The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

Ma report of Air. Bannet,lvhb has bOil investigating
the charges made by Kr, Stith against the governor
and book-keeper of the workhouse, was then read. The
report::stated-
kit. songtins arPORT ON MR. SMITH'S CHARM AGAINST THE

OOVERNOR OT THE wqatcnorst.
The .tollowing report by Mr. Banner, relative to the charges
preferred against the officers of the Workhouse by M. Smith.
was.read by that gentleman :.;--Having inVfstigaecd Lae books
and accounts, and hiving heard the partiV and coisidered
the .evidence submitted to nle, I lalkg to report that with-respect
to-the &at-charge. of .abstracting ten packs-of flour front the
accounts, in the tlittrter ending September, 1837, the ten. packs
a;) not apptoir to- me-to be abstracted, or wilfully withdrawn
from the accounts. In the " Provisions . receipt and conitump-
titan otali," the ten packs 1s question do appear-short entered
in the first week of the quarter ending September; 1857," but
they are balanced- by ten packs entered as received too much
in the twelfth week. of the preceding quarter;- ending. June,
1a57._. Thus, entered in the quarte- ending June, 1857, 141
packs, -costing £254 35., should be 131 packs, costing £2„4 3s.
In the quarter ending September. 1857. 171 packs, costing
£348 155., should ba 181 packs, coating £3lB 15s.
These are errors as to qu mtity only, and balance each other,
the money in both: quarters agreeing with the contractor's
invoices. To this period the books appear to be e:tamined- by
the -auditor:cm the stla December, 1857. •
• With-respect to the s:mond, charge, of abstracting ten packs
-of flour from the ac2cunts in the. quarter ending March; 1838,
a similar error is made inthe " Provisions Receipt and Can-
snmption Book " -Twenty packs of flour. :are.. entered as
received on the 1/01'February, 1858 which Aliatild have been
sntsr, tirirty packs, Th'e error As in -q..aittity duly, as before,
the money being -correct,. anA taitying-with the- contractor's
invoice

myolce packsl it 4% 6d
15 „ • 375. Gi

VO 7
28 2 6

£5B 10 0

Entered in error 10 pack=, at 40e. 6d
„ 10 „ 376. 6d.

