The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 25.
BUTTERWITII V. HARVEY.
This was a case in which it was sought to set aside a will
on the ground that it was not at the expiration of the mino-
rity of the legatee that she became entitled to the property
bequeathed to her by the testator.
His LORDSHIP said he was clearly of opinion that twenty-
one years of age was the period meant by the law in such
cases as the present. It could be clearly decided by autho-
rities, but he was quite satisfied that the majority of the lega-
tee was tha period at which the the testator intended that
she should become possessed of the property devised to her.

consequence of its being made after the granting of the '
writ. He could find no case similar to the present
one in any of the reports. Under the Bth and 9th Victoria,
chap. 100, it was enacted that no alleged lunatic should be
c nunitted to any lunatic asylum, or house for the recepti
of lunatics, unless the time, place, and cause of his com-
mittal shall have been stated, and unless the
alleged lunatic shall have been examined by two
physicians separately, not more than seven days previous
to his committal to the asylum. These requisitions bad
not been fulfilled. It would be a monstrous thing if these
measures were omitted in the first instance, as India
might detain a man a year or two until they thought
him sufficiently road, and then admit that his
detention at first was illegal, but contended that the person
was then in a state that would perfectly justify his being
detained further. The original caption of this person could
not be sustained as the return of it was insufficient, and
the parties who made that return had no right to make
a second amended one after the writ of habeas corpus had
been granted, and the person of the lunatic removed from their
custody.
Mr. UNTIIANK, who appeared in support of the validity
cf the return, was heard at acme length in reply. He con-
tended that the return had substantially fulfilled all that
the Act of Parliament required, and that the lunatic should
be recommitted to his former custody. It could hardly be
supposed that this Court would send an admitted lunatic
forth upcn society in consequence of a slight
informality in the return of his caption. Supposing that the
opinion of the Court should go against him on the point
he had submitted, he would call its attention to the fact
that any irregularity or informality in the first return
had been amended by the issue of the second return,
which cured all the defects of the first, and he contended that
that second return was perfectly legal.
Mr. GRAINGER replied briefly upon the arguments of Mr.
Unthank.
Mr. Justice PATTEso:s said that he could not think
that, in consequence of any informality in the return,
that persons, stated to be lunatics, and some of whom might
be in a dangerous state, should be discharged. Under all the
facts of the case he was of opinion that the first return of the
person's caption was valid, and that :therefore the supposed
lunatic could not be discharged.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 25.
(Sittings in Banco.)
PONTIFIX AND ANOTHER V. WILKINSON.
The Lome CHIEF JUSTICE this day gave the decision of
the Court in the above ease, in which the defendant had
moved for a new trial. The case depended principally on
certain letters, and the Court had postponed their decision to
this day in order that they might examine these papers; and
they were of opinion that no rule ought to be granted. The
fees of the case were these:—
The plaintiffs, the well-known copper and brass-founders,
of Shoe-lane, had agreed, by contract, to supply and fit up
a copper still for Lord Hardwicke's brewery. The sum
agreed upon was not paid at the time specified, and this
act ion was tol'ecover it. The defendant insisted both at the
trial and on the motion for a new trial, that he had de-
manded more time to pay the sum, and that plaintiffs had
agreed to give more time. In support of this view several
letters from plaintiff to defendant were produced, in which
the former speaks of " the credit I am now giving you."
The opinion of the Court as to these letters, was, that they
merely referred to the credit which plaintiffs placed in de-
fendant in fixing the still, without first receiving payment,
and not to any credit beyond that agreed on in the contract.
Therefore the:jury were right in finding for the plaintiffs, and
the rule ought not to be granted.
NICHOLSON V. WYLDE.
Mr. Sergeant DOWLING, on the part of the defendant,
moved for a rule to show cause why there should not be a
new trial in the above cane, on the ground that the verdict
was against evidence. The plaintiff, Elizabeth Nicholson,
is, it appears, a wholesale tea-dealer in London, and the de-
fendant a retail grocer at Leamington. The action was
brought for goods sold and delivered and for agency, the
plaintiff claiming to recover for tea purchased for, anedeli-
vored to, the defendant, and for a commission of id. per lb.
on the same. The defence was, that the goods were not
bought of Elizabeth Nicholson, the plaintiff, but her tether
and brother, John Nicholson and Son, the actual proprietors
of the establishment, and in whose name the circulars and
