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NORTHERN CIRCUIT.

Vona, JeLY 12.
CROWN SIDE.
Before Mr. Baron Htt 1. tool:K.1
.1..1ta Stad. Wilflrat Perry, and Ilannali Ilrettlley, were in-
dicted for having, on the night of the t'd April, at Idle, feloniously
and maliciously, by means of poison, killed unit destroyed a mare
great with foal, the property of George Sean:Md.
Mr. Henuv, in stating the case for the prtesectition, observed
that the Case against Stead would not be so clear as that against
!terry and Brea y, as it world rest chiefly on declaratious made by
hon.
(femme Stansfit stated teat he lived at Idle; hail a mare on the
2tl April last ; sew her in the field about eight o'clock in the morn-
she was then well and hearty. Saw her again about eight
e'eloek on Monday mooring. Took her out of the field to give her
some pouters : but perceiving that she was not well, he turned her
again into the field. The mire died at one o'clock that afternoon.
Site wre opened by a butcher, and game grain; found in her
stomach. The grains were given to Mr. Robinson. a surgenn.
Witaest had hail a dispute with the prisoner Stead in the preces'i
February about a field. In the field where the mare died sonic
malt was alto found. The malt was given to Mr. Robinson.
Croes.sotarnined—Did not charge any of the prisoners until the
-Friday after the mare died. First procured Benjamin Lee and
Sultan Whiteley to be ameeted. . They were not kept long in ame-
nity. trirness went to Pontefract to prefer an indictment on the
Nredncselay or Thursday. Saw the prisoners there and charged
them as soon as he came back. They were examined on the 7th of
AilriL One of the witnesses against them, named Foster, did nut
tett WI he knew that day, but lie did at a suhsequent examination
on the 19th. Into lire was in custody sitness did not promise him
s suit of clothes if lie would accuse Stead.
Samuel Mortimer, a butcher at Idle, proved that after the death
of the mare he had opened her body, and taken some grains from her
stomach. There was also some malt, and some white powder.—
Some of the vessels about the stomach were burst. The mare was
certainly poisoned.
Henry Robinson, a surgeon at Bradford. proved that he had dis-
covered arsenic in the grains and malt taken from the stomach of
the mare.
John Foster stated that he lived at Idle. On the Irl April, wit-
ness rose very early. About 3 o'clock, t e bre break of day, he
saw three persona going scenes a road into the prosecutor's, titans-
tiVld'ir field. Witness eirew them get over a wall into the field. They
came nut a different road. and passed near him. The prisoner
Hem was the first who spat,: he said, " She has samened (drunk)
it' up sharply." Primmer Bradley said, "If she only drinks abe
will soon blow up." Bradley had a can in her hand, and knocked
it against the stile as she got over. The three persons then got
fete the high road end parted. Bradley said to the two men, s. Be
:sharp, and !et us get off to Pontefract." Berry said he would not
he 'eaig Witness followed Bradley, and raw her enter Stead's
lions.. Witness heard in the afternoon that the mare had been
killed, and mentioned what Ire had seen and heard to John Booth.
Mont the middle of February Seoul said to witness he would be
d;..d if be did not poison Stanslield's horse and cow, if he put them
idle his livid again.
Cross-examined by Mr. BAIN ts—Stead said that in confidence.
He got up so early that morning to go to execute a warrant at Pud.
-sey. Pudsey is five miles from Idle. Did not go to Pudsey, for
what he had seen had put a stagnation into his mind. Wieners had
been tried once in a court of justice, and found guilty of stealing
some cloth. When examined on the 7th of April forgot part of the
story.
Susan Whitely stated that she was sister of the prisoner Brad-
lt;te. Went to Stead's hew on 1.1 April to keep the house. Found
there her sister and Berry's wife. In the eveuing Wm. Berry
came. He stopped till morning.
'II mjantin Lee—l live at Idle, and was at Stead's on the Monday
William Berry and Bradley were there. They said they had not
been in bed, in order to get off early to Pontefract.
Crass-examined—lt was not dark when I Fitt to the house. I
wee first taken up for this offence. Mr. Stansheld never premised
rile any thing.
This was the case tbr the proaectition.
Fin the defence a person of .the Name of Holliday swore that
witnessaFoster had proposed to him that they should get the 101
offered as a reward for discovering the persons who had poisoned
tile mare.
'Me. Baron Elt:Lrenex directed the Jury to acquit Stead, as there
was no evidence against him. Ile then summed up thecase against
ate other prisoners.
The Jury immediately found both yrisonees Not Guilty.
RIOTS._

