The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 186 4.

Witness—l shall go as a femme de chambre
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—On speculation ?
Sir F. Thesiger—She did not say that.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—Well, we will see. Have you
any engagement ?
Witness—l have not as yet any engagement, ut I
hope to get a place as stewardess.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—lt is not the first time that
"Hope told a flattering tale." On the morning when
the count went down to the baths to Madame Hope,
was it high or low water ?
Witness—lt was high water.
Cross-examination contie.ued—No person could get
from the ladies' tents to the gentlemen's tents, who
could not swim, at high water. A soldier is al-
ways placed at the partition, with his musket, to pre-
vent the gentlemen from going to the ladies' side.
It is forbidden for men to go to the women's side,
but sometimes a woman is allowed to go to the men's
side if she says her husband is there. I cannot remem-
ber that I ever in my life saw a lady walk with a gen-
-1
tlernan and shake hands with him when they were bath-
ing before that time. It was not in the morning ;it
was in the afternoon. There were a great many ladies
bathing, and a great many gentlemen also. There were
some persons on the shore, but not a great many, for it
was the dinner hour. Mrs. Hope did not take any ser-
vant with her when she went to bathe. I saw her swim
a great way. The terrace is from the bathing place about
50 feet, as far as I recollect. They separated in coming
from the water, at that part which separates the women s
place from the men's. The soldier was about 30 feet
from the place where they separated: There are three
baigneurs who assist the women into the water—they are
men. When Mrs. Hope put her hand into the Count's
waistcoat, and they embraced, I was close by. Ido not
think they saw me. I always recollect Count Aguado
at Frascata's hotel since I was at Havre, seven years
and a half. I cannot fix the time when I saw Madame
Hope coming out of the count's room in her robe de
chambre ; I do . not know whether madame saw me ;
perhaps she saw the light, but I can't say. I have been
in England one month. I came with Mr. Henri. He
is commissionaire at Frascati's. I have been staying
since I came here at Meunier's, in the Haymarket. I
was first asked about this in the month of Septem-
ber last. Since I left Frascati's I have worked with a friend
of mine who wished me to stay with her. I left Fres-
, cati's, because in the winter there is no work there.
Re-examined by Sir F. Thesiger—Are No. 104 and
No. 106 at the end of the passage ?—Yes ; persons who
are going across the bridge go that way. In going
along the corridor towards Nos. 104 and 106, you can-
not see the passage into which those rooms lead ; you
only see No. 102.
The examination of the witness having closed here,
Lord Campbell asked the jury what day would be
most convenient to them to proceed with the case ?
A Juror—l hope your lordship will go on now.
Lord Campbell—Gentlemen, I do not think I can
sanction that, for, by the visitation of God, the counsel
are unable to do their duty, and in their absence justice
cannot he done.
The Juror said he had not understood Mr. Serjeant
Wilkins to have stated his inability to proceed.
Lord Campbell—He is in such a state of health that
he cannot do his duty.
The Juror—l understood that he protested against
the power of the court to sit at all.
Lord Campbell—l have a clear authority as to the
sitting of the court. Of that there can be no doubt ;
but it is my duty to see that justice is done. By the
19th section of the 17 and 13 Vic., c. 125, if I find—
without any ground for snipimsing there has been any
negligence on the part of the defendant—that, owing to
serious indisposition of counsel, they are unable to do
their duty, and that, for the purposes of justice, an
adjournment is necessary, I can adjourn the trial. It
is inconvenient to you, gentlemen, and it i 2 inconve-
nient to me, but we must conform to necessity.
The Juror observed that his remark was made under
a misapprehension of what had fallen from Mr. Serjeant

Wiliziri;.
Lord Campbell—Will the Bth of next month suit you,
gentlemen 1
Sir F. Thesiger—The Attorney-General could not
possibly be here on that day, for, as Recirder of Bristol,
he holds his sessions there on the Bth, 9th, and 10th.
The Foreman suggested this day week.
Sir F. Thesiger said it would be personally inconve-
nient for him to attend that day. If he were ordered to
be there be must, but the 11th was the first day of term.
Lord Campbell—l must take the case during the va-
cation.
A Juror suggested that as there must of necessity be
an adjournment, the case need not be taken until tke
sittings after next term.
Lord Campbell said he had no objection, if both sides
agreed.
This arrangement having been acquiesced in, the case
was adjourned until Monday, February n, 1855, being
the first day of the sittings in London after the ensuing
term.
Lord Campbell then recommended the jury not to
make up their minds on the case from what they bad
already heard, or allow any one to speak to them about it.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins would suggest to the represen-
tatives of the press that they should abstain from pub-
lishing the proceedings until they had terminated.
Lord Campbell--I certainly think it better that there
ghoul(' be no partial report of it.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

IN RE WOOTAVIDGR. -L MUIR I' IatAIRR THE SHIPPING

TRADE.