receips, &c., were made out. To answer this the plaintiff
called John Nicholson, the father, who produced an assign-
ment by which all property in the trade was transferred to
Elizabeth, the present plaintiff, which assignment had been
made two and a half years previous to the commencement of
the action. It appeared, however, that it was a condition in
this assignment, "that the name of the firm and mode of
transacting the business should zemain the same." The jury
found for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant Dowers° now contended that defendant was
not aware of the change of proprietorship; that John and
net Elizabeth Nicholson was the person with whom defendant
had dealings; that John Nicholson was the only person who
had a right to recover, and that he would be able to recover
by another action, after his daughter had recovered by this.
The Lome CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that the evi-
dence given by John Nicholson on the trial of this action
would be a sufficient answer to any action which he might
bring against the present defendant ; and it did not appear
to him, or to his brother Judges, that the verdict was against
evidence.
Mr. Sergeant Dowresci—lf your Lordship does not con-
sider this verdict as against evidence, I will withdraw my
application.—Application accordingly withdrawn.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 25.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goutzufti.)
IN RE GARDINER.
James Whalley Gardiner (alias Young add Company), de-
scribed in the schedule as of 69, Mortimer-street, Cavendish•
square, 65 Harley-street, 8 Northumberland-street, and a
variety of other places, " gentleman," came up on an ad-
journed final order. His debts amounted to very nearly
8,0001., no assets beyond excepted articles of wearing ap-
parel, &c. ; (his wife's wearing apparel, valued by the court-
broker at 70 1 , not being pressed for by the creditors).
The insolvent was supported by Mr. Hughes and opposed
by Mr. Lock, on behalf of Lieutenant Todd, of the 14th Light
Dragoons, on the ground that he had obtained bills from the
lieutenant, and also from the Rev. Wm. Warrington, vicar of
Leek, in Yorkshire, under fraudulent circumstances.
Mr. Wright, of the Chancery bar, also appeared on behalf
of Colonel Wilson, to oppose on similar grounds.
It appeared from the examination of the insolvent, that
during the past summer he had inserted in the various Lon-
don papers the following advertisement :—"
Money.—Noble-
men, gentlemen, clergymen, officers on full pay, with good
expectations, heirs to entailed estates, &c., can be accommo-
dated, on their personal security, with loans of not less than
lOW., or more than 5,000/. Address (p. p.), in writing only,
to Messrs. Young, 69, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square.
No personal application attended to." In consequence of
this, Lieutenant Todd applied for a loan, and the insolvent
obtained from him a bill of exchange for 1001., and two pro-
missory notes of 501. each. The 100/. bill the insolvent
got discounted by a Mr. Whitehead, of Boyle-square,
who took 20/. for discount, and the insolvent
handed to Lieutenant Todd 25/., keeping 55/. for
himself. With respect to the promissory notes, he had
negotiated them but had not handed over aly portion
to Lieut. Todd. A bill for 1501, received from the Rev. W.
Warrington, he had negotiated and kept the proceeds. The
bill had been seized by, Capt. Warrington, son to the op
posing creditor, and was now the subject of an action of
trovee.
Mr. LORD opposed on the ground of fraud, and that the
transactions did not appear on the face of the schedule.
Mr. HUGHES applied for leave to amend the schedule.
'the Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not allow that;
it was not like an ordinary mistake; where emissions were
palpably made to deceive the creditors he should refuse. He
considered that the objections were supported by the insol-
vent's own admission.
The petition was dismissed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the REconDsu and the Lone Maroa.)
Paul C.: per, aged 20, a French polisher, was charged with
burglary in the dwelling-house of James Poulton, and steal-
ing therefrom one scarf; one brooch, and one pair of scissors,
valued 20s. 6d., the property of Mary Ann Poulton.
The prisoner pleaded Guilty, and a former conviction
having been put in, the Learned Recorder sentenced him to
transportation for ten years.
Thomas _Durral WreNch;aged 22, pleaded Guilty to an in-
dictment charging him with stealing a quantity of linen
cloth, value 385., the property of Thomas Pusey and another,
his employers.
The prisoner was also charged with stealing 214 yards of
cloth, value at 315., also the property of his employers.
It appeared from the evidence that the cloth had been sup-
plied to a friend of the prisoner's, and he had not accounted for
it to his masters. The prisoner alleged that he had been
charged in the books of the firm for it. This was denied by
the prosecutor, and as the books were not in Court,
The ReCORDER said that the case need not go further, as
in consequence of the absence of the books the prisoner was
entitled to a verdict of acquittal.

