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London, England, 1855-01-05 00:00:00

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THE LONDON

SOCIETY-

TIM REV. EBENEZER DAVIEB v. DANIEL
PRATT, PUBLISHER OP THE " BRITISH ,
BANNER."

Mr. Whataiq, mused the übitraties la this
ease yesterday ntorning.
Mr. &Hands, and Mr. Barnard appeared for the
plaintiff; and Serpent Wilkins sad Mr. Evans represented
the dihndaat.

Serjeant Wilkins proceeded with the aose.exantloatkm
of the Rev. Ebenezer Davies as follows :—I remember the
appointment of the committee of the ecegregational board.
It was agreed that I amongst others should have the sp.
poistment of the committee that wee to try me. I objected
to Dr. Harris setieg on that committee, and I also objected
to the Rev. Dr. Morrison. I may have objected to the
Rev. Mr. Stoughton, for he was a director of the society.
After the formation of the oommittee I expressed my entire
satisfaction at its constitution ; but I did not at that time
know that two members of the committee—Mr. Clement
Dukes and the Rev. Baldwin Browne—were directors of the
society. There were several ex.directors on the committee.
I wrote a letter to the members of the committee, stating
the terms on which the inquiry was to be conducted.

Cleatlemen,—Before any proceedings are taken will
you allow me most respectfully to state, as an unprotected
and aroused person what I deem to be my rights, in my
present painful position, before a court of honour, composed
of Christian ministers, and not a civil or criminal court.
" 1. That I should be present during the whole time that
any and every person is stating against me.
2. That no one who bears witness against me should be
present during the time that any other whales is giving
evidence.
"3. That the evidence or the important parts of it which
involve my alleged criminality, be taken down. These
myna be granted me in a criminal court. But in • court of
bore eomposod of brethren, I claim
"di, That I may meet my *orogen before yon In equal
allinanatances. I have taken no legal steps nor any civil
mum ; if any such steps or process have been taken by
my accusers, it is clear lam not in equal circumstances;
air can my evidence be of equal weight ; and I cannot
premed until lam placed with respect to civil process in
die on of my accusers.
" rights are so self-evident, that the honour and
jostles of every gentleman I address will, I am sure, imams
distely secure them to me, and then 1 will lay before you,
and so will Mrs. Davies, every document and litter, and
any viva voce evidence you may require. If it should ap-
pear that any deposition has been already made on oath
before any civil or criminal tribunal, I respectfully claim is
a right a copy of such deposition.
(Signed) " Enitxxxxit DAvins."
The requirements of that letter were not complied with
la every respect. The evidence was not taken down so as
MS be available • and two declarations on oath, which had
bees recently lade, were withheld from me. I refer to
those made by Stacey end Morley. I don't think the first
requirement in my letter was complied with either,
as communications were held out of doors dur-
ing the sitting of the committee by members of
it. The letter to the committee was Mr. Ainslie's
composition, but I approved of and adopted it. That
letter wee, I think, written at Mr. Ainslie's house.
I did nog express my satisfaction to the committee of the
mode in which the 'eclair, was conducted before they gave
their decision, as two members of the committee were ab-
sent the entire day. I did not object to their absence, but
said to the committee I would net dictate what ought to be
done, but leave it to their honour. I understood that those
two gentlemen who were absent would not vote, bat they
did so. The whole of the evidence was not read in my
'teatimes—it could not have bean, as it wee not taken down
in such a way that it could have been read. I did not ex-
press my satiefactioa of the proceedings of the committee.
With the exception of the absence of those two gentlemen I
expressed my satisfaction. I did not say to the committee,
" I await your decision with confidence.'. May I add there
was a third absentee who voted against me—the Rev. W.
Owen, of Gibson-squire. The three who did not vote at
all beard the whole of the evidence. The three absentees
who bad heard only a portion of the evidence voted against
me. Mr. Pollard Davie, Mr. Ds Kewer Williams and Mr.
Bpong did not vote at all. The Congregational Board
adopted the finding of the committee. I was ex-
pelled from the fellowship. I don't know that
Mr. Spong voted against me, but I heard him say that if
be bad seen the four pages of my address in my pamphlet
before the committeemet, he would have voted against me.
The four pages were not written before the findiag of the
committee. On the 9th of August, 1852, I took Mrs.
Davies to Wellingborough. I was absent two days. When
I got there I went to Mr. Beale's house. I have no doubt
I dined at Mr. Beale's. There is no incident connected
with the breakfast which would cause me to swear I
took breakfast at Mr. Beale'. but I firmly believe I took
inlay meals there. I always Beale'.,
tea when I come off a
journey. I will not swear that an my arrival at Well
borough I was not offered tea—that I refused it and
milk in preference. Of course when I visited Well
borough in August, 1862, I told Mr. Beale I bad slept in
his house in 1846. He seemed to have no more doubt of

