The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-14 00:00:00

48$IZII INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.--CROYDON, AucusT 13.
Beast LORD CHIV., JI,TICS 361111, can • 8P1.C1.11. Just.
SULTIN V. DE. HELD.

This was an action to recover damages for injury sus-
tained by the plaintiff, by reason of a nuisance occa-
sioned by the defendant.
Mr. Chambers said that the plaintiff in this action was
a merchant of the City of London, and he had instituted
present proceedings, in order to relieve himself and his
i neighbours from u most intolerable nuisance, for tho eree-
i tion of which the defendant was answerable in point
! of law. The plaintiff had fur several years occupied a
house in New Park-road, Clapham. 'Pais house was
i formerly a large mansion, and it had been altered into
I two residences, and somewhere about the year lts4b,
the other portion of the premises was purchased for the
purposes of a Itoman catholic society, called the Redemp-
torist Fathers, of which society the def. hdant, Mr. De
Held, was the superior. It appeared that the tooment they
took possession of the premises, they converted it to reli-
gious purposes, and a large belt was placed at the top of the
house. This bell, as be was instructed, was almost con-
tinually ringing from morning till night, commencing so
early as. o'clock in the morning, and it was very soon
found to be a most sertons nuisance not only to the plaintiff

bat also to the whole neighbourhood. At length a commu-
nication signed by the plaintiff and several other gentlemen
was sent to the defendant, complaining of the inconvenience
that was sustained from the tolling of this bell, hut no notice
was taken of that communication, and in December, 141 H,
Mr. Field, a professional gentleman, had an interview with
Mr. Hosting, the defendant's attorney, on behalf of Mr.
Soltan, and upon the subject of the nuisance that was com-
plained of. Mr. naming acted upon the occasion with the
utmost courtesy, but on the result the defendant declined to
make any alteration in the proceeding of ringing the bell
unless he was compelled by law to do so. For a short
period after this the hour for ringing the hell in the Morn-
ing was changed from rive to six o'cloa, but the old hour
was very soon returned to, and that continued until the
commencement of the present year, when a much more
serious nuisance was created. It appeared that the society
had built a regular belfry upon a portion of their pre-
mises, and having removed the bell from the top of
the house, they now had a regular peal of six hells,
which, according to his instructions, were being continu-
ally rung, and which constituted the most serious nuisance
to the whole neighbourhood. The ringing commenced at
5 o'clock in the morning with the smaller bell, and then tho
other bells were rung at intervals during nearly the whole
day. The plaintiff and his neighbours remonstrated with
the defendant upon the subject of this serious naisance,
but it was of no avail, and he instantly told them the
be):, should not be stopped unless by tit. law, and under
these circumstances the present action was brought, and ho
had no hesitation in saying that he felt certain that Vie de-
fendant had no excuse or law for what he should clearly
prove to be a nuisance. Ile did not desire to cater into any
religious controversy, or to introduce matter of that
description into the case, bat li apprehended that neither
a Doman catholic place of worship, nor one of the esta-
blished church, would be justified in committing an act of
this description in such& manner as to render it a nuisanco
to the neighbourhood. Before the passing of what was
called the Catholic Relief Act, cathobe places of worship
were not permitted to use twits ; and although they might
now certainly dos«, he had yet to learn that any religious
(weicty would be juAillial in taking a private house close
to valuable property, and, having converted it to religious
purposes, create a nuisance of this description, which, it
was inipos•ible to say, could be necessary for the proper
Carrying on of their religious creed. The learned counsel
eouctuiled by expressing a hope that no religious contro-
versy would be introduced into the ease, particularly as the
lira erection of the nuisance was in ISIS, long before the
proceeding which was known :is the papal aggression had
been taken; and although this had no doubt created a
good deal of excitement in the public mind, ho
trusted it would not have any etKet upon the
present inquiry. Until the placing of the first bell the
parties had been on the most neighbourly and friendly
terms, and the only question now to he decided wa• whe-
ther the proceeding of ringing these bells in the way he had
amounted in the opinion of the jury to a nuisance
or not.

Elisabeth Adams deposed that she hail been in the ser-
vice of the plaintiff fur sit years, and wlt:n she first en-
tered it the pre 'sea now occupied by the defendant wens
occupied by a private fondly. Directly the Roman ca-
tholic society took possemtion of tit, premives they pulled
down the tress, and convened the 114 floor bat., a
place of worship, and shortly afterwards a b:11 was
placed on the roof of the house. 'the bell was rung all
the year round nt five in the morning. It rung for five
minute,. It ring loud enough to steaks. everybody
in the house, and it was a long time Moro she
got used to it. This 1x•ll was also rung at five other dif-
fermt time'., and sometimes seven, during the day—at five,
at ft quarter to 111 Vclll, a smarter to Mile, at twelse, and

