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the plaintiff for nominal damages in addition to the 40s.
paid into court, giving the defendants leave to move if the
Court should be of opinion that the mere position of the
apology in the paper rendered it insufficient.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BRISTOL, AUG. '27.
(Before Mr. Baron Watson.)
THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON
RAILWAY COMPANY V. MARSHALL.
Mr. M. Smith and Mr. Coleridge were counsel for the
plaintiff's; and Mr. Collier and Mr. Kerslake for the defen-
dant.
This was an action brought by this company to recover
compensation in consequence of the defendant having left a
large quantity of timber on their premises for 16 months.
It appeared that on the disforesting of the Royal Forest of
Wychwood the defendant bought a large quantity of the
timber. He brought it to the plaintiffs' station at Cheri-
bury; it having remained there for several months, the
plaintiffs wrote to the defendant, stating that if he did not
remove the timber he would be charged 6d. per ton per week.
To this the defendant sent no answer. Still the timber re-
mained, until at length the company, being put to extreme
inconvenience frets the timber being allowed to remain in
their station, the present action was brought.
Proof was given of these facts.
Mr. Collier, in cross-examining a witness, asked him if it
was not the custom to allow timber to remain at railway
stations for an indefinite period ?
Mr. Baron Watson—Supposing every time your tailor
made you a coat he gave you a glass of sherry with it, could
you turn that into a custom ?
MI. Collier said he understood it was the custom for rail-
ways to allow it.
For the defendant it was urged that railway companies
required a great deal of watching, and if they could get in
the narrow end of the wedge they would soon expand what
they called their rights to au extraordinary degree. But the
defence was that the company had not provided trucks, and
the timber remained, to the great inconvenience of the de-
fendant. The stationmaster had promised that when he
had trucks he would give the defendant notice, and he had
never done so. The fact was that, in order to procure traffic
railway companies were in the habit not only of allowing
timber merchants to deposit they timber at the stations, but
also in many instances they provided sawpits without making
any charge. The defendant had paid £5 into court, and that,
he submitted, was sufficient.
The defendant and many witnesses were called to prove
that it was the custom of railway companies to allow timber
to be left at the stations without any charge. Same of them
said that there were not trucks tG take the timber away
when the defendant wanted them.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages,
£6O.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—PICTURE DEALING EXTRAORDI
NARY.—W. T. Barnes, the son, and Mrs. Barnes, the
wife, of Mr. Barnes, the well-known picture dealer and
auctioneer, of St. Paul's Church-yard, appeared upon sum-
monses before Alderman Wire, to answer the charge of con-
spiracy to defraud Mr. R. H. Peter, a gentleman of inde-
pendent fortune, residing in Hyde-park-square, of various
sums of money, amounting to nearly £2,000, under the
following circumstances :
Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Metcalfe, for the defendants, submitted that this was
a proceeding to damage the defendants' position in an action
now pending upon a bill of exchange, and referred the
alderman to a case in law.
Alderman Wire said this case and the one referred to
were essentially different.
Mr. Sleigh having stated the facts of the case, called Mr.
Robert Herries Peter, of Hyde-park-square, who said—l
called at the shop of the defendants in May last, and saw the
male defendant. I bought two pictures for £7O, and paid £5
to a man who had previously bought them, for his bargain.
The defendant said they had been exhibited at the Brussels
Exhibition. Some time after, Mrs. Barnes called at my house
one morning. She told me a lady, whose husband had lately
died, and who was a cousin of the Duke of Newcastle, had
been left with a gallery of pictures, which had cost her hus-
band £lOO,OOO, but which she, being in great distress ou
account of the extravagance of her two sons, wished to dis-
pose of. Mrs. Barnes also said that the lady wished her to
dispose of them to the best advantage. She did not ask me
to buy any of them, but her son called upon me a few days
after, bringing four of the pictures with him, and said he had
brought some very fine pictures from the collection belong-
ing to,the Duke of Newcastle's relative, mentioned by his
mother. He also said the lady did not wish the pictures
should be publicly sold. He came on four or fire other oc-
casions, bringing pictures with him, which he said belonged
to the same collection. I gave him cheques every time to the
amount of the pictures which be valued—one, which he said
was a Rosa Ronheur, for £500; one, alleged to be a Turner,
for £300; a Rubens, and many others, which I cannot now
recollect. One which he represented as the fioest picture
Murillo ever painted, he said had cost the lady's husband as
much as 6,000 guineas. The amount of the cheques I gave
for these pictures was from £l,OOO to £1,200, besides a bill
for £l,OOO which I gave in payment for the Rosa Bonbear, the
Turner, and six others. I should not have parted with any
of these cheques if I had not believed that they were genuine
pictures, and that they formed part of the collection they
were represented as belonging to. The defendants brought
me various little presents in the name of the lady, who they
said was deeply grateful to me for purchasing her pictures,
and that she was having a handsome piece of plate engraved
for me. A few days after they told me this, they brought
me this silver-gilt cup.