This was the examination meeting in the case of James
Warwick Woolriclere, described as a shipowner and corn-
mission agent, o£ Martin's-lane, Cannon-street, City.
The accounts extend from the beginning of 1853 to the
Bth of November last, and disclose a large amount of
liability. The following are the principal items : Ca-
pital, Ist January, 1853, 25,9531. ; to creditors, unse•
cured, 27,1731. ; ditto, secured, 51,7611. ; liabilities,
27,919/. ; profits, 7,605/. By doubtful debtors, 3,699/. ;
property, 1,200 t. ; ditto, held by creditors, 54,3051. (of
which 25,000/. consists of Westminster Improvement
Bonds) ; losses, 45,7901. ; trade expenses, 3,5621. ; law
costs, 4661. ; interest, 1,5511. ; house expenses, 1,9171.
The liabilities are chiefly on the bankrupt's own drafts
and acceptances. The losses of 45,7901. comprise,
amongst others, the following items :—Bad debtors,
7,3501. ; bills of George Hennett, 10,2731. ; Westmin-
ster Improvement Bonds, 2,9461. ; unfulfilled contracts,
5,1731. ; iron, 3,7151. ; goods sent to St. Francisco and
lost, 1,1601. ; loss on various ships, 12,0001. ; on Cor-
dillera shares, 1,3401.
The accounts having been only just filed, an adjourn-
ment was entered for a month.

street, Portman-market, that corn, &c., had been fur-
nished to his stables, and that he was brought in a
debtor to the amount in the aggregate of about 1101.,
and, being satisfied that he had, from time to time,
paid to the prisoner all that he imagined to be proper
claims for horse provender, &c., according to bills and
receipts presented to him, he spoke to the prisoner,
telling him that he believed there was a large sum due
from him to Mrs. Ellis, to which he replied that thero
was, and admitted that he had been a great rascal to
him (prosecutor.) This conversation took place before
the prisoner quitted the premises. Mr. Coxe, who
was obliged to go out of town, taking no further steps
in the affair until his return, the prisoner was ultimately
taken into custody by Bow at a lodging-house in Beth-
nal-green, and on telling him that it was for forgery and
embezzlement while in Mr. Coxe's service, and that what
ho had done was to a large amount, he made no reply. On
the way to thn station, however, he said to Bow, "Did
Mr. Coxe send you after me I" and, on Bow replying in
the affirmative, the prisoner admitted the case against
him was one of too glaring a nature to be passed
over by his master, whom he had so much wronged.
The prisoner in the exercise of his nefarious practices
presented bills to his master for corn, hay, &c., and re-
ceived money for them, and did not pay it over to the
person to whom it was due. In carryieg on his decep-
tion, of which his master had not for a long period any
idea, believing the prisoner to be a trustworthy man, he
deemed that he had been plundered by him (the pri-
soner) to the best of his belief, of no less a sum in the
aggregate than 3001. Numerous bills, purporting to be
signed by Mrs. Ellis, were shown to be forgeries.
From what further transpired, it was made apparent
that the prisoner had upon two former occasions been
tried and convicted of felony, and that upon a future
day such evidence would be forthcoming as would im-
plicate him in having, by his system of fraud, obtained
money from his master. The prosecutor received from
a gentleman with whom the prisoner had lived in the
Regent's park a good character.
Bow said that he should be prepared with some addi-
tional witnesses on another day,
The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, re-
plied—" I can't say anything to my master."
Ho was remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK.—Patrick Sullivan was charged with
a brutal assault on his wife.
Martha Sullivan, an elderly female, whose face and
hands were covered with marks of violence, and who
appeared to be suffering severely, with some reluctance
gave her evidence. She stated that she had been mar-
ried to the prisoner nearly twenty years, and for a long
time past he had led a dissipated life and frequently M-
used her. Many times he kicked her out of bed in the
middle of the night, and turned her out of doors with
her face and body covered with bruises, but she did not
make any complaint. On Saturday night he came home
about half-past ten o'clock, and came upstairs to their
room where sho was preparing supper. He was under
the influence of liquor at the tune, and began to abuse her.
She goo out obi* the room to avoid his violence; and as
she was descending the stairs he kicked her down to the
bottom. lie followed her and kicked her on the side of
the body, arms, and face. Some of her neighbours for-
tunately heard her screams and fetched in a police-con-
stable, who prevented him from committing further vio-
lence, and took him iuto custody.
Police-constable 196 L said he took him into custody
and conveyed the female to the hospital, where it was
ascortained one of her ribs was broken and another
injured. He handed in a medical certificate to that
effect. - __

Mr. Combe geverely reprimanded the prisoner, adding
that lie should commit him for three months to the Ho ase
of Correction, and he might think himself fortunate that
he had not six monthr. . _

The prisoner was sentenced to two months' imprison.
meat about two years agj for similar brutality.

TFISMES.—Edmund Buckley, of No. 24, James- I
street, Stepney, was charged with assaulting William
Baker, and also two police constables.
It appeared that Baker was in the Blue Anchor, Step-
ney, with some friends on Boxing-night, when the pri-
soner, who was standing with some dissolute people,
offered to fight him. Baker said he was not inclined for
fighting, and told the prisoner he would be sorry in the
morning if he struck him. The prisoner immediately
struck him a violent blow on the eye with his fist, causing
the blood to flow copiously. Baker called for the
polh'e, and the prisoner said, you I'll make you
sorry now, and struck hi;n another violent blow
over the eye, which closed it up, and caused
it to bleed afresh. The bystanders who were wit
nesses of this wanton outrage interfered, and some
of them were struck by the prisoner. Palmer, 208 K,
was c tiled into the house to secure the prisoner, who
said he would sooner be killed than suffer himself to he
taken, and he took a clasp knife from his pocket, opened
it, and was about making a stab at Palmer, who knocked
the knife out of his hand with his truncheon. Tne pri-
soner then struck Palmer, dragged him out of the house,
and hurled him with such force against the shutters that
he was stunned. When Palmer recovered himself the
prisoner had made his escape, but was soon re-captured.
It was stated by the police that the prisoner was a
fighting man, and was in training for a prize fight, and
was one of the greatest ruffians in the district.
Mr. Yardley fined him 51., or one month's imprison-
ment for the assault on Baker, and one month's ire.
prisonateut absolutely for drawing a knife on the police-
MAIM.

3ERIOUS AFFRAY WITH POACIIERS.