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THE _BOYNE HILL CONFESSIONAL. The commissioners appointed by the Bishop of Oxford, under the Church Discipline Act, to in quire into the chargesmade against the Rev. Richd. Temple West, M.A., of Christ Church, Oxford, curate of Boyne Hill, met yesterday at the Town Hall, Maidenhead, to pursue the investigation. The commissioners were Dr. Robt. Philliinore, Chan cellor of the Diocese of Oxford ; the Ven. Jas. Ran dall, M.A., archdeacon of Berkshire ; the Rev. J. A. Leigh, vicar of Bray (the parish in which Mr. Gresley's district is situate) and rural dean. : Mr. Chas. Sawyer, of Heywood Lodge ; and Mr. Hebbcrt, of Braywreth Lodge. The court was crowded by the resident gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood. Amongst the former were Mr. J. Walter, M.P., and Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, M.P., by the direction of the chancellor. Mr. Cripps, of the Oxford circuit, instructed by Mr. Gamber of Gray ' s -inn, appeared for the com plainant, the Rev. John Shaw, rector of Stoke Yogis. Mr. West was represented by Mr. J. D. Coleridge, who was instructed by Mr. Bowland, of Reading. Mr. J. M. Davenport, secretlu7 to the Bishop of Oxford, and registrar of the diocese, read the com mission, as follows " Samuel, by Divine permission, Lord Bishop of Oxford, to our beloved in Christ, Robert Joseph Phillimore, Esq., D.C.L., Q.C., Vicar General of our diocese ; the Venerable Archdeacon James Randall, the Rev. James Edward A usten Leigh, rural dean, Charles Sawyer, Esq., and John Hibbert, Esq., greeting : " Whereas the Rev. Richard Temple West, a clerk in holy orders of the United Church of England and Ireland, and stipendiary curate of Boyne Hill, in the county . of Berks, and within our diocese and jurisdiction, is charged by the Rev. John Shaw, vicar of Stoke Pogis, in the county of Buckingham, with an offence against the laws ecclesiastical, in having within two years hereof, in the performance of his ministerial duty on the occasion of visiting a certain sick person named Nancy Arnold, put impro per questions to her with the view of leading her to make confession to him, as is more fully charged in a certain requisition or complaint sent to us, a copy of which is hereunto subjoined: and whereas, we rightly and duly proceeding under the authority and in conformity with the provisions of a certain act of Parliament passed in the session holden in the third and fourth years of the reign of her present Ma jesty, chapter 86, for better enforcing Church Dis cipline,' did on the 30th day of August last, now past, being 14 days at least before the issuing of this our commission, send notice under our hand to the said Richard Temple West, that it was our in tention to issue a commission under our hand and seal to you the five above-mentioned persons for the purpose of making inquiry as to the grounds of the aforesaid charges ; we, therefore, by virtue and in further pursuance of the said recited act, do, on the application of the said John Shaw, issue this our commission to you, the said. Robert John Phil limore, James Randall, James Edward Austen Leigh, Charles Sawyer, and John Hibbert, for the purpose of making inquiry as to the ground of the aforesaid charge, and. we do hereby authorise and empower you to make such inquiry, and to proceed in the execution of this commission in the manner directed by the said act. " Given under our hand and seal the 15th day:of September, in the year of our Lord 1858, and of our consecration the 13th." The requisition or complaint referred to : " To THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF OXFORD— " We, the undersigned inhabitants of the parish of Stoke, in your lordship's diocese, and communi cants of the Church of England, have read in the Windsor Express newspaper of June 19, a state ment detailing the manner of inducing confession as practised by the curate of Boyne Hill, and desire to bring his conduct before your lordship's notice. " The statement sets forth that the clergyman went to a poor woman, who was in hourly expec tation of her confinement, and proceeded to ques tion her in a most improper manner with the view of leading her to confession; that in going through the commandments, he dwelt more particularly on the seventh, and asked her whether she had ever committed adultery ? Upon her replying No,' he said Yes, but recollect, did you not before or after you were married look on a man to lust after him or for him?' According to the statement, the poor woman was upset' by his language, especially as the clergyman continued—' Now you are lying there and hope to be delivered and live ; therefore 3 - ou should confess your sin, to me.' He pursued the conversation, and inquired, Have you ever been confirmed ?" No, sir,' she replied. ' Then remember,' said he, ' if you die you can never enter the kingdom of Heaven ; if you live you must receive the Holy Sacrament.' Upon her objecting to this, through want of preparation, the curate added, 'Then you cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven.' The statement further sets forth that the clergyman urged upon her, that she should not tell her husband,' and that she was afterwards visited by a lady calling herself Sister Ellen, and upbraided by her for repeating the conversation, and again advised her not to tell her husband. " It is needless for us to specify to your lordship the many gross improprieties of which the curate was guilty: Allowing this account to be true, and that he stands self-condemned by holding a conver sation with any woman which he desired not to be repeated to her husband ; and as Mr. Joseph H. Clark, of Attwood House, Maidenhead, has avowed himself to be the writer of this account, and ready to substantiate it, we therefore respectfully request of your lordship to institute a full inquiry into these charges, and, if true, censure and punish the accused according to the authority your lordship has by virtue of your office. " Your requisitionists view with alarm the pro gress of certain Romish doctrines and practices in the bosom of the Anglican Church, of which they would specify, scarcely ever heard of since the days of the Reformation, an unscriptural and unanglican mode of confession ; and unless these practices are checked by the firm hand of authority, they fear that the general character of the clergy will be lowered in the eyes of their parishioncrs,that happy, open intercourse which now exists between both parties be checked, and thus the clergy and laity will he separated into two distinct bodies ; they fear that the affection of the people of England will gradually be withdrawn from the Church, and that by substituting the doctrine of an unscriptu ral confession in the place of hearty repentance and faith in the meritorious sacrifices of Christ on the cross, an empty formalism will by degrees take 'the place of holiness of life and a real conversion to the heart of God. " J. H. Howard Vyse, lieut.-col. ; Abraham Darby, Charles Darby, Charles 1,3 - all, Wil liam tathrow, John Alexander Gower, M.A., George William Dyson, Andrew Patrick, John G. Scotton, Robert Alfred Willi .ms, John Shaw, vicar ; Henry Cantrell, church . warden ; William Cooper, churchwarden. " Stoke Vicarage, July 14, 1838." Dr. Phillimore (the chancellor) said this was a proceeding instituted by virtue of a commission from the bishop of the diocese, whose authority was derived from the Act 3 and 4 Vic., cap. 86, which . provided' that when there existed scandal or evil report against a clergyman for having offended against the laws ecclesiastical it should be lawful for the bishop, on the application of any party com plaining, or if he thought fit on his own motion, to issue a commission of five persons to make inquiry as to the truth of such scandal or evil reports, and the statute went on further to authorise each com mission to examine witnesses upon oath, and to ascertain and advise the bishop whether or not there were prima facie grounds for instituting fur ' ther proceedings. The commissioners were of opinion that the best course to pursue would he to allow both the accuser and accused to be heard by counsel, and in the mode of proceeding to follow the ordinary proceeding of the courts of common - law. That was, that the head counsel who repre sented the accuser, should make an opening speech and examine his witnesses. Then that the head counsel for the accused should reply, and, if he thought it necessary, to call witnesses that he should examine them, and; after having done so, should sum up