The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00


111010LAIT AT 01370111) FITAPATIFIL

EAward Donau' sad James Donets. hawlme, este
iwlieted tor bookies into the dwelling loses et
William' Oassoed at (*eked iltwainr, CM the 4th at
"Tole. sod steeling therefrom • silver watch sad other
articles.
Bath prieceers pleaded nary. His Leedeldp eau.
teased Junes Demean to iwe weeks' imprisesmesg,
sod at th• expire** of that limo le tees yews is the
Itrferwatore at Milheros. Edward Musa 10 11
walks' hard labour.

TIE BURGLARY AT WARNIVIILL MILL.
David RAM labourer. was Omega with broking
late the drellisekiess of Vert's* OMlank at Wane
well, and stolen therefrom Hl—Mr. floe Promethea.
and Mr. Oak defended. ?be fors eeeneeted with Mr
bernlery poet be holi I. Me reeolleetion et oar
rodeo, we baring. oe the emanation af the armed
Wore tbe inagrOstre. glven Me widows very ferny.
therefore a brief *Oboe of theta win ones. On
%Mar, the 18th of Jane, preessalriz and her benne
Odd kit Woe in the .fterses• and attended Divine
ewers at Me porn& einueb. TM dons of tie kalip
were kaki& ark the meastien of one while me maned
the baseborn. flhe kept bar mew in a alter at dreamt
I. her bedroom, and Meta( ocuado. to is to aim the
oat day. AM toned Mad Yr matey lad bob Mr
imbed. and good SU Woo sway, • iseddepalll, Dia,

bowsaw, bsta eft behiad. Amongst this meguir was
• boil -crown with some "notch.." on its edge. Ye also
a sispassee with a bole in it, very meek worn, which
wen identiled by prometries son awl a boy in her
mPlor.m baying bona taken by them when calming
ramtr• The son, on hearing of the robbery, looked shoat
to see how as minas to the house soekl be effected,
tad oe going into the bone room, fres which nem
meld be obtained to the storeroom by • trareliateb, sad
from thaws to the dwellingbouse, he discovered some
foot marks on the heed of • ink, on Which the parson
who bad annred no hone had to on to get through
the trap hank Tho primmer had been in Mrs. Clot-
dotes employ, sad wad well sequainted with Ale house.
When /*ismer woo epprelinded he had on • boot
whin corresponded enetkr with the marks on the
Mud ane seek, nd bad some money about him. He
had just »Wad from Lymingtoe. where h• had
bought • new lot of dales —Mr. Cele made a snort
able defame for the prisonarro4,esseteaded that there
wee no •••• widens to Isla se being the an
who bad imounitted the—boyead that of the
value, rod tined that Um whole altar was easeoated by
Modest Underwood. The learned opened
-.6M —the Rev. G. P.O. Cosr4mvkar of Wishith,who
pv6 the prisoner • most t character,
not hp heti twin blot for hat tea years, mitt!
arra heard
.anything spinet hint, and added, that be
believed be • state that prisoner wow at ober& at
the time the took plass —The jay returned •
verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner wee immediately
dimbarged.
earsonended the AM day's business of the and"
th% Court rose shortly bean seven o'clock.

FRIDAt.

(Wore M. Justin— —Wztaas.)
The Willows ot this Court sousissiosit &t Bias °Week.

TRE BEIDPORT NIIRDILIL

wigmry Domorat, hemp sorter, was "barged with the
al murder of bit mon, Maim Donimeet, at AI
The prisoner, who tea moll. Moue =OW plimded
not guilty tithe Matte In a eery voice. He
looked very remit and had a pathsd haseerebief in
his right hoed, and reeled on the ha en his left arm,
and was ?moonily in beers.
lir. Collier prameated, nod Mr. Cole and Mr Compton
defended
Mr. Collier emend the ease. He said it was his pain-
ful duty on the part of the premonition to bring before
the jury • most dietrering tom-4M murder of •
shilul by his father. The primmer was • hemp sorter
and lived at Allingtes, and wee • married man with •
family. The learned counsel then bnely narrated the
facto of the cues. and mid be did not think his learned
friend would attempt to dhtit the face that
the child died by lite head el him labia% Ito doubt, in
the diseharge of his ditty his friend would probably
Ilia the itusatisim that the primber not sonniliii-
bis for his lètltta.Mk Ociliet thee referred to
Matanghtea's oIA, Ohba the plea of insanity was
ssi ap, but in order that that plea might
I. established it was necessary to prove that at
the time of the emennattal of the deed the party was
Mowing wader disease of the mad es not to bow
the nature of the me he wee meneattieg. This would
he the reteetiest fee ham to sonider, aid be wee boned
Se Min on the part of the pressestion that no motive
emeld be henginei whit the primmer should ham for
the aomadesise of the orbs. fie wee sot aerate that
She otbor helium beyond that
of sPertherar llo=dhis child, but on the other
, bad they kb* that Grimes, were cosimatted
monletime the bat of criime—without any motive
he it was impomible to dive into the depth;
of the berm sled. With respect to the state of the
primmer's mind he arm not aware that previous to this
Merge La was supposed to be otherwise than in pos.
emien of his moms, veil did not labour undtlity.d
delnelem After some further obeertaime the
41111111111 said, the 4ntlnldn fot the jury to coosider was
MOM* the Orbiter eras in such • state of mind as not
to bite* the nature itch. act ha was committing; if
so they mot semeit but if he was in possession of
his essese,Mien it would be their duty, although it was
• eery panful me, but one he was mire they would
With doiramnsaidprnnannso. him guilty.
John a eldest son. erbo
mey ill, and was to he thoesmodated with arest,"
maid be, had the.. broths,. and two sisters. Relived
VIM his father, and wee in his bum on the sth ef
June. On that morning he was disturbed by • mem
about • quarter to nine. He called to his far, but
meld not get any answer. He then culled to his brother
aorta, but "could not get any reply. He then went
down stairs and went into the pantry. He found hit
brother on the door with him Shoat out. Ms father
wee in a Mak, chants yard from where his brother was
lying. A knife was on the door, about two or three
from hit brother, and tome Maid *ea on the dor.
He said "Oh I father. erbat him Mu Mee He
nattered immithhl4. Mich Witness mould not under.
Maud Witness Called his mother, who was in the
ttatand then went up stairs. She called a next
eighboar.
Crommxamained : Was the only person in the house
Weida his father mid brother. His father lad been at
week is the morning. His brother Me about sit Mehl
of sad his father was very fond of him. He wee
se, and Was an alecilosat. husband. Ho
=inman until within the last three months.
had Bodoni a Mange come over him. He was
momelimes excited, and often depressed. It had been
the sallied of onivereation between wham and
him mother. His father was restless at night,
and milked about in the bedrooms. He got into
witairees bed one night, when be shad him how it was
that be lid ao as be (Mamas) lia4ed leg. His father
used to be very salvo Moot the , bet had not boss
so of late. He bald nitro go to in hie day how and
comphis of his bend. On the day of Me Prince of Wake
marriage his brother was ill and his fithei stopped
hese and normed lam all day. Alter his father had
tabs his mesh be would go iiito the pantry and
reseals for an bout *about speaking. His childreo
bid often salad him bow it was Mel he would not
speak, but he never answered them. He lived to
to go and see his children after they were in bed, and
pray that the Lord would bless them. Witnem heard
hi, father may ha thought he was gang out of his mind.
Re-examined: His Whir took mdne, but did not
employ • doctor. He was in the habit of gang to his
badness as mod but would 'cachalot remain home in
the afternoon.
Mary Marshahm wife of Job Marabodoos, et Meg-
an, said she monde* bottle tilled to D mmett's
boom on the filortilitg di the sth of June. She went
had the pantry and sew prisoner mitring in an arm chair
and his little boy lying on the door, near • partition.
Some blood was on the door. Witnem and His.
Diannott went into the pantry together. Prisoner
smeared to be dead :he never erammi foot Or fillgr4
Whom went for • surgeon, and Mr. Coryeame. '
not go into the pantry any more, but Mrs. Donunett
gave her the *Mid to hold. The boy was in a dying
state, and his throat was eel. Wiinesidare a knife on
the 1 oor with blood on ik doe Washed It, and Mr.
Coq took it tip.
Crom-exandood

