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COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall.—(Before Mr,
Baron Bramwell and Common Juries.)
BREWER V. POOLE.-FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

This was an action for false imprisonment and
slander. The defendant admitted the false impri-
sonment by paying £2O into court, and as to the
slander pleaded not guilty.
- _ - _ _

Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Metcalfe were
counsel for the plaintiff.

Mr. Edwin -James and Mr. Henry James ap-
peared for the defendant.
It appeared that the plaintiff had formerly been
in the employment of the defendant, who is a cattle
dealer, as a purchaser on his behalf of cattle in
Holland. After the plaintiff had left the defend-
ant's service, he was given into custody by the
latter for stealing a hat-box, and after a week's
remand on the charge he was discharged from
custody. The slanderous words complained of as
having been used by the defendant were, " Here is
my hat-box, and I have now found the thief."
Evidence having been adduced on both sides,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the
falseimprisonment, damages £3O, and with regard
to the slander, they found for the defendant.

POLICEENcE, Jan. 18.

GUILDHALL---George Gibson, alias Elliot,
was again brought up for further examination,
charged with being concerned with three other
men in'committing a burglary upon the premises of
an aged widow lady named Humphreys, residing
at Stamford-hill, in April, 1856, on which occasion
money, plate, and jewellery, to the value of about
£2,000 were carried away by the ruffians who
plundered the house.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the prosecution ;
and Mr. Beard, of Basinghall-street, for the
defence.

Mr. Lewis said—l will now call a witness, sir,
whose evidence will trace the prisoner into the
company of the man named Fleckard, who was
convicted of this robbery, and sentence of death
recorded against him. I will also prove that he
was seen coming from the direction of Mrs. Hum-
phreys' house on the morning of the robbery, and
also that he made his escape through an adjoining
house to that in which Mrs. Perkins, who was tried.
with Fleckard, lived on the day she was appre-
hended.
Alderman Humphery—l thought you were
going to prove that the prisoner is the same man
who was transported for 10 years in the name of
Elliot?

Mr. Lewis—That is already proved by Kelly,
who saw him convicted.

William ond was then examined, and said
—I am a ibricklayer, and on the morning of the
25th of April, 1856, I was engaged clearing out
the river Lea, just below Lea-bridge, on the left of
Stamford-hill. I saw four men, and they appeared
to be coming from Stamford-hill. They were
walking on the Essex side of the Lea River, and
were coming towards Temple Mills. They were
walking four abreast. They passed near me, and,

_,W-STREET.—Charles Comber, police-con-
stable E 159, was charged with violation of duty in
improperly taking into custody Mr. G. Smith, a
cowkeeper, in Eagle-street, Red Liou-street. The
charge arose out of a complaint made by Mr. Smith
to the Commissioners of Police, who referred the
matter to Mr. Jardine for decision.
Mr. Smith stated that ma the 6th inst., at about
three in the afternoon, he was passing along Hol-
born in a cart, at a foot pace, and was very much
hemmed in by omnibuses, before, beside, and be-.
hind him. The driver of one of these, by pulling
up in an incautious manner, impeded' him, and,
being unable to stop, he was obliged to force his
way forward, so that he 'came into contact with a
light four-wheeled vehicle, and drew it a little way
round. As soon as he could stop he got out of his
cart, left it in the care of a granger, and went back

