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soner to make him responsible for what took place

under such circumstances.
Mr. Justice `Vill=ains, on summing up, told the
jury that if they were of opinion that the death was
the result of gross negligence or ignorance on the
part of the prisoner, it would be their duty to find
him guilty of the offence of manslaughter.
The jury, after some deliberation, returned a
verdict of Guilty,
accompanied with a strong re-
commendation to mercy, on the ground that he
appeared to have been actuated by a good inten-
tion, and to have behaved with kindness towards
the deceased during the period he was attending
upon her.
This case excited a good deal of interest in Maid-
stone, and occupied the court until nearly twelve
o'clock on Friday night ; and during the whole time
it was crowded by persons who were anxious to
hear the proceedings. When the verdict was de-
livered, the impression among the persons in the
body of the court appeared to be that it was one of
acquittal, and there was some loud cheering upon
that supposition.
Mr. Justice Williams, not being aware of the real
cause of this proceeding, exclaimed with great
warmth that such conduct was most disgraceful and
disgusting.
The court was then adjourned, but on the follow-
ing morning Mr. Denman called the attention of his
lordship to what had taken place on the previous
night, and he said it was clue to the town of Maid-
stone, to the county, and to the country also, to
inform his lordship that there was no doubt
that the manifestation of feeling that had taken
place was made under a behefthat
s not, a
the prisoner
had
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,e n ssupposed
dbeen
eaxepcituoiststieodi of satisfaction that he; and w
had been convicted.
Mr. Russell said he had no doubt from what had
come to his own knowledge that what his learned
friend stated was the fact.
Mr. Justice Williams said he was very glad the
learned counsel had put him right in the matter, as
of course, from what he had
lookedhe d stated, the expressions
sentence, observed that
ice of which the prisoner
he had made at the time did not apply.
lordship,His
upon i ntheoffence
passing
had been convicted as one of a very serious charac-
ter, and notwithstanding the recommeudat on to
mei cy of the jury, he felt it his duty to order him
to be imprisoned without hard labour for a year.
Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C., has been sitting since
Thursday in the grand jury room and trying prison-
ers, and bat for the assistan .e thus rendered in dis-
posing of the criminal business, it is doubtful
whether it would have been possible to commence
business on the day appointed for the county of
Su-.sex. The whole of the cases, however, were
disposed on Saturday evening, and the commission
for Sussex will be opened on Monday (this day) at

Lewe'. =Mal
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—WARWICK, March 19.
Nisi PEN'S.
(Before Lora Chief Just ce Campbell.)
SAUNDERS V. READING.

This was an action for a breach of promise of
marriage.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes and Mr. Elers appeared for
the plaintiff; Mr. Macau;ay, Q. C., and Mr. Brewer
for the defendant.
The plaintiff was a cook at Leamington, aged 40;
the ging-house keeper in the same
town,i
o the defendant
tagedowns3 of a 1
Loarningd.
In 9
July, 1853, he met the plaintiff
ton walking with his ac-
quaintance, Mrs. Townsend. They conversed tlge-
ther, and the nfxt day the defendant sought an
interview with Mrs. Townsend, with whom he
spoke of the plaintiff. Thence arose a correspon-
deoce by letters between the defendant and the
plaintiff ; in one of these he wound up his assur-
ances of esteem and affection by a request that she
would meet him, adding "that he should be ready
at any time or any place, and (following the style
of his business cards) that the least information
would be strictly attended to." The banns were
published at Kenilworth, and the plaintiff quitted
service in which she way living and went to lodge
with Mrs. Townsend. The banns had been a second
time published when the plaintiff received a letter
from the defendant, informing her that he would
not marry her; "ate was so fond of his housekeeper
that he would remain as he was." The defendant
afterwards called upon her, shook hands with her,
and asked her to tAke a walk ; to this her indignant
reply was—" No get away, I've done with you."
It was contended that these words amounted to
an exoneration of the defendant from his promise.
Lord Campbell directed the jury that these
words, spoken after the breach of promise by the
defendant, were a proper answer to that faithless
man, and were no bar to the plaintiff's action. - It
was not a case for rotrantic damages, but she had
been subjected to the annoyance of being twice
asked at church, and had then been deserted.
Vordiet for the plaintiff—Dimag,s, 201.

