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ROTTTII LANTIANIITIM OTIMMAR CROWN COURT.-”Tuzsomr. MISS CRELLIN'S CASE. The intense interest excited by this case was indicted by the crowds who besieged the doors of the court at an early hour this morning. Even at seven o'clock a few eager spirits had made their appearance in Chapel-street. By eight o'clock numbers of ladies were seen pressing towards the scene of action, and the doors of the Sessions'-house were besieged in all directions. The ladies showed intense eager ness to obtain admission, and many speculations were ha zarded as to whether their anxiety were most excited to hear the testimony, see the lady who had been carried off, or catch a view of the far-famed priest of Gretna, the world-renowned hymeneal blacksmith. Be this as it may, the interest they displayed was excessive, and as sundry excellent rules a nd regulations had been made in regard to admission, they evinced the most laudable perseverance in their endeavours, by smiles and entreaties, to bend the inexorable officers to their - wishes. The arrangement made by the sheriffs were very complete ; and though the court was comp l e t e ly filled long before nine o'clock, it was not at any time excessively crowded. Of course numbers of th e f a i r crea t ures were greatly disappointed. The case fixed to come on first was the felony, or ab duction. The Clerk of Arraigns directed that John Orr 31 1 Gill, 30, Richard Jones, 31, Margaret Jones, 28 (his wife), Jane Clayton, 29, John Osborn Quick, 30, and Thomas Wormand Rogerson, 36, sh ou ld b e placed at the bar. They werein dicted for having at Liverpool, from motives of lucre, taken away and detai ne d one Ann' Crellin against her will, she having an interest in certain personal property, with intent to cause her to be married to the said John Orr M`Gill. [George Willi am D uval was include d w i t h t h e a b ove prison ers i n other indictments, or with other parties, viz., James Donl eYY and Samuel Martin Copeland, 24, for other acts of conspiracy to obtain the property of Miss Crellin; but these were not placed at the bar.] The counsel for the prosecution were Mr. Baines, Q. C. Mr. Crompton ' Mr. Wilkins, and Mr. Atherton. For the prisoners : Mr. Armstrong. Q. C., defended M`Gill ; Mr. Sergeant Murphy appeared for Quick ; Dr. Brown for Jones and his wife ; Mr. Brandt for Rogerson and Duval. [Mr. Fitzgerald was retained for Mr. Donlevy ; and Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Aspinall for Copeland, alias Martin, and Jane Clayton.] t M`Gill and Quick were very fashionably dressed with great care, the former wearing slate-coloured arid the latter canary coloured kid gloves. All the prisoners except Margaret Jones took frequent notes during the evidence of Miss Crellin, especially Richard Jones, Jane Clayton, who used the pencil almost incessantly, and Quick. Miss Crellin was dressed in black satin, black veil, and black silk bonnet. Attorneys for the prosecution, Mr. Shuttleworth, and Mr, Snowball. Attorney for M'Gill, Quick, Jones and Wife, Rogerson, Duval, and Donlevy, Mr. Grocott. Attorneys for Copeland and Clayton, Messrs. Henry and Thompson. Mr. BAINES opened the case for the prosecution. He said that he had the honour to appear there, in conjunction with several learned friends, as counsel for the prosecution in this case, and he begged to state, at the outset, that the in quiry into which they were about to enter was one of an extremely serious character. Not only was the crime with which the prisoners severally stood charged serious in itself, but it would be found that it had been committed under circumstances of most extraordinary fraud and cruelty. The prosecutrix in the case was an elderly lady of the name of Miss Ann Crellin, living in this town, and now, he believed, somewhere between 40 and 50 years of age. She was possessed:of considerable property, some £4OOO or £5OOO, consisting partly of money lodged in Heywood's bank, in this town, partly of money lent on mortgage, and partly of a lease hold estate which she held under the corporation of Liver pool. Miss Crellin, as would be found before the inquiry Lad proceeded very far, was a woman of remarkable weakness of judgment and character, of great credulity, unsteadiness of purpose, and weakness of mind ; but these qualities, which would have entitled and secured for her, from men of ordinary humanity and honour, forbearance and protection, must form the exact materials on which designing, unpricipled, and mercenary persons liked to work. In introducing the facts of this case it would be necessary to go back to a period earlier than that at which be said the felony was committed, in order to give some explanation of the circumstances that then took place, which, however, were strictly evi dence against the prisoners at the bar, for not only were the circumstances known to them, but they formed the very groundwork of the pretext under which the person of the unfortunate lady was secured by them. In the course of the autumn of last year, a person of the name of Martin introduced himself to Miss Crellin, and after some time she agreed to marry him. It turned out afterwards that he could not enter into any such a contract, he being already a married man ; but she knowing nothing of that, broke off the engagement on other grounds, and be thereupon extorted from her £250. That was on the sth of February, in the present year. About a fortnight after that, which would bring the narrative to about the 25th or 27th of February, the prisoner M'Gill, who, he was told, was a dealer in cigars. or something of the kind, in this town, was introduced to the acquaintance of Miss Crellin. An invitation was given to her by him to dine at the house of his brother-in-law, Rogerson. She accepted the invitation. That was on the 28th of February. She went according to the invitation on the following day. The persons present were Rogerson, Mrs. Jones, with whom Miss Crellin at that time lodged, M`Gill, Mrs. Rogerson, and several other persons. Miss Crellin dined there, and stayed there all night. On the fol lowing day, which was the Ist of March, an excursion to Cheshire was proposed, and the party went thither. They went to Bidston Lighthouse, came back at night to the Egre mont Hotel, and slept there on the night of the Ist of March. They were not all in company together during the whole day, for Rogerson managed to detach himself from the party, came over to Liverpool, called on a respectable clergyman, Mr. Stafford, the minister of St. Paul's, and told him that a marriage was to be solemnised on the following day, between M`Gill and Miss Crellin, and asked him to hold himself in readiness to solemnise the ceremony. Of all this Miss Crellin knew nothing. Having done this, Rogerson rejoined the party, bringing with him alarge bottle of brandy. The party, as he had before said, slept, on the night of the Ist of March, at the Egremont Hotel. On the morning of the 2nd, they breakfasted there, and it was proposed that brandy should be taken at breakfast. This was done. Some champagne was taken afterwards, and the party then set out to go to the steeple-chase at Aintree, which took place that day. Having crossed the river, and landed at the pier-head, Mrs. Jones and Miss Crellin got into a coach. Rogerson said that he would meet them by and by ; went into a shop in a great hurry, purchased a wedding-ring, and met the remainder of the party at Sixsmith's public-house, which was at no great distance from the place where they had landed. A slight circumstance then took place to which it was ma terial that the attention of the jury should be called. The coach, containing Mrs. Jones and Miss Crellin, stopped at Sixsmith's public-house. Rogerson was there. Rogerson brought out a glass of wine, or what appeared to be wine, which he handed into the coach where the females were. They refused to take it, and handed it back to Rogerson. The moment before Rogerson bad told the coachman to go into the house and get something for himself to drink, but instead of handing the glass that had been returned to him, he threw the contents into the channel. It would be for the jury to say, by and by, .vhether, taking all the circum stances into consideration, that was wins or not. The coach afterwards proceeded to St. Paul's Church, and Miss Crellin on perceiving that, asked " what is the coach stopping here for?" " Oh," said one, " you are going to be married to M'Gill." Miss Crellin, in surprise, exclaimed that she had uo intention of marrying him, and then added, " when I am married to any one, I shall take care to have all my property settled on myself." It was in vain to attempt to persuade her, and that scheme therefore failed. After this she went back to Mrs. Jones's, and remained there for two or three days, during which time repeated inquiries were made for her by M`Gill, but she positively refused to see him. At the end of that time she determined to leave Jones's house, and to go to that of a lady of the name of Mrs. Chamley, a re spectable person whom she had known for many years. and who would be a most important witness in this case. When she had established herself there, Mrs. Jones and the several other persons mentioned went to the house of Mrs. Rolton, who lived on the opposite side of the street, and said that they wished to be permitted to stay there to watch a lady with a good deal of money, who was living on the other side of the way. They also stated that they wished to have op portunities of watching her when Mrs. Chamley was out of the way. There they remained hour after hour watching. The learned counsel then proceeded to detail the other facts of the case, as they came out in evidence, and concluded by pointing to the statute on which the indictment was framed, the 9th Geo. IV., commonly called Lord Lans downe's act, and to the provisions bearing upon the case. As to the motive which had actuated the prisoners, he thought there could be no doubt. It was evidently one of lucre. As to the taking and detaining by force, he ventured to submit that if ever there was a period, even for a moment, when the prisoners were taking away this woman with the motive stated in the indictment, or during which they de tained her against her will, then whatever might have hap pened afterwards, the felony had been committed, and that felony could not be purged, as the lawyers would say, by subsequent events. If, therefore, Miss Cretin had even consented afterwards, it could not at all alter the features of the case against the prisoners ; and the learned counsel cited several high authorities to show that it was of no consequence whether, after the prosecutrix had been carried away by her own consent and inclination, she was ultimately married or defiled with her own knowledge or consent. Miss Ann Crellin was then called. On being sworn, Mr. ARMSTRONG objected to her evidence being received, tos..ceordin to the opening of Mr. Baines, she was married a g nd therefore could not be a witness. bnetsesv• B n AII4ES said he had not opened that she was married, at all affeeTe Thee,: it were so she was a competent witness. d JUDGE said there was nothing opened which mr. Ait cd the admissibility of her evidence. at Gretna Witness. GsrTs.ose (to Miss Crellin).—Were you married Mr. Anteseao— elenwL flat in my senses when I was married. —I was married r —Were you married at Gretna Green? they said. Mr. Austsexa km.tepid Liverpool ob' you afterwards live with him in wished to go to li r e :. 