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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1862.

tion ; it forms a greatly improved access between '
London-bridge and the important local stations on
the West-end line, gives a second route from Lon-
don•bridge to the Crystal Palace and all stations
south thereof, and affords to all the contiguous rail-
ways direct access to this company's wharf at Dept-
ford, and to the Commercial Docks. Powers are also
contained in this bill for the construction of a short
extension of two miles in length, from Newhaven
to Seaford, which promises to become a valuable ad-
dition to the watering places on the south coast.
The total outlay under these heads is estimated at
£340,000. The second bill has for its objects to
obtain certain properties for enlarging the London
Bridge Station, the traffic of which still continues
to increase, notwithstanding the opening of the Vic-
toria Terminus. Clauses are also inserted enabling
the company to own and work steam vessels. The
French traffic via Newhaven is increasing in im-
portance, and has already received further develop-
ment from the effect of the French Treaty. The
result of the directors' experience proves the neces-
sity of rendering the company independent of inter-
mediate parties, and thus securing the same advan-
tages as are possessed by the other southern railway
companies. Various schemes have been introduced
into Parliament, more or less affecting the interests
of the company, and they will be attentively watched
by the board. The net amount at the credit of the
revenue account is £164,125, out of which the
directors recommend the payment of a dividend at
the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, amounting to
£161,700, leaving a balance of £2,425 to the
credit of the current half year, and making the
dividend for the year 1861 amount to 6 per cent.
Three of the directors, namely, Leo Schuster, Chas.
Lushington, and John Nix, Esqs., go out of office
by rotation, and, being eligible for re-election, will
offer themselves accordingly. One of the auditors,
Jeremiah Pilcher, Esq., goes out of office by rota-
tion, and, being eligible, for re-election, will offer
himself accordingly."

ham, he wished the jury to bear in mind that not'
one of the 11 petitioners, or the 100 descendants who
had been spoken of, had ever shown the slightest
affection or kindness to him ; in fact, for years they
had turned their backs on Lady Sophia and her son,
and he asked whether it was to be expected that
Mr. Windham had any liking for the General or
the other petitioners. He next alluded to the mar-
riage of Mr. Windham, and said that, whatever
might have been the character of Agnes Willough-
by, there were some good traits in her conduct, and
she possessed great personal charms, which so in-
fatuated Mr. Windham that he was determined to
win her, and he did, setting on her at first £BBO,
land then £1,500 a year. At that time she was liv-
ing upon an allowance of £2,000 a-year. But,
whatever her character, they must agree with him
that General Windham had no right to inter-
fere. It was an unfortunate thing, but it was a fact
that hundreds of such ill-assorted marriages had
taken place in the highest circles, and why should
they set Mr. Windham up as a sacrifice for all those
whose example he had followed ? If Mr. Windham
was insane by reason of his marriage, then .many
hundreds of others ought to be confined as lunatics ;
but vice and profligacy, however bad they might be,
could not be deemed as evidence of insanity. The
learned counsel having summed up,
Mr. Montague Chambers said he would commence
his reply to-morrow, after Mr. Coleridge, should he
conclude in reasonable time, had addressed the jury
for Mrs. Windham, and, if necessary, resume his
address on Monday, the court being adjourned to
that day.
The private examination of Mr. Windham will
not take place until after Mr. Chambers has re-
plied.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Tan, 22.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex—(Before Mr. Justice
Byles and a Common Jury.)

STEW ART V. MILLER-SINGULAR CASE OF FALSE IMPRI-

SONMENT.

