The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRU3S, WEDNESDA Y EVENING,- DECEMBER 19, 1860.

gab IntlMeant.

COURT Or QUIRIPS BRINCIL—Doc, 18.
iliglinip at Nid Prins dim Tien in Loodes.—(Bahrie
the Lord Chef Jiethe aed apesial Judea)
HOWER V. wailin.
Tl.e further hearing of tide extraeadisiary see wee re-
sumed. It should be motioned that la oar repot of yes.
tenbly's proceedings it was omitted to be stated that in
the -round mane:lamination of the plaintiff be Mr. Haw-
kins. she declared herself entirely onside to fii the hour of
the teeming or the night whoa William was introduried
to her bed by Mr. Wards. It was after 6 o'clock in the
evening, but she could not be more precise. Their hoer for
going b. bed was uncertain.
The trot wham called was Thomas Williams.
Examined by Mr. Jainee—l hem ben hying with
my father, at Oldbury, in fitaffordike. I was taken
into. Mr. Wards's sernai. I was boa on kw estate. My
father conducted • brie.kyard foe Mr. Ward. He took me
int.. his employment is MM. I was a haulm the garden,
sad was between 14 sad lS JJsen of age. MT. Wards pro-
posed I should attend the I renember Mr. Wards
making • proposal to sr. I wee is the Lire in
the frost of the home. Ha irked me if I should mind
firitenvna./Itecla pretty
riztres the littd le darah'non'l4dg.toomix*.
between half-past 6or 7 o'clock. The little drawing.room
was on the grorind-limr. I met Mr. Words there. (The
remising evidence of thiswilmmwasestirely unfit for pub-
beatioe ; but it use to the stmt tlet be bad been intimate
with Alas Hooper as wend maim at the express desire
akd with the throat semdirmos of Yr. Wards.) Mr. Wards
!poke to me several titer after about imeryigig Mims
Hooper.
By the Chief Justice—Mon making the discovery that
it was Mee Hooper the moo occurrence took place twenty
or thirty tense and Mr. Wards always took me to her.
By mu. Jainee-1 was I:Myers 14 and 15 when this kit
toot place. It was while i was nadir 20 that this
intimacy between Mies limper and myself existed. I left
Mr. Warde's service is 18th. I nest lived with Mr. Butler
Johastose. I am now hving with my friends, sometimes at
Misery, sometimes at Stratfued. Whilst at Mr. John.
Mme's I relived letters from Min Hooper.
Crearemanised-1 saw Inn Hooper this morning with
bar lawyer. They lad ma they were waiting for my swi-
fter*. 1 wily pee tay eviisece to Kr. ankh, the lawyer.
immt slot. was at awillhi epee about one hour after the
'pert broke q. I saw Mr. beak is OVUM and be asked so
to cede to his einem That was after the court rose. I
swear I ins set held wild Nis Hooper said last night. I
heard some of her evidssaw Ns. Smith sated me if
Mice Hooper's eletemest alieetme was correct. I directly
Sold him the whole of the pergoahrs about Mr. Weida.
I heard like Hoopoes sunned mom examination. Not the
whale of it. I didn't leave the overt wire directed. I
Ilisegit I wee maid into the witnembos I swear I dider't
Lew I was direeind to have the mint A xis Clarke mad
• lb. Dams were at beith's whilst I was them I did
set see Miss Warr allareard• 1 em Maytag et • saw
house DOW Paddisitaa. I doh know where Ni. Hower
is staying. I have hem Ivies with my friends the het
NA &halt I have bum vita my Imam at I
have lived is the same home with Mims Hooper as Daisies
dean the led year sad a-hisiL I have lived with her ea her
lisstaal at Mayfield edam Daistea. That was ti
um
Atter thee die west ewer widi • podium
sanest VW lived with Ides • sheet *mat
or Wisdoms. After that I teed to mho to bar. Mil=
to Shoreham. I does bow • was mimed OWL
put ie. That to 1/17
eide beadwritkes. I refer la the
_to at
emit I wee of refers
Re.
Wus kis agaiM "algal • Mr.
O'Brien deemed Le Beam te lase as adds Ma
I wasted Ms. Wards to serpreade• with Mira over, I
knew the tam wont ems again/ me sad Mr. Wards. Mtn
Hooper wrote and mid she as ging to bring ea rusks. I
got that letter six Illeutas ego nave destaryod it. I did
✓ot wish to be limaght iota court It use in the antemia
of 1451 that Mr. Wards fiat dohs the peptide I have
'oaken to. I meitioned what had hypos, to ono penes ;
tear yaws dterwarda. That pima woe Wield
th, ecediseaa. I reword times eadeavoired to reeertrL
who the female was. I was is the habit of seeing
Miss iiieiper every day. It was Am isms after 11
the date that I discovered who the peon
was with whose I had had someaksa. I woo mat
