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MA ir 26, 1852

the House, and the only other alternative was to propose
the present motion.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD was under the ne-
cessity of 3 opposing the motion ; but he was obliged to
do so, as one of the orders of the day for to-morrow re-
lated to a question in which he himself was concerned.
Mr. ANSTEY moved that the debate be adjourned,
in order that the country might seo whether the House
preferred the amusement of the race-course to the busi-
ness of the country.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment 43
Against it ... ... 212
Majority
...-169
For the original motion ... 190
Against it ... 47
Majority
—143
The motion was accordingly agreed to.
Mr. FITZROY then moved that the House do adjourn
at once until Thursday. It was evident to him that no
public business could be got through to-night.—(Hear.)
After a few words from' Mr. Anstey, Mr. Newdegate,
and Mr. D'Eyncourt, the House divided, when there
appeared—
For the motion '
••• 89
Against it 128 Ne.? 4
Majority against it
The House then adjourned at Six o'clock until Eight
o'clock.

The SPEAKER took the Chair again at Eight o'clock.
Lord D. STUART gave notice that on Thursday he
would put a question to the Government relative to the
case of Edward Murray, a British subject, and a pri-
soner under sentence of death at Rome.
An HON. MEMBER here moved that the House be
counted, and 38 Members only being found present, the
House was adjourned till Thursday next.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET
William Smith, C 156, wa; brought before Mr. Bing-
ham, chArged with having received money at various
times from foreign prostitutes who frequent Regent-
street and that neighbourhood.
Mr. Ballantine was for the defendant,
Louisa Aubert (through an interpreter) said she
gained a living by prostitution. She was accustomed to
walk out at night in Regent-street and Waterloo-place.
She knew the defendant as being one of the constables on
that beat. The first time the constable spoke to her she
gave him a shilling, She had given him a shilling three
or four times after that. She was apprehended with a
number of other prostitutes some time back by the de-
fendant and other constables. The defendant told her
she need not be alarmed. She was bailed out. The
prisoner made no proposal to her then, but told her not
to walk so often in the part of Regent-street she had
been accustomed to frequent. Atter she had been be-
fore the magistrate and fined, she offered the prisoner
some money. The prisoner told her to put up her
money, and to meet him at a public-house in the
neighbourhood. Complainant went to the public-
house and gave the prisoner two half-crowns and some
drink.
Caroline Devine had never given money to the priso-
ner, though she had to other poiicemeu.
Rachel Deschamps had give❑ the prisoner a shilling.'
Another witness said she bad given money to police-
constables, but not more to the prisoner than to the
others.

Inspector Whall said the constable had been eight years
in
m the f
natnindebaodrerat sgseodadtcieheroacutr.
there was no corroboration ofl the statements of the wit-
r.
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a
nesses, that the charge had failed.
Mr. BINGHAM deferred his decision until next Thurs-
day.

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charged with being concerned
with a number of others in a desperate attack up,m the
The facts of the case
police discovered
polies.
are these:—On Friday night the
place between twogreat crowd of persons istisemb!ed at
comhatantg,otaV
St. Ermiu's-hill,Westminster, where a fight was taking
necessary to tel The officers parted the
rbequeijusetend. them to go away. One did
proceedin,
so, but the
.le_cam. e so violent
attack that it was found
with
hint
ointo custody, and they were about
the station when a desperate
Was made upon them by a large mob, consisting
of
thieves, Prostitutes, and other loose characters with
which the neighbourhood abounds. Stones, brickbats,
and other missiles were hurled at the constables two of
whom were wounded ou the forehead, and others se-
verely injured. James Meadows, 98 B, was knocked
down by one fellow, and then attacked without mercy
by hall-a-dozen more while upon the ground, and kicked
with greet brutality. Poice-cen3tabie Shipp, 135 B,
was also knocked down, kicked over the eyes, and in va-
rious parts of his body, and Mayer, 214, received like
ill-treatment. Considerable confusi,n prevailed in the
neighbourhood, owing to the riot sod desperate cendnct
of the parties by whom the police were assailed. The
wounded man who had been taken in the first instance was rP:
cued and escaped, and, after lodging one of 4.
rime_ -.-
nhde divisional surgeon.
leaders in the station, wtholiipm)
.rore.vtgehuteihrreuevtdtthnheoecl:sfs,,:tdhal'annnetscet
thp,on the police, and
Con-
stableseoEnsytiadbewlne
were
retnowsceaonint
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a most active part in the attack u
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defence,irries and lw
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trial.l

CLEREEN TV ELL.
Mr. James Husband, sulieitor, of Goli Hawk terrace
New-road, Hammersmith, was placed in the felons'
dock, before Mr. WxAwnixT, charged by Mr. Liugh

