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London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

vexed judgment for the 153. On that occasion the pri
Boner produced the receipt which he had received from
Tewe, " on account of debt and casts," but it appeared
in the mean time to have been altered by the erasure of
the word " on," and the change of the word " account"
into " nount." The prisoner swore that he hal not al-
tered the receipt, but that it had been locked up in his
drawer all the time, and was in the same state as it was
when he received it. The document was impounded, and
the present charge was made by Town against the pri-
soner of forging the receipt. It appeared that when the
parties were in the County Court, on the 18th of June
last, on the occasion when the receipt was produced, the
prisoner did not dispute the account given by the prose.
cutor of the conversation which took place when the
receipt was given.
Mr. Sergeant Thomas addressed the jury for the pri-
soner, and contended there was no pretence for saying
that he had altered the receipt, and still less that there
was any fraudulent intention. Oa the other hand, the
learned sergeant complained that the prisoner had been
vexed with the present charge, after having paid the loan
society everything that was duefrom the party for whom
he had become surety, and, in addition,the 153. to which
the attorney, by rule of practice, was entitled.
Mr. Justice Wightinan, in summing up tle evidence,
observed that, according to thestatemeot of the attorney,
though nothing was done, he was entitled to 153., by
what he cal ed "the effluxion of time." His lordship
then went carefully through the evidence, and observed
that if the prisoner had soy intention to defraud, the
• attempt must of necessity be nugatory, as the receipt as
altered could have no effect on the judge. His lordship
left it to the jury to say whether they thought there had
been any fraudulent intent.
The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and he was
discharged.
Ann Farley, aged 14, servant, pleaded " Guilty" to a
charge of feloniously and maliciously setting fire to a
barn and rick of straw, whereby property to the amount
of 5001. and upwards was destroyed, the property of
Ann Cotterell, at Alstone, on the 14th of April last.
Mr. Justice Wightinan, in passing sentence, said the
establishment of reformatory schools had relieved Judges
of the difficulty which they had formerly felt in passing
sentence on young prisoners like the present. The in-
terests of society, as well as of the prisoner herself, re-
quired that she should be sent to such an institution for
a considerable period. His lordship then sentenced her
to imprisonment with hard labour for one fortnight, and
then to be sent to the Reformatory at Allesley, near
Coventry, for four years.
The rest of the day was occupied with the trial of Mr.
' Theodore E Jana, formerly manager of the Tewkesbury
Bank, for stealing the sum of 1,5001. belonging to the
Gloucestershire Banking Company.
The learned Judge recommended the jury to acquit
,he prisoner, which they did accordingly.

ROUE CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, AUG. 4.
(Before Mr. Justice Erle and a Special J.iry.)
LISTER AND ANOTHER V. LEATHER AND ANOTHER.
This cause was further proceeded with to-day.
The AttornerGeneral summed up the case on behalf
of the de'endants, and Sir F. Thesiger then replied upon
the whole case.
Mr. Justice Erle summed up the evidence with great
care and minuteness, and at half past 8 o'clock the jury
retired to consider their verdict.
After being absent About an hour they returned into
court and gave a verdict for the plaintiffs.