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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY E‘ENING, JANUARY 271

but it is not the idol of the British people. They can- i
not hope to buy twenty millions with one hundred
thousand pounds. Again, the League was avowedly
formed upon the model of the Irish Repeal Associa-
tion. Mr. Cobden boasted himself the English O'Con-
nell. We do not dispute some points of resemblance,
but they happen to be such as are now under the as-
say process of a judicial iuquiry, and it is therefore not
proper to allude to them. And suppose the imita-
tion complete—suppose the League an exact copy
of the Repeal Association. The original bubble has
been burst by Mr. Smith's strong right hand, and
its fate shows the hollowness and fragility of the
imitation. Whatever the fate of the trials, the
Repeal agitation is dead for ever, and the " League
must soon follow in the course of nature. In con-
ceding to the League, however, a vigour and vitality
equal to those of the Repeal Association, we have
conceded enormously too much. The Repeal Asso-
ciation found prepared to their hands that complete
organisation which the Leaguers have been vainly
labouring to imitate, even at a distance. The Re-
peal Association had a principle pervading, and
as it were, saturating at least three provinces
of Ireland. The League have no such prin-
ciple. The Repeal Association is thus in Ire-
land everywhere—the League is in England no-
where, except in some house in Manchester and in
the corner house of Water-lane; for the "Punch
and Judy" übiquity of its tumblers, hired from
the Judge and Jury Court, cannot be gravely said
to constitute " a local habitation " anywhere. To
treat the thing as in any respect formidable is a
cheat, though it may be an unconscious one ; and it
is a cheat in extending which we exhort the speakers
at agricultural meetings not to assist. They may
make a danger by 'raising the League from its proper
state of contempt ; but in that state the League will
perish if they do not relieve it by the honour of their
notice.

letter be inserted on the minutes, and that the thanks of
the Association be given to this esteemed veteran and patriotic
friend of his country, which motion was put and carried,
Mr. Barrett handed in 30s. from his own neighbourhood,
Drimna, and moved the admission of the subscribers as asso-
ciates, which was put and carried. He also handed in 61.105.
from Newtownbarry, a place which he said was famous in
Irish story.
Mr. O'Hagan—Refer to the fourth column of the same
page, and read the passage commencing with Counsellor
Duffy.

Clerk of the Crown (reading)—" Counsellor Duffy handed
in Lg. 25., and moved the admission of Peter C. Roche, Esq."

Mr. Smyly handed in the Freeman's Journal of the 31st of
May, which having been proved by Mr. Vernon, was given
to the Clerk of the Crown, who read from it the report of
the proceedings of the Repeal Association on the pre-
vious day, at which Patrick Hayes, Esq., was called to
the chair. Several members were admitted. Mr. O'Connell
handed in 311. 10s. from Youghal, and moved the admission
of the Rev. Richard Smithy and Mr. John O'Lomasney, and
having passed a high encomium on the patriotism of both
gentlemen, moved their admission, which was seconded
by Mr. John O'Connell, and passed unanimously. Mr.
O'Connell next said that he had to correct a typo-
graphical error in the admirable report of the pro-
ceedings at Longford, which appeared in the Freeman's
Journal. He was reported to have called the soldiery of
Britain " a ruffian soldiery," but he did no such thing ; they
were an exceeding well behaved set of men. He seldom or
ever saw a soldier in the dock. Ile- also spoke of the ser-
geants as an exceeding well-informed and well-behaved
body of men, and said if justice was done them one should be
promoted to the rank of an officer in each company. What
he said was in the words of the beautiful ballad—

And now a sad maniac, she roams the wild common,
Against minions of Britain she warns each woman,
And sings of her father in strains more than human,
While the tear drops do fall from poor Eileen O'More.
Mr. Close requested of the Clerk of the Crown to read Mr.
O'Connell's speech at the Loyal National Repeal Association.
on the 30th of May, 1843.
The Clerk of the Crown complied, and read the speech in
question.