The Jury who tried Ilnld•worth and Bolton yesterday. came out
nt Court at eleven o'clock last night, and gave in a verdict, Boding
lioldsworth guilty, and acquitted Bolton.

Edward .Ifarsh, Anthony Miller, and Henry Toren, were put
to the bar on an indictment, charging them with unlawfully, riot.
Duals. and tumultuously beginning to demolish a certain mill or
building employed in the manufactory of cotton goods, at Adding. ,
ham, on the 26th day of April last.
BLACtr.vax stated the cape for the prosecution.
Timothy Lawson—l am manager of Mr. Hortifairs mill; it is
a. mill for the manufactory of cotton. On the 211th of April, at
half-past three, I had information that a mob was approaching.
ordered the windows to be taken front the mill. About fi or GOO
persona assembled in a field near the mill ; TM of them came I
coati the yard. I asked them what they wanted. The ringleader
sat i that they had come to destroy the power-looms, and that if
wed id not suffer them to come in quietly they would break in by
three. I told them that we were armed to prevent attack. They
t neat went round to the north side of the mill, and after some fin-
ch-r conversation a pistol was fired by one of the mob. A volley
:it stones was also poured in at the mill; the window frames were
broken in, and several persons within the mill were knocked down.
Atter this had continued for a quarter of as hour, the people
temt tin the mill fired. The mob were armed with hatchets, ham.
mi.ers, and husbandry utensils. They pulled out some of the win.
cow panes with their hands. I saw Edward Marsh on the ground;
saw him shake his fist at a man in the mill, and say--“ 1 know
tore. John Parkinson, if we do not kill thee this day we will to..
morrow." I did not see the other prisoners."
Crosa-exaroined—The affair lasted about half an hour. They
were beginning to retire when I first saw Marsh. I have no doubt
that I. saw Marsh for a minute. All the damage to the mill was
(lore by stones, except two window.frantes, which I saw pulled out
by the ha! d. There is a tree about sixty-four yards from the mill.
1 raw the prisoner. Marsh, ten yards nearer to the mill than the
tree. At the time Marsh addreammed Parkinson, the latter was
it rowing stones from the mill. I have since heard that Marsh and
l'arkmaon had previously had a quarrel.
Thomas Onwhyn 'tilted that he was in Mr. Hi:martin's mill on
the 2ntit April, acid confirmed the account of the last witness, as to
the pat killers of the attack on the min. When the first shot was
fixed. tau mob huscred. One person took a pistol from under lots
frock, and fired it at witness. The ball missed witness, and went
thnnoth a neighbouring window. Witness saw the priomener,
lef; go past before the stir began, but did not see hint do anything.
C.:mem-examined-31liter was hustle at the King's Arms, which
pas more than two hundred yards from the mill. A goad many
shots wry fired from the mill.
John Shepherd was present in the mill on the 2lith of April.
Witness taw the prisoner, henry Town, with a weapon in his
hood. Odell he was brandishing about. Towards the conclusion
of the action, witness again saw Town, brandishing his weapon, in
the front a the mob.
I.:ress.etainintal--Witness saw Town do nothing but brandish
his weep-to. Saw Town carried away in a cart next morning ; he
appeared to be wounded.
-Jeaeph Hartman assisted in defence of the mill on the 26th April.
Seise Henry Town and Anthony- Miller aniongat the nob. Town
hail a weapon in his hand, which he brandished about. Witness'
raw lye window.trommes tom, tetchy driven in, and was himself
kdetcked down by a stone.
Cants-examined—down did nothing but Ina,diah his weapon.
1I was tight or nine pads frotu the noill. Saw Miller throw
a:tyreim.
Itenamin Thompson deposed that he saw Town in the mill
y oil. in conaultauon with othere. One person from the party in
which 'Town was, said that they had come there to break the power.
jams, sod that if they got in they would throw every devil in the
sad! out of the window. That was in reply to Mr. Lawson, when
I.e told them that they were prepared to resist sunk.
Croaa-examined—When Town was taken before the Magistrate
Lc appeared to have been wounded on the side of the neck.
Joila Dean saw the prisoner, Marsh, in the crowd at the west
en,t of the mill. Did not see him do any thing.
John Parkinson st .ted that he was in the mill on the 21kb April.
Saw Marsh in the crowd. Marsh shouted out to him by name, and
t mid nr, if he was th.it lame for that night he should be the day
attar
Cr.oi-examined—Never said that he had hail a quarrel with
alar.h and had than an opportunity of remendeeting him.
f.,..1tw00d saw afillm in the crowd. on the 21st. April, throwing
stoties at the mill.
'I his was the ci se for the prosecution.
Mr. JON es, fur the prisoners, submitted that the indictment had
nal been made out. To sappurt the indietimmt it was necessary to
straw that the prisoners intended to demolish its building ; it was
not enough that they merely intended to injure it.
MI., Baron Ilutyocit said that that was a question of fact
which the Jury would determine. on the evidence.
.everal witnesses were then called, who gave the prisoners a good
character.
Mr. Baron II vi.r.oc x summed up the case, and
Time Jury found all the prisoners (bailey.

