The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-10 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM AND BOSTON DIRECT RAILWAY.

To-day wa,, appointed for the last examination under
the fiat issued for winding up the affairs of this company,
but the accounts not being yet prepared the case was
adjourned.

SECONDARIES' COURT, April 9.
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
CRIM. CON.—WOL.DGATE V. ♦LLEN.

The plaintiff in this action is a law stationer in
Coleman-street, and the defendant is a news agent in
Goswell-street road. The action was brought to recover
compensation for criminal conversation with the plain-
tiff's wife.

The defendant having suffered judgment to go by de-
fault, the present was an inquiry to assess damages.
Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff, and said
that the defendant having suffered judgment to
go by default, had admitted the allegations
contained in the declaration, and it would,
therefore, be unnecessary to call witnesses to prove
the facts, and as the plaintiff did not seek for heavy
damages, in c•lnsequence of the defendant (who is a near
relation by marriage) being in humble circumstances,
it would be only necessary to show that until Mrs.
Woodgate formed her improper intimacy with the de-
fendant, she and the plaintiff had lived on happy terms.
The plaintiff's wife had a chill by him, but since this
occurrence a separation had taken place, and Mrs. Wood-
gate had taken away the child, the lois of whose society
was very painful to plaintiff's fi clings.
Mrs. Jane Taylor was called to prove that the plaintiff
and his s ife were married about four years ago, and
lived apparently happy together till the intimacy took
place between Mrs. Woodgate and the defendant. Mrs.
Woodgate left her husband's house with the defendant.
The Learned SECONDARY said that the jury had only
to consider what amount of damage; the plaintiff was
entitled to. The Learned Counsel had told them that
the defendant was in humble circumstances, and that
the plaintiff did not seek for heavy damages.
The jury gave a verdict for 20/.

PARRY V. COCKBURN.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of
33/. 5,. 61, for the insertion of advertisements in the
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette and the Journal of
Commerce. 'rho defendant is a stationer in Aldgate.
Mr. J. Stone, clerk to the phintiff's attorney was
culled, and proved that a hater was written to defendant
for the amount of advertisements, which were for the
cure of ringworm, and for beautifying the complexion of
the fair sex. Detcw'a,ut answered thy letter, stating
that it was not convenient to settle the account, but
would give a bill at two months, but did not.
The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT)
OLD COURT.
(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.)
FORGING A CFIEQUE.—James Jenkins, aged 28, a milk-
man, and Frederick Williamson, aged 32, a painter, were
indicted for uttering a forged cheque on Messrs. Ran-
som, the bankers, of Pall-mall, purporting to be signed
by Mr. Charles Kinnear, with intent to defraud Mr.
Benjamin Prew, a clothier, carrying on business in
Holborn.

Mr. Brairee appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Bal-
lantine for Williamson, and Mr. Charnock for Jenkins.

It appeared that the prisoners came into the shop of
Mr. Pre H, and the one having purchased a coat and a
pair of trousers. and the other simply a pair of trousers,
they tendered in pat taunt the cheque in question. Mr.
Prey,. however, declined to part with the things.
which came to four pounds, or to cash the cheque,
until he had sent it to the bank. lie sent his
shopman with it, but as it was found to have I.n,en
forged, payment was of course refused. ‘Villiamson gave
his address at 31, Grays' Inn lane, which was found to
be fictitious. The prisoners shortly after came in for
the change, but they were handed over to the police.
Jerkins gave his card, stating that he wogs a milkman
carrying on business at 5, Church,dreet, Chelsea,
adding that he was a respectable man. Tne address was
found to be correct. _

