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soner -tern:lake hint xesponsibles for-what tookT place I,
under' anal circumstances. - t . ,
Mr. Jasticn Wilt arm, on stniaseaingup,-told-tomt
jury that if they were of opinions-that the death was
the result of gross negligence: or ignorance on the
part of the prisoner, it would bias their duty to find
him guilty of the offence of mans laughter.
The jury, after some delibttr etion, returned is
verdict of Guilty, accompanied. with a strong re- ,
eommendatien to mercy, on the ground that he
appeared to have been actuat ed by a good inter,-
tion, and so have behaved wit h kindness towards
the deceased during the period: be 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 tho 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 prcresding, exclaimed with great
warmth that such con luct was most disgraceful and
diseusting.
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 due to the town of Maid-
stone, to the -county, and to the country al-o, to
inform his lordship that there was no doubt
that. the manifestation of feeling that had taken
place was made under a belief thet the prisoner
Baldwin had been acquitted, and was not, as had
been supposed, an expression of satisfaction that he
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 ad the
learned counsel had put him right in the m tter, as
of course, from what he had stated, the expressions
he had made at the time did not apply.
His lordship, in passing sentence, observed that
he looked upon the offence of which the prisoner
had been convicted as one of a very serious charac-
ter, and notwithstanding the recommeudat!on to
mercy 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 but 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
Sussex. The whole of the cases, however, were
disposed on Saturday evening, and the commission
for Sussex will b 3 opened on Monday (this day) at
Lewes.
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MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—WARWICK, March 19.
NISI PRIUS.
(Before Lord Chief Justice Campbell.)
SAUNDERS V. READING.
This was an action fur a breach of promise of
marriage.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes and Mr. Elers appeared for
the plaintiff; Mr. Macaulay, Q. 0., and Mr. Brewer
for the defendant.
The plaintiff was a:cook at Leamington, aged 40;
the defendant a lodging-house keeper in the same.
town, aged 53. In July,. 1853, he met the plaintiff
in the town of Leamington walking with his ac-
quaintance, Mrs. Townsend. They conversed toge-
ther, 'and the next day- the defendant sought an
interview with Mr:. Townsend, with whom he
spoke of the plaintiff. Thence arose a correspon-
de, cm by letters between the defendant and the
plaintiff ; in one of these he wound up his assur-
ances of esteem andsaffection by a request that she
weird 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 informatibn
would be strictly attended to." The banns were
published at lieoilworth, and the plaintiff quitted
service in which she wa living and went to lodg.-
with Mrs. Townsend. The.banna had been a second
time published when the plaintiff received a letter
from the deendait, informing her that he would
net marry her; "he .was so fond of his housekeeper
that he would remain as he was." The defendant
afterw Ards called upon 11,-r, shook hands with her,
and asked her to take a walk ; to this her indignant
reply cves—" No I get away, I've done with you."
It was centended 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 romantic damages, but she had,
been subjected to the annoyance of being twice
asked at church, and had then been deserted.
Vordict for the plaintiff—Damag,s, 2W.

POLIO& INTELLIGENCE. —March 19.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Edward. Morris. 'Was-
charged watt beiug concerned in vitealong 18 bol.ts
of cau vas, value 361., from the watehon=e of Messrs.
Crocker anl Co., 103, Minories, sailui %kers, on the
bight of the 2nd iri3t.
Theodore le,,uher, detective, deposed to having
taken the prisoner into eu,t.Kly as he was leaving
Newgate, where he had b-en to visit a friegid.
however, asserted his inkoceuce, and said the infur-
!nation had been given against him through

jealousy.
Thomas Franklin, Neville-street, Vauxhall,
butcher, said—Ou the 2n4 of this month I went
t) the George Inn, Old Bailey. I had haif-
a-pint of porter, , and sat in a box, where there
was also a man sitting, who was a stranger
to mP, 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 he was the
person who would buy it. I spoke to Mr. How€s
about it, and. afterwards he told 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, and they .both sa,,d they had a good
quantity of it. They then said they would go away
to fetch it and that they had to go about six tniles
and should not be back till eight. Tney told sue
to wait. I did s.), fur I expected to get something
for my trouble from each party. Thsy came back
again at eight o'clock, with a pony and cart, con-
' tainia., 18 packages or rolls of c.toivas,
bolts. I went wi It then to Mr. lloweio' shop, and
h Iped to vet the canvas out of the cut. The
piisoner then left, and I did not see him again till
he wail!, cost sty. 1 stopped there till 10 o'clock,
and wssisted the police in taking the things to the
station-h use. •
Mc. Crocker, sailmaker, 108, Minorio, depo ed
that en the evening (tithe Ist instant he locked up
his place, safely at eight o'clock, and found it broken
open the next morning, canvas to the value of 361.
having bean stolen during the night.
After tome further evidetica the prisoner was
fully committed for trial..

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—JoIin Croft, a
cab driver, badge No. 6,048, was summoned before
Mr. Bingham for taking more than his leg4l fare,
on demand, oca Mr. lltmten Nicholson, of the
Cider Crl ars; _

Complainant stated that the defendant was
fetched to Berkeley-villas, Brixton, on Sunday
evening last, from. the neighbouring cab stand, to
take him up. He was detained cer-ainly not more
'han three or four minu es before starting, when he
was directed to drive to Titcbfield-street, Haymar-
ket. On the road he and a gen tleman who hadacconi-
p inied him stepped three or four minutes. On
arriving at their destination he-tendered the defen-
dant-2a. 6d., which he refused, telling him his fare
svas 35., find this consequently give him, when
he assailed him with muc'i abuse and aggregating
language. Finding he could not get-rid of hinalvi
told him to dri re to the station house and demanded
his ticket. It was shown at The statiou-house that
the distance wae, from Briton Church to- the top
of the Haymarket, under four miles.
Mr. A. Murray, of B tith, wen was with Mr.
Nieholson all the time, said, :although he did not
look at hia watch, he could swear the time the de-
fendant stopped did not, in the Whole, -exceed ten
minutes. The' language of the defendant was ex-
ceedingly abusive. .
The defendant? in reply, said the distance he was
brought from to takeup was half a mile. He slopped
there 20 minutes—he was sure of that. Coming
along, he was directed to pull up at Hatt's, in the
Varesaninster-road, where the complainant and his
friend went in and remained from ten minutes to .a
quarter of an hour. He was quite certain he
waited altogether more than 20 minutes.
The hackney-carriage attendant at the Mariih-
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 clock when they
welt in, but he did when they came out.
Defendant said h 3 knew who complainant was.
Ho was known to most cabmen, and they Alwaye
had. a great objection to take hm, and frequently
refused.
Mr. Bingham said the defendant's remark Fe
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 gob them into sad scrapes. He was of opi—
nion the case bad been proved, and should fine the-
-.defendant an 1 •cost s.
M.r. Nicholson beeged so be allowed to hand the
Qosta,to the boor-Nix.

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