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Yetre said that when lie gave the card at the shop, he said that
Iris name was Yates, end
M. r. Craig. was his partner.
This was dtnied by Hos~
Mrs. Lodge called and examined.-1 heard Mr. Gray say that
the meseenipm who brought the goods might either take them or
leave them till todnortow morning, when be would be paid for
them.
The It econnen minutely summed up the evidence, and the
Jury retired to deliberate on their verdict. Alter au absence of
shoot an hoer, ti ey remetied with a verdict Yates and J 0111447,1
gnilly of obtaining the goods wit& & fraudulent intent, and they
acquitted the prisoner Grey. •
The RECORDER said tie -Jemt must reconsider their verdict,
as the prisoners must be,...aceing to the law, either guilty of
atralirg or not guilty of any offence. If the Jury were continced
that the prisoners had an intention when the goods were procured of
making away wilt them, and converting them to their own use, then
the verdict must be guilty of stealing.
One of the Jurymen observed, that he could not agree in the
opinion of his brethren in thinking that the prisoner was guilty of
ros'ul'Tcl:slhilcuecagyßjr.,:nu,hirenyootm.nneaDvnen explained that he could not be advised with on
never was ined t'hethiaseent Ire could
The RECORDER Omer not find a man guilty of
observed, that-he could only say they must be
unanimous in their verdict.
The Juryman replied--" limy well, we'll go up again, or stay
here, but Y won't agree."
Another Juryman-1 don't think we shall convince him, be-
canee he wont heat reason.
Reecintria—That observation, Sir, had better have been kept
to yourself.
The Jary then again retired.
After an alrienceof above an hour and a half they agair returned.
anti gave in a verdict of guilty against Henry Yates and Jonathan
Thome Johnson. but the latter prisoner they recommended to
merry, and acquitted Grey.
There is another indictment against the parties for a similar
offence.
NEW COURT.
George Einbleton, and Dorothy, his wife, were indicted for
stealing seventeen volumes of peitked books, the property of John
Jones, LL. D.
Mr. C. PIIILLTPS stated the case on Cie part of the prosecution.
The prosecutor was an eminent literary character anti linguist; and
the female prisoner, who lately married the male prisoner, lived
with him se a confidential servant, and retrained for some time an
inmate of his house after hen marriage. The prosecutor at length
gum her notice to quit, and about that time the seventeen volumes
were missing, and traced to the prisoners, who, on being charged
with the robbery, gave various accounts. and amongst the rest, that
the prosecutor had taken improper liberties with the female, and
given her the books for" hush-money."
Dr. John Jones, the prosecutor, stated that he lien in Great
Coeam-street, and is an LLD. The (coolie prisoner lived in his
service until the ICth of September. when he paid her of, gave her
a month in advance, and made her a present of 2/. to enable her to
go to the north to see her friends. She afterwards said she could
not gn, as she was about to be married, therefore she wished to be
allowed to stop in the house for two or three weeks. Witness com-
plied, and she (lid so continue until the 15th instant, when her holm
were collected in the hall. The prisoner requested witress to search
them, although he had madame charge against her. After her mar-
riage the husband slept in the house every night. Is consequence
of the quantityof boxes the prisoner took away, witness was induced
to examine his library, when he found the seventeen volumes of
books meeting, which caused him to obtain a warrant to search the
prisoners' lodizing'. where he found the books in question. Amongst
' them were three volumes off" Perey'a Relics of English Poetry,"
which was to him a very valuable week.
Cross-examined by Mr. Law—Amongst the volumes found was
the " Ilistcry of the Inquisition," He never sent that book to the
prisoner by his son or nephew. The latter had access to his library,
but he oever spoiled the sets. His nephew left him about two
rears and a half ago, when lie took !several books away with him.
t that was previous to the prisoner beonming his servant. \Vit.
nets once gave the prisoner a watch, and mete her other presents
shortly before she went away—a time at which no female branch of
his faintly was at home. He does not know that the prisoner ever
slept in the kitchen, at he stood in the presence of Heaven. The
prisoner most likely had a fastening to her bed-room. It never
was taken off to his knowledge. Ilenever got possession of the
keys of her chamber. Witness gave her some trifling articles of
household furniture ; amongst the rest a lamp—(a handsome lamp
was here produced). The prisoner never refused the silver watch,
or said she would have his own gold watch. He never complied
with her request, to prevent disturbance. The surmise is all a ft-
brication. " The History or the Inquisition" was not given to the
prisoner in consequence of anything she saw between him and
Mary Strides, another of his servants. There waseomething of
malice talked of about him and that female. He did not know that
Mrs Jones discharged Strides when she was served with a sub-
pima to attend this trial. The locks on the prisoner's bed-room
might have been taken off when the house was repairing. Never
had the bolt been taken off her door, or did, be possess himself of
the key of the middle doer. The report about witness and Mary
Strides happened about the 10th of September. The communion.
tion Watmade by the prisoner. Did not give the jgisonee the watch
at that time. Did not give her warning that day.
Mr. LAW—You have already sworn you paid the prisoner her
wages on the loth of September, and paid her a month in advance.
Witness—l will not swear to the exact day, The report respect-
ing Mary Strides was, that when et Sawbritigeworth I followed two
young girls into a field. Strides tramped up a tale on the occasion
to my preaeice. Chambers (the female prisoner's maiden name)
I paid that had offered her 1001. to make her my wife.
ale. Law—You have a wife
Witness--Yes; but you may surmise in what way the prisoner
insinuated I was to make her my wife. Ido not owe the prisoner
anything for wages; when she left me she said there was an arrest
of wages due to her. Site afterwards went to the country to Mts.
Jones ' • I never procured a warrant until she se went. I never
wrote the female prisoner a letter pending the investigation, nor
have I wrote one since. (Letter produced.) The letter is in my
handwriting, it was written about the time she left. I reduced
matters to writing, because she appeared to puzzle me about the
settlement of her accounts. Ido not remember 1 ever threatened
to take her before a Magistrate if she gave me any disturbance. I
do not know any cause of disturbance.
The letter was now read by the Clerk of the Court; it was as
as follows :

