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which I think was paid in on the next day. On the
24th of June I took out 1,2001. for duties, but I did
lint pay ,11:tiee with i::, ; t L-A.rge pt-irt',l 0 it, ngaily the
whole, was applied to legal expenses. I applied it in
payment of accounts that were owing to solicitors. I
paid Messrs. Kersey and Co. upwards of 3001., and about
6001. to Mr. Dighy. The remainder went for various
expenses. I paid some moneys to the West Ham Dis-
tillery. Between the 13th and 20th of June I gave four
assignments to Messrs. Bourne, Latham, and of
Liverpool. They held security for advances which Co.,hey
had made me, and I sent them down a cheque for
10,400/. to take up some documents which I required,
and I got them to take a new security from me. The
cheque was upon Glyn's, but I do not find it upon the
cheque margins. I received the cheque back as part
of the new transaction, as so much cash advanced to
me. I sent the cheque down by my brother, James
Cole, either on the 19th or 20th of June, and I think
he brought it back on the 21st or 22d. That is the
advance on which I made the assignments to Bourne,
Latham, and Co. I expected to get 12,000/. from
them, but I only got the cheque back for 10,4001. ;
they refused to give me the 1,6001. until they knew
whether they could get the goods from America. I got
no cash beyond my own cheque for 10,4001., but they
gave me up 10,4001. of securities, including engagements
for a considerable quantity of railway iron, some bar
iron, and some steel, which were pledged with them for
10,400/. The bar iron was in Wales, at least there
were engagements for it ; the steel was at Hagan's
wharf in London. In May last I had transactions with
Sill and Co., of Liverpool. I had an advance from them
of about 25,000/, upon warrants for metals. Ido not
know what I owe them now ; that depends on whether
they have sold the securities or not. Early in June
they gave me up some securities against other securities.
This was after I stopped payment, but I had hopes of
going on again. I gave them a bill of lading for some
Havannah sugars, in return for which they gave up
some of Hagan's wharf warrants. The negotiation was
managed between their solicitor and mine, Mr. Digby.
They were dissatisfied with the securities they held first.
The bill of lading which I gave them I received on the
26th of June. The warrants now produced are made
deliverable to J. P. Stith. They are not the warrants
I gave Sill and Co. ; they must have exchanged them ;
they are for the same goods. Hr. Smith is the manager
of the Liverpool Borough Bank.
By Mr. Digby—lf I had the opportunity of in-
specting my books, the statements I have made might
be qualified or altered ; but I think, from the best of my
memory, that they would be confirmed.
Mr. Murray said, that as no accounts had been filed,
there must be an adjournment of the examination.
There was a great difficulty in having a very long ad-
journment. The bankrupt was at present confined in
Newgate ; the assignees had done all they could to
keep him there, but the authorities would not allow
him to remain there much longer, as that prison was
merely- for prisoners before trial. Unless there was
some immediate pressure, so as to cause the bankrupt
to exert himself in getting ready his accounts, he would
be removed.

Mr. Digby said that as soon as the cash account could
be got ready it would be filed.
The Commissioner—He must use the greatest dill.
gence, or we must resort to the usual course of an ad-
journment sine die. You may take a short adjourn-
ment ; only take care that exertion is used. The official
assignee will attend on him with his papers, but none of
them must be parted with.
Mr. Digby—The bankrupt has had no allowance.
The Commissioner—l don't see what allowance can
be made to a man in his position.
Mr. Digby said that some expense would be incurred
in the preparation of his accounts. There were various
inquiries which were necessary to be made.
His Honour said the post was the easiest mode of

The examination was then adjourned until the 29th
inst.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, DEC. 5.
CIVIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Crowder.)
James Macdonald, aged 21, William Naylor, aged 28,
James M 'Kenzie, aged 25, and Peregrine Simionette,
aged 44, were charged, the first two with committing a
burglary in the dwelling-house of the Rev. George Thos.
Clare, situate at Baynton, in the East Riding, and steal-
ing therefrom a quantity of plate ; the two latter pri-
soners with receiving the plate, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Blanshard and Mr. Peyronnet Thompson ap-
peared for the prosecution ; Mr. Shepherd defended
the prisoner Simionette ; the other prisoners were un-
defended.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty a.gaingt Mac-
donald, Naylor, and M'Kenzie, acquitting Simionette.
His Lordship then sentenced tha convicted prisoners
to 15 years' transportation.

CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Alderson.)
Robert Stones, aged 29, and Peter Hall, aged 36, were
indicted for having, at Sheffield, on the 21st September
last, committed a garrotte robbery on one Michael Ha-
milton, and stolen from his person a gold watch and
guard, ten shillings in mosey, a penknife, and some
ke7Ps.

Sir. Dearsley and Mr. Johnstone appeared for the
prosecution, and Mr. Overend and Mr. Shaw defended
the prisoners.

Ills Lordship Laving summed up,
The jury found both prisoners guilty.—Sentence de-
ferred.

Elize Watson, aged 14, was charged with administer.
ing, arsenic to her master, Mr. Wm. Walker, with in
tent to poison him.

Mr. Overend and Mr. Peyronnot Thompson ap-
peared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Dearsley defended
the prisoner.

It appeared that the prosecutor was a farmer at Mal-
ton, in the East Riding, and kept six servants, of whom
the prisoner was one, and acted as housemaid. She
was not yet fifteen years of age, and was a very good-
looking girl. The prosecutor had, at the end of Sep-
tember last, a packet of arsenic, which he used for the
purpose of washing sheep, placed in his clock-case, of
which his wife kept the key. On the 2d of October the
prisoner took a paper to Anne Bennison, the cook, and
asked her what was written on it, and Bennison told
her "Arsenic—poison." The prisoner then asked her
to allow her to make the dumplings, which the cook re-
fused to allow her to do. She, however, did make some
dumplings of flour and lard, and they were on the
table when Anne Bennison returned into the kitchen,
which she had left, and she boiled them, and one was
sent up for the master's dinner, and part of another
she ate herself. Soon after eating the dumpling,
the prosecutor felt sick and very unwell, and lay
down on the sofa. Soon after Bennison became unwell,
when the prisoner stood in the kitchen doorway, laugh-
ing at her, and, speaking of her master, made use of a
coarse expression, and said she had " physicked him."
The prosecutor had never had any words with her, or
found fault with her, though lie had frequently done so
with Bennison. On the prisoner laughing at Bennison
she remembered about the arsenic, and told a fellow-
servant her suspicions, who immediately told the prose-
cutor. A surgeon was sent for from Hessle, and a strong
emetic being administered the prosecutor recovered.
The prisoner had thrown the other dumplings into the
dust-hole, from whence they were taken, and on being
analysed were found to contain arsenic sufficient to
poison any two men.
His Lordship said, after hearing the evidence of Ben-
nison, that it would seem that the prisoner had igno-
rantly and foolishly thought to practise a clever joke—
as boys give jalap to physic a person—without being
aware, of the dangerous consequences that might have
resulted from her conduct.

The jury then acquitted the prisoner.
His Lordship then warned the prisoner of the great
risk she had run, as she might have poisoned her master
by her folly.