The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

CONTINENTAL TRAFFIC.

NEWHAVEN.—We are glad to find the number of
passengers increasing between the parts of Newhaven
and Dieppe. The fest sailing steam boat Magician,
now performs the passage regularly three times a
week each way. On Friday, the 15th instant, she
arrived with 49 passengers at this port, and on the
following day sailed for Dieppe with 30. The arrival
and departure is an object of attraction to the locality,
and no doubt the Packet Wharf will be much fre-
quented as soon as the intended very important and
desirable improvements are carried into effect, by
widening the east pier and deepening the harbour.
The voyage is accomplished in about five hours and
a half ; and Newhaven is now the shortest, cheapest,
and most direct route for London and Paris. The
Brighton and South Coast Railway, and the General
Steam Navigation Companies united, enable any one
to have the option of return tickets (extending to 1.5
days) for either London or Paris. The large wharf
at Newhaven adjoins the splendid building called the
London and Paris Hotel, of which Mr. Bacon (of the
New Steine Hotel, Brighton) is the landlord, and
supplies on a moderate scale of charges. The hotel
is tastefully and elegantly furnished, and every
facility and convenience is given for embarking
and disembarking at the quay where the steamer
lies ; and, on the other side of the hotel,
under cover, passengers may step from the railway
carriages to the hotel, a portion of which is used
for the Customs. The structure of the hotel com-
mands extensive sea and land views—of the ship-
ping, the Downs, and of the deep and noble bay of
Seaford—and is contiguous to the mouth of the har-
bour. The hotel is of great magnitude, the rooms
being numerous, spacious, and lofty; and it is well
adapted in every respect for a very extensive business
for passing travellers and visitors, also for sea-bathing
residents. The neighbourhood of Newhaven is diver-
sified by hill as well as valley, and the Downs, which
appear to dip at this point, command the
most extensive views of Brighton and Wor-
thing on the one hand, and Seaford hills,
town and hay ; where during strong easterly
winds, a con-iderable number of vessels anchor for
shelter, and is a site much recommended by her
Majesty's Harbour of Refuge Commissioners for a
national breakwater, at an estimated cost of
1,250,0001., having great depth of water there at all
tides, and lying midway between Dover and Ports-
mouth—and tseachy Head still farther east, on the
other. Newhaven promises, from situation, to be-
come a great naval station as soon as the Govern-
ment funds can be provided for the propose,l
harbour of refuge. This port being nearer
to London than Portsmouth or Dover, gives a
superior advantage to Newhaven, and will increase
the revenue (already considerable) obtained from
the passage and goods' traffic on the Newhaven
line. Every facility required by the officers of Cus-
toms, for examination and passing of luggage, have
been fully supplied by the company. Passports are ob-
tained at the wharf, and nothing is omitted to make
Newhaven pre-eminently (A. 1) the best port for French
traffic. A new town is gradually springing up near the
railway station, and the widening of the harbour will,
most probably, lead some commercial enterprising
men to a most desirable and no doubt profitable spe-
culation in the immediate locality—that which is al-
ready half formed by nature itself, particularly n'ar
Sleeper's Hole, and must strike every observer, viz.—
the erection of Docks near the mouth of the Ouse, and
Lewes would soon follow the example. Newhaven
must eventually become what nature has so visibly
intended—the best harbour on the southern coast.—
Sussex Express.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 25.
THE QUEEN V. WALKER AND PAWLE.
Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Seymour ap-
peared for the prosecution; Mr. B4dantine conducted
the defence of Walker, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins that
of Pawle.
This was an indictment for a misdemeanour. The
indictment contained two sets of counts; the first for
obtaining certain bills of exchange under false pretences;
end the second charging the two defendants with having
conspired together for the purpose of obtaining these bills.
