The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

DOUZTON M.P., AND 7.11 E ELEC- T 0 RS' OF LAMBETH. Mr. Do ulton, the junior M.P. for Lambeth, mbt his c°ll `,ltituents last evening, at the Horn s T avern, Kein - ington; on his own invitation, to address them as t,o the present state of public a ff a i rs, and his con &act and votes in parliament since his election. Mr. R. ELLINGTON was called to the chair, and having briefly introduced the," busitiess of the meet ing, Mr. DOULTON, by a very crow de d who was warmly w e l come d was the first . room, ob serve d that though this . tiiine on which be had met th em i n th e chahopedracter e which he stood b e f ore them that night hi -it would not be the last. He had a very " opinion of the wholesomeness of meetings like the, present, where the member stood before his con s'i.ituente to render an account of his doings, and explain his views. Although when the practice was first introduced by Mr. Williams, he believed it beneath the dignity of a member of parliament, it Was now very gesierally followed by Conservatives as well as Li } Serals, end even Cabinet Ministers did not think 'it impolitic to give such explanations of their conduct and principles. He reminded them that 'Lie did not enter Parliament till half the ses sie,n was °yea-, and therefore he had fewer defici ences to e.v•Aplain away and fewer acts to boast of than meetly others. The first question which occu- P i " P erliamentary attention after he entered the It nrise of Commons was what was called the " De fe•aces of the Country." He had entered upon the discussion of that question totally unprejudiced and in a position to form en accurate judgment upon the facts and argumen.Se adduced. The question was Whether it was 'oetter to spend money on fixed for tresses or on 'floating and moveable batteries; or, In other weirds, s hips. After hearing all that Was to be sair:t on the one side and the nthvr, be ex Lived at the c,onclusion that it would be better in every way to spend the money parliament voted upon moveable for'cresses or ships rather than upon fixed fortifica t;,ons, under the batteries of Which, if we were in vaded, it was quite clear t ilat no en e my wou ld l and. It was ur ge d b y she Government that these fortifications had 'peen already commenced, and many millions expended, while money would be lost and way ged unless they were completed. There Was no ar alibt s ome f orce in that argument, but he, for on'a Was of opinion at the time, and still re- I nairsed of that opinion, that it would have been more economical, and have tended more to the safety cf the country, to have abandoned those fortifica tions which had been so commenced, and spent the money proposed to be granted in building new ships. (Cheers...) He gave full credit to the Government for haviSrg acted in the matter honestly and with a Yitatv to the good of the country. The ground for 'this great expen'Aiture for defences, as they all knew, was fear of invasion. He was not one of those who had ever been influenced by the invasion panic, and though he had no great faith in the Emperor of the French, he could not deny that he had shown the beat feeling towards this country in the cona- Mere:jai treaty and in various other acts. But how ev or friendly the disposition of the Emperor was 'towards England, it must be borne in mind that he held his crown not by the love of his people, as was the case with the Sovereign of this country, but by the fixed bayonets of his soldiers—(hear, hear)—and while such a state of affairs remain in France there was no perman,nt security for peace. It was there fore the duty of the Government of this country and of Oafs Parliament,'While carrying out a strictly rigid e,sonomy, to provide efficiently for any even tualf.ty that might happen. (Hear.) He had been s y oeaking not long since as to the state of France With a Frenchman of influence, who said to him, " Although things look so peacefully at this moment I should not be surprised if we had within a few days another revolution in Paris," and the conduct of the Emperor himself showed that he was prepar bag for such a possibility. Turning to the church rate question, Mr. Doulton said that there was no occasion for the second reading of Sir J. Trelawny's bill to have 'been lost as it was by a majority of one, and had the Liberal party been as earnest and detertr,ined in favour of the bill as the Conser yeti:yes were against it, that bill would have been sent up to the House of Lords by quite as great a majority as in any previous year. But the Liberal party in Parliament were a rope of sand —when they should pull together they always fell to pieces. (Hear.) AP: to the 3laynooth grant, he gg thought that little good resulted from its annual agitation in Parliament, but it having been brought forward, he voted for inquiry, on the principle that he was opposed to religious endowments by the State generally. On the ballot question he referred to the circumstances under which Mr. Berkeley moved his ballot resolutions last session, and how by the mover and seconder abstaining from voting, the bill was thrown out on the second reading. He held that the ballot was necessary to secure freedom of election. There had been recently two elections, 'viz., for Totnes and Southampton. At Totnes, Mr. Dent, the Conservative, spoke against the ballot and obtained the show of hands, but although the Con servative press hat prophesied the triumphant re turn of that gentleman, he polled only 5 votes, and then retired from the poll, and in a valedictory ad dress he said that certain territorial influence which had been all along looming in the distance, was at the last moment brought to bear against him, which meant that the Duke of Somerset, who had hitherto been content with returning one member for Tot nes, now felt it necessary to send two, in conse quence of the straits to which Lord Palmerston's Government was reduced. Could there possibly be a stronger argument in favour of the ballot ? (Hear.) The next question upon which he (Mr. Doulton) gave a vote was that of the embankment of the Thames. He rejoiced that the bill, as first intro duced in the House of Commons, which would have left that part of the shore between Hungerford bridge and Westminster-bridge unembanked, was amended. He did not know why it was brought forward in that shape, unless it was to conciliate some powerful interest—(hear, hear)—but he op posed it because indirectly it affected Lambeth, which he hoped would have the benefit of the embankment on the south side of the Thames before long. They were entitled to it, for they had been taxed long enough for metro politan improvements without sharing in them. He voted against the Night Poaching Bill, which had converted all the policemen in the country into game-preservers and gamekeepers. That bill ought never to have passed, and it never would have passed had the liberal members evinced the same energy and perseverance that the Conservative members did. These latter stayed till 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning to vote in favour of the measure, without losing a man ; but although the Liberals promised to remain also to oppose it, they always dropped away one after the other. After a short reference t , t ' the education qu es ti on as se ttl e d b y P ar li ament in the last session, and to the income-tax, which, he said, would remain so long as we had an unreformed - i arli4 raent, h e turned to the question of Italy, de g himself in favour of Italian unity, and eulo gising Garibaldi, who, h e said, history would show that in the present catastrophe o f proceedings terminating i n th e fooled, and then betrayed. &l i s ten:mate ' Garibaldi was first be- He was no advocate for war, but he thought the time had arrived when the queHtion should be seri ously considered by the Engiish Governm•nt and the E nglish people whe ther Italy was to remain