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by him and Alm Phillips jointly in Portland-place,
Wandsworth road. The agreement for renting it was
signed by the defendant on the 21 July. I was ask( dby
Atwood to be bridemaid, and I consented. lie also se-
lected a bridernan. Ann Sherlock provided clothes for
the occasion. He continued to visit up to the sth of
July at the new house. On the 7th ho called on me at
my lather's. beLween seven and eight o'clock in the
morning. He appeared very excited, and said his father
threatened to disinherit him if he married Ann Sherlock.
I ask: e 1 him how he would like to convey the informa-
tion to her; he said it would be too much for him, but
if I would not he must, and added, " Poor girl, I do not
know how she will be able to bear up against it." He
appointed to meet me at Portland-place in the eyeing-,
after office hours, to announce bis intentions. I did meet
him; he vvas so affectbd that ho had nothing to say ;
the girl was almost senseless. He then positively refused
to marry her on the ground of his father's objection.
Mrs. Phillips said she hoped he would make her some
compensation for the expense of removing to the new
house, and for the expense of her living, and his too, for
he had many meals there. The plaintiff was confined
in October, and the child is still living. lam not aware
of my own knowledge that he visited her after the in-
tt to which I base alluded.

Cross-examined by Mr. HUMFEWV—Mrs. Phillips is
my aunt. Miss Sherlock is living with her now at
Priest-bridge, Mortlake. She lived twelve months with
Mrs. Collett before she went to Mrs. Edwards. She was
then fifteen years of age. She also lived with my father,
who is a wheelwright, at Priest-bridge. Between the
time of lecvittg Mrs. Collett's and going to Mrs. Ed
wards' she resided with my aunt. My aunt has a
daughter, but she is not a married woman.
She had no more that I know of. The
'daughter is married, and lives et Putney. ; she
was married three months ago. She had a child, which
is now eeid. It was about two years old went it died.
My aunt's daughter is about twenty-six. She was in
service when first in the family-way, and left her situa-
tion to reside with her mother before the confinement
took place. Ann Sherlock was living with my aunt at
the same tinar. Her father is a market gardener at
Putney, but my aunt adopted her and brought her up at
an early age. I have known her father all my life, but
lam not aware that he was confined in gaol. I recol-
lect something about removing some lead, but I can't
say that he was convicted. I never beard he was in
gaol. I was quite a child when the circumstance took
place; that is nearly twenty-eight years ago.
Re examined—l had opportunities of observing the
plaintiff's conduct while she was with my aunt, but I
saw nothing immoral or imprudent about her. ram
not aware of her acquaintance with any young man
before she knew the deteudant.

By the JUDGE—Ann Sherlock lived at the Bull Inn.
Mortlake, before she went to Mrs. Collett's, but whether
in the capacity of servant or friend I cannot say.
Mrs. Ann Edwards—l am not in any way connected
with Mrs. Edwards who has been mentioned in the case.

lam the mother of a family, and reside at Putney. I
have known Ann Sherlock seven years, but I never saw
anything improper in her conauct, nor heard any
rumours derogatory to her character.
Elizabeth Cotton deposed to the fact of the defendant
engaging the house of her father in Portland-place,
Wandsworth, on the 2d of July. lle said he took the
houe because he was going to be married. He said
Miss Phillips was to sign the agreement, because his
father objected to the marriage, but that he was to pay
the rent, which was 22/. per annum.
This &❑ished tho plaintiff's case.
(The trial was proceeding when our report left.)

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)

TRUtTEES OF NEW CROSS ROADS V. SOUTH-EASTERN

RAILWAY.

Mr. BARROW applied to the Court for a rule calling
upon the South-Eastern Railway Company why they
should not complete certain works on the North Kent
tine, which the Act sanctioning the railway required.
The works said to have been neglected belonged to the
New-cross station at Deptford and the bridge at Lewis-
ham, where, according to Sir James Macadam, the sur-
veyor of the New cross roads, the company had failed
to erect screen walls and drain the roads in the manner
provided by the Act of Parliament, and the consequence
was the traffic of the roads could only be carried on at
the risk of accidents.—Application granted.
QUEEN V JONES.

Mr. DIGBY SEYDIGIIR moved for a rule nisi, calling
upon the Recorder of Sandwich to show cause why a
mandamus should not issue, requiring him to re-enter
and hear an appeal. The defendant had been committed
to prison for two months, under 5 George IV., chap. 83,
as a rogue and vagabond. having been found at Barns-
gate on board the Little Western steamer without being
able to give a proper account of himself, or to show that
he had any lawful and visible means of living. The de-
fendant appealed against the decision of the magistrates
who heard the case, and he was liberated on bail, but
at the Quarter Sessions Mr. Benson, the Recorder, re-
fused to hear the appeal on the ground that the notice
cf appeal was informal and insufficient, and the defend-
ant was remitted to prison. 'rho objection to the notice
was purely of a te hnical character, the notice having
been signed on behalf of the prisoner's attorney per
procuration. It was signed in this way "Henry De
Madena per John Bernard, attorney for the said John
Jones," and it was contended that the ihfereece to be
drawn from this was that Madena was the appellant and
Bernard his attorney. A second objection taken to the
notice was that it did not disclose a sufficient ground of
appeal, inasmuch as it simply alleged that the commit-
ment was made not only upon insufficient testimony but
absolutely against testimony.
Mr. Justice PATTESON thought that ground of appeal
wai_the strongest that could possibly be taken.

Mr. SEYMOIIA said the last objection taken to the no-
tice was that it was directed to "a magistrate for the
county of Kent" instead of " a magistrate fur the Cinque
Ports." The Learned Counsel did not deny that the
notice was to some ex►ent informal, but the magistrate
having acted upon it and discharged the prisoner on bail,
these technical objections ought not to prevail.
Application granted.