6 la to being with him. I told him I kept a prisoner at Anlev's but I was not allowed. I was allowed to open a door. r ' Itogerson's house. I was not The examination of the wither, by Mr. CROMPTON was then proceeded with. She depe se ,,s Possessed of some property. I as follows :—At the be- Le_sylaand's bank. I had be ginning of this year I was eTrarur t -a n t i re had money in Heywood's andyeaalsrosi_n_ m at onth I first saw Liverpool. a house in Liverpool. A Martin ; I was n mo nth then before f i t n IHe came to see me a moHe was a suitor of mine. I was engaged to be married to him, and he obtained £250 from me. I afterwards saw M`Gill at Mrs. Cl t ' I was there, Mr. Martin wished Clayton' s. on s. During the time to be t it off. I knew M mar ried, and I wished to pu rs. Jones; she first introduced t was a charwoman. I was 9 M`Gill by Mr. had 20th February. Iseen him I think about Duval, on the three weeks before that , tw ice whilst I was at Mrs. Clayton's. Mrs. Mr. Duval said he wished t o see me a t Jones's, to in troduce me to M`Gill. Th e first nig ht I saw M'Gill he asked me several times to be ma rried. I declined • I told him it was a serious ques tion. I went the next morning to Jones's house, and it was proposed by M`Gill and Rogerson to were with to go over the water. M`Gill and Jo nes's wi fe us ; Rogerson followed. We went to Dr. Donlevy's, and lunched there. Whilst we were there, M'Gill and Rogerson urne dine went out to purchase me a cap. When M` Gill re t h for about an hour, he said there were none smart enoug It was then proposed we should go to look through the t light house, at Bidston, where we dined. We returned to ligrem. allori in the evening, first calling at Dr. Donlevy's. I st a y e d night at the Egremont Hotel, and slept with Rogerson's wife. The next morning we breakfasted there, and I had some brandy, which was put in the tea from a bottle Rogerson had brought over the water with him. I had also a glass of champagn e . It was t h en propose d that we s h ou ld g o over the water, and thence to a steeple-chase. I went over the water with Rogerson, M'Gill and Donlevy. We got into a carriage, and we were put down at St. Paul's Church. I then asked what we had there for, and L stopped said, to be married. I said I had no intention whatever to be married, it had never been mentioned before, and be fore I did so I should h ave my property settled on myself. We then drove off to the ste eplechase, and returned again in the evening. I slept at Jones's. For several days after that Dr. Donlevy, M`Gill, and Rogerson called separately to see „ !AO , . ;Onglti ; F 470 or4rs that mut , of thom wino not tu V ne u l l i t a a tn ra it t t o " s'ep A C,a r p l' ed,and I h w la d n ay ` : are V I t w en went entg t t lodge Chamley's, who lives opposite the George and Vulture. did not see him there. I was next day invited by Dr, Quick to spend the evening at his house. He was at the George and Vulture, he said, attending a child of Mrs. George's. I went with Mrs. Chamley, and M'Gill was sent for at the instance of Quick and Jones. On Wednesday, the 16th of March, Mrs. Jones came to Mrs. Charnley's, and said that Martin had been at her house the night before, and wished to see me to pay me £l5O, but he would not see me in the presence of a third party. I went with Mrs. Chamley, at the time appointed in the evening, to Mrs. Jones's house, but did not see Martin. Dr. Dryden came in, and Mrs. Jones said Martin wanted to see me alone. She also said Mrs. Chamley prevented Martin coming in, on which Mrs. Chamley and Dr. Dryden went into the kitchen. Shortly after Mrs. Jones came running in, and said Martin was at Mrs. Clayton's with the £l5O to pay me. I went out with her, and met her husband, who also told me the same. I went with Jones, but, when I got to the door, I refused to go in, on vhich Mrs. Clayton came out, and said Martin had been there frequently wanting to see me. I went in, but Martin was not there. Shortly after a glass was given to me, which had a dark-looking liquor. I drank it, and then became insensible. I did not come to my senses until the 19th, when I found myself in bed with M'Gill and Mrs. Clayton, the latter of whom had her arms round M`Gill's neck, at Gretna Green. I jumped out of bed, and asked what it all meant? M`Gill said I was married to him, and I must mind how I behaved myself. I screamed out, and Dr. Quick came into the room, and said, ” Madam, you have deceived many, but now you are deceived. M`Gill is your husband, and you had better behave yourself. All your property now belongs to him, and, if you do not behave your self, there is nothing but the workhouse for you." I then insisted on my ring being taken off, which was done. We then returned to Liverpool, and the coach pulled up at Quick's door, and there I attempted to make my escape. M`Gill took hold of me by the cloak, and prevented me. I was then taken to Rogerson's, and there kept in confinement several days. On the Wednesday I went to Mr. Heaton's, the attorney, and told him that I had been deceived and married. From there I went with M'Gill to Crellin's in Finch-street, under pretence of showing him my father's will. Quick, Mrs. Chamley, and Rogerson were with us. I made my escape from them through the back door and got to the entry, when Rogerson got hold of me, and brought me back. I made my escape again, and from there went to Miss Sutton's, in Seymour-street, and got my banking-book. I then went to Burlington-street to lodge, under another name, lest they should find me. I had no clothes with me at all except those I had on when I went to Gretna-green. A. servant would have dressed better. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.-1 first saw M‘Gill about three weeks before the 26th February. I had then only just got off the old love. I did not that day salute him nor he me. Mrs. Jones's house was a house I was in the habit of going to reside at two or three days at once. I never received company there ; but I have seen Copeland there. I never received Armistead there. I have occasionally seen him lately. The day after the 26th, I saw M'Gill at his sister's. He then pressed his suit. I don't know that be saluted me that day. He has done so once or twice in the presence of Mrs. Chamley. I don't think he was very fond of me ; it was my money he wanted, or he would not have gone and stopped my money at the bank. I saw M`Gill every day after the 26th, and was with him in Cheshire on the Ist of March. He was still pressing his suit to marry me. There was no other suitor, nor would I consider M`Gill so. I consulted Mr. Ansdell, solicitor, about getting the money returned from Copeland. M`Gill might be with me. I swear I did not tell Mr. Ansdell I was going to be married in a few days, and should require his assistance in drawing up a marriage settlement. I went to Dr. Quick's father-in law, at Roby. I never was in the garden there, nor in any arbour there. M'Gill was with me there, and asked me to promise to marry him, but I said I would not speak on such a subject before witnesses, as I had got into a scrape before. That was on the 13th of March. We remained there all night, and returned the next morning to Liverpool. We returned in a coach, and that evening we went together to the theatre with Mrs. Chamley. We left the theatre before the play was over, and M'Gill saw me home. When I re turned to Rogerson's, his daughters kissed me, and I did not push them away. They called me aunt. By Mr. Sergeant MURPHY.—I was at the Isle of Man, and visited at Mr. Duddleston's, where I met Copeland. I never asked one of the servants there to bring hot water to shave. I was at the Liver Theatre, in Liverpool, along with Copeland and Duddleston, and on leaving went to Hebble white's public-house in Church-street, and had some spirits, but I do not know what kind, No policeman was called to turn me out. When I lodged with a person named Roberts, I had spirits occasionally, not too much—there's no harm in that! (Laughter.) I do not recollect being on the railway at Parkside. I do not recollect going up stairs with a female at Parkside, and smoking a pipe. If I did so I was not in my senses. I have occasionally smoked, on the recommenda tion of the doctor, and sometimes in jest. It was Doctor Copeland who recommended me to smoke; and I smoked some cigars and drank some whisky with him at the Isle of Man. I did not say to a waiter at Carlisle that M'Gill and Rogerson were out, and tell him to bring some spirit to me, which I would dying myself and pay for it, and that it was not to be put into the bill. If I did so, I was not in my senses. On the Wednesday morning after we returned from Gretna, I went with Mrs. Chamley to Everton. I was alone with her; but afterwards returned to Rogerson's. I might have spoken to Mr. Saunders about having a settlement drawn up. I did not go to Heaton, an attorney, to have a settlement drawn up. I do not know a person named Linton at Gretna. I should not know him, and I have no more recollection of the marriage than a child unborn. No mention whatever was made of marriage by M'Gill until we got to St. Paul's. I did not smoke a cigar at Roby. Was not at the Bruns wick Hotel to meet Copeland and M'Gill. Mr. Martin be haved as a gentleman to me. M'Gill has behaved in a most villanous manner to me. I should not have had M'Gill even if my property had been settled on me. Cross-examined by Dr. BROWN.—I formerly lived in Sey mour-street, keeping house with my mother. I left that house about a year ago. Martin came to see me about twice a week, previous to my leaving the house. From Seymour street I went to Crellin's, in Finch-street; then to the Isle of Man ; whence I returned on the 10th September. I went to live at the Woodside Hotel ; thence to Mrs. Griffiths' ; then to Mrs. Aspern's, in Norton-street ; then to Miss Cowen's. Those were all the places I lived at, except at Mrs. Clayton's. I occasionally lodged at Mrs. Jones's house. She was a charwoman, and I paid her for her attendance on me. I Crellin's to go to the Isle of Man. I do not know a public house in Dansie-street. I believe I was never in a public house there with Martin. I think I will swear I never was at a public-house with him so late as twelve o'clock. I have been at a public-house once or twice. I never was told to go out of a public-house when with him. I never sent out for liquor when in Seymour-street. If ever it was sent for it was for Mrs. Jones. I lived too respectable for that. The last time I saw Mrs. Jones was about two o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of March. Cross-examined by Mr.. BRANDT.—It was on the Sunday that I came to myself again at Gretna Green. I looked in the glass very soon after I got out of bed. I was then sick, and soon after a glass of something was given to me and I drank it. I did not pay any part of the expenses of the ex cursion to Egremont. The parties there were comparative strangers to me. We had champagne, ordered by M`Gill, and I had a glass. When we left, it was with the intention of going to the steeple-chase. It was on the Tuesday after I returned from Gretna that I went to Mr. Saunders' office, and from thence I went back to Rogerson's house. Mrs. Chamley called on me that afternoon, and also next morning, when I got away with her. Re-examined by Mr. BAINEs.—I lived 16 or 17 years in Seymour-street, and part of the time with my parents. [The witness was upwards of two hours under exami nation.] Mary Chamley called and examined by Mr. WlLlctsrs.—l am wife of Mr. Thomas Chamly, master of the light ship. Have known Miss Crellin about 14 years. On the 4th of March, Miss Crellin came to my house about 12 o'clock at night. She was let in by the servant. Next day she told me something about Copeland, and I advised her to go to Mr. Ansdell. On the 10th. Jones called on us, and said he had met Mr. Martin, and followed him to the White Bear, in Dale -street. Jones bad a coach, and I and Miss Crellin accompanied him to Dale-street. Jones got out and went to the house. Shortly after he came out and said Martin had gone to Hackin's Hey. He then desired us to go to a house opposite, and watch for his going into the White Bear. Jones then went out, and was several times backwards and forwards, until about six o'clock, when he came and said he had found out a house Martin frequented—the George and Vulture, in Houghton -street. We went home and had tea, and from thence to the George and Vulture, where I believe there was a ball, but I was not in the room. On our way home, that night, we met Quick, and Miss Crellin spoke to him as an old friend. Next morning, we saw him at the George and Vulture, and he invited us and Jones to tea at his house. I went with Miss Crellin to tea at Quick's. Quick proposed that M`Gill should be sent for, and Martin said, " Yes ; send for him, and we shall have a song." Miss Crellin said Quick was in his own house, and could do as he liked. Jones then left the house, and returned shortly after with M'Gill. It was settled at supper that we should all go to Roby to see Dr. Quick's father-in-law. We went there, and staved all night. M'Gill made an offer of marriage to Miss Crellin, and said he would make over part of her property on herself, and he wished to make the pro mise in presence of witnesses. She said she would not—she bad been tricked once by doing so. On this M`Gill took up his bat, and said he would go to London next morning, and left the room in a passion. Next morning we returned to Liverpool; while on the way, M'Gill offered to settle all her property on herself, which I thought was very