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London, England, 1852-03-25 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Ezetcr, March 20.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.)
11 illiam Gildon was indicted for the wilful murder of
John Finch, on the sth March, at Marychurob.
Mr. Collier and Mr. Carter were counsel for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Cox for the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was a wheelwright,
living near Torquay, occupying one of a row of houses.
In the course of last summer he married a young woman
'of the name of Ann Finch, who, before her marriage,
had an illegitimate child by a person of the name of
'Thomas. It was part of the arrangement that this
child should live with them after their marriage. On
`the sth of March a Mrs. Stier, the former mistress of
the wife, came to see her old servant, and shortly be-
fore she left the prisoner came in, and at that time the
child was well and cheerful; it was undressed and put
to bed. The prisoner's wife went out with Mrs. Stier,
to see her a little way on the road. They left at seven
o'clock. The wife returned at eight o'clock, and during
her absence the child had met with an injury, from which
it died at five o'clock the next morning. On the sur-
geon, who had been called, making a more particular
observation, be found on the back part of the head, just
behind the ear, a mark showing that the child must
have received a most violent blow, and he was of opi-
nion that that blow must have caused the death. The
prisoner accounted for this appearance by stating that
the child had fallen out of bed. The surgeon, however,
did not believe that the injury could have been so re-
ceived. Blood was seen upon the prisoner's hand and
trousers. The prisoner had since said that, had it not
seen for the long tongue of his wife, the neighbours
Would have known nothing about it.
Mr. Cox urged that there was no motive shown for
the prisoner taking the life of the child, and that it was
possible it might have died in convulsions by knocking
itself about in those convulsions.
I Mc. Justice TALFOURD summed up the case to the
Mr. CARTER suggested that his Lordship bad not
Mated to the jury that if they did not think the pri-
soner guilty of murder, they might coLvict him of man-
slaughter.
Mr. Justice TALFOURD said he did not know how he
could suggest such a thing.
The jury, however, appeared to have heard this re-
Mark, for they returned a verdict of Manslaughter.
Mr. Justice TALFOURD, in passing sentence, observed
that the jury had come to a decision upon a mere case
of possibility. It was, indeed, a mere possibility that
this could have been manslaughter and not murder. In
his opinion all the circumstances tended' to the conclu-
sion that the more serious crime had been committed.
lie should pass upon him the most severe sentence the
law allowed—that he should be transported for life to a
penal settlement.
BUSINESS OF THE ClRCUlT.—Notwithatanding the
judges aro sitting till a very late hour every night, the
blisiness is so very heavy that they have been compelled
to postpone the commission day at Bothnia from Wed-
nesday till Thursday.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Warwick, March 24.
(Before the Lard Chief Justice JERVIS and Special
Juries.)
FOSTER V. PARKES.
This was an issue directed by the Court of Chancery
to ascertain whether the plaintiff was the heir at law of
Isaac Parkes, who formerly lived at Birmingham. The
property was of considerable value, said to be nearly
60,0001., and the present question arose upon the death
of a granddaughter of Isaac Parkes, the plaintiff
clitiming as grandson in another line.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C. (specially retained), Mr.
Mellor, Q C., and Mr. Hayes, appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Huwfrey, Q C., Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and lair. Field,
for the defendant.

The court was crowded from an early hour, in expec•
Wien of a case of much interest, but certain mysterious
whisperings amongst the legal gentlemen gave rise to
some misgivings ; and Mr. James was shortly stating
the facts of the case, when he was interrupted by Mr.
Ilumfrey, and after a brief discussion an arrangement
was come to between the parties, by which the defendant,
as we understood, was to have 10,0001., and ber costs,
conveying any interest she might have in the property
to the plaintiff as heir-at-law. Subject to that arrang,-
ment a verdict was taken for the plaintiff; and the trial,
which it was fully exp,cted would last two if not three
days, thus pleasantly terminated.
Messrs. Bevan and Goodeve, of Old Jewry, London,
were the plaintiff's solicitors; Mr. Ludlow, of Birming-
ham, for the defendant.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Liverpool, March 24
.)
:CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDSRSON.)
Thomas Bradley, aged 20, was charged with
the 1 the moth
slaughter of Jane Roberts, at Manchester, on
of January last.
Mr. Monk and Mr. Assheton Crosse appereared for the
prosecution; and Mr. Cobbett forretshideedpriastonmi.ncheskr,
The deceased, it app last wasdopwroncepeduil
eared,
lilagrdbesttwreeeetn,
and on the 10th of January
10 and 11 o'clock in the morning
Manchester, accompanied by her daughter, and, while
they wore crossing, a cab was driven at a rapid rate
down the street. There were two men on the box
of w
run over by the
cab, which was driven on without stopping, hom was at the time violently ti,,ggin ~ m , -ne
The deceased was knocked down and g e horse,
of
let go from the ra-
pidity n ndgc,l
utinugt was t (fiolr-
lowed by three men who got hold
some distance, until compelled to
with which it was driven,
o
succeeded in ascertaining the no of them, however,
number of the csb to be
111, which was driven by the
was not identified in any other way, but he had been
prisoner. The prisoner
seen with that cab that morning at the stand and to
drive a fare. The prosecution relied on these facts as
sufficient identification of the prisoner.
The Learned C 1 for the d f enngcesuffirecliieendtlyonestthae_
identification of prisonerthetinse
not bd
bli,bed, and called witnesses to prove au alibi.
Mr. MoNicsfnispving replied,
His LORDEr summed up, leaving it to the jury to
determine whether or no the prisoner was the man who
drove the cab, and whether or no the accident that oc-
curred was the fault of the driver or of the deceased;
his Lordship observing that he had frequently re- ,

marked, when women were in a position of danger of
that kind, that instead of going forwards or trying to
return, they stood still in the very place where the dan-
ger was greatest. _