as they did so I made an observation to one of my
mates which appeared to attract their attention,
and the two short ones turned round and looked
at me, as much as to say they would come back
and give me something if they dared.
Mr. Lewis—Look round, and see if either of the
four men you then saw is present.
Witness—The prisoner is very much like one of
the four men,but I should not like to swear to him.
Alderman Humphery—How long after the rob-
bery was it when you first heard of it ?
Witness—About three days, sir. I was examined
on the trial in 1856, and identified Fleckard as one
of the four men I saw on the morning of the rob-
bery. Fleckard was one of the two tall men.
- Alderman Humphery—Look at the prisoner
again, and say if you can be quite sure he was one
of the four men.
Witness—He certainly is very much like one of
them, but I cannot swear positively to him.
Alderman Huraphery—How long did you watch
these men ?
Witness—About ten minutes, sir.
Alderman Humphery—What induced you to
watch them all that time ?
Witness—Because I thought they were four very
suspicious characters.
Alderman Humphery—llid they any bulky par-
cels with them ?
Witness—They seemed to have some bulky
weight about them, 'and the man like the prisoner
carried a handkerchief with something like a box
in it.
Alderman Humphery—You did not seem in-
dined to stop them to ask what they had ?
Witness—No, sir, for they seemed to have that
with them that might have stopped me.
Alderman Humphery—But you missed a great
prize in not doing so, for it seems they had 900
sovereigns with them.
Witness—But they might have put me in the
same mess with themselves. (The witness said this
in allusion to a common practice among thieves to
claim as accomplices any one interfering with them
in their marauding expeditions.)
Geo. Smith said—l am a plumber, painter, and
glazier. I was examined on the trial against Fleck-
ard and Horwood for this burglary. I first heard
of the burglary four days after it was committed.
Alderman Humphery—Do you know the pri-
soner at the bar ?
__Witness—I believe him to be the man Isaw with

Horwood and Fleckard in a publichouse in Wal-
worth about ten days or a fortnight before I heard
of the robbery. I have no doubt he is the man. I
saw him again on the 4th of May, while at the
house of Mrs. Perkins. I heard a noise in the
street, and on opening the street-door I saw two
men running away. They turned their faces to-
wards me as they were turning the corner of the
street, and I believe the prisoner was one of them.
Mr. Beard—What took you to Walworth ?
Witness—l met Horwood there. He is my
brother-in-law.
Mr. Beard—lndeed ! That is something new.
Witness—Yes ; and I knew of this robbery being
arranged before it was committed.
Mr. Beard—Oh ! then, you were an accomplice ?
Witness—l told the police that the robbery was
planned, and by whom ; and they told me to watch
and hear all I could about it. Horwood's wife was
in Mrs. Humphreys's service before they were
married.
Alderman Humphery—That accounts for infor-
mation they must have obtained about the money
and valuables which were afterwards stolen. This
is a very important feature in the case, ,for if the
police knew of the robbery before it was committed,
it was surprising they should have taken no steps
to prevent it. What were the names of the police-
men you informed of the intended robbery ?
Witness—Jeffries of the N division, and M‘Walter
of the T division, of the Metropolitan Police.
Alderman Humphery—Are these two men still
in the police force ?
Witness—l believe they are, sir.
Alderman Humphery—Were they examinedupon
the trial of Fleckard ?
Mr. Lewis—They were not, sir, but it was known
at the trial that these two policemen were in-
formed—at least it was so stated—of this robbery,
but it was all satisfactorily explained at the time.
Alderman Humphery—This all seems most ex-
traordinary. If these men were on duty at Stam-
ford-hill, and knew of this robbery being arranged,
they should have prevented it ; and I am surprised
that Sir Richard Mayne, the commissioner, should
not have made inquiry into the circumstance.
Mr. Lewis—So far from there being any laxity
of duty on the part of the police in this case, Lang
don was made an inspector and another officer was
made a sergeant immediately after the trial.
Alderman Humphery—But this is the case before
me :—The sister of this witness was in the service
of Mrs. Humphreys, and she gives Fleckard and
the others information of what property is in the
house, and the robbery is shortly after committed;
but before it takes place this witness informs the
police, and yet no steps were taken to prevent it.
(To witness).—Did you give this evidence on the
trial of Fleckard and Horwood ?
Witness—Yes Sir.
Mr. Beard—And Horwood was acquitted.
Witness—l went more to Walworth after I gave
information to the police and the attempt to rob
the house than before.
Alderman Humphery—Was anything promised
you for your share of the proceeds of this robbery ?
Witness—No, Sir. It was not likely, after my
telling the police about it.
Alderman Humphery—When was the attempt
first made to rob the house ?
Mr. Lewis—About a week or so before the bur-
glary was committed four men and two women
were seen in the neighboarhood of Stamford-hill.
One of the men, who was identified as Fleckard,
went to Mrs. Humphreys's house with one of the
women named Perkins, and presented a letter pur-
porting to come from Mr. Rush, Mrs. Humphreys's
solicitor, stating he was taken very suddenly ill
and wished to see her. They tried to, persuade
Mrs. Humphreys to send Eliza Cook, the only
other person in the house, to Mr. Rush, but in vain.
They then feigned illness, and Mrs. Humphreys
gave them wine and spirits, and Fleckard after-
wards said he had not the heart to rob the old lady
because she was so very kind to him. The robbery,
however, took place shortly after.
Mr. Beard—This witness seems to have known
everything connected with the robbery before it
took place.