price for his commodity, and it denied to the poor man the Mr. Blunt said that if the proof was not sufficient, he had
right of getting a fair price, which was all he asked far. enough witnesses to prove that the mortgage moneys had been
Mr. BRIGHT said that the Chairman had desired him to paid to the bankrupt.
state that he should commence the subscription about to be Mr. Reece objected to the proof of a debt, if it were incurred
made by a contribution of 2001.—(Loud cheers.) in the character of trustee, and not executor; but if there were
H. G. WARD, Esq., M.P., said he was requested by a gen- to be a private investigation at the expense of the estate, he
tleman to hand in the sum of 251., under the name of Anti- would be satisfied.
Ferrand._(Loud cheers.) The proof of the executors was then admitted de bene ease.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the sum already subscribed at Mr. Palmer, in answer to the Commissioner, said that Mr.
that meeting was 7261. 15. Blair's 4,0001. was a sum which had been invested on most-
Mr. WARD, who was received with loud and long-protracted gage, which Mr. Bromley persuaded Mr. Blair to release, and
cheers, expressed his deep sense of the kindness, and saidhe had the money was left in the bankrupt's hands for investment,
every reason to feel thankful at representing such a consti- which had not been done. This also was the case with all the
tuency as that of Sheffield. He spoke in high terms of the other debts he was about to prove.
temper which was manifested at the meeting that morning, The bankrupt, in reply to a question as to when he would be
when every subject connected with politics had been fully and able to give an explicit account to the assignee, said he had
fairly sifted. He was sorry that his respected colleague had been away from his office for six weeks, and his papers were in
been prevented from attending the meeting that evening, and confusion. He had given information to each individual ere-
would observe of that gentleman that he would not shirk doing ditor.
his duty to the town of Sheffield. On the corn-laws Mr. Parker Mr. Reece said that, up to the present moment, neither the
had always voted in a straightforward manner, and free from official assignee nor the creditors had received any account
all party considerations. They would be able to judge very from the bankrupt:
soon as to what were the sentiments of the Whig party on this Sir C. F. WILLIAMS observed that this arose, probably,
subject, and that from their old representative, Lord Morpeth. from the illness of the bankrupt.
The declaration of that nobleman at Wakefield would be most Mr. Reece said it was only necessary to give to the official
important on this subject ; because it would be looked upon as assignee, in the gross, the information the bankrupt had given
indicating the opinions of his party. They generally looked to individually to the creditors.
the gentlemen of the Upper House to set them an example, The bankrupt thought it would take a fortnight to complete
something partaking of the attitude of aristocratic dignity, like this full information. He handed in a list of all his books.
my Lord Wharncliffe in the picture before him—( Loud cheers) Messrs. klair's proofs were then admitted.
—hut my Lord Orkney has de-cribed their proceedings as The proofs this day made amounted to 50,0001. ; the whole
" kicking up a bobbery." He concluded with, if the constitu- debts of the estate being estimated at 120,0001.
envy of this country will do—as he believed sincerely that they Mr. John Brymer, brother of the Archdeacon, and Mr.
would do—their duty, he defied the present Government to Thomas Blair, were appointed assignees ; and Messrs. Pick-
continue the present system one year longer. The Hon. Mem- ering, Smith, and Company were appointed solicitors to the
ber sat down amidst loud and deafening cheers. assignees.
After votes of thanks to Messrs. Cobden and Bright, to Mr.
Ward, and the Chairman, the meeting separated.

(Before Mr. Commissioner FA NE. )

THE ISLE 'OF WIGHT BANK-IN RE J. KIRKPATRICK

This day was appointed for the declaration of a dividend under
this estate. Proofs have been admitted to the amount of
132,0001. ; 2s. 6d. in the pound has already been paid ; Is. 6d.
in the pound more will be officially declared in a few days; and
a further one of 6d. in the pound is expected. •
( Before Mr. Commissioner lIOLROYD )
THE CANTERBURY BANK-IN RE HALFORD AND CO.,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 26.
Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice COLTMAN and a
Common Jury.)
NONE V. WINSTONE.

A dividend meeting under this estate was held to-day, when
t appeared the separate estate of Mr. Halferd would yield a pre-
znt dividend of 3s. or 4s. in the pound, the joint estate having
as we understood )'already paid ss. 9d.

