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ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock THE PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. CASE OF MARLBOROUGH. (Evidence of Mr. Thomas Merriman, continued from our First Edition.) By Mr. KNIGHT—In the Commissioners' Report there is a paper mentioned which was handed in by Mr. Woodman, and which purported to have been written by Mr. Ward, and dated Aug. 9,1783, stating that Lord Aylesbury nominated the persons to be chosen for burgesses. I did not see any paper in the hand writing of Mr. Ward produced. He died in April, 1829, and I never beard of such a memorandum during his life time. In November, 1830, Mr. Woodman said something about a paper which was not precisely what is there stated. When he produced the paper he said it was in the handwriting of the clerk. Mr. Woodman was not a witness ; he was not sworn ; he sat by, interjecting observations. I never saw the original paper. I heard nothing about it. By the Duke of CUMBERLAND—The paper was in the handwriting of Mr. Woodman's clerk, not of Mr. Ward's clerk. By Mr. KNIGHT—In the year 1826, Mr. Woodman, by virtue of the Speaker's warrant, got access to the Corporation papers, for the purposes of an Election Committee. I have been Town clerk for eleven years, and I never saw or heard of such a paper as this. I did not read the paper produced before the Commissioners. By Lord BROUGH AM—I did not see in whose hand writing it was, but Mr. Woodman said it was a copy of another paper taken by his clerk. lam sure of that. I saw no other paper delivered to the Commissioners. I have known Mr. Bingham some years. He goes the Western Circuit. He writes the Reports of the Court of Common Pleas. I am acquainted with most of the respectable inhabitants of town of Marlborough. lam not acquainted with many of those who are against the Corporation. Their being against the Corporation does not influence me in forming acquain tances, but naturally, I am more acquainted with those friendly to the Corporation. Samuel Benjamin Merriman, examined by Mr. KNIGHT — lam a law student, and brother of the last witness. I heard his examination, and perfectly agree in everything he has stated relative to the Corporation, the friendly feeling of the inhabitants towards them. I was present during the investi gation before the Municipal Commissioners, with the excep tion of five or ten minutes. They adjourned about two o'clock, and stated that they had finished the investigation, but would sit the following day, and would be glad to hear any sug gestions that might be made. That statement was made by Mr. Bingham, in answer to an observation of my father's, who is mayor of the town. My father's observation was, that be hoped they would not hear one side, without hearing the other. The Commissioners held no other sit ting in Marlborough. I confirm the statements of my brother as to certain information in the Commissioners' Report which was not probably given them. I heard Mr. Bingham say, in answer to an observation of my father's, relative to a volunteer statement of Mr. Woodman, which he hoped would not be received, except on oath, that he had not found it necessary hitherto to take the evidence on oath, and be hoped he should not have to do so now. I be lieve the people are quite satisfied with the conduct of the Cor poration, and are not favourable to any change. By Lord PLUNK ETT—Many of the respectable inhabi tants are Members of the Corporation, but there are of course very many who have no share in it. CASE OF NORWICH. Frederick Goold, examined by Sir CHARLES WETHERELL-- I am an Alderman of Norwich, and have been so for fourteen or fifteen years. The governing body is composed of a Mayor, two Sheriffs, 24 Aldermen, of whom the Mayor is one, and 60 Common Councilmen, a Recorder, and Steward. The governing body consists of 86. The Corporation claims a sisterhood or kin to that of London. In London the Common Council are elected individually ; but in Nor wich three of the Common Counsel are elected by the constituent body, and these elect the rest. It is con sidered a popular form of government. The institution of the Corporation took place in the year 1729, and was then regulated by the 3d Geo. 11., chap. 8. The number of freemen was 2,600--the inhabitants, 6,100. He had acted as a Magistrate, of whom there were 20 or 21 in Norwich; every Mayor was a Magistrate for life after passing the chair; the Magistrates were appointed for life, the Sheriffs and Council were elected annually. The twenty Magistrates were perfectly adequate for all the business which arose in their jurisdiction, and he had never heard any complaint of their non-attendance. The mayor sat in the Town-hall every day, and was generally assisted by one or more of the magistrates. The magistrates had always acted fairly and impartially in the discharge of their duties. Ile never knew of any informa tion laid against any of them for malversation in their offices. Never heard any complaint against them from either free men or inhabitants. There were 24 ward constables for a police, and the Mayor appointed as mqny constables as were necessary. These did their duty very well, and were perfectly adequate to preserve the peace of the city, except in the warm time of an election. That was proved from the smallness of crime in the city, having only had one prisoner for trial at the late Assizes, and the average of those tried at the Quarter Ses sions was eight or nine. He certainly did not believe the statement made in the Report that the Purples, who were Sir James Scarlett's voters, were engaged in burninr , their own booths. There was a Court of Conscience and a Guildhall Court in Norwich, which gave great satisfaction, they were much used. The Steward presided in the latter Court, and he was appointed by the Aldermen and Council. The Re corder was appointed in the same way, and he knew there wall, no wish in Norwich for having those officers appointed in a different manner. The property of the Corporation, which amounted to 2,2001., was perfectly, fairly, and well ma naged; the surplus was generally a few hundred pounds. The Mayor had 3001. and a dinner; but it generally cost him 1,000/. The Sheriffs got each 501. from the Corpo ration, and they generally spent 3001. a year each. It has been the practice of the Corporation for several years to print a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Corporation. One hundred of these books are printed ; every member of the Council has a copy. It is not difficult for a stranger to procure a copy. These books contained accounts not only of the property of the Corporation, but also of the charitable fundg. There are six or eight auditors__one half appointed by the Aldermen, the other half by the Commons. Never knew one shilling belonging to the Corporation or Cha rities spent at contested elections. The mode of keeping the accounts gave satisfaction to the freemen as far as he knew. It would be very unreasonable if they did not. Was not aware of any abuse existing in the Corporation. The Com mon Council are elected by the freemen. The Corporation in his judgment, notwithstanding the change of circumstances, was a useful and efficient instrument of local government. Could not suggest any improvement in any department. The accounts of the charity funds are kept in separate books from those of the Corporation. There is a Committee appointed for this purpose. The statement in the Report on the ques tion of the Charity trusts, as reposed in the Alderman, is a very unfair one, because it would cost a great sum of money to have these Charities attended to by paid servants. Is not this statement then a stone cast at the head of every Alderman ?—lt is. Lord PLUNKETT—Do you mean to swear to the cor rectness of the metaphor ?-_(r laugh.) Sir C. WETHERELL—IS it not intended as an unjust censure ? Lord BROUGHAM —No, no; that will not do, really. Sir C. W ETHERELL—Sometimes I put the question too severely and sometimes too gently. Lord BROUGHAM —No, no; y ou k now we ll enough how to put th e questions. There is not one in 20 legal, but I do not object to them. Sir C. WETHERELL—My Lord, I wish to put the ques tions regularly. Lord BR OUG HA :Vl—And you can do it very well ; but how can the witness tell what was intended? Sir C. WETHERELL (to the witness)—ls that a fair or un fair statement ?