Alderman Humphery—lt is very strange indeed.
When you heard of this robbery being arranged.
what did you do ?
Witness—L first went in search of Inspector
Langdon, but, not finding him, I mentioned it to
the two constables I have named.
Alderman Humphery—How came you to know
the parties ?
Witness—Horwood married my sister.
Alderman Humphery—Did you ever' hear what
money Mrs. Humphreys kept in the house ?
Witness—My sister had often said Mrs.
Humphreys had money in the house, and that she
had taken some of it herself.

Alderman Humphery—What do you mean by
taking the money herself?
Witness—Why, my sister stole it ; and after
Fleckard failed in robbing the house on the night
they went with the letter they said they would
wait till Annie's (Mrs. Perkins's) brother (Slark,
who is now in America) came home.
Alderman Humphery—This is a very mysterious
case altogether, and the man's conduct is certainly
-very strange. I do not think the city police, having
information of a burglary being arranged, would
have allowed it to be committed.

Mr. Beard—l do not think the Court will say
this witness's conduct in this matter is free from
waspicion.

Alderman Humphery—l never heard a more
extraordinary thing in my life.
Thos. Smith was then called, but did not answer.

Alderman Humphery—What is he to prove?
Mr. Lewis—That he saw the prisoner escape
from the house next Mrs. Perkins's at the time
she was arrested. I will call him on the next
examination, when I shall be prepared with some
most important evidence, which will enable me to
complete the case.
Mr. Beard—l have hitherto objected to these
frequent remands, but if Mr. Lewis will pledge
himself to complete his case next week I will not
oppose it further.

Mr. Lewis—l will pledge myself to do so.
Mr. Beard—Most important evidence has come
out to-day from a witness who, Ido not hesitate to
say, has acted throughout this transaction rather
like an accomplice.
Alderman Humphery remanded the prisoner,
who seemed to treat the matter rather as a good joke
than as involving the serious penalty of transpor-
tation or penal servitude for life.
B 0."

Mr. Norton—What took place when Mr. Smith
took you to the house of Mrs. Ellis ?

Witness—He went in first, and he told me after
he had been there a few minutes to ring at the
bell, and I did so, and was admitted by the
servant into the dining room, and was then
taken to the drawing room, where I saw Mrs. Ellis
and Mr. Smith, and she asked me how I liked the

house. I had a room to myself. On the Friday
week following Mrs. Ellis asked me if I had been
in the habit of seeing gentlemen, and I said no, and
she said if that was the case I should not.