their evidence, and then that a final reply upon the whole case should be allowed to the counsel for the accuser. But if no witnesses were called for the defence then there would be no reply. Mr. Cripps said he appeared on behalf of those on whose behalf this commission had been issued. They were persons residing in the immediate neigh bourhood, who had had their attention called to certain circumstances which they considered detri mental to the interests of the Church. They repre milted those circumstances to th e bishop of th e diocese, and in consequence of their requisition the present commission had been issued. Although he found by the terms of the commission that the name of Mr. Shaw alone appeared as the party bringing the charge, it was placed there no doubt on behalf of other requisitionists as well as himself. These parties having made the represen tation to the bishop, and the commission having issued in . consequence, were compelled to appear in the character of prosecutors, and it would be ml possible for them, having thus set the matter in motion, not to appear there to substantiate the facts they had brought to the notice of the bishop. In appearing there as prosecutors in the case, they were mainly carrying out a public duty, unin fluenced by any private or personal feelings or any private motives of hostility to Mr. West whatsoever —in short, uninfluenced by any feelings other than such as they might share with the rest of the pub lic He was instructed that :;the Rev. Mr. Shaw, who was there as the prosecutor in the case, was an entire stranger to Mr. West, and his only object was that the truth should be properly and fairly investigated. That was the purpose he had in view; and that accomplished, whatever the result of the commission might be, he an 1 those who were acting with him would be fully and entirely satisfied. It had come to the knowledge of the re quisionists that a clergyman reshling in or near the town of Maidenhead went to the house of a sick woman and there enjoined upon her the duty of con fession ; and that in the course of his examination of this woman as to her former life and her sins he put cer tain questions to her of a most improper character. He did not know how far they would be obliged to go into the exact nature of these questions, but he believed that it would be found that they were such as were repugnant to the instincts of any educated man, whether clergyman or layman—especially when they considered that they had been put to a woman while on a bed of sickness, in the absence of her husband, and that the questioner enjoined her not to tell her husbandwhat she had been asked. That was, in point of fact, the matter which the commission had to inquire into. There was no necessity for going into the question whether the practice of auricular confession was part of the doc trine of the Church of England. The propriety of a minister going to the bed of such persons and re quiring them to disburden their consciences of any sins that might weigh upon them by confessing it men might differ upon. Some might think it right, and even advantageous; while others might con sider it opposed to the principles of our Church. But whether such a practice was consistent with the doctrines of the Church or not, he apprehended that no one present would say that it was right for a clergyman to go to a person who was on a bed of sickness, and, taking advantage of their physical and mental weakness, conduct such an examina tion according to his own fancy, putting questions of an improper nature, and thengiving injunctions of secrecy. Such a practice was no part of the doc trine of the Church of England, and would never be tolerated by the people of England. Passing from that, he came to the question before the com mission—viz., whether there was so much of truth in the allege Si )ns made by the requisitionists as to call for further inquiry ? - INow, it appeared to him that the very fact of the issuing of the commission settled that point, provided the allegation was proved. That, he submitted, decided the question whether what was alleged to have been done was in accordance with the doctrines of the Church ornot. If what was stated to have been done was only what in the eyes of the highest ecclesiastical authority in the diocese, was what was right and proper, surely he would not have issued a commission. No inquiry was requisite, therefore, as to the doctrine of the Church, seeing that the existence of the commis sion proved that what was alleged was an offence against that doctrine. The chief witness he would call to prove the truth of the allegation was the woman to whom the clergyman, Mr. West, had put the questions. Of course there could be only two . persons present at the time ; and it was one of the inconveniences, in cases like this, that there could be no third party to throw light upon the matter, or to corroborate or refute the statements of the party making the allegation. The accused party could not, according to the laws of evidence, be himself examined on oath to refute the charges brought against him, and the decision must there fore rest upon the evidence of the chief witness and the credibility to be attached to it. It appeared that Mr. West had hardly left the cottage of this poor woman when a lady, Mrs. Ellen, came upon the scene, and to that lady the woman, Mrs. Arnold, related the conversation. That lady was so struck with its impropriety that she immediately made a memorandum of it. That was the same memoran dum which was transmitted to the bishop, and to which he referred as the matter set out in the re quisition. The words so entered and written down in the memorandum remained written now, and had a year or two years elapsed between the con versation and the inquiry, the eontemperaneous memorandum being in existence would be strong corroborative proof. The defence of Mr. West up to the present time had been not, " I indignantly deny ever having put such questions," but rather the avowal that it was in his opinion right and proper, and that confession should be practised generally as a wholesome and proper institution of the Church. Mr. Gressley and Mr. West called upon Mrs. Ellen, and had a conversation with her upon the subject of this woman's statement. One would suppose that their object in calling was to deny the truth of it. But it was not so. Mrs. Ellen in her evidence would tell the court that some conversation took place on that occasion as to the duty of confession, but no denial was made of what the woman said Mr. West had told her, or of the questions he had put. It appeared that after sonic conversation, Mr. West left the room, leaving Mr. Gressley with Mrs. Ellen, as she preferred to state what the woman had charged Mr. West with say ing to Mr. Gressley rather than to Mr. West him self. He would now call Mrs. Arnold, who would state What was the nature of the questions put to her. The other side might attempt to prove, per haps, that this woman was of bad character—that she was an uneducated person, and that she had done many things in the course of her life that could not meet with approbation. But the more uneducated the mind, the more improbable was it that such a circumstantial and detailed statement should have been coined by her. Ann Arnold was then called, and examined by Mr. Cripps—My name is Ann Arnold. My hus band's name is Richard Arnold. I live at Titley row, near Maidenhead. I was confined on the 7th April last. Mr. West, the curate, had visited me two or three times before that. On one occasion, on the 17th March, I remember, when Mrs. Ellen visited me, shortly after the curate came. Ido not remember the exact day. One of the visits of Mr. West was upon the same day that Mrs. Ellen came, but before she came. I was in bed when Mr. West came. He came into the room to me. The bedroom door was shut when he came ; so was the street door. After Mr. West came the door was shut. He opened the door and came in, and then shut it after him. Mr. West having shut the door, asked me first how I was ; then afterwards he said, ".Mrs. Arnold, you know it's right we should confess to man," awl then he began asking me if I knew the Catechism, and then lie asked me if I knew the Commandments. At first he asked Inc if I knew the commandment, "Thou shalt :lave no other God Isut me." I don't remember the next. Then he asked me if I knew the commandment, "Thou shalt honour thy father and thy mother " and he asked me if I (lid so. I told him " No." I said my mo ther died when I was too young, and I was sure I had not obeyed all my father's commands. Then he conic down through the other commandments to the sixth, but I said I had forgotten them. I answered the sixth. And then he came to the seventh, and asked me if I had committed fornica tion. I replied, " I don't know your meaning sir." Ire said, ".You don't ?" and I said, ".No, sir, I don't." He said " The meaning of fornication was, did I look upon any man to lust after him before I was married, or after." I answered "That I was mar ried too young." After that he made a short prayer. I don't rememer what it was. He prayed for me to confess to him. The Chancellor—What do you mean by that ? Witness—He prayed for me for what I had con fessed to him. By Mr. Cripps—He asked me if I had things - for, my use. I said I had Mrs. Bickcll's bundle. He said, " You need not tell your husband ;" and then he wished me " good dav;" and off he went. By the Chancellor—He said, " Remember, you are in this state, you don't know whether you will live or die." He told me if I was not confirmed I should not go to heaven. I don't remember that he said anything else to me on that occasion. I can not remember anything else just now. By Mr. Cripps—He said " Remember, Mrs. Ar nold," he says " that you are telling me the truth.