The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and the prisoner
was discharf.,ed.
The RECORDER sentenced the prisoner on the first in-
dictment to imprisonment with hard labour for six months.
Joseph .3larss, seaman, and George Messenger, labourer,
were charged with feloniously breaking and entering into
the dwelling-house of James Sibley, in the parish of Finch-
ley, and stealing one hat, one coat, a waistcoat, three dresses,
&c., his property.
The prosecutor stated he locked his door, leaving it secure
as he thought, on the 21st October, and passing it again
some hours after, he observed the casement partly open, and
opening the door he found that boxes, Ste., had been over-
hauled, and the articles mentioned in the indictment stolen.
lie gave information of his loss to the police.
James Brook happened to be going in the direction of
Sibley's house on the evening on which the robbery was com-
mitted, and he observed Alarsa running from the back of
Sibley's house with a bundle, which he threw over to a person
named Hodges, who was standing in the next field. He
saw Messenger also in another field, but he did not join the
first two._

Dinah Dawson saw Mares and Hodges go towards Sibley's
house, and they afterwards returned from it with a large
bundle. There was a third person who came out of the house
with these two, but it was not Messenger.
Mary Arm Brazier saw Mares, Messenger, and Hodges go
towards Sibley's houv, and she spoke to all of them. She
afterwards saw them return.

Richard Neill, 3 S, took Marss into custody in North-street,
Lisson-grove, and the prisoner said that Hodges was the man
who committed the robbery.
The RECORDER—`What is become of Hodges? Why is he
not here? Witness—He was convicted last session of the
same offence._

The hat (the only part of the property recovered) wain( t
produced in Court, and the Learned Recorder, in summing up,
commented very severely upon the negligence evinced by
those who had chargo of the prosecution, in not bringing the
only article which could be identified.

The prosecution was instituted by her now, and yet they had
heard it incidentally stated that she was for three years aware

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
THE ROBBERY AT THE BANKING•HOUSE OF MESSRS.
ROGERS AND Co.—Yesterdfy Mr. Hobler, the solicitor,
having attended the Mansion-house upon a case of for-

