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London, England, 1844-12-05 00:00:00

pe°. k another bill of 2701. drawn b 3 Shiel upon Captain '
he'Pea7on which a blance of 551. ,s ai,d he said
I:ed upon witina ss as Captain Fbiel s agent to t‘t ate
that
, Hitless the money was paid he would report him to
Particulars
florae Guards. Witness requt-sted him to state the
Pinlieulars in writing and shortly afterwards he received .
;T:titten pa: tieular of demand which was put in and read.
claim was put forward by Goldshede against Mr.
tutin'4ll4'n- He said he had taken Pipen's substi-
inQ(),ll of it. He never said he had parted with the bill
airl,m'y and throughout he spoke of the bill of Shiel
uelOg due to himself.
vdea.,r(lsa-examined by Mr. PLATT—Was in London on
February, 1836. Acts as Mr. Bingham's banker.
Cannot tell the amount that Bingham left i:t his h.tnd
haen he quitted England in 1835. Cann,,t h:-ther
/111" any money on Bingiottit's account between
titl',etaber, 1535, and February, 1836. Has three clerk-,
l
t they are not here. Is agent to a large shipping
Bhouse in the wine trade. Mr. Bingham head been in the
t of drawing cheques on witness.
4h/ Mr. CocKnuert—ln speaking of the bills, Gold-
, !ue
h said either in " substitution" or " instead." He
aid he
had received 1001. or 125/. from Captain Shiel on
of °tint Had known of this prosecution from the time
tiLo.r_d_bangdale's decree. Has advanced between 2001.
)uO. to Mr. Hill on Mr. Bingham's account in re-
rt of this indictment. Has dined with Bingham and
_lll at the Ship Tavern, Water-lane, but never recollects
nthing being said about g g ettin money for this prose-
Was at a consultation of the counsel fur the
In.secution the day before yesterday.
I,ar• Saul, clerk to Ransome's, with whom Goldshede
I.IIILB, Proved that the signature to the answer put in in
deefesnait in the Rolls' Court was in the handwriting of the
Tildeant Goldshede.
answer was then put in and read.
14,..1e reading of the proceedings in Chancery was in-
7ptefi by
bye
DUNDIAN, who asked Mr. llumfrey if it was not
hirer), to show distinctly that Sidney knew that one
Lhad been taken in substitution of the other?
thn illnurezy apprehended not. If he could show
it,"` taroughout the proceedings against Mr. Bingham,
the case of Sidney v Bingham, Sidney had been act-
h, not oa his own account but as the attorney of Gold-
kit, and charging Goldshede as such, that would be
Gold-
kit, They could show that he was acting as the
ttorlaY for Goldshede.
a% rd besmArt—Suppose that to be so : Goldshede
441 he owed Sidney a larger amount for costs. It
No. Les toe that it is necessary you should show that Sid-
Vilely of the substitution of the one bill for the other.
th,7 reIIUISIFREY admitted that if his Lordship thought
foth , an
er. essential ingredient, he could not carry the case
Laid t,
spip„.• ExuAle—The defendants are indicted foreon-
iV,,,g to arrest Mr. Bingham without cause. Now
ts4;l7vvas a bond fide holder of the bill there was a
1,,.°1111e and probable cause for the arrest.
hir• HIiaIFREY thought that if he could show that
VaileY knew that in 1836 a sum of 100/. had been
uPon the bill, and that he had afterwards pro-
ite-71 for the whole amount, that would be sufficient to
tzre a conviction under the 7th count, which was for
4,„
piracy to defraud.
bENMAN—If Sidney was a bona fide holder Mr.
sar,'"aal was liable. It appears to me thatyou cannot
that e
°their this indictment, unless you can distinctly show
dn7 knew of the substitution of the one bill for
The - •
tern AIVY, under the direction of the Court, then re-
. eg a verdict of Not Guilty.
,EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
'ete the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.)
%. .
;"' Th 6 W PARNELL V. WILLIAMS.
/dras an action to recover the sum of 421. 4s. sd.
Parnell a respectable ironmonger, was the plaintiff,
Oeorge Langridge Williams and George Williams
th‘r,.e the defendants. The elder defendant had pleaded
shits ha was never indebted, and the younger that he was
tAx-t)f age-at the time when the debt was con-
tad":". Early in the pre •ent year Mr. Williams
yid son called on the plaintiff, and after telling
pll/40thatN they were building two houses in Union-
Tew-road, entered into an agreement with
vforiC° hang a number of bells, and execute other
Plai„.9a the premises. On pressing for payment, the
ite 'lir Was told that the younger defendant was under
and that, therefore, the contract- was not binding.
40eittrotne out in evidence that the name " Williams and
ql4B-4.ead been exhibited over the door ; and the sole
Q on left to the jury was, whether the defendant
eo 110 Williams was an infant or not.
laetliiiiLonnsitiP said, in summing up, that however re-
Nur" the jury might be, under the circumstances, to
th,4,--,q'‘ verdict for the defendants, if they were satisfied
''.eorge Williams was ruder age, that verdict must
kinmettirned ; but if there were any uncertainty in their
LI %la in reference to that fact, the plaintiff was entitled
, ecision in his favour.
40Zertet for the plaintiff—Damages 421, 4s. sd. Costs
OMMON
PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)

The BENTLEY V. CARVER.
examination of witnesses for the plaintiff in this
1,74 Case was resumed this morning.
the ;ne plaintiff's case having closed, Mr. Kelly addressed
deh„JurY is a powerful speech, contending that all the evi-
-04 adduced by the opposite side went to establish that
f
kr. Au nothing essentially new in the contrivariceo
relied °rlltnn Car, upon whose patent the plaintiffs
and that in every important particular, the appa-
No for card-setting, which the defendants now em-
UZI, and for which this action was brought, was iden-
%ea ith a machine invented by Mr. Robertshaw, and
daft by them (the defendants) twelve months before the
("4
~?f Mr. Thornton Car's patent.
0 trial was proceeding when we went to press.)

ANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
Th • IN RE JONES.
11401Yent, a prisoner, petitioned the Court, but
Liu "Posed at the instance of a Mr. Ford, a surgeon and
,lacounter, the detaining creditor.
Zvi r. Ford was examined, and stated that the insolvent
1„: a clerk in the Custom-house, at a salary of 1001. a-
tilt) and that one of the Commissioners was his uncle.
le.t
e prisoner called upon witness about three months
a i).411cl got him to discount a bill for 301., accepted by
the " riekthall, another of the clerks, and indorsed by
runner himself, and by a Mr. Johnston, surgeon,
4Peet.°lLbPrn, who was represented to him as a most re-
pe,',4,we man. The bill was dishonoured, and the " re-
tag "a"6 man," Mr. Johnston, was now a bankrupt, and
th erneipal, Mr. Pickthall, had absconded. Under
itZeireunistances Mr. Jones had been arrested at his
for and was now in prison. Witness had been in-
thtilld by Johnston that the parties had equally divided
The
of the transaction.
till e witness was cross-examined by Mr. NVOOD!tIIFFE
dig,th e Part of the prisoner. His own consideration for
deinting the two months' bill was Is. a pound. rie
t,_r Out call that sixty per cent. He only cal Led it five
i-vcent.
Vtayhtr t ommissioner HOLROYD ttaought it the better
notbe try and come to some `;‘,cringement. Should that
eke done tho matter cr,,ild be fully gone into at next
ttl
• Illation.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
the ASSISTANT 'JUDGE and a full Bench of
'tst, Magistrates.)
vest - ALLEGBD ROBBICRY BY A LADY AT THE
1.00k°6 BAIAAR.—J.ane Tyrwhitt, a very lady-like
female, apparently about 35 years of age, was
lifiel,.7l for stealing a telescope of the value of 2s. 6d.,
stv,roperty of Mary Anne Lewis.
4, RC prisoner upon being placed at the bar, althoueh
iii stained a firm demeanour, )et seemed deeply
stie*„.%aad with the unhappy circumstances in which
placed. The general opinion previous to the trial
th',.4leit that as she was out upon bail during
tiaiirtied which intervened between his committal and
relor7,lg her trial, she would not have been placed in the
'clisC h i 'lock ; however upon surrendering she was placed
In accommodated with a seat owing to her weakness)
e Ite,.lPot allotted to all prisoners, even of the lowest
per
Y 3". She was attired in deep mourning, and looked
crs„,,,,Pale and exhausted. The Court was densely
et and there was a very full attendance of Magis-
litdi— upon the bench. A number of elegantly-dressed
ea were also accommodated with seats upon the bench.
anon,
with whom were .\ lessrs. Doane and
tk„ anon, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Mon-
-10;01 Chambers, with Mr. Ballantine, defended the
ter° facts of the case have been already so recently
iiitrire. the public as to render it unnecessary to enter
the 'Minute detail of them. It will be recollected that
,31 the
entered the Bazaar at half-past four o'clock
tho:le evening of the 25th ult., and after purchasing a
Tuolneter, took the article named in the indictment.
to-', great many witnesses having been called to depose
eirCunsstances which have been already fully reported
the columns of The Sun,
fete' CLARKSON rose to address the jury for the de-
tsAce,, He contended that not one of the facts of the
ors:
warranted the jury to come to a conclusion that
iitit,:l,TYrethitt had taken the property with a felonious
440 t—'"o, and the more so because there appeared no
~crisible motive. She was a person who, owing to her
du'aPendent circumstances, could not have the same in-
tirpeercents to dishonesty as a person in less fortunate
Amstances. It sometimes occurred that rich persons
riclinitted crime merely for the sake of crime and
zroough natural depravity, but in the present case he
uild call such witnesses with respect to character as
1102,1%1 completely remove the possibility of such a sup-
The Learned Counsel then called
tad v
Y —rally Phillips, who stated that she had known
a, Prisoner at the bar since her marriage, which was
,•oist seven years ago. During that time she had main-
zone,de theohh.it,a,hnedst character for honour and probity.
u
Rev. Fitzroy Stanhope stated that he
t..,uxitnown the prisoner from her childhood, and enter-
'Jed the highest opinion of his character.
ea ad.Y Methuen gave similar testimony; as did also
ttrpstain Buckley, Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham,
9 si Gurney, the lady of Hudson Gurney, Esq., of No,
• James's-square and Sir David Scott, one of the
'flinch of magistrates.
the h:iit of other tVitnssses, nto,,t of them trad,sm,n iii
uPighbourhood of Grosvenor and Borkely-squares,
other parts of the West-end of the to v4n, deposed to
havingwil, had numerous trade transactions with, Mrs. Tyr-
rtion ti.ed had t-cory r# _L to efe-lelLil,. that she wt.ts
~t, I:,igh• minded and honourable eh-vs:nen
i-vidence adduced as to character in this ease was
laudat
all court cry that perhaps had over appeared in a
r:aihdt,i4;tl:.s9.BtlisoTnltTrq .ti:huelleGxEppi.rni cl-71:,r:fjitZeituilir.;• v‘e!ca's
m tOconsider 21.,,a-eHsook. of at. ordinary
.i.-thnut any rclevance to the position of the ee
()f,ci" :11)". 1-4-arrted Counsel for the defence lAAlierged
JuTto consider the and misory which a con-
leUort would inflict upOn tiab family and p9aer-ion6 of