Mr. Sleigh—This cup, sir, is inscribed—" Presented to
Robert Herries Peter, Esq., by a dear and beloved friend "
—(laughter) ; and I may add that it has a ducal coronet on
the lid surmounted with a rain's head. It has also the in-
scription on the lid—" Newton Races, 1853. The gift of the
Lord of the Manor." (Renewed laughter.)
Alderman Wire—l suppose, then, it was the gift of the
Duke of Newcastle. (Laughter.)
Witness—The picture produced is the Rosa Bonhear,
for which I gave .£5OO.
Mr. Sleigh—l shall be able to show you, sir, that while
these visits were going on, this identical Rosa Bonheur
was purchased at Christy and Manson's for £l7 6s. 6d.
At this stage of the case it was arranged to adjourn the
further hearing, and the cross-examination of the prose-
cutor was therefore deferred.
Tne defendants having entered into their recognhance4,
the summonses were then adjourned.
SHARPERS.—WiIIiam Gordon. a tall middle-aged roan,
with dark complexion, was charged with conspiring with
another not in custody to cheat and defraud George
Goatley of £5.
The prosecutor, a young man fresh from the country,
stated that on arriving in town a few days ago he met with
a man on London-bridge, who accosted him, and in the
course of conversation offered to get him a situation with
his uncle, who was in the grocery line. The man volun-
teered to go with him to his uncle's, and on the way he
proposed having a glass of ale, upon which they turned
into a public-house in Water-lane, Blackfriars, and while
standing in front of the bar the prisoner came in with a
carpet-bag, secured by a small brass padlock. He entered
into conversation with them, and then showed them the
padlock, which he said they could not open, at the same
time leaving the lock in the prosecutor's hands, while be
quitted the house for a few minutes. When he returned
the prosecutor had succeeded in opening the lock, and
the prisoner then offered to bet £lO that neither of
them could open it again while he counted ten. The bet
was accepted, and the prosecutor put down £5, and the
other man put down a£s note. Prosecutor could not open
the lock within the time, and the prisoner put the money in
his pocket, but the other man made an excuse to go out, and
did not return. The prisoner also got away, but prosecutor
met him the next day, when he was taken into custody.
Upon being searched there was found upon him a counter-
feit sovereign, two sham bank notes for £5, and three small
brass padlocks, one of which opened with a spring, and the
other two had a similar appearance, but were soldered so as
to prevent the possibility of opening them without violence.
A second case was gone into against the prisoner, who
offered to plead guilty if he could be dealt with summarily,
but Alderman Wire said it was so serious an offence that he
should send the prisoner for trial.

WESTMINSTER.—THE RoAD TO Rui N.—Miss Emma
Clark, a fashionably-dressed young woman, who stated
that she was living with her mother in Carey-street,
Vauxhall-brid=e-road, was charged before Mr. Paynter
with being drunk and disorderly in Vincent-square.
Police-constable 858, said that about half-past 12 o'clock
on Saturday morning he was in Vincent-square, when he
heard the prisoner calling out. Upon going up to her be
observed that she was intoxicated. He endeavoured to
prevail upon her not to make such a disturbance, but she
continued doing so. He threatened to take her into custody,
upon which she flung herself upon the pavement and
screamed most violently. He was then ferced to take her
into custody, and she was lodged in the station-house.
Mr. Paynter—ls anything known of her ?
Constable—She says that she lives in Carey-street,
Vauxhall-bridge-road.