MAJOR MORAY STIRLING.—Died, at Abercairny
Abbey, on the 9th instant, Major William Moray Stirling,
of Abercairny, the representative of one of our most ancient
Perthshire families. Major Stirling spent the early and
greater part of his life in military service. With the 13th
Dragoons he saw much of the Peninsular war, and was aide-
de-camp to Major-General Sir C. Grant, at the battle of
Waterloo, where he was severely wounded. He retired upon
his succession to his maternal inheritance of Ardoch, and
was shortly afterwards married to a daughter of Lord Doug-
las of Bothwell Castle, but had no family. Upon the death
of his elder brother in 1842 without issue, he succeeded to
the extensive estates of Abercairny, which extend from the
foot of the Ochills to the Grampians, and embrace a numerous
and highly respectable tenantry, to whom the deceased was
a kind and indulgent landlord. Major Moray Stirling was a
decided Conservative in politics, but was esteemed by men of
all parties for his personal character. He was chairman of
the Conservative committee during the two last contested
elections for the county. The Abercairny property was
lately disentailed, and, we believe, has been bequeathed to
Charles Drummond, Esq., the second son of Henry Home
Drummond, Esq., of blair-Drummond, our county Member,
and brother-in-law of the deceased.—Perth Courier.

A Jaw ELECTED AS ALDERMAN.—BRISTOL, NOV.
12.—1 am pleased to inform you that our much-respected
co-religionist, W. NV. Alexander, Esq., of Berkeley-square,
of this city, has been chosen as alderman. He was proposed
by the Conservative party, and elected neon. con. What
makes it highly flattering to this gentleman is, that he was
not in the council, but chosen from private worth and high
standing in the city.—Correspondent of Jewish Chronicle.
FOREIGN APPLES.—The vessel Harrier, arrived
from Ostend, has brought the very large quantity of 8,400
bushels of apples, comprising the entire cargo, the produce
of Belgium. Die importations of apples now taking place
from Jersey are of an extensive nature, and also from the
United States of America.

A CLEVER STARLING.—Mr. Rothweli, of South.
port, is one of the best ornithologists in the country. He
had been reading in Sterne about the starling, and was de-
termined to make the experiment of training one. Ac-
cordingly, having• procured a young starling, he taught it
to whistle " Rory O'More" quite through, and to repeat its
own name, " Poor Jacob." After a while, it would suy,
" Poor Jacob, give us Rory," and then it would repeat its
favourite tune. Being once attacked by some boys, it flew
away from home, but its master, by coaxing, and calling
" Poor Jacob," made it return, although it had reached the
shore. It was sold for thirty shillings; but its master has
never been able to teach other starlings (or " shepsterds,"
as they are called in Lancashire) with the same success as
" Poor Jacob."—Preston Courier. [While wo are quite pre-
pared to give every credit to the wonderful starling of our
Preston contemporary, we would respectfully inform him
that "Poor Jacob" is but an insignificant performer, com-
pared with the favourite starling of Mr. James M‘Birnie, of
Cowcaddens-street, Glasgow. This bird, we may mention,
is named " Richard," but he whistles with the utmost preci-
sion every note of the tune " The Hills o' Glenorchy" quite
through. He then repeats, " That's the Hills o'Glenorchy—
that's a tune for the ladies— a small gill of the best here—
quick, quick ; make haste !—Richard's pretty, pretty cock
bird—a coach and six for pretty Richard—Richard's the
boy for kissing the lasses ;" and then, " Now for the Hills
o' Glenorchy." Mr. 11'Birnie's bird is valued at fifty
guineas, which sum his owner has more than once refused
tor him, and be is a great favourite in the quarter.— Glasgow
Chronicle.
THE ALL SOULS COLLEGE FELLQWSHIPS AT OX.-
' FORD. -- We are requested by a correspondent to state that,
since the election at All Souls College, the warden and fel-
lows of the college have addressed a strong letter to the Rev.
Mr. Wynne, urging the propriety of his resigning his fellow-
ship at the college, as untenable with his present position as
a member of the Church of Rome. By statute 10th of Geo.
IV., c. 7, s. 16, Roman Catholics are still excluded frown
holding any office in a college; but there are, it appears, con-
siderable practical difficulties in the way of displacing a
Fellow once elected. It is evident matters cannot be al-
lowed to remain in their present state. We think it sufficient
this week to notice a report which has gone the round of the
papers, that the same societys late elections—honourably
distinguished from those of former years, by the selection of
a first-class plebeian to succeed to one of the vacant fellow-
ships—have been sullied by the appointment of three other
candidates, whose recommendations were simply those of
aristocratic connexion, and who laboured under the dis-
qualification of having been plucked in the examination
schools, or imputations of a still graver character.— Christian.
Times.
ALL UP WITH THE POPE.—Monsieur Poitevin,
the French aeronaut, has almost exhausted " Buffon's Na-
tural History " in endeavouring to find sonic new animal on
which to make his balloon st,cents. He has gone up on
horse-back, donkey-back, ostrich-back, and nearly every
other species of bacs, until at last he has been so hard pushed
fur something new, that he requested an elephant to give him
a back, which the sagacious monster declined. It is now,
we believe, in contemplatioa by Monsieur Poitevin to ascend
on the back of the l'ope's bull, which will experience no
d iffi :ut ever
known,
tyi n n
v,n ascending,at leastf o r itin
thehas w
attained
nof
the greatest
height
impudence.
—Punch.

ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, NOV. 15.—Lieu-
tenantColonel Jones having joined the garrison, he has
taken the command of the Ist battalion, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Tomkyns, who had the command of the Ist, has
taken the command of the Bth battalion.