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1.4. the eel Alen. The Oral port by Vies Jilt I pUn Wee dun hoe butt mod pier hew Act the the peril (if t the , 2 14 pose to tl for I by I the, quo item hou grim Situ onto shit • sule The filth the • rat CAU U 1711 • • ten' bill the roc • It thi eaa he die per ca cos cut co; of •Irn 0. for h..- is w it 5, ttl rn w• i•• ec i •ti tf to 6 • fii t 4 Cr I► fi: t: 1i le to • risy the ti ryrf n : cI ► :131,11111FM I. • . LAW ,firr LLIG EN CE. • • - COURT, Liweauerlsw, Fairfax, Maraca it. JANILA AND °TRIMS O. 101 VICAR; comical- IVAIMENS. AND *rum, Till PARISH OP CROI DON. 'Mr. {TART stated, this was a bill filed by the 'Plaintiff., on behalf of themselves and the other inhabitants of the perish of Croydon, against the Defe'inl ints, pirating that they might be ordered by s decree of the Court, to @mimeo for certain rams of money lectiveil by them for the use of the parish; and t'ist the balltice, after the account war taken, should he paid into the Accountant-Ge. vieral's office, under the following circumstances : The inhabitants of the parish of Croydon were anti. tied to certain lauds in the right of commonage, particularly that atilt common of Norwood, which by virtue of Acts Parliament was vested to the Vicar, the Churchwardens for the time being, and of the inhabitants, who were to form a body cur pirate. Bv the Art of the 46th of the King. it wee enacted, that the Corporation. out of the pro 441fre or the sale of the lands, should build a Cot:ti llage. for Ow administration of justice. and also * butter-market, for which the sum of 7,000!. was *Piped. It was further enacted, that to accom modate the increased popnlation of the parish, a piece of ground contiguous to the church should be purchased at a sum not exceeding 6011/. ; and that whenever there should be a surplus of 4001. in the hands of the (Importation after the enactment, of the Ist were complied with, that it should be paid into Accountant-General's office, to be laid out in .e funds for the 4enefit of the inhabit nits of the parish. The Learned Counsel stated, that instead Of the Defendants complying with tledirreitoos of Act, they hail not accounted, although repeated applications hail beet, made to them. fur that pur pose, mid a Mr. Chatfield, who meted as Treasurer the Corporation, denied that he was responsible . his actions to the parishioners. It was admitted by the Defendants that in their corporate .office they had received 10,500/. for part of the lands iii question, which they hail sold, which would leave a large balance iii their hands, allowing they had ex. 'tended the 7,000/. in the building of the Court house, butter-market, and ptincliate of the burial ground. as directed by' the Act of Parliament. Since the present bill was filed on 1813. the 13,-fend. ants had paid into Court ouly the suns of 5001. which was quite inadequate when it was coo stilered what a large balance was iii their hands. The Platifilfs, haivever, were told that Air. Chat. field, the treasurer, had a claim on the halance in kiw the is of the Carpi:if...too of 9001. it lull of cost.. If this was fairly due to that Gentleman, he could have no objection to go In fore the Master.— 'hider those codsiderations lie had no doubt but Honour would 'grant the prayer of the bilL Mr. ROUNILL followed or, the same side. Mr. Wit.sos. Counsel for the Deferolairto„.cort tendert that the Plaintiffs could not maintain their bill, because the Act of Parliament pointed out the mode they ought to pursue, which was by pa rochial vestries, which the Plaintiffs bad not done. was true that quahogs had been put by them Alative to this fond at vestries called for othe► pur -14)"•114:41 a hich irroperly were not answered. He, thel.earned Counsel, therefore conceive!! that the mart had ocr jurisdiction in the case, rind could Sot inter i.re. Mr. HART replied. His Honour the Vicit-CmatecSt.r.ba observed, he had not the least doubt but the Cowl had juria. dictum, and was of opinion that the Plaintiffs, as parishioners