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him. After some conversation, she consented to take him home to
her lodgings, and by the way he said he was not hi the habit of
carrying money about him, but he would give hee a check upon
his banker's for such a 141.1111 as he had no doubt would be satisfac-
tory to her, and he went into two shops to endeavour to procure
a stamp, which he said was necessary to write the check upon,
bat lie could not get one. Ile remained with her two hours, and
before he went away took from his pocket the cheek or paper
now produced, and having erased with a penknife the name of
sonic person in whose favour it was already drawn, wrote the name
of the witness in its place, and gave it to her. It was addressed to
Messrs. Smith, Payne and Smith, alansien.housc.street, and ran
thus :—" }'o it days after sight pay to Miss Anne Nettlefold the
aunt of ten pounds. James Ilannain." The defendant told her
to say when she presented the check for payment that it was given
to her by the steontlhon of Sir John Hannan of Southampton.
He was then dressed in an olive green coat, drab trousers, and
shoes and stockings. She was quite positive that the defendant
was the person. Sae gave the check to Mr. Harvey, her landlord,
and it was subsequently returned to her unpaid. On Tuesday
evening she saw the defendant walking in the Strand with a girl,
and she ran immediately to her lodgings for /dr. Harvey, who
joined her, and they overtook the defendant, and gave him in
charge to a watchman.
Mrs. Haney, the landlady of the house. depose 4 that she let the
defendant in and out of the door on Thursday eight. lie was
dressed as described by the last witness, and she was quite posttive
as to his identity.
Harvey, the husband, said he received the cheek from the corn.
plainant, and gave it to a hailid's follower named Mottly or Blot!,
to present it for payment, and who returned it to hint.
Itlottly said lie called upon Ilarvey to receive instructions for the
Issuing of a copy of a writ, and the latter gave him the check, re.
questing him to get the cash for it. Witness was not going into
the city, and lie rare it to a friend named Spilling.
Spilling, also a bailiff's follower, stated that he took the cheek
to Smith, Payne, and Smith's, and was there informed that they
knew of no such person as the drawer. The last two witnesses
said that the prosecutrix and the Harvey' were entire strangers to
them.

The defendant being asked what he had to say, declared that the
whole charge was, as regarded him, a fabrication from beginning to
end. Ile never saw the complainant in his life until she gave hint
in charge t he never was in a house in Burleigh-street ; he never
saw the piece of paper called a check until the complainant showed
ii to him, and not one word of it was ever written by him. "
am," ssitl the defendant, "totally innocent, upon inylionour, of
all that is alleged against me."
Mr. MixstlCLL said It was an extraordinary affair altogether,
and for the sake of both parties it must be thoroughly investigated.
Either the defendant had done as was charged, or a conspiracy had
been formed to extort money from him. Mr. M. then closely ques-
tioned the complainant and Mrs. Harvey, but they persisted in
their first story, and swore positively that the defendant was the
person.
The dofendant declared that he never had such clothes as those
described in his possess:en. Ile expressed a wish to send fur his
solicitor. _ _ _

.Mr. Lewis, a gentleman in the profession of the law, who was
present on other busine,s, vulunteercd his services, and the hearing
was postponed for an hour, and a messenger sent to the defendant's
own solicitor, to a gentleman in the City who knew him, and to the
banking house, to request the attendance of one of the partners.
In the interim Mr. Lewis informed Mr. Minshull that in some
conversation which he had with the constable of the night, the
latter stated that after the defendant was locked up on Tuesday
night, the complainant said she was aorry for what she had done,
and wished it could be settled ; adding, that if he would give her
any thing at all she would be satisfied.
At two o'clock the patties assembled again, and Mr. Smith, one
of the partners in the banking-house, proved that no such person
as the drawer of the check, as it was called, kept cash or was known
their house.

Edwards, the night constable, was sworn. and repeated what
Mr. Lewis had said with respect to the wish of the complainant to
conic to a settlement. and her opormw for having the defendant
locked up, but denied that he had mentioned any sum of money.
The complainant was asked to explain this, and said she felt
sorry at having any person locked up in a cold comfortless place. 1
ifarrey, the landlord, said he had a glimpse of the person who
accompanied the complainant home on Thursday night, and he
was about the height of the deferdant, and wore a drab great-coat.
Mr. LEWIS observed that the crimple/wit, though she had been
very minute in her description of the defendant's dress, had not
said a word about a drab great.cort.
Complainant said she did not think of the great coat. She only
described his inner thus.
To questions from Mr. LEWIS, Harvey said he did not keep a
house for ladies. lie let his lodgings to any body that would hire
them. lie kept n chop-house. There was no other business done
there. He did not suffer ladies to bring gentlemen borne.
He and the complainant were both asked upon their oaths if
either of them wrote any part of the check, and they both an-
swered in the negative.
Harvey's signature to his depoaition was then compared with
the check, and in the opinion of Mr. Halls and several other
Gentlemen. there was a strong resemblance between the bud.
writing. The complainant was requested to write " Mansion
House," which he did, and there appeared a similarity in some of
the letters. but not in the general character of the writing.
The defendant was asked by 11r. LEwrs, privately, if be had
any objection to write his name, or any words that might be die.
tatod in the presence of the Alagiatratcs, and he replied at once,
" Not the slightest."
Mr..Altnstful.t. however observed, that such a course might
not be convincing, as it was possible for a man to disguise his hand.
Mr. l&wts said the defendant was willing that a constable
should go to his lodgings. to every pan of which he should have
free access, and ascertain by an insNction of his wardrobe if he
had any such clothes as dime he was described to have worn.