Sergeant Howard, B 8, observed that he thought she had
given a false address and name.
Mr. Paynter—What is she ?
Constable—l do not know. She was in the company of
two unfortunate females.

Prisoner—l am not one of that character.
The mother, an elegantly dressed female, who was among
the crowd in court, came forward and said that the prisoner
was her daughter.
Mr. Paynter—How does she get her living ?
Mother—She has no employment, sir.
Mr. Paynter—You hear what sort of company she was in
last night ?
Mother—Yes, sir ; she was returning home from some
friends.
The constable said that she was spoken to by a policeman
before he spoke to her.
Mr. Paynter—Ali ! she is on the road to ruin.
The prisoner was fined ss. The fine was paid.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— ROBBER'!" AT BUR-
TON'S, OXFORD-STREET.-JOhli I/az/mood, shopaaan
and clerk, in the employ of Mr. Burton, the large iron-
monger and hardware manufacturer of Oxford-street, was
charged with stealing a quantity of !chintz prints, and
various other articles the property of his employer.
The evidence showed that property of various descriptions
was continually being missed from the warehouse, and sus-
picion alighted upon the prisoner, wko had been in the em-
ploy about 12 months. A. watch was set by the police, and
on the prisoner's lodgings in Harwood-street, Hampstead-
road, being searched, a considerable amount of the property
•7/as found and identified. Amongst other things, the find-
19g of a suit of regimentals at prisoner's lodgings led to the
discovery that lie was also a deserter from the 15th Httssars.
There was another case against the prisoner, where he had
been in a previous service in the City, and which he had
obtained by a false character.
Mr. Bingham,. on prisoner pleading g
him uilty, sentenced
to six months, and hard labour, in the House of Cor-
rection.

WORSHIP-STREET.—THE SAILOR HORSE-STEALER.
—John Brown, a sailer, who had been several weeks in
custody, was brought before Mr. Hammill, for final
examination, upon two c!,arges of horse-stealing.
In the first case it appeared that the prisoner, who had on
his cap the name of the Royal Albert, and had just the look
of a rollicking tar just open for a spree, went to the stables
of a horse-keeper named Jones, at Blackheath, and hired a
horse for an hour's ride in the neighbourhood ; and having
paid his ls. Gd. for the use of it, he mounted, remarking
that, although he could steer a ship very well, he did not
know how he could steer a In roe and then rode off, but
never returned, and afterwards sold the horse at Smithfield.
In the other case he drove with a horse and cart to Cam-
bridge-heath, and asked Mr. Coombes, a tradesman there,
to put them up for him. In the course of conversation he
stated that he had bought them in St. 'Martin's-lane for £35,
but offered to sell them for £l5, as he must be off to sea in
a few days, and wanted the ready money. Mr. Coombes
went with him to St. Martin's-lane, to make inquiry,
and then gave him into custod3, on suspicion of having stolen
them. In the result it was pruved that et a beer-shop at
Turnham-green, where the prisoner was boasting of his war-
like deeds in the Crimean war, for which, he said, be had a
medal and two clasps, he expressed a wish for the use of. a
horn and cart to fetch 144 luggage from the Waterloo

way station; and a labouring man, named Hall, obtained
the horse and cart in question on hire from a Mr. Atkinson.
On the way to the railway station, however, the prisoner
contrived to get rid of Hall, and afterwards attempted to sell
the horse and cart, as above described.
A Mr. Clark, who stated himself to be a merchant's clerk,
now attended as a witness in the first case, and proved that
the prisoner offered to him the pony which he had hired at
Blackheath. He stated that he had been induced to buy it
for £5 when he was drunk, but be ultimately sold it for £3
to the witness, who had since restored it to the owner.
The prisoner, when taken into custody, tore from his cap
and his arm the badges, with the inscription of the Royal
Albert, but it did not appear whether he had really be-
longed to that ship; and he was now fully committed for
trial upon the charge of horse and cart stealing.

