The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-31 00:00:00

he did not know by whom it was painted. I will swear he
said it was painted by Rosa Bonheur.
Mr. Metcalfe—Was not the price of £6O put en that pie-

ture ?
Prosecutor—He said it cost £5OO, but there was no
separate price put upon it. The eight paintings were put
ioto one lot for £l,OOO. I did not go down to 'heir shop
frequently during these transactions and ask if they bad
bought anything that would suit me. On the contrary,
they brought these pictures so fast to me that I was obliged
to tell them to bring me no more. I may have told Mr.
Barnes to write' and inform me when he had anything to
suit me, but not to bring it up to me.
Alderman Wire—Even if he had, how can it affect this
charge ? I frequently walk into picture galleries myself to
make similar inquiries. It has nothing more to do with
the case than I have with the Emperor of China.
Mr. Metcalfe—Most of these cheques were given in June,
and the bill became due on the 9th of August. Can you
explain why these proceedings were not commenced until a
few days ago
Prosecutor—l cannot, sir ; I did not know a writ had
been issued, but I did know that my attorney had applied
to Mr. Lumley for the particulars about the bill.
Mr. Metcalfe—Only two days before these summonses
were taken out.
Prosecutor—l cannot say. All the pictuwa and presents
are still in my possession.
Mr. Metcalfe—l have only one other matter to examine
you upon. Now, what was said about the cup ?
Prosecutor—Mr. W. T. Barnes said the lady was having
a piece of plate engraved for me. I never saw the cup in
the defendants' shop. Ido not remember noticing it in the
shop in the presence of Miss Barnes, young Mr. Barnes,
and two of the porters.
Mr. Metcalfe—Do you mean to say you did not see it in
the shop and admire it, and say, " I have been a very good
customer, will you not make me a present of it ?" and did
not Mr. Edin Barnes say it cost a large sum of mouey,
but that you should have it and take it away to get it en-
graved?
Prosecutor—l solemnly swear that nothing of tke kind
took place. I never saw the cup till it was brought to my
house. There were other presents, consisting of two settees,
a chair, a stick, and a piece of china, which were all charged
in the bill. I never saw any of them until they were
brought to my house by Mr. Barnes.
Thomas Cooper said—l am porter to the Duke of New-
castle, and have been in the service of the present and the
late duke 36 years, the 19th of next September. I know
pretty well all the members of the duke's family. Within
my knowledge no cousin of the duke has during the last few
years been left a widow with a large collection of pictures.
I never saw the cup produced before, and I know pretty
well the whole of the duke's plate.
Alderman Wire—ls the Duke of Newcastle the lord of
the manor of Newton ?
Witness—l think not, sir ; I never heard that he was.
Cross-examined—l am porter at the duke's establishment.
Mr. Metcalfe—Then you open the gate to all his cousins?
Witness—No, sir. I open the door. (Laughter.) Ido
not know many of the late duchess's relations, as ske died
more than 36 years ago. I think I am prepared to swear
that no cousin of the present or late duke, or even of the
duchess, ever had anything to do with pictures as a col-

lection.
Mr. Metcalfe—Does that refer to first-cousins only, or to
the 17th generation
Witness—To first and second congas.
Alderman Wire—From your knowledge of the duke's
family, has any member of it been recently left a widow
with a large collection of pictures'.
Witnesi—No such thing has occurred, or I should have
heard of it.
Mr. Thomas Pusey said—l am the superintendent in the
drawing-cffice in the Bank of England. Mr. Barnes and
Mr. Peter both have accounts there. All the cheques pro-
duced to. day have been paid from Mr. Peter's account, but
only part of them have been transfert ed to Mr. Barnes'
account. . .