smnetimes at three in the afternoon. On Clillesil%), and
Saturdays it was also rung at Itelf.p.uit six and .141. t. She
remembered the new belfry heim built. The fir-t p. d of
bilk she heard was on the 13th of May. They were rung
at bile in the evening. They were also rung the next day,
but she could not say how many times and since then they
had been rung continually, both hen Sundays and weekdays.
Chimes were also rung Ott the Sundays. The satall
wit wig. rung at five in the morning, and then a larger bell
was rung at a quarter to seven. At half-pnAt seven the
small hell was main rung, and then tk: large bell rung at
a quarter to nine. The effect of this e tatanued
rioting was to cause such a contusion nnd nobe in her
master's house that they did not know what they were
about, and they could not tune when the house bear w. to
rung. The plaintiff was no elderly gentleman, and his
family consisted of a daughter, two sines, and throe Arend-
children. llis daughter was in ill health, awl she bad been
removed Vs Uxbridge. Thee himing of the habitue& a very
gnat nets.., and it was very !suffusing and annoying to the
ears, and the continual ringing of the hells made every body
influe house uncomfol table.
Crass-examined.—Wheu she hied the headache the bells
used to make it worse, but she kept her place notwithrtancl-
g the inconvenience she sustained. The first twit
at the top of the house war a very =moving bell,
but the eaters that were put up in the Veliry were
a good deal more troublesome. When the bell
was rung at nine in the morning it only gave nine
strokes, three times three, and then there was little tink-
ling, but site should say that it lie.T d for five minutest.
The bells were first hied un the 18th al May. Tlo.y wire
rung the next day, and again upon her Majesty's birthday,
and Whit Sunday and Monday. They were rung upon
other occasions, but she could not ree:illvet the dates. The
largest bell was the worst of all. It made a very dreadful
sound. (A laugh.) She only heart this bell twit, a week.
Iler master had a bell which was rung by him to
tire at meal times. This bell did not annoy her at all.

The Chief Jugiee. -It WI. much more hkely to annoy
thme who were probably he,titm next door. (A laugh.).

,
truss-examination continued—'lh ionall, bell could be
htanl all over the 'mow when the winduwa were open.
She did lot know what the early bell waa rung thr, or
what the ringing oif it meant, or whether it had anythilig to
do with any religimn ceremony.
Mr. Chambers-Dicl the holy loretlnan ever make A com-
plaint of yunr maters dinner bell?
Witnow—No, Fir.

Mr. Fret ark llarrison, nephew to the plaintiff, said that
1w had been in the habit of occasionally residing at his
house, and he had repeat-41y been awoke by the rir ging of
the hell at live o'clutk in the morning. Ile described the
rinuing of the tither bells as a very gnat annoyance rail
caused the house to shake, awl when they were sitting at
talde after d' r the noise prevented them from hearing
one another speak, and it was impossible to read ur do any-
thing that required thought or mental exertion.
Mr. Benjamin Field, solicitor, deposed that in August,
Deli. he had an interview with Mr. Misting, the solicitor
Mr the defendant, upon the salnect of the .thnoyance that
was occasioned to the plaintilf by the bell at the top of the
house. Mr. Hosting said that he would we Cardinal Wise-
man upon the subject, .111(1 see it anything could he done,
and when he saw him again lw told him there were religious
considerations that would prevent the discontinuance of the
ringieg of the bell. Witness resided at Clapham, but at
MOW distance from the plaintiff, uuil the bell therefore was
not so much annoyance to him. The effect of the bells in
the belfry upon any one in the plaintiff's house ./.04 most
di-tre,ing. The 'se wit, quite tom ling, and Ms
should nut think of taking such a house, or tit living M it.
By Mr. 13ramwello-Mr. Mooting treated hint very cour-
teously. Ile told him that the particular object of the
society was to provide for and take care of the p.m Ile
did nut tell Mr. limning that the ringing of the lad! in the
morning was offensive to the feeling, of the nuMhbourhood
because it was supposed to be done in honour to the Virgin
Mary ; but he might have said something of the sort. lie
mentioned this :as being an aggravation of the nuisance.
Mr. Matting said that all good catholic, knew very well that
the bell was rung at 12 u'elork in honour of the Virgin
Mary. When he saw Mr. Ilastimt the seismil time he said
he had con tilted the potpie catholic authorities, and lac
found that there were religious considerations whirl, would
prevent them from puttiug stop to the ringing of air het.
Ile %whored that the plaintiff had some idea at one that, of
selling hi, bowie, but that he would not dispose of it to any
Roman catholic.
One or two other gentlemen living in the neighbourhood
were then examined, and tiny all di posed to the great noise
mad inconvenience occasioned thereby by the hells.
Mr. Thomas Hunter' hairdresser, a laving near the new
belfry, also spoke' to the alleged nuisance of the hello, and
-Mt that the sound rushed into his shop and prevented him
from hearing what anybody said.
lie Mr. Bramwell—This property and some other which
had. been turned into a nunaery, sus purchased of Sir W.
Pearson and Mr. Cathy. Both these gentlemen died within
-ax months after disposing of their property to the catholic!.
Never said it was a judgment upon them, but he certainly
thought it was rather singular that they should die so soon
afterwards and of the same disorder—a disease of the heart.
Ile did not know what was the object in ringing the bells.
ignorant of catholicism, and wished to be so. Ito
looked upon the proem dings us being nothing but mummery
and superstition, and he considered that this aggravated the
mini-goer.
Mr. E. Soltace, the plaintiff's son, also spoke to the as-,
napalm.: occasioned usually by the single bell, and to the
additional AlloallMe caused since the belfry bud been.
eteeted.