• The prisoner was sitting in a chair
aria-en she saw lain irsL She salted laim bow he could
du such a thing, bat be made so reply. Had heed next
door to prisoner for 21 years. He warn • tender father
and isnot affectionate bookend. During the lad winter
he seemed to be getting very low Lod nervous. Naiad
this change .bout sir weeks before the murder took plebe.
When in natal health he lbws wished her good
motare.lb lid as ad latterly be hod nerd spokes maims she
pla • him r. Ines he w well be wads very
Ned of g•ulea, bet he bed sat dope so lately, and
had takes to sit to the pan . Witham had often
asked prisoner's wife where h.rlasbaad was, when she
would point to the pantry. She had often emus into
witness', hoed and weedd wry about her husband.
Heard his .it. speak about his harbor plias ha his head.
Whoa where saw ilia la the shalt his held was thrown
back and his effes rimed sad had the appear....of of.
sewn On the day the Prime of Wald wee married
witness west into primear's house where dm found his
little boy osi a bed in the window. Sae saad : " Ob.
, Charley, yen will eel be ebb to ess Up* algal to-day."
Primmer replied, " Oh,t=z:.l7, father Orill stay 1
bond find take mare of if side, wadi to go
ed." Prisons/ *as always• shy man.
Fattier Leech said she lived at Allingtoo, sad went
Into prisoner's bones on the morning of the litla of
Jane, at shoat a quarter to nine. Si,. saw His. Doo-
med mining in the kikdien with her ebild Is her firms,
hat did net adios any blood on the boor. Ohs Shen
went into the , when, else fossil prim:sae daily/
as • stair. was *mead with bkfld.Mee
said to him " I see ware yoo did not hated he hid
year Alla." Hip ma& no reply, bet &sok
violently, and dive up his arms and legs.
Witlllloll WPM weid into the outer room
but to the pentiT, where she &ph;
me tr.& them= Risme then spoke that, and
pointed to scene wenn blood on his trowsers, and
asked her what it meant. 71'llasses replied "that it
eras blood." Prieoeer this sod, "I. he dead ?" when
eh* replied, " Do, sad I hope he will not die." He
said "las suet die." lbw loft him bet re
when he was still in the chair. He spin said
dua r Viers sei2 " M
t will diW He then d"
lobo be habil lip and t to Derebedeer. find
here be bug." She said "t_heyDot hurt you—your
head is bad • Prisoner repbsd "say heart is bed." He
also said somellaing shout loving his wife and children
facie years, and ernialded "why did I bring home the
knife ?"

—Cnne-examined When eh* first saw hint he eras vary
mach ontwabed. Ata4 isofin libri from a dbild, but
had ask ma his. lately The reams why the thought
them mat be something the matter with his bead was
because she did not think he would do such a thing, as
be was always such a kind father. She was forcibly
same that he wee not is his right wind sitar the mur-
der, as he looked so striae.
damsel Cory, sorjscs, said he lived almost ekes to
primmer's boom. On tb. bib of Jun. he *as called to
go Into his boom, the parlour he saw Mrs
in herpareutly
deed. Hevrasd aids, sod (maid aap
ent
the three*. He mewed up the wound, whoa the child
=lsaes Ivies sad *ea died. He then went labo
ab, or
sod toned a pool of bleed. Priv:ear was
main iii. arm chair with his Lead maim es hie left
axes. He asked him bow be was when be replied "Oh,
des% speak to me I it is a dreadful this( I have dose r
He asked hia where the iminimant was, whoa he be-
lieved peisanar slid he did ant kaou. Witness was
gives almilk whisk be banded to the pollen
Creaosemselasd : Did sot know prisoner perumelly.
but bag sass hits by sight.
Re-szandasil .• Knew Nadas of hb stens of .dad,
sad had never attanded
P.l lavender, of 14411.101, said oa the men* Ia
question be weed to psisensr's house, where Kr Oory
gate biro • Wis. He afterwards appreheaded prisoner
cm the story of wilful warier, ohm he replied, "
setrz=dt's a dreadful sharp."
.• Primmer was dialing In ma arm chair,
sad did ara speak until he domed his. with the
amiss At the static& primiser said sometimes he
felt Shea man loot. Had beard him say "Sail forsook
the lawd. MI led to the ail& sad NIL" Prierassr
ales Md, "I suet be arossed—l must not feel like
We He did not bear him ag "the Lard mem be
bane %netts ma" Noe that "Picks bad a motive,
hod what sett,* base 11. kill my digit f"
John Beftessll, surges., asidirack said °a the
of Jane, abort sum ski mitrukag, he was emit
(Cr to • l• twiroase. WOO. He saw the diseased
skidin3lai7itiekilheas game.but Iteaelimitii do"-
K. staiddid sad fogad a w.ied bilks thielikehwit
four Inebse bag. The the ammo or death.
It vie hepowibi. for fleet bore Ivlteted sucha
wound. knife sow balk* each a
monad ea him add died beta. Imo the mead

seteadaat el the haiily toe many yen, aad knew the
primmer was • most tender husband. *nl,lilie_ved„,.b
•as His last MA in Bridport who trutu" ""'" -
'Laing as K. woo charged with. He appeared to be kind
and Ilecti°nata to his family up to the time ot the
isereir. He believed him to be a very religions man,
as whim slotted his liweas he away, found religious
works &boat.
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Crove-oramisod fled never ationdod the doomed
himeoU. oily his nits and Wag%
Willies' Mabb deposed that be worked at Mears.
Cluudrr's warehouse, end bed worksl there for 16
retro, end prisoner for 8 He recollected working
with prisoner on the morning of the sth of June.
Ho mina about quarter after Mx. Prisoner said
"Oh deer William, *hat • loom billthis will te•"
Witoese said " Tem." thinking prisoner meant his son
John's jibes. Prisms used s similar knife at the one
produeed in his work. Did not bilieve he had work at
boom to do. It ens *mud for lito workmen to leers
their knives at home.
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Orom-examined :Prisoner sometimes had work at
home, whoa he took his knife. H.d known him for
long time. and always found him • moral man. About
• month before the murder prisoner was very moody
and depressed, and had often to be spoken to Oriels be-
fore he would answer. He was particularly so in the
beginning a/ the week the murder took place. On
one °cession when prisoner had it, store away some
hemp he acted my strangely, and would not &mount
for doing ea
Re-examined: Prisoner was • shy. reserved man.
Hid noticed the change in him for shoot • month.
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Alaaandar Peymour boy, mid he should be 14
"out January. On eh; 54h of June he was working in
Messrs Gualry's warehouse. He sew pris-ner on that
mg:saurian, he asked him if he had cut the bonds.
Hs "yes," and prisoner then told him to sharpen
a It WY Will the one produced.
Cross-examined Worked in the same room with
prisoner. end bad often sharpened innate for him Had
noticed for a month before the minter that prisoner
wee very low-spirited, end would often make blunders
In his work, when he would put his hand to his head
and say, "Oh. dear, what am I about?' Witness bad
more pertionlarly noticed the change in him the week
the murder was committed.

