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the calls of nature. At that time whom had so doubt that
Sir Gregory was mad. In 1839 Sir Gregory said to witness
he ahould be satisfied if be could get the restraint taken off,
and a lit.le pocket money allowed him. Mr. William Paxton
hold a farm en one of Sir Gregory's estttee. An application
was meet by the committees of Sir Gregory's person to have
an increased allow►nce made by the Court of Chancery, and
SOX a year more war granted, 6001. being fora carriage and
horses. After Sir Gregory's death a caveat wasentered against
the will. which, however, Mr. Fryer withdrew. Witness had
paid Book his salary in the same manner after the death of
Sir Gregory, first by the direction of Lady Tamer, and, after
tier second marriage, by the order of
Sir
Edward Turner.
The reason of the salary being continued wee, that Book
had wai•ed upon Sir Gregory for 20 years. Witness bad
taken Mrs. Neale to make an affidavit as to the state of Sir
Gregory's mind at the time when there wee no particular
proceeding pending which required it to be made.
Reeesamined by Mr. Rickards—Mr. Fryer bad the living
of Ethane in Kent glean him by the Lord Chancellor.
It being now 26 minutes to 6 o'clock, the further hearing
of the else was adjourned until to-morrow mornicg at halt-
peat 9 o'clock.
We Radentand that the eau is likely to but orer to-
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Gregory was anhject to pentane' restraint. Sir F. Millman
always ordered when the restraint was to be fated, and also
directed when it was to he left off. B,r F. Milmen was lone
since dead. Witne.s always interfered by Sir Oregon's re-
quest, who on his recovery always inmatel his approlmtion
of erh wit ess had done. Sir Oregon's tether died in
1805, and Sir Grego.), came of erre in 1808, and came into
property worth thee about 20,0002 a year. At that
time Sir Gregory had very few associates of his
own rank in life. He became sequainted with dim-
veritable character, who sought his society for their
own gain. He wu led by them into habits of intoxication,
That was shortly before the first commission Muted. Wien
Sir Gregory was put under restraint, in 1814, his mind so
soon improved that in the following year the commission
we. superseded after Lord Eldon had s- en S!r G P. T
Soon after the first oomenissi in was superseded Sir Gregory
returned to his habits of intemperance, and continued them
up to the year 1823. At all times Sir Gregory was an
eccentric man. His father was also as eccentric man. Bir
G. P. Turner was negligent in his person, and always
regardlem t f personal appeansee. He wee shy and sullen
towards strangers, and used to talk eagerly, sad in a very
load tone of voice. He was • man likely to products an
unfavourable impremion upon strangers. Sir Gregory at
one time of his lice had a fear of infection, sod If he law a
funeral ho would turn away to avoid it. Thatc=
existed for • very long time. He never would a
with a person with his naked head for fear of iallagelem. Has
used also to stuff him trousers pockets full of meek Sk
Gregory was • maa •of very greet conversational Wean, 411
considerable readier, sad great istormation. He had hew
educated at Harrow aad Oxford. lie had a very coed
memory. His health began to give way about 1839 or 1840.
At that period, however, his mind improved. UatellB39B*
Gregory had 'Owen expressed a greatdislike to big toother,Str
Edward Page Tenter, and used to speak ot him meet
coatemptuously. He used to call him Captain Dal-
horsy, which was the name of a butler in the
fa-
mily, whose son Sir Gregory said be was. On the
14th of Amend, 1839, Sir Gregory called upon wit-
nen, and told him that his brother Edam! had been to
see him, and said he was very much pleased at it, and de-
sired otter's to appoint hie brother to meet him at witoem's
effice. Witness did so. On 17th August, 1839, Sir Gregory
end Ism brother me' at witeess's office. fin Gregory
dressed him him very cordially, and appi ared (neatly lewd
to see him, and they at in friendly conversation together
for emit an boar. On the 18th February, 1841, Sir
Golden called upon witness alone, which was the first
time witness sow him after hie liberation from restraint.