• 20 53810 0
The books appear. to have been audited 'oth July, 153.5, but
not.corrected, and again on the 27th Dezember, 1858, when the
auditor states that on discovering the error he altered the
balance accordingly.
Under the circumgancca, f hate, to. rePOrt tl3 et- I do not
consider Mr. oough piaci Mr. RObetton iniplitated in the
Charge of " abstracting of *ittdrawing flour from ',the ac-
tounte," bit the InearfeetticaS or the hooks: in my opinion,
wartanted the Zoi;ttt tad suspicions entertained by Mr.
Mr. Rita asked if he was at liberty to remark on
'the report which had.i.ust been read ?
The - CFR/RMAN---, ou are quite at liberty to make
any remarks on the report You. ohoosb, if, you mean' to
'conclude them with a -motion upon it.. You may VIM
that it be entered on the minutes, and make any speech
you like in nuppert. of sour, motion._.. . _
Mr. Small—Then 1 have nd tniatOn. Therefore I
will make no reinarlEs Virthir than this, that I beg leave
to remind the beard i objectedat-the time to the appoint-
ment. of Any . ae-countant, to investigate these charges.
It Is not a subject for him, it is a subject for a magis-
trate or a jury. .(Cuies of " Oh, oh
-The Cukini.u3i—Mr. Smith, if. you, arc not going to
conclude with a motion you know you arc out of order.
Mr. Banner was appointed by the board, it is therefore
somewhat irregular for' you to refer to tie iiiipolloys of
appointinghim. .
hlr. Sara—l beg to 'say that tough I cannot deal
with it-at this board I have not doile with it.
Cr.kiikt said he rose to move a resolution on the
report they had- just heard read. He referred at the
Outset to the motion Mr. Smith had made before the
investigation, and which stated the charges against the
governor. and the book-keeper eiprese terms. In
regard to the rePort of Mt Banner, he regretted that
that gentleman should have so far exceeded his duty. in
expressinc, an opinion on the conduct of Mr. 80,th,
knowing the manner in which the booksoitire kept.
Mr. Banner was simply asked to irevestlgAe thb char' es
preferred by Mr.- Smith, tit, after the books in
question were not, _kept by. tilt master 'of the Work-
house bat by Mr. Kennedy, an officer appointed by the
board as assistant master (hear, hear); and the discre-
pancies were only clerical errors in a certain quantity.
:The -money was found perfectly correct. (Rear, hear.)
But although this had been a charge against the master,
why should it have warranted the suspicion of Mr.
Smith, who charged him with criminal abstraction and
misappropriation of the stores ?. But the object of the
charge was evidently to damage and injures the Alia-
racter of the Master of this Workhonse. ; (Heir,
hear.) He, for his part, could not he;Pertinided hut
that the same investigating poiVei WhiS.,,h had enabled
a man to pore over hooks for a period
of upwards of twe -yeare, and make extracts therefrom,
and see these slight clerical errors, should also have
enabled bit to perceive the corrections of those clerical
errors in the very books he was investigating. (Ap-
Plause.) , .It was a most serious charge to bring against
Any man; and, if it had not been for this investigation,
what might have become of the character of the gover-
nor ? They had, now-a-days the " respectable thief,"
and the expert "Jack Sheppard" sort of rogue. But
there was a worse kind of thief than these. There *as
the vile, low-minded one, when character could only he
-understood from- the description given to one of the
vilest of men--lago
.He that filches from me my good nam.e
Robs ne at that which not, enriches hint,
• And makes me pOor indeed.
He concluded by meving, "Tat -41 b beard of guardians
—having heard the ivcirt of Mr. Banner respecting the
charges of fraud and abstraction brought against the
master and the storekeeper by Mr. Smith—is much
pleased that the opinion they have entertained respect-
ing the probity of their officers is fully confirmed, and
that there is not the slightest ground for such charges:
The board regret that Mr. Banner has exc'ecded his in-
structions in-volunteering his 011inita that tho Mode of
leeping the books was sufficient warrant the suspi-
cions entertained by Mr, Smith,' inasmuch as Mr.S.Mltli
has been examining the books and making bitraOts there-
frem for a period of up.Wards,..of tiro and being con-
versant with such books end abcounts, the same intelli7
Bence and inclistry Which enabled- him to discOVer the
errors rata Ash have shown to him -the corrections, as
he toidd not possibly have overlooked them,. if he had
the' candour- and honesty to avow it, especially as Mr,
Rees, the Poor-law auditor, diScovered and nefficted
these errors in December, 1.338 • an&Mr. mith diduot
chargess—against lie 'officer until the com-
mencement of the Dre'sen't 'Year; thereby
.justifying the
inference that IreefeTtiound them by seeing the correc-
