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London, England, 1844-01-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24.
The Lord Chancellor, in consequence of continued indisposi-
ion, did not sit to-day.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Jun. 24.
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied
the whole day with the further arguments in the part heard
case of Farmer v. Farmer. The case had not concluded when
the Court rose.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

:Before Mr. WALESBY, Chairman, and a Bench of Ma-

gistrates.)
DISGRIOEFUL CONDUCT OF A POLICEMAN.—George
Pilkinglon and William Gilbertson were indicted for
assaulting, in the execution of their duty as police con-
stables, William Brooks and William Wiseman, on the
15th of October, 1843.

Mr. BALLANTINE appeared for the defendants, and
called the attention of the Court to the name of Jane
Griffiths being on the back of the indictment, who was
not in attendance. He suspected the police had kept
her back.

The Learned CHAIRMAN ordered the woman's recog-
nizance to be entreated.

William Brooks, police constable K 364, was then
called, and stated that he was on duty in Vinegar-lane,
Shadwell, on the sth of October, between eleven and
twelve o'clock at night, when he saw the defendants in a
state of intoxication, and creating a disturbance. Pil-
kington was given into custody by Jane Griffiths, and
he was very violent, and bit witness's finger in two
places. Gilbertson endeavoured to rescue Pilkington,
and was also taken to the station-house.
Cross-examined—He had not taken means to bring
Griffiths here today. He had not seen her since the
last sessions. She is a brothel-keeper, and has two
houses. There was a mob round the defendants, and two
or three girls there. The men did not complain of an
attempt having been made to rob them that he could
recollect. Ile did not remember that they wished to
give the woman Griffiths into custody. Had taken
others into custody at Mrs. Griffiths's, and the case was
dismissed. Will not swear that he did not have some-
thing comfortable with Mrs. Griffiths—(after much hesi-
tation)—to his knowledge he did not drink with her.
The CHAIRMAN—You are doing yourself more harm
by giving these evasive answers than by confessing the
truth. I warn you that it may be my duty to report
the way in which you give your evidence to the Com
missioners, and, therefore you had better speak the
truth. It is not for a policeman on his beat to drink
with a brothel-keeper, but that is not so bad as perjury.
Cross examination continued—Witness might have
drank with Mrs. Griffiths when off duty -sometimes.
Ile could not tell how often, or where he drank.with her.
Mr. BALLANTINE—You must, or I will apply to have
you committed.
The CHAIRMAN (to the policeman)—Was it so often
that you cannot tell,?
Brooks reluctantly—lt might have been once or twice
in the Back-road.

The CHAIRMAN--I don't know whether you are in-
different about remaining in the police force ; but
I have already warned you, that you are placed in great
jeopardy. You are not giving your evidence at all like
an honest man.

Mr. BALLANTINE—He cannot do. so, Sir. These
industrious honest men .at the bar, were in frightful
jeopardy, by the evidence of this fellow, who might be
expected to protect instead of destroying our property
and liberty.
Cross-examination resumed—Did not see the de-
fendants surrounded by prostitutes. Don't know how
many times Mrs. Griffiths had been in custody for felony.
Had often been called into her house, but never passed
the night there.
By the COURT—He had made no attempt to see
her, to inform her to be in attendance for the last month.

The CHAIRMAN—I feel bound to report your case to
the Commissioners, and shall give the necessary instruc-
tions to the inspector on duty
William Wiseman, K 156, was called, and his evi-
dence negatived nearly all the chief points of Brooks'
testimony.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he had a complete objection to
the case, but he was unwilling to stop the examination
of the witnesses, as he thought it was right their evi-
dence should go forth to the world for the benefit and
safety of the public.
After a brief discussion, the jury, under the direction
of the Learned Chairman, acquitted both the defendants

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BO W-STREET.

Yesterday afternoon a fathionably-aressed young man, named
George Butler, of No. 1, Glengall-place, Old Kent-road,
but who is known in the theatrical world as Mr. Wentworth,
and who appeared lately at Covent-garden Theatre in the cha-
racter of Hamlet, on the occasion of Mr. Wallack's benefit,
was brought up before Mr. Twyford, on a warrant charged
with writing a threatening letter to Mr. George Wells, a clerk
in the Admiralty-office.
The complainant stated that the defendant had been in the
habit of visiting at his father's house, but latterly an estrange-
ment had taken place, in consequence of a critique in the Era
newspaper upon the defendant's performance, which defendant
had taken it into his head that the complainant had written ;
and on the 15th inst. the defendant sent a letter to the com-

plainant, which concluded by saying that if the complainant
renewed his strictures upon defendant in the Era, he would do
what his fingers had long itched for—namely, give the com-
plainant a downright horse-whipping. The complainant re-
plied to this letter, and told the defendant that if such threats
were repeated he would place the matter in the hands of his
lawyer. On Thursday last the defendant called at the Admi-
ralty-office, and told the complainant that unless be contradicted
in the next week's Era what he had written, he should give
him the threatened horsewhipping. Upon this the complainant
obtained a peace-warrant against him.
The defendant admitted that what the complainant had
stated was true, but he could not enter into his reasons for
sending the letter, as he was prevented from doing so by respect
for the complainant's parents. He was, however, willing to
enter into his recognisances to keep the peace towards Mr.
Wells.