MARYLEBONE.—THE ACTRESS AND HER COOK.—
In the early part of last week a young woman named Mary
Anne Butler, cook to Miss Agnes Elsiverthy, the well-
known actress, residing at 59, Finchley-road, St. John's-
wood, applied to Mr. Long for a summons against her mis-
tress for an assault; her application was granted, and the
summons was served at defendant's residence by one of the
officers attached to the court. Saturday was fixed upon for
the hearing, and at twelve o'clock complainant was present
with a witness. Upon the first occasion she exhibited
marks as if from scratches upon her face and arm, and she
also alleged that some hair had been torn from her head.
Mr. Lewis, jun., Ely-place, who had been engaged on
behalf of defendant, retired with complainant to a private
room, where, after some conversation, the matter was
arranged without any particulars being publicly gone into.
OUTRAGE ON A WOMAN BY HER HUSBAND.—Henry
Repute was charged with the following violent assaults
upon Mary, his wife :
It appeared from the evidence of complainant, whose
right eye was much bruised and swollen, that prisoner was
living apart from her and cohabiting with another woman.
On the previous day he came drunk to her (complainant's)
apartments, 18, Mary-place, Hampstead-road, when he
commenced pulling down some pictures, which he swore he
would carry off. She told him be should not do so, and he
then gave her several severe blows on her face and side.
He was given into the custody of Hall, 264 8, by whom lie
was conveyed to the station-house.
Mr. Long fined him 405., or a month in the House of
Correction.
ROBBERY BY A SERTANT.— Elizabeth Bernard,
who had been taken into custody by Hoare, 46 D, was
brought up for further examination, charged with having
on the sth instant absconded from 4, George-terrace, Bays-
water, and stealing and carrying off wearing apparel and
other property,tbelonging to her master, Mr. Smith. It
appeared that, when captured, she was wearing some of the
stolen articles, and that she had sold others to a person in
Little Portland-street.
The prisoner, who cried, and had nothing to say in her
defence, was committed for trial.
PLATE ROBBERY.—Henry White, who stood remanded
from the previous Saturday upon evidence given by Sergeant
Potter, 16 D, and other witnesses, was again placed at the
bar, charged on suspicion of having stolen a quantity of
silver plate, value go, the property of Miss Arabella Bar-
rett, 7, Delamere-terrace, Paddington.
The prisoner was for the present discharged, but was told
that he was liable to be re-apprehended in the event of
stronger evidence being obtained against/him.
POT STEALING.—Mary Anne Chivers, an old offender,
was charged with having stolen a pint pewter pot from the
house of Mr. Avern, the Marylebone Ale Stores, Maryle-
bone-lane.
The case was clearly proved against the prisoner, who, on
being taken into custody by 100 D, said she hoped she
should have six months; she had befure been punished for
a similar offence. She was sent to hard labour in the House
of Correction for a month.

CLERKENWELL. SHAMEFUL DESECRATION OT
THE DEAD IN ST. MARTIN'S CEMETERY.—Mr. Ben-
jamin Latchford, of 11, St. Martin's-lane, one of the
churchwardens of the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields,
and George Lawrence, the sexton at the St. Martin's
Cemetery, Pratt-street, Camden-town, appeared before Mr.
Tyrwhitt in answer to a summons taken out at the instance
of the authorities of the parish of St. Pancras, which charged
them " with unlawfully and improperly removing certain
human remains, coffins, and other matter and things
deposited and buried in a certain burial ground there ; and
doing certain other matters and things in such removal so as
to be a public nuisance and injurious to the health of her
Majesty's subjects, against the peace," &c.
Mr. G. W. S. Cook, the solicitor for the parish of St.
Pancras, attended for the prosecution ; and Mr. Dangerfield
for the defence.
The case seemed to excite the greatest interest, and the
court was filled with persons anxious to hear the evidence.
