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London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

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NUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
LOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
atShilUeTPohrEedCiterHANfAorNthC the second reading of this bill be discharged.
He did not think it convenient to introduce a continuance
act, but it was better to reserve the whole matter till next
session.
The order of the day was then discharged.
CHARITABLE AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES,
&c., BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE ESTATES ACT
(1858), &c., AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill was read a second time, but
Mr. WALPOLE, whose bill it was, said he did not in-
tend to proceed with it this session:
Amid some laughter the bill was ordered to be committed
that day fortnight.
MILITIA LAWS AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, the several
clauses were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be re-
ported. The house resumed.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT AMENDMENT

BIL.
The house went into committee on this bill, which passed
through committee, with several verbal amendments.
RESERVE FORCE BILL.
Bill read a see and time.
CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT
1854) ILL.
On the motion thatCONTINUANCE the bill be read a Bond time,
Mr. W. MARTIN would not oppose this stage, but
hoped that the whole question would be carefully reviewed
early next session, as he feared that the act had not worked
well.
Bill read a second time.
Sir C. LEWIS intimated that if it were thought right to
have an inquiry en the subject by a select committee next
session, he should offer no objection.
The Inclosure Acts Amendment Bill, the Stock-in-Trade
Exception Bill, the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance
Bill, and :the Inclosuro Bill, were severally read a second
time.

In answer to Mr. FREELAND,
Sir C. LEWIS said it was intended to bring in an Ec-
clesiastical Commission Bill next session.
SESSIONAL DIVISIONS BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
SALE G
This bill was read a second time. BILL.
LAW OF PROPERTY AND TRUSTEES RELIEF
AMENDMENT CT.
The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered, and
the bill ordered to be read a third time.
MEDICAL ACTS AMENDMENTS BILL.
The amendments to this bill were considered and ordered
to be read a third time.
Sir E. GROGAN complained that the register, under ti e
Medical Act, was very imperfectly kept; it was only made
up to the Ist July in each year. He referred to a case
which, owing to this cireunistanca, caused great injustice to
a medical man who had been promoted under the act.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
that the object of it was for re-verifying at certain periods
the standard weights and measures kept in the counties and
boroughs by comparing them with the original standards
kept in the Excheqtker, It was suggested, however,. that
the period miQuici be extended in the case of boronghs from
three to five years, and in the case of counties from six to
ten years.
Mr. J. LOCKE agreed to this amendment, and the bill,
with some other amendments, passed through committee.
FIREWORKS ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill passed throngh committee with some amend-
ments.

THE ARMY IN INDIA.
Sir C. WOOD brought in a bill to repeal the 31st section
of the act 16th and 17th Victoria, chap. 95, and to alter the
limic of the number of European troops to be- maintained
for local service in India.
The house adjourned shortly after two o'clock. '

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—CROYDON, AUGUST 5.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)

llichai.d Cole, a private soldier, was indicted for
stealing a watch 'from the person of the Rev.
Stuart.

was de-
Mr. Knapp prosecuted ; .the prisoner,
fended by Mr. Worsley.
The Rev. Mr. Stuart, the prosecutor, deposed
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that he was in King-street, Guildford, on the nigh
of the 2d July, when the prisoner :came up to hint
and said he wanted a bed, and witness told him that
if he really wanted a bed •he would not object to
pay for one for him. The prisoner directed him to a
place where a bed could be procured, and be ac-
companied him 'there, and: ,saw. a man, whom he
asked if he could tell. him where the soldier could
have a bed, and he..was willing to pay for it.
While he was talking- to this man, he felt the pri-
soner make a pall at his watch, and he said to him,
" What are you doing ?" and the prisoner ran
away, and he saw his guard dangling, and his
watch was gone. He gave an alarm, but the pri."
boner succeeded in getting away.
The prosecutor, upon being cross-examined, said
that he was the curate of the parish of Stoke, nelg;
Guildford. He had been to the railway station .to
inquire about a parcel, and it was half-past. 11
o'clock wken the offence occurred. He went te,,.
the hotel near the railway, and had a glass, et
ale. He afterwards went to,the White Lion Hotel,
and had another glass of ale, or he might have had
two. The street where the robbery occurred was called
Swan-lane, and he had since heard that it was one
of the worst neighbourhoods in Guildford, and that
none but prostitutes and bad,eharacters lived there.
Swan-lane was net the direct Way to his own resi-
dence, and if he had not gone there he would net -
have met the soldier. The prisoner first accosted
him as well as be can remember, and 'he did not
offer to take him to a place in Swan-lane where he
could get a bed. The prisoner told him that he.
could get a bed there. He did not go into, any
house with the prisoner. He did not slap the face
of the man he saw in the lane, hut he certainly
struck at' him, and his .• hand went round and
touched him on the face. (A laugh.) He did not
prefer' going home by the way of Swan-lane. be-
cause he knew it was inhabited by prostituteS.
(A laugh.) Tho only reason he wept there was
because the prisoner told him that it was a place
Where he would be likely to get a bed.
John rovett deposed that he was btanding near
the end of Swan:laue on the night in question, and
saw the prosecutor and the soldier talking together.
They came up to. him, and the prosecutor gave him
a slap. on the face, and said; " Can you find us a
bed ? Witness told.him.that the houses were all
shut up, and it 'was too late, and he should: have
looked out for a bed before, and the prosecutor
then said, " I am a clergyman ; you km*. that.
Witness told him he was not aware of it ; and
added that he was a " pretty clergyman" to hit "'
him, and he bad better not do it again. (A.latigh.)
The prisoner then asked him.to tell him where he'
could get a bed, and the. prosecutor said that he:
would pay for it, and at the same moment witness -
saw the prisoner make a snatch at the presecutor'S
chain, and run off, and the chain dangled loose.
Cross-examined—When witness first saw the
prosecutor and the prisoner they were standing
close to the Swan public-house. It was shut, and,
one or the other was rapping at the door, The '-
prosecutor came up to witness, and at once gave
him a slap on the month. (A laugh.) He certainly
was not very sober. He did not walk particularly,
straight. (A laugh.) Swan-lane was inhabitedbr
very loose characters indeed. (Renewed laughter 4
It was. nearly 12 o'ClOck at night when the offence:-; '
occurred. •
Mr. Worsley, in 'his address' to the jury on' be- ,
half of the prisoner, made some very observattons..
on the conduct of the prosecutor, and he said there'
could be no doubt that at the time the:transaction
took place he was in' a state 'of intoxication,. and
that he had been wandering about the town in that
condition, and might have lost his watch before he
met with the prisoner.
Mr. Justice Blackburn, in summing up, said that
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jury was, whether or not it was made, out to their: ;
satisfaction that the prisoner had stolen the watch
from the prosecutor.
The jury, after deliberating for some time, said ;
they could not agree .and they accordingly retired.
They were absent about an hour, and upon: their r
return into court, they found the prisoner guilty.grti
Sentence was deferred.
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I Ilienrica Hamilton; 30, was charged with utter-
ing a forged £lO Bank of England note with intent
to defraud.

The Hon. G. Denman conducted the prosecution;
It appeared that the prisoner went to the Rail-
way Hotel at Woking, and had some refreshment,
which he paid for with a forged £lO note. On the '
same day be proceeded to the Swan 'Hotel, at
Chertsey, where he tendered a second forged note,
and he succeeded in passing a third forged note for
£lO at the shop of a haberdasher in the town, a
fourth being foutid in his. posiession when he was
taken into custody,.....
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was
sentenced to one Teat's'penal .servit 4 ' 3