Mr. Twyronn then ordered the defendant to enter into his
own recognisances, and find bail in two sureties of 201. each to
keep the peace for three months.
Captain Harvey Tackett offered himself, and was accepted
as the defendant's bail.

LAMBETH-S7REET.
Yesterday, while the depositions in a case of felony were
being read over by the chief clerk, Cook, the gaoler, entered
the Court in a hurried manner, and, addre3sing Mr. Henry,
said that a poor woman, who had been waiting is the passage
to see his Worship, had suddenly dropped to the ground, to all
appearance lifeless. He had assisted her into the air, in the
hope that it would relieve her from her temporary weakness,
but she remained insensible so long, and her pulse being scarcely
perceptible, that he feared she was really dying, end therefore
felt it necessary to take his Worship's advice as to what he
should do with her.

HENRY instantly directed that a medical man should be
sent for, and that every attention should be paid to the poor
woman. In a short time after Mr. Liddle, one of the parish
obfrandyand
Whiteehapel,water had been administered to the poor
arrived; but previous to his coming
creature, which so far recovered her that she was enabled to
speak rather faintly, and, in reply so a question put to her, she
somesu r ge obnn st
declared she had not tasted a morsel of any kind of food from
eight o'clock on the morning of the day before (Tuesday), and
that her stomach in consequeace became so weak, that she
thought every moment would be her last. Mr. Liddle, on exa-
mining her, directed that she should be at once removed to the
workhouse and put into a warm bed, and the poor creature was
taken away in a cab.
Mr. Hughes, the relieving officer of Whitechapel, who was
present, and who had sent for restoratives for the poor woman,
and also a cab to have her conveyed to the workhouse, subse-
quently stated that on Thursday or Friday night last, the poor
woman had been taken to the workhouse by a policeman, who
found her in a state of destitution is the street, and he (Mr.
Hughes) instantly gave her an order for her admission to the
workhouse. He subsequently learned from her that she was a
native of Staffordshire, that the parish authorities of the place
where she resided had passed her children to either Limebouse
or Poplar, and that they were at present at Norwood, in
Surrey. She also said that her object in coming to town from
Staffordshire was the hope of being able to see her children.
A decent looking man, whose name did not transpire, ap-
plied to the Magistrate for his assistance in getting back a great
variety of property of which he had been robbed by. a cabman
with the connivance of his wife. The applicant briefly stated
that, on going home on Tuesday night, he discovered that his
house was stripped of everything it contained, and that his wife
had also disappeared.
Cook, the gaoler, here said be recollected the applicant
coming to this Court some months ago for advice, and it then
appeared that his wife had drawn 60/. or 701. out of the
savings' bank without his knowledge, and eloped with a your s;
man, a lodger of theirs. It also appeared that she had pur-
chased a horse and cab for her paramour out of the money,
and lived with him as his wife. The applicant, notwithstanding
ibis, took her back, and it seemed, from what he had been able-
to learn from him outside, that she was again gone to the
cabman.
The applicant acknowledged that this was all perfectly true,
and said that the young fellow bad behaved with base ingra.
titude towards him in taking away hie wife and property, as he
had, in the first instance, taken him into his house from motives
of charity.
It was here discovered that the transaction took place in the
district of Worship-street, and that the goods were in the
hands of the Thames police, and the applicant was referred to
either of those Courts.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday, a famer, named Thomas Ship, resident at Hen-
don, Middlesex, attended before Mr. Bingham, the sitting ma-
gistrate, to answer a charge of cruelty, which consisted in his
allowing a horse to be used in a state wholly unfit for work of
any kind.
Mr. Thomas, secretary to the Society for the Pretentien of
Cruelty to Animate, attended to prosecute the case, which was
admitted by all who witnessed it to be tine of the very worst
ever brought to this Court.
Some of the police of the G division had been called upon
by passengers in the street to notice the miserable condition
of the horse in a cart, which bore the name of " T. Ship,
farmer, Hendon." There were two horses suffering from
very extensive sores, and one of the wretched animals had
actually fallen to the ground front excesive pain and ex-
haustion. The police took the driver into cisstody, and
brought him, with the suffering horses and the cart, to this
Court. Mr. Bingham, the magistrate then sitting, could
hardly believe that soy person would be so inhuman as to em-
ploy animals in the condition then mentioned, and being in-
formed that the horses and cart were then at the door, said
he would himself go and look at them. The officers of the
Court assured him that it was a sight almost too disgusting to
look at. He went out, however, and had ocular proof that the
statement had not been overcharged. The horses had every
appearance of having been used with the harness eating into
their old sores, until they had fallen into a condition too disgust-
ing to be further described.
Mr. BINGHAM, after an examination of the driver, ordered
the farmer himself, the owner of the horses, to be brought be-
ore him.
William Hall, the carter, was now made a witness against
his master,.and stated that he drove the horses from Hendon
on Monday night, and they were then in just the same con-
dition as when he was taken by the police on Tuesday.
The defendant said that he had not meant to have the horses
used until they got well, but he forgot to tell Isis foreman so on
Monday night. He could not deny that he had neglected to
give any directions to his servant upon the subject.
Mr. BINGHAM said that he had never wet with a worse
case since he had been on the bench as a magistrate, and he
should certainly impose the full penalty under the statute.
The defendant was then ordered to pay the highest penalty
of 40s. for each horse, and to pay also the costs of the proceed-
i t ngs against him.