Pesinanentlpy. :French province. (Ilear.) The A meri . American civil war was d eep l y to be deplored, and he regretted that no break Yet appeared in the dark cloud that over shadowed which fatthz the .Americanthisl con d tin f en y t h . R was strange, that however , had sacrificesln to abolish slavery,erty: made such anywhere expressed in favourY , uld the confederacy of slave owners.Southernbeconfederadcys—ome disapprobation,) be.. was the insults that the (Cheers, an , country; and the se cond the first reasonon this North hod heaped up with the material inte cond had something to s a d more d. rests. Slavery- do to do with the civil war I;ut while the South than many people imagine openly avowed that the bl ack unfortunately man was an inferior being, and must be kept in bond age, the North was not sound upon t their cause e n the question. Would to God they were, and had placed principle • ' rather than expediency. (Cheers.) this, how e v e r, th ere co uld be no ques ti o n, that THE sum iLONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, LMCEIII3ER 16, 1862. if the South succeeded slavery would be strength. ened and perpetuated. (Hear, hear, hear.) He deprecated any interference on the part of this country in the fratricidal quarrel, remark ing that interference meant intervention, and in tervention war. He made a feeling allusion to the distress in the cotton districts consequent upon that war, and spoke of the unexampled patience with which the Lancashire men had borne their distresses. As to the future he never prophesied. He hoped to see a considerable reduction in the na tional expenditure, and a consequent reduction of taxaticn. He knew not whether we were to have a Reform Bill—but he thought the Lancashire ope ratives had proved in their present conduct that the working classes might be safely trusted with the franchise. He did not know whether the next was to be a sensation Parliament, or that any attempt would be made to upset the present Government. Looking at the present state of foreign politics, he considered it would be a great misfortune if Lord Palmerston were removed from office, It was true they had heard from Mr. Disraeli two or three i speeches which would have done credit to the pre sident of the Financial Reform Association ; but when his sincerity came to be tested by Mr. Stans feld's motion, the right hon. gentleman rode off in a quibble. In conclusion he declared that he would continue to act independently in Parliament while they continued to him their confidence. In reply to Mr. HAYMAN, the hon. member ex pressed his readiness to vote for the abolition of the tax on all incomes under £l5O a year. Some other comparatively unimportant questions in reference to weights and measures, metropolitan tolls, and the licensing system, having been asked and answered, Alderman W. LAWRENCE moved a resolution of approval of the hon. member's conduct and expla nation, taus of cuutlaenCe in him, which was se conded by Mr. E. GROVES, and carried by acclama tion. Mr. DOULTON acknowledged his thanks, and moved the usual compliment to the chairman, which concluded the proceedings. DISTURBANCES A 7 CIIES7ERFIELD. On Saturday seven men were brought up before the county magistracy, charged with riot and inti midation, at Sheepbridge, near Chesterfield, on Tuesday last. All the prisoners denied the charge, and were defended by Mr. Cutts, solicitor. The evidence of several Irishmen was taken, and ac cording to their statement it appeared that the pri soners ordered all the Irish out of the works. They refused to go, but were forcibly driven away, and pursued for upwards of a mile. Several of them were rather severely beaten, and none have since returned to work. The timekeeper gave evidence which exculpated two of the men, and they were consequently discharged. The evidence was very contradictory, and the magistrates decided to send the remaining five prisoners for trial at the ensuing quarter sessions, on the charge of riot. Bail was accepted. The Town Council of Chesterfield have decided to swear in a large number of special constables to preserve order. The disturbances already reported were followed by others on Saturday night. About half-past 11 o'clock a large crowd collected in the market place, principally compose d o f E ngl i sh colliers. The first manifestations of feeling were loud yells and cries for the Irish to come out of their houses. The latter very wisely kept in, otherwise a most serious disturbance must have taken place, the mob being well armed with bludgeons, life preservers, and other weapons. The members of the Rifle Corps to the number of 100 were ordered to remain on duty, and to be in readiness to be sworn in as special constables. Finding that the Irish would not come out, the mob proceeded to the house of the man Flannery, who was last week set at liberty on the charge of murdering Cooper. The police, being aware of the object of the crowd, instantly made to the house, and successfully barricaded the passage so that none could get near the dwelling. Finding they were frustrated the mob proceeded to other Irish dwellin gs, and smashed the windows, breaking in the framework in some instances. The town was kept in a state of great disorder, nume rous assaults being committed, until about two o'clock on Sunday morning, when the mayor (who in company with several magistrates and members of the town council had remained in the streets during the greater portion of the night) addressed the mob, and ordered them to disperse. Three voci ferous cheers were then given for the mayor, after which the crowd began to diminish; but it was nearly four o'clock before quiet was entirely; restored. On Sunday morning Mr. Shipton, a member of the town council, went to Derby and obtained the as sistance of a detachment of 35 policemen, under Chief Constable Fox, who arrived in Chesterfield on Sunday evening. About 11 o'clock a disturbance, similar to that of Saturday night, took piece, but order was soon restored. About half-past 11, as an unoffending Englishman was walking quietly along the High-street, two Irishmen pounced upon him out of an entry and levelled him to the ground with a weapon of some description. A large crowd and a body of police were on the spot directly ; but the man, whose head bled freely, scarcely saw his as sailants, and in consequence the mob was unable to find them. Whilst searching for them an Irishman ran out of a house, and was instantly pursued by the whole body of people, who soon caught him, and administered a sound castigation on the spot. 702 AL LOSS OF A TRURO SCHOONER WI.III ALL BANDS. Intelligence was received at Helston on Saturday morning that a vessel had been wrecked during the previous night at Gunwalloe, and that the crew were all drowned. About 8 o'clock on Friday night the wind suddenly rose, and two hours later a perfect gale was blowing from the south. Several vessels had been seen at sundown in the offing of the bay, all standing well out, and no lights were observed during the night by the coastguard on the cliffs. At 5 o'clock in the morning a small hatchway was found on the sand, at Gunwalloe Church Cove, and at 7 o'clock a young man, resident at the farmhouse near the church, saw a large piece of wreck in a small indent of the cliff, and at about 10 o'clock, when the tide had ebbed, it was found to be about 20 feet of the middle of a schooner, with no timbers of bow or stern attached ; soon after this upwards of 50 persons were engaged breaking up the wreck, and from between the ribs taking out copper ore, the cargo of the unfortunate vessel. The spot where this busy work was going on is a gorge, with overhanging rocks of 80 feet high on one side, and a sloping bank on the other of equal height. The wreck was jammed lengthwise between the sides, and left high and dry. A little further to the eastward is another indent, called Pike's Cove, having also very precipitous approaches, and