The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-06 00:00:00

"ALICE GRAY" IN BIRMINGBAM•

The neighbourhood of the Police-office in Birmingham
was crowded yesterday m Tning with persons anxious to
obtain a sight of this notorious impostor. At 11 o'clock
Mr. Chas. Shaw and Dr. 'Nielson, the magistrates of the
day, took their seats upon the bench, and shortly after-
wards " Alice" was placed at the dock. She appeared
perfectly cool and collected, and took her seat upon the
bench usually occupied by prisoners awaiting examina-
tion.

Mr. Shaw—Let the prisoner stand up.
Prisoner—l am not alole, I'm so ill.
She was accordingly allowed to remain seated.
Mr. T. Harding then said he had the honour to ap-
pear on the part of the prosecution. The prisoner was
charged with wilful and corrupt perjury, in having, on
the 11th of October last, sworn that a man named John •
Mutlow had robbed her of her cloeuts and a considerable
sum of money. The innocence of the accused was placed
beyond all doubt. Mr. Bartlet, of Wolverhampton, was
instructed to defend the prisoner, but that gentleman
had, in an interview which he had had with Mr. Ste-
phens, the chief superintendent of police, the previous
evening, consented to a remand until Saturday. At the
present moment Mr. Stephens was not prepared with
the evidence necessary to substantiate the charge, and
the adjournment of the case would be convenient to all
parties. (He (Mr. H.) might also state, that during the
morning a telegraphic communication had been received
from the Lords of the Treasury directing that the pri-
soner should be conveyed to Wolverhampton, where
another charge would be preferred n.gainst her for per-
jury committed in the county of Stafford. Under these
circumstances be applied for a remand until Saturday,
when he should be fully prepared to prove the accusation
now made against the prisoner,
Mr. Stephens, chief superinteneent of police, being
sworn, deposed to the facts stated by Mr. Harding, and
the arrangement he had made with Iktr. Bartlet, the pri-
soner's solicitor.
Mr. Shaw—Prisoner, we accordingly remand the fur-
ther hearing of the case against you until Saturday.
Prisoner--Very well ; I think I'll. be well tried and
purified at last.
Mr. Stephens—Take the prisoner away.
Prisoner (on being removed)—l don't see my friend,
the Rev. Mr. Morris, hero.
Mr. Stephens—Go on.
Prisoner—No, I won't go. Give me anything lout a

Divine.
The prisoner was then taken below, and during the
anasconvoyed to Wolv(lhatupton, where she
wfitieir undergoexamination upon the charge referred to
ano, m w
in the communication from the T.?easury.
In the course of yesterday, and previous to her intro-
duction into the police-court, ‘, AH,,,,u0
sat for her por-
trait—for police pure )se a 4 it ,was understood—to a
photographic artist. She willingl y acceded to the re-
quest of the authotitieß, and so arranged her person and
Figure, with frnk in hand, as to give the limner the licit
opportunity of taking a nurect and characteristic like-
ness. Should the charge at Wob.erhampton fail, she
will be brought before the magistrates in Birmingham
on Saturday. .
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PRUSSIAN SPIRITS Boar,' .3 Gazette, of Berlin,
states that the suppr. ssi n of the 8 sport duty on spirits
which-has (ft', ted in Prusi is will likewise take
place in. the other eta es o' the Zoilv rein. The_Prussian
Government, it says, had,cow.ttojismiaexationiiPg WWI
those states before pi omuigat -,lng ;11e late decree.