The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-05 00:00:00

where they were. He, with others who were with him,
retired while the sinful'couple were attiring themselves.
The description of the house was further proved by
other hvitnessea..
Gamage was re-called, and said that all sorts of folk went
there, some gentle, some simple.—(A laugh.)
An Alderman—l think they were all simple.
W. H. King cross-examined---A person named Scott
apprehended the defendant, and brought her to him ; he

had never seen her from the time die warrant had been
given to him, until that day; he had never declared that
be had not seen her in his life before.
Francis Coombs examined—Six years come next Whit-
suntide, he found his wife at the house in question ; he did
not know the woman who kept the house; he found his
wife in bed with a man.

[At the latter declaration, and from the manner in which
it was given, the Court was convulsed with laughter, in which
the witness joined.]
Thomas Downes stated, that in the year 1821 he went
at an hour approaching midnight, to a house in a court in
Holborn ; he paid money to a female, who provided him
with a candle, and showed him to a room ; he took a lady
with him (the wife of the last witness) ; the night he al-
luded to was the night that he was discovered in bed, as
stated by the former witnesses.
On his cross-examination, he said he did not know that
an action had been brought against him ; he was taken
into custody at the time, and brought to the justice-room
on a charge of abuse.
Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS addressed the jury for the de-
fendant. He was at a loss to know why the parties who
promoted the prosecution had not acceded to the fair pro-
position that he had made at the opening of the case, un-
less, indeed, the correct taste of those promoters induced
them to think that by an inquiry like the present, public
morals would be advanced. These gentlemen had been on
the alert, and not content with the evidence of beadles,
watchmen, and patrols, they had actually brought forward
the husband of an adulteress, to prove his own cuckoldom.
(Loud and repeated laughter.)—ln general cases this was
no matter for merriment ; but Coombs gave his testimony,
with a broad grin on Ins countenance, and no doubt con-
gratulated himself that he had found the woman at this
house, and made it a pretext for getting rid of her who
had been the terror and tyrant of his home. The defendant,
he understood, had a large family whom she was educating
in a moral and respectable manner, and he trusted that the
Court would bear in mind that she was a married woman,
and might have been acting under the control of her husband.
Cecilia Braharn, clashingly dressed in silk, with a deep
veil, sable muff, and a numerous display of gold (or other)
rings, was called on the part of the defendant. She stated
that she resided at No. 6, Grenville-street, Somers-town;
her husband is an artist. The defendant has seven children,
and conducts herself like a lady in every respect. She lives
with her son, who is a jeweller.
Cross-examined.—She lives with her husband.
Do you keep a house like that in Gloucester-court?—
Witness.—lndeed not, Sir.
You are sure you are married ?—Yes.
Were you not one of her bail ?—I was.
How was it your husband did not become bail?--Ho
was ill in bed, and said I should do as well.

Before whom did you put in bail, that gentleman there
(pointing to Mr. Shelton) ?—No; it was a lusty very
fine-looking man.—(Loud laughter.)
Why did you not tell the gentleman that you was mar-
ried ?--Ile never put the question to me.
Now, really lam sorry to repeat the question. Were
you not a widow?—Well, I was, if you will have it CO.
I am not a married woman.

RECORDER—HON came you to say just now that your
husband was ill in bed, and that you consulted him about
giving bail ?—Witness. lam married, that's the truth ;
I was not when I became bail.

RECORDER—Is it true or false that your husband was
ill in bed when you gave bail ?--Witness. It was true,
but I was not living with him. I never consulted him
about being bail.
(The defendant here pulled the dress of witness, and
begged her to come down, bnt she refused, and said, " I
am quite correet, depend on it."
The Foreman of the Jury said, that they (the Jury) did
not believe one word that the witness had said.

RECORDER.—Nor any body else, gentlemen. Take care
hit she does not leave the Court.

The Jury instantly found the defendant Guilty.
The RECORDER remarked on the nature of the offence,
and on the defence set up, and sentenced the defendant to
be imprisoned in the House of Correction (Bridewell) for
six calendar snoutha,,and there to be kept, to hard labour..
The previtricating witness (Braham) was then ordered
into custody, and conveyed to Giltspur-street prison.