The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-19 00:00:00

power of attorney now produce& to be his father's
handwriting.

Mr. Gro—ome, an official assignee, conesponded
with Mr. Butler ; received letters from him dated

Hobart's-town, the 15th and 17th of April, 1830.
Compared the signature to the power of attorney
with the letters, and did not believe the signature
of the former to be Mr. Butler's handwriting.
Cross-examined—Had not seen him write these
eight yea's. Did not believe that a change of
climate could alter and render more firm the style of
writing. Mr. Butler was about 50 years of age.
Mrs. Ann Eliz ibeth Hughes resided at Horsham,
in Sussex. Knew Mr. Glazier, and had named him
as a joint trustee with Mr. Butler. She was to re-
ceive the interest of 4361. I6s. It was first in the
4, per Cents., and was afterwards reduced. Mr.
Glazier paid her the interest half-yearly ; went to
the Batik occasionally to receive the money. The
last dividend she received was in July, 1830, which
amounted to 81. 14s. Bd. In January, 1831, she
applied for the dividend, and wrote to him requesting
him to send her 5/. to save the expense of coming to
town ; received .5/. more in Sept. 1831; received a
letter from the prisoner on the 19th of January,
1832, dated from Worcester, expressing his regret
at his absence from town when the interest became
due upon the stock, and of his inability to give a
power of attorney to receive it, without the signa-
ture of his joint trustee, Butler. (The hand-
writing to this letter was proved by Mr. Bowman
to be the prisoner's.) Witness did not then know
that the stock was sold out. She gave no instruc-
tions to that effect.

Mr. Freshfield said that, from the evidence pro-
duced, he felt bound to call upon the Lord Mayor
to commit the prisoner for the capital offence.
Mr. Harmer said that the prisoner had, in fact,
paid more than the interest received upon the stock,
and that it had been removed in order to lay it out
to better advantage; and the prisoner was ready to
replace the amount.

The LORD MAYOR postponed the case for a few
days, and bound over several of the witnesses to
prosecute.

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday two men, named John Wood and
William Smith, were brought up in custody, and
placed at the bar before Mr. GREGORIE, charged
with selling the Poor Man's Guardian and the
Cosmopolite, the same Cot being stamped.
George Colley,a person employed by the Stamp-
office, stated that he saw the prisoner Smith on the
Surrey side of Westminster-bridge, with a number
of papers. He went up and purchased a Poor
Man's Guardian, for which he paid one penny.
He then took him into custody.
Currie, another person employed by the Stamp-
office, stated that he saw Wood selling papers, and
he also purchased a Poor Man's Guardian, for
which he paid one penny, and then took him into
custody.
A number of papers were here handed to the
Mafzistrate, which were found on the defendants.
Mr. GREGORIE observed, that there could be no
doubt but that the Poor Man's Guardian and Cos-
mopolite contained articles of intelligence.
Colley sail that the defendant John Wood had
been convicted three times before fur a similar of-
fence, but he still persisted in selling the papers as
soon as he got out of prison.
Mr. GREGORIE asked the defendants what an-
swer they, had to make to the charge.
John Wood could get no employment, and was
compelled to sell penny publications to get his
livelihood.—Smith made the same defence.
Mr. GREGORIE committed Wood for one month
to the House of Correction, and Smith for four-
teen days.

The witnesses then got their certificates of con-
viction signed by the Magistrate, for which they
will receive twenty shillings each at the Stamp-
office.