the ineiti than isa;rli7; Beale. Mr. Beale told me
that Mrs. Beale could not recollect my visit in 1845, and
added it must have been owing to her having an invalid
sister who occupied much of her time staying with her at
that time. I recollect that there was a person afflicted
with sickness in the house in 1845. Mr. Beale did not see that
Mrs. Beale did not remember my being with them in 1845,
because abs had a sick sister in the house, foe he added
that that would not have prevented their having a mis-
sionary, because the invalid bad a bed down min, and their
spare bedroom would be unoccupied. We both distinctly
remembered our conversation about teetotalism is 1845.
Mrs. Davies and I slept at Mr. Beale's is 1852. On
coming down in the morning I told Mr. Beale I recollected
the bedroom was that in which I had slept in 180. I will
not swear I did not tell Mr. Beale I remembered the fund-
tore in the room and the look cut from the window. Mr.
Stale did not say, " Well, it you positively assert that, I
cannot dispute your word"—most certainly not. When I
left London in 1852 for Wellingborough it was not my in-
tention to sleep there. I made my arrangements so that I
could do so if necessary. I don't recollect whether or not I
took a carpet.ban or portmanteau. Mrs. Davies had a small
carpet-bag ; she would attend to those kind of things. My
impression is I had no change of clothes or light dress. In
the course of the evening I said to Mr. Beale that I was
accused of writing an infamous letter, in the year 1845, by
the deputation.

Ths Arbitrator—Why did you not mention that on seeing
Mr. Beale at first, as you must hare said something to
account for your presence there ?

Witness—We arrived about one, and Mr. Beale did not
return home till seven or eight o'clock in the evening.
There was a relative of Mrs. Beales' taking cars of the
house, and after the return of Mr. and Mrs. Beale, bad
tea; and Mr. Beale, subsequently, joined us in the drawing
room—shook me by the hand and said, "I moonset you
perfectly., but I don't recollect your name."

