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London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

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LEADEN
here, at full prices.

ire rfIEIVGATE AN).
hada very steady trade
Ilesf, Inferior... At per ,tone, b
......."---- taiddrmg S. d. to s. d, s. d, to s. cl
....... Prilne large • • 2 6 2 8 Mutton, interior .. 3 4 3 8
.::: 210 3 0
3 2 3 4 middling.. 010 4 2
prime .... 4 4 4 6
reabrninle Mall .. 3 6 3 8 f l'ork, large.. .... .. 3 4 4 0
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• ******* •• 3 4 4 c 1- sm ill •• • • .... 4 2 4 8
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.
Fine--,-
3:1012,01IGH HOP Fr 1.8.114.1........ .
/4 all Parcels of Hops are in good request, at fall pries.
are other kinds, next to nothing is doi,,g. The ti4lowing
-,..Prezent rates: Sussex Pockets, 31 14s to 4! 8s; Weald
nAeat ditto 4/ to 41 10s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4/ Gs
to 6/6 '
s per cwt.

PRIVy
h, . . COUNCIL— THIS DAY.)
to d Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat again
Prpk43'' in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords
itiplnt, were—Lord Brougham, the Master of the Rolls,
th;Vldge of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor ot
Ilitt`'n.uchY of Cornwall, SirtE. E. H. East, and Sir Edward
ItENVAN PERSAD MISSAMAT RADHA BEBEE.
~Pi V. .
this further arguments in i part-heard appeal oc-
ed their Lordships the whole meeting.
sidDhle their
notice was to-day given by their Lord-
kir The appeal of her Majesty's Proctor. v. the
beard for the Duchy of Lancaster is appointed to be
Precedence on Tuesday, the Bth of December, and will take
I,edenee of all other business."
st",lB understood that their Lordships will sit on the
16thkmorrow), the Bth, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, and
DI the present month.

yeRANCERY—(THIS DAY).
Zineol iiord Chancellor sat in his Court, in the Old Hall,
tollaval'sino, and heard lunatic petitions and appeals
aye
"Ile of which possessed any points of interest
theft to the parties concerned. The lunatic petition in
b4tl:l3° °f Mr. D 'co Sombre stood on the paper today,.
itei,e being called on, neither counsel or solicitors
Erases
(i44z.-CFIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
tv-efore the VICE- CFIANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
kid FiOnOUr took unopposed petitions, short causes,
hi:ill: iBe Petitions to day, none of which were of any
Merest,