here lay the after part of the vessel, together with heaps of fragments of timber. The stern lay nearly flat on the sand, but the word Arwenack was quite legible in white letters on a black ground. Two miles further still to the eastward, at Mullion Cove, a boat was seen by one of the coastguard, outside the breakers, about 8 o'clock, and shortly after he saw it capsize, and it was thrown on shore; with it were found four oars, and a southwester hat, but nothing was seen of the sailors. Of course nothing was known positively at Gunwalloe on Saturday as to the destination of the Arwenack. It was conjec tured she had left Falmouth harbour on Friday, and in the gale had lost her musts when abreast of the Lizard, for none of the sails but a jib attached to the jibboom have been found. Had she not been disabled thus, she might have made Penzance with out any difficulty. Her rudder was attached to the stern post when this portion came ashore. It is I probable when she became unmanageable, as a des p?.rate chance, the poor sailors took to the boat rather than drift int() the breakers with the ship with the certainty of losing their lives, hut the ex • act manner.ielosea: for no inv t i hich they peri s h e d can never b e tale. Th e bodies one remain s t o t e ll t h e melancholy may not be fou n d f or some days from the n a t ure of tahyoenrocky bottom. I t i s lik e l y the vessel drif ted OP reefs outlying i d Y) n the ba e :nf the numerous crags or . broke into three parts. Very little of th e cargo will be saved, p P eihas scarcely a ton. The place wherethe wreck came ashore is about two miles fro m where ii,union was wrecked on the previous Saturday, and about one mile from - where the Italian barque Padre was lost on the 22d January last, when all hands pe rished. Gunwalloe is about six miles from Helston, and about the same distance from Lizard Head. A schooner called the Arwenack is registered at the port of Truro, official number 17,148, 92 tons re gister. It is supposed that she loaded at Devoran with copper ore, and, it is believed, belongs to Messrs. Holman and others, of Devorn.— Western Morning Nam " LANCASHIRE RELIEF BAZAAR"-PRO SECUTION b - ADER THE LOTTERY ACT. William Coneen and Henry Shaw, both of Bruns wick House, Wyndham-road, Camberwell, appeared before Mr. Corrie at Bow-street, to answer sum monses issued at the instance of the Treasury autho rities charging them that they " On the 2d and 3d December, and at other times, did publicly keep a certain office and place, at the - Whittington Club, Arundel-street, Strand, to exercise, keep open, and expose to be played, drawn and thrown at by lots, numbers, figures, and by means of other ways, con trivances, and devices, a lottery not authorised by Parliament, to wit, a lottery under the name, pre tence, and device of the 'Lancashire Relief Bazaar.'" Mr. Beasley, instructed by the Solicitor to the Treasury, conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Beard attended for both defendants. The charge having been read to the defendants by Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, they pleaded not guilty. Mr. Beasley, jn opening the case, stated that the government had thought it their duty to prosecute the defendants in consequence of circumstances that had come to their knowledge, and which would probably appear in tho conioe of the evidence. The proceedings were taken under the 47 Geo. 111., ch. 17, secs. 2 and 3, which stated that all persons carrying on any " little gof" or other lottery not authorised by Parliament, should be treated as rogues and vagabonds. Now, the facts of the case were these. The defendant Shaw is a printer, in a small business, at a place called Brunswick House, Camberwell, and the other defendant is a commercial traveller. The charge is that they opened a lottery, and carried it on during four days of this month, at the Whittington Club House. It appeared that on the 15th Oct. they had issued a circular signed " William Coneen," and requesting the permission of the per sons to whom it was addressed to use their names as patrons of a bazaar, to be held "at the Crystal Palace or some other suitable place," for the benefit of the unemployed operatives in Lancashire. Several gentlemen to whom these circulars had been sent did at first consent to the use of their names, but after wards a second circular was issued, from the terms of which it was obvious that the pretended bazaar was, in fact, nothing else but a lottery. This circular was headed with the names, as "patrons and promoters," of the " charity," of the mayors of Blackburn, Bol ton, Salford, and Wigan, and several other gentle men, who, no doubt, had consented to be patrons of a charity, but several of whom would come forward and assure the magistrate that they had never con sented to " promote" a lottery, and had protested against the use of their names as soon as they be- came aware of the nature of the proceedings. The object evidently was to take advantage of the present crisis in Lancashire, in order to get a lot of tickets subscribed for, under pretence of a charitable object, to collect together a quantity of rubbish to be given as prizes, and to put the proceeds into their own pockets. According to the second circular, the draw ing was to take place at the Adelaide Gallery, Low ther-arcade, and it was true that the defendants had engaged a room there from the Messrs. Gatti, the proprietors of the gallery, who agreed to take a smaller sum than usual for rent, on the ground that it was for a charitable object. But upon learning the nature of the scheme as set forth in the second circular, Messrs. Gatti refused to let the room for that purpose. The learned counsel produced a letter from Messrs. Gatti to the de fendants, to the effect that they could not allow their room to be used for a raffle, as such a proceeding would be illegal, and might involve them in difficulty. They were very boisterous, and threatened proceedings, as they had paid a deposit of £2. It would appear that by way of giving colour to the representation that the proceedings were for the relief of the Lancashire operatives, they had called on Mr. Gibbs, the treasurer, at the Man sion House, and had shown him some pipers, and offered a check for £lO, to be placed at the disposal of the Lancashire Relief Committee, sitting at the Mansion House. It was in consequence of that cheque that the matter came under the knowledge of the Commissioners of Police, and hence these proceedings. After Messrs. Gatti had refused the use of the room at the Adelaide Gallery, the defen dants, not to be foiled, went to the Whittington Club, where they took a room for three or four days. Sergeant Tanner, of the detective force, would prove that he attended there on the 2nd of December and bought two tickets. While he was there a draw was made, and he put in one of his tickets and drew a prize. It would he idle for the defendants to say that they did not know they were doing wrong, as it had been pointed out to them by Messrs. Gatt, and notice had been given them not to proceed. Several of the gentle men whose names appeared, would state that the moment they saw their names attached to a circular of a lottery they insisted on having their names withdrawn, which was never done. He had before him letters from the mayors of the several towns abovementioned, but it had not been thought neces sary to put those gentlemen to the trouble and ex pense of coming to town in order to disclaim con nexion with a lottery. Mr. Beard—l do not know whether I shall save time by stating, that I do not deny that the defen dants were acting illegally, but I do not wish it to go forth that their motives were such as were stated by the learned counsel for the Crown. I say that they really did not know that they were acting illegally, and that the whole profits of the under taking were devoted to tho fund. Mr. Corrie—Then you would withdraw your plea and