" For Mrs. Chambers,
" Mrs. Jones has settled with Chambers till the month of May,
but of this she is not quite certain, as her cook is in Coram.atreet,
and if there is any mistake she will rectify it. Wages from the
month of May to 9th September U. 12.; till the month of October,
the month in advance, 11. Ks., makes 71., according to 16 guineas
per annum. On account of your care of the children, you were
promised to have your wages made up 121. Mrs. Jones accordingly
made you a present of 21., and 141. which was paid for a watch, of
which you have a receipt for six guineas.
•' You deposited four sovereigns with Mrs. Jones, but I having
advanced you three, leaves your wages just eight sovereigue. I pro.
mised you something towards your expenses to see your father and
mother, and I now fulfil that promise by giving you in addition 21.
enclosing a note of la
" Now Chambers, what have you done to merit this extraor.
dinary kindness thus shown? Your conduct has been unprincipled,
your behaviour scandalous ; since three months past you have ne.
glected your duty, having left the house in complete filth and dis-
order, even the knives being left in dust and rust. Since Mrs.
Jones went-into the country, you declined to wash your own clothes,
and without my knowledge or consent, gave them to my washer-
woman. I intrusted you with the keys of my hook rooms, and you
left them all unlocked, so that the workmen in the house might,
and doubtless have, taken away litany or them. With all this you
put me to great expense, in having a worthless girl with you in the
house, and that without adding any tiling to my comfort or to the
prover management of the horse. Yet on accoont of some qualities
I fOrgive you, and wish you well ; when you return it will be a
good time for you to have a situation, and Mrs. Jones will doubt.
less give you an undeniable character. You have always been
kind and good to the cliildreo, and for this reason, I and Mrs.
Jones would be happy to cherish unfeigned good.will towards you,
and be glad occasionally to ese you. But with regard to myself,
whisteveemay be my feeling* It is my present intention never to
speak to you again. J. JONES.
s• I shall take a copy of Wollner, and If rendered necessary by
abuse or disturbance on your part, I will send it to your uncle,
and immediately go to a :Magistrate, and ask his advice bow to act'
towards you."
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Witness--The contents of that letter had no reference to the
report about Mary Stride.. There is not a word of truth that
the " Ill.tory of the Inquisition " was given to the prisoner, on
account of alleged misconduct on my part with Strides ; I never
sent It by my son.