It appeared that the prosecutor, a person named
Clements, had been a schoolmaster at Turnham-green,
but that in 1845 he took a house, or lodgings, in Lowndes-
square, proposing, as he said, to retire from business,
but he engaged in railway speculations, and became
some irnes pressed for money. He held 615 shares or
scrip certificates in railway companies, for which he had
paid two guineas a share, and being in want of some
ready money, he applied to Walker to borrow for him a
sum of 1501., on the security of these shares, 120 of
which he proposed to deposit with Walker. That
person, who had acted as the prosecutor's attorney for
three years or more, said that he himself had not the
money, but that he would obtain it from a friend, whose
name, however, he declined to give to the prosecutor.
Nothing was said about interest, as the prosecutor was
so much in want of an immediate 'Min of ready money
that he did not feel inclined to dispute upon that subject.
-This was in March, 1846. In April, 1846, the prose-
cutor wanted some more money, and Walker undertook
to get it from the same friend, but said that this friend
would require, besides the deposit of shares, that certain
bills should be accepted by the prosecutor, A bill for
3001., payable in two months, was therefore accepted by
the prosecutor, who got only 282/. 18e, a sum of 17/. 23.
being deducted for interest. This bill was not enforced
when it became due ; but in November Walker applied
for en additional sum, 781, to be paid to this friend or
interest, observing that if this was not done the friend
would sue on the bill, and give up the shares for what he
could get. The prosecutor refused this sum, but after-
wards gave a bill for 501, and paid it, but being after-
wards a parry to an action brought by him as the owner
of these railway shares against the directors of the
company, he applied to Walker to get them produced in
court, as part of the formal evidence in the cause, when
Walker said that his friend refused to produce
them except upon the further payment of a
further sum of 1001. for interest. This sum the prose-
cutor refused to pay, notwithstanding the advice given to
him by Parole, who appeared to be Walker's clerk, that
he had better pay it than be defeated in the action. The
refusal, however, did not seem to be conclusive, for the
parties met the next morning, when Walker produced
three bills which he had prepared fur 501., 401., and 251,
at different but not distant dates, which the prosecutor
accepted, it being then arranged that Pawle should
hold the bills as trustee for both parties, and that the
bills should not be negotiated. Walker took prosecu-
tor's seal, and pretended that he had sealed up the bills
in the presence of the friend who advanced the money.
At this time the prosecutor had got another attorney, in
the person of Mr. Lane. and as the prosecutor swore,
Line was, by the defierlant's desire, left uninformed of
the transaction and was not present. The scrip certifi-
cates or shares were, in consequence of those bills being
given, produced at the trial, and immediately after it the
defendant Walker came to the prosecutor and asked to
have them returned, but the prosecutor refused to return
them unless his three acceptances were delivered up, or
the name of the" friend" given him. They were not de-
livered up to him, notwithstanding a promise of Walker
that they should be delivered up, and notwithstanding
that the prosecutor allowed the defendant 12s. 6d. as fur
the stamps that had been spoiled, but the prosecutor hed
been obliged to pay the 501. and the 401. bills, and had
been threateeed with proceedings cn the 251. bill, and
had been actually sued upon the 3001. len The false-
hood of the pretence was established by the evidence of
a person named Tinghy, who swore that about the time
referred to as the time of the trial he had advanced
2401. to the defendant on the deposit of 240
shores of the railway company in question, without any
stipulation whatever as to the peyment of interest to
him from the defendant, for the advance. He after-
wards returned these shares to the cempeny, and got for
them nearly as much as he had advanced upon them.
This was the obtaining under false pretences which
formed the subject of the indictment.
The defence relied on was the improbability of Cle-
ment':; tale, and the tact that he was engaged in railway
speculati ins and had become embarrassed, so that no one
was like!), to advance money to him except upon getting
every possible security for its repayment.
Lord DENMAN left it to the jury to say whether it
was possible to reconcile all the parts of Walker's con-
duet with the supposition of his innocence. As to Pawle,
the case against him was undoubtedly weaker than that
against Walker. In the first place, he was 'Walker's
clrk, and there was no proof that he had not relied en-
tirely on his master's representations, or had not given
his advice and entirely conducted himself in the full
l'e,irtthaionflyth:otLuitdhenoofe tthoo serepresentations.warrantcharger Therecon
swp was
certainly
As to the main charge, that this was a mere manoeuvre toifetthejurors thought
money for a client
from a person who did not seembegtofteieniatrtieclhe highest
credit, both the defendants must
was nothing to show that any part of the mo,nabutsthere
tinned was applied to the account of any client,' norl3,3ti
it appear that Clements himself was a debtor to alker
in respect of any other transaction.