gery,
The LORD MAYOR observed to him that twelve months
having elapsed since the perpetration of the rubbery at
the banking-house of Messrs. rtegers and Co., it would
no doubt gratify the public feeling to be informed exactly
of the nature and extent of the measures adopted to '
prevent the circulation of the stolen notes, and to cause
the apprehension of the thieves. The plan of giving pub-
licity to all the circumstances at the Mansion-house
before the Chief Magistrate, would, in all probability, be
productive of good, in impressing the necessity of keeping
alive the inquiry amongst the police authorities of all the •
continental countries. in which attempts might be made
to circulate the notes.
Mr. Nobler said the Lord Mayor had anticipated his
wish in desiring to be informed of the steps taken to
detect the plunderers and to recover or render wholly
useless the stolen property. It was just twelve months
since the monstrous robbery had been corn pitted, but up
to the present moment not the slightest clue existed
which was likely to lead to the discovery of the perpe-
trators, nor had one of the stolen notes made i:s ap-
pearance, or been heard of anywhere, although some
romantic accounts had occ &sionally sprung up, the off-
spring of the curiosity excited by so extraordinary a
robbery. In order to obstruct the circulation of the
stolen notes, it was unlit cessary to mention that the
utmost activity and watchfulness had been exercised.
Within twelve hours after the discovery of the very
serious loss sustained by. the firm, he dispatched
his clerk to the principal cities and towns
of
and Germany, to
secureF r a nt chen, B
vigilantel g ium ,
co-operation
aerri
ation of the British
Consuls and of the police in each country in furthering
his detective measures, and he put himself in correspon-
dence with every representative of the British Govern-
ment in every part of the world upon the subject on
which he had been employed, to act with instructions
without limit or control. lie rejoiced to say that the
powerful aid be thus applied for had been most readily
and cheerfully accorded. The expense attending the
extensive means taken to circulate the information of
the robbery, and to serve proper notices on all money-
changers, and others who were likely to be resorted to
for the negotiation of the notes, not to receive them, but
t ) stop the parties by whom they might be cffcred, was
of course large, but it was an object of inconsiderable
magnitude in comparison with the anxiety to get hold
of the parties implicated in the robbery.
The LORD MAYOR said he had been given to under-
stand that the General Steam Navigation Company
had yielded prompt and efficacious assistance in convey-
ing the published lists of the stolen notes to the places
to which they were directed ?
Mr. Hobler said that no opportunity had been neglected
in repeating the caution, for on the Queen's visit to Ger-
many, when the Continent was inundated wish English, a
fresh supply of the lists of stolen notes, with cautions in
different languages, was, by the zealous kindness of the
directors of the General Steam Navigation Company,
conveyed to different parts of the world fer new distri-
bution. In England, Ireland, and Scotland the most
active measures had been pursued, the outports and
principal towns having been well supplied from time to
time with lists and cautions, through the agency of the
police, independently of the circulation of immense num-
bers through every Government office in the country, and
the thousands which had been and were continually being
applied for by, and given to, mercantile men of all de-
icriptions. To these measures, and to unceasing vigi-
lance in pursuing them, was it attributable that riot one
of the notes had got into circulation. It was due to the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs and Excise to
mention, that they immediately consented, upon his ap-
plication, to send lists to all their respective collectors,
and the stations connected with the various departments
of those authorities ; and he also stated the readiness
of Lord Lansdale, the Postmaster-General, to aid as far
es he could, and although it was out of his Lordship's
power to circulate the bills through his department, he
supplied nets of all the postmasters in the United Kinn.-
done to whom bills were forwarded without delay. Vl-
rious other public bodies and companies had likewise ex-
pressed their readiness to assist in the matter. The li.oyal
Mail Steam-packet Company had supplied all their sta-
tions (nearly forty in number) with great quantities of
the lists. The New South Wales Packet Company had
acted with similar energy, and the loss was as well
known at Sydney as at London. So also had the di-
rectors and superintendents of the railways acted with
the utmost kindness and liberality. The Great Western,
the London and Birmingham, the South Eastern, the
Brighton and Folkstone and Dover, and Southampton.
In fact, almost every public company, besides numerous
private firms of publishers, Manchester warehousemen,
and others, inclosed lists in their parcels to the country.
Every department of business had been applied to for
co-operation, and the readiness to give aid had been
universal, and it was most satisfactory to know that in
nearly all the instances above mentioned the parcels of
lists had been transmitted and consigned to their desti-
nation without cost.
The LORD MAYOR said it gave him great gratifica-
tion to learn that such praiseworthy sympathy had been
manifested by the parties applied to with the loss which
Messrs. Rogers had sustained. He was convinced that the