The plaintiff, a girl about 19 years old, was a native, of
Greenock, but some time ago she became a prostitute, and
went to Glasgow. In consequence of a letter which she re-
ceived there, she and another girl came to London, and
went at once to a brothel kept by the defendant, Mrs. Mil-
ler, in Dorset-street, Dorset-square. The defendant said
that her dress was not fitted for London, and if the plaintiff
would give her the money she got from gentlemen she
would get her dresses. The plaintiff received a dress which
was charged to her at £5, a cloak £4 10s., another cloak £2,
and so on. She was also to be charged 15s. a week for her
board and 30s. for apartments. She remained at the defen-
dant's eight weeks, and left on Saturday, Dec. 7, taking
with her the clothes she had on, and also another dress, but
leaving behind some clothes which belonged to her. The
defendant pursued her in a cab, and found her in the Hay-
market with a gentleman, and gave her in charge for steal-
ing the clothes, and persisted in that charge, though cau-
tioned not to do so by the police inspector. The consequence
was that the plaintiff remained locked up until Monday,
when the magistrate discharged her; and she now claimed
damages for false imprisonment, and also to recover the
value of the things she had left behind her.
Mr. Ribton and Mr. Daly appeared for the plaintiff ; and
Mr. D. D. Keane for the defendant.

THE T P RECK OF THE SPARKLING

FOAM.

An official investigation. instituted by direction
of the Board of Trade, was commenced yesterday at
the Greenwich Police-coart, before Mr. Traill, ma-
gistrate, and Capt. Harris as nautical assessor, into
the circumstances attending the wreck of the
schooner Sparkling Foam, 188 tons burthen, Capt.
Fraser Mackie, on her voyage from London to Ber-
bice, and which vessel, with her cargo, it will be re-
membered, together with Mr. Fairbairn, the pilot
in charge, and a seaman, were lost on the Margate
Sands on the night of the 23d ult.
Mr. O'Dowd attended to conduct the inquiry on
behalf of the Board of Trade; Mr. V. Lushington,
barrister, instructed by Messrs. Sewell and Ed-
wards, appeared for the owners of the Sparkling
Foam ; and Mr. E. C. Clarkson for the owners of
the New Unity Steam-tug Company.
Mr. O'Dowd having briefly opened the case,
called—
John Atkinson, who said—l hold a master's
ticket of service from the Board of Trade, and was
only mate en board the Sparkling Foam. I kept
the ship's log, which was lost in the vessel. The
crew consiste of eight persons, including the cap-
tain. On leaving the St. Katharine Docks on the
morning of the 23d'Dec., she was in good condition.
Her draught, when full loaded, was 110. aft ; but
she only drew 10ift. and 9ft. forward. We anchored
at 9 a.m. off Gravesend to get another seaman for
one who had not joined. The ship was in charge of
a pilot named Fairbairn, a very old and experienced
pilot. The vessel was in the tow of the steamtug
New Unity. There was a fresh breeze from E. by N.
at ten o'clock, when we left Gravesend. Shortly be-
fore six o'clock in the evening we passed the Prin-
cess Channel light, when we set fore and aft fore-
sail, fore staysail, and foretopmast staysail. The
wind was then veering from E. by S. to E. by N.,
with a strong wind and a bit of a head sea. By my
calculation the tide was at ebb at this time. About 6
o'clock the rope broke from the steamer's stern.
The ship was steering E.S.E. at the time of the rope
breaking. It was a stout 9-inch warp, and the
piece produced was part of it. We hauled in the
warp and made a Trench clinch, and the tug came
alongside and took us in tow again. The length of
the rope payed out was 25 fathoms. When the
rope broke, the vessel's head laid off to the south-
ward with her helm hard a-starboard. It was a
clear, starlight night, all the lights being visible.
About half an hour afterwards the rope broke a
second time, in the middle of the clinch and on the
hook of the steamer. We hauled the rope in again,
and the tug was about half an hour before it came
to us. The ship's head was lying off to the south-
ward all this time, and her helm hard a-starboard,
the wind being on her port bow. The tug came up
on our starboard, and, when within hailing, Captain
Mackie asked the captain of the tug to lend him his
tow rope, saying he would pay him any money for
so doing. The reply was, " It will take an hour and
a half to get it up from below." A small rope was
then thrown, and on being again taken in tow the
pilot told the captain of the tug to tow easy and
keep more to the northward. Both Captain Mackie
and the pilot were forward, and the pilot gave
orders. Captain Mackie gave no orders to the
captain of the tug. The orders were given by the
pilot through a speaking-trumpet. When the rope
was secured a second time we made out warp about
30 or 40 fathoms. We continued on a little while,
when the pilot, finding the tug was not sufficiently
to the northward, called about a dozen times through
the speaking-trumpet, " Keep to the northward;
keep to the northward." I did not see whether the
tug obeyed the order. I heard the pilot order our
helm to be kept a-starboard, and we did everything
to keep the vessel to the northward. About half or
three-quarters of an hour after this she struck very
heavily, and unshipped and knocked out all her side
lights, at which time the pilot was still calling out
for the tug to keep to the northward. The pilot
ordered us to hoist up our mainsail. The
ship struck heavily, but grazed over, and
while we were hoisting the mainsail she again
struck heavily, and the main-boom parted
in the middle. The pilot was calling out
all this time for the tug to keep to the north-
ward. Five minutes afterwards I found that
the tow rope had parted close to the windlass of our
own ship. I then looked a-head and saw Margate
Pier-head light half a point on our port bow, and
the Tongue light right astern. I cannot say what
distance off the Margate Pier-head light was. The
vessel was then hard and fast, and the tug never
made her appearance again.
By Mr. Traill—l looked a-head for the light of
the tug, but could not see it. When we were in tow
of the tug we saw her light and steered by it. The
tug had a chance of seeing us while in tow, although
our lights were out, as we could see her a-head. It
was about 10 minutes after she took the ground that
I looked for the tug. I looked all around the ship
but could not see her.
Examination continued—We then hauled down
forestaysail and foretopmast staysail, and endea-
voured to get in the boom foresail, but were unable,
and it was left standing. Captain Mackie then
called out that the vessel was parting. An hour
after' she first struck, her stern parted right off,
leaving a passage into the vessel, and causing things
to float out. Finding the vessel was breaking up,
all hands rushed to the boats and cut the lashings.
We launched the jollyboat over the starboard side,
and the sea dashed it against the ship's side and