honourable. Next day A/Mill called, and asked Miss Crellin to go to the theatre. She did go, and I accompanied them, and returned at ten o'clock. On Wednesday, the 15th of March, Mrs. Jones came and said Miss Crellin was wanted at her house. Copeland wished to see her about paying her £l5O. I ac companied her to Jones's heuse. Copeland was not there. Mrs. Jones then brought two glasses of brandy and water. Shortly after Jones came in and said Martin would not see Miss Crellin in the presence of a third person, on which myself and Dr. Dryden went into the kitchen. Miss Crellin then went out with Mr. Jones to meet Martin, who, he said, was in the street. I stayed until twelve o'clock at night, and as Miss„Crellin did not return I went home to bed. Next day I went to seek for Miss Crellin. I saw coach passing along Ranelagh-street, and as she was in it I offered a boy a shilling to stop it, and it was stopped op posite the Adelphi. I saw Miss Crellin in a state of in sensibility. Mrs. Clayton and Jones were also in the coach. The driver said they were going to my house in Great Nel son-street, on which I got in, and we were driven to St. Ann's Coffee-house, in St. Ann's-street, and Jones said she was going there to have some refreshment, and then she would be fit to go home. There she asked to lay down on a sofa, but the landlady, not liking the look of the party, re fused. She was then taken away in a car, after having had a glass of brandy, and I did not see her again until the 22d, when Jones came to my house and said Miss Crellin wished to see me. I went with him in a car to Rogerson's house, and as soon as I saw her she flew to me, and said, " Mrs. Chamley, I am deceived ; I am married ; I know nothing about it." She did not appear quite collected. I went with her to an attorney's at the request of the prisoners, as it had been agreed to over night. I told Miss Crellin she had bet ter make the best of it. Mrs. Rogerson said she; thought they might be happy and comfortable. • Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—The first time I saw M`Gill was at Dr. Quick's. MGR! and Miss Crellin sung. Miss Crellin's song was, " In my cottage by the sea side." That evening we were invited to take tea with M'Gill's sisters the next day. We went,. and had a pleasant upon me and ea ening. I Miss went twice with Miss Crellin to Mr. Ansdell's office. saluted her in a short time to Crellin might have said she should want him in 14 r is ake a marriage settlement. M‘Gill called the room in a attentionm to Miss Crellin as a suitor. He he paid every Crellin to take us to Roby. At that place p Ipresence at Dr. Quick's. When he left Cross-examined by M r . she went Ci g ,lf so next morning. thought he acted hastily, and told him Sergeant MURPHY.—I recollect Miss Crellin smoking a •• at Dr. Quick's ; and on Satur day, the 12th, Mr. A a e at the Brunswick. I advised Miss Crellin to go to him about being a trustee, as rg e , at Everton, to consult father's. Mr. M`George was no e t my honour to return Miss Crellin t t o h liT e • Armi e s rr te j a e rF W a as lan old friend of her believe he would like to her about trifling with M'Gill previous gerso l , h s a . d pledged I l s e p d o g k ed e was going to Gretna Green. I told Mrs. Rogerson that I Quick's oesitook M`George for him to become a trustee. Therr ing ,: o Mr ' settle mentferen c wasp e. tilet woulda aside d e in n not consequence it. . of M I r. s intcr to have Miss Crellin himself. He was the person wh her to Mr. Snowball. A message was left at way to Saunders' office, that if M'Gill came in he was to follow u; to the dick Ml,o;Crpilto told roe Oat oho IA wood to the marriage rottioinent in order to got away, This took place the same morning I went with her to yr, M`Georgers. When she left Roger son ' s s h e wen t to Crellin's. On the Tuesday, when at Rogerson's, she treated the mem. bers of the family with great respect. She appeared very dull and melancholy. 1 thought a marriage contract was going on between M'Gill and Miss Crellin from what was passing between them at Roby, but I did not think courting was going on. I might have said, if the marriage was not too hurried I would act as bride's maid. It was proposed by Mr. Rogerson's family that she should be married again in church, and she appeared to agree to it. It was after seeing Armistead that she refused. It It was spoken of that Miss Crellin should take part of Roger son's house and she consented. I addressed her as Mrs. M'Gill after she came back from Gretna Green. Ido not recollect whether she had a ring on or not at the time. It was at my suggestion that she was taken in the car to the St. Anne's Coffee-house, because she was not in a fit state to go to any respectable house. She was most abusive to me, and we had a sick gentleman in the house. I had lost sight of Miss Crellin for about eight months previous, and do not know what her habits were. I saw her drink brandy in Quick's house. She might have drunk two or three glasses, but she was none the worse. She told me she had a great respect for Martin, and they would have been married but she had found out he was a married man. Cross-examined by Dr. BROWN.—The last time I saw Miss Crellin on the 26th was between three and four in the after noon. Re-examined by Mr. WuxiNs.—When I saw Miss Crellin at Rogerson's, after she returned from Gretna Green, I had not had any private conversation with Miss Crellin, or if I had known what I kno w n o w I s h ou ld h ave ac t e d differently. [The witness here pointed out Mr. Armistead in court. Re-examination continued.—l believe Miss Crellin is 53. I do not know whether Mr. Armisted is a married man and has a wife living. Mr. MURPHY.—No ; nor you either. Mr. Wimans.—l beg your pardon. If you make these irregular observations I shall reply to them ; I know that he is married, and that his wife is still living. The Rev. J. H. Stafford, ministers of St. Paul's, Liver pool, said :—The prisoner Rogerson called on me in March last to give instructions for a marriage license, and in conse quence I drew up an affidavit. [The affidavit was here pro duced.] There is an alteration in the date from the Ist to the 2d March, as the principal party would not appear before me until next morning. They asked me to attend church next morning to marry the parties. About eleven o'clock Rogerson came into the vestry. where I was sitting, and said he would not give me any trouble, as he thought the parties would not appear. Rogerson then got into a car at the gate, and drove away. Afterwards I saw Rogerson, and in reply to an observation of mine that it was strange the parties did not appear, he said they had been a trip to Gretna Green. Henry Bolton.—l keep a watchmaker's shop and live at Egremont. On the Ist of March, Rogerson, the prisoner, crossed over the river in the boat with me ; he had a bottle on his knee. Next morning he came in a hurry and pur chased a wedding-ring at my shop. He left a bottle which contained brandy. Cross-examined by Mr. BRANDT.—It was good brandy. Anthony Webster examined.—l am a car-driver, and recollect the day of the steeple-chase in Cheshire. I was at the pier, and was engaged by a gentleman. Took up two ladies and two gentlemen. I was ordered me to pull up at the corner of Chapel-street, which I did, and there found the gentleman who had engaged the car. He desired me to drive on to St. Paul's Church. At Sixsmiths, a glass of something was handed into the car by that gentleman, but it was not drunk, and he poured out the contents of the glass into the kennell. I then drove to the church, and after staying there a short time, drove them to Rogerson's house. One of the gentlemen paid me. I did not know the gentle men, but the ladies were Miss Crellin and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Roulton examined.—Lives in Great Nelson-street. Knows the prisoner Jones. Miss Crellin lodged with me. Sometime in March last (about a fortnight before I was ex amined before the magistrate). Mrs. Jones and two gentle men came to my house and sat down to watch Mrs. Chamley's house. One of them said they were to sit there until they saw Miss Crellin come out of the house, and they were to have what drink they wanted. They left in about three- i quarters of an hour. Catherine George examined by Mr. BAINES—I am wife of the landlord of the George and Vulture, in Houghton-street. In March last, about the 9th or 10th, Clayton came to my house. She wanted to ask a favour of me. She was going to bring a very rich lady to our house to meet Martin, but she was not to meet Martin but I asked what it was all about, and she said she had gone with him to St. Paul's Church, and that she had not married him but made a fool of him. She added, that when Miss Crellin came in I was to be sure to tell her Martin had been in the day before, and would be there that evening. Shortly after Quick came in, and after some conversation left the house. In the evening Mrs. Chamley, Miss Crellin and the prisoner Jones, came to the house, and the latter asked for a private room. Miss Crellin asked me did I think Martin would be there that evening? I said I did not know. When the prisoner (Quick) was there that evening he said they did not want Mrs. Chamley. They all three went away together, and came again next day. Whilst I was talking to them, the prisoner Quick came in and passed us. On doing so he asked how the child was. He was not attending any child in our house. He went into the kitchen, and I followed him, when he said he would not for £5O be mixed up with it ; that he had got Miss Crellin to see M'Gill, and there was a trap or plot laid from which the old d-1 could not escape. He then went into the room to the ladies. When they returned I saw Mrs. Clayton, and she told me that the night of the wedding she had to go into the room to her (Miss C.), for .he was going mad, and was obliged to stay with her—that she had been engaged to bring it about, and was to have a handsome present. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY.—The first night Miss Crellin came to our house she had two half glasses of brandy, and she staid till past eleven o'clock. Ann Jones examined by Mr. WILKINS.—In March last I was living with Mr. Routledge, next door to where Mrs. Clayton lives. On the 16th March last I saw Miss Crellin go to Clayton's house. The door was opened by the pri soner Jones, and Mrs. Clayton came out to ask her to go in, but I did not see that she did. On the following morning a car drove up to the door, and Jones lifted Miss Crellin into the car, and then they got in after her. I drove off, and re turned about two o'clock, when Miss Crellin was carried into the house. Elizabeth Routledge examined by Mr. ATTIERTON.—I am wife of Joseph Routledge. Lives in Roscoe-lane. Knows the prisoners. Saw Quick, Jones, Mrs. Clayton, and M'Gill. They were in conversation at our house. This was on the 23d of March last. M'Gill said, either that night or next day, he would go to Chester and ascertain what pro perty she had, and would allow the old d-1 £1 a-week. I saidto "whatthat it was youhelrea (Clayton's)veher for? rin s saw Mrs. Clayton give a r i ng to a person named Woods, which was cut, and she s a id i t was t h e one Miss Crellin was married g h has Quick got away." I saw Miss Crellin on the evening of the 16th, at Clayton's door. It was opened by Jones, and he came out and walked with her past my door. I heard Miss Crellin say she would not go in; but Mrs. Clayton came out, and she eventually went in. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—This conversation was not addressed to me ; it was what I overheard in the street. Martha Massey examined by Mr. BAINES.—My husband keeps the St. Ann's Coffee-house. On St. Patrick's day four persons came to my house between three and four in the afternoon. Miss Crellin, Jones, Clayton, and Mrs. Cham ley. Miss Crellin was stupid drunk. They asked for two glasses of brandy and one of ale. Mrs. Clayton took one and put it to Miss Crellin's lips. Mrs. Chamley came to me and desired to have a private room where there was a sofa or a bed, in order that Miss Crellin might be taken care of. I declined, and they went away together, Mrs. Cham ley stayed a few minutes behind at the door and seemed an noyed. Eliza Mawdsley examined by Mr. WILKINS.