The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1861.

tab) inttllignut.

BAIL CO t" . 5.
Sittisp at Mei Pries at Westazinster.—(Before Jodie,
Blackbars sad Coalmen Jury.)
LYONS AND WINN A. ILNOWLIN.-DAA)IATIC ANDBMNNA-

The real plaintiff is this action was Miss Swanborougb,
now Mrs. Leona, and formerly lessee of the Strand Theatre,
against the defeedant, who is the proprietor of the Theatre
Royal. Manchester. The action war brought on behalf of
the female plaintiff, who the declamt.ou stated was the
owner ..f two dramatic pieces as assignee of the author, via.
T 4, Bride ,1 Absloa and Pm Mara°, with the full
right of representation in them, and it further stated that
the defendant bad wrongfully represented the pieces against
the consent of the female plaintiff, whereby he had in-
curred the penalty of 40s. for each representation. The
defendant pleaded, first, not guilty • secondly, he denied
the plaintiff's right in the pieces ; and, thirdly, he leavened
the assignment of the copyright.
Mr. Huddlestoo, Qc ' Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr.
Thompson were counsel fur the plaintiff; Mr. fierjaint
Pigott and Mr. Fonblanque were counsel for the defesdaet.
Mr. W. H. Swauborough, the plaintiff's brother and pro.
sent manager of the Strand Theatre. deposed that the two
pieces in question, The Bride Abed,' and Ira Diarolo,
were written by Mr. H. J. Byron, slid purchased by his sister,
who at the same time took an assignment of the
right of representation from the author in writing. The
document was mimed when the alterations were made at
the Strand Theatre about eighteen months ago, and had
not bees found since. The permission for representation
was 10a. fist. per night for first-class theatres, 7s. for second-
clam, and se. for third-class. The pieces were very sue.
ceseful. The defendant had on • former occasion paid
10s. ikl. per night, and on one occasion he chose to pay the
penalties. He never made any arrangement with Mr.
Charles Dillon or his agent for the representations in qua'.
ties at is. per night. When Mr. Knowles was applied to
for payment, Mr. C. Dillon sent up 5/., which was Ta. per
night for the fourteen nights, but it was returned to
him. Proceedings had been taken against Mr. Dillon for
representations of the *resat other provincial towns. That
was before he left for Areerias.

Mr. H. J. Byron, the author, deposed that he sold the
entire right of representation to Miss Swanborough, and re-
gularly seated it by writing.
Mr. Levy, the phuntiff's solicitor, was called, and proved
the correspondeoce in the caw, and the eature of the pro-
seediap that bad been taken against Mr. Dillon.
This we. the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Serjeant Pigott submitted that the plaintiff most be
iscasuital. There wee no proof of registration of swims-
meet es required by the net.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said he would not stop the
ease, but give the learned serjeant leave to move on that
point.
Mr. Serjeent Pigott described this as a shabby action
towards the defendant, and expressed an opinion that if the
plaintiff had knows the real facts of the case she weak' not
have cemented to the brining of this action. The fact was
that last sumer Mr. Dillon entered into an arrangement
with Mr. Knowles whereby Mr. Knowles was to have ear
half of the gross mei* foe the theatre. lights, .sweats,
properties, priding, advertising, &c.. Mr. Dillon led*
his own company, pay* them, arranging with the authors,
and selecting his mini pines. And m carrying oat that er
ningement, Mr. DiUos agreed with Miss Bwanbarengh for
t.:winos to rep lledreseet thaw pieces at 7s. per night. The
e

