The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-11 00:00:00

ebtrt 4Ebttton THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). - BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ~--........ • 2[o Indian Stock.. 29l%pin a per Gent. ' Ditto Bonds ..... -....- pin. 314 per Cen per Cent, Cons. 1 Ditto Oki Annuities -••• .3t Re I ..... 105 Ditto New Annuities New 8% per Cent.......... 10: Ex. Bills, 1,0001. pm . New 5 per Cent •—•-..... Ditto 5001 ...... pir. Long Annuities to expire • I Ditto Small pm. Jan. 1660..«........ 12% :Bank Stock for Acct. Oct. 1559 l2 ' !Consols for Acct..-- 100% Jan. 12 !India Stock for Acct.... 'OREIGN FUNDS. . Austrian, 5 per Cent ......... Portuguese, 5 per Cent Belgian, 5 per Cent............ Ditto, New Ditt0....... Brazilian Bonds 80 1 4 Prussian, 5 per Cent Buenos Ares, 6 per Cent... ,Russian, 5 per Cent — Chlllan, ft per Cent ............ Ditto, Metallic colombian..6 per Cent....... 8 ish , 5 per Cent Ditto, Ditto, 3 per Cent ........ ..--• 3 7 % Cubafloods, 6per Cent 93 Ditto, Danish,3 per Cent French, 51:er Cent...... Greek, 18 5, 5 per Cent — Exchange .. f. — .—c. Mexican, S per Cent .» 35% French, S per " Cent. " Ditto, 6 per Cent., Dutch, 21, per Cent 61 1.4 -• • Peruvian, 1125, 6 per Cent... 31 'Ditto, 5 per Cent SHARES. Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 7,14 Eastern Counties (23 paid) .. ..... .................. 1, , ,1 Ditto Registered (816 s Ild paid) ..... .... ........ .... 43t great Western (75 paid) London and Birmingham (Stock) ..............»... aS. 1 .. Manchester and Leeds (70 paid , ~.„ ....... Northern and Eastern (45 paid) 51% South Eastern and Dover (33/ 2s 4d paide 35 York and North Midland (50 paid)......... ....... Paris and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen (20 paid) ........... ........... 344 " Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid)... .......... THE WILLS FORGERIES CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. • The eltarnination of Emma Hartwell (:n confirmation from eur Afternoon Edition)—Occasionally she wore ri black silk gown. She wore a dark shawl with a mix tnte in it of all colours. I saw Mr. Fletcher sometimiii twice awl three, .times a day while she was there. Ilt . • used to come sometimes between four and fire in the after s,. noon, and sometimes between ten and eleven in the .morning. "'knew he lived near,: but did_ not know e:Sactly where. • Mrs. Fletcher used to come, but net often, and - Miss Fletcher came once. Letters used to come to the old lady, addressed to Miss Stewart. The Flett4iera never mentioned her name. They used to cell her the old lady. I have taken the letters. She took them, and kept them. I know the prisoner Georgians .Doree,- and have seen her come -to visit the old lady etceasionally. They sometimes went out together. the gown- produced (by Forrester) is the pattern. of the orie worn by the old lady,. but .the pattern is washed out very much: saw the gown at the Mansion-house. era eecognised it. It was - brought to me first. Mr. Fletcher came occasionally to tea with ; the - old lady.' 2; Mrs. , Fletcher came once. Georgiana Dorey was •gene- e rally accompanied by Mr. Fletcher. I did • not know when she came that there was any con nexion between her and the eld lady. do not knew that she visited any one but the Fletchers. She made no acquaintances in the neighbourhood, and no one came near her except the Fletchers and Mrs. Dorey. She was sometimes absent some hours. .She generally paid her lodgings herself. I cannot fix the Lime that she went away. "William Wybrow—l live in Rathbone-place. Where I 'formerly lived, in the same place, was -called • the • .TP/TiOe . ot . Apo'lo. ' I knovse the prisoner Mrs. Dorey . She...lolA to see some lodgings at my house in 183'8. 'One - 0C ley d segl.te s had given ha.- lessons on the'guitar. She took the lodging at the time she had the stand in th-,: l'untbeon. Her mother awl two neices came with her, and they eentiutted to loJge at. my house until the summer of 1840. Mrs. Richards appeared to be about 75 years of age. She was rather tall and thin ; very infirm and pale; she had-weak eyes. She walked fee. Idle and used an umbrella •to assist her as a walking stick. She noise a dark cloak. In 1840 Mrs. Richards I.ft the. apartments. It was in the summer. Miss Rielierds e the nice, continued with •me. She said her motlese was going to Camberw ea for the benefit of het health. I heard her Say once or twice that she was go iug to Utuiabereell to see her mother. I: em net sure wilt titer Mrs. Richards .ever came bad-dr. • I think s h e did. Miss Richards and the neices, then • Misses Saunders, left me in Nov. 1840.. I did not know ot Miss', Rich:tide v.h're she was going to. Filo not re member any letter being brought: Cress-examined by Mr. WeetaXs—There was a pri vate-tl(sor. The person „ho occupied the lodgings gene rally answered it. Sometimes one of my daughters are. se)ered it. 1 cannot say that I have seen Mr. Barbi r there. I saw a man named Gritlin at the Mansion tense. My son said he thought he had seen one of the parties conic to the house. My son did not point out Griffin. I said that I thought Iliad seen Griffin there. - Oro:Is-examined by Mr. GBEAVES—I can distinctly swear that Mrs. Richards %yes in my house in the earls part Of the year.lB4o. Sjeltiey Hampden Wybrow.—l am the son of the last Witness, and at present I am a clear in the Post-office. I resided' with my father in 1838 and 1839. I knew the prisoner Dorey ns Georgian!) Richards. I recollect her tilting lodgings at my father's in 1838. Her mother and two nieces lodged with her. They came, I think, in 1838, and remained about two 3 ears, - until 1840. I have often seen the old lady. She was old and infirm, and used when she went out eto carry an urn • She - always wore a. t dark gown. The. old lady left. three or four months before the others. I no recollection as to the date. I understood that the odd lady was gone to Camberwell for the benefit of • her health. I. heard that froni the niece, anti not from Mrs. Dorey. lam not positive that the old lady ever returoetl. I appear to ,have a recollection of the Prisoner Barber as having called there on several occasions. I think I have let him in once or twice. 'Whenever I let east- perst'ns in, they asked for Miss * Richards. i2ross-examined •bee - Mr. Wzhants-=-I have been in the Post-office four-years. 1 am 22 or' 23 years of thee. • I rennentbersat the Mansion-house standing at the bottom - 14 . the stair: to see the prisoners go by. I did not point out Griffin to my father. 1 did not point out arty one to him. He asked me if I knew user et: and I said I believed • I 'knew the tall one. I think my father believed I meant t;riliin. I saw the prisoners et the bar, and pointed oat 'erber, without knowing any of their names. When • iny father came out, he said, I thought you meant Griffin. I might have suid I meant the tallest. I e i.. 1 net undertake to swear that Barber was ever in Rath bun! -place. I speak of my belief; .Ire. Dixon—! am the wife of Seth Dixon, and live it: t:rown-court, Dean-street. I was engaged on the 10th April; 1841, with a Mrs. Elliott, as charwomen, at 24, Deon-street. 1 have been in the habit of acting there in that capacity ever since. When I first went there the pr.soner Dorey and her mother were lodging there. A niece .•waa living with them—a Miss Saunders.'l Nits, Dorsey said they had only come a month before I veinee I assisted ai charwoman to them also. The old j lads/died in that bowie in the latter . t rid of June in the same year. Mrs. Dorey left at Christmas, 1842. I only assisted *TA hour or so new and then before the old lady's • death. I assisted the Friss her snore frequently atter. She used to go out of town after her mother's death, she • said to Beistole • She went away three times, and stayed a month or six weeks. She use d to v i s i t at Camberwell. bite told me she visited a physician of the name of • Fletcher there. I saw th'e prisoner 'Fletcher at 24, Mean-street. I aeseertd the door to him. I knew William Saunders awl his wife. They occasionally cams there. Saunders once came on a visit for a month. Saunders carne while the o'd 'tidy lay dead in the house. Fletelier asked for Miss Richards:when he came. She • v.-as slat at home, and he left a message for her and her niece.tsi come and dine with him next day. The old lady appeared about seventy-three or seventy-four years ohl - and • rather infirm. She was subject to the gout in her hand. She used • always to wear black. I saw her once in a cotton dress. _After her death Mrs. Dorey gave me a gown of her mother's. This (the goy n produced by Forrester) is what 'remains of it. 1 gave it to Forrester. ''s;roiis-examiried by Mr. GREAVES---I was not ex amined before the Lord Mayor. I was applied to to give s'ividence in March. • Cross-examined by Mr. JAMES.—The Sauu.lers live in Brijttots Mr. D. M'Ph , rson—l sins a schoolmaster at Cal lendar, in Scotland, and was session clerk there in the your. 1840. I remember receiving a-- letter purporting to tome from a person named Stewart. I think I ree;:ived three letters, but :Only retained one. I think 1 - ' must have destroyed the others. The ,letter PriAlced is the one I have kept. stir.'