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with me before the Tuesday. Last summer he
wanted me to get married to him and remßin at
114t-ne until he went abroad. Rosa used to bring
messages from him.
By Mr2Arno don't know how my gown
was taken off. I don't knew who took it off. I
don't know how I got into the bed. I do not know
'that he forced the into the bed.
Mr. Arnold pointed out to Mr. Sleigh some dis-
crepancies between the girl's evidence and the state-,
ment made at the time her information was taken.
on oath and the warrants granted for thesappre-
hensiqn of the accotsed, and remarked that, if the
c'iarge was to be shaped for a rape, the contradic-
tions were of considerable importance. •
Mr. Sleigh thought that every allowance should
be made for her tender years and the embarrassing
circumstances of the case.. She was a perfect chid
in years, and although there might be some trifling
alteration 'in minor details, there was no doubt
about the fact that the offence charged bad been
fully coinmitted, as would be proved by the medi-
cal testimony. Perhaps the magistrate would allow
the case to stand at present as charged, and would.
not call upon him at that early stage of the pro- •
ceedings to elect between shaping the case as a rape
and " procuring," under the Bishop of Oxford's
Act, -" fir the defilement."

Mr.Arnoldhad no objection to the courie proposed,
hitt said thlt if he commit ed for rape, he should
feel it his duty to send the information on oath,
with the deposttions, to the court where the offence
was-to be tried.

The gill was then cross-examined by Mr. Lewis,
jim., who attend-d for the accused. She said—My
parents- tell. me I fitn"nly 14: Rosa had been iu
our rk-rvice four months. I' often spoke to Clarke at
the door, but she used to take messages. She
brought a message from him the night before I left
home. She gild me he said that if I did riot come
away at 7 the next morning, he would not live to
see me ou the'followirig Monday. My father and
mother were at home when she told me. I left nay
home on the next day. My father and mother were
kind to me. I did not tell them of this. They did
not know that we were intimate at all. I did not
wish to conceal it from them, but I did not think pf
getting married, and that was the reason I did not
tell. I don't know why I did not tell my father
and mother. When she brought me the mes-
sage I have spoken of I told her I would not
go. I had never been out with Rosa before. It WaS
about 3in the afternoon when we left home. She
told me she would take me out to have a run and
see Mr. Clarke. I had last spoken to him in the
street twomonths before. Idid not ask her where
she was going to. I did not think it was wrong at
all. I did not tell my parents I was going out to
see Mr. Clarke. I consented to go out to see Clarke
and went with herto Kensington Barracks for that •
purpose. I stood at the side while she went in to
look for him, but he was not there. We walked
about from 3 till 9 at night. She said we were going
home. I knew I had not got home when I went to
the house at Notting-hill. Rosa told me it washer
friend's house. I did not hear anything said when
we got there. She went inside and talked to the
woman of the house, and she told me to con* up
stairs, and I went up. I had not previously to that
refused to go home. I slept with Rosa in the bed
that, night. She wrote the letter the next morn-
ing to Clarke. I saw a woman and a boy at the*
house besides the girl who opened the door to us
when we first went to the. house. The woman
brought up some coffee in the. morning. Rosa
told me to go t-.) bed on the Monday night as I was
at a friend's house, and it was too late to go home
that night. I wrote a letter home to my parents
on Thursday. I did not write in the house on.
Tuesday. I did not ask -to write. I swear posi-
tively I did not write at all on Tuesday. I have
written sonaeletters to Clarke. Rosa used to indite
them. I have left school 12 months. No money
was given into my hand at the house. Rosa re-
ceived some money there from Clarke. I sat from
3 till 10 o'clock on the Tuesday that Clarke came,
but nothing was talked of between us. I asked
him if he was going home ; that was all I asked
him. He took tea with us. He never spoke to
me all the time he was there till he was going to
bed. I don't know who undressed me. don't
know who took anything off me. Ido riot know
how I got into -.bed._ I screamed out, I swear,
when 1 found myself in the ba=d. I screamed
loudly, very loudly, as loudly as I could, on all the
occasions, but no one came to me.. refused to,
go home afterwards. When he got up in the
morning he went away without speaking to me.
He never talked to me about marriage afterwards.
I did not tell the landlady what had happened to
me. Rosa fetched the things all the time that we
,were in the house. The longest time she was ever
away was five minutes. She was constantly with
me ; and I never left the house till my mother
fetched me. I did not like to go home because I
feared my parents would not look upon me. I did
not tell the old lady of the house because of the
disgrace.
Re-examined by Mr. Sleigh—l gave the letter I
wrote home to Mr. Clarke to post. Rosa washed
one of my articles of under-clothing in the room on
Wednesday. I saw Clarke give Rosa money on
the Tuesday and Thursday—l think 10s. and 4s.
She showed it me afterwards.
Mr. Sleigh having solicited an adjournment, the
prisoners
were remanded till- Friday, and bail was
refused for their appearance.