Cross-examined—These cheques came into my depar
men', and the transfer was effected under my superinten
deuce. I know they have been passed to Mr. Barnes' ac-
count, because I have examined the books and found it so
They consist of one far £l2O, dated 30th July; one for £2OO
21-t June; one fir 1200, 18th June; one for go, 18t1
June; and one for £7O, the 14th June.
Mr. Edsv. Manson am one of the firm of Christie
and Manson, auctioneers, of King-street, St. James's.
have seen the picture of " Oxen Ploughing," called the " Rosa
Bonheur." It was sold by me, by auction, on the I:2th June
la-t, to Mr. Barnes, for £l7 6s. 6d., including the frame,
but I cannot say if this is the same frame.
Alderman Wire—How is it described in your catalogue ?
Witness—" Ploughing wi:h Oxen in the South of France,
after Rosa Bonheur," but it is not a" Rosa Bonlieur." It is
merely a copy. I also sold the one produced, described in
the catalogue as" Flora crowned by Cupids, by Furini," to
Mr. Barnes on the Gth of July, for £lO, which also included
the frame. The other picture described as a Satyr carrying
fruit, and a Bacchante iu the background, has the name of
Ruhens against it in the catalogue, and I sold it to Mr.
Barnes for 10 guineas.
Alderman Wire—Did you sell it as a Rubens ?
Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Sleigh—l suppose it is one you attribute to Rubens.
.11r. Metcalfe—ls it a Ruhens?
Witness—l do not think it is. The small picture was sold
4y Hr. Christie for £4.
Mr. Metcalfe—Then if this picture is not a Rubens, why
do you place the name of Ruhens against it in the catalogue ?
Witness—To indicate that it is either a Rubens, or belongs
to the same school. It may be a Rubens, but it is not de-
scribed as a Rubens in the catalogue.
Mr. Metcalfe—Have you been treated to a criminal sum-
mons in this matter ?
Witness—Not that I am aware of.
Mr. Metcalfe—This, then, is what is called meeting out
even-handed justice.
Witness—These pictures are described in the catalogue
as coming from the " Corci Gallery of Florence."
Mr. Metcalfe—Did they come from thence?
Witness—l cannot say ; but that was the description I
received with them. I never warrant pictures as genuine
originals unless they are expressly described as such in the
catalogue. The conditions of sale are that every purchaser
must take the pictures upon his own judgment. Mr. Barnes
has been a very good customer for several years.
Mr. Metcalfe—ls not the picture of the " Flora" a very
good one?
Witness—lt is, sir.
Mr. Metcalfe—And with regard to the "Rosa Bonheur,"
a gentleman has described it in the Times as a very trashy
affair. Is not that also a very good picture ?
Witness (hesitating)-011 yes, it is a very pretty picture.
Mr. Metcalfe—And what is the value of it ?
Witness—l should not like to say. The value of it is
what it will fetch at an auction.
Mr. Metcalfe—But to sell privately, what would be the
value of it
Witness—lt might he worth from £25 to £3O. They
were very cheap at the price.
Alderman Wire—You mean they were cheap at the price
they were knocked down at ?
Witness—Oh ! certainly, sir.
Alderman Wire here suggested a further adjournment, as
it did not appear probable that the case could be completed
at that sitting.
Mr. Metcalfe said he should probably feel it his duty to
call a number of witnesses for te defence d
an that it would
be necessary topostpone the further hearing of the case to a
future day.
other witnesses to call, the adjourn-
Mr.men t
wSleigh
rehelativi to, having
the defendants were again required
to enter into their recognisanees to appear on the remand.
It was rumoured in court that the handsome silver-gilt
cup presented to Mr. Peter was won at Newton Races by
William Palmer, the poisoner, of Rugeley, and afterwards
sold with the rest of his effects.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUXl.—During the week
ending August 28, 1858, the visitors have been as follow :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 3,973; on
Monday and Tuesday, free evenings, 4,887. On the three
students' days (admission to the public Qd.), 640; one
students' evening, Wednesday, 110; total, 9,610. From the
opening of the museum 571,558.
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