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London, England, 1849-06-25 00:00:00

were completed for our marriages. The day on which ,
the ceremony was to be performed I dined with Mr.
Prince, and he did not tell us that three of
the Misses Nottidge had consented, "in obedience
to the will of God," to marry tee Miss Nottidge
was present on that occasion. I cannot remember
that anything was said except that we intended
to marry. Each of us said so. We spoke of it together.
I do not remember, on it having been proposed for us
to be married at Brighton, that it was said that Wales
would be better, because Mrs. Nottidge, the mother, was
at Brighton. Ido not know that either of the ladies ob-
jected to the marriage taking place until a communica-
tion had been made to the mother on the subject. I
never heard it said to them tat they must read the
" Book of Jonah," and then they would see the cense•
quence of their disobeying " God's command." I in-
tended to marry one of them before they came. There
were not any marriage settlements made. Each lady had
60001. I have received my share. After the chapel had
been opened the plaintiff and the other sister returned to
Brighton, and my wife went to Rose-hill, her mother's
house, to fetch her clothes. Her mother was then at
Brighton. Mrs. Themes also went to hose-hill, but
Mrs. Cobb remained behind. In about a week they
returned, and then we all went to Swansea, where the
marriage took place, Mrs. Cobb and Mr. Cobb. and I
and my wife, are living in the " Agapemone." Mr.
Prince does not assume the signature of "Amen."
I have never seen these letters before. They are not his
handwriting that I can tell. I have seen him write, but
I cannot give a belief as to these having been written by
him, although lam familiar with his writing. It re-
sembles his writing, however, in some respects. There
are some of "the family " whose writing is very much
like Prince's, and I think the letters are from one of
those—one of " the family." There are two or three of
" the family" who write very much alike. Mrs. Prince, Mre.
Starkie, and Mr. Price, write very much alike. Mr. Prince.
has used the word " Amen," and frequently puts it at
the end of the letter, and no other signature, but I do not
mewl it as a signature. He puts " Amen "at the end of
his letters, but I cannot say that ho does so as a signa-
ture. The plaintiff has been at the " Agapemone " ever
since her return from the asylum. When she came hack
she made over all her property to Mr. Prince to protect
it from any other persons—from the defendants. I knew
from her that her property was in the Bank, in her own
name. I cannot tell whether Prince has it in his own
name in the Bank. I did not know that Miss Nottidge
has bad a note signed " Amen," stating that " the Lord
had need of 501. for his glory," before she gave the
money. We have all our separate properties. the ex-
penses are paid by the managers; Mrs. Cobb is some-
times manager, and several others. Whoever wants
money can have it.

Sir- F. THESIGER—What a pleasant establishment.
Is there any vacancy?—(A laugh.)
Cross-examination continued—So far as I !mow, the
plaintiff pays the expenses of this action. Her money
is in the Bank in the name of Mr. Prince, and she can
have anything she likes. We have some bloodhounds
in the establishment, and we take them out when we
like. They were not loose when the attorney's clerk
was there. The doors were not locked to prevent him
from coming in any more than against any one else. I
don't know that subfcenas were thrown over the wall.
The plaintiff does not play at "hockey," but she some-
times rides out in the carriage and tour. When Mrs.
Prince was living at Waterman'e, Mr. Prince was at
Weymouth. Wo do not all kneel down in a circle round
Mr. Prince.

Re-examined—l was dismissed from my curacy about
1844 or 1845. It was not in consequence of my holding
peculiar opinions, but because I had held certsin meet-
ings for religious purposes of which the bishop did not
approve. At that time I had not preached in the open
air. All our singing is the singing hymns, and our in-
strumental music is of a sacred character. There are
hundreds of the same community besides those who are
in the " Agapemone.” We breakfast and take all our
meals in the same room together. We have a large
roam. Our praises of CAA are by singing sometimes
in the open air, and at other times in the rooms. It is a
very large building. They have nevar made au attempt
to make out my wife to be mad, nor that I was mad, or
Mrs. Thomas, or Mrs. Cobb. The plaintiff told us
what the defendants had been doing with her money
whilst she was shut up—namely, Mr. Ripley had taken
it contrary to her wish or will, and that the reason of
her wanting it to be placed in other hands was, that she
would not let him take it, and so it was put to Mr.
Prince's name.

Mr. William Cobb, the next witness, corroborated the
testimony previously given ; and
The Learned COUNSEL for the plaintiff having an-
nounced that there were several witnesses in attendance,
the conclusion of the trial was postponed until Monday
(this day).

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MdELBOROCIGH-STREET.