tions; and Snore especially as the books of the Work-
h-otlst are kept: by the assistant-master, an officer
appointed.by the board, and not directly Under the nefis
trol of the master: But as the object 41,1MitS to have
been to damage the character of an efficient, and tisefal
officer in the -.eyes of the ratepayets at, lei gc,..s.tiCh
admission would not suit the Otitpose., This,baird-
is
decidedly of opiniOn that the charges brought against
-their Officers; the' master anct itorekeeper,„yrprc
and malicious falsehoods, and that. Mr: Sthith- knew
they were sirch when he made them." ,
feleiritgax said he would not be 'the instrument
orvehiere 'of disieinbiating slander- against' any ream.
(Hear, hear.) --Mr.- Gough was -entitled to the fullest
acquitt;tl at the hands of the board. The mistakes
-appeared to be Mere Clerical" errors. They might in
some - degree j ustify an investigation of the tomtits,
but he did not think that could justifi any imputatiOn
upon the probity of an officer of the bintra. (Heir;
hear.) If Mr.:eh:Any/aid alter his resole:l'6On se far as
only to approve of the conduit of the :al-trier,- he *as
sure the-vote upon it would be Mae i4naniinotis. but
he wouldnot submit to puttfieni the Oink a resolution
which would SubjeCt'eiiii'y tieither of the board to an
actiOn'for slander. , .
Mr. Suppose, then,- Mr.-Stnith must go on
slandering 111,0 ff-one else ? „ . • -
The CuaiumAisr—That is not the question.- • --
Mr. HETES-1 say-that Mr. Smith must have known
that the charges were false when he made them, because
he brought his
_motion forward in 3,14 edr-
rection of die errors were ,made in 1848. (Applause.)
.Mr. CLArtiot said he ,did not tii ow how to. pen an
exoneration of- the partleS charged, without including
the :accusers -
Mr. SAITI4-1- attributed no motives to any rxembcr
of this board.': (Cries of ," 0h;,.0h," and laughter.)
Hnins.---You did. -
Mr. ...:Snrry.—l -know -better' than to do that.
(Laughter.) Allow me---
The CHAlR2suic—lf ybil please to sit down..! (Inter-
ruption.) • He suggested that Mr. Clarke, should first
pass a resolution exonerating the governor ;'that might
be followed; 'if IA chose, by one affirming that no
guardian should lightly make a charge agar at an officer,
and that if he did the conduct of such• guardian was
worthy, the censure of the board. But even in that
case be held it was very irregular—somewhat indseent,
to attribute motives to any man.
Mr. IlaYns.—Mr. Smith charged the guardians with
conniving at the abstraction of the stores, and with
participation in the abstractions.' Is that not attributing
motives i (Heir, hear.)
Mr. SMITH denied it.
There,was considerable noise and interreptidt here,
in the midst of which Mr. Keyes handed to Mr. Smith-
a copy efibis own motion, when he made the.charges,
proving What he said.
..Mr. SMITH was again on his feet, and continued talk-
ing some time, in the midst of considerable interruption.
He maintained .the truth of his • charges--he knew the
liistirY of the thing. - (Lend cries of " Hear, hear.")
He had been -returned as gnardian in 1857, because he
dies supposed to be the man to do the thing: (I voice .
" Quite a mistake.") He said'
The Cusinarass—mr. Smith, you are out of order. It
is a motion that is. before us exonerating the governor,
but imputing, all Sorts of motives to you. ,-
Mr. SMITH continued again. He was sent in '57 and
'5B. He here gave a detail of what he hill done on the
subject. The paper which had Iron drawn up on his
making those charges had been sent by the guardians
to the Poor-law Board, Where it hid slept ever • since.
He had written repeatedly, but he believed they were
as unwilling as the guardians were to have anything
discovered. (Interruption, and cries of " Order.") He
had kept to the subject for six, eight, tenanonths, and
had put a preseure upon them at last-Ithey had brought
the thing to an issue. But he began two years ago.
(Hear, hear, and cries of " Order.") He thought he
should be heard: Mr. Smith continued' talking for
some time, entirely unheard.
A conversation, then ensued on the wording of the
resolution, and the Chairman was about to take the
opinion of the Board on the various clauses in the reso-
lution seriatim, when Mr. Clark objected.
The CHAIRMAN asked if he was to understand that
the corrections of: Mr. Rees on the books were made by
him previous to the time that Mr. Smith Commenced his
investigations ?
Mr. SHAW—No. On November 3, 1859, Mr. Smith
made,his charges, and the corrections were not made
till December.
Mr. CLARKE—The charge of Mr.-Smith was made this
Mr. SMITH—I made my charges on November 3,
Ism and in- December Mr. Rees made the corrections.
The Crisinmax,—But was any charge made after that
time ? Ho* does Mr. Smith get 'over the fact of having
seen the corrections when he made the present charge.

