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AETICLE V.

The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifi-
cations shall be exchanged at London as soon as possible,
within three weeks from the date of its signature.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of
their arms.

Done at London, the seventh day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.
(LS.) CLA_RENDON.
(L.S.) HENRY LABOI7CHERE.
(LS.) F. DE PERSIGNY.

THE SITE OP TEE LATE FLEET FRISON,--This valu-
able site has been notified to be let on building leases,
Mr. George gcamell. one of the members for Farringdon
Ward Without, having, after much perseverance, suc-
ceeded in obtaining the consent of the City authorities
for the appropriation of it to that purpose. This result
will, of course, considerably increase the income of the
corporation, and be the means of inducing great im-
provements in this long-neglected neighbourhood, by
which the ratepayers of this already burdened locality
will be materially assisted, and the interests of the
citizens at large proportionately promoted.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOUCESTER, Aram 7.
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.).
ELECTION RIOT AT CIIELTEIVIIIM.
G. smith R. Ellis, F. Buckland, T. Addis, A.
Shir..T, F. Williams, G. Oldship, J. Edmonds, F.
Birch, G. Mullis, T. Griffin, H. Clark, J. Piutin,
3. Stubbins, and G. Edwards, were indicted for a
riot at Cheltenham on Dec. 4 last, and assaulting
Mr. W. Boodle. The case occupied the Court halt
a day, and excited the utmost interest. One-half
the town of Cheltenham attended the court, which
was crowded to suffocation. Ten counsel were en:-
gaged, viz., Mr. Sergeant Pigott, Mr. Powell, and
Mr. Fuller for the prosecution; Mr. What eley, Q.C.,
Mr. Keating, Q.C. Mr. Skinner, Mr. Cooke, Mr.
Griffith, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. M'Gahn, for the de-
fendants. A number of the defendants were re-
spectable tradesmen Of Cheltenham. It appeared
that a local act having been obtained for the town
of Cheltenham, the inhabitants proceeded, uNder
that act, to elect certain town commissioners, and
the two political parties in the borough proposed
opposite candidates, there being an angry contest
for the party government of the town. In the con-
test for the north ward the opposing candidates
were Messrs. Holies and Downing on the one side,
and. Mr. F. Marshall on the other. Mr.- Boodle,
who is a well known electioneering agent in Chel-
tenham, proceeded a few minutes before the close
of the poll to record his vote at the hustings for
Downing and Hollis. At this time a crowd sur-
rounded the booth, and, as the prosecutor alleged,
was determined to keep out all those who would
not vote for Marshall. The defendants were among
the crowd closeto thepollingb3oth,and Mr. Boodle,
in attempting to get up to the booth to vote, was
jostled and, several times struck; his hat.koocked
off, and his coat torn up the back. A number of
persons were called, amongst whom were Mr. Har-
ford, a magistrate, and two or three policemen,
who, however, described the conduct as peace-
able rather than disorderly. At the close of the pro-
secution ten of the defendants were discharged by
order of the Court, they not having been identified
as taking an [active part in the affair. Witnesses
were called to prove the peaceable conduct of the
crowd, and the case ended in a'verdict of acquittal
as to all the other defendants.
THE QUEEN V. °ABB.
This was an indictment against Mr. G. S. Gabb,
surgeon, of Newent, in this county, charging him
with having fraudulently filled up some voting
papers at an election of guardians for the Newent
union, by which the election was unduly. affected.
Mr. Skinner and Mr. Cooke appeared for the
Crown ; and Mr. Keating, Q. C., and Mr. Powell,
for the defendant.
This was another case arising out of a local elec-
tion, which had excited a good deal of party spirit.
Two cases of illegal interference were alleged by the
prosecution—one an alleged interference with the
voting paper of a man named Hill, and another
with that of a voter named Bodenham. With re-
spect to the first case, the learned judge stopped it,
saying that it had alresdy been tried before the
magistrates, who had jurisdiction, and who had
dismissed it. In the other case, the wife of Boden-
ham deposed that Mr. Gabb called at her house,
and asked to be allowed to fill up her husband's
voting paper. She replied that he might, provided
the name of Mr. Matthews, one of the candidates,
was inserted. Mr. Gabb, however, wrote in the
names of four other candidates telling Mrs. Boden-
ham that her husband could fill in Mr. Matthews'
name. He wrote in that name. The consequence of
which was that as five candidates were voted for,
the paper was invalid. Mrs. Bodenham, however,
admitted in cross-examination that Mr. Gabb re-
peated to her the names of the candidates he had
written initials against, on which Mr. Skinner with-
drew from the prosecution. His lordship assented,
and said there could be no fraud, as Bodenham had
been infotmed of the names which had been filled in.
THE QUEEN v. GABB.
This was another indictment against the same
person, in which the same counsel appeared. This
was a more grave charge, one of perjury, against
Mr. Gabb. The facts of the case were briefly these.
In April last year a woman named Eliza Taylor
died a few days after her confinement. It was
alleged that her death was caused by want of atten-
tion on the part of Mr. Gabb, who was assistant
to the medical officer of the union. A complaint
was made, and Mr. Greaves, one of the poor4aw
inspectors, was sent down by the Poor-law Board
to take evidence on the case. At that inquiry Mr.
Gabb produced his book, in which was made an
entry that be attended the deceased woman on
Thursday, the 2d April. He also made an affi-
davit, stating that his visit was made between tea
and eleven o'clock in the morning, when no person
was in the house but a litvle girl ; and Mr. Gabb's
servant-lad made a statement that he had accom-
panied his master. This statement was alleged by
the prosecutor to be false, and the husband of the
deceased woman and her daughter were called to
prove that Mr. Gabb made no visit on the Thurs-
day. The husband of Mrs. Taylor deposed that be
was at home during the whole of the Thursday with
the exception of " about ten minutes," when he
went to a shop in the place, and that he saw no-
thing of Mr. Gabb. Mr. Gabb would have had to
pass the shop to visit his house.
At this point his lordship stopped the case, re-
marking that the evidence was very loose as to the
time when Taylor actually was in the house, and
was not inconsistent with Mr. Gabb's statement.
All the children had not been called, so as to show
which was the one who was present when the al-
leged visit was made. Besides this, his lordship
remarked, the errand-boy had corroborated his
master, and if perjury had been committed ho also
was guilty. His lordship then directed the jury to
return a verdict of Not Guilty.
Verdict accordingly.
These decisions put at rest questions which have
been for a long time in litigation at Newent.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—ApeiI