. Grattan was re-called, and stated that he A lieved the letter to be in Fletcher's . handwriting, but he could not be certain. Had he recived such aletter he sheuld ;lave acted . di., i s , abt upon it. It appeared there was some ' _id tt, but it was the character of Joshua Fautcher's writing. Theletter was then put in and 1 It was signed • Fs Stewart," and w as ( w e e te o r " ( • . ed l t t : ) 1840, 1, South- ; ampton row, Camberwell, and ailed '. p revi ous letter dated Nov. 3, requiring the marriage ce rtificat e of John 1756, inelosing a P os t-office and Elizabeth Stewart, onicr for 2/. • Mr. M'Pherson recalled—That was the third l etter I had received. Mr. Gneeves —What' did you do with the others ? , Witness-1 believe I must have burned them. - Mr. GREAVES—Do you recollect what you did then at ail ? I received the first about a fortnight before this letter came. My atten:ion was directed to the subject last January. I searched all the place s *bore I usually keep papers. the ATTORNEY-GENERAL — I searched all places thorow , itly where the session papers are kept. The paper produced is my answer_ to one of those prior let ters, It is the answer to the second letter. It is di rected, Mrs. Stewart, 1, Southampto n - terrace, Southamp t.,n- row, Camber - ad], and •- the post mark is 9th Octo ber, 1840. Mr. 13arnes—I am solicitor to the Registrar-General ter Bi r th s , Marriages, and Deaths. In consequence of thes e case-4 . I went to Mr. Barber's offices with Mr. Itircham Utt ale first day of the • examination- at the Itinel `' ;lr l'ou'e:. - I went to - the office of Barber and 11ireliam, and was present when this letter was found. It was sit a tin box upstairs with the parchment letters of adniinistratien in the case of Stewart. The statement of Mrs. Ste . . art was one of the papers ; also a letter of ; A ug.:l Ts, 1840, from Mr. Pott, Docters'-cornmone, and the practor's.bill of costs in the administration of J. Stewart. They acre all delivered to Mr. Freshfield. (The letter at M-Phereon was then put in and read. It was Sated ' tt , e,2d of ('ctober. It acknowledged the receipt of the letter, and enclosed a certificate of the marr i aav of John antl.Janet Stewart. The letter stated that the writer ieeltl.T4consply With the request which had been made to him to altar the documents, 'as by the laws of Scot land he should be liable to eunishment, a n d to b e d e _ inided of his office.) Mr. Demo, cross-out:lkea by Mr. Wgisakia....l TEE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1844. found these documents tied up in the usual manner in England, described by the Sultan, and the Seik at Islam ; which they would be tied up in an attorney's office. but as the Mullahs amon• the Mithoratnedans live with Mr. M‘Pherson recalled—The desire of the writer of great simplicity, I shall do the same. the second letter was in the certificate of the marriage " I shall not neglect to make -search for the ' ether of John and Janet Stewart. I should change the British officers at and near Bokhara, and every Sepoy I name Janet into Jane, and the reason given might pick up.'-z- - • -- • was, that Jane was the - word used England The King of Persia evinces the greatest teal; he has for Janet. On ''receiving the first - letter, I i already written to the Ulmer riokhara, claiming them had written to state that I had found the entry of The unfortunate men as British officers of distinction, and marriage of John and Janet Stewart, and then came the I urging him to send them immediately to Tehran with letter asking for the certificate, and suggesting that I all the honours due to their exalted rank. His Majesty should make the alteration. The name of Stewart is has also ordered a Mehmandah to accompany Doctor common in the parish of Callender, and several parishes i Wolff to the Bokhara territory. around. It is the name of the family of the Earl of Such is the result of the powerful aid so kindly al'- . Moray. "' forded by the Earl of Aberdeen; without that aid lir. Cross-examined by Mr. GREAVES — The date of the Wolff never could have reached Tehran, and we may certificate was January, 1756: Ido not recollect the now confidently expect that the fate of these officers will words of the lettef. not long remain a mystery. By Mr. Baron GVENEL—Applications are frequently made to me fur certificates. I never on any former oc casion recieved 2L for one. - Edmund Keine—l am clerk to Mr. Potts the proctor. I remember Fletcher coming to our office in July or August, 1840. Ife was accompanied by an old lady. He gave instructions for letters or administra tion for the effects of John Stewart deceased: I I asked him who he was recommended by. He said he knew Mr. Potts. He did not mention his own name. tie said the female was the sister of deceased. There is a printed affidavit entered at the Stamp-office, in which there are blanks for the name of the person deceased. I made inquiries of him to fill up the blanks. This was done in the presence of the elderly female. She took •no part in it. I prepared the usual document showin- , the relationship of the proposed adtninistratrix to th e deceased. The document produced is the one whichi filled up from the instructions of Fletcher. Cross-examined by Mr. GREAVES—I never saw Flet cher before, but I saw him three times afterwards. I have been at the Mansion-house, but I Ras not ex amined. Mr. Potts, my employer, was. (The Stamp-office affidavit was then put in and read. It purported to be the affidavit of Elizabeth Stewart, lister of John Stewart, deceased. The property was sworn as under 1,5001.) Examination resumed—l told Mr. Fletcher that a bond must be entered into, and that sureties would be required. He gave me the name of Thomas Griffin as one of the sureties. Fletcher was told an affidavit would be required to account for the delay. I accordingly pre pared this affidavit from Fletcher's instructions. (The affidavit which purported to be the affidavit of Elizabeth Stewart was read. It stated that deponent had been residing. in New York, and had not heard of her brother's death until the month of May preceding) Examination resumed—Mr. Fletcher asiXd me if I could procure another surety. • (The trial was proceeding when we went to press, and is expected to last two or three days.) SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. Tuesday week an unusual scene was presented in Droitwich, in the funeral of Master Solomon Greaves, son of Mr. Greaves, of Droitwich. This interesting child was well known in this county as a regular at tendant with the Westwood troop of Queen's Own Yeo manry, when on duty, wearing a corporal's uniform,, riding a diminutive pony, and having all the trappings pertaining to such an officer in the Yeomanry. He was buried with military honours, having been followed to his uarly grave by a guard of twelve privates of the regi ment to - which he was attached.— Worcester Journal. 'We regret to hear that Sir John Pechell still re mains. in a very precarions state. The Hon Lady Pechell does not leave the house, and the Duke and Duchess of Nor folk are constantly in attendance upon their near relatives. FROM: aaren. EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—The Times should really adopt the alias of ," The Sorrows of Walter." To what a degree those sorrows supply motives for its daily diatribes is every now and then disclosed by itself, as the most natural thing in the world. That the public should espouse the cause of Mr. Walter against all adversaries, and that whenever any public man is soupconne d'etre suspect of want of allegiance to Mr. Walter, he should be (avowedly therefore) run down by the Times, seems a rule requiring no concealment ! The Times office is holy office of inquisition into the faith of statesmen —and the first article in the faith of statesmen belief in Walter.. Without it there is no salvation. People may talk of priestcrafr, and the dark ages ,• but to our view the dark ages were luminous, compared to this age of press-craft. Is it creditable—(look at the Times of this morning to see if it is not true)—is it creditable that a journal, assuming to take such a lead of opinion as the Times, shculd put forth, in its leading 'article, the nrongs, or supposed wrongs, of a proprietor us the evident provocation (we did not know it before) On which it proceeds, in the set purpose it has lately evinced 4' running down the present Home Secretary ! Is it possible to call the public a great gudgeon in plainer terms, than by thus flaunting the naked hook before it, confident it will bite none the less? We may be asked what interest we have in defending Sir James Graham against the Times. Evidently none, except the common interest of all rational men in discountenancing a system of political agitation, in which imputations of the grossest nature are caught from such lips as a Fer rand's, to heap on a personal enemy! Sir Jarres Graham is no friend of ours, but we say, notwithstanding— Nen tali auxilio, non of-fensoribus istis. If the object wer e t o ren d er t h e H ume S e cretary re spectable to those whose respect is worth having, there is nothing more eclat:God than this Times and Ferrand league to effect it. Mr. Oastler has been improving at Brad ford on