upon intimate teems with Miss Hooper mad I made the
discovery. I made the discovery two years before I left.
I hare lived in Parke.strset. (A letter was here placed in
witaam's heads, sad he was asked whether he didsol seed
that letter to Mr. Wards is the presett year.) The Wise
woe reed—it wee dated 95th of January is the preeent
year. The witams warned Mr. Ward. • trap was being ,
Lid for him. He slaked Mr. Warde's fivezier for
what he had done to his repel. Wilson rid be mule
that letter. The leap I then relayed to was the adios
which O'Brian wished Mies Hooper to take. Mite ,
wished to take out • oonuniaiioa of lam, against ;
MS.Marde. Mr. Wards amused me of neelving 9L a '
week from his wife is order to get up evidence to plam him
ia • hurtle asylum. Mr. Weeds seal I threatened his life.
Mr. Wards took proceedings spinet me before the Noes. ,
that, in 1867. He accused ins of having son•
ne z ion with Mir Hooper without his ciumeat.
Toe charge before the magistrates was that I '
thre:.teeed to shoot Mr. Went.. The charge was with-
drsiva um. mention that I would Dot bold say communion
u or coanexioa with Mae Hooper whilst she was living ",
with Mr. Wade. The megiatvatei did not know of such a I
coo-huge. (Letter placed 111 witness's heads.) The writing
is like Mai Hooper's. I never received that letter. (Wa-
ives gave mars answer with reference to a wood letter.)
These eight letters wire addressed by me to Miss Hooper. i
1 have bees alone with Miss Hooper in the little drawing.
num doasos of timer, but I never oat down there with her.
I used to be laying the cloth. Mr. Warde Lea Natal me in
the pantry with Mini Hooper on familiar terms. That was
after I knew who she was. Mr. Wank used to be always
en.ooico me of being intimate with Mies Hooper without '
him cooseot. Mr. Wards made me take as oath that this '
should riot occur without his consent. I obeyed orders. I
might have kissed ber without orders.
Mr. Hawkins 18,1 you ever try your band at a " h'arti.
ficial Marie" (Roan of lauOter4 This is in allusion to
• letter written by witness to Yin HOOrT.
Witte— was upon most affectiocate terms with Min
Hooper when I Wt, No one that I know of ever saw me
go into Mr. Wiede's room. Mr. Wards took core of that.
Pe-ermined by
_Mr. James—Mks Hooper requested me
present at Oa trim].
Mr. bongs, plaintiff's ationrry. examined, said—l
did not subpoena last witness. 1 usderstood from Mier
Heoper in the tnt Weems that he wow,' be present.
The plaintiffs cam here closed.
Mr. Hawkins then rose to address the jury on behalf of
the defendant. The learned counsel said ho was not there
juatify the conduct of Mr. Wards in having inflicted the
Vows which had been deposed to upon the plaintiff ; but
he was there to protect him &anima the undue prejudice
eudesvuttred to be cast upon him 17 testimisly utterly
be,ood credenoe. The story Williams mod Miss Hooper
had told with respect to the coanexion beter,..en them
was both devoid of truth sad of probability. The
whole story was a fabrication. He would prove to
them that from the year Wei Misr Hooper had been
th.et grievously addicted to drinking, lied that sirs was In
to-' habit of bananag oulamgeoualy violent. Mr. Wards
would tell them that he had gone into the pantry mad
found Williams there with Miss Hooper ander Cifoll2ll-
- which made hien oaceediugly angry, and from which he
was led to relieve she wee is the habit of havuig iutercourse
with kis own Lail& end with a policeman. In fact,
she was utterly uocoutrulbibla Hail the not been re.
Mr..ised Mr. Wards believed she would have been guilty of
wader, mad to do so he had been obliged to semi foe thu
pollee. Miss Hooper wee ao nandeet, respectable gut, the
v,ctioi of the seducer. She was a penson well able to take
h-r part. Ora man she threatened to shoot, sod nt another
aho threw a heavy weight The Jewels which Mule Hooper
bid is her pusenrice weft given to her ou the coodinun
thit adieu she left Mr. Wank they must be given up for
the besef.t of bet children. Mr. Wade had Dever burrowed
wooer from the plaintiff ; bat, ae would be shown, Mho
'Leo; r drew the KM. out of the bank at Stratford in ceder
kerml to release Perry from Warwick Gaol. Mr. Ward*
was peened with that act of haw, and gave her is met
tioo the pronsaarry note for WO/. which bad been
inc. re the court.
The following evidence was then called