George Burnham, shopman to Mr. Stockbridge, silk
mercer, 34, Oxford street, was summoned for indecently
assaulting Miss Eliza Heather, a girl nine years of age,
daughter of a solicitor living in Camden-town. It ap-
peared that the young lady was taken by her mother to
the shop where the defendant was, for the purpose of
being fitted with a visite. The defendant tried this gar
ruent on the young lady while her mother turned her
back for a minute or two to examine an article of dress,
and having made a purchase she left the shop. On reach-
ing the street the child told her mother that the defen-
dant had put his hands beneath her clothes when he
tried the visite on her. The mother was very indignant,
and returned to the shop and demanded the defendant's
name. The defendant said he was a married man, and
it was not likely that he should assault the child when
he could get plenty of girls oiler than she was. The
child, however, persisted that he had committed the of-
fence charged. The defendant denied the charge, and
said the mother was dissatisfied with the purchase she
had made, and this was the way she had adopted to gat
back her money.

Mr. liAnDwicK said he considered the charge proved,
and fined the defendant in the highest penalty of 51. and
costs.

LAMBETH.

Mrs. Ellen Susannah Batley attended before Mr. Nor-
ton, to support a summons taken out by the parish offi-
cers of Lambeth against her husband, Mr. Richard
Batley, in consequence of his refusing to support her.
The husband did not attend, but Mr. Wontner, who
appeared for him, reminded Mr. Norton that on the
4th of November last he appeared before his worship to
answer a charge similar to the present, and his reply to
Mrs. Batley was, that she had cajoled Master Batley,
then very little more than nineteen years of age, into a
marriage by gross misrepresentations; and his friends,
finding that he had become united to a most disreputable
person—in fact, a common street-walker—they lost no
time in removing him from her residence, and, under the
circumstances, the young gentleman having no private
income or property apart from his friends, the latter
refused to contribute anything to his wife's maintenance.
On his (Mr. Norton's) recommendation, they consented
to pay her 7s. a week until such time as a divorce could
be legally obtained, and this amount was paid to her
until Mr. Batley, her husband, had discovered such un-
equivocal proof of her adultery, that it was impossible
he could longer contribute to her support.
Mrs. Batley, a fashiotiably-dressed and good-looking
young woman, was here sworn. and deposed that on the
9th of October last, and just one week after her mar-
riage, her husband was taken away from her house by
his friends, and from the beginning of November up to
the 6th inst. she had been allowed 7s, a weeli. Since
the 6.h, however, it had been stopped, and the conse-
quence was than she bad to aeply to the parish of Lam-
beth for assistance, and received 2s. ed.
Mr. Wontner said that as Mrs. Batley was not bound
to answer such questions as would criminate herself he
should decline cross examining her, but should call a
witness whose testimony would prove beyond a doubt
the act of adultery on the part of Mrs. Batley; and
having done this he should with confidence call on his
worship to dismiss the summons.
Mr. Lewis Martin Allen, a coachmaker, 303, Albany-
street, Regent's Park, deposed that as a friend of the
family of Mr. Batley, he in the month of Oct. last went to
Tunbridge Wells and made inquiries at No. 4, Clarence-
place, for a Capt. Newton, who Mrs. Batley represented
to bo her father; but no such person at that or any
other time resided there, so that the representations
of Mrs. Bailey were false. Witness subsequently saw
some letters which had been addressed to Captain New-
ton by Mr. Batley, jun., but which had been returned
through the post. On Saturday night, the 6th instant,
he (Mr. Allen) saw Mrs. Batley and a gentleman walk-
ing along Brook-street, West-square, and observing that
they Lad entered No. 140, which is a common brothel,
he informed Mr. Batley, who was not far off, of the
fact. Mr. Batley and himself soon after entered the
same house, and Mr. Batley sent the female who kept it
out for some beer. During her absence Mr. Batley,
witness, and another person who accompanied them,
went up stairs, ard, on forcing open the door of the
front room on the first floor, they found Mrs. Batley and
the man in bed together. The man, who was stripped
to his shirt, jumped out of bed, and put himself in a
fighting attitude to strike Mr. Batley, but witness
stepped between them, and told the man that his friend
was the husband of the
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under-dress, and was also in bed, covered her head
and face with the bed clothes ; and on her husband
attempting to drag off the clothes she slipped out at the
foot of the bed and became exceedingly violent, and it
was with some difficulty she was kept from striking her
husband.

Mrs. Batley, who evidently felt it difficult to restrain
her passion during the above statement, declared that
the whole affair was a gross conspiracy, that her husband
employed the person who had taken her to the house,
and said that on the night in question, Mr. Batley had
hired a room in the same house, stating whe he had
done so that he intended bringing a lady there.
Mr. Allen admitted that Mr. Batley had taken a room
in the house as a mere blind for the purpose of detecting
his wife, understanding that she had been in tho
con-
staid habit of going there. He ( ‘lr. Allen)
hove that Mr. Batley was acquainted with the man b
found with his wife.
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confess the contrary. He knew I
married me.
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and, therefore, the summons s (.lArnissf.d.

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