The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

BT. (MORON (MORON THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.
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THE VESTRY CLERK.
The *guilty into Certain °barges spinet Mr. Mat
I)ty,
the NarkJoss liras)
BRITISH.
the entry Mink of St. George the Martyr, which has been
reported from tease to time in the Doily Notes of last week, roe_ 1I Bt week pi the new year bat, pima away
was yesterday tweeted before Mr. Austin, Poor-law
wicsaisir
Hie intlelpated improvement te the corn
leopecter.
Mr. Edward Collision, trade o the ef Met weather no doubt Kevin some
lest ear ▪ stated that he was to snhafilbeet neartlinbbibliarkalouroy
..__lllialaillasigissall 1.12.........1i11iar0f
athasystkissiatustied
kietbe..i.etpeestedthesi
en o`l7th July last, which *as convened for the purpose of Were ._ b iters7 t many mama are now at ma,
%radiating certain questiens as to the cotrecthess tie Mr MflOil II
Day's accounts in Dradbua's ease. The vouchers is man kali call lif elllatreel winds; are three menet make their
oath we have • favourable shift to the northward.
t=on and books were handed te seven' persons sad ware Maille__,:_..,.,s male vasada to vary various, being for
open to inspection, and resolutions were agreed to eine. tret"'air Zia the maul the greater number
rating Mr. Day from the charges brought againnt him. AMr nos
e,„„„ao, di, east sewer London to Lem ie.
previous mesting_of overseers, of whit be was chg...., ~,,,,,„;.,z, Ike lees die berm demeity of wheat bee
was held ea 'and June 0:2% this matter, and, ee ham mg ...-1 the ageggelay by more than at
arraoreu isle the min • pan ).'outdo there
. .°4l
it
."ueeegwasuted for.. any other, ee,......5tig e great cbcdes of " &Wel i PeePari"
received from Bradbul was dull a church- Danish cargoes, whien quality !e• la
and coneariaarroy
At *either meeting,
wardens on the °ate a°o°:eithse° vththus minutes than in any other part of the British es,
• here relati tlg3tothßjrusToury's in. trwedereb-produced, and the more attracts tlto attention of eke skiPPeel.
eg
it
euweas reed that these costs bad been accounted for. After Stocks have been takes at all oar leading ports, and alb
the meeting of 13th July a communication souhandle ho very low, whist, sooner or later, must have cowl
the markets; but whilst there is ea
pet .
gmsadraedbnny the.
shunain
effect
en
mdse °Ricer' to
the
P"eljtee B°lrd
the-
latin "to elleigssee at sea, every description of buyer is determined
, and a letter written stating all the facto re g to. to lees, what he poetesses before be comes in to purchase
those meetings and the resolutions which be;ll.hverth ragaid any sees. In this way, once we had • large supply, the
There was a strong party feeling in the ris
to Mr. Doy's honesty, he did not think be would rob any mitten would all he ready to purchase, and, as is usually
bankrupt or inset. the Gam at such a time, prices might probably advance m-
ons. He had heard that Day had been
vent three times. The last time was about three jean ego, stead of decline.