Cicalas Wavle, ermined Serjeant Pigott—l
um the defendant. I live at Cioptun House. I was sepa-
ra.cd from toy wife allecit 12 years ago. slie separated lir
se:t Iron nee. I became acquaiuted with Mir Hooper at
Briqhkr iu 18410. 1 roared her am nursemaid. 1n mew
queer of the circumatant:le attendant on the divorce, I had
to encounter a greet deal of annoyance at ("lentos, and I
• to introduce the plaiotiff into the brae to he • spy
011.. t I!. rest of the Lou-.hold. A orahitatiom ootutfceod
between us in January, INV). 1 Lave I.y her. We
*cut to Ireland vevend tunes. I went 1•54 Before rem
ae Lot into. date:cute,. Miss Hooper used to &Lomat bac-
. If front the hour and used to bring men litre. It was
'.nog the last flra or air years the ant scene of violence
took piaci between ma. I have a memorandum-book,
in which I made entire/ all the cirminstrices. I remember
her eleepieg in the oesch•lvess. She was aiLie ted tt
lei at, of conduct, and she was perpetually drunk and
Too releocoe. She Lad a put of Mandy day fur two
tniutits. (The coat was here convulsed with lamellar by
the pmehictios .4 three immense books, which were the
no-n.olen.luto Looks r. fpread to by the witness.) Thew,
hooks contain ropier of all letter I write, soil referrer to
household tuatten. Mir 11.,,,per told raa abs slept in eke
imerh.biouse. I know she was out all sight. I carrot say
why elm wasout, eritimut reference to the Look. I rearm-
her. • udnig to the police ber.tue she threetet,d arid
w.. girls about the /mime with phocila Our quarrel;me, were
▪ uoultitiadinune, it is initawerble to fix dates. My flier,
rename states, "Maria was Imked up, the police velem, and
the.. .b.. was an-kaantillad." 1 referrer our quarrel then
haa Metros to $ deed respecting the airing up of the
children. I told her *be was trot to enter the Wont
uuh.. she aired the deed. She was nor violent. Sire
seas shout with the pietohb sad threatened to bboot we. I
was ant frigtAsowl. 1 neat for the polar, beceaue
1 rated her to sign the deed. I loved her
fru, and I love her mow. IWitoest hers begun to cry. ';
I not ren,en.ber whether WAY Heolr. ins. .litosk upon
that .lay. 1 sun afraid she sometimes used abusive language
Without tipsy. hbo earned on an intimacy with
WM...tn. tier umlaut migrated either in a rein.ty or is
a .leptre to •act • my way. inn censer here admitted
14.1 he suggvatml to 1.1.4 par the adds d bar evatraceing