Mr. Cook, in opening the case, said the present proceed-
ings were taken at the instance of the authorities of the
parish of St. Pancras for the purpose of suppressing a
nuisance which had arisen, and which, if allowed
longer to exist, would be very prejudicial to the
health of the inhabitants. The nuisance of which he COT-
plained was the removal of a large number of coffins
and bodies which had been interred in the St. Martin's
Cemetery, Pratt-street, Camden-town, and he should be
enabled to prove by the evidence of Mr. Newman, one of
the inspectors of nuisances, that up to the middle of the
present month men were engaged in the cemetery digging
out ground. In the course of that work a large quantity
of bones and coffins were exposed, and in one hole there
were the remains of five bodies in coffins, partly broken,
the bones were hanging together by their tissues, particu-
larly the bones of the legs and thighs, and the stench arising
was of the most disgusting and disgraceful desciption. It
would appear that the men had been engaged since in ano-
ther part of the ground, and coffins and bones had been taken
up, and broken and put into a large hole dug for that
purpose. The smells were still very bad, particularly after
a shower of rain, and there could be no doubt that the con-
tinuance of the nuisance would be detrimental to the health
of the inhabitants of the surrounding property. At the
present time there were some hundreds of bodies in the
ground, and many of them within a few inches of the sur-
face, and he might mention that human bones were now
lying scattered about the ground. He (Mr. Cook) had no
doubt that the parties would plead that they were only
acting tinder the Act of Parliament, which was entitled
" An Act to enable the granting of building lease 3 on parts
of the Camden-town Cemetery belonging to the parish of
St. Martin's-in-the-Fields not heretofore used for inter-
ment." That, however, would be of no avail, for about the
same season of the year 1854 similar excavations were made;
but such was the indignation raised in Camden-town, that,
after a public meeting had been held, and the St. Martin's
trustees communicated with, the latter suspended all fur-
ther operations until the present year. Mr. Cook then pro-
ceeded to read a portion of the correspndence which had
passed between the parties in 1834 ; upon which
Mr. Tyrwhitt suggested whether it weuld not be better
that Mr. Cook and Mr. Dangerfield should agree to some
terms and settle the matter at once ? Since the case of
Swinfen and Swinfen, however, the greatest advocates were
said to be but mere tools.
Mr. Cook said if the authorities of St. Martin's parish
would agree to fill up the hole, the parish of St. Pancras
would be satisfied.
Mr. Dangerfield remarked that, as to filling up the ground,
they could not do that. The ground they were excavating
was in front of the cemetery, and the trustees could not for
one moment imagine how the bodies had got there. He had
a medical gentleman and the excavators in attendance, who
would prove that there was no nuisance. The parish had
obtained a faculty from the bishop, who had had all the
facts laid before him.
Mr. Cook said that when the parish of St. Martin's ob-
tained their act they did not behave fairly by the Legislature;
in fact, Parliament was deceived. The parish of St. Mar-
tin's had served the parish of St. Pancras in a very unfair
manner, because they had not given them notice. As far
as the faculty went, it was an illegal one, and consequently
one they could not act under.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l suppose you mean that Lord Shaftesbury
was deceived.?
Mr. Dangerfield said it was very extraordinary that the
parish of St. Pancras should now for the first time complain
and say that they had not had notice. All the parties con-
cerned had been served with notices, and the parish, the
Camden Town Paving Commissioners, Lord Camden, the
prebend, and other parties interested, presented petitions
against the bill, and then withdrew them. If the parish
authorities of St. Pancras then knew that bodies had been
buried in the ground that was proposed to be built upon, they
bad a right to let them knew, and they (the authorities of St.
Martin's) would have felt obliged to them, for it would have
saved the trustees a great deal of trouble. In the year
1855 the north-east corner of the cemetery was objected to
by the Camden-hall deputation, and in consequence the
trustees of St. Martin's resolved to give up their intention
of building on a frontage of 50 feet at that spot, that space
exceeding by 14 feet the space mentioned by the deputation.
The excavations were now going on where no burials to the
knowledge of the trustees had ever taken place.
Mr. Cook—But here is the receipt for a burial in 1854 in
that very spot.
Mr. Dangerfield—No record or trace can be found to show
that burials had taken place there; but as soon as bodies
were ascertained to have been interred there, the bishop
was applied to, and the faculty obtained.
Mr. Cook—And one of our grounds of complaint is that
the notice was not posted on the parish church.
Mr. Dangerfield was prepared, as far as the nuisance was
concerned, to negative at once all that had been said, and
to prove that there was no nuisance, or anything that could
be characterised as a nuisance.

Mr. Tyrwkitt—You are well aware that this is a case that
may he tried at the sessions, and then the question to be
decided would be what was to be done for the future, as it
is generally considered that paying the costs is a sufficient
punishment.