of Croydon, were legally entitled to call on the Corporation for a disclosure of their ac ennuis. lle thought, however, there was a dif• cult.. in the point relative to Mr. Chatfield's bill of cons, and hi. holding at the same time the situation . treasurer to the Corporation. The part of the prayer of the bill which called un the Defendants for an account, he most readily granted.. Prayer of the bill granted. CCVBT OP KING'S BENCH, Wasvmssza, PIID4Y, Dammam 4. Siailizs after Michaelmas Term, before Chief Justice ABBOTT and Common Juries. NUISANCE. HARPER V. PARRY. Mr. SLARLZTT stated, that the present action was brought to recover such compensation in do :gages as the Jury should think fit to award, for a eon/nice 'committed near the premises of the Plarn ,ff, by which his enjoyments were greatly impair ed. 't he Plaintiff was well-known in London, as tim owner of the New Jerusalem Coffer-house, and was very highly respected. He had *marred a con- Inferable fortune, need had built a very handsome 'ouotry residence at Hackney. His house was al lured on a lawn, which was enclosed by a low wall ai Irma of the dwelling, which divided it from re cnmmon field. The best prospect was across this !14n, over the commute field, and on to the hill*, by Which 1112 view was terminated. The common betel wip, at a certain time of the year, allotted to LI: use of the Defendant. From the month-of .11140 st to April, he made his hay there—beet, it Aisitimii to the tenant,. of the manor, from April I.sl , egmt, and they fed their sheep and cows on it. On the north ride of Mr. Harper's premieres, +.los w..• the back pert of a row of houses, ''tied flockriev Terror—, which ed en looked on HI! common field. 'rile Defendant was occu i 'kr of sums of these houses—and if, thus situated, Leper:isle.' in the nuisance, which was a mold ex traordistury one, the Plaintiff would be deprived of the pleasure lie luid for some years enjoyed in his - notary residence. Some time since, Mr. Her •we'slAruity, on rising to the morning, were much mall:lied to observe the people proceeding along rheloot:path near the house, with their handkerchiefs atflo their noses. The gardener on opening the gardett gate, discovered what was the muter. Mr. l'arits *it appeared, had thought prover to have lie privity emptied, from houses iii hackney-ter lace, iced the contents spread about the tern F. brow. The stench was intolerably; 1 1 Wren PfS, that it was found rieceloary to semove ihochtltlien—noid, for two days, the lewdly could atutinhabit the house. The Plaintiff applied to the Ago! peri•tn who hull plated thr noisitice on the ground-- and, having teamed that it was dime by the (liter- . bon of Mr. Parry, he went t o lino. seal rettuv.it'd . that it might be reritovv.l. The Detentlatet how ever, not only refused to cottiplc, but ntitintoiord that he had a right t o t h. it, The estit.egilelice was, that, at the end of too the Plaintiff einplufed Demons, at his awn eititeo.'e, to reinove•the filth. If the Defendant hid only said, it was through mistake or inadvertence ti-t ho had lbus acted, and that he would not repeat the offence, the Jury would not have beard of this erase—but, as lie understood that it was intended to vet up it sort of right or usage, in defence of it, he felt it necessary to call for thevinterpnsition of the law. JutinOtees, a labourer, proved that he had placed Ito nuisance on the common by the DefeurtaufWorder. Their:Neu JusvirE --es Would it not he better. if an assurance be given that the nuisance will not be repeated, to let the canoe rest hete 1" Mr.