The plaintiff herself and another girl were examined to
make out the case, and among other things the plaintiff said
that she gave the defendant all the money she received,
which in the eight weeks amounted to £4O. She also spoke
as to the value of the clothes she left behind, and was
asked the value of each article; first, what was the value
of the " drawers."

Mr. Justice Byles said this was not necessary. Mr. Keane
could go into them if he thought fit— (loud laughter)— but
at present it was sufficient to ask the value of all the things
together.

Mr. Keane preferred to say nothing about the matter.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £3O
for the false imprisonment, and £7 upon the trover count.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 22.

MANSION-HOUSE.— Yesterday, at the conclu-
sion of the ordinary business of the court, Mr. Blach-
ford, of Bucklersbury, solicitor, attended before the
Lord Mayor to make a statement in what he con•
ceived to be the public interest, having first had
permission from his lordship to do so. He had
received a letter from a client in Paris stating that
a friend cf his had recently been appointed an agent
for a firm in London for the department of France
in which be residei, and asking if he (Mr. Blach-
ford) could vouch for the respectability of the house
in question, styled Buckmaster, Harrison, and Co.,
of 2, New-street-square, London. From them the
friend of his client received a letter a few months
ago. It was a printed circular, in French, the
blanks in which had been filled up in handwriting
decidedly French. It bore in the left corner at the
top of the page, after the French manner, the words,
" The Purveyor. Buckmaster, Harrison, and Co.,
2, New-street-square, city, London ;" and purported
to be signed with those names, written apparently
in an English hand. It was dated the 12th of
November last, and addressed to the recipient at his
residence, " Rue haute, a Deuil pres Enghien, Seine
et Oise." The writers stated that they had the honour
to inform him that the " direction" of the Purveyor's
Company at their sitting on the Bth of November
had decided on his admission as a purchasing
agent for them in the arrondissement of Pon-
toise (Seine et Oise), at an annual stipend of
2,000 f., payable monthly, and commencing from
the Ist of January of this year. They added
that M. Boisselot, third divisional inspector, having
full powers, would have the honour to visit him
within a fortnight, and would hand him the neces-
sary procuration and forms, and explain to him the
various operations he would have to conduct. In a
postscript he was requested to send a reply by re-
turn of post, accepting the conditions and enclosing
10f. in postage stamps to defray the cost of stamp-
ing and registering the procuration. The recipient
of the latter forwarded the money as directed, but
had not heard any more of the matter, nor seen the
" divisional inspector" so called, though more than
two months had since elapsed. He (Mr. Blachford)
had been at No. 2, New-street-square, where the
writers professed to carry on their business ; but he
found no one there answering to their names. It
was, in fact, the private residence of a respectable
wid.ow lady, who told him that about six weeks ago
two men, foreigners, hired a room in her house.
She knew nothing of them, and made no inquiries
about them. After that she took in letters for
them, which were addressed Buckmaster, Harrison,
and Co., that being the only purpose for which they
appeared to have engaged the room. Thinking the
matter demanded some public notice, he called on
the French Consul and mentioned it to him. That
gentleman said similar letters had already come
under his notice, where the persons to whom they
were addressed had sent to the writers a much
larger sum, and his (Mr. Blachford's) client might
congratulate himself that the application to him had
