The Express. — London, England, 1865-12-21 00:00:00

TRIAL OF ERNEST SOUTHEY. The trial of Ernest Southey, for the murder et his wife and child at Reinstate, was specially fl ied to take place at Maidstooe they monks, at balf-paell nine o'clock, and the greatest biter's' was shown to hear the proceedings. The prisoner, who was dii- Neribed in the &leader as Stephen Forward, aged 35, alias Erte l Walter Southey, baker, was placed at the bar inemdiately the learned judge, Mr. Justice Mellor, took kb mat ten the beech ; and when his name was eallei by Xr. Reid, the clerk of mraiges, be stepped forward to the treat of Me dock an made a most respectful bow to the mutt and jury. The primmer was dressed very genteelly in • suit dark clothe", and his appearance altogether was very g ai t! emanly. Be wore • large beard and moustache. Mr. Poland Led Mr. Philbrick appeared as the imamsl for the crown, instructed by Mr. Pollard, the assistant solicitor to the Treasury ; Mr. E. T. Smith attended as counsel for the prisoner, instructed by Mr. Gold, of Serjeaute-inn. Mr. E. T. Smith addressed his lordship, and said that he was instructed to make an application to his lordship that Ike trial of the prisoner Forward should stand over until 1 o'clock. The ground on which be made the application was, that at the last moment it had been considered ad visable to call certain witnesses oa behalf of the prisoner, aid although every effort had beau made, it was found im possible to procure their attendance before the hour he had imentimied. In all human probability, however, they would Yen be io attendance, and he therefore bad to apply that the trial should be poetponed until I o'clock. Mr. Justice Mellor said he did not think he could resist such an application as that which was made by the learned amnia for the prisoner, and the ow would therefore stand ever until the time mentioned. The prisoner then said he should like to address a few Aserntioes to the court. Mr. Justice Mellor—What is the nature of the observe ties' you wish to make? If they have anything to do with your came I will hear you, but if it is merely extraneous smatter that has nothing to do with the question before us, I cannot permit you to address the court. Prisoner—My lord, I wish to say something with referenda to the name antler which I am indicted. Mr. Justice Mellor—Oh, that is perfectly immateriaL If II should be necessary the name in the indictment can be altered at any time. The primmer—My lord, I consider it of vital importance. There is a vital principle involved in it. I wish to lay Mr. Just ioelfidlor—l casual allow you to go co addressing the court. You have coueeel to defeed you, aod you lutist either allow him to do so or elms co n duct your defence your self. I cannot allow both to interfere—you must either rely upon your counsel sad leave him to conduct your me, sr else conduct it yourself. Prisoner—Then, my lord, I think it right to say that I owlet allow any sae else to defend Mr. Justice Mellor—l would advise you to consider that well before you decide upon it, beemuiel think it right to give you notice that if you do decide upon cooductiog your own 111111101108. I cannot afterwards allow counsel to interfere in any way in the matter. I therefore again say that you bad better consider the matter 'sinfu ll y before you deode. The prisoner was then removed, and the court disposed of scam other business. At one o'clock the priaoaer was placed at the bar and sailed upon to plead. He said that his name woe not Forward—his name was Southey. Mr. Justice Mellor told him it was immaterial, but if he wished to bays the earns altered it should be dons. The prisoner said he should Wm to hare his right mamba indictment. Justios Mellor—What name do you wish to have in. meted in the indictment and to plead to PAPOlM—Ernest Walter Southey, which is the mom I bees been known by for eight years. The name was then altered, sad the prisoner was called Vas to plead to the change of wilful murder committed open the person of Emily Sash Frances Forward. The prisoner then mid—Were I plead I wish to inform the court of some circunistseces that it is absolutely name• eery they should be acquainted with in reformism to my SIM Mr. Justice Mellor—l cannot at present allow you to do anything but plead guilty or not (nay to the indictment. OT — T wish to show that - Mrs. Forward did not die teem the cause stated. Mr. Justice Mellor—Yon cannot do it. You wintry whether you are guilty or not guilty. You will have aa abundant opportunity of proving the fact you mention while OM trial is going on. The prieoeer then said that be eanaidered it was impossible for him to have a fair trial at these wires, and be waded the trial to be postponed. Mr. Justice Itellor again said that all that could be done at preheat was that he should plead. The pneoner said he objected to the whole proceeding. Be considered he ought to be tried by a special jury. Mr. Justice Mellor told him that he could sot be tried by a special jury. Tha prisoner then said that he could not conscientiously plead. Mr. Smith then said that he should ask his lordahip to exercise his power of directing • plea of not guilty to be mitered, and this was done. The prisoner was then given in charge for the murder of his wife. The prisoner asked to be accommodated with a chair, and this was done. Mr. Poland then proceeded to open the ems for the prosecution. He said that the jury were assembled to dia• er'''. a mast important duty to the crown and the country, sad it appeared to him that be should best discharge the teak that devolved upon him by at once giving a calm and dispassionate statement of the facts upon which the charge was preferred against the prisoner. He believed that the real name of the prisoner WY Stephen Forward, and that le had formerly carried on the business of • baker at Raiment*. He had a wife sad child, whoudeaths were the subject of the indictments that had just been read to them. He was not prosperous in his business, and it append that is 1837 he left Ramsgate, the child haring been born during that year, and from that period down to the time when thee, sots were committed they bad not met. The tumuli= took place on the 9th of August, and it appeared that on this day the prisoner went down to Itamsgate and made some inquiries Liter his wife, and he eventually met her, and they went to the house of • per son named Ellis, where they had some converiatioe, and when the primate left he mud he would call sad see her on the following morning. He had engaged • lodging at Hams gate fora night or two, and on the morning of the 10th the prisoner span went to sr his wife. The learned counsel then proceeded to state that very shortly slier the prisoner was in the eormany of his wife, the report of • pistol war board, and afterwards three or four other reports, and when Mr. Ellis went into the room he discovered the wife and child both dead, the former haviog the mares of two pistol shots on the head. The prisoner was disguised, and when Mr. Ellis expressed his horror at what bad happened, the prisoner replied, "It is better Mat site is dud, for if she had not been she must have heard of my being sentenced to death in London." Upon a sesrehbeiog made, a false beard and a pair of green spectacles were found in the fireplace, where the prisoner had thrown them, ands revolver and some pistol bells were found in his possession. The prisoner was takes before the Innis- trate', and he handed • written statement te Mr. lAseck, the superintendent of police, and that statement he should lay before them, and the jury would form their own opi. Pon whether it was a statement likely to be made by a man who was not responsible for his actions. (The learned counsel thee read the statement referred to.) He went ea to say that the prisoner read this state ment to the magistrates, and he then expressed a wish that a telegraphic message should be sent to some friend to London to assist him. It was in these terms : "In prison—my life is over. I shall have to justify myself brain most terrible charges." The jury would see that there was no vagueness in that statement, but that it was the exact t::.tb, and stated what had really occurred. It oan taine.l none