Examination continued—On my coming down stairs on
the following morning, Mn. Davies said, "He perfectly re.
collects the room as the one he slept in in 1816." I distinctly
remember her saying so. I may have said so too. Bhe
also said, " but his did not remember the dressing room."
In the course of the morning the conversation turned on the
Wellingborough letter. Ido not recollect asking Mr. Beale
if he could aid me in refuting the Wellingborough letter,
but I may have done so. He said there was no delivery of
letters at Wellingborough on the Monday mornings. He
left out the word • London." I said, " I suppose you have
a delivery from other places besides London in 1846," and
he replied, " No! not frets other places." Mr. Beale
drew oat the ortifloate, which afterwards appeared in the
" Defence of the Innocent." Be showed it to me. I ap-
proved of it. I asked him to pat down anything he recol-
lected about my visit in 1845. I did not interline the docu-
ment with pencil to the best of my belief; but I will not
swear I did not.
The Arbitrator—How long did the drawing up of the
certificate last?
Witness—Well, it must have lasted half an hoot or an
hour, Mr. Beale having been called out repeatedly during
the doing of it.
Serjeant Wilkins—l ask you now, did you not interline
it with pencil, and ask Mr. Bole if he could not put it into
that fovea ?
Witness—l believe I did not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not ?
Witness—l will not. I believe I did aot, and I will swear
I supplied nothing but the date.
Serjeant Wilkins—Now, be cautious. Will you swear on
your solemn oath having been cautioned that you supplied
nothing but the data ?
Witness—l swear on my solemn oath I supplied nothing
but the date
Serjeant Wilkins—Read that document, and I implore
to you to consider your answer (witness reads it). Now, air,
having rod it, do you mean sweat yen supplied nothing
but the date ?
Witness—l do.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did not Mr. "Beale say, " Well, on
your recollection, and I believe truthfulness, and your per-
fect recollection of the sleeping room' I think I may."
Witness—l do not believe that he did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear he did not ?
Witness—l will not.
Bailment Wilkins—Now I will read you this document:
" The Rev. B. Davies (late of Derbies) was down at Wel-
lingtons& is November, 1845, on behalf of the London
Ilielenery Iledety. lie was my guest oa that occasion,
=yet eag beim been Saturday night, November 1, to.
Minting, November 4, when he left early for Lan-
des toottned the Colonial Infant School, according to op-
:=1::t. His intended visit to that institution, and his
Reitablish one at Derbies, I well remember, from
the dronautente of the same thing engaging my own
ihimegllte,we having then recently established one atWelling.
b:
It 13 not possible that Mr. Davies could have re-
eel
.21it packet of letters on the 3rd of Noveiaber, 1846;
and d onto he could not have written an answer to any
letter as so received, there being no delivery here on •
Monday at that time. Moreover, it is not at all probable.
that Mr. Davies could have written any letters at my 11„ubs
without my knowledge and recollection, as I ea seal ye.
Weber his movements during thaiTilits---(80.11) Thomas

boa

Ouvnit Baran, Spring Hill Cottage." Now, did Mr
Beale supply all that hat the date?
Witsissa--He aid.
&dent Wilkiaa—Did you sot suggest this pimp :
0 Staying at my home from Saturday night, Nov. Mt, $s
Tuesday morning, Nov. 4th ? "
Witness—Of coarse I suggested the dates.
Berjeaat Wilkins repeated the question.
Witne distinctlyt. I desired Mr. Beale to give me only
what he remembered, all but the precise day at
the month, and that I supplied him with.
Berjeant Wilkins—lf that be so, how could be have said.
"Oa your recollection sad I believe truthfulane, sad you
perfect recollection of the sleeping room, I think I may."
Witaess—l believe be did not say so.
&quint Wilkins—Will you swear be did not?
Witness—l will not.
fierjesat Wilkins—Why ?
Witness—l will not put my oath in opposition to Ida
Beale's.
Serieent Wilkias—You have on many other pinks, why
aot.oa this ?_

Witne;;Ll would rather not do so.
Berjeant Willing—That is your answer. Did you go to
Wellingborough with Mr. Anal, and Mr. Browne, the
solicitor, in February, 1854, and call at Mr. Keep's ?
Witneu—They did.
Serjeant Willuns—You did not go to Mr. Keep's with
them ?

^Wit
ness—l did not. I stayed at the Hind Inn.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did not they tell you that Mrs. Keep
had said, " Why does not Mr. Davies come here and face
us like a man ?"
Witneas—They did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Why did you not do so ?
Witnees—l wished to do so, but Mr. Ainslie and my so-
licitor, Mr. Brown, prevented me.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not on that occasion go and.
seek Mrs. Beale's servant?
Witness—l did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you see her ?
Witness—l did.
Serjeant Wilkins—What is her name ?
Witness—Mrs. Cobb.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did she not tell you she did not recol-
lect your sleeping at Mrs. Beale's ?
Witness—She instantly recollected me.
Serjeant Wilkins—ls that an answer ? Oa your oath,
sir, did she not tell you she had no recollection of your
having slept there ?
Witness—She did, but she said she recollected my having
been her master's guest.
Serjeant Wilkins—Oh, of course—the bread and milk
would make her recollect that. When you went down to
Mr. Beale's in 1852, did you inquire about the servant, and
did be tell you she was married ?
Witness—l did inquire about her ;he did not tell me she
was married.
Serjeant Wilkins—When you went to Wellingborough
in 1815, who met you ?
Witness—l believe Mr. Reynolds did.
Serjeant you swear he did?
Witness—l will not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you go in the omnibus to the
place where yon stayed ?
Witness—l believe I walked from the Rind Inn.
Serjeant Wilkins—Who took your luggage to the plate
where you stayed ?
Witness—l do not recollect.
Serjeant Wilkins—When you went into the house at
Wellingborough on that night, whom did you see ?
Witness-1 believe 1 saw Mr. Beale.
Serjeaat Wilkios—Were you not introduced to two
ladies on that occasion ?
Witness—l have no recollection that I was.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you were not?
Witnese—l will not.

