The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-19 00:00:00

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COURT OF APPEAL.—Dzc. 18.
(Before the Lord Chinosßor.)
enuatar e. GRAHAM.

ST. GEORGE'S OPERA HOUSE.

The new conoert-room in Langham-place has
been taken by Mr. German Reed for a eerie. of perform.
maces of comic opera, the season of %Lich commenced last
night.

The second day'. sport at this metropolitan meeting was
quite as attractive as that on the opening day, although,
despite the beauty of the morning, scarcely so many per-
sons assembled on the ground as on Tuesday. It may,
perhaps, be difficult to account for this except we mention
the Wiltshire meeting at Westbury as having a counter
attraction ; but we may say that the number of vehicular
travellers along the road beyond the Marble Arch seemed
greater than on the fast day. There were five events for
decision, two of them being selling recce, and business was
begun a little earlier in the day. For these events 88
horses were coloured on the cards, and the fields generally
were a fair average. For the Hyde Plate Sir Bobby was
quickly made favourite when the numbers were hoisted,
his performance of the previous day having secured
him a host of admirers, seeing that with a steadier
of 21 pounds over Northern Light he managed
to secure second place. The talent were right ; the
race was never in doubt, and the favourite landed
easily in a pace somewhat beyond an amble.
For the next race the only absentee was Sir Stephen, and
Mr. Jarvis's new purchase with the long name was at first
looked upon as a moral certainty. When, however, the
others appeared, Bandoline reigned supreme, Love in a
Mist being second favourite, Beverley also finding a few
friends at his current pries. Backers were again sound
in their judgment, and had a good pull of layers. Little
business resulted when the numbers for the Metropolitan
Steeplechase were displayed, nobody feeling at all disposed
to lay against Northern Light. Although Sir Bobby met
the favourite at as advantage of 121 b over Tuesday's race,
yet the difference in the distance, three miles to-day and
two-mid-a-half miles on Tuesday, was generally believed
to have put the pair on the same terms as before ,• and this
calculation proved correct, as " The Light" won
in the most easy manner, without even turning a
hair. An objection was lodged against the winner. In
the next case, however, the fielders had a slight pull, es-
pecially during the race Serious Case quickly coming to
grief, and Carnbroe falling at the last fence, when appa-
rently holding out hopes of winning to his few friends.
The last race of the meetingealls for no comment, although
at flint public judgment was divided between the winner
and Morris Dancer. From the commencement, however,
the first named held the race in hand, and a gentle "per-
suader" from:his jockey when within the distance stirred
up the horse, and secured the win by three lengths. Alto-
gether the meeting has been a Emcees; and when the
Clerk of the Course and Mr. Warner have succeeded in
getting a trifle better accommodation for all parties as they
intend doing, and which, indeed, they have promised, one
of the pleasantest and most agreeable cross country meet-
ings in the neighbourhood of London will be the Metro-
politan at Kingsbury. Appended is a return of the run-
ning :

Mr. Reed has made the most of his stage space ; and has
collected a very compact little orchestra, quite sufficient
in power and variety for the light description of pieces
which he proposes to bring forward. The first piece in
lass night's programme was an adaptation of Offenbach's
Les Chaste metansorphotic to Feouac, under the title of
Pass in Petticoats.

After Offenbach's musical farce, a new comic opera, in
two acts. was produced, entitled The Contrabandista,
written by Mr. F. C. Burnand, the music by Mr. Arthur
Sullivan. The plot of the piece is founded on a farce by
Messrs. Burnand and M. Williams, called The Law of the
Ladrwees. The humour turns on the terrors and
dilemmas of a travelling cockney who suddenly
finds himself surrounded by brigands among the
mountains of Spain, elected chief of the band,
and successor to the hand of the late captain's widow.
The evening's entertainments concluded with Offcn-
bach's musical extravaganza, Ching Chow Hi, which
has becu so successful at the Gallery of Illustration.