Powell Looms.—We have procured a calculation to he
made by a gentleman of considerable experience in such
~objects, of the acmal saving of labour effected by the
dower-loom, from which it appeara:.that so far from super-
sediug the labour of six out of r.vcit persons, it does not
sire as much as one out of two. Thus, suppose 1,000
ieces or cloth per week be wanted ; to produce this by the
hand loom would require, I warpers, 9 suers, 49 winders,
(gen:rally girls or old women) and 950 wearers,—in all
$96 persons: to produce the same quantity in the same
time by the power-loom, would r& quire 3 warrrs, 17
dressers, &c. 9 overlooke;s, mechanics, &c., 6 measurers
and pickers, and 194 weavers,—in all 169 persons, exclu-
a.ve of colliers, carters, engineers, and machine makers,
w employment would necessarily be increased by the
use' of the power-loom.

LAW NOTICES.

COURT OF CHANCERY.
lEVOIIL TOR LORI) CHANCELLOR, IN LINCOLN'. INN II ALL, TOl3 OAT,

AT TAW.
Third Seal.-31olions only.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
■CI'ORC TUC VILS•CIIANLSLLOR, IN LINCOLN'S INN, THIS DAY, AT

11 ALP-PANT
Third Seal.—Motion* only.

ROLLS COURT.
The Mailer of the MAe will hear Ceases, further Directions, and Peti-
tions, by c intent, ts.morrow, at nine iu the morning.
Causes, further Directions, and Petition., must be set down before two
.•'clock thto day
General Petition Day at the Rolls on Tuesday, the 25th inst. at slain the
evening.
Pe:Ulnas must be eel down, and copies left with the Secretary before
two o'clock on the preceding day.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, .11:LT 13.
unowN V. lIE TABTET.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL argued against the confirmation of
the Master's report in this cause, which he slid hail been made
under the impression that the circumstances of it were a continua-
tion of the partnership. 110 therefore submitted that the nitrite
ought to be sent back to the Alarm?, with directions to revise the
The Loon CHANCELLOR said he hall not yet made up his mind
whether it!worriel nct be necessary to haie the whole case re-argued.
Ile would communicate his determination on Satutday next : and,
should he finally require the case to he argued again, he should
only hear one Coons!' on each side, and that on Monday next.