This was an action for breach of promise of marriage, the
plaintiff being a widow of the name of Hone, residing at
Merton, Surrey, and -the defendant a shoemaker and owner of
a number of houses in the Waterloo-road.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE (with whom was Mr. Charnock) stated
the case to the jury.
The facts are sufficiently detailed in the following evidence .
Joseph Hayes, examined by Mr. CHARNOCK, deposed-1
keep a beer-house at Merton. In the spring of 1843 Mr.
Winstone called on me, and inquired if I could introduce him
to some one who would take care of a sick child belonging to
his son. Having known Mrs. Hone for six years, I recom-
mended her to him for that purpose. I had long been ac-
quainted with her husband, who was bailiff and steward to a
gentleman of the name of Payne, living in the neighbourhood
of Merton for many years. After an interview with Mrs.
Hone, the defendant said to him he thought she would do ►ery
nicely, being to all appearance a very comfortable sot t of woman.
Mr. Winstone came down to Merton frequently afterwards, and
always used my house. Mrs. Hayes and I took supper with
him at Mrs. Hone's on one occasion after their return from the
Moulsey races. Mr. Winstone has several times inquired of
me as to her character, and afterwards, when I mentioned her
name, he has said to me, " Don't call her Mrs. Hone, call her
Mrs. Winstone that is to be." He raid so several times in pre-
sence of Mrs. Hone.

Cross-examined by Mr. HuMFREY-- My pipemaker, Mr.
Swiogean, introduced Mr. Winstone to me. My pipemaker
may also supply pipes to the plaintiff. I believe the lady does
smoke a little.—( A laugh.) Ido not know that she is also
very fond of gin and water. She sometimes comes to my Tom
and -Jerry shop for beer. She does not drink there. She
smokes at her own shop.—(4 laugh.) In the middle of April,
when I first saw the defendant, his wife was living ; she died, I
believe, in May, and the bans for his marriage to the plaintiff
were published on the 4th of June. The plaintiff kept a school
at Merton, and a small confectioner's shop. She also kept
lodgers. She still resides where she did, but her school is
broken up. I have nut seen her smoking lately, not for the
last two months. She smoked not cigars, but tobacco—

shag," I believe. —( Loud laughter.) -
Catherine Glass, examined by Mr. Sergeant SHEE—I knew
the plaintiff well, and knew her husband many years. He
died about eighteen mouths since. I lodged with Mrs. Hone,
and saw the defendant when he called to know if she would
take his grandchild to nurse. Two or three weeks afterwards
he called again, when 1 heard him say to Mrs. Hone he
" had come on another subject ; he had lost his wife, and
the breath was scarcely out of her body before his mind was
directed to Mrs. Hone." He stayed to tea that afternoon,
but went away in the evening. Ile came again next Sunday,
and wished Mrs. Hone to go and take a walk with him, but
she declined, observing that what he bad to say he might
stay at home. What passed between them then I did not hear,
but on the occasion of another visit I heard him ask her to go
to town and see his property. He wished her to part with
some of her goods, dismiss her lodgers, and break up her shop
and school. Looking over her furniture, he desired her to
sell various articles, but sold her to keep her own bed, and he
would have chintz hangings for it. The attentions of the de-
fendant to the plaintiff were always particularly kind. The
defendant is more than sixty years of age ; the plaintiff is about
forty-four. He has called Mrs. Hone " Mrs. Winstone" seve-
ral times in my hearing. He said he had no one to do any-
thing for him, not even to make his bed, and he would come
and take Mrs. Hone to London as his wife. I remember Mr.