Mr.. Norton—Do you solemnly swear that you
have not had an intimacy with any person but Mr.
Smith ?
Witness—l do.
Mr. Lewis—Do you understand the magistrate's
question, and, if so, do you mean to swear that you
have not had improper intimacy with gentlemen
while you lived at Mrs. Ellis's ?
Witness, after a moment's reflection—Well, Mrs.
Ellis introduced them to me, and she had half of
what they gave me. The first gentleman she intro-
duced Mrs. Ellis said was a gentleman I wrote to,

to inquire if he had done any damage. The driver
of the four-wheeled vehicle said there was no
damage whatever. As he was returning to his cart
the defendant pounced upon him, collared him,
pulled him about, and shook him. He then called
to his assistance another constable, who also col-
lared witness roughly. and shook him. They both
said they would shake him more. He asked if the
owner of the vehicle charged him, and defendant
replied, "No, I charge you mysel f with being drunk
and incapable of driving your horse and cart." One
of the policemen ultimately took charge of the horse
and cart, and witness was taken to the station-house,
where the inspector on duty refused to detain him.
He was not allowed to hear the charge against him.
Being severely cross-examined by Mr. Humphreys,
jun., who appeared for the defence, the witness
adhered to the main points of his statement, per-
sisting that he was quite sober, and that he did not
upset the vehicle with which he came into contact
or in any way damage it, and that the persons in
the vehicle were not thrown out, or in the slightest
degree injured.
The defence was, that the complainant was drunk
and was properly taken into custody, though the
inspector on duty at the station did not think it
necessary to detain him.
Mr. Bates, the second usher of the court, deposed
that on the day of the accident Mr.i Smith made a
complaint to the chief magistrate, Mr. Hall, who
was sitting on that day. Mr. Smith was decidedly
the worse for liquor. Mr. Hall noticed this cir-
cumstance, and desired witness to bear it in mind
in the event of any further proceedings in the
matter. It was further proved that the accident
was of a much more serious, nature than Mr. Smith
represented. The chaise with which he had come
into contact was upset and much damaged, and a
man and boy were thrown out and much injured.
The man had since .been confined to his bed. Com-
plainant's evidence was also contradicted on some
minor points, and it was denied that he had been
prevented from hearing all that passed at the
station.

Mr. Jardine said that he could place no reliance
on the evidence of a witness who was shown to be
inaccurate on these very material points. On the
whole, he was disposed to believe that on this occa-
sion Mr. Smith was intoxicated, and that the
policeman only did his duty in taking him into cus-
tody. He should therefore dismiss the complaint.

MARYLEBONE.—Esther Griggs, the woman
charged with throwing her child from a first floor
window of the house No. 71, East-street, Manches-
ter-square, while under the alleged influence of a
dream, was again examined, and, further evidence
having been given Mr. Broughton committed her
for trial, but agreed to accept bail.
Mr. Smith, a surgeon, stated that the child was
now out of danger.

LAMBETH.—On Monday evening, after hear-
ing the disclosures made by the ballet girl Jane
Newell, Mr. Norton gave directions that summonses
should be at once made out for the attendance of
Mrs. E. Ellis, of 5, Seymour-terrace, St. George's-
road, Pimlico, and Miss Emily Hobbs, a ballet girl,
whose address was unknown. The summonses were
placed in the hands of Waghorn and Revell, two of
the warrant officers belonging to the court, for exe-
cution, and at 1 o'clock, the hour appointed, Mrs.
Ellis, accompanied by her solicitor, Mr. G. Lewis,
of the firm of Lewis and Lewis. of Ely place, and a
male friend, made her appearance in court.
At a later hour of tile afternoon, when the crimi-
nal charges had been disposed of, the summons
against Mrs. Ellis was called on, and at this time
Jane Newell and her .mother were in attendance.
The defendant is a middle-aged person, was ex-
pensively dressed, and when asked for her name she
said it was Emily Ellis, and not Emily Langford,
and that she was unmarried.
Waghorn said, that in the first place he went to
the house of Mrs. Ellis, No. 5, Seymour-place, St.
George's-road, Pimlico, and on seeing her he told
her he had a summons to serve on her for attend-
ance at this court in reference to her detaining Jane
Newell in her house ; that the case had assumed
rather a serious character, and asked her for the
address of Emily Hobbs,the young woman who had
brought Newell to her house. Defendant replied
that Newell had not been brought to her house by
a woman at all, that she had been recommended to
her house by some friends at Brompton as a lodger,
aid that nothing improper took place while she had
been at her house. Witness then asked Mrs. Ellis if
she would let him know the names of the persons
who had recommended Miss Newell, and she said
that on seeing the application of the girl's mother
to the magistrate in the papers she had written to
them, but she could not just then find the address.
Mr. Norton—Did she say why she could not get
the address at that time ?
Witness—No, your worship ; she appeared to be
ill at the time, and was lying on the sofa.
Mr. Norton—l suppose, Mr. Lewis, you will have
no objections to give up the names of the parties ?
Mr. Lewis—None whatever, sir, if you should
wish it; bit I should rather withhold them for the
present. Your worship will very soon see how
shamefully you have been imposed on by this artful
girl Jane Newell and her mother.
Waghorn, the officer, went on to say that he had
made diligent inquiries at the different theatres, and
could find no such person as Emily Hobbs engaged
as a ballet girl, or in any other capacity, at either
of them.
Mr. Norton—Did the defendant say whether the
girl Newell came in company
with any other per-
son on first going to her house ?
Waghorn—Yes, your worship ; she said she was
accompanied by a gentleman, and that she had been
recommended as ailodger by some friends of hers at
Brompton.
Mr. Norton—Did she say she knew the gentle-
man?