•Maaatrar Ir—" Mr. Parry his already stated, that he did not Mean to do any thing uffeitrire to the Plaintiff." The CHIEF JUSTICE—a It would he better to withdraw a Juror." Mr. SCAULUTT —"I have not yet hail an under taking, that the 111111•IIIICC will not be repeated." The Cuter JUSTICE—" Perhaps if I sly, that such a proceeding is contrary to law, and subjects the person to an action, it will ba t e the desired of Mr. SCAISLETT—a Your Lorthhip's declaration is very important to the Orfeodaot." A Juror was theft withdrawn. TRAVELLING IN WALES. SALNON C. ATKINsON, DAVIS, Goof °Tien. Mr. SCARIATT stated, did the !Hearth action was brought by the Pl:smolt an :Intake,. to reco ver from the Defeat In As, as lint , trt..rs of the Liverpool awl 11.1) head Meal, aloe sum of I7s. 9.1. which a xi.easte he loot iiteorred in con secriosice of the Defendants' refusal to fulfil their contract. The Plaintiff .1111 god briog 1116 Hellol6 with any sitar to vet-Aosta! advapiage—hut had taken up the question 0.1 1111hile groisorla, fl a yi ng sal portant business to tribosacb it, Dublin, Ise to. k a piece, at Liverpouh, in the Holy/tend Moat An pessmis ultras Mil, wltesa travelling, to pies-rot idle curiosity, he booked himself to the n.true Of James, rod not in his own WHIM. lilt paid his lire, and was told to he ready, at a certltli hour, to cross the ferry over the Alersey, and that he would find tie coach at the populate ride or the river. Ile dol so, and was not cherged for croos'og. When the coach cinie, to the rivurCiauway. the pasesengets got oat and eroosed the ferry. When the Plaintiff hooded on .the opposite HAY, 111141 *SS joig K oji% to g st I mo the conch, the b o atman deoproded Iv. for the retry —hut, as he thought it Was on extortion, lie did not I.ke to sithmit to it, anti he refund. The coachman, Atkinson r who was also a Vroutietor„ said, " It' you don't !say the ferry, I will drive off and leave von." •Ile was j!ast pawing his foot uo the wheel, when the conch drove off. There was it steep acclivity, up the town, uud this embled the .Plaintiff to overtake the coach. lie asked Atkin son, 44 Do you mean to g' without use ?" The answer wets, "'lf you promise to pay me ',emit', I will advance the mouey, and you may Oleo get up." The Plaintiff still relusiiiy, ply, the coach finally drove o ff , and lef's the Proistirti iu the middle of the high-road, to find Ibis warlo Holyhead, in the best manner he could. • fie hired a post-chaise, nod. to recover the expense costsequent on that step, the present action was brought. The Plaintiff seal his Clerk to Wales, in order to serve the Defendants with writs, stud to collect evidence on the subject. He travelled by the•satne coach, sisal got into con versation with Atkinson. lie spoke to blot ghoul this occurrence, and Atkinson treated the matter as a lest—observing, that persons often refused to pay the ferry—but In order to make them cutnply, the coachmen left them on the road. The two guts ' thous were. first, was the Plaintiff bound to par the ferryman—and next, even if he were, had the coach man any right to interfere, and refuse to perform that part of the contract which depesid,d on him ? Charles Oxoordo, agent for the Liverpool Mail, stated that Atkinson was one of the proprietors— but lie could rot speak as t 3 the others. The Company paid for the Alersel , ferry, but they had noshing to do with that at Conway. The Clerk of the Plaintiff slated, that he had served the Defendants wills writs—and had a con versation with Atkihsoti, who admotell that he had driven away without the' Plaintiff, in comegoesiew hf his refusing to iosy the ferry. Mr. Gunny., for the Defendant, observed, that the Plandiff.lannsvif, in consequence-of the wasnoli of his temper, had occiontooell the inconvenience of which, he now complaiiied. Atkinson, he would prove, had laelitsved very madly—hut it could not be expected that lie should wait *II ally with the mail, become the PlAisaill . chose to get into a squabble with tint ferryman. John JOiles, the bowman el Conway ferry stated, titut the Plaiotalf having refused to pay bon the customary fare, he endeavoured to ins-vent lion front getting into the roach. A considerahle delay took plaice. and it leitgala the guard celled out to Atkinson, the coachman, 44 We cannot stay here all dal." lu combs (pence of which the co ac t, d rove off. lie had known instituters of luggage being stopped. Own Ilse rare was refused—but he bed never known the coach to drive away without pas