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wets refund 63r the lady to the plaintiff, and that tia
answers would be considered as strictly confidential. TM
question were returned with answers. and a note, stating
that the plaintiff's fee was • guinea. which Ilw
rs-
quested should he forwarded to him. A swied ap-
pliestica was ands for the fie, of which no nodes ww
taken.

Ur. Parry, who appeared for the defendants, submitted
that no cam had been made out against his clients, though
he would admit that a policy had been granted 04 the his
of the lady.
His Honour thought that no case bed been made out
against the defendant'.
Mr. Humphreys submitted that there was no one else on
whom the plaintiffs could come for the fee, and the answers
were returned with a demand for it. - _

His Honour said the plaintiffs need net have answered
the questions without the fee, and the letter inelsaleg the
questions stated that they were referred by the lady pro-
posing her life for assurance. Ho felt bound to refute the
claim of the plaintiffs.
Verdict for defendants.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTEIDAL
Rama lqa,Tousat.

John ffarky woe indicted for stealing a beg or sugar,
value 10s., the property of Joseph Charles Clayton.
Mr. Psyno appeared for the prisoner.
The prieoner was a porter in the employ of the prosecutor,
a grocer in Chapel:street, Westminster. It seemed that
he had taken the bag of sugar from a WILMOOIII, and placed
it in a position, as the prosecutor supposed, to tarry it off
when an opportuaity presented itself but the property
was not removed off the premises. The charge we not
made until a month after the oeeturenoe, and the prisoner
was opprebendel on his diackami from the Home of Cor-
rection, to which he had bees aommitted for moult. The
prosecutor said he authorised the *Meer to apprehend him
when his term of imprisonment expired, that term being a
month. _ . .

The jury deliberated some time, and at length the &re-
mit said they found the prisoner Not Ouidy.
That verdict was accordingly recorded, and the prisoner
was discharged.
Some minutes afterwards, Mr. Turner, observing that a
warm discussion was going on among the jury, inquired the
cause, when a juror said the verdict given by the foreman
was not unanimous, there bang Ave dissentients. Then.
upon Mr. Turner directed the prisoner to be brought back,
and an officer went after him. He was overtaken near to
St. James's Church, and being conducted back to the court
was, to his no small surprise, again placed at the her.
Mr. Payne urged upon the court the great hardship to
which the prisoner was subjected by the adoption of a pro-
mediate of this sort after an acquittal had been recorded,
and he had been actually discharged out of custody. He
submitted that the court could not alter the verdict, and
again put the man on his trial.
Mr. Turner consulted Mr. Witham, and then stated that
as the verdict had been recorded and the man liberated it
was the opinion of himself and Mr. Witham, that the ac-
cused could not again be put in the hangs of the jury. He
must, therefore, be discharged, and the verdict would be as
recorded.
. _

After the prisoner had left the court, Mr. Sleigh called
the attention of the learned mvistrate to a case which
aathorited the alteration of a TeWict under such circum-
stances.

TSB POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.

We,. Ingram, who was on Monday charged with havieg
obtained goods, of the value of 581. 10s. 4id., free Mr.
Hall, of Bishougate-street, under false pretences, was
brought before the Lord Mayor for final suminatimi.
Mr. Hull's additional evidence was to the following
effect :—At the interview which I bad with the prisoner
after I received his letter he mode a statement to me which
induced me to draw a bill upon him for the amount of the
goods. The statement was that as they paid alphabetically
at the Ordnance office, and the 21st of July. was the last
day the board paid, his turn would be about the 14th or
16th of that month, and he requested me to draw a bill ow
him and his son, who he said was his partner, for the
amount due for the goods. This was on the 2nd of July.
1 drew that bill, believing that the money would be brought
to se before the bill should arrive at maturity, and believing
also that he wee a:contractor with that board. The pri-
soner areeptod the bill, which was made yable at the
London and Westminster Bank. He had previously
stated that the mosey would be all right, and that if he
should receive it before the day the bill, which I promised
to keep, should become due, he would come to me with it.
The prisoner—Toe say I mentioned a deal about the
Board of Ordnance ; why if you depended so much upon
what was said about that board, did you ask no to give you
the references you received from ma 7
Mr. Hall—Because I wished to know something of you.
The Lord Mayor—Did you intrust him with your goads
entirely relying spas the statement that be was to receive
a sum of money from the Board of Ordnance?
Mr. Hall—Certainly.
The poisoner—Was the Ordnance at all mentioned when
the order for the goods was given ?
Mr. Hall—lt was.