SOUTHWARK.—Edward John Syer, a person
employed by Sir C. Napier's election committee,
was summoned before Mr. Combe by Wm. Wise,
cab driver, No. 2,134, for refusing to pay him 16s.
for the hire of his vehicle on the day of election,
the complainant being engaged to carry the voters
to the polling booth.
The complainant said he was engaged by the de-
fendant to carry the voters on the 30th ult., the
day of the Southwark election. He had since ap-
plied for payment, and being unable to get his
money, he was compelled to take the present pro-
ceediogs.
DefenJant—l admit employing the complainant.
On the 28th ult. 1 engaged 30 cabs for Sir Charles
Napier L-25 at 18s. the day, and sat 16s. The
complainant was one of the latter, I received my
,ooers through. Mr. James, Sir C. Napier's commit-
tee agent. I have thole orders in writing, and
was auihorised by the' committee.
Mr. Cotobe—T hen you must pay the complainant
and look to the committee.
Defendant—But I was then appointed superin-
tendent of cabs for the election, and surely lam
not answerable.
Mr. Combe—You must pay, whether superin-
tendent or not. You were the only person who
hired the complainant. If you had told him to go
to the committee, as they were in want of cabs, and.
'if, they had hired him, they would have been an-
swerable, but you hired him and must pay him.
Defendant—How shall I act with Sir C. Napier
under the 'circumstances ?
Mr. Combe—Go and see him about it.
Defendant—That would be of no use.
Mr. Combe—That's another thing. Who is Sir
Charles's agent ?
Defendant—Mr. James, of Croydon, and Mr.
White acted for him. I received my orders from
the committee, and the complainant should go to
them, and not to me, who am only a poor man.
Mr. Combe—You must pay it and sue them. I
underataud you actually carried the voters to the
poll, and surely, as that is the case, they will pay
tor that. Sir Chu. Napier had the advantage of
the voters, and he must payif the demand is correct.
A cab proprietor in the body of the
eabrgt c
which
ou 11
out; " The committee hired 25 nl7
pto
of
I
were used in conveying voters to tlpoll, and
can't get my money. It s rascally f c.,
Napier and his committee, but I'll mikeil him pay.'
Mr. Combe—l am sorry to hear t esecomplaints,
and I think there must be something that has de=
layed the settlement of the accounts between Sir,
Charles and Mr. James, his agent. There might
have been some agreement about the gross amount
to carry him through his election. I daresay if you
wait a little time you will all mat.
b.-- your money.
Syer_—lt's disgraceful on his part as well as his
committee's to allow one of his servants, a poor
man, to be summoned for a cab hired by their orders
to carry voters to the poll.
Mr. Combe—l cannot help it. I must act accord-
ing to law, and as you were the hirer of this man's
cab you must pay him..
Syer—lf I must I hope you will give me a little
ime, as I have not the money at present.
Mr. Combe—What time do you want, then, as I

order you. to pay IGs., and 6s. ccsts ?
Syer--I'll pay it in a week, sir. But what must
I do ? There are nearly 30 cabmen in .the same
position, and I may be summoned here by all.
Mr. Combe—l should recommend you to sum-
mon Sir C. Napier in the County Court, as if you
have the orders of the committee in writing be can-
not get out of it. Ho could not have had all those
voters hal it not been for the cabs, as many would
not have gone to the poll had they not been carried
there. At the same time I should advise you to
apply to him first.
Syer—l'll do that directly, sir ; and I am much
. obliged to your worship for giving nae Ow to pay