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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1850.

With extreme satisfaction we observe that inquiries
have been instituted even thus early by Lord
BROUGHAM in the Upper House of Parliament re-
specting the treatment of Messrs. GRAHAM and
ELLIOTT, recently officers in her MAJESTY'S Royal
Navy. Last evening the Noble Lord drew the at-
tention of the Peers to the undeservedly severe
punishment indicted on those unfortunate gentlemen,
est the same time demanding some explanation on
that head from the members of her MAJESTY'S Go-
vernment. Although the Marquis of L.A.NiDOWINB
evaded the question for the moment, by expressing
his intention of referring the interrogation to his
Right Honourable Colleague the First Lord of the
Admiralty, we are sanguine that the first
step thus made by Lord BROUGEIAM may be
effectually followed up by that Noble and
Learned Lore, insomuch, that before the close
of the present session we may witness not only
the revision of the whole plan of naval courts-
martial but the complete re-organization, moreover, of
the entire system of military jurisprudence. To such
legal reformers as Lord Baceteenam we look in truth
with implicit confidence for the rectification of evils
so glaring, so melancholy, so notorious, so utterly
destructive to both our great national services. The
inestimable improvements introduced into the laws of
England through the aid of the untiring assiduity and
the brilliant genius of Lord BROUGHAM must remain
deplorably incomplete so long as the army and the
navy of Great Britain aro subjected to
the recurrence of such calamitous decisions as
have lately disgraced the flag of this country.
Never, it should also be observed, has any legal re-_
former obtained a more favourable opportunity for
advancing his hopes of securing some actual amelio-
ration than tbat possessed now by the Noble and
Learned Lord in reference to the subjects cf naval and
military courts-martial. The two monstrous cases of
injustice which during the last year, 1849, illustrated
the miserable liability on the pert of those tribunals
to arrive at conclusions fraught with the grossest
violations of humanity, have demonstrated, beyond
all possible cavil, the necessity for some speedy
and comprehensive innovation. Those two in-
stances of cruelty have, as our readers must very
well remember, been repeatedly and earnestly referred
to by ourselves ; nor shall we cease directing public
attention to them so long as our great national pro-
fessions are open to their repetition. That Lord
BROUGHAX will bring both one and the other for-
mally before the Imperial Parliament we are san-
guine, aware as we are, from a long observation of
his conduct, that that Noble and Learned Lord is
not usually disposed to allow such very favourable
opportunities for the enforcement of his demands as a
leg
al reformer to pass by unnoticed. One of these
unjust inflictions of punishment hag, as we have al-
ready observed, been commented on by Lord
Baouomees in the House of Lords, namely, the case
of Lieutenant GRAHAM, and his companion Mr.
ELLIOTT, lately driven ignominiously from the naval
Service of England, through the tyranny cf Mr.
PITMAN and the purblind severity of a navy court-
martial. The other occurrence to which we are most
solicitous that the same Noble Reformer of the laws
of Great Britain should direct the special
consideration of the Legislature is, if pos.
sive, one of ytt greater severity, is, in
truth and in fact, one of yet greater harshness, we
mean, of course, the case of Captain GEORGE
DOUGLAS, late of her Maeesre's 16th Regiment
How that unfortunate and honourable gentleman has
been expelled from the service of his SOVEREIGIC, with
his name branded as that of a liar, with his repute-
tetion blasted, his career blighted, his happiness, it

may be, irretrievably destroyed, requires an
eloquence such as that of a distinguished orator
like Lord BROUGHAM adequately to recount and ap-
propriately to emphasise. The voice of the ex-Chan-
eellor we hope and believe may be raised, and that very
soon in behalf of justice, violated in the person of
this afflicted officer. He who has spoken so gene-
rously and feelingly in the cause of Messrs.
GRAHAM and ELLIOTT will surely not remain dumb
in allusion to the yet more lamentable treatment of
Captain DOUGLAS, late of the 16th Regiment. At
any period the interposition of Lord BROUGHAM in
behalf of men cruelly ill-used would be certain to
command the respectful attention of the House
of Lords and of the Government ; but
most unquestionably that attention would be
redoubled in the present instance, and at
the present moment, seeing the probability of the
Noble and Learned Lord being very speedily ele-
vated to the position of a Cabinet Minister.

