ration was to commit suicide:, and that she was just about to throw self into the river, when discovered by the watebman. Being now asked what could kave led to so rash a tieternaiaatico, she tatted the following circumstances :—Shy was a native of Peterborough, in Nortinamptonshire, which place she left about three years ago to reside with a sister in Lureien. The sister imagined hetet' the lawful wife of a gentleman with whom she lived ; but after a tepee of more titan two years Le threw off the mask, proved that he had deceived her by a mock ceremony of marriage, toed at length totally deserted her. She had contracted considerable debts, stud by le:s desertion she found herself's° mach involved that she saw re alternative but to go to prison. Two of the most clanioives of her creditors, to whole jointly she owed laol. threatened au iminediale arrest, and in this dilettanti the yoems girl now in custody was induced to apply for assistance to au endure': merchant in the neighbourhood of Cheapside, who had some knowledge of her family. After repeated solicitutions I t at length consented to advarce the vegeta ed sum, and bet'. site and her sister were ON' crulielmed with erataitiole to the:: generous benefactor. Not many weeks had elapsed, however, before, by. the usualartifices, he succeeded in aectimplishir4 the a tutu of the unfortunate girl, and after supeorting .her some time at a house at Peutenville, deserted her altogether. She immediately applied to her sister, but the latter refused to notice her, and she was thus (haven to a eourse of life sc abhorrent to her pa inciplea and fee!ings, that she had determined to rid herself' of existence. The poor Kiel, dotting her sat ration, was dissulsed in tears, and her mislos times seemed to excite the emninisse ration of all present. The Lord Mayor spoke in the kin:lest terms to her, and expressed his joy that her rush design had been frustrated.--• lint asked her if she was aware 'Attie extent of the clime she was about to commit.  reinale.—" Perfectly so, my Lord ; but the misery I had endurett`for the last few %%eels wrought so powerfully ups a my mind, that I could not bear the idea of a longer exis. reuce."  The Lard Mayor sent an offerer to the residence of the mei ebant she hail named, to request his attendance., hut he was guile Imo the coon ry. this Lordship then orders every ears and attention to be shown her until lie could be written to ; and said he would ultimately send her home to her friends. .  S. Haywood, the driver of the Braintree stage, was charged ou sais,ticion of stealing a parcel containing about POOL in conutry Bank-notes. Mr. Alley stated, that the above notes of the banking-house of Messrs. Hay, at Clare, were sent a few days since by the coach. of which the prisoner was the driver, by Alessi s. Barber and Co. of Leadenhall.strect, which did cot conic to hand; yet the prisoner admitted that the parcel was in the coach when he stepped within seven miles of Clare; as d witnesses were ready to prove that no other person could have taken any thing from the coach until it arrived at Clare. fun days only had elapsed before the loss w s iliscoveled ; yet upwards of 1001. of the notes had beer pi se:A est, and ssehangcil fur those of the Bank of England, at ti, !walks; istiming-lcuise at which they were payini.e, and a g. eat on.a.;l'i had aiSU been circulated. The prisoner nevet made the lass ui toe parcel known to any one; anti that CITClthlitaliCe serous; to strengthen the suspicion against him, he was taken into custody. The prisoner protes•cd his it— nocencc, and said he could produce the must r, sia_•ctable testimony to his character. Mr. Mey said, ho knew that ti. the present transaction the prisoner had hurtle an ir, r.-proaehable character; but observed, as it would Lc nem_ • sa:. to examine a great number of witnesses, l.e requested 1:ost rstigatiau might he postponed, and the prisoner rsr•aasnied.—He was brought up again on Tuesday, but no onset proof bring sufficiently made out against him, Le was admitted to bail.  Tuesday the young man, who was some days since examiii:•tt upon the charge of defratiiling several attorneys, by pretends tog to he the sun of the late Hon. S. Fraser, out Ern"! of the Island of Armanda, and the heir to i tttttt ease property, left him hy his Orother, was again brought up. In addition to the furaier charges, Mr. Rice of LIM:0111'h Inn. and Mr. Dickins, alit ay 's I no, Surd inns, stated, that the prisoner, by the satire story, had ofitaincal Inoue) from them. Ali. 4'ornyn, a sic and dancin4 master belonging to the Opera House, stated, that he hail a charge of felony to preter agaiest the ptisuncr. He became acquainted with him Feortaary last, and was imposed upon by the tale already tatted. Ats«-t few days acquaintance the prisoner said, tha; a :..oalalg femme %ilium he was about to marry was some. what 414•11e11::it in the pulde accompli.linwnbt; anal he would thank the %sinless to instruct her in dancing at his (Fraser's) lodgings. The witness Neu% there, but was not a little shocked and sot prised at the dirty place into winch he ass ushered. Mr. Mosel apologised for this, and said, that althott,:la in a lc w months he should be posseiw ti of 20.0001. he was then tattier pour. He said, he should like to hate Alta lesSolls in the mazy ail, hot he had no pitilipS Gr 011410011 S fit for that purpose. 'the intiowim; day wittie<at ward again to the hour provided with both pool's and penlalCUas, as tic•ll us 011icr neer sa.ifirS. AMOng iahcr 11.zog1 he bruusht a tioiiii and a valuable flute cane to souse his ponds. Haviaig occasion to Cali at another place hr left thton articles in the cat c iir Air. Fraser; hits On his return he found that gentleman, his wit e, the time, cone, pomp, panta_ louses, had sit iii!.appearciitugeiLer. lie heard hi inure of hits tuttil he saw 0 ac.:Cis at ut his examination in the pubh:.  prints. A letter was larnii::cel from the Honourable