The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-03 00:00:00

BURLEIGH

This was an action to recover £1 commission and £lO
for illegal discharge, defendant being a surgeon dentist.
When the case was called on plaintiff did not appear, and
Mr. George, for defendant, applied for costs, which were
granted. It was casually stated that defendant was the in-
ventor of a valuable corn solvent, and that plaintiff had
been employed as agent. Since his dismissal it was stated
that plaintiff had set up for himself, and a small handbill
was produced stating "A bunion is a swelling on the ball
of the great toe, arising from a blow or very great pressure
from an ill-shaped boot, and consists of a small bag of
water between the knuckle of the joint, &c." Further on
it states that " Dr. Buchan's anodyne is composed of eight
of the strongest alleviators of pain, and can be had of al
bootmakers.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON A TRADE SOCIETY.—Henry
Banman, bootmaker, was charged with endeavouring to
obtain money under false pretences from the Secretary of
the West-end Boot and Shoemakr's Society.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared on behalf of the society, which he stated assisted
journeymen when out of employ. The prisoner was
charged with endeavouring to obtain money by false pre-
tences. The society consisted of four branches—the West-
end men's society, the West-end ladies' society, the boot
closer's society, and the heavy boot society, and had both
provincial and metropolitan lodges where assistance was
rendered to workmen on application at the different towns
in search of employ, and the funds of the society were dis-
pensed by means of cards given to the applicants to re-
ceive assistance in the different towns through which
they pass. No workmen, however, was entitled
to possess more than one card. On Saturday
afternoon last the prisoner applied to the Female
Bootmakers' Society, and obtained the necessary assistance
on the production of his card, and on the same night ap-
plied to the Men's Bootmakers' Society and produced a
similar card, but in another name. In this case he was not
successful in obtaining any money, the forgery being de-
tected, and he was subsequently given into custody, a third
card being found on him when se irched. He (Mr. Lewis)
wished to state that the society, having discovered nume-
rous forgeries of late had been practised on them, and that
their charity had been abused, had determined to prosecute
in all cases where they discovered the offenders.
Mr. Lewis then made out a prima facie case, and asked
for a remand to complete the evidence.
The prisoner was remanded.

THE CASE OF LOVE AND FRAUD.—Vincent COIIUCCI,
the Italian artist, of 22, Ovington-square, Brompton, was
again brought before Mr. Mansfield charged with defraud-
ing Miss Frederica Johnstone, of York House, Twicken-
ham, of the sum of £1,900 by false pretences, vie., that a
certain parcel contained love letters, whereas it only con-
tained old newspapers.

Sergeant Parry (instructed by Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-
place) prosecuted, and Mr. D. D. Keane, barrister (in-
structed by Mr. Collette, of the firm of Prichard and
Collette, Lincoln's-inn-Fields) defended.
The interest in the case had not in the slightest abated.
The court, as on former occasions, being most incon-
veniently crowded, several gentlemen being accommodated
with seats on the bench.

It is unnecessary to allude to what has transpired of the
case, the facts being fresh in the memory of the public.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar an interpreter
was sworn, and said he had interpreted letter A, and it was
a fair translation, as also those marked B, C, D, E, F, G.

Mr. Keane—You will be here to translate some letters if
I should ask you to do so.
Interpreter—Yes.

Mr. Keane—Are you an Italian by birth ?
Interpreter—Yes.

Mr. Keane—Take the letter of the 17th August to the
Lady, and tell me the expression of " By God."
The interpreter did so.

Sergeant Parry then read the letter beginning " No, no,"
already given, ending, " You have three days for reflection,"
and then read the letier marked E, addressed to Mr. John -
stone, and then another already given, in which prisoner
said he would give Miss Johnstone's letters to a magistrate.
Sergeant Parry said—These letters being put in, and the
translations, will complete this lady's evidence.

Mr. Keane—Where is the seal, Miss Johnstone, you pro
duced the other day ?

Miss Johnstone—T did not produce one.
Sergeant Tanner produced the seal.