„Mr. llat ts said this proposition come too late.
Mr. Home, a merchant, in F.-mchtireis.street, now arrived,
said he knew the defendant very well, mid having looked
at the check, he declared that to the best of his knowledge
and belief, he did not think it was in the handwriting of the
tkfendant. The latter had a considerable sum of money in the
hands of the firm to which the witness belonged, at well as in
those of Messrs Mitchell and to., West India merchants, and an
order from him would, at env time, be hononenti to any amount
that he might went. so that it was not likely that he would resort
to the commission of forgery.
31r. Liewis humbly submitted that there was no ground for de-
taining the defendant. The instrument was not a check, fur no
such thing was ever known as drawing a check at four days after
sight; and it was rot a bill, for it seas not drawn on a stamp. It
was, in fact, a mere nullity—a bit of waste paper, even supposing
it was tittered by the defendant. ifc (,11r. Lewis) understood that
proof could be adduced, that the defendant was not in town on the
night mentioned by the complainant.
Mr. 111rxintmr. said lie felt it his duty, under all the clreum-
stant,s. to detain the defendant for further examination ; rind, as
a matter of indulgence, he would permit hint to remain in a watch-
house until Saturday, when any other evidence that could be pro-
cursd might be brought forward.
Mr. heals pressed for an earlier day ; and, finally, this day at
eleven o'clock's/4i fixed for the further prosecution of this singular
investigation.
We untierstoOd that Mr. Minshull detained the defendant on
suspicion of forging the instrument.

MA it LBOROUGH-STREET.
FOREIGN Manat•oes.—Yesterday a case of considerable ions
portanex cams before H. DYER. Vincent Lonir rodoz, a na-
tive of Switzerland, was summoned by Mr. Priest, the A.:istant
°veneer of St. George's parish, fur having deserted and refused to
maintain his wife.
Mrs. Vodox, an interesting and delicate-looking young woman,
was brought in by some friends.
Mr. WI ir xviELD, who attended on her behalf, 'stated that the
question was of great importance, as he understood the defendant
meant to contend that because the ceremony had not token place in
this country It was neither a marriage de flow nor dc jure, and
that, because it hart been celebrated at the house of the British
Consul at Marseilles, it was of no oval, a Onsul's house not ros-
seining. in his opinion, the same privilege's as an Ambessrlor's.
Mr. Winkfielsi then entered into a long argument. for the purpose
of showing that the provisions of the Marriage Act did not extend
beyond England, but that, in our colonies, on hoard of ship, and
in the army in a foreign country, if a senior- officer. or any other
person, read over the ceremony, the marriage was valid. Besides,
he observed, it was a known fact that an Ambassador's Of Consul's
house was considered to be in the territory of the country which he
represented.
Mr. HITCHCOCK, who attended on behalf of the reputed hus-
band, denied that, in point uj law, this was a valid marriage, as
it did not take place at the Ambassador's home at Paris. Tito cc.
renirmy was performed at the house of the British Coniul at Mar.
seines, by his ohaplain, therefore it was celebrated out of this
realm, and contrary to the customs and ceremonies of France. If
time was given to bring witnei sea over, they would prove that what
had taken place was no marriage.
Mr. DrEn—You lied nsking me to do that which I have mrau-
thority to do. 1 cannot try the question. In my opinion-they are
man and wife, as they were married according to the inwis of Eng-
land. Here is A copy of the marriage certificate, which I think
must put all doubts at an end. Mr. Dyer then read as follows
Thomas St. Lawrence, Rector of liillnrigrusssen, in the
county of Cork, in that part of the Ucited Kingdom relied Ireland,
do hereby certify that Vincent lends Vodoz, a native of the Canton
du Vaud, in Switzerland. of the Proteatant religion, and Sarah
Taylor, daughter of John and Elizabeth 'Patter, rcsidloit at
Ileauluse, in the county of Hants, entered into (110 Platt pf
matrltnorty in the house Mad priatettee of A. Turnbull, Esq.. his.
Britannic Majesty's Consul for the department of the Mouths of
the Rhone, at Mariteillea, this 13th flay of May, 1818.
(Signed) THOMAS ST. LAWRENCE.
A. Turnbull, Consul.
. H. Richardson, Vice-Consul ; Catherine Illacauley,
ford, Surrey.
Registered in the British Consul's et Marseilles, No. 863,
. 213; 13th May, 1818.
11 . H. RfCHAREISON, Y. C. and Chancellor.
James Brown, notary public by Royal authority, tesitling.and
icing at Ilinington, Ilampthire, do hereby make known and
unto all men that the above Is a true and perfect copy of the
lid certificate, under the seal of his Brijmnnio Majeity's Con.
Mantillas, with which it was remitted this lit day of Au-
' testimony whereof I have affixed my seal of office.
J. Baotou, Notary Public.
that every thing had been done which
marriage.
bare before me a lately published work