The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1884.

he did not get work here before hisalander stock pf
money was exhausted, and that he was reduced toe*
necessity of entering the Bath Union Workhouse.
He left that establishment to avoid inconvenient
inquiries about his parish, and trumped the country
as far as Cardiff. An attempt to enlist in the
army failed through his defectiveness of sight.
He then cast about for the means of raising thirty
shillings in the hope that with that sum in hand
he should be able to get to Australis. He tried
forgery, but fled from fear of detection before it
succeeded, and took to robbing Wesleyan chapels
of their Communion cloths and Bibles, for which
offence he has just been convicted. The plea of
such a man as this for sympathy is one which we
must altogether decline to entertain. We can-
not but lament the perversion of his abilities,
and regret that they have been so lost to him-
self as well as to society. But he has no in-
justice to complain of. It is very right that mis-
conduct should be followed not only by legal
penalties but by social exclusion ; and if ROSSITER
had taken, we do not say a penitent's, but a com-
mon sense view of his position at Fremantle, he
would have acknowledged that be was very mush
better off than he had reason to expect. He might
have done very well either there or in Canada or in
the United States. He is not a victim in any sense
whatever ; and it is satisfactory to observe that he
is not to be allowed for a long time to come to
victimise the community by any of the numerous
methods with which he has shown himself to be
familiar.

Abe Court.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 13.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
and attended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart, walked and
drove in the grounds this morning.
Prince. Helena rode in the Home Park and Princess
Beatrice went out walking.
Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Florence Seymour,
drove out in the afternoon.

A deputation of the Visiting Justices of the Middlesex
House of Correction, Coldbath.fielas, consisting of Lieute-
naot•Colonel Elsey, Henry Potosi', Esq., J. H. N.
Glossop, Esq., H. H. Harwood, Esq., James Marshall,
Esq., and Lieutenaat•Coloael Colvill (governor), had an
interview with the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, at the
Home-office, yesterday.
The Hon. Geo. Brown, President of the Executive
Council of Canada, had an interview with the Right Hon.
Edwi-d Cardwell at the Colonial-office yesterday.
Mr. F. sange Reilly had an interview with the Right
Hon. Edward Cardwell at the Colonial.office yesterday.

31EF.TING OF PARLTAMENT.—We (Post) under-
stand that parliament will meet on the 7th of February for
the despatch of business.

The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the
Hon. Colonel Corson (aide-de-camp), General the Hon. Sir
James Yorke Scarlett (Adjutant-General), General Sir
Richard Airsy (Quartermaster-General), Major-General
Hsmilton, C. 8., and Colonel Addison (of the Council of
Military Education), and a large number of the members of
the staff at headquarters, left town yesterday morning, at
S o'clock, to attend the half-yearly examination at the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst. The duke sad com-
pany returned home shortly after 5 o'clock.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have
arrived in Paris from England, on their way to Nice.
The Earl and Countess of Leicester will enter
t►io a succession of guests at Holkham Hall, Norfolk,
early in the ensuing month. Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales purpose to stay two nights,
and during their visit there will be a grand ball.

The Earl and Countess de Grey will remain at
Studley Royal, Yorkshire, until about the 20th inst., and
then go to Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire, for Christmas.

Lord and Lady Robert Cecil have left town on
a visit to the Marquis and M&rchioueu of Salisbury, at
Hatfield House.

Lord and Lady Walter Scott have left Paria for
Rome.

The Right Hun. Sir Francis and Lady Augusta
Baring are entertaining a succession of viiitors at Stratton
Park, Hants. The Right Roo. Sir George and Lady Grey
will join the party.

The Right Hon. H. A. Herbert, M.P., is but
sli,titiv improved in health, though the recent symptom•
are favourable. He is still at the seat of Lord sod Lady
Cremorne, in Ireland.

Mr. Tennyson's last work has had an extraordi-
nary pale in Melbourne. A large number of copies went
out by the mail to each of the lea Mug booklellere, out the
whole were sold off in a few hours.

