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curred to her as the market best 

 calculated to afford her a choice of 

 children. She visited the west end 

 of the town, but saw nothing there 

 to correspond with her husband's 

 views of a fine hoy ; the children 

 appearing pale, wan and emaciated. 

 She then turned her attention to the 

 east, and passing down St. Mar- 

 tiu's-lane, she was struck with the 

 rosy little citizen, Tommy Dellow, 

 and at once determined to make 

 him her prize. He was playing with 

 his sister at the green-grocer's shop- 

 door, into which Mrs. Magnes 

 went, with the double view of pur- 

 chasing some apples, ami carrying 

 off the boy. Luckily, as she had 

 made her purchase, a gentlewoman 

 came into the shop to buy potatoes, 

 and so engaged the mistress, that 

 she forgot the children under her 

 charge. Meanwhile, Mrs. Mag- 

 Hes lost no time. She made much 

 of the sister, caressed the boy, and 

 gave him an apple. The children 

 being pleased with her attention, 

 she asked the little girl to show 

 her to a pastry-cook's shop to buy 

 some cakes, whither she took both 

 the girl and the boy. She got 

 clear off with the latter, and left 

 the girl behind. The same night 

 she left town for Gosport with the 

 boy, having rigged hira out accord- 

 ing to the taste of her husband, 

 with a new dress, and a black hat 

 and feather. Mrs. Magnes, in or- 

 der that she might speak to the 

 name of her boy with a safer con- 

 science, stopped at Kingston, and 

 had him christened, " Richard 

 Magnes," by which name he was 

 introduced to his fond father on 

 the following evening at Gosport. 

 Magnes, supposing all his wishes 

 realised, was made truly happy. 



It is no exaggeration to say, that 

 poor Magnes felt a parental affec- 

 tion for the boy ; and that when 

 the imposition was discovered be- 

 fore the magistrate, he was grieved 

 to the heart at being obliged to 

 part with him under all the cir- 

 cumstances of the transaction. The 

 magistrate at Gosport immediately 

 acquainted Mr. and Mrs. Dellow 

 with the discovery ; and stated to 

 them, that their child was safe, and 

 ready to be delivered to its pa- 

 rents. On Monday the father set 

 off for Gosport, and the next day 

 received his lost child. If he could 

 feel any diminution of his joy, it 

 was on account of Magnes, who 

 parted with little Dellow with 

 a sorrowful heart, and excited the 

 commiseration of all who witnessed 

 the scene. As for Mrs. Magnes, 

 she was lodged in the House of 

 Correction at Gosport, for a day or 

 two, and is expected by the coach 

 this morning, to undergo an exa- 

 mination at the Mansion-house. 

 Mr. Dellow and his boy arrived in 

 town yesterday morning. 



2. One of the Glasgow coaches 

 was overturned last October, in 

 consequence of running a race with 

 a post-chaise on the road from 

 Edinburgh, whereby a Mr. Brown 

 was killed, and his wife so bruised 

 as to be in imminent danger. A 

 verdict has since been found, in 

 consequence of an action brought 

 in the Court of Sessions, against 

 the proprietors of both the coach 

 and chaise. Lord Meadowbank, 

 ordinary, has found the defend- 

 ants liable to the following da» 



To 