Ili re (Before Sir. J. K. BRUCE.)
Item:, I.l°llour was occupied during the morning in
Ike. unopposed petitions, which were ofo
•es d n
general
11. CROMMELIN V. LORD BELFAST.
bit.' object of this bill was to obtain the costs
dof a
filer by the plaintiff against the defen ant,
ler the following circumstances :
catertter"a,:jtefnetnedant, the present Marquis of
.Donegal,. had
an agreement with the plaintiff to drainl
eltare-legi;.latids, the property of defendant's father, then
taithel:"! °1 Donegal, for which he stipulated to makeh
ld
4ive tal:g11 a settlement by which he and plaintiffs ou
'Pa : ese lands in fee simple. However, the plaintiff
e de informed that defendant was about executing t
aithe. in direct contravention of this agreement
for
~ila • is father ; and he (the plaintiff)
Iterb!niunction to restrain the defendantfrom
.
applie
Obtii'?flirig his intention into effect. This injunction was
Ilia, tleede',hot, notwithstanding, the defendant did execuht,e
.
ra'aiti7je":4 question. This took place in 1832, andst
0i
'",tltap- nEtd been induced, by some representations
cOtethnetidant, to discontinue his suit, but he had now
the
',dafee-ktentitecl an action for breach of covenant against -
114 lee
3.ll7,l4Be,vaseloun, said, that virtually the object of the
h haed dismid and
10.1044
cos'tOs haavne
dthhee would malel an ordersse , at to that
. , ~
...
Nit, , nston appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
'or the defendant.
gbktee,
4.tot—h-ciN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
- PALsE IMPRISONMENT.—WILLIAMS V. CRESS- ,
nTii w WELL. --•
l'l. latlial-an action to recover compensation in damages
td'itgititi,e—eged illegal trespass and imprisonment. The
"at in-a', were laid at 150/. The defendant leaded
mill,_till et QM acted on reasonable suspicion, and that his
A Mr iwas perfectly justifiable.
N. sivr,-e
fOr.t 6 ant Shea was for the plaintiff and Mr. Crow-
lite "ia defendant.
at_4iil ' Ser,gearlt SHEA stated the case to the jury. He
1,,.,.-'4lle wi)„?;intiff was tryoung woman, aged 19, named
Zit elZaltia and the defendant Mr. Stephen Cress-
tiZte,i‘ Ittlloule'rehant.carrying on business in the City,
ah-di te' --`ng in Northern-square Kensington, but at the
in.,-'illare, %ligation occupying a house at No. 2, Eaton-
teTillit a"the Plaintiff entered into the service of the de-
bnleretita housemaid on the 31st of October. She
eang brll. Cresswell to her former mistress, but
ezer caused with her appearance, or from. some
ehelliteil!, she did not make any inquiries, and
441ileten "er without a character. Shortly after
to
the
Littetlisposed of the greater part of his furniture,
epee irOreT hold, with the assistance of two or three
enrogged in neighbouring upholsterer's, were actively
grey trail Pitching up the furniture which was wanted
%t*? P4ssicin to the house at Kenws.lisngeteoenn.piedThine
ti, .3 Wee of the 24th of November •
ii;.l,e,..kll"stCl in the evening thempslaienrtieffsswwettisi. sentshe out
in 'led be me trifling article for r •
h.. _, 4piti.• ween nine and ten o'clock, and was occupied
Zcil 'tbng curtains until twelve o'clock, when she re-
hell lgta°a ;Ler bedroom. She had removed her clothing,
~.31t, W, lit to_ go to. bed, when she was called for from
e....airs an sit
Dlr. or Mrs. Cresswell. She went down
'4111; -''''" the defendant informed her that Mrs. Cress-
the inail lost a
satin dress, and that it was their inten-
°l th -•
aearch the house. They did so, and in the course
-eak-gi. netr inVestigation they searched a bonnet-box be-
Tuffn R to the plaintiff. She had left
her looses ft Mr.
ItitemeelP, in Earl's-court, in
whichfr they
s wifefound ai d somew e r e
hry`ileaVelopea, which the plaintiff's
actin, hut some she had,which might be true,
Mein' that all stamped e_nvelopes were alike,
bee that her package of envelopes was less than it had
completed their search the defendant left
the 110 'laving after returned
1.441u5e, and shortly
_with a policeman
en,„_ett Cripp, whom
herought up to the bedroom, the
ti,'_'' lacing in bed at. thetime, and the search was
not
,_ Qtraeneed and finished, but the the
gown was
lateuktn?d-theThe defendant then directed the constable to
Young woman into custody,
lo the station-house and charged by hainmdosihiesuws
gatereeing committed felony. suspicion
iteank taken
The plaintiff was taken
tittungthhethdeefsetnrdeeatnstat twelve o'clock at night, an hour
knew that no magistrate was in at-
Wauaanee to examine the matter and to see whether there
te5,1137. just ground for detaining or net on the charge.
k trd it not have been far better to have kept her safe
tee.._') hoUse all eight, and to have taken her before the
tkelFstrate in the morning. No! careless of all
ha. considerations—forgetful of the injury—the
11% 411ent injury—which might be inflicted on
nuntintiff by contamination with the wretched
Lithe might encounter there, he insisted
.5 tint•ecarcerating her during the night. By
1.111/ efle_lie.got to the station-house he had an opportu-
VastieeTillecting himself, and of pausing before the
elor 11;'ir Meditated. When he was there Inspectord
lieless he that he ought not to have her locke
ilhal chit, "c had good grounds for suspecting her of
hie het4ei and advised him to allow her to remain in
illeleies e Until the morning, and to make
further
74104 But he turned a deaf ear to this advice; she tlatifeed 9P, and they would hear in what society the
ttrti
lug girl aged 19 passed the night. The next
16 the 'iht was taken 'before Mr. Bond, and remanded,
*.lletcdeiirAeBt request of the defendant and his wife, who
' se,e''thilhieat''4ll!). could produce additional evidence, to
k''''loe,ti a rrison. She had stated on her way to the
eg °llse that the envelopes were given to her by a
Isinizetel43.44,.narlied Mason, with whom she had kept
-it r". 4 was found that the statement that Mason
Nalt,ttasPrneectitaklegyoung man in the employment of a gun-
Ilitttirlee; am° tt, in Leman-street,Goodman's-fields,
se ereeN ~... although, at the house of
.her mother at
Ist thect, boxes were searched, nothing was found
On the
a 0 et bees lightest suspicion on the plaintiff.
fitit,P, lehtntber she was again brought before Mr.
~,,Itietig t,t: after hearing the report of the
thu.' hell, t there was no additional evidence, policeman,did that
it4rtgedirt to have been done a week before—he.dis-,
4,1 ueen D-r' The answer to the case was that a felony
Iftn" reaao-ti°tlllrukitil,cd, that the defendant and. his wife
e nee
• tti._°4ly a tett e e that she was guilty of it, that she
, theliraeters that Porary servant with whom they had no
Ilfe cook
who the only other inmates of the house were
was h4l who was 'la!' lived with them several years, add
L'iii teethe eaPeaeYliig a visit to them ; that the defendant
etaelt eter bade of the keys, and that no one
the dentheytht Proved that every word of the pl.e.s
Wet. I, a:oUld still stand without excuse forofin 8, 44 %kit)
gtir.. arid ,I_,,g at the respective positions
that the„n
40110erdiet e`Aiendant, and bearing in min
• Vere'!itneeif .mePended the plaintiff's means of suppor-
etn`?ett She in future, for if they returned an adverse
voYloy a" Would stand characterless, as no one. wouldl
tt.elt w..person who had spent a week in Bridewe ,
,74 ente,iUstified by a jury, he aprehended
.thge
lii entitle to no other conclusion thane hat the plaintiff
tnee.e4 to ample damages for the injuries she had
ee'' ellew•
. le4erip trig witnesses were then called:—
tee toe. ,P; 169 B, deposed, that whilst he was on duty
e,inNep. goitre, between twelve and one o'clock on the
e '"c t 0 him the 25th of November, the defendant
!cibber"ttin and requested him to come to his house as
tQ letitYttrd been committed. He said Mrs. Cresswell
aetitPreeinatin gown which she had worn before dinner
hiel °len I's day He said he had had some
14' tlint'll the house but that the plaintiff had informed
114:4 lied 'he let them out, and that none of
bettatilientitt,bUndle. The defendant told him to search
ins) said i'l 3 boxes, as he suspected her, but he (wit-
ee,thteeted
par could not comply with his request until the
e`ikly i-varY was in his custody. He took her into
ttliiteh the her bed-room, at the defendant's request, in
el: 14
tßreater part of the conversation took place,
tit,(N herhe (Presence of the , plaintiff. She de-
pth fee innocence. He searched her bonnet-box,
a 12,44. ii" six stamped envelopes, and some writngi
wit
eetiettllttig:
baellsoongsienagrched a drawer, which containei
to the plaintiff, in which he found
iktil eni:Which contained four envelopes. The drawer
Ile drew, eked. The plaintiff pointed out both the box
Ile at ewer
sears r to hitn, and made no objection to the search.
lei ,cookhed the whole house, and at the request Of
14414 41,t° searched her boxes, but did not find the
liaOietiei
not
Ih• found one number of the " Bri-
tn itdie ot India," in the drawer, but Mrs. Cresswell
itielbe" soteri:t aignify as it might have been lying about
zil t ork wh,evva,ste paper. He found a fancy wedding
Optsti bott„` h ' Mr. and Mrs. Cresswell" was engraved, 4tf, 4 "Qt box. He then took the plaintiff to the
BPiej iiii the
11041,, oil of , . defendant attended, and charged her on
het', eneeit'aving stolen a satin dress, value 5/., and
l'elliceetiiel)". Mr. Cresswell attended the next dey,
it,...11 the . not swear that Mrs. Cresswell was there.
el
for plaintiff was at the station•house the
ig il'i. allvised the defendant not to press the charge.
' 09t114
obi further stridence, but the defendant