Mr. Ferrand's style of aspersion at Leeds Ile would tell them why Sir J. Graham made him self so very ridicuous before a rational world. Sir J. Graham knew that the Queen of England had an opinion upon this question. He knew that her mater nal heart was yearning towards the emancipation of her sex and of the youth of her dominions from their excessive toil. He knew that she was not an adept in commercial calculations. He, therefore, was deter mined to mystify ane bewilder the loyal-mind, to raise up hobgoblins to frighten her Majesty from her benefi cent resolution. lie knew also that his own tenure of office depended upon his success, and it was fur that— that only, that Sir James Graham continued to ring in the House of Commons that, the stability of our institutions depends Upon the excessive labour of women and children in factories." We have already stated that it is the case of adult women, not children which is now concerned ; and the continual appeal about children by one and all of these agitators, as well as' their continual adducing cf cases of over-work fifteen or twenty years back, affords no very strong presumption of consciousness ofthestrength of their real case. Let that case begone into on its real merits. Let it be shown that grown-up persons of average, health (f)r that is the real point) suffer by twelve hours' nork in a cotton mill more than the fatigue of otherordinar) occupation.s. Let it be shown that injury and dis couragement to investment of capital in manufactures is not to be apprehended from a further legisla tire restriction of adult labour. Let these things be made out, and none will acquiesce more . gladly than we shall in the change. But let not fraudu lent use be made of the tender age of children, who are out of the question. Let not fraudulent use be made of cases of overwork some twenty years remote. (Such. were the cases quoted by Mr. Smith from the Leeds Infirmary.) Let us not be deluged by men, who seem to find it impossible to speak truth on any sub:ect, with aspersion and contumely against every public man who has courage sufficient to take what is t.leemed the cold-blooded part of caution— and to sacrifice the sort of popularity which is so easily and cheaply 'earned. It is clear that to do this demonstrates a strong conviction against the safety of change. And whether that conviction is well or ill founded, adherence to it on the part of those who hold it is fulfilment of a public duty. It is said, indeed, that Ministers should yield their opinion to the majority of the House of Common!. To a majority in favour of what? Will any ones be kind enough to tell us? Not ofa Ten Hours' Bill, for that, as well as the plan of Government, has been negatived. Ministers have to chcosebetween some compromise,which will unsettle everything and settle nothing, and adhc rence to their own view of a point essential to the safety of important inters sts. Of course they may be wrong in :heir n!)tion of what is essential to manufactures. So may Mr. Senior, whose views, we perceive, were quoted at the Bradford meeting. We can only say that neither their views of the risk, nor his, seem to us to have been I shown unfounded. DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. - --- ANTWERP, APRIL s.—The Antwerp Steam Naviga tion Company is going to make a direct communication between Antwerp and Hull. The fine steamer the Princess Victoria, which was employed between Ant werp and London, will be placed on this line. There will be at least one departure weekly from each port. The first will be at the end of the month, and in the be ginning of May. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 9.—The Minister of Finance has announced that a voluntary gift has been received by the Trzasury, though the giver mould not be liable to the extraordinary income-tax ; this person is Mr. Win. Dennison, an inhabitant of Java, who is here for a short time, he has given a cheque for 10,000 florins on his agent at Batavia. TURKISH FRONTIERS, MARCH 26.—Letters from Bu charest announce that Prince Bibesca seeing that in the unfavourable temper of the Assembly any agreement in a resolution tending to promote the interest of the country was impossible, had suddenly dissolved the As sembly. COLONEL STODDART AND CAPT cONOLLY. Captain Grover his received Dr. Wolff's journal up to Feb. 6. Ile left Tabrcez on Jan. 20, and, after a peril ous and painful journey, reached Tehran, in perfect health, on Feb. 4. Fifty-six miles from Tehran he was obliged to write to Colonel Shiel, petitioning that five horses might be sent to his assistance. Colonel Shiel instantly sent the required horses, and wrote in the kindest terms, inviting the Doctor to take up his quarters at the British embassy, and promising every assistance. The Doctor says, " Could anything be more kind than this ? He (Colonel Shiel) has also detained In his house Meshede Rajah, who was three years ser vant to Colon e l St o dd urt , an d by w h om he (Meshede ilo t h b) r was sent to C au b u l. H e h a d b een i m p r isoned at a I have tak cn hi m i nto my serv i ce , an d h e w ill accomp a :tilym e to Bukh ara i n a b out ten d ays ti me . I have met with the greatest kindness and hospitality from Colonel Shiel, and the gentlemen attached to the embassy, and I wish this to be understood in the strictest sense of the word." Dr. Wolff further says, " Colonel Shi e l t o ld me t h at h e had seen the Ambassador from Bokhara, cid who told him r e t irel ore keptd Captain n that he did not believe that Colonel St Conully had been killed, but that they prison !" 1)r. Wolff - had seen Count y de liu>siati Envoy. and received from him an aecounetm,f the interview with the Ambassador, which differed but little from that published some time ago in the papers. Th e Doctor ha. not vet been to visit the Bokhara _limb:- sailor, as he wishes previously to be presented to the King of Persia. 1)r. Wulff says Colonel Stoddart's servant told him that " people had been frequently confined fol five years ut Bokhara, and believed by all the inhabitants to have been killed. and then suddenly had made their appear ance again." The Docter then says : " So much is certain that no one at Bokhara has wit ii(f.ssal the execution of Stoddart or Conon . ), and my de :el taina - ion therefore of going straight to Bokhara is unshaken and unabated.. .1 shall now begin to draw money on Drummonds in good earnest, for I must appear respectably at Bukhara, as the Great Mullah fro/a ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, April 9. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE and a Special Jury.) OLTVERSON AND ANOTHER BRIGHTMAN AND OTHERS. The hearing of this cause was resumed at the silting of the Court this morning. Mr. Byrn, the resident partner of the house of 141 4 1riccar and Co., at Macao, was examined at considerable length, respecting the state of relations between this country and China at the time the Penang reached the country. He stated, in effect, that it was impossible to land the cargo at Hong- Kong, as there were no warehouses there, and that it would havi been imprudent, as it was not a place of trade. The only port where the goods could have been di,posed of was Canton ; but a large portion of the damaged cargo was sold at Hong-Kong. At the time the good's were transhipped to the James Laing, there Was no intention of again putting them on board the Penang. Captain Joseph Lyas, the master of the Herald, a Quefnes 5 11 44 which went out to Chinain : lB4o;.was next called. He stated that there never was any declaration of war, on the part of England, against the Chinese--7- that Hong-Kong was a more preferable place for lying up than Macao, and that in May, 1840, the vessels of war were withdrawn from the Canton river ; but that, in the latter end of August or September following, the witness returned with the Herald. This closed the plaintiffs' case. Mr. KELLY said that the few observations he had to make were in substance addressed to his Lordship. Having attentively considered the whole of the evidence beforehand,lie was quite satisfied that no real question of fact.would arise or be in dispute between the parties which could properly be left to a jury; and now that the plaintiffs' case had came to an end, he begged to say that there was not one single - point which, with any benefit to either party, or with any view to the administration of justice, could be submitted to a jury. They had had direct answers on every question from Mr. Byrn; and thongli . he was an, hostile witness, he (Mr. Kelly) was content to take literally and substantially as true every answer that witness had given r and upon those questions and answers to raise the question of law. The law was clearly settled in favour of the defendants, by the case of "Brown v. Venn," in 12 East, page 293, which was a decision of. Lord Cilenhorough ie the Court of Queen's Bench. There 'an insurance had been effected on the Arin to' deltain ports' in the river Plate. The vessel proceeded to Monte Video, and, having stopped there, it was 'intended to proceed and finish the voyage at Buenos Ayres. The fact awl intention of the parties were stated. At the time the vessel arrived hostilities were going on at Buenos Ayres; and