Waghorn—She said she did not know him, sir.
Mr. Lewis—The only question I shall ask the
officer is whether the defendant did not express a
willingness to give him all the information in her
power ?
Waghorn—Well, I think she did.
The young woman Jane Newell was here called
into the witness-box. She described her age to be
17 last November, is tall for that age, and is of a
good figure, with rather fair complexion, and dark
hair and eyes. Her manner while making her state-
ment on the day before was rather forward, but her
tone and manner yesterday were decidedly pert.
Mr. Norton (addressing her) said,—Before mak-
ing your statement yesterday I cautioned you in the
most solemn manner not to state anything but that
which was positively true, and I now ask you in the
same manner whether all you have stated is true P
Witness—lt's all true but one thing ; I was not
taken to Mrs. Ellis's by Emily Hobbs, though I met
her after leaving my mother, and had a glass of
sherry with her, as I stated yesterday.
Mr. Lewis—Pray, young woman, reflect a little,
and again consider the question put by his worship.
Recollect where you slept, and with whom you slept,
on the Wednesday night after leaving your mother,
and before you went to the house of Mrs. Ellis at all.
Witness (hastily)—Well, I slept with a lady.
• Mr. Norton—l want you to state what became of
von after you had seen Emily Hobbs ?
Witness—l went to the Adelaide Gallery, and
asked Mr. Smith, who keeps the rooms there, to
pass me in to see the Ethiopian performances, and
he did. I remained there until 10 o'clock. Mr.
Smith asked me to go to see a lady friend of his,
and took me, with a friend of his, Mr. Lee, to sup
at an oyster shop in the Strand. He next took me
to the house of his lady friend, next door to his
rooms at the Adelaide Gallery, and there I stopped
that night. We sat up until near 3 o'clock convers-
ing, and I slept on the sofa. Mr. Smith slept in the
same house upstairs, and I breakfasted with him
and the lady next morning.
Mr. Norton—Had you known Mr.!Smith before?
Witness—Yes, Sir, for some time.
Mr. Norton—Was Mr. Smith aware that you
had a mother, and lived with her ?

Witness—Yes, Sir, he knew that, for I told him.
I remained in the house until '2 o'clock, when Mr.
Smith came, and took me to the house of Mrs.
Ellis. While going there he, told me she was a very
nice lady, and would take care of me until I got an
engagement.
Mr Norton—Was this after you had told him that
you lived with your mother ?
Witness—Yes, Sir. On the Wednesday night I
stopped so late that he would not let me go home.
Mr. Norton—Why not go home on the Thursday
morning ?
Witness—Having stopped out all night I did not
like to do so.