of the jargon that was in the other statement, end it appeared that the prisoner afterwards wrote • letter eomplertung that an attempt had been made to take his photograph while he was wider examination, and this also was entirely free from similar jargon, and was exactly such document es would be written by a loan who was in the fall possession of all his faculties. The learned counsel then reed soother letter from the prisoner to the superintendent et police requesting that his clothes, which be bad left at the lodging at Ramsgate, might be restored to bins, in on. firmation of his argument that there was nothing to show that at the time the offence was committed the pri soner was not in full possession of his resson. With regard to what was stated by the prisoner as to his being charged with the merder of three children in London, he would inform the jury of some circumstances that bed taken place prior to the acts that were committed at Ramsgate. Mr. Justice Mellor expressed his opinion that the learned counsel ought to exercise some discretion with reference to the statement he was about to make as to the circumstances ef this alleged crime. He had no desire to shut out the statemeut, and he hail the greatest confidence that the learned counsel would not go further into the matter than was actually necessary. Mr. Poland said that with reference to the defence of In. , unity, which was to be set up, it severed to him that it was most important that the jury should know what bad I taken place in London with reference to those three children. He then proceeded to make a short statement to the affect that the enamor had taken the three children of Mr. White, the husband of a woman with whom he had been connected, on a particular sight, to Stares coffee-house to sleep, and that on the fol lowing night they ware found dead, and it appeared that the prisoner almost immediately afterwards disguised himself and went down to Itamspte, where he committed the acts that were now imputed to him. Mr. Poland next proceeded to gate the law upon the question of bluetits, and said that the ques ties was whether the prisoner at the time the act was committed was capable of distinguishing right from wrong, se whether he knew that he was acting contrary to the law etGod sod man. With regard to the absurd and Mita- Ism statements that had been made by the prisoner, it appeared to him that they were of not the slightest Ml portance, and it was clear that no man could be permitted le writes certificate of his own insanity ; and he should show that Mace he had been in custody he had not exhibited the aliglitemt indication of insanity. The following evidence was then adduced : William George Tappeaden said - In Arutust last I was pester at the Camden Arms, Rampte, wed on the Gearing of the 9th of August 1 saw the prisoner at that home. If. wished me to go inquire, as who him, for • Iffrs. Dressnuker ; ad I inquired mast, sod be THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1865 Croseexemined—The prisoner appeared to be quite calm arid collected all the time. kits pointed to the dead body of his wife and made WOO remark, but there wen so much coefosion that witness did not bear what he said. Mr. Levick, the superintendent of she Emanate police, proved the eireemeinimes connected with the arrest of the prisoner, and he said that when he told him he would be charged with the wilful murder of his wife and child, he replied. "Ah ! Mr. Levick, if you knew ell!" Be subsequently told the prisoner that he would also be charged with the villa' murder of three children at Stan's Coffee-house, Bed Lion-atreet, and he said that be wished to make a written statement with re (arena to that matter. He was furnished with the maw stay materials, and he then wrote down the following statement August 10,1865, Polies-station, Ranagate. —Oa Monday, the I th instant, I took three children, whom I claim as mine by the strongest ties, to Start's Coffee house, Red Lionatreet, Holborn. I felt for t here children all the nffection a parent weld feel. I d rly wore out and exhausted ovary power of mind and body is my efforts to secure • home, training, sod a future for these children, also the other 6/0 P OMMY I felt hopelowly dependent open me. I could struggle and beer up no longer, for the hat support had been withdiswn from me. My sufferings were no lancer suppeet•ble ; my very last hope had perished by my bitter and painful experieece of our present iniquitously defective social justice, and for this I ,hall be charged with murder, for criminal murders as well in the truest strongest some of the charge. I deity and repudiate the charge, and charge it tack on many who have by their gross and criminal mglect brought about this sad and fearful crisis. I charge heck the guilt of these crimes on those high dignitaries of the church, and eta* nod justice who have turned a deaf ear to my heartbroken appeals, who have refused me fellow help in all my frenzied struggles, who have impiously denied the mewed ties of human life, the mutual dependence of man, and the funda mental and sacred principles en which our social system itself inhaled. Foremost amongst these ! charge ;"and then he men tions a number of well known and distinguished gentlemee. Mr. Leviak then went on to say that the prisoner was very anxious that his statements should be made public, and he reed them when he was under examination before the magistrates. The prisoner also wiehed him to send ' the telegraphicm enag e that had been mentioned, bet he did not do ea. When the prisoner was before the magis-1 testes the mooed time some person endeavoured to take a photographic likeness of him, and the prisoner protested' against it being done, sad the magististee stopped it. When the prisoner was told that, in addition to the charge of murdering his wife and child, he would also be accused of murdering three children at Starr's coffee-house, Holborn, he wished to know whether he (mold make his election es which charge he would be tried, and witome told him he was unable tleny whether he would be permitted to do so. Cross-examined —When he first saw the prisoner he was sitting on a sofa, close by the deed body of his wife. He I I seemed quite unmoved, and there was nothing at all particular in his appearance. Witness did not see the pri- 1 soner point to the body of hie wile. lie did not find a large number of letters in the bundle the prisoner had left at his lodging at Rainegate. He did find one letter, and had shown it to the solicitor for the prosecution. It was ad dressed to Mr. Parr. the superintendent of the Worcester police, and was fn the prisoner's handwriting. The letter was read. It was to the effect that the superintendent was at liberty to inform the Earl Dudley that the writer of the letter had protected him from some serious and hidden danger, but that his powers to do so is future had ceased. It was signed E. W. Southey. At this stage of the cue the trial was adjourned, the evidence for the prosecution not being yet concluded. explained to me thet I was to ask for • Ma. Forward. I I found her oddest', sal I took it beak t o the primate on a piece of paper. I think the prisoner were • beard and secasteche on this night, but I eseeet say whether he wore green specitaelee. After I bed given him the address he went &my. Mr. W. Ellis said—l am • dyer mad live at Kine-threet. lismagsta My daughter Adelaide lives with me. I know the primmer. Ihavelmowe him fifteen yeses, before he was marred. I never exactly knew his name till he was married to the dommed, and thee I understood his name was Forward. &tarried on begrimes as a master baker at te until be west away, which wan about the year 1152. He lodged with me for • abort time after he gave up busies's, and he thee went to London to look for • situation, and his wife followed him. I did sot see the demised woman again for seven or eight yeah, she returned to Ramsgate with the child that is sines deed. sad for the lest seven years the wife lived at Itainegsto by herself. The prisoner used to oome and visit her cam simally and Stop • abort time, not longer then two months, bat he never came after the last child was born, which was eight years ago. From that time till