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)

Emily Sarah Lewis, 21, was indicted for stealing
a yard of Persian silk, and other articles, the Fro-
party of James Dyce Nicol, her rnalter.
Mr. Orridge appeared for the prosecution ; Mr.
Ribton for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner had been for some
time lady's maid to the wife of the prosecutor, who
lives at No. 5, Hyde-park-terrace, Bayswater, and
the charge was that she had purloined some oni-
ton-lace, a waistcoat piece, a yard of silk, and other
articles, and secreted a portion of them in her box,
and another portion in her wardrobe, preparatory
to taking them away with her, she being about to
leave her situation.

After a long and searching cross-examination of
Mrs. Nicol by the learned counsel for the prisoner,
the jury intimated that they had agreed to acquit,
and one of them said he hoped it would be under-
stood that the prisoner left the court without any
imputation upon her character.
William Ham, the younger, and Walter Walters,
20, were indicted for having stolen a quantity of
cigars, value 4/. and upwards, the property of Em-
manuel Jonas and others, their masters, and Wil-
liam Ham the elder, 39, a carver and gilder, was
indicted for feloniously receiving part of such cigars,
well knowing that they had been stolen.
Mr. Campbell Sleigh and Mr. Lawrence were
counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton appeared
for Ham the elder. Waltbrs and the younger Ham
pleaded guilty. Mr. Orridge appeared for Walters.
The prosecutors were cigar manufacturers, carry-
ing on business at 77, High Holborn, and the two
younger prisoners were apprentices to them. It
appeared that they were detected in secreting
cigars about their persons before leaving the pre-
mises, and the younger Ham told. Mr. Newton, the
prosecutor's manager, that if he went to his father's
workshop, 3, Dean-street, Oxford-street, they
would find cigars, which he had stolen, in a safe.
A quantity of cigars were found there, and it was
subsequently ascertained that the elder prisoner
had been disposing of cigars, which were identified
as the prosecutor's property, to a tobacconist in
Rathbone-place. The younger Ham confessed the
theft at once, but to exonerate his father said ho
had asked him to dispose of the cigar's, and telling
him that he had received them from a person in
the trade.
The jury, after hearing Mr. Ribton, retired, and
after a short consultation fpund the prisoners
guilty.
The Assistant Judge sentenced Walters to six
months' hard labour ; Tiara the old or to 18 mouths ;
and the younger to 12 nonths.
Wm. Bellinger, 38, huger, and • Matilda Bellin-
ger, his wife, were charred in four indictments
with having obtained goods .from tradesmen by false
pretences. They pleaded
• The offence was committed by forged orders pur-
porting to have been sent by Nlr, sQtile, a Dissent-
ing minister.
The Assistant Judge sentenced theio each to 18
months' hard labour.