--Unfair—very unfair. I was present at the examination by the Commissioners. I recollect Mr. Long saying that there was no occasion for the inquiry. Mr. Buckle admitted that the Charities were benefitted by the present mode of management. The passage then referred to is very unfair. There is a statement that a Charity left to poor weavers had been diverted to improper objects, while those entitled to it were rejected, but it is not true. The ancient Companies have ceased above a century, and the ap pointments have fallen into the hands of the Alder men. This exercise of the appointments is not an usurpation upon, but in conformity to the charter. The statement that the corporate and charitable funds were made subservient to the uses of the Corporation individually is untrue and unfair ; although in one instance the hospital fund was laid out in paying for the repairs of a house inha bited by one of the Aldermen, but the tenant was not liable for the repairs. We are unsalaried and unpaid managers and trustees of these charitable funds. I have not estimated what the per centage would be if these funds were handed over to salaried treasurers, agents, and collectors, but it would be very considerable. We have in Norwich a hospital called the Great Hospital, which accommodates 176 men or women. Of 85 men in it, 51 are freemen and 34 are not ; and of 81 women, 27 are the widows of freemen and 54 are not. The proportion of Whigs and Tories in the hos pital is nearly equal ; but it occasionally varies. The amount of Church property is about 2,2001. There are eleven or twelve livings, some of them in the town and others in the neighbourhood, but all within the county. The appoint ments to the livings is with the Aldermen and Common Council. Unless there is a majority in both houses, the nomination lapses to the Bishop, and this has occurred. There is a statement in the Municipal Commissioners' Re port relative to the son of an alderman being appointed Chaplain to the Hospital, and of the salary being then increased from 50/. to 2001. per annum. The person alluded to is the Rev. Mr. Patteson, who is now Chaplain of the great Hospital. The Hospital Church is also parish Church of St. Helens. The Chaplain has to perform duty in it on Sundays, to read prayers three times a week, and he is frequently called upon to attend to the spiritual comforts of the poor people in the Hospital whose ages average seventy-three, and many are considerably older. There was no by-law in Norwich preventing the appointment of the son of an alderman, nor was it at all against the trust. The restriction was put on for the purpose of leaving it at the option of the Commons to give what they pleased to the succwor of the Rev. Gentleman. He considered that it was a Val War represent4tiop, for the Rev. Mr. Patteson was very ' deserving of the sum he got, and he has never heard any com plaint of its being too large. They had also a Grammar School in the patronage of the aldermen. Witness occasionally at tended the meetings of the Commissioners, and their conduct did not appear to him to be unfair in keeping the room quiet. They did all they could, but they did not always suc ceed. The officers of the Corporation had orders to afford all the assistance and information in their power. After the conclusion of the proceedings there were two Protests deli vered to the Commissioners. He did not think that a Council elected under the Bill, and governing under its provisions, would give much satisfaction : there would then be more con troversy and less satisfaction. Some of the Cl3arities are given in terms to be enjoyed by Church of England men exclusively. By the Earl of R ADNO R.—He did consider the Rev. Mr. Patteson a very meritorious man, deserving the 200/. His predecessor was a very inefficient man, and did not give sa tisfaction, but he could not say what was the reason why his application for an advance was refused. By the Earl of RADNOR—The Corporation were trus tees of a fund called the widow's fund, which, had been lost many years. John Farmer examined by Sir C. WETHERELL - Has been an Alderman of Norwich for upwards of half a century has heard the whole of the examination of Alderman Booth, and entirely concurs in his statements and opinions respecting the general administration of the affairs of the Cor poration —never knew of any malversation of justice, whether the mayor was of one party or the other. Mr. Preston examined--Is Recorder of Norwich, and has been so for between four and five years. Never exercised a capital jurisdiction, though the Judges had decided that the office possesses it. The commission of crime has very much diminished within these seven or eight years. There were from 70 to 80 prisoners tried in the course of a year. The appointment of Recorder is by charter. He is named by the whole assembled Corporation. Was satisfied that the adminis tration of justice had given satisfaction. Was very anxious on this point, as otherwise he would not go on in the discharge ofhis duty—the Court was constantly attended by a crowd of per sons—reporters attended and took down all that was said, and published it so that he dared not, and he believed no one in his situation would dare, to swerve either to the right or to the left. I believe the Petty Juries of all towns are more intelli gent than those of counties. I have found it so at Norwich, Lynn, and Great Yarmouth. lam resident at Norwich. I can safely and conscientiously say, that, during my own time, or that of my predecessor, Mr. Alderson, who was of different politics to mine, I never recollect a verdict given under political influence. I was present at the examination by the Commissioners. I waited on them as soon as they arrived, and attended the whole examination. I recollect the conduct of Mr. Alderman Ruckham being called in question, and, in consequence of what was said, I stept into his house and found he was in London, which I told the Commissioners, and re quested that they would adjourn it until Mr. Rackham could attend to vindicate his character, but they would not. I remonstrated, and Mr. Long told me ho would not suffer such a discussion, and I came away. Mr. Alderman Newton vin dicated the character of a deceased Alderman which had been attacked. The case of Alderman Turner was once brought before me. He was a schoolmaster and a man of property. He was indicted for perjury, but I refused to try it. No, it was not perjury, it was bribery at a local election. Four other persons had been indicted for bribery, and the Grand Jury having discovered that Mr. Turner was mixed up with the case, I adjourned the Grand Jury, and directed the clerk to frame a bill against Mr. Turner, although he was a particular friend of mine. He claimed as an alder man to be tried at once, and I being new in office objected to the case. A great deal is said in the Report about the unfairness and partiality of the Magistrates on that occasion, not one word of which is true. No one attempted to influence me at all. By Lord BROUGHAM—After I had expressed an opi nion that I would not allow any of the magistrates to interfere with me on the legal points, I believe they would not interfere. If I had not expressed my determination not to allow them to interfere, it is most likely they would have tried him at once. I believe there is no jurisdiction in the Corpora tion, in point of fact, to try offences immediately. I think it should be ousting the jurisdiction of the Court of King's Bench. The person accused was not Alderman Turner at the time. By the Duke of CUMBERLAND--Mr. Turner was not in the Corporation at the time at all. By the Duke of RIC II NI ON D—l still practice as a barrister at the Norfolk assizes. My salary is 621. IN. per annum in lieu of a field belonging to the Corporation. The City Grand Juries are not better than the County Grand Juries. It is desirable on the pz inciple of justice that a man should be tried by those who have no knowledge of the circumstances of his case. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY observed that it was now four o'clock, and, according to the arrangements made by their Lordships, he thought they should now adjourn. Sir C. WETHEIZELL said they had one witness whose evi dence would occupy but a very short time. The question that theirlLordships ;do adjourn the further hearing of evidence to 6 o'clock was then put and agreed to. REMOVAL OF ASSIZES BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from the Grand Jury of the county of Waterford, against a Bill which had yesterday passed their Lordships for the removal of Assizes in Ireland. Ho was not present when the Bill had passed yesterday, or he should have taken that opportunity of pointing out the mischievous tendency of the measure. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. The Earl of FALMOUTH presented a petition from the borough of Evesham against the Municipal Corporation Bill, which the petitioners complained had passed the other House of Parliament .by a majority composed of Papist Members. The petitioners trusted in the wisdom of their Lordships, and prayed that they would reject iris Bill. Lord MELBOURNE rose to oppose the reception of the petition. lie put it to their Lordships whether they would receive a petition so improperly worded. The petitioners had no right to designate the majority of the other House as one of any party. The Earl of FALMOUTH had no connexion with the borough of Evesham, and could not be answerable for the statements made by the petitioners. If their Lordships were against the reception of the petition he should, with their leave, withdraw it. Their Lordships then adjourned till six o'clock. The VICE-CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at a quarter past 6 o'clock. - The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented several pe titions from different parts of Pertshire, in favour of the intro duction of some measure to improve the Scotch Church.M CORPORATION BILL. Counsel were then called in, and proceeded with the exami. nation ot witnesses on the Corporation Bill. The House proceeded to examine further witnesses in the Norwich case. Mr. Jay stated that he was an Alderman at Norwieh, and had been so not quite three years. Knew something of the powers of the Corporation, and he approved of them. Wit ness attended the Municipal Commissioners in their in quiries. Made a remonstrance to the Commissioners with respect to the course they pursued. Served that remonstrance on Mr. Long. The Mayor, the Aldermen, and thirty of the Common Council signed that remonstrance. Witness ob jected to the course of the Commons in examining. Witness examining only those who were likely to injure the Corpora tion. Did not make the objection for any party motive. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMM ONS. The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at five o'clock. A Message from the Lords announced that their Lordships had agreed to some private Bills. ORANGE LODGES. Mr. WILSON PATTEN, Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry into Orange Lodges, brought up the third Report of the Committee, and said that the Adjutant-General had been examined this day, and that he had received a letter from the Duke of Cumberland, which the Committee recom mended to be printed, with the Report. Mr. HUME asked the Hon. Member whether it was the intention of the Committee to continue the inquiry, or whe ther this was to be considered as the final Report of their la bours ? The reply of the Hon. Member was totally inaudible in the Gallery. Mr. HUME asked whether the Committee had this day re ceived any information respecting Orange Lodges in England, or whether they had limited their inquiry to Ireland ? Mr. W. PATTEN was understood to answer that the Com mittee considered their labours confined to Ireland. Mr. WALLACE said it had been stated that there was a Grand Master for Scotland ; if it was a fair question, he would be glad to know who that person was ? And, secondly, he wished to inquire whether it was true that many of the officers in the army were Nlembers of Orange Lodges? Mr. W. PATTEN did not know that there was such a person as Grand Master in Scotland. As to the other ques tion he believed that some of the Officers of Regiments in Scotland did belong to Orange Lodges. Mr. WALLACE wished that the names of those officers should be published as well as the names of the private soldiers. Mr. FlNCH—There was no evidence that any officers of the army belonged to or were connected with Orange Lodges. The subject was here dropped. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the City of Lime rick against the alienation of the revenues of the Church of Ireland ; also a petition from Stoney Stratford to the same effect; also a petition from Newburgh in favour of the Church of Scotland; a petition from Dun keld to the same effect, and from Brechin and the elders of Paisley to the same effect. DUTY UPON NEWSPAPERS. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Monmouth, praying for the Repeallof the Stamp Duty on Newspapers. GENERAL DARLING. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed till to-morrow his motion upon the subject of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the case of Captain Robison and General Darling. THE LATE SERGEANT-AT -ARMS. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had, agree ably to its commands, communicated the Resolution which they had come to on Monday last, to the late Sergeant, Mr. Seymour, and he had been desired by that gentleman to assure the House that he received the resolution with great gratitude, and felt proud of the honour the House had done him. Dr. BOWRING gave notice, that he would, early in the next Session, bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the law with respect to Master and Tenant. CHARITY COMMISSION. Mr. WILK S wished to ask a question of the Noble Lord opposite (Lord John Russell) which he had asked six months THE SIN, LONDON, IttURSDA Y, AUGUST 6, 183. ago, whether the Charity Commission which had omitted to inquire into the state of several Charities, especially in Lin colnshire, was to be revived. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S reply was totally inaudible in the Gallery. _ _ LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Sir J. CLERK wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he intended to bring forward any measure for the purpose of relieving the Licensed Victuallers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would answer the Hon. Baronet's question to-morrow week. GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION. Lord F. EGERTON appeared at the bar, and informed the House that three gentlemen, named Green, Layton, and Lushington Preston, who had been summoned to give evidence before the Great Yarmouth Election Committee, had refused to answer certain questions, or to appear before the Committee, on the ground that having received certain notices, they considered themselves as the defendants. The Noble Lord said that he believed the proper course would be to move that the persons be called to the Bar, and he therefore now made that motion. Sir ROBERT PEEL thought if any evidence had been given, the proper course would be to have it printed, and then have the persons at the bar to-morrow. Sir R. INGLIS begged to call the attention of the House to the last clause of the Report. The individuals alluded to had refused to answer, in consequence of certain notices served upon them by the Committee. He thought the Noble Lord (Egerton) should state what that notice was, and that it be printed with the votes.—( Cries of " No.") He begged to move as an amendment, that the notice the Committee had served upon the witnesses be laid on the table of the House, in the same manner as the petition and evidence of Prentice, so that it might be printed and circulated. Mr. ROEBUCK thought when the witnesses were brought to the Bar, that would be the proper time to state the sub stance of the notices. Mr. WILKS said the Hon. Baronet had totally misun derstood the state of the question. These witnesses had been examined before the Committee.