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Dance, of

0 outhsea, Hants, a sum of•£5,000 to invest in cer-
''t.,.,''..in.seeurities, and unlawfully converting the same
to his own use.
Mr. bladkin, instructed by Messrs. Desborough,
Yiung, ana'.Desborcrugh, attended for t4e prosecu-
tion~ He said the
.prcoseciitri Was a 'lady who,
having derived lox__ propertyframtheestate of a
deceased relative, -'was iciduced tp pntruat 0,000 to
the prisoner, to.inYest half in. Granada Uvernment
;Bonds and the other halt in -Great- Western of
Canada Bonds, and thejteCeiNtst Cif' the investment
of which,. in the handwiriting 0: the: risonor, he
produced:• The ordinary account of t 'purchase
of these bonds had been previously ren Bred, old
.''ter deducting the ''4,000 received from Mi:ts
D ai.:67gie would still" be indebted to tlie.prisoner
in the'.sn,ni of £B, which by subsequent traisactions
the prisof:er had repaid himself. Sinee anuary
last the diviilends had been regularly transmitted
to Miss Dance, so that she had no reason whatever
to doubt that her Money ,'?ad. he 'n properly invested;
but from circumstances -art."'ich came to her know-
ledge she was • led to demand the securities pur-
chased_.in her name. . The. pris.oner, however,
evinced such reluctance and so much slinfiling that
application:was at Length made to the _tendon and
County- Bank, where the prisoner was sup-
posed to have deposited
.the securities. When
pressed to give them up he said they were in a box
:n possession of the London and County Bank,
am', that he could not get them without giving
notice. - The friends of this young lady coming up
another demand was n Lie for the securities, and
the prisoner was then asked to sign the order to ob-
tain them from the London and County Bank, but
he refused, and said ke would t;a3l doVi'n to Southsea
and see Miss Dance; but that lady's friends again
interfered and brought her-up to town, awl then
urged upon the prisoner that there was no occasion
to go to Southsea as Miss Dance wazi present, and
:there was, therefore, no further excuse for not giv-
ing up the bonds. Tie, however, said he had reasons
for not giving up the - securities; and upon that,.
and having previously_ ascertained that they had
no been deposited at the -bank at all, the prisoner
was given into custody. He (Mr. Bodkin) was not
then in a position to do more than to advance this
case in its preliminary stage, and he should there-
fore merely give evidence of the purchase of these
securities for Miss Dance, and then ask for a re-
mand in order that it might be traced what had
beCome of the money or the bonds.
Miss Caroline Adelaide Dance was than exa-
mined. She resided at No. 12, Queen's-terrace,
Southsea, Hants. At the death of her uncle' she
beceme entitled to. a share in the property. ;She
was desirous of investing some money in the pubi'le
securities, and in January last consulted the pri-
soner with regard to the investment of £5,000.
She received a letter from him recommending
various securities, and upon its receipt wrote
to hiin, giving him directlons to invest half the
£5,000 in Great Western of Canada Bonds and the
other half in Canada Government Bonds. She
afterwards received a letter enclosing the notes of
the purchase of these bonds. Sic also received
another letter, dated the 14th Januaarf,
and replied
to it agreeing to the proposal conta led in it for
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depositing the securities at the London a,..qa County
Bank.

PRII

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pateiecausedfellow-countrymen
to
.
nefarious conspiracy which has
)od of so many ofßnr_
cmr fields and hip,,hyrays. Instead of
reintiying:: the extra police ffoin ' Donegal, it must
now be increased, even though "the population
should ba
, 1 t i
ti thatfarnb 4
made to feel in rea.l,it, the privations
anti sufforing which - their spintual guides so
atlieti.'aL -.1 imanihation.
mornin,g, half-past 2 o'clock...--We
- •,, Ilv described from
" TuescLis-'y
have heard that Mr. Nixon is still alive."
.
' " 'dent of the Freemmi's Jte onzal gives
A-correspou
outrage, of which the following is
an account of tb,''
an extract :—" Kw: ray after 3 o'clock this (Sunday)
evening our neighbot..!rhood was thrown into druid-
irriyal of. a servant of the
ful excitement by the ...
way, from church, and quite Falco,agh, for the. doctor, an-
Rev. A. Nixon, at Falco,
ad been shot at on his
flouncing that his master i lose to the gatehouse
:
wn house. Subse-
of:the avenue leading to .his c).
quently the - particulars of this a: t_
elancholy event
he
became _better: known, and they am as follow :
While the Rev. A. m any Nixon, in con, with Mrs.
and Miss Nixon, .were proceeding
ome'vt,
covered car, after being
towards the window of the car,which was byl -ice
_ present at Divine :_eia ,
he was met •
quite close to his gatehouse '` ‘e
persons dressed. in thegarb
of women, one of whom
seized the horse' the bit,while .
prod,
4bri.eid: , a
its_ contents in the jaw of ;hcc
and, aiming a pistol at Mer..d
unfortunate
gentle-
man. ne
tdle:
Nixon'sio head, lodged
hopeless ; but, as
effectt iat had the shot
(which was :of slugs) takena few inches
hnii4gnher IhisliaLese
it is, I am happy to be informed his condition is not
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considered beyond recovery. Brady,i of Fal-
carragh, and Dr. Eames, of Dunfana are in at-
tendance; but, of course, at the presenttlY'
stage it is
folly to offa ernopinien how so sad and
terrible a case
may terminate. Many causes are assigned as havingc'
led to this act of desperation."
Immediately on the intelligence reaching Dublin
the Lord Lieutenantissued a proclamation offering
£lOO reward for the discovery of the assassins.