Mr. Stanislav@ Ca'Mem, a comedian, an of Mr. Dana's
saapany, who amid that he wads an agreement with
Mr. IlwanbonnWfor_Mr. Dillon, at 7s. per sight. He oar-
Marital the lamod beers statement reistivo so the
armament Mum NT Knowles and Mr. Dillon.
Mr. Thome Manners, the defendant's manager and
lassomr ; Mr. H. H. Barran, Mr. Dillon's stage me tar•
and Mr. Jain Etialda, the leader of the band, ware ailed
ba support st the dalsadant's ease.
Mr. Justin Blasinara said there could he no disputa
about the tear. Mr. WM was to find the ossamy, sad
pay them, stied the pians, sad cam than to In per-
formed, within a iM&utems by Mr. Knowles. The
latter was to And M theatre, gonna* High* mad the
band, the man being a unman part of the astarbrie-
Sant, paining sad and miraa& the claimant's aureate
taking the man et the &ora. The pan nod*
were to be diwidsd beams Mr. Knowles sad Mr. Daus,
sad the qoastion was whether mar then fasts it mound
to a reprunsteilon or maim to he ropromslod within the
mann of the an at grAmna whereby HZ. KlO9/111111 was
11•1116. He onakred it was a uneaten ol law, sad not ad
Mt for the My. Hs thought it would be boner for its
to direct a milt for the plaintiff with him to the de-
hadn't to awn.

Both tbit Wins& amass' treated, and
?be jury. brainlike' at kW lor
beingdship, Masud • vitalist
for ths plairM ler 16L, have rsiansdl la the de-
-1 &ado t to toffs tift wen um at the points of law.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA&—Dio. 5.
&Wrap at NW Prim Is Xiddlaser- —(Belon Lard Chid
Aran Me and a Common Jury.)
WATUNA V. RIDDIII.-1110R8118 nucinuto IT nuts

?INACTION INGINI.

This was an action to recover j;ii;ges for injuries nose
bodged in consequence of the horses of an omnibus laving
leas highbrowd by ooe of Bray's traction engine',
Mr. Leah and Mr. J. Browne appe.ired for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Mr. Berjaaat Parry and Mr. Preoties for the defeedeat.
The *attar wee the proprietor of an omnibus noadig
to Hampstead, sad on the 19th June last he was riding
outside anether onsaihs• Whea they were near Ilene
iaggesereeesat ene of the traction engines, which wee
drawing a anis of trucks carrying OM' hen
the reservoir, which was being removed frees
the Haropsteed•road, was coming along. The hones
bemuse uneesy, and when they got near the aegis, the
steam blew off. This rendered the bonus enseargiebb,
is. of them pressed upon the other, and the makes wee
overturned. The outside passengers were thrown into the
read, and some of them would have bees rue over by the
engine if it bad sot been stopped. The plaintiff was one
at those and the injury be sustained wee disloca-
tion of right shoulder, and oontusions on raring paste
of the body. He was attended by a toadied sum down to
the 29th October, and he was not down to the preseat them
it to set as a conductor to his amebas, an ampleyassat
whisk he bed followed aril the seeibrat.

