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BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE EOM Ir. •

Yesterday a very numerous Meeting was held at theFramaMotwe
+'warn, (heat Queen-street, in contequenm, of a printed pfeenrd,
,4ieh h.s within the last feW days been stuck up on the waif in
very quarter of the metropolis, inviting the Christian ptiklie to
tend this meeting, in order to hear certain charge*, to be then and
'sere brought fora/ant against the Committee of the British and
,oreign Bible Society.
At twelve o'clock, the appointed hour, the dining-room was lm.
tensely thronged by gentlemen. many of whom we recognised as
aunrh supporters of the Society, though no person attended
,fficially to vindicate the Institution or the Malingers of it. There
,ere a few ladies present ; but no accommodation having been
repsred for them, the greater number retired before tiu: butine a
•ommenced.

The Meeting had been kept in painful state of suspense, look.
ng one at another, and inquiring the nature of the object for which
hey had been convened, but of which no one present seemed to
tare any corr. ct idea; when
The Rev. W. WILLIAMS, a Welch clergymen. and a 8.G.,
announced that the Mecting had been convened by him ; and that
when the chair was taken, he wound explain his motives for ding
and hoped for the support of every true friend to Christianity.
R. then moved that the Rev. Mr. 3lutter Should take the chair,
a ;reeably to promise.
The Rev. Mr. Muvren declared that he never made any such
promise, and begged to decline the honour.
Mr. WILLIAMS strenuously insisted that he did ; but if
the Rev. Gentleman persisted in his te'usal to preside, there were
whets present who would not be ashamed or afraid to advoca'e the
cause of Truth, in defiance of the Bible Society and its MI-powerful
array of titled influence. (Cries of " Bravo, bravo! Hear hint,
hear him !" on one side ; and " Shaine, shame ! t trder, order !
Ind Chair, chair !" on the other.
In the midst of clamour and confeion, the Rev. Mr. Cox was
called to, and, after some hesitation, accepted the chair.
Mr. IVlLLtams then proceeded to explain the objects which
hail induced him to convene this Meeting. Friendly at he was to
the propagation of the Sacred Scriptures, lie could not without great
pain to himself have now ventured to impugn the conduct of that
Committee, whose peculiar province it was to distribute the Wor:l
of Eternal Life ; but the respect which lie personally entertained
for many of the individuals who composed that Committee wet as
nothing, when compared to the strong indignation which their pubi
tic conduct, in the management of the important trust committed
to them, had awakened in his breau. Ile had already Mated his
opinions on this subject in print; lie had published pamphlets,
wherein he pointed out their errors; he had charged them with
misapplying their funds; with deviating from those principles
which formed the original foundation of the Society ; but those
charges had never been answered. What then could lie, or what
could any one infer, but that they were unanswerable. (" No, no,"
said a gentleman at the bottom of the room, " your charges have
been fairly met.") Mr. Williams denied it; no notice had ever
been taken of them that he could discover, though he had carefully
perused every thing that had issued from the press on this subject,
during the last thirteen years. He had come here to-day, in the
spirit of candour, to meet some of the gentlemen officially, connect-
ed with the Society. Wlitre were they now ? (.' Oh." said a
person near the speaker, " they are ashamed to come.") Mr.
Williams said, it would seem as if the' were ashamed to hear the
truth, because it would cover them with confusion and disgrace;
but he, for one, was ready to meet them fairly, one and all, and
they might depend on it that they should hear the truth, the whole
(ruth, and nothing but the truth.
An Irish Clergyman (whose name we could not learn) rose to
order. The Rev. Gentleman, who by his own confession had called
this Meeting, thought proper to make a sort of sweeping attack on
the Bible Society, without specilying any particular ground of
cogiplaint.
Mr. WILLIAMS hastily observed, "S"ee, Sir, I particularized
all my charges long ago. I ere!' offered the managers of the So-
ciety five shillings a minute if they would give me a patient hear:
ing (Laughter.)
A Gentleman here observed, that the subject could not be fairly
discussed under the present ci:cumstances. The Gentleman who
called the Meeting appeared to have brought with him a good deal
of angry feeling, and it would be more prudent to afford him time
to collect himself, by adjourning to another day.
Mr. Witirams deprecated any idea of putting off until to-
morrow what might be better done to-day.
A Gentleman inquired what was the nature of the charges. It
could not be expected that the Society could vindicate themselves,
unless they were made acquainted with the character of the offences
with which they were accused.
Mr. Wir.r.i•ms said, that the Committee were in possession of
them long ago; a memorial had been left with them, of which
printed copies were in the room.
The following is the document alluded to:.—
"YrxoWAL.