Neither the case of Captain DOUGLAS, in regard to
military courts-martial, nor the case of Messrs.
GRAHAM and ELLIOTT, in regard to naval courts-
martial, can be passed over lightly as instances in
which the punishments have been those of question-
able severity. Lord BROUGHAM himself observed
last evening, in regard to the latter case,
that the prisoners had " most unadvisedly
pleaded guilty of desertior," most unad-
visedly, he said because it would otherwise have
been scarcely possible to have brought about their
conviction ! And that the treatment in the other
instance before the military court-martial, held in
1849, at Guernsey, has been treatment of unex-
ampled harshness, and of unparalleled injustice, must
by this time be sufficiently well recognised, seeing
that in a remarkable pamphlet, already referred to
several times by ourselves, it has been proved, logi-
cally proved, by an eminent and astute lawyer, that
"the proceedings were wrong from beginning to end;
wrong in substance, wrong in form ; wrong in fact,
wrong in law ; wrong in the conduct of the inquiry ;
wrong in the finding ; wrong in the sentence ;
wrong in carrying it into effect ; wrong in the re-
I cording of the proceedings ; wrong in the confirma-
tion of them before being submitted for her MA-
JESTY'S approval ; wrong in the rejection of an
appeal from that confirmation ; wrong, in fact, in
everything but intention." A case of such horrible and
stupendous injustice most imperatively requires the in-
terposition of men gifted with capacities and sympathies
such as those possessed by Lord BROUGHAM, and one
moreover pre-eminently distinguished in the Legisla-
ture by his character as a legal reformer. To him,
therefore, we look with confidence for the prosecution
of the movement, the first step in which he adventured
upon last evening, a movement which must inevitably
end, sooner or later, in the thorough re-organization
of the entire system of Naval and Military Courts-
Martial.

That eminently truthful and beautiful sentence in
her MAJESY'S Speech, which declared that we should
• lest evince our national gratitude to ALMIGHTY GOD
for the cessation of the cholera by " vigilant precau-
tions against the obvious causes of sickness, and an
enlightened consideration forthose who are most exposed
to its attacks," gives an emphatic expression to the
general feeling of all classes upon a most momentous
topic. The time is now come when "an enlightened
consideration" of the miseries and necessities of the
great body of the'people—a consideration long urgently
but vainly demanded—may reasonably be expected.
The cries and groans which have long been issuing
unheeded from cellars and garrets innumerable have
now been re-echoed from the Throne itself. It re-
mains to be seen what response they will now receive.
Anxiously will the proceedings in Parliament be
scrutinized by every individual who rightly estimates
the important influence which those proceedings
are calculated to exert, an influence which, humanly,
must affect the physical health, and perhaps the moral
well-being, of tens of thousands, and in saying this
we are guilty of no exaggeration. Such a reflection
should impress upon our Legislators, individually and
collectively, an awful sense of responsibility. With
so much work before them, it is earnestly to be hoped
that this session the public time will not be squan-
dered away in unprofitable bickerings, or continual
" countings out," as has been too much the case of
late years. There is a quiet but an unmistakeable
reproof for last year's short-comings in this particu-
lar conveyed in that observation in the Royal Speech,
some of the measures which were postponed at the
end of the last session, for want of time for their con-
sideration, will be again laid before you." And
yet last session, repeatedly, the House adjourned,
having apparently nothing to do, and as repeat-
edly, when they did meet, and hold discus-
sions, the sitting was practically a dies non as far
as any real business was concerned. This session we
are led to expect better things. Taking for granted
the individual sincerity and good-feeling of the Pro-
tectionists, mistaken as we consider their opinions,
we conjure them earnestly to restrain awhile the
vehemence of their party feeling, and let the ne-
cessities of the landlords yield precedence to the
greater necessities of the people. If ever there
was a time when the distinctions of faction
should be laid aside, if ever there was a time
when individual animosities should ba forgotten,
it is surely at a moment like the present. A
common danger is proverbially powerful for recon-
ciling mutual discord. If an enemy were at the
mouth of the Thames, no one imagines that Peelites
and Protectionists would prepare to settle their own
private differences before ever proposing to repulse
the national foe. The circumstances of the present
case, although less imposing outwardly, are in reality
out little less important. There are matters now
awaiting the attention of Parliament which affect the
vital interests not of classes only, but of the whole
community. We have more than once referred to
the articles of a Contemporary on the subject of the
actual condition of Labour and the Poor in this
country. The publication of these revelations has
been a fitting prelude to the labours of a session
which, it is earnestly to be desired, will be
especially devoted to the amelioration of the lot of
the poor and those who labour—terms which
too often are synonymous. It is impossible to doubt
that a very general spirit of philanthropy, or in this
case it may rather be called common justice—a de-
sire to put an end to the many grievances so gene-
rally lamented, is now making itself felt among all
classes. But such general sentiments are unavailing
unless they can be reduced to practical realities.
Sums of money have been readily subscribed on be-
half of some urgently needed charities, such, for in-
stance, as that emigration scheme of Mr. HERBERT'S,
which we have again and again commended for its
admirable characteristics. Nevertheless, the admis-
sion of the necessity for such charities is a public re-
cognition of grievous euils, and however much their
temporary relief is to be desired, their ultimate
remedy must not be overlooked. In watching the
proceedings in the Houses of Parliament, we shall
anxiously look for notices of motion on the part
of the Government, and on the part of independent
Members having for their object some real practical
public good. Measures, however insignificant in
appearance, judged by this standard become
Invested with importance. We shall again
have occasion to consider individually the
various remedies
sufferings, physical, proposed
and, fomr oratlh,eof dtehpelograrebalet
body of the people. In the meantime it cannot be too
often reiterated, especially in these early days of the
session, that much is demanded at the bands of the
Legislature, and delays will in this instance be
fraught with more than proverbial danger.