On theta:elision he sail to winless that he celled to be confers,
telated on his libeaatioes and hell out his naked hand
and shock hands with witness. Witness had not known
Sir Gregory for 20 years before to shake hands with
people. Oa that occasion he opened the door with
his asked hand, which it had never been his
habit to do, for if he had not his glove on
be would wait for witness to open the door for
him, and if winters did not do so, Sir Gregory would
lake the skirts of his coat in lie hands, and so open the
door. Sir Gregory had been averse to a medical men
visiting him, but in the year 184 that dislike entirely dimp-
prared. Sir Gregory need continually to complain of the
existence of the second commission, but would not allow
the word ttsupereedess" to be mentioned by witness, but
iesistad that it should he traversed • second time, it having
been traversed once. He said the words "supersedes"
implied that the commie ions was right at the time it was
Matted, whereas • traverse denied that it was right at soy
time. In the yesr 1840, Sir Gregory wished to have e
"supenedeu," but told witness that if the commission could
not be superseded he should be satisfied, to be freed
lons personal rerrsint, Dr. Warburton and Dr. Southey
directed the restraint to be removed. None of the delsaioms
which witness had mentioned u having passed away from
the mini of Sir Ci P. Turner about toe years 1839 or 1840
eye returned to his mind again. Witness received directions
in Jetty, 1839, from Lady Turner. to prepare a 'marriage
settlement for Miss Turner. bliss Turner was then 18 years
of mgr. and Mr. Fryer applied to the Court of Crienoery foe
sloe marry her. The matter was referred to the
L.67,t, to
who reported that the marriage wog • proper one to
his place. A Mr. Stevens acted as the solicitor kr Mr.
Fryer. Tim draft of the settlement was shored,
and other properties were substituted for the 20,0002
Mr. Hodgson, the conveyancer whom witten had sm.
I ployed is the matter, said that other properti. s could
mot be substituted for the 20.0001. in money without the
pernsiesios of the Court of Chancery. Atter the marriage,
wi of el law Mr. Fryer, and celled upon Lill to as
in
aseerdenee with the article? of agreement made at South-
enspton. H. did not do so, and fifteen month. after a bill
Ain Chancery was filed. Mrs. Fryer was untie • plaintiff to
bill by the direction of the Muter of the Rolls. In
Fenroary, 1841, Mrs. Fryer come of age, and dionowed the
bill, and desired her name to 14 struck out as • plaimtiff.
The Master of the Rolls saw Mrs. Fryer, and on the 19th of
Asril an. went to court, and disavowed the bill herself.
Water sow the will now produced, sigt ed by the late
Sir G. P. Turner. It was dated 15th of June, 1841.
Witness and lieney Eaton, his clerk, were the attestiog
withesses to it. Witnees at that time teought Sir Gregory
as competent to make • will as any man could be. The will
wto teemed at witnese's office. Oa the 22nd April, 1811,
S r Gregory first mentioned to witness the .abject of a will ;
St et wen at witnem's • tfice. Oa teat day ha gave wines'
generally to understand what his wishes were with respect
si the aims 'anon of his property. He said his great object
W. 12 to protect his dauebter. He appealed to witne s, and
soil that he (witness) mud see the necessity of doing so from
what had taken place on the 19th April, 1841. Wittlit the
Ceencery moue theism were going on Sir Gregory ex
premed great anxiety about them, and called often at
witness office. On the 29th April S.r Gregory came
again by appointment to witness's office. Oa that occasion •
groomed conversetion took place ghost the will. Sir Gregory
came again on the 6th of May, and appointed to come again
on the 13 h. The draft of the will now produced was the
draft which witness prepared. When Sir Gregory called on
mimeos en the 13th, the draft was shown by witness to Sir
Gregory and wee read over to him. Sir Gregory made his
one nations and directed certain alterations and addiions
Sir Gregory then appointed to come to witnesa's office on the
20 b of May, and desired witness to get ti's will of his lather
for tM purpose of reference. Witness made a new draft,
which was aulmaitted to Sir Gregory on the 20th. Witnes-
sed Sir Gregory read the new draft over together, and when
there was a paling which he did not understand, he wool]
stop witness in • order to have an szplanation. Oa that
occa-inn Sir Gregory directed further alterations, He had
the name of Captain Bayfield, R N., Lady Turner'.
brother, struck out as a trustee, et he said he
was not a proper party, as he might be shunt
from England on service. Sir Gregoiry saboituted
the namn of the Rev. Lespiter Dryden, his Mlle, the pre-
sent plaintiff. Sir Gregory msda another appointment with
wiueee for the 27th of May. He came again on that day.