Wedneedayzi e fA the 9th of Ausust, I never saw the prisoner. The d memo lived opposite to me in King-street, and got her living by dressmaking. Her mother end child lived with her. The prisoner came to my house on the night of the 9th of August, but I did not see him. I afterward' saw the deceased. and • man who was followieg, end the deceased said. "It is Stephen." They came into my house and I shook hands with him. The deceased eat on the sofa, and the prisoner took • seat opposite her, leaning his heed on his arm. His wife began to upbraid him for leaving her, and related her troubles end trials, and inquired whet he left her for, and said if it had not been for them friends, Mr. and Miss Ellis, she must have perished for want. The primmer said, " I appreciate the kindness your friends ham shown you and he then said that he had saved op 1,1721. but he had been done out of it •11. The decayed thee said she could do nothing for him, melte wee receiving parochial relief, mad bad been for some years. The primer then began to narrate the troubles and privation' he hal andergoce , and the dammed wished to know whet had induced him to owns beck to her. and mid that he must have sonic motive. The primmer replied, " What I base to say_ I cannot my in the presence of your friends.* My daughter mid that if he had anything to say, she and I would retire to the shop and we did so, end renamed in the shop Mont • quarter of an hoer. The de. ceased then tapped at the door sad said that the prisoner had promised to come in the morning at eight o'clock, and my daughter said to the prisoner. "Mind, you are sure to come," and the primmer replied, " Yes ; what I say I will do, I do," sod we both pressed him to come to breakfast at eight o'clock. The primmer and his wife then left, the latter walking fint, sod the prisoner followed her, and I new her go into bee own boom. At this time the prisoner had whet appeared to be • black beard and moustache. On the fol lowing morning the dammed came to my house • little before eight, and we sat down. and the little girl Emily came is, and we all began toe 'Mast, and about twenty minutei past eight _the prison n end he sat down, end when I asked him to take breakfast, be said he bedhatthis breakfast. He then said to his , wife , " Mind, last night I had meting but reproofs, I don't want any more of it." My wife thee said to the deceased child, "Do you know that 'ea lamis+ ?" pointing to the primmer. She, of sourer, Nadal* did not, and my wife told her to go and ask him how he was. Bb• did so, and the prisoner looked at her end mid "Is this ours!" His wife said it was, The primmer then put his arm round her neck and apparently kissed the child with great affeetioe. His wife then asked him if he knew the boy wits deed. and he said he did not. My wife then said that if they bad anything to say to each other they might pinto the sitting room. The prisoner and his wife did so. It was now near 9 o'clock, end I went to my work et the back of the premier, sad I saw coo more until my daughter came to me, Before she came I had heard the report of firearm twice, both reports neatly together. I west towards the house, end my daughter tame shrieking to ms, and at the same instant I heard another report. I then rushed up stairs, and the first thing I saw was the body of the child lying on the leading. I stepped over her sad west into the MOM and saw the primmer and seized him by the left shoulder and said, • Forward what have you been doing—what on been doing r He made mats no sewer . I saw • in his left hand, and I told him to give it to me d irectly, and he did so. It was so !sot I could mot hold it. It was • re solver, one barrel and several ohambees. There was • greet deal of smoke in the room, and it smelt strongly of gun powder. I next observed the body of the trimmer's wife, and I spin asked him what he had done this for, and said it would be the ruin of me, as I had let my place for six week.. and the letting was all over. The prisoner re plied, "Ellis, Ellis, Ellis, I have 1,200 f. of my own in s patty's hands, who will compensate you for ell the loss you may sustain." Before this took place I had meet for the police and • doctor, and the prisoner said, " Yes, that is the beat, seed for the police." I then asked the prisoner again what he had does it fee. He replied, She has seen • greet deal of trouble, and so have I. Her troubles are at en cod, mine are not. She known none. She is bettor off than ever she was, but as for me, when I return to London I shall be under sentence of death. " He shook his heed when be said this. I said to him, " What for—committing a double murder —murderiog your wife and child l" He replied, "No; for what I have done behind or left behind.. I say no more." He then said to me, " There le • piece of paper under her right arm, take it, and take care of it." It was • long strip of paper with blood on it ; and while I was looking at it I heard • sound of something being thrown into the fireplace, and when I looked round I saw • great difference in the appear ance of the prisoner, and asked him where his whiskers and moustache were. He replied that he had thrown them down there, pointing to the fender, and I searched and found the spectacles, and the prisoner then took the moustache and the whiskers from his pocket and gave them to me. Three policemen thee came into the room, and I charged the prisoner with the murder of his wife and child, and I handed over to the polies the pistol, the whiskers, the moustache, and the spectarlem. Super intendent Lorick then arrived, and he asked the prisoner his name, and he said it was Stepbeo Forward, but be must tell him that he had been going by the name of Ernest Walter Southey. Mr. Lorick then salted him if the deceased woman was his wife, and he mid, " Yee, it Is my lawful wedded wife." Mr. Smith was then about to cross-examine the within., but the prisoner interposed, end said he could not consis tently allow any one to smak for him. He said that he wished to ask the witness questions himself. Mr. Justice Mellor said that be could not allow him to do so. He bad • counsel and he should rim:musicale with the attorney who was conducting his case. If he wished to repudiate the assistance of mussel he might do so, but be again cautioned him that if he did so hie learned counsel could not be permitted to interfere. The prisoner then held a conference with Mr. Cold, his attorney, and after some delay, Mr. Smith said he was instructed that the prisoner was not in • tit condition of mind to decide whether he should conduct his own defence or not. Mr. Justice Mellor said this platted the court in some diffi culty, and probably the better course would be to empanoel • jury to try whether the prisoner was in • fit state to take his trial or to decide what course should be taken. He most say that be had not observed the slightest indication that the prisoner was of unsound mind. After some discussion theism. jury were empsnnelled to try the question whether the prisoner was at this time of sound mind, and fit to take his trial. There &masted, how ever, to be some difficulty se to whether this course could be legally takes, and eventually the trial proceeded. Mr. Smith cross-examined the vitae'. He said he had known the prisoner for fifteen veers, and at that time he was twenty years old, but he did not know where he was living. Hie father and mother died when he was very young, and the only other relation that witness ever heard of was a half brother. His guardian was • Mr. Elvey. The prisoner was married at He. The witness then said that he was certain the deceased woman loved the prisoner dearly notwithstanding his conduct towards her. The prisoner here shrieked out " I am no murderer. She knew I was no murderer." He then began to rave, and to complain in the most incoherent manner of the treat ment he had received. Several minutes elapsed before the trial could be proceeded with. In answer to further questions put by Mr. Smith, Mr. Ellis mid he believed that the prisoner's wife had no suspi cion that be wee connected with any other woman. The prisoner did not converse very freely with her when ski saw him on the night of the 9th of August, but he appeared to be