By Mr. PHILLIPS—I did not know the lamp produced was so
valuable at the time I gave it to her. When my nephew left me,
the " Percy Relics" were complete. I never heard of the report
alluded to before the nuptials of the prisoners. That report wax
not the cause of her discharge. I never authorised any person to
give books to the prisoner. I never took an improper liberty either
with the female prisoner or Alary Strides. The watch was given
is consequence of her attention to one of the children, as the niedi.
cal man said through her care it had been saved.
Wm. Reid, an officer of Hatton.garden, went with the Doctor
anti Lloyd, an officer, to the prisoner's lodgingo; searched them,
anti found the hooks. The remade prisoner said they had been given
to her by Dr. Jones ; but he denied having done so. There were
books amongst them which did not belong to the Doctor.
This was the case fur the prosecution.
The male prisoner said he was perfectly innocent of the crime he
was charged with.
The female said the Doctor had taken liberties with Strides, and
to present her saying any thing about it, he gave her the books in
que.tion.
Afar, Striates erarained--She is at present in the service of Dr.
Jones, but received warning on Saturday ; wan subpcensed on that
evening. Five months ago, when the female prisoner was out to
take a walk with the children, and soon after she was gone, the
Doctor went downs stairs, and as she was washing has bends, he
laid hold of her round the waist
,and whilst in that position the te-
rrine prisoner eame down endue then. When the Doctor had
gene up stairs, the female prisoner followed laisn, and told him she
would not live in the house where suck daisy were going on, as he
had previously taken liberties with her.
Cross-examined by Mr. C. PRILLePtI--She lived nearly twelv
month. in Doctor Jurea's howls; she bed been there but a torte
night, when the Doctor took libeethat.with her, kiss twanainedin- •

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hie service ever since. She has been for three month► in the coun-
try with her mistress.
By the Costeing.StaugaseT—The Doctor requested the fe-
male prisoner not to mention what had passed to 3rs. Jones; hut
he did not give her any thingthen. About finh months ago he
again took liberties with bcr io the balk parlour, but tm one else
was then present ; he then told her that she would have hundreds
in the bank if she would be his wife. About a month ago the Doc-
tor gave the female prisoner a silver watch, and at the same time
told her she might have that or his own gold one. Witness never
told her mistress of Pr. Jonea's conduct towards her. Her mix.
tress brought her to town to give her evidence on this trial, as she
was subpoenaed.
Robert Clark—The female prisoner is his niece ; recollects some
time ago his niece bringing the Doctor's children to his house, the
little boy took a book from his niece, and said, •' Look here, Mr.
Clark, see what a nice book papa has gi/en Chambers" (meaning
Forgave the kmate prisoner a silver watch, and at the same time
History of the Inquisition ;" it remained ten or fourteen days at hit
house. Ile had some conversation with Dr. Jones at the police-
office, on Saturday. Witness did not know of his niece's marriage
until she had been married some time. Dr. Jones at the police
office wanted him to settle the business; he expressed his sorrow
at shat had occurred; witness-asked him who was the occasion,
and said that no one ;Amid settle the matter but the Doctor ; he also
told the Doctor, that had he known of the goings on in his house.
his niece should not hare remained there; he said this because he
heard of the Doctor's conduct towards her. The Doctor-told him
that the various reports which had been circulated against him
were lies. The Doctor added that if the circuinatances of this ease
came to trial, and came to the can of his connexions, it might be
his ruin.

The prisoners then received most unexceptionable characters for
honesty and integrity from the witnes..
A young men, a plasterer, was called, who said that one of the
books, " A Tale of a Tub," claimed by the Doctor. was his, and
he had bought it at a book-stend three years ago. He had it in his
possession two years. anti then lent it to the female prisoner.
On his cross-examination by Mr. C. PHILLIPS, he said it was
called " A Tale of a Tub ;" does not know what tub it related to.
(A laugh.) Has read some parts of it. but cannot mention the
names spoken of in it, nor does he know who the author is.
Several respectable nelsons were then examined who gave the
female prisoner a high character for honesty and general good
conduct. .

The COMMON SERGEANT summevl up at gwat length, and
after recapitulating the evidence to the Jury, said that the male
prkoner was entitled to his acquittal, as no case had in any respect
been made out against him. They would therefore merely con-
alder the evidence as touching the female prisoner.—They would
take the various circumstances of the case into their serious con.
sideration, mid return a verdict u the justice of the can required,
founded upon the degree of truth they attached to the evidence on
both sides. _ _ _

The Jury, atter deliberating a short time in the box, Intimated
that there existed a difference of opinion amongst them, and they
would wish to retire. _

They did so, and after a long absence, returned a verdict of Ac-
quittal of the male prisoher, and found the female Guilty.
John Thomas was convicted of stealing a quantity of ginger,
value UK

John Irillinnis Was convicted of stealing a pair of boots, value 4a.
John Wilkinson was convicted of stealing a whip, value 34.
Sarah Muslin was convicted of stealing thirty yards of silk,
value 31.