Mr. Taylor, a surgeon, who attended the plaint:11"o fo-
mily, said he thought it edvisable to order his daughte r to
be removed, owing to the excitement and noise of the bells
affecting her health. Ile also said that he considered that
the plaintiff, being an elderly mau, had suffered in his health
from the same cause.
Mr. Franks said that he saw the defendant mire the
subject of the bells on the led june. Ile told him Vast the
bells were a very great nuisance to the plaintiff, and ho
wished to know whether he had the power, aced if so,
whether he had the will to put a stop to the ringkig of the
bells. The defendant told him that he was the principal of
the society, but he should not stop the bolls lentil the law
compelled him. The witness added that he croddilered the.
bells were a most intolerable nuisance.
Mr. Gadsden, of the firm of Musgrove and Gadsden, unes,
tioncers and valuers, deposed, that according to his opinion
the effeet of the bells was to depreciate the value of the
plaintiff's house very considera'fly. At present he paid
1.10/. a year for it, but he considered that if it were to let it
would out be width more than SW. a year.
This was the plaintiffs case.
Mr. Bramwell then addressed the jury for the defendaut.
Ile said he had the honour to appear on ,behalf of Mr. Be
loud, the superior of this religious association, and without
entering into any matter of a controver-hit character, he
thought he was, at all evonta, justified in saying that, whe-
thee the religious views of that society were erroneous or
not, it could not be dmied that the object they had in view
of providing for and succouring the pear of the district, who
stood so much in need of that insistence, was, at all events,
one of a moot praiseworthy kind, Ile and the other mein.
hers of the society thought thnt they were doing right, but
at the same time, he, on their behalf, was instructed to deny
that they had any deslre to annoy their neighbours
or to arrogate to themselves any rights which the law
did not wooed to thou. Theis object is *Kati% this ocii-

See was not to annoy their neighbours, the plaintiff% or
anody else ; on the contrary, it would give them rain to
so,du and be appeared now on the behalf of the .1.1. colabt
to deny khat there had been any nuisance erected, or that
there had been any infringement of the leer, lie intact
cooks. that he did feel some once. ty, lowe TVT, o. to the
result, when he recollected the exeffeint rat that hail pre-
vailed during the last kw mouth upon the InOtiee t of the
p wending% that bad been adopted by the Homan catholic
body, because be knew that a pod deal of prejudice
must very naturelly be excited. Ile did not, howevet,
believe that twelve hnitlieh gentlemen could be found ID
say that they red that those sets which WNW
believed to be necessary by the el. b admits for properly
and decorously carrying out the eels 144111a14 of their re-
ligion amounted to a nuisance, and he hoped they would
nut be led away by the excitement that had been created
upon the subject to which he had alluded, to come to such
a conclusion. The question which they had to decide was
whether the existence of a nuisance hid been proved ? Ile
should submit with great confidence that it had not. The
mere fact of ringing a bell, or a peal of hells, once a day,
or several times • day if they pleased, was not enough to
constitute a nuisance. It m:ght be very annoying to a
person of nervous temperament, but that did not enn-
stitate a nuisance in the eye of the law. The
law very properly anti sensibly did not take cogsi-
sauce tit trifles, for if it did there would be no
end to actions of this tort, and, in order to
make out a charge of nuisance it was necessary to prove
that the complaining party was permanently disturbed sad
obstructed in the occupation of his dwelling-house. This
was the very first occasion he ha I ever heard of where the
bells of a church were sought to be made out a nuisance.
Ever eine? the establishment of Christianity, bells had been
rung in their churches, and he could not help saying that
it appeared to him a very extraordinary proceeding
to h.. taken in the nineteenth century to attempt
to show that the ringing of church bells was a nuisance.
The learned counsel then alluded to the circum-
stances connected with the action, and commented
upon the fact that although the nuisance was al-
b ged to have commence.' in 'SIB no proceedings were
taken until the ;present )ear, and he ',wet:steel that the
action was in all Kele:Ability the result of the excitement
that kid been produced by the recent proceedings that had
been alluded to. Ile did not wish to throw any blame upon
the plaintiff for the proceeding be had taken. Ile had no
doubt that he aloo perfectly sineere, but he was fearful that
religious feeling. had been the instigation of the present
action, and that if these hells had not belonged to a
Itoman citholic place of worship the action would never
have been heard of. The religious disputes that had
recently taken place were much to be regretted. They
bad given rise to speeches and writing. exhibiting
most gross bigotry, and be felt assured from the
of muter of any of the gentlemen by whom titter speeches
had been made, that in their coulee momenta they must
have deeply regretted them. The plaiutilf was no excep-
tion to the rub, and he bulb Ted that he hail been led away
by has feelings to countenance the present prorcoding. The
jury, however, would have to decide the question.
ass reed eantitiently that no nuisance had been pros. el to
exist, and lie believed that when they considered the case
ate ntively. and apart from all exciting religious topics,
aha I. ought nut to have any weight at all with them, tbey
would he of the Mine opinion, and that they would say NO
by their verdict.
The Chef Justice then summed up. lie said that the
nal questions at issue between the parties were very short
as I simple. The, case was one of very great importance,
and, speaking for himself, be would say that he. deeply
regr. twit it had ever been brought into court, because it
appeo..l to hint to involve neatters of a eliaraeter that
ought never to lie introduced into a court of justice. lie
felt assured, however, that the jury would perform their
duty .spurtfromall n:ligioue feelings, and that the y would
nut allow any prejudices to prevail, vu as to induce them to
return a verd.et that was nut warranted by the facts of
the case. It had always been their Insist in this part
of the kingdom at all events that the jury-box
was in,• from all religious sir party spirit, and it
would bs a melancholy thug indeed if in any case a jury
should c.o.e to such a derision a would lead to the infer-
ence that they were influenced by such feelings we those to
which he had alluded, and i• would tend greatly to shake
the conk.', site that existed in the pure administration of
justice at the hands of a jury. lie would now tell them
what in his opinion the law was with regard to the 41wa-
tt/el Inter them; and if he was %rung in that '
terpretation 01 the law, he could be set right
in number plan.. First, with regard to the right
of using bells at all. Ily the common lase, churches
of i.v. ry denomination had a full right to use
au'i it was a vulgar error to suppose that there
was any Jutaucuou at the pri,Viit time in this respect. At
tilt .1114 v bine, those balls might undoubtedly be made mu
of iu •Ykli a uauu, r .1* V.l.:Mate a 11111.anVV, and in that eases
protestant church and • human catholic one were equally
flab:.. Ile would now tell them what, in his nj oi ll km, in
Law, con.litut..l a nuisance. The inert fact °fringing bulb.
tut tunny times iu the day did nut in itself ron.titute a In-
IMO"•. Tlw ulaisants must be of an enduring and sub-
stewed character; nut such as would give offence
and asnoyasee to a nervous mind, bat which
was eat. Ulat.l.l to LAWN: pi mane tat inconvenie net
and di.traetiliii to a man of ordinary mind
sad On Ts, jury would say whether the evidence
itatishc el then, of this in the present ease, hut he could mot
help °ha faint/ that with regard to the first hell that wax
put up in loss, ht• hanlly thought that the ringing it ie the
way tlvacralt.l might W be ei uvdcred to inianildt Ina WI&
PAN, 11.4111.V4 judge the,i IfrOVVVIIt d t.. comtneut upon
the material laoilltA of the rind. wt., concluding by leaving
the ease w Ow hauls of the jury.
The jury were in deliberation about two hour., when
they returned into court, and gave a aerili..t lur the ',Uin-
ta, ilantsort.,
t .w the appleation of the learned counsel, his lordship
sail, h. thought it was a GYM: in which he ought to
certify.