perfectly calm and collected. He was es calm as &man cauld possibly be. He could see the dead body of his wife ' and was standing close to bet feet. The body of the child bad rolled down two or three stairs, end there wee • large quantity of blood. The rrisoner did not appear to be at all excited when he said that when he returned to London he should be under sentence of death. When the whom left the bar, the prisoner called out in an affected tette, " Ellis, I thank you for your kind ness to Mrs. Forward." Adelaide Ellis, the daughter of the last witness,.was then examined, and she corroborated his evidence, but did not depose to any additional facts. In rims-examination she said that the prisoner com plained of his troubles, and said that be had nothing to keep her with now. The deceased Dieu said that it this was so, she should be glad to know what motive be bad for condor to find her out, and she mid that be must have some motive. The prisoner made no reply to this observation of his wife. The dimmed, she said, had fre quently told her that she would net believe that the pri soner had formed • connexion with any other woman. The prisoner made so attempt whatever to (*ape. Mr. Hobert Hicks, • surgeon practising at Rump* proved the nature of the isjuriee that had been received by the deceased. There were two wounds one behind the left ear end soother under the le ft eye. Tiers was also • third wooed on the head. They were all gunshot wounds. The prisoner was in the room. soil he came up to him and put • bill cartridge into his band, but did not my a word. There was a wound on the bead of the child which had penetrated the skull, and the brain was protruding. On examining the bead of the deceased woman he found the two halves of • bullet, and which had apparently been cut by coming in contact with the sharp edge of the lime. William (hymn, a police-constable stationed at Rams gate,. proved that he was called in about ten o'clock to Mr. Ellis a, and he saw the dead bodies of • women end • child. As he was going oat of the house with the prhoner thy bad to pew the dead body of the child , end when the pri. foam saw it be dropped on hie bier and took the body in his saw as well es kis handcuffs would admit, and idesed it. LAW INTO COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Disc. 20. After Term NW Price Slane at Guildhall.-(Before the Lord Chief Justice andel Special Jury.) HILL v. MIST. Mrs. Wood wee in court during the day, and also gave seldom in the defendenes behalf. The f ur ther hearing was adjourned till to-marrow. SECOND COURT. After Term NW Priam sittings at Guildhell.-(Before Mr. Janie. Lash sad a Special Jury.) MMUS V. THE GILL? NORTHERN RAILWAT 0011FASTes This was as action to recover oonspensatioa in damsg tar iejuriee received through the linseed negligee°e of the defendants' servants. The ddeadanta did not dem their lia bility, sod the adios was merely to assess the Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., Mr. Salmi HDyea, and da lre a .ramer were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkies, Q.C., Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Ma rkb y were conned foe the deka dent.. The plaintiff was a commercial traveller, and the an. Went which caned the injuries of which the plaintiff com plained, occurred to the Edinburgh express train at Dom:aster on the 28th February. The case bad not aoudads& whea the court roes. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. -Dec. 20. BROOND COURT. Sittings at NW hies is Loadoo.-(Before Kr. Justin Smith and a Ommos Jury) SACINDIESS V. SHOST.-BEITACH OF FIONISII OP MAIRLAOIL The plaintiff in this one was Selina Samderse end the defendant was Thomas Short. The action was te recover damages for • breach of a promise to many, sad the Idiot soden by Ws plea denied the promise, Mr. O'Malley , Q.C., and Mr. Frescos (instructed by Mears. Levi. and Whithoure) appeared for the plainti ff , but there was no • an the part of the defendant. I Mr. O'Malley that it was ra th er extraordina in enaction of this kind that the defendant, having plead did not appear, because if there IMO no (Wean she tout" Wan 0 3 'Offer Pidgin•iii by default, sad let the damages be assessed before another tribunal than this. The plaintiff was the daughter of a wholesale maltase, in bad men at Edmonton, who bad died during the courtship, and there were five other daughters and one son. In the year 1861 the defendant was in business as • money lender, and be having advertised in very tempting manner his offers to lend moan, the plaintiff had her attention attracted to his statements. She was then about 19 years old. She was very anxious to commerce beelines oa her own mount, Her but her father was net disposed to mist her to do so. mother, however, went to the defendant and borrowed a small awn, some 205.„ ea the deposit of • watch, for the plaintiff. The defendant had arrived at the mature age of sheath°, but when he saw the plaintiff he wee much I itten with her sad Weld she was st the time s porno ofvery coesiderible attractions ; but sines the match had I been broken off samba suffered much in health,and was now confined to her room, end this was the effect that the mpointment had had on bor. It would b e proved that shady after January, 1861, the defeadast proposed to the plaintiff and was serpted, and that afterwards they continued to visit epee perfectly honourable terms. After the courtship had gone oa for four or five years it ma suddenly brought to an sod by the defendant, and when the plaintiff's mother went to mooastrate with the &headset he rudely pushed her from the door. Mr. Justice Smith said that there was se doubt about the plaintiffs right to mom, _and the jury must say what were the damages. The defeedent, it seemed, lind in • limas for which he had paid Wi t, It no err vent, he married • took and in rid of that incomeniesok (Laughter.) The jury, sitar • few minutes' onaidention, found for the plaintiff for 2004 COURT OF RIC BROOND HEQUER.—DIe. 20. 00IIET. Knipp at NW Prim-Met= Kr. Berm Barnwell and • Commas Jury.) MACS V. SNOOKS. This w an action upon an agreement for the hire or of a for and also for goods sold and slivered, sod for work and labour done and materiels sup plied. The defendant pleaded • denial of the agreement ; fraud ; that the defendant was a prostitute to the plaintiffs knowledge, and that the agreement was made to *slut her in carrying oa her vocation; that the damage to the brougham was =eel by fair wear end tear ; and several other pleas. She also pleaded never indebted, except se to 10/. 65., which she paid into court. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., sad NT. J. 0. Griffin appeared for the p laintiffs ; and Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., for the defendant. The plaintiffs, Mese- . Pearce sad Comte', were coach builders, carrying on minus at 103, Loorscres, and the defendant, Mrs. Rose Brooks, resided in Weetmorelsad place, Lumen:set, Pimlico. In April, 1864, tbe plaratiffs exhibited some amispe in Aehburnhangrounds, on the occasion of the Dog Show at Crernorne-prdena in that month. Mrs. Brooks saw a blue-coloured brougham, which she wished to pardon ; but wn told that it had already been sold. Afterwards she went to the plaintiffs manufactory in Long Acre, and selected a green mioistura brougham, lined with drab. The arrange ment entered into, mooning to the plaistiffs' case, was this-that the plaintiffs should let the brougham on hire until the purchase price of 135 guineas bad been paid. that the defendant should pay down 601., and the baleen with 5 per cent. interest by periodical instalments, so as to Gem plot* the purchase within 12 months, and that if the brougham was returned before the second instalment was paid, the defendant should pay 15 guineas in addition to the 50/., ad also pay for any damage except (sir weer and tear. This agreement was reduced to writing. and on • subsequent day it was takes to her house and signed b FATAL ACCIDENTS.