The draft was again read over to him, and he etiolated two
situations. One had reference t his executors. He wished
that it should be expressed that the legacies which had been
left them were left them " for their trouole herein" because •
Mr. Stadpole, who was one of his father'. executon had had
his legacy disputed foe not having acted, and Sir Gregory
thought these words would prevent such a thing occurring
again. On the meeting on the 13th of May, Sir Gregory
detected • clause to be put in his will, that if any of his re-
lations oisputed the will, they should forfeit the interests
they took ander it. Sir Gregory then said to wit-
ness, that tle 'Sestina in which he Was rave
opportunities for contesting hi. Si Gregory
on will.
on the 27th of May made another appointment for the 2nd
of June. Oa that d yhe came and said the will was quits
secorJing to his wishes. Ho said, nevertheless, be wall not
sign then, but would call spin for that perste*, so that any
thing • hich occurred to him to add. he might be able to sod
On the 15th of June Sir Gregory came to execute the will ;
which be accordingly old. Witness woo perfectly
that be quits understood every provision in the will. Wit.
nee, several ye.irs before the will was made, had toll Sir
Gregory that he had ands • will in which it was direct, d
that all disputes were to be referred to the Attorney-General
or a barrister to be appointed by him, and Sr Gregory
directed a similar clause to be inserted in his will. Sir Gre-
gory directed his creditors to have interest upon their
debts. He used to divide his creditors into two
chomp. He seed to call his tradesmen his black
sheep, and those who gut about him to get money out of him
by Tariolll means, his white sheep. Witness Naked him it be
meant his black she, p to have interest on their money as wed
as hi. white sheep 1 Sir Gregory seemed ashamed, and said
to witness, "Don't talk so, sir, that's all gone by." Both
classes of creditors wen to have Interne Sir Gregory's
directim. T lure were mural pictures • had belonged
to the family which had been sold ty the sheriff, and Sr
(Jemmy having wished to have them back, and having
ma& the pictures heirlooms in his family, winless asked
him what he would have done about re-purchasing them, Na
he had once expressed • wish of that kind. Sir Gregory
seemed reshot offended with witness, and said he should
like to have one or two that had belonged to his father, but
nothing more. Witness knew nothinc of the paper dictated
to Lady Tuner until after the death of Sir Gregory. Wit-
ness never went to Sir Gregory's WWII*, an never saw
him, but at his (witness's) oaks, The will wog here put in
and psi. In it Sir Gregory left 2,0001. • year to his
daughter. 20,0001. to any one child she might have,
30,0001. it she had two, and 40,0001. 11 there were more, to
be equity divided 112100,112 them. If his daughter had
no children, then the property which Sir Gregory could
oispose of was left to his brother, Sir E. P. T , and
his family. The will enured to the testator's widow her
jointure of 2,0002 s year. In July, 1839, Sir Gregory
called cm whams sad said he had understood that Mr.
Fryer was gong to lin st Battleaden, and he objeeted to
it, as It seemed as if he waled to take passeselos before
his time. Witness wu directed by Bir Gregory to write
to Kr. Fryer about it. The next day Sir Gregory called
on edema and showed tints newrpsper which he had re-
ceived from Mr. Fryer with the Woburn post musk, sad
therefore he said he must be at Battlesden. Mr. Fryer
appealed to the Muter about living at Battlesden who de-
cided againet it. The property left by Sir Gregory, after
paying Lady Turner's j Meows, and eneumbranc s, would
be weigh only 2,00 W. • year, althongh it bad once ben worth
20,0001. a year.