this was exactly analogous to the present case. Hong-Kong was here named as one of several places, mentioned in the policy; but the intended place) of discharge wag, in the one case, 13utnos Ayres—in the other Canton. Thera was a state of hostilities between Buenos Ayres and -the English; end here there was a state of hostilities between Canton and Great Britain. Thopgh he was quite free to admit that in putting the goods on board the James Laing, it was intended, if circumstances afterwards permitted, and if hostilities should cease, to send them on to Canton, and there dispose of them, still he contended that when a vessel arrived at one - ef the places men tioned in the policy, intending to proceed to another, and that if, fiom existing circumstances, which prevented the parties from proceeding further, they landed their cargo, or put it into any other place, in order that it might re main in safety, on the chance of that state of things ceasing, so as that afterwards it might be sent elsewhere, the parties made that place the ultimate port of dis ' charge, and the risk was at an end. If he were wrong on th►s point, the plaintiff would' be entitled to recover ; and if he were right, he apprehended then, that the voy age *as at an end, and the risk determined. In the • case already cited, the verdict was for the defendant. Some discussion followed between the counsel on both sides ; and at length it was agreed to make it a special case. and to leave it to the Court of Queen's Bench to decide the question upon his Lordship's .note, with the understaading that if the plaintiffs should- be entitled to recover, interest should be calculated from the Ist March, 1842. . . . . A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiffs, by consent, for 2,8701, subject to a special case. CRVICKSHANIC AND _OTHERS v. WELLS AND ANOTHER. Verdict . for the plaintiffs, by consent, fur 3,2551. 7s. 9d. with interest; subject to the special case in the last. • BOLD AND ANOTHER. v. ROTHERHAM. Verdict for the plaintiff, by c3nsent, for 1651. 3s. 4d. with interest, subject to a special case. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, April 9. (BefOre Mr. Justice WIGUTMAN.) Mary Ann Sealey (sister of Faith Sealey, who was yesterday acquitted of the charge of administering white arsenic ,o William Sealey, her father, at Pinckney, in the - parish of Kingston, near. Taunton,) was this day placed at the bar, charged with this offence, and no evidence being offered, the jury were directed to acquit her. -This prisoner, who is but 21 years of age, was next charged with the wilful murder of her aunt, Betty Sealey, who lived also at the same place, by strangling her, on the. Bth of December last. Sire Carey and Mr. Merewether appeared for the prosecution,-and Mr. Kinglake fur the prisoner. The deceased, Betty Sealey, aged 79, lived in the right-hand wing of a dilapidated farm-house, at Pinck mey,-under which roof the prisoner lived. This farm house stands in a line with the village road. The prisoner lived in the front part of this wing, and the deceased aunt in that of the back, to which there were two ways of entrance, the one from the village road, and the other from a foot-path leading to Bishop's Lychard; and at this back entrance there was a small barkin, occupied by cattle, and a barn in the rear, which formed three sides of a square. Betty Sealey had 'from time to time money and things stolen from her, and in such a manner as to convince her that it must be the , act of some person, who well knew the locality, entering by means of false keys, or in some other clandestine manner. Deceased received parish support from the 'Kingston parish, which money was payable every Friday. iOn Friday, the Bth of December, she deputed some per- Json to receive her money for her, being determined, if possible, to detect the thief. Accordingly, she left h e r !home, as usual, on pretence of going to Kingston, when lahe pursued the road leading to Kingston, till out of !sight of the prisoner. who was at home when she left. !She then returned by a footpath through the barn I and barkin to her own door. She must have taken her arm-chair and placed it in a dark closet opposit e her entrance-door, and then remained there in it till the robber arrived—for in this chair she was found dead the next Saturday, the 9th of December, at eight o'clock in the evening, by her son, John Sealey, his wife . and son, who had been fetched by the woman ! who went for the parish fray -on this Friday, and ' in consequesiae," too, of her having repeatedly failed in gaining admission that day. These witnesses found that the old woman's throat was piached, for finger-marks appeared thereon. Her hands and arms were scratched. i Her tongue protruded from her mouth, and 'other ap -1 pearances, 'which led the medical gentleman, Mr. Welch, surgeon, of Taunton, to say that she died by strangula tion. Her boenet and clothes clearly indicated some foul play. It. also appeared that her daughter-in-law i had sent her, som e f ew d a y s b e f ore , a n octag o n phial ! bottle, the marks of which were visible on her clothes, but that the bottle was gone. Evidence was given, that shortly after the time when it is supposed that the old woman had left, the prisoner insisted on some p s a u r p t po o s f ed the ab d s a e y n G ce ab o ri f el 1 young man leaving her house, as though she wished i to woman.avail hlenrstehlef e o a f rl tl ie ' r e I t Porter he o old was in the prisoner's house with her when Mr. Far thing, the landlord of the premises, passed in his ear , riage. That on this occasion the old woman hailed him, and he stopped, and as she was speaking to him prisoner said she was talking about her, and that she had taken some sticks from her own garden hedge that day, and had the old woman seen her she would have told Mr. Farthing of that too. It was then alleged that she said to a young girl, with whom she had been picking apples at Mr. Farthing's, that all old women, such as Betty Seeley, the deceased, ought to die, and that she for one would help. Evidence was next given to prove, that as soon as it was supposed that she had committed the offence, she went to a place called Etheridge, to Jane Bond's, the mother of her young man, where.. she re mained some hours, and went again next day. That when the policeman searched her box on the following Sunday, a bottle, like the said octagon phial-bottle, was therein found. It was attempted to be proved that a • trap-door was discovered in one of the prisoner's up stair-rooms opening - into the deceased old woman's apart ments, and that the opening was free from dust. Several prisoners from Wilton gaol were then brought forward, who deposed to some strange statements made by the prisoner, confessing her guilt. The ju r y-, hos6ver, having retired for half an hour, returned a verdict of " Net Guilty." - • TEST OF MESMERISM.—A strong proof of the in fallibility of this much-disputed science was adduced the other evening at a lecture on the subject. A boy being asked, whilst in the mesmeric state, whether "The income tax would be discontinued after the third year, as Sir Robert Peel had promised?" replied "Certainly not!" This, upo.',. being mentioned to the Premier, was declared to be the strongest instance of clairvoyance that could be brought for ward lei avow ot Nicuck..—runch. CENTRAL CRIMINAJ4 COURT. OLD: cotmr. Henry Davies was indicted for feloniously assault ing Thomas .M`Carthy With .a poker, with the intent to do him griems bodily,hafm, Mr. Clarkson conducted the proseCution, and Messrs. Doane and C. Jones- appeared for the defence. From the evidence of the-prosecutor, it appeared that both he and the accused were licensed victuallers at Chelsea, Mr. Davies being the landlord of the Ca dogan Arms. The oceurrence in question took place in the ni P of the 12th of January in the defendant's : ht house. p 1 'he prosecutor was in 'the house drinking for , a great many hours, and in the course of the even 4 some dispute arose, and, according to the. prosecutor s story, the accu seized a poker from the fire-place, and struck him a very severe blow with it on the head. In cross s examination, he admitted he was a good deal the • worse - for liquor at the time, and that he had made use of insulting language to the accused.. The defence set up was, that no poker was used, hut that upon the prosecutor making use of some o f. fensive expression •to the accused, he collared. him, and they struggled and fell down, and that lie hurt his head in the fall. A witness named Fry was, called to prove these facts, and he swore positively that no poker was made use of. 'Captain Fitzgerald, a Magistrate for the county of Middlesex, was called to speak to the character of Mr. Davies; and he described him as a very honourable and respectable man, and he bore testimony to the excellent Manner in which his house was conducted. The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and with out troubling, the Judge to sum up, at once returned a verdict of - Not gUilty. Mr. Baron GURNEY observed, that the real fact of the matter appeared - to be, that the prosecutor had not wilfully mis-stated the facts, hut from the quantity he had drank he was not. in a condition to tell what really did take place. (Before the . Recoania.) Anne Elizabeth Earnshaw, 34, married, and Emma Well 4, 28, single woman, were indicted for stealing a silver knife, value 6s. 6d., the property of Mary Anne Rose. Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Messrs. Clarkson and Wilkins appeared for the prisoners. The circumstances under which the present, and several other charges of a similar character were made against the prisoners having been very recently fully given in our police reports,- ,it will be unneces sary to repeat them ,07',any length on the present occasion. The •prison - er Earnshaw, who is respectably connected, accompaniaiky the other woman, Wells, were in the habit of :going to the shops of different jewellers,-and asking to look at various articles, such as watches, rings, &c. , and taking that opportunity to steal every article that came in their -way. In the present case they went' into the shop of the prose cutrix, in Farringdon street, and asked to leok at some silver fruit-knives. A great number were shown them, but they did not purchase any ; and, immediately on their leaving the shop, a silver knife was missed. The prisoners were followed to a pawn broker's shop, and taken into custody, and upon Wells being,searched, a silver knife.was sound in her pos sion, which the proseeuttix identified as her property, but it appeared that it was not the same she had missed. . • • Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the prisoners, argued that the knife in question might have been sold at some former time, and that there was no proof of its having been stolen at the time the prisoners were in the shop. Several witnesses; were called, who gave the pri soners an excellent character and it was stated that Earnshaw was in the receipt of a considerable income, and that the other prisoner lived with her as a companion. The jury found Earnshaw Not Guilty, and con icted Wells, but at the same time recommended her to mercy. The RECORDER said they had better wait a little before they took this step. The prisoners were then indicted for stealing two diamond rings, value '3/. is. 6d., the property of Thomas Chapman. This case was of a similar description to the last, and the jury returned the same verdict, acquitting Earnshaw, apparently upon the ground that the pro perty was found in the possession of Wells. The prisoners mere -then arraigned upon another indictment, charging them with stealing a gold watch, Value 301., the property of John Smith. The prosecutor in this case is a watchmaker in the Strand, and the prisoners went into his shop, and wished to look at some watches. A great many were shown them; but they said none of them- suited, and left the shop without purchasing any article, and, almost immediately afterwards,' a gold watch, value 0/., was missed . from one of the trays. This watch was subs?quently found -in the' possession of the prisoner Wells. The jury, in this caw, found both prisoners guilty. The prisoners were then indicted for stealing a gold locket, the property of georr. Lamb. The case was clearly ,rnade out, and the jury again returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. The, RECORDER sentenced them to be transported for seven years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) C'LERKENIVELL. THE ABDUCTION CASE.L-WITI. Burton Newenham was brought up on remand, charged with the abduc tion of Miss Frances Louisa Wortham, of 28, Gerard street,. Coburg -road, IslingtOn, a ward in Chancery. The prisoner took his place- in the dock with great composure. He was neatly dressed, but looked paler and in worse spirits than on the previous occasions. rthe Court was crowded with respectable civilians and professional gentlemen - , and great anxiety wax mani fested to know the result of the struggle between Mr. Combe and Vice•-Chancellor Knight Bruce for the possession of . the prisoner. Mr. Allen, the tipstaff of the Court of Chancery, Was in attendance, bearing the Lord Chancellor's warrant for the prisoner's ap prehension. Mr. Mallard, a county - Magistrate, sat on the Bench 'temple, p ik le rr , co .C ndu mll cd eteasa spectator. M r . S ou th e y, o f th e the prosecution; arid Mr. Hum phries defended the prisoner. Mr. Southey said that since the last hearing of fie Case he had communicated with Vice:Chancellor Bruce, and informed him of the Magistrate's deter mination, and of his reasons for'coining to that deter inination. The Vice-Chancellor said he considered Mr. Combe acted wrongly in detaining the prisoner ;ngainst the Lord Chancellor's warrant. The Vice- Chancellor said he entertained a very strong opinion 'on the subject, but he had not been able to commu inieate with the Lord Chancellor, who was at his country seat in Berkshire. He (Mr. Southey) had been directed by the Vice.;Chancellor to express his opinion, and it was under his Honour's direction he did so. He would not ball upon the Magistrate to Having communicated 'whatpursue b - a a d ny tra p n a s r p ti i e r ti ed la , r h c e o w ar as se now ready to go on with ithe case. Mr. COMBE—Let the case be proceeded with. Mr. Humphriesßefore your Worship comes to any decision I have a proposal to make. Mr. COMBE—I have already decided. I do not •think it necessary to reiterate the reasons which I ,have already publicly stated for the course I am 'about to pursue. If the Lord Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor have the power to take the prisoner out of my hands, then. let them exercise it, and I will, of course, yield to -it at once. A prisoner has been brought before me charged with a very grave offence—evidence. has been submitted which warranted mein believing that that offence had been committed. I have reason to know that evidence can be adduced which will prove the commission of a much higher offence. I repeat Ido not feel myself at liberty to give the man up to the Court of Chancery under such circumstances. If the law gives paramount autho rity to the Lord Chancellor --authority to take a prisoner under these circumstances from a police • magistrate, I must . submit, of course, but I am not aware that the law confers any such powers. ' Mr. Southey—l . do not now make any application to you one way or the other. Mr. COMBE—I was called upon to give the pri soner up to the tipstaff of the Court of Chancery now present on a former occasion, I refused to do so, and I now refuse. Call upon Mrs. Wortham to appear. After some delay, 141 rs. Wortham, mother of the o so? u 1d exa mine lady, made her appearance. She was genteelly at tired, and took her place in the witness box with ap aosukledd he e fr 6b S e ap parent reluctance. Having been sworn, mi l‘ n i e r be C r ° , m or nE sh Southey preferred the Magistrates doing so. In answer to questions from the bench, Mrs. Worth= repeated her former testimony, which the clerk (Mr:Mould) upon this occasion took formally °AtiltreYistirfathe; dow down in depositions for trial. She added several new facts. The following is the substance of her testi mony :—ller husband was in the shawl trade in Re gent-street, and died on the 14th of June, 1842, leav ing no property whatever. Ile? daughter, an only one, Frances Louisa, the subject of the present inves tigation, was born on the 24th of December, 1828, and was consequently 15 years old last Christmas eve. The prisoner came to lodge at her house in June,lB4o, and continued to lodge with her at Ge rard-street up to the period of her husband's death, when he left. Mr. Cosine—Do you know what lie is? Witness —No ; I have been informed that he is a person of in , lependent fortune. A lady in the nei g hbo u r hood , with whom he formerly lodged, told me sd. The witness proceeded to state that, after her husband's death, the prisoner continued on visiting terms with her. Six months after her husband's death, her daughter was bequeathed landed property to the value of 4001. a year, but at present incutnbered with a life annuity of 200/., of which bequest the prisoner was aware. On the 7th of January, 1843, witness re ceived a letter from Mr. H a wkins, one of timp trustees of the proprtv, which letter she showed to the pri soner on the Sunday following. Mr. Humphries objected to this evidence. Where was the letter? • Mr. South!) , said it'svtiuld be produced on a future occasion, but was not, then iti'Court. Mr. Comte—State what the prisoner said when you apprised him of this bequest to your daughter. Witness—He said "Oh, I am very happy to hear it."