A number of witnesses were examined to thew that the
engine was odeakted to frighten horses ; and they also
spoke to man Motown in which hones had has fright-
ened by it.
Mr. Serjasat Parry submitted that then was se ems far
the jury, inasmuch as there was no proof of say camplabd
of the engine leaving ever been made to Ur. Redft him-
self, or that he knew that the engine was calculated to
frighten borer. The re of such engines as highways was
perfectly awful, for more than thirty years ago as ad of
parliament was passed for regulating such traffic. Many
more such acts were afterwards passed, mid the Met of
them, the 24 and 25 Vic., cap. 70, was "As eat tar rags.
latiog the use of loonsotives on turnpike and other roads,*
and the preamble was that the use of such engines on ordi-
nary mods woe
likely to become common. To maintain
the setae, thavdors, it was necessary to show that Mr.
Riddle knew the use of the engine was dangerous.
The Lord Chief Justice said there was proof of eomplaints
meads to the stoker, sad to Mr. Redd* jam There was
widens to go to the jury both from the satin of
and from the oomplaiets made to those eetrunsd watt
anima that it we. d.agwoas. It was Ins that It was an
ainsactedly wrong to defn a Macias amiss aloes a see-
ms read ; bed amen sole used• reed must de SO seas met
substantially te isierfen with the rigida of Mimes whe
were nag the seed nemediag le the ordlaszy way.
Mr. Lusk —The last act epos the matter eastened a manse
that nothing in that act should authorise the me ef any
en ins which should muse a public or a private name.
Mr. Salami Parry, ia addreesing the jury, mid that the
ease was so extremely important use to the defendant, in-
asmuch se be had used theme anginas is mine parts of
the kingdom. and °mild scarcely carry oa Ids beams with-
out them. They had been drives than' err crowded
thoroughfares without any aoident ; soma time ego on led
pan a !Jumbo, of times round Palace/ard without as
I a single cab hone to shy, and on another occesionesie of
I them bad been driven to the Derby without 4111/111111as
'damage to any body. (Laughter.)
Winner wen called who stated that they had drives
Gemini of this kind through some of the most inward
thoroughfares is London without accident ; and awe of
them said be had driven such engines as much se 1,000
mats. Vestal the witnesses admitted that they had fro-
=seta bones shy at an engine, but when it was
they pissed ea. They bad also (mussily seenberms taken dews side streets, and had ia other irksome
seen the driven get down, mud and at their hawse'
boas. This, however, generally 'append when the
drivers were more frightened thea the hostas, far
the beeves evince shied at all. Tbe defeedemt
himself deposed that before employing this engine he made
even parible inquiry as to the safety of it ; and be had
never on any occasion heard of any sodden except the owe
Iva guartiou.
The Lord Chief Justice directed the jury that the plain.
tiff was entitled to recover if the eosin, by its none wed
aP ace, was entwined to frights, bones.
gaelury termed ea ninon that the cideedsat knew
that the amine was of this character, tad they found a
verdict for the plaintiff--damages 87f.

2D yams of age, and his wife about two years older. They
lived happily together till 1855, whew Mrs. Mtft, according
to the evidence, began to take to drinking, wad WI iota other
evil cuursts. The oolmbdatioa metwined, however, till
1859. There was then • separstiss, sad the petitiseer
allowed his wife 15s. par week ;leather cooduot both before
and after this time was dated to have been of a very pro-
&gate character. The co-respondent was a journeyman
bricklayer.
Mr. Mojeant Shea and Dr. Spiolut appeared for the peti.
tioner ; the respondent waa represented by Moms. Day sad
Martin.

In her plass the respondent denied all the charges against
her, and made recriminatory allegations against her hue-
bend of collusion, connivance, wilful neglect, cruelty, and
adultery.
ln support of these pleas a surgeon was called, who proved
that in Ifibii he had attended the petitioner for a disgraosful
malady. It was also shown that his (petitioner's) cousin
had given to a potman. named Alford, 51. to watch the
=eat, and that Axford had actually paid Moore him-
lipdalf the money.
Bit C. Cromwell having summed up the ages,
The jury found the issues for the husband.
The Court then made a decree nni
HART e. NAM AND 11300.

Mr. Inderwick and Mr. Cutbdl appendices the petit:Mast,
late a sergeant in the Engineers. He bad married the
respondent in Sept., ISM. and cohabited with her in various
places. At length she went with him to the Mauritius,
from which she returred in 1854 on amount of her health.
In March, 1859, she bore a child, sad evidence was given to
show that the co-respondent had been in the habit of visiting
her at her lodgings. He had also taken her walks, had
been seen kissing her, and bad, in fact, confessed the
ititt of her child. 77te petitioner claimed 503 f.
The Jury amassed the amount at 120/., and
The Court made a decree nisi, with costa.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—DKC. G.
(Before the Commissloser.)
St POWIILL.