-De. Lankeater held an her, the 50/. being paid over to the plaintiffs as inquiry last evening at the University Hospital into the When the order was given Mrs. Brooks directed that there circumstances attending the death of Joseph Rowe, • should be " mud wings," a looking glam to drop down from in the employment of the London and North the roof of the brougham, as well as a and basket with Ve t rtern Railway Company, who was killed oa the 16th inst. ivory screw sockets, and also requested that her cypber at the Camdenstatioo. Henry Wiggingtoo, • pointemen, "R. B." should be painted on the doors, and carved on the deposed that st holf-past 8 o'clock on Saturday evening he silver plated lamps. She also ordered a single brougham saw the deceased 'going to detach an engine from some barons, with her cypher embossed upon the blinkers and waggons. He went past the deemed, but had not gone pada, the price to In 15 guieess. The brougham and the halt-a-dozen yards when he heard him cry out. He returned other articles were duly supplied to the defendant, but in and found him lying under the engine, the leading wheels about two months the brougham was returned so the of which had paned over his legs. It was the practice to plaintiffs in a damaged state. The claim Dow made for give a signal win a shunting engine was shout to move, the plaintiffs amounted to 341.17. 6d. and included 12s. for but he was not aware that the signal had been gives on a driving whip, 3/. in for "mud wings xed to for doors," the occasion of the accident. Edward Hartley, foreman of 41 . 4e. for repairs and varnishing, and 151. 15s. for th* goods department, said he was about ten yards Were on return of broughafm.the plaintiffs, was called to from she engine at the time of the accident. He saw a red Mr. George Countre, one o light shown to the driver before the accident, the object prove the above facts. being to cam the driver to stop. He beard the deceased Craw-examined-The ordinary charge for a brougham iJ call out, and on going to see why he did so, found him 35 guineas per annum for five years ;if hired for one year lying under the engine. The wheels bad paned over his 50 guineas. Mrs. Brooks spoke confidently of purchasing lege, and almost out them off. John liodgkinson, the driver, the brougham. 1 did not know she was a woman of the said he had been shunting the train, and bad left one town. I think she referred to a Mrs. Bridgman, and sai wean attached to the engine when be was stopped by • she would like a brougham similar to hers. I had not red light. He immediately shut off the steam, and hams previously seen the defendant at Cremona. I think a lady put on the brakes, ordered tbe fireman to reverse the en- we with the defendant when she called at our premiaes. tine. Before the engine had properly come to a stand, I deny that I knew she was • gay woman. I went to the deceased put down his lamp, and steppod back about Westmoreland-place, Pimlico, whim the defendant signed two feet, the engine st the same time giving a sudden MO by the agreement and paid the 50/. I don't think I saw any forward. Witness thought the concussion pr o duced by one else there on that occasion. 1 have known Mr. me. E. T. the sudden reversion of the engine was the cause of its Smith 20 years. He has had several carriages from going ahead. He thought the accident must have been Mr. Thos. Pearce, the other plaintiff, was next examined. caused by the front lifeguard catching the leg of the de- Upon croesexamination he said-I Ind nen the defendant ceased. The jury, without hesitation, returned •• verdict several times at Cremoros in the course of the evening, but of " Accidental death," attaching no blame to the driver.- I over spoke to her. She was walking with one gentleman. Another inquest was held by Dr. Leicester, laet evening, I saw her but with the same gimtleman. She was at the University Hospital, relative to the death of • boy rather conspicuous in her dress. I did not know S h en until named Charles Berry, aged 12 years, who died from injuries she bought the brougham. I slow her in the coffee-room bat I never spoke received at the pianoforte factory of Mr. Brockbank. Great at Cremona betwee a 10 and 11 at nig ht, College-street, Camden-town, where he had been employed. to her till she came about the carriage. Joseph Wall. foreman to Mr. Brockbank, deposed that his in reexamiestion the witness denied that he bad ever principal duty was to attend to • steam engine which been behind the counter at Ureruorne. or that he had ever worked a sawmill. The pit was situated dose to the angina been in the defendant's company before this transaction. in which the machinery of the mill revolved, and although Mr. Digby Seymour oddment' the jury for the deform, person Oniploynd in the factory, *Reset witans, was contending that the plaintiffs en tere d into the agreement po permitted to pen near it, the de.-end went there tbe pre- with the defendant knowingly and avowedly for the pu mas day and fell in. Witness stopped the engine at once. pose of assisting her in carrying on bee immoral course of and jumped into the pit to save th e boy, but the latter had life. He also stated that the detendent, being unable to received f hetet rajuries before being taken up. Mr. read or write, attached her signature to the agreement Brockbank that the deemed was an exceedingly without being aware of its actual contents, and on the shrewd lad, and be wondered why he bad approached the representation of the plaintiffs that it was only to secure the danger. The engine and mill were situated in a remote brougham to them in case she failed to pay the instalment.. corner of the factory, where no one but the foreman went, Mee. Roes Brooks, the defendant, examined, said--1 knew and he found no necessity for placing any protection neer Mr. Pearce at Cremona before I bought the brougham. I the pit. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," saw him in company with Mr. Smith. Both of them spoke at the same time moommending Mr. Brockbank to erect a to me, and we 'had Rome champague. Mr. Pearce did not paling around the pit, for the prevention of future accidents. minks of any. He often spoke to ma There was soother SHOCKING MURDER IN SCOTLAND .- On the after- WY going to have a brougham. It was • " swell one." She noon of Monday Alex. M'Ewan, driver of • bread van, and ew:lleda at t y th ot t p h l e ai to nt w ift e... af t ! . P t earce p to mree ld in h elbo s n e t . it. a.d l in the employment of Muirhead and Sons , bakers. Altos was shot down on the public road near Blairingone, a village spoken to me at Cremorne. I d read the agreement in Perthshire, close to the eastern boundary of the county when it was brought to me. I cannot or write. I went of Clackmannan. The driver of the van hod been collecting to hire the brougham, not to . purchase it. I went with a I 40 1 went to Smith's café first, and had some mosey in his travels, and it is believed that plunder I the • placeet likinel4eMni...ere.Bridge-I was the object of the assassin. WEisan lived only a I lunch. I saw Mr. Counts. at very few hours after having been shot. The mur. asked him if be bad a brougham to 1 d d. ere wd r e l m , bn erim osd e wh t e h n e th olnt d o e t r it iad y d ani, P o P• ed atratisneag udthede man's. Be said he had one exactl . y the mak asked him part of his journey. After firing the pistol or gun imm the charge for hire. and he said 35/. a year for three or four years, or 501. for one year. I agreed t o t a k e ,it r diately behind the ear of the unfortunate man, fil'ErZ -" one "al' Afterwards be called and seems to hays fallen to the ground, for the horse and cart I said I did not think proceeded on their journey. ll'Ewan's pockets were .re m I could spare the 50/. He maid I should have nothing to brought me the agreement. tied of all their money -amountieg, it is thought, to from pay at the end of th e year. He asked me to sign the paper tea to twenty pounds!. Intelligenee of the sad wee and did so. He did sot read it tome. I said, " What do spread, and the police soon afterwards apprehended two You want with a paper !' and he replied that he wanted it m e n d, on suspicion of having tome eontixkmi with or know. so as to be able to get the brougham at the end of the year. ledge of the murder. The o dash assassination has If necessary Brooke is not my own name. II gave no caused much excitement throughout the district. orders foe repairs, nor for the mud wings . The brougbam SOCTILAMPTON, DEC. 21.