SURREY SESSIONS, MONDAY, Ocr. 31.

James Macdonald was indicted for assaultink Richard Poole. one
of the Union flail officers, in the execution of his duty on the 27th
September.
Richard Poplc stated thit, in consequence of information he had
received that a fight was about taking place at Streatham, wit-
ness, in company with several other officers, went to the place, and
prevented the contest. The party then went to the Ball public.
linuie, to regale themselves, when a person of the name of Wen
called out to witness by his name, for his protection from the Irish
.hat were assembled in front of the public-house. IVitneas went
out, when eight or ten Irishmen rushed upon him, amongst whom
was the defendant, and struck him several times; and it was not
until-he was severely' beaten that witness was enabled to draw his
cutlass and protect himself, when Grossmith and others came to
his assistance ; and after a desperate rt.sts am, the defendant was
taken into custody.
John Grossmith, another Union llall Officer, confirmed the
'above evidence.

The defendant denied having committed the first assault.
The CHAIR MAW has, summed up,
The Jury returned a se.t:ict of Guilty.
The defendant was found guilty upon another indictment, for
assaulting John Grossmith, also an officer, on the same day.
The Coot sentenced hint to two months for the first offence.
and four months for the latter, in the house of correction at
Guildford, and there kept to hard tabour.
George Wombwell was indicted for assaulting Wm. Ott, on the '
24th of August last.
The prosecutor stated, that on the evening mentioned in the in-
dictment he was induced to go to Peckham fair, and entered the
exhibition of the defendant, 4pravieus eittreisicb he paid six-
pence; on getting into the place, witness observed the de-
fendant, who immediately came to hint, and making use
of the grossest expetevione. desired witness to leave tha
place, as he had not paid. Witness tcld him positively he had ;
whew the defendant seized him by the collar, and struck him
several times. One of the defendant's men came to his master's
asslitance, and also struck witness several times, and ultimately
turned him out. Witness went to Mrs. Wombwell, who was
taking the money, and site recognised witness as having paid
the admission money, and allowed witness again to enter tha
booth, and where he remonstrated with the defendant on the impro-
priety of his conduct.
Mr. THCSSIOER addressed the Jury, contending that the
defendant bad committed no assault, but it was committed by
his servant, who on the very evening was discharged, in con-
sequence of his conduct towards the prosecutor.
John Pratt and another witness confirmed the Learned Counsel's
statement.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE.

MANSIONMOUSE.