whim he took the benefit of the Insolvent Act. He did not The deliveries from cur finnan are well kept up, but It 1
know the amount of his debts. Ile would not now had M a pretty general opinion amongst them that one-ball of I
their last year's crop has passed out of their hands, and that
Day any sum of money. During the time he was church-
warden he certainly was not satisfied with Mr Day's manner
te ;applies. -at the present rates cannot be continued much 1
of harpies his aceounts_tand genteel times he had cum The principal consumption is now on English
End fault with him. He thought there were . one or
_ollSO what, and in most localities there is little else to be oh- ,
minutes on the hocks expressive of dinetis leirr:dr:th the tainad. Much as • small portion of fine old foreign is
conduct cf Mr. Day. One was made last night wanted to improve the manufacture of Hour, it is only pro-
end another about 23rd November, to the *fleet teat Day cured at the leading ports of the United leiegdom by par
had been three times called on to produce his receipt
corn-
the Guarantee Seciety with regard to his security. A
summation was made to the Poet Law Board, caking that At Liverpool the arrivals froulreland and coastwise bus
Mr. Day should be suspended till be gave security. It was been fair of oatmeal, but insignificant of other articles. The
a rile that the receipts of the Guarantee Society should be made has been extremely quiet of late, but ho ers have
order every year. sod di carers el the Perish were been firm, in the confident elpectation of en active demand
ordered to produce their receipts os a given soon setting in, and enhanced rates for all articles. The
that evening they were all produced with the exception of weather boo Imo mild and fine. On Friday there was an
that of one collector and Mr. Day, and they were ordered extremely slender attendance of the trade, and • very
to produce them
et the next mee • . Mr. Day was not united sale was experienced for wheat and flour. Oat' and
present at the nxt meeting, but his eon stated that his oatmeal were neglected, and scarcely as dear. Barley,
father was not ready to Produce hie receipts. and had beans, and peas remained without alteration in value or de-
an *splenetic* to give. At the following meeting mud. In
sales
met with fez buyers, and to make
Day was present, sad read an explanation to the progress with a redaction of . per qr. was generally i
effect that be bad been placed in circumstances
tin f stamina to.
dirculty, sad had allowed his guarantee to drop, sillegittilig From Scotland our correspondent write: Wheat and
the feet that he had bees unsecured tines August, 18.53. gear, although now high in price, are more likel to be
The minute of lost Thursday was • censure on Mr. pee still dearer than to recede, our stocks being
se
small;
and
for mot producing • security bond, as he had promised with the exception or a quantity of wheat on passage from
The audit of the charity accounts laat Michaelmas wee the Lower Baltic and Danish ports, the impartation [des
postponed becalm a book containing the rent ioll of the all other mutates are likely to be on • very restricted seille
'parish was not made up or produced. The manner in for some time to come. Oar stocks of oats, oatmeal, and
which Mr. Day kept his amouste as vestry eletk was deck- Barley are good; but we conceive the time has now
Sally not satisfactory to him (witness). Small cheques strived when these, being the cheapest articles of food, will'
were left with Day, but large ones were paid in by the be more extensively used than of late, which will at least
oaten themselves, because Day was not secured to the prevent prim declining.
parish. With regard to Day's insolvency, he was not
Our advice. from Ireland of Saturday last state that, not-'
aware that there was an arrangement to pal his
withstanding the dull accounts of the English muskets, the
rate
debts at the te of 1001. a year, or that he was not
opposed. With regard ta pap.. wind security, he (witness)
_wan,_ntst
.of our miller caused an advance in the prices of
did not know who were the persons offered es personal
e wee
At Mark-lane, last Monday, there was a tolerably good
security, though he knew that six had been offered. D y's
..,,,.. supply
.from Essex, from which coun it sold steadily, at
snouts were generally very slovenly. He Oriseesr) ''''"'- full prices, fine runs of rough chaff, white, bringing about
Plained of the mann" in ethiek the ilthebenkl wets e Ms. per ailer., whilst the Kentish hoymen were not so success•
up, and the delay in Salting them after the rate was made. ,_, in as .
g, probably from their general bulks being *me-
lba were not correctly prepared, as they did not cone- '''
what out of condition, particularly samples of red, and
spend one with another, or were they numbered accurately.
these were offered on lower terms. Araaler better import
Sometimes the &cecinas is the Itat""ks did act c"resP°nd of foreign wheat was reported ; some portion, however,
with those in the receipt-hooka Ile lie also complained of thee
going to the millets direct, there was not any great inceease
lesgth of time which elapsed between the making of th
of saraplee, and choice qualities brought very high prices--
rate and the lassie, of books or receipts to the collectors. select Dansig up to 945. and 91.. per qr., and other &ti-
lde Healey, of Lambeth-road, licensed victualler, who
proved sorts in proportion. A fair addition; was made
had been with his father as • law stationer from childhood
at Wednesday's market, and more vessel* got in on Friday.