CRAWBIIAW_ v. COLLINS,

The lions Caevcta.t.ot 4.1 ittOhe hie intention to give
judgment in this ease on Saturday next.

COURT OF SESSION. EDINBeROII-FIRST
SION-Jvix N.

IMPORTANT CASE OF DIVORCE.
BLARE r. iILAIE.
It appeared that the parties in this cause were natives of Helene.,
and had been privately married at Purtpatrick, in Scotland, after
which they returned to Ireland, where they resided for some time.
In Idl6 they separated, and, in 1824, the husband came to Scot.
land, where he mak talmoting-box in the Highlands, and, after
raiding there forty days, lie raised an action of divorce against Ids
wife before the Commissaries of Edinburgh. To this action the
lady was cited to appear by an edictal citation at the Market-cross
of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith. No appearance was
made for her, and a p•olf having b en led, decree of divorce was
pronounced against her in absence, which annulled the niarriage.
‘Fhen the lady learned of the ded i m, which she did from the
newspspers, she immediately contra i t d it, anti brought an action
of reduction of that decree delete the Court of Session, on the ground
that it was iacompetent alai void, in rcspect she had not been le-
gally and hems Ale cited fat her interest. The Judges were unani-
mous in finding, that besides the legal citation, the lady was enti-
tled to have receivtd notice t;om the husband under the hand
of a notary public anti witnesses, that such suit was in dependence
against her in Scotland ; therefore the Lords reduced the decree.
Lord Balgray stated, that if such decree were sustained. the Com-
missaries of Edinburgh might unmarry all the ladies in the two
' kingdoms while they were residing at home. and their husbands
shooting, as they supposed, in the Highlands of Scotland.

POLICE.

MA MON. HOUSE.

THE CASE or 1;;;,-ridtsiiii.:;i-esterciy the Loan
MAYOR sent a messenger to Mr. Chamberlain. the coacbmaker,
of (treat Newport.street, to request that he would put his Lord-
ship in possession of any information of which he might be pos-
seised, with respect to the distressed widow of the nobleman who
had once been Lord High Chancellor of England.
Mr. Chamberlain moat will'n.4ly waited upon his Lordship in
the Justice-room, where, as the application of the petitioner ad
been made public, the Lord Mayor thought proper to mention ihat
had induced him to interfere. Ile had; he said, observed in the
Times newspaper of that day a letter, signed by Mr. Chamberlain,
alluding to a statement which had been made by the widow of Lord
Erskine at the Mansion House ; and as the condition of the un-
fortunate lady was truly deserving of compassion—if a judgment
were to be formed from her app.arance, and front the humble and
grateful tune in which she expressed herself, upon finding That her
complaint was not likely to be neglected—it was desirable that it
shsuld be immediately ascertained whether there was any fund upon
which she had positively a claim.
Mr.. Chamberlain said he had been led to offer his services to
Lady Erskine, as a medium through which she might receive the
amount or any pension or claim, merely from compassionate mo-
tives. He had heard some time ago that she was in great distress;
and as her case was no common one, he readily undertook to do her
all the service in his power.
The Lon n MAYOR—How did you become acquainted with her?
—She was rcitinnended to me as a poor widow in great distress,
by a Mrs. Kirnot ; and she put into my hands some papers of cor-
respondence, which chewed that she was the person she represented
herself to he. here Mr. Chamberlain produced a letter from Mr.
Herries, of the Treasury, to Lady Erskine, which was as fellows:—
" Treasury Chambers, 31st July, 1821.
" Madatu.—l am commanded by the Lords of his Majesty's
Treasury to acquaint your Ladyship, that the King having been
graciously pleased to grant pensions, in trust, for your ladyship's
childrea, and also to direct the issue of two sums of 3001. and 2001.
to the Earls of Rosalyn and Dunerumon, to be applied foe the use
of yourself and family, in such manner as may seem expedient to
them, my Lords cannot hold out any encouragement to your Lady-
' ship to make any further appeal to his Majesty's bounty.
" I am, your Ladyship's obedient Servant,
" J. C. HERMES.
" To the Right lion. lady Erskine."
Mr. Chamberlain afterwards produced the following letter from
Lord Rossiya to Lady Erskine
" Doncaster, 18th Aug. 1824.
" MADAW—I have had the honour to receive your Ladyship's
letter. and Jose no time in expressing my regret that I do not con.
eider myself to be at liberty to make any advance out of the sum
entrusted by the Lords of the Treasury to the administration of
Lord Duocannon and myself, for the benefit of your Ladyship and
Lord Erskine's Ctmily, beyond the weekly payments which were
arranged with his concurrence before he went to Ireland. It is
however necessary that I should distinctly explain the nature of the
grant that has been made, and the conditions upon which it was
committed to our management. It will appear, from Mr. Henke
letter to your Ladyship, that no pension was granted to you; that
his Majesty has been *AIM to extend his bounty in consideration
of the painful situation in which you were left, by giving one sum
of 3001. to Lord Duncannon and me. as joint trustees, to your
Ladyship's use, and '2.0.11. more for the occasional assistance of
such parts of Lord Erskine's flintily as might appear to us most to
require it. We agreed ouly to make weekly payments of such
soma as may be absolutely necessary to keep off immediate dis-
tress, inasmuch as there is no reasonable expectation of any ad.
di ion to the 3001. already received. lam sorry to hear. that your
youngest son 14 ill, and prevented from attending to his studies,
for which we hold ()twelves answerable, and towards which
would be applied the pension of 50/. a year, which his Majesty has
had the guudness to grant to us fur his use.
" R °MTN."
'There are, at the conclusion of this Neer' a few lines, direct-
ing that, upon any occasion where medical treatment might be
necessary, application should be immediately made ill the proper
quarer.l
Mr. Chamberlain found it necessary to address a note to his
Lordship ( itosslyn) upon the subject of the pressing exigen-
cies of Lady Erskine; to which Mlle lie received the following
Answer :