--( Cries of " No, no," and a laugh.) They had been summoned to be examined, and had refused on the ground that notices had been served upon them, but they did not state that they had been served by the Com mittee. The SPEAKER then put the question that these three persons be called to the bar and examined. Sir R. INGLIS thought the notices should be produced. Mr. TANCRED said they were in the possession of the witnesses. Sir ROBERT PEEL said this was a case—a prima facie case at least—of direct resistance to the authority of the House, and there could be no objection to their being called in immediately, and hear what they had to say. The House could then consider what further steps should be taken. Mr. PHILLIPS—These witnesses had refused to answer any questions at all, and their case, therefore, differed from that of Prentice. He su gges t e d that they should be called in immediately. Mr. HAWES begged to ask the Hon. Member for New port whether he had made enquiry as to the progress the Witness Indemnity Bill had made in the other House ? Mr. HUME could answer for the Hon. Member, that the Bill had advanced one stage since. Edward Yarmouth Lushington Preston was then brought to the Bar, and examined. In answer to qoestions from the Speaker, he stated, that he had been summoned by the Chair man of the Great Yarmouth Committee to give evidence be fore that Committee, but he had also received another summons or notice, which he shonld read, with the permission of the House. The notice was to the effect that his evidence would be required before the Committee, in consequence of a petition presented to the House of Commons in June last, and that the decision of the Committee was likely to affect him by an imputation of bribery, or with being a darty aiding and assisting others in the commission of bribery. It was signed by Ashurst and Gainsborough, agents to the petitioners, and he (Mr. Preston) considered, according to the law of the land, of which he knew something, that he could not be called upon to give evidence as a witness, as he considered himself in the light of a defendant.—( Cries of " Hear," followed by loud cries of " Order, order," from the Ministerial benches.) The witness added that these were the reasons which induced him to refuse to answer the questions put to him. Mr. HUME—Have you still those objections to answer these questions put to you ? I have. I contend that I cannot be called upon to answer any question, as I am not a witness, but a defendant. Mr. O'CONNELL Whether the questions may af fect you or riot, will you still object to answer them ? I must. Mr. PRAED—You consider yourself to be a defendant to the whole case, and therefore is it not that you consider that the whole of it affects vou. Most decidedly. Mr. O'CONNELL7—But if the questions put to you does not in any way affect you, do you still refuse to answer ?—Am I to be the Judge of whether it will affect me or not? Mr. O'CONNELL—You are the only judge of that?— A. Then I must say that Ism bound to contend that, with all respect to the House, I am not bound to answer. Has any action been brought against you ?—No. Suppose the question to be asked of you does not affect you in any way, will you stilt refuse to answer ?—I stand here as a defendant, and I contend You stand there to answer the questions put to you—and therefore, as a Member of the House, I repeat my question. I stand upon the same ground I did before. I should be ex tremely sorry to appear to defy the Honourable, but I must contend that I stand as a defendant in the whole case. Does that mean to say, that if the question does not refer to you, still you will refuse to give any answer to it—say yes or no ?—After some hesitation, and referring to some paper, the witness said, " I must decline to answer any question put to me by the Great Yarmouth Committee." Mr. O'CONNELL—I am answered. Mr. R. C. FERGUSSON—Was there any question put to you at all ?—Yes. What was it?—l really can't recollect. Mr. PEASE—Was it not, " Are you a voter of the bo rough of Creel Yarmouth ? "—That was the question. Mr. R. C. FE RG USSON—Why refuse to answer that question ?—Because I think I should not be called upon to answer any question in a case in which I am defendant.-- (Loud cries of " Withdraw.") The witness was taken from the bar, when Mr. O'CONNELL rose and said he felt himself bound to move that the witness who had just been removed from the bar be committed to Newgate. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he very much re gretted the absence of his Learned Friend the Attorney-Ge neral upon that occasion, because that question was one of the very utmost importance. At a time when this, when party excitement ran so high, it was extremely desirable that the House should come to a calm decision upon the subject like that before it. According to his view of the liw, the witness was perfectly justified in the course he had taken, because he did not think that this was a case at all analagous to that of Prentice, lie hav ing answered a variety of questions. One was put to him which did not in any way affect him, which lie refused to answer, after having answered every previous one. It did appear to him to be a hard case to compel a witness to answer questions which might criminate him. Here was a witness called before a Committee to inquire into the propriety of prosecuting that very individual.—( Cries of No, no," and " hear, hear.") Such, however, might be the probable result.—(Hear.) He did then think it a hard case to tell a witness we are going to get evidence from you which may be used against you, because it may implicate you in acts of bribery, but you must not refuse to answer. It appeared that such a witness a fortiori was not bound to answer.—( Hear.) He, for himself, would not answer any such question. He believed he had the perfect concurrence of the Attorney General in this opinion. He should decidedly vote against the m o ti on . Mr. HUME sa id th ere m i g h t be in some Courts of Law, technicalities with which he might be unacuainted, but if such was the law of the case, all enquiry would be needless. all enquiry would be defeated ; for an agent would only have to tell a witness that he need not make any answers that affected himself. This opinion appeared most strange to him, and if it were correct, there was an end to the authority of this House.--( Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL never heard anything with half so much astonishment in his life.—(Hear, hear.) Was a man to be protected from giving evidence without giving any legal reason for it ? Would that course protect the innocent ? The witness was called upon by the notice served upon him to be cautious not to eliminate himself in any manner whatever. That was the broad ground upon which be stood, but not that he should not give evidence which might criminate others. He had been taunted with attri buting bribery to one side of the House, but he did not do any such thing after this. He heard the opinion just given with the utmost astonishment, he might say horror._. (Hear, hear.) Mr. TANCRED defended the conduct of the Committee. Mr. BAR CL AY would ask any Hon. Members if indi viduals were brought before them under these circumstances, whether they would not give them the same warning not to criminate themselves. They might feel conscious that they had committed bribery.—(Hear, hear, from Mr. °Connell.) be assured that they did so, for the sake of argument, and then they knew that upon conviction they would be sentenced to two years imprisonment in Newgate. He had always been ready to promote enquiry, but this was a most unfair mode of proceeding. Mr. NICHOLL could assure the House that the resolu tions upon which the Committee had acted were verbatum ei literatim. A copy of the resolutions moved by the Noble Lord (Russell) last Session, and carried in that House without a dissentient voice. If the agents for the petition had fol lowed those Resolutions there would have been no difficulty. (LEFT SITTING.) CHURCH RATES.—A meeting was held on Mon day at Stoke Church. On a division it appeared that the majority against the rate proposed was 2 20.—Devonport In dependent. ABYSSINIAN WHEAT.--This description of wheat was introduced to this neighbourhood (Dunbar) by Lord Lau derdale, and sown in his experimental park on the 13th of November last, after a crop of clover of an Italian species. Although the wheat was sown of the common thickness, not above one half of it braided, but the plants tillered out very much, and it came into ear with the other descriptions of wheat generally sown in this country. The ear is bearded, and consists of one principal and many smaller ears growing out from its sides at irregular distances. Should the pickles all come to maturity, the number must be very great, and the crop most productive. The straw is large, and not tubular, as in other wheat, but filled with pith, and is strong and solid. From its thickness and inflexibility, it will not answer for bed ding.—Kelso Mail. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT IN RE ANN PDX. This motion, to discharge an order for a writ de ventre in spiciendo stood over in the paper, it will be recollected, for yesterday. Mr. KNIGHT, on the part of Mr. Marston, the ap plicant for the writ to examine Mrs. Fox, now addressed the Court, and said that an affidavit had been lately sworn by Mr. Alsop and another gentleman, both of the medical profession ; that they had seen the lady, and that she was riot five months gone with child. The Learned Counsel altogether objected to this evidence ; his client had a right to have the fact sub mitted to the test of a Jury, or of such tribunal as the Court should appoint. His client had been called by the other side a Jew. He was in truth an unbelieving Jew —or, in the lan guage of Shakspeare, " Hebrew Jew." In this state of things it was submitted to the Court that the proper course would be to refer it to the Master to appoint proper persons to see the lady. There was then some conversation between counsel as to the selection of the persons to examine the lady, and especially whether a reference to the Master was necessary. Mr. KNIGHT insisted that the reference would operate as a pressure upon the parties to agree to some arrangement which they never would concur in if they were left to themselves. On both sides there was implacable hostility. And it appeared this delicate lady had caused Mr. Marston to be burned in effigy at Uttoxeter. There was an auto da fe under the very windows where the tremulous creature lay.—( Laughter.) Mr. KINDERSLEY alleged this was utterly untrue. The Lady was not to blame if the inhabitants of the town had warmly espoused her cause against Mr. Marston. If it were true, he would consent that the lady should be immured by the Sheriff within the walls of a castle. Mr. KNIGHT was willing to take issue on the point. Per haps Mr. Duckworth would take charge of the lady at his house.—(A laugh.) Mr. Duck worth declined the proposal. The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked whether there was any in stance of depositing a lady with the Clerk in Court for the usual purposes ?—( Laughter.) The Learned COUNSEL agreed there was not. His HONOUR gave judgment, and said Mr. Marston was en titled to something in the nature of the old writ ; and on the other hand the lady had ground for not having the severity of the ancient process inflicted upon her. The middle course was, therefore, the proper one, and the order of reference asked by Mr. Knight was very reasonable. It was then ar ranged that the Master should appoint two matrons, if the par- Sties differ, who, accompanied by a medical man on each side, should visit the lady once a fortnight, she receiving two days previous notice of their intended visits. FREEMAN V. BLENCOWE. Admiral Freeman devised to Mrs. Freeman, his son's widow, an annuity of 6001., in addition to her jointure of 800/. a-year, and charged upon the same estates as the jointure was charged upon, and with the same powers of distress and entry for its recovery, to commence from the day of his decease. He then devised the estates upon which the lointure was charged for a term of 500 years, in trust to raise a sum of 15,000/. for his grand-daughter, Miss Freeman, and he devised the reversion of the estates to his grandson, Mr. Freeman, to whom he also bequeathed his personal estate. This being a bill to raise the 15,000/., a question was made whether the annuity was charged on the personal estate, and in case the real estates should prove deficient for both the annuity of 800/., and the 15,0001., whether both sums should not abate propor tionally. His - HONOUR said it was plain the annuity was not charged upon the personal estate ; it was a mere gift of an annuity out of real estate, in addition to the jointure with which the estate was already burdened. Then as the annuity was given in addition to the jointure, those who take the term of years, take it subject as well to the annuity, which was a gift in possession, as to the jointure wherewith the estate was already charged. PREROGATIVE COURT. COLT V. MATTHEWS. In this case it appeared that the Rev. James Colt, the uncle of the complainant, Sir John Dutton Colt, and the brother of the defendant, Mrs. Mathews, had died, as was at the time believed, intestate. The lady was induced to re nounce the administration of effects to Sir John Colt ; but, as it was alleged in her behalf, without having received any information that he had any interests opposed to hers. It, however, appeared that, the real property being mortgaged, it was the object of Sir John Colt to shift the mortgage debts from the real to the personal property, which, as next-of kin, would fall to Mrs. Matthews, and the Counsel mainly pressed on one hand that information of that object had been given to Mrs. Matthews previous to her renunciation ; and, on the other hand, that it had not, and that she had accordingly re nounced inadvertently administration. A will, however, wa s subsequently found, y in consequence of which the previous administration must, of course, be annulled, and the present ' suit was for a decree for administration to the will so found, the claimants being Mrs. Matthews and the former administra tor, Sir John Dutton Colt. Sir H. JENNER proceeded to give judgment, and went at full length into the particulars of the case. The Court was of opinion that it should decree administration to Sir John Dutton Colt of the will that had been discovered, as there was no reason to suppose that Mrs. Matthews would not, after the will had bee❑ found, have signed the renunciation.—Costs to be paid out of the estate. COURT OF ARCHES. WYNN V. DAVIRS AND WEAVER. This was an appeal from the Consistory Court of Hereford, and was a charge of neglect, with regard to the performance of the ma fringe ceremony, against Dr. Winn, in his capacity as incumbent of the parish of St. Nicholas, in the deanery of Hereford. Several points of difficulty were started as to the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the Court post poned its judgment for some time. A Lady, well known in this Court by the title of Lady Win nington, applied for permission to sue in forma pauperis, to bring an action of impotence from the Ecclesiastical Court of Surrey into that Court ; but Sir H. JENNER could make no order, there being no motion before the Court. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. James Callow, a schoolmaster, late of Camberwell, applied to be discharged. His application was supported by Mr. CoottE. This was a case of peculiar hardship. The insol vent had been inmate of Horscmonger-lane gaol for some time, at the suit of a creditor named Murray, who had charged him in execution. He had an antipathy to becoming an ap plicant to this Court for relief, and negotiations took place with his creditors to effect a settlement. It was stated that Murray had exerted himself to arrange matters, and, after he had proceeded some way, insisted that he should be paid in full. The insolvent refused to accede to the proposition, and last night Murray lodged the discharge at the prison, and the insolvent was requested to leave. He did so ; but now pre sented himself to be discharged under the Act. Mr. Commissioner Law had no jurisdiction, and ordered the petition to be dismissed. It was stated that officers were ready to arrest the insolvent as soon as the Court had decided the point. He had been two months in prison, incurred some expense, and took " no thing by his motion." ASSIZE IN TELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT, LEWES, Aua 5. The business commenced this morning at eight o'clock. John Sporshott, labourer, nineteen years of age, was in. dieted for having, on the 9th of July, at the parish of Mid. levant, committed a nameless offence. The evidence was of so horrible and disgusting a nature that the whole Court were shocked at such horrible depravity. The jury, with little hesitation, found him Guilty, and his Lordship proceeded to pass sentence of death. His Lordship in the whole course of his life had never met with such a horri ble and depraved case, and it was impossible for him to hold out any hopes of mercy. Sentence was then passed in the usual manner. The prisoner left the dock apparently unconscious of his awful situation. Richard Shepherd, a footman, who was convicted yesterday of three burglaries, was called up for