rill he was 22 years old, and bad experience of red ink,
Sales were effeated slowly, without any material change in
stated that the same red ink would present.. differeetappear
sate on the same paper alter • lapis ef time. Looking to the value of good samples, the annoancerneat of the low
stocks universally inducing the factors to remain very firm,
the marks on the vouchers, he raw nothing to show that they
the more so as the importers and eonsignen have paid
had been written at different them. liberal rates for all useful qualities it every port of ship-
Mr. Day was then examined. His evidence was in sub
meat. Considering the length of voyage many vessels
stance as follow.:-He held the office, of vestry clerk,
have had, the cargoes come to bend in tolerable good order.
assistant overseer, clerk to Sayer and Shaw's Charities,
The transactions in floating cargoes of wheat have been
churchyard nuns, and highway rimed. Had been 12 years
trifling for want of offers. Two cargoes of melee have an
vestry clerk, appointed by vestry annually without salary
rived off the mast from New York, two from Merge%
bat paid as asaistant overseer. Been 13 times appointed
five from St. Michael's, and one cargo of African barley
vestry clerk and three times assistant overseer. Appointed
from Malta ; nearly all of which had been disposed of re-
tro Shyer and Shaw's Charities by ti us;ees, who are ap-
Measly
trade, and generally for Ireland.
pointed by the vestry. Been clerk to churchyard trusts
he The flour trade has been steady, with perhaps rather
ah"al 11 yen'. and 1° Sayer and Shaw's Charities 'lig more inquiry for country marks made partly from old wheat,
years. Baca assistant overseer 10 years. Had the super-from the mild weather affecting all mime of new meek
intendence of the parochial charities, under supervision of
sooner. The top price of town-made remains at 735. per
the churchwardens. When he took office there wino se sack. Households are sold irregularly, as well as number
venal arrears due on charity properties. On the Teotiog
twee; the greet fluctuations in Norfolk flour have induced
property there were five year* arrears, for instance. There
some parties to call it " Norwich console," and it is pewt-
erer, others, and (specialty nine years on Martin's Charity.
mended now to have a doily list published, as ea the Stock
The wl.cle were recovered. The vestry had passed 1
Exchange, giving the hourly fluctuatioes, as they are
votes et
tiesatsfection at his conduct one especially with
oto various every market day, and almost every hour et the
regard to h reduction of county rate.
fManutcohn:aution is new resorted to by the millers and
donna getting some money for the pariah Had
re case n if.; gout
from the great competition amongst**
ma mA Bradbury. lite care was this :-Bradbury, in """`
bakers, good useful Freed being sold at fied per quarters
1848, was and had been for some time an inhabitant of the
loaf. The public generally, and consumers of the middle
parish, whose wife was chargeable as • lunatic ;
and claim in particular, are getting the benefit; for, if the pries
he refused to pay anything towards her expenses. Attempts
were regulated by the essise, as formerly, it would be much
have he,n moue by the guardians to obtain money from ~,o. es,
The top-priced bakers of CORM are, as usual, up
him before Oetolscr, 184t1, but without success. he Che "'.7.11
volunt..tred to try to obtain some compensation by means to 101 d. and 113. per loaf.
of the County Court. An order will made for 201, with There has been little activity in the barley trade. Fine
casts (21.14 c) payable at 11. • month. Ho had paid th malting qualities have about supported price., but inter-
mediate samples have given way fully 10. per qr., the dis-
taste out of his own pocket, vis., 11. 7s. for the summons,
tillers, since their reduction in the price of spirits, having
and 11. 71. at the hearing of the case. On the 12th Nevem-
bought very slowly ; but grindiog qualities have not gene
her he wok cut 21. 125.; 20. far searching and taking out the
rail base b37es"offeergedr. ;on lower terms ; prices range from 32e.
money b ing deducted. For every limo he took money out
of court L. was ri•thr:ted, and the number of times was ' the latter rate being paid for choice
aevelier to make the finest pale malt for our ale brewers,
eight. By hley sth, 1849, he had received three payments, and of this description there is only a smell proportion of
the amount being 61. 12s , less 6s. deducted. He paid
"',,._s supply.