—I am the niece of William Potter. He keeps a public house in Old ham-street. A coach, containing Miss Crellin, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Jones, drove up to our house on last Patrick's day. Miss Crellin appeared stupid. Her face was swelled and dis coloured. They went into the front parlour. In a short time Jones went out. He returned again with Mrs. Jones. While Jones was absent Miss Crellin was asleep, and Jones said she was in an unfit state to be removed until dusk. The car had gone away, but two men brought another car about six o'clock, when Jones awoke Miss Crellin, and told her a coach was waiting for her. She refused to go, but Jones put his arm around her arid put her in the coach. The coach man was told to drive to Roby. Mrs. Jones did not go in the coach. John Connolly examined by Mr. ATIIERTON.—In the evening of last Patrick's Day, Quick engaged my car about six o'clock to go to Roby. He then told me to drive to Potter's, in Oldham-street, where I took up Miss Crellin and another female. Miss Crellin was unable to get into the coach by herself, and was assisted in by a man. I thought her quite drunk. When we arrived at Roby, Quick got out, went into a house, and then returned to the car, when he welcomed the party as if he had not been one of them him self. Miss Crellin appeared to be as drunk in Roby as she was in Liverpool. She asked, when first she got in, where they were taking her to ?—and she appeared reluctant to go. John Rogers examined by Mr. BAINES.—I am gate keeper at the Roby Station. On Friday, the Bth of March, I saw Quick, Jones, M‘Gill, Mrs. Clayton, and Miss Crellin, at the station. I said to Quick that Miss Crellin was drunk. He said not ; that it was " a funny way she had." (A laugh.) I booked them in the second class carriage to Park side. Miss Crellin was helped into the carriage by Quick and M`Gill. Penelope Nicolls examined by Mr. ATIIERTON.—On the 18th of March, I saw Miss Crellin at Parkside Station. She was very tipsy. The other prisoners were present. Her face was black, swollen, and bloated. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—I did not see her smoking a pipe. She walked up stairs by herself. She walked after Quick, alongside an embankment. James Baines examined by Mr. BAINEs.--Is the coach man of the North Briton coach, which runs between Lan caster and Carlisle. On the 18th of March last I took up ' Quick, Jones, M'Gill, Clayton, and Miss Crellin. Places were taken by Quick—three insides and two out. He took them in the name of Thompson. M'Gill and Quick were I outside, at the coach-office. I heard Miss Crellin screaming and making a great noise. A crowd got round the coach. Quick said to M'Gill, "Get inside and quiet the old b—h." M'Gill got inside accordingly. At the first stage, rum and brandy were brought out to the party inside. At the next stage more rum and brandy were brought out. Quick ordered all. Miss Crellin had her head on Jones's shoulder. M'Gill complained that the old lady had drunk all that was in the bottle. I asked Quick were they taking the old lady to an asylum. He said not. "You wouldn't think," said he " that that old lady was worth £60,000 ?" Going across the moor, Quick told me he was a doctor in the army. He called M'Gill " Captain," and said he was captain in the army, and th a t th ey h a d b een over to Li verpool to see the s te eple-chase. Miss Crellin was handed out of the coach at one of the stages. Her face was blotched and swollen, and her hai r was hanging about h e r face. At Shap there was more brandy had. Quick asked for a bottle of brandy t o take insid e the co;ch, but the landlady refused to give as the coach couldn't wait. At Shap another coachman took the reins. John Wilson examined by Mr. ATHERTON.—I drive the North Briton coach from Shap to Carlisle. On the 18th of March I took up a partyxse of fi ve b e t ween t h ose t wo p l aces . Quick sat on the At the first change of horses they had a glass inside.- ordered it, and gave me a glass of gin. There was a noise inside the coach at the next stage. I left them at Carlisle, and the next morning I saw them all leave in a car by th e Scotch road. Joseph Hodgson examined by Mr. B kr 'Es I am waiter at the Bush Inn , Carlisle. Jones, M'Gil,9 - ayton, Quick, and Miss Crellin arrived there on thenigt i i i t a of the 19tH of March. Miss Crellin w as tipsy. Quick r d at a her glassof He gave Mips Crellin, wh o was brandy. noisy, another glass.. Quick told me that th e other three were Miss Crellin's servants, and that he was only going with n: the to Annan. Miss Cr ellin a s k ed where she was, Quick told her that she was within five miles of 'Warrington, and that they would go on in the morning. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—They had tea on the evening of their arrival, and meat with it. I cannot say whether Miss Crellin eat or drank anything. They left for Gretna Green the next morning. Thos. Brownrigg examined by Mr. ATIIERTON.—T -8 boy at at the G eorge l nn , Carlisle. On the 19 th March, the prisoners Clayton, M`Gill, and Quick, and a female who se face I did not see, got into a chaise, and ordered me to drive to Metal Bridge. One of the persons called out to pull up at a public-house, which I did, and Quick ordered four glasses of ale, two of which were handed inside, another to Quick, who was outside, and the fourth to me. On going through tk~falivtin(l4lA tidukt 4:05 14111 , 6 woo any Grotng nro,trt 1 4 4 404i0a, Etd X maid tloy wore very scam, Ho Own 440 what was the price, and said various prices— , from a Oil of whiskey to XlOO. I took them a short distance over the bridge, and then they left the chaise, and all walked along the road. I heaad screaming out and laughing inside as I was driving them . When I opened the door to let them out I saw a bottle and something like a glass in the hands of Jones. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—I thought them a merry wedding party. The lady whose face 1 did not see took hold of M`Gill's arm when she got out of the carriage, and walked along the road with him. She did not stagger about. I left them about three miles from Gretna Hall. There was a probability of their getting a conveyance. John Macfarlane examined by Mr. BAINES.—On Sunday, the 20th March, an omnibus drove up to the Crown and Anchor at Carlisle, where I am waiter. The prisoners Jones, Quick, M'Gill and Mrs. Clayton were in the omni bus. Miss Crellin was inside, also. She appeared stupid and half drunk, and was lying with her head on M`Gill's knee. M'Gill told her to get ud as they were at Carlisle, and she did. In the course of the evening, Quick told me she was a d—d old hag whom they had filled with drink and married ; and that she was worth £60,000 or £70,000. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.-INliss Crellin had eight or nine glasses of brandy in the course of the evening, which she ordered and drank herself. They left next morn ing by the mail, and she had a glass of brandy before they started. She walked up stairs after taking all that brandy. She asked me in the course of the evening if I had ever seen such a rum party before ? and I believe I never have. She offered to treat me to a glass of brandy, saying she had got married, and was determined to have a d—d go od spree. Elizabeth Armstrong examined by Mr. Bansies.-18 chamber-maid at the Crown and Anchor at Carlisle. The prisoners M'Gill, Quick, Jones, and Mrs. Clayton were there. Miss Crellin was there. They staid all night, and after Mrs. Clayton had gone to bed, M`Gill asked me to show him to Mrs. Clayton's room, which I did. I heard him ask her to go down to supper, but she refused, as she said she was determined to go off next morning at six o'clock. Miss Crellin went to bed very tipsy. She walked up stairs herself, but I assisted to undress her. I afterwards showed M'Gill to her bedroom. He took the candle and went in, and then remarked that she was asleep. Cross-examined by Mr. ARMSTRONG.—Mi S S Crellin asked me to lend her a night-dress, which I did. John Hawks examined by Mr. AT HERTON. —I am a wa i ter at the King's Arms, in Kendal. Saw th e party at t h a t i nn on the 21st of March. They dined there. Miss Crellin was almost in a state of stupefaction. She walked across the room two or three times. They left by the mail, having staid about forty minutes. John Crelli n exam i ne d by Mr. BAtNEs.-1 am a j o i ner i n Finch-street, Liverpool, and am no relation to Miss Crellin. Have known her ten or twelve years. On the 23d March when I came home to dinner found M`Gill, Rogerson, and Miss Crellin. The latter said she had beers to Gretna, had been married, and deceived. The party watched the door, and in consequence I told her I would attempt to get her away. In the afternoon she attempted to get away, and I sent the girl to fetch her back. I afterwards saw Rogerson take hold of Miss Crellin's arms. She appeared in distress, wrung her hands, and cr i e d— an d s h e sa id s h e wa s deter mined not to leave the house. M`Gill went away and left Rogerson. After that Miss Crellin went out at the front door, and was followed by Mr. Rogerson who ran after her. I and Mrs. Chamley went after her. She got into a coach. I stopped it, and took her to Miss Sutton's, in Seymour street. Miss Sutton refused to allow Rogerson to go in. Phillip Hagan examined by Mr. WILKINS.—I am a dealer cigars. I was at Fryer's public-house, in North John-street, on the 23d March last. Jones came in and a person named Wood was with him. Jones said they had been at Gretna Green getting Miss Crellin married. 'Wood asked him to give an account of the trip. Jones said they had made Miss Crellin drunk before she started, and had kept her drunk all the way. That they had told her when she was at Carlisle that they were a few miles from Warrington. Some one asked him, "Suppose she had refused to marry M'Gill?" lie said they had got a stamp for £2,ooowhich they intended to compel her to sign, and if she did not they would drive her into the mountains and keep her there. Some one said she was not so rich as some people imagined. Jones said he knew she had £lO,OOO or £12,000 in Leyland's bank, and as much in Heywood's. Cross-examined by Sergeant Mu RPHY.—I never told any one that if there was a conviction I was to have £5O. I never supplied cigars to Mrs. Fairclough not my own, and received the money for them. William Demain examined by Mr. BAINES.—I live in Liverpool. Saw the prisoner Quick at Rogerson's door last March. 1 went into a house near, where there was some women. He said to them " You have lost Johnny ; he has been getting married at Gretna Green. That they had bundled the old d-1 off in a coach to Carlisle, and had per suaded her she was at Warrington." I asked why she should not know the difference between Warrington and Car- Ilisle. Quick said, " the old d-1 was drunk." Richard Heywood Jones examined by Mr. ATHERTON.— I am a partner in Heywood's Bank. Miss Crellin had a balance owing to her in our bank in March last. The case for the prosecution here closed. Mr. ARMSTRONG addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner M`Gill. He said he was quite aware they must all be convinced that his client had acted in a sordid manner, and that he had made a sacrifice of himself to an old woman in a way to incur their contempt; but he felt assured that when they looked to the evidence they would not say that he was a felon. At the first introduction he paid his addresses to the lady. She admitted that he had made love to her, and the jury could have little doubt but that he was received as an accepted lover. It was a remarkable trait in the nar rative that he had offered to settle upon her the whole of her property, and that Mrs. Chamley had admitted his conduct in this respect to have been highly honour : able. It would, however, be idle in him (Mr. Armstrong) to contend that M`Gill's object was not to obtain her property, neither could he allege that the prisoner had acted properly in the matter ; but it would be impossible for the jury to say that a man was a felon simply because he married a woman for the sake of lucre. The principal portion of the evidence had applied to the state in which Miss Crellin was on the 16th of March ; but from that time there was no evi dence of M'Gill having been in the company of the several parties until their arrival at Parkside. She might. for aught the jury knew to the contrary, have agreed to go off with him, or she might have drugged herself. She might also have taken brandy of her own accord, in such large quantities as to render her insensible of what was passing around. When it appeared that she had taken six or seven glasses of brandy at the inn at Carlisle, there could be little doubt that she was There addicted to the use of strong drinks. was no