EQUITY COURTB.—Dac.. 18.
(Before Vice•Chenaelor Sir W. Page Wood.)
SPICIAL CONBTABLE3.

THE REFORM LEAGUE AND TIIE CLERKEN-
WELL OUTRAGE.

The following was handed to the reporters by the
secretary of the Reform League at the meeting at St.
James's-hall last night :—At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Reform League, held on the 18th De-
cember, 1867, it was resolved unanimously—" That we de-
nounce with indignation and abhorrence the atrocious out-
rage perpetrated at Clerkenwell lut Friday as a crime of
monstrous depravity, a violation of all laws divine and
human, and a cruel impediment to the legal progress of
constitutional reform by the peaceful instrumentality of
moral force. Having a firm faith in our power
to secure the redress of political and social grievances by
leritiruate means, we consider the denationalised and
inhuman miscreant, who had recourse to indiscriminate
violence, bloodshed, and murder, as means of redressing
the wrongs of Ireland, to be the bitterest enemies of all
real freedom, as of all order and social progress and
advancement ; and we pledge our earnest support of every
legal effort of her Majesty's government to bring to justice
the perpetrators of those frightful atrocities, and prevent
the commission of similar crimes. Signed EnMoND
BEALCS, President." The resolution was also signed by
Jas. Acland, Robt. A. Cooper, Jos. Onedella, L. S. Dick-
son, Thos. Mottenhead, W. H. Bonner W. R. Cremer,
S. Bright, S. Young, Geo. J. Holyoake, G. Odger, La
Luber, and G. Howell, Secretary.

(Before Viso-Chant:4llkm. Sir B. Mains.)
SPICIAL CONBTABLIS.

THE HYDE PLATE (Handicap) of 40 ion. ; winners 6111111.
About two miles and a half.

Mr. J. Turner's Sir Bobby, aged, Mkt (Mr. F. G. Hobson) 1
Mr. E. K lUckard•'s Kronberg, 5 yrs, lOat 4lb (J. Knott) V
The following also ran:—Weddlng Peal, Camillus, Paint,
and Gonehawk.

Betting : 6 to 4 apt Sir Bobby, 2 to 1 apt Kronberg, 6 to
1 apt any other.

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In referenoe to the above,
Mr. E. BELLES, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr.
Morley for presiding at the meeting said—We may wall
be glad to see philanthropists like him among us at times
like the presents when attemps of the most frightful and
wicked description are being made to uproot the social
institutions of the country, and to inflict on the happy
and peaceful homes of the English people all the horrors
that might be expected to accompany a state of civil war.
(Cheers.) I claim permission as president of the Reform
League to avail myself of this, the first public opportunity
I have had of denouncing with all my heart and with all my
soul the spirit and conduct by which the Fenian, whether
rightly or wrongly so designated, are seeking to redress
the wrongs of Ireland. (Cheers.) I have declared that I
will to the very utmost of my power, and so far as the Re-
form League can do it, endeavour to bring to bear for the
removal of those grievances which we are desirous of re-
dressing the whole moral, legal, and constitutional power
of the British people. lam prepared to act up to that
declaration, but not for one single moment would I do so
in conjunction with those who endeavour to redress, or who
countenance others in endeavouring to reclress the wrongs
of Ireland by committing much greater wrong by whole ale
murder-and &rumination, by the murder and assassination
of women and children, and who, without having the
courage to raise the standard of civil war, combine in
secrecy and in silences to visit upon us some of its most
frightful enormities. (Loud and continued cheering). I
say, sir, that I do denounce that spirit as a scandal to the
noble character, to the high principles, to the beautiful
country, and to the Christianity of the Irish—{cbeers)—
and as an Englishman and president of the Reform League
I spurn from me every manifestation of such • spirit
with loathing and with horror. (Cheers.) In uttering
these sentiments I believe that I am utter-
ing what are the sentiments not only of all
English, but of all Scotch and of all true
and real Irish reformers. (Loud cheers.) I heartily
rejoice that you so entirely accord with what I
have said, and I now have to ask you to accord with me
as heartily in tendering • cordial vote of thanks to our
chairman, Mr. Morley, for the ability with which he has
presided over this meeting. (Loud cheers. )
The motion was seconded by Mr. C. H. Err, and carried
unanimously.
Mr. S. MORLEY said—l have listened with great pleasure
to the manner in which my friend Mr. Reales has
referred to the events of last week. No meet-
ing ought to take place where men are honest
without some such utterance. (Cheers.) I intended to
to refer to it because I have been taunted a dozen times
on the subject, and have been asked whether I would go
to • meeting of working men after what has occurred. My
answer has been, I shall go to it all the more in conse-
quence of what has occurred. (Cheers.) I have come
here in vindication of what I believe to be the feeling of
nineteen out of every twenty of the working men of Eng-
land, a feeling of deep indignation at the wrong which has
been done to us all. We are surely strong enough to get
any law repealed if we are honest in our votes, and just
now when there is about to be an immense accession of
voters, it is nothing short of fatal to dream of resorting to
violence with a view to get any remedy which the legis-
lature can give us. If the people of England are true to
themselves they will make the House of Commons true to
them ; but let it be done intelligently, uprightly, and in •
patriotic manner ; and I am extremely glad to hear the
president of the Reform League avow its utter discon-
nection with those who would seek to attain by violence
what they might easily secure by an intelligent and rational
method. (Loud cheers.)

