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London, England, 1836-04-12 00:00:00

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

it, and pay his debts. He said he had no objection, that
he was aware he had too much furniture and too large a
house. Told him that George Golden would purchase
part, and that he was at Dalkeith at that time. He desired
witness to bring him to the house. Witness did so, and he
purchased furniture to the amount of 261, 10s. Gd , which
he paid over to witness on account, and requested Golden
not to move the furniture in the day time but in the n ght,
as he did not wish his neighbours to know it. On the 4th
of April, 1827, we received a letter from Mr. Borthwick,
calling a meeting of the creditors of J. and P. Borthwick.
On the 7th instant a meeting of their creditors was held,
Witness was Chairman. Peter Borthwick was there, end
it was agreed to give James and Peter Borthwick u super-
sedeas. Witness then took possession of the property,
which realised 2121. 12s. 6d. After deducting preferable
debts and expenses, his furniture amounted to 125/. 10s. 84„
and the books and stationary to '2l/. The dividend vas
3s. 34d. in the pound. The debts were 5e31. Os. 3d. Tho
sum of 15/. was allowed for witness's trouble, Wl).en tl:ey
were embarrassed, I asked Peter what tapital he had what)
he commenced business. Ho said he had about 41. or 51,
of his own money.
Alexander Moffatt—Rcsided at Dalkeith for some years.
Knows Mr. Peter Borthwick. Remembers him at Dalkeith.
He carried on the business of a bookseller and stationer
there. It was a small 'business. Peter was the active
partner. Has bought articles in the shop several times.
He was behind the counter, and acting in tba business, from
the commencement of the business until the close.
T. T. Cribb----Is a surgeon at Cambridge. Recollects
Mr. Peter Borthwick coming to Cambridge in October,
1828. Witness at that tittle had a brother-in-law in Edin-
burgh, and the plaintiff was introduced to me by him. He
and Mrs. Borthwitit and a child were in my house for some-
thing more than a week.
Rev. Mr. Dampier—Knew plaintiff at Cambridge. Ho
was at Downing College as a fellow-commoner. Was fre-
quently with him. He took no degree at the end of his
Cambridge term. He was in prison there. le went to
prison in the summer of 1831. Was with 'him when he
was released from gaol. Witness paid the fees. He left
Cambridge. After that saw him at a hal'_er's named Gurney,
in Park-street. He told witness he was writing some play
for some periodical. Witness represented to him the im-
propriety of his writing this play, he having been previously
engaged in writing on the second advent. He gave as a
reason that he was doing it fbr the means of subsistence.
Witness saw him after wards in Bath, lecturing in the as-
sembly rooms, in 1'833. A fellow-commoner is a station
that involves Itteater expense than that of a pensioner.
Edward Carberry belongs to the play-box office of the
Surrey Theatre. Knows the plaintiff. He performed
Othe?';o at the Surrey Theatre two successive nights (the
pia;-bills were here produced), the 7th and Bth of June,
lee 32—" Mr. Borthwick is enraged for two nigKs only."
Mr. Borthwick gave a bill on demand for playinr,. He was
not a bad actor, but his voice was very weak.. Should say
he never could make a first-rate actor. Th-cre was a little
disapprobation, but it was drowned with tlle applause. He
only performed two nights.
George May—ls a bookseller oi Evesham. Mr. Borth-
wick
was a candidate. Witness addressed him on the hust-
ings on the sth of January, 18"t5.
°Mr. Sergeant WILDE I.aving replied, Mr.' Baron BOL-.
L AND summed up ; and the jury found for the defendant
on the 3d, 4th, and sth pleas ; and for the plaintiff on the
others, with-1001. damages.
NO

