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*■w- ** v r — —— —Wednesday.—Fbaud—(Before the Assistant Judgeand a bench of magistrates.)—Dominic Seuroni was indicted for fraudulently obtaining from Mr. Charles Dickens £2.—Mr. Charles Dickens read tbe following begging letter he had received from the prisoner:—u To the very honoured and celebrated Charles Dickens, Esq., c.—The sad celebrity obtained by the author of tbe subjoined pamphlet, in reward of lh* immense sacrifices made by him to bis country’s emancipation, and the cruel persecutions that have followed him even on the hospitable soil of Kngland, have driven him to the painful extremity of getting his daily bread through the working of his weak pen. You, a celebrated writer—you, whom they say to be as much eminent as generous, will yon refuse to accept the work of the unfortunate proscribed Msazini, and to grant him a retribution (contribution)? No, I do not believe you will, and I venture to hope that the day of to-morrow will prove that my reliance has not been vain.—Yuur obedient and respectful servant, Giuseppe Mazzxm.—Jan.20,18iG.”—Mr.Mazzioi having stated that he had never given his authority fur the letter* the prisoner was found guilty, and ssutencvd to six months’ imprisonment.
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Weekly Chronicle
London, Middlesex, GB
Sun, Mar 08, 1846
Page 6
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