A SEIJIIIO PLATE (Handicap) of 30 eon. each, with 25
added ; the winner to be sold by auction for l 0 love. ;
winners extra. About two miles.

Mr. }Tanks Baaduline, dal, lost 21b (Ina/ 1
Mr. Martin's Bever.ey, aged, lOst (J. Forster 2
Mr. Coes Penelope (h b), 6 yrs, lost 4Th ,Potter
Love in a Mid and Holkar also ran.
Betting agst Mandoline, 3 to 1 (at first 6 to 4)
apt Love in a Mist, and 4 to 1 apt Beverley.
Tag Bleraopouva HANDICAP of 10 son. each, with
100 added ; winners extra. Three miles. (42 subs.)
Mr. Hughes us Northern Light, by Tuns, aged, 104 11Ib
(Inc. 6lb extra) (Captain Buford) 1
Mr. R. Riddell ns Sir Bobby, aged, list Mb .... (J. Knott) 2
The following also ran :—Vindicator, Clansman, Wings of the
Wind, Harcourt, and Sylph.
Betting : 5 to 4 apt Northern Light, 4 to 1 apt Wing'
of the Wind, 5 to 1 each apt Vindicator and Sylph, 10 to
1 apt Sir Robby.
SELLING STrxrucitAss of 3 nom each, with 25 added,
for 4- -olds, 10st Tlb ; five, Uet 3lb ; six and aged,
list 7lb winner to be sold for 50 son. ; allow.
meal. About 2 miles, and not over the brook.
Mr. W. Gregory's Rapture, by Stockwell—Ecstasy, aged
(130`, llst (Gra6o7)
Mr. Coes Leotard, aged (650), lint 7lb (Mr. Hobson) 2
Captain Thomas's Carnbroe, 6pm (650), lost .... (Potter) 3
Teddy and Serious Cass also ran.
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Betting : sto 4 __,on berioxo Case, 7to 2 apt Raptor.,
5 to 1 apt Carnbroe, 6 to 1 apt Leotard.