Faicien David, the composer of Latta Ilookh and
of Lc D2trt, is seriously indisposed.

The Prince of Orange and suite, and really a bril-
liant house, were present at the Italians, Paris, on Satur-
day, to say addio to Saudis, who retires from that scene
to devote himself to the 4 fricaine. The opera was
Trqr:ate. The engagement of the Sisters Msrchisio with
M. Bagier is cancelled from circumstances over which the
sisters have no control. Th►t enteprising director has gone
off to Madrid, taking with him M. Alary. Mario has also
left for the Spanish capitol, where he is to sing in Fau.ro.

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" A serious dispute," .says the f Nati,,wlo,
"still continues in the Reformed Church of Paris between
the orthodox party and the hberals. A protestant clergy.
man having recently died, M..t.th. Coquerel, jun., presented
himetlf to replace him. That gentleman i. opposed by the
Guizot coterie, but supported by the mass of the protestant
communion, On Sunday last, after divine service in the
chapel of the Rue St. Losers, an address in favour of 31.
Coquerel's candidateship immediately received a great
number of signatures."

Various statues have just been placed itt the
galleries of paintings at the Louvre, in imitation of the
famous Tribune at Florence. The well known antique
"Liana with the Hart" stands in the centre of Sidon
Cam' ; and on each side of the door giving access to the
Great Gallery there are now a Venus and a !lambent ; at
the bottom of the G►ldrie des Sept Maitre', which contains
a selecti,,o of the finest pictures of the Italian schools,
there is now, among other antiques, the "Diana of
Gables."

The examination of the person mispeeted of firing
the hotels in New York was commenced, by a military com-
mission, on the 2nd. l'uldication of the proceediogs is for
the present prohibited.

Fr.A Er. %I. Or THE LATE EARL OF CARLNLE.—The
funeral of the late Kurt of Carlisle took place yesterday.
The remains are deposited io the Mausoleum, in Castle
llowArill.ark, where are also interred the remains of several
of hit lordship's ancestors, commencing with those of the
third earl. in 17:),, The mournful ceremony was conducted
with much simplicity, there being an ertire absence of
pomp of any kind in connexion with the proceedings•
to the grounds a large number of nobility, gentry, and
tenantry assembled to show their grief at the loss of so
am'able soil so good a friend and landlord, but there was
no larce and imposing procession. The total somber of
tickets issued to the chapel was only eighty, and
of these only twenty were reserved for the
public, and to the grounds of the Mausoleum the
admissions were limited to 400, Throughout the sur-
rounding district the day was observed as one of
mourning. Amongst the chief mourners present were
the (juke and D.)cheaa (Dowager) of Sutherland. the Duke
of Devonshire., Eirl iranyille, the Marquis of Hartington,
I Lord sod Lady Taunton, Lord and Lady Bagot, Lord E.
Howard, I,"til F. Howard, Admiral Howard, Lady Elizabeth
lasceand otilli7r. rebl'a4tviveeEloilfath;ethlare7.
Lady
''e funeral63ui C^
ser7cendis;ha;
read by the Hon. and Rev. Francis Grey, the brother•ina
law of his lordship, and was gone through with deeply-
impre:sive solemnity.— Li ••I•l,ll,rerryt.
FORF.ICN-orrli e, Di,. 13.—The Queen has been
pleisaed to approve of Mr. lames Whyte Atkins as consul in
the fa'anal of Barlx"1"s for his Majesty the King of the
Nc•lierlanala.-64/:,

It is imlersto(kl (*apt the Tim..,..) that in the
action brought be Mr. George Furness, railway contractor,
against the Recife and Sao Francisco Pernambuco Rail-
way Company, in which the damages were laid at 500,030 f.,
the arbitrators have made their award. in effect nega-
tiving Mr. Foreess's claim for damages, and awarding to
the company 15,000/. for caste, and 300 of the shares be-
Fuming to Mr. Furness. hitherto held, with the 10 per
cent. Retentions, by the oompftsy as security; the re-
mainder of the shares, paid up, and the Retentions to be
returned to Mr. Furoeiia. The plant, stores. and materials
taken possession of by the company in 11139 have been
agreed to at a value of 17.,c0a, and mutual mimes. we to
he executed by both peruse.