said she was the only: person that went out that night,
that he suspected her, and premed the charge, and she
was ,ecorilingly (ietainefl. 'Die inspector subsequently
quetioned her. She denied the charge, and said none
of the workmen lett the house with bundles in their pos-
session. She was remanded in order to give time to
make further inquiries. Did not recollect the defendant
stating that if she were remanded he should ba
able to obtain further evidence. She was remanded to
Tothill-fields prison.
Mr. Justice ERLE considered that the inquiry with
respect to the remanding of the plaintiff to prison was
irrelevant, inasmuch as the remand was simply " in the
cause of justice," and as the defendant could not be held
responsible.
Mr. Sergeant SHEA said the object of this part of the
inquiry was to show that the defendant had been in-
strumental in obtaining the detention of the plaintiff
longer than was absolutely necessary to secure the ends
of justice
Mr. Justice ERLE was satisfied, and the investigation
prcceeded.
The witness then went on to detail the proceedings he
took in the matter, and referred to in the Learned Ser-
geant's speech on the second examipation, and the
defendant did net wish to proceed in the matter, and the
plaintiff was accordingly discharged.
In cross-examination, the witness stated that the
plaintiff told him that she had bom.,lit the envelopes;
and that it struck him the door of the wardrobe, from
its peculiar construction, must have been opened by some
one acquainted with it. The defendant, when at Queen-
square the next morning, wished the pla;ntiff to be sup-
plied with refreshments, and she had a glass of stout and
a biscuit.
Re-examined—The cabinet might have been opened
by an upholsterer's man.
Inspector Taylor, of the B division, deposed to being
on duty at the station-house in Robert's-place on the
evening in question, and to receiving the plaintiff into his
custody. lie detailed the conversation which he had
with the defendant, and produced the charge-sheet.
She was placed in a cell with a woman who was " drunk
and incapable, and of no occupation."
Mr. Sergeant SHEA asked if the female was a pro-
stitute ?