as intimacy with another besides himself. but denied
that he had introduced Williams to her as deposed to.)
ruiner struck her with a whip, except when she provoked
ran The provocation 1 had wee the knowledge, for
i en-
amathat
r she had bow intimate with my' A of that f produced a rancorous feeling be-
twain an beat her uact pon several onvalios. On ore
oe-
seion in the mouth of January, when the snow was on the
she sense into my mom and insisted upon my turn-
ant the housekeeper, Miss Doughty. Miss Dow&ty
wee ia my house ever sins a year before I was born. That
led to the most serious row we ever had. She went up to
the housekeeper's room herself, for the posie of turning
her out. I followed her, and she slammed the door in my
face. I took no whip to her on that occasion. Upon that
occasion she left the house, and went to Mr. Grans's, the
surgeon's. Upon another occasion the cook rushed in and
set "Minis will kill Sarah Carter." I went out and
I found them in the ball, each having a handful
of the other's hair. It looked like an artificial quarrel.
The other servant then cams to the as WO of Sandi
Carter, say*, —meif I shall allow a fellow-servant
to be treated like that" Miss Hooper than seised the poker.
The other servant said, " it, smash her!' I said to the
second servant, " I will give you two sovereigns if you give
her (Miss Hooper) a good hiding." With that, with one
blow she knocked Miss Hooper down. My wife did attempt
to take out a commission of lunacy against me some fifteen
years ago. I used to keep a whip in the dining-room for the
purpose of whipping the cans. I used to smack it at them.
It was with the thick end that I beet Mims Hooper. It was
most likely for hitting use at hard as she could. She did
so 20 times. She threw a candlestick, a knife, and a salt.
cellar at me. I did not throw any gravy at her as the war
non spoken to. We threw several things on the table at each
other. I should my it was she commenced the quarrel. lam
sot at all quarrelsome. Such seems were eoenoms during
the four years previous to her leaving me. I SUM esiall Ire
away. I would have given her 10,0001. to mean. the
was the Maker of my children. (Here the witness shed
tears.) I have taken her back after she had bum • week
away. I can't tell what was the immediate ears of her
going away. Am to the 801., my erAamtion Is this. Mr.
Perry was an old trifled of mine, and one rearming I got a
letter from him saying he was in Warwick goal. He visaged
sae Updates him. He told me he wee detained for SOL
II that his debts were much more than that I ib
it much ter that he should remain in goal forr&
days, to enable me to see if I could not buy up the whole dhis debts. About the middle dtbe day Mim Hooper emu
downstairs, east she said, "Are you not going to release
poor Perry ? If yea de not do so I will. Well, I
being aware If
Hooper had a sem of money in the bank.
I thought it advisable she should be allowed to expend her
mom
in that way, as it might prevent her running away
frees me. Aeuthugly I drove her over to Stratford. She
drew her money, and released Parry. On the following
morning, feeling that she had thus done every generous act,
I said I would give her a promissory note for 2001., payable
1 at the end of three years.
By a Juror—l wee not &wars at the time the note was
drawn upon an ineulbcient stain o followed the directions
given to inn As for the ie , had Miss Hooper re-
mised at Melon everything stall be hers. Some of
the jewellery wee purchased to some in Louden, and
some 30 Brighton. I intended the at (kicks and
Bildselph's for a different I none of the
jewellery is my possession. The whole of it was sent away
with the drum* things in mesons, at a letter dated the
3rd of Jess, and written by Mies Hooper to my eldest
daughter. She showed me the letter she had received hen
her iodise. TM Meer was shied Pall-mall, in. K fibs
Lase was poem' and read.) In cooesqarlse
or mittens boxes et thin. 'WM sent away. At leek I
&sired the larvae% to send them. I have not an article
of her jewellery left.

Cross-examined by Mr. James--I met Mir Hooper at
=a whim I had been shoat A year divorced. My wile
• divorce. She brought sixteen or sernitemi
sees against me. The Lord Chancellor removitsz
children from my custody. I saw Kiss i
mother for the Ent time at the 'Minn. As fir es
I wee coocereed Miss Hooper retained • virtuous girl
imp to the rted of Jemmy, Is 4. But it Is aboard to
pre I thought she wee generally vhbasee' prewiresly.
Ives idlers referred to her career before be bow her.) I
swear she was never brought to my home to attend apse
may children. (The witness wee then croermarered es to
• memarendum of agreement in his pommekr, and white
be glees in evidence. It purported to beside hem Mb
ileopee, aid was to beelines/. to her to forst other isthearam.)
Upon way oath I did not suggest the tame od the sem
mereadam. (Witness then addressing himself to Mr. Jabs):
You bow in your speech in the °Ambridge mss pm
Wisa young people beans each other se a mere youthful
ng. (Beams dlaugher.) I take my oath I have serer
hem peesseS whom the order deposed to bermes winiim
meld Hiss Horner took pleas. I buck her on the day bees
she left. 81111 wee sitting as the bead of my Mb* end it be
far abuse mod telling bee. Two of my friends writhe's. I
beet her with • coin whip. I struck her two or three blows.
I slept with her the night before she left my home. I bent
her tweety or thirty toms. I sweet I sear beast her
down. Upon see ormioe I beet ler with • chili=
bow. She would not come to my bedroom. I
to throw the windows open to premed her sliming.
Mies :iutton is her successor, end I bed • soh by her.
She had been my scullery maid. She came to me shout •
month before Mrs Hooper left. I told Mir Hooper I
should put Slim Mutton an her place if she left. And I did
so, for I em ammo of my word. The jewellery referred to is
the document drab up had no reference to that from Coolie
and autdolph's. I del break some jewellery Ithtcheta'a,
but I afterwerds paid for the toeudiug of it. I broke it to
oonsequence of be, leaving me in the street. i was coming
from the Cousenstive Club. I broke the jewellery ae •
lemon to her, on the same principle you would box *WI
ears. I love her still; aeverthekes, in September, ISM I
wrote that she was • drunkest —.