Burring' STEEPLicnigi of 3 Novi each, with 30 added,
for bunters that never won 201. as racehorses nor have
been in training • 4-yr-olds, list 71b ; five, 12st 41b ; six
and aged, 12st 71b ; mares allowed 31b, and maidens 71b.
Winners during the day extra ; gentlemen riders ; pro.
fewsionab 51b extra. About three miles. (20 subs.)
Mr. Mores Waterpcdry, by Middlesex, aged, 12attlb
(Mr. 7.0. Hobson) 1
Mr. laws Reginald, apd, lief (0. 8h(ord) I
Mr. Jordlson's Tom Bow e, aged, list (Caul
The following also ran :—Kennett, ooceestep, Pleetwlng,
Badminton, Morris Dancer, and g by Stockwell—Waverly/a dam.
Betting: 2 to 1 each eget Waterperry sad Morrie
Dancer, b to 1 each agat Tom Bowline and Badminton, 8
to 1 apt Waverley's dam gelding, and 10 to 1 apt any
other.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dsc. 18.
iiittinp at Wild Prins in London.—(Before Mr.
Justine Smith and • Special Jury.)
BRICIMAN V. CHAIIBIENS AND OMENS.

WESTBI7RY STEEPLECHASES.
WKDNEBDAT.

The attendance to-day received • conidderable augmen-
tation, both numerically and in point of infiuenoe' whilst
the racing was prolific of more interest, the number of con-
testants being larger, and the finishes closer. The weather
was again favourable to the sport, being cold but season-
able. Two of the races were carried off by The Robber,
• winner yesterday, and who used to race in the name
of Quicksilver. Sprite scored a second victory at this
meeting, by winning the Penleigh Stakes. The race of the
day was the Beaufort Cup, a piece of plate the gift of the
Duke of Beaufort. There was • dozen runners, and Hot-
spur was made • warm favourite, but he failed to land
his supporters, as the cup was won in • canter by the half•
bred Swindler.' The victory, being • keel one, was
loudly cheered, and the owner escorted to the weighing
room by • large number of the Westbury people. De-
tails of the day's sport are appended.
TILL PENLIIGH STAKES (free Handicap) of 5 soya es di,
2 ft, with 40 added, for 4-yr-olds and upwards; winners
extra• second saved his stake. About three miles.
(15 silk)
Mr. George's Sprite (J. Page 1
Mr. Den's Corkscrew (Captain Smith 2
Mr. 121ison's Spatchcock (Owncr 3
Cabin Boy and Mackintosh also ran.
Betting : 7 to 4 agat Mackintosh, 3 to 1 east Sprite, 4 to
1 apt Spatchoock, and 5 to 1 each spat Corkscrew and
Cabin Boy.

TILL BiAUFOILT HUNT &AIM of 3 inns. each, with 50
added, for hunters of 4 yrs old and upwards ; weight for
m certain
e, with penalties and allowances; gentlemen
riders ; professionals extra ; second saved his stake. About
two miles and three-quarters. (30 subs.)
Mr. H. Manes The Robber (Mr. Wilson) 1
Mr. H Wither's Merry Horn (Captain Smith) I
Mr. Appleford's Gannymede Pap) 3
The following also ran —eprescombe, man by Leopold,
Mother of Pearl, St. Magnus, Yarborough, Lawrence, Woodbary
Hill.

Betting : 2 to 1 apt The Robber, 3to 1 apt Merry
Horn, 5 to 1 apt Lawrence, and 6 to 1 " bar three."
The Bcsoroirr Cur, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya
each, 1 ft, for hunters; all ages ; weight for age ; certain
allowances ; gentlemen riders. About three
Mr. John's Swindler
Mr. lorkmd's Frailty (Mr. C. Roberts) 2
Mr. Burrell's klotspar
tairr. Yates) 3
The following also Tan Train, and, Beeswing,
Apple Pulp, Dawbound, The Dictator, Crainnore Lars,
sniltalgrare... . _

BeTtting:2 to 1 apt Hotspur, 4 to 1 apt man Train,
6 to 1 apt Swindler, and 10 to 1 apt any other.
The DRATCOT PLATE (Handlizif) of 30 soya. ; winner,
nine
extra. About one and a .
Mr. 11. lllition'a The Robber (Mr. Wilson) 1
Mr. H Braylay's La Pique (Yesta.)) 11
Mr. A. Weetoun Warwick Lae (Captain flotith)
The following also ran :—Joker, Confusion, and Units.
Betting : 2 to 1 each apt The Robber and Warwick
Law, 3 to 1 apt Useless, and 5 to 1 " bar three."