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and she said she should settle with him. I had in-
timacy with that gentleman, and Mrs. Ellis gave
me a sovereign immediately afterwards. I might
have had intimacy with six or seven gentlemen
altogether while there, and understood that these
gentlemen paid as much as £2 and £3 each, but I
only received the half of it.

In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, the witness
admitted that her first seducer was a musician re-
siding in Henrietta-street, Brunswick-square, whose
name she obstinately refused to give, but which was
subsequently 'disclosed. This person, she said,
courted and promised her marriage, and she was in
the habit of meeting him at his house with the
knowledge of her mother. She admitted she had
spent an evening with him while living at Mrs.
Ellis's, and had an opportunity, if she thought
proper, of then going to her mother. She further
admitted that she had been in the habit of attend-
ing at the Portland Dancing rooms, Portland-street,
in company with Mrs. Ellis, and that on one night
she left there in company with a gentleman in a
cab, and remained out all night with him. She
further admitted that she had attended a masquer-
ade at those rooms on Friday last in the character
of a page, and said she had herself selected and
paid for the dress' she then wore.

Mr. Lewis (to the witness)—Now, I wish you to
look at this gentleman sitting here, and tell me
whether you did not sleep with him on the night
you left your home P 1
Witness—l did ; but Mr. Smith induced me to
do so.

Mr. Lewis—You slept with him in his own bed,
and not on the sofa, as you have sworn to his
worship just now ?
Witness—l did; but I say again he made me do so.
The Smith here indicated, who sat at the attor-
ney's table with the utmost composure, is a person of
at least 40 years of age, with a face covered with
hair, and dressed like a'gentleman. He received
from the worthy magistrate a rebuke for his conduct
which met an echo in the heart of every well-
thinking individual present, as the applause, which
could not be checked by the officers for some mo-
ments, was unmistakeable,' and Mr. Smith in a few
moments sneaked out of court.

On further cross-examination the girl was obliged
to make the most damnatory admissions as to her
moral character, and in the end she admitted that
on the morning before she had written to Mrs.
Ellis, the defendant, offering to go back to her
house. She admitted that on Sunday last Mrs.
Ellis had entreated her to go home, but that on that
day she had been taken to a dinner party by Mrs.
Ellis. The dinner took place at the house of a
French gentleman in Camden-town, and the party
consisted of the French gentleman, Mrs. Ellis,
another lady, and witness.
Mr. Lewis here handed in the letter written by
witness to Mrs. Ellis, and requested it to be read :

"My dear Mrs Ellis,—l returned home to my mother
last night. I told her that a young woman brought me to
you, and that you had taken care of me, and that I left your
house as pure as when I came, and if any inquiries should
be made I hope you will say the same. I will be sure to
come to see you to-morrow afternoon or Tuesday. I must
conclude with my kind love. I shall stay with you alto-
gether, with my mother's consent.—Your affectionate
" Seandgate-street, Lambeth. JANE NEWELL."

Mr. Lewis—After this, is it necessary that I
should proceed further ? If your worship should
deem it necessary, I have here the keeper of an
improper house near Leicester-square, who will
be able to satisfy your worship that this girl has
for a considerable time been a frequenter with
different men of her house, and further, I can show
that, I may say for years, she has supported her
mother and the other members of her family by her
prostitution.
Jane Newell (in an angry tone)—You are wrong,
sir, it has not been many months, and I am not
ashamed to say that I did so to support my mother.
I needn't be a prostitute, for I have been allowed a
guinea a-week by my seducer, the gentleman near
Brunswick-square.
Mr. Norton—There is no necessity, Mr. Lewis,
for your going further into the matter. The sum-
mons against your client is dismissed, for it is
painfully evident that this girl went to Mrs. Ellis's
house by her own free will, and that there was
nothing to prevent her coming away from it. From
the publicity given to this case various sums of
money have been forwarded by several benevolent
individuals to be applied for the benefit of the
mother of this girl, and after seeing the report of
the proceedings of this day, as doubtless they will
have an opportunity to do, I should be glad to hear
from the respective donors how they would like
their donations appropriated. There can be no
doubt that the mother of this girl was in distress;
and that much of that distress had been occasioned
by the loss of her daughter's engagement. I can-
not help thinking that much of the misery and
immorality arises from the manner of employing
persons at theatres, and that, therefore, their
managers would do well to look sharply to their
subordinates, or persons to whom the engagements
of such people are left.