Re-e manned—The menotworina of September, 1868,
wLich Mum Hooper nped bed reference to our children.
(Miss Hooper, by the agreement, relinquished all *sorrel
over the three olden children.)
By the Court—hometimee Min Hooper ;mid R. Pa.
chard, sod sometinns I did.

—The Lord Chief Jusiics—Here is • bill for 331. 13s.
sent in to Kiss Hooper, by the executors of Dr. Pritchard ;
it refers to Dig, IKSB, 1839. Independently of her con-
finements bed Miss Hoopoe any other illness daring that
period I
She had • miacarriage' and I did not think
myself the (ether of the child. A child was born which
bore en onset reeewlrlance to Williams. Indeed, they both
admitted it win Williwu s child. I found I had committed
a very unfortunate fault, sad that what I intended should
only result in • pastime resulted in Miss Hooper being with
child. I then seat Williams away, but at the entreaties of
11 Mies Hooper I bad him back. However, his afterwards got
bold and impudent, and he took to kissing Miss Hooper in
the knowledge of every one. I again dismissed him. Mile
Hooper and I quarrelled about that. There wee s public
subscription far the widow Dr. Pritchard, and I gave 100 f.
towards it.

Harriett Wards, examined by Mr. Coleridge, said she
acted as housekeeper to Mr. Wards, whom relative she was.
She had lived with him ten years. Miss Hooper raised
quarrels throughout the house. Up to 18M she use not so '
bed. Remembered the Mild a in 14:0. She west up
Mein and found Mr. Weeds and Wm Hooper quarrellieg. '
In 1866 Mims Hooper locked herself in Um bedroom, and the
police were sent fur. Didn't think she was intoxicated at
the time. Has seen Mils Hooper drank. Has seen her
throw the salt cellar at Mr. Wards. Mr. Wards boxed bet '
ears. During the last four years Mies Hooper was COMM:
nuttily tipsy. Perhaps she did sot go to bed saber unee a '
fortnight. If she did not annoy Mr. Ward. lie as. kind to
be.. Witneas collected all Miss Hooper's things and seat
them to her. Eleven boxes were sent in .he that instance, and
three or four others subsequently. A case with jewellery
was sent fee her to Mn. Payne's. The ease was locked.
Cross-examioed by Mr. James—he dependent on Mr.
Wands. 'fakes charge of use of the young holies. Wrote
to Mies Hooper synapalltimingly, regretting the step Mire
Homier had taken.
By the Cuurt— Was never present when Mr. Wanle blot
Mime Hooper. We, always careful when the storm was
ocivillizato=t of sight with thechikken.
examined—Was is Mr. Wank'. mervies
and remained there about fourteen months. Returned spin
to it, but left again live weeks ago. Was there while Miss
Hooper was in the house. Heard her thicaten to poison
Mr. Wants. Mime Hooper was very ofteo drunk. Has sees
her quarrel with Mr. Ni sole. Foiled things thrown alma.
Itemerlicred the poker scene. Miss Hooper was tipsy. Mies
Hooper began to qtierrel with witness. Has known Miss
Hooper stay out all Light.
cm's...mama:led-0u the =mien of the poker scene Mr.
Wands said if he was in the girl's place he world give her
(Mies Hooper) a good hiding. He took the servant's part
against Miss Hooper. Mims Sutton was living at Closeout
now. She waa a fellow servant of witness. She came ais
kitchen •maid.