This was an application for certificate by
Powell, who had carried on Wainer as a ship-brale=
co-partnership with Alfred Aubert, at St. Mary-ne.
The balann-shest, extending from January, %Vl'
'ember, 1660, discloses the Following Items : d
unsecured creditois, 18,630/. ; creditors
4,4841. • on payable, 5,8711 Mt%
receivable, good, 2,7761. ; likely to be eleisedzist 18se
estate, 3,7201 cash nab securities in the hands of
946/. ; cash paid to Othollll assignee, 2001. ; good
1,286/. ; doubtful, 1,2861. 1,822/. • wise is desks326/, ; property in the hands of creditors... 6,8011.; lib wit.
curable, doubtful, 6(8%.; maituad, to be WeVallei fees
by him, 1,332/. ; Aubert's drawings, 2,066/. ; PeasiThr
ditto, 1,8791. ; losses, 5,4551. • deficiency in Jaruary,llo4
3,491/. Under the head of liabilities are the London Dis-
count Company, Finch-lane, 1981.; ditto commission, 2101.;
Hankey and Co. between 6001. and 6001.
Mr. Lucas, for toe sangune, stated that Anhert, wise
had also been an underwriter at Lloyd's, silleined hi OW
tificate. The bankrupts stopped payment ent the Bth of
October, 1860, and petitioned the oast two days after
under the arrangement clauses. Powell had been indicted
for fraudulently obtaining goods within three months of hi
bankruptcy, but on the ruling of Baron Bramwell the be.
diotmest fell to the ground. The following wee • amen
made on the ease by an accountant The lasinen els le
Jaanery, 1859, was that of ship-brokers, underedlegeoeil
commissics agents. The wine transactions weal of ese-
eiyaresate of wins from Barinto de Stem sod .thew, whish
wines were sold by Aubert and Powell for the sessell
of the conimeors, Mears. Mahon and Powell charginsgesen.
Larkin spots sash sales. The position of Messrs. Aunt Mad
Powelfe shahs an January, 1 was as follows
tors 11,3191., assets 4,8361., living a detleancy of upwasis
d 6.000/. Is the belessahmt the bankrupts return the
deficiency in January, 1850, at 3,491 f., the difference of
2,992/. being reduced in the accounts as a balance due from
Peeler Brothers, which balance it was sated was seeded by
Powell without the knowledge d Aubert. The
it was clear, were largely insolvent in January,l4l;lllll,A
no doubt the bankrupt was aware of the fact. With this
knowledge (said the accountant), and the weevilly of pus
adios for bills falling due, the bankrupt, early in 11.11.
tared into a new system of trading, which was called "NEW
'dveatur. ," but which had been designated by edam
eperatiosa. These operations appeare to d hews
Lases denied ea to the extent at 98,0001. The
system op, to have been °Malang wise teem
undlemeeeed ellen upon credit, and •
yeellee el Mb wines with Norris. Pmbier, ad
frem them edothmatorma from time eto timia_sad
Test
Mal lees is the hahmeaeliest I returned at 2,s'y thme
beeneeliour. Doan Own operations in wines, rtsesarl
Pr bad Se a etbrelee spun of accommodation hills
led elbeeviee, lie eesesete et Yams. Mrs eel
el Neerdhesiee _ Oieleldge Liver-
; Mr. Tub% el /modes era Kr. Nalaball, cd Louden.
eessentesi falba. Aim Pre dere WO two accounts
wllb IS" eee a " &wpm asesest," which has
ben pig= 1r new pap mg e2sremseato to a few
lambed penal erebstvea.
_mod the a cash account,
Ala semmesees in tismher. 11114 Ws~peavismiliesly for nehmemodation pu eel apeeeS
erste to epees* of 87, ' 1166 sel
iSsfenuary, 1859 to November, IS* b 39,0001., map
lepatber 99tee1. The secant with Assns. Pertridge
ee-
amsr in Jimmy, 1856, by aceeptesses of dials et Mimi
Malls d tie beaksapee.
_lt wiped te 'be
emensallea seeeeac Pewe• slated Sol ea
la Ms c went were dam by AAP* and 00. row=
peeps& popes elpidebip Pea dbiewThe ated, and re-
It Ws be lead the
aosestkee from JaanaryW, 1855, to Neemeher, 1880, wee
91.7801. At the bankruptcy Partridge sod Co. were eel
down el doubtful debtor, 6801., with a liability cm bills
payable, 44771., and on bills receivable, 1,0921., making. in
the ease dthe bills being proved on the estate. • Mid
has of 4,1601. Included in these bilk now on
wave henamounting to 3611., draws by the bankrupt=
ttree) on Partridge, and negotiated by AnW ad et a
An account with Cheasewright and Mikis
simmeseed in 1352 as an insurance and broker-
sip eleleet, and was continual dove to the sod
elf UK The account then assumed the alanister of &ash
lei MN aseriss. From 1857 to 1880 the system appeared
(we dieseesestant) to be • mutual accommodation with
bins ad ON& Mere. Cheesewright and Co. accepted •
Mesember of hills drawn by Partridge sad of Ilnr-
eels depa for the accommedasioa el Aubert and
Irbil pie Mesers. Cheelewright and Midis their
asseplimer. awl Na result of course was that each party
was aeion.oirled le the full extent of the bilk The