" Proposition I. That the Committee of the British and Foreign
Bible Society have departed very far from the line of conduct pre-
scribed for them by that Institution's original laws, and have con-
ducted its concerns on principles which are contrary to its stipula-
tions with the Christian public, and totally different from those on
which they were conducted during the first years of its existence.
This the undersigned is ready to prove, from the Society's own
showing.
" Prop. 2. That the system which they have substituted is in.
consistent with the interests of true religion at .home and abroad,
the same is also prepared to denim:ovate.
" The above propositions are respecqully submitted to the se-
rious consideration of the Committee, this 3d of July, 1326.
(Signed) "W. WILLIAMS, 11.1.).„ 311 original Member.
" Oar the 7th of August., the title page of a work intended to
establish the truth of the above propositions, was delivered by the
author, who is above named, to the Noble President, Lord Teitn.
mouth, with a request that they might be properly discussed, either
then and there, or any when and where it pleased his Lordship and
the Committee, with en expression of sincere regret that the Com-
mittee's apparent unconcern had compelled the author to quote
much of the works of their opponents in the North, in order to
establish the truth of his second proposition ; and the oely aserra.
thou that was made in reply was, that he could do himself no good
by dependence on tke correctness or veracity of Scottish ar:ters.
" On September 4. a written document was handed to the Noble
President by Mr. Williams, as follows
" Ido hereby respectfully submit that a motion should be made
for a Resolution to this effect, viz.—That a General Meeting of the
Members of the British and Foreign Bible Society be convened by
advertisement, at the Freemasons Tavern or elsewltere,withtintight
days from the date hereof. N.B. The subjects of discussion at
such a meeting to be the two propositions ri.lipeettnily sub • ted to
the consideration of this Committee on the 3d of July last, dec.'—
And, as no one seconded the motion when made, his Lordship did
read, at Mr. Williams's request, the counterpart of the document
as follows—' I give notice, that unless you advertise a General
Meeting, and inform me of it by to-morrow night, I will adtertise
one that shall be convened next week.

(Signed) "W. WILLIAMS, B.D.
" Earl-street. Sept. 4, Md.',
Mr. ‘VILLTAMS contended that the Committee had here abun-
dant notice of his intention to bring forward these charges, and he
did not hesitate to ssy that they were only restrained from meeting
the inquiry which he demanded by a consciousness of their own
guilt. lie would again publicly call on them to stand forward and
'lndicate themselves if they could.
A (irg t LEMAN observed—" You may call spirits from the
vasty deep, but will they come ?" (Laughter.)
Mr. Wtt.r.rams conceived that the Society was now arraigned
at the bar of public opinion; and if it were to go forth to the Chris-
tian world, as it would. that they had fled from inquiry, and
cushioned the question, the Society, must fall to ruin, for its Direc-
tors would scarcely have the hardihood to seek for support from a
public they had so grossly deceived. (Hear, hear, Order, Qua.
I 'lon. and Chair, from several voices.)
The Rev. Mr. CROSDY said that though there were other So.
cieties which Ito preferred, as the medium of distributing the Scrip-
tures. to the Bible Society, yet.he thought that the charges against
that Institution could rot be fairly discussed in a meeting like the
present. He was opposed to the British and Foreign Bible So.
clety on principle alone, because he conceived that the Committee
had deviated front the benevolent plan on which it had been origi-
nally established, and in this opinion he was confirmed by the opi.
nion of several eminent Prelates of the Established Church. How-
ever, in a spirit of fairness, and of Christian charity, he would like
to give the Committee time to prepare foe their defence, and on
those grounds he would move an adjournment.
The Rev. Mr. MUTTER seconded this motion on the same prin-
ciple.
Mr. WILLI A sts wished to proceed to the consideration of the
previous question, but wax strongly opposed.
The CHAIRMAN pot the amendment, which was carried with
• few exceptions, and the meeting was adjourned sine die.
The Rev. Mr. Cox then left the chair, which was immediately
assumed by Mr. %VILMA/NS, who entreated the company to re.
main, and lie would tell them something they had not heard. He
then adverted to the parable of the man who had built a house In
which a plague was found. He shut It up for several days, in
hopes the plague would leave it ; but finding that it did not, he
took out the bricks and mortar where the plague had lodged, and
put in fresh, and resolved, if that had not the effect of expelling
the plague, to pull down the building altogether. Thus it should
be with the Bible Society,sthich had got a plague in it. The rot.
ten bricks (that Is, the Committee) should he taken out, and tithes.
would not do, it should be pulled down. (Cheers and laughter.)
A Gentleman of the Society of Friends drily observed, that the
new mortar ought to be well tempered.
Mr. WILLI/am here held up • blue hag, in which was a greet
One closely sealed. " hook at that," said i.e. " What, is that a'
, cure for the plague ?" inquired a Gentleman. " Yes," said Mr.