Mary Marsha Jam. recalled : Paid the family con-
sisted of six children. The eldest was 22, and the
youngest 4 years of age, which was a boy.
John Good. surgeon of the county prism wild he had
partioolary watched the prbower eines his incarceration.
Had seen him on many occasions. He came under his
nodes no the 7th of June He then examined bim,and
found be looked very_ill and haggard, in fact he was in
& prostrate state. Hd drat In a nervy.' tremoor, and
had seareely soy pals*. His tongue was particularly
white and flabby. He examined the state of his eyes,
and found them bloodshot He denial him to
undress himself. but he hesitated, stating that he
wee not in a .tate to take off his clothes Witness
replied that it must be done, when he did en He
waa rather thin, and had slight curve in the
spine.
By the Judge : There was nothing unustuil with him.
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Examination continued. Had farther conversation
with him end sersideded that his manner Was eittraor.
hoary. He frequently looked at his hands and fingers.
and wee very unsteady in his gait. During the
lest year four permits bad been brought to miel
on the charge of murder, but be considered prisoner's
ayntrionis very ennead. The answer, bieh prisoner
had pren him wen not °moistest with what amen would
give in • wand state of mind Had had considerable ex -
pnienoe in Insanity, and front his experience of the
prisoner's conduct aid not believe that it wee mob as
wouldbefaiindltiamsnolasounilstateolmlnd. Incases
fif insanity there Ins generally some bodily aibnent but
be had not discovered any. Had conversed with pri-
soner. and be seemed to know right from wrong. Upon
some subjects he would talk rationally enough, but on
ahem he was dogged. silent, and very morose. His
appemunce was far different now than it was when
be lest mese into the gaol.
ettertandned The symptims &boot the eyee lie con-
vert the beet means of tracing insanity, and which
Wife geserav looked (orb, medical men. His unateedy
gait and habits tended to show that his brain as
affected. Was quite certain that he had had suicidal
Intentions. At the time prisoner oorninitted the deed
witness believed he did not know right from wrong.
Re-examined : From statements which the man made
to him be somiluded the brain was affected, and from
his examination, and be believed it to be • case of
incipient insanity, which out, wanted time to develops
into continued mania. He dki not eensiter that even
no* his brain was mend, and believed from thr account
given by prisoner that his brain had been affected for
three months. There was no doubt that religion had •
'rest deal to do with it, as he had some most extra-
ordinary religious views.
By the Judge: His manner was low and depressed,
and there was no appearance of "acting."
Mr. pole then adlreseed the fury for the defence in •
Most eloquent and touching speech. He said it was now
his most painful duty to address Omen in such cheery.-
Nous as occurred to him on this meloceholy case. Per-
haps never, hardly ever, in • court of justice had a more
distressing or more lamentable case than the prevent
mite been brought forward. It was indeed not an
ordinary ease. Here they found standing before them
• man who seemed. up to the time of the coin-
mince of this irradfol crime, to have been one of
the moot kind, affectiobate fathers and httsbetde,
and I truly nweal and religious man. Ws
stood before them upon evidence which was irre-
sistible, and • man who, through all the dale of his
life, had up to this time conducted himself in stielt a
manner as tq secure the approbation, nay, even the
admiration of his neighbours. They then suddenly
found that man brought before them, charged with the
most dreadful crime of parricide, killing the child of
his bosom, for whom he entertained the most tender
affection Even only a few weeks before the deed was
committed, when others were going to enioy themselves
at the celebration of the Prime of Wales' wedding, his
child being unwell he nursed it and said. "Never
mind, Charley, I will stay and take care of you.°
He tended on the child with the most Mudge
solicitude, and all the evideinqs which they got went he
show that be wyte eery f. rid of it. Mr. Collier opened
gte cues in the tidiest possible Mintier, and told them
that he was wholly unable to suggest to them the
motives which could have induced the father to commit
the crime of murder against his child He knew full
well that in all these came there must be some motive
or other to induce a person to commit such •crinte, and
especially a person who Mood in such • position as the
poisoner did to his child. His friend said he was
bound to tell them that he could not find • motive
which could have induced him to take away the
life of his child, but then he went on to state that
they MUM not dive into Hiq hearts of men.
That was very min but they enuld lades of their beasts
by external midetiore, and could they judge of the Mete
of the prisoner's heart • short time Wore the child was
killed. They mold not lad the slightest possible mo-
tive of any kind that would iodise AIN unhappy .an
to have rommitard this crime spire his ail& Ti.
man bad been working for • gent/emas in this musty
for • lonlspei;iodould had been married forspwards of 10
years. mode not be any dispute shoat Um fasts
of the case. the raison.r had gone to his work as usual
on the morning of the murder, and most unhappily for
him on coming home be brought his knife with hint
He seemed to have breakfasted with his family
In harmony and peace, sod everything going
as the ems as usual— the only person present, ex-
cept the little child, being the unhappy mother. She
had to Immo and Mimed to her work, leaving the child
with his father, the eldest Son being eoefined upstairs
by dimes. Tim In • Mama! of Meng he spited the
knife and cut his child's throat. Did not the Whole
Mate of affairs lead to the mandwnoe, that reams bad
left him, and that in a sadden impede, he had takes the
knife and aommiteed the deed thought they scald
oat doubt the state of the maa's mind at the time.
The Mantel coutterl then reviewed Mr. Good's
'chimes, end mintesded Matt that ni wellm that of the
winnows for the proseestion. iion&vl to show that pri-
soner wee not in noioreeton of his faculties, and was not
responsible for his actions. If the Jury thought that
prisoner was responsible for his acti-n at the time he '
committed the murder, then it would be their duty to
Intl him guilty but if thee acquitted him on the ground
of huanity,he would be taken care of for the remainder,
of his days, and would not be turned forth upon the
world, but would be ecrefelly watched, and would not
be enabled at any future time to cionimit any crime,
but would receive that care which • criminal in hie
position always received. He (the learned counsel) said
he woald not ocaupy Omer time any Imager, for the facts
leid in a very marow compass. That this unhappy man
did conintit the deed them mould be no doubt, but they
must sonerider the Movement's's* under whist% it was done.
There he was ht the boson et his family. Being in
nem, sad happiems. There was his child who stemed
to be cmlie the mane of his father's offeeticak and for
whom Is 5h....4 the moat teedow affection up to the
time of the lamentable event. A poor little ereatunt
who bed glees him no offence of any tied, and for wham
he moth get beet bad any motive to injure, but for
whom be had always shoal the deepen lom and affection.
The questing was, was his mind et that link lit "itait •
state that he did not know right from wrong. Mr. Good
stated, that his opinion was, that the man was not in a
wend state of sled, tint the stied was
throne off its listens% and that the brain
was diwasgel at the meettene the set was
committed, and thathe did not knew right fres wrong
If he was no, the law said be was me yeopne.slbts for
that me. They meet look at the cam wsllly, but at
tb• •••'• time /way. Be did not oak them to acquit
the nosa, but if at the time be nitemitted the ant he
knew be was wrong this they must find him guilty
but be was ef opimion that the visa was not competent
to keen what he was about He (the sounsel) could
tail witnesses, but they would simply easel asiri the
dale of the man'. mind, and the ohmage which bad
come over him. This be theagitt had hoes proved on 1
the part of the preesentice, therefore he !homed it was
not neesmary that they shoal be milled, bet
there was his master and other Peewee who
meld speak to primmer's kindnees and human- ,
ity. He did not think it would be right to the 1
meaner if be did not call these, and then be should
leave the ems in their bends. He felt they would
pause long before they took sway the life of a fellow.
creature and that they wouM ses that be was not aware
what he Vall about He than felled
B P. Owl 'TY, who said the prisoner had been in his
employ for many years. His conduct wee good in every
reaped, and be had known him far 20 years.
Edward Resteriak landlord el the house in which
primes, lived, also spoke in high term oi Pri•ellse•
conduit,
Dean, foreman of she factory in which prisoner
worked„ said he had known him for 40 years, and was
one of the meet moral tailE he ever knew.
The learned Judge then carefully summed up, and
the jump, after • few minutes deliberseitat returned •
of NOT GITILTY. on the pound of insanity.
The :Op than ordered the prisoner to be confined
until her Majesty's pleasure was made knoini.
MILD 11171 DR AT LONGFLEBT.