61. 6s. into the account of the perish on the 10:h May, 1849,
as appeared by the bankers' book now produced. At five Foreign barley has come in slowly, vessels from the north I
being kept out by contrary winds. The stocks are very
other itetes between that and November 1850, he received light of this article at all ports, and there is no prospect of
the whole balance, leas 10s. deducted, being 156. 12s. He
any accumulation • the consumption going on being a liberal
paid 131. 81. out of the 161. 12s. to the parish account on
one for all purposes, and likely to continue so throughout
10th July, 1851. Ile subtracted from the sum be ought to
the malting season•
have received from the parish in his petty cash account
11. is., as part of the costs, in Michaelmas 149. He took The arrivals of oats from our own coast and Scotland have
been small ; but those from Ireland have been to a fair en
credit fur 11. ls. in Miebealcau 1851, when bus
kers finally wound
tent, with tolerably good imports of foreign. There has
up Bradbury's acecunt, as appeared ty vouc 3 and 4.
been no material change in the value of good corn, and the
The acmunt stood thus :-He received altogether 211. 18/.
parish 61. de. and Ile es., demand throughout the week has been steady, both dealer
net, and he repaid to theand consumers buying moderately.
snaking 191. 145., and by credits 21. Bs., so that he paid
221. 2s. instead of 211. 18s., making an over.payment of 4s. There has been a limited sale for beans, and soft English
samples have receded 10. to 2s. per qr. Other descriptions
This wee tne only instance in which he had brought an
about supported prima
action of this kind for the parish. lie did not pay the in-
Italments as he
Cheri Them, because he bad P have Idslowly, the mild weather checking the
I run, OAS SO
demand fur boilers, and prices have given way about 2s.
Wog accounts with the overseers, in which he occasionally oor cr.
disbursed money; therefore he thought that winding it ail e- FOREIGN.
up together was all that was required. lie fay admitted
The Baltic ports remain open, but the supplies continue
that he had received all the money be spent for costs by
to be trifling:from the interior at most of them. 'Wheat
Christmas 1843,in two payments of 11. 9s. each, as appeared
generally commands high prices, and tonal' shipments are
by vouchers I and 2, and the amount, though not the de-
still made for England.title, of which appeared also in the cash ledger. He first At Stettin good runs of red wheat realise 61s. Gd. to 625.
heard complaints against him about Bradbury's case per qr. free on board ; and for spring delivery, 635. to
in June, 1854, from Mr. Fleets, of Blackman-street, who
634. 6d per qt free on board are the prices. Mixed white
said that Mr. Martin was going to Doug it before the board.
Polish on the spot, 625. to 61g. pet qr. Barley 325. to 335.
He soon after applied to Mr. Martin (one of the church- per qr. of 62 to 53 lbs. per bushel.
wardens), who stated that the subject had been brought
before him by Mr. Archer; but that he regarded it The stocks of wheat at Danzig are reduced to about
806 lasts, being the lowest on record since 1813. Trade
so little he had not brought it before the board;
which is dull for want of supplies, without any change in prices.
and he (Day) demanded an investigation,
took place at the meeting of June 22nd, referred to in At Homburg not much is passing. The merchants are
not 'disposed to make offers freely, from • reprice that
Collieson's evidence. The vouchers 1 and 2 were them port=ed* is abut to levy an export duty of 30 per cent. on all
from which the gross sums were entered in the ledger for
September and December, 1848. Ai to voucher 3he could Later accounts from Hamburg (Jan. 6) report • very
swear it was produced to Mr. Misymott, the auditor, at W. „on trade,
audit of September, 1849, and the red ink mark he believed """ but offers continuing moderate, prices were
petty firmly maintained. Wheat on the spot was quoted
was made by Mr. Meemett, and could have been made b/
as follows:-Meeklenburg, weighing about 691 lbs. per
no one else. With respect to youths? 4, it was produce
babel, at 675. Pd. per qr. of 480 lbs. ; ditto of about 61 lbw.