CABINET COUNCIL THIS DAY.—A Cabinet Coun-
cil was held at the Foreign-office this afternoon at
two o'clock. The Ministers present were, Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Earl of
Minto, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir George Grey, Lord
Campbell, Sir Francis T. Baring, the Right Hon.
H. Labouchere, the Alarquis of Clanricarde, Sir
John C. Hubhouse, and the Right Honourable Fox
Maule.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—It has blown
a very heavy gale all night from the northwaxo, which
still continues. A schooner (the Sailors' Home), a
sloop, and two flats are sunk in the river. A large
three-masted steamer, supposed from Dublin, with
white funnel, i 3 ashore on Burbo Bank. The life-boat
has gone to her assistance. Off Holyhead, J. P. Whit-
ney, from Philadelphia.
Captain George Frederick Rich has been appointed
Captain-Superintendent of the Royal William Victual-
ling Yard and Na•al Hospital at Plymouth, vice Captain
Nicolas, euperseded.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at about 5,000 bales, of which 800 American were
taken on speculation, and consisted almost entirely of
American at 64d. to Sd. per lb.—Railway Shares were
dull and prices had a downward tendency.
A pamphlet, well in seascc, Las been written by Mr.
Daniel Liardcastle, jun., a name well known in the
City, upon the subject of railway audits, and
although there is much upon other subjects which
is interesting in the few pages before us, we must ho
content with an extract that bears immediately upon the
subject in hand. The writer observes—" An effective
audit of all our railway and joint-stock transactions is
absolutely needed ; but every man, who is not either
weak witted, a place hunter, or a used up gambler, will
eschew an audit by Government officers. At a
time of crisis, and whenever it was worth while,
they, too, would be corrupted; and in times of no crisis,
they would surely become lax end inefficient. We oome
thus to see that there is no security attainable but by
giving the chief power to those whose interests are most
at stake, that is, to the shareholders themselves. Expe-
rience shows that the machinery in use is defective; it is
our duty and our interest to see that it is improved
forthwith. But we must impose this obligation upon
ourselves. It is our business, and not the business of
Government.

"It is with this conviction strongly impressed upon my
mind that I venture to revise my plan of 1842, with
some additions suggested by the subsequent course of
affairs.

" We want a short Act of Parliament to provide as
follows:

" 1. Every joint stock company, of every kind, shall
appoint two auditors, who shall be neither shareholders
nor bondholders, and who shall always have access to
the books, and shall continuously audit the accounts of
the company, made up to June 30 and Dec. 31.
"2. These auditors shall, in every company, be ap-
pointed by the shareholders; and no director or officer,
or other person employed by the company, shall 'rose
or ho'd proxies for the election of auditors.
. .

