The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

'RES% FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1859.

Mr. A. Terre opposed far the &griper. Ur baslowpr,
eepterber lest, at •tire when be wee leserest,
had
given • bawd for MI. V) hi. mother, to wears a reviews
admen although the mt.ther had niold'ad ilut a portion of
dr erre, was a gift.
Aber bearlog Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt,
Ls Borne rid it did not appear that any creditor had
bees rimed by the alleged fire represestrioe as to the
mother'. debt; bul that b es sob. should b..e
outpended or
wholly Word thecatiflosts. Therericate sroald bs pared
et the third err.

Reenestaed—The trammetiona to which I have referred
in reforenom to the forged cheque occurred In 1861. Mr.
Maligns, the solicitor for the proweution, has given me
about 21., and at hie requ at I have not taken any other situ-
ation while three procedinp have Mb goieg oe. Bram-
well was aware Witt I lees had ecassantantaa at the time
Ite sonde this premien to ens.
Mr. J. Feet" the gentleman la whew name the forged
them was demo, proved that he kept en account at the
Hoes Beak, and that It was • forgery. He alto proved that
an order for his par-book which was shown to him me a
forgery.
Charles Webb, a police in:peter, proved that on the 28th
of February the witness Watkins made a controcMcation to
him in Memo, to thh matter, and that they had been in
communicetion ever mince, and he had given Dim instructions
how to act.
Mr. W. Chieholoo, the landlord of the Three Crowns
mobile-hose, Richmond-street, proved that he toes the
MU Bramwell under the name of Brown, gni the he
led MU Line frequently in company with Watkins. He
*leo stated that in the month of February or thereabouts
Watkins maid something to him in reference to the prisoner
Bramwell, and atter that time be paid pertleular attention
to their proceediap, and aoticed that they were very her
glumly together. The other prisoners, Foster and
Humphreys, also came occasionally to the Three Crowns,
but he had net seen them in company.
Henry Leeman", • totarneyman baker, proved that upon
one mein the nelsoner Bramwell made en Inquiry after
Watkins, and told him that If be came to the Three Crowns
be was to tell him that he wasted tome him, and he must yes
him. Watkins owe in shartly afterwards and he told him
what Bramwell had saki
Jane Sandmen. deposed that the witness Watkins lodged
at lwr husband's hone in Oraftos-dreet,Rotaonequarei, and
she remembered the priaoter Bramwell wain
_there to in-
quire after Watkins on the 22nd of March. -Watkins was
out at thethe wiener told he to tell him to woe
to h'm at the c one of Bwiodon-street, Gray's-ten-rced, at
sight o'clock the next morning.
Cross-examined-Bbe was gets sure the prieocer Bram-
well was We person who celled at her hone to inquire after
Watkins
Sarah Mary Watkins, the wife of the witness George
Watildna, proved that Bramwell called to see her husbend,
and she told him he had erne to receive a letter in reply to
weadeartiemeat He NM that he should like to knew the
resale of the lower, and asked her for some pope, eel she
gave hiss an old envelop, end wrote moon : "Meet me
at the caner of Red Liou-stree, at eight o'clock to the
nsionte—W. ADAMS," and told her to give it to bas has-

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—MAT 12.
(Bikes Mr. Casale bow MOEptiy.)
IN ME ZDMOND 0.1101:111, ONOWN NE EDMOND
FALCoNZI.— TIC LYCIoM TNIATRZ.
This Ineolvest, We of the Lyceum Theatre, who had
been io parte, reilp with Mr. Chatter:vs, applied node, the
Proceed,* Ache.
Mr. Bergood supported the application.
• carpsoter armed Core raised • question for himself and
ether_ piens, whs bad been employed at the theatre, whs.
Ilse Mr. Palomar was liable to thew. They were hot inserted
she schedule us creditors.
Mr. &mood WI Mr. Falconer was amasser with Mr.
Chesterton of the L Theatre. sad the latter was before
the horsed "talon time ago and dia
The speonlation Whom molt nefortunate, ant a greetd t
W bran wastalned. Mama the pent ma employed was Kr.
Mak
_a rota empester, who wee paid some 201. • wash,
and Mr. Felisesse wss sot liable to the men employed. A.