Climuit4ll, _Omni* 140). • obstwoussa, was iadisloi
f•r tho wijil sollidir of Morn Cobb, Waal sou of
Timms Oakb llatioa ordain liquefier audio bis
st jaw, al Lessillook oa lie 19th olt
eloa aid lir. Collies pcoossated ; tie plisoesr
was taglotesdai.
111•0••• la Bab said ohs know tie prisms: at lb* bor.
lbs MA a liaashlat, Seasei, el)* aitded • isaa

named C..bb. On the 10th she was at her house at
Loneliest, she being near her confinement. Prisoner
was eng.itea so a nurse, and 'aid is, her daughter—" I
bolo to Hod this child will be dead born." She mid it a
s coed time, and assignrd as her reason that
H-nnab would have more love for the other
children. After the child was born, about
10 o'clock at night,ahe said to the doctor, ''let it be 44,11.
born." Witness gave the chill to prisoner, when
abort time-after she heard the baby make an unman .1
cry,as dit was being suffocated. Witness then we to
the kitchen, where she found the baby on pri-oner's lap,
when witness told her not to hurt the baby, but she
was so confused that she could not speak. At orator&
prisoner Caine to the bedroom, and said she did not
think it would live, It was • seven months' child. The
child would not take the breast, end prisoner took it down
stairs with her. She did not attend to the wants of her
daughter,and wasdischarged on Sunday morning. Prisoner
replied that" she would bed— if she would go." The
child was brestbing then very bard, when witness pet
it in bed with her mother, bet its breathing so distressed
her that she had it removed to the garret, aid Caroline
Lee took the baby. She atm:teed witness some marks on
the baby's throat which appeared to have been inflicted
by some person's nails. The arms and legs were very
much bruised. Witness then took the child to its
mother, hut it died about 10 o'clock.
Thomas Cobb said his wife, Susannah Cobb. was eon
lined of a seven months' child. He was out at the lime.
He had been married before; sod prisoner was his sisterin-lsw. He had seven children by hie first wife. He
eatite back with some brawl), about half.an•
hour after he went out, lie saw prisoner with the
child during the night. She had it on her lap in the
kitchen. He saw her several times, and one occasion
she era, asleep with the child in her lap.
Richard Cobb, son of the last witness, said he came
home on Saturday, the 18th of April. Prisoner was
not there then, she came in shortly afterwards. He
saw the prisoner with the child, which was wrapped in
flannel. He saw her again in the morning, when she
appeared to be intoxicated. He saw the child when he
got up in prisoner's lap, but she was asleep. He awoke
her, but she went to sleep again. The child was lying
on his face.and he turned it on its back gait was breath-
ing so hard
Ann Cobb said she was prosecutor's eldest daughter.
Remembered the night when the child was born. On
getting up the next morning she found prisoner asleep.,
and the baby lying on its face. She recoil ct.d pm.
goner leaving the house, and witness then took care of
the child. and placed in the garret Noticed some
blood on the child's night dress about the neck, and
afterwards gave it to Caroline Lee.
Caroline Lee proved receiving the infant front last
*Kneel. It was not properly dressed, and hat not been
washed in the Usual manner. She washed and dressed
the child, and observed bruises on the neck and right
arm as if inflicted by a person's nails. There was blood
on the neck, which corresponded with the marks on
. . .

the night-dives.
Mr. Hamilton. surgeon of Poole. stated that be
attended prosecutor's wife in her confinement, on Use
18th of ApriL The child was born about half-past one
in the morning. He saw prisoner shout ten or eleven
o'clock in Mrs. Cobb.' bedroom. She said she hoped
to God the child would die. bhe mid it Won then
owe. The child Wu • healthy, full-formed one. Was
certain no injuries were inflieted to it in giving its birth.
He went again on Sunday, and found Ibis add in bed
•ith its mother. He went again on Monday, end saw
tbe child, when he found four marks under the
right jaw, evidently toads by finger nails. There was
also • swelling on the right aide of the neck, and the i
arms and legs were bruised. He made • poor mutest
examination of the body on Thursday, and the cause of'
death was effusion of blood on the brain. The injuries
were nrodaried during life, and could only have been
effected by mechanical force, and lie had no doubt was
the pause of death. Whilst prosecutor's wife was being
delivered, prisoner said to witeue several times, "Make
tie still-bont child."
William Clarke Nutt, a surgeon, practising at Poole,
stated that he assisted the List witness to making the
poet stork* examination, and corroborated his evidence
as to the cause of death of the infant.
In answer to the judge, u to whether ptisioner wished
to oinks any defence, she replied: "No, sir ; I am
innocent of the change."
The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, retuned
• verdict of "Not guilty."

SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT.

