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as regarded the conduct of the wife before marriage,
upon which at present no impeachment rested.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the second
reading of the Bill was then postponed sine die.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before. Mr. W. BURCHELL
. RAISING AN OBJECTION.—B ,NNI V. ANDREWS.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a trades-
man in Rahere-street, St. Luke's, to recover the sum of
161. 94. 81. for services Tnaored to plaintiff's wife as
housekeeper and servant to defendant, who is a licensed
victualler in Upper Holloway.
Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted.
Mr. LUCAS appeared for the plaintiff, and called the
plaintiff's wife.
Mr. PARRY, for the defendant, objected to her being
heard, us a witnere.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said if the objection was pressed
he thought he must reject the evidence.
Mr. PARRY complained that it should be put upon
him to take the objection, and said that the decision of
the Judges that a wife could be heard as a witness was
contrary to the law of the land, but be would not oppose
the evidence being received, sub', ct to the objection on
which he should raise the question.
Mrs. Bonny was then examined, and deposed that she
was in defendant's employ for nine months previously to
October last, as housekeeper. She left in consequence of
the illness of her husband. There was no agreement as
to the rate of wages, but she had received 21. On account,
and when she left defendant said that he could not con-
veniently settle at that time.
In cross-examination she said defendant always ex-
pressed his satisfaction at her conduct in every
respect, and he spoke very highly of her. Defendant
never asked her why she did not leave. She could not
make any mistake on that. She knew Mr. Frederick
Small, a baker, did not tell him that she was only stay-
ing a few days as a friend. She did not ask to go for a
time, as her husband was out of business. Defendant
asked her to recommend a young woman, as house-
keeper and barmaid, and she said she would go. She
never told Inspectorl Barker that she was only in the
house as a friend. He was called in in consequence of
a robbery of 451. in gold, which was stolen out of de-
fendant's, bed-room. She also lost a silver snuff-box
and fl. Blio WRS,sitting at tea with defendant when
the robbery took place.
Martha Rigby stated that she was engaged by Mrs.
Bonny, as servant, and heard her ask for wages, but-
defendant said it was not convenient for him to pay
them.

The father of plaintiff's wife was called, and swore
that he called upon defendant to ask for the wages due,
and defendant then said that he could not pay at that
time.

Mr. PARRY for the defendant, contended that Mrs.
Bonny was only at defendant's for her own convenience,
and called
The defendant, who swore most positively that the
plaintiff's wife only wont to his house for her own ac-
commodation; there was no agreement as to wages, but
he had given her a few shillings at different times,
when she was going out, and he had bought her shoes,
and given her some clothes of hie deceased wife.
Sarah Butterfield, a servant to defendant, said, that
Mrs. Bonny had told her that she was only there
as a friend, while her husband was in the country. She
would swear that Mrs. Bonny did not ask for wages
when she went for her boxes, and when she wanted any
money defendant told her to take it out of the till. De-
fendant and Mrs. Bonny quarrelled about something
when they parted.
Mr. Small was called, and distinctly swore that plain-
tiff's wife told him that she went to defendant's as a
friend for a few weeks, as her husband was ill. He had
heard them quarrel before she left, and he told her to
leave, for he did not want her. She attended to the busi-
ness generally.
Inspector Barker was called, and on being examined
stated that, during a conversation at the time of the
robbery, Mrs. Bonny said
.that she was not there as a
servant but as a friend.
Police constable Clarke, S 132, gave similar evidence.
Mr. LUCAS replied, and
The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to say who-
ther the plaintiff's wife only went as a friend or visitor,
or as a servant; for if she went as a friend she could
not recover for services, however great they might have
been.

- - The jury retired for some time, and then gave a ver-
dict for the defendant.

31ARLDRO'-STREE T-7(THIS DAY.)

AN UNINVITED GUEST.— Theodore Bignold Protheroi,
a young man of respectable appearance, was brought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having been found
in the house of Captain Arthur Pack, No. 39, Lower
Grosvenor-street.
Captain Pack stated that, having received information
that some ill-conditioned man had frequently been seen
to enter his house, he procured the assistance of an
officer in private clothes with a view to detect the
party. On the previous night, about nine o'clock, wit-
ness returned home, and, from what he was told by the
constable he (witness) proceeded at once to the kitchen,
where he saw the defendant, who appeared to have re-
cently enjoyed a good supper, and who was taking his
ease in an arm-chair in front of the fire, reading a paper
for the edification of the three female servants. Com-
plainant asked him who and what he was, when he re-
plied, " Oh, lam Protheroe." Not having the honour
to know Mr. Protheroe, witness called the officer, and
handed defendant over to his care.
King, a detective officer belonging to the C division,
said, when he took the defendant into custody the latter
said he was courting Miss Cooper, the lady's maid, and
had been in the habit of going to the house twice a week
for the last two months.
Defendant admitted that he was paying his addresses
to the " young lady" in question, and had been for
some time in the habit of visiting her at the Captain's
residence. . -