* That was when he was asking me about the com mandments. Ido not remember which of the com mandments he was asking me about when he said that. The Chancellor—Do you remember anything else that was said on that occasion to you beyond what you have stated ? Mr. Colmidge—Mr. West does not object to the examination being extended to the conversations "which took place upon any day. The terms of the commission do not limit the inquiry to any parti cular day : Mr. Cripps (to witness)—Do you remember any thing being said in the course of that conversation about the word adultery ? Witness—He asked me if I had committed adul tery. I told him I did not know. The Chancellor—What did you mean by that answer ; that you did not know what adultery meant? Witness—l meant that I was not going to tell him. (A laugh.) By Mr. Cripps—Mrs. Ellen saw me on the same day, directly afterwards. I thought she must have met him at the gate. I told her what had passed. Mr. Coleridge—l must remark that Mr. West was not there. The Chairman—Well, repeatthel have to Mfrs. 1 discussed. c losely as you remembered conversation. Ellen o a u s Cripps—Did you we wil it hid just had with Mr. West ? Mr. Coleridge objected to the question. If it stood by itself, and was a mere statement of fact that the conversation was repeated, then it would be receivable, but that was not the object ; it was to get irregularly at evidence which could not be given regularly. What the witness said to Mrs. Ellen in the absence' of Mr. West is clearly not receivable. The Chairman—The question may certainly be I'HE SUN, LONDON, ,SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1858. put, but Mr. Coleridge's objection will arise when the question comes which was the contents of the conversation so communicated. Mr. Cripps—l shall call Mrs. Ellen to state what the conversation was that was so communicated. Examination resumed by Mr. Cripps—Mrs. Ellen remained some time with me. A few days after I saw another lady called Sister Ellen. I had some conversation with her as to what had taken place with Mr. West. Sister Ellen is a lady in the parish who visits the sick and poor people. She is a dis trict visitor. Cross-examined by Mr. Coleridge—l have lived at Little Kew a year. I have five children alive out of eight. I have no child at school at Boyne hill. I had them there when I had this conversa- Now, you are lying there, and hope to be delivered and live ; therefore you should confess your sins to me.' " Curate—Have Tou ever been -confirmed ? " Woman—No, sir. " Curate—Then, remember, if you (lie you can never enter the kingdom of Heaven. If you lire, you must receive the holy sacrament. " Woman—No, sir, I can't do that ; I think that requires a great deal of preparation. " Curate—Then you cannot go to heaven. " Lady—Now, listen to me. That man is not a fit person for you to see in your present situation. As you value, as I hope you will value, your own soul, do not confess to him ; confess to:God alone, and you will, through Christ, be saved, and through him alone. But you must endeavour to live a better life for the future, &c. " Woman—lie said I was to be sure and not to tell my husband, and I would not tell him for the world : so don't you, ma'am. "N.B.—She was afterwards called upon by a lady calling herself Sister Ellen, ' and upbraided for repeating the conversation, and again advised me to tell her husband." Mrs. Mary Ellen was then called and examined by Mr. Cripps—l am the wife of John Ellen. I reside at Thicket Lodge. I went to see Mrs. Arnold on the 17th of March. I found her in bed in her room. She appeared exceedingly ill from excite ment—rshe was crying. I inquired the reason of her distress. She made a statemeht to me as to the cause of her distress. After I went home from her I wrote down that statement immediately. I went direct home after I had seen her. I have the paper still by me in which I wrote down that statement. Mr. Cripps—l propose to put in that statement as evidence and ask the witness questions as to its correctness. ______ Mr._ Coleridge could hardly think his learned friend was serious in such a proposition ; but rather than interpose any objection he would, if his learned friend, as a lawyer, tendered the statement in evidence, not interfere. The Chairman intimated that the question whether the statement could be received or not was for the commissioners to decide. _ Mr. Cripps urged his right to put in the paper, which he said he put in merely to test the accuracy of the witness's memory. The Chairman, after consulting with the other commissioners, decided that they were bound by the ordinary rules of evidence, and that the proposed statement could not be admitted. Mr. Cripps pursued his examination of the evil ness as follows :—After I saw Mrs. Arnold I saw Mr. West in company with Mr. Gressley. It was on the 24th of March, at my house. I have a memo randum of what had been said, which I made on the same day directly after they left. They came to(rether. 1 addressed myself to Mr. West, and said I understood that a most disgraceful conversa tion had taken place between one of Mr. Gressley's curates and Mrs. Arnold. I did not know Mr. West, for Mr. Gressley had not introduced him. Mr. West said he went through the whole of the commandments to Nancy Arnold, and when he came to the seventh he said that he told her she must not only love her husband, but be faithful to him. I said, " I beg your pardon, sir ; what she has told me is widely different to that." They asked me what it was, and I said I would not re peat it before Mr. West. Mr. West then left the room. After Mr. West had gone the conversation was carried on with Mr. Gressley. Mr. West came back again, but not while the conversation was going on. I said to him when he came back that I had asked Mr. Gressley when he had confessed, and now I asked him the same thing. He replied he was not bound to tell me. Afterwards he said he must leave the conversion of this poor woman in my hands. Mr. 'West said nothing to me about what took place on his visit to. Nancy Arnold on the 17th March. He said something about the seventh commandment, about her having broken it. He said she was a bad woman, and I said if what I hear is true she may have been so. He then said she might have broken the commandment. I said she may have broken all the commandments but the sixth, that I know nothing of. Before Mr. West left the room he took sonic book out of his pocket, which he was about to open to show me the form of the visitation of the sick. I said Ido not want to know anything about that. He began to read at the " There shall the minister." I said I wanted to hear nothing about it. Cross-examined by Mr. Coleridge—A woman was with Nancy Arnold, named Mrs. Folley. After Mrs. Arnold had told me what Mr. West had said, I called Mr. Folley, and told him the greater part of it. 