" May 6, 1836.
" Sia,—l have communicated with Lord Drtncannon, and upon
the representation of the very urgent distress of Lady Erskine, we
have taken upon ourselves to make an advance of C. front the
money committed to us m trust; but I think it necessary to guard
you against the expectation that we cm continue any such payment
in future, as we shall consider it to be our duty toreturn the money
entrusted to us by his Majesty's bounty, to the Treasury, to desire
to be relieved front the trust, and to represent the conduct of Lady
Erskine iu withdrawing her son front school, and withholding all
means to opportunity of receiving the education suited to his birth.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,

ROBSLYN.

'• To .Ir. Chamberlain, Great Newport.etreet."
The Lunn MAYOR—Then I ant to ur.dersiand that Lady
Ershaue was to receive I6s. a weak for her support. Mid she any
other resource 9
Mr. Chamberlain-1 believe none in the world.

The Loan :tIAVOII—And has that sum been regularly paid?
Mr. Chamberlain admitted that it had not, and produced an
account, from which it appeared that the widow had been for some
time receiying no more than l 2s. a week, and that the last autn she
had received was 9s. for her week's supply.
The LORD Mtxoa—She ought surely to have received the
miserable pittance of Ilk. a week. No part of that ought, at all
events. to have been withheld from her. What watt the motive fur
not paying it all ?
Mr. Chamberlain—l have paid over to her every shilling I re-
ceived from Lord Rosalyn for her, except Ws.
The LORD MAYOR—On what account was that money handed
over to you ?
Mr. Chamberlain—On account of the bounty or pension of his
Majesty, to which Lord Rossiya was one of the trustees. I paid
it according to my instructions. I was aware how trifling the sum
was, hut it was nut io be expected that I was to wake it greater
out of my own pocket.
The LORD MaYon —Certainly nut.
Mr. Chamberlain—She seemed to be in a desolate state. The
person who used to pay the money before I volunteered got tired of
the business, was annoyed, and th,continued it.
The Loun MAYOR—When did you begin to make the ad-
vances?