Win. Humeley, now gardener formerly coachman to Mr.
Wank, examined -- Witness deposed that he once fetched
Nine Hooper home from Stratford fair. It was between
miss and ten. She was drank, but not so that she amide%
walk. Knew a num of the name of Hammel*. He was a
papwhaager sod painter to Mr. Warde's employment.
Hiving occasion mice to ?itch agun nut of his room witness
wet Mi. Hooper and !tornado coming nit of the attire.
Crosi•esimined - Mi., Hooper was at witams'e hones at
titrationt on the evening n( the fair day. His wife and
Miss Hooper had been dnalung.
Jame. Smith, coachman to Mr. Wards, maw Miss Hooper
beastly drunk. She ouos threw a rib weight at him. Milli
Hooper on another occasion took up a double•barrelled gun
W fire at him.

WONull Cross, examined-- I was formerly agent to We.
Werth. I knew Mies Hooper. I was very intimate with
her, for I received orders through her. After I left Mr.
Wardc's I heard he quarrelled with Miss Hooper about her
intimacy with me.
Mr. Hawkins Waa there any foundation for that?
Withers- There was.

Joseph Jam;;;rajned by Mr. Hawkins— Was formerly
inspector of police at Mtnitfont Has been sent for on teeny
occsai..us to go over to Cloptoo. Mr. Wards wrote colu•
plaining of Mss Hooper. Ha• found her very excited and
the worm for liquor. On one occabom they were seated in
the diniog.rnom, and else took up a mould criadle sad threw
it at him. Oa aware: she threw a silver oaeclleetick at him.
In September, Ilk* was meat for. Mime Hooper Lad locked
herself ia her bedroom. By Mr. Warded dweetions
witless broke away the doer, sad saw Mee Hooper heads
with pistols. She was not sober. As woo &endue's pie
*be Ilooper skew Amu pistela aid ran not.
slam afternoons be saw Mks Hooper throw her ...nos mud

Mr. Wade% son and ask his forgiveness. Mr. Warde then
threw his ems round her neck. It was not true that wit-
'''. threatened to handcuff Miss Hooper if she refused to
sign a deed. Unfortunately, during the latter period of her
residence at Clayton, wittier wee intimate with Min
Hooper.
Centi-exanined by Mr. James—Winne was reduced
to the ranks in onsequence of what happened between
him and the defendant. The accusation of intimacy was
brought spinet him three years ago. Mies Hooper was
drunk when she signed the memorandum—at least she was
excited. Couldn't say Min Hooper threatened to make any
disturbance until witness threatened to break open the
door of the bed•rocan.

By the Court—The memorandum was signed in the draw-
u~g room.
William Ames Hobbs, a solicitor at StraYmd-opor
Avon, elated that it was he who drew up the emu
just referred to, sad he headed it to Mr. Weida The
witness was then examined as to a letter of the 10th of
January, 1860, which was forwarded to Mr. Ward, by Mire
Hooper. It was he who drew up the letter, but at Miss
Hooper's request. With the exemption el the signature,
" Yours still, Maria," the rest of the utter
was in his
handwriting. Mr. Wane had refund to see Mies Hooper,
and he had referred her to wiling. Egse said she was
willing to withdraw all proceedings if Mr. Wards would but
see her. She then demanded a sheet of paper, but after-
wards she said she was too nervous to write, and asked
witness to do so for her. Tree letter commenced " Dear
Charles," and is II Mins Hooper told Mr. Warde she was
willing to withdraw all proceedings and to pay all mots.
Crom-exemined—Miss Hooper mate to witness with •
view to her quarrel with Mr. Ward* being made up. Never
received a letter in which she &mired to withdraw her
submission of the 10th of January.
That closed the evidence for the adobes.

1678;risaat Piiett—thenaddressed the jury on the mi.
chaos, and in oaoeequenae of some commeete of hie both Mr.
Weak sad Mies Hooper were recalled into the wit-
ness-box.

Mr. Vier& then stated that from what he had heard of
Him Hoopar's doings at Shoreham, where she lived in a
house with mother female, and other evidence, he bad no
doubt as to what her character was before he bad anything
to say to her.
Miss Hooper, being sworn, said she bad lived at Shoreham
with her mother, hut never in the way deposed to by the
defendant.