surd marked at the audit of September,. 1851. He had so
r bushel, at 725. Gd. per qr. of 496 lbs.; Holstein, of about
particular reason for putting the 11. 7s. into the Irene cash
Nibs. per bathe), at 665. per qr. of 480 lbs. • Marks, of
rather than the ledger, bat as he had put the sum in the
about 60 lbe per bushel, at 695. per qr. of 480114. Parcels
petty cash he thought he might repay himself from the
petty ca•lt Mr. Archer was churchwarden in 184849. now shipping from the outports somewhat louder to buy,
and Daoish witghing about 601bs. per bushel, obtainable at
Be produced the vouchers 1,2, 3,4 at the meeting of officers ~,g.. Bd. ism or. to the east coast. Spring shipments from
of the 13th July and the vestry meeting on its 19th Jetty. "''''
the Baltic held at former rates; say from Denmark, weigh-
thetlegal to the examination of bills and vouchers by
ing about 60 lbs. per bushel, at 665. per qr.; from Lubeck,
heath he said that many of them were not examined by
weighing about 601 lbs. per bushel, at 664. 3d. per qr.;
the eatml;eis,
prreal signed by the chairman, though the from Rostock, weighing about 61 lbs. per bushel, at 67e
la.ter was the actice, end any member of the board
p r qr. Barley neglected: spring shinments from Jutland,
might look at them if he chose. Mr. Day then entered weelglaing about 63 lbs. per bushel, held at 301. 6d. per qr.;
law minute explanations to show that his petty cash a• from the Danish Islands at 311.3 d. per qr. Oats rather
counts were paid by being added to the sums in cheques higher ; spring shipments from Jutland, weiehieg about
drawn far other purr° es. He was aware of several occasions 38 lbs. per bushel, offered at 251. 6d., and from the Limfjord
in which the auditor Norma had omitted his mark on at 245. 64. per qr. Tick beans from the Eyiler, held for
vouchers. Accounts to the amount of 20,0001. 1500
,2001. rector's rate, 1,2001. charity property, 300'. cheuelrect spring shipment, at 41s. gd. per qr. Weather open.
1
There is much firmness in the French markets for both
yard rate, 1,000/. highway rine, passed through his heads
wheat and flour ;both articles are slightly dearer.
"°°lllY. The
payment. were
always by
cheques' which The issetivitt which characterised the grain trade at
wire s.getetunes 1161. crowd. Had never been accused of
misaper• eriatieg parish money in any shape. Antwerp in the latter part of lust month still continue',
Archer. Ilea herbach, and Nichols have attemptedlitr rn.e. but prime of wheat are supported, and the supplies which
snrooli;:ch.lnnieldreembnithnee uetecedsehesehbeeldeeteen tnhfe
lysainninainyesli,.e wire brought forward b
,y the farmers are readily:taken off for The January General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for
home consumption. he demand for white Zealand wheel the .County of Middlesex commenced yesterday morning
far England continues and an advance of even Is. to Is. 6.1. at the Courthouse, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Serjeant,
tied uttered six persons es securities to the Ovelbeets. who _
our
quotations
of
the 16th December has „nee
then Adam.,
aseistent judge, Mr. Witham, and a very fall
Led tnen ec.eptid, but there was Solna delay in the coon- ?Pm
been paid for some lots. Of other sorts in baud the stork is beach of magistrates. The calendar was very heavy, in I
;Auden of the bowl, lemmas. there was a disubt whether it
ma he much reduced, bet some supplies can be got of Russian consequence of a longer period than usual having elepsed
ebou'd he gern to the overseers or to the guerdiens,
wheat,ve at aboutl7 Wince florins per 80 kilogrammes (70e 6d. since the last swine, the number of prisoners fur trial
was wc.t_ g toe decision of the Poor Low L'oud on the
subject. Re to tee not making up the tent lull book, al. per 480 lbs. free on board) ; the natural weight, owing to bi ing 106, all of whom, except eight, were charged with
limed to by Mr. Contemn, lie said that this ,ere 't was not the state of the weather, is not above 58 lbs. per bush., but felony.