—(A laugh.) I asked him if I should not write to Mr. Hawkins ; 'but he said "By no means, . and that he would recommend ma to his attorney, Mr. Hammond, of Ftrnival's Inn." He agreed to take the copy of the deed to his own solicitor; but I never got it back since. -I saw it the day the bill was filed in Chancery. The prisoner subsequently stated that he was afraid it should go into Chancery ; but he did not say anything about Miss Wortham being made a ward of Chancery. Mr. CoMaE—Was there any conversation between you and the prisdner about her being made a ward of Chancery ? Witness--Yes ;on the evening before he abducted her. He was at my house. I had just received a letter from Mr. Camberton, one .of .the trustee. Mr. Humphries objected to the contents of this let ter being stated, as it was not produced The witness, in answer to the Magistrate, said the prisoner read e letter, and when she spoke to him about her daughter becoming a ward of Chancery, he said he " thought it would be so." The witness then narrated the circumstances of hn daughter's abduction, which took place on the 13th of October last, and which have been already published. He removed her during the temporary absence of the witness, who did not again see them until last Thurs day week at the station-house. Witness was then her daughter's only guardian, and had never given her consent to the abduction, nor even known that the prisoner was paying his addresses to Miss Wortham. Mr. Comae—Was your daughter from lime after her father's death for any period. Witness—Yes; for six months at school, with Miss Brown, on Stockwell- common. Mr. Comnp—Did the prisoner see her. Witness-- Yes; he frequently accompanied me . there, awl some times went there with books and messages from me to her. Mr. Comun—Now, Mrs. Wortham, tell me if you had any communication with your daughter since her return ? Mrs. Wortham (after much hesitation)—l have had some, hut not a great deal. Mr. Comnp.—Did she explain any of the circum stances of her departure to you? Mrs. Wortham again hesitated. Mr. Southey—l object to the question. Mr. Comnr, repeated the question. Mrs. Wortham (reluctantly) —Yes ; she told me she thought she was going to Furnival's Inn. Mr. Southey-1 object to any question on this head. Mr. ComnE—You, the solicitor for the prosecution, object ! Why, I must say, that is • very strange indeed. Mr. Southey—l say it is very indiscreet to put such questions now, and that it will defeat the end of justice s Mr:Comun-r-State your objection. Mr. Southey —I have done so. Mr. COMAE—You have objected, but you have given me no reason for objecting. Mr. Southey—l have already given you my senti ments on this matter in private. Mr. COMBE—Sentiments are not reasons. I think the questions are necessary ; and if you cannot show me the contrary I will .feel it my duty to put them. Mr. Southey—Mrs. Worth= is here to give her evidence of what she- knows of the matter, but not to mention what Miss Wortham said. • Mr. COMM—Stift is here to answer what questions I think proper to put to her, and if she does not an swer theni she may 'as well know that I have the power Of sending her to the House of Correction. Mr. Southay : —What the daughter told the mother is not, I submit, necessary to the present inquiry, and I feel myself bound, again to say that extracting such information from her will defeat the ends of justice. Mr. COMBS-- , lf you. really r think so, you are botind to show me why. •• - • . Mr. Southey—l-will, in your private room. Mr. COMBE—Then let us hear them. The Worthy Magistrate and the •SOlicitor for the prosecution then retired to the Magistrates' private-room. After the lapse of a' quarter of an hour they came into Court, when Mr. Combe said. that he ~had heard all Mr. Southey had to say, and that he still remained of the same opinion. The case must be proceeded with. But he would now remand ,the prisoner, that those documents might be produced which were necessary to complete the case. - • The prisoner, was, then remanded to Wednesday next at twelve o'cloCk. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. REIGATE. • Upon the report of the visiting justices to the Brixton 'louse of Correction being made to the Court on Tuesday, it appeared that Mr. Gardiner, the sur geon to the gaol, had expressed his intention to re sign his appointment, and requested the Court to take the necessary measures to appoint a successor. The ground for the resignation, as stated by Mr. Gar diner, was incapacity to fulfil the duties of the office, by reason of bodily infirmity and illness, and a cer tificate to that effect, signed by Sir B. Brodie and Dr. Chambers, was put in to support the statement as to the condition of his health. _ _ Mr. KERRICK, before the report was received, begged to be allowed to say a few words Upon the subject with a view to ascertain the real grounds for Mr. Gardiner's resignation: He had heard that one of the prisoners who was ordered upon the treadwheel refused to work, and said that he was unable from illness. Mr. Gardiner, however, upon examining him, declared he was able to work, and insisted that he should go on the wheel, and on his still refusing he was flogged ; eventually some other medical gentle men were called in, and they at once said that the prisoner was not in a fit state of health to go upon the wheel, and these circumstances led to an intimation being given to Mr. Gardiner that he had better re sign.' He mentioned. these facts in order that some explanation might be given upon the subject. Mr: Gosse said he was very glad mr. Kerrick had mentioned this stAject;because it gave him an oppor tunity, as one of the - visiting justices, to contradict the statement' referred' to. The facts were these: a prisoner had 'refused - ta' go upon the wheel, stating that he was too ill to do . so. IVir. Gardiner was re ferred to, and he, 'a - tier examining him, declared that he was not ill, amt . upon the man still refusing to go to the wheel, he .was ordered a flogging. He still de clared that he was ill,. and the magistrates called in another medical man,. and his report being doubtful, they called in two others, and they concurred in the opinion of Mr. Gardiner, and declared the prisoner was in a fit condition 'to go upon the treadwheel. The magistrates, under these circumstances, felt themselves compelled to enforce tie regulation* of the gaol; and he assured the Court that the circumstance had no thing to do -with the -resignation of Mr. Gardiner, which was alone caused by his incapacity, from ill ness, to perform the duties of his office. Mr. KEMBLE begged to confirm the statement made by Mr. Go3se, and he remarked that the disci pline of the gaol would be completely at an end, if a prisoner was . allowed• to persist in refusing to work when he was declared to be competent to do so by the medical officer. ' ' Mr. PENIIRYN remarked, that the surgeon could have no interest in declaring a man to be in a fit state of health to go to work, if he did not believe he really was so. He did not think there., was any blame to be attached to Mr. Gardiner in the transaction, and when his opinion was confirmed by two other medical men, he thought he was justified , , Ordering him to go 'upon the wheel. The report was then received. . • Mr. KEMBLE said he thought that there was an other matter of very considerable importance con nected with this proceeding. Mr. Gardiner had de clared himself to be incompetent to perform the duty of surgeon, and two most eminent men had expressed the same opinion in their certificate. Three months must elapse before a freslisurgeon could he, appointed, and he really thought they. ought to_eonsider whether the prisoners should be left for that period in the charge of a medical man who had represented himself to be incapable of performing the duty. The CHAIRMAN remarked that it would be very difficult to find a gentleman of competent skill who would be willing to undertake the duty . from the present time until a frisli surgeon was appointed. He then inquired whether the honourable magistrate intended to make any motion upon the subject? Mr. KEMBLE did not wish to make any motion ; but he must repeat that, when their medical officer declared that he was unable to perform his duty to the prisoners under his charge, if anything serious should arise, the Magistrates would be placed in a very painful position. An "nom. MAGIsTRATE then. moved,` that the elec tion of a successor to Mr. Gardiner should take place at the usual period, the general , quarter session. Mr. KEMBLE said that would be a period of nearly three months, and as some amelioration he should move that the election take place on the second ad journment day. Mr. JOHNSON had no o! , jeetion to offer to the amendment, but he begged to say that Mr. Gardiner had always performed his duty faithfully, and he was sure that if he felt any inconvenience was likely to arise from his inability to perform his duty to the prisoners under his charge, he would take care to obtain competent assistance. The amendment was then put and carried. 011THOPCEDIC INSTITUTION. —Tuesday a special general meeting of the members of this Institution was held at their house in Bloomsbury-square, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey in the chair , when Surgeon Law rence, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital , was appoint e d medical officer, in place of Dr. littl©, roagued. THE FACTORY QUESTION. • LEEDS, APRIL 9.—Last n;ghta very numerous, re spectable, and in many respects an important meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Leeis, was held in the 'MCIa . -hall, in Albion-street, in this town, in order to further a mitriction on factory labour to ten hours per day for women, young. p7rons, and children. - - On the platform were the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar ; the Rev. Joseph Wardle, the Rev. T. B. Ferris, the Rev. Thomas Nunns, and other clergymen ; Mr. S. Smith, Mr. George Balmer, . Mr. _Francis Sharpe, and other surgeons ; several merchants; Mr. Oasticr, Mr. Busfeitd Ferranti, M.P. ; Mr. B. Jowett, of London ; Mr. Chas. Walker, of Bradford ; and many other friends of the ten hours' cause. . On the motion of Mr. Bulmer, seconded by Mr. Sum tiers, the Vicar of Leeds was invited to take the chair. The _Rev. Dr. HOOK rose amidst loud applause, and having addressed the meeting at some length in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill, concluded by saying—" I am ready, in this righteous cause, to press furward with you to the last gasp.