BISHOP COLENSO'S APPEAL TO
THE PRIVY COUNCIL
(THIS DAY.)

This case, which ie an appeal by Bishop Coleus°
spinet the sentence of deprivation pronounoed upon him by
his metropolitan, the Bishop of Capetown, came on for
hearing before the Judicial Committe of the Privy Council
this morning.
The court assembled at a quarter to 11. A large crowd of
persons were preeent. The judges were the Lord Chan-
cellor, Sir Stephen Lushington, the Master of the Rolls,
Lord Slowdown. and Lord Cranworth. The counsel for
the appellset were Mr. W. James, Q.C., Mr. Fitejaines
Stephens, Mr. Westlake, and Mr. G. Clarke ; for the re.
spondent Sir Bugh Carus and the Queen's Advocate.
Mr. W. James, in opening the case, oommeneed by oh.
serving that the matter at issue was of the highest im-
portance to the clergy and laity of South Africa ; it was of
the utmost importance to them to have it settled without
delay whether the Bishop of Natal was still a bishop
within the canon law, and, aooording to the laws of the
realm and the constitution of the church of England, head
of his diocese, ',spatially as, in the contrary case, it would
be tier Majesty's duty immediately to supply the vacancy
in the see. The Bishop of Capetown had shown the most
passionate menaces in dealing with the theological con.
Pommies which bad arisen in his province, and throughout
the proceedings which now came under review he appeared
to be actuated by an overweening ambitioe to establish
himself as an irresponsible and absolute pontiff.

The Lord Chanosllor said the learned counsel had better
confine himself as mach as possible to the question of
jurisdiction.
Lord Kiugedown observed that the question before the
mart was whether the Queen had the power to review the
decision of the metropolitan.
Mr. James then refined to the letter patent creating a
metropolitan see of Capetowc. In those letters patent be
said were these words—the only words referring to the
bishopric of Natal :—" We do further order and declare
th►t the said bishop of Natal and his successors shall be
subject and subordinate to the see of Capetown and to the
bishop thereof and his successors in the same manner as any
bishop of any see within the province of Canterbury shall
be subject to the authority of the Archbishop of Canter
bury." The oaly two suffragans of the see of Capetown
were the bishop of Natal and the Bishop of Grahamstown.
The appellant was ordained and consecrakd on the llOth of
Nov., 1853, and thereby became fully possessed of the see of
Natal; and on the Bth of December iu that year Dr. Gray
(the respondent) was appointed Bishop of Capetown as a
new province. The learned counsel then citedthe words of the
appointment declaring that Robert Gray and his successors
were to be the metrvolitan bishops, @abject, however to
the general superintendence of the Archbishop of Canter.
bury for the time being. Oa the same day, the Bth of
December, 1853, the appellant took the usual oath of
canonical obedience and he declared that in no other
manner whatever did he recognise or know of the
existeom of any provisions relating to the jurisdiction of
the Bishop of Capetown.