amount of them transactions in 1857, 1896, 1859. sod 1860,
was about 81,6001. The result of the amount was that
Meeme. Cheemerright and Miskio, after they had retired
eatdandleg bilis at the bankruptcy, would be creditors for
9,4901. As to Edward Maitland, the report ears that he is
retuned as havgg to account for 1,9001. The account with
him commeseed in 1889, by a system of aocommodatioo bibs
drawn by him and emesded by the bankrupts without ores-
adoration. Snicks this, large operations took place between
them is MIDIS. The port wine debited to Maitlaod wee
3,6211. ; sherries, 1,1481. Powell stated that the whole of
these wines were simply deposited with Maitland to the
eider of Althea and PowelL Maitland stated that the
sherries were sold to hire, end that the port wine °sly wee
warehoused by him to their order. Mr. Maitland retained
fell explatiatioes. Sc.. of the wines deposited with him
wore deposited with Boustlekl, Pedlar, and Co.! cod J. Nor-
ris. Wines were also seat to Bt. Quintiles, to NB
by public auction. As to Pegler Brothers, cad
Allied Peeler and Co., the accounts went back
M December, 1851, at which date Peeler Broth=
reed to the tiros el Ashen and Powell 2501. The bow
sullen from 1853 be UK coedit* almost entirely of sob
leneenseispe, amennled to about 94,700/. ; leaving Or
lbelkee *Mew SAX, a balance reduced to
arrazy,lll4; the interest on the account at She Mawr
el Ihr bankroptey was 3,2691. An account waii omelet&
Abed Pegler to 1864 ; the transactions were very=
eniebeed in 1866, end afterwards continued se
bliand Company. The tninsections with AMsedreghs
gypsy, from 1856, to November, 1860, amenalsil he
ANA 49,831.9. Them transactions were almost ealiedy la
sank sod bills. In July, 1869, Peeler sad 0d.1999 1110'
CB‘to have advanced to Aubert and Powell MIK an •
•411 Iliad& This 1,0001. was repaid in beptesalier,
bat sIM tessadai M the Wier. I o A Min.* 1890. NOW
sad Cs. admired to the bankrupt 2,0001. spinet warm
whit, in ease ef this amount, were transferred by Malt.
land to Pedlar and Co. The wines, after the baokrepiey,
realised 1,6671., leaving a large sum doe to the estate. In
the balance- sheet A. Pedlar sod Co. were returned as ore-
diton holding security 4191., and the value of the security
held by them 1,6674, leaving an apparent easel of 1,2461.
la the account rendered by Peeler sod Co. to the easigneee,
they only made the balance 2011. As to Tubs and Co. the
beekrupta drew bills *pm them, sod getting others to drew
upon them, the bills being disooosted by the beakrupte,who
from time to time found money to take up the hills. The
account resulted in a bad debt of 75M, and • liability
what the estate of 4061. As to Bousdsid, he was maimed
as a bad debtor for 2954 and also returned as • creditor for
4061.. holding Aubert and Powell's aarspraces for 1,1031.
Boedeid appeared I. have been a wine rereheat or
bather, awl- seemed to have had a
quantity
to do
with the bankrupts, who purchased a quantity of
wises, shoat 6,0001., most of which were • with
hoer, or Norris, or resold to Doendeld at cast
psi.. pen radiation a very large Ism bed seemed to
the aims. assonstaner report, ia wationation, mid
that Powers private acootuit bad also been used as a ran•
diem of assewasodation. The total mama% peeped though
this aceouut from January. 1859, to October, 1860, woe
31,0001. The system appeared to have been for Althart and
Powell to draw en Costello and Oa sad O'Neill ad Ed.
wards, or Inc these pastier to draw as Antert sad Powell.
These bibs wen disneanted. and Aubert and Powell found
the mossy to take the. op at maturity. Aa • rule these
bills wares* weed through the bill-book.
The liankmpt was saamissd at coo/edema& length, sad
seplaand as webs be could the various basseations. He
bed bum Indlehrd al the Old Batley, and the isamig
011119 indleberah ho bed Ism
arl tb• =ass to what he bad bon mob-
aCrigto YinW spinet &me ow
antallei ea a ea
st at NM Nablus
meld be mew awnsate in the who trade than advances
sash as be bad Maned on who 'termite.
Mr. Peahrerrembeh emplaned the value af the Marna
hansestime be Mil with the bankrupt. New hid awy