only been for 10f. He suggested to the Consul the
propriety of communicating with the police autho-
rities in Paris on the subject, but the Consul declined
to interfere in that way, holding that it was not
within the sphere of his official duties to do so.
That being so, he (Mr. Blachford) had felt con-
strained to bring the matter under the notice of the
Lord Mayor, with a view to publicity.
The Lord Mayor said the subject was not new to
him, as within the last few days a gentleman in
Paris, residing in the Rue de L'Empereur, had
written a letter to him to the effect that having
lately seen in the Siecle newspaper that a represen-
tative in each town in France of the house of Buck-
master, Harrison, and Co., 2, New-street-square,
London, was wanted at a salary of from 1,800 f.-to
2,400 f., according to capacity, he wrote to them
for particulars, and he received an answer that the
employment would be to collect all kinds of seeds,
oils, flour, &c., and that, if it would suit him, he
was to send the names of some respectable persons
to whom references could be made as to his cha-
racter, and a certain sum in postage stamps. That
he did, and afterwards received an appointment at
a salary of 2,400 f., payable monthly, and to com-
mence on the Ist of January. He then sent at
their request 101. in postage stamps for registration.
They stated that in a fortnight from that time, the
sth of December, M. Boiselot, their agent, would
pay him a visit and make arrangements with him
for entering on the business. More than six weeks
had since elapsed, but M. Boisselot had never called
on him, and he had written to Buckmaster, Harri-
son, and Co., without receiving an answer, from
which he inferred that he was the victim—and
perhaps not the only one—of an imposture. He
(the Lord Mayor) thought the public were in- '
debted to Mr. Blachford for directing attention to
this matter, and, probably, by the mention of it in
the public press he would attain the object he had
in view, which was publicity in order to put people
on their guard.

broke it to pieces. Shortly afterwards the ship
turned over to port on her beam ends, when we en-
deavoured to launch e longboat. We were a long
time in getting it ove, and during the whole of this
period the shipls side was breaking up. We were
half an hour in launching the longboat. I picked
up a rope and fixed it to her as a painter at one
end. The captain and six of the crew got into the
boat, and a seaman, Morris, a black, who was
shipped at Gravesend, saying he might as well lose
his life as not save his clothes, went aft, as I sup-
pose, to search for them. I thought all hands and
the pilot were in the boat, but in consequence of
the rope at the other end of the boat not having
been made fast, or else having become broken, it
was driven away by the force of the sea. I then
saw the pilot standing up to his middle in water
in the leeway of the ship.
By Mr. Traill—Some of the hands got into the
boat before it was launched, and some afterwards.
enme o
tof
pthoslewwit,
It was launched stern foremost. We had four oars
in the boat at the time of its being launched,
washed away. We had two
and the other was used to
steer by.
obfuttho
By Captain Harris--There was no rudder to the
boat, nor thole pins, which we made out of some
pieces of wood found in the boat. We made for the
nearest shore, the tide and wind sending us outside.
By Mr. Lushington—There had been lumber in
the boat, but this had been cleared out. I have been
44 years at sea, and 14 years of that period have
acted as master. The rope was a 9-inch warp, and
strong enough for towing a vessel of 500 tons. The
tug is a powerful two-funnel steamer.
By Mr. fraitl--My opinion is, that the cause of
the rope breaking was the sudden jerking of the
steamer. Ido not know of any agreement having
been..entered into Ss to how far the tug was to tow
her: •