judgment. The Learned Judge having put on the black cap, obse rve d th a t ev id ence h a d been disclose against the prisoner, which, in the course of a long life, he hardly remembered to have seen equalled. He appeared to have taken advantage of the knowledge of the premises of an old master, and of his knowledge of the country, to commit robberies in the most frequent and mon strous manner; for on the 21st of March he had taken lodg ings near his old master's house, went to bed in the morning, and in the evening had risen to go out on a system of depreda tion. He had committed one burglary that night, another on the night of the 22d, another on the night of the 23d, and ano ther on the night of the 24th. Thus he had committed four burglaries in four successive nights ; but fortunately he had been apprehended in London, where he had gone with his plunder. His Lordship then passed sentence of death, holding out no hopes of mercy, and exhorting the prisoner to prepare for that death which most certainly awaited him. The prisoner appeared much affected, and was supported out of Court. Edmund Bacon, aged 33, labourer, was indicted for having on the night of the 2d of July, at East Wettering, feloniously set fire to a certain barn and other buildings, the property of John Ide. _ The prisoner said nothing in his defence. The Learned JUDGE having minutely summed up the evi dence, the Jury returned a verdict of Acquittal. His LORDSHIP observed to the prisoner, that if his conscience went along with the verdict he was glad of it. If not, he begged him to go home, fall down on his knees, and pray to God that he might never be guilty of such an act again. MIDLAND CIRCUIT—WARnucr, AUG. 4. The Commission was opened for this county yesterday by Sir STEPHEN GASELEE, who arrived from Coventry about five in the afternoon. The calendar is rather light, the num bers being fifty-eight. There are twenty-two causes for trial, which is about the usual average ; one is a Special Jury. EDWARDS V. JAY. This was an action to recover the value of a horse, alleged to have been lost through the negligent and unskilful' conduct of the defendant. The Learned JUDGE having slimmed up, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301. ; costs 40s. The distress in Mayo is greater than we here in England can imagine, The people are literally dying for want of food. Th© mums in the Irish papers are truly horrifying. POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE. GUILDHALL. Yesterday a respectable-looking young man, named Charles Marsh, was brought up in the custody of Lock, the Smith field officer, charged with embezzling 51. 10s., which he had received by virtue of his employment as a clerk to Mr. Duf field, of the Carriage Repository, Aldersgate•street. Mr. Duffield took the prisoner into his service about Christmas, from motives of respect to his connexions as well as compassion to him, he being out of employ, and on the 23d of June he absconded. He was sent on that day to Mr. Miles, of Bridge House-place, Newington, to receive Si. lOs., and he heard no more of him till the 30th of July, when he re ceived a letter from the prisoner, accounting for his absence in a way which he could not give any credit to ; and, on Tues day evening, the, prisoner came into his shop, to offer further assurances and explanations of his tale, but complainant at once gave him into custody. Mr. Miles was in attendance to prove the payment of the Si. 10s. to the prisoner. The letter he received ran as follows : " My dear Mr. D., if such I may be allowed to call you— and I do flatter myself, if your patience will permit you to peruse these few lines, my conduct will not be so much cen sured—l thank God lam once more permitted to see the light of Heaven, for that blessing I have been deprived of for how long a period I can scarcely tell. Now, then, I will describe the particulars of this unfortunate transaction : " As you are well aware, on the evening I left you I was to call on Mr. Chambers, and to fill up my time first to call on Mr. Miles. I received the amount, deducting Is. for stamp. 'As I was proceeding from thence towards the King's Bench, I met a servant of ours, who used to live with us in the Park, but who is now compelled to walk the streets. After a little conversation she asked me to follow her to her lodging, but I told her I was not then prepared. She, however, insisted I should go home, and I unsuspiciously followed her, flattering myself that I was too wide awake. I followed her through innumerable courts and alleys, and at last reached a small but smart-looking house. I entered, and found everything neat and apparently respectable. She took a shilling from her pocket and desired the girl to bring in some rum, and looking to me said, ' To-morrow, when you call on me, I shall give you my address; you will repay this.' " She then had occasion to go out of the room, and I took the opportunity of placing your money in my watch-pocket, knowing it would be safe there. Presently she returned, and I partook of half a glass full of rum. I refused to take off my clothes, and you may guess what followed. "It was then about eight o'clock, and getting dark. I felt rather sleepy. I endeavoured to rouse myself from a lethargy, but a violent sickness came on, and I suppose I fainted, for, when I awoke, I found myself in a dark damp cellar, far from the noise of any earthly being. I groped about, thinking to find a door, but I could not; and I hallooed as loud as I pos sibly could, but nothing, save the dreary walls, seemed to an swer my entreaties. " After some time I fell asleep from exhaustion, and when I awoke (Oh I s h a ll ever I f orget t h e horrors of that mo ment) I found by the side of the stool I had to sit on some bread and porter, or I suppose it was porter, for I was afraid to taste it. " To describe my harrowed feelings would be utterly im possible, expecting every moment to be murdered, or that I should be starved. But I lifted up my prayers to God, and He, who has always heard me in the time of trouble, forsook me not in the hour of need ; for he instilled within me that inward consolation which supported me through all my troubles. " The cravings of hunger I was obliged to satisfy with the bread that was placed before me by some unknown hand du. ring my sleep, days and nights, or nights rather, for I never saw the least glimmer of light the whole time I was there. " At last, when I had given myself up, and fully expecting every moment to be my last, owing to a raging fever brought on by my anxiety, I heard a noise of whispering, when two men descended from a trap-door in the ceiling, and calling me by name promised if I would be silent they would lead me out, but if I made a noise they would cut my throat. I consented. They bandaged my eyes, and pulled me up by ropes, and having walked me about for four hours, they left me. I found myself, on uncovering my eyes, on Vauxhall Bridge, and it was then dark night. This was nine or ten days ago, ever since which the canopy of Heaven has been my covering, and the charitable stranger has been my friend. Now I have told you the truth, and nothing but the truth, as I hope to see the light of another day. " July 30." Mr. Miles proved the payment to the prisoner on the 23d of June. Mr. Alderman HARMER asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge of absconding with the money ? The pri soner seriously asserted that the account he had given was the truth. Mr. Alderman HARMER said it was impossible to be gulled with such a story. Who was the young woman ? Prisoner did not know where to find her. He had tried. Mr. Alderman HARMER said if his eyes were blindfold when he came out they were not when he went in, and he must say whereabout tha house stood ? Prisoner really could not tell, she led him through so many courts and alleys. Mr. Duffield remarked that the tale was badly got up, as it represented that it was dark by eight o'clock in the evening on the 231 of June, to say nothing of his living four weeks in the dungeon on bread alone. Mr. Alderman llArimEtt was very sorry for the prisoner's mother, whom he happened to know ; but he must commit him for trial.