The jury, after a short consultation,
on
dPawle
on both charges, and acquitted Walker the charge of
WalkeeprreGtQunileteys.on the
cChoanrsspeir
oinfgowbtiathinlin'agwitihee bills fosuunnd
under false

I am living at Lower Berkeley-street, Grosvernor-square.
, I was consulted by my sister about the plaintiff. I re-
,' member Mr. Ripley and my n,,phew going down to fetch
up the plaintiff, at the desire of the mother. I saw her
the morning after her arrival. In my opinion her mind
was under a strange delusion. The only answer I could
get from her was, " The, Lord's will" that she should
live din at Charlir!ch, and that was the only reply I
could obtain from h3r. I give directions that a medical
man should be sent for, and that she should not be left
alone, as I thought she might do herself some injury.
Cross-examiued—l was the first to recommend that a
medical man should be called in.
Thomas Morton—l am a fellow of the College of
Sur-seons, and was called to see the plaintiff. I exa-
mined her, and found that she had left 11,:r home to fol-
low a person of the name of Prince, whom she believed
to be Almighty God. She declined at first to reply to
any of my questions. She said I had no right to ask
any questions whatever. Afterwards she replied as to
the state of her health. I have had considerable expe-
rience in cases of insanity, and had no doubt of the pro-
priety of signing a certificate stating her unsoundness
of mied.

engineer, a farmer, a solicitor, and two blood-hounds;
and in it all prayer was abandoned, which was one of
the duties emphatically enjoined upon us by our religion;
and though he could not but feel disgusted at that, and
at the efforts of this sect to creep into families and spread
misery and desolation wherever they went, yet, if the
plaintiff was of sound judgment, he admitted that her
opinions upon such subjects were no justification to put
her under any restraint. But if she was not a free agent,
and had been irresistibly drawn into a vortex of low and
degrading asscciations, it was incumbent upon her
family, not merely as a right, but as a high moral duty,
to pluck her from her dangerous position. In 1844, the
mother of the plaintiff was left a widow with seven
daughters, two of them being married, and five un-
married. The family resided at Rose-hill, in the most
perfect happiness; but unfortunately Mr. Prince, who
was the curate of the neighbouring parish of
Stoke, and who had either been dismissed
from his office or had resigned it, exercised a most fatal
intuence upon the family. After preaching about the
country in the open air, he went to Brighton, and in
some way or other managed to communicate with the
daughters. Three of them, it appeared, left fur Brighton,
where they took up their residence, and where they
were in the habit of attending the ministry of
Mr. Prince. They afterwards returned to a place
called Charlinch, where they formed a notion
that it was the will of God that they should be united to
three of the members of the Agapemone, which had been
established there. Their marriage took place accordingly,
notwithstanding the remonstrances of the motheneach of
the daughters having 6,0001 in the Bank of England
in their own name; those sums immediately became the
property of their respective husbands. It would have been
thought that, haviug obtained so much of the preperty of
the family, their exorbitant desires would have b. en sa-
tisfied, and that they would have spared the two re-
maining daughters. But in the month of December,
1845, a Mr. Starkie and a Mr. Turner came to Rose.
hill to carry away another daughter. They suc-
ceeded in effecting their object, although Mrs. Nottidge
endeavoured in every possible way to dissuade her
from going with them. Mrs. Thomas, one of the
daughters who had been previously married, however,
left the Agapemone, and returned to her mother's roof,
and in consequence of the information which she gave,
the mother was induced to entertain apprehensions re-
specting her only other remaining daughter, who was
then at Charlinch. Knowing that she was of unsound
mind, and by no means a free agent, she desired the two
defendants to go down to Charlinch and release
her from the degrading position in which she
was placed. They did so; and after getting possession
of her person, they placed her in the Hauwell Lunatic
Asylum, having, iu the first instance, obtained a medical
certificate of her mental incapacity to act for herself.