Croes.examined by the Solicitor-General—After the death
of Bit Gregory the entailed Estates went to his brother, Sir
!ward Page Tamer. Witness raised money I. 1816 for
Sir Gregory. It was raised by granting sztaulties to the
11 &ale Ametrance C' !weeny. The Matra were encumbered
to the Extent of from 70.0001. to 90,0001. When Sir Gregory
aantirsged hie estates witness wee sepoictal the receiver,
with 6 per nee commission. Wits's' wed solicitor to Sir
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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YEST!ROAT.
firmoros AT NM PAIR BEFORE TIN LOLD CHIEP4OPPICS AND
A SPECIAL AMT.
HARORAVI O. HAHORATZ.
This MI as isms from the Master of the Rolls, to try
whether the plaintiff, John Robert Hargrave, wu the son
of John Hargrave, decoyed, and Muy his wife. The nose
bee been twice, tried before, end, in all probability, will last
two or throe days. We shell give a report !slit when it is
concluded.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTEEDAT.
Heroes Ma. Cosauermsta Lew.
Ire Thu MATTI& OF JANIS HUM 13ANC1.—BILL
DISCOUNTING.
This insolvent, an advertising discount agent, having
offices in Northumberland-street, Strand, whose cue was
before the court on • former messier, when it appeared that
the present wee hat eighth appearance in this court and the
Court of Bankruptcy, again came on. An oppoUtion was
now made by two government clerks named Drury and
Pennell, who had placed • bill in the insolvent's hands to
discount.
Mr. Sargood appeared for • clergyman in Suffolk. Mr.
Cooke supported.
The cue on the part of the two government clerks (young
men) was, that they wanted to raw some money, end
they made a bill fur 601., which they placed in the Insol-
vent's hands to be discounted, telling him they wanted
money fur it. He was to have 51. for doing it. In a few
days he told them they could have 151. in money and throe
pictures worth 451. They took the money and authorised
the insolvent to sell the pictures for them. The pictures had
not been ,sen, and 151. was all that had been obtained.
Pruceedings had been taken against the young men on the
bill, and they had made arrangements to pay the ulna. Oa
the former hearing the insolvent seeing one of them in court
gave him en order on • Mr. Lewis, wine merchant, of Water-
lane, Tower-street, where he said the pictures were to be
had, but on going there the party was disappointed, and It
now turned out that they were deposited with a Mr. Levy,
of Smith-street, Mile-end-road.
The insolvent on his examination stated that the bill was
discounted by Mr. Levy for 151. and three pictures, which
pictures were to be sold by him. They were, however, still
unsold, and deposited with a " party " for 11. On being
premed for the name of the party, he said it was Ur. Levy,
who hal discounted the bill. He thought they were in the
bends of Mr. Lewis when he gave the order on the formes
occesion.
Mr. Lewis, wine merchant, Water-lane, Tower-street, woe
examined at some length respecting his connexion with the
insolvent. He had been in the habit of piecing bills in his
(Levis'.) hands to be discounted, and he was now a creditor
to more than 3001. He produced an account of his transfer
tions with the insolvent.
During the hearing of the case of the government clerl
it was suggested by Mr. Cooke that tt.e pictures deposited
for 201. should be sent for, it being admitted that the clerks
were crediton.
Mr. Commissioner Law declared that be should treat the
case as a debt contracted in such • manner with them that
he could siva the insolvent no other designation than that of
a "common cheat," and so he should deal with him when
he gars judgment.
Oa the put of the clergyman for whom Mr. Sargood
sppe,red, it transpire-I that he became acquainted with the
ineulvent through his advertisements, and be placed in his
hands his amptance for 1001., which would become dne
next month, and fur which he had cot received one shilling.
The object wu to anemia what had become of the same.
Oa axamincion the insolvent admitted that he hail been is
the habit of advertising as " James II.," sometimes as "H.
