The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-09 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

PORTRAITS OF RACE HORSES.—Charles Mid, Of
Little Wild-street, engraver, appeared to answer a'
complaint made by Mr. Follett, a publisher, No. 63,
Fleet-street, for obtaining 4/. from him on Saturday
last, by the false and fraudulent pretence that a cer-
tain engraved copper-plate presented an original and
accurate representation of the winning and the second
horse that ran for the Doncaster St. Leger Stakes in
1844, the same being the view of the race of 1841,
published at the head of the Eclipse Sporting Almanac
for 1842. _ _ _

Mr. Follett, produced an impression from the plate
he had purchased, and a copy of the Eclipse Almanac,
to show that the one was a copy of the other, with
the exception of omitting some figures at the
right hand corner. Upon taking the impres-
sion round the trade to solicit subscriptions, he saw he
was looked at with great suspicion, and met with no
encouragement ; and at last he was told it was a pic-
ture of the winner in 1841 instead of 1844. Upon
ascertaining this to be really true, he, to justify his
character, procured a summons against the defendant
for playing off this imposition.
Mr. Alderman WiLsoN asked if in such represen-
tations of a race so correct a resemblance of the horse
was expected that the sporting men who knew it
could recognise the likeness.
Mr. Follett said yes, the likeness of the horse could
be given, and was expected.
Defendant said there were various points of differ-
ence in the two plates before the Alderman. The
plate in question was a plate newly engraved from
the plate of 1841, by permission of the proprietor,
with modifications to suit the race of 1844.

Mr. Alderman WiLsoN asked if he meant to per-
sist that it was a true representation of the race of
1844 ; that the booths stood in exactly the same po-
sition as in 1841, and that the police were in the
same places, and persons held out their arms and ex-
hibited other attitudes in 1844, exactly in the places,
and in the same dresses as in 1841.

Defendant replied he could not say that ; but it
was such a near representation as would have satisfied
the public. If Mr. Follett was not satisfied, he was
willing to return the money, if a little time were
allowed.
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Mr. Alderman WILSON said he would allow the
matter to stand adjourned, to see if they could not
come to an arrangement.

The hearing was then adjourned till Wednesday.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Yesterday Captain Harwood, a respectable master-
mariner, voluntarily appeared to show his non-lia-
bility to support his wife, who is at present charge-
able to the parish of Limehouse, and an inmate of
the workhouse of that parish.
Mr. Warren, the relieving officer of Limehouse
parish, was present, as was also Mrs. Harwood, in
the workhouse costume.

Captain Harwood stated, that upon going on his
last voyage to the East Indies he left 2641. in the
savings' bank, to be drawn out by his wife as her ne-
cessities required, besides an order for 61. per month
upon his owners, and a house well furnished to live
in. Upon reaching home he proceeded as usual to
his house. He, however, soon discovered that she
had not only drawn out every shilling from the bank,
and spent it, in addition to the 61. per month, but also
had obtained goods to a considerable amount on his
account, which she instantly pawned, so that alto-
gether she had involved him to so serious an extent
that he was actually compelled to take the benefit of
the Insolvent Debtors' Act. This, however, was not
all. Information had reached him which left no
doubt whatever on his mind that his wife, soon after
he had left her, had commenced leading a most pro-
fligate and abandoned life. He was prepared with
evidence to show that eight months after he had gone
away, she had had a miscarriage, being at the time
but three months advanced in pregnancy ; and he
could prove acts which could leave no doubt upon his
worship's mind that she had been guilty of the most
shameful acts of adultery. Captain Harwood then
called
Elizabeth Woodfield, the wife of an engineer, who
deposed that when Mrs. Harwood was without a
servant, which was frequently the case, she used to
attend upon her at her house, in Totten-street,
Stepney, and had first become acquainted with her
about twelve months ago. In the month of January
or February last Mrs. Harwood had been attended by
a nurse, and she had then a miscarriage of a three-
months child. About the same time and before that
period, Mrs:Harwood had been visited by a gentle-
man, a foreigner, whose name was Spennell, who
used to be very frequently alone with her, and who
used to stop in the house to a very late hour of the
night.
Mr. NORTON—Did you know what this gentleman
was ? Witness—No, your Worship ; but he used to
come there frequently.
Captain Harwood--He is a clerk in a mercantile
house in the City, Sir.
Mr. NORTON (to the witness)—Have you ever
noticed any impropriety between this young man and
your mistress ? Witness—Yes, Sir ; I frequently saw I
him kiss her.

Mr. NORTON—Anything worse than that?—Wit-
ness stated, that having one night entered the parlour
I rather abruptly, she had observed that which could
leave no moral doubt of Mrs. Harwood's guilt. The