Alfred Richard itocirs, a draper, of Poole, was in.
dieted for feloniously ravishing Bliss Wbatinareb, a
servant, on the 16th of July.—Prisoner plead. d not
guilty.—Mr. Stook prosecuted, and Mr. Cole defended.
Prosseutrix stated that she was 16 years of one.
Prisoner carried on husine a as a draper at Poole. She
Mut into his employ on the OM at July. He was •
married nun, but bud no family. She slept in the bark
bedroom, and prisoner and his wife in the
front one. On the . morning of Sunday, the 12th,
both prisoner end has yds Left home on a visit.
Witness, daring this time, went to her
sister, Elisabeth Lougliani, at Parkstone. Proseeetrix
returned to her mullet's house on Thursday, the 164h,at
eight o'clock at night. She new him in his ghee, and
told her to close the windows, and lay the cloth for
supper. This she did, and a few minutes before nine
o'clock prisoner and his mother came to the house.
They remained a short time and tEnm left, telling her
to go to bed and fasten the doors. Sbe did tips, and
then retired to rest, being the only person in the hones.
She went to bed about nine o'clock, but did not
sleep for an hour and half, having had the tooth-
sehe. She was then awoke by .oinettong, and then
bend her master standing by her bed. She started
up and said "01', Mr. Rogers is this you!' Ile
paid "Yes," and he then told her to *re her
bed, and go into the front morn to sir the bed for his
miskees. She asked hint if she etas toga at once, when
he said " yee " She then got alight, end went into the
front ream. Soon after prisoner came in and gat into
bed. She endeavoured to get out when he pushed her
back, and put his hand on her mouth to prevent her
wore .nring. He then effected his purpose notwithstand-
ing her struggles. Ile soon left her, when she cried
herself to sleep. There was • lock to her door but no
key in it The next morning be came in again, about
See o'clock, when gill told him to go away, but he re-
fused. She tried to get out of bed, but he kept her
beck, and put Iris band Over her month, end done the
same offence as on the Met occasion. She said the
should tell Mrs. Roger., when he said that she should
not He then hit the room, when she got up and
dreamed beteg, and reeked up some of her clothier to
leave the hones. She got bet master's breakfast ready,
when be said he did not want any, She also put
Iletne water at his bed-room door, when be told
her she could have her breakfast, bat that he was
Vise to breakfast at his mother'e. Pawner ceme
&ens stairs between 8 and 9 o'clock, and told her be
Was ping to Bournemouth. He also gave her some
marry to buy food with for dinner. She saw him go
elf with a neighbour to Bournemouth, end then she im-
mediately left the hones and went to her sister's bhe
efei nll7 that morning. When she gat to her
sister's she wee drying, when she said if she (witness)
did not tell bar what was the matter she would to to
Pools, and see what ,was the cause of her trouble.
Witness than told her what had taken place, when she
Informed her husband what was the matter, and he
west to ottoset's pereaskand told her what had occurred.
Her mother than ref rued the police of what had taken
plies. Witnese tben went to Mr. Lacy's, surgeon,
and was examined, after Allah she went before the
merer-etes. teed : This we. the first situation she had
ever been la, baring lived at home. Knew her mistress
WU not coming home on Thursday. Did not Nee bar
master until be came into the room. She Lad not got
Into the other bedroom about • minute before prisoner
emu to her. The bed was oily partially wed.; there
were no sheets or pillows. When she saw her master
she screamed as loud as possible, and people in the next
houses might have beard her scream, He put his right
hand over her mouth and prevented her from esteeming.
She wee not a strong girl. He kept Ibis hand I
over her mouth all the tline. She struggled as violently I
as she could. but was so exhausted is ten minutes that
she could not do so any mom. She was so friShismsd
that she hardly knew what she was doing. She did not
bite or serateb him. Did sot scrum after be got net
of bed. She sat up in Led, and cried for about an hour,
when she cried herself to sleep. The next morning,
prisoner come in and apin placed his band over her
mouth,and this thetreffeeted his purpose. When she got
up, she spoke to severe' persons, but did not tell them
anything about it. Did not know if there was • key
outside of her bedroom door; she did not look. After
prisoner hul left his hones, sbe did her usual household
work, and than went to her sister'• She get there
between 11 and 12, but It took bee a long time to walk
the she was so very ill.
Elisabeth Longman, aster to prucentrix, simply cor-
roborated the feet of her sister coming to her crying,
and of her tel Leg her what the prisoner had does to her.
Sarah Whtkearsh, proseautrix's mother, also pee
corroborative testimony.
Edward Lacy, surgeon, of Poole, proved examining
the prouratris, and Wang that she had been subject
to violation of it serious nature.
Kr. Cole adverted to the manner in which the prdie-
entria had acted, and untended that If she bed resisted
and screamed the neighbours must have heard her. He
then galled Mr. Juan Wood and Mr. Martin who both
gave primmer an szicellent cheraeter for morality.
His Lordship very ornately went through the
evidence, and the jury. after a short sonsultation to.
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
aIIOMINABLE CRISS.

Nathaniel Stanley, hawker, aTaif7tritted fellow, was
indicted for an abominable crime with • donkey, at
Weymouth, on the 30th of June. Prisoner pleaded
not guilty.--Mr. Collins prosecuted, but the primmer
was undefended. —The details of the case are of too
disgusting a nature for publication. The jury found
the prisoner guilty of the lesser offenoe, and he wee
sentenced to 12 calendar months' imprisonment with
hard labour.

MUM' LIMIACLT.

Joshua Edwards was in-listed far iodecontly assaulting
two Ltd* girls on lb. 14th of 301e.-11r. Bere prose-
mutt sod gr. Cole 4i4ims4sd.—Ths ease was onli
nosily Word, ao4 tke I gulp direoted an sequiitol.

SkTITHDAY.
lOUIItiLIK.IIIII.

tlsrael Lags, es bll7ta tad w h embattling
;---ti-or.
divers MIMI of money op various occasions, at Stur
alludes Mushall, the property of his muter, Jame.
Wood.

*oda not glimeitY•jar. Coli
aimi Mr. Collins
datr.
mea Mob.. prommted. ,

—i;o—aTilitt opening speech of Yr. Noels the facts con-
nected with this eta-e appear to be these. The prose-
cator is a coal merchant, reading at Paola, and the
•pnaoaer was in his employ at a coal store at Sturmiuster
a pleas distant a few mike from Poole.
Prosecutor psid primmer His. ',weak for the
performane • e of the duties imposed upon him
us that po lion. Besides this employment be was
• shoe-maker, and worked at his trade, the banana
at the sten not requiring his attendant)* there
an the day ; thus it would be seen that the pay.
meat WU very fair for the duties which were impostel
epos him. The prosecutor supplied the store with coal
witch Irts prisoner's duty to sell, and enter the sole
with the amounta received, in books with
together
rse wee provided, and fr thence to the ledger.
• Front time to time prosecutor cease to the More and
asked prisoner what mopeds he had remind, 4/111111 he
handed him monies which tor mid was all re-
ceived by him. Not suauecieprisoner be pat OVSZT
600611100 i in him, balle,a that he hid hesseety peka