Mr. BINGHAM said he thought the offence, for offence
it was, ought to be visited on Miss Cooper: he should
therefore leave Captain Pack to deal with her before his
domestic tribunal. The defendant had been locked up
in a cold cell all night, that he thought was a sufficient
punishment, and he now discharged him with a caution
not to go courting ladies' maids without the permission
of their masters or mistresses.
The defendant—Thank you, your Worship, I shall re-
member the day of the month; good morning.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Ann White, a person of good address, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Tyrwbitt, charged with stealing a
gold watch, the property of Mr. William Ford Burke,
of the value of 81.
The complainant stated that on the evening -of the
19th instant he was drinking in the company of some
Jewesses at a house iniField-lane, Saffron-hill, when the
prisoner came in at the back door and spoke to the mis-
tress of the house about a bonnet which she was then
making for her. After staying there in conversation
for a short time ho left, stating that he was going to
the public-house at the corner, and invited them there
to drink. Ina short time afterwards the Jewess at whose
house he bad b( en in company with the female came to
him, and when they had had some brandy-and-water
together, the Jewess went away. He and the prisoner
remained in conversation for a short time, in the course
of which she stated that she was "going to sleep that
night with her sister in Fleet-street," and they then
lett the house. The prisoner, on s,eing him going up
Holborn hill, followed and took hold of his arm, and took
him into Ely-place, where she bega❑ to pull him about,
but not liking this he began to swear, when she said,
" Here is a man coming," and ran away. Immediately
after he missed his gold watch, which he had safe a
few moments before, and then gave information to
the police.
Police-constable Champion, of the F division, said he
took the prisoner last night in the Strand, and upon tell-
ing her what it was for, she said "I know nothing about
it." The watch had not been found.
The prisoner in defence admitted that she was in the
public-house with prosecutor, but said she left him in the
company of two or three Jew girls, of whom he was the
constant companion.
Mr. TYRWHITT, having refused to admit her to bail,
remanded her for a week.

DRUR t -LANE THEATRE.
Our anticipations as to an overflowing house on the
occasion of Mr. Bunn's benefit, last night, were amply
realised. The boxes presented a dense and glittering
array of fashion, and pit and gallery were crowded to
suffocation. The opera, the concert, the pas de deux by
Mddlle. Vecchi and M. Durand, and the farce, in which
the Keeleys achieved an uproarious triumph, all went
off with transcendent éclat. At the close of the opera, a
mighty and unanimous shout arose demanding the ap-
pearance of the beneficiare. Mr. Bunn made his ap-
pearance withi alacrity, in compliance with the call, and
addressed the audience. He said, " that since he last
addressed them, he could not say that things had run
very smoothly with him. He waanot one of those who
buoeught that the ' secrets of the prison house' should
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ability otherwise h beyond the precincts of the green-room,
much
of
what had
state some facts which might explain
had occurred. But when artists of ac-
form their thit:litY sent very inferior substitutes to per-
to break theircw_ hen ballet girls ran away fast enough
their evgagemege—cA laugh)—when choristers broke
auhigred by the bribes of rival esta-
blishments, the
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retired it was not to r r might believe, that when he
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than any ever acted upon th rata" a much better farce
__(Hear, hear.)
However, of ~this his friend: X ?Pon any other stage.
when all these things had beer, gut rest assured that
forgotten, •
remember with gratitude the expression still he would
sympathy" Loud cheering followe of their kind
the manager's
address.

The following
e°llNrserP"and
Directors of the Bank of Englanlung; viz.,
is the House List
yearOf
FOR GOVERNORS.
Thomson Hankey, jnn., Esq., Governor.
John Gellibrand Hubbard, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.
Thomas Baring, Esq. Alexander Matheson, Esq.
Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. Sheffield Neave, Esq.
Arthur Edward Campbell,Esq George Warde Norman. Esq.
William Cotton, Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, Esq. Sir John Henry Pelly, Bart.
Charles Pascoe Grentell, Esq Henry James Prescott, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Thomas Charles Smith, Esq.
Charles Frederick Huth, Esq. WilliamThompson,Esq.&Ald.
George Lyall, jun., Esq. rhomas Tooke, jun., Esq.
James Malcohnson, Esq. Thos.Matthias Weguelin, Esq.
Thomas Masterman, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq.
The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 13th of April ; and for
Directors on Wednesday, the 14th of April, from Ten
o'clock in the forenoon till Four o'clock in the afternoon.

Her Mujeaty will hold a Privy Council on Monday
next, the sth inst,, at Buckingham Palace. Summonses
I"te iw.wcl 7.144 NAY W Atialition a Moo; cf State•

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