fectly understand what I alluded to in "leaving my
vengeance within your hands." I was speaking in re-
lation to that declaration still in course of signature by
a number of Liberal supporters of Lord Albert Conyng.
ham and myself, at the last election, which stops short
of no length—not even that of giving votes to Mr.
Johnstone and Mr. Gipps, in order to prevent the re-
turn of Colonel Romilly to Parliament.
It is with sincere regret that I should again have been
compelled to trouble you upon these painful topics, and
again ever so reluctantly have thn appearance of re-
newing a controversy, which I could wish, in some way
or another, for ever settled, that I have the ;honour to
be, gentlemen, your very faithful servant,
68, Harley-street, May 2GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE.
5.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, May 25.
BENNET'S DIVORCE.
Their Lordships sat this afternoon, for the purpose of
hearing evidence in support of the second reading of
th;r, Bill.
Mr. MEREWETHER, stated the circumstances of the
case. The parties were married in the year 1833, and
lived together until 1844, having issue two eons, now
aged eighteen and fifteen. I
on the month of August,
Mr. Bennet tbeing absent on a shooting excur-
sion in the north, Mrs. Bennet suddenly disap-
peared, taking with her the youngest son,
leaving behind her no trace of where she had betaken
herself to. After repeated inquiries Mr. Bennet, having
followed her through France and Italy, discovered Mrs.
Bennet residing at Valencia in Spain under the name of
Fremantle. In an interview which he had with her
there he endeavoured to persuade her to return to Eng-
land, but in vain, and after repeated efforts, all he could
do was to prevail on her to surrender to him his
youngest son, whom she had with her, and to execute
a deed of separation. All that time Mr. John Henry
Touchet, with whom Mr. Bennet suspected his wife to
have eloped, was also residing at Valencia, but Mr.
Bennet was unable then to obtain any evidence of an
improper intercourse between the parties. From that
time Mrs. Bennet continued to reside abroad, and on the
21st of August, 1851, the petitioner being at the Reigate
Station, saw Mr. Touchet standing on the platform
there, and having some reason to believe that his wife
was expected to arrive in England from Boulogne,
he set a watch on the parties. Mrs. Bennet,
in fact, did shortly arrive at Reigate station, where she
was received by Mr. Touchet. The two then proceeded
to Horsham, and engaged apartments at the King's
Head Inn, not as man and wife; and that night after
all the house had retired to rest, Mr. Touchet was seen
to leave his own room and go into that of Mrs. Ben-
net, where he remained till the next morning. Mr.
Bennet brought an action against Mr. Touchet for crim.
con., and recovered 5001. damages; he also obtained a
divorce in the Consistorial Court; and finally made the
present application to dissolve the marriage.
Several witnesses were called in proof of this state-
ment, and at half-past four the further consideration of
the Bill was adjourned until Friday.

BAIL CURT, May 25.
Sittings at Nisi Prius, bore M
r. Judaea WIGHTMAN.)
ANDREWS V. BATLEY.
Mr. Edwin James, Q C., and Mr. Udall, were counsel
for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the de-
fendant.
This was an action to recover damages for an assault.
The plaintiff was a milliner, in Mortimer-street Caven-
dish-square, and the defendant was the son of a gentle-
man living on Maida-hill. It appeared that in September
last the plaintiff went to a Bloomer ball in the costume,
accompanied by a Miss Forsyth; they there met the de-
fendant for the first time; he paid attention to Miss For-
syth, and after the night of the ball the defendant con-
tinued those attentions, and was about to be married to
the lady. The plaintiff went to the defendant's father,
and urged upon him that it was not a desirable match.
The next day the defendant called upon the plaintiff,
and after some violent conversation the plaintiff called
the defendant a liar, and then the defendant committed
the assault upon her. The following was the plaintiff's
evidence:—
Mrs. Andrews--I am a milliner. In September last
I went to the Bloomer ball at the Hanover square
Rooms, accompanied by Miss Forsyth. I saw the de-
fendant at the ball. He got .a cab and took a seat in it.
I requested him to leave the cab, which he did, and I
took Miss Forsyth home. I afterwards called upon the
defendant's father, as I had heard the defendant
was about to be married to Miss Forsyth, to
explain to the father that I did not think it
an eligible match. The next day the defendant
and Mrs. Disney, who are related to Miss Forsyth,
called on me, and behaved very violently. They left the
house. The defendant returned, and after some conver-
sation he sprang upon me, and struck me many blows
about the head, neck, bosom, and shoulders. ile said,
" D—n you, I will suffocate yeti." Both my arms were
very much bruised, and remained discoloured for a fort-
night after. Two of my apprentices and a customer
were present.
Cross-examined—I have been married. My husband
has been dead eight or nine years. lam 28 or 29, but
I really don't know my age. It is near 30. I went in
the costume of the Bloomers. There is an announcement
in; my window that dressmaking is taught in six lessons,
and furnished lodgings to let. I had sent to Captain
Disney for money owing me for Miss Forsyth. I went
to the defendant's house and asked for his mother. I
recollect calling the defendant a liar. I did not tear his
coat. I was perfectly calm. I might have been excited.
I don't recollect saying that Mrs. Disney was a low-bred
Irishwoman. The defendant told me Mrs. Disney would
proceed against me for defamation. I said nothing re-
proaching Miss Forsyth's character. I did not summon
the defendant before the magistrate, but he was sum-
moned.
Re-examined—l had been making costumes for this
ball, and had a ticket given me by the managers. Mrs.
Disney requested me to take Mass Forsyth to the ball.
The Disneys lived at 316, Regent-street. By the
regulation of the ball all ladies were to be dressed as
Bloomers.
Anne Glaaspool, an apprentice of the plaintiff, give
evidence as to the assault upon the plaintiff. He struck
the witness on the bosom and on the mouth and loosened
her teeth.
Sarah Pilton, a customer of the plaintiff, also proved
the assault. There was such a piece of work that she
thought Mrs. Andrews was being murdered.
Mr. Sergeant %%dams made a most amusing speech
for the defendant; he denied the assault, but thought it
not improbable that being provoked in the highest
degree by the plaintiff, he had shaken her. The smallest
coin would amply satisfy the case.
Mr. Justice WIGEITMAN having slimmed up, the jury
retired.
Tho jury came in and asked the smallest sum that
would carry costs.
The JUDGE said that they had better give a verdict
without thinking of costs.
The jury gave a verdict for 51.
Tho JUDGE refused to give a certificate to the plaintiff
for her costs; he did not see why the case should not
have been tried in the County Court.