Drayton Serpent Wilkuts—Were you introduced to • lady named
Witness—l have no recollection whatever of a lady of
that name ?
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you see that lady here, before the
learned arbitrator, upon the last occasion, in which Mr.
Ainslie was the defendant ?
Witness.7l did. _

Berjeant Wilkins—Did yon ses Mn. Keep here ?
Witness—l did.
Berjeent Wilkins—And Such Wooding ?
Witness—l did.

Seri'sLei Wilkins—And the man servant Smith ?
Wititeu-1 did.

Serjeant Wilkins—Do you mean to say you have nil re-
collection of having seen any of those persons at Welling-
borough ?
Witness—l will swear I have no recollection of having
seen any one of those persons until I saw them in a group
together in a room at Guildhall in February, 1854, point-
ing with other's attention to me.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did Mr. and Mrs. Beale tell you they
thought you had slept at Mr.llteynolus's, the minister ?
Witness-1 think not. I will not swear they did not,
but if twenty people had told me so I should not have
doubted my own belief, so positive wee I on the subject:
Au opinion only was expressed by Mrs. Beale. No doubt
whatever vase:pressed by Mr. Beale.
Serjeant Wilkins—Now, air, did not the man Smith
whom you saw here at the last examination, take your
portmanteau and carry it into Mr. Keep's house ?
Witness—To the best of my recollection I never saw that
man uotil I saw him in the witness-box here, for I did not
see him with the others at Guildhall.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will yon swear he did not ?
Witness—l believe he did not.

Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear that Smith did not
every morning during your stay at Wellingborough clean
your boots ?
Witness—l will not. I did not see the party who cleaned
I my boots.
Serjeant Wilkins—Oh, that is your answer, is it ?
Mr. Ballantine—Of course it is.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear the man did not take
you to the door of West•end Chapel
Witness—l have no recollection of the man.

Serjeant Did not a
man take your portmanteau to the omnibus on the Monday
' morning, and did you not give the man a shilling ?
Witness—l have no recollection of the portmanteau on
the Monday umning.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not ?
\Vitalism—l will not.
Sapient Wilkins—Did you on that Sunday morning take
your text, 24th Proverbs, 11th and 12th verses ?
Witness—l think it was very unlikely that I preached
from that text in the morning, but I may have done coin the
evening. I speak from my usual custom, that I should not
be likely to preach about the slave trade in the morning.
Serjeant Wilkins—Why not? Would the subject spoil
one's appetite for dinner, or what ? (Laughter.)
Witneu—l speak from my general habit, that I should
not be likely to select so terrible a subject in the morning
u the slave trade.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not tell the servant at the
house, when you slept there, that you were so accustomed
to a warm climate that you felt chillier than other people ?
Witness—l bars no recollection that I did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not tell the servant that
every night before you went to bed at Bethke, you had to
shake the clothes, lest any venomous reptile should be con-
cealed in the bed ?
Witneu—l could not have said that, for there are no beds
at Berbice.

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The ArbAsator—Thers is soatetbiog that answen to a

flirjeant Wilkins—Did yon not say eo to her ?
Witness—l could not have said iso. We sleep in Serbia
on a mattress with a simple sheet.
Serjeant Wilkins—l do not ask what you could do—did
you ?
Witness—l did not.
The Arbitrator—Did you speak at all about Berbioe?
Witness—Very proLably I did. I have no recollection.
Serjeant Wilkins—On the Sunday morning did you
breakfast with two ladies ?
Witness—l don't recollect two ladies at all.

Berjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not ?
Witten—l will not.
fierjeant Wilkins—Wu the dining-room—the room in
which you breakfasted—separated from the drawing•roona
Is the house ou staid at is Wellingborough /
Witness—Yes.

Serjeant Wifkins—Wu a fire lighted in the drawing-
room, and was the room set apart for your use ?
Winne—lt may have been so—it is very likely; but I
hays no recollection.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you dine with Mr. Drayton and
Mrs. Keep on the Sunday ?
Witness—l have no recollection either of Mn. Keep or
Mr. Drayton.
&leant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not?
Witoeu—l will not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did yen not sleep at Mr. Keep's house
on the Sunday ?
Witness—l believe I did not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not?
Witness—l will not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not breakfast at Mr. Keep's
on the Monday morning ?
Witness—l blame I did not.
Serjsant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not?
Witness—No, I will not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not go into the drawing-room
the next morning and write ?
Witness—l may hays done 90
Serjeant Wilkins—And while you were writing was nct
lunch announced ?
Witness—l do not recollect. I was not with Air. Hesse
that morning before 10 o'clock.
Serjesnt
have no recollection of the two ladies, or ct
two IrsoWp'sill yhout swear
you did not lunch with
Mr. Keep's hone. •
Serjeant Willtios—Will you swear you did not?
Witness—l will not.
Serjsant Wilains—On your return from the meeting on
the Mondsy, did you not say to the servant, " Sarah, I law
you in the chapel ?"
Witness—l have no recollection that I did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear you did not?
Witness—l will not.
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soot
_k Did you not but a lady at diowee cell Delaware
en ishuse and all her it was a mistake ?
Witaisis—l have so recollection of it.
Serliaat Wilkins—Will you swear you did not ?
Witness—l will wt.
liarkesat Wllkias—Did yea molten the lady she need mot
mimed of tko error, he assay members of pediment
bad fallen into it.
Witness—l have no reeollestion that I did.
&least Wilkins—Will you swear you did sot?
Witness—l will not.
Ilitrjeaat Wilkins—Did you not go to visit Mrs. Carrie,
Mn. Keep's mother, and standing at her door say to Mrs.
Keep, " your lines have fallen in pleasant places ?"
Witaess—l have no recollection of the circumstance.
bars endeavounsi to recall it to my mind, bat I cannot.l
Berjeant Wilkins—Will you swear lOU did not ?
Witness—l will not.
Bajeaat Wilkins—Did you leave a key behind you ?
Witaese—No.
Berjoant Wilkins—Did yen afterwards receive a key ?
Witnees—No.
fkrjeant Wilkins—Yon sometimes have lettere addressed
to Ton at the Mission-hoses ?
Witness—Yes.
Berieent Wilkins—Do you remember one of the ladles
asking you where year wife came from?
Witness—l do not recollect that she did.
Serjesat yea swear you did not?
Witness—Certainly not.
&leant Wilkins—Did you say you were going to the
drawing room, for yon had letters to write ?
Witness—l did not.
Serjeaat Wilkins—Did you say to either of theta lodise
that Leicester was your wife's home when she was in Bag-

Witness—l have so recolleation at all.
Serjeiust Wilkins --Will you swear you did not ?
Witeen—No ; that would have bees say aaswer if I had
been asked the question any where.
flajeant one of the ladies walk with you
to Cheese Lane Chapel on the Sunday ?
Witness—l have no recollection that she did.
Serjeiust Wilkins—Or on the Monday ?
Witsess—l think not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear she did not?
Wilton's—No; I will not.
Serjeast Wilkins—Mrs. Davies's nano is Mary Anne?
Witsees—lt is.
Serialist Wilkias—Do you sometimes eall her "Polly ? "
Witness—l have called her so sometimes, but very
seldom.
fiesjesat Wilhite—Where did you live in 1845?
Witness—At Mr. Bow's, at Chureh-street, Stoke