THE MURDER AND ROBBERY IN SHROPSHIRE.—
The inquest upon the body of Mr. Barnard Zusman com-
mercial traveller, late of Birmingham, whose murdered
body was recently found buried in a ditch near Stuckley,
was resumed yesterday before the coroner, and again ad-
journed. Some fresh evidence as to the movements of the
deceased on the day of his death has been obtained, but
with respect to the perpetrator of the crime while the
suspicions of the police are directed in a certain quarter,
they have not yet been able to follow up the clue with
sufficient clearness to justify an arrest. Boma surprise has
been expressed in the district at the government not
having offered a reward for the apprehension of the
murderer, and referring to this yesterday, the foreman of
the jury inquired whether the coroner was in a position to
say whether anything bad been done in the matter. The
coroner replied that it was not customary for government
to offer a reword whilst an inquest remained open ; but as
it was probable that it would be some weeks before the
court would close, he would, if the jury desired it, com-
municate with the Home Secretary, who, on hearing that
the jury, from the evidence already in their possession,
were of the opinion that a wilful murder bad been com-
mitted, would doubtless accede to their recommendation.
The jury were unanimous in requesting that this should
be done, and the coroner undertook to forward their re-
quest to the Home Secretary.

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (Lnarsa).
—lsrael° rfeeipts for week ending Deo. 15, 9,5744 9s. 34.
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[Adyerteiement.)--Hou.oweY's PILL.—The ex-
traordinary change of temperature &Heading the early autumn
Is extremely trying to the delicate chatted, the weak and nervous.
All troubled by these afflictions should resolve to resort to this
strengthening and regulating medicine Immediately they perceive
in themselves discomfort or that feeling of restlessness which
betokens disordered digestion sad defective secretion of bile.
Ore of Holloway's pills taken about noon, and followed at bed-
time by a does sufficiently Mrs* to ace eperlently will speedily
recruit the faulty functions and restore order throughout the
whole system A treatment so We in operation sod so success-
ful In result should be known sad practised when from cold and
sundry other moss disease Y atiomptlog to gain a vexatious
10001311.

THE EXPRESS. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1867.

This wes an appeal by the plaintiff from • decision of
Vice-Chancellor Melina, dismissing the bill with costs.
The suit was instituted by Mr. Strahan, the proprietor
and publisher of the magazine called Good Words, edited
by the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., against Mr. James
Graham, who had resided for tome time in Palestine, and
had there made • number of photographic views of dif-
ferent places. The bill prayed for a declaration that
under a verbal agreement between the parties the plaintiff
was entitled to republish the engraiings taken from these
photographs which had been already published in Good
Words. The defendant contended that the agreement
had extended solely to the publication in Good Words,
and to no other publication. The arguments were not
concluded when the court rose.

Mr. E. K. Kerslake, Q.C. and Mr. Fischer for the plain-
tiff ; Mr. Drum, Q.C., and Mr. Briatowe for the defend-
ant.

The Vies-Chancellor (on his return after the adjourn-
ment of the court in the middle of the day), addressing
the bar, said—lt is right I should mention that in come-
queue of a communication made to me as treasurer of
Lincoln's-inn by the Home-office, that such gentlemen u
are willing to offer themselves to be sworn in as special
constables in this district should be invited to do so, I,
through the Solicitor-General, have made a special inquiry
at the Home-office, in order that gentlemen might not be
troubled beyond what was (absolutely necessary. In &n-
-ewer to that I have had a direct communication from the
Home.office, th►t it is desirable that all gentlemen who
are willing should be sworn in as special constables. Ae-
cordingly I shall rise at half-past 3, in order that any
gentleman who chooses to be sworn in may have an op-
portunity of attending this afternoon for the purpose at
Lincoln's-inn Hall, where two magistrates will be in at-
tendance.
In consequence of this announcement, a very large
meeting of members of the bar took place at the Benchera'-
room, Lincoln's-inn, at half-past 3, and those present were
enrolled, beginning with Sir W. Page Wood, Sir H. Molina,
Mr. Baggallay, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Draft, &c.