The Lord Chancellor asked if the form of oath was
prescribed by the letters patent.
Mr. James said that the oath was like that taken by the
bishops of England. On the Ist of July, 1863, a citation
was served on the appellent, sod to that citation were
annexed certain documents comprising the charges brought.
On October 16, 1863, the appellant protested sgainst the
jurisdiction, and at the earns time denying that the pub-
licatioo of the passages cited constituted any offence against
the laws of the church of England or Ireland. On Nov.
17 the Bishop of Capetown, assisted by the Bishop of
Grahamstown, one of his suffragans, and the Bishop of the
Orange Free State, who was in no pease whatever
connected with the see of Capetown, being simply
a mission►ry bishop, assembled to try the case.
The bishop'■ protest was put in, bat notw:th-
standing that, the proceedings went on. A thing
unheard of in the administration of justice took place at
the hearing. Extracts from private letters written by the
Bishop of Natal to the Bishop of Capetown were put in
evidence by the prosecutors, clearly show7ng that the
judge himself must have been in consultation with
the prosecutor,, and assisting them in getting up the
ease. The next step was still more extraordinary.
The proceedings, inch as they were, having been
brought to a close on that day, in the interval
between the bearing and the pronouncing of the decision the
Bishop of Capetown called together what he called a
" Synod of the Church of South Africa," for the purpose of
laying down the rules of the law and the principles of deci-
sion in the case—rules and principles evidently framed for
the purpose of escaping from the ecclesiastical law of Eng-
land and the decisions which had been authoritatively pro-
nounced uader it. This synod was composed of the
Bishop of Capetown, the Bishop of Grahamstown,
and the Bishop of the Orange Free State,
who was in the position he had 'heady mentioned. Alter
declaring that the church of the province received the doc-
trines, articled, and formulas of the Church of England, this
body said, " The Church of South Africa receives the Eng-
lish ecclesiastical law only so far as it may serve to remedy
and supply manifest defects or omissions in the canon law
or in laws framed and enacted by the synods of this church?,
Lord Kingsdowa—lt was not a synod of the clergy !
Mr. James—No, it was simply a meeting of the Bishop of
Capetown, the Rahop of Grahamstown, and the Bishop
of the Orange River. At this penal the Bishop of Natal was
still a suffragan bishop, and in full possession of lais functions,
but he was not summoned to the meeting. Here they had a
judge calling a meeting to communicate the sentence which
he was about to pass—for that was done—and taking a
note at that meeting upon the sentence. The synod said
that should the Bishop of Natal proceed to exercise his
functions after the decision was pronounc 1 he would ipso
facto be excommunicated, and it would be the duty of the
ine.ropoliten, after due admonition to pronounce sentence
of excommunication. The resolutions passed at this meet-
ing were signed by the Bishop of Capetown, the Bishop of
Grahamstown, and the Bishop of the Free Orange River,

[The arguments were proceeding when we went to prim.]

List week (days the Tiverton 141:.ette) a shooting
party, coosistmg of the Right Hon. Lord Methuen, the
Rev. E. A. Sandford, and Mr. E. A. Stodford, of Xynehead.
park, Wellington, killed in two covers, at Pugham, Devon-
shire, 90 pheasants, 44 hares. and pantries and rabbits,
numberiog about 201.1 head, in the course of a few bouts.
The total extent of the two covers is but seven amen, and
belongs to the worthy squire of Nyeehowl.
UNIrED KlN6Dest PROvIDENr
Elwd. Hower, of the Howe, Halstead, Essex, ha. joined
the board of the Temperance and General Provident Insti-
tution.