31r. Chamberlain—ln March.
The Loan MAYOR—But yuu were to have paid her ltia. a week.
You have not said why that was diminished.
31r. Chamberlain-1 believe it was because she refused to give
up her youngest child. The poor ch. 1.1 iv with her. running to
non and in tatters. We wished to have proper care taken uf .litin ;
bue nothing will inducelier to give him up into our hand►.

THE. BMISH PRESS.

The Loan MAYOR—She might, nevertheless, to receive what
she is certainly entitled to receive.
Mr. Chamberlain—We shall now go on regularly. and pay her
the Ills. a week. I always paid her as much. Ilia Lordship left it
in my power to pay her, oral she knows that. she know., too, that
at my house she always received the very beat treatment. Site got
whatever my family had, and if ale dues not admit this, she is
very ungrateful, my Lord.
The Loaf.) Mat-on—lndeed she has not denied it. You are the
only person of whom she has spoken, and I was therefore deter-
mined to send to you in the first instance. Now, I wish to know
from yule—you see in what a miserable condition the unfortunate
Lady is, with searcely.a stitch of clothes upon hes—ll wish to know
whether you are acquainted with any Instances of misconduct upon
the part of Lady Eeskine ?
Mr. Chamberlain—l never raw any impropriety in her conduct.
The Loan MAYOu—When did you see her youngest son?
Mr. Chatteherlain--He came to me in tatters on Saturday last,
and I gave him the last' s. for his mother.
The Lome MAYOR—Poor child ! and don't you know where
they live?
Mr. Chamberlain—Not exactly; I think she lives in some court
or alley, called Stonecuttee's.eourt, in St. Martin's-lane. She told
me, some time ago, she was going to be my neighbour, and I think
it is there she and her boy are. it is impossible I could, under the
circumstances, have acted otherwise than I did. Lady Erakine
will tell you that I acted with the greatest kindness.
The Loan, Mayon did not mean to cast any reflection upon the
conduct of Mr. Chamberlain ; hut expressed deep regret at the ter-
, ruble change which the unfortunate widow of the highly-gifted
Erskine Ined experienced.
Ilia Lotman tr—Are yatt aware (to 'Mr. Chamberlain) of any
olojceonable conduct upon the part of Lady Erskine, to which this
frightful sort of neglect might be attributed ?
Mr. Chan be lain—l know of none, my Lord. It Is certain that
I onl Rowdy') is very sour against lite.
The LOUD MAYOII.-`Ottr ! Why so?
Mr. Chemberla n—A female fftiond of Lady Erskine went to
Lori Roselyn, and set him against her, by speaking of her as fond of
liquor, and indeed given to every excess. His Lordship says that
the little boy's clothes suddenly disappeared without my Just cause.
The Loan Mayon—The straitened condition of his mother's
circumstances was IMO as perhaps might account for that, without
attrihuthig it to any disgraceful cause ; Us. a week, and that not
regularly paid, is no great allowance to the widow of a Nobleman
and her child. Where are the other three children ?
Mr. Chamberlain said they were properly taken care of, ar d that
the-mother was destroying the child slid had at home with her, by
denying to him the same advantages.
'I he LORD Mayon said, there would be probably more inquiry
into the circumstances of Lady Erakine'e cape. lie perceived by
the accounts that Mr. Chamberlain was effectually prevented from
relieving Lady Erskine in an enterktcney, the money was dealt out
to him so scantily. There appeared to the accounts, money to Lady
Erskine U. 12s. . . . .

Chamberlain said, he apprehended thst Lords Rosalyn and
Duncannon would, in all prob Mility, not like to see any thing of
wl.at occurred on this subject in print.
The LORD AIAYOR said he could not hip that, anJ ordered
that a niestrenger should be despatehed to lady Erskine, to in.
form her that his Lordship had received some subscriptions for her
benefit. •
Thesunditinn to which the lady of the late Lord High Chan-
cellor of England was degraded before she applied to the Lord
:%layor. may be guessed at, from the fact that she was introduced to
his Lordship's notice as an object of compassion by—A chimney
wc