Mr. Jackson, a el-4k in Messrs. Ransom's, proved Mr.
Prew's shopman presenting the cheque and refusing
payment. Mr. Kinnear kept an account at the bank,
but his signature was forged.
Mr. Knnear stated that he kept an account at the
bank, and that his signature to the cheque was forged.
The signature was not at all like his. The cheque pro-
duced and seven others had been abstrac•ed from his
cheque-book. He did not know either ~f the prisoners.
Mr. BALLANTINE declined to offer any observations to
the jury on beh,lf of his client.
Mr. CUARNOCK said Jenkins was a respectable man,
ar.d that he had carried on business in Church-street,
Chelsea. for several years. The prisoner Williamson
owed him some money, and he accompanied him to the
shop and bought the trous"rs in the hope of receiving
them, and some money in discharge of the debt.
Several witnesses gave Jenkins a good character, and
described him as a respectable tradesman.
The jury found Williamson Guilty, and Acquitted
Jenki, s.

Williamson and a man named Benjamin French, aged
40, and described as a carpenter, were then indicted for
taloniously forging an order for the payment of 17/. 65.,
with intent to defraud Mr. Christopher Marsh, a
carpenter.

It appeared that the prisoners went to the shop of the
prosecutor, and after purchasing some duals, tendered a
cheque in payment. The prosecutor, however, preferred
to have one in the name of the person actually dealing
with him. Williamson said he ha I no form with
him, but at the request of the prosecutor he wrote a
cheque for 171. 6s. on a blank sheet of paper, and signed
the name of " James E. Green" to it. The cheque was
of course refused p tyment, as no person of that name
kept an account at the bank. A person named Green
kept an account, but he spelt his name differently.
‘Villiainson, it appeared, had gone by the name of John
Arthur Catton. French was taken into custody at the
shop of Mr. Kinnear, No. 16, Gerard-street, Soho, whose
name was forged in the last case. French was present
when Williamson signed the cheque.
Wi.liainson was found Guilty, and French Acquitted.
Both prisoners were then indicted for feloniously
ut-
tering a forged order on Messrs. Ransom, for the pay-
ment of 12/. 175., with intent to defraud Mr. Henry
Dearlove, a timber dealer, in the Commercial-road, well
knoo. ins the same to be forged.
The case was almost similar to the last. Th© evidence
was also similar.

Williamson said he had been the victim of some d.ep
laid scheme, which he bad been, al yet, unable to un.
ravel.

The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced Williamson to be
transpc rted for seven years.
DEFRAITDING THE ST. MARTIN'S SAVINGS' BANK.—
Esther Roggen, a married woman, aged 39, and Joseph
Raggett, 14, her son, wore indided fur feloniously
uttering a forged order for the payment of 201., with
intent to defraud Nicholas Lord Bexley, and others,
trustees of the St. Martin's Savings' Bank.
Mr. DOANE appeared fur the prosecution. It appeared
that the female prisoner had managed, by false represen-
tations at the bank with respect to her husband, whom she
stated to be in a dying state, to obtain the payment of
the 201 which he had been enabled to save from his
earnings as a labourer, which she squandered in extra-
vagance. He did riot, however, intend to offer any evi-
dence against the prisoners, as the husband of the female
did not wish the case carried further. Ile trusted this
lenity would be a warning to the female prisoner and to
others.

The prisoners were then found Not Guilty, and dis-
charged.

(Before the RECORDER.)
The trial of Alexander Wilbearn, and another, who are
charged with feloniously uttering a fnrged bill of ex-
change for 5001.. with intent to defraud Mr. Richard
Fuller, was postponed until next Monday.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
The earlier portion of the morning was passed in
hearing and determining Mint cases, which contain no
features to interest the general reader.
Sonic trifling cases of larceny having also been dis-
posed of,
Francis iVillians Schultze, a respectably-attired young
man, who was tried some sessions ago for having em-
bezzled a cum of money (about 7001.) from the Universal
Lite Assurance Company, Pall-mall East, but whose
sentence was respited, was brought up this morning.,
Mr. BODKIN, for the pr•isecution, expressed the wish
of the directors of the Universal Life Assurance Com-
pany that the extreme penalty which the law awarded
should not be exacted. The greater amount of the
11,...ney taken had been recovered, the relations of the
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