Mrs. 'Newell, who caused a great uproar in court
when her daughter, while in the witness-box,
acknowledged she had slept with Mr. Smith, here
declared she had not been aware that her daughter
had been guilty of the slightest misconduct, though
she admitted she had received some money, half-a-
sovereign, from her, of which she did not give a
satisfactory account. Her statement and the
daughter's, however, differed widely, and Mr.
Norton, in conclusion, said he could not divest him-
self of.the belief that she must have been, aware of
the immoral conduct of her daughter, and refused
to give her any of the money subscribed, or part
with any of it, until he received. the instructions
of the donors.

THE MURDER AT QUEENBO.ROUGH.

The murderer Pt'entis has not yet completed the
20th year of his age, and his victim was under 16.
He was formerly at work as a labourer on the
Sheerness and Sittingbourne Railway, then em-
ployed by Mr. Josiah Hall, of Queenborough, and
has lately been in the employ of Mr. Meson, con-
tractor for the batteries at Sheerness. He has beeil
resident at Queenborough about three years, is of
short stature, sallow complexion, and stiffly built.
He has a very fair character at Queenborough for
steadiness and general conduct, with the exception
of being somewhat morose in disposition and reserved
in character. When taken before the magistrates
at Queenborough on Wednesday last it was with
some difficulty that he was able lo walk up the stairs
of the court, and not without being supported. He
was then placed on a chair in front of the bench.
He hung his head down during the whole of the
proceedings, without ever raisingthis eyes or utter-
ing a word. He shook violently, sobbed audibly,
and appeared to feel his position most acutely. The
father of Emma Coppings, the murdered girl, is an
agricultural labourer, residing in Queenborough.
He bears an irreproachable character, and has a
Barge family. On Monday night his daughter called
at his house on the way to the Ship Inn for her mas-
ter's supper beer, and left a dress to be washed. She
stayed only a few minutes, and left about half-past
8 o'clock. At 9 she was taken home a corpse. We
understand that the prisoner has scarcely spoken
to any of the prison officials or constabulary
since his capture. He has taken but the smallest
portion of food, and has ever since his arrest been
apparently suffering the most intense agony of
mind and prostration of body. Indeed it was found
necessary to administer repeated doses of brandy-
and-water to him on Wednesday and Thursday, in
order to enable him to undergo the investigation
rendered necessary by his crime. The unfortunate
deceased was buried at Queenborough on Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Bingham, M.A., incum-
bent, officiating. ,The affecting service was at-
tended by a crowd of not less, than 2,000 persons,
who thronged to the burial-ground from Sheerness
and other parts of the neighbourhood.—South
Eastern Gazette. The Sheerness Guardian says :
—" We have received the particulars of the inter-
view between the Rev. R. Bingham and the pri-
soner ; they are, however, of such a private nature
as to, preclude publication. We may, however,
state that, when the rev. gentleman entered the
room, the unfortunate criminal held out his hand
to him and burst into tears. A long conversation
then ensued, in which the prisoner manifested every
disposition to be communicative, and would doubt-
lessly have made a clean breast' of the whole affair
had he been pressed to do so. .Mr. Bingham con-
tented himself with directing the prisoner's mind
to the state of his guilt by suitably exhorting him,
and by engaging with him in devotional exercises.
The prisoner was deeply affected, and there is but
little doubt that he will make a full confession of
the crime and plead guilty to the charge. It is
said (we believe on the prisoner's own statement)
that he has neither father nor mother alive; that
the only relative he has is, a sister, and that she
resides at a great distance, but he refuses at present
to say where."