Miss Johnstone (cross-examined by Mr. Keane)—l gave
him the seal in exchange for another. I lent it to him.
The device was not the same as on this. It was an antique
—a small lyre or harp, but I have not got it hero. I cannot
remember where I got it, it wis long ago when I was a
child, and the only one of the kind I have. Ido not know
when I gave it to the prisoner. On the whole, I told the
prisoner that he had had more than £2,000 besides the last
money. It was not given as gifts—but £3OO for a painting.
Mr, Keane—Ycu have to answer all the questions, so
pray keep your temper.

Miss Johnstone—About February, 1858, he expressed
great desire to see his mother. He said he had had to
escape, leaving his mother, and that she gave him a ring.
Mr. Keane—You said the other day you only knew him
three years.
Miss Johnstone—l only knew him since 1859, but
he was introduced the previous June, July, or August. I
gave him £250, but it was to pay for his journey. I gays
him a second time money, but I cannot remember when.
I have no voucher, and the money was handed over with-
out any person being present. It was entirely between
ourselves. He knew perfectly well we were not going to be
married, but marriage had been talked of. It was settled
it was not to be when he returned from Italy in May,
1859.

Mr. Keane—Had he offered marriage ?
Miss Johnstone—l don't know that lam to answer that.
Well, yes, he did. All idea of marriage was then aban-
doned by us. .

Mr. Beane—llave you seen the letters which Sergeant
Tanner received at the prisoner's house.
Miss Johnstone—l have just seen them.

Mr. Keane—Let me see 59 and GO.

Sergeant Tanner handed the letters to Mr. Keane, who
said—Then six of these letters after May, 1859, are letters
written by you after you abandoned the idea of marrying
him ?

Miss Johnstone—He asked me to continue on terms of
warm friendship, and I did so, and wrote the letters at his

request.

Mr. Keane—They were written to a gentleman you were
not going to be married to.
Sergeant Parry—l am extremely anxious to pre-
vent the letters being read, and therefore must object to
it. I propose that your worship should read them and see
whether they are relevant, for if not, the only object in
reading them can be to annoy the lady and to gratify a
prurient curiosity.
Mr. Keane—l do not understand the learned sergeant's
objection. Suppose I should break down this lady's credit ?
I show by her own letters that she is not to be believed. I
shall not tell my learned friend what use I mean to make
of these letters, or what I may say to a jury when I have
pondered over them. I may show a jury that she is not to
ho believed.

Sergeant Parry—As I charge the prisoner with
endeavourine to extort money from the lady it
has struck me that it is curious that the prisoner
should wish them read in evidence. I ask
your worship to tell Tanner not to give up the letters, and
Mr. Keane that they cannot be read but with the lady's
leave. There could be no doubt what the teneur of the
letters was.
Mr. Keane—The letters are the joint property of the pri-
soner and the prosecutrix. My learned friend tells mo that
I have no right to use them, but I submit if they are evi-
dence I have.
We shall conclude our report in a late edition.

THE AMOUNT OF FOOD REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN
LIFE.—In respect to the quantity of food required to sup-
port life in the best way, some reliable information has been
obtained by experiment. The precise amount which in the
adult maintains the weight of the body unchanged during
a life of moderate exercise is theoretically the right average
quantity. Of course it varies with the kind of food em-
ployed, some articles furnishing much more nourishment in
an equal weight than others. On a diet of fresh meat, bread,
and butter, with coffee or water for drink, Dr. Dalton found
the entire quantity required during 21 hours by a man in
full health, and taking free exercise in the open air, to be—
of meat, llb ; of bread, llb 3oz ; of butter or fat, 3iaz ;
water, 311 b. That is to say, rather less than 211 b of solid
food, and rather more than 3 pints of liquid. These weights
would be exceeded if less nutritious substances, such as
rice, potatoes, or fruits, formed any considerable portion
of the diet. Dr. Hammond found that ho maintained his
exact weight by a daily consumption of llb of meat, 18oz
of bread, 6oz. of soup,
4oz. of beetroots, loz. of butter,
with salt, drinking at the same time 3 pints of water and
10oz. of coffee, With cream and sugar. Any excess above
this caused an increase of weight, any diminution, caused
a loss. Remembering that the loctor is 6 feet 2in. in
height, and weighs 14 stone, we may take these quantities
as a fair average for a strong man somewhat beyond the
ordinary ataturo.—CyriihiU illayazinofor. ,Sepfenikr.