sengers ou that account. On his croft-examination, lie said, that the fare fur o foot.passeuger was one-penny—fnr a horse tun-pewee—for a passenger by the coach, if inside one-shilling—if outride sixpence. The Otte, JUSTICE looked upon this a a gross imposition, What reason was there for charging one passenger nature theta another ? Those who mask so rxtrastugeht a demand ought to he in dicted. This roomed e strong frame of the case; fur it seemed as if a collusive *attempt were melte to perpetuate this system of exturti . Thomas Roberts, postmaster et Conway, Staled, that he sow the transact . Plfrisitiff refused to pay the fare, which. he said was " a of —d impo .ss, tau," slid he declared that " lir would go to a •Altgastrate." The 'nail was waitieg. Arkialson .siske.l the gisarbl—" What shall we do!" The latter ott•wereth " Dtive off, to he sure," which he dial, Wooers used to receive 71. Iris. a Tooter Oil account of the berrying over of the mail-bags and goarti—btit, la the lust gushier, it twos .stopped hi . . from him. He never paid no, thing far the.ferry, boom Rohrofr • ; fej i t v ;Th adis ti. and Steplitat 41eitiors4 that; dire witnessed the 4listatute, and tlist Atkin...n*4N not drive Blf, until lie was directed sn t o d u 14 t h e guard. They never recollected foneiiies,gr;4 tit be • lefi behind, because they refused to pay the fare al the irrty. The CIHRP JOSTICI Asia, nu tiosht email Ile . entertained, but that the demand of the ferryman :eras illegal. lithe Jury were of opiniou, that the ecoachtnau was iso league with hint, to extort a sum to which he knew be had ito rigltt,',:oess they would ,6„," e,,, the pi, s t o ttly. 011 the other howl, they believed that no such collusion existd,then certain ly Or coaellinais was justified, Nailer the (imam ' stances, in driving on, and they would filo! for the Deft n The Jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff . — Damages 2/. 17s. 9d. —Cults 40i.: GENERAL SERVICE CLUB. DELAIJNAY V. STRICKLAND. This was au action for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Nl•auvarr stated. that the Piaintiftn this case was M respectable silversmith. residing in New Bond -street, and the Defendant, a Captain in the Alilitia, alio was connected with a Club, detimai ttted " The General Service Club," in the est.,- blisliment of which be had taken a very settee ;Jart, beta;; a Member of the Committee of Manor ment. To this Club, articles plate, to the amount of ion. 19% were furnished. being the suhket-mailer of the prevent action. A genii'. man of the mune of Hall, a Capteire in the army, was 11 Member of the Club. He was appointed Secretary, by the Cominittee of Management, and was the medium through which the orders were given. The orders were untitled at four different 11111P4, one verbal, atul three written; and the articles were delivered at the Club-limiae, which was first in Arundel-auto, and afterwards in St. Jaities's.street. They were banded over to the Cointitittee uf Aianagensent, of which the Defend ant we. one. Tilt' 1113111111 If o'll% nut 11001111 to bring his action against the whole CLIO), a. he could soot poolbly kII9M then). but Ca in ai St tick I mil WI. 11011111eitly 1•1111. It 'tower, under these circumstances, to sue any Mesiber lie chose to %hire!. J thtt Quartle, simprnan to Mr. Delautiny, proved that Captain Hall ordered, on account of the Clab, and with the coiteurretiCe of the Defendaht, a va riety 1 , 1 . .liver articles, simons, &C. nii the ..1 Match, the 14411 of March, the 3ml( of April, and 15th of July, which, were furnished. lie dill not know that the Club met at Capt. Hull's house. Captain Hall's mime was originally "put down in Mr. Delattilay's hooka. George Steele proved the delivery of the good , . J tiro dialer V... 1 waiter and messenger at the Club. Captain Soicklassol war one of the principal malinger% lie heist the Club some liver artli.tra, awl ordered the remainder. Captain flail was Se cretary—bat hue had left the Club, as hr was liulde to be seized. The Club consisted of