-The Hamburg wes not injured by a collision while in my posseerion. The America. Comp a ny's steamship howl New Turk shaft was broken and I had it repaired and paid for. Cross-examieed-1 don't know the name of the casehmen on the 9th inst., arrived to-night, with 152 passengers for w h o first d r ove the brougham, but I used to call him Wil Havre and Hamburg, 76,074 dots. in specie for England, um. My sister lived with me and had half the home. I and 60,000 dole. for France. On the 11th inst. she spoke a refuse t o sa y who was the landlord. I tbe reel was in the etween us hones shou l t steamer, supposed to be the Toutonia from Southampton. two years. I and my sister paid b. Off Eddystone, on the 20th . abe spoke the steamer Arse°, h ave got no boon n ow. Tbe grads of the brougham wee board for New York. TM Alimonies news has been broken in the Haymarket. about IS o'clock at night. We anticipated. bad bean to tbe Argyll Room,. I live with my mother DTI BARRY'S DIELICIOLII HEALTH REHTORLN CI RE- ecesetimes. Before this I did not keep a marriag e. I re- TEL ANADSCA FOOD cures. without medicine or Incense- fuse to tell the name of the lady I went to the nine*, domino liadigastb,n), cough, asthma, consumption, de- plaintiffs. billty,ociostapation, dburbias, dysentery, nervous, bilious, liver. , R eem meined-She was a friend and on the t o es, ~,"d „ ,"Le t nealarryunlalaa,elm, N o. ' Thomas Winne, the driver of the defendant's brougham, ----14C;-it=ht•Lond-ondo .4tirkr-sWlnitnisfiLj.. ntc .--- neia l ct i enee n t b:— 74,21 --°*d.. 7; said 11 6 4 " h e y " th r e b rorse s la fallmg any c° do l t 71tiabutmt once the "teem. eide ; ea. 110, and Ited, Wool-Minot ; and at ell Greiceei.-Rderw- sioe the lomp weabroken as the vehicle was going into the tameaesti etable, and he paid himself tee repair* it. Oross-xained The defeadant paid hie wart. A gen tleman sometimes paid them—not always the same mode ms% He was to have if. a weak, and he siways got it some how or another. Mr. Pearce was recalled sad scummed b the lamed hire judge. He acid he inmeiably shagged ffiff. foe the of a new W e ighs= for a year. Be was net aware th at Peters, the oosehbuildere, only charged 401, per annum. He had no; the slighted idea of the Merges which other math builders were in the habit of making. He did ad recollect ever ukteg whet they chimp& He did not know what the pries in the trade was. Although he was on frieodly t e rms with many other machbuilders, be had sever been in the habit of talking with them about their prime. In fact, he had never had an hour's comomation on the subjeot with other men in the trade since ha had beau in businem The emineel on each side having addressed the jury, Mr. Baron Bramwell, in gumming up, observed that although the defendant was what was called "an =for. tans*" she was entitled, if not to their pity, at all of to justice. There were three questions for the determine tics of the jury. The first would be, supposing they hood a verdict for the plaintiffs, to what amount they would be entitled. If the plaintiffs story was correct, they were clearly entitled** the 15 guineas under the agreement. Was she to pay in addition to the 651. for the th e or the price of the inturednes which were attached brougham, and which had been returned to the plaintiffs ? Was the to pay for the repairs and for varnishing the brougham, she having denied that she had given them authority to repair it ? It was a little too bad if the plaintiffs chose to send out for their own purposes a carriage the paint of which was not dm:, that they should abates the defendant with varnishing it a short time afterwards. He must say frankly that he thought this was a rather as tor ins charge, as they might have said, " Here is this poor, unhappy woman in a hurry for her pious of finery, lend her another carriage until her own is to a fit state to be sent out." With ,s "I d the pice of prostitution, the defendant said, 'I em • Public prostitute. I get my lng by prcatitation, and the Mastiffs lent me this bbd for the purpose of enabling me to carry on my neee." In law, things may be supplied to a merchant, a banker. a lawyer, or others, without their being absolutely neassery for ramp* on their business, such as food sad clothes, but is esetain ages the wholes may be furnished for the express of enabling them to carry on their business. Now wee pumas, this carriage lent to the defesdant, es it might be lent I to any lady, _for the purpose of takieg sir and exercise, or was it =polled to her to enable her to carry on the business lel • mostitote ? There was no evidence to show that a twoughem wad sot as equally necessary to the defendant as a pair of shoes would he tom ordinary "sheet walker." It bad undoubtedly been held that jewellery and smart dream for the purpose of attracting men were not moss ' series, but be did not see how a carriage was included in the same list. It was of no use for a versos who went about in the woeld to pretend, unless he shut his eyes, that woman of this kind did not go about in earriages, but whether with the chiliad atnachng mos, odor sir and exerciae, it would be difficult to say. But even opeds. that the defeodant had hired the orris. for the p urpose of earrying on her business, she had to make out that the plaintiffs were aware of it at the time of the hiring. It would be idle to say that the plaintiffs were not aware of her real ;Manatee at that time. Here was a woman they had seen at ODIODOCDO, occupying a limiest Pimlico, apparently without a husband, whom they got to aa agreement without sees asking her if she was mar ried. With regard to the plea of tread, the question was sign wer, mu th defendt was so scholar, the plaintiffs bad mieremeseat e ed to her*, matente of the agreement It was a wholesome rule that written documents should be regarded with great teepee, especially wises inted by a pigeon who had sot the for of the to m of and regulation. On the other hand, one of the plaintiffs heol Mated in answer to has question that he did not kaow what the charge, of o th er ocach.bullders were, and it was for , the jury to say, after such a reply, whether they could con ' rider him as a trustworthy witness. Frankly be might my that he did not believe it madble that that reply could be km The jury must say first whether they considered the plea of p r ostitution was mods out ; secondly, whether the agreement had bees fraudulen obtained from the defen dant ; and thirdly, if they fo und for the plaintiffs, to what amount they were entitled. Thejury said they found that the brougham war supplied to the defesdaut to mist her in carrying co bar vocation. Mr. Baron Bramwell—Her shoes would moist her Ia hong that. The foreman--We think shoes would be a necomary. We look upon the carriage as a luxury--as • part ot her display. Mr. Baron Bramwell—That is a very good illustration. You thick the earthy was 'applied to her for the purpose al motoring men. The jury replied in the affirmative, but intimated that they thought the agreement had not bees obtained by fraud. In any caso they thought that the plaintiffs were only entitled to the 15 guineas mentioned in the agreement. The learned baron then directed the verdict to be entered for the defendant, with leave to the plaintiffs to move the court above to enter the verdict for 15 pumas with re ference to the plea of fraud. TRAFFIC RETIJRNS. Mlles Par Mr. Tow. ..._ 1111.11472. open. wskere. amide& DM. ' UN. Week ,a 7. At a a II Bombay, and C.I. 306 4,775 %Ng 7,408 2 , 226 Week ending 11. Madras-B.W. Lies 492 -.- Line . Week endiag OeL Bt . Great Delimit Peninsula Wiek ending Nov. ft. `West lms 1129 14,813 2699 1 41,704 KM ending Nov. 11 Bahia and San Prearisco 761 233 166 868 529 Week ending Dec. 9. fleeted% North Meters - - Week aiding Deo. 16. Ballad and N. Counties 9 . 9. 937 1,404 2, 031 1 , 660 Llennick end Keels 9O 108 548 165 Limerick and Po ynes - ..iti 96 96 190 163 Londonderry .2 Cotenants 864 164 1841 so 236 Waterford and Kilkenny. 31 176 286 470 4611 Waterford and Limerick. 