Mr. Cook—All we ask them to do is to pass a similar
resolution to that they passed on the previous occasion.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The faculty must be taken to be legal
here. If anything can to proved, bring the parties here;
but such cannot be done here. lam afraid that some care-
lessness has taken place, which should be looked after and
put a stop to.
Mr. Cook asked Mr. Dangerfield if he would give an
undertaking not to touch anything until November, when
the courts meet, when he would apply for an injunction ?
He had abundance of evidence to prove that the excavations
now going on were a perfect nuisance, and that the coffins
were lying about the ground like the bars of a gridiron.
Mr. Dangerfield would give no such undertaking, but
would be prepared to meet Mr. Cook in the Court et
Chancery.
Mr. Tyrwhitt adjourned the further hearing of the case '
until Friday, the sth of November, Mr. Dangerfield con-
senting to have an independent person to look after the
work:now going en.
The case was then adjourned, Mr. Latchford remarking
that the bones that had been found were no doubt those that
had been removed by the Government at the time of the
Charing-cross improvements.
UTTERING FORGED CHEQUES. A sickly-looking
young man of the name of Joseph May, alias Lawrance,
a person well known at this court, was charged on remand
with feloniously forging and uttering a Unity Bank cheque
for the value of £l9 Os. 6d., to Mr. Brooks, auctioneer, of
Piccadilly, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Crawford, from the office of Mr. \Vontner, appeared
for the prosecution ; and Mr. Thomas Wakeling, of the
firm of J. and T. Wakeling, for the defence.
Mr. Crawford opened the case at some length, and said
that the cheque, the suhject of the present prosecution, was
passed to the prosecutor so far back as July, 1857, and a
magistrate's warrant had been granted for the prisoner's
apprehension since August last. The prisoner, however,
had managed to keep out of the way until he was appre-
hended as he was leaving the House of Correction, where
he had been confined for two calendar months for keeping
a notorious brothel in the neighbourhood of Islington. The
prisoner, against whom he understood there were other
charges, was connected with a gang of swindlers, one of
wham the prosecutor had been the means of convicting at
the Middlesex Sessions for 12 months. He had to doubt
that when his worship had heard the evidence he would
send the case to a jury for trial. lie then called
Mr. Brooks, who said—l am a partner in the firm o
B2ale and Brooks, auctioneers„ of Piccadilly. On ti 9th
of July last year I had a sale of some cork and timber at
Whitecross-street, St. Luke's. The prisoner, whom I did not
previously know, attended that sale and puchased some lots,
and gave the name of Lawrance, John-street, West Hack-

ney. All goods were to be paid for before they were cleared.
I received the cheque produced, a Unity Bank cheque,
drawn for the sum of £l9 Os. 6d.; and, in consequence of a
communication, I went to several John streets, Hackney,
but could not find any person of the name of Lawrance
carrying on business there. In August last I obtained
a warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—l have only one name
of Lawrance on the books as a purchaser at that day's sale.
I have not a-customer of the name of M'Alpase. I prose-
cuted a man who went by that alias, and he had 12 months'
imprisonment. I wish I had never seen the prisoner or any
of his gang, for they have been more than £lOO out of my
pocket.
Alfred Thomas Woods said—l am a clerk in the service
of the prosecutor. On the 30th of July 1 received the
cheque produced from a man of the name of Neale, who
came to clear the goods the prisoner had purchased in the
name of Lawrence the previous day. The cheque was pre-
' seated, and returned marked "no account."
Cross-examined—There is no other name of Lawrance on
the books but the prisoner's for that day's sale.