Mr. ima vse not in court be could &Wad on the sasesed

Cane add ths learned counsel did not understood the
sinagemeet of • theatre. Issued of 201. a week Kr. Bell
VW to have bis salary, Sid Mr. FaCOOK WY to pay Ka
other ea:pester& II was similar to a foreman at llama
Cabin's. The awn were engaged, but the versos oa whose
behalf they wow sagagad, was to pay them.
Kr. Commissioner- Murphy sat as there must be a mood
bearing the beat ooesso would be for Kr. Bail to attend, sad
ha would thra go Into ths question aa to the alleged liability.
Tbs sowed bowleg was appointed, and ths protection

CIINTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Belem Mr. Justice Crowder and Mr. Baron Creswell")
Andrew Fester, 30, described se a bade, ; Initiate Wynn
,enure(!, 25, dealer ; Sayre Hargairrys, 46, jeweller; nod
Walleas Wegner, ti. agent, we. indicted for felesiesely
bra cheque for 2654., with Latent to defraud.
ig
ether coasts the prisoners were jointly charged with
Mavis( {yet instrumeat, knowing it to be foripd, and
whit • Wm
Mt. Be** Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. Gifted conducted the
en behalf of the Bankers' Association for the
of Fraud and Forgery; Mr. Metcalfe defended
Feater, lb. Doyle defended Bramwell, Mr. Tindal Athioson
dellieded flempbreje, end Mr. Ribton appeared for Wegner.
Mr. Bodkin, in opening the case to the jury, said that the
imp they were about to inquire Into wee one of a vary
sedges character, and of very great importance in a emu-
medal community ; end be was amend that the *MU
would campy a very oonsiderable portion of their time. He
did not propose to eater into minute details of all the
facts be should have to lay before does in evidenoe,
but he should 'Betel,' 'tete that the charge against the
prisoners woe that they had formed themselves with other
persons into a corporation, or at all events an association, to
defraud the banker* of the metropolis by means of forget
cheques, end in the mums of their proceedings they resortrd
to the most ingenious contrivances, not only to effect their
eldest of fraud, but also to screen any one of the Forty who
might be detected in the act of uttering a forged cheque, and
by this mans utterly to detest justice. The le:rced counsel
thee preseeded to give • sweetie° of the flea be proposed to
lay aims the jury, End the following evidence was ad-
dend
Gimp Watkins sold—l am bybude abater. Is February
hid I wee is the habit of going se tile Three Crowns public-
housada Riekmand-etretee, whit% is shwas of caU fur
behove. I met the primer Bramwell at that publiobooee,
sad we became en friendly terms, end he sated roe if I had
any objectiwZoireet 'UT's" on the cross," and that
he mmis right to show my ianocence if
tel:= wet detected. He then said there should be an
ademthement foe • taker, ead ITr to answer it. I told
Met I would give him an wawa en the following dThe
object of the edvatieemeet was that I should hove • .letter
to stow I. ems the brgery wee detected. Bramwell told
e that if I did Ise vegmated I was to have 603. for my '
sham, end I weewhat is take that amount in gold and k eep it,
and the rest wee to he beseght in tow, which Bramwell ,
said they could trey get rid of. I saw him again en
the Deli day, but before this I had been la coennonnication
with Impeder Webb at the policeotadee, and all I did lute.