over to him all the rums he had received. There was
no taking up the account* and striking the balance of
the money paid. This went on for two or three years
until at lest, in consequence of something that trans-
pired, prosecutor's suspicions were aroused and became
to prisoner and sulked him what moni s he had got,
when he handed bin Ct. Prosecutor rhea insisted
upon seeing the books, when prisoner appeared
confounded, and would not allow him to do so
After this prisoeer still eentinaed to sell coal for some
time, when prosecutor mane to him again, end insisted
on examining the books, and seeing what inooeys he had
received. Prisoner again erased, and said they were
at hie home ; bat at last he consented for prosecutor to
, do so, and they both left the store for that purpose ;
but the prisoner instead of following him into the
house and showing him the books, left the house
unperceived by prosecutor ; and absconded. The book. ,
could not be obtained for some time, but at last through
the instrumentality of the police they were obtained
from the professional adviser of the prisoner, Mr.
Freeman. After this time negotiationo were made be
prosecutor to endea your to settle the matter, bet he could
not encored; but at that time he was not aware that the
def,lestion was so ',me, and it was not until the books
had been through the hands of an accountant at Poole
that prosecutor was aware that the deficiency was SO
serious, 63 tons of coal not having been accounted for,
amounting in value to about £4.5. There were no
entries in the books of the sale of the 63 tons of end,
and therefore it was not known when it we. add ; it
might have been the day before prisoner absconded. On
the part a the prosecution,
Martha Legg end she knew the coat store kept by
prisoner at Sturusinner Marshall. She bought a ton of
coal in September lost, and PISO a toe on the 26th of
January. 1843. She paid for both lots of coal when stos
ordered the last ton, and trrisoner gave her two receipts
for the tnoney. Had not had any coals since.
Aaron Legg deponed that belived at Lytohett Mattes-
vere and honghteoalsof prisoner. In September, 1862, he
bought coals of him, and had some since. Pail him
el 2s. 6.1., in April for 19 mitt, of soal, but did not have
soy receipt. Was uncle to prisoner.
Groan-examined: Prisoner did not buy anything of
hint. Had had conversation with prosecutor, but not about
tin re being mistakes in the scoounts between him and
his nephew. In Jane, at Blandford market,be had con-
versation with prosecutor who said be wished it was
made up, and that there would be plenty of time before
Friday to to so.
William Ouy, a blacksmith, proved buy nig coals in No-
vember and December last year, sod also more in January
this year, of the prisoner. He paid him El 14s. 41. in
Fehruary for the coals, and obtained • receipt.
Henry Blandford proved paying prisoner El In. on
the 9th of April, 1863, for coals which be had bought of
The prosecutor was then examined. He and he was
a coal-merchant at Poole, and had • store at Sen.
Pilaster. He engaged prisoner to attend to it in 1861,
and paid him be, a-week. He continued in his employ
until the 30th of April. Premier was sumlied with •
truck, coal, and wane book, and also a leilger. with in-
structions how he was to keep them. The books were
then produced, and after •lengthened examination and
cross-examination as to the entries in them, which ap-
be in a very unsatisfactory condition, they
Ernl to
been kept by prosecutor, his clerk, and priaoner,
and the entries not being satisfactorily explained the
ease fell to the ground, and his Lordship directed the
prisoner to be sequined
This brought the business of the anise to •oonclusion
shortly before twelve o'clock.

NISI PRlllB.—Toolepar.
YETlllwaTEß.—Distirrim Possysuox.
(Before Chief Judie.' Eels.)
AvDICWb •ND OVUM v. ClitZtileNAN.-1(r. Hi
don for plaintiffs, and Mr. Cola for del.*,
ant Thin was an action to recover gymnasia' of •
house at Yetminster. Defendant did not appear, and
judament was given for plaintiffs in dsfault.
ANDINWe AND OTHERS o. WADI& LeD COMO &lull
CalltelNAN. Mr. Bantu for olaiatillts, and
Mr. Cole for defendants. his wan action also to
recover poem/ion of a codexe said to belong te the
Parish of Yetniinster. Mr. Kingdom stated the cam to
the jai. It appeared that the parish of Yetininster
wm formerly without a workhouse. bet it had several
cottages in which paupers in the receipt of parish
relief ware placed. In 1820, during the time Mr. James
Langdon was overseer, a pauper named Jamb Meese-
man was put into one of the parish cottages, and the
pariah paid for the removal of hie goods thither.
I. 1824 the ecittage was thatched at the perish
expense, and in 1829 the tenors were repaired. In
1352 the parish paid for other repairs. Previous and
during the time Chementan lived in the house be co-
habited with a woman named Loader, by whom bri
bad several children. In 1856 °Mamma° had a eon.
siderable sum of money left him, when be loft
the cottage.and went to reside with his brother, leaving
the woman Loader and her children in the cottage,wbere
they had eines radded, claiming the right to the pro-
perty, in conserrenoe of • long and uninterrupted pos.
Marion and residence. The elder son, the claimant,
was now somewhere about 40 years of age. John
Godwia, who was relieving officer for Sherborne Union,
within 'rhumb the parish of Yetininater is situated,
relieved Chemern•p on many occasions between the years
1836 and 1838. Win. Durnford, a relieving otiose front
1848 to the present time, .aid: From the year 1850 to
1856, be paid him la 6.1., and two Levee
weekly as parirh relief. Rev. George tioutti•
well, viers of Yetininstor, proved the appoint-
ment of the plaintiff in ibis action as churchwarden
of the pariah as will ss that of James Crocker, one
of the overseers, another plaintiff in the action.
Th. usual notice to quit was also proved. Henry
Langdon recalled, proved certain payments as
relief to Cheesemoi daring the time be was relieving
officer ; and Henry Col:ins, another parish officer, said
he had seen defendant since the notice had been reeved,
and that he said he would not leave at all. Kr. Cole
admitted the facts stated bT the witnesses, but cow
tended that defendant was In poaanaion. and bad an
undisputed right there for a certain number of years.
The judge, however, held that be was a tenant at will,
and directed the jury to return a verdict for plairitiffa
with leave to move for a new trial