Winstone taking the plaintiff to Moulsey races ; when they re-
turned, Mrs. Hone, Mr. Winstone, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, and
I supped off some salmon and mackerel the defendant had sent
to Mrs. Hone's. The defendant seemed to be very comfortable
and agreeable on that occasion ; he said he meant to make Mrs.
Hone his wife ; and as he was determined she should wear
something that belonged to his former wife, he had twelve shil-
lings' worth of gold added to her ring, and she should be mar-
ried with it. He told her to get all her bills in by the time he
came down again ; and when she told him that all she owad
amounted only to 4/. 10s., he said he should pay that, and take
her out of the parish in triumph.—( A laugh.) He said he
had 19 houses in Southwark, and sufficient property to make
them both comfortable. He first proposed that the marriage
should take place at Fulham, because be had friends there ;
but it was afterwards arranged that the ceremony should take
place at Merton. According to the directions given by the
defendant, Mrs. Hone sold her furniture, broke up her school
and shop, and partid with her lodgers. Finding she was de-
ceived she seemed very unhappy and mortified. Her contem-
plated marriage was well known in the neighbourhood, and she
had not resumed her school.
Cress-examined by Mr. HUMFREY-I lodge with the plain-
tiff now. She had two other lodgers, one of whom has since
left. Part of the 41. 10s. the plaintiff owed to her landlord, hut
he did not take any part of her goods away. She was not
aware that the plaintiff was addicted to gin and water. She
had been recommended by a medical man to smoke, being trou-
bled with water on the chest.
Anne Payne, who had agreed, at the request of the de-
fendant, to act as " bridesmaid," and J. Mills as " father,"
gave evidence to that effect.
George Higgins, nephew of the plaintiff, deposed to several
conversations with the defendant, in which the latter deelared
his determination to marry Mrs. Hone. After making several
inquiries as to her circumstances, and ascertaining that she had
no property, he said he did not want money, he had enough to
make both comfortable. All ho wished was a respectable
woman, who would make him happy at home for the remainder
of his life.
Cross-examined by Mr. HUMFREY—I think it was my
aunt that told me the defendant's first wife had only been dead
a fortnight when he proposed marriage. I did not remonstrate
with my aunt on the impropriety of marrying a man so soon
after his wife's funeral.
William Poile, a pig-dealer, was next examined—He stated
that he had called on the defendant and remonstrated with him
on his cruel conduct towards the plaintiff in refusing to marry
her after inducing her to break up her establishment at Merton.
The defendant, however, said he had become acquainted with
another widow with some property, whom he had since mar-
ried; but be was willing to allow the plaintiff 401. or 501. in
consideration of the disappointment she had sustained.
Mr. Hu MEREY, in a very humourous speech, commented at
some length on the facts adduced in evidence, and contended that
the proposition which the defendant had made through the last
witness was a just, fair, and reasonable satisfaction to the
plaintiff for any injury she might have sustained by the break-
ing up of her little establishment. It was ridiculous to suppose
that any affection could have existed between the parties, and
no reparation could be necessary to wounded feelings in such a
case as the present.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, observing that the
plaintiff was clearly entitled to a verdict; the only question was
as to the amount of damages. Undoubtedly this could not be
considered a romantic case, there was no love between the par-
ties, but still there had been great misconduct on the part of
the defendant, who had deluded the. plaintiff with false hopes
of a settlement in lire, which in her circumstances was.a matter
of great importance. She was entitled to a reasonable com-
pensation for the actual loss she had sustained by the breaking
up of her establishment, and, although no great injury had
been done to her feelings, for her disappointment of a com-
fortable establishment in life.
The jury, after having consulted for a few moments, found
a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 2001.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,-Jun. 26.
(Before Mr. Commissioner WILLIAMS.)
IN RE WILLIAM BROMLEY, OF GRAY'S-INN, SOLICITOR.
The meeting for the choice of assignees was held this day,
when