BOW-STREET.—Grace Taylor, a charwoman
employed to clean chambers in Danes-inn, and Anne
Geary, her sister, who occasionally assisted her
there, were charged—the former with breaking
into the chambers of Mr. Edward John Beale, at
No. 6 in the Inn, and stealing a quantity of wear-
ing apparel to the value of £lO and upwards ; the
latter with being concerned in the robbery.
It appeared that on Tuesday evening, about half-
past nine o'clock, Mr. Beale, on returning to
his chambers, was informed that a shirt marked
with his name had been found in the Inn. The
door of his room was securely locked, as he had left
it in the morning, but upon entering he found that
the drawers had been ransacked and a quantity of
clothing, including coats, trousers, waistcoats, shirts,
boots, &c., had been carried away. Sergeant Hill,
5 F, was called in, and came to the conclusion that
an entrance had been effected by the window, which
had been left shut, but not fastened. Footsteps in
the snow were traced from a staircase window
across the leads of an adjoining building to the win-
dow in question. Suspicion fell on the prisoner
Taylor, who had worked for Mr. Beale until a few
weeks back, and was still employed in the Inn, and ,
who had been seen about the office with her sister.'
the prisoner Geary, more frequently than usu,l that
day. The sergeant proceeded to Titylor's lodgings/
and, gilding her golutes put to dry at the fire, he
took them, away and compared them with the Foot-
prints, with which they corresponded exactly. He
then took Taylor into custody. She at first denied
all knowledge of the matter, but afterwards acknow-
ledged that that she had taken the property, a 13‘)r-
-'

By Mr. Clarkson—My opinion is, the captain of
the tug, if he did not hear the pilot's words through
the speaking trumpet, must have heard the sounds.
I did not hear or see any recognition of the pilot's
orders being understood. I did not hear the mas-
ter of the tug advise us to put back and not proceed
to sea that night, nor did I hear him advise canvas
to be got on the ship and run up the Prince's Chan-
nel. I have not since told any person that the
pilot advised the captain of the schooner to put