Devoutly we under hie direction. I met the prisoner at the
Three Crowns about twelve o'clock, and we went oat toge-
ther, end I tad him thot I was prepared to do what he re-
quested. I/MINIM thee said that be would put. in an ad-
medmniene, awd he would Wag the newspepu to the Three
Crowed the next Ley, gaddey, show it to me. - Be then said that
be woad haw Met deo operhard,s for me to apply to, and
he she hid me that le hod peessated cheques ail
stopped, sad add net go soda. I know ths pubes
Nada
the wan of Hawn. I did ace use the prisms weal
the bilowlag lhatarloy evesiag, and I toll idea I bed ea-
peeled to ass Ma Woy sea be replial, •We have been too
boo." lie that sold that I should &dearth, and he
would bring me the emery the next night, but he did not
come, and I did so. see Wes wain for noteek. Nothing
passed at this ieterview, mad it was until the 21st
of March that sorbing butler occurred. I met
the primmer in Grafteeeplete, itastae-equare, os this day,
and he mole an appointarst to most him at two o'clock, mad
we west to the bosr.shep, sad he 'bond no ma advatler
sent for • Owes for • Eight porter, and told me to take a
copy from it, and I did as. Aker this we parted, but ma sr
prietmeut ens made that I was to meet him at the same
place oa the following day. The poisoner did sot come, and
I west to my men lodging, where I received a letter in an-
mew tittle eilvertheasst, eigutd J. Wyatt, making an el,
poiedmena me me et Cottameplem, City-mad, in reference
to h. Meat yes mlaates after I bad received this letter
Brenewell mai ire me, mid handed me • receipt. The
primer looked ea the letter, and mid he did not know
'halm it cease Irma "his party" or not, ant it might be a
rodeo sitaatieme bat he weld go and see about it. When
Ito soperatod the polemar appleeel to see me again in the
~am but he did set leap Ida appoietruent, end in come-
of • ecamemsokstes Mat was male to me 1 went to the
ref Red Ur a.mtroe, Holborn, where I saw Bret:even
standlet, and thee we hod been together about to minutes
be teld me to sled ell the ether side and tele no notice, and
be at Nis name Yee have arrived," and a nun
rtglioss to as sal
turned use take.t particular notice
me of
=a:3.
OM up at the same time and shook
sod be then Introduced me to him as
• *WI of Mo. eel Bmanwell then went away, and Foster
fast' rto Mel Use-sten into • rodeo-home, ead when
wo tem ewe be cold be was • very particular man, sad be
Alid BM slow may wood pima to know his basin's, sad I/
I wet lab w tat Sifeit " with him, I must be equally strict.
I showed bin the letter I bed rewired, and he said he
amid ask tall whether it came from their party or
set, sod he west tout with the letter and • card
that was cm it, and when he rune back he red
it wee not from " their party," but they had Footed a
letter her me, end I should receive it to the mooning.
While we were la the public-house mums! people peeped In
at the door and looked at me, ant Foster said I must theme
"their pmts." for they were naturally uderoatful. sad
were afraid of engaging the wrong men. Be than raid that
I wee to do the " little 'flair" on the next day. I made
communication this ems night to • sergeant of pollee semed
Joy. On the following morning, the 23rd of Meech, I re-
(rived a letter which &notated en isterriew with Me at the
Bear end (leek, Ozbe&strest. I gave this letter to Beta-
well, sad he kept it. The Mow purported to one from a
person named Curds, end Poste pea me another letter
which required me to meld Mr. Curtis at the University
Hotel, at 11 o'clock on the meanie, of the 23rd of Meech.
Foster and Bramwell we. both present when this occurred,
and they embed ma Y I was reedy, and Poster and
went at tagelber, end Bramwell remained behind. I
went to the llialverelty Hotel, tsto the coffee-room, and
Fester enmellatel outside. A geatheosa was sitting in nee of
the hem el the cce.•-roam. lie bad his het on arid a Week
beaky woo tied mood his boa. The piece of black serge
now poodacei is like what was tied round this perms's bee.
be we disguised in this manner. I believe the pd
.
AiewLehVeriede te be the Dams man. Inked him if he wee
Owe% sal he maid " Yee ;" end I then showed bias the
Mats Weer lad given me, and he said, t. 1 believe yes ago
•balter I told him I was; and be then inquired if I had
dierawise:d"lt6a)tthl;l country,
inwdould'a him I
,Dad
end le wished her to see me before he geepepg my
let bo did eat soy in what capacity I was to be
With, I was wen fag for Mrs. Curtis he "aid that Illgtsta
to the bliss's will a cheque, and I could be beck y one
&desk ; mad he beaded me a cheque, and I went away pro-
le be bark before sae o'clock. (Tee cheque was put
:liana.) I was to reerive the meney is four 601. notes,
Ow MIL woes, and the rivet Is geld. When I tome oat of the
hew I we tee Flaws restat,wbojuised re and we walked
two ther sad be saki me to show him the cheque,
awdl sty he sold It wee a capital imitation, and he
Wirt ee she el the was sort, sod It 1 Ins Why I
alai tile Mob el is. He told It would aot be • bed waok's
Smelt to ado • se
of hashed, sad that he lied klassit
owls mirk me three bladed la • wok. Jost brine we
pot to the beak it our mimool that atter I lust lama Is the
book we wait to Miele agein at the Amen en Norm in Ox-
ford-attest. Me mmained MOW when I went tato the took.
peemeled the &up" bat popeaset wen rstraad, and shortly
afterwards Feeler was Nought hue the beak.