Mr CROWDER objected, considering that the question
had no other foundation than the lively imagination of
his friend.

Mr. Sergeant SHEA— Surely it is something more
than mere lively imagination to infer, that a woman of
no occupation is found drunk and incapable in the streets
at twelve o'clock at night, might be a prostitute.
Mr. CROWDER—(after looking at the police sheet)—l
see they take the ages of persons at the station house,
and in that charge Trings, the woman, is stated to be 56
years of age.—(Laughter )
The witness went on to state that the defendant said
he had lost some envelopes, and that he would take those
found and see if they corresponded with those that re
maincd in his possession.
Mr. Taylor, formerly one of the clerks at the Queen-
square Police court, produced the charge-book, and
read the examination of the plaintiff on the charge.
_ _ _

A young man named Keane, apprenticed to M. Cad-
bury, a butterman, and Mrs. Gray, a milliner, proved that
the plaintiff called at their places of business on the night
of the 24th of November, and the young man Mason
swore to making the plaintiff a present of half-a-crown's
worth of stamped envelopes, in order that she might
communicate with him. She could neither write nor
read writing, and got others to write her letters and to
read those she received to her.

Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., addressed the jury for the de-
fendant, and contended that he was perfectly justified in
giving the plaintiff into custody. The finding of the
envelope confirmed his suspicions, for he was well aware
that the plaintiff could not write, and could hare little
use for them. He denied that he was actuated by any
vindictive motive, and held that, on the whole of the
facts, the defendant was entitled to a verdict.
No witnesses were called for the defence.

Mr. Justice ERLE summed up. He said they
could Lot hold the defendant responsible for
the detention of the plaintiff in custody after
his first appearance before a magistrate, be-
cause that %as the act of the law, and its officers, and
❑ot the defendant, were responsible. It was a valuable
privilege for a person improperly charged with a crime
to be able to appeal to the laws of his country for com-
pensation, but it was a privilege which might be
abustd, and it was the duty of juries to see
that it was not. After commenting upon the evi-
dence, and instancing the finding of the envelopes as
likely to cause suspicion in the defendant's mind, and
the observation of the policeman as some inducement to
him to give her into custody, he left it to the jury to
say whether the defendant was, or was not, justified in
the course he had adopted.
The jury then retired to consider their verdict.