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London, England, 1850-08-08 00:00:00

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HOME ClRCUlT.—Guildford, Aug. 7.
CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Justin ERLE.)
EMMETT (A PAUPER) V. HUDSON.
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At the sitting of the Court, Mrs. Cobbett was again
in attendance.
His LORDSHIP, addressing her, said that he was re-
quested by the Chief Baron to inform her that, upon fall
consideration, he had come to the conclusion that her ap-
plication to be allowed to conduct the case of her husband
could not be entertained. He entirely concurred with
the Chief Baron in the decision he had come to, and it
was perfectly obvious that, if such a proceeding were to
be sanctioned, other persons, or even strangers, might
claim to be heard, and the greatest inconvenience would
be the result.
Mrs. Cobbett said that as their Lordships had come to
this decision, she should place the brief in his Lordship's
hands, and call upon him to act as counsel, and she said
she believed ,such a course was in accordance with the
law of England. She added that her husband was in
prison, and could not appear to conduct his own case.
Mr. Justice ERLE said that such a responsibility could
not be cast upon the Court. He then inquired if Mrs.
Cobbett had provided a counsel to conduct her case?
She replied that she appeared herself as counsel for
her husband.
Mr. Justice ERLE—But I have ruled that you cannot
legally be heard.
Mrs. Cobbett—l shall tender a bill of exceptions to
your Lordship's ruling.
Mr. Justice ERLE—Yon cannot do that, because it
would bean acknowledgment by the Court of your right
to appear in the cause.
After a short pause the case was regularly called on,
and Mrs. Cobbett tendered herself as counsel for the
plaintiff. •
Mr. Justice ERLE said he would formally repeat what
ho had before stated, that the Court could not hear her
as counsel for her husband, and this would give her an
opportunity of trying the question whether his view of
the law upon this point was correct.
The cause was then called on, and no counsel appear-
ing for the plaintiff, he was nonsuited.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Monmouth, Aug. 6.
CIVIL COURT.—(Bet ore Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and
a Special Jury.)
DOE DEM. DAVID AND OTHEItS v. JONES.
Mr. Whately, Q.C., and Mr. Phipon were counsel for
the plaintiff; and Mr. Keating, Q.C., and Mr. W. H.
Cooke for the defendant.
This action was brought by the sisters' of William
Jones, a surveyor, at Brecon, who died intestate and un-
married, in September, 1849, to recover possession of a
small farm at St. Melon's, in this county, of which the
defendant was in possession, and the question in dispute
was as to the legitimacy of the defendant's father,
Morgan Jones. If he was not legitimate, the lessors were
entitled to the property as the heirs at law of their de-
ceased brother %Vahan); but if Morgan was legitimate,
then he was the eldest brother of William, and the farm
descended to the defendant. The facts of the case were
curious; and as the history of the Joneses was taken up
at the year 1775, patriarchal witnesses were called on
each side to detail their knowledge of the family.
They were chiefly Welsh, and certainly amongst them
were some fine specimens of the robust health which
may accompany very advanced age amongst the
simple peasantry of the rural districts of the
Principality. Some of the witnesses had passed the
ago of ninety, and several nearly attained that age; and
two particularly hearty old women, one of ninety-eight
and the other of eighty-four, excited general admiration,
not only by their sprightliness and intelligence, but by
thu natural ease and politeness of manner which they
exhibited.

An objection was taken to the admissibility of the
parochial register of Llaugelfalach for 1775, the baptisms
and burials not being inserted from time to time as the
events happened, but appearing to be copied into the
register at the end of the year.
After some discussion, the Learned JUDGE, after con-
sulting with Lord Campbell. decided, on the authority
of May v. May, 2
Strange, 1,073, to receive the books,
there being no other parish register in existence, and the
books being brought from the proper custody.
After some consideration, the jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord CAMPUELL
Eliza Bevan, Elizabeth Evans, and Catherine Preece,
were charged with stealing from the person of George
Abraham the sum of 41. 55., and other articles.
Mr. Skinner prosecuted, and Mr. Smytbies defended
the prisoner Bevan.

The prosecutor, a Jew hawker from London, deposed
that he sold some Dutch drops to the prisoner Bevan,
at a house of ill-fame kept by her at Newport, and that
ou entering a room to receive payment, four or fire wo-
men rushed on him, one of whom flung a handkerchief
over his lace, damp, and with a strange scent, while the
rest pulled him down on a bed, when he became insen-
sible. On recovering his senses about an hour and a
half afterwards, he found himself alone in the house,
lying on the bed, and all his money, 41. 55,, except one
sixpence, and some other article 4 taken from his pocket,
when he immediately informed a policeman, and re-
turned with him to the house.

The policeman deposed that the prosecutor was
trembling and agitated,, but had not at all the appear-
ance of a drunken man. That he saw a woman run-
ning out of the house, the bed tumbled, and a sixpence
lying on it.
The prosecutor, on cross-examination, stated that pre-
viously to this transaction he had read accounts of rob-
beries committed by the use of chloroform.
For the defence it was contended that neither chloro-
form nor any known agent could produce the instanta-
neous effect described ; and that the effect of chloroform
and ether is that of intoxication, and must have
produced similar appearances in the prosecutor if he had
been subjected to it. No medical evidence was given on
this point.
The prisoners were convicted and sentenced to fifteen
years' transportation.
This case was tried yesterday.
Lord Campbell has been all this day engaged with a
case of murder, which was not concluded at post-hour.

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—Warwick, Aug. 5.
CROWN COURT.—(Before
_ Ore lir . Baron PLATT.)
EXTRA.OIIDINARY CREDULITY.—Matilda Cooper, aged
33, 'William Bill; 27, and Thomas Madden. 28, were
indicted, the forma for stealing, and the
tvvo
k Lattaer for
receiving, a iinaigreVe, a gold locket, a gold e gold
ring, a gold chain, and other articles, the property of
Dr. Jeatfiesen, of Leamington.
Mr. Willmore conducted the prosecution.
The female prisoner was a gip y,
who practised for-
tune-telling, and apparently a great adept in
imposture.
Sarah Strange, who was the principal witness for the
prosecution, gave the following remarkable narrative:—
She was in the service of Dr. Jeaffreson, at Leamington.
The Trisoner, Matilda Cooper (she said), came to me
and persuaded me to let her rule my planet.—(Laughter.)
She produced to
's a paper covered with stars, and at
first she said that 'she should require a shilling, which
I gave her. The next time that she came she said that
she should want 7s. more. I gave her the 7s. Every
time after that when she came sho wanted either money
two night-dresses, three yards of
or clothes; she said that the planet could not be ruled
unless she had them —(Laughter) —but she promised
two aprons,
to return them. In this way tdie got from me upwards
was present
,of 4/. of my own money, seven dresses, five shawls,
I five petticoats,
ribaud, a pair of boots, a pair of stockings,
three brooches, all my own. Nobody
during our interviews. It was necessary that we should
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