James," leaving out the name "Ilehce." Ile had pissed
the bill of the clergyman in the hands of Mr. Lewis, the
wine mercaant, to be discounted, and he afterwards declined
to cash it, but retained the bill.
Mr. Lewis, who was ordered out of court during the MSOI-
- said he had the bill, but declined to an-
swer any questiuts about it. Oa being told that he was
b ,und to do so, he stated that he received it in September.
A.rdressing the court, lie said he found that he had got into
the hands of a disreputable person, and would give up the
bill in 21 hour,.
Mr.Sargood said of course he should be satisfied with the bill.
Ic was elicited from Mr. Lewis that there were other bills
which he had received from the insolvent to discount which
were not in the account produced. He now found he had
got into the hands of • disreputable scoundrel.
His Honour required • full account from Mr. Lewis, and
the use was adjourned to Tuesday neat.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL CO URT.
OLD COUitt—YESTEILDAL
Baron vise ltscomout.
SENTENCE.
John Cady,l7, and Thomas Sneck, 17, who were con-
victed on Saturday, the former of assaulting and the latter
of wounding feloniously, a lad canted Edward Batchelder,
with intent to do hiss grievous bodily harm, were brought
up for judgment, and the former was sentenced to be kept
to hard labour for sin, and the latter for twelve months.
UNEEdTAINED CHAKOE 01, FOROIRT.
James Thompson, 28, was indicted for uttering a forged
order for the delivery of eight pore of porter, with latent to
defraud John Kay.
The prosecutor In this case is the landlord of the Royal
Standard public-house, Veuxhell.bridge-road, and it ep
heave t that on the Bth of November, the prissner, who was
known as a labourer who bad been employed by the West•
saineter improvement Association, came to his hone with
an order which purported to besr the ei4nature of the fore-
man of the works, for the delivery of eight pots of beer.
The liquor was given to him in a can, and he also took away
a hall.p,nt pot, but it turned out upon inquiry that the
order was forged. It was elicited on behalf of the prisoner
that he could neither read nor write, and it appeared very
pss-ible that he might have been made the dupe of ether
parties.—The jury returned a verdict of Noe guilty.

NEW COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Baron the Coulson 811.1altAdiT.
A WRONG ENTRY.
W aliens Cleeesentan, 22, sink, was indicted for embezzling
six half crowns, the monies of Thomu Thorne, his muter.
Mr. Iluddleatone and Mr. Collier prosecuted, and Mr. Parry
and Mr. Ballantine were for the defence.
Mr. Huddlestone having stated the case, celled
Mr. Thomu Thorne, secretary to the Msrylebons Board
of Guardians, who said prisoner ;was my, assistant clerk.
He Set became so in 180. It was his duty to receive sums
el
money in my annoce which had been paid to the pariah,
and immediately they were paid should enter them in a
book kept for that purpose. 151, was duo to the parish of
Muylebone from 8:. Botulph for the keep of a pauper. It
was due on the 29. h of July. I have never received that
sum. There is an entry in the book on the 26:h, three
days before it was due. Oa this 13th of October I told the
prisoner he had received the sum of 15•, of which there was
no entry in the cash book. Re said he had. I
said, you certainly have not. There is no entry in
the cash book, which there should be in your handwriting.
He made no reply. Hemdes, I sail. I can produce a party
to whom you admitted y u intended to apply it to your own
um. lie said nothing. The effect of the entry on the
23th would be to induce me to sign my name opposite, as
though I had received it. I have not received it.
Cross-esamined by Mr. BaUantine—The cash book was in
my Ginn, sad open and aceemible. Six or eight years ago
prisoner was a pauper in oar boas. He was taken into my
office, but had no wages. He lett to better himself. He
came beck again, aad I gave him 10e. a week for casual em-
ployment. Actin time of this occurrence he had 255. He
was first wholly engaged in January. Wnen be first came
he paid 10e. a week to some one to usist him, but latterly he
his done all himself. The 10• he paid was to a step-son of
mine. It was paid of his own aooad. My step-son is not in
his place.
Mr. Ballantine—ls he filling the same situation ?
lie is, but it is to protect my interests; he has no pay.