back, or that the pilot said to the captain, " I will tion of which she had deposited in the chambers of to 12 months' hard labour, for stealing silk from a
do what I can for you and the owners." I have one of her employers in the Inn, and the remainder warehouse in Cannon-street, City.
told Mr. Dammerlin, a pilot, the friend of the widow had been pledged at several pawnbrokers, which The prisoner Laving I't6tl Vt-U. Ills itilCU,
of Mr. Fairbairn, that I heard the pilot say, " I like she mentioned. In the meantime Sergeant Verner, Mr. Barker fully committed him to Ne wgate for
to oblige all parties ;" but Ido not know what this 15 F, proceeded to the lodgings of Geary, where he trial, on the charge of attempting to murder his
had reference to. I did not tell him this was said found a portion of the property. She said it had brother,
in reference to putting back, been brought there by her sister and that she knew
Thomas Fewson Atkinson, son of the last wit- nothing about the robbery. Afterwards she ad-
ness, and boatswain on board the Sparkling Foam, mitted that she had pledged a portion of the pro-
was next examined, but his evidence was merely a perty. The whole of the missing articles were
repetition of that given above. recovered, some being found at the chambers indi-
In cross-examination the witness said he heard cated by Taylor, and the remainder being produced
no complaint made to the master of the brig as to by the pawnbrokers, one of whom identified Geary
the manner in which the vessel had been towed as the person who had pledged a coat with him for
after the breaking of the rope a second time, and 58. about four o'clock on Tuesday.
that the tug was nothing like a quarter of anhour Taylor said she had worked more than three years
before she came alongside of the vessel again after in the Inn and had never taken anything before.
the second breaking. She did not intend to keep the things, but had
Thomas Crossley, a seaman, also gave confirmatory taken them in a passion, intending to make
evidence, and the inquiry was adjourned. restitution. She was willing to bear all the conse-
quences herself, and hoped that her sister, who had
several children, would not be punished.
Geary said she had no idea that the property had
been stolen, but thought it belonged to Taylor's
husband. She contradicted a statement of Verner
that she refused to admit him until he forced the
door of her room. She only asked him to wait till
she dressed herself. He forced the door without
giving her time to dress.
Verner said that this was not true, and that he
waited a quarter of an hour before forcing an entry.
Mr. Henry observed that it was most unfair for
the officer to suppress that point. In his evidence
in chief he said not one word about the prisoner
asking him to wait while she dressed, but left it to
be supposed that she refused to admit him at all.
Verner said she did not ask him to wait till she
was dressed, but he offered to do so, and did in fact
wait a quarter of an hour.
Mr. Henry did not know which of these conflict-
ing statements ho was to take as being the evidence
of the officer. It was true that the fact itself was
of but little consequence, but it was of very great
importance that the pol:ce should give their evi-
dence candidly and fairly.
Both prisoners were committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.--James Lowe, a well-dressed
young man, was brought up for final examination,
charged with stealing a purse containing a sovereign
and two shillings from Mrs. Sarah Webb, on the
platform of the South Eastern Railway, London-
bridge.
Mr. Robinson, from the office of the solicitor to
the railway company, attended to prosecute ; and.
Mr. Chipperfield appeared for the prisoner.
The prosecutrix, an elderly lady, said that she
came from Dorking by the half-past 5 o'clock train
on Tuesday evening, the 14th inst., and as soon as
she alighted from the carriage, and was looking foi
a cab to take her to the west end, the prisoner came
up to her and politely opened the door of one and
handed her in. Just as she was ordering the cab-
man where to go she put her hand to her pocket
and missed her purse containing a sovereign and
two shillings. Feeling satisfied that the prisoner
had robbed her, she gave information to the railway
authorities, and a few minutes afterwards she saw
the prisoner in custody.
The prisoner, having pleaded guilty, was sen-
tenced to hard labour for six months.

MARYLEBONE.—John Everett, a distressed-
looking man, about 40, was charged with robbery.
The evidence went to show that on the previous
evening the prisoner was seen to take two baskets
from the front of the shop of Mr. Paris, Gray-street,
Manchester-square. He was pursued and taken
into custody with the property in his possession.
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say,
replied that he had been for a whole day and night
without food, and that it was entirely through dis-
tress that he committed the offence.

LOSS OF A BOAT AND ONE OF THE

He was sent for seven days to the House of Cor•
rection.

CREW', IN BAAFF BAY.