Thepraone;—Note word of it.
Mr. Lloyd, solicitor for the prosecution—" Some of the
gentlemen to whom you referred are hue to-day, and you
may hear some other eases of this kind."
The prisoner—Very probably. lam able to answer them
all, and able and ready to pay all. I have a list of eharae-
ton here. It is not very likely that I, who have had
1,600 of your poor under me, should think of ossasaitting
iirtitres.
tiadaLord Mayor—Do you wish to ask the prosecutor say
more questions ?
The prisoner—No. I don't wish to hurt his feelings,
though he Is toe very tender of mine.
Jones, porter to Meters. Hall and Sou, said—l peeked
up ea the Ist of July a greet number of articles in two
trusses, which were addressed to Mr. Ingram, and I took
diva to the station at Shorediteb.

11/r.ii;alTy,ci;rl7l;tii;;;;ltOccouat office or the Board
of Ordnance, in Pall-mall, said it is part of the duty of the
department to which I belong to enter all contracts made
with parties by that board. The prisoner has had no
tientract with the Board of Ordnance during the
present year in his own name, or conjointly with
any other person, neither has he to receive say money
there. I have searched the books as to coatrseto sad I do
not dud him at all entered ea a contractor. I could sot
end such a name. The Ordnance contract for the sr-
tlllery.
The Lord Mayor—Do you know who are the contractors
for gun sponges ?
Wham—Fa:well and Bon.

fielord ii4O;--I;ttit;Prisoner authorised is repea-
-1 minting himself as th• gun sponge maaufacturer to ha Ma-
jedy's Beard of Ordnanee ?
yfiteessNo.

The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, you can question the witness
you desire.
The prisoner—No; I have no question. He has an-
swered the only point I wished him to speak to. He has
said that Mr. Fozwell is the contractor for the gun spougeo,
and so be is ; but he is not the masker. (Laughter.)
The contract goes in his name, it Is tette.
Mr. Lloyd said that was his client's ems.
The Lord Mayor—ft is ay duty, prisoner, to send you be-
fore a higher tribunal apes the charge of obtaining goods
to the amount of 681. 10s. 41d. from Mr. Hall.
The prisoner—Under false pretenses! That won't do.
(Laughter.) Where is the fame pretence t His has good
references, and be bm my bill, too; and if his lawyer had
not been impudent he would have been paid before this;
but there was no standing hie impudent*, that's the fact.
(Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor (to Mgt geoseentor)—Did you draw this
hill et ths 3144 et hay was tag
_prime beWrving that he
wr spreinerst asionsisr, mil that be had money to re-
mire iftomzhe Nord of Orinemes

—Mr.irad=bertirniy:
Mr. Lleyd—All the statements made by the prisoner
from beginning to end have been the grossest falsehoods.
There are several tradesmen present who have been victim.
Wed by him.
The prisoner—l am reedy to face them and you.
The Lord Mayor (to the prosecutor)—Would yon have
with your goods, or drawn this bill, if you had not so
parted
as you have represented ?
Mr. Hall—Certainly not.
The ;prisoner—Why, you have sold me hundreds of
pounds worth of goods with sod without recommendation.
Mr. Hall—l must have received the ready money then.
The Lord Mayor (to the prosecutor)—Did you ever see
the prisoner previously to this transaction ?
Mr. Hall—l have no recollection of over having seen him
before; but I may have seen him.
The prisoner—Why when I kept the workhouse I dealt
with you, and I knew if I never had said a word about the
Board of Ordnance I would have got the geode just as
easily. But I'll pay all. I have quite enough to pay every-
body, and Mr. Hall amongst the rest.
The Lord Mayor—This case must go before a jury, but I
shall take bail for your appearance at the Central Criminal
Court.
_ _

The pny:ner —I am not guilty of anything I am ashamed
of. I have quite enough to pay what I owe, and I won't
trouble any friend or put myself under any compliment,
and it's little difference to me where I go. I'll go to gaol,
but if I'm quit won't I make somebody sweat. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor was then informed that there were other
eases of the kind egninst the primmer, but his lordship said
the parties might appear and indict him at the Central
Criminal Court, and at mice signed the commitment for trial.
A young Austrian, named Francisco TAossier, was charved
with having attempted to destroy himself by throwing hira.
self from a boot into the Thrums