THE GWENHAPPF. MINIX° COMPANY.—Yeeterday the
Shareholders in this Company applied in a body to the Lord
Mayor. and represented the hopeless condition of their property in
terms similar to those in which they addressed Alderman Ainsley
on Saturday. They requested that the Lord Mayor would grant
warrants against the Directors for obtaining their money under
false pretences ; at least, they hoped, that summonses would be
served upon the Noblemen and Gentlemen whose names flourished
in the prospectus, in order that the affairs of the Company might be
fairly laid before the public. Since the application to Aid. Ainsley
they had met Doctor Price, one of the Directors, and addressed lion
upon the subject; but the Doctor " blowed them up, and told them
they might do their best or their worst, which ever they pleased—
he did not care a straw about 'em," and he wouldsnot tell them a
word about the affairs of the Company. They also applied to the
Solicitors, wfio were men of high respectability ; but those gentle.
men said that the business was brought to them in the ordinary
way as all other business was placed in their hands, and they had no
power to act except upon the Instructions given by the parties who
employed them. They then went to the house of Messrs. Everett
and Walker, who expressed their willingness to do any thing in
their power to forward a just demand ; and intimated that they
were about to take Counsel's opininon upon the subject (as we
understood the shareholders) of paying off the money In their
hands, without the authority of the Directors, but the applicants
were convinced, from the menacing and contemptuous tone of the
Doctor, that some manceuvre was contemplated with regard to the
money, if a " rig" had not already actually taken place.
The lord Mayor—You had better, perhaps, call a meeting of
the proprietors, and examine the affairs.
A Shareholder—We have had a sufficient meeting amongst our-
selves, and we sufficiently understand each other's sentiments 011
the subject.
A second—There are not more than thirty of as altogether, and
yet we can get no satisfaction. We have every reason to suppose
that our money lilt been made use of to buy in the shares et a pre-
mium in the market, or to "carryon the war" is other floMphlies,
in which there might be greater chance of a successful " rig.' It
is upon this we ground our charge; we are convinced that not a
farthing was intended to be expended in digging for tin or copper.
A third Shareholder said, that a Resolution had been putted,
which enabled three of the Directors to draw the money out of the
banker's hands. This waft what alarmed them most, after what
they had heard itythe morning.
The Loan Mtaeom declared that lie could do nothing for the
applicants. He could scarcely imagine it possible that with so
slight a knowledge, or rather without any knowledge at all, of the
nature of the speculation and the parties enFaged in it, the share-
holders ever could have thought of purchasing with the view of
making a bone fide investment. They could not, indeed, have
made the venture without the• expectation that a higher premium
would be given than they paid, and then the probability would be,
they would have sold them and put the ready money in their
pockets, leaving the Company •and its conceins to lake care of
themselves. Some years ago he was induced himself to subscribe
to a btnia Ade undertaking (net a wild thiortif this kind) the
utility of which was more manifest than had been lately requisite,
to induce persons to embark in speculation. It was for the forma-
tion of a Canal ; the shareholders were called upon to advance from
101. to GO/ upon each share, and when the deposit reached the
latter sum he would gladly hare Rivet: up the whole of the money
to be excused from adeaticing more; but he was obliged to con-
tinue the payments, and the shares,which at that time appeared to be
considersbly worse than nothing, were now worth 100 guineas each.
Shareholder—ln all probability, in your Lordship's case there
was a deed 9f settlement.
The LORD 51ATOR—Certainly there was.
Shareholder—ln this case there was no deed whatever entered into.
The Lunn Maxoe-7Well, if men will be so eager as to advance
thew money without waiting, or eating, fur any of these necessary
step.. I certainly cannot pity them.
After having consuncd with Mr. Hobler, who expressed his
opinion that the coniplainants might proceed by indictment, his
Lordship said, he was decidedly of opinion that he could not inter-
fere, and the shareholders retired.

BOW-STREET.
youeljay a wretchedly-clod foreigner, who earns a pittance
by aching about the attests a composition for faking *tams out o

cloth, &e. presented himself before Sir R. Slane, to make atom.
plaint against a publican of St. ilartin's.lane, and two others, tot
assaulting him.
The complainant stated. in broken English, that he had gone
into the defendant's house for the purpose of proeurins sus•cr.ance,
when. observing three meeltnnins taiarg refreshment there, heesht.
laced his card, in the hope of inducing them to make a purchase • instead of which, however, one of them now present as a defend:
ant, kicke.l over his.tray, containing
the composition, which it had
cost hint 4s. 6d. to make, which, from is fragility, was broken to
pieces and completely spoiled. On his remonstrating tilt.) the tneij
on the crurity of this proceeding the landlord interfered, collared
and turned him ir.to the Street, striking Min at the same time a
blow in the face, the effects of which were yet visible in a coast.
dcrahle itceration under the right eye.
The landlord, on being asked fur his defence, asserted that the
complainant was in a state of intoxication when he entered the
house, and that he had turned hint Out for creating a disturbance
in it, but denied striking hint at all ; adding, that it was htubly
improbable he should have done su, as he had his hand full of
silver at the time.
The other defendants reiterated the landlord's assertion that the
complainant was drunk, denyirqg alto that either of them had
struck him, and expressing their Belief that he was an impostor.
(At dna stage of the case the miserable being who had brought
it forward fell down in a fit of epilepsy ; he was remote!,
and every attention paid to him in the outer office which humanity
dictated.]
Sir Elafrawn observed, that it was impossible to doubt but that
the man had been ill.treated, and that sonic compensation ought to
be made him for the loss he had sustained, as well as for the injury
he load received ; it would be better for all parties that they should
go out and arrange the matter among themselves. The worthy
Magistrate at the same time especially reprobated the conduct of
the publican in suffering such a transaction to take place in his
house; if the man had been riotous he was certainly justified in
turning him out, but not in ill-using him; adding *serious caution
to him as to his future conduct.
The defendant, with evident reisctance, acceded to his wordily/
proposition, and quitted the office.