weeks,

Mr. SHAW did not care whether this resolution was
passed-Or not, but he would not be a party to it, know-
ing that it stated what was not the fact. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Shaw then criticised various sentences of the reso-
%ion seriatim. He did not ears either foi• Mr. Banner's
or Mr, Shaw's report (Heir, hear.) lie had-seen the
books, and he was certain that there had been as Mr.
Smith charges. Mr. Clarke had also very Jesuitically
dropped one word in his resolution used by Mr. Banner
in his report. ("Oh, oh.") Now, be did maintain
that in the Workhouse books any gentlemen who wished
to look for himself would see that some-person, at least,
had failed to account for certain quantities of flour.
(Interruption.) He- did not -believe that Mr. Banner
had exceeded his instructions; in fact, he had not gone
as far as his instructions warranted him, for he had
never looked at that side of the beak where the con-
sumption was, and that was where the gist of the whole
thing lay. He, on the contrary, maintained that he
had not fulfilled his instructions. On his own- personal
knowledge he affirmed that Mr. Rees audited that book
in consequence of what Mr. Smith said at this board.
• The CHAIRMAX-Bet if Mr. .Smith makes these
charges after he has kid opportttnity of seeing'these
corrections.? And did he sd •
SkiA*—There was not one gentleman who would
-condescend to look at the books, and, in consequence of
what took place in Noveinber' Mr. Rees altered the
books in December. If the board had taken up the
matter when Mr. Smith brought his charges, the thing
• would have been settled two years ago.
The CHAIRMIN asked if there was any amendment to
the resolution as it now stood.
Mr. SHAW moved that the names be taken.
Mr.' HEYES seconded that.
In reply to several questions, thq Clesk-Oted that
Mr. Smith had an opportunity of seainti, thb hocks, arid
he :bad since he. made his first charge in
_November. - • -- - - - -.
The Cuativicor said he would not vote for the
motion, as he did not agree with the whole of it. -He,
nevertheless, thought Mr. Smith deserved being
censured.
The motion was then put and carried. About a third
of the guardians, however, both for and against, had
been obliged to leave the room before it was put, owing
to the-eitreme length -of the discussion.
Mr. " aftertardi inoved " tEA Ootigh
be requesttd to haiid in an account to the. clerk of the
elpenseS:, he has incurred in defending himself since
these charges were first preferred; and •that- after
'receiving it, the clerk be instructed to write to the
Poor-law. -Board• to know whether they will sanction
his reimbursement."

Seconded and carried nem cets.
This terminated the business of the first " stormy "
meeting of the new hoard

.4.17

IHE GANG OF GAMBLERS.

Mrs. Smith, keeper of the Albion, Richard Sillitoe;
James CiAlott,'John Siddall, W. Holtham, David-Lane,
John Kirk, Thomas Clare, Thomas Townley, William
'Clayton, John Proctor, Thomas Smith, James Mason,
Edward Turner, Stephen :ones, Williara Goyley, James
Johnson; George Aslidecon, john Millet, 4thirard
Bevan, Peter Afton; George Said; tazbard, Lthirard
Ford, Thonias Wilkinson, William Neson, William
Moesop dean, Peter Hall, James Dal ell, John Sadler,
Wolfe Iklisel, James Clucas, Robinson Little, William
Heatley, James M‘Donald, Wil4am Anderson, George
Wilkinson, Thomas Clarke, Joseph Robinson, Edward
--Brown, Thomas-Lunt, Joseph Bevan, John GlOiS, Henry
Levi, Joseph Darlington, Richard Addison, Thomas '
- Bolton; -were brought up yesterday, before gr. Raftles,
at the Poliee-court, on a charge Of being engaged in the
unlawful pursuit of betting-, at the Albion Hotel; Rain-
lag,h7street. ,
Oii the , Aefetainis being placed at the bar this
. , .
nierning\ after undergoing an evening's incarceration in
bridewell, Mr. Cobb, solicitor, appeared for them, with
the exception of Mrs. Smith, the keeper of the hotel, for
whom Mr. Dean, solicitor, appeared.
The defendants were charged for an alleged offence
under the Gaming-house Acts, S -and .9 Vie., cap. 109,
and 16 and 17 Vic., cap. 119.
Inspector Kehoe, of the detective force, stated that on
the previous evening, owing to information received, the
police had been instructed to vieit the Albion, in which
they found a large number 'of persons assembled, who
WOE disaissin the merits of the Chester races, and
- betting on the ruts *as going
,on iTery, fri.ely',. The
room Was full Of /SOotSle, *Tao elideittly met for that
Satisfted themselves as to the business
11 which they were engaged, the .officers arrested the