—(Applause.) And I trust that our friends in London, when the question is put to th .m, whether they will support the cause of the poor or the cause Of party, will fling party to the dogs, and support humanity, and go straight forward in that right path in which•they now are. The arguments I have adduced I know may be met by counter arguments, but I have en tered into them for that reason. There is, at least, you will agree, looking at the commercial question, much to be said on both sides ; if much is to be said on both sides, let us take the side of hmanity. Throw humanity into the scale, and then we know how to proceed. Whether the Bill will pass in this session of Parliament or not may be doubtful ; but this I . know, and this I will say, that piss it must, and pass it will are long.— (Loud applause.) Even Lord Ashley consented to post pone the operation of this Act for a short time ; and therefore we, I trust, are willing to abide our time ; but here we are to expedite the movements of our friends.— (Hear, hear.) I cannot conclude without saying that I have not now, nor have I at any other time, uttered a single word of disrespect towarde the leading millowners and manufacturers in this town ; on the contrary, I know some of them to be amongst the most generous,_ and most benevolent, and most humane of our species; but to this system we are opposed, and iii our opposition to this system I trust we shall persevere diligently, ardently, patiently, determinately ; affording that fair play to all which every Englishman loves, and with Christian feel ing, till we have brought it - to a successful issue." At this stage of the proceedings Mr. °testier ascended into the orchestra, and was vociferously cheered. Mr. G. J. HARNEY moved the folloyting resolution, which was seconded by Mr. R. POUNDER; a factory operative:—" That this meeting believes that what is commonly understood as the Ten Hours' Factory Ques tion—meaning thereby the limitation of factory labour within a day of twelve hours, with a proper all ,wance of time for meals and rest—is a reasonable, a holy, and a righteous object ; and that the blessing of Almighty God will not fail to attend the prosecution of it by upright and honourable means. That while this meeting deeply laments that the attainment of so legitimate an object should have been retarded by a conflict which has now lasted more than five-and-twenty years, during which tens of thousands have gone to a. premature grave, this meeting rejoices with a joy un speakable, at the progress .this question has made within the last month; and more especially at the feet that, on the 18th of March, in the .present, year, two divi,,ions were taken in the, Commons House of Perlis rnent, both virtually in favour of making the factory day commence at six o clock in the morning and terminate at six o'clock in the evening, a decision at on:e in ac cordance with the requirements of justice, policy, huma nity, and religion, and one which calls fur unbounded gratitude to that Being who has the hearts of all in his rule and governance.". Was. BUSFEILD FERRANS), ESq., M.P., came forward to eupport the resolution. He was received will loud applause, which was continued for .several minutes. After it had subsided, he said, that when, a few short weeks ago, he hid the honour of addressine e' a nicotine; in Leeds, he told those whom, he then addressed, that Richard Oastler would soon be free ; and now Mr. Oastler was present to bear witness to the truth of that assertion.—(Applause.) He (Mr. Ferrend) told them that night that the (ley .was net- far distant when they would have a Ten Hours' Factories Bi.l.—(Hear.) If he wanted a proof that his assertion would come true, he would wish no more convincing. one than was supplied by the numerous meeting before him, presided over,. as it was, by their venerable chairman. They had met to tell the Queen's Ministers, and to tell the Houie of Commons that, justice was their claim and justice was their right ; and as sure as he addressed them that night justice should and would be done to them--(Applause)— for there was a spirit awakened abroad in their cause which the oppressors of the weak and poor could not gainsay nor destroy. - Sir J. Graham, the man who declared they should nob have a Ten Hours' Bill, had been during the hot few weeks dreadfally, earwigged at the Home-olliee by the. oppressors . of the poor.—(Hear, hear.) His ••(Mr.-Ferrand'e) • firm. conviction was, it, had it not been for the cold-blooded coolness and dogged stupidity of Sir James Graham, they would have had the Government at this instant sanctioning a Ten Heurs',Bill-(lTear, hear)--but he,wite dead to all the finer feelings of humanity to think of anything but self.—(Applause.) • Sir ,lames Graham; ever since he took office,. had done everything that he could to oppress' and grind the -poor.. -He had said that he would not consent to a Ten Heure! Bill, and that the Government were determined to stand by him. Not only that, but he had said that if they were in a minority, they would` resign. H p e lr. Ferranti) had no hesi tation in saying that . the.. declaration was unconstitu tional, and disgraceful -to Sir James as a Minister.— (Hear.) The Ministry'had declared the factory ques tion an open one, when they had no thought that there would be a majority against them ; but when they were in a minority, they said it was a party question. If they had made it a Government question, and found them selves. in a minority, they ought to have resigned.— (Hear, hear.) The Whigs, when there was a majority of one . vote—that of Mr. Walter -e-.against them, dis solssed Parliament, and that led to their resignation. The,present Government ought to ..do their duty to the country.; and not to call upon the house of Commons to drag them through the • kentiet of apostacy, making the representa•ives of the people the tools of a party. —(lleer,. hear). He believed that the Ministry would be dereateel,..4o that the llrittso 'of Comm;ms would not degrade and stultify itself, and show an example of the first eissembly• its the universe sinking down, without feelings of honesty or consiStency, at' the mere bidding of a Nlinistry.—(Hear, hear.) .But if they did, was the meeting. to be told that there — were no honesty, no patriotism, in that House, thatewhich sat on the Treasury benches ? • There might not. be the cunning expediency -ofSir.ltohert Peet; nerthe - cool effrontery of Sir J a mes,Grahams.amongst. the Tories who slt in that House, or those whir lived-in this ceu , ,try ; hut there was a greater desire on their part to'do ju tice between man and man, -between master and servant, than he could - find 'in the present Government: The meeting had no occasion to be disheartetted ; they ought to take courage, and go en.—(Cheers.) Let the Ministry resign. I,: for one, should not drepett tear. Sir -Ro bert Peel gave the country liaunderstand that he would repeal the obnoxious clauses- of the New Peor law Bill. Instead doing so, "he` 'had stood by them.—(Hear, hear.) He had 144 his (Mr. Fer rand's-) eanfidencee lie placed no-faith in him, and he told fhe meeting that after Sir Robert had made the factory question' an open question in the House of Commons, aridll6.l4d a titsjerity against him—a ma jority who asserted that ten hours wore sufficient for factory labourers to work—if he should, by .whipping up the Treasury benches, by Treasury influence, and the influence of the -Government, destroy that vote by' unfair, underhand, and 'unconstitutional means, he (Mr. Fer liand) WoUld.witlidravv_ his confidence. from the Govern ment, and place himself. in .opposition.—(Hear, hear.) He would 'tell Sir Raert 'Peel that he Was not to play the same game new as he did in 1829 ; that there are now a body of independent men sitting on his side of the House, who are determined to do their duty to their country. Ile (Mr. Ferrand) had for the last twelve years felt deeply on the factory question. He first took an active part en the subject at the Odsall Moor meeting, which was convened by his friend, Mr. Richard Oastler.