The jury retired, and after a short absence returned
with a verdict of Gailty.—Sentence was deterred.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, March 24.
(Before Mr. WITHAM and a Bench of Magistrates, at

the Guildhall, Westminster.)
James Phineas Davis and David John Davis were
jointly indicted for having committed an asiault upon
Mr. John O'Brien, a person whose name has been for
some time past before the public in connexion with turf
transactions, on the afternoon of the 18,h inst.
Mr. Sleigh conducted the prosecution; Mr. Ballantine
appeared for James Phineas Davis, and :Mr. Parry for
David John Davis.

The defendants both pleaded not guilty.
Mr. SLEIGH, in a brief address to the jury, stated the
facts of the case, as detailed in the following evidence.
The prosecutor was examined by Mr. Sutton. He
said—l am of no business or profession whatever. I was
educated for the legal profession in Dublin, but I never
took up my degrees, although I am entitled to them for
having passed the required numbor of terms. I know
the defendants, who were engaged against me profes-
sionally as solicitors, in an action at law and in
a suit in Chancery. I reside at the Talbot Hotel,
Richmond. I have been extensively engaged in
sporting transactions ; and I may say that, next
to Lord George Bentinck, I have been

suc-

cesiful, and have some of the best horses on
the turf. On the afternoon of the 18th of this
month I was in James-street, Haymarket, where I saw
the two defendants. They were coming in the direction
of the Haymarket, and I was going away from it. They
were then arm-in-arm, but as soon as I got close to
them they unclosed their arms, and stood about half a
yard apart. James Davis then, putting himself in a
menacing attitude, said to me," What do you want with
us?" I said I did not want anything to do with people
of their class, as I understood they bad been to my hotel
at Richmond for the purpose of vilifying my character.
Upon this, James Phineas Davis seized the stick I held
in my right hand, and David Davis immediately struck
me with a larger stick that he held in his hand. The
stick be had in his hand was large enough, I should say,
to fell an ox. He struck me on my neck, but the blow
was evidently aimed at my head. Seeing the formidable
nature of the stick, I endeavoured to get the stick from
him. David Davis then seized me by the collar, while I
with my left hand held the stick in his hand. My right
hand was engaged in trying to preserve my own stick
from Phineas Davis, but he almost immediately wrested
it from my hand. I was then engaged in holding the
other stick with David Davis, and my hat falling off,
James Phineas Davis then, with my own stick, struck
me violent blows, and on various parts of my body. A
crowd collected, and a police-constable came up. I never
attempted to insult, or offered any gesture of defiance to
the defendants.

Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE-Mr. Davis's
slick was much thicker than mine. The two men both
attacked me, and on endeavourieg to preserve my stick
I was placed in an unfavourable position, and being off
my guard David Davis seized me by my neckcloth. I
will swear my hand was not raised against the defen-
dants first. This I believe arose out of an affair re-
specting a Mr. Clifton, and I was charged with fraudu-
lently obtaining a number of bills which are at present
the subject of a suit in Chancery.
Mr. BLEAK objected to this line of inquiry on a sub-
ject which was in the course of investigation in a supe-
rior court.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he wished to test the credit of
the prosecutor by his previous transactions.
The prosecutor was cross-examinad at great length,
and questioned in reference to assumed previous trans-
actions, with a view to impeach his credibility.
Mr. John Gubert was the next witness. He said that
he was a baker in the employment of Mr. Barker, Pear-
son-street, Kingsland. On Thursday afternoon, the
18th instant, he was in James-street. He saw Mr. Da-
vid Davis try to throw Mr. O'Brien. He caught hold of
him by the throat, when the other gentleman struck
him with a stick. He never saw either of the persons
before. The first thing he saw was the seizing him by
the collar. A person who was by called out " shame,"
upon which Phineas Davis said, " That is the noted
O'Brien, the extortioner."
Henry Hockley said he was passing, through James.
street on the afternoon in question. His attention was
attracted to something going on. A desperate struggle
took place between the prosecutor and David Davis.
The witness then went on to give corroborative evi•
dense of the assault upon the prosecutor.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Ballantine then addressed the jury for the defen-
dant James Davis.