THE ACTOR AND THE R Et:. —A writer in the
Crawl Journal, after giving an account of flmtfi!'s late
benefit at the Grand Opera, which produce I him a clear
profit of 17.0000., states that he had the curiosity to ask
Boulfg by what extraordinary means be had obtained the
signal favour of giving his last performance in that theatre.
Boutf6 explained the mvs•ery in the following terms :-
1 "In the summer of 1547 1 was performing at Lon-
! don with considerable success, and antoug the pieces
which found most favour were the Gamin de Ports and
Michel l'errin. One evening I hail got through the former,
and had retired to my druoing-room. when I heard a knock
at the door. 'Caine in, I exclaimed, with some impatience,
for I had to transform myself into Michel Perris, and I
was afraid the intruder would hinder me, u I had no
time to spare. I was pleasantly surprised by the entrance
of Count d'Orsay, who hat always been my good friend.
secompanied by • gentlemen unknown to me. 'Sly
dear artist,' said the Count, • I have taken the liberty to
! bring with me one of my friend,, a Frenchman, who never
saw you plan till this evening, and he wishes to thank you
for the gratification you have afforded him.' The stranger
then eulogised my performance, and added, • Were I not
afraid of incommoding you, I would ask permission to re-
main here while you dress. I have just applauded you
in the character of • youth ; I know you are now
about to appear as an old man, sod should much
like to wituese the mysteries of your wonderful tntaforrna-
tine.' Count d'Orsay having added his request to the
stranger's, I consented, and my metamorphosis was com-
pleted in lens than a quarter of RO hour, just as • signal
summoned me on to the stave. I then turned to my
visitors, and said, • Gentlemen, Michel Perrin so-
! lutes you.' Count d'Orsoy's friend then thanked
Me heartily for having satisfied his curiosity,
and we went downstairs together. Before we
parted. Count d'Orsay said, in • whisper, 'Should you
like to know the tame of your visitor`" and on my replying
in the affirmative, be said, • Well. it is Prince Louis Bona-
parte.' • The late prisoner at Ham? I inquired. ' Himself,'
odd the Count. About two mouths since, when I was pre-
paring for my benefit, • friend raked me wl.etber it was to
take place at the Gymnese, and I replied thet I intended to
obtain permission for the :rand Opera. 'The Opera!' be
exclaimed, ' Are you mad?' In order to realise my design,
a•ldressed • petition to the Emperor, and took the liberty
of reminding Napoleon 111. of the visit paid to me in LOU'
don by Privies Louis Napoleon. The next day but one my
petition was sent to the proper partied, with the words,
' For M. Roads, yes ! yes! yes ' written oa the margin io
the Emperor's own hand. Aod this is how my benefit took
place at the Opera instead of ►t the Gymnast."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Term Nisi Prins Sittings at Gadltall.—(Before Lord
Chief Justice Cockburn and Special Jana.)
_ COOPER V. HLYBROOL

Yr. Perjeant Ballaatine (with whom wee Mr. Kemp) said
this was an action upon a bond of a large amount, in which
both parties bad oonsidersble reason to complain of a third
party. H. had made • suggestion to his learned friends on
the other side, which they had thought proper to adopt,
viz. a verdict of 2,0001., and that all proosechop both in
equity and elsewhere should be put an sod to.
Dr. Kenealy (with whom waa Mr. Pearce) emoted.
A verdict was than taken by consent upon the terms
stated.

Mr. D. Seymour, Q.C., Mr. dos. Browne, and Mr. Bailey
were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and
Mr. Sees were counsel for the defendant.

Threina..anZtion to recover the bal;tios of 0,1001. for
work and labour dons, and materials supplied in building
a railway shed for the Pacha of Egypt. After opening the
plaintiffs cue, the action was referred upon terms.
The court then took common jury cases, and having
cleared the list, adjourned at 12 o'clock.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
STONE V. STONE AND •ercermi (PART HEARD).
_ _ _

The Queen's Advocate and Mr. Lopes, for the petitioner •
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, and Mr. Searle for the
respondent.
This morning evidence was given for the defence.
Mary Summers, a washerwoman, at Bodleigh Salterton,
gave evidence to show that it was extremely improbable
that the pregnancy of the respondent had commenced before
the end of April, 1861.
. . .