" 3. The form in:which the accounts of these compa-
nies shall be made up, shall be prescribed from time to
time by the Board of Trade, who shall advertise such
forms in the London Gazette.

" 4. Every auditor shall, after making out his audit in
the form prescribed by the Board of Trade, go before a
magistrate, and annex to the statement of accounts a
solemn declaration, in lieu of an oath, deposing that the
accounts have been accurately and faithfully audited,
without any suppression or perversion of facts or
figures; and every auditor, who shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanour shall be punished accordingly, with
fine or imprisonment, at the discretioa of the judge.
"5. The salaries of all auditors shall be paid
by the company, proportioned to the labour of the
audit; and in the event of any of the auditors
cf the company being dissatisfied with the amount of
the remuneration given to them, they shall be at liberty
to apply to the Board of Trade, who shall order such ad-
dition to be made to such remuneration, not exceeding
one-half the amount allowed by the company, as to them
shall seem just."
The very boisterous state cf the weather has delayed
the arrival of the continental mails, neither have we
any laters news from the colonies.
The English Funds have been heavy again, and busi-
ness has been quiet. Consols are 95i to for transfer,
and 95f to for Account. Exchequer•bills are only 550.
to 58e. premium. Bank Stock is 2951 to 206 i. Consols
are now 951 if for Money, and 95 for Account.
Peruvian Bonds have realised 79i to 81, and Mexican
29 to 294-. Grenada have been 18. Russian Scrip is
2} premium, and Spanish Three per Cents. are 56.
Dutch Two•and-a-half per Cents. are 55i to
Railway Shares are heavy.

ONE

O'CLOCK.

cLoeiN

'?it ICES.

BOROUGH HOP ItTALNICET.

Our markft continues very inactive for all kinds of
Hops, at barely lt.f.t week's prices. The supply on offer
is small.

WHITZCHAPEL.

For each kind of meat the demand ruled heavy, and
in some instances the quctations had a downward ten-
dency. Beef, from 2s 4d to 33 4d; Mutton, 2s 8d to
3s 6d; Veal, 35 2d to 3s 10d ; and Pork, 3s to 4s per
Sibs., by the carcase.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

DIMES V. THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPAXY.

The Lord Chancellor and the Master of the Rolls sat
again to-day in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, to hear the
further arguments on this part-heard motion.
Mr. DANIELS resumed his argument on behalf of Mr.
Dimes, and occupied the Court the whole morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor cf England rat i 3
his Court at Lincoln's Inn to-day, and heard motions,
several of which were obliged to bo postponed en ac-
count of the absence of Mr. bolt, in conscquenca of the
lamented death of his lady last night.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court sat in banco this morning, and took the
new trial paper; but nothing transpired throughout the
morning to call for a report.

COMMON -PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before the LORD
CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)
DOWNES V. CLAI TON.