Williams, "itis a specific medicine." " Not a patent medicine,"
cried • third{" do take care of the stamp duty."
Some hu malcontent moved aa adjournment to dinner, and
it wag cacrltei GMs MN.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, •SLPT.
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OLD COURT.
Before the RECORDER and Alderman Sir R. C. Guest.
Brifywrile Rofrivans, wed 23, Wee indicted foi !feeling in thil
deeding-house of Rsikes CUrrey, Esq eighe telble cloths and two
towels, value lit, his property, on the I Ith of July last.
Catherine Stanley, the Itutnekeeper of the proseeutdr, recoiled'sl
her master's purchasing the property, about the Bth of July; aha
put than into her mom; was sure that the cloths produced, ai
found on the prisoner, were her master's.
John Hasson saw the prisoner and another man go down the
area of the prosecutor with an empty basket. on the 11th of. July,
and return again, having the basket full ; the property *astound
on him. Verdict—(iuilty.
Cdheritte Hareley. aged 18; was indictt4 for stealing two table.
cloths and five napkins; the property of Lord Howard of };Bing.
ham ; rind a gown and other articles, the property of Jane Chilean,
ion the 20th July last.
Verdia—Guilty of steeling under the value of 40s.
Gcorgc Williams, aged and Wm. iftf/rar, aged 16, were in.
dieted tor breaking into and entering the dwelling-house of John
Brown, and stealing font pairs of atorkings.
The prosecutor staled that he live.l at King bury ; he went Cu:
with his wife on the 20th of July last, locked his door, and gave
' the key to his wife; he rematned himself about the place, and on
returning to the house, fiend the door broken open and the pri-
soners within. On examining futility, he discovered that a trunk
had been broken open, and tour paint of stockings, which had been
therein, under the bid. The prisoners Mid him that they had gone
in fir water to drink.

The priNuttent made no defence.
The REcoactea told the Jury that the least removal of any
goods, with an intention to stud, constituted a felony.
Verdict—Guilty. Recommended to mercy on account of their
youth.

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MURDER.
Riehrird Wells was indicted fo► having, on the 13th of June.
while driving in a coach erawn by four horses, inn against a gig in
which the wile of Ilenry Yarbr•dee was then riding, whereby she
was thrown out of the gig, and the wheels of the coach passed over
her head. She ling,,red until the sth of July, and then ekpired.
Alf. ANDRE we stated ti!' can. The prisoner, he said, was the
servent of 3lr. With rhouse, of the Swan with Two Necks. in Lsd-
lane he had the character of a steady skilful coachman, but it was
evident, notwithstanding this, that he was the cause of the death in
question; he was charged in the indictment with the crime of mur.
de►, and on the Coroner's Inquest with that of manslott;,hrtet it
was for the Jury to dttermine whether or not he was guilty of whet
the Grand Jury thought proper to present. There was one dr.
cumstaace in favour 44 the prisoner, that he had surrendered him-
self spontaneously for trial. He then called the following wit.
tresses

Henry Farbridge was, on the night of the 30th of June, driving
in a one-borne chaise, having his wife on one side, and his mother
and a clii:d sitting on a stool. Ile set out from Barnet at rise
o'clock in the afternoon towards Lomita,. When he came to Bar-
net Church. he heard the sound of a horn, and the noise of a mach
behind him ; he Liu n made towards Iris own side of the road ; he
came within three fe.t of the foot-path ; there was sufficient room
for a large waggon to the other side, and, on looking behind,
lie saw the leaders eo near his wheel, that it was impossible for
them so pass Lint. lle loOked to see if the coachman was pulling
up, and ouserving he was not, he endeavoured to get nearer to the
near side. and immediately the hind wheel of the mail-coach struck
against his gig ; his wife was thrown between the two.wheels of the
mail-coach, and he himself thrown under the hind wheel of the
coach. It then stopped, and he found his wife apparently dead
he had not power to raise her. He said to the coachman. " You
villain, you have been the cause of this ;" prisoner replied. ** It
was no fault of mine; I blew the horn, and you ought to get out
the way." The prisoner then said, ". There was no room to Nola."
Witness said, " There was always room for another coach ; there
were at that time six or seven feet to spare fur the mail to pass,"
He measured it since, and tonna it to be so. His wife was then
taken to a home, and witness asked the coachman for hti address•
which, after considerable reluctance, prisoner gave. It was on
level ground, and witness was driving et the rate of seven or Oaf t
miles an hour; it was as light as they ; his wife was brought butise
after having remain, d there eleven days, and died.
Cm's-examined I.y Mr. Bum:inn/et —He had taken a little
wine and water, and some ale. previous to his starting from Buttes.