whole of the prisoners. Kehoe stated that as soon as
it was discovered that the police Were in the room in
disguise, an attempt was:made to destroy all the papers
relating to races and betting, but the officers were
enabled to seize strata pocket-books *Mob bets Were
found retet-dtd. Mrs. Smith, the proprietress, of the
hetet, *8 at the bar, and niiiat liave heard the betting
that was going foie/era.
Several &twig bavtii gtveii evidence in support of
the ihOte thtement,
Mr: Cobb, on the part of his clients, urged that the
room at the hotel in which the defendants were found
by the police was a public room, and that as ne apttt-
ment in the house was espeaiaslt. t apart for betting;
the defendants dm. &''t come within the terms of the act
of "Allia.inent. • .
Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary magistrate, sand he was of
opinion that the act of Parliament did not reach the
case of any of the defendants, with the eteeption of Mrs.
Smith. They.must, therefore, be dischatteti:
Mt. Dean, oe behalf Of ArS. Stiiittn eil.id the house
aid ziet >roiHh Mid& the designation Of a betting office.
Ateordilig to the tesins Of the act of Parlitiment;:tly,
Tomieri 'Or thi hods° bet thenrsa4e id older to
cOnstitile it it bett ng office thiclei the
P. tibias ilia not take that view "of the act of
Parliament.. -The present was evidently one of these
houses which the act of ParliaMent intended to sup-
press. When such cases came unilef the notice of the
magistraiesicWas their duty, infirm' way possible, to
endeavour to put down such houses:•-- After consulting
his brother magistrate. (M-r.- rrittehisoll)) Mb Rallies
said 'they had tome to the conclusion to indiet,tipim
'Ars: .Sniith the full ptialty of siOO.
Mk; Dean at once- gave notice of ei2o6tl .against_ the:
-ConVictlA. - . -
We udeleAtitilti that atthe bridewell all the betting-

tinoics and other papers connected with them-wgie-taleu
from the defendants, and . remain in .the possession of
the police., .This will, no doubti. be oxceedinglliriorti•
fying,ti., many of the "book-makers " on the Chester,
events. It is said that one'of the books thus impounded,.
belonging to a well-known book-maker in Liverpool,
*containi entries of bets on the Chtltet cup; and Other
events tilde; 6.1611'1'144 to Upwards of L 106,000.

At the annual meeting of the Bible Society yesterday,
it was stated that the circulation of Bibles in the newly
opened up portioninf Italy was, last ypir, 24,ecc copies.
At Florence 400 copies had bteYt cucul4ed in a feiv

Bowyer,.
on Friday, will ask the Secretary of
State for War whether a regulation has recently been
made that officers of volunteers are not to have their
military rank at Court? and if so, whetherter Majesty's
Government will reconsider the subject, and allow to
such officers their military rank at Court?