BOW-STREET.--Charles Jackson, a Post-office
bagman, was charged with stealing, on the 24th of
March, the way-bill of the Tewkesbury mail bag,
the money order remittance, and two registered
letters, one containing a remittance of 5711. 10s. sd.
On the 23d of March the bag was made up at
Tewkesbury by Mr. John Carew, a clerk in the
General Post-office. He enclosed the way-bill, in
which he had wrapped up the money order remit-
tance of 441. 10s. Bd., addressed to the receiver-
general, Mr. Rowland Hill, and the two registered
letters. One of these had been addressed to Messrs.
Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, London, by
Mr. Appleby, clerk to the Gloucester. Banking
Company, and contained a remittance of 5711.
103. .sd. This sum was made up of Bank of Eng-
land and country notes to the value of 1691., a
cheque for 2171. 53., and a receipt on the Paymas-
ter-General for 1941. 53. Ou the following day,
the 24th, the bag was received at the General Post-
office in due course, and properly sealed. The
sorter into whose hands it next passed opened it in
the usual manner, emptied it on the saving table,
turned it inside out, and threw it on the fl wr. He
then proceeded to examine the contents, which con-
sisted of letters, newspapers, and a spare bag. The
latter he also threw on the floor without examma• ion.
He then looked through the heap of letters for
the parcel consisting of the money order remittance
and registered letters (if any) wrapped up in the
way-bill, but could find nothing of the sort. He
gave information of the deficiency, and ascertained
that the money order advice hart come to hated.
The bags having been removed in the meanwhile,
he went to the bag-room and cautioned the men
who were engaged in examining them that a way-
bill and remittance had been missine-, and might
=be amongst the bags. Subsequently "Haydon, the
City detective officer, was instrncted toingriire into
the case, and he obtained information that the pri-
soner, whose duty it would have been to remove
the bags to the bag-room, had passed two Si. notes
to tradesmen in the immediate neighbourhood of
Albion-place, Walworth, where he resided. The
notes proved to be two of those enclosed from
Tewkesbury by Mg. Appleby. He immediately
charged the prisonet with the robbery, which he
did not attempt to deny. He said that the re-
maining notes, the cheque, receipt, money order,
remittance, and way-bill would be found in a box
in his own house. Haydon went to the house,
found the box, which he opened with a key he had
received from the prisoner, and there discovered
the notes, &c.
He was committed for trial.

WORSHIP-STREET.—George Holle, described
as a gas fitter, was charged with stabbing his wife,
with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.
A young woman named Sarah Crater said—l am
sister to the complainant, who has led a very un-
happy life since her marriage to the prisoner about
fifteen months ago. On Sunday afternoon the
prisoner, who is at present engaged as a theatrical
performer, brought home the materials for a pair of
stage troweers, which he handed to his wife and de-
sired her to make them up immediately. My sister de-
clined todo so, as she considered it improper to perfo rm
such work on a Sunday, when the prisoner became
greatly excited, and pulling out a clasp knife, de-
clared that he would have her life unless site at
once proceeded with it. She was then induced to
commence the work, but threw it down in a few
minutes.; and on herrepeating the same objections
the prisoner deliberately openeci his knife with
which he made a violent thrust at her breast, but
she suddenly stooped forward to avoid the blow,
and received the point of the weapon in her left
shoulder. The prisoner then hastily left the house,
and I lost no time in' procuring the attendance of
a surgeon, under whose care my sister has since re-
mained in a very dangerous state. About three
hours after the prisoner returned home, and ap-
proaching her bed side, inquired how she felt ; to
which she replied that he had dreadfully injured
her, and that they had better never meet again ;
but as he was about to leave the room she called
him back, and furnished him with money to pro-
cure another lodging.
Police-constable G 94 produced a certificate from
Mr. C. Elwin, a surgeon in the neighbourhood, to
the effect that the unfortunate woman was suffer-
ing from a severe wound, nearly an inch in depth,
which had resulted in inflammation and fever of a
dangerous character.