Newington.
Serjesat Wilkins—Was one of the Misses Evans celled
" Emma Maria ?"
Witness—She woe.
Serjeant Wilkins—Have yea not frequently attempted to
kiss her, and hush* not resisted you ?
Witness—l have no recollection of having " attempted to
kiss her." 1 have frequently kissed her I. the presence of
ay wife and her another.
Serjesat Wilkins—Will you swear, sir, you have not
attempted to kiss her, and that she has not resisted you ?
Witness—l have no recollection.
Serjesat Wilkins—Will you swear you did not ?
Witness— I will not.
Serjeant Wilkins—What age is ohs ?
Witness—She is now about thirty-five.
&Oust Wilkins—She was thee about six-and-twenty.
Disl_yen write this in her album?
Witness—l did, and I will tell theeireurnstanoe.
Serjeseit Wilkins—Answer me first, and tall the einem-
lessee afterwards. You wrote this—l suppose it is intended
for a quotation—" Salute ono soother with a holy kiss,
January 31, 1846 —B. D." Now, sir, on your oath, was
not that written after she had repeatedly resisted your
efforts to kiss her ?
Witness—No, it wee net. I will explain the dream-
stance. There MOTS three sons and three daughters: they
were continually kissing each ether. I used to joke them
about it ; and, when Miss Evens wanted me to write in
her album, I said I will write that. She begged and
prayed of me not to do to, and I said I would. Her mother
was present, sad said, "Yes, do it;" and se it was done.
My wife was also present
Bedard Wilkins—Have you ever visited Bath?
Witame—Yes.
Sr/deist Wilkins—How long did you stay there ?
Witness—Two or three home, to the best of my mace-
lion. I may be wrong, but that is my impression.
Serrisant Wilkins—Whom did you visit then?
Witnese—Two deacons of Mr. Jay's church, Mr. Titley
and Mr. Godwin, and a Mrs. Biggs, a widow lady, the
mother of a missionary whom I knew in the West Indies.
I recollect that one of Mr. Titley's girls went with ma to
search out the widow lady.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did Miss Titley come down stairs to
light you to the door on your coming away?
Witness—l do not remember. I believe I parted with
the family altogether.
Serjeant Wilkins—On your oath, did you not unexpect-
edly, at the door, throw your arms round her valet, and
kiss her against her inclination ?
Witness—Certainly not; certainly not.
Series:it Wilkins—Did she not rebuke you most sharply
for your ungentlemanlike and unchristianlike conduct ?
Witness—Certainly not.
Berjeant Wilkins—l may be wrong about the door. Did
hou not go into a back room for your hat, and having seised
er suddenly round her waist, kiss her against her will?
. .

Berjeant Wilkins—Since the last trial did you mi.
dress the members of the Caledonian chapel ?
Witness—l did.
Berjeant Wiikins—Did you not on that occasion ma Own
wards :—" There is another charge fresh from the Mint—
it is that of improper conduct tewuds a married lady at
Bath."
Witness—l did.
Berjeant Wilkins—Did yon not say, "The fact is I nes'er
stayed at Beth, I have only passed through it; the charge is
totally false?"
Witness—l said I had not stayed a night at Bath, nor had
any service at Bath.
Berjeant Wilkint—Did you not say I toyed at
Bath ?
Witness—l did not.

care, I hays the shorthand
writer here.
Witness (emphatically)—l know it.
Serjeant Wilkins repeated the question.
Wttnem—l could not lave said so.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you say so?
Witness—l did not, for I mentioned the 'cadent of my
visit to the widow lady, and I denied having been guilty of
any impropriety to a married woman.
The Arbitrator—l suppose you did not codas your denial
to a "married woman."
Witness—That wu the shape in which the charge wu
made, and in that shape I met it.
Serjeant Wilkins—Who did you hear the charge from?
Witness—From Mr. Ainslie.
Mr. Ainslie—That is correct.