Craw imansteed-1 get In Kolas balms ibis by work's, es
• joutheyenan Mier, bat I hart beet est of wort in a regular
'orrice from October 19 to February. I wee employed woe-
eionelly et my ire& during thee period• l did sot *moped
myself by pleving at Amiss end dosiorees, but I did so for
arevernsent. I did nett win mye than a lie. Materna cm.-
bee mid February, when I Met became& queinkd with &SM.
well. I was euro before eroplord to tots a feted bill
chem. I rvadved it from • seeterysata of mien; be pa
ms to a yowl demi of trouble, bat I bed so knowledge that
the tartnwinst was lewd mkt. a I presented It at the bash.
The cheese was meet to me Inn le tor. The beak did
set
pay the Cheque because It wee • forgery. The further tem&
rundeatiou of the witsem stioodeint very ommbilaselb,
twagth, bst troth's( remeerisl appmesil te he dusted lief la
sag map Woad the beim be bed eves.

bead.
Blisabeth Hammond, the wife of the k.oper of the hear-
shop in el winten-areet, wu then ermined, and she con-
firmed the evidence gives by the witness Watkins, as to his
haying been there one day in the month of !Groh in company
with another person, bet she could not identify that pence.
Cromexamined—Witum was unable to recomeisa the pri-
mes, Bramwell as the person who accompanied Watkins but
she had never stated that he was not the men.
Mr. Joseph Turner, the manager of thewrange Treepoblk-
how, Neweroad, proved that be Watkins at his
house on the morning of the 23rd of March, In company with
Feuer and linunweli, and they remaieed together for about
er th
20 minutes. Aftey had left, two other men, whom be
believed to be Wumr sad Humphreys, came to the Orange
Tree but he could not say positively they were the same
Potn'co•
Henry Joy, a police constable, deposed that on the 23rd
of Muth he was in the New-road, tsar the Orange Tree, sad
he saw the trimmer Watkins and Bramwell go into the
poblkehotoe, and in about to minutes Watkins acme out
atom, and he followed him to his lodging is Ordure-street.
He saw him at 11 o'clock epic go into the On Tree
and in about • quarter of ea hour be Came out with Foster;
and they went together to the Llnivereity Hotel; and when
they were near it, Foster pouted to the hotel, and Watkins
went in alone. He woe out spin in • minute or two, and
then be and Fester went away together. He had previously
seen the prisoner Humphreys accompanied by another mm,
sad they both followed Watkins and Foster, and waited
until Wetkins came out and went away with Fader end
they both then followed after them; but fie lola kit of
them at the corner of Tottenhemooart•road. Witness con-
tinued to follow Watktos and Foster, and he maw
the former hand something that had the appraises
of • cheque to Foster, who looked at it, and then Memel
to him, end they both walked on to the Haim lea he
Arp B isleoe, and Watklus went in sad Foster mild W-
eide. He was in the bank for am minutes, asd Ifeeter
walked backward end forward, and appeared very messy,
and then walked away rapidly, end witness followed kb;
and took him ioto custody, and went back with him to the I
bank, where he found Watkins, and he asked Foster If hel
knew him, and ha saM Ise dM not, and he had never iron
him in his life. Witness then told him that he had seen him
in company with Watkins in the New-road , and he re-
plied that be had not bean to the New-road, end he knew
mottling of Wallin& lie then conveyed Fader to the polies
station, where he asked his cadre's, and he refuted to give
it. He then told hire that he should charge him with bawl
coneerned with °therein uttering • forged cheque ; and he
said that be knew nothing of the cheque, and that It bed
never been in his poseemon.