Mr. E. I. Blunt appeared fur Dr. Lushington and other
creditors; Mr. R. Palmer for Mr. Blair and others; and Mr.
Reed as the solicitor to the fiat.
The bankrupt was called at eleven o'clock, but did not answer.
Sir C. F. WILLIAMS said, it was most improper that the
bankrupt should not be present at the proper time ; in future
he would not wait. He knew enough of this case to know
o. to be examined viva voce.
that the presence of the bankrupt was absolutely necessary.
Dr. Lushington and Archdeacon Brymer, as executors of Mr.
Wilkinson, appeared in Court in support of their proof, and
were quite willinThe Counsel forg
the petitioning creditor was about to state
that the great question would be, whether the creditors had
other securities, and as no account had been rendered by the
bankrupt, when
Mr. 13rumley appeared, and was reminded by the Commis-
stonea that, although he was in ill health, he ought to appear
at the early part of the meeting.
Mr. Blunt said that, in his case, Mr. Bromley was co-
executor with the Doctor and Archdeacon, and they swore that
they had no security whatever. Money had been paid off on
mortgages- which the bankrupt had pretended to advance to
other parties, and till the last quarter the bankrupt had paid
the interest as if the mortgages were in existence, although he
had never advanced a farthing. The Doctor's and Archdea-
con's proof this day would be for 17,0001., and there was also a
private proof of the Archdeacon for 3,340/., money received by
the bankrupt for mortgage money never paid over. An order
of the Court of Chancery had been made for the repayment of
this money, but the fiat had first issued.
Sir C. F. WILLIAMS suggested that the proof should he taken
de hene ease, and, if necessary, that there should be a private
meeting, which was the best place for a searching inquiry.
Mr. R. Palmer appeared for parties who would_ prove for
27.000!., and was willing to acquiesce in his Honour's sug-
gestion.
Mr. Reece said that he did not intend to propose any as-
signees. If a party had security, and erroneously swore that he
had none, he would lose his security, and this was thecase with
the petitioning creditor; he did not know whether he had er
had not a security.
The private proof of Archdeacon Burner was then admitted.
in of Bath,hi
p iMr. R. Palmer proposed to prove for Mr. Blair, of the city
raysataedcmhiarmasetrtaertorfoorf4ll,looor.
18., and himself and brotherlair, deceased, 6,7001., and
for 14,7001., and 1,0781. interest, trust money of Thomas
Blair's estate.
Mr. Reece objected to Dr. Lushington's and Archdeacon
Brymer's proof, as executors, against a brother executor,
without an order of the Court.
Mr. Blunt said it had been expressly decided that one exe-
cutor could prove against the estate of another executor, though
a trustee could not.
Sir C. F. WILLIAMS thought there would be ample means
of investigating the proof at the private meeting ; if these
technical objections were to be made now, a week, and not a
day, for the choice of assignees, it would be a great delay of
justice if he could not take proofs, subject to searching inves-
tigation, if necessary, hereafter.

and healthy young man, who gave his name Francis 1
Evans, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Long, upon
the following charge, preferred against him by Mr.
Bingham, one of the Worship-street police magistrates—
It appeared, from the evidence, that on the same day
the prisoner was lying upon the pavement in the New-
road, and that he had chalked upon a stone close to him
the words "I am starving." Mr. Bingham, who hap-
pened to be passing, and thinking that he had seen the
'smile man upon a former occasion, under similar cir-
cumstances, directed the attention of a constable to
Wards him, upon the sight of whom, he (the prisoner)
got up, and as he was in the act of walking otf, he was
taken into custody. The object which Mr. Bingham
had in view, while pursuing this course, was, that an
inquiry might be gone into with the view of ascertaining
whether the prisoner was one really deserving of relief,
or an impostor who ought to be punished.
The prisoner said he was a coach-painter by trade ;
he was a single man, and had been out of work some time.
Jones, the usher, here stated that the prisoner had
been brought to this Court more than once before, and
convicted, and that upon each occasion he told the same
story which he had done now.—He was committed to
the House of Correction for a month.
LAMBETH- S 1 BEET.

Lloyd's. Had no property or interest in the Dryope..
Pratt told witness he was going master of the Dryope.
Thomas Andrew Carr deposed that he is owner of the
Dryope ; the ship is in dock under-a ship-keeper, no
master being: appointed to her since her voyage from
North America. Prisoner came. to Lloyd's, and was in-
troduced by the waiter, as a person wishing to see him.
He said he understood the ship was for sale, and two
friends of his had gone on board to examine her, with a
view to purchase, and that, if not sold to there, he waA
willing to offer terms. He said he had been in Cunard'sr
employ, the great North American shipowner, and'
would give bills on that firm in payment. Witness de-
clined, having heard of the prisoner's proceedings. He
ordered the ship-heeper not to let him on board again,
many people having, he understood, being duped by the
specious representations of the prisoner.
Mr. JEREMY said he believed an extensive system o
fraud had been carried on by the prisoner ; he should
therefore, certainly send him for trial on the two charge
of Capt. Parker, and Mr. Hay, the shipwright.
The parties were bound over to; prosecute at the Su T-
rey Sessions.