public, who had shown so much good feeling upon the
occasion, would be glad to be informed that no effort was
'eft untried to render the respectable firm upon which so
awful a robbery had been committed every service, and
to mitigate the inconveniences to which they must for
some time have been necessarily exposed. His Lordship
was of [opinion that the publication of what had been
stated by Mr. nobler, who had acted with such skill and
judgment in the whole of the distressing affair, would be
the means of reviving the activity of the authorities ori-
ginally appealed to. It was evident that the measures
resorted to had produced a great effect upon the persons
implicated in the robbery, fur, as far as could be ascer-
tained, not one of the bank-notes had been seen amongst
the stags in Bartholomew-lane. It was still indispens-
ably necessary that the public should exercise the vigi
lance with with which the proceedings of those who
were engaged in the inquiry was marked from the
commencement to the present time.
DETECTED FORGERIES UPON THE NORWEGIAN GOVERN.
MENT.—BuII and Schmidt, the foreigners who were, in the
middle of October, brought up on the charge of having
conspired to commit extensive forgeries upon the Nor-
wegian Bank, were put to the bar for re-examination
before Alderman Gibbs.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the Ncreegian Govern-
nent, which was represented by the Consul; Mr. nobler
'wended for Schmidt; and Mr. Towsey for Bull. Mr.
Kersey conducted the prosecution upon the part of the
Norwegian Consul. The prisoners were in the custody of
, John and Daniel Forrester. The justice-room was
crowded during the investigation.
Mr Clarkson stated that the Government of Norway
had considered it necessary to send over a gentleman
officially employed there, to give evidence as to the
genuineness of the bank-note for 100 dollars, which the
prisoners had been endeavouring to get imitated in this
country. He had also other witnesses to produce, who
would distinctly show what the intention of the pri-
soners was.
Joseph Ball, a working engraver, in the employment
of Mr. Sire, of No. 44, High Holborn, stated that on
the 15th of September last he took an order from Bull
to make a block for printing. He suggested to Bull
that the pattern should be taken un copper. plate, and
hat the impressions should be worked off by a printer.
He said he wanted to press them down himself, and that
:herefore any sort of stuff would do for the block, and
that he must have it directly. After some conversation
,vitness agreed to do the job for 6/., and Bull called in
ten days. The other prisoner, who was standing out-
side, a as called in by Bull, and he exaamined the work.
Mr. Brochmann Fange, Secretary to the Branch Bank
)f Chrietittna, and appointed in 1832 by the directors
of the Government Bank at Trondhjin .stated that he
!mew the genuine notes issued by that bank fur 100
loners each. Here the witness identified the pieces of
paper which had been given, according to the former
to by Bull, as a pattern for the engraving, as
forming a genuine note.
Alderman GIBBS said, in answer to an application of
Mr. Clarkson for a postponement of the case until next
session, that he had no objection to agree to postpone
it for the general accommodation, but he should cer-
tainly- commit the ;prisoners for trial immediately before
die commencement of the ensuing sessions.
GUILDHALL.
A bill-sticker, of the name of William Burgess, was
ebarged with posting immense bills in the City during
divine service.
Police constable 109 stated that yesterday morning he
observed the prisoner sticking bills in Farritsgdon-
street, against the Fleet Prison walls. Defendant had
been porting other bills up about nine o'clock, relating
otnithsen%Aerdaellpthiini,eHs atyzidarhkient,i
nannd ttnotdhneraoth; ebaturtes. dnrillage
church time on Sunday he put up one of the largest bills
he ever saw, with the words " Covent-garden, M.
Jullien's Concerts." The bills were more than nine
feet long.
The defendant said the bill he had put up was the
largest he ever saw. It contained 170 sh,ets of paper,
and the letters were three feet long. It took him nearly
three hours to put up the bill, but as yet could not tell
what he would be paid for so doing.
Alderman HUGHES said that although it might be
discreditable for a person to follow his trade on the
Sabbath, still there was no law to prevent it. He wished
to know whether the prisoner had received the sanction
of the Corporation to stick bills up against the Fleet
walls? The defendant said he had not.
Alderman iI eon ES said that under those circumstances
he should fine the defendant in the mitigated penalty of
fire shillings,
The fine was immediately paid and the defendant re-
leased.
A middle-aged man, named Richard Riley, was
brought up for examination, charged with forging a
cheque for 161.75. 7d. in the name of Arthur Morgan, of
Staffordshire, and tittering the same to complainant.
From the statements of the various witnesses it ap-
peared that the prisoner lodged for a few days at the
complainant's (Mr. Grinsell's) house, when he got the
latter party to take a bill signed " Arthur Morgan," in
lieu of money due ; this Mr. Grinsell did, having re._
sided in Staffordshire and knowing Mr. Morgan. Before
it became due the prisoner called for the purpose of
taking it up, when Mr. G. told him he had paid it away
to his brewer. He was then given into custody.
The policeman gave evidence to the effect that the
pr isoner, when taken into custody, said he should be a
ruined man.
Mr. Perry, the counsel for the prosecutor, called Mr
srvis, the solicitor on the same side, to prove the con- '