announced that be had received

Wood, the treasurer of Llnooles-
I, to the effect that he had been
requested by the government to tall upon the members of
the Inn to present themselves to be sworn in as special
constables. For this purpose, following the example of
Vice-Chancellor Wood, be should rise earlier than usual,
and hoped to be one of the first to act upon the intima-
tion of the government.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dec. 18.
Sittings at Nisi Priva.—(Before the Lord Chief Justine and
a Special Jury.)
WASON v. WALT=

This was an action for libeL The plaintiff was Mr.
Peter Rigby Wagon, and the defendant Mr. John Walter,
one of the registered proprietors of the Times newspaper.
The publications complained of emulated, first, of a report
in that journal on the kith of February last of the debate
in the House of Lords on the previous day with regard to
a petition of the plaintiff, presented by Earl Russell,
praying for an inquiry into certain charges which he made
against Sir Fitzroy Kelly, the Lord Chief Baron of the
Court of Exchequer ; and, secondly, of two editorial ar-
ticles upon the same subject, one of which appeared con-
temporaneously with the report, and the other on the
16th of April following. The defendant pleaded not
fruilt7-
The plaintiff conducted his case in person ; the Attor-
ney-General, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Wood ap-
peared as counsel for the defendant.
Mr. Wason, in opening his case, read a long printed ad-
dress to the jury.
At a quarter to five o'clock, after he had occupied the
court for nearly four boon, the plaintiff intimated that
his voice had nearly failed him, and he would wish to be
allowed to finish his address in the morning.
His Lordship, who had listened with the greatest pa-
tience to the reeding of the formidable document, con-
seated to that course, and the court adjourned.

The plaintiff in this ems sued to recover 501. deposit
which he had paid upon shame in the General Interna-
tional Agency Company (Limited), and also compensation
for cells which might be made upon him in respect of
these shares during the winding-up of the concern. The
ground of action was that the plaintiff had been induced
to take the shares by a false representation, and the
defence was that there was no mis-statement of which
the defer dants bad any knowledge or were in any way
answerable for.
The teas was not concluded when the court nee.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)