Yesterday John Wood, sen., John Wocd, jun , and
John Felix were placed at the ar before Mr. Norton, for
further examination, on a charge of stealing a vast quan-
tity of printed paper from the Export Excise-office, in
Tower-street, Tower-hill.
Mr. Mayow, solicitor to the Board of Excise, attended
to prosecute.
From the evidence it appeared that the two elder pri-
soners had been occasionally employed by the house-
keeper at the Excise-office, in Tower-street, to light the
fires and clean out the place, and availed themselves of
the opportunities afforded them of carrying away an im-
mense quantity of the printed forms used in the different
departments, and sold it as waste paper to a great num-
ber of shopkeepers.
The Court was much crowded with the persons who
had purchased the paper from the prisoners, and after
their evidence had been received, Mr. Mayow applied for
another remand, which was granted.
George Homes, a broker and appraiser, carrying on
business at No. 25, Brick-lane, spitalfields, who has
been before at this Court to account for irregularities in
the discharge of his duty as broker, appeared on a sum-
mons charging him with making an overcharge in a case
in which he was engaged, under very aggravated cir-
cumstances.
The brief facts of the case were these :—On Wednes-
day; the 3d inst., Homes made a seizure of the goods of
a poor old woman for an arrear of rent of 1/. 55., and
removed the goods on the same evening to his own pre-
mises. On the following Friday the poor woman came
before Mr. Norton, and having related the miserable
state to which she was reduced, principally by her hus-
band going to sea without signing the note, which would
entitle her to a monthly allowance from the owner of
his ship, that humane magistrate directed Saunders, one
of the summoning officers, to see the parties, and make
the best terms he could with them ; and, deeming it a
fit case for relief from the poor box, said a reasonable
sum would be given to settle the matter, and get the
poor woman back her things. Saunders called upon the
landlord, and on informing him of what the magistrate
proposed, he, though a poor man, at once offered to
take 20s. for his debt. The officer next went to the
house of the broker, but was unable to see him until the
Monday following. The poor woman herself, however,
saw him, and told him what the magistrate had offered,
and also the landlord, and he then said he could aot re-
store the goods without his expenses. On the Monday
he was again told that the magistrate would settle the
matter; but notwithstanding this, he got the goods con-
demned, and ran up the expenses from ss. 6d. to 125.,
and would not part with them until the 1/. 12s. was paid.
The landlord of the poor woman, in the course of the
proceedings, complained that though the defendant had
been paid the money on Tuesday week, he had not been
enabled yet to obtain his twenty shillings, and was there-
fore advised to take out a summons for him in the Court
of Requests, which he did.
Mr. NORTON called on the defendant at once to pay
the poor man his pound, and also the sixpence he had
paid for the summons. He (the defendant) could not
suppose for a moment that the money paid from the
poor-box was intended to be pocketed by him.
The defendant, with evident reluctance, paid the 11.6 d.,
and having pleaded guilty to an overcharge of 2s. in his
expenses,
Mr. NORTON, after some severe and pointed remarks
upon what he termed disgraceful and disreputable con-
duct, 'convicted him in a penalty of three times the
amount of the overcharge and the expenses. Mr. Nor-
ton also directed that the inventory and appraisement
put in by the defendant should be impounded, as they
were so irregularly drawn up as to subject him by an-
other mode of proceeding to very heavy penalties.
WORSHIP-S 7 BEET.
Yesterday a filthy old creature named Margaret Gra-
ham, was placed before Mr. Broughton on numerous
charges of plundering little children of their clothing.
The circumstances which led to the prisoner's de-
tection were these :—As Mrs. Eliza Sillery, the wife
of a publican, residing in Mare-street, Hackney,
was walking at dusk in the evening on the 16th
instant, down the Middleton-road, which is very
lonely, and leads from Dalston into the Kingsland-road
she heard the cries of a child a short distance off,
and after listening some time, saw the prisoner kneel-
ing under a dark wall about twenty yards out of the
road, in front of a little boy between three and four
years of age. As the child kept crying and sobbing, she
thought it suspicious, and stopped, when she heard the
prisoner say, " Stop here, my dear, and I'll come back
again in a minute.' She then walked away from the
child towards the witness, but seeing she was observed,
she became confused, turned back again, took hold of
the little boy's hand, and led him down to the bottom of
the wall, the child asking her to take him to his mother.
The witness was now convinced the prisoner was steal-
ing the child, and went up to her, when she found the
little creature without any external covering, shivering
from head to foot, and crying, as the witness said,
" ready to break its heart." She told the prisoner the