evidence of any disinclination upon her p art towards M'Gill. Upon the contrary coach, , the first ti me there was an y dis t urbance in the inside of the on the route to Gretna, Quick told M'Gill to go in and quiet her. And what was the effect? The moment he went inside she was quiet. He (Mr. A.) thoght the jury must have been surprised when they saw Miss Crellin in the witness-box. The description .Mr. Baines h a d g i ven of her was, t h a t the law was called upon to protect a p o or unfortunate, an d weak creature like Miss Crellin. But what evidence of . m ental imbecility was there about h er ? She might have be en unable to exist for any length of time without a sweetheart, but that she was a shrewed person, who looked carefully after her own money and property, there can be little doubt. She was unquestionably anxious to have a husband ; and i n one o f h er l ov i ng fi ts when she was half tipsy and very merry, she agreed to go off to Gretna Green. He (Mr. A.) alleged that the case had been unfairly dealt with on the part of the prosecution. The whole of the available evidence should have been brought forward. Who had celebrated the marriage e A man of the name of Linton, at Gretna Hall. Was that individual here ? He was. Why had he not been called ? How could Mr. Baines tell the jury that he was unable to give any evidence of what had passed at Gretna, w h en b e h ad Li nton in court, who knew all the circumstances, and yet declined to put him in the box ? He hoped they would mistrust the other evi dence when they recollected that the principal testimony had been kept back. He believed and reasserted that Miss Crel lin had consented to the marriage, and that she repented when she returned to Liverpool and found that she had mar ried without a settlement having been previously made. If Mr. M`George had been at home to act as a trustee, and she could have all the property settled on h erse lf, th e j ury never w ould have heard of the trial, and she would have been but too glad to have such a handsome fellow as M'Gill for her husband. (A laugh.) If it had not been for the interference of Mr. Armistead a settlement would ha v e been com e to and the trial avoided. When she had taken seven glasses of raw brandy. the chambermaid said she was tipsy ; but, gracious God ! who would not have been tipsy after swallowing such a large quantity ? The only solution of the sawing off of the ring was this, that it had hurt her finger, and that she might have had a supersti tion, being a Manx woman, that th e s a w i ng o ff o f t h e r i ng dissolved the marriage. In conclusion, Mr. Armstrong asked the party whether they had any doubt that she was a willing party—that she was quite competent to consent, and that she had consented to the marriage? point Mr. Sergeant Musses's- addressed th e j ur y on b e h a lf of his clients, Quick and Mrs. Clayt on. H e wished to their attention to the evidence as it a ff ecte d the parties entrusted to his care—Quick and Mrs. Cl ayton. The object for which the statute respecting abduction had been carried into effect was founded upon the celebrated case of Miss Turner, where everything was enlisted that could d ece i ve her, and' this wise and salutary statute was interposed. The prosecutrix in the present instance was upwards of fifty years of age ; and the evidence had gone the length of es t a bli s hi ng th a t she was in possession of certain. property—th a t she was in the constant practice of receiving her mon e y, a nd traffick ing in the sale of houses with a great deal of excellent management. Mr. Baines had imported into the case that she was prone to delusion — that she was a weak and vacillating woman, easily trepanned, and that in a moment of almost idiotcy she had fallen a victim to the prisoners' arts. Could the jury point out any one of their acquaintances who seemed to entertain a deeper responsibility than was entertained by Miss Crellin ? She had been cajoled by Mr. Martin, but, although she knew him to be a married, she still had a han kering after him. Human nature had always shown that let a woman advance to a certain period of life and wish to get married, she invariably exhibited a remarkable foolish ness in every act of her life. Miss Crellin had a hankering after men. She knew Martin to be married; and yet she now talked of her quondam lord, admitted her illicit love, and spoke of him as being quite the gentleman. It was a true maxim, that " An old woman in love was the greatest fool which could possibly be conceived." Miss Crellin's fondness for me n , h a d made her prone to be entangled, and she, laying a trap for another, had fallen by the preponder ance of her own vile passions into it herself. Mrs. Chamley had told them that she was a perfectly sober woman, and he impression (Mr. Murphy) was a t on e time afraid of the which might be made on the minds of the jury by a denial of the drink. He, had, however, succeeded in getting out this fact from Miss Crellin herself, that she had gone to Hebble white's public-house, but that she had no recollection of coming out of it. From the evidence of the waiter it further appeared that in Carlisle she had called for seven glasses of brandy, which she drank—that in t he morning she had taken another glass, and that she had tried to persuade Jones to take more drink, when the man thought he had already t a k en enough. If the jury put her smoking, and all her other virile and masculine habits together,. they would be of op in i on that she was in the constant habit lac , putting an ene m y i nto her mouth to s t ea l awa y her brains. She was a drunkard ; and if the jury believed that fact, what became of all th e fine theory which hi s le a rned friends had raised up ab ou t her going into Mr s . Cl a yton's and of the marr iage having resulted from her having been drugged at the moment ? There was evidence t o countervail this assertion. if Miss Crellin told them one falsehood — if , in the vindictiveness of an old woman, she told two falsehoods, might the jury not assume that she had told a greater number of falsehoods ? The best proof of motive in the present instance was sub sequent conduct ; and when the ca r was driving alon g Berry street, no resistance was offered to Mrs. Chamley t o get in. Miss Crellin's state at the time wa s ea sily accounted for by her own propensity to drink. It had been alleged that the object of drugging her was to make her an easy victim ; but she—if she were insensible at all—had made herself insen sible by the quantity of drink she had swallowed. She seemed, however, to be well aware of her po s iti on, because she turned round and abused Mrs. Chamley, sayin g - that she was her own mistress, and that she would do what s h e lik e d with her own property. The simple fact of the case was this :—the self-willed old woman had got drunk, and Mrs Chamley left her in the car to follow t h e bent of her s e lf- w ill . ' Mr. Baines had brought a fringe into the case,. by int ro d uc i ng an incident for the purpose of aggravation ; tor the ju r y h a d been told of a scene at Sixsrnith's, and they had b een l e d to infer that a drug was there put into the g l ass of wine. This was against all reason, because if they were then t a ki ng the woman to be married, the last thing in the world they would do would be to take her to church in a state of stupe faction, before such a respectable clergyman as M r . Staf ford. This, therefore, was all fringe. lie maintained that gnitik had nat ondiiivatsrvil to 11110i010 entice aril r 1 Croltitt it Mra. Chavalay. Ha had merely invited a1:n..1 to aria: tea at his house, and, though the former had denied the tact, sho had smoked cigars at Quick's, and dined at the Brunswick. It was, doubtless, a delightful thing for such an old woman to go off to Gretna Green, and she had a dislike to be mar ried in the ordinary way. He thought it the bounden duty of his learned friends to have produced Linto❑ and Eccers ley, and that Miss Crellin had been a willing agent when she went to Gretna Green. She had remained at Gretna Green on the Saturday night, and when she awoke in the morning, and found herself in a difficulty, she jumped out of bed. It was manifest that she had been a woman of drunken habits, and it was more than probable that after dinner on Saturday night, at Gretna Green, she was blind drunk ; and there was no doubt the old lady had a disinclination to see a more buxom young woman than herself leaning over her in the bed, and lying near M`Gill, and, supposing that some in jury had been done her, she jumped out of bed. At Carlisle, she drank seven glasses of brandy, talked of having a spree, and then all her new delights burst upon her astonished view. This was the history of the case—a case in which it appeared manifest throughout that she had been infinitely attached to M`Gill. The very fact of M`Gill getting inside the coach when she was noisy, and immediately producing a calm, proved the fact, because with the exception of her little drop—" her custom," as the poet said, " of an afternoon,"—she appeared to be quite contented after she had got him inside. If she had gone to Gretna Green under the effects of intoxication, she had taken the drink of her own accord ; and, under the excitement of that drink, accompanied the parties on the spree. He thought there was no evidence of a detainer having been placed upon her after her return to Liverpool, and that she could, if she pleased, have escaped from Rogerson's house. In a town like Liverpool, where there was a well-disciplined constabu lary force, she could have opened her window and called out for help. He maintained that she was a perfectly willing agent in the transaction, until she found that she had been deceived. Dr. BROWN addressed the jury on behalf of Jones and I his wife. He charged his learned friends with having made a selection of witnesses in the present case, and denied that Miss Crellin was a person of weak intellect. He thought the conduct was unlike that of guilty parties, inasmuch as they had only taken three places in the Carlisle coach, and left a vacant place to he occupied by any indifferent person, who might have seen what had passed. The sole question for the jury to determine was, whether any or every of the parties had been guilty of the act of forcibly taking away the prosecutrix, and detaining her against her will. There was no evidence of such foyce having been used by Mrs. Jones, who had never left Liverpool at all. Waiter after waiter, post-boy after post-boy, and chambermaid after chamber maid, had been examined, but no evidence had been given of the most important night of all—the Saturday upon which the marriage had been solemnised at Gretna Green. Dr. Brown concluded by reiterating his surprise that no witness had been examined to show the state and conduct of the par ties at Gretna. Mr. BRANDT addressed the jury on behalf of Rogerson. He was not charged with taking away the prosecutrix, or with detaining her, but with having harboured and received the parties, knowing them to have been guilty. The draught said to have been administered to Miss Crellin was one of which they might have read in the works of tragedians and novelists, but they could never have heard of it in the ordi nary concerns of life. He thought it must have been the effect of some stimulating liquor, and not of some narcotic drug, that had reduced Miss Crellin to the state described. If there were any medical man who could have proved the existence of such a drug, that medical man should have been placed in the witness-box ; but lie ventured to say there was not a medical man in the town who would stand up and say there was any such drug in existence. There had been no expense wanted in the case. There were four counsel and two attorneys employed for the prosecution, and yet no inquiry seemed to have been made to set this and other matters at rest. It was somewhat remarkable that she should have been perfectly insensible all the time until she was awoke by the Gretna Green blacksmith, and that she should not have refused the enchanter's potation then, but that she should have absolutely swallowed another dose, and again become instantly insensible. A more extraordinary effect of a drug had never been heard of or seen ! That she had become considerably overcome with drink, there could be no doubt ; but there was no direct proof that Rogerson knew of there having been a felonious marriage or the circumstances under which she had been married. He had simply been a little too hasty, but there was no proof that