Joseph Neale, residing in Guildford-place, Clerkenwell,
said—l knew the prisoner by the name of May about three
months before. I paid the cheque to the last witness on the
30th of July last year. On the evening of the 29th of
July I saw the prisoner at his mother's in Theobald's-row,
when the prisoner said if I had nothing particular to do he
would employ me to fetch some corn and wood, and that I
was to meet him in OH -street next day. I did so, and the
prisoner took me to Whitecross-street and showed me the
place where the sale bad been held the previous day. He
then told me to go in and ask for the account in the name of
Lawrance. I did so, and got the account, which amounted to
£l9 Os. 6d., and then went and saw him in a public-house
in Whitecross-street. It was about half an hour afterwards
that the prisoner gave me the cheque ; but I could not read
it, as lam no scholar. I know the cheque produced is the
one, because it has a piece cut nut of it, which the prisoner
did before he gave it to me. I got the goods, took them to
a yard in Old-street, and left them there as I was told by
the prisoner. The next day I took two sacks to Mr. Ro-
binsui in Whitecross-street, and also some to a baker's in
Tottenham-court-road, also under his direction. The pri-
soner paid me for what I did.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeling—l am a cabinetmaker,
and also a general dealer. I do any odd jobs for which I
am paid, and do not ask many questions. No one but the
prisoner paid me for what I did. I only know the cheque
by the piece being cut out. lam certain that no one but
the prisoner paid me for removing the goods, and he was
the only person who gave me the instructions.
Mr. William Haynes said—l am a cashier at the Unity
Bank, Cannon-street, City. I have been there since the
hank was opened in July, 1857. No person of the name of
W. Lawrance had an account with the bank. The cheque
produced was, I believe, issued to a person of the name of
Joseph May, who had an account with us. The piece being
cut out renders it difficult to say to whom it was issued.
(After being pressed the witness said it was issued to May.)
The only reason for cutting the figures out would be to
render it difficult to trace to whom the cheque was issued.
There can he no doubt that figures have been there. In
July, 1857, there was no balance standing to the credit of
Joseph May, and his account was closed. I cannot say that
the forged cheque is in the prisoner's handwriting.
Cross-examined—There is no balance standing to the
credit of May at the present time. I am certain that the
cheque produced was one that was issued to May. We have
an account in the name of Lawrance, but not " W. Law-
rance." There can be no doubt, that figures have been
where the piece is cut out.
Police-constable C.ok, 198 S, said the prisoner, in July,
1357, lived at Church-street, St. Pancras, and went by the
name of Joseph May.
Police-constable Harrison, 243 N, said he apprehended
the prisoner on a warrant on the morning of Friday week
as he was leaving the House of Correction. He told the
prisoner be took him on a charge of forgery and uttering;
but he made no answer.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after cautioning the prisoner, asked him
what he had to say in answer to the charge?
The prisoner, acting under the instructions of Mr. Wake-
lime, said he should reserve his defence.
Mr. Wakeling said the prisoner was in very bad health,
and he hoped that his worship would take bail for his ap-
pearance at the sessions. He was prepared with responsible
sureties.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, in fully committing the prisoner to the
Central Criminal Court for trial, said he could not accede
to the application for bail. If the prisoner was unwell, Mr.
Wakeling could apply to a judge in chambers.
Mr. Wakeling said he had no doubt that course would be
adopted.

THAMES.—ANOTHER Row IN A MORMON CHAPEL
—Two drovers, named Henry Ripley, aged 27, of No. 11
North-street, Limehouse, and William Barr, 24, of No
24, Redman's-row, Mile-end, were brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with creating a disturbance in Pisgah Chapel,
belonging to the Latter-day Saints, in North- street, Jubilee-
street, Stepney.
The court was crowded with the "Saints," mostly gloomy-
looking young men and bays, and conspicuous among them
was an old, eccentric and rough-looking man, with a large
head, named Hepburn, who preaches against the Mormons
four or five nights every week in the Mile-end-road, and
who has been the instigator of all the disturbances which
!save recently taken place in and near the Mormon chapel.
Hepburn frequently nodded defiance at the " Saints,"
whenever any of them caught his eye.
William Bates, a young man, with restless eyes and a
boyish countenance, said he was a minister over the
Latter-day Saints, and officiated in Pisgah Chapel on
Friday evening. The chapel was regularly licensed. Soon
after the service commenced the prisoners entered the
chapel, and first disturbed the congregation by sykiarking
and pushing each other about. There were others with
them, laughing, talking, and shouting. Ripley called out
" Here is an old block —" (the remainder of the sentence
is too disgusting for publication.) He requested the pri-
soners to desist, and leave the chapel. Barr said, " I'll not
go out for any -." Mr. Penrose, an elder, who was
addressing the meeting, said " We will have recourse to the
law if order ie not kept." The noise continued,and occasionally
the prisoners bawled out, " Go on, your worship, we will
not disturb the meeting." They then began wrestling, and
called out " War yer," just as people call out goods in the
street. There were two others with the prisoners, who
made hideous noises. The police interfered at last, and took
the prisoners into custody. The witness added that he was
brio ed and hissed by the mob outside, and also threatened.
