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with me before the Tuesday. Last summer he
wanted me to get married to him and remain at
home until he went abroad. Rosa used to bring.
messages from him.
By Mr. Arnold—l don't know how my gown
was taken off. I don't know who took it oft I
don't know how I got into the bed. I do not know
that he forced me into the bed.
Mr., Are°ld pointed out to Mr. Sleigh some dis-
crepancies between the gill's evidence and the state-
ment made at the time her information was taken
on oath and the warrants • granted for the appre-
hension of the. accused, and remarked that, if the
charge was to be shaped for a rape, the contradic-
tions were of considerable importance.
Mr. -Sleigh thotight that every allowance should
be made for her tender years and the embarrassing
'circum ;teams of the case. She was a perfect chid
in years, and although there might be some trifling
alteration in minor detaili, there was no doubt
about the fact that the offence charged had bean
fully committed, 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, ‘cfor the` defilement."
Mr. Arnold had unobjectiontothecourseproposed,
but said that if he commit ecl for rape, he should
feel it his duty to send the information on oath,
with the depositions, to the court.where the 0!4., ce
was to'be tried. - - -
The girl was then cross-examined by Mr. Letvis,
jun., who attend-d for the accused. She said—My
parents tell me I aai only 14.
,Rosa had been in
Our s ryice four Months.; I often spoke to Clarke at
the door, but she used to t Ike messages. She
brought a message from him the night before I left.
home. She told the lie said that if I did not come
away at 7 the next morning, he would not live to
see me on the following Monday. My father and
mother were at home when she told me. I left my
hoine on the next day. My father and mother were
kiudto me. I did not tell them of this. They d.d
not know that we were intimate at all. I did not

wish to conceal it from them, but I did not think of
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. I did 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 her to Kensington Barracks for that
purpose. I stood at the side while she went in to

lock for him, but he was not there. We walked
about from 3 till 9at 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 was her
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 come up
stairs, and I went, up. I had not previously to that
retibed to go home. I slept with Rosa in the bed
'that night. She wrote the letter the next morn-
ing to Clarke. r saw a woman and a boy at the
house besides the girl who opened the door to us
when we firot weut to the houie. The woman

brought up some coffee in the morning. Rosa
told me to go to 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. r swear posi-
tively I did not write at all on Tuesday. I have
written some letters. to Clarke. Rosa used to indite

them. I hive left school 12 months. No money
.was given into my hand at the house. Rosa te-
ceived some money there from Clarke. Isatfrom

3 till 10 o'clock on the Tuesday that Clarke came,
hut nothiug was, talked of between us. I asked
him if he was
.goingjzoine ; 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. I don't
know who took anything off me. Ido not know
how I got into bed. I screamed out, I swear,
when I found myself in the bed. I screamed

loudly, very loudly, as loudly as I could, on all the
occasions, but no one came to me. I refused to
go home afterwards. When he got up in the
morning he went away without speaking to me.
He never talked to me :.bout marriage afterwards.
I did net tell the landlady what had happened to
me. nos% f-tched 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

()tie of my articles of under-clothing in the room ou
Wednesday. I saw Clarke give Rosa money on
the Tuesday_ arid. 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
refined for their appearance.

SOUTHWARK.—Edward lohn Syer, a person
employed by Sir O. Napier's election committee,
was summoned before Mr. Combo 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-
ceedings.
Defendant—l admit employing the complainant.
On the 28th ult. I engaged 30 cabs for Sir Charles
Napier-25 at 18s. the day, and sat 16s. The
complainant was one of the latter, I received my
orders through Mr. James, Sir C. Napier's commit-
tee agent. I have those orders in writing, and
was authorised by the committee.
Mr. Combo—Then you must pay the complainant
and look to the committee.

Defendant—But I was then appointed superin-
tendent of cab 3 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'ancl see him about it.
Defendant—That would be of 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 aue them. I
understand you actually carried the voters to the
poll, and surely, as that is the case, they will pay
for that. Sir Chas. Napier had the advantage of
the voters, and he must payif the demand is correct.
A cab proprietor in the body of the court called
out, "The committee hired 25 of my cabs, which
were used in conveying voters to the poll, and I
can't get my money. It's rascally conduA of Sir C.
Napier and his committee, but I'll make him pay."
Mr. Combc lam sorry to hear th ese complaints,
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 get 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
time, as I have not the money-at present.
Mr. Combe—What time do you want, then, as I
order you to pay 16s*3 and ss. costs ?
Syer—l'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=
rnon Sir C. Napier in the County Court, as if you
have the orders of the committee in writing he can-
not get out of it. He could not have had all those
voters hal it not been for the cabs, as many would
not have gone to the poll bad they not been carried
there. At the same time I should advise you to
apply fro him first.
Syer—l'll do that directly, sir ; and I am much
obliged to your wort hip for giving me time to pay