Surgeon Morris attended his wile at Barnet, who said that it was
dangerous to remove his wife hone, but said she would die, and
that she alight as well die at home as at Barnet.
John Robansm, a farmer, at Bernet, was walking from market
on die evening in question ; saw the mail strike the gig, be was
behind ; saw the woman almost immediately under the wheel of
the coach ; the coachman had made no effort to stop the coach pre-
vious to the mail striking the gig. Witness knew that the mail
would strike the gig trout the line it was going in ; there was pleat,
Of midi fur the mail to pass without coming against the gig; could
not swear that he had heard the horn ; the prosecutor was very name
his proper ride at the time.
Crias-exasuined by Nlr. BRODETIICK—The mail stopped di
roc ly the a:edent happened ; he went to stop the gig horse, is.
cold not set in what psisition the woman was lying. •
Surgeon Mortise:et:tinned by Mr. A N nanws..,-Attended the de-
ceased after the accident; there were three fractures in her lower
jaw, the collar-bone broka,a : she had a difficulty of breathing ; vas
vetsible, but coal I nut speak ; ha attended Isar after she had been.
brought to Landau ; she died on the Jilt of July of Milausmatioo
in the iungsi produced by external bruises on the chest.
Cross.enationed by Mr. BUODERICK—The inflammation eom.
mowed at the time of the injury ; did not imagine that there wall
any dander in removing Ism, sir des Casa was desperate, and thud
was no p.ospect of her recovery.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner, on being called on tor hie defence, said, that he did
all that was in his power to avoid the accident, and that lie was ty
no means in fault. _

Mr. Faibridgc was again called by Mr. BnoDeticx—Wp, not
aware that on hearing the horn he had pulled a little to the eight
had considerable experience in driving.
George—C triwopher !Judson, a postmaster at Barnet, saw tile
protecumr driving in the gig in the day in question. Thought he
drove like a person unaccustomed to driving.
Cross-examined by .Me. A NDUE W3—The road was 2d feet wide
at the place where the accident occurred.
By Mr. Bum:flume—Knew the prisoner thirty years—had
always the character of a good coachman.
Edward Bans was guard to the mail on the night in question.
On seeing the gig he blew the horn, and the C0:46114M haitt.oed.—
the fore horses and the fore wheels of the mail passed the gig, and
stopped a minute. The hoc es gibed back, and the step struck the
gig—where the leaders and the splinter-bar pass, they consider that
the entire coach will pass.
Cron-examined by Mr. ANDREWS—The step was down when
ihe accident occurred. Tie cause of the accident was the chaise
coming rgainst the mail ; did not believe that there were six fe-t
beyond the mail, but thought there were three; the mail would
have p rased, were it out ter the backing of the gig; witness aid ncr
appear at the Coronet's Inquest, cot being summoned; the ti- •
allowed to the coach from Suu.h Mims to London (a dis ante of
miles) was one hour and 43 minutes.
Elizabeth Kit.g witnessed the accident from her own doer.
distance of ten pods ; saw Mr. Farbridge on the wrong side of th
mid before the horn blew, and then crossing to the right side, and
pulling the wrong rein : it WAS the pulling of the wrung rstn that
caused the accident ; the deceased was removed to witness's Lousi.,
and was getting I•etter when she was removed.
Crass-examined by Mr. A xnagws—She heard Mr. Jarvis ca:l
out to Mr. Farbridge to come to his own side of the road; meat
to swear that the prosector.r had been on the wrong side of the road ;
no person applied to her before yesterday to give evidence; it was at
Mr. Banner's solicitation that she appeared.
Sophia Betty lived exactly opposite where the accident hap.
pened ; was standing in the window when she heard the horn. She
saw the gig as much on the right side as it could be, as there was
an iron railing which separated the t hurch-yard froin the wad.
When the horses and the Pure-wheels of the mail had passed 'h..,
gig, the gig drew back, and came in contact with the hind wheels ;
if it had gone on straight nothing could have occurred. She aut-
hored the accident no the unskilfulness of Mr. Farbridge.
Cross-examined by Mr. A win EW Farbridge was on his
own aide of the road all along.
James Choke witnessed the accident, was about thirty yard. oft
at the time ; when the horses arid the front of the mail had passed
the gig, Mr. Farbridge polled the wrong rein, acid put the gig back
on the mail. _ . .

By Mr. ANDREWS—If the gig would have gone straight for.
ward the mail would have pulsed within a foot of it. There was
nut a yard to the right of the mail at the time.
John Clay came up after the accident ; there was only the length
of his foot between the fore wheel of the mail and the post. The
road was 22 feet wide only in that place.