'When Mr. West was present with Mr. Gressley at my house, I did not say that if I was sure it was true, I would publish it or take steps to make it known. The statement written down by Mr. Clark was from the account given by Mrs. Arnold at my house. There were five persons present. I did not pee the statement written. I saw Mrs. Arnold put her mark to it. I know Mary Lee. I had no conversation with her upon the subject of this inquiry. lte-examined by Mr. Cripps—The paper signed by Mrs. Arnold is in substance the same as the memo randum I made on the 17th March. Mrs. Lucy Lawrence Carden, examined by Mr. Coleridge—l went in October to Boyne -hill to visit the poor. I visited Mrs. Arnold, and sent her little girl to school. I was ill for some time, and saw Mrs. Arnold somewhere about the 12th of March. I visited her, perhaps, three times between the 12th and the 19th. She talked to me about Mr. West. She said she was satisfied with what Mr. West had done, and that she had received com fort from his visits. She said he had promised to come again. I saw her again after her confine ment. I belieTe I saw her after the 19th of March and before her confinement, but will not say posi tively. She did not in giving her account of going Commandments say a word about tchonrofeusgsihonthoerl' 'c absolution. She did not say a word about being told that she could not go to heaven unless she was confirmed. She did not say a word about Mr. West having told her not to tell her husband. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Cripps, but nothing was elicited to alter the general tone of her evidence. Mary Ann Smith, examined by Mr. Coleridge—l live in the adjoining cottage to Mrs. Arnold. Both cottages are under the same roof. I have known her for several years. I have not seen her drunk, but I have sometimes seen her a little "beery." I recollect Mr. West calling upon her during her con finement. She did not say a word to me about Mr. IVest having told her not to tell her husband. She said Mr. West had been trying to get her ready to come to the communion table ; but as she was not dressed she was not at all pleased. I am not sure that it was the same day that Mrs. Ellen was there or the day afterwards. She never said anything to me about Mr. West having talked to her about confession. She did not seem upset when I saw her after Mr. West's visit. She appeared to have been crying, and her handkerchief was in her hand. When Mr. West came the time before last Mr. Arnold was at home. I did not see Mr. West but Mr. Arnold said to me that somebody was talking to his wife, and he could not get out the flour in consequence for the baking. When I went in to see Mrs. Arnold presently afterwards, she said, Mr. West has just gone. Mrs. Jane Winch examined by Mr. Coleridge— I know Mrs. Arnold. I went with her to the gleaning field in July last. We had some com munication with her-'about Mr. West, and she told me that Mrs. Ellen was at the bottom of the stairs listening while Mr. West was there. I said to her, "Why did you tell people that Mr. West gave you half-a-crown, and told you not to tell your hus band ?" She said it was a d-- lie, that Mr. West had never given her half-a-crown, or told her not to. tell her husband, but that it was a made-up tale between Mr. Clark and Mrs. Ellen, who were offended with her for sending her child to All Saints Church to be baptised. By Mr. Coleridge—l mentioned it because the story told in the newspapers was not, as I thought, true ; for I did believe what Mrs. Arnold said to me. Thomas Miles—l am gardener to Mr. Gressley. I have known Mrs Arnold 20 years. I remember her living with a man named Stubbs. He kept a beer shop, and I have seen her there 12 months together. Mr. Arnold- sometimes went there, but not very often. I have seen other men there. I expect they were after her from what they talked about. She had a child while there, but she said she did not know whether it was Stubbs's or Ar nold's. I had seine talk with her about this matter two months an.o at Bruce's beer shop. She said that what she had said before was not true ; it was a lie, and she wished ine to tell Mr. Gressley so. She said Air. West asked her about the com mandments, but as she was no scholar she could not answer. She said that Mrs. Ellen asked her where she was to have the child christened, if at Boyne hill Church and added, if she would have it chris tened at Brayi Church or Cawley-corner Church she would stand godmother to her. From what I know of Mrs. Arnold I ti, ould not believe her on her oath. CrcFs-examined by Mr. Cripps—l have been Mr. Gressley's gardener fifteen months, and I also ring the bell at Boyne-hill Church. I had last seen Mrs. Arnold before this conversation, perhaps a year before. She knew that I was Mr. Gressley's gar dener, and told me to tell him what was said. She began the conversation by asking if I had heard the d—d lies that Mrs. Ellen had been talking about her ; and said that it was all made up by Mrs. Ellen, and asked me to tell Mr. Gressley so. I did tell him on the following day. Thomas Martin, examined by Mr. Coleridge—l live at Boyne-hill. I have known Mrs, Arnold ten years. She is a person I would not believe on her oath. This witness was cross-examined, but all that was elicited was that Mrs. Arnold was in the habit of using improper language ; that she was an ex traordinary character, who would not let a respect able man pass by without swearing at him. Priscilla Woolford, examined by Mr. Coleridge —I was in the gleaning field about two months ago, when Mrs. Arnold was there. She spoke about Mr. West, and said, " They say he talked improperly to me, but I never said so." By the Chancellor—She did not tell me that Mr. West had asked her improper questions, and I never said to her that if he had asked such questions of me I would have thrown a bucket of water over him. Captain Lee was called, and examined by the Chancellor—l reside at Woolley-firs. I know Mr. West. I attend the Boyne-hill Church at the afternoon service. I know Mrs. Arnold. She lives in a cottage of which lam the landlord. She has stated to me that she was a married woman, that she left her husband for a certain period, and after wards she returned to him. She spoke to me about Mr. West. I overtook Mrs. Arnold on a Sunday afternoon. I addressed her and said, "I suppose you are the person who has created this disturb ance ?" She said, " Yes." I said, " The papers report that you were half crying in bed." She said she was. I said, "Of course you were not crying in consequence of anything Mr. West said to you ?" She said no, she was crying because she was in great pain. She did say Mr. West asked her to confess. I met her again afterwards, about four or five weeks ago. I passed the cottage, and saw her. and Mrs. Smith together. I said, "There is a letter in the paper about the inquiry." Mrs. Smith was by, and said, " Do you think it will go any fur ther ?" I answered that would depend upon the reply to the letter. I said to Mrs. Arnold, " You are the last person who should have moved in the matter, for the people of Boyne Hill have been very kind to you." She told me Mr. West put this ques tion to her whether she had had any connexion with a man before she was married. " What did you say ?" I asked. She said, " I told him I did not know what he meant." I said, " You know that is wrong, Mrs. Arnold." She said nothing more. I never heard her use improper language. The Rev. R. Temple West was next called, but an objection being taken, The Commissioners retired to consider the point, and on their return the Chancellor declared the ruling of the court to be that Mr. West's evidence was admissible. The Rev. Gentleman was accordingly examined by Mr. Coleridge—l amcurate of Mr. Gressley, at Boyne Hill. I became so last February. In conse quence of information that I received that Mrs. B. Arnold was ill, I went to visit her. I cannot state the day, but I only examined her on one occasion on the ten commandments. She was in bed. I told her that the commandments contained more than the actual letter, and as far as I remember I explained their spirit. I went through the several precepts of the decalogue, and explained them in that man- , ner as I went through them. I asked her if she had broken them. When I came to the seventh commandment I explained its spirit, and said that the spirit meant more than the letter, and, having heard that she had had illegitimate children, I asked if she had ever looked after any man. My predecessor took me to Mrs. Arnold's. When I told her what the works of the flesh were she said she did not know what fornication was, and asked me what it was. I quoted the passage from Galatians, and said the works of the flesh are these. I did not tell her she must confess, if she hoped to be delivered. I did not tell her that un less she was confirmed she could not go to Heaven. I certainly did not tell her not to tell her husband what had passed between us. I never did such a thing in my life. She did not appear to be upset —not so as to make any impression on