_The Paris Corfespond4"of the _Pagy :Zireim says the
arrival at Paris of M. a-e Biateig, 'the itussian Ambat-•
Bader at Berlin, has revived the rumours of an alliance
between Prates and Russia, founded upon a concession
to the latter Power Of everything Which the. Crimean
war was undertaken to prevent her from acquiring. The
recent answer of Russia to M. Tlionvetiers,ciretila,r on
Switzerland and Savoy was to ittitikablp favourable to
Prance -as to rendei any. eymptortis •of ,negotiations
between these two great Powers deserving of special
attention.
. . .
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Cire Hann Dr -lieniA.--Since the Outbreak of the
mutinies in India, 5,482 horses_ and:lo4 muleahave been
'shirped from the Cape to Calcutta and Eombay, and the
following large sums of money have been disbursed
among the farmers of the country and speculator, who
are- all- more or less cultivators of the soil for
horse's, £156,853; ditto mules, £2,445; ditto forage,
£47,265; ditto keep of 'horses on farms, £4,oB2—tefai,
£215,645. This large sum is exclusive of shipping
charges, servants' wages, aldhorte gear of different sorts.
The Daily News quotes, as a. proof of the good faith
of the French Government in the commercial negotia-
tion, that, in consequence of the treaty; it, has introduced
into the French Chambers projects of law, the result of
which, when enabled, will be an immediate lois of
revenue to the extent of at least three million pounds
a-year, and as these financial propositions are unacCorn-
panied by any application to the French Legislature for
new taxes, it is obvious that the Imperial Government
relies on the extension of trade with England to repair
the deficiency thus about to be created:
ORDNANCE SURVEY.—The engineer 6 entmsted with
the preparation of the Ordnance survey- have sent in
their annual report. The one-inch maps are mneh.less
advanced. With regard to the larger scale of 25 inches
to a mile; there still remain thtee4ourths of England
to be surveyed; a preference having been. given to Ire-
land and Scotland ; but it is strongry recommended that-
this great work he completed. • The coat of completing
it would not exceed £1,150,000, and would probably be
less. " The principal Lines of Levelling in England and
in Scotland" will be published this year, and will close
the trigonometrical operations of - the survey, which
commenced under General Roy iu.1764. This depart-
ment is gradually collecting the most perfect set of maps
of every part of the world. It is executing plans of the
barracks and forts of this kingdom, and plans of
different colonies. Among its publications will be found
a map of Europe, shOwing the position and, produce
of the coalfields, and the dependence of the several
states upon each other for the supply of that great
munition of war ; plans of < Peninsular battles, and
plans in illustration of the late Italian campaign, copies
of which have been sent to the head-quarrs of every
regiment, to enable the officers to study the taetbs of
the armies then engaged.