This action, which was brought by a husband to re-
cover damages against his fathetein•law fir an alleged
improper harbouring and concealing cf his wife, who
had absented herself without the consent and against the
will et her husband, appeared to have been possessed of
features of considerable interest and attraction to many
parties, for the court was crammed with visitors as soon
as his Lordship took his seat upon the teach this
morning, and among them were a considerable number
cf the softer sex, who seemed to manifest considerable
anxiety as to the result.
Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. O'Malley conducted the
case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and
Mr. Lush appeared for the,defence.
Ti e damages were laid at 500/.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES briefly stated. the caso to the jury.
Looking at the situation and relation cf. the parties to
each other, independent of the painful nature cf the
inquiry, affecting as it did the unfortunate lady, who
was the subject of the action; it could not but be re-
g •
ret that the case had been brought before a court of
tel -
justice, but the circumstances were such, that the plain-
tiff was compelled to adopt this alternative, in order to
vindicate his character and his honour. The rlaintiff
had been trained and brought up for the medical prcfes-
siert, and had walked the hospitals for a considerable
time, but owing to a series of severe illness, he did not
complete his studio; fur the prof ssion, and ho became a
chemist and druggist, and now carried on that business
in Rathbone-place, Oxford-street. The defendant was
a surgeon of great respectability, named Clayton, and
the plaintiff had for some years been assistant in his
surgery. The defendant had a daughter about
thirty years of age, and an intimacy, which
proceeded further than propriety allowed, sprang
up between her and this young man, the
result of which is as the birch of a child. After this
event the plaintiff was seized with a dangerous rheu-
matic complaint, and when he recovered he immediately
married Miss Clay ton. It appeared that she was con-
fined at her father's house. The birth cf the infant was
premature, and soon after the accouchement it was sent
into the country, where it died. Subsequently the plain-
tiff insisted upon his wife leaving her father's house, and
returning to him; and ;he thought the least thing her
family could do was not to throw any impediment in the
way of her doing so; but although he made repeated
requests for her return, the only answer he could get
from the defendant was that he could not interfere in
any way in the matter. Now ho believed that not one
single circumstance could be alleged in derogation of his
client (the plaintiff); but the defendant, he regretted to
say, had thrown out certain dark insinuations against his
character from which it was absolutely necessary he
should clear himself; and if his Learned Friend (Mr.
Sergeant Wilkins) would withdraw them he was ready
to stop the case in its present stage. lie should prove
in evidence that when the defendant denied that his
daughter was with him, she was at the very time resid-
ing in his house at Rosherville, near Gravesend, where
she passed by her maiden name until the arrival of
fresh servants at the house, when she was called by the
name of Miss Smith. The Learned Sergeant, who
throughout his address seemed to hesitate in going more
into detail, in evident expectation that a compromise
would be tendered by the other side, said it might be
alleged in defence that this was an attempt to extort
money, but he felt persuaded that the jury would think
otherwise when they had heard the whole facts, the
plaintiff being simply desirous of obtaining the return of
his wife, and clearing hie character from the dark in-
sinuations which had been cast upon it.
Witnesses wore about to be called, when
The CHIEF BARON said, there is nothing, apparently,
in the case against the character of the plaintiff, unless it
is the "dark insinuation" which you have not men-
tioned. The declaration simply states that she de-
parted from her husband and went to her father, who
concealed and retained her, knowing that she had im-
properly absented herself from her husband. By pro-
ceeding with this case you, in fact, publish the unfortu-
nate circumstances of your own wife. The public would
not have known anything about them if you had not
published them. It does not appear to me that there
are any aspersions upon the character of the plaintiff; at
least you have not stated any,
rtaa
nwt
dh infe-
rences foei
you
make ce s
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thethe daughter
words"darkliving
insinuations,"
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nr father, merely
ebrdu,
all. I think nothing is more ill-advised than the plain-
tiff publishing to the world unfortunate circumstances
about his wife.

Mr. Sergeant BYLES—It is a very painful inquiry,
and you will give us personally credit for feeling so on
the present occasion.

CLEF JusncE—Certainly, Mr. Byles.
Mr. Sergeant BYLEs—If; you will allow us five
minutes, my Lord, perhaps we will be able to come to
some arrangement.

The pariles then consulted, but apparently without
any satisfactory result.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS-A statement bas been made
on the other side, but no explanation has been
given of the conduct of the poor unhappy girl.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES—My friend will do ma the
justice to recollect that at the outset of my statement I
said Mr. Clayton was a most respectable character.
I believe no man in
London bears a higher character.
Mr. Sergeant WlLims—yes,

--Mr. Sergeant itYLEs—Every effort, my Lord, has
been made to get a retractation of the insinuations to
which I have aliuded.

CHIET JUSTICE—When the daughter returned to her
husband, as it appears she has since done, I should have
thought the case would have been decided.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS— I have not (the least objec-
tion to withdraw a juror.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES—I will consent to that if it be
without prejudice to the case being referred to a gen•
tleman of the bar to decide what shall be done.
Mr. Sergaant]Wiums—l apprehend nothing remains
to be done, for the husband and wife have been living to-
gether for a long time. It is painful to toe to resist any
proposition thst my Learned Friend makes, but I can-
not consent to such a course. _

CHIEF JUSTICE—I don't wish to influence you, but I
am only considering the woman's interest. You seem
to be only fighting for costs, but by so doing you sacti-
flee the woman between you.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—If that is the only question I
have no objection to withdraw a juror without prejudice
to costs. .