0 X FORD CIRCUIT.- CiuweE4 AuGesT 12.

4' .0110,11.01.11 T., INeo., litto". MAK

At the aurnin, r nadtri lad year two nun were eons ieted
of a rape on a poem/ woman named MaryAune Ilehnett.
At the fullowino *grin/ a•Ov a ..he ara, tried for perjury
&Mutat to have In en emnmitted 011 that trial, and the two
n who had he. n elonvieted and oentenceil to tram.portat ion
. .

an tier et nee iv re brought from Woolwich and e sae
nain.sl a• w itsw.wwi astaissit her. She waix then cone Select of
perjuri, but -.me point. or hive hwrinkr bnon n-*served for
the essicasteratiots of the Court or Appeal. Mr. J astir, Tat-
fount. who tried her. slefetre.l pawner wide nee. On the
entionceit in the wart alms'r the conrielisits was upheld, and
Mr. Hanoi Mirtin now min! the wentestee upon her which
Mr. haMin• TAO...sent directs ll—the heaviest sentence that

*gild by law he paw,' --tran.portatent h.r mien years.

FAT14.t.,111.11%

.110,14 de Ederetrd .1,,0hn0 was charged with wilfully
"siting tire to the hos.• of hi. mother, Mary Jordan, at
Woottomunder-Edge, on 7th July last.
The case presented uuu.ual feature.. Mr.. Joam was
beady $0 years of age, and occupied a cottage at Wootton-
ander-Molge, the property of Earl Fitch:wiling... lier
hue-
bund had been separated from her. and laved in another
eiatage, a: a short distance. Until a recent period the
prisoner r sided with his father, but having been ill, and
au inmate of the Oath lbelatal, he had since his return
from the buyital lived with his mother. The prisoner had
n paying his addresses to a young woman, but the
mother having told the young woman what was the
nature of he, disorder, she broke off the acquaint-
-11111,. This incensed the prisoner, who insisted that
his mother should give him up a bed which he claimed
se the gill of hi. father. The result was that the old
woman went on that night (July a) to sleep at a neigh-
bone., and in the night the prisoner, with the assistance of
his father, took away the bed. Through the intervention
of a magenrate, however, the bed was restored to the old
woman nest day. and on that day the preioner was drink-
ing at sere rah lulr-laities, and was heard to utter threats
rgainst hi. mother. About twelve o'clock that night the
old woman's cottage was hound to be in Hanle., and it was
with much difficulty that she was extracted from the horn-
ing premises, being in a state of total insensibility. lier
cottage and the adjoining one were burnt down to the
ground. The primer was traced on that night to the cot-
tug.. before the outbreak of the tire.
Mr. Scotland addri,ed the jury in an able Teeth,
dwelling on the fact that the case was one entirely of a cir-
cumstantial nature, and nut one upon which it would be
safe to cousin.

I he jury found the prisoner (;41i/ty.
Kenti.nee of death w.t ',iconic& but his lordship inti-
mated that he should neutnineud a curriulut.ition of the
sentvnce to •ran•purtotion.

Acucar 13.
Not I'an• Cs.ai. -11.1ou Ms. lreney. Eau.
Tur. tivrEN r.