The learned counsel, in stating the case, said that he
had to lay before the jury, a. most_eitraordinary and
totnattle base. The plaintiff, tli.lEst Wyiii, has advanced
in life, and, although uneducated; she was honest
and industrious. The. dependant, Mr. Joseph 'Carter,
first met the plaintiff, who was somewhat his
senior, at Wicklow, in Ireland, in 1849, at which
time she was living as a servant in the service of
tbe defendant's Linde, wise was a respectable farmer:
He hiving sustained- an injury td his ankle, end -she
having behaved with great kindness to him during his
illness, he commenced paying his addresSes to her and
promised to marry her, and the result was that they
lived together as man and wife for a long time, during
which period they went to Australia and back. The
action was brought to recover wages, money lent, and
money paid. The following evidence was adduced in
support of the plaintiff's; case .
Eliza Wyna—l am the plaintiff. I live at Surrey-
cottage, Penton-place, Walworth. The defendant lives
in the same neighbourhood, and carries on the business
of a cab-proprietor. About eleven or twelve years ago
I became acquainted with the defendant at his uncle's, a
farmer, who resided in King's County, Ireland, I
attended on the defendant at his uncle's, he having
injured his ankle. I left his uncle's, where I was a
sei'ret; at _ ifty dwn request, and went to Liverpool
with the defendant, who had ',realised to marry me as
soon as he had the means. I remained there some time
:with my friends; and the-defendant Went.on to London,
whence he wrote to me weekly. have destroyed his
letters. At his request I came to London from Liverpool,
and he met me at the station. After that, at his request,
I took a situation as servant to his sister, a married lady.
I left there in consequence of illness, and was obliged to
go to the workhouse. • After that I took lodgings. He
vieitidret thefe. He still Preinised nie Mairiage. used
to take me out for a walk. He proposed that we should go
to Australia. He said we should be able to make the most
of our energy and industry there. We did not then go.
We returned to Belfast, where the defendant bought a
business, for which he paid L'6o or L7O. The haziness, wil ich
.I managed, we sold off. We returned to Liverpool, and
then decided to go to Australia. In 1852 we left England .
for Australia. During the voyage, which lasted 92 days, •
made £2 a Week; Washing for the passengers. That
money, as well as what I subsequently
.earitedi *IS all .
appropriated to our joint use. On arriving at Melbourne
the defendant obtained a situation in the police at the
gold diggings, at 105. per day. I sometimes went out
washing and earned les. a day, and 'sometimes took in
washing, and then I earned £4 a week. This lasted for
two years. The defendant removed to the township of
Richniond,,tvroLincl:•athalf miles frett.Melbontne, where
he obtained a situation as ion =ap Mai of the station.
Before he could get it he was obliged to declare to
were married, as they would appoint. no other than a
married than. At Richmond I kept from 100 to 105 fowls,
realising
.Bs..per dozen. for the eggs, and. for the milk
of my Oat Z. was paid 2s, -aerairt. Our joint
Savings were paid into the bank at Melbourne in the
defendant's, tette e £590 was deposited there. The
_defetid4ttlot,Cipsit with Me, add as I did not understand
his &indite; I deposited reY after-&-ardi, tb the
extent of .4100, in my own name.. In 1858 we returned to
England. We passed by th e name of*r. and Mrs. Dewley.
On our arrival he said I had no claim upon him, as I was
only his servant. He then, dreW hii £OO, and I drew my
£lOO. I gave Mtn £lO out of my £lOO-to make up £6OO,
believing that the defendant would marry me and would
:buy a plot of ground in Ireland on which to settle down
'for the remainder of our. After that I went, at his
-request, to Liverpool, where I purchased a sniall store
witl}iy. money ,pre:dpiis to _going .to ;Ireland: Not
receiving any communication from him I sold MY busi-
ness off at a sacrifice and came .to London..., I then
fOund that he had invested his money in a number of
horses and. cabs He now declined to have anything
further to do with me, or to provide for me. I was
offered 150 to compromise the action.
Cross-examined—The only means of making money I
had in Australia was by washing and keeping fowls: I
"am now 46 years of age. An improper intimacy took
place between tie at the defendant's uncle's; and I then
went to Liverpool. I weer threatened to expose him.
I did not ask hini to get area sittiatidil at his sister's.
I was hot discharged for inisCondziet: He wanted to
leave Me before we Went to Australia. He gave ine
£lB with ieliiSh toay paisege,etit, but I coe-
sideed that part, of 'ibY lib*. The liassaga Wes
taken in my name, as the defendant did not wish
his cousin, Mrs. Maloney, who was on board,
to know bow we were living. He begged of me
_to leave him in Australia, and promised to pay my pas-
sage home and give me £lOO. He did not give me the
money to put into the bank in my name, neither did he
depoeit it for me. f did not say to hini, when he *anted
to pay ray passage home, "Don't you think I am such