Ann Frost Ll-am servant to Mrs. Reiby, a sister of Mrs.
Stone. On the 17th of December, 1861, I was sent to Bud-
leigh &Herten to take are of the respondent. I went
with her to Exeter, and was with her daring her confine-
meat, and up to the 14th of February. When I first
went to her she was in a bad state of health, and in
great trouble. Captain Stone was living at Mr. Dean
Baker's, but he CAMS from time to time. The
confinement took place on the 2nd of January, 1862, at
about half-put 4 in the morning. No preparations bad
been made for it. It was a very quick 000finement and the
baby was a very small weakly one. Mr. Webb came be-
tween A and 'J. He examined the child in my presence.
It was in my arms, and dressed. The child was baptised
soon after its birth because it wee not strong. Mr. North-
cote did not seethe child till it waa three or font days old.
Croon-examined—l have been married 24 year and have
bad three children. Mr. Webb said it was a small baby,
'gut that he could give no farther evidence about it. He
had not then examined it. 1 do not recollect speaking to Mr.
Northoote io the kitchen about it oo the day it was born,
or telling him that it was a full grown child. I did not go
into the room where Mr. and kits. Northcote were, and
tell them it was a full-grown child, sod that I was di,.
treued about it. I said nothing of the kind. I swear it.
I
child I never saw one, and if I had known I would have had
nothing to do with it." I never said it was a bad job.
Re-examined—Mr. Webb examined the baby the day after
its birth. He only looked at it io my arms. He did not
weigh it. It did not cry as much as I should have
expected a full-grown child to do.
Ann Marden—l am a monthnue, and I
live at Morton Hampstead. I havers
children of my
own—only ten. (A laugh.) I attended Mn. Stone at her
fourth confinement. That child was a very fine one. I
bad been in the house six weeks previously. I saw Mrs.
Stone at Exeter in February, 1862. She had lately been
confined. I was engaged in the last week in December, 1861,
for February. Miss Clack engaged me for Mrs. Stone, for
the latter end of February, and could have gone to
her in that month. It was nearly a month after the child
was born that I saw Mrs. Stone. Mrs. Stone requested
me to examine the child, and I opened it. (Laughter.) I
swear I undressed it, and I thought it was not even then a
full grown child. I formed that opinion from its size,
colour, and the way it cried.
Cross-examined—l think I could tell when a child was a
month old whether it was a mature one. I know Dr.
Bishop, of Morton. In December, 1861, I saw him, but I
did not say to him, " Have you beard the talk about Mm.
Stone I never said anything of the kind.

Mr Lopes—Dr.
°P.t ms
h;rel
Wtness—l cat help cannot recollect saying,
" What do you think of it, sir ?" I cannot recollect his
saying, " I cannot give an opinion." I will swear I never
said I wiis afraid there was something wrong as I had
nursed Mrs. Stone in her confinement. 1 will swear that I
never said that Mrs. Stone's conduct then with her medical
attendant wee shameful —so mach so that Miss Clack had
aevetal times rebuked her.
. .

Mr. Lopes—Don't be astonished.
Witness—But I am astonished. (Laughter.) I will
swear I never said that her conduct was shameful. If I
said, " What do you think of it, sir" it had reference to a
very different subject—it was alluding to • girl
named Melanie Green. She was a patient of Mr.
Appleton. end I bad said I never liked Mr. Appleton.
I considered that Mr. Appleton had treated her ill.
I cannot say that Mrs. Stone's name was mentioned; but
nothing was said against either of the respondents. I was
with a lady in the last week of December, and was leaving
about Christmas. I was asked to go to Mrs. William Clack's
on the '22nd of January, but I declined to go, for reasons
which I had.
Re-examined—l never attended Mrs. Clack at all. Me-
lanie Green was • Morton girl, who had come home ill from
Budleigh. She ought never to have been taken out of her
bed. I got talking to Dr. Bishop about her, but nothing
passed between us of any importance. I think he asked
me." How did you like Mr. Appleton ?" and maid, " I saw
very little of him, but I did not like his treatment of Melanie
Gress."

Susan Marks—l was for some time in the service
of Captain sod Mrs. Stone. I went there on
the 23th of October, 1R39, as nurse. I had pre-
viously worked for the family before they went abroad.
In February and March, 181i1, Mrs. Stone was very ill.
Mr. Appleton came almost daily in February. His visits
lasted ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. Sometimes he
saw her in bed ; but sometimes she was up, though chiefly
confined to the house. She was suffering very mach. She
had a swelling of her leg, and required it to be bandaged.
At first I did it, but I caused her pain, and Mr. Appleton
then did it. It required to be done once or twice a week.
Mr. Appleton did it twice to show me how. I did not
know whether he did it after that, as I did it
myself. I used to give her her medicine. (The
witness corroborated Mary Sumnera.) I w or heard
of the smallest impropriety on the part of the respondent.
(The witness flatly corroborated the witness Susan Harris on
a point to which nofurther allusion can be made.) I never
heard Mrs. Stone talk to Susan Harris about putting away
a child. I never gave Mrs. Stone white precipitate mixed
in beer, or saw Susan Harris give it her. I never beard
Mrs. Stone say that she believed she was preg-
nant, and that Mr. Appleton would be the father
of her child. Susan Harris and I never noticed the
length of the co-respondent's visits, or talked of them tog.'
thee. Captain Stone asked me to brine some white precipi-
tate power from Exeter to wash one of the children's head.
I never beard of Scion Harris being sent for any. I kept it
locked up in my drawer. It was marked "Poison. I
never found the door of the dining-room locked while Mr.
Appleton was with the respondent.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
( Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)