Thi. was a quo wurrsnto to inquire by what authority
lir. Septintw l'ruen held the of of corout r for the
Cheltenham district of the county of Gloucester.
This CANe was rapected to be the Ca*• of the assizes, and
to hale occupied three or four days iu the hcariug. It
excited the most inten.v interest, as it deeply insole, a the
privileges of the freeholders of the county in voting at
elections for coroners. The public. howevt r. were much
disappointed, the defendaht having most urtexpezteilly
withdrawu his plea. The circumstances are us follow :
About this time last year the office of coroner for the Chel-
tenham district became vacant by the death of a gentle-
Man named Cooke, who had held it for many years.
1.7p0n this two candidates were proposed—Mr. Lovegrove,
of Gloucester, and Mr. Pruen, of Cheltenham, both
solicitors, and the former being a conservative, and the tat-
ter a liberal in polities. In fact, the election was in the end
made quite a politic done. A third candidate was proposed
in the person of a Mr. Smith, a surgeon, but he only
pulled these votes. There were two days' pull. On the
first day Mr. Lovegrove secured a majority of about 8U
votes. but this, on the second and last polling day, was
converted by Mr. from intoa majority of 30 in his fawar.
The mode in which ibis was done, was the matter for in-
quiry. It was alleged that on the Right following the
first pulling day, Mr. Preen's agents engaged a number of
men—chiefly members of a mechanics iustitute, and after
going through certain forinalarim'these men were, on pay-
ment of a fee of 61 each, enrolled as freeholders in re-
spect of a certain house in Itegent-street, Cheltenham, and
that neat ,morning these men polled for Mr. Prima, and
took the freeholders' oath. The question scut down for
trial here was therefore to test the validity of these
votes so polled. It was intimated, however, that Mr.
Pruen hael taken out a summons, to show cause why he
alsonldjaot withdraw his plea. This will lead to the with-
drawal of the plea, the ousting of air. Pruett front office.
and (it is presumed) • new election.

Cann, Coral.
BIOANT.—A CONSIDERATE Jt RT.

Gory* Trechrell was indicted for bigamy at Bristol.
Jolts Williams deposed that oa the 30tb June, 1845, the

primer was married to one Ann Pitt, at holy Trinity
Church, la the parish of St. Philip and St. James, Bristol.
Elisabeth Beck, the prisoner's second wife, deposed that i
he married her at 'temple Church, Bristol, in lhcembar I
last. She had heard he was a married Man, but understood
that his wife had two husbands, and that, therefore, he was
at liberty to marry a second wit's.
Anotlir witness corrule.rated the fact of the second near-
riage, and a constable proved a statement by the prisoner
to the effect, that he should not have married Beek, but
that his first wife, Pitt, was a bad one. This the prisoner
now repeated ou his trial, and added that Pitt ill treated his
mother.
The jury found that the prisoner was Guilty, but that he
was obliged to get married a second time in consequence of
the bad conduct of his first wife. (Shouts of laughter.)
Sentence six weeks' imprisonment.
FORGERY OF THE. NAME OF LOUD VILLIERS.
James Adams and lilizabtls Williams were indicted for
forging and uttering an order for the delivery of goods, pur-
porting to be signed by Lord Villiers, with intent to defraud
John Lane, of Cirencester.
Mr. Lane, a grocer, living at Crieklade-street, Cirencester,
proved that on the 23rd of May last he received a letter,
purporting to be signed by Lord Villiers, ordering him to
send a rile of bacon, as good as he caul,' obtain, to his house
in Manchester-square. lie sent off the bacon on the fol-
lowing day, and also • letter advising the timo of its
arrival.
Lord Villiers deposed that this letter was not written by
him or by his authority, and that his steward had no in-
structions to order articles for him.
Thomas Treneley, an innkeeper at Cricklade, deposed
that he had seen the prisoner write, and believed the letter
produced to be his handwriting.
Cross-examined—lt may be once or twice that he had
seen the prisoner write.
Edwin Decade, one of the county police, in whose cus-
tody the prisoner hail been, stated that he saw him write
when in his charge, and that he believed from this the
order to he in his handwriting.
Hobert Fisher, who lived at 40, North-street, Manches-
ter-opiate (the next house to that to which the prisoner had
ordered the good to be sent), stated that the prisoner came
to him and asked him to take in any goods that might be
sent there in the name of " Villiers." lie called again in
the evening of that day to see if any parcels had come. A
letter, which was not taken in, came on the Saturday.
Adams said the parcels would contain a side of bacon and a
gold watch and chain, and that he used the name of " Vil-
. hers" because he did not want the old man (meaning his
father) to know where ho was. On the Friday Williams
came and asked if any parcels had come addressed to " Lord
Villiers." On the Saturday the Great Western Company's
parcel van brought a side of bacon to No. 41, but it was
not delivered.
Edwin and Mary Parker, at whose house the prisoners
were apprshended, deposed that on the 27th May Adams
came to borrow some money to pay for a parcel of bacon
which had come for him by the railway.
Smith, of the L ,nden detective force, stated that when
he apprehended Adams ha denied that that was his name ;
and that the filuale prisoner said to Adams, " You know,
James, you wrote those letters, and you tent me for theta
things. You told me they were coming from your
father."
Boolds, who was present at the arrest, was recalled and
stated that when in enatody Williams was crying, and Adams
said, • Dont cry ; all will be right," she replied, "you know 1
told you all :dung not to write those letters. You tald me
your father would put it right, if it cost a thousand pounds."
lie exhorted her to be firm, as they knew nothing about
the letters. This conversation took place iu broken
French, and Mr. Illuddleston insisted on the officer re-
penting it in that language.
Phis was the case ter the prosecution.
The learned judge said there was no evidence against
SS illiams.
Mr. Iludilleston then addressed the jury on behalf of
Adams.
Adams was found Guilty. Fifteen years' transportation.
Williams Nat Guilty.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANcAsiEn, AUG. 12.
ALLEOED AISSTRACTION or A WUIT,
Mr. Baron Platt was occupied nearly the whole of to-day
in investigating a missl,meanour, in which !vulg.' !macs, en
attorneys clerk, practising in the Insolvent Court at Lan-
caster, was involved under the 7 it 8 Geo. IV., c. 2'J, s. 21,
for having fraudulently taken from its place of deposit for
the time beinr, a certain original document, to wit, a cer-
tain warrant issued upon a writ of sepias ad satisfaciendam.
Other counts in the indictment charged the defendant with
having conspired with Thomas Win. Berry and Sarah Ann
Fowler to defeat the objects of the execution of the writ.
In January, 11450, Messrs. Eveleigh and Sons, hat manu-
facturers of Salford, obtained a judgment in the Salford
Conn of Record against a lady named Sarah Ann Fowler
for a debt of 40/. and 121. is. oats, which had arisen on
certain bills of exchange of which Miss Fowler was the
drawer, and wldeli were accepted by a person of the name
of Berry, ter brother in-law. Berry, at the tune the action
was brought, was in the Castle at Lancaster, also at the suit
of Messrs. Eveleigh, and was about to take the preparatory
steps to obtain the benefit of the act. Miss Fowler acconi-
pauied her sister and brother-in-law to Lancaster, and
having then passed out of the jurisdiction of the Salford
court, it was necessary that the judgment obtained agaiiat
her should he removed into the Common Pleas at Lancaster,
and that step was taken on the 18th of February, Iti.lo. On
the following day, execution issued from the sheriffs' office
at Preston, and a warrant directed for service to an officer
named George Parker, who at the time was engaged on
some temporary badness at Line:ester. It was despatched
by train with the address, " Mr. George Parker, sheriffs'
"Mier, care of Mr. Isaacs, George and Dragon, Lancaster,"
and all. 41140,1 to the defendant as being the readiest
means of its finding he destination. he defendant, Isaacs,
was an attorneys clerk who has been engaged iu
conducting insolvency eases fur a number of years,
od, as it appeared, was preparing the schedule of
Berry, and, of course, would be familiar with the family
affairs, and of the action against Miss Fowler. The
parcel was delivered at the George and Dragon,
Mal during the came evening, a gentleman named
Rusting, a clerk with Mr. Faulkner, of Manchester, the
attorney for Mews. Eveleigh. was despatched to Lancaster
to watch the elocution of the writ of ca sr against Miss
bowler. Fpon his arrival, lie learnt tie it Parker had re-
tinned to Preston, and he, therefore, called at the George
and Dragon, in order to see Isaacs, and demand back the
parcel. On the following morning, the defendant
called at his lodgings, and chewed him the parcel in
which the warrant wan eimtained, but lie refused to
give it up to him, alleging that he did not know who he
was. gosling offered to metimpany him to a solicitor in
the town, and convince him that he had a right to the
lured, but the defendant refused to do so. This interview
tiaik place about a quarter before eight in the morning. On
leaving him the sleteuibuit went dint to the Castle, and
making his way to Berry's room, he asked if any one was in
the rool4l. berry replied in the negative, when Isaacs
pulled out of his pocket the parcel in question, opened it,
and took out the writ, saying, Br G—, here's a writ for
your sister." A consultabou took lilace between the parties,
and the defendant's advice was taken, and Miss Fowler
instructed to walk to a station about three miles uut of the
town, and take the train to Kendal, out of the jurisdiction
of the court. The object of the execution was therefore
entirely defeated, and fur 15 months Messrs. Eveleigh were
unable to get hold of Miss Fowler. This was the offence
laid down in the indictment. The warrant was subse-
quently returned by Isaacs to another sheriff's officer, who
received instructions from the shelitri officer at Preston to
go and demand it.
The witness Berry was subjected to a severe crow-
examination by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, with the view of
showing that the prosecution hail been originated from
siudictive motives by an attorney practising in the Ins&
vent Coon. Berry wan also obliged to admit that he had
left several situations as commercial traveller from a defi-
ciency in his accounts, and that his character had nut been
of the must immaculate description.
Ilia Lordship decided that the warrant while in transitu
could not be considered iu a place of deposit, and that there
was no evidence of a conspiracy proved.
he defend:nit was therefore acquitted by direction of
his Lordship.
This was the only case of interest occupying the court,
and it terminated the criminal business of the anises.

NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.-CUESTER, AEG. 12.

Nara nu, • Corm—Banns Ma. 'vim' Wscrrx...
r. ralltorNALL.—BiteAvir OF I.lloXtbi OF

MARILIAUIL
This was an action to mover compensation in daraages
Incfora breach of promise of marriage. Ihe defendant pleaded
first, that it was agreed the plaintiff and defendant should
be ma. ried when the latter was able to set up in busineaa,
but that he had never been iu a condition to perform the
promise; and neat. that they had mutually agreed to waive
the promise.
Mr. Evans stated the ease—The plaintiff was Miss Anne
Artninal Reddish, the daughter of a cora dealer at Stock-
port, and the defendant, a draper, residing in the same
town. The action was brought to recover compensation in
damages for one of the most serious injuries which could
be received. It was one of the moat critical periods in
the life of a female' and deserved the careful and
serious consideration of the jury iu dealing out to the

Tunics , that justice which they sought ut 'their hands.
the defendant was hy. no means an ignorant man,
as the letters he should put in would show, but pros
leased to be a man of high moral character, and of
strict religious feeling and piety ; but instead of acting la
laccordance with those principles, he had treated her with
cold calculating heartlessness, in order that he might gain •
little more money by marrying another woman. In I
the defendant first became acquainted with the plaintiff.
Ile was at that time an assistant with a Mr. Driukwatcr, a
large draper in the same town. The defendant was at
first struck with hcr, and became a frequent visitor M
her father's house, o much so that it led to observation at
the part of Mr. Driukwater ; but on that gentleman learn-
ing the, muse of those visits, he made no objection. In the
I year 1843, a correspondence commenced between the par-
' ties, which continued until July, 1348, when he went
London, where he rest with his present wife, unfortunately
for the happiness of the plaintiff. A letter, written by the
defendant to the plaintiff, dated March, 1343, appeared to be
a reply to one from the plaintiff, in which she had core-
' plainedof being addressed u " madam." He began the
letter, Dear Ann—First and foremost I beg pardon for the
formal word madam. It is a word we ott.m is-a: in business.
Do, if you please, excuse m..'—you know what sort of a
I blundering fellow I em," and so on, ending with terms of
affection. In 184,3 the defendant Wrote from the Isle of
Man, in which be described the krnery of the place nod
recommended her to go to Matlock for the benefit of her
health. The learned counsel then read a number of letters
which had passed between the plaiatiff and the defendant,
the last of which was dated in July, 1848, which was very
lengthy, and contained an account of his visit, •ad is which