Croes-examined—When the prisoner Foster was 116M1li
into custody he seemed
_surmised and 'eked what it yes ell
aka..
Joseph Baum another police constable, oorrobenied the
evidence given by the last
rwitasssts: to what canned es the
day the forged cheques's kg the whams Weebs.
Min Julia Harris dosed Abe sodded is she soshodo-
mot or the University MIA ma else itestadOMl • man
Vthere on the 23rd of Mere's,
_lletteels dress end
o'clock le the morning. He bsd smadsbg Week
mend his hem under his has and was sostasallao, sod he
very much and held his head over -es
We eyes
=at into the cotes-room and embed for ems brimay sad
water, and she took it to him. He then said his tress was
Curtis, and be expels • gentleman to , end wines,. was
is seed this gentleman to him. The witness Watkins
erne sem atterwaile, and witness toll him to p lob
the seameeme, and he did so, and remeired a /tort
Om. Ibla owns out end left the home. fibs hod no
isslet thet the prisoner Wagner woe the man who came to
re hotel deemed in the way she described. She saw him on
adisirtsg Saturday at the Vine-street police &Woe, and
SseSiguised him Immediately by his walk and stature.
Ines dm Snit saw him et ths poi nee station he was stoop-
presented the come appearanoe he did at the horel,
bell the moment she went in he raised himself upright like
arsabat venom. He wee wooing spectacles when she saw
bass at ass police station.
Oromensistized—No one but witness saw the tun who
ems to the hotel oaths day in question. She wee fetched to
the police statics by the constable Joy. Hs told her diet
.they bed me the swath custody who bad been to the hotel,
end le mailed hers p and se him, sad at the same time
Mewed bar the ghee of black seep end the spectacles.
There were ether pease deemed in plain clothes in the po-
lko-etation besides the primmer. Her attention was not in
any way direeted to the mimes, bet she recognised him the
I moment she smiths.
Maria Fouler demised that she resided with her mother,
at No. 9, Suasex-steest, Tetisatatc-coort.road. The primmer
Wagner and a female mime he live at her mother's house in
March last, and they passed in Mr. mad Mrs. West. He used
generally to wear stestreWng bleat tied round hie awe as
thoogle he had the earmates
letwerd Funned, • detective stater of the City police, )(Mel No-LAWN MAY 12.
deposed that oe the 26th of Mara he west to No. 9, Sussex- Ixotoo.—The quarterly Wee of But Intl& unlearned
street, sonompenied by flume* Webb, and found the
to-aof. 11,102 chaste were booeght forward consiseieg of
mimosa. Wagner in sae el the room on the third Lem Bengal, Tirhoot, &c., 1,236 1,10,2
dose. He said to him, " Good molting, Mr. Wagner,"
131 Oude, 100 Figo, 209 Manilla, Bce., end 1,044 Moms fa
and Ito osiniodi " 111 same.. .„,te, of toldWeitnen* and the B catalogues, of which 8,899 chests have been with-
what Is youraariontre 'me" him he drawn, 826 bought in, leaving 1,308 Meets sold, to which
was an officer, that he had come to take him into cue- must be added about 200 Si the bought in. The mho
tody. He inquired what for; and he said, for being ooneeneed opened with great heaviness ; the small quattity of Brawl
uttaion • fora" cheque for 2664 on the 1;111' Binh. en sold erect at • Maine of Bd. to led. ea consuming, and 9,1
is
the 23rd ?ditch. He replied, "Oh- God I know nothing
to Is. on shippingt qualities. Korpshe fit f export were
about It." Whom searched the room, sad bond the piece owl,all wirow.. o tow of the works were tried
at a
of black serge that had been produced. Witcem asked him decikie of 6d. to 9d. without find* buyers ; for ordinary
whet it was for, and be said he wore it round his heed be- and low them was • partial demand for home Ake at 4d. to
anis he was troubled with the rheumatics. A pair of spec- ad. decline ;delpbsaf Madre' sold at from last February's
tacles were found In the same room by Sergeant Webb. Oa fete, to 3d. de
the 26th of March he went to No. 34, Red Lion-agnass, with
Webb and Watkins, sod in that house he opprebended the COTLrvsoroon, May 12.—The ease of cotton
pawner Humphreys. He took pceseesion of • good many to-day are estimated at 6,000 bales A quiet market at yee-
articles he found in this hones, but they had no reference to wedgy,s pews,
the present cems. Witness shame& took Bracewell into
comedy at Mr. Mullen.' office. The witsess Watkins eras WOOL AND WORSTBD.—BnAnYOIII), May 12.
