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London, England, 1850-05-23 00:00:00

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vestry of the inhabitants oc Brighton for the purpose of
electing thirty directors and guardians of the poor of the
parish for the ensuing year. By the local Act, the 6th
George IV., chap. 179, sec. 199, the overseer and church-
wardens were required to convene such a meeting on
every first Monday after Easter, and accordingly they
called such a meeting o❑ the 4th of April last, stating
in the notice that if any poll was demanded it would be
taken on the two following days at the Town-hall. At
this meeting thirty-three gentlemen were put in nomina-
tion, and eventually a poll was demanded and commenced
on the following day. The next morning, however,
seven other gentlemen were put in nomination before the
poll opened, but the electing officers refused to receive
them. At the close of the first day's poll, there being
two rival lists, the overseers and churchwardens, seeing
that the result of the poll was likely to go against their
own party, induced three of the gentlemen who had
been nominated to resign, and thereupon the remaining
thirty were declaied to be duly elected. They, however,
hadjno power to do that, nor had the parties themselves
any right to resign, since they were bound to undertake
the office in the event of the rate-payers selecting them
to file it. On the first day only thirty rate-payers out
of some 4,000 and 5,000 polled, the others, no doubt, re-
lying upon the rule that after a poll had been demanded
all the nominees were bound to go on with it to the
close of the couple of days, and to terve, should they be
elected by the majority. The Court would, therefore,
perceive that great injustice would be done to the rate-
payers if any of the nominees could resign in this man-
ner; and as it was evidently contrary to law, it was
hoped there would be no difficulty in granting the appli-
cation.

Mr. Justice WIGEITMAN—You may take a rule to show
case.

Rule nisi accordingly.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.-WHURR V. SMITH AND WIFE

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 951.
4s. 6d., for the board and lodging of defendant's wife,
before marriage, under very peculiar circumstances.
The plaintiff is a tailor, residing at Selbridge•place,
Westbourne•park, and defendant had been in his employ
as IS journeyman, in consequence of which he had an op-
portunity of forming an acquaintance with the sister of
plaintiff's wife, and eventually a clandestine marriage
took place, as it was alleged, whilst she was of weak
intellect and under age. Shortly after plaintiff was ar-
rested on a capias, to prevent him leaving the country,
defendant and his wife having sworn to a debt being due
to them of 45/., but subsequently defendant's wife wrote
a letter expressing her deep regret that plaintiff had been
arrested on an unjust cause, and assuring him that she
was in a state of temporary insanity when she joined in
the proceedings and swore she had a claim against
him. Plaintiff sued for two and half year.'
board and lodging, at 301. per annum, and for
goods supplied, and medical attendance on Mrs. Smith.
In the examination it was shown that Mrs. Smith was
entitled, under a will, to a sum of 2001., and that plaintiff
received, and kept the interest. The witnesses for
the defendant considered that Mrs. Smith was treated
more like a servant than a relative, and by no meuns in
a kindly manner. That Mrs. Smith was, unfortunately,
at intervals, affected with aberration of intellect, was
admitted on both sides; and she had
_been two or three
times in Hanwell Lunatic Asylum. _ _

The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that, by not plead-
ing, the defendants had admitted that there was something
due, and left it to the jury to say, from the eridencp,
how long defendant's wife was a servant, and how long
boarding and lodging with the plaintiff, when too ill to
be able to do domestic work.
The. jury gave a verdict for 701. 15s.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(T HIS DAY.)
CHARGE OF FRAUD.—Ann Maria Toffrey was placed
before Mr. Bingham charged with obtaining the sum of
35/. from Mr. William Richardson, boot maker, 19, Sun-
street, Bishopsgate-street, under false and fraudulent
pretences.

The prosecutor deposed that in the month of July,
848, he became acquainted with the prisoner through a
sister of his, to whom he had advanced 501. to carry on
an action against a man for breach of promise of mar-
riage. After the action was settled the prisoner sent a
letter to him by his sister stating that if he let her
(prisoner) have the 501. that he had advanced to his
sister, she would get him a Government situation. In
consequence of this communication he went to the de-
fendant's house in Coventry-street, where he saw her. She
then told him that if he advanced her 501. she would get
him an appointment as messenger in a Government
office. He replied that he would do so provided he was
satisfied the affair was right. She said, " Oh, you have
no occasion to doubt me. I am a person of great in-
fluence, and am personally acquainted with Lord Alfred
Paget, and he is the person to whom I shall write to
about the appointment, and I will let you know the re-
sult in the course of a few days." She then pressed him
for some money, but he declined to advance any at that
time, but a few days after he sent her li/. by his sister.
About the 10th of July in that year, 1848, he received
from the prisoner the letter produced, which was to the
effect that if be waited upon her she would give him the
necessary documents appointing him to the situation. He
accordingly called upon her the same day, when she
showed him a letter which she stated she had received
from Lord Alfred Paget, wherein his Lordship informed
her that he had succeeded in getting him a
situation in the Home-office through her recom-
mendation. She then asked him for more money,
and he gave her 101. She wanted another 101., but not
having so much with him he asked her to accompany
him to his house, when he would give it to her. She
went home with him and he then gave her the money.
After that, in October, 1848, she called upon him and
told him that he was to be installed into his situation on
the following Monday, on which day he was to meet
Lord Paget at her house, and that his Lordship would
be his surety. He went there on that day, but the pri-
soner had left the place, and no one knew where
she was gone to. This excited his suspicions, and
on his calling upon Lord Alfred Paget, he was informed
that his Lordship knew nothing at all about the pri-
soner, and that she had used his Lordship's name with-
out his authority. Witness saw nothing more of the
prisoner till last night, when he met her at Knights-
bridge. He followed her to her lodgings, 17, Park-side,
and having procured the assistance of a constable, gave
her in charge.
The prisoner, who is suspected to have duped others
by similar means, was remanded for a week.

Vbatots
MANCHESTER RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
The St. Leger Stakes were won by Penang.
The Two-Years Old Stakes were won by Simoon colt.
The Salford Borough Cup.