officer% hot.. tog mu higher tank than that of Captain. Mr. St:Attu:TT, for the Defendant. said, it was ititrierstotni, when the Club was formed. that Capt. Hall waa to provide a linuse, and procure the arti cles necessary far their use. The expense was to he deflayeil out of the funds of the Club, but Captain Will wits not a very careful steward—nod, if ti e present Plaintiff acre deemed liable for the 'lnter co Club orde.s, lie hail better follow the example of Captain Hall, sod go to the country. Ile sub-, mined to his Lord'iltip, that the Moeda having, in the fir . ,t. instance, put Captain Hail on his books—having thought proper to give that Gentle mini could not now .turn round, and e l e ct another individual its his debtor. Verdict for the. Plaintiff—diumiget MI. 144. nu it em f.,r the hire of' ii faihioniable 'dyer cruet not bring iusibted on. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, iVerrovertut, rub•v; DICIMILR 4. Ithiss lifter Term, 61:17,re the CHIET JUSTICE told Cute 'nog juries. MITII 0. CREEN. This vas an actum to recover the sum or tor. for erecting a balcony tit front of the Defendant's houfe. 33, itticuln' l -Intl-ftelds, by the Minted, heihg the price agreed upon by the parties, and 21. I 0 a. fur rstra work. Th e Plaiotiff, who is an ironmonger, had agreed with the Vcrendasit to construct a balcony on the•. w ins a bo ve mentioned, with the express conditioo that it was to he supported by of cantalivre; Tiv! balcony was erected —but Mr. Green not conceiv ing it done its a workmanlike manner, and accord ing to the terms of the contract, sent a written notice to Sn u b, that be would take it down on a certain day, and desired his attendance to see it &me, and the materials taken car.! of. Satin I, did not attend. but the work was taken (lowa, and the materials sent, to his house. A sum of 20/. had been paid into Court, which the Judge, and the Counsel fur the Plairrtiff, at first supposed was on account of the present actiou ; but it afterwnrils app.-area it was in satisfaction of a separate account. A servant of the Plaintatl•'s swore that, sat his opinion, the balcony constructed was suprurted by u cantalivre; but admitted he had ritver seen smother rantalivre. Ilut live witnesses, surveyors and ironmongers, prowl that the balcony was secured not by a cautahvrr,• hut by bars; that the ripti4lit rails being of cast iron, warped cotnidera lily, so that the ',ottani became very urreveu ; that the bottom was inmate to stard upoli; and that the whole job was dune in a very unwinkuraulike The Plaintiff wits accordiagly non-suited. • The rods of a cantaliv►e Ro much (ultra Mao the wall tbau bars, and do out squire brackets. GRAY 'l. 111311.11 ER. rtmov --0 , 34 ~~' lj . h w . . litt;Dcfradant, who anal(' immediately athopt it. The WI was drawn Ott the %MI I May. 1013, at two Inoistlit eight. mud acCrpted by the Delenthint the neat day. .It wait Asniffed, however. to direct it special to the Def-ittlinit, so that the dratvue• ukini ltd not spurar isi it except incidentally. in :Mentioning where payable—l. Payable by Cii.oles .14thier, at I, 11' dot liethintl-grerii." Au sedan bail been brought - on the bib in the Court of tking's Retrch, mid a verdict. givia fur the • De fendant, beciuse it was there !Aid in the 1601,1111ton* that the hill was mode payable, by inist...ke, at I. Wilutou-street. Bethnal-greett, which was nut trite, it baying been made pit)alile at the ligise of the drawer, Sustenance. - for purposes of conAllVietl44-. It was now contended by the Coons,' fotimpe De fendant, that the action could not be %ay . :Until on the declaration, it setting forth the instrument as a bill of mceban g e, al lgirmi n teas 11001111 g but at mere inemormition. NoTrasere mipeared oti it ; - it did not request Chariot Milner pay 301. 