be stated tint be had seen Prince Albert, that he stood
near the royal carriage, took off his hat, and had the honour
of a ',cranial move fro:a Isis Royal Ilighu,s. After that
visit the conduct of the defendant became cool awards the
plaintiff, and at length he married another. No amount
of deranges would r. pair the injury which the defendant
bad inflicted upon the plaintiff. Nt hen the courtship be-
gan she was '26 years of age. It had continued fur fire
years, and when she had a right to suppose she was about
to settle in life, her prospects had been blighted, and he
therefore called upon the jury to give ample damages.
A number of letters which had passed between the parties
were then put in, amongst which were the following :
August 18, 1841—My dear William,-1 arrived quite
las at my journey's end. It was very pleasant travelling
awd a beautiful day indeed, how could it be otherwise
IWhen I was coming to Derbyshire I rested the first night,
and the next day I and my friends went to Matlock Bath.
We went to look at the baths, and then sat in a beautiful
alcove with a marble fountain just opposite, that throws up
water more than a yard high, and glasses placed for the
company to drink, Then we walked down the parade, and
went into Adam's Museum. I was very much pleased with
it, and should have enjoyed it much more if you had been
with us to have shared in the pleasures. 1 have not la:en
on the river yet, there are some beautiful lor:ra' walks on
the opposite side, and I intend to go if I am without my
lore. We went to Cromford on Saturday, being market
day, to see the stirrings there, and we saw Wellersley
Castle, Mr. Peter Arkwright's seat—it is a pretty place—
and on Sunday wo went to Mr. Arkwright's church. We
should have gone to Matlock Bath to-day, but we have had
so much rain and thunder that it has prevented no, Mai
I expect • letter towards Saturday, as I shall be at Matlock
till the week's end: Please to direct to me at Miss Spencer's.
Lime Tree-lane, Miftlock. With kindest lore, believe as
to remain, yours sincerely, ANNI. August IS, 18
case all mistakes, for you little think how much I at
engaged.
Stockport, August 21, Thursday Evening, 9 o'clock.
My dear Anne,—lt is to sae • source of great satiskrO-
don to know something of you during this temporary sepias
ration. I hasten to acknowledge your affectionate letter,
which I received at a quarter to ten o'clock. After waiting
a whole day, I had indulged the idea of perhaps receiving
• letter from you on the evening of Tuesday, and felt sere
it could not be later than Wednesday morning, which
brought me no letter from Matloce—fancy my disappoints
meat. I am glad you had a pleasant juumey and arrived
safe ; you were I am sure favoured with a fine day, and no
doubt your friends were most anxiously waiting your
arrival. A week has now paused away since you left Stock-
port; it seems a very long one. I am really sorry the
weather is so very unfavourable for you. These weather-
wise
folks say we are going to have very fine weather
soon. I hope so. You seem to be enjoying yourself, fur
which I am glad. You say you hare been at Wellersley
Castle. I have this nfternoon been looking over the map of
Derbyshire, and there Well it. Cromford, Lea, Matlock Bath,
and all those places. I wish I could join you in those rambles
and walks—my heart attends you thraugh a.l changes On
Sunday afternoon I went to Cheadle liulme, and in the
evening called in at your good folks in 'Litigate. I have
also called in this afternoon on passing that way. I only
saw Martha and your mother—of course I asked if they had
heard anything of • Anne.' I there learned something
more of your proceelings in Derbyshire. Martha had re-
ceived a letter from Miss T., who left you in bed on Monday
learning—. is this correct i"They were all well. Oa
Saturday afternoon last I wrote to Sidney and Mary and
Samuel, and yesterday morning I received a letter from
Samuel. lie says they ore all well ; he is glad you are gone
to Matlock. I trust you arc now reconciled respecting the
trouble you had a few slays prey ions to your journey. I
know it disturbed you, and it had its equal effect on me. I
purpose taking tea with your good folks on Sunday (if all is
well). Now don't think any more about the disturbance,
but forget it. Take care of your health—l should suppose
you will bathe at Matlock—l think I should, you know
that. My dear Anne, I often reflect (and with pleasure)
upon my first interview with you—more particularly
my first iinpression, as marking that critical period
of my life on which so much depends. We
are, 1 trust, convinced that our happiness depends
in a great measure upon our mutual conduct, and I cans-
estly pray God g:ve us his blessing. I have this aftenitain
been to see my friend Mr. 11. ; he is much worse and fast
hastening to another world ; and it is a great comfort and
consolation to his family and friends that ko is not a
stranger to religion. I must now conclude, and say good
night. The box, I see, chars at a quarter to 10 a.m., so
that I shall past this in the morning. I think you will get
it about Saturday morning.—Believe me to remain, yours
faithfully and affectionately, WILLIV4.
P.S.—I shall expect to hear from you again soon. I know
you are engaged, but spare me a line or two, and don't be
long. When do you think of returning—don't be in a
hurry, for I am sure it will do you good ; and when you do
return, I shall expect to see a decided change for the
better. Matters are going on well at home, so far as they are
concerned. I have called several times since you left—there