—The prisoner was committed to Newgatc. MARYLEBONE. John Orchard, a respectable-looking young man, the son of a fruit salesman in Covent-garden market, was yesterday placed at the bar, before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with at tempting to obtain the sum of 161. I4s. from Mr. Alderman Semple, timber-merchant, Newman-street, Middlesex Hospi tal, by means of a forged bill of acceptance. The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, (Mr. Humphreys), said nothing, was fully committed to Newgate for trial. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. James Burke, better known as the pugilist Deaf Burke, was charged with having assaulted several policemen at the late extensive fire in Rupert-street. The Bench fined him 20s. for each assault. HATTON-GARDEN. On Tuesday a boy, ten years of age, was brought before Messrs. BENNETT and ROGERS, by the parish-officers of St. Clement Danes, for the purpose of being apprenticed to a chimney-sweeper named Rayment, of White's-alley, Chancery. lane. Mr. BENNETT inquired whether the boy had any friend s ? Raymcnt replied that his mother was present. Mr. BENNETT—And is she agreeable to her child being bound to such a trade? The mother answered in the affir mative, and, being sworn, she stated that he was ten years of age ; and that nothing would please him but that he should be made a sweep. Mr. BENNETT thought it a strange propensity, and asked the boy whether he had been on liking ? Boy—Yes, Sir, three weeks. Mr. BENNETT—And do you like sweeping chininies ? Boy Yes, Sir • I likes it werry well. , Mr. BENNETT (to Rayment)—Can't you make the ma chines answer your purpose as well as climbing- boys ? Ray_ ment—Why, Sir, we can make them answer the purpose with some chimnies, but not with others. There must be climbing boys. Mr. BENNETT—HOW so? Rayment--Why, Sir, it depends upon the construction of the flues. It is impossible to get the machine through some of them in consequence of the slants, some of which are very long. Mr. BENNETT asked him - whether it would not be practicable to have some machine on the principle of a bottle-brush, that I by twisting about might be forced through the chimney slants ? Rayment—Oh no, your Worship, there is only one plan, and that would not be submitted to by the Nobility and Gentry. There are some large houses at the west-end of the town where there are slants in the chimnies, 20, 30, 40, and 50 feet in length, so that it would be impossible to get the ma chine through them. The only way would be to have doors leading to the slants, and they then could be cleared, and su percede the necessity of climbing boys, but Noblemen and Gentlemen will not accede to that plan. Mr. BENNETT—Aye, because it would destroy the beauty of the rooms, I suppose ? Rayment—Yes, Sir. Now there's Somerset House, that I was in the habit of sweep ing when I was a boy. I have been through flues there fifty feet long full of soot. Well, there's the Tower o' Lunnun, I was in the habit of sweeping that, and their flues are much longer, so that a machine could not answer the purpose unless there were doors. It was not only one slant that they had to pass through, but several and each slant led to a perpen dicular flue. Mr. BENNETT remarked that a great number of buildings were going forward in various parts, and some plan, he thought could be adopted to supersede the necessity of climbing-boys. Mr. Room asked whether all the chimnies were con structed in the same way ? Rayment replied that they were according to Act of Parliament, which allowed slants or angles of certain lengths, rounded off at -the end to facilitate the climbing by boys. Mr. BENNETT further questioned the boy, and the Magis trates ordered that he should remain three weeks longer on liking, and then if he had a taste for soot and slants the inden tures would be signed and sealed. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday, a married female, named Mary Shepherd, was charged before Mr. BROUGIITON and Mr. TWYFORD, the sit ting Magistrates, with wilfully damaging a quantity of silk en trusted to her to wind for Mr. Wadden, a manufacturer, by throwing oil and water over it. Eliza Ford, Mr. Wadden's forewoman, saw the prisoner endeavouring to conceal something from her view, which was found to be a small mug, containing fluid for " spirting" upon the silk ; and, upon examination of the silk, which she had to wind, and which was now produced, there was no doubt that the liquid had been used upon it. This was stated to be a dishonest trick frequently resorted to by the workpeople, as it gave them a double advantage, rendering the silk easier to work, and adding to its weight ; at the same time, however, it proved exceedingly injurious to the property. The Magistrates convicted the defendant under a clause in the Silk Act, and sentenced her to pay a fine of 405., or to be imprisoned one month. She was committed in default of payment. On Monday evening, soon after Mr. BROUGHTON had taken his scat on the Bench, a Gentleman, owner of several houses in tho. City-road, entered the Office, accompanied by a hand some female, dressed in widow's weeds, and entreated of the Magistrate to extend his protection to the latter under the following circumstances :—The Lady, whose name was stated to be Jones, had lately taken a small tobacco and snuff shop 11 in the,City-road ; but the fame of her good looks and some* Ito ports disadvantageous to her character, which were alleged have been maliciously propagated, bad the effect of eauine, the nightly assemblage of a crowd about her shop windo ws the great annoyance of the inmates and the serious obstruetto of the footpath. The Paddington omnibus men, So famed fe their civil and chivalrous conduct, were in the habit of don't' ing up opposite the shop to gaze at Mrs. Jones and commen t; upon her charms ; but from some of those who gathered aben,; the shop window she had experienced insults of the grosses' description. The thieves, also took advntage of the occa sion, and on Saturday evening broke the window of the nea shop, belonging to a linen draper, and carried off two p ieces ' of goods. Mrs Jones stated, in answer to the Magistrate's -OClUiriegr that she and her family bad left England some time sin ce :J.7 settle in Van Diemen's Land, but the vessel being ore c 'l, s r t on the passage out, she lost her husband, and of all the tn a on board she only was saved. She had but lately ret true to this country. Mr. BROUGHTON, after some further inquiries on the su b ; ject, directed Ilinley, the officer in waiting, to render VA3 assistance he could, and the officers and the police consta blel are now stationed in the evening about the premises. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a very extraordinary charge of obtaining mopesl under false representati o ns was p re f erre d by Miss Naome , ney, the daughter of a skin-merchant, residing in Charles street, Horsleydown, agai ns t S ara h Gn:ffiths, a middle-ag e woman, formerly in the service of the family, The complainant, an i n t e r e sting looking girl, about eighteen' years of age, was in the occasional habit of meeting the prt soner, who, in December last, induced her to believe that & young man had become enamoured of her, with the view, will be seen, of extracting money from the po,:kets of he' t dupe. To accomplish this latter purpose, the prisoner Te. the complainant at the pe r iod a bove specified, and told her t i‘ lia' r. while they were walking t oge th er on a preceding day, Charles Srneeton, the son of a respectable licensed victua lie l living at the corn er o f Crucifix-lane, xnet them; that afte r they had all separat e d, M r . Smeeton addressed her (tut prisoner), and made se vera l ver y p ar ti c ular inquiries a be the complainant, as to w h o s h e was , w hew she resid ed ' and concluded the inter v i ew by ex p ress i n g a devoted n o tachment for Miss Tuffney, and urging the prisoner kp use her influence with the young lady, in order to m a an impression in his favour. Thi s an d o th er s tatements interviews between Mr, Sm ee t on an d th e p r i soner , all 0. 