Did you not have some valuable property in the Taw
Valley !tattoo ?
I had some shares in it. I had no immediate proepects of
getting into difficulty about them. I knew the prisoner had
no property. I held 60 shares, and had paid 3001. on them.
Calls were about being made of 11. a share.
Did you induce him to take them ?
I sold them to him for 10L He did not hare the money
direct from me; it came through another person. Hie name
wee transferred to the books of the company. I did it to
remove my liability. I did not approve of the proceedings
of the company.
And this was a trick to de the company? (No sower.)
The shares were shown to him at my Lute. I went
down with him in a cab. I kept the thane for him; he
wished me to do so. I gave them to him before he went
through the Insolvent Court.
Did be not go thrones the court for your
Mr. Collier objected to the question, as the second of the
court would prove that the objection was allowed.
I have given him 121. to 161. to rid himself of these calls.
And you whitewashed yourself by sending him through the
Goan ?
He went through the court. The prisoner made his
secusati in against me after this charge was made. It wm it
the 13th of November that I heard from Crook, a man fa ay
employment, that he said he would appropriate the mew in
question to his own use. Ido not know how it wee lum
to ak Crook. I had heard of other things in say olio. I
do not know that he made a charge the day after his
dismissal. (The date otitis dinsbnal it seemed was about
the 12th of October, but witness did not state this very
dislinatly.) I have bees removed by the board of
gairdiaa.ll•4seaelned. —I thought by treader:ins the dime they
venitt beam Witold, ssi whoa I Amid tbs Ira* Om

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1850.

got him in I found him money to pet him through the mart
and out of his trouble. I went to Cock, io the offic- be.
muse I had heard from him that he had broken open a fetter
el mine and taken out a half sovereign, which he said he
thought be should appropriate to his use (it did not appear
whether prisoner had done to).
Crook said that Mr. Thorns called hint into his office,
where there was a polieeman, and witness stated that when
the lb:. was paid, prisoner said either that he should stick to
it, or borrow it, and that he would repay It by a trifle
a week.
Mr. Collier was about to ark this witness whether be had
not spoken of any other irregularity on the pat of the pri-
soner, and told Mr. Thorne of it.
Its. Ballantine objected, and after witness had been or-
dered from court, and the propriety of r uttiog the question
discussed, the Common Setrjeant said that Mr. Collier might
ask if anything case had passed.
The witness was re admitted, and although closely preyed
by the learned counsel fer the proucution, most emphati-
cally denied that he bad spoken to Mr. Thorne of any other
set of irregularity on the part of the prisoner.
The payment of the money to the prisoner having been
proved, a letter from the prisoner to the proreoutor was put
is and read, and it was to the effect that prisoner had always
experienced kindness from prosecutor, and was sorry that
anything like a difference should exist between them.
Mr. Beliantine, at some length, addressed the jury, con-
tending that prisoner would u have hesrd of this charge
bid he not made a complaint about being dismissed from his
situatiun by the prosecutor • and then what had been done ?
An erroneous entry had beeni discovered, and which the pro.
secutor wished to make them believe was an embezzlement
' on the part of the prisoner. The learned counsel went on to
I comment upon the glaring discrepancy between the state.
merit of the prosecutor and his witness Crook, and concluded
by saying that he had a host of 'Snouts he would call to
character.—Mr. Collier said that if he did he should reply.
Mr. Ballantine said rather than trouble his friend to do
that he was quite content to leave the ease as it was.
The Common Serjeant having brit fly summed up,
r The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, acquitted the
prisoner.

THIRD COURT.—tiesTERDAy.
BUJ=rrta 001010:4 S M

/Smeassisscol e.
Richard Hammett Drake, 28, clerk, a gentlemanly look-
ing young won, was indicted for unbending the seviral
sums of 801. and 51., the property of Messes. Abraham Wil-
key Roberts and others, his saute's. Mr. Bodkin and Mr.
Ruddlestone prosecuted, and Mr. Digby Seymour and Mr.