appears to me something short. Good nis.iht, accept my
kindest love, with kind regards to your friends, if you
please.-1 am, truly yours, W. P.
Mr. George Winliwater stated that the defendant was his
asprentiee, and in his service about 12 years. In 111 I he
found out that ho was a frequent visitor at the house of the
plaintiff's father, and, on inquiry, witness understood that
the object of his visits was to pay his addresses to the plain-
tiff, knowing the parties, he did not object. The defendant
left witness in WO, and began business fur himself in
I Stockport. Ile had saved, during his service with wit-
ness, 200 i.
Mary Reddish, mother of the plaintiff, said that she had
known the defendant about eight years. Shortly after he
hetaine acquainted with her slaughter he paid great atten-
tion to her, and used to come twice a week or oftener. They
were frequently alone together, and ho appeared to be
courting her. The visits continued until l)ecrmber, 1149.
and in March, lain, he was marries'. At the latter end of
the summer of ISIS. after the defendant had been to Lon-
don, he became more cool towards her daughter. The
plaintiff appeared to he in low spirits, and witness one Sun-
day evening asked the defendant whether anything was
the matter between them. Ile replied "Nothing." The plain-
tiff replied, "Oh, Walnuts, I expected we should have been
married before now, and now you say you will not Ise in a
condition to marry tor four or tire years to come." Witness
said to the sit:haul:int, " You have sisters of your own, and
would you like them to be treated in that manner ?" The
defendant replied, " I know I have done wrong," and then
the family came in and nothing more passed. After that
his visits became less frequent, and meet' altogether in
Deeember, 1119.
In cross-examination the witness said she had five
daughters. The age of the plaintiff was 31 or 35.
Samuel Reddish, brother of the plaintiff, and clerk to
Messrs. Wignall, cotton brokers, Liverpool, deposed to
meeting the plaintiff and defendant in 1541 in Liverpool.
They came together ou Saturday evening, and returned
on Sunday. They appeared as if keeping company together.
In 1116 they were together again in Liverpool, and had
hero at Stockport with them. The defendant was treated
by the family as an accepted suitor. On his return from
London told the defendant that he had heard he was pay-
ing his addresses to a Miss Watkins, of Macclesfield. Ile
denied it, and witness told him that if it was so proceedings
would be taken against him, for he had visited the house
as a BMWs. lie said he had done wrung, and had acted very

....
unwisely. .
Mary Turner, the wife of a cotton broker in Liverpool,
and sister to the plaintiff, was next called. She deposed to
the defendant visiting the plaintiff at her house and appear-
ing on affectionate terms, She was shown a Bible which
hail been given to her sister, end in which the defendant
had written the name of the plaintiff. She had also a profile
of his in her possession.
This closed the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. Serjeant Jones contended that there was no evidence
on which to go to the jury, The declaration stated that the
defendant had promised to marry the plaintiff within a rea-
sonable time after he should be in a capacity to set up in
business. There was no evidence to show that such a pro-
mise had been made.
Hi, Lordship thought there was evidence to go to the
jury.
Mr. Serjeant Jones—Your lordship sees the promise is
laid specially.
His Lordship said the question would be whether the
jury would inter from the evidence that a promise hail been
made by the defendant, and if so, Whether it was within
the period when he was able to perform it.
Mr. Serjeant Jones then addressed the jury on the part
of the defendant, contending that there was nut sufficient
evidence to satisfy the jury that any promise whatever had
been made. It was for the plaintiff to put that question
before the jury beyond all reasonable doubt ; but it was
abundantly clear that no promise had been given; but if
the jury were of opinion that such • contract had been
entered into, it was fur them to say whether it had not
been agreed between the ponies to give it up. So
far from the defend tat having acted with cold, calculating
indifference. according to the evidence he had acted just the
contrary. Ills conduct, even according to the evidence of
the plaintiff, was as high as it could be. lie then proceeded
to contend that there was no evidence to satisfy the jury
that any promise whatever had been made by the defen-
dant, but it was clear the plaintiff, being nearly seven years
older than the defendant, was the party seeking the con-
nexion. Even, however, if the jury were of opinion that
there wet a promise, and that it hail been broken by the
defendant, the smallest amount of damages would satisfy
the justice of the case.
Hu Lordship in summing up the case left it to the jury
to say whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant them
in coming to the reasonable conclusion that a promise had
been made to the plaintff.
The jury, after consulting together a few minutes, re.
turned a verdict for the plaintiff—Diunages 201.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.

Thomas BertAmore, aged 72, and James Megg, aged 68,
persons haviog the appearance of labouring farm servant*,
were brought before Mr. Alderman Moon, under the fol-
lowing circumstances
' Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden was present during
the hearing of the caw.
Charles Clarke, officer of the London Bridge-wharf, said,
at half-past 11 o'clock this morning, the Albion steamer,
trading between London and Boulogne, arrived at London
Bridge-wharf. From what was told to me by Mr. Cur
worth, of Fish-street-hill, who was a passenger, I took the
two defendants into custody, and brought them here. I said
to ttem—" Do you know St. Alhan's ?" and they both re-
plied that they did. I then asked them to accompany me
to the Mansion House.

Alderman Moon—What is your present charge against
them ?

Itoess-1 brought them here because lir. Unsworth
informed me that there was a reward for their apprehen-
sion for bribery at the recent St. Alban's election.