Mr. Jamas then summed op for the plaintiff.
The Lord Chief Justice &wed the jury, and characterised
Se amanita proved to have been oomniioed on
he the plaintiff
by the he
as brutal and unmanly in t extreme.
Still the plaintiff's temper was undoubtedly most vio-
lent, and her conduct most exasperating.
The jury retired, end after an absence of three-quarters of
an hour returned with a verdict for the plaintiff-5001.
for the amanita, ROI. on the count for money lent,
aditd M. on account of the detention of the jewellery.
The 1001. on account of the jewellery not to be paid if the
jewellery wen reetortid.

COURT OB EXCHIDQURR.—DBc. 18.
aIIOOND COURT.
&Wimp at Nisi Prigs at Chili Mr. Baron
Martin sad 0011 Mos Anise.)
O ummer s. rtsint.
This yes sit adios to ream: ant. T. ambactaat pleaded
never indebted. sad that the debt arose eat of gambling
troaasetioas in referesee to the public funds.
Mr. Duman sad Mr. Leston were counsel for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Mean and Mr. Minder were counsel for the defen-
dant.

The plaintiff le • stockbroker of Tokenhonamyard, and
the defendant, who amides at Tooting, prepares young gen-
them for the army end the Indian service. In IMO
transaction/ took place between the parties to the extent
of 50,36fi1., and in September last the defendant wee in-
debted to the plaintiff in M., on the balance of the ea-
r:oust, which the defendant promised to pay, if the plaintiff
• continued" the account. Plaintiff agreed to do so, but
not receiving the amount by the time appointed by the di•
fencient, he sold out.
The plaintiff, is his croes-exerninatics, said it was the
custom of the Stock Exchange that an • client becoming
a defaulter the broker was entitled to sell oat, even if he
bed agreed to •••condone " on the promise at being paid the
difference. If he had not then odd out, plaintiff would
have bees entitled asst settling day to more then would
have covered his debt, es the stock rose ccamiderably by
that time. He was entitled to charge commission on such
transactions, but the point had never been decided by the
Mesh Ent:sage Committee that he knew of. The trans-
maims were bon& fide. If he had not found the mosey he
yodel have been declared a defaulter.
Tor the defence it was contended that the plaintiff had
no eight to sell oat, even under the aircommaacee, without
big sonsent.

The leaped judge summed up end ehmerved that
Uwe transactioes were perfectly legal, thole* no doubt
they were gambling traceactions. If the plaintiff had
illegally sold out, that was a subject for a cross echo.
TIM verdict must be for the plaintiff.
Verdict for the plaintiff for 32W.

COURT OF BANKRI7PTCY.—DIc. 18.
(Before Mr. Oonnwheireer Bram.)
W Y UIOII2ALD 11211 TON. 11101001T-Ult7 TAMA.
This was the sitting far choice of sesiemess. The liabilities
are Meted et 10,0000.; wets shout 4.0001. The court was
most incanveniently crowded with creditor', sad there was
• content for the choice of sesivess. Eventually the choice
of the creiliton we. found t 3 have fallen co Mr. Lemma
Mut, wine-merchant, of Fenchumbetreet, and Mr. Cozen,
the Lmdon agent of Messrs. Bass and Ow Mr. Mickel is
the solicitor under the proceedings.

his Haymarket anal:Awes to the prisouer at kis OMR
house. The ue' hours oomplaioed of their
and he was o el to remove from the CuTailla.they
occupied.

ile-examarriagmineci—Witnees
e. spent 6,0001. in about two years
after his
Mr. Sleigh ties addressed the jury for the prisoner,
and he said that before they could convict her of this offence
they mast be satisfied that she was aware when she was married
to Mr. Archer that her first husband was alive, and he sub-
mitted that upon the evidence before them this was not only
not proved, but that from the circumstances the prisoner
might very reasonably have believed that her first husband
was not in existence. It was also quite clear that the pri-
soner had not endeavoured to entrap the prosecutor to
marry her, but that on the contrary she was unwilling to do
so, and that it was cooly in consequence of his earnest
tatims that she at length consented. He then said that he
was instructed that be should be able to prove that the man
who had that day appeared in court, and was represented to
be the first husband, was not the person to whom she was
originally married.
Serjeant Parry here interposed, and complained of the
course that the counsel for the prisoner intended to take.
He said that he had not oran-examined any of the wit-
nesses upon this point, and if there had been any doubt as
to the i&ntity of the first husband, he could have brought
forward a great deal of additional testimony. He now
proposed to call these witnesses in lull( to the case for the
prisoner, or they might be examined the court .
The Recorder requested the sister o the first husband to
stand forward, and be inquired of her whether she bad any
doubt that the man now in court, who was represented to
be the prisoner's fiat husband, was her brother!
She replied, certainly not. (Laughter.)
Mr. Sleigh then said that after the evidence that had
just been given he should certainly not tall the witnesses
he had referred to, or attempt to prove that a sister did
not know her brother, but should leave the case in the
hands of the jury as it then stood.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury found the
prisoner thttlty, but recommended her to mercy on account
of the prose utor having pressed her so much to many him,
and the temptation being so great.
The prisoner declared that when she married the prose-
cutor she believed that her first husband was dead.