2.. it re quested nobody. According to theilitections of the Judge, a ver dict was found fur* the Plaintiff; the point of law being towed. wills liberty to the Defendant in move for a nonanit, should it be determined iu his favour. OLD BAILEY, DECEMBER 4. Before Mr. Baron l`✓oon and Mr. Jurtice Liu I. iIOY D. FORGERY ON A SAYING BANK. George Pri:leans, aged 24, and Thos. Fonlkiter, •.;td 50, whose trial had been postponed from last Session, in consequence of the illoiess of a material witness, were put to the bar, charged on an indict ment for forging and uttering a receipt for the sum of 1001. with intent' to defraud Edward Utile plias Seymour, Duke of Somerset, George 3 t ihn, Earl Spencer, John Julius Angerstein. and alit Drummond, being Trusters to tile Provident 146- tution for Savings in the Western part of the Metropolis. . 'Robert Parrott stated, that he was the Actuary of the Siting Batik ut the West-end of the I'oo..is. called, " 'the Western Provident Institution." The condiment of the Society was produced and verified by witness. The establishment Was situate at No. 19, Pariton-street, Havonorket.-O- The Trustees of the Society were, Edward Adolphus Seymour, Duke of Somerset, George John, Earl Sprit/would Mr. Angeretein and Mr. Dnsnamond, ' the bankers. Witness, as Actuary of the Society, received on the ISM April 100/. frog! 4*Q persons, villa stated that they came in behalf of the Berrent S ciety, called Tlig Horse Shoe Fund.4lereceiyed it 111 the IMO'S of Thomas Prideaux and James lug, us trustees for the Benefit Society. A deposi tion hook was mitten to their, by way of receipt, for the money, and a drgplieate of the eatsy was made in that bunk. If the parties depositing wi.lied to take out their money at a sasek's mike; which was the usiLol notice, they came for that purpose with the deposition hook, and had their notice entered. On the 30th May the esuel notice was given for the retnoval of this intoieyr a atid the deposition bowl( produced. He could iiht sly that either of the Prisoners were the persons who gave this notice. On the atli of June theNrooney was drawn oat. Two persons came MI that eccasion, and produced the deposit book. An evtoy was made accoordi-g to the usual forms, denoting the principal received and the interest which had accrued. A lees Opt was &irk' on the occasion. Witness wrote the eviteipt, and the me persons who received the money sititil it in his presence. 'rite motley paid by witness was two 501. Bank of England notes—one bearing the number 170, date 29.1 July, 1817, and the second 'loather 12,393, date 15 May, 1818, together with the interest. lie hail a knowledge of boths*e Prisoners at the her, hut he could not say wisetikr they were the persons who took rookthe snoopy, or not. The two 50/. limes paid intis the Bank were produced by a Batok Clerk, and identified . the Actuary of the Saving Bank. whO had endorsed them. He paid the money at a quarter past eight o'clock, sit the 9th June. - - - - - The Actuary r uiederweilt a long cross-examination by Mr. ALLEY, respecting the trintisictions of the Saving Book, and the names of the Trustees, who had only verbtlly signified their acceptance of trust, and had merely, if they acted at all, acted, eo aemMe. There was; lie contended, nu legal proof of the appointment or the trustees. Mr. ALLEY and Mr. CuawooD. fur the Pri soners, here contended, that the indictment could not be sustained, as there was no legal proof of the appointment of the trustees who were stated to have been defrauded. The COURT hilt% it was enough to shim by evi dence that the persons named in the indictment as trustees had acted as such. They were appointed by a General Meeting. subseginftilly accepted the trust. and hail acted upon it. This was sufficient to sustain the 14111 of the iihlietiti.nt. Edward Dogherly stated, that hr was a member of the Horse Shoe Besirlii Club; James log was secretary, and George and Thomas Prideaux, fa ther and son, were elewarda to this 14,ciaty last April. The property of the Society was kept to a box fastened by alive separate locks, the keyi oh which mete kept by the tau stewards and the land lord, so that all tfirec most he ['wield to open the box. The Society was kept at the Flincess Char lotte public-house, in Swallow-street. The slew- Inds were changed about the 18th of Joseph Dixon and Thomas Blake auttceded the Pridrotx. He saw the deposit book in the club room. James lug was banding it about to chew how their anitml was disposed of. He then caw it deposited in the strong box; but on the Slit of Jour, when he was at club, :not wrist to srareli•how their money inimni, ha found the Savings Blink's deposit book had been remove-ft, mid the dab article boi k. which resembled its eo cr, left instead sir it. Fie went the Next toorts.rig to old Prideaux, where he saw .the Prisoiter, Thomas Faulkner, hut • S ...'