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and he gave him 1501., and promised him the other 1001.
from the pencil who was to accompany him to Brighton.
If his bail was not accepted hs was to return the money,
and was to Naive 101. for his trouble.
Cross-examined—Mr. Bignell was "on the turf," and ,
1 lie or his brother once kept • cigar shop in Piccadilly, but
I he had nothing to do a ith the Saloon to the knowledge of
, witness. Mr. Bignell had kept two betting lists. Witness
I had been" upon the turf."
Mr. William Potter, of Great Pulteney-street, Hay-
market. On the 6th of September last the defendant, who
before the transaction as to bail was a stranger to witness,
called upon him and said that on the day before when
he had gone to Brighton to bail Nottidge he would not
" budge an inch" until he had got the whole 2501. lie
also said that ho had given back 1001. of the money.
Witness said he ought to return the other part, and they
went to Mr. Bignell's together to do so. lie however was
not at home, and the money was not returned.
Crossexamined—Witnet• had built the Argyll Rooms.
He had not known Nottidge when he took part in the
" poses plastiques" as Hercules. (A laugh.)
Mr. Montagu Chambers called no witnesses on behalf of
the defendant ; but he addressed the jury, and contended
that the evidence was not of a character to justify them in
finding for the plaintiff.
The jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff
for the amount claimed.
ADLEY O. DALE.—FALRE lIIPRIOONMENT.
This action had already been once tried, and also had been
before the superior court. It is, therefore, only necessary
now to say that the defendant sued the plaintiff in the
Whitechap.:l County Court for 151. 10s., and obtained an
order for payment by instalments of 15s. a month. The
plaintiff was subsequently discharged by the Insolvent
Court, but alter that event the defendant obtained an order
from the County Court for payment at 10s. • month, or, in
default, that the plaintiff should he committed for 20 days.
This order was bad in form, and therefore the present action
was brought. •
The Chief Justice directed the jury that if the defendant
had simply put the County Court in motion he was not
liable, but if he had gone to the court and asked specifi-
cally for the warrant, then he was liable.
Thy jury found a verdict fur the plaintiff—damages one

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STAMM. JUST.
HOARE O. HALDWIN.—LtREL.
The plaintiff in this case was Miss Sarah Mary Ann
Itoare, whose name has been so frequently before the pub-
lic for several years past in connexion with the Royal
Naval Benevolent Society.
The plaintiff conducted Iv r own ease in person, and Mr.
Serjt. Sher, with Mr. Bovill, represented the defendant.
This was an action brought to recover compensation in
danisges, for a series of alleged libels which were published
in the Morning Herald newspaper in the years 1845,
1816, and 1847. The defendant was the proprietor of that
journal. The damages were laid at 6,000/., and the defend-
ant put upon the record a general plea of not guilty, and
also pleas of justification.
The trial of the ease occupied three days, a great number
of witnesses being examined and eross•examined, and termi-
nated with a verdict for the defendant, on the plea of justi-
fication.

THE POLICE COURTS.

.
ll'illians Ilerniman, driver of cab 7,029, was charged
with abusing Isaac Harrington, another cabman, who has
lately begun to driyc at 6d. a mile.
The prosecutor stated that about half-past one o'clock
that morning he was with his cab in the ranks in Broad.
street, when tho prisoner went up to him and made use of
very abusive language, and expressed his regret that he
had not the power to inflict punishment on him for reducing
the cab fare to 6d. per mile. The prisoner then wanted to
go into and take it sway. Ile was drunk, and complainant
believed his sole object was to annoy him for driving a cab
plying at a reduced rate.
-Police-constable Mulhan, 129 F, stated that ho was
called by the complainant to take the prisoner into cus-
tody, having witnessed the transaction. The prisoner also
abused witness in a very coarse manner.
Mr. Henry said that there was uo doubt that the prisoner
meant to oppose the reduced cab fares, but he would find
that the magistrate would support Mr. Thompson, or any
other cab proprietor who reduced the fares, which was of
consequence to the public. He was determined to put down
such opposition on the part of persons, like the defendant,
interested in maintaining high fares, and had the prisoner
been with his cab at the time, his licence should have been
tak,ti front him • but any cab driver so offending in future
would have his licence revoked and be imprisoned. The
prisoner must pay a tine of 10s. for abusing the complain-
mit, and tie. for abusing the constable, or be imprisoned
for one calendar month. His worship hoped this example
would be for the benefit of the public in reduced cab fare.
In the course of the hearing, the prosecutor said his earn-
ings had doubled since he had reduced his fare.
EST3I I N S'f ER.