There could be no doubt about the state of her mind,
for he should prove that when admitted she was in
a state of great excitement, declaring that Mr.
Prince was Gial Almighty—that he was God mani-
fested in the flesh. They could easily imagine that
such would be the effect upon a weak minded person, of
nervous and irritable temperamenr, when such tenets
as Mr. Prince's were made known to her. In May,
1848, she was discharged by the Commissioners of
Lunacy, on the ground that they thought she was
capable of acting for herself. But it did not say
much for her sanity, that immediately after
being released, she went to the Bank and transferred
over the whole of her money to Mr. Prince, and gave
him the uncontrollable dominion of it. And it was
strange that Mr. Prince, who was the moving
spirit of all, had not been brought forward
as a witness. Jf (said the Learned Counsel) daueh-
ter after daughter had been sacrificed to their mer-
cenary views, and not being satsified with the misery
which they bad produced, they had endeavoured
to grasp the one remaining daughter; and if they (the
jury) believed that daughter was of weak mind, easily
excited and influenced when such awful thoughts as
those already mentioned were continually addressed to
her, he would ask them with perfect confidence, would
they have aliowed her to remain exposed to dangers both
with respect to her present and eternal welfare, or
would they not not rather, acting upon the motives
which influenced the two defendants, have felt justifi. d
in rescuing her from her degrading position? On the
one high ground of morality alone would he rest in
submitting this case to them, confidently trusting that
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 25.
the result would be a verdict for the defendants.
The Learned Counsel made a powerful and eloquent Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
speech, of which the above is only a resume, and at its PE I'ITIONS.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Man,
conclusion a suppressed burst of applause cause from
the auditors in the court. cheater, complaining ot the state of the law respecting
judicial oaths, and in doing so expressed his belief
The following witnesses were then celled:—
Mrs. Nottidge—l ton the mother of the plaintiff, and that evidence in courts of law should always be taken lived at Rose-hill when my husband died, with my upon oath.
Lord CAMPBELL thought there might be persons
daughters, in 1844. My unmarried daughters were who would be more bound by an oath than by affirma-
living with nie in 1843. Mr. Prince came to preach at (jug.
Stoke, and my daughters sometimes went to his church. The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition
I heard of his going to Brighton. Louisa (the plaintiff) complaining of the increase that had recently taken
and Agnes took a house at Brighton. That was before elace in the number of beer-houses, and praying the
the death of their father. I sent for them from Brighton , House to take steps to limit them in future.
when he was dying, and when they came they said they I Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition to the
should not bare done so but for the " will of God." He contrary effect, and praying that beer-houses. might be
died in May, 1844, end my daughters returned to recognised by law. g
Brighton in August. Clara stayed with me. I after- Lord STANLEY presented two petitions against the
wards went to Brighton and took up my abode with admission of Jens into Parliament; also a petition from
them, but I did not join them in their devotions, and I 1 the Lancaster and Car:isle Railway Company, praying
told them I would never receive Mr. Prince into my for the re-committal of a certain Railway Bel. He thought
house. One of my daughters had married Mr. Ripley, 'it would be dedrable to refer the petition to the Board
and the other the Rev. Mr. Roberts, rector of Heverhill. of Trade to determine whether that Bill should to re-
I remember Mr. Prince corning to the houie, but I would committed or not.
not see him. I was compelled to lock myself up in my The Earl of GRANVILLE wished to guard himself
bedroom to prevent his intrusion upon me. I recollect
asseeeee eastea n opinion. on the petition, bur there
my- awirgetters- going on a
the opening of the chapel at Charlinch. They
showed that it ought not to pass without scrutiny.
were to return on the Saturday. But only lAs to the suggestion of a reference to the
two came back, and my daughter,
the plaintiff Thud of Trade, if such course were adopted the
(Lo Lisa), not until Sunday morning. I spoke to her
Board of Trade would devote its earnest attention to the
on the impropriety of travelling on a Sunday. Louisa subject and report as soon as possible.