By Mr. A N DnEWS.—.lliree carriages could pass abreast on the
road. Mr. Farbridge was in the middle at the time ; did not know
any thing about Mr. Farbridge; he was, by all accounts, blowing
the coachman up.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
Mr. Justice Lis T LEDA LE, in summing up, observed, that there
were not sufficient grounds to charge the prisoner with murder, at
it did not appear that the accident had arisen from wanton offstious
driving. But, if the Jury were of opinion that it was mod b/
the Carelessness or negligence of the prisoner, they would find MI:,
guilty of Manslaughter : or, if they thought it was the result of
pure accident, they would acquit him. The evidence was so ton.
tradictory, that it ass difficult to come to a satisfactory conclusion.
The Jury, having deliberated for a few minutes, brought is a
verdict of—Not Guilty.

A isIOTHER MURDER.
Isaac linkman, aged 36, was indicted for the wilful minder of
Sarah Bateman' hie wife, by kicking and beating her.
Mary Haights, romined by Mr. Justice fiAsat.rr—Know she
prisoner and his wife; they lived at the Old Greyhound piddle,
house, in Fulham, within 1.59 yards of witness's residence; **ray
lived in the house with them ; prisoner was a labourer in theme/.
bet gardens ; his wife worked along with him. At tvrelor delver
at night witness heard a violent noise, like the breaking of erodes";
She supposed that it came from the Old Greyhound, to
of which she went to about twelve yards of the risonsen
and heard a groan. She went to the house, sop nem the peiMyr De
the door. She said, " I say, Bateman, you tom tsaeistflii pest
wife; you thief, you have niurdered your wife;" them times -Mit
Mid so. He said no, be had not hurt bee. Whale Washed the
neighbourhood, and cried out " Morin!" He slid sheer* set
murdered, it was only gin or gin and wafer she mewed, and mime
he would see her; ; he went to the pump its the petdowtd limit a
pan in his hand ; she saw him nu mare; pm wag Need In a

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otteheitterwarde. She stopped there about ten minutes; the neigh-
lepers collected in consequettre of her screaming.
Several persons went in ; witreas remained outside, and saw the
deceased in the lower rotten, wlrie the women were washing her;
-*tine's went home, and timid thete until her brother came with
the Doctor; she returned wilt the Doctor, who desired that
the deceased should be taken up stairs. and stripped, and put to
best ; the Doctor examined her, and salted if she had been guilty
with any person?
Mir. Justice tlesette--1 must not hear that.
She did not know how the parties lived together.
Slietwas-esamined by Mr. Bennett/ex—The evening was dark,
. and Mere were no lamps; but she could see the fate of the pri-
, tweee.
Jet It ives in Hammersmith; on the 31st of.lttly, they
. ebr for bins to his own house ; saw the deceased on Tuesday
ninth-
tr .!, about tea o'clock ; her fare was very much bruised, her left eye
, ai wk. and nearly closed ; there was a cut over the right eye, and
tuner on the title of her head ; she complained of a good deal of
cam till neer the belly and round the heart, and upon examination
. rote ditto be a case or danger, as there was a rupture of the
atailt:ee, hr ihmight there was almost a certainty of its being fatal;
titecesed, on being informed of the rupture, lurid, that she
thouele there was prat pain, and that she should not be here long.
Witness was not quite certain at that time that it would prove
!and ; thought it very dangemus, but not hopeless ; deceased, in his
.oninion. eonsideml heraelf in beget of death ; it turned out in
:point of fact that the bladder was fermi-ed.
Crosse-examined by Mr. ItnonerucK—Said neel,ing MOM about
.the bladder, than, '• I think your bladder is rupinred. '
Mr. Juatiee lieeette—The wounds which he described were
by a hludgem ; themett the cut on the head had been from a fall ;
the rupture of the bladder was occasional by 61/111C violence; she
was taken to St George's Hospital, on Tuesday, at his recom-
mentlatint.
By Mr. IlitontniCe—A fall or any violence would cause a
rupture, if the bladder was much distended; falling over a chair or
a tub would do it; the habit of intoxication produces a weakness
that facilitates a rupture.
Mr. Ileoftenice submitted that there was not sufficient evl-
•tlence that the decessed believed herself to be in a dying state, to
eutitle her words to be received in evidence.
The question was reserved by the Court, until it should become
necessary to receive those worth; in evidence.
Witerees could not judge whether the deceased had been in liquor.
The bladder might have been ruptured by a fall ; a rupture will
uneetintes take place from any violent concussion, if much dis-
tended. A habit of intoxication produces a weakness in the mus-
cubic power alert that region.
Mr. Henry Russell, lentriesurrenn to St. George's Hospital, de-
ported that the deceased was brought there on the Tuesday night.
-lie corroborated the evidence of the lent witness as to the injuries
received by the deceased, and also to her listing declared to him
teat site believed the was in a dying state. Examined the body
w.er death, and discovered that the bladder was ruptured.