F4word liarrlay wee charged with obtaining money
nn-ler fraudulent practices.
On the 17th uh., Mr. Elliott, of 5, Oxford-terrace, Chel-
sea, ordered and paid for a tun of coals at Mr. Druce's
Swan-wharf, Queen's-road, and on the following day they
were sent to his house. Tho prisoner fell in with Mr.
Druce's cameo upon the road, and proffered his services to
assist in the delivery. Mrs. Elliott, who was not aware that
her liuslnind had paid for the coals, asked the carman for
the bill, and having been informed that he had not got one,
prisoner, who was standing by, toiple advantage of what
he heard to commit a fraud, and in an hour or
two afterwards returned to the house, and said
he hod been sent by the wharf clerk at Mr.
Deuce's for the money for the coals, and had been
abured like a pickpocket for not hoeing received it at
the time of their delivery, adding, that his mate, the car-
man, had torn up the bill to light his pipe. Mrs. Elliott
expressed her willingness to pay if prisoner brought a
hill and receipt, and he shortly produced one, purporting
to come from Mr. Druce, for 11.35., and was paid the money.
Oa the following day the fraud was discovered, and the
accused being met with yesterday was taken into custody,
when he very coolly informed the constable that nothing
could be done with him, as ho was not the person who
wrote the forged bill.
In answer to the charge the accused said another man
made out the bill and scut him with it, and all the other
MALI gave him out of the money was Bs.
He was committed for trial.
THAME.S.

Was. Murphy, 26, a cooper, residing at 39, Middle-gross
street, St. George's, and Mary Ann, his wife, also 26 years of
age, ware brought up on remand, charged on suspicion of
cait,ihg the death of their two children, Bridget, aged two
and a half years, and William, aged 12 months.
Mrs. Walsh, who gave evidence at the lost examination,
now added to her former statement, that on Wednesday the
female prisoner remarked that she wished all her children
were dead, and she would not bo then long with her hus-
band, who she stated was • brute to the children. The
Sunday after the death of the children, witness said to the
prisoner that two or three had been got rid of quick],
enough. The prisoner pointed to her daughter Bridget,
and said—" I wish she had died first, but as it is I suppose
1 I mast bury them both on Wedneslay."
Sarah Ann Smith, 16, Upper Grove-street, said the pri-
soners lodged at her house from the 2nd of April until the
27th of August, she had three children. The first five
weeks they were strict teetotallers and very quiet; but one
Saturday night they broke the pledge. and returned very
tipsy. When Mrs. Murphy was sober, she was a correct,
igooa mother, and kept her children clean. When she was
tipsy she was insensible to everything—
Female prisoner—Oh no.
Mr. Yardley—lf you interrupt the witness, her depo-
sition will be taken in your absence.
Witness—The children would generally on Mondays and
Tuesdays be lett alone from nine in the morning till four
or five in the evening. The children cat part of whatever
witness had. She sow the female prisoner kick the cLildzen
on one occasion. The father was very kind to them.
Male Prisoner—l always treated them well.
Mr. Yardley—You do not seem to be aware of the
charge. It is not one of violence. You will be commalffieel
for trial for manslaughter, caused by neglect and mast of
proper sustenance. 1 shall remand the case till ffieetiey,
and you, Sergeant Kelly, bad better try to got seas evi-
dence as tolthe man's means.
Sergeant Kelly—lt will be difficult to do that, uhe
works at all the docks. lie told me ho had three or four
days' work a week.
The prisoners here broke out into loud lamentations, and
begged, to be let out on bail, to be present at the burial of
their children.
Mr. Yardley declined admitting them to bail. This was
a serious charge.
The prisoners then asked where the children would be
buried, and Sergeant Kelly answered at St. George's
Church,
Mr. Yardley—The prisoners see remanded till Monday.
Murphy—Will you give me a bit of a letter, Mr. Yard-
ley, not to be put in a cell by myself, as I have been ? It
will unman me altogether.
Mr. Yanllsy---1 csa't interfere with that.
The prisoners were thus removed, sobbing bitterly.

DREADFUL PRIVATIONS Oy A

—The following details of the loss of the ship Peephole,
and su'isequent rescue of the crew and passengers from
a burls island, where they had been exposed to much
suffering and privation fur 42 days, is extracted from
the Port Louie Commercial Gazette :—"Oa the 31st of
July, at 4 o'clock am., the French ship Prorhete, Cap-
tain Baird, from l'ort Louis, Mauritius, July `9, struck
on the most northern island of the Cargados bank, and
was soon a complete wreck. The whole of the crew
and passengers, amounting to 27 souls, and part of the
specie (1,20 W.) were saved. They remained on this island
(North Island) without having anything further to subsist
upon than marine birds and their eggs until September 11,
when they perceived a vessel at sea, to which some of them
instantly put off in a boat fee the purpose of obtaining assist-
ance, and which proved to be the Isabella Hercus, Houston,
master, from Mauritius. Arrangements were at once made
for receiving the whole of them on board, and the vessel
anchored in Port Louis harbour on September 21. Among
the passengers were M. A. Brunet, Chevalier of the Legion
of Honour, with his wife and two daughters, who have suf-
fered severely from the fatigue and privations they have
undergone. They speak in the highest terms of the kind
and humane conduct of Captain Houston, and Mr. Edgar,
one of the passengers. As far as we can ascertain, the ac-
cident was closed by the strength of the currents, which
carried the ves-41 out of her course ; and we call the atten-
tion of masters of vessels to the nectsy of furnishing every
information derived from their observations on the nature
of current' near these island&