said .11r. Prince had written a prayer whice said they
muse, Lord BROUGHA.M understood that generally it was
not travel on a Sundry, but then he made another, an excellent Bill, but that justice required some alteration
when he said it was the " will of God " they could • in its provisions.
travel on a Sunday, and she also told me with tears in Lord PORTMAN recommended that the petition
her eyes that the other three sisters were going to be should be referred to the Committee, with power to refer
married, as it was the " will of Gee" that they should to the Board of Trade.
then marry. She then told me that " Brother Thomas" After a few words from the Marquis of ORSIONDE,
was coming to sleep there that night. I said I would Lord MONTEAGLE expessed a doubt as to whether
not consent to that, 'this " Brother Thomas" after- the reference to the Board of Trade could take place
wards married my daughter Agnes. The plaintiff said consistently with a due regard to the privileges of the
it was of no use my objecting to his coming, as it was House.
the " will of Ged ' that he should, and in he would Lord STANLEY would then move that the Bill be
come, and accordingly in he came at ten o'clock at night. re-committed, with power to the Committee to ask for
I said I should leave the house if this were done, for it the assistance of the Beard of Trade.
was very improper. My daughter went up to him, and After a few words from the Mtrquis of ORMONDE,
when they came down they told me, that it was the Lord PORTMAN referred to the standing order
" will of God," and stop there his would. In consequence giving power to the Chairman of the Committee to re
of this I went to a friend's house that night; and on the port that an unopposed Bill should be proceeded with as
next day, when he had left, I returned. They then an opposed Bill.
told me, that he should return at night, and that The Duke of RICHMOND thought it was always
it was the " will of God," that another matt (Turner) better to hear a party, than to refuse to hear him. lie
should also come with him. I objected, but was opposed to referring the Bill to the same Corn-
they said it was the " will of God," and they mittee.
must submit. I then wrote off to Mr. Ripley to Lord REDESDALE said the Bill was an opposed
come down. It was impossible for any man to be Bill. He thought that the House would do right to
more kind than he had been to all of us at all times. I
refuse as being contrary to pre-
afterwards heard that the marriages were to take place
eedent to receive this petition,
at Swansea, and I went down to prevent them, but it After a few words from Lord BYRON, the motion
was of no use, for they said it was the " will of God" was agreed to.
that they should be married. After this I went to RELATIONS WITH SPAIN.
Rose hill, who re the plaintiff and Cornelia were. That The Earl of ABERDEEN rose to draw the attention
was in December, 1845. Mr. Starkie and Mr. Turner of the House to the state of our relations with the
came to Rose. hill. From what was said to her the Spanish Government. If it had not been for the
plaintiff said to me she must go, but that it was tearing many great events Which had taken place in Europe,
the
flesh from her bones to leave me, and that it was the the state of our relations with Spain would no doubt
will of God" that she should go, and go she must. long since have attracted the attention of their Lord-
The in n gave the plaintiff two hours to pack up, and at ships. It was now more than twelve months since
the expiration of that period they drove up in a carriage, our relations with the Court of Madrid had
Y been interrupted, and our ambassador had been dismissed
and took her away. That was the last time I saw m
daughter until she was brought back by the defendant. with contumely. It was clear that a Government
lam now seventy-six years of age. I went to Wey- had a right to dismiss an ambassador. The Regent
mouth to find my daughter and to bring her away. I Orleans had not only dismissed the Spanish
had heard that she was living at Wet mouth in the Ambassador to the Court of France, had not only sent him
_r
greatest sin and iniquity. I told Mr. Ripley of what I his passports, but had caused him to be arrested nod sent
had heard from several friends, and from many letters. as a prisoner to the frontier, and had afterwards justified
These reports I communicated to the defendants, and his conduct in the face of Europe. The Spanish Govern-
they went down to Charlinch in consequence. When I was merit had not gone so far, they had merely sent our
at Weymouth I saw two of my other daughters, but they Ambassador his passports. He did not mean to say
refused to give me any information as to where she was.
that the Spanish Government was justified in so doing.