IN RE THE REV. ca►RLES 11ARVON uILSON.—APPLICATION

been settled on a lady named Road. He bad 4 U.,:
lamas of the house at 75/. a year, plying lug. tor tho
fixtures. The property was there yet He bail been ,n the
habit of going to the house occasionally, but h 4.1 not keen
there for the last six months.
__

Mr. Edward Ilan, accountant, Moorgate.street, was chosen
eraditon' aasignee, and the next sitting was app.. f 4
the 27th of Jimmy.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COI:la

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Baron Pigott.)

_ .
Alfred Pumas Janson, 22, jeweller, was tried up'.., ~.
indictment charging him with the wilful murder of t :......
Ploughman Roberta.
Mr. Grantham prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh app-. ! •
the prisoner.
The facts of this case have been very recently le t i •
public, and it appeared that the prisoner and the
were employed at the workshop of Mr. French, a r.. _ .: .
taring jewellw, carrying on buiners at No. 1, Ni,s ~..,
street, Clerkenirell, the former as a workman sad the !." •
as an apprentice. The men were in the habit of stn..
to work after the usual business boors, and were pa.:
overtime accordingly. At 7 o'clock in the • ......
which was the time for leaving otf wroli, • .
door of a passage through which the men : •
to pass, on leaving the workshop, to go throu.;'. ..,..
house, was fastened, and those who stayed after ti., i. •
had to be let through by some one in the house. • . ..
evening of the 24th of November. the pr,sn,-. •
deceued, and three other men stopped to work or. r.:
and two of them left at 8 o'clock and one steppe:
10 o'clock. Up to that time it appeared the prisone, :.
not passed through the house About half-put : . , ..
ness, named Edward Thomson, who resided in a ho, ...
side of Mr. French's, and whose back window looked .., •
the workshop, heard some cries of distress. &oil open. ! .
window, and then heard a cry of "Murder:" wine. ...
from the door of Mr. French's workshop, where •.• i
was a light burning. He looked that way and saw • ,
leave the door having what appeared to Le a at ,
his hand. He saw the man go op the garden : ,-,,
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the witness's window and get on the wall, an ! ..
the man jumped down he heard something fa:l o:.
sounded like a stick. At the time the alas gut o:.::. i ,
he was 12 feet from Thomson's window, and as he _
the light from the workshop shone on his f.ice. and :L. .. ,
ness saw it was the prisoner, whom be knew by sigh.. i
having seen him at Mr. French's. Mr. Frov . .
had also heard the cries, went into tl.c .. . .
but having to unbar the door, the porson . o
committed the act had got away. I. lion _ ..,
to the workshop, where they were joined •by the v ••....
Thomson, they found the deceased in a leaning ; . • -
against the door, bleeding very mach and in a viarr rc,,,
state. He was taken indoors and a surgeon tont f r.
ordered him to be conveyed to the hospital, when': Lo ....,
at about half-past 3 the morning after. At the spot sh.j.,
the witness Thomson saw the man, whom he sail w - ti.!
prisoner, get over the wall, a heavy broom Ira., fo-+..
I
I.
which was besmeared with blood. During the r,E:
one of the witnesses went with a police-coot, ,
the house house of the prisoner and found him in bud. 11. s,_
told be would be charged with a violent Luau:: .. .:.
the deceased, and he denied it. The prisoner s-aill. • ....:..
the workshop with one of the other workmen ; but ..ft,r
muds said that was a mistake, he left by bittiiiel!. ,rd
through the house, the door being open. It ai,.....,r,d,
ross:Ver, that it would be hardly possible, even if : -e 1 ~
were not fastened, for any person to pass through t' . 7. Lo
sage without being heard, as the door is a very he M.*.
It appeared that the deceased had been in the h,-..
lending money to Lis fellow-workmen from tittle to -... ..,
more especially to the primmer. and had several prop ..suiy
notes in the prisoner's handwriting for sums lent 1 . Li:i.
which he kept in his pocket-book ; but when decea....l IL,
found the pocket-book was missing. There was al., s-ve
evidence that some jewellery, at which deceased ..v.a at
work, was missed after deceased was taken to the Liipital.
The evidence for the prosecution hae:cg cloud,
Mr. Sleigh proceeded to address the jury on beh.ilf .-f Li.
prisoner, and at the outset complained of the To-J.lle
which has been sought to he imported into the cSe by
those who had got up this prosecution and who had in-
structed the learned counsel on the other aide,by intirnatiug
that the prisoner bas been induced to commit the act ir.,; -.teal
to him in order to possess himself of the property of the de.
ceased. For this insinuation not a tittle of evi-
dence had been produced. The prisoner's how.. ace/
boxes had been ransacked, and no traces of the
property alleged to be missing had been disci ; irsl.
The learned counsel proceeded to scrutinise the evile-ce,
and contended that the identity of the prisoner is LariD
been seen emceeing over the wall had not heeu satisfactorily
established. If, however, the jury should be of a contrary
opinion, and think that it was the le..cd of the prisoner
by which the fatal blow had been inflicted, still
be submitted to the humans consideration of the
jury that sa there was a total absence of any existing dispute
between the prisoner and the deceased, or of any midi.°
existing in the mind of the former towards the latter, the
jury might well adopt the milder courws of saying that the
offence emeriti of manslaughter endue' of wilful murder. The
question was undoubtedly one of great gravity in all respects,
and he committed it to the grave, impartial, and mime-
judiced consideration of the jury.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent character.
The jury returned a verdict of if,1117,,• ih,er, and the
prisoner was sentenced by Baron Pigott to penal servitude
for life.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WEiTIIINSTER.
• F►RSIFR'S WIFE'S ADVENTURE 3 :N LONDON.