GALWAY PACKET STATION.
The Admiralty have issued orders for moorings
to be laid down at Galway for the convenience of
the Northern Atlarif ic Steampacket Company's
vessels in the harbour of Galway. The following
statement appears in the Dublin papers :—" The
Government has, we hear, decided upon construct-
ing a harbour atGalway capable of accommodating
the Tranatlantic traffic which is being developed by
the new line of steamers between that port and
America. Surveys are ordered, and estimates will
be prepared of the expense. The company Rropose
to make the service weekly ; and the principal
advantages set forth by the promoters, are,
that it will save 480 miles in distance and from
35 to 48 hours in time to passengers,
and, owing to its telegraphic facilities, will
enable messages to pass between London and Wash-
ington in about six days • that the dangers of the
Channel are avoided; that there will be a saving
of insurance as well as of wear and tear from the re-
duced sea distance ; that the Government on both
sides of the Atlantic will grant mail contracts ; and
that the requiste vessels, owing to the serious de-
pression in the value of steamships, have been pur-
chased for extremely small sums."

Another letter was subsequently received' from
the prisoner, dated Jan. 23, forwarding. schedult2 of
Canadian bonds, with numbers and value attachea,•
and stating that he had deposited them at his
banker's—the London and County Joint-Stock
Bank, and that they were deliverable solely to the
order of Miss Dance, countersigned by himself.
The witness went on to state in detail the cir-
cumstances under which her application to the pri-
soner for the securities was made, and his refusal to
deliver them up, notwith standing her written in-
structions to that effect, as referred to in the speech
of Mr. Bodkin.

POLICE IN7'ELLIGENCE—Oct. 27.

MANSION-HOUSE.--Mr. E. H. Coleman, clerk

to the registrar of seamen, Board of Trade, Adelaide-
place, London-bridge, attended at the justice-room
for the purpose of calling the attention of the Lord
Mayor to the practices of a miscreant whom he had
every reason to believe had married several wives,
and after living with them for a few days, had
deserted them. Mr. Coleman said—Numerous
inquiries have been made a t our office within the
last eight months for a person describing himself
as master of a merchant ship, who assumes various
names, but the initials in every case have been
" G.G.," those letters being engraven on the back of
a gold watch which he usually carries about his
person. He is about 35 years of age, five feet two
inches in height, has light hair, wears a profusion
of whiskers and moustache, and very delicate hands.
He states that his vessel is at Southampton, and
that he makes short voyages. He is often known
to be perusing medical works, and says that he
once acted as an accoucheur on board a ship, and
that his watch and £5 were given to him for saving
a life at sea. The inquiries at the office have
invariably been made by females, who frequently
refuse their names and addresses, but marriage
in each case appears to have been the subject
which brought them to the office. On the
3d of May last this man married at St. George's
Hanover-square, a young lady in the name
of George Geer. He left her five days after-
wards under the pretence of joining his ship,
and has not since been seen by her. Another
young lady, named Miss , lately called
and made inquiries respecting this man, and
I then learned that she had been asked at St.
George's, Borough, on the 14th August, and was
to have been married to him in the course of a few
days in the name of Gardner. Not having seen or
heard anything of the party, she applied at our
office for particulars of his ship, &c., when I in-
formed her that he was already a married man, and
sent her to the lady who is now desirous of expos-
ing his wicked acts, and of ascertaining, if possible,
whether she is his lawful wife or not. She is also
desirous of putting other females on their guard,
which can only be done by the particulars of the
case being made public.
The Lord Mayor—Do you believe the man to
whom you refer to be the master of a ship ?
Mr. Coleman—No ; I believe he is either doctor
or purser.
Mrs. Geer, who appeared to be about 22 years of
age, and was possessed of considerable personal
attractions, stood forward, and, in answer to the
Lord Mayor, said that the man who had married
her told her that he was going to Southampton to
join his ship, but he never returned. He only lived
with her five days.
The Lord Mayor—How did you become ac-
quainted with him ?
Mrs. Geer—l accidentally met with him. I know
that I acted with great imprudence, and I never
before made acquaintance with a stranger, but he
followed me home and insisted upon becoming
acquainted with me and upon being introduced to
my friends. He told me he had no relations in
existence except an uncle, and that it was not con-
venient to take me to that relative's house.

