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the words complained of having been used, but it ap-
pears that the defendant was much excited at the time,
and mi.d%,over that ho afterwards would have apolo-
gised, if the plaintiff's attorney did not insist on g,..Wng
the costs of the action. Mr. Sergeant Allen urged
these topics "on the attention of the jury, who, after
hearing the Learned Judge sum up with great cap e, re-
turned a verdict for the defendant.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT,—}orh, March 12.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
James Holdsworth, aged sixty, who was tried o❑ Sa-
turday on the charge of murdering his wife, by adminis-
tering arsenic to her on the 12th of December last, at
Clayton, in the parish of Bradford, and acquitted from a
failure of evidence (the original deposition to which the
dying declarations of the deceased was attached not
having been produced), was again put on his trial this
morning on the coroner's inquisition, to which he had
pleaded " Not Guilty," on Saturday on his arraignment,
immediately after he had pleaded to the indictment.
Mr. Hardy and Mr. Nicholson appeared for the prose-
cution; and Mr. J. Pollock and Mr. Campbell Foster for
the prisoner.

Mr. Poir.Locx. applied to his Lordship either to be al-
lowed to withdraw the prisoner's plea of "Not Guilty,"
and to plead autrefois acquit, pleading over to the felony,
or to be allowed to add a plea of autretois acquit to the
plea of " Not Guilty," already on the record.
His LORDSHIP--I am disposed to allow you to do
that, hut I will first ask Mr. Hardy what course he pro-
poses to take on the part of the prosecution?
Mr. HARDY said, on the part of the prosecution, he
hod looked into the authorities, and had found that both
the law and the practice were against any further pro-
ceeding in such a case, where a prisoner had had his
life placed in jeopardy by a previous indictment for the
same offence. He, therefore, did not propose to offer
any evidence on the charge in the coroner's inquisition,
which was the same offence, committed by the same per-
son, on the same day as that offence of which he had been
acquitted.

his LORDSHIP thought the course which the Learned
Counsel proposed to take was the most advisable. In
this particular instancy justice might have bee❑ defeated
by an act of carelcssness; yet if any other course were
adopted this case might form a precedent very preju.
dicial to the interests of justice. Th(refjro he thought
it was better in the first instance to take the course
which Mr. Hardy proposed to take.

The prisoner waw then placed at the bar, and given in
charge to the jury on the coroner's inquisition; and
Mr. HARDY, addressing the jury, said, in consequence
of the prisoner havity, already been acquitted on this
charge, he should offer no evidence on the coroner's
inquisition. The jury would, therefore, say that he was
Not Gulty.
Vercuct, Not Guilty accordingly.
The prisoner wss then disehl rged.

POLICE IN TELL IG EN CE.
NA/vs./Div-Ho SE.
THE WAGHORN TESTIMONIAL.— G. Butcher wax
charged with having obtained money under false pre-
tences.