say gnilty ? Mr, Beard—l am willing even to go that far, but I must claim the right to make a statement in de fence of their motives. Mr. Beasley—l am told that it is not the fact that they have made nothing by it. lam told that one of them has stated that they made £lOO by it. I would rather go on with the evidence. Mr. Henry Owen Ford, 38, King-street, Hol born, botanical practitioner, stated that he had known Shaw for about seven months. Did not know Coneen. His name appeared as a patron on the second circular. He had not authorised it to be used. In answer to the first circular he had filled up the form authorising the use of his name as patron of a bazaar for a charitable purpose, but not for a lottery. As soon as he knew it was a lottery he desired that his name should be withdrawn. Shaw afterwards told him that they had made £lOO, and had sent £lO to the Lord Mayor. Mr. Beard —They had received £lOO, and after paying expenses there was £lO left, which they had handed over to the fund at the Mansion House. Witness—Yes ; that was it. Mr. Beard—Were you invited to any meetings of the committee ? Witness---I was; but I did not attend, as my du ies prevented me. Mr. Powell, of the firm of Mead and Powell, stu- tioners, Cheapside, also deposed that he consented to be named as patron of a bazaar, but withdrew as soon as he knew it was a lottery, Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—Never offered to supply goods. Offered, if any goods were bought, to deduct 25 per cent. Mr. Beard—ls that not offering to supply goods? Mr. Powell—No; it is offering to contribute. Agostino Gatti, one of the proprietors of the Ade laide Gallery, deposed that on the 14th of Novem ber he let the large room to the defendants, believ ing it to be for the purpose of a bazaar for the be nefit of the distressed operatives in Lancashire. Afterwards he saw some of the tickets which satis fied him that it was fur a raffle, and he thought that was not right, and he wrote to them immediately to say that they could not have the room for such a purpose. lie had let it to them for less than the usual price, thinking it was for a charitable object. Should not have let it at all for a lottery. He after wards saw the defendants, and said they should not have his room for a lottery. They said it was not a lottery. He said it IN as. Sergeant Tanner, of the detective force, deposed —On the 3d December I went to the Whittington Club, between 11 and 12 o'clock. The defendants were both there assisting in the proceedings, Shaw directing. O❑ one occasion he hurried the pro ceedings, saying a lady was waiting. A lottery was being drawn. A wheel was being turned, and the lottery was drawn in the usual way. I purchased two tickets for Lis i , and gave one ticket in. I re ceived a prize. It was a set of charms. (The wit ness held up the article in question, amidst some laughter.) I stopped some time, and saw abut a score of prizes delivered. I should say they were worth 11d or 2d each. I should say nothing worth more than 3d. There were little china vases, a few small pictures, and so on. About £8 was taken for tickets while I was there. Mr. Beard—Were there any watches in the room ? Witness—l did not see any. It stated on the ticket that there were. (Laughter.) Mr. Beard—AT; d clocks ? Witness—On the ticket—(a laugh)—but I did not see any. Mr. Beard—Leather goods, papier machie, china? —(Witness assented.) Oil painting ? Witness—Well, there were some pictures. Little ones. Mr, Beard—Like oil paintings ? Witness—A little like them. (Laughter.) Mr. Beard said the defendants had come to him believing and intending to maintain that they had done nothing illegal, but he perceived at once that what they had done was contrary to the statute, and upon his explaining that they had placed them selves in his hands. He would show that they had not received one penny profit from the transaction, but had handed over all the proceeds to the Lord Mayor's Fund. The learned counsel had opined that they had made £lOO profit, and only given £lO to the fund, but what was the evidence? why that they had received £lOO, out of whioh they had to pay expenses. Mr. Beasley said he had opined as a proof that the payment to the fund was a pretence, that it was actually paid before the drawing. Mr. Beard—They had money in hand at that time, having sold tickets. Mr. Corrie—lf you satisfy me that you have only received the money for this charitable pur• pose and have not applied any portion to your own profit, I shall deal with the case very dif ferently from what I should if I thought that the charitable purpose was a mere pretence to get money, and appropriate to your own use. But you must show me that the whole profit was intended for the fund. If you intended it for your own profit, but it turned out unfortunate, that won't do. Mr. Beasley said that even if it was intended for the charitable purpose the lottery was illegal, and the public ought to be made aware that even good objects were not to be brought about by illegal means. Mr. Beard—After these proceedings the public will know it, and I trust I shall be able to satisfy even the Crown that the proeeeding has been bona fide for the sole benefit of the charity. At my re quest the defendants have prepared a balance-sheet, but unfortunately the vouchers are not here. If the totals are c orrec t, as I have no do u bt t h ey are, they have not t a k en a penny to themsel ves . Mr. Corrie—yo u m u st show more than that. You must show that they never intended to do so. There would have been some meetings of the committee, and regular proceedings, proper books kept, and so on. You ought to have kept an exact account of everything. Mr. Beard would satisfy his worship of all that if the case were adjourned for a fortnight. Mr. Corrie—That is too long. You ought to be prepared now if you say you were only trustees. Mr. Beasley—Do not you see enough, sir, to know that all this is a mere pretence ? Mr. Beard said it was not a pretence, He would show that they never applied a sixpence to the benefit of any of the promoters. They would have had more money to pay to the Lancashire Relief Fund, but that the authorities stopped it on the 3d December. Mr. Beasley here called Mr. Gibbs, who stated that the .£lO was all that he received from the defendants for the Lancashire Relief Fund. They wanted a receipt for the money, as paid by the promoters of the " Lancashire Relief Bazaar," but he refused to use that form, and gave them a receipt for the money as being received from Coneen and Shaw. Ultimately the case was adjourned, on the under standing that evidence was to be tendered to show the bona fides of the defendants' proceedings with a ♦iew of mitigation of penalty. THE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT NEAR BARNSLEY. At an early ho'ir on Sunday morning the water suddenly ceased going down the shaft. It was then found that the water had forced its way under the bed of the sluice. This however, appeared to be of little importance, as it was evident enough water had already entered the workings to the dip boards, the seat of the fire, for the thermometer on being let down the surface shaft indicated that the tempera tui e was not greater than that in the open air. At 9 15 a.m., it was 55 deg. in the cupola, and 45 deg. in the downcast shaft. At half-past 12 another ob servation was made, when the thermometer regis tered exactly the same. During the whole of Sun day the vicinity of the works was visited by thou sands, a great number of persons having arrived by train from Leeds, Manchester, &c., but no one was allowed to enter the gates. On Monday there was a good attendance of the relatives and others of the deceased men, and a good deal of dissatisfaction was expressed at there being no appearance of anything being done to descend the shaft. The temperature of the cupola, as well as of the downcast shaft, was the same as when tested on Sunday. In fact, for