The jury returned a verdict of Acquittal.
The RECORDER c died up the police-sergeant, and asked
him why he had not suggested to the prosecutor that the hat
should be brought to Court? The sergeant replied that he
understood that the prosecutor had it on his head all the
expewe3 were stopped.

Thomas Ribble was indicted for bigamy.
William Smith, police-constable 11 E, produeed a copy of
the register of the prisoner's marriage with Hannah Dudley,
in the pari.ib of Beach, Bucks. The extract was made by
the clergyman, and he (witness) verified its correctness by
examination. He produced also an extract from the register
of the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, of his marriage
with Caroline Haswell Jones. He took the prisoner into
custody on Oct. 21.
Joseph Rickard, parish clerk of Beach, Buckinghamshire,
saw the prisoner and Hannah Dudley married there accord-
ing to the forms of the Church of England.
Caroline Haswell Jones—Knew prisoner, and was married
to him at St. Leonard's Church in her own name. He was
named in the certificate John Thorne. She lived with him
till he was claimed by his first wife. The first wife repre-
sented herself as the husband's cousin, and informed her
sister that she knew she (Jones) had been married to him
three years. He had always been a kind husband to her, and
a good father to his child.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and con-
tended that the first wife had occasioned, by her own unworthy
conduct, separation from her husband, and his after conduct.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 26 1845.

Mr. ii)erry apphed far a wartat.r.
Morgan, or some one who knew his handwriting, to
come forward, and see if he could identify it.
After some further discussion, Alderman Illx.REs
said he had no objection to certify for costs in bringing
either Mr. Morgan or a witness up from Stafford, and
he should for that purpose remand him (the prisoner)
until the 15th of December.
BOW-STREET.
On 31( a la% . three young men, of respectable appear-
anee, earned Belies, De Costa, and Felling, were placed at
the bar, before Mr. Hall, charged with creating a dis-
turbance at the promenade concerts in Covent-garden
Theatre, and with obstructing and assaulting the oiKeers
in the execution of their duty.
Inspector Martin, A division, stated that shortly after
nine o'clock on Saturday night, a number of young men,
among whom were the defendants, commenced forming
tl emselves into circles, to the great annoyance of ti.e
perecas who were walking about, and upon his requesting
that they would desist, and allow the performance to pro-
ceed without further interruption, they pushed him about as
if determined to eject him from the theatre, causing such
confusion that the music was stopped. They were quite
sober, and as Felling refused to attend to any remon-
strance, he was taken into custody. The conduct of the
defendants and their companions was so violent that a
gentleman, in his trying to get out of the crowd, was
knocked down, and must have been seriously injured,
the defendants crying out to the company to turn out
the police.
The defendant Felling said. that he was not known to
any person in the theatre, and the only reason he lizd
for remaining close to the officers was that they might
afford him protection.
Constable 19, A division, said that when he and his
brother officers endeavoured to check the disturbance
they were forced into the refresliment•room, where the
chairs and tables and ices were thrown about; in addi-
tion to which, witness had his hat knocked over his eyes
and a chair thrown at him, the defendant all the time
crying out " The Polka ; let us have a dance." The
defendant was then taken intocustody, while Belius cried
out " Down with the police," and took hold of him to get
him away. The defendant Belies also struck witness
twice with his fist, while he received a blow with a stick
flout behind. A rush was then made, which enabled
Belies to escape, and while witness was receiving several
kicks and blows he succeeded in conveying De Costa to
the station, his companion being subsequently appre-
hended in the street. Several persons cried out for the
police to interfere, there being upwards of 3,000 in the
theatre at the time.

Mr. Thomas Harper, who was engaged in the orches-
tra, said that he could not speak to the conduct of the
young men at the bar, but there was great disorder among
the company in consequence of some trying to get up a
dance, pulling about respectable femals, many of whom
took refuge on the platform to save themselves, and,
being at the rear of the orchestra, he advised M. Jullien.
ho was in the centre, to suspend the performance until
the riot was put an end to by the police. There were all
sorts of cries kept up by a number of young men, who
appeared not to be partial to the sort of music the greater
part of the audience wished to hear.
Mr. HALL ordered Felling and De Costa to pay a
fine of 51. each, or go to prison for 15 days each, and
the other defendant to be sent to the House of Correc-
tion for 14 days.
Richard Jones and Archibald Hamilton were next put
to the bar, charged with taking part in the riot, and
similar evidence being given as in the last case, they ere
fined 5L each, or 15 days' imprisonment.