aceommodation boll transsetions whatever with him, either
drawings or sometimes& His trassactlons with the bank-
rupt were perfectly fair and legitimate.
Mr. Lucas said the bankrupt oonteseedly commenced with
a deficiency, and at least in two ease* he had pawned wine
very soon after be had obtained it, and he used other wines
obtained upon credit to pay off bygone debts.
It was urged by Mr. lawrance' on the bankrupt's behalf,
that Powell had been before his creditors and the court for
the last 14 mouths, and undergone a system of cruel pres-
sure upon the most flimsy evidence. As to the general
features of the balance-sheet, Aubert was es liable for the
largo amount of debt as Powell, and Aubert had got a
@cooed claw certificate. The whole estate had been al.
I boasted in these most vindictive and unfounded persecutions,
and the bankrupt bad been obliged to pledge his future
earnings for 5001., a sum raised for the purpose of defending
himself. The more the court inquired Into the matter
the more it would be convinced of the harshness of
those proceedings—cruel, most assuredly, as they were.
Everything was suggested, everything insinuated against
the bankrupt; but there was no evidence, and it
would seem that some documents had been lost ea
their wad from the office of the official assignee
(Mr. Patrick Johnson), in Basinghallettset, to that of the
solicitor to the assignees in Lincoln's-inn. The indictment
at the Central Criminal Court failed, as it was sere to fail,
unsuprorted uit was by a shadow of real evidence. His
Honour would no doubt now acquit the bankrupt, but this
court, however disposed to do Powell justice, could never
obliterate the stain or compensate for the agony which
standing at the bar of the Old Bailey must inflict upon any
man woo had long held a respectable position in trade.
The practice of obtaining advance; upon goods had been
long a common praciace in the City of London. He hoped
the court would make no difilculty in granting an imme-
diate certificate.

The Commissioner said—lt appears to me from the
evidence that there is not a sufficient ground to
suppose that this man has been guilty of fraud,
nor of anything like what would prevent me giving
him his certificate. He appears to have traded moat un-
wisely and improperly ; but when I look at the declaims of
the Court of Appeal in ex parte Johnson and ex parte Ham-
mond, I thiak it would be useleia to inflict any severe
Ftlishmsot ; shall therefore grant him a certificate
ed claas) after a suspension of six months from this
e, with protection.