my mind. Ido not remember that she was crying. Nothing passed as to a future visit that I recollect. Cross-examined by Mr. Cripps—She was in bed when I went. Did you a.sk questions as to other commandments as well as the seventh P—l explained the spirit, and then asked if she had broken them. I did not amplify more on the seventh than the others. I should say, if I dwelt on one more than another, it was the first. I had heard, before I went to the house, that the woman had had an illegitmate child. I had been told so by the former curate. I asked her if she had lusted after any other man. I do not recollect adding the word before or after marriage. I do not recollect what answer she made. I thought the examination had not been systematic enough, and I adopted a more syste matic course, and the questions I put were part of that systematic course. Since the bishop objected, I have not used that form. Was examined by the bishop. He asked me if I had asked improper ques tions. I said no. He did not know what had been said about fornication. The bishop did not ask me. The examination before the bishop, I believe, went only so far as to ask me if I had put improper ques tions. I said I should like to know what improper questions were, but he replied, as I had said I had not asked improper questions, that was enough. Confession is not part of the systematic plan I have adopted since I came here. Exa mining a sick person as to his sins, according to the Rubric, has nothing to do with confession. When I visited a sick person I never said any more about confession than to say, "If there is any weight on your mind between you and God which you cannot ease yourself of, if you like to open your mind to me you can." I generally ask a sick person that question once during my visiting. I express my willingness to receive any opening of their grief. I deny that I said to this woman that she must confess to me. I think I said she should not be ashamed to confess her sins. lam not sure that I used that expression, but I might have done so. I did not use the word confess in any other way. Mr. Cripps—l ask you whether von consider confession an important doctrine of the Church of England ? Mr. Coleridge objected to the question, and after some discussion, Mr. Cripps put the question thus—Do you con sider that the confession of persons in sickness to the clergyman is a proper and expedient practice in the Church of England ? Witness—Not unless they have a weight on their minds which they cannot ease of themselves. Examination continued—l remember going with Mr. Gressley to see Mrs. Ellen on the 23(1 March. At that time I had heard nothing of what had taken place. Mr. Gressley related to me in general terms what Mrs. Ellen had said about me to him. I have no doubt had conversation with Mr. Gressley since on the subject. I was recommended to go before the Bishop of Oxford about the end of July. That was after my communication with Mr. Gressley, and after the matter had appeared in the papers. My attention was called to what ap peared in the Windsor Express the first morning it came out. I had some conversation with Mr. Gresslev on the subject soon after. The Chancellor—Did you ever say to Mrs. Arnold that it was right that man should confess to man Witness—No. Mr. Coleridge then summed up the evidence for the defence, and Mr. Cripps afterwards replied on the whole case. _ The Commissioners then retired at half-past 8 o'clock to consider their report, and in about half an-hour they returned to the court, when The Chancellor said the 4th section of the 3d and 4th Victoria, cap. 86, requires that one of the com missioners should openly and publicly declare the opinion of the majority of the comnussioners pre sent, whether there be or be not sufficient prima facie grounds for instituting further proceedings. The commissioners having given the best atten tion in their power to the arguments cf the learned counsel on both sides, and to the evidence of the witnesses, are unanimously of opinion that the charge brought against the Rev. R. T. West, of having in the performance of his ministerial duty on the occasion of visiting a certain sick woman, put improper questions to her with a view of lead ing her to confession has not been proved. That charge, in the o pi n i on o f th e commissioners, rests wholly upon the testimony of the woman Ann Arnold; unsupported by other witnesses, and con tradicted on important points by the evidence of other persons whose testimony is not impugned. This decision has been come to by the commis sioners without taking into consideration the idence of Mr. West himself, whom they have per mitted to be examined under the act which has been referred to. The commissioners now, in com pliance with the statute, openly and publicly de clare that there are no sufficient grounds _ for instituting further proceedings against Mr. West , and the court is now closed. The decision of the commissioners was hailed by loud and repeated cheering from the friends of Mr. West, and by volleys of groans and hisses from the other side. There was an immense crowd in front of the court-house, who followed the Rev. Mr. Shaw, cheering him as he retired. [ADVERTISEMENT.]-llolloway ' s in bilious and liver complaints these admirable pills be taken, accord ing to the printed directions, which are affixed to each box, they will speedily demonstrate that their extraordinary popularity, as powerful remedies, is thoroughly we ll founded. 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I told him his fare was no more than 2s. 6d., and he then put himself in the way directly and said that I should not pass unless I paid him the money he demanded, and he persisted, although I told him I was going to Ostend and should lose the boat if delayed. He put himself into a fighting attitude and used abusive language. _ Defendant—l say, mind what you say ; I didn't do no sich a thing ; it's all wrong. Complainant—He followed me down to the boat, would not let me go on board, and said he would have my baggage and give me in charge of a. policeman if I did not give him ss. I then sent for a policeman, who was obliged to check the defendant's violence by pushing him down, and I succeeded in passine , to the boat. The defendant contradicted the complainant in the material parts of the charge, but proved, by his insolent manner and gesticulations, that there had not been the slightest exaggeration in the state ment he was called upon to answer. The Lord Mayor—lt is quite evident that the cabman built his imposition upon the chance of the departure of the complainant for Ostend and his delay there. Conduct of this kind more frequently occurs at London-bridge than anywhere else in the metropolis, the cabmen being in the habit of calcu lating that those who hire them are going some distance by rail or boat. The defendant must pay a fine of 40s. and costs, or go to prison for 14 days. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknowledge the receipt of £5 from " T. C." for the poor-box. GUILDHALL.—Wm. Thomas Barns, the son, and Lucy Barns, the wife, of Mr. Barns, the auc• tioneer and picture dealer of St. Paul's-churchyard, again attended on bail, charged with conspiring to obtain divers sums of money, amounting to between £2,000 and £,3000, and a bill of exchange for £l,OOO, by means of false pretences, with intent to defraud Mr. Robert Herries Peter, a gentleman residing at 45, Hyde-park-square. Alderman Wire presided. Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. W. Day, of Queen street, Mayfair, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, conducted the defence. Mr. Sleigh said—l have a simple duty to per form, and that is to state on the part of Mr. Day, who instructs me, that Mr. Peter is in such a de plorable state that it is wholly impossible for him to appear here to-day, and from what Mr. Day's clerk has informed me, I am quite unable to say when he will be able to attend. Alderman Wire—l must have evidence on oath to satisfy me that such is the case, as I have reason to believe that Mr. Peter is quite well and residing within a few miles of London. Mr. Sleigh—lf that is a fact it takes me quite by surprise, as I understood he was confined to bed. Mr. Metcalfe—What the worthy alderman states is perfectly consistent with the evidence of Mr. Turner, the medical attendant of Mr. Peter, as that gentleman did not adopt Mr. Sleigh's statement as to the bodily health of Mr. Peter, but contented himself with saying that he was not in a condition mentally to attend the court. Mr. Sleigh—That is so, and he also said that any excitement might terminate in confirmed insanity. Mr. Inall, managing clerk to Mr. Day—When I saw Mr. -Peter he was very ill in bed. Alderman Wire—When did you see him last ? Mr. Inall—Last night. Alderman Wire—ln town ? Mr. Inall—No ; in the country. Alderman Wire—ln what part? If you tell me I shall be able to judge if my information is correct. Mr. Inall—l must leave the o matter in the hands of Mr. Sleigh, who is conducting this case. I did not think it necessary to have Mr. Turner here to day to give evidence of Mr. Peter's health, because I found Mr. Peter labouring under the impression that he sees devils on the wall, which is not the only delusion he is subject to at present, and it was therefore useless to attempt to get him here in such a state. Alderman 'Wire—Then I will remand the case again, and you must ascertain on the day before he is to appear if Mr. Peter will be able to attend, and let the parties know. Mr. Metcalfe—Really, sir, I must oppose any further adjournment of this case. The evidence of Mr. Turner, the medical man, was sufficiently defi nite on the last occasion to satisfy you that any at tempt to get Mr. Peter here would be attended with the most serious consequences to that gentleman, and it is now stated that ho is suffering from a fancy that he sees devils on the wall and other de lusions, and I will ask you, sir, if the present charge against my clients may not be all a delu sion ? The depositions, as far as they go, are not worth the paper they are written upon, and I do therefore hope that you will not put my clients, whose mental and bodily health have suffered con siderably, to the pain and inconvenience of having to attend again in this matter. Alderman Wire—You raised an insuperable ob jection on the last occasion to my disposing of this case in another manner and I felt it my duty to adjourn it for the attendance of Mr. Peter. He is not here, and I must therefore adjourn the case for another week, and if he then fails to appear I must be furnished with such medical testimony as will satisfy my mind and justify me in taking the recog niqices of these persons to appear when called on. Mr. Metcalfe—l cannot object to that course under the circumstances. Mr. Sleigh--That will be the better course to pursue, and I may here mention that Mr. Peter was subject to precisely similar delusions about this time last year. Alderman Wire—The case stands adjourned till Friday next, and the same bail will be taken as before. The defendants accordinoly entered into their recognisances, and the sureties having been bound over in due form, the. proceedings terminated. . MARYLEBONE.— Yost crday, James Thomas, aged 72, who refused to state where he resided, and who was remanded on the previous day by Mr. Broughton, was again y laced at the bar, charged with having indecently exposed his person to young girls in a field at Kentish-town. Some evidence in addition to that which was be fore given was now brought forward, and the pri soner was sentenced to hard labour in the House of Correction for two months. WESTMINSTER.—Isaac Harmond, alias Bandy, a notorious " smasher," underwent a lengthened examination before Mr. Paynter, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Farrell, a woman with whom he cohabited, by throwing her out of a second-floor window, in York-street, Westminster. - - The particulars of the previous examinations have been already detailed. It will be remembered that the prisoner was heard to use some horrible threats towards the woman on the night of the 15th inst., and having locked her in the room declared he would do for her. Immediately after this their window was opened, and the poor woman was found soon afterwards in the yard, in an insensible state. Directly after the window was opened pri soner was endeavouring to leave the house, when he was stopped by his fellow-lodgers. He was sub sequcntly given into the custody of . Ferris Carr, a policeman, to whom he said it was a serious affair and he must suffer for it. The following fresh evi dence was given yesterday : Emily Ward,who lived in the same house, stated that on the night in question the prisoner and the woman, who passed as his wife, were quarrelling, and while she (witness) was standing at her win dow she saw something fall from above it, and im mediately afterwards beheld the poor woman lyino. in the yard. W itness then g ave an alarm, and the woman was picked up and taken to the hospital. Mr. Ponsonby Kelly Adair, house surgeon, West minster Hospital.—The injured woman was brought i i n to the hospital on the night of the (Ali, about 11 o'clock, in a complete state of insensibility. I found she had a scalp wound seven inches long on the right side of the head, and the scalp was torn down right to the level of the ear and brow. She was also suffering from concussion of the brain and complete paralysis of all spwhichiie. I o i n n fe p r u r et putting n t g h ea t r h etroe the extremities, from heel more minuttheleysklan a d fr e a x e a t m ul i e nii o ig f her theri right h t )a hip, eh, skin n oun there was a bruise on the and there were grazed on the lower part of especially were several severe bruises on both legs,on the left, which appeared to be of some standing. Some time after she had been admitted she vomited so large a quantity of beer as to lead me to the conclusion that she must have been at least partly intoxicated. She lingered se veral days, but became quite - sensible. She died in the night of the 22 0 d n I t was . present at the .post mor t foundem examination. that th in . g back nbf t thee skull.sca p itN Thereas erewas a fracture was also a fracture of thespinea out the middle of the neck. The last would inevitably cause death. The witness having concluded his medical testi mony, spoke to some important statements made by the deceased to her mother in his presence, under a thorough conviction that she could not recover. The first was 'on September 18th, and was as follows : " I think I was pushed out of window by some one who is now in trouble about it. I think I got on the bed my self, and he pushed me out of window. He threatened me in the room, and said he would be the death of me. He hit inn once or twice on the lead with the poker that night, just before he threw me out of window. It was Isaac Bandy who pushed me out of window. He is a bad fellow.". The second statement was made on the 20th, and ran thus : " I got on the bed because he said he would have revenge , if he served 12 months for it. I don't think I shall re cover. I wish I was gone now " In reply to Mr. Paynter, Mr. Adair said that de ceased was perfectly sensible when she made these statements, and both before and after expressed her consciousness that she was dying. William James, of 5, York-street, repeated the evidence he nave on the first examination of the ' prisoner with the addition that when the prisoner and the deceased came in at 10 at night and were going to their room, he heard her say, " We arc all drunk to-night." In two or three minutes after wards, when they had got in their room, there was a great scuffling, and immediately afterwards Mrs. Ward, a fellow lodger, exclaimed, " That fellow has thrown the woman out of window." 'Witness then went out and found prisoner in the custody of a lodger. Witness said to the accused, " You vil lain, what do you mean by throwing the woman out of window ?" to he replied, " How could I throw her out of the window when the bedstead is close to it?" Witness, said, " Then why not pre vent her ?" and prisoner replied, " Give her a leg up." By the Magistrate—What I understool by that was that if she attempted to get out he was willing to assist her. Examination resumed—He did not express any regret when .she was picked up insensible. I said to the other lodger, " Take care of him ; don't let him n o ;" when prisoner said we were all against him, but he knew a:little 'What the law was, and then made use of some inde . cent expression. Lucy Ann Marley, another lodger in the house, said that between 5 and 6 in the evening the pri soner swore he would stick a knife into his wife, and subsequently that he would drag her windpipe out. Witness did not hear deceased use any pro- voking language to him, but he used shocking language to her and threw a teapot at her as she ran down stairs to escape his violence. Shortly afterwards, at about 10 o'clock, they came in toge ther, when witness heard him lock the door. The deceased entreated him to let her out, but he would not, and replied, " I have got you here note, and I'll do for