preseat when be took him. The wool muket le remarkably quiet to-day. There are
meTzuhTonttpipupt aeux7pdsed.,PPlY -ipmmaisul_The teannddereCrs;uming
Croseeezamined —Bramwell, be believed, had gone warm. trbp:onsectriew.d..ion.ts,
tartly to Mr. Mullane' office, and he ins taken into custody
immediately. enfaciently illustrated in
Beery Webb, a serpent of the City police, corroborated Team colonial. wool oaks in town. They opened on
the evidence gives leythe het witnese ss to what occurred husky last with a decline of 20. per lb. on the prim of
whew the pow... Wagnerm sag Humphreys were tar. tote the Wet ease, and the diminished potations ham since bees
no more than basil sustained. There is little new doil in
custody. He also modeced a letter tot was found el
Humphreys's lodgings, worsted yams unera am employed to order, bet order
&rerunning out. tat is doing to chiefly for home consurap-
Mr. Jay deposed that be wSs • clerk at the 'Calm Bank in floc.
Thoosoftooom aredoing nothing.g.
They
1857. In that you they had • =Mom sawed Fellows. In
ere countermanding orders as fast ss they can do so. Cotton
August, 1887. an order wY :lineesntea Lore °mei" book, spa sena am in scanty demand, without any change in price.
parently signed by Mr. Fellows, sad he Love me to the party ihere is the same indlemitioa to operate In the piece de-
pw.tpciretltosofibithlt capes... Litt
shaforgedabagolespasq:..forp.,26t.r. OM ads:
ipakpare runninguoccip.t ant. Lewpploynizmar:
book. In 1867 no stamp was nuessery for • banks'e
date end pemelag mate. The greatest caution a mani-
cheque.
Mr. J. Fellow, a solialtar proved that the order for the fee".
delivery of the eljelm-hook 4" • Onlroof, and that dm letter CORN.—Buttersottest, May 11—At Giciscester market.
found at Finraphrep's lodgings vas written by him to that es the 71k, wheat was 2s. me gamester lower ; Worceeter,
premier, and he expressed rapids that the signature to sam a reductios of 4e. per quarter was embenived to,
the order for the cherme-book was • close imitation of his Breyera/ey th;ly hem for an oaraace of L. b 2s. per
qw.te
signature to the letter to question. but no program could be made in sales. Berms be, per qr.
By the court—Witness was concerted for the prisoner higher. Oats fully es dear. Fees neglected. Duress too
Humphreys is settling the termed the lease, and he wrote present week no transeotkoss i
ds wiped en repotted. Barley
to blue in reference to that nearer. and osts takes in retail at enus rates. Beam still mews
Mt. e 'asthma eoesemed with the Stamp-dike, Nothing defog in roe. The mass loomed the retail win
was than called, sad he a:premed his opinion the the hn. of flour'3e. 4d. per seek. At Waverleamploe yesterday the
premien of the peony stump upon the forged cheque was howleallaa
saasTresealana.ielPwllonnOlta • greater dog._ ins ~811.1.61t0r eel
made from a forged die. eon Poo OF- Ter
Mr. R. Mullane deposed that lee was cm of the ectliatere At-1-1-dnee 'Zee al" wl• • full supply of
for the prceecutken Os the 13da of February be received a I;_inntt. ant lee,....lll",_entneltned____._.......telwellet_.