Pearce were for the prisoner.
Mr. Bodkin, in stating the cue to the jury, said the duty
that devolved upon him was of an unusually painful nature
from the fact of Me being called upon to prosecute a young
man who Ind hitherto borne a highly respectable character,
and came of very good family, and had been had in the
highest esteem by his employers. The circumstances
out of which the charges arose were these :—The prosecutors
were Messrs. lisbarta, Curtis, and Company, the well
known banking firm, and the prisoner tad been a clerk
in their firm for between eight and nine year, and
his employers knowing the respectability of his easily
connexions, and hazing • high esteem for him,had continued
to advance him u6TII be became cashier of the provincial
banking department, • separate department in the firm, and
he had one assistant under him, and his duties were to re-
ceive the various sums paid into the bank for the various
banks in the country. The practice was for the prisoner to
Wee whatever money or notes were brought in, make a me-
morandum of them, wrap the amount so brought up Ist a
piece of paper, place it in • till, give the party bringing it a
receipt for the amount, end, at a later period of the day,
make up and enter the amount received, and send off the
cuetomaty letters of advice to such provincial banks as the
sums sent in were credited to and made payable at. In the
present instance, the two sums had been pald is to the
prisoner on the 18th and 19th of October, and had
never bun entered or accounted for; and on the 21st, on
Monday, the prisoner complaining of illness, had gone away
somewhat before his menial time, alleging that he was unwell,
and never made bis appearance again at the office, and was
finally taken in custody, having been down to his friends is
Yorkshire. His reason for leaving in the harried manner
he had was, that the Seedbed what was termed an agreement
balance every three weeks, which was a general making up
of the cash accounts of the firm, and then, unless falsification
bad lawn resorted to, his delinquency would have been
discovered, and this balance was to have been struck on the
day subsequent to his having absconded.
Mr. Edgar Pitt proved having, the 18th of October,
paid into the Messrs. Robert., from Mr. Dixon. the sum of
51., to the account of Messrs. Stuckey and Vivian, to be made
payable at the Wellington Bank, Somers.'.
Mr. Brown, clerk to Messrs. Coutts and Co., proved paying
into the department over which the prisoner bad the e •ntrol,
the sum of 601., in two 301. notes, and one 201 This was
for a Miss Selina Rowley, Bristol, and payable at the Bristol
Bank. A further sum of 15 guineas was also proved to
have been paid in oo the same day, the 19th, for the Rev.
Mr. Southwood, Cheltenham.
Two clerks from Meisel. Roberts were called, and proved
that no entry bad been made of the 51. or 801., but the 16
guineas had, and the monies had not been paid in. On the
evening of Monday, before he left, he got one of his fellow
clerks to change one of the 301. notes for him, saying it was
r his cousin. the others he bad got changed the same day,
the 201. one at his tailor's, a Mr. Baker, of Clement'slane,
Louthardwireet, to whom he paid a bill, and bought a new
top coat. The other 301. he changed with the landlord of
the Grapes Tavern, Strand, to whom he owed a bill.
It was stated that his salary was about 1501. year.
Daniel Forrester said he apprehended the prisoner at the
house of a friend in James-street, Clerkenwell, on October 31.
Mr. Seymour made a very forcible address to the jury,
contesdiog that the money might have been abstracted
without the prisoner's knowledge.
Mr. Gurney having slimmed up, the jury found hirn
Mr. Seymour said he trusted, for the sake of the prisoner's
connexiou and his previous character, that the court would
toil' mercifully on an act that had been committed in a
moment of temptation. The prisoner bad shown every con-
trition, and had made the prosecutors aware of defalcations
they did not know the existence of.
Mr. Bodkin said he should shrink from his duty if he did
not state that so far from it befog any sudden temptation, it
bad been going on for 15 months, and that be had deceived
the firm by falsifying the books. There were two indiet-
meats for the same offence, the joint sum being nearly 9001.,
and his defalcations altogether were nearly 1,5001.
Mr. Gurney, in pawing sentence, said the prisoner's po-
sition, character, and the other circumstances, were bat an
aggravation of his behaviour.