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Mrs. Ela,,l.ath Cri,Jl, *very respectably.dreesed
middle-
aged woman, was charged with being druos and incapable.
The police stated that on the previrms evening ane was
found in Montpelier-square in a date of drunkenness with
a cab containing a great deal of luggage.
The defendant, in • strong Soniereetsbire dialect, aid
she considered herself most unfortumae in what had
befallen her and brought ber to this court. Being anxious to
see her daughter,who was in London, she had come up yes.
terday by the South Western Railway and fell into her present
scrape from want of food. She had bad nothing to eat on
Ler journey of • hundred and seventy miles, and at its con-
chunou found herself in want of something. In her
anxiety to see her daughter without loss of time,
she had called • cab at the railway station,
and instead of going anywhere for refrusliment told the
driver to get her • shilling's worth of brandy, which
she drank part of and gave the cabman the remainder.
She had DO sooner taken it than she begiu to feel it was
taking effect upon her, and when she got to whale her
daughter was in a family in Montpelier-11litre she bad
become ao insensible that they would not let her see her
daughter, and when she recovered her faculties she found
herself in the station.
Mr. Arnold asked her condition in lifo.

Defendant replied she was a respectabie farmer's wda
She was perfectly unused to spirits.
lospector Holden said that abe had brought some tine
live fowls soda great de,il of other luggage with her.
Mr. Arnold fined her 2s. fal.

%WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

WEDXF.SDAT, DrcExam 14. 8 A.M.