I=l2' te• niellwamisaLor Oats
letter from des pasessr Wagner, sal efterwerde saw Wee "asallZgle,irt riarliaa
ups it at his imam*. Be was taken boo oustody, sad the *nay bad for
primes thee ett hid to see Mai the Flee mtnet Statics,* r•vkm° row. •
and he tweed his
whether be did not desk it was Theorem, Mae 12.—We led poi welly et shoat,
better for him (Mr. 31 ullene) to seal himself of kis he leech the Immo tithed sub lists mks* es milmelally
services than to promouts him ? Witness told him On cheek Weibel,' • 11•117 Gramm wig net sac sollo their
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W lISTMIN STE R.
William Browns, a shabbily-dosed fellow, shout forty
years of age, was charged with the following malicious art :
Mr. Robert Edward Berme, wine merchant, 113, Sloane-
street, rid the defendant had been constantly annoying him,
sad on Tuesday said he wanted some money, and intended to
have it. Prosecutor had known him tor eovend year,. He
wearers& from hie wife. and prosecutor to.lc care of
some money belonging to her, and defendant claimed it. He
came again to pi °Neuter's place on Wedeesday, ata quarter
to seven in the evening. Est:macre having tom told he
was ooming, closed the door, and told him to go away, upon
which he stepped into the road. took op two stones, and,
throwieg them at • prairie window, worth 21. 10s., de-
molished it.
Defendant said that the prosocu'or hai swindled Ma out
of 821. He had been repeatedly to him for it during the lam
these pare, bat could not obta• fairing, and bed been
told to sae him for it, but nos olicitor would .` weer the
eras unless defendant paid the money down, and he wee not
able to do that.
Hr. Arnold thought the accused's eroded most warm
and malicious. If he bad any claim upon Mr. Barnes, be
should have sued him ; breaking his windows would not do
him any goad. If ha wan too poor to sue pewterer, he
should have applied to the evert, and could have brought his
action in fermi mopeds. He should sentence him to six
weeks' herd labor In the House of Correction, in &haltof
paying the amount of damage.
SOUTHWARK.
A line looking, weetherheaten sailor applied for advice
under the following circumstances. Applicant said that
about two years ago he married a young woman in Bar.
mondsey, and two months after that he. Mood orrice to go
as able Seeman to the East Indies and back. He left hie wife
his monthly sots, and had every reason to rapper else would
be faithful to him during his absence; but unfortunately he
was doomed to disappointment. Oa the previous day his
ship arrived In port, and he immediately proceeded to the
home when he -had left his wife, but she had left nesrly •
year, sad the parties could not tell him where she had ran
He, however, found out her moiler, who informed him that
her trashier was living with snorer man, by whom she bad
a child two smiallos old. He tabled to know what he wee le
do and. r those ekountstross.
Mr. Sew* the skidclerk, told him if he could webskar
date his Matement his vile bed kat all dais on him.
Appase aged
id whether he could met lave &mast
idol Jammed him that he odd, bat smuid coat
him massy. He magmmad he Wended to go is ma again ?
Applkont amid that be did, bat his wife hid all his pro-
perty, and he nasal to get that. He undo steed that she
woe tasseled to the men she lived with.
Mr. Mena asked him how he knew that.
arlit=s4 that the mother had shown him a copy of the
of the marriage at Newington chant.
Mr. Edwin told him if wads was the hug she could be
given tato custody fee bigamy.
Impactor Reed, H di don, undertook to investigate the
circumstances and rest the applicant ia hie difficultet.
LAMBETH.
Yesterday Etiradrlh Lanoperd, a yang woman. who
seemed to be suffering from mental ea well as bodily ailment,
WS, brought up iron Gay's Hospital and pissed et the bar
before Mr. Elliott, charged with attempting self-destructi, n
by cutting her throat with a table-knife.
It appeared from the evident* that the primers lived r
servant in the family of Mr. Biddle, 18, Eat-attest,
both, and that for some time peat she had exhibited signs of
despondency. On Friday, the 29th alt , she was found in
the water closet with an eat/seism wound cm her throat, from
which blood was flaring, and by her side wee a table-knife.
She was removed without delay to the hospital, where the
weasel was dared. She maimed there till that day when
she was confirmed sufficiently recovered to be removed.
The prisoner wowed for her de-pondency by saying Bat
she lost bee mother about two years ago, since which time
she has been very usher., in her mind.
Her father was sent for, and he confirmed her statement.
She was seat to the workhouse.

MARKELS