Mr. R. Gibbs, tea-broker, said, on Saturday last the
prisoner came to me and asked for a subscription to the
Waghorn Testimonial. He said that the subscription
list had been kept open so long, the committee was very
desirous to close it, and they intended to settle an an-
nuity upon Mrs. Waghorn and her family, or her chil-
dren, as the East India Company had provided for Mr.
Waghorn. I gave him a cheque for 51. 55.; but I sus-
pected afterwards that it was not right. He showed me
his book, and I wrote my name in it. I sent round to
several tea-brokers and ascertained that the prisoner had
been collecting in the same way from many others. Had
previously had no communication with the prisoner. I
had never promised any subscription.
J. Stokeman—l was secretary of the association for
the subscription to the Waghorn Testimonial, which
assembled at Cowper's-court, Cornhill. The prisoner
was appointed collector on behalf of the Waghorn
Testimonial, and was paid for his services by a com
mission of 2 per cent. We have completed the
subscription. The money he received he was under
directions to take to Messrs. Glyn's banking-house.
On the 4th of Ft bruary, 1848, I wrote to him to return
his authority to collect. After be wrote the receipt I
produce, dated the 29th of April, 1843, he had no autho-
rity to receive any money for the committee. I never
heard of the formation of any fresh committee on behalf
of Mrs. Waghorn and her family, or her children. The
prisoner bad no authority to receive the 51. ss. from Mr.
Gibbs, and be never accounted to me for it. My name
has been torn from the book.
Mr. J. Saunders, clerk in the London Joint-Stock
Bank, said the cheque produced, to the best of his belief,
was presented by and paid to the prisoner.
Mr. A. R. Capel, tea broker—On Saturday the pri-
soner called on me, and said he was collecting subscrip-
tions for Mrs. Waghorn, and the committee were deal-
rous to collect 4,0001. for her, as the East India Com-
pany had provided for Mr. Waghorn. He then opened
the book and showed me Mr. Gibbs's name, which I
knew to be in that gentleman's writing. I also observed
the name of a Mr. Thompson, whom I knew, and I gave
him 21. 2s.
• Another.similar case having been proved,
Mr. Gibbs informed his Lordship that a crossed cheque
for 21. 2s. in the name of Mr. Ridgway was found upon
the prisoner.
The prisoner said he considered that he was to con-
tinue collecting contributions until all that had been
promised should be received. Several parties had pro-
mised to contribute, and one establishment alone had
put down the name of the principal for 501. There were
several other sums to be received, and be considers d that
in collecting such money he was to be commended in-
stead of prosecuted. Amongst those gentlemen who he
considered had promised was Mr. Gibbs, whom he had
waited upon between two and three years ago.
Mr. Gibbs declared that he had never seen the priso-
ner before he give the five guineas' contribution, and be
had never made any promise upon the subject.
The Loma MAYoR, upon examining the subscription
list, found that the name of Mr. Gibbs had been torn out,
and asked the prisoner how he could account for that
tact?—The prisoner did not know how to account for it.
As to the appropriation of any money, it was necessary
that he should state that money was due to him for col
letting at the rate of five per cent. He was well known
in London. Sir George Larpent and other gentlemen
would speak highly of him. He did not for a moment
deny having received the 51. ss, from Mr. Gibbs. Many
persons had paid in money since, upon which he (priso-
tier) was entitled to commission.
The LORD MAYOR refused to accept of bail, and re-
manded the prisoner.
CLERKENWELL.
ROBBERY OF GOLD —A fashionably-dressed woman,
who refused to give liar name, was charged with stealing
a banker's parcel, containing upwards of 300/. in gold
and silver money.
Mr. Bush, the solicitor to the Bankers' Protection So-
ciety, who appeared for the prosecution, said he should
no doubt be able to ascertain her real name before many
days had elapsed, and also show that she was connected
with a well-organized gang of thieves.
A. Brime, porter of the London Joint-stock Banking
Company, of Lombard-street, proved that on Monday
afternoon he received from that bank a brown-paper
parcel to convey to the Cross Keys, in St. John-street,
for delivery to a banker's at Luton, in Bedfordshire, and
on arriving there he handed the same to the coachmen
of the vehicle running to that town.
The coachman having given evidence of its receipt and
the deposit of it by him in the bar of the Cross Keys, the
landlady,
Mrs. Mary Ann Griffin said, that on Monday after.
noon she first saw the prisoner, who applied to be ac-
commodated with a seat until the departure of the Luton
coach. She invited her to take a seat in the coffee-room,
to which she objected, on the ground of gentlemen being
there, and on being offered a private sitting-room up
satire, she urged that it would be too lonely, and went
away. In about five minutes afterwards she again pre-
sented herself at the bar, when she was asked to take
a seat in the bar parlour, an offer which she readily ac-
cepted, and in a very short time the last witness
left the banker's parcel in the same apartment on
a desk two yards from the spot where the prisoner
was sitting, Not long alter this a " gentleman,"
who had for several weeks past been in the habit
of visiting the establishment, and leaving in her
care his great coat, presented himself in a hurried
manner, and, after saying, " Oh, you have a lsdy
here waiting for me," pused rudely by her, notwith-
standing sho objected, and entered the bar-parlour to
the prisoner, who recognised him, and said something
about his wif •; at the same time the man called out for
a glass of sherry. She went to serve him, when see-
ing, from the reflection on the glass door Nay, the pri-
soner receive from her friend a paper parcel (produced)
with red seals, and exchange it with that of the bankers,
she ran up to the desk where the first one was placed,
and at once perceiving that the changes had been
effected, she challenged them with so doing, whereupon
the " gentleman " seized her by the arms, endeavoured
to throw her, and to take the packet that had been sub-
stituted for the banker's from her, but failing to do so,
he escaped from the house. The prisoner was detained,
and was observed to drop the banker's parcel. The
parcel substituted for it contained sand.
The prisoner was remanded.

LUNAR ECLIPSE.—The moon was partially eclipsed
on Thursday evening and Friday morning, and with a
clear and very frosty atmosphere, and cloudless sky,
probably this interesting phenomenon was never
seen to better advantage. The moon shone with
unwonted brilliancy on Thursday evening till its
radiance gradually declined, and " becoming small
by degrees and beautifully less," it diminished to a small
segment. The moon was full about seven minutes after
its greatest obscuration, which took place at five
minutes before one, and was to the extent of 0.738
in the sotithern limb of the disc. The silver crescent
that remained was beautiful and clear, and the spark-
ling brightness of the arc was finely relieved by
the partial shade of the penumbra, from which a ca-
sual observer might have calculated the proportion of
the disc obsured at still more than three•fourths. The
first contact with the penumbra took place at 10h. 30w.
on Thursday evening, and the first contact wilt the
shadow at 11h. 25w.; middle of eclipse, Oh. 55w. on
Friday morning; last contact with shadow, 2h. 25:n.;
last contact with penumbra, 3h. 28m.—Caledonian Mer-
cury,

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEwEßS.—During►
the year 1848 there were 5,112 complaints cntered on
the books, b.-Lig at the rate of almost 100 a week, or
more than 16 every week day throtighcut the year. 01
these. 374 were from places not wiAin the rated juris-
diction of the Commissioners, 287 were obliged to be
deferred for the completion of the Ordnance survey, and
the rest, 4,451, were attended to. This is but a small
sample of the work of the Commission, which, as many
of the rate payers have a misapprehension on the point,
it may be well to mention not only abstains from dining
at their expense, but is altogether unpaid, the Commis-
sioners having decliuecl to accept their legal " ymges."