77 616 782 1,297 1,168 Week ending Dec. 16. Cork and Bandon Pembroke and Teuby - - 101 66 Week ending Dec. 17. I Cornwall B9l Me 1,470 yM1,4.11 I Great Euler° Great Northern 404 14.344 23,646 37,989 714,037 Great Widget 1220 24,366 42.043 70.429 67,e14 Lou., Chat., and Dover & Wet Branches 134 6,366 776 7,960 6,472 Metro. to. of LC. &D. 12 1,730 1, 274 2,000 1,206 I 'Kent Comet Branch 27 700 120 8% 790 Leashes & Yorkshire 402 14,449 24280 39,648 KM Leedom & North Wedernl273/ 46,072 69,116 116,267 14007 London & South Workers - 14.746 7.51 2 2 2 . 05 7 - Kaneliestar, Bliefikild. end Lineolnahlre so 4,575 16.539 20,114 11.0 4 T liancketter, South Juno. Mon. & Altrincham - 650 647 1,497 1297 1 dland North Staffordshire 258 - - 8,610 8,1 9 / South DeVOll 9B 2,126 1,595 4721 3,693 ' 6,616 6,096 • Of the receipts for both weeks the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company are entitled to retai n 60 per cant. for working the traffic. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCIIIT.--SrarroßD, Dsc. 20. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) TRIAL FOR NORM. Charks Christopher Robivuon, 18, no occupation, was arraigned, charged with the wilful murder of Hareisl flaw; oat the 26th August , 1865, at the borough of Wolves, haniptia. Dr. A. S. Hill and Mr. Brindley conducted the proseca• Con ; sad Mr. Motteram and Mr. Young defended. Dr. Hill stated that both the primmer and the deceased were of the same age, and lived together in the boon of Mr. Josh Fisher, house-agent, Ablow-street, Wolvechamptu, who for eight years had been the prisoner's guardian. The demised lived in the same family. performing some of the duties of • domestic, but not cupyiag altogether a menial position, for e was the ' deter of the wife of Mr. Josiah Fisher's son ~ named Isaiah Fisher, who kept a pnbliolsouse in Sassy street, which runs parallel with the back of Ablow-street. The oommunicatioa between the hums of Mr. Josiah and Mr. Isaiah Fisher was almost constant, and wee carried on by the garden which stretched between the two houses. At about 3 o'crlotk on the afternoon of the 26th August Mr. Josiah Fisher and his wife went out for • drive, leering the prisoner and a companion, • young man neared Wilion, in the garden, soting at sparrows with a small Shortly after Mr. Josiah Fisher went out LTprisoner said to Wilson, " Harriet is crying, but Idon't know what for." A little boy named Alfred Fullwood, who wee accustomed to play in the garden, would show that he did know why she was crying. Full wood, before Mr. Josiah Fisher went out, saw the prisoner go up to the deceased and attempt to kis' her. She re sisted, and he gave her • severe blow on the face, " as if," Fanwood said, "to knock her over." This disagreement between them was further to be shown by the evidence of • young girl named Emma Metal, servant to Mr. Isaiah Fisher. She having lent her master's knifebosxd to the deceased, and now requiring it, went to the do erased, whom she fund in the scullery at tubed to Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, and which bad a window looking oat into the garden. The deceased seemed to be crying, and Robinson, on the outside of the scullery, and near the door, in • sullen mood. He said that the board was not done with, and she must orate again. When she west again, Sugar threw the board out of the scullery door, and Robinson kicked it into the garden. Presently, Sash" whilst in her master's house, heard the report of • gun and • scream from a boy that "Harriet was shot." On running into the garden, she saw the prisoner come down stairs carrying • razor in his hand, dripping with blood. He went into the scullery, and through the window she saw him go up to the looking glue that hung on the wall ad three times cot his throat with the razor. An alarm war raised, neighbours came in, and Harriet Sugar was found lying dead on the floor of the scullery, surrounded with blood , and a wound in her throat that bed severed all the main arteries, sad that must have caused her death almost immediately upon lie. infliction. It was now 6 o'clock, and Mr. Josiah Fisher came home. Robinson had been taken into the hones, and his wounds wets being dressed. In reply to Mr. Josiah Fisher, he first said. "It's your fault ;" then be said, "Kiss me ;" afterwards, "It is the drink." Before being taken into the house, and whilst with his throat cut, be had said, ' I've killed her, Fro killed her." To assist in dressing the prisoner's wounds a woman named Mary Ann Lewis was sent up to the prisoner's bed room to bring down a garment. There she saw the stains of a man's bloody hand upon the bed clothes, as if whilst the blood we. upon his hand he bad turned down the clothes. In the MOM room Lewis saw a gun that seemed to have been recently exploded, and some of the plaster off the ceiling on the floor, as if the charge from the gun had struck the ceiling. All these facts pointed to the sanity al the prisoner. He was paying his addresses to the deceased, and was known to be food of her. Evidence in support of the above facia having been given, Mr. Motteram, in his speech for the defence, contended that there was no motive whatever shown for the com mittal of the offence, and that the prisoner, at the time the fatal deed was committed, was under the influence of insanity, which in his case was hereditary. Evidence in =pout of tbe latter part of the learned gentleman's statement baring been given, Dr. SIMON the present chief of the County Lunatic Asylum of Stafford, was then examined for the promo tine. He deposed that be had twice examined the primmer in the past fortnight, and could not find any trues of insanity. At 7 o'clock Mr. Justice Keating informed the jury that A he should sum up at Ulf-pest nine on tbp following morning. hoarse. I MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—Lszne, Dec. 20. (Bohm* Mr. Justice BMs.) WORM AT LIMA. Pateidr Welch, 33, labourer, was charged with the wilful murder of John Bowes, at Leeds, on the 2gth Oetober last. The prowentiou was coudneted by Mr. Biliatat and Mr. Bruce ; sod the prisoner was defended by Mr. Black burn sad Mr. Gully. Mr. Hannay, in opening the car, stated that the chewed MIN John Reuses, soot with the wowed which caused his death in the stream d o Leedso n the night of asanrday, the 28th of last October, ad Itsed so the following Monday. Us was a young married men, 29 ran et age. The 8,224 2.99 4 1.979 427 prisoner was also a tarried man. A man named Doherty, who would am evidence in the am and several other whimsies, lived in Lower Crometnet, in the Beak. On the eight of the 28th October, Bootee had, in eanso l ny with Doherty, bus at rev mblie•houses, a n d In puti. calm at one named the Shatiles, which we. rem tO the fi tot where he Il e. l vtL id ni: . to, steer sitillocast/t6l2datict. deceased had bees at public-houses in the coarse et the amiss. hasems tough there mght be contradictions and discrepeocise tie the *widows, it was agreed o n o n Uncle that the damned we. sober. As to the TANN/. be believed the videos" would show that he wee to sane, bat not to a groat extent, in liquor. After Lavin the Shuttles, DoaesH end Romeo proceed In the di:tenet of Imwer Orosrefeesl, aememaied by their =NOVI WPM. who had come to the public-hoses to f their hushaods home. Os mains the Wert in which they lived the two elie told their wives to go into their bootee, whilst they remaiaid in the Meet a little longer. it no , unfortunate for the deceased man that he did so ; for in a very short time afterwards be received the wound which l caused his death. The prisoner, who. they wools remember, she lived in Lower Cross-street, Wu going in the direction of his house as the deceased and Doherty wire walking up the street. Some words were exchanged hawses Doherty and the ca. Bauer ; the termer is wee said, asked him if he had stones in his make*, rotaries to aims bygone an t , and no doubt some couversation of • ea very prime character mewl between them. No very queer 4 however, ocenered. Tho prisoaer walked up the shim ce the asuesway t and stood at his own door ; the deemed WI at that tune standing in the street. The prisons threw out a pineal chalks p to fight say man is the stria who ohm, and the challenge was acespted by Hams, who said be would fighthifs ; sad that be we mar arid al say men. Welch erased ear to where Baum& stood. The i mmediately closed, gig into a " cuddle," am one of the witmease deetribed it, sad in a moment Roams was beard to exclaim, .