child was not her's, but she said it was, and while she
was speaking the witness saw something hanging out
under the prisoner's shawl, which she pulled on one
side, when the prisoner dropped the child's cloth cloak,
and fur tippet. The witness picked them up, and in-
stantly seized the prisoner by the arm ; she struggled
violently to get away but she held her firmly, and called
fOr the police, which attracted the notice of an elderly
gentleman, and brought him to her assistance, and be-
tween them, in, spite of the resistance of the prisoner,
succeeded in dragging her down the road till they
met a policeman, into whose custody they gave her.
The child cauld neither tell its name nor where it lived,
but fortunately its aunt, Matilda Wright, came up at
the moment and identified it as James Cowley, the son
of respectable parents, residing in Brunswick Cottage,
Hackney-road, from whose door it had been decoyed
about an hour and a half before. The prisoner had
given the little fellow two apples to induce him to go
with her, and they were still in his hand when Mrs.
Sillery found him.
The prisoner was remanded till yesterday for identi-
fication, as a great many other children in the neigh-
bourhood had been robbed by an old woman exactly
answering the prisoner's appearance, but though several
children were produced, and there could be no doubt
the prisoner was the guilty party, they were all too
young to depend upon their testimony, and the charges
were obliged to be reluctantly abandoned. The pri-
soner was fully committed to Newgate on the case above
stated.
CHARITY.—H. 8., 5/., and R.N.F., 10s., for the widow
Hoscroft ; and half a 5/. note from B. E., who will send
the other half on this being acknowledged.
UNION-HALL.
George Kent, a marine-store dealer in Bermondsey,
was brought up, charged as the receiver of the brass-
work of a fire engine belonging to St. Olave's parish,
under the following circumstances :
It appeared that since the destruction of Saint Olave's
church by fire, the engine-house having shared the same
fate, the engine and its appurtenances were kept locked
up in an arch under the Greenwich railway. This
place, it seemed, was broken open on Tuesday night;and
the engine itself being of too unwieldy a description to
carry off without detection, the thieves proceeded to
wrench off all the brass-work, together with the copper
tubes on the new hose, thus rendering the machine totally
useless, in the event of its being required. The follow-
ing day the prisoner sold the brass-work of the engine
to a brass-founder in Shoe-lane, named Payne, the latter
'of whom, on subsequently being informed of the circum-
stances of the robbery, gave information of the fact of
his purchase from the prisoner, which led to the appre-
hension of the latter. A portion of the brass-work had
" St. Olave's Parish" marked on it.
The prisoner, in accounting; for the possession of the
article, said that he purchased it all of a man whose
name he did not know but whose person he should again
recognise if he saw him.
The MAGISTRATE said that the prisoner gave a most
unsatisfactory account of the manner in which he be-
came possessed of the article, and remanded him.
Three men, named Tramley, Bent, and Bishop, were
charged with furiously driving a cart against the pony-
phaeton of Edward Crawley, Esq , of Battersea, throw-
ing that gentleman out, and smashing the vehicle to
pieces.
From Mr. Crawley's statement it appeared that on
the preceding afternoon, between five and six o'clock,
as he was driving his pony phaeton along Kennington-
lane, the three defendants, who were in a cart, came
along in the opposite direction on the wrong side, in such
a furious manner as to come in collision with the phaeton,
which it upset, shattering it to pieces, and he (Mr. C.)
was thrown out, and it was miraculous he was not
killed ;as it was his arm sustained some injury. The
phaeton was not only broken in the way described, but
the pony was also very much hurt.
The defendants:expressed their regret at what had
taken place, and the man who was driving having under-
taken to pay for the damage sustained (upwards of 201.)
the magistrate, at the intercession of the complainant,
consented not to inflict the penalty, at the same time •
reprobating in strong terms their conduct in driving in
such a reckless manner.
GREENWICH.
Yesterday Captain Henry Pratt, who stands charged
with obtaining moneys from different persons, under
pretence of procuring them advantageous engagements,
was brought up for final examination before Mr. Jeremy,
and the following additional evidence taken :
Mr. Daniel Davies, owner of the brig Constance, lying
in the Commercial Docks, whom the prisoner had re-
presented to Captain Parker, of Commercial-road, East, ,
as a person who wuld appoint him to the command of
the Dryope, anotTrer vessel belonging to the same owner- 1
ship, deposed that he had nothing whatever to do with
that ship. About ten days before the prisoner came on
board, and represented himself as having been in the
employ of Mr. John Davis, of Prince Edward's Island,
and was going to that island in the spring. Had never
made any appointments with the prisoner to meet at '