The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

A SOLICITOR.

EPSOM, MONDAY.—This case was again brought be-
fore the magistrates this day.
Mr. Peter Borthwick-, with Mr. Holme3, a solicitor,
of Fenchurch-street, were present on the part of the
prosecution. Mr. John Owens, of Monument Cham-
bers, atttn,led on behalf of the accused.
On defendant's name being called,
Mr. Ovens, who, in conjunction with Captain Besant,
an officer on the retired list of the Bengal army, had
become, sureties for the accused's appearance, said he
was sorry to inform the Bench that Mr. Barlett had that
morning been arrested under a civil process, and was at
that time on his way to London in the custody of a
sheriff's officer. Mr. Owens added, that he had ex-
plained the position of his client to-the officers and im-
plored him not to leave Epsom at any rate before the
afternoon. The officer was, however, inexorable, and
had insisted on conveying Mr. Bartlettito town by the
eleven o'clock train.
The Baron do Tessier said he thought the proper
course for the Bench to take would be to lodge a de-
tainer against the accused, and apply to the Governor
of the prison to produce the accused at Epsom on a fu-
ture day.
Mr. Owens having acquiesced,
At the request of Mr. Borthwick the deposition of the
prosecutrix was here read at length, which having been
done, a short conversation took place-betwoen the magis-
trates, at the close of which _ _ _ _

The Chairman said the course the magistrates had
determined on was to enlarge the recognizance.% and
thus render the bail liable, but they would be with-
held from the clerk of the peace until after an oppor-
tunity had been given to procure
_the attendance of the
accused.

Mr. Borthwick, on the part of the prosecutrix, had no
objection to this course. Had he been present on the last
occasion he might perhaps have suggested the desirabi-
lity of giving 48 hours' notice of bail.
The Chairman said the truth was the case had been
weakened considerably, by the fact of the charge against
Mr. Bartlett having been whispered about for some time
previous to the complaint being laid. In fact, the ac-
cused, by his solicitor, was present to answer the charge
even before it was made.
Mr. Borthwick said he believed the extreme poverty
of the parties, and their inability to procure even decent
clothes to appear in before the Bench, was the only
reason the complaint had not been laid earlier. In re-
ference to the doubt which had been cast upon the com-
plainant's testimony by Mr. Owens, he had no hesitation
in saying, and he did so with great pain, that he fully
believed the criminal act charged had been consum-
mated, and that under circumstances of extraordinary
violence.

Mr. Owens would make no further observation, but
content himself with a general and positive denial of the
complainant's statement.
After some further conversation, it was agreed that
the proceedings should be adjourned for a week—that in
the meantime a detainer should be lodged in Horse-
monger-lane Gaol against Mr. Bartlett, and that a
formal application for his production before the magis-
trates at this place should be made to the Governor of
the prison.
The complainant was introduced to the Court just be-
fore the close of the proceedings. She had an exceed-
ingly interesting face, but appears older than she describes
herself in her deposition.