I was six weeks making my search, and was not sue- He did not believe they were ; but up to that time
cessful. I offered a reward, but it was no use. I con- no explanation or reparation had been made. That ap-
stilted the two defendants and Mr. Pepys as to what peered incredible. —(Hear, hear.) They may have
could be done. I afterwards found a clue to where she
thought that our ambassador was the friend of anarchy
my daughter away as quickly as they could; and at
was, and I then begged of the defendants to go and bring and revolution, but it was their duty to adduce proofs in
once justific ition of theft. belief. However, it was not his
down they went, for I was in such a wretched state intention to examine into the causes of the persuasion of
of mind about her. I saw thorn with my daughter on
the Spanish Government that our Ambassador was ex-
their return. She was brought at once to me, and I
ceedingly hostile to them, and the aider and abettor of
conversed with her. This was at Mr. Ripley's, in anarchy and revolution. It was evident that Government
Woburn-place. She told me that if it were the " will of feared this country and its representative, and acted
God" she should be at Charlinch on the Wednesday. under a very strong impression of the sort to which he
This was on the Monday. I put down on paper what
she said. It was when I spoke to the plaintiff ab3ut had alluded. But that was no justification of the act to
which he now drew attention. The question now rested
Mr. Prince that she said, I know no such person. God between the two Governments. The gentleman who was
now dwells only at Charlinch, in the flesh of him I once our Ambassador at the time had amply justified himself,
knew as Mr. Print©. God, who made all, and all the and received new honours and a more important appoint-
world, is now manifest in him whom I once called Mr. meat. The question, he now repeated, rested with the
Prince. He has entered his tabernacle of flesh among Government. What he had witnessed lately of' the con-
men, and I have seen God face to face. He will deliver duct of the Spanish Government made him exceedingly
me wherever lam taken. After this I sent for my bro- anxious upon the subject of our relations with that
they, who saw Louisa, and by his advice the medical men
wfoer_Rreeescehn.tafsotrteipr:as
quiet
as
possible. mcoourcenTs3t'a.bleTthhaen
The LORD CHIEF BARON—Why did you not have 8 to dread from internal disturbances, that they could
hhaaddaetwurnaoedliottulet
Spanish
ish
anticipated, G overn Government
commission of lunacy; why lock her up for fifteen spare eight or ten thousand troops for service in Italy.
months? You should have had the sanction of the law es
lagMtiteemitoatwnEa said it was done with the view of keep-
ress Cross-examined— had no communication with
daughter from the time Mr. Starkie fetched her away
until Mr. Ripley and my son brought her back. At this conversation my daughter said she should never die. If
she would have retired with me to Ruse•hill, in the care
1 of a keeper or otherwise, I would have taken her to
sear relations with that Government wee©C important,
and our misunderstanding with it had delayed
the settlement of a treaty for the introduction _
manufactured and cotton goods, which had been m.o.
our
for thirty
If thepresent Government in
my object for thirty years.
Spain remained in officehe
rangement of our differencese
pendel greatly upon ourselves.
caution would be mixed.dereacea
looked for a satisfactory ar-
with them, but that de-
lves. He trusted that due
with an earnest endeavour to
existing between the
i Rose-hill, but my daughter said that she sheathe go arrange the unhappya din.
where it was " God's will." My intention in getting her two countries, and t t hanother effort would be made to
to town was to keep her under my roof with a
up
keeper, if necessary. I did not wish to have a keeper,
if she would remain under my roof and control without;
and then it' she still insisted upon. returning tlovi Char- trade. Hwould '
en up a new market for our o now
laaPsk whether
there was any prospect of a speedy
of our diplomatic relations with Spain?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said renewal
that he did not
i intend to go into any discussion respecting the recent
]inch, I meant to put her in a lunatic,alue)ineubtrlre
,silteefd i excluiion of her Majesty's representative from Spain.
my daughter twice. in the lunatic as)
her there I few t That had already been done, and after full consideration
town for Rose-hill. I also saw a
there
daughter said - .
could be but one opinion upon the subject, that a
months afterwards, but then my
yI never hear i justification and explanation was due from the Spanish
she ht .d not any mother.