• I sun stabbed; or "I am dons." Welch walked away mg woe not ewe agile that night. The occurrence was site. fair of a utomeatery character. The asz d had only me =r e ad. bru V o ke ,, di o = lime y fell into the lbe of a 111OiR SiiMei Cowan, end was carried away from the sac it wee ikeevered that he had received a s wound in the thereto, and that his bowels were protrads. Believing that he vas about to die, he made a statement of the fads. He afterwards rallied somewhat, but Mem Dadra of the peritoneum setting in, he died on the Ilmerlay morning. A seer* had bees made for the prlessir. It was found that he had left the tows • the pease were sent after him, and he was =Maid in (lode. Th e peliosman charged him with • the ma who had stabbed Ronan, in Lower Crceemtrest, and he at first said be had not hese there ; but shamed' id. mitt,' that he had. After of m half an hour's absence the jay found the primmer Guilty urder, and nentiace of dm& wee panted. --- NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—LwisPoot, Dec. 20. Null Pam Con= Is the moms of the day Kr. Berm Martin *pia spnke of the impreMicability ol holding a omplet• winter mire for the southern divieion of the comity of loacester. He laid that if the awes list were not gone through by Chain. mu day, beelicold certainly come doss and finish *if ally for the purpose of showing the impreeticability onsoldieg a med• c omplete mein at this raffia of Me yen'. wee im ble to hold a sorbet end complete miss for the soathata division of the county a fortnight beton Christmas. Di fact they had an assize for the Hundred 01 West Derby occupying two judges three! weeks. Mr. Brett mid he had always been of his kedehip's opi. aim. He amid net oosseive what good the puma, ar rangeraint did to anybody. He did sot Wen the. wee four of tlis is in the present list that maid sot ri 22 11 well ham waited till March. The wetter then end his lordship prosseded to try ressieoeljery etares", the erhaieol barium having hero finished is tie sitcom., Mr. Baron Pigott promedM to teks civil is CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD 00l JET. (Ware Mr. Judie, Blackburn.) Nathasid Hole Auk". 'mks Bayer, litatausißaross, 46ris. ham Davie, Gershon Silberman. mid Philip Brown, were indicted for being is the unlawful posesesion of 500 forgot flve-roubhi notes of the Magas empire. The conned far the promeation were Serimat Mantle; Mr. Caen% Q.C., and Mr. Barb ; Berms woe defended by Mr. Metcalfe sod Mr. Straight ; Holcheater by Woad Robinson and Mr. Turner ; Silberman by Mr. Ribtoo and Mr. Collins; Davis by Mr. Collie; Brown, undefended. Bayer pleaded guilty. The others waived their right to have ball the jury compoesd of foreigners. At the close of the owe for the prosecution the court adieu:Dad at 20 !dente' plea 5 o'clock. The fury were then conveyed to the London Coffee. house in onstody of the ofilaire of the court. MARKAITS. TALLOW.—WimorioDATErAdow—Tbontarkstis quiet. Spot, 490" all the poor sad January, 494. 9 d.; Muth, 50i.; April to Jane, Oks. 6d. ; Ootobor to Docombor, carrow.—Lrrmoot., Dec. 20.-Btesdy market at yesterday's prima Bales today, 10,000 Was, ioelorling 3,000 spesslatios and sips& 2,500 Americas. 171 to g4OO Femurs, &0., 2044. to 2244. • 10 Ilsraoham, ; 500 Mimi° sad Bob* 20d. to 21d. ' ; gaptiok I to rd. ; 300 Selma 1514 to 19d. • 6,890 Sant, io 19d. ' • Madras, 184.; Biased, Banda Ira, 124. to 1344.; China 1644. to 11314.; 100 Peru, 224. to 22id. LF.A.THEIL—Then is no alteration to note in the state of the leather trade siaos our report of last week. Oa Tam. day, at Lendenhall, them was only a small wanly of fresh leather ? and the transactions were very limited in extent at late proms. No articles were particularly in request- CORS.—Bonlog, Dnc. 20.—A good ripply of wheat at oar market, the trade ruled dull, at 6d. tom decline. Spring coca mace as last week. Wheat, rod, to 475. ; white, 50a. to 625. ; old, Ms. CATTLE.--80M1111.1.. nsa. 20.—Tals7 was the boll. day market, sod supplies were bat short. Beet mad* from 31. ed. to 6a 2d. ; mottos, 4s. 10d. to 6s. 4d. ; sse4 to ss. ; pork, 34. 10d. to 5 0. per stone of 811*, sink* the cdaL 20.—Holywell Maio 192. Twinsld Moor Bates, 16e. 3d. ; West Hartlay, Us. Will Lid Motion, 19s. 3d. ; Camay sod Darya 21.. 245. ; Walls Hod North Staffordshire, 17s. 6d.--Shire at market, 60 ; sold, 17. DESPATCH or sus AuerzAuLs AND Cana 11[Allit.—HOCTH6trfOlt, Dsc. 20.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Nyanza, Orageragmas.ortr, sailed to-day with the mails for the Egypt, Aden, Ceylon. India (except Bombay), Chins, M a uritius, Cape of Good Hope, Australia, sad New Zee land. She took oat 95 first and 25 second class peaseogsm, a general cargo oa freight, also 236 bolas spade, palm 110,0601. 7a., for the following ;karts, viz. :—Madiss, gold min, 1,0701.105. ; silver cols, 12s. ; gold thread, 1,2941. lbs. C a l cu tta, precious atones, jewellery, and watches, 1,5221.105. H Kong, dollars. 2k600/. ; bar ellen, 3,03014 gold threa aag d, and pearl', 3022. Foo Chow, dollars, 5001. ShaagMir, dollars, 25,0001. ; watches, 1501. Sydney, silver coin, 1,0001. ; jewellery, bm., 12W. Hobsos's Bah jewellery, 1,100/. ; sad for Alexandrle A sovereigns, 50,0001. (Advertisement.] -- HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. -- Low Temperature.—Cold and changeable weather ta apt to wider- Mine the health unless the stomach be kept up to tie highest state of efliciency. Holloway's Pills Improve the appetite, and so promote digestion that a large and strengthening soppy of mew materials is thrown into the blood alter every meal, whereby fresh vigour and activity are b es towed on every organ , and ese ability to resist dimes Is conferred upon the system. Th rm. thoroughly portly the blood when it hes been tainted by fogs, unwholesome vsponn, or other Impurities. No medicines i equal these Pills for removing biliousness, suppressing narate,usea. ebeeklag latueney, and acting as mild yet effective 'emi which are suitable for either sex, or any age. BIRTHS, XARRIAGNS, AND DIATHS. IRTHS. CHl3lCHWAN.—Decesuber ß 18 at Horsham, Sures. the wife of Mr. H. Cherebloan. at a eon. HANDlNG.—Deoteabee 18, at Shottery Lodge, near Stratford. on-Avon. the wife of W. Y. Herding, Esq.. of a eon. HAL—December 18, at Carib'iton, the wife of J. H. Hay, Lg.. of a daughter. HlLDLlY.o.—December 18, at Csenwood.house, Crorwreed. -park, the wife of F. HelbUng, Esg., of a daughter. 11=—Deoember 19 at Ashley-place, 8.W., the wife of I. W. Mellor, Lg., of twin sons. STlONG.—December 18, at Lambeidie-plime, Beth, the elle d 8. Strong, jun., Lg., cd a daughter. MARRIAGE& DAVE!-41ARTON.—December 18, at Trinity Church, Dow. J. F. Davey to Jane Anne Gertoo, of Bow. HODOCLNSON—THOMPSON.—Deeember 20, at lit. James's Church. &Unbent -park, Francis Otter Model:iron, Lg., of 8. Hanoverollw lodbroltreguare, to Mir Margaret Thompson. d Pork-bill, tiorren-part, and late of Leghorn. No card s. MARTIN—YEACAN.—embee 18, at the Cathodes). AO . beemtgbitreet, Dublin, by special license. W. Martin, lek. MD.. of FitswlDbint-phice . Dublin, to YJlen , daughter r J. Peacaa, Lg., of boalognewur.bler. ILACULLOP-1111Y1lOWL—December 19, at cabenan, cis Lira** by the Nev. W. Y. Seymour, J. I. MaeldUo a n Preelged - wille. Millbury, to Caroline, daughter of H.N.Ser i moar, Lig., of Limerick. DEATHS. BlE.Kpl : —Decesb4r 18, at Camberwell, Mr. Z. Birgit. aged d. CLIME" 7. —Dsciaabarlll. at Ecestook House, Yarneoinbe, God. atelag, W. Make. aged 71. nowzr--December 18. Helen. the wife of W. Flower, Esq. of Quadsgegaale. aged CO. PROSSZL—Dacesiber 19, W. H. Y. haw, lag., of Hark. J. ...nalita.—Decelaber It at Deem Hall, War, Herta S. rgrewe et. — Dg leeuntasr at bassax•gardana. itsaaaaa. N. W." 44 seq.. acid 74 . Printed sad Putabbed b wnsian Sum. fit Ifek latotard-steeet, to the all el IMAM Plillier. ih e Mee In Lowbard•stresh ths Tradase ed TITIUDAY, BMWS& n, 7 I , NC sow Gomm 611 e s4 to Ige/II wok Do. ESN label .1 to Al gl= si SIS4iA 7101 O s Dub strotts -F--- 111 - 1 11 A 31 =ital ~' R ' u~".~~ A §:Lk , 46 Y Cu ago isk Of" Si a 430. 86. 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