he knew of the parties going off to Gretna. When they had come hack, he had simply received them into his house. But was there anything guilty iu his having taken his own brother-in-law into his house? He had never seen a more self-dependent mind than that of Miss Crellin's. She was not weak—she was no fool—she was not easily deceived. He thought Mr. Armistead and Mr. Eaton ought to have been put into the box. There had not only been a keeping back of old, but there had been actually a getting up of new testimony. Mr. Brandt concluded by asking whether the jury would say, on such scanty and paltry evidence as had been given, that Rogerson had been guilty in having received his own brother in-law into his house. His LonnsuiP commenced summing up at twenty minutes past six o'clock. He said that the learned council had laid the evidence before the jury as if in case Miss Crellin had made herself drunk, and if after that the prisoners had carried her away, they were not guilty. He (the Lord Chief Justice), however, was of opinion that though the individual had in toxicated herself, it any one took advantage of that state to take her away and marry her against her consent, and did carry her away, though ever so little distance, with that in tention, against her will, such party was guilty of the offence charged. His lordship went on to read the evidence, and to descant upon it as he proceeded. There could be no doubt that Miss Crellin was a person of a singular disposition. It appeared she was a woman who was sometimes addicted to intemperate habits, and to the use of enjoyments not usual with ladies in this country, and yet she was one withal who kept a strict eye upon her money. His lordship finished his charge at twenty minutes to eight o'clock. The jury immediately retired. His lordship also left the court, but returned at a few minutes pas nine. He imme diately despatched Mr. Hopkins, the clerk of the arraigns, to inquire if there were any part of the evidence that the jury would wish to be enlightened upon. Mr. Hopkins on his return said the jury would be in court in a few minutes. The jury re-entered the court at a quarter past nine. The names of the jurors having been called over, they pro. nounced John Orr M'Gill, Richard Jones, John Osborn Quick, and Jane Clayton, guilty. Margaret Jones and Thomas Wormwood Rogerson were acquitted. The foreman of the jury addressed the court as follows : My Lord,—the jury wish to express an opinion in addition : the jury beg to express the opinion that Miss Crellin is also herself highly culpable in the business. The prisoners were, by order of his lordship, removed from the bar, and th e cour t a dj ourne d at twenty minutes past nine o'clock to nine the fcllowing morning. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. Mr. Justice Alaule arrived at a quarter past nine. NOWLAND V. BANKS AND ANOTHER. This cause was proceeded with, and a number of witnesses were called to prove the imbecile state of the testator ; hut, the jury unaniralusly found for the defendant, thereby es tablishing the validity of the will. FLRNESS V. THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK AND OTHERS. In this case, the plaintiff is Mr. John Furness, sack manu facturer, Preston ; and the defendants, the most Rev. and Right Hon. Edward, Lord Archbishop of York, the Right Hon. William Earl of Devon, and James Loch, Esq., are the trustees of the late Duke of Bridgewater, in the canal and carrying concern. In February last, the plaintiff sent 107 bundles of sacks, each bundle containing 15, altogether 1605 sacks, value £ll3 13s to Messrs. Pratt and Co., corn millers, Stoke upon-Trent. There was a direction paper on the package, " P. 107 bundles ; paid to Liverpool ; thence per Shipton and Co., for Messrs. John Pratt and Co., Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire." Messrs. Hargreaves, carriers, took the goods by the North Union Railway to Liverpool; thence the defendants took them to Preston Brook, but instead of de livering them to Shipton and Co., placed them in their own warehouse. About this time Pratt and Co. became insolvent; and the plaintiff, finding the goods at Preston Brook, gave notice to the defendants to stop the goods in transitu. The defendants, however, said they should detain the goods them selves, having a lien on them for a sum of £BO, owing them by Pratt and Co., on a general balance of carrying. The plaintiff tended them £5 for the carriage of these goods from Liverpool to Preston Brook, and back to Liverpool ; but the defendant's agent, Mr. Mitchell, said he should keep them, and sell them within a month. The two questions of law which arose on these facts were, first, whether the defendants could hold these particular goods on lien for a general ba lance; and secondly, whether the goods were really in tran situ, or had reached their point of destination, and the tran situs had been determined. It appeared by the evidence, that the defendant's agent at Preston Brook was Mr. Mit chell, and that Messrs. Pratt and Co. had an agent there, a Mr. Salt; upon whom, when the defendants took the goods out of their flat, and placed them in theier warehouse (which was also used by Mr. Salt, as the warehouse for lodging the goods of his principal,)they served the usual risk-note—on the back of which was a notice of the defendants, claiming the right to hold goods on lien for the general balance. Mr. DUNDAS, for the defendants, contended that the goods having reached the hands of Mr. Salt, who had re ceived the risk-note, that the goods were there at the risk of his principals, they had reached their point of destination, and were no longer in transitu. Mr. Mitchell, the agent of the Duke of Bridgewater's trus tees, having stated these facts, The JUDGE said to him—" Oh ! then your delivery to Salt is keeping them yourselves ? " Witness said Mr. Salt could have them at any hour night or day. The JUDGE.—Then, in short, he could get them at any time, if you chose to let him ? Witness.—Yes, my lord. The JUDGE.—But you could keep them, and have kept them, and Mr. Salt has them not. The witness then said the goods were held for the defen dant's claim or lien for the general balance. Ile added that the defendants rarely took notice of the direction ; it de pended entirely upon how Mr. Pendlebury, the defendants' agent at Liverpool, drew the general invoice. The JUDGE. — Certainly a very singular custom ; a very refined mode of doing business. You take no notice of the direction on the goods themselves, marked by the sender ; but act solely on what your own agent directs you to do with them ? The witness answered in the affirmative. A JUROR.—Do you consider it right to take no notice of the directions ? Witness.—There was no direction on these sacks ; they were only marked " P." Mr. Furness was re-called, and he stated that it was so ; and that the direction he had formerly spoken of was given to Hargreaves and Co. It appeared, on further explanation, that the only document they had to tell whence and to whom goods came and were sent, was the fiat's manifest. The entry of these goods in the manifest was made from Shipton and Co.'s shipping -note. Witness stated, they had delivered these goods to Mr. Salt. The JUDGE. — flow ? You call it delivering to Mr. Salt, the putting the goods in your own warehouse? Witness.—yes, and giving him notice, my lord. Another witness stated, that Mr. Salt consented to receive the goods. _ _ Afr. KNOWLES.—How ? Witness.----He received the notice, and said nothing to the contrary. Before the defendant's case was closed, the court rose, at twenty minutes past six o'clock. CROWN COURT.—WEDNESDAY. TRIAL OF MARTIN alias COPELAND. Samuel Martin alias Samuel Martin Copeland, aged 24, was charged with having obtained from Ann Crellin the sum of £250. Mr. Baines, Q. C. Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Atherton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Aspinall for the defence. Mr. BAINES stated the case to the jury. He said, when the jury had heard the evidence, they would be of opinion that whatever blame might attach to Miss Crellin for her conduct, that would be no excuse for the part acted by the prisoner. After stating some facts connected with the history of Miss Crellin, who, he said, was the daughter of a sea captain, who sailed for many years out of this port, and that she was possessed of property to the amount of between £5,000 and £lO,OOO, be said he had some difficulty in telling what the prisoner was. Some twelve years ago be was living in Ireland, as the assistant of a travelling quack doctor. He then went by the name of Samuel Winterton. About eighteen months ago he was living in Liverpool as Dr. Cope land. He had a brass plate on his door, on which was the name of Dr. Copeland. To Miss Crellin he introduced iiiingolt as Thorn: MArtia, enittet was , 6dUl i 3 MA , po;e of bar I . :inane°, and as she wan giving up liar bow : there was a hill in the window announcing that the house was to be let. The prisoner called upon her to 1, - ,ok at the house, which he represented he was about to take. He was accompanied by a young lady, a Miss Shoane, to wbolP he said he was about to he married. A few days afterwards Miss Shoane called upon Miss Crellin, and spoke of the bridal dress, and requested that Miss Crellin would be her bridesmaid. After the lapse of a few days more the prisoner called upon her, stated that he was not going to be married to Miss Shoane, the report was false, and he wished to become het suitor. The intimacy increased, and when she shortly after wards went to the Isle of Man, he followed her. There he pressed his suite, and the result was that it was agreed that they should be married. She, however, prudently determined to go to her legal adviser, and have a settlement made. She went to Mr. Thompson, her solicitor, in company with the prisoner, and there the latter, finding that she would not settle her money upon him, and that her fortune was not so lai•ge as he had anticipated, he expressed his determination not to have anything more to do with her. He called Mr. Thompson aside, and asked him what Miss Crellin's fori.une really was. Mr. Thompson said it was from £5,000 to £lO,OOO, certainly not more than £15,000. The prisoner replied that he understood it was upwards of £50,000 ; if it were no more than Mr. Thompson had named, it was not worth while having more bother with her. The parties then left the office. When Miss Crellin arrived at home, at Mrs. Jones's, with whom she was residing, Martin went to her, and told her that as she had promised to marry him, before witnesses, he should immediately commence an action against her, and would take from her the half of her fortune, unless she would give him £250. Under the influence of this threat she was induced to give him the sum demanded. The pri soner, though he threatened an action, was not in a condi tion to maintain one, for he was at that time a married man. He was, as before stated, formerly, about twelve years ago, an assistant to a quack doctor in Ireland. At that time he was residing in the town of Clonmel, where he married a person named Mary Craig. He went at this time by the name of Samuel Winterton, in which name lie was married, and the prisoner and his wife went by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Winterton. In Liverpool he and the same wife were known as Mr. and Mrs. Copeland. She had been seen fre quently as his wife, and it would be proved that she had been seen within the court that morning. Miss Ann Crellin examined by Mr. CROMPTON.