the last three or four days, there has been little or no variation in it. The water still continues to trickle gently into the pit. About £6OO has been subscribed towards the relief of the sufferers. THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. On Monday afternoon the adjourned inquest on the bodies of Wm. Davey and Joe. Pickering, who were killed by the explosion at the Edmund's Main Colliery on the Bth inst., was held at the Mason's Arms Inn, Worsborough Dale, before T. Taylor, Esq., coroner. A 7 lr. Gill, solicitor, Wakefieid, appeared to watch the proceedings on the part of the relatives of the men. There were also present J. Tyas, Esq., solicitor, Barnsley (one of the partners), J. Brown, Esq., mining engineer; J. Stewart, Esq., solicitor (Lund hill), for the proprietors; J. Bartholomew, Esq.,and C. Morten, Esq., her Majesty's inspector of coal mines for the district. Joseph Mitchell, jun., of Darley-grove, engineer, said—the plan now produced is a correct one, show ing the whole of the working places of the Ed mund's Main Colliery. The depth of the pit from the top to where the men land is 108 to 109 yards. The bed of coal worked is known as the Barnsley bed, and F nine feet thick. The rules produced are those in force at the colliery, and were so last Mon day and for several months before. Benjamin Clegg, a fire-trier, had charge of the pit on Monday last. By Mr. Gill—James Siggley was furnacernan, and had charge of the cupola on that day. John Parker winked to know what position the witness held at the colliery. Mr. Mitchell —f went down as an amateur, but I have measured in the colliery. I am in my father's employ, and frequently see the plan of the colliery. To the Coroner—Geo. Lawton was the under ground viewer, and his son Henry his assistant. Mr. Morton—l am requested to ask if the men are instructed to obey your instructions. Mr.• Mitchell—They" are not ; but T have fre quently carried messages to Lawton from my father,. who is th e manag i ng partner. Benjamin Cleg g , o f W ors b orough-common, fire trier or deputy, sa id —Went to the pit about 12 at midnight, on the 7th inst. Went to the dipboard about three quarters of a mile from the shaft. Found two 3-feeders of gas in both board gates. The face from the last slit would be from four to five yards. The air was carried from the slit by brat tieing. The bratticing would be within 5 feet of the face. Each board gate would be 8 feet by 61 feet high. The air in the board gates was good right up 10 the lace. The board gate faces were clear, with the exception of the blowers. There was always gas, more or less, in the boards, Did not see anything from which to apprehend danger up to A leaving, about 1 o'clock. After examining the place,. left James Johnson, a shot-firer, there. To a Juror—Johnson's duty was to attend to the two boards, Fee that the faces were free of gas, and fire the shots during his shift. The shot-firers were appointed on the Friday before the accident. There were two men and a hurrier in each board. No naked lights were used in the boards, but there were naked lights about nine or ten yards from the face. Naked candles, before Saturday, the 6th, were used up to the board gate faces. In allowing the use of the lights he acted upon the instructions of Lawton, the steward. Candles were used by the setters at the face, and had seen them at work with them. Up to Saturday used naked lights, and used gun powder. The only alteration made before the 6th was the appointing of persons to fire the shots. Examined that portion of the works before the men went down. Saw George Pickering at the second halfway about one o'clock in the morning. He (fi ( ;,:;:ing) tried another portion. Saw Pickering again at half-pi::. 4 .t four, The condition of my dis trict was good, and found no gas but in the dipboard faces. Left the district at 10 minutes past four. The Court adjourned. LATV 111 7 7ELLIGENCE, Dec. 15. COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. Lushington, Dean of Arches.) THE BISHOP OP SALISBURY V. THE REV. DR WILLIAMS.-" ESSAYS AND REVIEWS." This protracted case came on for hearing this day on the ' reformed" articles against Dr. Williams. Another case was in the list, " Kendall v. Wilson," arising out of the same publication. The matter seemed to have created renewed interest on the pre sent occasion. The Queen's Advocate (Sir H. J. Phillimore) and Mr. Coleridge, Q. C., were for the Bishop of Salis bury, Dr. Deane, Q.C., with Mr. Fitstephens, ap peared for Dr. Williams. The Queen's Advocate recapitulated the proceed ings in the case already before the public. Dr. Williams had in his essay declared that the Bible was the expression of devout reason, and the united voice of the congregation, and also that justification by faith was not by the sacrifice of Christ. His lordship had pronounced that the passages were contrary to the Articles of the Established Church. The question was new what was to be the sentence of the Court, as a punishment of the individual clerk, and for the good of the Church ; and the punishment would be one of the gravest kind. The bishop had not proceeded under the statute of Eliza beth, but under the general law, as he might have been deprived of his position in the Church. He had to ask the Court for a sentence of suspension, in the case of Mr. Oakley, and for such a period that he might repent of his errors. But Dr. Williams could now withdraw the passages condemned by the Court, and if so, the proceedings would be abandoned. Mr. Coleridge followed on the same side. Dr. Deane proceeded to au& ess the Court on the part of Dr. Williams. At this point the Court, at the request of the learned gentlemen on both sides, adjourned, as it was understood, for a settlement of the case, Sir R. Phillimore having made some propositions, on which, in the event of their being accepted, he pro posed to withdraw from the prosecution. Dr. Deane said there was one point involved on which he would wish to have the judgment of the court, after which he should be inclined to make certain concessions. Sir R. Phillip:lore said he could not consent to that, and the case must therefore go on, and, if need be, to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The attempt to settle the intricate question in volved in " Essays and Reviews," therefore failed. Dr. Lushington said that he had nothing to re tract, alter, or explain in reference to his previous judgment when deciding upon the admissibility of the articles. It was necessary for the welfare of the Church that punishment should be awarded against Dr. Williams for the security of the Church, the punishment of the individual being a secondary consideration. It might be thought by some that the sentence he was about to pronounce would be too lenient ; but he hoped it would be sufficiently severe to show Dr. Williams how seriously he had erred, and be a warning also to other clergymen throughout the country. The sentence was that Dr. Williams be suspended, ab officio et beneficio, for the space of one year, and that he be admonished not to offend in like manner again. Dr. Williams was condemned in costs. Mr. Dubois, his proctor, gave notice of appeal. FENDALL V. WILSON. This was a somewhat similar case, and one year's suspension was ordered. Notice of appeal was also given. These cases may not be filially concluded for an• other year. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) KCENIG V. RITCHIE-SLANDER AND LIBEL. This action, part tried on Saturday, and reported in The Sun, was resumed to-day. This action, as already stated, was brought by plaintiff against the defendant nominally, but against the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance So ciety in reality, for having published a pamphlet imputing to him that he had committed perjury in an affidavit sworn by him in a suit in Chancery in which he and a Mr. Wm. C. Fowler were parties on the one side, and the Scottish Equitable were directly concerned on the other. The legal pro ceedings arose in the refusal of the Scottish Equit able to pay to Mr. Fowler a sum of £2,000 on a policy of insurance assigned to him as security for debt by the plaintiff, who effected it on the life of the late Mr. Thomas Haire, of Gibraltar, to secure an advance of money made to that person by him and the firm of which he was a partner, namely, that of Lewis, Reis, and Co., London. Another count in the declaration was for slanderous words alleged to have been uttered by the de fendant to a Mr. Jones, imputing an attempt by the plaintiff to commit a gigantic fraud upon the Scot tish equitable Society. The defendant pleaded not guilty and justification. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Watkins Williams, and Mr. Ed. Beiley appeared as coun sel for the plaintiff; Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Ma caulay, Q C., and Mr. Re vv conducted the case for the defendant. Mr. Kcenig, the plaintiff, recalled, was further cross-examined by Mr. Macaulay as to the transac tions, the exact nature of the agreement about the terms of the policy, and in particular upon that part of the defendant's case in which it was con tended that Mr. Haire, in having gone to Casa Blanca, 213 miles beyond the Straits of Gibraltar, on the coast of Africa, where he died, had exceeded the limits of the license endorsed on the policy, which, it was urged, was framed so as to confine him to ports principally within the Mediterranean. Plaintiff was also re-examined on those points at considerable length by his consul, Mr. Chambers. Mr. Robertson, a clerk in the London branch of the Scottish Equitable Society's establishment, was called for the plaintiff, and examined as to the mode in which policies proposed to be effected in London were carried out between the London house and the head office of the society in Edinburgh. Mr. Jones. a witness who called at the London branch of the Scottish Equitable Society's establish ment to effect an insurance on his own life, de posed to the utterance of the alleged slanderous words by the defendant complained of by the plain tiff, as imputing to him an attempt to commit a gigantic fraud upon the society, and said those words were uttered in reply to a question by him, whether the Scottish Equitable Society disputed their poli cies, the defendant replying, " Never, unless in such cases as that described in this pamphlet, in which you may read all about it." - Mr. William C. Fowler, to whom the policy on Haire's life for the £2,000 was assigned by plaintiff, when the house of Lewis, Reis, and Co., in which plaintiff was a partner, had fallen into embar rassment, together with a policy for a thousand pounds on his (plaintiff's) own life, as security for a debt, also effected in the Scottish Equitable Society's office, was examined and cross-examined at great length as to the manner in which he became the holder of the policy, and his evidence was corro borative of plaintiff's account of the transactions. Mr. Montagu Chambers, at this stage of the pro ceedings, proposed to put in documents relating to, and forming part of, the proceedings in the Chan cery suit above referred to. Sir Fitzroy Kelly objected to the admission of the documents on the ground that no cross-examina tion had taken place in reference to them. Mr. M. Chambers—The document which plaintiff complains of as a libel I here tender as evidence. Sir Fitzroy Kelly —I will take your lordship's opinion as to whether the documents are admissible. Mr. Montagu Chambers—My client is proceeding for a libel, and I put it to the Court whether these documents ought not to be put in and received as evidence. Sir Fitzroy Kelly-111y learned friend makes a great number of observations for the hearing of the jury. 1 ask your lordship can these documents affect your lordship's judgment? I object to their being put in. Mr. Macaulay—Tliey are are as innocuous as many parts of my learned friend's observations in this case,. Mr. M. Chambers--I thank you for that compli ment, and you may depend upon it I shall not for get to ret urn t!)e compliment. in my reply. I submit, my lord, that this document (handing in one) is evidence. The Lord Chief Justice here took and 'laving looked at the document, said—l don i t see, Mr. Chambers, how this can properly be made evidence. Mr. M. Chambers—My lord, let me show your lordship how it is evidence. The plaintiff being a foreigner, and not intimately acquainted with the i English language, had effected a policy for £2,000 in the office of the Scottish Equitable Life Assur ance Society en the life of one Thomas Haire, and the life having dropped, and 0:e policy having been previously duly transferred to FoW.ler, the plaintiff was called upon for documents to satisfy the society of Haire's death, and the document wilch I now tender, together with other documents, as evidence, was furnished by him to the society. The Lord Chief Justice (looking at the document) —This is not evidence that the life had dropped, because it is merely a statement that the life had dropped. Mr. Montagu Chambers—l tender it, my lord, as evidence. Will your lordship take a note of it ? I Lord Chief Justice Cockburn—Mr. Chambers, I disapprove of these irregularities. I say it with very deep regret, but I feel that the Bench is not treated with the respect it ought to be treated with. I say nothing on the subject because of myself occupying it ; but I say that the office has not been treated in the becoming and proper manner in which it should be. Mr. Montagu Chambers—My lord— Lord Chief Justice Cockburn—Mr. Chambers, request that you will not say anything more. 1 can no longer submit to these irregularities, and so long as I have the honour to hold the office I shall not allow the Bench to be treated unbecomingly. His lordship then adjourned his Court. The case for the defence will be opened to-morrow (this day). ASSIZE IN2ELLIGENCE. CHESTER CIRCUIT.----CHESTER, Deed 15. When the grand jury had concluded their duties the foreman waited upon Mr. Baron Bramwell to present a memorial with reference to the present system of criminal punishment. The presentment (which was of a similar character to those recently made by grand juries) being handed to his Lord ship, he said :—Gentlemen,—The topics touched upon are most important. With respect to the ticket-of-leave system one cannot help making this remark, that the sentences might be carried out literally, and yet the ticket-of-leave system be ap plied. For say, if a prisoner is sentenced to four years' penal servitude, if he does not conduct himself well, let it be increased to six years. The system would in that case be deterring enough in one sense, where a man knew he would get one or the other term according to his behaviour. We ought not, gentlemen, lightly to condemn that which we know has been very much approved by those who have devoted a great deal of thought to the subject, and which, it is said, has been very successful in Ireland. As to transportation, it is by no means certain that it would retain the terrors it had among the people 20 years ago, because emigration is so common that I suppose there is not a village in England where an inhabitant has not some relative abroad, and education is so much more spread, There used to be a sort of terror of going to live among wild beasts and savages, but now the prevailing idea seems to be of going to goldfields: lam not at all sure that it is the same severe punishment that it was, No doubt, if you transport them you get rid of them, and so you would if you hanged them, but there is something better than either of these. But, as I have said before, I do not presume to offer an opinion on a matter of such extreme difficulty. I think we ought to guard against hasty legislation. There is one thing, however, upon which I have a clear opinion, which is this—that while men undergo sentences of penal