He was sentenced to be transported for ten years.
The other cases heard in this court during the day were a
number of wholly uaistarestlag charges of felony sad mix's.
Meenollf.

THE POlgtE COURTS.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Tia TIiiCILTETAL PALACE.
—Mr. Bingham gave his decision in the case of William St.
Clair, charged with having attempted by intimidation to
obtain a higher rate of wages for the workmen of Mown.
Fox and Henderson, the contractors.
Mr. Bingham aid—On Monday week the defendant, at
the head of a body of nearly fifty workmen who had quitted
their employment, waited on the contractor for the works in
Hyde park, with words and a gesture which, even according
to the account given by the defendant and hie witnesses,
amounted to a breach of the peace. For this breach of the
peace he was immediately given into custody and brought
before the =egret*. Upon the nest hearing the prose-
cutor added the charge of sending • threatening letter, and
this, if true, was by far the most serious charge that had
been brought. It was objected, however, by the defendant,
to this put of the ease that no summons had issued against
him, and that a mtgistrate has no jurisdiction over the
atomise until a summons has been issued. It seemed to him
that the cue of " Re: v. Stone" (1 Rut, 649), and three
others which preceded it, might be held an answer to this
objection. But, ae it wee of great importance that the
charge against the defendant should be decided on its own
merits, he refrained from expressing any opinion on that
charge. Wu it the intention of the prosecutor to apply for
a summons ? _ . .

_
Mr. Humphreys—Certainly, U the present proceeding,
should be irregular.
Mr. Bingham—Then, with respect to the breach of the
pesos, which was the immediate orelsion of the defendfint's
arrest, it nuns to me so subordinate a part of the whole pro-
ceedings that I shall not err in now ordering his discharge.
Mr. Rippon, for the defendant, applied for a cutillcate of
dianues' al.

Mr. Bingham said he would consider the application. If a
certificate ought to be granted, it could be granted at any time,
Mr. Rippon applied for an order on the police to resters
the papers which he contended had been improperly taken
from him.

Mr. Bingham cmild not give any order.
Mr. Humphreys then applied for a summons against the
defendant, which was granted.

A HMITHTIRLD Oz.—Yesterday, Glitsper-street,
leading to Smithfield, was kept in a state of alarm as usual
the whole day. In the morning an ox, belonging to Mr.
Barnard, jun., of Epsom, driven with others, about half-part
10 o'clock, from Smithfield, suddenly turned into Ball-
court, opposite the east end of St. Sepulchre's Church, and
entered the bow No. 1 in the court, occupied by a lin.
'Whoa,' end invent other persons, a school for children
being held on the basement floor. The tenor and dismay
of the chlldrea and inmates may easily be conceited at sight
of the huge saimal making its way towards the kitchen
stairs, which, owing to the enormous weight of the ox,
suddenly gases:mitt:
animal rolling into au outer kitchen,
in the room I to which Mrs. Harbottle was sitting at
the time. Twe children belonging to the school
were also in a closet, against the door of which the ox
eras lying. Their meow soon brought several persons
to their awistancs, by whore they were speedily rescued.
Kn. Harbottle also effected her escape, and every effort was
then aide to remove the oz, which lay extended WAIN very
sorrow kitchen. This was found, after great labour, to be
entirely ineffeetaal. Fortunately a door-way led from**
kitchen or peebtate the area in front of the home, and
a bricklayer seat for, he said that the only mews by
which the wbe eatrisated was by taking up the iron
work of the mew with the stone-work in the seem sad
exearating for se het surer the court. A amber of
lam were seereillogig she to work, and about kw *Week
they had mob sea sa *peeing by pulling down the brisk.
week es le Geniis theyso place • amber ot phallists ea
inclined peidee owl by winding a ember of ragas need
the ox sad by wan of a pulley died spirt the ,
owed*
wall sad the seelelmse of a umber stbe MS, obit abolo as
Imes laboor they seessodod it op gym*
bet Ihtle blond, oak pool of