Ernes! Roder, 24, baker, • German, was charged with
the wilful murder of Mary Golding.
Mr. Cooper promeated, and the prisoner was defended
by Mr. Ribtou, instructed by Mr. T. Beard, on behalf of
the German Legal Aid Society.
This cue was postponed from the last session. It
appeared that the prisoner cohabited with a woman named
Mary Golding, who passed as his wife, in Collingwood-
street, Woolwich. The child whose death was the subject
of inquiry was the daughter of the woman Golding, and
was about ayear and nine months old at the time it came
by its death. On the 9th of September the mother went
out leaving the child in the cam of the prisoner, and
when she returned she observed • bruise on the forehead,
and the child subsequently became very ill, and died
shortly afterwards, that event, .aoccrding to the medical
testimony, being occasioned either by a blow or a fall, and
which had caused the bruise referred to. The prisoner,
when questioned upon the subject, stated that the child
had fallen accidently from a chair upon her face, and had
by this means received the injury ; and the only evidence
to contradict this statement was that of a woman
named Boyce, who lived in the same house, who
stated that she looked through the keyhole of the
prisoner's room on the day in question, and saw him
deliberately throw the child upon the ground
with great violence. This witness, however, did not ap-
pear to have said anything upon the subject until some
time after the occurrence, end there were some discrepan-
cies in her statement in reference to the matter. The
mother of the child stated that the prisoner bad always
behaved very kindly both to herself and the child.
At the close of the case the jury returned • verdict of
Not Guilty, and the prisoner was accordingly discharged.
Richard Smirk, a polioe-oonetable, and William Seigel!,
a pianoforte maker, remanded from last session, stood in-
dicted for feloniously setting fire to an unfinished building,
with intent to injure and defraud John Wilcock Jacobs.
Mr. F. H. Lewis and Mr. Straight prosecuted ; Mr.
Miry defended Smith, and Mr. Montagu Williams de-
fended Edgell.
The circumstances of this CYO were somewhat peculiar,
the offence imputed being that Edgell set fire to an un-
finished dwelling-house in Wellesley-road, Kentish-town,
and that Smith acted in concert with him in order that he
might obtain • reward for being the first person to dis-
cover the fire. From the evidence it appeared that
Edgell and Smith were seen together in the neighbour.
hood about half-past eleven on the night of Saturday,
19th October, and that shortly afterwards the attention
of • person named Howell was directed to • fire close to
the house where he resided. On going to the spot to see
what bad occurred he alleged that he saw Edgell throw-
ing something on the flames, but that on perceiving him
he ran away. Witness followed him • short distance, and
then saw Smith in his shirt sleeves. The latter volunteered
to take Edgell into custody, but the witness objected,
obearing, " You have let him off twice already." They
then wated some distance down the road, and there
Howell saw another constable, to whom he related what
had occurred, and asked him to take Edgell into his
charge. Edgell then appealed to Smith, and said, " Have
I not been with you all -the evening ?" and Smith replied
that he had. Ultimately the second police-constable took
Edgell to the station, aced at the police court Smith was
called as a witness for the prosecution, but he was =bee-
gooney charged with having acted in concert with
Edgell, and the motive 111211 supplied by a state-
ment
made by himself, to the effect that
he bad not been so well treated as he
had been on the other side of the water when he had dis-
covered a fire at • baker's shop. Both of the prisoners re-
ceived • good character, and the jury, after deliberating
for a few minute'', returned a verdict of Not Guilty, the
foreman expreeeing ho pn that the Commissionersof Police
would look over this crge, and receive Smith hack into
their service.

ifie-Yit(iie-I will forward the suggestion to tho proper
quarter. ou acquit him entirely !
The Foreman—Tee.

The primmer were then discharged.
(Before the Recorder.)

Williams Jessop, 17, and Rickard Broome, 18, labourers,
were indicted for a robbery with violence on James Clegg&
The charge was found proved, and the prisoners were
each sentenced to seven years' penal servitude.
Catherine Hurray. aged 47, was charged with wilful and
corrupt perjury before Mr. C. S. Whitmore, Q.C., at the
Southwark County Court.
Mr. Braley prosecuted, and Mr. Straight defended.
The perjury was alleged to have been committed in the
course of the proceedings instituted in the Southwark
County Court by the prisoner, who claimed that the Rev.
Robert R. M. Martin was indebted to her in the sum of
15e. for work done to him. It seemed that on the recom-
mendation of • lady connected with the parochial mission
Mr. Martin employed the prisoner temporarily last winter,
and paid her ss. a week. At the ens of • month Mrs.
Martin wrote • letter to the defendant stating that she
would not be required any longer but that if she wished
to do so she might remain in the hour without payment
In point of fact she did remain for three weeks longer,
and it was for remuneration for this period that she sued
Mr. Martin in the county court, where she swore that she
had
however, that the prisoner took the letter to Mrs.
Martin's daughter, for the purpose of getting it read to
ber, she being unable to do so herself, and that she had
accordingly told an untruth in order to influence her teas.
The jury returned a verdict of Gitiltu, and the Recorder
sentenced the prisoner to nine months' imprisonment.
(Before the Common Serjesnt.)
Mary HOll4l, 18, and Hoaora Smith, 20, were plated at
the bar on a tharr of robbery accompanied with violence.
Mr. Carter conducted the prosecution, and the prisoners
were defended by Mr. Montagu Williams.
The prosecutrix, Mrs. Bridge lived in Drury-lane, and
she and her husband were in Holborn • little before eight
o'clock on the evening of the 12th November. While her
husband went across the street to go to a post-office, she
observed two women coming along the pavement, and as
they approached she drew back to allow them to pass.
One of the women, however, dropped at her feet, caught
her legs, and began tearing her underclothing, and also'
bit her on the leg, the other woman, the prisoner Honey,
meanwhile holding a shawl round her head. When they
went away, Mrs. Bridge found that her pocket, containing
a purse and money, had been torn from her dress. She
accordingly followed the prisoners, and charged them
with the theft, but they having by this time pared
the purse to a male accomplice, turned round and indig-
nantly denied the charge, and asked who she was to charge
them with robbery. A crowd collected, and they managed
to escape ; but they were pursued, and ultimately taken
into custody.
For she defence it was urged that this was simply •
case of assault, and that the prisoners had mistaken
Mrs. Bridge for another woman.
The jury returned • verdict of Guilty, and the prisoners
were each sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