used as uenecessare by some of the auditors, nd lie had the quality is approved of hymn. millers. Toe sittings of the court for the present year have been
ceased to prepare it, when Mr. Contemn weed fur it, bet Our &deices from Da
ea
come down to January 4. Ship. arranged so as to /maid the inconvenience which has ariaen
1•.• din so as man as it was asked for, and the audit was meets during the sat ear amount to 22,510 lasts of wheat ; from tee Central Criminal Court and this court sitting at
c..11.1.1et.0 with it. It appeared from a very detsiled ems- sad at this mcmcaPt thyere are about GO6 lasts fa train or the seine time. The M.) courts will be fitting at S rams
mane eirs that Mr Diy pea the sums in Lraileury's stipment. Stocks at present amount to 806 lasts, compered time hue twice eluting •he year.
' te at e is session o. a
t
vented by with 4,438 lasts at this period in 185 i. There is no eld A prisensr who was mum d th 1 t seas= meet*
reiSiffe" en.ne.,oeomaitirrser in'lrrm;einttith,"agubd tea
yt hweeetgook"credit for whetswhtever in granny, and.the quality of the new now robtery from the person aiss brought up fur judgment. 1 e
the e. at. at it, time ho had the sums secovered in his there i very indifferent, the weight tor ee chief part not was repested as well known in tl e HAMS of Currectien,
leads-rad he did not inform the auditor, at the leveret exceeding ,only .
ag 59 lb.. and about 300 lasts may be styled and in Nov. fakirs 1859, he was chavic.....l lied senteeced
mode% ti at be Lad nut money in he heeds until the line to high mixed. The, crop in the neighbourhood has te
nine months.
sec eat was closed; explaining teat it was his belief that bees much better than for many yea. years pest, but the yield The prisoner be;ged to say a few words to his lordseip
St we- a reu nibs ameeet, oho ti,i,t it Ives not his duty to fells very short of what ',Slat one time expected. The low before ser.seuee was passel upon bile. When be le ft pre
state te the endow that he bad received such moreeys until stocks all over Europe will prevent a great fell in
_Prices! senee:ier the n:ne mnr.ths, he d d all he could and warted
the see, Oct was completed. He also underwent a very taking place; and, es the interior of Germaine oils eaquire hare to pet au honest liviug, and for tome time he werleed
seenbrog examination with regard to the various items it supplies, our grown are net 'peening sellers, the ',meet, et the emits, but a man caned Sergeant Kiley, who lad
the voila et', and his Tiede of moonletiee fee liana, semi he since 'fly rail facilitating the sale of their produce at high since been discharge 1 from the fort, hunted him up end
wheeled that Lie tipt.pcims a moo apparent minute rates. There are no old stocks in Poland; and there, se gave infermation to the head officers of and tack of his
kris amities had not teon given to the overseen sad the well as every Where else, the new crop has been brought having been convicted, and conseriently he was diseharind
We, y in. sties into consumption, and we mast look for much less ehan the from his employ:rent.. After that in permuted other week,
51, 0 0.7. ei then ;ale re evei the inspector on %Isbell of average supply frem that quarter. The range of prices wall but s .m• evil.itteposid ;emu mine we.ks ago did him th •
ghis roes .4.• r Ow that e e as*
in •• grist measure, though not altogether, depend on the . kteluess of 'satin • • kg. Itconvicted
tuiry then termisatsd at half-past 7 o'clock. saciocificon Dritishauketa, thief, mad he was turned away. Ho had done all he could

THE REV. EBENEZER DAVIES v. DANIEL
PRATT, PUBLISHER OF THE " BRITISH
BANNER."