CLEWKEN WELL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Beswick, a genteel looking eld.trly
woman, was charged with assaulting and annoying Mr.
George Beswick, who was said to belong to the thea-
trical profession, and who resides at 34, Cletkenwell-
green.

Mr. COMBE asked the complainant, on being sworn, if
the accused was his wife ?

Complainant was silent.
Mr. CONDE repeated the question. Complainant—
That is a question which is to be tried in another place,
and which I don't wish to answer just now.
"Sir. COMBE—Then have you been living as husband
and wife? Complainant (hesitatingly)—Yes ; oh y es.
Mr. Costim--Has she not passed as your wife? Com-
plainant—Yes.
Prisoner (with evident surprise)—l am his laa ful wife.
Complainant went on to say that he had been sepa-
rated from the prisoner, and had allowed her l Os. a week
for the support of herself and two children, but discon-
tinued the allowance a month ago. He had put the
matter into the hands of his attorney ; and if she
thought herself aggrieved, she must take the proper
legal stops.
The prisoner said she was in want of the common ne-
cessaries of life, and was about referring to a paper
which she held in her hand and entering into a state-
ment of her condition, but
The MAGISTRATE told her he could not listen to it.
The complainant, in support of the charge, said the pri-
soner had struck him, on Saturday night, in John's-row,
St. Luke's, having found him in a house in the neighbour-
hood. She struck him several times in the face, and
atteirpted to tear the clothes off his back, and he was
reluctantly obliged to give her into custody.
The prisoner, being called on for her defence, burst
into tears. She said that, having had nothing from her
husband for the last month, she went to Wenlock-road,
where his paramour resided, and where he generally
stopped. She was in great distress at the time, but did
not commit any •offence until the paramour called her
bad names, and her children " bastards." The com-
plainant was by, and did not say a word to check this
insolence, though she had been his wife for twenty-seven
years, and the mother of his two children. Enraged at
such conduct, she certainly did strike him. Some days
ago, being absolutely destitute, she was obliged to throw
herself on Shoreditch parish ' • but the :officials there
refused to take up her case. She repeatedly waited on
her husband's attorney, but he did not give her any
satisfaction. He said he did not know Mr. Beswick's
address. Her two children as well as herself had been
in great distress.
Complainant—Childrenl why your son is 23, and that
lassie there (pointing to the daughter, a modest, genteel-
looking girl, who stood behind her mother) is more
than 20.

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The poor girl came forward, and stated that what her
mother said was quite true; they had been in the greatest
distress. She had been endeavouriag to support her
mother out of her own earnings, but they were half
starved upon it. Her brother got into a situation about
a fortnight ago, and up to that period their condition
was even worse than it had been since. The landlady of
her father's paramour was present, and would corrobo-
rate her mother's statement. She did not think it right
that her father and that bad woman should be allowed to
treat her mother so.

Mr. COMBE (to complainant)—You should not allow
the woman to starve.
Complainant—l do not call upon your Worship to
decide between us.
The Clerk—That is not the proper way to speak.
You ought to continue the allowance. Will you do so?
Corap!ainant —Decidedly not; she has injured me in my
busiress.
Mr. COMBE—WiII you let the woman starve? Com-
plainant—Let her take the proper steps.
Mr. COMBE—Are you aware that for refusing to
maintain your Nife a warrant can be issutd for your
apprehension if she throws herself on the parish ?
Complainant—l am quite prepared to meet such a pro-
ceeding, but lam not going to give her weapons to fight
me with. I want to be protected.
Mr. COMBE—WeII, she has committed an offence.
Will you be satisfied with her entering into her own re-
cognisance to keep the peace ? Complaintnt—l don't
think a wife can enter into her own recognisance whilst
her husband is alive ; but don't wish to hurt the
woman.
The poor woman said the complainant had taken
away her furniture and everything that belonged to her,
and she was now pennyless and friendless.
Mr. CONDE, who seemed to sympathise in her helpless
condition, discharged her upon promising not to annoy
Mr. l3cswick in future.
SOUTHWARK.