—(Hear,- hear.) Since that time the cause had gained strength; and if those who took part in its promotion-acted legally, constitutionally, and ener getidally, they were sure to succeed, for they might do pend upon it that God would defend the right. The Hon. Member sat down amidst loud cheers, and, after they had subsided, the resolution was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. • The Rev. TifoxEs FERRIS briefly proposed the next resolution, which was as follows That while this meeting would make its chief acknowledgments to Him • by whom kings reign and princes decree justice,', it feels bound to express the deep sense of obligetion it entertains towards all those Members of Parliament, of whatever party in the State, who united in the recent memorable vote in favour of the ten hours' measure ; and especially to the noblemen and gentlemen who took a prominent part in the debate in favour of the desired restriction, and whose manes are herein ' after enumerated, namely—Lord Ashley, Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, Lord Johu Manners, lord Howick, Lord Sandon, Sir George . Grey, Sir Robert Inglis, Mr. I3rotherton, Mr. Stuart Wortley, Me. Muntz, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. M'Geachy, Mr. William Beckett, Mr. Charles 13uller, Mr. W. B. remind, Mr. Fielden, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr. . Hindley, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Brocklehurst, Mr. Thos. Dun-. combe, and Mr. Hardy, and that the noblemen and gentlemen a ho prominently supported, and all those who voted with Lord Ashley on the occasion above referred' to, be earnestly requested to continue their exertions until the success of this most sacred measure is tri umphantly secured." Mr. GEORGE BtnestEa, surgeon, seconded the resolution. The Rev. T. Nuieet, in an able speech, proposed the next resolution:—" That this meetiiig would fain hope that her Majesty the Queen will be made cognisant of the fact that a large majority of those who work in factories are females, the number often amount ing to two-thirds, and in some instances to three-fourths of those employed; and that this meeting confidently believes, that her Majesty herself, if the facts of the ease are dud laid befor e her, by her confidential advisers, will not fail to sympathise with her oppressed subjects, but be anxious to redress their wrongs. 1V hate ever course, however, her Majesty's Ministers may think proper to take, warned as they have been by the defee non of ninety-three of their ordinary supporters, this meeting feels that the interests involved in this question are of far too sacred a character to permit them to be waived for any party, or temporary considerations what ever ; and it therefore hereby calls upon Lord Ashley and his Parliamentary supporters- to persevere reso lutely in the course to which they in the sight of God and their country stand pledged, until the ten hours' question is brought to a glorious and triumphant issue." Mr. SAMUEL SMITE, surgeon, seconded the resolution. Mr: OASTLEB was next called upon, and on rising he was greeted with threw hearty cheers. In the course at a I.tng and eloquent speech, he said—l am determined never t.t rest tia we have the Ten Hours' Bill, and neva to place any contidenee in any set of men who may be nr pointed te) govern us, who refuse it. But when we kno ck • with so loud a voice at the door of the Cabinet, I trust that Sir J. Graham himself will be disposed to yield ; and if not, we must, in the name of that great cause we are 111 4 to suppoi t, bid him begone.—(Loud cheers.) He als o adverted to the nickname of " Jack Cade," which Sir James Graham had applied to Lord Ashley and his stir porters. Ileo(Mr. Oastler) had made many 'prophecies 11011 C of which had been falsified ; and when he saw that Sir James Graham had been reduced to the beggarly necessity cf calling nicknames, he exclaimed, " Twelve months hence you are out, Sir James ;" and he intended to mark the time carefully, to see whether he wa's cor rect or not. Mr. Oustler concluded by quoting a beau tiful psssnge from a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Thomas John Hu , sey, Rector of Haycs, Kent, and sat down amidst vociferous applause. The resolution passed unanimously. • Mr. JosuuA HonsoN read a long petition, embodying the resolutions, and containing much additional argu ment in favour of a Ten Hours Factory Bill. tie con cluded by moving its adoption, and that it should be sent zo Mr. W. Beckett for presentation, and that Mr. Ferrand and Mr. Thomas S. Duncombe should be Te" quested to support the same. . . . Mr. JonN .C.,3tlrusoN seconded the motion. ' A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the mecting broke up shortly after eleven o'clock. THE WELSH CHURCH., 0 " And the poor have the Gospel preached to them. Such was the closing fact appeeled to' by the great founder of our faith, in testimony of his Divine mission, and the truth of the dispensation ,he 11' 0 about to usher in. And this Divine characterist ic has been from age to age most devoutly preserved 1.)--Y every ecclesiastical body of people down to these b rit and degenerate days. Even the Church of Dome it the plenitude of its despotic power, howsoever high i:s pride or deep its corruption, never once forsook that grand principle of its original formation. What ever might he its derelictions in other respects, it . never neglected the poor; their temporal wants were attended to in a way that might often shame our se' much vaunted Reformation improvements ' • and as t o their spiritual requirements, such as the Ch u rch of Rome - believed the truth to be, such a Gospetss it acknowledged, it communicated of it to the poo r bountifully, assiduously, and with earnestness net', good-will e and it was - reserved .for the Church of England, or rather for that half-withered branch o f it, the Church of Wales, openly and without disgu ise to discard this great principle, and adopt its opposite. For here, were the message of the Prophet delivered, the answer would often be, " And the rich have the Gospel preached to 'them." Should - any doubt the correctness of this statement, let them at once repair to Wales, and note the conduct of the. Church there; for, in many parts of that ill-used country, thiS is th e precise principle acted upon. In one valley.alel le9 in a mineral district, in the diocese of Llandaff, o n ; taming a population of 10,000, up to a recent perieus there was no place of worship belonging to the Este ° blished Church for many miles. About five years ago, in consequence of the repeated remonstrarices'r e ; specting the neglect of the people by the -ChUrch,ent* the numerous Dissenting chapels continually spring' : ing up, it was determined to make an etfoit to et re " one place of worship belonging to the Establislune et Accordingly a subscription was set on foot,and urg ent were the appeals to the benevolent public, and .th e friends of religion, &c., and loud was the clamour re .specting accommodation for the 'poor, and „ever/ hackneyed canting expression known was enlisted oA. the side of the working-classes and the labouring' classes, &c. ; and in order to insure this accommodr tion, it was expressly covenanted for, that the servic e . was to be, performed alternately in Welsh and Eng,: fish, the former being the language of the 'great be.lol of the people. Under these assurances the a mount . , some thousand pounds was raised, to which OIL Church Building Society liberally added a notbef, thousand, and thus a church was erected, capable e., holding two - thousand people, and every expectat,it held out that the shepherdless sheep on the mounts'. should at last be securely folded. And so they were for some time . ; and no doubt would have conti nue d ' had the original contract been honestly observed , ; P a which -it was stipulated that the Welsh service sha n 't, be regularly performed every Sundayalternately Wi t a the English. But this order was Soon laid aside; 11 , 13 1 , as the iron masters and their families wereEngiV e • the Welsh service was often entirely dropped, or e, partially performed, and that generally only once a fo r d • night, so that the Welsh people gradually desert e d the church, and now, where it was intended that- tic thousand should assemble in worship, it is a rare , currence to find more than two hundred, exclusive the school children ; and the Communion service'' never performed at all in Welsh. Are the Welsh, then, an irreligious race ? Q es uite the reverse, when they have their religious servie performed in' their native language. And,n; a Pre an ., there are within almost a stone's throw of this VI . church, no less than eight Dissenting chapels, in whie the Welsh is the language of the ministry, with ser vice in each twice at least every Sunday, and oftec . ; times on other days of the week as well. In one t these chapel's alone the average - attendance coke; a thousand; and ,the corniiimagnits* amount to G r p hundred. And what ddeg the Bialiop say to all Olt , Nothing. lie probably knows nothing about , How should he. And if he did, he would only e. 7, that the Welsh ere obstinate, and must not be 1 ,, s dulged with Welsh prayers—once in three wee will do for a Welshman, or once a month. Ts it to be wondered at that the sheep are scattel le ed with such shepherds? No. But the wonder wi l l if they are ever recalled; and - -it is well the % l i e should know how these matters are n;smaged e Anglo-Welsh Bishops, who fatten on the,dinces e %re the aboriginal Britain. We are prepared tniclt facts hereafter of each one, and all of then, W" shall be made known, if they cannot be altered. • . - - - [ADVERTISEMENT.]--COURT b been said and written relative to the assemblag e _ di i. female beauty celebrated under this title. 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