servitude, it does not deter the danger ous classes of the population; it might be inferred that the warning should deter poor wretches who were drifted into crime ; but as to the trained rogue he would look upon it as a bad venture, one that he makes a sort of profit and loss account of, so to speak, and makes up for the loss when he comes out of confinement. I will forward your presentment to the Secretary of State. It having been announced that the case of the Birkenhead rioters would take place this morning, the Shire-hall was occupied to a considerable ex tent by a strong body of police from various parts of the county. There was also a company of the 49th Foot quartered in the barrack adjoining the Court, in readiness should their services have been necessary. His Lordship, however, decided to take all the charges remaining on the calendar before the Bir kenhead case, as it might occupy some days. Con sequently,W. Dixon, 21, railway clerk,was indicted with knowingly, wilfully, and feloniously sending to George Walker a certain letter, without name or signature thereto subscribed, threatening to kill and murder him, the said GeorgeWalker,a subject of her Majesty, then and there being at acclesfield on the 31st July last. Mr. Walker was the goods agent of the London and North-Western and North Staffordshire Rail way Companies at Macclesfield, and the prisoner, who was respectably connected, had been in the service of the two companies for about eight years. On the 29th July Mr. Walker had occasion to sus pect him of misconduct, and on that day prisoner left his employment and did not return. Two days after Mr. Walker received the following letter by post, in the prisoner's handwriting : " Manchester, July 30. " George Walker,—l intend shooting thee. I shall cer tainly be thy end, if it takes 12 months. You scamp I'll ball you off when you little think of it. You discharged me the other day without cause, but it will be the cause of your death. I shall put an Ireland touch upon you. If I can only say I have shot George Walker, I shall then die content, you villain." The prisoner was convicted, and Mr. M.lntyre, who appeared on his behalf, ap pealed for the Court's merciful consideration of his case. The prosecutor said he did not wish for anything but an assurance on the part of the accused that there should be no repetition of his threat. Mr. Baron Bramwell said the prisoner had sub jected himself by his foolish and, perhaps, drunken conduct to penal servitude for life. He might thank Mr. Walker for the present order of the Court, which was that he be bound over and find recog nizances to keep the peace and to appear for judg ment when called upon. When our parcel was despatched there were two cases left, so that it will be late before the rioters' case is called on, if, indeed, it be commenced to-day. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13. CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Special Jury.) JONES (ADMINISTRATRIX) V. DAVISON AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover compensation for the widow and family of John Jones, who was drowned in the Mersey on the 26th of August last, by the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. Mr. A spinall, Q.C., and Mr. Littler were for the plaintiff; Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Mr. Quain were for the defendants. The deceased was captain of the schooner Atlas, and on the day in question was being towed down the river by the steamer Clive, and was cast off along with some other vessels at Pottery Beach, in order to anchor for the night. With some difficulty she avoided the schooner Elizabeth, and dropped her anchor, but in swinging round with the tide her stern came into violent contact with a flat called the Gnat, belonging to the defendants. The deceased was struck by the tiller, thrown over board and drowned. It was said for the plaintiff that the accident arose from the neglecting to display a white light on board the flat, in accordance with the Admiralty regulations. For the defendants it was contended that the deceased had been to blame in not showing the proper lights for a sea-going ves sel, and that the deceased was in liquor and incap able of managing his vessel. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, £lOO for the widow, and £25 each for the four children. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C.) Norris Taylor, a respectable-looking man, was in dicted for unlawfully,wilfully, and indecently oisin terring certain bodies from the Rochdale Cemetery. Mr. Kay appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Cob bett and Mr. Saunders defended the prisoner. The prisoner was the registrar of the Rochdale Cemetery, and resided within the gates of the ceme tery, where he had an office. lie had the direction of all the work done at the cemetery, the disposal of graves to purchasers, the superintendence of the grave-diggers, and received all the money paid for the graves and interments. It appeared from the evidence that the prisone r had b e en in the habit of disinterring bodies, and tra ns ferring them from one grave to another t o su c h an extent that it was almost impossible for any person having friends or relatives buried there to know in what part of the cemetery they were laid. In 1860 a factory opera tive named Shepherd purchased a private grave from the defendant in the Dissenter's ground. On the 12th of August in that year one of Shepherd's children, aged two years and nine months, wa s buried therein. In November it was opened for the interment of a brother . of Shepherd. D e f endent ordered the grave-diggers to dig it deep, so that they might drain a neighbouring vault. They t oo k up the child, and dug to the depth of 26 feet. lie told them to fetch r a b v r e o s u De fendant told the diggers it was a pity they should c d o ig ffi s n o s f deep Di for public n?t graves hing in the Catholics' and Dis gthhetrel,9ancodffip sgeent fters' rom 1 ;11. e s . public lhey g [l u s t them a at the bottom of Shepherd's grave, and the grave was filled in with sand till it was 14 feet deep. In other cases private graves were dug of the ordi nary depth, and water has been arriyed at. Boards , A ....••••••••••••••••••.•- ..........----- . , .... ........... were put over, brick sides made, sprinkled over with gravel or earth s° as to look proce eded, like a proper bottom. The bu rial th€l. ' ) false bet the beards and as soon as the mourner s had left t%\- slip into torn had been pulled up and the coffin let the water. At the close of the case f or the prosecutioi 1, Mr. Cobbett urged several technical objet -.ti°lls to the indictment. est His Lordship said he ro.ight either move in a'' of Mr judg b g ment or rin a writ of . . Cohbett then addresse,d error the jury on bell'o lf of the prisoner. The . jury found the prisocer guilty, and , his Lordship directed him ,*c) be bcsupd over 10 his own recognizance of £5O to ment when called upon. DECEMBER 15. and rbro In the Nisi Prins Court a case of " lei .t, ed en others v. Gill and others," which was comirP% ll° day appear for judg- Saturday, has occupied the whole of OA ' hitherto, and is not yet concluded. The action is on a bill of exc hange. for Mr. Edwd, James, Q.C. , a nd Mr. Hip.,,,in are . 