Serjeant Wilkins—Now, sir. as to your Greenwich ad-
ventures. You met three ladies at Harwich ?
Witness—l did. I should mention I said yesterday that
one of the ladies names was Tarrant, but now I believe it
was Miss Durrant.
Serjesot Wilkins—Did you pay more attention to Miss
Smith than to the others ?
Witness—l did not. I paid attention to the three ladies
alike.

Serjeant Wilkins—What did you mean when you wrote,
"A young lady who, though met as an entire stranger,
could engage so large a share of my attention during a
whole day of travel to induce me, amidst numerous and
pressing engagements, the neat day to travel twelve miles
to inquire after her welfare, mast have made on my mind
an impression of no ordinary character. Snell was the
case. No young person in so short a time ever made an
impression on my mind so favourable u she did."
Witness—So she did engage my attention, in enamels
with the others.
Serjeant Wilkins—When you were accused by the uncle
of this young lady of an endeavour as " a married man
and an entire stranger to carry on a secret correspondence
with his niece"—when you were accused of attempting to
" unactle the mied of a young and inezperienoed girl,"
and charged with having made " as insulting offer of
money for that or tome other purpose"—why, if you had so
pure andlonourable a motive, did you not say so?
Witness—Because I would not commit my friend before
I obtained his answer.
gallivant Wilkins—That is your answer ?
Witness—lt is.

Serjesot Wilkins—Did you go to Mr. Lowe's, at Green-
wish, on automaton ?
Vinous—Yes, to Mr. Lowe's, the duper.
fkrjeant Wilkins—Did yes sot Mats that you had
called to make a proposal to a young lady for a wife !or Mr.
Forman.
Witaue—l spoke of no young lady, for I saw by Mr.
Lowe's lack of interest in Mr. Foreman that his proposal to
his sister-in-law Ind been unsuccessful.

Serjeant Wilkins—Whose ester-in-law?
Witness—Mr. Lowe's. Miss Smith had also told me so
before ?

Striesatlkias—Did you tell this to Mr. Ainslie before
he published "The Defence of the Innoornt ? "
Witnese—l did.
Mr. Ainslie sodded smut.
Serjeent Wilkins—Did lon ascertain that Miss Smith was
a drewieisker ?

Wltf es.—l did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did yon say you would like to all on
her, and did she not say that would not be permitted in the
ostabliatiment where ate worked.
Witness—She said something of the sod—that it would
not be pleasant.
flerjeaat Wilkias—What did you mean when you wrote,
"Sat I never for one moment forget that I was a 'minister
of the Gospel, and the husband of one of the best of wives,
whom I dearly love ; needs! I, I think, cherish a single
feeling in reference to Hiss Smith, tisoonsistent with the
highest affections towards my dear wife. Still, I candidly
and confidingly eetalbee that wader ether circumstances the
impressions predated by year eseellest niece were of such
• nature as might bah hi to proposals of a peculiar cha-
racter."

mod Me say that if I were is Mr. Torenta's
aireambaera, I IMO' bare deemed her eligible se a wife.
Iterjoaas air, did you set etas that if rat
Inn dor asa you would km citation ?