a fool ; riew haVe gOt the money I Ohili aria':" After Mir
rettirn Australia I pdrchased the business at Liver-
pool. I did not find out in London and promised to
leave him alone on the reeeipt'of I never said,
"You must, give me a letter, which I will get Stauiped,
forfeiting A4O unless yoti take the to live With yOu, and.
give nie za in hand on signing the paper." I did not tell
my attorney that I was a female searcher at Richmond,.
at a salary of .t5O per annum, and that the defendant
received it. I can't write.
Re-examined.--The Prayer-book produced contains
an entry on a blank page in the defendant's
writitig, its follows Ellie Ctifter, 15 Maich, 1847."
It WAS *'tatted lit Adstfalie iii rrc presetee, De dated
it hack for the purpose of obtaining his situation at
Riehmond. A
.female servant gets £5O a-year in Aus-
, tralia. He did not wish,me to go with him. to Australia,
besiuse.l siehed to go.
This Was the cei
Mr. Joseph Carter was called for the defence, and said, '
—I am the defendant. I was about 22 years of age when
I first became acquainted with the plaintiff. We went
from place to place as she has stated. proposed a final
separation, which she did not egree to. Wlcen I was
going to Australia she found.me nut at Liverpool, and
pressed me to take her to Attsfralia With I even- .;
Nally did so. She did not Wash ert the veyege out ;
she was too delicate to de so. She did wit- yoke-in or ,
out Wailhirig while I u"as in the foliCe I.Oree at the dig-
.iners. We remained at the diggings rituiti l -Months.
After .that we went to, Richmeed. I had a titration
there as lOck-up man, and she 'lived: there with: me in'
one room. - The lock-up was for drunkards . and dis-
Orderly. persons who arc taken in the morning before •
the magistrates at the court-house. She then kept i
house,hut I never received sixpence of herinoney. . She , 4
did not notes fortkale .seercher. I had 4180 in Money a
*het I landed at Aielhourne harliOdr. or a consider- ,
able time when I was At Richniond 1 was paid 125. 6d. ,
a-dap, with. perquisites and .honse-room, 'and after- ,
wards 1 received .10s. 6d, n:cla*: Australia
for about Ave years. The piaintiCnever earned a
'farthing 'except with her fowls. Irrem the violence of
'her temper, and her, general misconduct;
.wiihed her
to return home, and I told 1101
.Wouldilier 4100 and pay
her passage to Ireland if she wenld leave 'nie.• She
agreed to my terms, but; After she had her money she
snapped her' fingers 'and said she tof su.o a fool.
She deposited the 1166 in the bank in..the name
of - Elite Celt& f WAS reprimandikl :for, ler • con-
&jet tiv the anihorities, and I was obliged to resign.
We then citric_ home. She did not litiP our joint
money in Australia. I was a great fool as
it was, tont I shmild have been a greater fool if
I had let fiev keep the money. On her last Ash to
London, Whin she .eilledmpon me, she admitted she had
no claim upon She took £l9 not to annoy me. She
afterwards called at: my stables and asked use: to liVe
with her again. I declined, and as she was about.7to
begin her old game I threatened to send for a polieemin,
and she left. She then took apartments Opposite .my
'stables,. where she held imaginary conversations in a
loud voice relative to my conduct. That continued for
three months. She 'said all she wanted was an !xpo,
sure. never Offered. her £5O to settle the action.
• Crci3leliiniined-4 wrote the gangs' in the Prayer-
boek at. Parson-town at her request. She knew. all my
relatives_ and stuck to me. I never promised her mar-
riage. .She sometimes made £2 a-day in Australia by
her.ponitry, but I never had a farthing of it.
The'learned counsel having addressed the.,jury on
behalf of their respective. clients,
The learned judge summed up, and told the jury they
must decide which party was the most worthy of
credence.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

THE GROWING CROPS.—The young wheats are con-
sidered to present, on the whole, a satisfactory appear-
ance in Norfolk, although the plant is backward and
thin in some place.. Barley sowing has not yet been
quite completed, but great progress has been made..
The harvest will probably, in consequence of the long-
atontinned severity of the winter, and the backviardsess
of the spring, be rather later than last year ; but, with
fiito weather and seasonable showers, vegetation will,
make rapid progress. A favourable change took place
on Saturday, which was a bright, mild ay.!
THE MIiHDER iT BIItAIINGHAIL—Priee, the man
now awaiting his trial in Warwick Jail, for the murder
of his sweetheart at Birmingham, on Wednesday week,
was formerly in the employ of Mr. B. Wilson, a shoe-
maker, Kingeross-street, and soon after coming to town
connected himself with Hanover-street Sunday School.
He there gave the name of Thomas Price, but privately
admitted that his name was Francis. His general con-
duct soon created suspicion ; and arc long he ran away,
having first stolen his master's watch. In a short time
after he committed a watch robbery at Manchester and
was apprehended with. that watch, and the one stolen
from his master, upon him. For the Manchester rob-
bery he was convicted and imprisoned in Walton