‘ ; 1 4 . . fnirl no woman of the wile met:tiered, liiof he found Maria Grabii.' who y id that 'she hid half - e rhild by hiM. Ile could find 110 such wuttlist isi Jine'Clevel Cross-exuntifted by Mr. CuiWooD. Both the Prisoners were members of in s . Robert Rathlon said h e was the landlord of the ',abbe-home where this dab met. Ile hail one of the kept of the strum box, and George l'ri4l4 aux • hail the arctotol key, but he could not mesa ct who had the thud. Witness left his lock auft-tetted et the desire of th- alemords merely during the pe riod of the club meetings. 11. rtcnllect-41 two per !WWl e 011111 1 ,4 to 1 . 110: 011 it 511111.4 y, aollllestring hint to leave the boit,,,eiiseii, th.t Ake"; frissialtl get not titn . oey to pay (or a thilis.:l h ld fly the cliib at Bays water, on the 11th /14. 6-urge Plode.itm was one of the stewards who came to give this o.cler. Cross-examined by lie. A DOLrous. • fle never knew one steward bring both of Vii . stewards keys brine. Geis. Clayton sal he was rt. member of the Horse Shoe Fund. He r.c..llecteil Geo. Prideaux being It steward, and he retnettikkred seeing him with the two keys on Whit Sunday, tile oth May. Witness • callral at Itaritloti's 'Moat some tickets for the dinner at Bayswater, and lie saw Gen. Prideaux ther e. The Secretary was arm present. George Prideaue hail two keys. The landlord's luck tins always open. Witness did not see the box opened. Cross-examilied.—Tle tickets for the tinnier were in the bog, and witness wanted a ticket fur the diluter. Itio. Hyde, another member of the club, reniem. fitted the book being brought from the Savings Batik end placed its the strong box. On tt•c• Ihih May, when the box was about to be locked by the stetserds, Mal before the motley box was put in, Gee Prideaux was standing by, and wittiees said, " Let us see whether that book is ell right ;" and he put in his hand to take it out and exatnine, when Prideattx clapped his hand upon his arm mid said, " Let that book alone, there will be a bother about it by and by." Witness said, the money hot wal at this time put regularly into the large box. Cross-e.rinaineel....The book had been handed about minting the society in the room, anti it might have been thusiged. Mr. Francis Townsend, Windsor Herald, proved the Christian names of the Duke of Somerset and Earl Spencer. Robert. Hickson, a farrier,•worked with George Prideauk ih the month of 'June kilt. On the Bth of June (Monday) Pi itleatiz went from work about eight u'ehmk, in the morning, end did not retort% ' until thetWednesday following. Witness saw the book which was hrtitglit from the Savings Batik put into the club box: Mr. John Beard, a Master farrier, slated that he • knew Thin. Po Meaux, the father of the Nisoner, hat did not believe the receipt in the Savings Batik • book now produced to be his writing. John Thorpe, messenger at Mary-to-hone work house, remembered that on the 29th August a . fe male awned Maria Gruhts came there, and sa4oie that she was pregnant by George Pridesux. She lived at a mull cuitage in the New-road, and his Mother came forw ird mid paid 51. before the .sdi of Side:ober, and he was discharged (mom the 4'011s( quetices. If the-Petro:tier Pritleatrx had had :1 child sworn to him in Jui.e Idst , witness must have knoe.ii of it. . Mr. Apor.enus said, thwt the witile , ..es ht. had tio%Ato e. ll 'elated to the Prisoner F.itokner Wm. Salter, a servatit,..ionte t i, ti:ed months sinra lie met Faulk,,o-r at the comer of Whitemube-street, who said. " Salter, yoo are the very Stan 1 wish to see." Witness asked unit for , what replied, that he was going to di ow 1001. out of a Savings Bank. in Ninon -street, 444141 would givewitnest a 1/. note if he would crime with him. Witness told him that he did not war.t his or may other meta's pound note, but if he could do him ally good by a going, be was ready to dosio. 