Wissese—No; set that I would, bat that I might km
dose so. The thieg is pat hypothetically.
Serirant Wilkias—Oh. yen might I
Witness—lt was an leftmost writing of slotted.
Serjesat Wilkias—How came you to make an offer of
money to the friends of that rug lady ?
Witness—Because Mrs. Helyer complaioed that her
means were so strsitaaed that she was not able to do as
mach as she would haw wished for these two orphans, of
whom Mice Smith was we.
Sedalia% Wilkins—What was your moose at that time?
Witness—l waste have weeitrod 3001. for the year from
my.congregaties, but the directors advised sae to give up my
claim, sad throw myself oa their generosity. I did so,, and
the./ than voted me 1601. Ia placeof my 3001. (Laughter)
Serjeant Wilkins—Did you not express your disappoint-
ment to Mrs. Helps! that you had not had the pitman of
walking out with, Miss Smith by yourself, but that you
hoped W another time to have the opportunity of doing so ?
Witness—Cortainly net ; I had no wish to walk out with
Miss Smith slew.
Serjeaat Wilkins—Did aot Mrs. Rollie say she was not
allowed to walk out alone with strangers ?
Wiaiese—Certainly not.
Serjeaat Wilkins—And did you not then say, " Oh, I an
no stranger—l am a worried man."
Witnese—l recollect saying I was a married man, but not
in answer to any observations in reference to Miss Smith.
Serjesat Wilkins—Did you produce • pair of dark green
kid glover, and plant them to Miss Smith ?
Witness—l did; because I ba:red Miss Smith's
gloves is the steawboat, sad bad them.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did not Miss Smith throw them from
her. and express surprise at the liberty you had taken ?
Witases—Cartfiall sot.
Serjeant Wahine—Did sot Mrs. Helyer express surprise,
and say that if Miss Smith wanted glovesor anything else
she mold buy them for her ?
Witness—She did not. Allow me to add that I offered
the gloves before tea, sad that if that had taken place I
could not have stayed to tee.
Serjeant Wilkins—On the 30th December, 1860, did you
visit Mrs. Helyer with the Rev. Mr. Richardson, and endea-
vour to induce her to alter her opinion of your letwr ?
Witness—l did.
fierjeant Wilkins—Did she not say she could not en-
press any cheap of opinion, for she could not feel it?
Witnees—Very likely. She was very thatn excited,
and said, " You want my niece to go to unhealthy
climate, whore your wife could not stay, and where Mr.
Foreman's wife died."
Serjeant Wilkias—Did she say, "No man bad ever a
sore devilish intention to a woman than you had to my
niece ?"
Witness—Most certainly not.
&dust Wilkins—Do you remember the young lady,
Miss Smith, being brought down to you?
Witness—l do.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did not Mr. Richardson ask her in
your presence if one word bad been said by you about Mr.
Foreman, and did she not most emphatically deny it?
Witness—Certainly not. Certainly not. Mr. Richardson
asked her in my cresence if I had been guilty of any imp»•
priety to her on board the steamer, end she distinctly and
emphatically said " No I"
Serjeant Wilkins—Did she say you had asked for her
address, and she had reftwed to give it to you ?
Witness—l do not recollect that she did.
Serjeant Wilkins—Will you swear she did not.
Witneee-1 did not.
Serjeant Wilkins—Did she not tell you to your face that
you wanted her to go to London when you came from Har-
wich, that you might see her down by train to Greenwich ?
Witness—l have no recollection that I did. I would
rather not swear I did not ; but I will swear I did not want
her to go to London-bridge, for I knew nothing about the
way of going to Grunwich, as I had never been there
before.
&demi Wilkins—Will you state, on your solemn oath,
did you Mr mention the name of Mr. Foreman to Miss
IImiUNW Mr. or Mrs. Helyer ?
Witamo—l swear on my solemn oath I mentioned the
same stns. Foreman to Miss Smith on the passage from
Saridile sad on the following day to Mrs. Helyer. It
Ow se $ Mend of Mr. Foreman that I had been invited
so /faith to call. She knew Mr. Foreman very well.
afibitrator—l thought you stated before that you
iheriesequence of an impression she made on you ?
WIINID—Tree ; bat the other is true also.
The issessibp were then adjourned until Saturday, as
Mr, aillosise would be prevented by professional business
from asinfibg to-day.

COURT OF

CY.-JAir. 4.
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/MOILS ML. CIONIIINIONI
IN N.l LEWIS.

An adjudication in bankruptcy was this day made against
David Leopold Lewis, described so a general merchant, of
Wore' Hall court, Cannon-etreet. The liabilities are un-
dentood to be large, ranging probably from 150,0001. to
200,0001. The assets will also be considerable ; there have
been already handed over to the official auignes a mort-
gage for 30,0001., also 1,600 shares in the Sunderland
Dock Company. The adjudication is on the bankrupt's
own petition. The ease has been ballotted to Mr. Commis-
sioner Fonblanque's court, and Mr. Graham is the official
assignee. Mr. Con, of Pinner's Hall, is the solicitor acting
sada the potitioo.