—I for merly used to live in Seymour-street. I lived five years there after having lost my mother. The prisoner called with a Miss Shone to take the house and furniture. I never saw them.before. Martin called again, and said that it was un true that he was going to be married to Miss Shone, and that he wished to pay his addresses to me. I gave him no answer. I left for the Isle of Man. 1 stopped at Braid's Hotel in Douglas. The prisoner followed with a Mr. Bul. keley, and called to see me every day. He paid great atten tion t 6 me. Ile asked me to be married. I said I had no intention at that time of being married ; but that whenever I should I would have my property settled on myself. I then went over to Cheshire, and then to Mrs. Griffiths, at Vic toria-terrace, Liverpool. I then went to Norton-street to reside. Shortly after I met the prisoner in the street. He accompanied me to my lodgings. He called again with Mr. Bulkeley. The landlord disliked the prisoner and Bulkeley for speaking loud, and in consequence I left the lodgings and went to lodge at Mount-pleasant. The prisoner visited me there. I then went back to other lodgings in Norton-street. The prisoner looked out for lodgings for me and introduced me to Mrs. Clayton. I stopped at Clayton's ten days. Martin visited me, and at length we went to Mr. Thompson's about making a settlament preparatory to my marriage with the prisoner. The prisoner wished to have half my property settled on myself. I left Clayton's that day and went to Mrs. Jones's. The match was then broken off. The pri soner called in the evening and asked me for £250 to forego his proceedings in a case of breach of promise of marriage against me. 1 refused to comply. He threatened to take half my fortune if I refused. At length I consented and drew £255 out of Heywood's Bank the next day. I paid £250 in gold and notes to the prisoner, who signed two papers or receipts for the same. The papers were drawn up by Richard Jones, and witnessed by him and Parkinson. [Prosecutrix here identified the papers.] 1 never saw Mar tin for some time after. I never got a farthing of the money back ; but went to Bulkeley's, at Lodge-lane, to see the pri soner on the subject. Cross-examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—When Martin came into Mrs. Jones's he said I had promised him marriage he fore witnesses, and that he was going to commence an ac tion against me for a breach of marriage. I was afraid of that threat, and was thereby induced to pay the money. Mr. ROEBUCK contended that the false pretence used in this instance was not a false pretence within the meaning of the statute, and that the prisoner might have brought an action if he pleased. To threaten future consequences was not an act done or existing, and therefore the threat in this instance did not amount to a false pretence under the statute. Non constat that he intended to bring an action. He held, under those circumstances, that the indictment should fail. Mr. BAINES contended that the false pretence had been dis tinctly proved as the prisoner had threatened " to bring and maintain" an action. Mr. CROMPTON and Mr. ATHERTON followed on the same side. Mr. ROEBUCK replied. His LORDSHIP was inclined to think there was no evidence of the false pretence, but directed the case to proceed, and the fact to be left to the jury. Cross-examination continued. My mother is dead six years. I lost my father seventeen years ago. I lived in Seymour-street for five years after my mother's death. I never passed the night with the prisoner or any other man. I accepted the prisoner at Mrs. Clayton's, in the presence of another party. I never sat on his knee or had my arms round his neck before people. I never behaved familiarly towards him before people. Ile made love to me before I accepted him. I never asked a woman in a public-house in DansieLstreet if she would let the prisoner and myself to have a bed there. I cannot recollect the date of the payment of the money, but I believe it was on the 10th of February. It might be after I had paid the money that I went with the prisoner to the public-house in Dansie-street. I was first told that the prisoner was a married man on 26th Feb., by Mr. Duval. I don't know the name over the door of the public-house in Dansie street. The prisoner drank there. I partook of it. The woman did not tell me that she had not a bed, but that I might find one at a house a little higher up the street. I have sent Mary Williams, the servant at Mr. Crellin's, for brandy. I might have asked the permission of Mrs. Crellin to let the prisoner remain on a chair in the house one night. She re fused to allow him to remain, and, in consequence of her re . fusal, the prisoner and I left for Lodge-lane. I inquired of a Mrs. Widdicomb, in Lodge-lane, for the prisoner, after I • had paid him the money. I went there, by direction of Mrs. Jones, to receive part of the money back. I did not say, upon that occasion, that 1 would have a spree with the pri soner.. Mrs. Widdicomb never asked me if I wished to see the prisoner in private. I did not tell Mrs. Widdicomb, on the 17th of February, that Mrs. Jones had told me four months before that the prisoner was a married man, and that I did'nt care for that, as I knew a woman in the Isle of Man who had married a married man, and they lived very happily together. I never went to bed to the prisoner at Bulkeley's, and told Mrs. Widdicomb that she roust not mind it, as those were my courting days. I went to the theatre with the pri soner. I might have been turned out of the theatre for making a noise, but it was the prisoner's fault if it happened, by his taking me out and plying me with brandy. I went to Hebblewhite's public-house, in Church-street, with the pri soner. I might have been turned out of that house. I solemnly swear upon my solemn oath, that I never cohabited with the prisoner. John N. G. Thompson examined by Mr. ATHERTON.— I am an attorney in Liverpool, and have known Miss Crellin since 1825. She called with the prisoner on the 7th of February last, about a marriage settlement. She introduced the prisoner as Mr. Martin, and said that he was the gentle man who was paying his addresses to her. She said she wished to have all the property settled on herself. The pri soner said that it was very strange that she had never men tioned this before, and that, although he had been acquainted with her for twelve months, she had never told him of it. He offered to settle half of it on her. She declined the offer. The prisoner then asked me in private what she was worth. I said from £5,000 to £lO,OOO. He said he had understood she was worth £50,000, but that if she was only worth £5,000 or £lO,OOO it was hardly worth while to be bothered with her. (A laugh.) Cross-examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—I said nothing to the prisoner respecting her character. I don't recollect that I said she was a person of extraordinary character, but she certainly is a person of that kind, I had seen her tipsy once in the previous August. I may have said that she could not live long. Parkinson examined by Mr. BAINES.—I went to Jones's house on the 17th of February. I saw both the papers now produced signed by the prisoner, and I got £5 from Miss Crellin. Cross-examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—I saw Miss Crellin at Jones's. I remained about three quarters of an hour at Jones's, the same evening. Miss Crellin and the prisoner were present. She sung a song, and they were very plea sant. She sung, " Oh ! no, I never mention her." She sat on the prisoner's knee, and had her arms round his neck. (A laugh.) She sat on his knee for half an hour. They were drinking brandy. He kissed her. She was not sober, Re-examined.—This occurred on the night the money was paid. Daniel O'Brien examined by Mr. ATHERTON.—I aria a cloth merchant at Clonmel, in Ireland. I have known a person by the name of Mrs. Winterspeiu about 13 years. I knewher when she went by the name of Maryanne O'Neil Craig., She lived with a daughter of mine at Clonmel for two years before her marriage. I saw her go to the chtirch to be married with two ladies, and I saw the intended hus band, and two gentlemen. I saw them go up to the church. The man's name was Samuel Winterspein. I think the pri soner is that very man. The wedding party came back to my daughter's house. They lived as man and wife, as Mr. and Mrs. Winterspein, for some time after in Clonmel. The prisoner lived with Dr. Clifford prior to the marriage, and passed as Clifford's apprentica. Clifford went to the church with the prisoner. I was asked to the wedding, but refused. I was in Dublin in January, 1839. I was on board a steam vessel there coming over to Liverpool. The prisoner was on board. He came over to me, and said he was very happy to see me, and that Mrs. Winterspein would be delighted to see me. I hadn't time to go, hut the prisoner took a car, went over, and brought Mrs. Winterspein over to the vessel to see me. That was the same woman he was married to in Clonmel. I afterwards saw him and his wife in Liverpool, and I saw her in court to-day. Richard Legg examined by Mr. BAINES.—I am clerk at St. Mary's Church, Clonmel, and produced a copy of the register of marriages solemnised at that church in August, 1830. [The register of the prisoner's marriage to Mary Anne Craig was here put in.] Cross-examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—I was present at the marriage, but cannot identify the prisoner. The prisoner made his mark to the register, and alledged he was unable to write in consequence of having hurted his band. The sur rogate came to the church to prevent the marriage as the entry was being made in the book, in consequence of Clifford having represented himself to be a medical man, when, in fact, he was not a medical man. Mr. O'Brien was here cross-examined--Maryanne O'Neil Craig was a Roman Catholic. I am not aware that she was married anywhere else but in the Church of England. I never went to Kirkdale Gaol to have a look at the prisoner. I asked to be brought there to see him, as I had'nt seen him for the last four years, and was anxious to know if he were the same man, but I only saw him yesterday for the first time after the lapse of four years. JUDGE.—But is he the man? Witness.—He is, my lord, the man. James M`Nicol examined by BAINES.—I am clerk in a bank in this town, and had a brother-in-l aw li v i ng in Stafford street. About eighteen months since I was introduced to the prisoner. He was called Dr. Copeland. I was also in troduced to his wife. He lived next door to my brother-in law. He had a brass plate on his door, with the name " Dr. Copeland " on it. Robert Campbell examined by Mr. A THERTON.-1 am an inspector of police, and went in search of the prisoner on the Ist of April. I went to Vine-street and searched for him. There was a closet there, which I found fastened. I request ed two persons in the parlour to open it. They refused. The key was inside the door. I sent for the head constable, and as we were about to break open the door, the prisoner told us to desist, and walked out. John Hogan examined by Mr. 13AiNEs.—I live in this town, but formerly lived in Bristol. I knew Clifford there. Samuel Winterspein lived with him as an assistant. Win terspein had a wife, and told me he had been married to her in Clonmel. He said his wife's maiden name was Mary O'Neil Craig. She is in town now. Cross-examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—I went to Kirkdale Gaol with Mr. Dowling to see the prisoners, and identified Copeland. I was unable to identify him at first, because I had not seen him for twelve years before, but after second view I identified him. I am a joiner, and was joiner to their majesties George the Fourth and William the Fourth, at naMM, (A watild bans - bank ajoinor tc, her pre" 5 ;,, t maje g ty, bgt fop :split Y had about ilie Bristol riots, t 4 which they aid not treat ine.wcll. Bit my riawii wcoitit4p to London. The case for the prosecution having here closed. Mr. ROEBUCK addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He said the prisoner had only received the wages of a filthy bargain made between the parties. They had cultivated an acquaintance in accordance with the passions of both. She had accepted his addresses almost immediately, and the pri soner was her paramour—her favoured and beloved paramour. They had spent nights in Seymour-street together—part in drunkenness and part in lust. They had gone to the theatre and afterwards to a public-house, out of both of which places they had been turned for their disorderly conduct. At the public-house in Dansie-street, after the money was paid, her conduct towards the prisoner was so extremely lewd that the landlady refused to let her have a bed, and sent her looking for one to a certain house in the neighbourhood, arid from that house she was seen to emerge on the following morning about ten o'clock. The whole case was so disgusting and so filthy that had it not been his bounden duty he (Mr. Roe buck) would have thrown up his brief in disgust. He would show that the parties had been found in bed together, and that there had been a long proceeding of this detestable and disgusting conduct upon the part of the prosecutrix. The jury were not moralists, neither were they legislators; ,but they had two people before them, the one sharing the richeS of the other, and the other lending herself to the worst sions of her nature and paying the wages of her sin, and they had to find accordingly. David Scott called, and examined by Mr. ASPINALL.