0.. ,going towards the Savings Batik, in l'aitton-street. Fitulkitsr said, that one of the4stewertie of the club was ill, and lie wanted witness to come aid sign his name for him tas t siht(receipt to draw the money. • Witness replied, that he woukl not sign another mars name for 5001. find then they'perted. Faulk ner had at the time another 1111111 with i Thomas Trutt, a smith, said that lie believed the two receipts now produced• were in the hand writing of the Prisoner Faulkner. Cross-examined.—lt wail two years since he saw him write•..ind if the receipts were theist; to wit. ness ortimy ordinary occasion, without his knot, j,,, g all ti)le circumstances of the matter, he in gllt riot be able to speak to his belief of the haste-writing.: William Read, one of the pay-clerks of the Ronk, pr ed, that the two 501. notes produced were brought to the Bank, and endorsed Junes, its, Oxford-street." He received in excluinse for taros fins hundred notes of If. each, amontishich were Nos. 43,910 mid 61,30. Almack, • 'pawnbroker's servant, said, that on the9ili June he received from Faulkner's wife, in redemption of a pledge, the note, No. 43,910, and endorsed it " iriatekner, Geotge. Jove Wingfield lived at No. 5, Brown.streer, Grosvenor-141'14re. Its June last the Prisoner Faulk. iser lodged...v/3th her. Ors die 9th June she received from hia datsghter, is payment fur lodgings, Ilse pound note, No. 61,302. Edward Fuller, a furrier residing in Jousts-street, said, that en the 9th June hat he agreed la access- 6 ,,,,,. piny that Prisoner to Ascot Heads-eves. Thy is l et at. the corner of Jaruess.street i , laud Frioloin* Bulled out a handful of 13shk 'neer% aid ford he r court! live better by-walising +about the streets than by hard work. . BeiisaioAailli mid, that sCipt • ipolebliiri" at the club fool heen discovered, saortitWlit!ka . .Eauysiretikdd that it the Horse Shoe Fu solver:: the has of their twpk, he auto:A.4mi .., wooli s i rk fur ti fee 104, or for NIB than that.. ~ . f' • s ~, The case was here closed for the prose ditileftadAhlk, ... the Pr' set artHed.Aspors for their stele*, , 4-.. ' - • Fu no said, that fye or the last four ig.11,10 n a a Amber - - - o. esc.iiid . be soy scetsete theft books The* Imes 44E1 ' -of its ben% usletier)(o :ref is tills euuspirser ~' , N t . r • , 4 R.. • • • ; t ; V I . " 1 • * • r, Ti.ia was an action to recover 301. 2q, the amount nothing material tratiopir v ed between them. He not hcesi iebeanber - of the club. nor.hill be soy • . P. of a hill or exchange. from the Defendant, the remembered Gourge pritlraiix's exiiiiii nation at i accesetis theh• book% or papers. Tlie#lnewateksd a I receptor. The Phinititf a *baker, the Defendant . flatton-garden police - ince, anal a1...t s-lut George no hand iii the robbery, for at lifetime of its bring n I acowkeeper. The Plaititi(f had dealing' With a mei:insisted for bib ab.rtive from the club in Juin.. by committed, lie was conarsetl to his bed woryellniff. w Mi:Sieitentince, now dyed, in the year SWIS :Ind saying be mast 'obliged to go out of the woy for a a guinea with the jaundice. He was (Aver in tale re pre! ' IOW; y. lit the caiNstli of May of that year hi. bassiplitehihi, He said the mothet's name was, he pdok, +hold the wlfhle prustesitou row . a conspirer)? - . as : 14160 Stiftegiistipt 10 pay him about 401. wlsichlor l • tortfesed, t : Jane Cleveland, :it a cottage near thr iip i,,, t I . . S. ... - • • id .- .."1: 1. . i su"teu 6 nce told ham ID' w ould give I Bufilileo Head. in the New-road, !diary -le-bum. 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