ISHERBORNE LIBEL CASE.
'MITI V. HALMS.
This was a special jury cum. Mr. Collier, QC. with
whom was Mr. !Dario°, was foe the ; end Mr.
Coleridge, Q.C., with whom wee Mr. Ffook.., was for
the defend/at. Mr. Hingdon read the ',leading, and
Mr. Collier sided the cue to the jury. The platotiff
in this case is Mr. White, a surgeon at blberborne,
and who hal practiced upwards of 12 years in that
town. He was upwards of 60 years of are, and hie
practice in his profession eateaded over a period of
nearly half • century. Daring the whole of the time
of his residents at Sberborne lie had bean selected by
the guardian' of the poor as the surgeon to Mat the out-
door reapers of the district, which wu a large one,
eatendine over nine perishes, contskind 5.000 or 6.000
inhabitants, having on an smogs sonmerhom shoot
100 patients • week, for the small gam of £l4O
per year. The maks wag brought against the de.
fendaat, who wee Meer at Shoehorn% and who had
written • letter, reflecting on him., most injurious
to his characters. • professional mu, end which it was
impusible for bite to use over. The libel com-
plained of had never bees recalled or retracted, al-
though in his pleadings he bad not sought to
if
Oat be had dated, which be might have does, d true.
The relatioos between the two parties previous to this
Mearrence.be was sorry to say was far from such as wee
te be desired between inhabitants of the mine town,
bulling positions the plaintiff and defendant did.
There ad been an ill feeling existing between them
pinions to 1856, but In that year the plaintiff, from the
meet praiseworthy motives, made the first advance to-
wards • reconciliation, In • letter which he addressed
to the defendant. This he considered was most praise-
worthy on his client's pert. Mr. Hendon wee one of
those clergymen belonging to what weaselled timextreme
Chun* party. They of reams that day had nothing
to do with each other's religious views, but it was, for
the right anderstendindof the cue to remark • whether
right or emus, one was of very High Church while
the other was very Low Much. To the letter written
by his client the defendant replied, ea prineing his
surprise and pleasure at the reeeild of the plaiatirs
note, and this letter was followed up by a visit to
the plaintiff • few days atm. Daring the visit,
matters of a relights; chancier were brooght OD, and
Mr. Haretoo expregesd his desire for his client to
return to worship at his pariah church. This plaintiff
declined, and the parties separated as bad frWide es
before. Things thee went as; the new sore was gum
difficult of healing than at Ind. There were sow
Maul bickering. 'betimes thine from one cause and
another -between lie elientafe. Hantoo,and his unit%
who were oontioully urging him to give eertillastee to
mend the peepers to be admitted to beepitale. Mr.
White thought they had so right to dictate to him as
to his dstleu. Prchably they thought they had the
privilege of dietitian in Mae matters from dial
poetics in the church, but Mr. White took iteeMer
veer of the meteor, and refused to comply with Obelr
wishes Wert the gebjecca were, in his opinion, prefer
to be went there ; and when on one musical the defend.
ant threatened to try sad get him out of hie emetics.
plaintiff told him that he was responsible only to the
Board of Guardian% the Poor Law Board, and the
overman. The leaned gestlenan then &hilted the
case given in the following seldom, and 'shed for very
substantial damages for his dent.
Mr. White, examined by Mr. Kinston, mid lam a sur-
geon and the plaintiff in this eetimnind Nimbus in pre&
tice eleven or twelve years at liberimeme. I have bees
the medical officer of the union ever mince I have bus
there. My district includes nine periabes. end the
population is about 3500, or probably more. My lump
number of can per +reek 111 probibly 65 or 70, end
sometime" double that number. My ulry for this is
£l4O per year. Thom living in the ea.lying pasha I
am obliged to vista I believe Mr. Harehem the de.
fendant. hes ben visor of &whims eight er aims
years It is • ohm Month, and has been redeemd at
great cost. Previous to 1856 there was some AMMON
of opiniou between me end Mr. Huston end his aerate '
about the church, and in Asyut in that year I wrote •
letter to him, in which! expremed • hope that three dd.
foresees might be healed. After this Kr. Hanka called
upon se, and I staled my remain for nomettendanee at
church. Mr. Huston rid be was very sorry, and be
wished be could Pe WA than. "Do some ; E you do
it will be math to your advantage" I replied, "I don't
go to your shop." Mr. Hendon then said it wee the
dianer hour for his children, and he meet go. I told
him I should MOM make religion • Soak for mercenary
norPosea as said to Mee "
_you are an honest man and
*peek out. All do not speak out their seatiments." I
lid Dot go to his church afterwards. Moos them I have
',ad 000•141111ikill with him Mud hospital certificates
He said he thought it was rather had my not 'tieing
Mein—other medical men did. I said I wee under the
instructions of the perdition, and I was meponspele
done to them about certifieatea He said he would in-
quire about it. The deasion of the Poor Law Nerd is,
That the medical officer is neponsible in the matter of
certificate' to the elem. I ham bad no written ordms
from the gemdiaim reseeeting egrellemins till gimes the
sharp *Put me he. been made. The Morey have
•ifteci reatmeted vie to gat eertillestes. Sometimes
I have deathbed and aessetheas complied. About
two year. ago • pauper Mild, als,s*llsse if
died. No baguet was held, and I met Mr_ .
/lentos and told him Oat his curate had bees IlrYlnlr
lisk se %quirt held em the body. std Ma I Mould
'sake memo hydride. I added "Mile is mmAlbse see to
tower me Is the estimation of timpabßer led be Mask
" Well, if I ma got • ere I dila being Hord Yea-
this-
After • puma maul &via Mod, ishailiall

on meeting me said, "mind, if I can get a ewe I'll
easuredly brine it twine you" I have not, to say
knowledge, epees to him einem I led attended a
pauper, named Henry Crocker, before the 7tb February,
and he hrd gone, with hie wife and children, into %b.
onion. On the 7th Vebruery he brought rue na, order
from the 'Nieves( ofßoer. He toll me that be mem
oat the de, lefore. 1 put several questions, and from
his answers I considered him suffering from weakness,
and I gave him idimulating medicine. I sibcovered no
organic disease. On Monday, 9th, bin wife called on
me for medicine. She said her husband was much the
same. On the evenin of that day I r.ueleeda note
from bliss West, a visitor under the vicar, requesting is.
to give a certificate as to the symptoms and nature of
Crocker's oost.pleint. On the following day I called on
Crocker. He was then in bed, and on my inqiiiring 01
him his feelings, I said, you are very weak, and ill
were to give you • certificate for the hospital I deal
think you could bear the jonney. I attended
and gave him each inedieinu as I thought proper
nis to the time of his death, which took plans on
Saturday, the 14th. On the 18111 I received a letter
from Mr. Haratnn. (The letter wee here pat in and
read.) If set forth that Henry Crocker was very Woo
Monday. the 9th February, and that he desired to be
admitted toe hospital—that his visitor applied I. Mr.
White to teke the neoessary immured for his adudede•
to Balisibury Infirmary, but that be took no nodes of
the application till the evening of the 10th, when he
called ether house and said that there was not mash the
matter with Crocker, And refused to give the Deoweary
information for the purpose. 'flat the visitor, fweling
assured that the men was very ill, made • further
&pi lication on the 12th, when Mr. White refused to let
the man go to the union, as the man win
.fion 'kind
that on the morning of his death he pee the man tbfeel
pillaas he said,for the liver, which of emcee did hint Id
good. In ooniseqnenon of this letter I was requested by
the geerdiens to attend a meeting to answer the=
The case was inquired into, and I rewired the
of the guardians, stating that they did not deem any
further interference on their part necessary. Tb•
defendant then wrote the following letter to the Poor
Lew Board, containing the libel complained of.
"The Vicarage, fiberhorae. Mara S. laki.
"Ilte,—lt is my painful duty to brine under your nodes
the *induct of Mr. White, mediae! officer of this berth
towards a pauper patient, which resulted in the Mee's
death, at the age of of forty-live.
" The circumstances WM to my keowledmi in time
ordinery course of my clerical duties, and I immediately
communicated with the chairman of oar Boardii
Guardianstin referent* to them. at espy of the III•1r.
resocoadence is enclosed herewith.
"II appears that Mr. White distrusted the man's sister
meat that be was seriovely ill, for I ans informed that
be wrote Um word " donbtfol" aelsinst the Oa"
book, and although 'trona reprneurtstiess to the Ger
trary•were made to Mr. White by pinnate capable of
Raiz. sad who bore witness to the reality ef hie
Kr. White adhered (at two persons ea*r
al
that there was little or potion( the matter
man ; and as the Board made no inquiries .4 otiet
parties to the cam, you will perceive that .
denial is open to doubt.
" I must not conceal from you mush diesaliefeetima
exists in the parish with regard to the treatment of the
sick pow.. It is true that the preset ases is
rem -ay ; but the main object of this letter will bar,
been attained if it results, as I hope, in an improved
treatment of the sick paupers in futare.—l have the
honour to be, Ear, your obedient servant,
"EDVILID NAIRSTOIII,
"Vicar of Sherlionse.
The Secretary of the Poor Law Beard."