—I saw Miss Crellin and the prisoner in Jones's kitchen about the end of February. They were sitting on chairs. I called again in four days after. Miss Crellin was tipsy at the time. She was sitting across the prisoner's knee. She had one arm round his neck. [A part of the evidence here is unfit for publication.] The prisoner said he had no work to do but to please her, and he thought he could please her. I went away, but returned again, when I saw Miss Crellin lying on the kitchen floor on a bed. Her watch was lying close by on a chair. I examined the watch, wound it, and had a smoke. Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES.—I have known Jones for twenty years. This occurred about the end of February. The prisoner, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Miss Crellin, and my self were present at the interview. She made no attempt to get off the prisoner's knee when I entered. Jones is a stone mason. I often saw Miss Crellin drinking with Jones. I never saw such conduct in Jones's house before. Mrs. Jones had her back to the concern when she was on the pri soner's knee. Jones was tipsy. Elizabeth Lygoe examined by Mr. Rosanrcx.--I am wife of Thomas Lygoe, a publican in Dansie-street. Miss Crellin called at the place early in March, a little after eight in the even'ng. The prisoner called shortly after. She asked it Ma..iu was waiting for her. I said not, and he afterwards came. The went into the bar parlour, into which I could see. I could also hear. There was a good deal of conver sation passed before I took any notice. Part of it was very low. The first I heard was that he had been denied at her door. They also spoke of some dispute with Mrs. Clayton. The prisoner said he would not have gone to such lengths about the money but for Mrs. Clayton, Jones, and others. She said she had heard that the prisoner was a married man, but that she did not believe it. He promised to return the money. She refused to take it, and said they would be married at Seaforth Church, and live at a cottage in the neighbourhood. The prisoner said they were two principals well calculated to agree. He then went out and Miss Crellin came round to the bar to me and said she had quarrelled at her lodgings, and asked if she could be accommodated with a bed, as her husband had declined to go back to the lodging. I looked at her and said, that however respectable her lodgings were, mine were as respectable, and that it was not a house of accommodation. The prisoner asked for a Welsh rabbit. While they were in the parlour, she said Mrs. Clayton had told her that the prisoner had no hair on his head, and she stood up, brushed up his hair several times, kissed him very often, and pressed him to her very much. I directed her to where she could get a bed in the street, and the next morn ing, a person with the same cloak and bonnet as Miss Crellin's passed by the bar window, as if from that house. I thought it very imprudent for a woman to smooth down the prisoner's hair. Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES.—I am a married woman, and directed Miss Crellin to a house of ill fame. Girls of the town drink at my counter. My house is very respectable, so far as I know. Girls of the town are not frequently allowed to sit down in the house. I never saw the prisoner before that night. Mary Anne Scott examined by Mr. ASPINALL.-4 am wife to the first witness for the defence, and saw the prisoner at Jones's, on one occasion about seven or eight months since. I saw Miss Crellin smoking a cigar there. Sbe told me I was not to stop as she expected Mr. Martin. She also told me that she was going to get married to a gentleman that she very much respected, and that Mrs. Jones was going to the church with her. She said she would be married at Egremont the following Saturday. She gave Mrs. Jones a half-crown, and sent her out for some ham. I saw her next after Mr. Martin was in bridewell. I went, by Mrs. Jones's desire, to tell her that be was in bridewell. I told her she would have to appear angainst him about the money, and she said she had made him a present of it and that she wouldn't appear against him for £lOO, as he was a man that she very much respected. She also told me to go to Mrs. Sutton's and say that she was out of town if any policeman called. Sin nlso told me to tell Mrs. Jones to keep out of the way. 1 nave frequently seen her drunk and smoking cigars and pipes. Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES.—I never knew the prisoner by any other name but Martin. Ann Waddington examined by Mr. :ROEBUCK.—I know Miss Crellin and lived as servant with her in July 1811. I left in August. She was living in Seymour-street at the, time. She was in th e h a bit o f rece i v i ng gentlemen some of whom were in the habit of staying all night. The prisoner was one of them. He never stayed all night. They slept all night on a sofa in the front parlour with Miss Crellin. I used to bring the pillows down from off the bed on such occassions, and put them on the safa. She never allowed me to stop all night on such occasions, but when I used to come in the morning I used to see the gentlemen and Miss Crellin there. One one occasion Miss Crellin came up to my bed-room and said she had brought Mr. Jones to sleep with me the re mainder of the night. I refused to allow Mr. Jones to sleep with me, and left to tell Mrs. Jones of the occurrence. She returneu with me to the house, but we were unable to obtain admittance. I left in consequence. Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES.—I am now living with a cabinet-maker in Seel -street. I recollect the prisoner and Miss Shone calling at Miss Crellin's house when the bill was in the window, for the purpose of taking it. She told me shortly after that she was going to the Isle of Man to be married to Mr. Martin. Wm. Gordon Bulkeley was called, but did not appear. Anne Widdicomb examined.--I am the daughter of Wm. G. Buckley. My husband is the master of a vessel. Miss Crellin was brought to my father's house by the prisoner on Sunday, the 19th of December last. She took tea, and came again on Monday or Tuesday. She frequently called after wards to inquire for Mr. Martin, arid said she passed many pleasant hours with hint in the Isle of Man. She said she would have good sprees with him. She came c n the 16th of February, and Martin and herself shook hands together. I made tea for them. I asked if she wished to see him pri vately, and sire said she didn't care. I left them together in the room after that. They went out together, but returned again after twelve o'clock. She slept with me that night. She remained during the week, and said she had heard from Mrs. Jones four months before that Martin was a married man, and that his name was Copeland. She said she didn't care for that, as she knew a woman in the Isle of Man w ho had married a married man, and they lived very happily to gether. I saw the prisoner and Miss Crellin in bed, and under tire bed-clothes, together. Afterwards, Miss Crellin said to me, " You must excuse me, for these are my court ing days ; " and observing me blush, she said, " I think your blushing days ought to be over." She stopped a week and then left. Cross-examined by Mr. BANES.-My father is a book keeper. Our house is not an inn or house of accommoda tion. I knew at the time that• the prisoner's name was Copeland. He was then passing by that name. Miss Crel lin called him by his Christian name of Martin. I have known him about four years. I understood him to be a married man. He introduced his wife as his lady. I visited at his house. He had not been living with his wife latterly• It cannot be about me that they separated. My sister visited at his house. I have not been living with the prisoner since his separation from his wife, but he slept in the same room with my brother. --- John Edwards examined by Mr. ROEBUCK.—I am an in spector. Went to Hebblewhite's public-house, in Church street, after twelve o'clock at night, where I saw Miss Crel lin, the prisoner, and another party. She was drunk. I was required to get them out of the house. She Was helped out by the prisoner and the others. Cross-examined by Mr. Buses.—This was in the early part of February last. The prisoner went by the name of Martin at that time. The case for the defence having here closed, Mr. BAINES replied.—He thought an attempt had been made to paint Miss Crellin in colours ten thousand times worse than she deserved, and that the prisoner, after having injured her, had now eedeavoured to blacken her character. Ile admitted that she was a weak and credulous woman. Be fore her acquantance with the prisoner her character was respectable, but, since then, she had been induced to drink and smoke, and contract othes vicious and disreputable practices, in order that the prisoner might the more success fully accomplish his purpose of gaining possession of her property. He contended that the evidence of Scott, the first witness for the defence, was wholly improbable and unworthy of credit. He denied that the prisoner was Miss Crellin 's kept man, and said that the fact of his having gone to Mr. Thompson showed that his object was marriage, if he could only get the property into his possession. If Miss Crellin was the basest of women, her testimony was so much confirmed by distinctly independent evidence, that, let his learned friends throw as much dirt at her as they pleased, the guilt of the prisoner wa s c l ear l y esta bli s h ed. Hs LORDSHIP then briefly charged the jury, telling them that the main question in the case was, whether the prisoner had obtained the money by means of the false pretence in question. The jury retired, and after an absence from Com t of half an hour, returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommenda tion to mercy, on account of the gross impropriety of con duct on the part of Miss Crellin. SENTENCE ON WILLIAM HUTTON. William Hutton, convicted last week of forgery in Man chester, was placed at the bar to receive sentence. Sev e ral witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a good charac ter. He was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and hard labour. SENTENCES ON M 4 GILL AND OTHERS. John 0. M`Gill, John Quick, Richard Jones, and Jane Clayton, were then placed at the bar to receive sentence. The Clerk of Arraigns having called upon the prisoners in the usual form, John Orr M`Gill stepped forward, saying that he had a few words to address to his Lordship. The prisoner entered into a long attempted justification of his conduct, denying the truth of the evidence, particularly that which avowed that he said he would allow Miss Crellin £1 per week. From one of the briefs he read the testimony of Linton, the priest of Gretna. In this it was stated that Miss Crellin was sober when married, and that all the legal forms were com plied with. The prisoner Jones made a long speech, occasionally re freshing his memory from papers which he held in his hand. He said he had been commissioned by Miss Crellin to get her a husband, and she had promised, if he would get her a young man, she would leave him a legacy which would make him comfortable all the rest of his life. He begged for a lenient sentence, and pleaded ignorance of the law in pal liation of his offence. Mrs. Clayton stated that she was invited to be of the party to Gretna Green. She handed. in a certificate from the magistrates of Montgomery. His Lordship took it and perused it. Quick entered into a very long history of the whole tran saction. He went through the whole testimony affecting himself, and denied every part of it that pressed against himself. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, the prisoners had been convicted in very clear and convincing testimony of having carried away a female, with a view to lucre, and no denial of the testimony or attack, such as they had heard, on the parties who had conducted the proseention and g i ven evi dence therein, could do away w ith ti e di sgust i ng as pect which the case presented. The conduct of the whole party had been disreputable in the extreme. They had taken awl a weak, and no doubt, ill-conducted woman, who had con - , tributed, perhaps, by her con d uc t, to t h e comm i ss i o n 01 the offence, and that would be considered in the sentence: The conduct of had been more disreputable than that of the others, and that of Quick was next in culpability' His Lordship passed the following sentence :—John Or r M`Gill was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and bar'