Mr. D'Eyncourt rareandeil the prisoner for a
week.

CLERICENWELL.—R. R. Tripp, a respectable
looking man, 36, years of age, described in the po-
boa shoot as having "no occupation," residing at
No. 28, Giffard-street, Caledonian-road, Islington,
was charged with feloniously cutting and wound•
in, James Scott, with intent to murder him.

E. Silence, a painter, occubying apartments in
the same house, stated the prisoner lodged in
the upper part of the house. At half-past 2 o'clock
yesterday morning he was awoke out of his sleep
by a noise. He heard the prisoner and Mr. Scott
having some words together. Witness asked if they
required a light, and took up a lighted candle.
The prisoner then opened the door. He saw the
prisoner with a sword, and he stabbed Mr. Scott
in the side.

A surgeon stated that Mr. Scott was too ill to
appear in court.

The prisoner said that Mr. Scott came up to his
room for rent at an unseasonable hour, and abused
him, when he (prisoner) "pushed him out of the
room with a sword."
Remanded for a week.

MARYLEBONE. —Henry J. Watts was charged
with robbery, and .with attempting to stab the
persons who apprehended him.
A. nursemaid at No. 1, Queen's-road, Gloucester-
gate, Regent's-park, while she was in the kitchen,
heard a noise in the dining-room, where the break-
fast service was laid out. 0n going up she saw the
prisoner jump out of the window an run away.
She gave chase, crying out " Police." A man who
was driving a van jumped down and joined in pur-
suit, and h and a tradesman, who had run out of
his shop, came up with the prisoner in Park-street.
The prisoner made a stab at each of them with a
silver fork, but the prongs were ioo blunt to do
harm. Other forks and some spoons were found on
him.
Remanded for a week.

SOUTHWARK.—George Spencer, alias Stoner,
a young man about 20 years of age, was brought
before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing two
watches, two chains, and a brooch, value 351., the
property of Mr. Win. Taverner, the landlord of the
Sun Tavern, Union-street, Southwark.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been
in his employ as potman about a fortnight. On Sa-
turday morning he quitted his bedroom about 8
o'clock, leaving his wife there. At that time the two
watches„ chains, and brooch, were safe on the
drawers. At 10 o'clock witness went upstairs to dre-
himself, wilier' lie missed the property, which Le
valued at 351. While witness and his wife were
downstairs, the prisoner cleaned his boots and took
them upstairs, and being longer than usual, he sus-
pected him of robbing him, and having given in-
formation to the police, he gave the prisoner into
custody. Witness had since understood that he
obtained the situation under false pretences, and
he had reason to believe that he had recently rub-
bed his barmaid.
Mrs. Travener said that she left the property on
the drawers shortly after eight o'clock, when she
went down to the bar-parlour to breakfast. There
was no other person in the house then but her hus-
band, the barmaid, a servant, and herself, and the
prisoner had no business at that time to go up so
said she got up at
!ugh as their bedroom.
cleaned out the bar. While her
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half-past Emma barmaid,fiffivella,edthe
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master and mist
prisoner went uP
cleaned. Ha should only have taken them to the
rsetsaeirws
first fitor, but she distinctly heard him go up to
the second floor, where her master's bedroom was.
He was there a few moments, and when he came
down he went out and remained away half an hour.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the robbery was discover-
ed, and she told her master about the prisoner.
In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon, witness
said that two men came into the public-house and
had a pint of ale between 8 and 10, and one went
into the tap-room and lighted his pipe when they
left. She was sure no one but the prisoner wont
up stairs.
Mr. Combo remanded the prisoner Until Mon-
day next, ordering inquiries to be made about him
in the meantime.

LAMBETH. —Decimus Down, a beardless
youth, the son of a gentleman holding a lucrative
public appointment, appeared to answer to a sum-
mons taken out against him by Mr. Gustavus
Thompson, the son of a medical gentleman, for as-
sault and battery.
Mr, Solow,OP, Who attended on behalf of the) de-