In orose-exami.nation plaintiff said be believed the! le
1854 one of the curates complained against dim ifif
neglecting & pauper named Mary Mitchell. The sow+
plaint was investigated by one of the inspectors emit
down on purpose, and lie was seemed on the 0001111110111.
This sae Ni. cause of Ni. estrangement between him-
"elf and the vicar. Had heard other people say that
tbe poor were disestiaied with hie treatuseut their
sues, but they had never expressed any dinsatiefeelies
to him personally. He attended Crocker bidereftemesit
to the Union, and be might have made as observealem
to his wife that he was shamnitig an perp to smell
work. Thought there wean% much the matter with
him except weakness. Often received such application'
as Miss West made, but he never paid any attention' to
them unless they atm* from respectable parties.
Generally speaking she sould be embraced in the re•
vectable dass. Crocker was • nasty, idle fellow, sod •
drunkard. When Mies West applied for the aerfilteste
to get him into the hospital, he refused' and she told
him she would try to get him in herself, sad that all
the parsons would help her. She then said it.
would go to the Board and me the guardiansoe the man
was extremely ill,and be told her they would only bash
at hull Abe samisen applioatioutothem. Didn't recolhet
saying they were a lot of fanners. Croaker died two
days afterwards. of constipstioe. to • eutain *zeal.
after six or seven hours' attack. There was ahem
tinge of incipient jaundice. He had also the
knowe this latter complaint to destroy life. Ines
the lad Bryan died, had a very priming request teem the
Km% Mr. Phillips to attend. Saw the child about 18
sillies's in the day time. Knew nothing about the order
arriving at the house on the previoas night. Pocollseled
a men named Memo applying for a eertilleste for the
Bath Hospital. Miss Weetescoe with the paper to he Ailed
up from Mr. Phillips, and I told her she had Walser to
the psx.una to All it up. He refused to give her the
glied tip paper. and told her his usual fes was hallo-
crown. Mr. Phillips came to his sergery the Neat
night, and be told him he could dewaod half..-
sovereign. Mr. Phillips threatened to report him. as&
be then 11114 the paper up. Remembered the ems of
Elisabeth Vincent, but do not remember Yr. ?bawl
coming to him and telling him be had not visited her
for • fortnight. Did not believe he allowed her to lie
three weeks without visiting her. Knew Harr Jame
Mullett.
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Yr. Collier hers objected to 'rites= being ismalas4
on questions foreign to the aim.
The jadge held that the crom-examination was in per-
fect order. The question in Ws wee am ebsther a
• clergyman was a privileged person in attending to the,
requirements of bib poorer parishioners. and so motio-
ned was he upon the Law of the cam in this remain
that be should instruct the jury that such was the ems.
Then there would arise the sonsideratioa, whether the
curate, who informed defendant of the oirountelomes of
the case, end whether he bad maturely considered She
subject after receiving the information.
Croasexaminatn continued: Knew a young mesas
at Cold Harbour named Mary Jane Mullet& In Mush
last she was ill of fever. Her mother took in mime
washing. Did'ot know that she am a laundress. She
asked him the nature of her daughter's illness, but he
did not toll her Did not say be be d—d if he wmakt
tell her. He did rap out ad— now and then, sad so
did parsons somatiaim Had ate& beitniomscrear.
n Never himself neo at his patients. t use rather
rough language when they did'itt take their reedieines
as per instruction& Knew a family named Brown. This
Brown's wife and child deed within • week of snob other.
Did not recollect whether be left them fora weak with-
out visiting them. His affairs were now in the haada of
trustees for the benefit of creditors. Pint applied he
Mr. Chitty to bring this action. Mr. Jollies. ot
Croaker's', was now his solicitor.
At this stage of the moosetinp • disenasice took pause
between the judge and the learned comma oat boils skim
when his lordship decided that the only palette go
before the jury was—whether the defendant wee imanalied
by malice, or was merely acting for the bandit at Ida
poorer parishioners. The ow was timo adjourned tin
tollowin morning.

FRIDAY.

His Lordship took 1;i1;;;;;;;; the Bench at half-peek
nine o'clock. and on doing so stated that be had lea
It down the day before, that provided the ddeadent
had written the alleged libel purely on morel pomade
as the minister of the parish, simply for the benefit of
his parishioners, and not from malice or ill-will towards
the plaintiff, or from • desire to get him superseded by.
some friend of his,lie was justified in what he bad dose..
Any minister would be justified in such • mune, and
not a minister only, but any ratepayer of the pariah.
If, therefore, it maid be shown that the dedeadsat was
aotiog purely upon moral principles, he was justified on
the double ground, both as a minister and as a rate-
payer. This then would be his niling to the jury when
he came to address them, subject, of course, to anything.
that inight transpire during the progress of the ma.. The
justification or non jartiAration of the libel would there-
fore turn upon the proof whether or riot the defeadaat
was actuated by malicious motives,as had been hamlet
to him by the plaintiff.
Hr. Coleridge then, in • spend) which emeepled tem
hoses in the delivery, addremed the jury for the deform.
He mid the ease was a very short and deer ems, fee se,
the j sly had beard from his lordship the paint apes
I shish the queettem bad to reek was Amebae his Awl
wee metuated by purely moral motives for the bonsai elf
raison., or from. vindictive belief' Mnianle the
stiff His learned Mead, on the other "an% topes-
the case for the plaintiff, had united with the reel
you of the case the sham parts of it also; and it would
be his duty to asps:ate the real parts of the sem from
the sham parts of it, in order to Owe it before
the. in a clear, and be hoped intelligible meaner.
The sham parts of the ease oan in this
allegations that the defendant and hie equates
were very High Church in their fablAinen PllB-
- and the plaintiff very Low Mirth, and
that the original dispute between them
from religious differences, and that fir. HenieVit
opposition to Mr. White, and his desire to geb
rid of him, arose from his sot attending his chords
that the plaintiff after • time was moved with
a most laudable desire to elfin& a reeencibation between
them, by the writing of a letter which had bees reed;
that at the meeting which aftercare!' book pleas
between them the vicar wished him to go to his alma,,
repreeestiog that it would be mash boner for laink when
the Snob/ replied he did Rd sal his religious *aims
for althy leers, and thee seeded the monfereass ; that
petty bieltesisp had sines gone On PISS as beton, the
vicar threatening to be looking out for something te
lay bold of in order to tarn him out of his attnatda• es
account of his church principles. This wee She Me
1111gpoted to these, but nose of these seggestions bad
been bons oat even by the 'names of the Ambit"
himself, and he (Mr. Coleridge) should show that they
had not the slightest fesandatioe Ia fan. What the
neer et Shoehorns was, whether be wee HA& Chem& at
Low Church he did not profess to know. There was is
Protestant Beilthd diffensess of opiniam, both
clergymen aod laymen in respect to serials oases i:res=
formulas, but the case before theta had net the einghteet
reform, to religious matters. The real hots of the
iiayste, if sash it must be milled, went mash Whet
back than his learned Irked oboe, to carry Hum. He
anent, said there were differences between them previous
to 1886, when the lendable letter Iris written. Bat in
1854 there arise a most serious queetiam as to these..
ostessy of Mr. White for the dial:harp of his duties. In
practitioner to the Unica. It seemed that from
certain informstioe furnished to Mr. Hostas by
case of his curstes, toughie( the &alb of Mari
H '44, who was under hie trestatent, that Mr. Hanlon
eosiddered it hie duty to sommumieste the bele to this
Poor Law Board, when an *airy book pines which
rs.ultrd in Mr. White hairy severely reprimaeded ; sag
although he MU imatiamed ht his ea*, as it was the
lest aitt Inrlbla Wiwi him, yet be wee disliodll
Warmed SYS if there was • reenrremee of sash
meet proved against Mut with Tempest be IMF
MUM, he would receive inehat diendeml. Is his
arcemesentinsMem of the plaintiff he alluded te this ewe,
and her mindlipa being sneezed: end when be seked
him if ha did net steer his books Wines one esseelms
bon and saigher, to make it weer that his stimemis.
had bees mere bums* than wee elated, be