The Recorder said there was nothing in the evidence that
at all tended to justify such a belief, and the fact was no
doubt that she found she had fallen in with a weak silly
young man, who had a large fortune, and she could not
resist the opportunity of getting married to him. An offence
of this description was, however, of • very different clam
when the other sex was the injured party, and under all the
circumstances he thought it would be a sufficient punish-
meat for her if she was imprisoned and kept to hard labour
far two months.

This was the last case, and the Rexorder in discharging this
jury said this was the first time during his experience that
the session had been brought to a ooncluaion on the second
day.
Ths whole of the chargescomnected with the frauds in the
leather trade stand postpased to the January session.

meat about a living • short time ago. I thought it was
Spreyton, and that there woe something wrong in it.
Mr. Lewis—Do you remember Mr. Poole coming clown
and asking if you knew such • person as Mr. Chapman
William—ln the course of conversation Mr.-polo told
me it was a Major Chapman, who was acquainted with me
and knew me when I was at Shirley; to which I replied I
knew no such person.
Mr. Lewis—Did be not ask you if jrou had not oontracted
town your living to a person named Chapman
Witnems—l said. he holds no contract of mine.

Mr. Lewie—Answer me, sir. Did you not know that •
rson.existed named Chapman, to whom you had sold your
Mtnese° —I did not consider I had sold the living. I
conceived that so long as I kept the duplicate the contract
was not completed.
Mr. Lewis -Did you not lead Mr. Poole to believe that
no contract existed, and that you never thought of such •
thing as selling the living?
Witness—Nothing of the kind.
Mr. Lewis—Do you mean to swear you did not deny all
knowledge of Major Chapman
Witnem—l tell you, no ; it was in answer to a question
from Mr. Poole as to whether I did not know • Major Chap.
man who had visited me and been intimate with me that I
said I knew no such person. I told Mr. Poole that certain
letters had passed between Mr. Chapman and myself on the
subject, but he was so excited be did not exactly remember
what occurred, and himself admits now that I might have
said so.

lii,Paynter—l find in one of your letters to Mr. Chap
man these words, " I had not intended to sell this advow-
son for less than 3,0001., exclusive of fixtures; but just now,
for certain reasons, 1 will oonsent to your terms." 1M you
all that a contract or sot The Court of Chancery would
hold it so.

Yr. Paynter (addressing Mr. Wontner) suggested the on.
possibility of carrying the case any further. Doveton had
made a binding contract with Chapman, who might have
sold the living next day ; the fact of his wishing to sell it
for 400/. certainly raised a notion of some unfairness, but
he had a right to sell it for whatever be pleased ; it did not
alter the fact of his having entered into a contract to pur-
chase it.

After some discussion.
Mr. Woollier mid he must bow to the magistrate's
opinion.
Mr. Lewis oomplained that hie client bad been unlawfully
taken into custody sad imprisoned for a week owing to
what bad occurred in the country between the rev. gentle-
men, and be had no doubt that when Mr. Poole left that
court on the previous examination he had been under the
impression that Mr. Doveton's letters to the primmer were
forgeries. Me (Mr. Lewis) now applied for the 2051. takes
from the primoser.
It was stated that the money bad been gin= sp tYVai
101111101 wife to the police, with the ream* that it was.
was left of Mr. Poole's cheque.
Mr. Wontner gave the police tonsil notice not to pan
with it, and said he would indemnify them against all is..
INTZ.ben.i. still urged the application, but Mr. Pan ter
raid that under the circumstances of the case he shoulvdde.
cline to make any order respecting it.
It wee Mated that there were other charges against the
priaoner, but only one person stood forward, and as he at
once said his was only a debt the primer wee discharged.