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their duty to give the prisoner the benefit of it. He did
not cal sny witnesses.
Mr. Ballot( ALDERSON, on summing up the evidence,
said that the principal question for the consideration of
the jury was whether with reference to previous con-
duct on the part of the pri,oncr that of the prosecutor
had been such as to give the prisoner any reasonable
ground for supposing that the prosecutor had given biro
any right, express or implied, to put his name to Bills of
Exchange, and not whether he had reason to suppose
that the prosecutor would not take steps to punish him
if he did so.
The jury, after a very short consultation, retnrned a
verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner heard the verdict with perfect indif-
ference and shook hands with some of his friends before
he left the dock. He will not receive sentence until the
decisiOn of the twelve judges is known on the points re-
served for their consideration.
The trial lasted the remainder of the day, and the
court was crowded to excess throughout.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BELLIGERENT LEGISLATORS.—Lord Viscount Pol-
lington, M.P., accompanied by Mr. Clarkson, his pro-
fessional adviser, applied on Saturday to Mr. Bingham
for a warrant against the Hon. S. P. Smythe, M.P., of
No. 68, Harley-street, for having sent him a letter with
intent to provoke him to commit a breach of the peace,
by fighting a duel.
Mr. Clarkson stated that Lord Pollington Verily be-
lieved that Mr. Smythe intended to provoke him to
fight a duel, and he would establish this point by the
production of a letter written by Mr. Smythe to Lord
Pollington, the previous evening. The letter had refer-
ence to a dinner at which Mr. Smythe was to preside,
at Eton.
Mr. BINGHAM, after perusing it, was of opinion that
the letter contained expressions sufficiently offensive to
warrant the belief entertained by Lord Pullington, and
granted a summons against Mr.
TR Smythe.
W OR S HIP-S EE T.
Saturday morning two young men, brothers, named Henry
Farr and chaises Farr, were brought before ill-. Broughton.
for re-examination, charged with stealing a cash-box, con-
taining gold, Bank notes, and securities, amounting to up-
wards of 2301., the property. of Mr. James Bird, landlord of
the Mail Coach Tavern, Kingsland-road. The prosecutor
stated, that the prisoner, Henry Farr, had been in his service
as a potman for about three weeks, antecedent to Easter
Sunday last; but he absconded on the afternoon of that day.
The cash-box, which he had left safe in the cupboard of the
bar parlour, had disappeared. Information was given to the
police, and it was ascertained that the other prisoner, who
had filled a similar situation to his brother in the Edgeware-
road, had also absconded the same evening. The wife of the
prosecutor, whilst passing down Fleet-street, observed them
both seated in a cab, and she called out to the driver to stop
the vehicle. On hearing the alarm, the prisoner, Henry Farr,
dashed open the door, and darting across the road, effected
his escape, but the other was given into custody. From the
statement of the cabman, it appeared that he had taken them
up on their arrival from the country, at the Euston-square
terminus, and they had with them carpet bags and a large
bundle, well stocked with male attire. City police-constable
Smith, 337, searched the prisoner, and ,found in his
possession three sovereigns and a quantity of
silver, amongst which was a sixpeLny piece, marked
in a peculiar manner, which was afterwards shown to
the prosecutor, who at once identified it as having been
stolen, with the cash-box, at the time in question. The
other prisoner was traced to Carey-street soon afterwards,
and taken into custody. The prosecutor was enabled to
prove that the prisoners had changed one of the notes at the
railway station.
The prosecutor stated that, since the last examination, he
had received letters from two individuals, who could not at-

tend that day, who stated that they had been robbed in a
similar manner by the prisoners, and one of them to the tune
of about 180/.
Mr. 13notiGirrox remanded the prisoners for a week, in
order to give time for the production of the other witnesses.