John Chapman, a hackney.coachinan, corroborated the testimony
..t Slaty Hughes; and deported alas that he saw the prisoner on the
morning of his wife's death, abetit yards from his own house.
!Witness was about the same dbeeire front him. When the prisoner
F tie witreos walking after him he lay down in the lane; when he
itetail witness gained ground upon him, he got up and ran away
down the lane like a deer; they thud a good chase, and lie jumped
Seto Sanders ground. I called and told hint I wanted hint. In
consequence of my calling he not over the fence again and gave
himself an. I told him his wife was dead. lie replied, he had
trade up his mind to die for the b—.
Cross.examined by Mr. Ileoneatee—Did not hear the prisoner
stv Chet it was impossible has wife could be dead when he surten.
.tered himself. IVOR not swear that he did not say so. Will not swear
at he was not abused and threatened by the men and women as-
:.etritletl. The women called him a murderous thief.
'lane Cousins lived next deter to the prisoner. Saw him on the
marring of the murder with a bundle in his apron. Saw the de-
tented in Hammersmith, butt valid not any at what time either
et them came home. Saw her between five and six o'clock a
little intoxicated. They lived on good terms when site was
sober, hnt she was much addicted to drinking. Ile bore the
character of a quiet inoffensive man, and witness never knew
him to indulge in liquor.
Mr. He ormatee now submitted that the words of the deceased
khould not be received, there being no evidence that she canal-
eered her situation so hopeless that her assertions should be en-
titled to the same weight as evidence on oath.
The Con wr over-ruled the objection, mum which
Mr. Bowling was recalled, and stated, that the deceased stated
that the rupture was caused by her husband kneeling on her
belly. the did not name her husband, but supposed site meant
him. as there had been smite previous conversation about him.
Mr. Ruseell recalled, and deported that deceased told hint that she
hid been knocked down by her husband, and that he had knelt
Upon hie while on the ground. Kneeling upon her was not
likely to produce that effect, if the bladder had not been dis.
tended.
This demi the cast for the prosecution.
, Mr. Itnotnentex now submitted that thete was no proof that
the woman who died in the hospital and the woman who was beaten
were the same person.
All the witnesses were in consequence recalled, but none
could speak as to the identity of the deceased, none having seen
her in both places.
Mr. Justice tieseter said that the question of identity must go
to the .lury.
The prisoner declared before Gott that the deceased fell in a fit
o intoxication, anti that he sever struck her or bore her any ill-
will or malice whatsoever.
The following witnesses were then called for the defence.
Ain Mason saw the deceased three times en the day in question ;
jeer: next door to her ; the second time she saw her she was very
toward in liquor, and in the evening she was quite tipsy. Had
seen her fat four following days in liquor; the prisoner was always
kind mit 1 ; the deceased said that her husband always kept to his
work end gave her all his earnings, and thee if she could wear gold
he would give it bee, be was so goad a husband. On Tuesday,
about twelve, saw deceased and spoke to her, and she said site did
not know what her husband had done to her.
Thomas Denman, a market gardener, deposed tiet t he has em.
ploreti the prisoner during the last four years, and he sets the
quietest man he ewe had in his employ ; knew the deceased, and
cue ass a drunken woman.
Mr. Fielder, churchwarden, Mr. Run, and several other re.
epeetable persons, gave the prisoner the character of being a quiet,
kind. humane, and inoffensive num.
Mr. Justice GASE LEL then charged the Jar,' at considerable
leve'. after which they returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
.Mr. Justice Geseete asked them if they returned that verdict
generally, and if they meant to acquit the prisoner of manslaughter
as well as of murder.
The Jury, after a short consultstion, requested to retire to con-
s de: of their verdict. Upon their return to the Court they re-
t ir ...I a verdict of Not Guilty
[Before the Rreonnrati
RETURNING FROM TRANSPORTATION.
• Jolts Auks was indicted (or being at large in this kingdom be-
b;ire die term had expired tar which he had b.-en transported.
Ancit.ettus stated the case to the Jury, and thee called the
followsne witnesses :
Mr. Stafford produced a record of the ronviciton of the prisoner
at Note Ph in 1313 before the Judges of Assize.
Jertrooeb Hubbard. one of the (Miners of the City of London,
prieea taking the prisoner into custody on the 3d of July, at the
White Hart m Fetter-lane.
John Johnston. keeper. of the Castle at Norwich. stated, that the
primmer war in his custouy in 1813; he could speak to his identity,
hiving been in his custody lire womb& during which lie saw him
every day. He afterwards conducted him to Partstreiuth, and is
quite certain that he is the mare
Crises...examined by Mr. A tte Y—Had about fifty prisoners at a
tripe in the geol. but could speak to hint notwithstanding.