that I had
said.' Government, but up to that moment nothing had been
either of my daughters
shespoolsayd live and die i. ' (lone that was satisfactory. He regretted much that
that it was my intention
slid. any such thin: ' that was so, but they were always ready to accept a
the luneti a asylum. I had never .
riff to be released reparation, and with that object an offer of mediation on
Mrs. Coble asked me to allow the plea ,
from th© a sylion, and lso said that shewanted
to sea the part o• the King of the Belgians to mediate, bad not
me; but I said I would not see her, as she said ee
she had been declined. That monarch, who was so well fitted
a,
for the office, had not received on the part of Spain any
no mother. It was part of my directions th ~
withtn
offer of reparation which he thought himself' justified
daughter should not be allowed to communicatedin recommending to the consideration of the Bri-
any person Out with my femily and my friends. I ex- tish Government.—(Hear, hear.) The personal
eluded the d aughters at the Agapemone, of course, honour of our distinguished representative was
from all census unieation with her. hound up with the public honour, and if even through
dau
Re examm
inred—l d
was actedected under the firrn belief that my him any communication was made, he could only say
to the defer: Ante ghter's in aff when I gave the direction that it would receive their immediate attention. All
,
I offers autae hithezto on this subject were not concessions
Ur. John Peers, the brother a ors,Nottidge, s4id---.
4

Dr. Rowland and Dr. Stillwell confirmed the foregoing
evidence of the unsound state of mind of the plaintiff;
which was als) confirmed by Dr. Turner, a gentleman of
forty years' experience in these cases.
The usual hour having arrived for the rising of the
Court, the case was adjourned until tomorrow (this day).

1 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A respectably•dressed elderly person, who refused to
give either name or address, was placed before Mr. Ar-
nold, charged with repeated acts of gross misconduct,
upon Hackney Downs, towards several ladies and their
servants residing in that neighbourhood.
Inspector Coward, of the N division, stated that for
! some weeks past numerous complaints had been lodged
at the police-stations, respecting the disgusting conduct
of a man who was in the habit of lurking about the
Downs at the hours when they were most frequented by
unprotected ladies, with their nursemaids and children, for
the purpose of air and exercise, and subjecting them to
insults of the most offensive and indelicate description.
Two or three constables in plain clothes were accord-
ingly directed to keep a vigilant watch for the detection
of the offender, but all their efforts were unsuccessful
until that morning, when Devitt, 310 N, who was se•
creted behind a hedge, observed the prisoner advance
from a clump of trees, and, walking directly up to a
young woman who was in lan ndance upon some chil-
i dren, deliberately expose himself. The young woman
I instant!), withdrew with the children, and the prisoner
then proceeded in the direction of some ladies, who
scream( d and fled upon being subjected to similar We-
i mous conduct, and the officer made his way to the pri
Loner, who immediately took to his heels, but after a
sharp pursuit was overtaken and secured.
Three young women, servants of families in the
neighbourhood, entirely confirmed the preceding state-
ment, one of whom stated that she had been molested in
the manner complained of on various occasions during
the last three weeks; and another, who had been insulted
in the same way on the previous Saturday, stated that
the prisoner was in the habit of carrying a telescope, to
enable him to discern the approach of any person who
would be likely to afford them protection from his scan-
dalous conduct.
The constable Devitt produced a small brass telescope
which he had found upon the prisoner on searching him,
and seen him apply it to his eye immediately before he
committed the outrage referred to by the last witness.
When called upori3for his defenee, the prisoner, who
was very much agitated, said that he would not attempt
to deny the evidence in support of the last transaction,
for which he felt thoroughly ashamed of himself, and
entreated the magistrate to take a lenient view of his
misconduct. in consideration of his wife and family, who
would be sacted on hearing of his disgraceful position.
Mr. ARNOLD said that he felt it his duty in a case of
such an infamous description, to carry out the law to its
utmost extent, and he should therefore commit the pri-
soner to hard labour, as a rogue and vagabond, for three
months in the House of Correction.

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