IX IVILLL&N CUR7IB.-A CAB! CND= ?HZ m AC?.

Tbe bankrupt, William Curtis, was described sailiie of
Bsrldierapatead, sag and woollen cutter. The total liabilities
are 2,7581. 10s. ; assets, 625 f. IL lid.
Mr. Bagley appeared for the assigness, Mr. Moss for ere
eters, and Mr. J. T. Treberne for the bankrupt.
After an unintereeting discussion, an adjournment was
ordered to the 14th al January.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COIIRT.—Dem. 5.
(Belem the Chid 000301i1NiOINII.)
IN BB JOHN L. CURL—NONNI 0•111.
Mr. Roberta:es Griffiths applied on the part of the insol-
vent to dismiss a petition ; and Mr. Way showed mass for
a creditor named Hook.
Some time ago the insolvent was in Maidstone Gaol, and
petitioned this court. He was then removed to the
Qui sn's 11;son, and Sled soother petition, whiob on the
hearing was dismissed, and the insolvent was to remove
himself to Maidstone and to prooesd with his ease. He
setuently applied to the Court of 13ankruptey and was
wiq
refused his discharge on the ground that he had a psadiag
petition in this court. He now wished it to be dismissed,
and it was admitted that he was in an "awkward posi-
tion," as he could not get himself removed.
The Chief Commindoser said it was admitted that the
insolvent was awkwardly *Waled, and that as he weld
not get out of prima whilst the petition existed ia this
covet he should order it to be dismissed.
The petition was accordingly dismissed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
M &MON-ROUSE. _ _ _ _

Elisabeth Rush, who wes brought before the Lord Mayor
• few days beck, charged with feloniously fors* and
uttering a cheque for 5/. He., purporting to be signed by
Mr. William Peter Bennett, with mtend to defraud Mime.
Smith, Payne, and Co., bankers, London, was brought up
for final examination.

Mr. Ifußens prosecuted on behalf of the Association for
theProtectioo of Bankers.

Upon the last examination, Mary Peacock, a domestic
servant, Swift at Mr. Rayner's. Clapham-rise, stated
that she had been acquainted with the prisoner, and •
short time back she paid her a visit at Clapham-ries, sad
borrowed 3s &L of her. She then stated that she was
living at a Mrs. Tollett's, at Culnbrook, near Slough.
The prisoner stayed two or three days in London,
and un keying she requested the witness to send
her some dresses, which she complied with. Soon after the
prisoner sent her • letter enclosing a cheque, which was
produced. for sf. 18s. upon Messrs. Smith, Payne, and
Co., purporting to be signed by Mr. W. P. Bennett, and
requesting her to get it cashed mown as possible, and after
deducting what she owed her, to send her the balance at
once, as her young man was dead, and she wanted to go and
see him buried. She accordingly presented the cheque at
Mews. Smith's for yayment, and was detained there until
the solicitor arrived.

Yesterday, Mrs. ToSett stated that the prisoner had re-
sided with her for about 13 months to the 31st October as
domestic servant. She had a gentleman residing with her
named Bennett. On the 31st August there was scans
inquiries made at her house about • cheque, and i•
the course of the tame day the prisoner asked her to let her
have 15a, and allow her to go out for half-an-hour, as •
friend of hers bad come from Loudon to see her. She gave
her a sovereign, and she went oat, and had not been back
since.

Mr. Wm. T. Bennett said be lodged with Mrs. Tollett
at Colebrook, and kept an account at Messrs. Smith, Payne,
sad Co.'s. The cheque produced for 5/. 18a. was not signed
by bim, nor by bis authority.
Detective•ofcer Webb took the prisoner into custody in
Miltou-squere, Stoke Newington, and on being told the
charge said she was very sorry, the signature to the cheque
was written by her.
The prisoner, who begged to be dealt leniently with, was
committed for trial.