On Saturday afternoon the steamer Times, from Granton
Pier, on her voyage westward, made the usual call off Banff
and Macduff, to deliver goods and passengers for these
places. A boat from Banff went out as usual to attend the
steamer. It was manned by Mr. Th mson, the skipper,
and two men, named James Proctor and David Rannie—
the ordinary crew. After receiving the goods and a pas-
senger sailor on board, the boat dropped astern in tow—
Capt. Anderson having, at the request of skipper Thomson,
agreed to tow the boat as much nearer to the Banff harbour
as he could. The steamer had drifted out a considerable
way during the delivery of the goods, and the captain would
therefore have been the more disposed to grant the favour.
The Times, however, had not proceeded far when the boat
went down. The steamer was instantly brought up, buoys
were thrown overboard to the endangered crew, and in a
very short time all were safely taken on board, with the
exception of Rannie. Poor Rennie, who seems to have
been unable to do anything to save himself, went down with
the boat, and as yet his body has not been recovered.
Procter had a rather narrow escape, and owes his life in a.
great measure to his expertness as a swimmer. The wonder
indeed is, that so many who go to sea neglect such a neces-
sary qualification. 'The sailor, who belongs to Macduff, was
returning home tifter a long absence, and has, we believe,
lost his whole kit. The goods, it seems, were partly for
Banff and partly for Macduff, and comprised quantities or
cheese, mussels, peas, iron, and other commodities. It may
be stated that, at the time the accident occurred the steamer
was about north by east of the harbour, and a stiff breeze
was blowing from the south-west. As there was a pretty
heavy sea, and the goods liable to get jammed so as to
stress the timbers, it is thought not improbable that the
boat may have sprung a leak. We have also heard it
stated that she was rather overloaded. No blame attaches
to Captain Anderson, but every credit for the prompt and
effective assistance he rendered the unfortunate crew.
Rannie leaves a family, though not young and helpless, to
mourn his loss. His wife died several years ago.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Stella Au-
gusta Brookes, a tidily-dressed girl of 19, was
charged with robbery.
Mr. Holt, of Quality-court, Chancery-lane, ap-
peared for the prisoner.
Mrs. Caroline Ebery, wife of a tradesman in
Gwynne's-place, Hackney-road, stated that she had
an ebony silver-mounted flute in a rosewood case,
which belonged to her husband, safe on a card-table
in her dining-room at half-past two o'clock on
Saturday, the 11th inst., and at half-past nine
o'clock on the following morning she found that
both box and flute had been stolen, in consequence
of which she communicated with the police.
Miss Susan Tilham, the last witness's sister,
stated that at half-past four on that Saturday a
knock was given at the door, which she answered.
It was the prisoner, who inquired what apartments
they had to let. She replied a bedroom and sitting
room, but that they were rather expensive. The
prisoner rejoined, " I do not want them for myself.
I have been sent by a lady in whose service I am,
and whose daughter, a married lady, has seen the
bill in your window, and wishes me to inquire the
rent and the size of he rooms." This conversation
took place just inside the dining room, where the
on
prisoner stood with her back to the card-table
which the flute and its case where then
tug. bhe
took the prisoner upstairs an showed her the
w-h;:-.1 she told her that the
rooms, on examining'
lady, whose husln-nct was engaged in a large house
in the city, resided very near there, in apartments
at 12s. per week, and would call the next day and
decide, on saying which she left the house. The
flute, which was safe when she came, was gone the
next morning. She was quite sure the prisoner was
the same woman, and could not be mistaken in her as
she steadily looked her in the face all the time she
was talking to her. She noticed her dress, which
was a dark one, and noticed that she was pock-
marked, as the prisoner is. In addition to all this,
she afterwards went with an officer to the house
where the prisoner was employed, in Oval-cottages,
close by there, and not only identified her at once
when she saw her, but recognised her voice the
moment she spoke.
Dillaway, of the N division, proved apprehending
the prisoner four days after the robbery, and that
the second witness did, as she said, identify her as
soon as she saw her, the prisoner protesting that she
was innocent.

An elderly gentleman named Evans, a music-
dealer in the same neighbourhood, said that between
5 and 6 on the evening referred to a woman sold
him the flute, saying that it belonged to her brother,
who had given it her, and on his placing it in his
window for sale it was identified and claimed by
the first witness, The woman who sold it was
about 19, pockmarked, and like the prisoner in
height, but her cast of face was very unlike the
-prisoner's, and he did not, in fact, believe that the
prisoner was the same person who had sold the
property to him.
Mr. Holt said his defence was either the best or
worst he could make for the prisoner, it being an
alibi, and he had numerous witnesses to that and
character.

He called Mrs. Eliza Morrison, the prisoner's
mistress, Mr.'Wm. Brookes, a musician, Mr. Geo.
Davis, a solicitor's clerk, Mr. Geo. Forge, another
clerk, and Mrs. Ann Smith, the wife of a surveyor,
all of whom declared that they had seen the prisoner
in the house the whole day, attending to her duties,
up to half-past eight at night, when she went out
for the first time, and all spoke exceedingly well of
her, and declared that she could not have been out
of their sight more than, as some said, 10 minutes,,
and others three minutes, at a time.