you." Thereupon the window was opened, and directly afterwards deceased was in the yard, and prisoner coming down the stairs. Mr. Adair was bound over to prosecute the pri soner for wilful murder at the Central Criminal Court. Last evening a' coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the accused. nu with Mr. West. I have removed them since. lour of them are at Folly-hill, and the other is at service. Folly-hill is a parish school. There was a lady, named Carden, paying for one of my children at the Boyne-hill School. I paid for the other two myself. Mrs. Carden had never a word of conversation with me about Mr. West. I don't remember her mentioning Mr. West's name, nor did I mention his name to her. I did not talk about Mr. West by name to her, nor as the curate or parson. I never spoke of him, good or bad. I did not say to Mrs. Carden towards the end of March that the new curate had been to see me, and that he was just the right person to visit sick per sons. That I swear. I saw Mrs. Carden about that time. She used to come sometimes to ask me how I did, and when she could not come herself she sent her servant. She is a lady living in the parish who has been a little kind to me, but not very kind. She used to send me a bit of dinner and give me a bit of money sometimes, but that is all. (A laugh.) I believe she did come to me about the end of March. I did not tell her that Mr. West had gone through the commandments with me. I did not tell any of the lidies except Sister Ellen, belonging to Mr. Gressley's party. I never told Mrs. Carden that Mr. West asked me which of the command ments I had broken. I did not tell Mrs. Carden that when I had done anything wrong the least I could do was to tell it, and I had always told my children so. I never said anything of the sort. Nor did she tell me that she thought I was quite right. Nothing of the kind passed. I did not tell her that I had great comfort from Mr. West's visits, nor anything of the sort. After my confinement Mrs. Carden went away for some time. I have seen her since she came back, but not to speak to her. I did not speak to her at the end of June. I hadno talk with her then about Mrs. Ellen. • Mrs. Smith •• lives next door to me. She is the wife of a labourer who works upon the smile farm as my husband. Mrs. Smith was in my bed-room on the same day that Mr. West came, and Mrs. Folley and Mrs. Ellen were there also. I did not go into Mrs. Smith's room on the day Mr. West called upon me. I might have called afterwards. Mrs. Smith was in the room and heard me tell Mrs. Ellen as to the conversation with Mr. West. I never had a conversation with Mrs. Smith alone about what Mr. West had •said. Afterwards, when the matter was talked . about in the papers, I might have spoken to Mrs. Smith about it. She and others have come in and said, " I have heard —so and so ;" but I always said, "I don't care what they say." Upon my solemn oath, I had no conversation alone with Mrs. Smith upon the subject before my confinement. Mrs. Smith was present during the whole time I was talking to Mrs. Ellen about Mr. West. She must have heard all I said. Mr. Coleridge—Did you, on your solemn oath, when Mrs. Smith was present with Mrs. Ellen, say one word about confessing or confession ? Yes. Did you say a syllable about Mr. West having told you not to tell your husband, while Mrs. Smith was m the room 9—She was not in the room then, she was not there at the finishing off; her child cried and she went away, but she was there when I told Mrs. Ellen all that Mr. West said about the commandments. Mrs. Polley was not in the room when I told Mrs. Ellen what Mr. West had said, but she was present at the beginning, she was called away as soon as I began to tell Mrs. Ellen what Mr. West had said about fornication. She went away just before I began to tell Mrs. Ellen about not telling my husband. Mrs. Smith went first,- and then 'Mrs. Folley left. I know a Mrs. Winch. I saw her at the end of July, as she was going leasing, in Mr. Gillett's field. She asked me if it was true about what Mr. West had been sav ing to me, and I said it was. I will swear that * I did not say that it was all Mrs. Ellen's doing. I did not tell her that Mrs. Ellen was at the bottom of the stairs listening while Mr. West was there. I did not tell her that Mr. West had given me half a-crown. I told her not to tell my husband. I told her what Mr. West had said to me, and asked her if she would have liked to have such questions put to her, and she said "No ' " and if they had been she would have slapped Mr. West's face. (A demon stration of applause was here made, which the Chancellor stopped by threatening to clear the room.) I said nothing about half-a-crown, for no half-crown was given me. I know a man named Miles. I met him at Bruce's, where he lives. I have known him a Feat many years. I talked to him about this inquiry. I told him what had been said by Mr. West, and asked him if he would like it said to his wife ? He said, " No." I did not say that Mrs. Ellen had been saying something about her, but that it was all a he would tell Mr. Gressley so. Mr. Clark came to me and took down my statatement. He adminis tered an oath to me. He put down in that state ment something about Mr. West having told me not to tell my husband. Mr. Coleridge—Did you tell Mr. Clark that it was not true that you had said, that Mr. West had told you not to tell your husband ? Witness—My head is so confused I cannot answer. On the question being repeated she said—l told Mr. Clark that Mr. Wegthad told me not to tell my husband. The Chancellor—Where was this statement given ? Witness—At Mrs. Ellen's house—l was sent for to meet Mr. Clark at Mrs. Ellen's. I don't know whether it was before or after I heard of it's all being in the papers. (Mr. Cripps—lt was the Gth July). I knew Mr. Shaw. Ido not know he is paying my butcher's bill. Ido not know who is paying it. I have a bit of meat sent from Mr. Cooper's, and somebody pays for it. I believe Mr. Shaw pays for it. I have never spoken to Mr. Shaw. I know a man named Martin. I don't know Elizabeth Jones. I have had eight children. I have been married. I left r:v husband three years after I was married. I went and lived with a man named Stubbs. I don't know that I had a child by Stubbs. I don't know whose child it was. Question—Did you have connection with any other man, then, besides your husband and Stubbs about that time ?—I will not answer that question. Examination continued—When I lived with Stubbs my husband came to Stubbs's and lived, there. You lived with Stubbs and your hush: ad at the same time 9—Yes. And other men ?—No, with no other men. My husband had not struck me before my confinement. I know a person named 'Woolfer. I talked to her in the leasing field about this matter of Mr. .West's. She asked me what had passed, and I told her. Ido not know that I told her all, but I told her the questions Mr. West asked me. I did not tell her about being told not to tell my husband. I did tell it was not true that I had been told not to tell him. I told her the ques tions he asked me about lusting after men, and she said if lie had gone to her with such questions she would have thrown a bucket of water sver him. I did not say to her that it was untrue that Mr. West had talked improperly to me, and that it was all a lie. Reexamined by Mr. Cripps—l have lived con tinuously with my . husband for the last nine or ten - years. I have during that tithe had four children by him. We live on good terms together now. lie is a very good husband to me. The paper handed in is the paper which contains my examina tion before Mr. Clark. He did not swear me when I made the statement. He asked me if I said I would. I signed the statement produced. Mr. Cripps proposed to put in the statement. Mr. Coleridge objected. After some discussion as to the extent to which the witness might be questioned on the document, the commissioners retired to consider the point, and on their return, The Chancellor said the commissioners were of opinion that the document might be read, and that the counsel might ask questions as to its contents, which would go for what they were worth ; but the paper could not be received in evidence, except so far as it was proved. The document was read over by the registrar, as follows : " Lady—What is the matter ? Why are you crying so much ? Are you worse ? " Woman—No, ma'am ; but the gentleman, Mr. Gressley's curate, has been here, and has asked me such questions. " Lady—Well, what did he say 9 " Woman—lle asked me about the First Com mandment, and explained