RTHRRN CIRCUIT—LzvERPooL, APRIL 9.
CRIM. CON.—YEOMAN IJ. ASUBURNE.R.
This was an action in which the, plaintiff soueit to re-
cover damages of the defendant for criminal. bonversation
with the plaintiff's wife.
The plaintiff in the present case was a gentleman who
resided in Liverpool, and the derend.ant was a wine2mer-
chant in the same place. They
fin- a considerable time. The • 1173. d been intimate friends
I,taintiff pos ;essed property
to the amount of 7001. or 80',V. a-year, and had a mother
and sister whose incomes'
<7
mounted to about 3001. a-year
more. As they found,
I.c best to unite their means, they
had lived together lr
"
the same house. In the autumn of
1833 the plain A-s wife,
who was a lady of considerable
attractions, dusl/'tvas the daughter of a Major Cross, came
on a visit to a family in Liverpool. The plaintiff saw her ;
a mu,'..ual attachment took place, and they were shortly
171:-...rie(!:, with every prospect of happiness. The defendant
was one of the first to congratulate his friend. He was
I ,::resent at the marriage breakfast. The plaintiff thought
he had a friend in the defendant. It proved, though
he found it too late, that he was a viper in his bosom
ready to sting him in the most tender part. The
plaintiff was a most indulgent husband ; and so far as ap-
pearances went, his wife gave a suitable return to his
affections. A few months ago she went to her uncle's on
a visit, at Ongar-hill, in the county of Essex, and soon after
she got there, her husband received a letter from her, stating
how happy she was, and how kind her friends were to her,
and that Were it not for his absence she would have nothing
to re fret. Shortly after she was gone, the plaintiff received
some intimation that there had been an improper intimacy
between her and the defendant, and the plaintiff discovered,
to his cost, that notwithstanding appearances, three months
had not elapsed after the marriage before she had thrown
herself into the defendant's arms. This led to further in-
quiry. - Her writing-desk was opened, and in it were found
a number of poetical effusions of the defendant (one of which.
the Learned Counsel read) and several songs. She played,
and be was fond of music, and it had been observed that
they were often together at the piano-forte ; and it was
thus, and in the Eductive manner which he displayed to the
lady, that the defendant had succeeded in withdrawing her
affections from her husband.
Several witnesses were examined in support of the state-
ment of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff. Much dip-
cussion then took place between his Lordship and the (le.
fendan:'s Counsel, as to the propriety of proceeding, as he
was intending to call witnesses, and confessed himself en-
tirely-exhausted, and unable to do justice to his client,—
The Court was adjourned till Monday.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLoucEsTras, Arm. 8.
Harriet Tarvor, a woman of very unprtpossessing ap-
pearance, was charged with the willful warder of her bus-
hand, Thomas Tarvcr, by poisoning Um with arsenic on
the l lth of last December.

After bearing evidence Justice Williams summed
up, and the Jnry returned 'il verdict of Guilty.
The Learned Judge immediately passed the awful sen-
tence upon her, awl: ordered her to be executed on Satur-
day. We unfl.erstand that on her arrival at the gaol she
confes,sed
ill Ace pudding.
';,,gat she had administered arsenic to her husband

.Ta»zes Barnes, the senior president of the Foreign kost
Office department, who was tried on Saturday, was aga in-
dicted, for that he, being employed in the foreign depart-
ment of the Post Office, (lid secrete, on the 2d of March,
the sums of 6s. 4d., 4d., and 2s. 6d., the property of his Ma-
jesty. In this case, which was not concluded yesterday
when we went to press, the jury found the prisoner—Not
Guilty.

M. ADOLPHIJS said it was the intention of the Crown to
go on with the other indictments.

Yesterday George Hatfield, the driver of the cabriolet
No. 1,763, was summoned before Mr. halls by the Hon.
Sir Edward Cust, of the Guards., for having furiously
driven against his carriage and ),brses, and caused damage
to the carriage, and occaslP:ned the death of one of his
horses. The offence was `,'ally proved.
Mr. HALLS said Ire must be fined 40s. for the furious
driving, .5/. for the damage (all that the statute enables
the magistrarz to award), and .ss. 6d. costs, and in de-
fault to I`..e committed for two months to the House of
Correzttion.

James and John Abbe field, two brothers, sons of an
ex-policeman, were charged upon the following evidence.
Abraham Fletcher, one of the officers of the establishment,
on Sunday morning was on duty, with Ellis, in Tottenham-
court-road, when he saw the defendant, James Abberfield,
with a parcel under his arm. Witness asked him what he
had got ? and took the parcel from him, upon which he
ran off. Witness followed and overtook him, and he threw
himself on his back upon the ground, saying that lc had
done nothing and would not go. Upon witners attempt-
ing to drag him up from the ground, the pri°.oner bit him
on the thumb, and kicked him. The otl-..er prisoner inter-
fered with great violence, and attacke'.l4 Ellis, who was en-
deavouring to assist witness, kicking him, and trying to bite
him. A regular mob assembU, and- witness and Ellis were
most grossly assaulted, ao?,, were at one time (Ellis in par-
ticular) in danger or 111.1eir lives. The parcel which witness
took from the priP:,,ner James contained sixteen numbers of
the Weekly Times.
Mr. HALL`.—The defendai-itJamfoers
havingAbberfielde
Pr.pers
in his is s •ju..
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possession,dtom tewe
andek 's imprisonment
to
pav a fine of .51. for assaulting the
obffirocctelr; is and
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finedd fai 115 t t
fo.o r b-teh iemaps rsi
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Intoe,fdacntodwrorietmictdoioennfatl.ius
liilt
, and stood com-
mittedcommitted. for two months to the Hopuasev
The prisoners were unable to

A HAItE CIRCUMSTANCE IN TIIE
STATE OF AMIICULTUIIE.--.Mr. Walker and his late father
hive farmed the estate of Spire House, under the Lo&.ship of
Greystoke, for the long period of 53 years. Ile att•Aded at
the last audit on the 31st of March ; his health ..cas
with all the houGurs, in a full bumper of the noKe owner of
GieYstoke'i Lest ale ; on which the highly resp&.tedCtzmbriat,
rcturced thanks, by uishing that all those present unpin !cave
their farms, as he had done, in a state of comfortable mde-
pendence.— Carlisle Journal