FOLIOS ENTELLIGBNOB.—March. 19

MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward Morris was
charged with being concerned in stealing 18 bolts
of canvas, value 361., from the warehouse of Messrs.
Crocker and Co., 108, Minories, saihnikers, on the
night of the 2nd inst.
Theodore Forager, detective, deposed to having
taken the prisoner into cu-t Kly as he was leaving
Newgate, where he had been to visit a fried. He,
however, asserted his innocence, and said the inf..r-
rnation had been given against him through
jealousy.
Thomas Franklin, Neville-street, Vanxhall,
butcher, said—Ou he 2ud.of this month I went
to the George Inn, Old Bailey. I had half-
a-pint of porter, and sat in a box, where there
was also a man sitting, who was a stranger
to me, and who got into conversation with
me. He said he had a friend who had some
canvas to sell. About an hour afterwards the pri•
soner came in, and the other man told him I would
be a customer for the canvas. Whilst we were
talking Mr. Howes came in, and I said lie was the
person who would buy it. I spoke to Mr. Howes
about it, and afterwaids he tAd the prisoner and
the other man that he would buy it. The prisoner
produced some samples, for which he said he wanted
Bd. a yard, at,d they both sad they'ha,d a good
quantity of it. They then said they would go aw.iy
to fetch it, and that, they had ro go about six miles
and should not be back till eight. Tney told me
to wait. I did s.s, for I expected to get something
for my trouble fr en each party. Th'y came back
again at eight o'clock, with a pony and cart, con•
tainin, 18 packages or rolls of csuva-i, caled
boles. I went wi h them to Mr. Howesi' shop, and
hiped to get the canvas out of the cart. Too
prisoner then left, and I did not see him again till
he was iu custody. I stopped there till 10 o'clock,
and assisted the police in taking the things to the
station-house.
instant he
eeocked up
depo ecl
that Mr.e nCtrlic)
his place safely at eight o'clock, and found it broken
:keevre,nsianiglmoafktehre,
1180t8i,
open the next morning, canvas to the value of 36/.
having been stolen during the night.
After some further evidence the prisoner was
fully committed for trial.

MARL BO ROU Ga- STREET. --Job n Orofr, a
cab driver, badge No. 6,048, was summoned before
Mr. Bingham for taking more than his legal fare,
on demand, from Mr. Renton Nicholson, of the
stated that the defendant was
Cider Cel'ars;
C.)mplainant
fetched to Berkeley-villas, Brixton, on Sunday
evening last, from the neighbouring cab stand, to
take him up. He was detained certainly not more
than three el. four mina es before starting, wh:n he
was directed to drive to Titelifietl-street, Rayinar-
ket. On theroad he and a gentleman who had accotn-
pAnied him et wed three or four minutes. On.
arriving at their destination he tendered the defen-
dant 2s. Gd., which he refused, telling him his fare
was 35., and this he consequently gave him, when
he assoiled him with much abuse and aggravating
language. Finding he could not got rid of him h.)
told him to drive to the station house and demanded
his ticket. It was shown at the station-house that
the distance was, from Brixton Church to the top
of the Haymarket, under four miles.
Mr. A Murray, of Bah, woo was with Mr.
Nicholson all the time, said, although he (lid not
:
look at his watch, he c mild swear the time the de-
fendant stopped did not, in the whole, exceed ten
minutes. The language of the defend.Aut was ex-
ceedingly abusive. _ . . .

The defendant,
in reply, slid the distance he was
brought from to take np was half a mile. He stopped
there 20 minutes—he was sure of that. Coming
along, he was directed to pull up at Haq's, in the
Westminster-road, where the complainant and his
friend went in and remained from ten minutes to a
quarter of an hour. He was quite cer:aiu lie
waited altogether more than 20 minutes.
The hackney-carriage attendant at the Marsh-
gate cab-stand, called by defendant, said he saw
the gentlemen go into Hart's, and was sure they
remained there from ten minutes to a quarter of
an hour. He did not look at the c10c.,.k- when they
went in, but he did when they came out.
Defendant said ha knew who complainant was.
.He ,was known, to most cabmen, and they alway-
had a great . objection to take him, and fr.:kin ntly
• Mr. Bingham-gaid-tha defendanVs_remarlt re • med
to give a clue to the- 'whole affair. It would have
been better if he had said nothing. The eloquence
of some People was a dangerous thing ; it fre-
quently got them into sad scrape. He was of opi-
nion the case had been proved, and should fine the
defendant 55,. and costs.
Mr. Nicholson begged to be allowed to hand the
coats to the boor-box.

LAIIBETI3,—Thos. Goose, late a sergeant in the