1 t u subject of love, were subsequently enumerated by the late" Miss Tuffney, who began to feel some de gree o f a ffection 1 ,1 12 ' a man whom she had never seen, but whose devoted attae P ' ment to her she had every reason to believe was sincere, rD consequence of what the prisoner had told her. The prisoner° in order to carry on the deception successfully, informed Mil Tuffney that Mr. Smeeton, her admirer, had been conven e to leave town for Brighton, for the benefit of his health, a s well as to get rid of the importunities of a female to whel l his father was desirous he should get married, but to wh°`-`" he himself had a decided aversion. The prisoner, after tbla intimation, told the complainant that through her .medium ape letters she was desirous of writing to Mr. Smeeton should 13 forwarded to him at Brighton, and that his letters to the Y°l o lady would be addressed to h er (the prisoner), in replY:'; those she thought proper to transmit to him. Subsequevt'l l ; correspondence did take place between Mi ss T u ff ne y and imaginary Mr. Charles Smeeton, by which it was, in the r e i : sult, discovered that the p r i sone r had concoc t e d th e will scheme herself, that sh e was th e au th or o f th e l e tt ers , sorixe e which were requests f or mone y, su pp ose d t o b e from 1 1 Smeeton, and written by her in town, addressed to Miss v' ney, and purported to have been transmitted from Brighto n ' In consequence of the system of deception the prisoner Pra e ' tised upon Miss Tuffney, relative to the young man above" named being in love with her, she (the prisoner) succeeded ln fraudulently obtaining several small sums of money from her. A bundle of letters composing the correspondence betwee n Miss Tuffney and Mr. Smeeton were produced in Court, tbed contents of some of which were read by the Magistrates, 8 .. n excited great laughter, and at the same time exhibited Tv; markable instance of the cunning practised to obtain moue/ by unfair means. Some of the letters acknowledged the receipt of morkei from the complainant. Miss Tuffney, on being questioned by Mr. TRAILL bad re": eeived upward s o f f or t y l etters i n a ll, co u c h e d i n the langusg ° of love, but many of them ending with a request for m oney' The likeness of her lover and an eye-glass were produced i t Court, and caused i mmo d erate l aug h ter . Th e lik eness was °L a ' of along-visaged, whit e -h ea d e d y oung man , w ith a sing'', cast of countenance, and whi c h was - re p r e sen ted i n the lat e ' as a striking resemblance of Mr. Smeeton. Mr. C. Smeeton was called forward, and in answer to the Magistrates he said that he never saw Miss Tuffney until 1 ; few days ago, when he was informed of the obove-mention e° circumstances. He never saw the prisoner until 'he saw he r standing at the bar of that office, a nd he had not w ritten th e letters addressed to Miss Tuffney, and dated from Bright° ll ' never having been in that place in his life. The likeness pro' duced was not a likeness of him ; he never had his riken e6g taken. The Magistrate, in committing the prisoner to the als• ; re a for trial, said that the case was considerably a ggrav At e e against her by the deceptive means she had practised to folF o upon the credulity of a young and inexperienced girl. MR. BULWER'S DISOWNED."—We observe that a cheap and embellished edition of another of Mr. Bu l " wer's admirable novels, " The Disowned," is just published in Colburn's Modern Novelist." In the preface to this edition, the author observes—" If I were asked which din' writings pleased me the most in its moral—served the best to inspire the younger reader with a generous emotion and guiding principle—the one best calculated to fit us for til world, by raising us above its trials, and the one by which I most desire my own heart and my own faith to be judged~` would answer " The Disowned." Few readers, we thit will be inclined t o di ssen t f rom thi s o pi n i on o f it s talent author. We see in the Belfast News Letter an epistle t? Members of Parliament, begging them not to lay their ban on the surplus revenues of the Establishment. This epistolarf address was adopted at a meeting of beneficed Irish Clergy' men, hold in Belfast the 27th ,inst. „ r • ECCENTRICITY.—The late Mr. Norris, of .0 0)11 ' such-house, near Bromham, was the last of the highly regp_ f ec tiv ble Wilt s hi re f am ily o f th a t name, w hi c h had inhabited 1 103 ; such for a century and a half. The deceased had, a gio number of years ago, been troubled with erysipelas in his fac e " and the operation of shaving was attended with so much pat it that he at last determined to allow his beard to grow, and IV eventually hung on his chest. Naturally bashful, he was n OS( averse to any one seeing his person : be entirely secluded hiri l " self from society, and saw no one but his housekeeper, a nd her but for a very few minutes at a time. He lay in bed during the day, and roamed about his grounds or read during O .° night. He took his meals in the kitchen, but no one saw hill eat. A short time before his servants retired to rest (at whit hour he usually got up), they placed a kettle of water on tt'v . fire, and some milk and bread and butter on the table in the kitchen, of which he partook, and on their rising in the morn ing, he went to bed. For several years previous to his death , he became utterly regardless of personal cleanliness; though possessed of great wealth, he clad himself in rags, and scarcely • ever consented to a change of linen. The drawing-room, it ° said, had not been unlocked for ten years preceding his death, He had a good library, and was fond of reading in his ear l ! years. We have heard that he was a great botanist.—Wi"- shire Herald. - - (ADVERTISEMENT.)—T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmituo &c., 47, Cornhill, London, informs the Public that he has fitted up a SHOW ROOM, expressly for the display of a large assort ment of superior SILVER-EDGED PLATED GOODS. I le offers them at those low but fixed prices, which have been so suc cessful in drawing public attention to the WATCH, JEWELLER SILVER SPOON and FORK, and SILVER branches of lU Trade. BIRTIIS. On the 2d inst., Mrs. Thomas Hensley, jun., of Acre-1 0 ' Brixton, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., the lady of William Hedger, Esq., of a son. On the 3d inst., Henri Waterton, Fulmer-place, Bucks, the lady of. Hf Waterton, Esq., of a son. On the 3d inst., in Craven-street, Mrs. John Barwise, of a snli• On the 31st ult., in Mecklenburg-street, Mrs. Miles Berry, of $ daughter. On the 31st ult., Mrs. James Freshfield, New Bank-buildings , of a son. MARRIED. On the 30th ult., at Awre, Gloucestershire, George Drake!, Sewell, Esq., of Norw o od, S urrey , to S op hi a , t hi r d d aug hter of Samuel llewlet, Esq., of Ayleford, Gloucestershire. On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras Church, the Rev. David Jack,' son, M.A., of Queen's C o ll ege , O x f or d, t o M argaret, young daughter of Marmaduke Davis, Esq., of Burton,- Westmoreland. On the 28th ult., at Delab, George Anton, Esq., corn-factor , Leudon, to Elsee, second daughter of H. Davidson, Esq., Delabs Aberdeenshire. On the 4th inst., at St. Paul's, Hammersmith, Edward Swap', E'Fo,., of St. Paul's Chu rc hy ar d, t o M ary A nn , e ld est d aug hter 01 William King, Esq., of Hamlet-house. On the 30th ult., at Holy Trinity Church, Hull, Mr. William Gawtress, of Fleet-street, London, to Anne, eldest daughter of the late Captain Foster, of the former place. At St. Mary's Church, Lieut. Thos. Fairtclough, half-pay 00, Regiment, to Mis s M ar y Ri ce . Th e b r id egroom i s i n hi s 9 0 ' 4 ' year, and the bride but 73. DIED. On the 4th inst., at Porchester-terrace, Bayswater, Lydia Clara, the infant daughter of John Wright, Esq. • On the 4th inst., y w in Southampton-street, Camberwell, o-. Ward, Esq., aged 67. On the 29th ult., Anna Elizabeth, relict of Dr. John Jones, ° f Great Coram- street. On the 31st ult., at Madeley Manor, Staffordshire, in her 16th year, Eglantine. second daughter of the late Sir Philip Grey Eger ton, Bart., of Eglantine. Cheshire. On the Ist inst., at Canterbury, in his 73d year, Lieut.-Colo p.l Robert Gordon, of the Hon. East India Comp an y' s serv ice, for years Adjutant-General on the Bombay establishment. On the 3d inst., by the upsetting of a boat at Blackfriars-bridg e, George F., third son of William Langmore, M.D., of Finsbarl sqoare._ _ _ On the 22d inst., at Alstone, Mr. T. Cox, aged 82. On the 24th ult., at Moor-side, Droylsden, in his 74th year, Mr . Ralph Ogden. On the 22d ult., at Edgehill, aged 83, Ellen, relict of Richard Walmsley, brewer, Rainford. On the 18th ult., at Addinstone, Berwickshire, Mr. John Dick' son, farmer, aged 88. of On the 15th ult., at Jura H o u s e, Archibald Campbell, v Jura, in his 91st year.' 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