FROM TILE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. 1 TO BE 11l 3UTENANT-COLONS LS.
Major John Alex: rad er Church, Madras Infantry.
Major Henry Law: ford, Madras Artillery..
Major John Macd meld, Bengal Infantry.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 17.
The following Warrant has been issued by the Queen,
under her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual.
VICTORIA R.—Whereas by our Royal Warrant of the
21st day of June, 1837, in the first year of our reign, we
commanded that certain forms of prayer and service made
for the sth of November, the 30th of January, and the 29th
of May, should be forthwith printed and published and
annexed to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the.
United Church of England 'and Ireland, to be used yearly
on the said days in all cathedral and collegiate churches
and chapels, in all chapels of colleges and halls within our
Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our
Colleges of Eton and Winchester, and in all parish churches
and chapels within those parts of our United Kingdom
called England and Ireland.
And whereas in the last session of Parliament addresses
were presented to us by both Houses of Parliament, praying
us to take into our consideration our Proclamation in rela
tion to the said forms of prayer and service made for the sth
day of November, the 30th day of January, and the 29th
day of May, with a view to their discontinuance.
And whereas we have taken into our consideration the
subject of the said addresses, and, after due deliberation,
we have resolved that the use of the said forms of prayer
and service shall be discontinued.

COMMISSIONf 3 BY LORDS-LIEIT TENANT.

Now, therefore, our will and pleasure is, that so much of
our said Royal Warrant of the 21st day of June, 1837, in
the first year of our reign as is hereinbefore recited, be re-
voked, and that the use of the said forms of prayer and
service made for the sth of November, the 30th of January,
and the 29th of May, be henceforth discontinued in all ca-
thedral and collegiate churches and chapels, in all chapels
of colleges and halls within our Universities of Oxford,
Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our colleges of Eton and
Winchester, and in all parish churches and chapels within
the parts of our United Kingdom called England and
Ireland, and that the said forms of prayer and service be
not henceforth printed and published with, or annexed to,
the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United
Church of England and Ireland.
Given at Our Court, at Saint James's, the seventeenth
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine,.in the twenty-second year of our reign.
By her Majesty's command,
S. H. WALPOLE.

South Salopian Ru ;iment of Yeomanry C avalry.—Bald
win Leighton, Gent, , to be Cornet, vice= Henry George
Harnage, promoted.
sth or -Royal Eltl iorne Light Infantry Regiment of.
Middlesex Militia,—C !harles May Hayes Newington, Gent.,
to be Ensign, vice I3a, ylis, resigned.
Hampshire Militia. Artillery.—James Ntralldnshaw Bell
Alder, late an Assistm it-Surgeon of Her I dajesty's Royal
Regiment of Militia , of the county of Burks, to bo
As-
sistant-Surgeon._

2nd Regiment of Ring's Own Stafford shire Militia.--
Thomas Bradney Sh aw Horner, Gent., to be Ensign, vice
Disney, resigned.
Royal North Line 31n Militia—Lionel Wentworth Atkin-
son, Gent., to be E asign, vice Augustus Charles Short,
promoted on 6th of April, ISM.
OxfoTdshire Reginient of Militia—Alb ert M. Harte,
Gent., to be Lieuten: 3 nt, vice Severne, pros toted.
East York Regiinient of Militia.—Lieutenant Francis
Garden Fraser to b. 3 Captain, vice Lloyd, superseded ;
Ensign Fredaisck C: aldwell Hamilton Proks to be Lieu-.
tenant, vibe Fr.\ser, promoted; Ensign 'William Henrj
Dean to be Lieute non t, vice Ramsay, retired.
strenh of trement, he havin
Royal South L ipcoln Militia—Lieutenant Theodore
Ingram, struck off t1.‘.1
We from her ecentgi training of the g
been absent without la
regiment.