After considerable discussion between the parties,
which occupied nearly a quarter of an hour,
Mr.lSergetuat Wrucuts said—My Lon), we have en-
tered into an arrangement. the result of which will be
a separation between the parties.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES —We cannot state to your Lord-
ship what the terms are, but we have agreed that the
jury shall be discharged.
The jury were than discharged, and the case termi-
nated.
The announcement that there would be a separation
between the pal ties appealed to create some surprise.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.)
A revectably attired middle-aged man, name, Wil•
liam Huazfreys, surrendered to take his trial on a charge
of attempting to extort money by means of throws.
Mr. Iluddlestone prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine de-
fended the prisoner.
The prisoner professes to be a common informer,
while the prosecutrix gets her living by letting lodgings
at No. 15, James-street,filaymarket. On the 2d cf
January Ina the prisoner called at the residence cf the
prosecutrix, and said he had got a policeman outside
and a judge's warrant for her arrest in the name of
Mary Smith on a charge of keeping a bro-
thel. The prosecutrix told him that her
name was not Smith, and he could not therefore arrest
her ; whereupon the prisoner said ho cared
not for the mistake in the name, and he
would take her up unless she banded him
over 5/. The prosecutrix refused to comply with his
demand, and then he called in the policeman, and gave
her into custody. She was carried before a magistrate
at Marlborough-street police court, and held to bail on a
eutr
charge of being a common brothel-keeper. The prose-
ix WAS severely erose-examined by Mr. Dallantine,

with the view of showing that she had gone by
variety of names, and of extracting from her an ad-
mission that her house, in Jamer-stt eet, was a house of
accommodation for ladies of easy virtue, but under the
direction of the Learned Judge, she declined to answer
the latter question, a 3 it was calculated to criminate
herself. She said she had been once married, her hus-
band was dead, and having fallen into disgrace after his
d( ath, she changed her name to Ellis. She, had never
passed as Mrs. Watty or Mrs. Mary Smith, but some
t f her friends and neighbours were in the habit of
calling her Watty Ellis, Welty being considered an
abreviation for-Caroline, which was her real Christian
name.

Mary Taylor, who described herself as a housemaid
at 15, James-street, was called to corroborate the evi-
dence of the prosecutrix. On her cross-examination she
said that her wages as housemaid were 10s. a week, and
board and lodgings.—(This created no small merriment
in the court.) She never had served in that situation
before, but had formerly been a dressmaker at Gravesend;
her sister-in-law had introduced her to this establish-
ment, with a perfect knowledge of the•nature of it.
Seffrin Elkins, who described himself us a painter and
picture-cleaner, on being asked if he was at Mrs. Ellis's
on the day in question, replied, " I were. I were look-
ing at two paintings by Herring, and one by Van
Winkum, in company with Mrs.. Ellis, when the pri-
soner came in and asked for Mrs. Ellis. I was put out
of the way into the next room, where I heard Humfreys
say—' If you don't give me 51. I will swear that you are
Mary Smith.' I live at 34, Ileasant•place, Valworth."
John Williams, a policeman, who was passing by the
house at the time was called in by Humphreys, who told
him that ho had a "wild duck" for him to take., He
was the policeman who had carried the prosecutrix to
Marl borough-street.
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury fir the defence,
but did not call any witnesses.
The case had not closed when our report It fc the
court.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.)
The cases tried here were of little importance, and
presented no feature of interest.

MARLBRO -STREET—(THIS DAY.)
ROBBERY AT AN HOTEL.—Richard ✓ones, a servant
out of place, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged
with stealing six silver spoons, six silver forkr, and a
carving knife and fork, the property of Mr. Wm. Esdon,
hotel keeper, 58, Haymarket.
The prosecutor ttated, that ye,terday afternoon the
prisoner entered his coffee room, and, in a few minutes
after he went out again, without stating ,the object of
his visit. Witness, suspecting the prisoner, followed
him, and a 3 he was crossing, the street a carving- knife
and fork dropped from his pocket. Prosecutor then mo-
tioned to a constable, who came and took charge of the
prisoner; and on arriving at the station ho was searched,
and the six spoons and forks were found upon him, which
he (prosecutor) identified as his property.
Barber, 59 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody
and finding the property upon him.
The prisoner, who did not attempt to deny the charge,
was committed for trial.

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