William Osborne and Michael Donovan, who were de-
scribed as labourers, were charged with robbery with
violence on Richard Statford, and stealing from him the
sum of 4/. 9s.

Mr. E. P. Wood appeared for the prosecution ; the pri-
soners were undefended.
In this case the prosecutor was walking along White-
cross-street on the morning of Monday last, when be was
followed by the prisoners and two other men, one of whom
struck him on the shoulder and dislocated his arm. He was
then knocked down, and while on the ground his assailants
Jump
ed upon him and rifled his pockets. They then ran
away, but that two prisoners were caught while running
down Cherry-tree-court by a constable who had been
attracted by the cries of the prosecutor.
The evidence was perfectly conclusive, and the jury
having found the prisoners Ovilty, the Commoni Perjeant
sentenced them to receive twenty lashes with the cat, and
thereafter to be kept in penal servitude for five years.
John Pratt, a eostermonger, was charged with the
abduction of Louisa Hiram, aged 15 years.
Mr. Carter prosecuted, and the prisoner was unde-
fended.

The prisoner was a married men, residing at Edmonton,
and the girl be was charged with abducting lived at the
some place, with her uncle, Joseph Risley, a beerhonse-
keeper. The prisoner was in the habit of frequenting
the beerhouse, and towards the end of September be
asked Louisa Hiram to go away with him, but she
refused. He then threatened that if she did not he
would cut her throat with a razor. Upon this
she consented, and on the 4th of November
both of them left Edmonton, end cohabited at
different places as man and wife for nearly three weeks
On the 21st of November the girl went home to her
mother, and two days afterwards the prisoner was appre-
hended in a public-house at Wandsworth, where he and
the girl had latterly been living.

In defence the prisoner asserted that the girl had asked
him to go away with her, and that she stated to him that
she would not stay longer with her uncle to be called
_ . _

The Common Serjeant pointed out that it was immate-
rial whether the ghl consented or not, as it was clearly
shown that the uncle did not know of her going away.
The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty.
In passing sentence, the learned Judge said he had come
to the conclusion that it had been satisfactorily established
that the prisoner had made use of threats to induce this
girl to go away with him, and under these ciniumstaitoes
the crime committed was equivalent to a rape. The sen-
tence of the court was eighteen months' bard labour.

THE Lamsrrn MURDER.—The coroner for East
Surrey opened an inquiry yesterday into the siresiassaases
attending the death of an infant named Anne Smith,
which was murdered by • man with whom ita mother
lived. The particulars of the crime have appeared in our
columns. The jury returned • •erdict of " Wilful Har-
der " against Thome. Hazlett Clarke. The coroner lamed
his warrant for the committal of the accused to Horse-
mongerlane Gaol, to await his trial at the Central Cri-
minal Court.

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