James Morris, a respectable-looking young man, clerk
to Mr. Gardner, house and estate agent, Newington-
causeway, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Cottingliarn,
charged with taking a quantity of laudanum for the pur-
pose of destroying himself.
A police-constable, of the M division, said, that about
half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night he was called
into Mrs. Gardner's house, where he found the prisoner
in a stare of leth,irgy. Believing that he had taken
poison he took him to the station-house, from which
place Inspector Yates sent him to Guy's Hospital, where
the stomach-pump was used twice, and a quantity of
laudanum was extracted from his stomach. He was
afterwards taken to St. George's workhouse, where he
remained until brought to this Court.
An apprentice to Mr. Bellamy, chemist. Brigdehouse-
place, Newington-causeway. said he had known the pri-
soner some years, his mother being in business on the
opposite side of the road. He came into his master's
shop about ten o'clock on Saturday night, and asked for
fourpennyworth of laudanum, saying at the same time,
in a laughing manner, that he intended to poison Lim-
self. Not believing he had such an intention, he served
him with twopennyworth, when he said that as he would
not let him have the quantity he desired, he should go
to another chemist, and purchase twopennyworth more.
He then left the shop.
Mr. COTTINGETAM said he had acted very wrong in
supplying him at all, after his making use of such lan-
guage.
His mother said that she believed that he was not in
his right senses. He had formed an attachment to Mrs.
Gardner's daughter, and the banns of marriage had been
published in St. George's Church, but Mrs. Gardner
refused to sanction the marriage. He was, however, a
very bad lad, having robbed her to a very serious extent
some time ago.
Mrs. Gardner said she knew nothing of her daughter's
attachment to the prisoner; she did not believe that
there was any truth in the matter.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that on Sa
turday evening he had been letting a house, and after-
wards partook of some liquor. Not being used to such
indulgences it affected his head, but he had no idea of
poisoning himself ; in fact, he did not take enough to
to do so. His mother would hang him if she could, and
he had not a friend in the world.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said, it was quite clear that he in-
tended to poison himself, therefore he should order him
to find bail for 12 months, and remain in prison until
sufficient security was forthcoming for his future conduct.
He was committed to prison in default of the required
bail.
John Lawrence, a horse-dealer, was placed at the bar
on a charge of having intermarried with Sarah Burkett,
his former wife being still alive.
The circumstance attending the discovery of the pri-
soner having a plurality of wives arose out of a quarrel

fession of the prisoner that "he did it, and there was i that he recently had with a third female, with whom he
no help for it ;" and also that Mr. Alorgan, who is 82 haul latt.riv enhabitod. Tr Px,'..ton,ont r9S'iC'T.
Yea;.s Lge's 3'S ,
the si2tiftture to the bill,

rol-g..,ht up for c

iisied for .her appreheusioa as an important s‘ituess
in the case.

The prisoner's two wives, however, attendcd, and
from the Tr3duction of the e,rtificates it appeared
that he was married to Ann Collis on the 28th of
March, 1823, and to Sarah Burkett on the 11th of June,
1844.

When the prisoner was placed at the bar he declared
th,A at the time ho contracted the second marriage he
hear,l that his first wife was dead, .and he bdi.vcd so up
to the present m-ment.
The first wife, however, wrs here confront-d with
the prisoner, and be admitted that he was implied to her
at she period specified in the certificate. He added that
I:e_hul not seen her until then fur 13 years.

COTTINGIIAM said the woman ho gave the first
information, hut who had now very prope=rly absented

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h rslf, stated that at the time she was living under the
protection of the prisoner she heard him admit that his
first wife was alive at the time he contracted the second
marriage. The Magistrate ad(l d that he should commit
the prisoner for trial, but that he should be brought up
again in order that the evid.-nee of the woman before
alluded to might be included in the depositions.