Jchn Crank ~ saw the prisoner first in New South VI ales, where
he was employed as a privileged man as a carpetter. Was steward
ot the Harvey, OW bard hich stip he was employed. He was
secreted OD board that s ohip madaw m sailed.
cross.examincel by Mr. littoognig•—Was discharged from his
situation, but did not know what for. The prisoner was examined,
mid fosuid not to be the man described in a placard or an absconded
convict.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner said he was a ICaltiii.l the greatest part of his life,
lOW that his name was John King, and not John Shales.
The Captain of the vessel was called, nod said that lie would not
bonen the evidence of Cerra:yr. whom he had discharged for malt-
mg away with his preperne lie knew what he was diandased for,
soil es did revel person its the ship. lie wettld not believe Carnley
on his oath. The prisoner succeeded Carnley in his Mutation, anti
held it for about seven mouths. The pritoate conducted himself
to the roost praiseworthy wanner.
Cecos-exammed by Mr. A DOLPH t a ret hire the prisoner,
sue did he know that lie was a convict. He was three days at sea
before be knew he was on board. Gave information of the circum-
stance to the Consul at Monte Video upon his arrival there. Knew
of the escape of a convict from Sydney. veto bail the placed, but
did not know or believe the Prisoner to be that convict.
The RocoaDia summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned
• verdict of Guilty.

tiott.Dmat.t..—Mr. C'harl a Hewing, a warehouseman at
Ifs. Wig, littik.atreet, appearLd before Sir Peter Laurie yesterday,
ups, a summons, for refusing to pay as. for the carriage and por.
MM.& id a small deal box.
Jams smith, the complainant, who is the porter of the Bell
Ifiabars, staled that on the Ist inst. be delivered the box,
awd Mr. Boring vetoed payment.
Mc Henke, diseebt he should not have been summoned by
tie porter. hat by the innkeeper, who could hare afthrded them
iaisnastica as to the principle span which parcels were

from one eat** soother, and 24. for booking again at the Canter_
bury office. It was then brought 56 miles to London for Is. 6d.
A fresh chugs of id.'for booking in town would have been snails
against ninety-nine persons in a hundred ; but he was one of the
few who were aware of this imposition, and had successfully resist.
tat it ; no innkeeper having yet had the courage to summon him
for the odd 2d. he always struck out when it appeared under the
head of carriage. The charge of 3s. was made out thus t—Porter.
age from the Bell Inn, 6d , carriage from Canterbury, Is. Bd., book,
get and porterage at Canterbury, 44., carriage from, and booking
at, Sandwich, &d. But why, lie wished •to know, was the boa
shifted at all ? It must have been brought from Sandwich by oleo(
the Deal coaches, which runs through that place, and comes on to
London. Ile had inquired that morning at the coach-office in Hol-
bom, and was told their coach went direct toSandwich, and the
fare would be 16e. Ile had also to observe, that he believed the
box, which was only secured by the cording, had been opened, and
9s. worth of goods stolen ; lie had not, however, satisfied himself yet
upon that point.
Smith canfessed he was not prepared to explain how the charge
of 2e. fid. carriage was made out ; hut he ventured to doubt that
Mr. Hers ing could possibly be able to dissect the charge truly, In
the way that lie had done.
Mr. Herring-1 have taken great pains to be correct. I have
obtained my information down the road.
Smith—l get blamed for leaving the parcels at all where parties.
refuse to pay me.
Sir Pere:n-1 am sure you would not be justified In taking'
them away with you because your extortions are not submitted en.
Mr. Herring—The porter is bound by law to deliver them, and
the way he is to proceed in case of non-payment is expreslfy
pointed out ; namely, to summon the defaulter before a Magistrate,i
who may award reasonable satisfaction to the party complaining
for his damages and costs, and for his loss of time m recovering the
some. I never suffer the porter to carry away a parcel which has
come over my threshold. I bay, that is my parcel.
Smith—l should say it is not yours until you have paid for it.
Sir PETER LAURIE said the law regulating the charges for Car.
rlagc evidently wanted immediate amendment.
Mr. Herring said he could show an instance in proof of that.
A few days ago he sent a parcel to Canterbury, and Is. was
charged for carriage. The same parcel came hack again, and the
carriage was Is. 104. But this wits moderate, for it was must to
charge above one-half more fur carrying a parcel to the country,
than for bringing it to town. In tact, the coach proprietors de-
manded just what they pleased.
Sir P. LAURIE observed, that the charge of purloining the con-
tents of the box was the most serious part of the business, but that
must be kept apart from the complaint now made by the porter.
his opinion upon which was, that he had not Proper sustained
'it • and he should adjourn the hearing until a future day, that the
book-keeper, who could explain the charges, and who might pro-
duce his way-bill, might have alt opportunity of attending. He
thanked Mr. Herring in the name of the public for taking that
trouble with the case which he was sure one gentleman in five huu-
tired would not have done.