it ; 2d, also ; 3d, I told him I had broken that. 4th, Yes, I had, many times. sth, Yes, Thad broken that with my father, but my mother died when I was very young, and perhaps I should never have done as I have, only I had no one to tell me. 6th, No, that I am syre I never murdered anybody. ith, Did you ever com mit adultery ? No, sir, I was married too young for that. " Curate—Yes, but recollect; did you not before or after you were married, look on a man, and lust after him or for him ? " Woman—And this upset me, ma'am, for he said, COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL —SETT. 24. We had a thin attendance to-day of town and country dealers, who bought very sparingly of old wheat at about the rates current on Tuesday, but new receded ld to 2d per bushel, at which decline a fair sale was experienced. Both sack and barrel flour met a slow sale at lather low prices. New oats and oatmeal declined ld per 451 b. and 6d to le per load, with a slow sale, but old brought previous rates. Beans difficult to quit, and in the sales made buyers had a slight advantage. Indian corn very dull at 3d to 6d per qr. under late rates. RIPON—SEPT. 23. There has been a larger supply than demand of wheat to day, and for both old and new a decline of is to 2s per qr was noted, and there was also a decline in the prices of other grain. The quotations are :—White wheat, from 55 Gd to 5s 9d per bushel; red, 4s 6d to 55 6d; barley, 32s to 378 per qr; oats, 24s to 28s. WAKEFIELD—SErr. 21. The supplies of grain continue liberal. A fair demand for fresh old and the finest dry new wheat has been expe rienced tc-day, and for such qualities last week's rates a re maintained ; damp and inferior parcels are difficult to quit, although sellers would accept lower prices. The mild wea ther delays the commencement of the malting s e ason, and consequently the demand for barley is limited and confined chiefly to fine parcels, which fetch about last Friday's prices ; other sorts are fully is per qr cheaper, and nearly unsaleable. Beans is per qr, oats }d per stone, and shelling is to 2s per load lower Averages for the week : Wheat 3,212 qrs., at 45s ilia 8ar1ey......... 447 ~ 36s 64cl Oats Beans — 77 —s Od EXETER—SEPT. 24. The decline in prices at Mark-lane on Monday operated in our market to-day. Superior descriptions of wheat barely maintained their value, but inferior sorts were fully 2s lower, and not much business doing. Barley unaltered, and oats 3s cheaper. Wheat, white.. 5s 6d to 5s 9d Barley.. 4s Od to 4s 6a I Ditto red 5s 3d to 5s 6d Oats .... 3s Od to 3s 3d Flour, fine, 31s to 32s ; seconds, 29s to 30s per sack. CATTLE.--The market was well supplied with stock, and the attendance was numerous, but business appeared to be small. Fat beef, p score lOs to lOs 6d Pork carcases, do 9s to lOs Od Lambs, per lb .. Od to Od Rough fat Ewes, per lb .... 6d to Od Wethers, d 0.... . . 6id to Od Fat calves, do ....61d to 7d 4d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—SEPT. 24. There is no alterationto notice in prices, the few lots sold having realised former rates. No sales to report in rum or molasses. COAL MARKET-SEPT. 24. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Grey's West. Hartley, 15s. Od ; Holywell, 14s. 6d. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 15s. 9d. ; Tanfield Moor, -a. Od. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, -s Od.; Wylam, 14s. 64. ; Newcastle Hartley, 14s. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, -s. Od.; Walker Primrose, -s. Od.; Eden Main, 165.; Walbottle Hartley, 14s. Od. ; Haswell Gas, -s. Od.; Lambert's West Hartley, 16s. Od.; West Wylam, -8. 04.; Ward's West Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; West Tanfield, -s. Od. ; Nixon's Merthyr, 21s. Walls End-Riddell, -s. Od.; Byron, 17s. Od. ; Harton, -s. 04. ; Thorpe, -s. Od. ; Bell, -s. 04. ; Ht'lepool Hetton, -s. Od. ; Framwellgate, 1 6 $: 04.; Haswell, -s. 04. ; Hetton, 18s. Od. ' • Cassop, -s. Od Eden, 16s. 9d; Heugh Hall, 16s. 9d. ; Lambton, -5. Od. ; Hunwick, lls. 6d.-; Whitworth,.l4s. 6d.; Shincliffe, 16s. 6d. ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 21s. Od. ; Nixon's Dukryll, 21s. Hetton Hartley Main, 14s. Ships at market, 24 ; sold, 22. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—We quote a few more of the extra ordinary cures, without medicine, by Du Barry's delicious health-reitoring Revalenta Arabica Food, of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, ' constipation, nervous bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma, c,onsumpticni and debility : Cure No. 180, " Twenty-five years nervousness, - constipation, . indigestion, and debility, from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could • remove or relieve, have been effec tually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. —W. B. Reeves Pool, 181, Fleet-street, London." NO. 4,208, "Eight years' -dyspepsia, nervousness,. debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for which my servant had con sulted the advice of many, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's health,restoring.food. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries—Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,836, " Three years' excessive nervous— ness, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general de bility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been ra dically removed by Du Barry's health-restoring Alexander Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibliereen.” -- Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure, Di. Harvey, Di. Shorelatd , Dr. Campbell, Dr, Gattiker, Dr. Wurtzer, Dr. Ingram, Lord Stuart de Decies ; Major-General Thomas King, and many other resp:ctable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full instructions. In canisters, lib. 2s. 9d. ; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; 51b. Ils. ; 121 b. 225. The 121 b ca nisters are sent carriage free on receipt of a Post-office order. Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London , and through all chemists and grocers in tows and country. Important caution against the fear:al danger of spurious imitations : The Vice-Chancellor Sir IVilliax l Page Wood granted an injunction on the 10th Mar ch, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill for imitating "Du Barry's Bevalenta Arabica Food. BIRTHS. ALLEN.—On the 24th inst., at 106, Guilford-street, Rus sell-square, the wife of Charles John Allen, Esq., of a son. AnNoLi).—On the 23d inst., at South Norwood, the wife of the Rev. Charles M. Arnold, of a son. EMANUEL.—On the 23d inst., at Hanover-square, the wife of Harry Emanuel, Esq., of a daughter. JONES.—On the 22d inst., at Creamer Hall, Norfolk, the wife of Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. GLYN—PENNETATIIER.--011 the 23d inst., et Stan/nor° Church, Henry Carr Glyn, Commander R.N., third son of George Carr Glyn, Esq., M.P., to Rose, widow of John Pennefather, Esq., and daughter of the late Rev. Dennis Mahoney, of Dromore Castle, county Kerry. TREMAYNE—HUTCHINSON. — On the 22d inst., at Dublin , Major Tremayne, 13th Light Dragoons, to Lady France! Margaret Hutchinson, second daughter of the late Ear' of Donoughmore. DEATHS. CONIVA.Y.—On the 23d inst., at 3, Artillery-place west , Bunliill-row, Mr. Benjamin Conway, jeweller, aged °•' DENT.—On the 22d inst., at Dover, John William Dent , eldest son of Mr. John Dent, Aldermanbury. London/ aged 10 years. Dr MAUSSION.—At Chateau de Chauchepot, France, the Baron de Maussion, aged 72. ELTON.—On the 22d inst., at Blackheath, Mr. Virillisiu Elton, late of Basinghall-street, and Horton-squar e ' aged 82. RING.—On the 24th inst., George Ring, Esq., of Sutton, Surrey, aged 86. WICENS.—On the 23d inst., at Binley, WarsvickshirS' K James Stephen Wickens. Esq., of 35, Mortimer- Cavendish-square, aged 75. WAKEMAN.—On the 21st inst., at Strensham Court/ Ivor cestershire, Sir Offiey Penbury Wakeman,Bart., of per diswell Hall, in the same county, aged 59. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOVI-' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ocoee, N° . Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c euntl Middlesex, Saturday, September 25, 1858. Lot or" Messi The Inters The TWI every Its Dar amoiv Its The • Abe Sim upwa , 41 .• , For (Chair] Vice- Corre •Natio l'hysi ',ford -E stamy "T 1 ,Dr. 11 l►caltl tynedie •' TI Sinl also D' times Iheb only it %led for lm and n We gratit sidern And cc the 7,1 49,332. VOIISTI sickly Du 131 Nnzin vousn des. 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