11 the plaintiffs; Mr. Temp le, Q .C., Mr. Quoin, 11 Mr. Jordan for th,c: defendants. for his arrest on on the charge of ineitilit; qu itte a G e orge Ruxten, !who on Saturda y was ac d es truction of a ship collet,' the Roscoe, was arrestea , as he was leaving the doe Thomas J amieson to the by the Lord Mayor of Londe' , k on a warrant gr antea charge of having conspired d lt .: ng -I , l ' o defraud a London insurance cornita„ TIY of with others 1 WESTERN CIRCUIT—EXETER, O ee. A l6 ,:iyes The commissions for holding the Winte: were for the county of Devon and the cit y of Efett:r. ,tice opened here on Saturday evening b y Mr. Au% o' Byles. His Lordship attended divine serviep Y terday in the cathedral. This morning learned Judge delivered his charge to the gra ° o. jury of the city of Exeter, at the Guildhall, see afterwards proceeded to the Castle of Exeter, whe t he charged the grand jury of the county of Dev°,l3; The calendar for the cocinty of Devon contains t'r names of 27 prisoners. There is only one pr isae for trial in the oity of ExeL'er- ,posed of, the cool This prisoner having been prisoners were taken. Elon Thorn was indicted for b,lrglariously br e t ing into the dwelling-house of AnL' Bonody, at C° .. ' e , brook, on the 18th November, ani.l stealing til e ' o 3 from two cheques, one for the payment of it° , to the other for the payment of £l2 1 Os., and ot'' money, her property. defen ded Mr. Turner prosecuted, and Mr. Car,lke,' the prisoner. 411 NO' It appeared that on the night of t he f ag es the prosecutrix, an old widow of 83 years, of residing at Colebrook with her niece, having fa 3, the her house, went to bed. About 2 o'clock ,i6e, morning Mrs. Boundy heard a kind of grating ° L a et' which continued till 4 o'clock_ She was too frightened to go down stairs. The next m0r1311'7,1 about 7 o'clock, the old woman upon going de„,lo stairs discovered that the shutters had been br°,9o open, and the window was open. She then soy ' 44 the cupboard in the room had been broken °Pot and upon looking at a little tin box s he found ti,o the two cheques and about £2 10s. in mon e y been taken out of it. Early that morning the '",be soner arrived at the Exeter statio n by „"el North Devon train ; he asked which omnibus '1;06 him nearest to the West of England Bank. 1 0 .14 told the Half Moon omnibus. H® got Into it, a,'"or showed the conductor two cheques. Th e conda c : D e t o ok him to the West of England B ank, and (iv prisoner went in and received some money• rit i prisoner then said he wanted t o g o to the ',"0,3 Bank. The conductor took him there. As nflog as they got there the prisoner, instead of Poe in, said, suddenly, he wanted to be off 1 1 oe next train, and he turn cox, ed back and wente 01 bf, train for Crediton. Wil the pa ye fe d cheque, was at the door of t he bank. It was Pr° t he by the cashier at the West of England Bank t hat t o prisoner was the person who had presented chisel and some h cheque, owhomter tools change were w f e or fu i o tw n d as give n ' nti' iil soner's room, and some of these correspondetubli?oitlija marks on the shutters and cupboard on t%olier widow's premises. When apprehended the PO' had £lO odd in his pocket. he P ri' Mr. Carter, in his address to the jur'V t r oiog Boner, submitted, first of all, that there Nvas 13 " to be' to show that the house had been broken ' 11 4 ; th o tween 9 at night and 6 in the morning ; th e ,'" oar there was no proof of the prisoner's bav ic °o lit witted the offence of entering the house ; and •' that if they were satisfied the prisoner had 0.0 seated the cheque, that was not a possession s° after the robbery as to justify a verdict of hal it. received the cheque with a guilty knowledge °` having been stolen. A 0 0 Mr. Justice Byles, in summing up , observe.. ga real question was whether the prisoner was f°,,,t1'60 in possession of the property •, if he was, he bound to give an account of it. Some one r io e found the next morning in possession of the a belj li at Exeter . Three witnesses had spoken pos itiVe to the . prisoner being that man. of having t he The jury found the prisoner guilty mone The . • 0 01 Judge—Gentlemen, the having pc). 9ses of hie money shortly after a robbery is evidence ° having stolen it unless he accounts f or it. The Jury.—Guilty. nO b , The prisoner was then sentenced to 12 ra°- imprisonment, with hard labour. rdate d The money found upon the prisoner w as ° the to be given to the old woman, for whose l os " Judge expressed great sorrow. COUNTRY mARALIOS.. COLCHESTER—DEc . 13 . a th e conk A moderate supply of wheat at market, and d pri tion much affected by the weather.. Trade slow, 511 ,,, is afl barely supported. Fins barleys unaltered. Be_'7ifjow' peas are coming to hand in soft condition, a nd are of sale. 34a :O Wheat, white. ..46s 52s Beans, Allizaga ll if 36s 4 40 red ..42s 48s middle SC swa 4 4 4 2 0 42$ Barley Oats .... . 20s 26s gray GLOUCESTER—DEC. 13. filt PP o 4 We had a moderate supply of wheat from the , iO O e) to-day, which could only be disposed of at Is reduc c ` b. ' o p last week's rates. Malting barley was is per qr Beans, peas, and oats unchanged in value. IRD—DEo. 12. tt our market was eN,- lone in anything. 4 O teas, Partridge,...39S 741 400 ,9 hite .......... W ,4Os 354 „ Boiling .......... 359 ~r 1 Dun ........... 39 Ditto new ..••••310 Beans, Tick, old neSV. :39 4 / 0 H arr ow Ticks • sso ne w ':3oo Mazagan ..... . CHELMSF the trade in wheat to-day dull, and very little business Wheat, old white...37s 52s new ..37s 49s old red 4 : 28 48s new 38s 46s BaLley 2se 35s Chevalier ..28s 38s Grinding 22s 30s Malt.... Chevalier 64s 69s Oats 20s 28s KIRKCALDY GRAIN—DEC. 13. o f grc i ; To-day there was moderate supplies of all kin ds t olit 'Wheat sold at last week's rates. Barley, best to 10 P -6d, and inferior is decline, Oats were faun 64 qr dearer. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Fir5t....328 Od I 18s Od I 18s O ni Second ..40s Od 24 8 od 2Cs u- Third....soBlod —s Od --6 °d iter° 7t l l [ADTERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Daughters.—How many suffer from disease, Pr tre vg., through bashfulness, no relief is s ought, till their c i clig e o ° o of constitution is sapped. The headache, derangeoet tion, and dull pains in the back and loins, these maladies, may be safely and permane l qille. the system be regulated by these celebrated troilo, diseases affecting the lower bowels, which are s°, ou t cu at o some and so weakening, may thus be cured wi t 'pillo sultation and without vexing explanations. MS and 10f equally suitable to the young, the middle -age ' o 6o o ' old—at all ages, and in any climate. Full instrau their use accompany each packet of these ruodic: g .cre 6 " atteocurod,;o BIRTHS. C.ALEIN. , —On the 14th inst ~ at 23, Mornilagt°ll beef, the wife of Geo. Calkin, Esq., of a son. ; it-tePhtef' DEACON.—On the 13th inst., at 23, Brunor-c o ug- 4 Brighton, the wife of John Deacon, Esq., of 3 ve geO ti TINDAL.—On the 15th inst., at 42,York-terra ce,' ' ' park, Mrs. Tinl3thdal, of a daughter. ,°- tboti fil°' TrDY.—On the inst., at Kildar e -t er race, l' park, the wife of Colonel Tidy, of a son. . , -GRlFFlN.nOrt itit th lA , gt lin er g iiih CABnoL MA RRIAGES. inst., at :',": isl r 04 14 ' 1 ; London, W. H. Cerro], E , • I-JOU..? )5 son of the late Lieut.-Generalsq., of 1 ulla __,, a 1, to ot Leslie, daughter of the Sir W. 1" : ,,u X . ° a . GP late Captain U. " R.N., of Falmouth, t dill C4.IP BELL— BUCRA.NAN.—On the 12th inst., a- le, 1.1' ; burgh, William Rose Campbell, Esq., of Ballochbole gyllshire, to Jane Morison, - , daughte r Buchanan, PM., LL.i.) younger DEATIIS. Jo sh, AcTo ' N.—On the Bth inst., at his residence, Wig g :d 5,, Acton, Esq., formerly M.P. for that borough, or , ,!.";` BAb er e, BRUCE,—On the 14th inst., at Scotstown, Michael Bruce, Bart. , aged 67. t ole, TA CONSBLE.—On the 13th inst., at Burton Cen_Bstable' Marianne, wife of Sir Thomas Aston Clifford Col., tl' Bart. a ' 2 lIARVEY.—On the 13th inst., at his residence, ; 1, P I,esc 1, ford-square, John Harvey, Esq., of The Cline , '" O Sussex, aged 78. V WA REA.—On the 44th inst., at Croydon, Major-Gen. or Rea, R.M.L.1., aged 58. 1 , 10/ VERNON.—On the Ist inst., at Corfu, su c w e IA 1:4 Y Arthur Vernon, R.A. ouel E. WALTER.—On the 10th inst., at Hyde, Lieut.-Cf:. Walter, late Bombay Light Cavalry LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN CIO': of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN OffiCe, of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savo y , in the Cot.lov Ididdletiow"—Tuoday, Docanbor 10, WA,