The rise was then postpone! ; and Mr. Herring promised to
ascertain whether the articles he missed had been placed in the box.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF A CONSTABLE.
BOW-sTßEET.—Yesterday Mr. John Main:oaring, jun. the
highly-respectable wholesale jeweller in Chichester-rents, Chancery-
lane, was brought before Sir IL IllitxtE, irom the watch-house of
the precinct of the Savoy, on a charge, as entered in the watch.
house-book, of assaulting Mr. Elliott, a straw.hlit maker in the
Strand. . _

11:e evidence given against Mr. Mainwaring was that of Mr.
Elliott, and a substitute or supernumerary constable of the pre-
cinct, named Edwards; and from their statements we gathered
that, on Thursday evening, between nine and ten o'clock, the con-
stable was at the house of Mr. Elliott, taking aOM of wine with
him, when a noise in the area attracted their attention, and
Edwards ran out at the front door, and found the defendant
committing a nuisance against !Br. Elliott's area railings. The
constable took him into custody, and was about to convey him
to the watch-house, but he attempted to make some resistance.
when Mr. Elliott came out, and the defendant struck him in the
face. This was the assault, anti for this and committing the nui-
sance the defendant was finally taken to the watch-house.
This2was the statement. of Mr. Elliott and his winebibbing
friend, the supernumerary constable. Neit came that of Mr.
3lainwaring, which, in the. opinion of most persons present, In-
cluding the Chief Magistrate, gave a very different complexion to
the siren.
Mr. Mainwaring slated, that going along the Strand at an early
hour on Thursday evening, he 'topped for a necessary purpose, and
chose a spot which he verily believed distinct from any house, it
having the appearance of being a space between two dwelling-
houses,. and at a distance from any light. In a moment the con-
stable Edwards rushed from Mr. Elliott's house, and, staff in hand,
seized hint by the collar and said he should take him to the watch-
house. At this time the watch was not set for the night. De-
fendant said there was no necessity for violence; if he had done
wrong he would go any 'where quietly; but he would not be
dragged through the 'Wets. Edwards, however, could not let
slip such an opportunity of showing off escape him, and several
times poking his staff against defendant's breast and arms, he said
he must go to the winch.house. Mr. Elliott interfered on the side
of the constable, and some words ensuing, defendant threatened to
knock Al r. Elliott down. and finally he was taken to the watcli.hot.se.
There, in a very short time, a highly.respectable inhabitant of the
perish offered himself as bail fur defendant's appearance in the
morning before the Magistrates ; but the constable refused to take
bail (quite contrary to the usual practice), and the defendant was
thrust into a filthy dark hole, where he understood one or two per-
sons had died a short time before, and kept there under lock and
key from half-past ten at night until that morning. He assured
the Magistrate he was totally unconscious that he was in the way of
giving offence to any human being, when lie was rudely seized and
assaulted by the constable.
Mr. Faulkner, an inhabitant of the Strand, of unquestionable
respectability, who loss resided in the neighbourhood for 35 years,
stepped forward and declared that he offered his own undertaking
for Mr. Mainwaring's appearance; but although he wail known to
the constable, the latter refused his bail.
Sir R. RI RNI E. after a patient hearing of both sides, spoke in the
strongest terms of reprobation of the conduct of Edwards, the con-
stable, for locking up Mr. Mainwaring at all on such a charge, and
especially after the most unexceptionable security had been offered
tor his appearance in the morning before the proper tribunal. Such
conduct was calculated to excite the strongest feelings of indigna-
tion, and was richly deserving of punishment. What ! lock up a
British subject fur a whole night In a loathsome dungeon upon •
charge of a very trifling nature, when in law, as well as in common
humanity, the constable was not only authorized, but bound, to
liberate the accused upon sufficient bail being offered ! " You are,
perhaps, aware, Sir," said Sir Richard, addressing the defendant,
that this constable being employed by the parish, is not under our
immediate control, otherwise I should know how to deal with
him. Ile is amenable, however, to the parochial authorities, and I
strongly recommend you to report his conduct to the Watch Com-
mittee. An assault upon Mr. Elliott has been sworn to against
you, and, as a matter of course, 1 must call upon you for bail, but
I will take the commonest security you can offer.
Mr. Mainwering said, he felt that the liberty of the subject bad
been grossly violated In his firma, and he should certainly do as
the Worthy Chief Magistrate had advised—appeal to the parochial
authorities.
The defendant then produced one security (Mr. Faulkner), and
, was instantly discharged. _