Mr. Whateley, the arbitrator in the ease, resumed his
Inquiry at a quarter pest 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Barnard appeared for the
plaintiff.
Salient Wilkins, owing to indisposition, was unable to
attend, and the defendant was therefore represented by Ms
junior, Mr. Evans.
Mn. Mary Anne Davis., examined by Mr. Ballatetne,
nid—l am the wife of the Her. Ebenezer Davis.. My
father was a supervisor of WWI rennin. At the time I'
was married, Mr. Davies was a misleter of the independent
1 pennon*. In 1839, I accompanied Mr. Davies to Imbloss
and in 1845 I returned home with him. I know a lin
I Foreman at Berbioe. He was an intimate friend of my
hothead, having been engaged by him to go to Bernie
to net as schoolmaster there. I was very intimate withal*:
Foreman ; she died when I was at Demerara. There was
not a single white lady of our persuasion unmarried at
Berbiee when I was there. With the exception of domes-
tic intercourse, there was very little society in the colony.
It was not desirable that Mr. Foreman should remain un-
married. When I again returned to Bethke I found Mr.
Foreman there with a motherless child. I left Berbice
about two months after my arrival in • bad state of health.
I left without my husband. My husband, previous to 1845,
was travelling for the Missionary Society. During the time
he was in London he resided at Mr. Evans's, at Stoke
Newington. The greatest friendship existed between that
family and us. I have seen my husband kiss the Misses
Evans in the presence of their parents. They were always
in the habit of kissing me. Mr. Davies used to say, "It
yen kiss Mrs. Davies, you must kiss nn." Then was so
impropriety observable on those occasions. Mr. Davies
went as a deputation from the society in 1846, and
on the 27th of October, in that year, I received a noes
from my husband, in consequence of which I went to
Northampton. My husband had left when I arrived. I
remained there until Friday, and left between 11 and 12
on that day. On my arrival in London I went to Stoke
Newington. I wrote no letter to my husband on the Satur-
day, nor posted one to him. On Sunday I went to Abney
Chapel. Mr. Mien preached. I pinned no letter to my hue-
band from Northampton to Wellingborough. I slept at
the Evans's on Sunday night; one of the Misses Evans slept
with me. I did not go to the Mission-house on the nut
day, Monday. On that day I went to consult my medial
adviser, Dr. Darling, in Russell-equate, and then I went to
the Home and Colonial Infant School. Oa Tuesday I
breakfasted, betweeneight and nice o'clock, as usual with
the family. After that I went to the Flower Pot, Bishops-
gate-street. I then walked to the Bank, and took an omai-1
bus to Gray's-inn-lane, and from thence I walked to the'
chool ; which I left about 12 o'clock. I then went by
Ms
between to meet Mr. Davies at King's
-cross. I met lift
between half-pest twelve and a quarter to one o'shink.
I saw Mr. Davies's portmanteau on the 011112 fr
bus before I saw him. He gave the portmanteau
to the care of Miss Kitten, at Kitten's Coffee-
house, where we dined. After dinner we went to the Home
and Colonial Infant School. We remained there till half-
past five o'clock. We then returned for the portmanteau,
took an omnibus to the Bank, and from themes to Stoke
Newington. We were a littlo late for tea. I received no
letter from my husband on the Tuesday. I was not at the
Mission House on that day. I did not see In. Stacey at
the Mission Nouse on that day. He gave me no letter. I
saw the Wellingborough letter on the 27th of December,
1860. Stacey never delivered the original of that letter to
me in my husband's handwriting. It is an infamous fabri-
cation. My husband never •poke to me in a style similar to
the wording of that litter. 1 remember Mr. Ainslie coming
to our house in the month of May, 1852. He reqaested me
to show him any letters which I had received from my
husband, and in consequence I went and fetched a
bundle of letters which bad been delivered formerly to
Mr. ScobelL My husband never addressed me as, "Illy
dear Py."
Mr. Ballantine—l propose to put these letters in your
heads, sir, and into the hinds of my learned friend.