This had been repeated several times, and he was really in
fear of his life.
Charles William Penrose, a young man, said he was
" an elder of the Latter-day Saints," and heard the pri-
soners call the congregation assembled in the chapel " --
false swearers and a pack of vagabonds."
Police-Sergeant Curtis, K 13, said he witnessed the un-
seemly conduct of the prisoners in the chapel and they used
very abominable language.
The prisoners in defence gave a general denial to the
charge, and said they had tried to make peace.
Mr. Selfe asked the prisoners if they were Latter-day
Saints, and on their replying in the negative, the magis-
trate said they ought to keep away from Pisgah Chapel
altogether.
Mr. Seife then asked Mr. Bates if he would prosecute the
prisoners if he committed them for trial.
Mr. Bates—l certainly will, sir. We have been subject
to persecution long enough.
Mr. Selfe said he would repeat what he had said en pre-
vious occasions, that error was not to be put down by cla-
mour, violence, and obscenity, and that whether Mormonism
was good or bad, a true or a false religion, the members of it
were not be disturbed in their chapels and places of worship.
He had no power to deal with the case in a summery
manner, and should, therefore, commit the prisoners for
trial. People disposed to commit such outrages as these
and disturb congregations should be made aware there was
an Act of Parliament (the 52d Geo. 111., cap. 155) the 12th
section of which said that " if any person or persons shall
disturb or disquiet any meeting, assembly, or congregation
of persons assembled for religious worship, or shall in any
way disturb, molest, or misuse any preacher, teacher, or
person officiating at such meeting, assembly, or congregation,
; or any person or persons there assembled, every person or
persons so offending shall find two good sureties in the penal
; sum of £5O each to answer for such offence at the quarter
sessions, and upon conviction suffer the pain and penalty
of £4O or a long imprisonment in default of paying the fine."
He (Mr. Selfe) therefore called upon the prisoners to find
bail, themselves in £lOO and four sureties (two for each
prisoner) in the sum of goo each, to ::ppear and take their
trial at the next sessions. Ripley was unable to procure
bail, and was committed to prison; Barr tendered bail, and
it was accepted.
' Penrose, the young Mormon elder, said that a force of
police was required every night service was celebrated by
the Latter-day Saints in the Mormon chapel. The lives of
' the Latter-day Saints bad been threatened, and they were
constantly annoyed and abused.
' Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said that he had 10
men at Pisgah Chapel on Friday night.
Penrose—They were totally insufficient ; there were 900
or 1,000 persons in attendance yelling and shooting.
Inspector Griffin—l cannot take every policeman off his
beat to attend the Mormon chapels.
Penrose—Then our lives will be sacrificed.
Mr. Selfe—l have nothing to do with police arrange-
ments. I have no doubt the police will do their duty. If
the example I have made in sending the prisoners for trial
this day does not have the desired effect, I will adopt some
more stringent measures to stop these outrages and tumults.

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SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred on
Thursday, under singular circumstances, upon the tramroad
of the Tredegar Iron Company, Monmouthshire. An engine,
tender, and three trucks were passing down the line, under
the care of Matthew Jones, a man named Abraham Richards
being on the tender, together with a woman, Mary
Lloyd when near Argoad the tire of one of the wheels
belonging to the tender came off, and the whole train
ran over the embankment, and relied to the bottom.
The engine driver had barely time to jump off, but
the woman and Richards were precipitated with the trucks.
Richards was severely crushed and torn, and died shortly
after. Mary Lloyd wag picked up from beneath one of the
trams dreadfully mangled, the adjacent ground being satu-
rated with her blood ; she was quite dead. At the inquest,
held before Mr. Ashwin, evidence was given that the tire
was constructed of good iron, and that the wheels were in
order upon the starting of the train. The verdict accord-
ingly returned was one of accidental death. Several fatal
accidents have at times taken place upon this line.
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week
ending Aug. 28, 1858, was 2,465, of which 775 were new
cases.