The prosecutor's house, however, was proved to
be very near to that of Mrs. Morrisoa, so that the
girl might, by a mere possibility, have gone from
one to the other in one of these intervals.

Mr. Leigh said that he had no alternative, with
such positive evidence against her, than to send the
prisoner for trial, which he did, but he consented
to accept bail, which had been put in for her by two
respectable tradesmen, without any hesitation, in
£4O each, at the first examination.

CLERKENWELL.—WaIter Crane, known to
the police as a skittle sharp and a companion of
thieves, and who has been remanded since the 9th
ult. on a charge of assaulting and wounding Chris-
topher Crane, his brother, with intent to murder
him, was again brought up for re-examination.
The prisoner, who has all along treated the mat-
ter with the greatest indifference, did not seem at
all affected when his brother, with his head enve-
loped in surgical bandages, entered the court.
Stephen Watts said—l am a labourer, and reside
at Highbury New-park. On the night of the 7th
ult. I heard a tap at my window. I heard cries of
" Murder 1" several times. I went out and found
the complainant standing in the area. He was bleed-
ing from the face and had several wounds and
bruises on his head. T. was helping him out of the
area when the constable came up. I assisted him
to take the wounded man to the surgeon's. On
the way !here I thought the complainant would
have died, he appeared so exhausted from loss of
blood. I did not see the prisoner.
Pollee-sergeant Parsons, 47 N, said—Prom in-
formation I received I took the prisoner into cus-
tody on the night of the 7th, at a quarter past 11,
at 20, Ormsby-street, Kingsland-road. I told him
that his brother charged him with cutting and
wounding him with intent to murder, at Highbury.
I did not tell him which brother. He said " I have
not seen him to-night." I then took him to the eta.
tion and told him that a man had come from the
hospital who said that his brother was very ill.
He replied, "'Well, it is a bad job. I suppose I
shall get over it somehow." At a coffee shop I
found a parcel the prisoner had left, and on open-
ing it I found that it contained a quantity of stones
and wadding.
Mr. Thomas Smith Ellis, house surgeon at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, deposed that complainant
was admitted on the night of the 7th ult., and had
remained there up to this morning. He had about
20 or more wounds about the head and face which
might have been caused by the instrument pro-
duced. His life had been in danger from the effects
of those wounds. _

COUNTRY MABEL-IAS.

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The complainant was then called, an d was allowed
to be seated while he gave his evidence. He stated
that he had made the deposition, an abstract of
which previously appeared; at the hospital, believing
he was dying, and had. signed it. He was perfectly
sensible when he made the statement, and all that
it contstined was true. He was not aware when he
met the prisoner that he had any bad feeling against
him.

SHEFFIELD—JAN. ?rz.
At this market there was a rather limited supply of
wheat, which met a fair demand ; and prices were at 3d
to 6d per load more money. Of barli:,y the show was not
so large as usual, and at barely
late rates. Flour rather
dearer. Other articles unAere
til
Red wheat, per load r !,', .:i imperial bushels 20s Od to 22s Od
White
New red fl Pf • 22s 6d to 23s Od
22s Od to 23s 6d
;Tf'"r., white ~
f 1
ff • 248 Od to 26s Od
Beans 9/ 77 • 18s Od to 19s Od
Peas, per qr 54s Od to 558 Od
Grinding barley, per qr 32s Od to 36s
Malting ditto, 7, 3BB Od to 40s OOd
t 1
Oats
• 71 2ss 6d to 34s Od
Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 6d per
141 b.

The prisoner said he did not wish to ask the com-
plainant any questions. He should reserve his
defence for the trial, and he would then state what
provocation; his brother had given him to make him
use him in the manner he had.
Sergeant Parsons said the prisoner had been con-
victed at the Central Criminal court, and sentenced