The whole of the documents referred to in the
evidence of Miss Dance were read by Mr. Bodkin
in the course of the examination.

Mr. Bodkin—l have nothing further to ask Miss
Dance.

Mr. Richardson, a solicitor, here entered the
court, and said—l appear on behalf of the prisoner,
and although it is not my intention to ask this lady
any questions at present, I should like to hear what
evidence has been taken.

Mr. Martin, the chief clerk, then read over the
evidence of Miss Dance.

Captain Philip John Haymes, R.N., was then
called, and confirmed the statement as to what
passed with the prisoner in reference to giving up
the securities. At an interview with the prisoner
at his counting-house, he gave him Miss Dance's
letter and the order. He (the prisoner) rail} it Ims
all right, and asked him at what hour he would
call again. He (Captain Haymes) said, "Whys not
sign the order at once, and I will go back with
.vou?" He said it would be necessary to give the
bank notice of his intention to withdraw his case
from thence containing these securities • if he would
call again at his counting-house at half-past three
o'clock he would have all the documents ready for
him. He returned at that hour, but did not find
the prisoner there.
It then appeared from further evidence that the
prisoner in the meantime had telegraphed to Miss
Dance that he would prefer delivering the secu-
rities to her personally. Miss Dance, together
with Captain Haymes, subsequently waited upon
him, but he still refused to give them up, and was
given into custody.
Mr. Bodkin—Previous to giving the prisoner
into custody had you had any communication with
the manager of the London and County Bank ?
Captain Haymes—l had, sir.
Mr. Bodkin—You have told us that earlier in the
day you gave him the note from Miss Dance, and
the order for him to countersign. Did you leave
those:documents with him, or take them away with
you?
Captain Haymes—l left them with him at the
first interview.
Mr. J. Grey said—l am chief accountant at the
London and County Bank. lam acquainted with
all the securities deposited for safe custody with us.
Mr. Bodkin—ln January last did the prisoner
deposit with you for safe custody the securities
mentioned in the schedule, produced ?
Witness—He did not, sir ; nor at any subsequent
time. Neither did he deposit any securities on ac-
count of Miss Ada Dance.

Mr. Bodkin—That is all I have to trouble you
with to-day, sir, and upon this evidence I have to
ask for a remand.
Mr. Richardson—Will your honour be kind
enough to order that Mr. Oliver be taken to the
prison in a cab, instead of going in the prison van ?
Alderman Carter—Certainly not. It is a most
flagrant case. and the respectable position of the
prisoner renders the offence even more serious. I
cannot make any distinction between him and any
other prisoner.
The case was then adjourned.

Mr. Coleman—This lady only heard of him
through me, because of other inquiries.
The Lord Mayor--You do not know whether you
are his legal wife or not ?
Mrs. Geer—No, my lord.
The Lord Mayor—lf he treated you in this man-
ner, he may have treated a hundred more in a
similar way.
Mrs. Geer—No doubt.

The Lord Mayor—He is a good-for-nothing fel-
low. There is every reason to conclude that he has
married others besides you.
Mrs. Geer—My lord, another person is in court
whom he was about to marry, in the name of
Gardner, at St. George's Church, Borough.
Mr. Coleman—lt is always "G. G." Those ini-
tials are on the watch, although the name is
changed when he proposes marriage.
Miss —, the young lady referred to by Mrs.
Geer, came forward and said she had beenaskcdthree times in church, and a day fixed for her mar-
riage to Geer.
The Lord Mayor—Did he expect to get any pro-
perty with you ?
Miss Yes, but he appeared so honourable
a man that nobody could doubt his word. He said
me in case he should prove a
he was most anxious that the property should be
entirely settled upon
bad husband to me. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor—Men. of his stamp generally
begin in that w.ay. It is only men of bad heart
who commence in that strain.
Miss —After promising me marriage he was
away for nearly three weeks, and during his ab-
sence I learnt from Mr. Coleman that he was
already, a married man.
The Lord Mayor—l wonder the fellow got tired
so soon of his marriage with you, Mrs. Geer. He
must be a hard-hearted wretch, to run away after
only five days of married life with you. I wish
I had him here. If I could do with him what I
should like, he never should have another wife. I
should not mind hanging such a fellow. I think
if ever a man deserved hanging it is for deceiving
a woman, particularly under such circumstances as
have been disclosed here to-day. It is the vilest
act of which a man can be guilty. It will be
some satisfaction probably to each of you to see
him in the dock on a charge of bigamy. I cer-
tainly should like to see him tried upon that charge
at the Old Bailey. I trust that what has occurred
here to-day will appear in the newspapers, and' I
have no doubt that its publication will bring half .
a-dozen other young ladies here. I will lend every
assistance I possibly can to bring such a vile
wretch to justice. He will have no mercy at my
hands if he comes into them, I feel deeply for the

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