Mr. Evens—l object to their reception.
Mr. Ballantine read a section from the act under which,
in civil caste, comparison of handwriting was allowed ; but
the Arbitrator said he was still of opinion that the letters
were inadmissible.
Examination contioned—l have seen a letter written by
my husband to a Mr.. Heller' at Greenwich. I was aware
he had written that letter. I did not see the letter before
it was sent. I was in Manchester, and Mr. Davis was in
London, at the time.
In consequence of the absence of Serjeant
Wilkins
the cross-examination of this witness was postponed.
Mrs. Emma Cobb examined—l was formerly in the service
of Mrs. Beale. I remember a missionary coming to my
e'ster's house, in the month of October or beginning of
November, 1845. I believe it was Mr. Davies. (Witness
identifies Mr. Davies.) I cannot positively state that Mr.
Davies slept at my master's house. I believe he did. I
remember a gentleman sleeping at my master's house, and
not making use of the dressing-room. I do not remember
any instance of a missionary coming to my master's house
who did not sleep there.
Cross-examined—My attention was first called to this
business at the latter end of January, or the beginning of
February, last year. Mr. Davies, Mr. Brown, and Mr.
Ainslie, called on me at my cottage. Mr. Watson, defend-
ant's attorney, called on me subeequeatly, about a week
alter, and I told him I did not recollect if Mr.
Davies bad slept there or not. After I had seen
Mr. Davies I had the impression on my mind that
he had slept at my master's. Mr. Brown Liked me if I
thought I should remember Mr. Davies. I said I thought
I should. He asked me what sort of person he was. I
said, " Not very tall, and rather stout." Mr. Brown then
went out and brought in Mr. Davies. He asked me who
the gentleman was, and Isa , "id Mr. Davies." Except
his sapping there, Ido not recollect Mr. Davies being at
any other meal at Mr. Beale's. I heard nothing about tn.
Udall= when the gentleman was at Mr. Beals'''. I have
no recollection of Mr. Davies giving me a shilling, or say
other sum.
Re-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l do believe that gap
limn, Mr. Davies, slept at my master's house from &tore
day till the Tuesday morning.
By Mr. Evans—l will not swear that Mr. Davies slept at
Mr. Belle's from the Saturday night till the Tuesday, but ,
I believe he did.
By Mr. Ballantine—There was no other instance of the
dressing-room not having been used during the ten years I
was there.
Mr. Thomas Oliver Beale examined--I reside at Welling-
borough. I remember no single instance in which the mis-
sionary did not sleep at our house when he came there. I
remember Mr. Davies being there in November, 1846.
As soon as he came in 1852 I recognised him as the deputa-
tion from the society in 1845. I should feel it wrong to
contradict the evidence given by so many respectable per-
, sons, but obliterating that evidence from my mind I should
now adhere to my original statement—that he had been
my guest from the Saturday night till the Tuesday. In 1852
Mr. Davies came to my house to ask me if I could assist him.
He told me what was charged against him. I told him there
was no delivery of London letters on the Monday morning.
I got the postmistress to sign a declaration. It was not sug-
gested by Mr. Davies.
Mr. Ballantine—This is the declaration:—" I do hereby
declare that in the year One Thousand Bain Hundred and
Forty-five there was no delivery of letters on the Monday at
Wellingboronah. (Signed) E. SPONG, Postmistress.—
August 10, 1862."
Witness—The word" London" was omitted in the hurry.
Mr. Evans applied for a short adjournment, that Mr.
Serjeant Wilkins mieht be present to cron-examine the
witness.
An adjournment until one o'clock then teak place. At
that hour,
The lesrned Arbitrator returned into court, and said he
had seen Serjeant Wilkins, whose state of health was such
that it was utterly impassible for him to conduct his case
that day, and owing to the professional engagements both el,
the learned counsel and himself, he was reluctantly awn. I
pelted to postpone the further hearing until Wednesday,the
17ta instant.
The proceedings were then adjourned.

Mr. D .y
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