Parry addressed the. jury for the other defendant.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an
absence of half an hour returned into court.with a ver-
dict of Guilty against both prisoners.
Mr. WITHAM said the sentence of the Court was that
each of the defendants pay a fine of 50/. to the Queen,
and be imprisoned until such fine was paid.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTMINSTER.
Mr. James Puyh, tailor and outfitter, of 117, Jermyn-
street, St. James's, underwent a very lengthened re-exa-
mination before Mr. Arnold, charged with having, by
the agency of boys, uttered two forged cheques.
Henry Hankers stated that on the 24th of November
the prisoner met him in St. James's-park, and asked him
if he could go as far as King-street for him. He then
took him into New-street, Spring-gardens, and told him
to wait a minute, and immediately afterwards joined him
without a hat, and having told him that he belonged to
the house 17 in that street, gave him a letter addressed
to Mrs. Faulkener, and told him he must be careful, as
he would have to bring money back, adding that he
(prisoner) ought to go himself, but that his master had
a dinner party and he could not spare time. Witness
took the letter, got 201. 103. from Mrs. Faulkener, and
was met upon his return, near No. 17, by the prisoner,
to whom he gave the cash, and prisoner then gave him a
shilling for his trouble.
In reply to questions from Mr. Arnold, witness said
he next saw the prisoner at the House, of Detention,
Clerkenwell, whither he was taken by a pees officer,
who told him that it was to see for the man who had
given him the cheque. He was shown into about a dozen
cells where there were prisoners before he came to the
one where he recognised the accused. Nothing was said
by the officer to point out the prisoner. The officer was
not in the cells with witness.
In oross-examination by Mr. Payne, the witness said
that while in the waiting-room at the prison, before vi-
siting the cells, there was somebody walked by the door.
in the passage, accompanied by another gentleman, and
the officer said that was the man. Witness was looking
out of window at the moment the officer said so, but
turned round and saw two persons, and merely caught
sight of their forms, as they passed along the passage by
the door so quickly.
Mr. ARNOLD put some further questions
bad n his visitquestiionstotb to theewit-
ness, and elicited that, although he
cells seen a demon or more prisoners before
lied the accused, some of these were boys, others
_he i deet
appa-
rently navigators, and that the prisoner was the only
well-dressed person he saw.
whether that
the ocefrhwisaysiseiteltieothe
called,
who said he told
prison was
ste
seecheque;
witnesswh
the
he could point out the man who gave.
him
passed
but he positively denied that, when the
waiting-roomitshethema" Witness
door, hd ei d hadnot said
hear t oHaanry prisonerk
observatione Hankers, 4` T hat
made at the time prisoner passed the door. Did not
hear the words, " That is the officer who took me into
custody." The boy was sitting at the window with his
back toward; the door, and did not move, although he
might have looked towards the door, in the opening of
which witness was standing.
Mrs. Faulkener and Mr. Partridge were then exa-
mined—the former to show that she gave the 201.103.
to a boy who brought the letter purporting to be writs aen
by Mr. Partridge; and the latter to show that it was
forgery.
.This being the whole of the evidence for the prosecu-
tion in Mrs. Fanlkener's case,
The boy White was put into the witness-box with re-
heque t° Mr'
spect to the charge of uttering a forged c t by Dr.
.
Kirby, at Brampton, purporting Ben
to be
charge
only a few days ago.
Bowdler. The particulars of this
Payee be said that, on
In cross-examination by Mr.
stody he was taken by
the day after his discharge
fromstereeet, where some in-
the police to 117, Jermyn-
fortnight, about half-past
On Sunday . were detailed
seven in the evening,
however, did not come, and while
quirt' was mode.
wbo,
meet the officer,
Person whom he
believed to be the
be went into Jermyn-street to
near 117 he sawead
did now feel a little doubt whether be
prisoner —but
henter No. 117. It did not occur to him,
was the man—hought he had seen him before some-
was the man who gave him the cheque
awl ht
tie °rren. ,g.Kilthirabbtye
he saw. hue g h
o into that house, and if he had not
until
entered it he should not are thought of him in con-
ennext ion noh the transaction. He believed
bat: the *Rev. Dr. Bowdler were called to
prisoner.gave
him thte.
show that a forged cheque bad been tendered to the
former.

--Mr. Payne addressed ;the magistrates at great length
behalfon onf
prisoner and Pannell was9sci.laiemuit
Ann ranthen called, and proved that the
al
the day he was alleged to ed f
have met
Storey's-gate tgeiveonn
thhi accused m hc he
claun his
c in heque
t h
wife the evening;
their new apartments at
hv
that she accompanied
N that h
Notting-hill, and e never left the house that
evening.
Mrs. Marling, the landlady of the now apartment'',
not only confirmed the alibi, but declared that the ac-
cused was in bed at seven o'clock on the night of Sun-
day fortnight, in which she was corroborated by ac-
cused's wito'i nurse, and two witnesses from 117. Jer-
myn-street, were called to show that he did not go there
en the evening in ipestion.
Mr. Cresswell, is solicitor, who is the accused's father-
in-law, said he visited him at the prison on Thursday,
and after a conference with him observed the efficer and
a lad with him. The accused said, " I find the officer
who arrested me is here," and added, pein,in4 to the
officer, " That is the man." The boy (Hankers) aid
the officer were at that time standing with the room-
door open, looking at them. Witueis and the accused,
after, oing towards the officer, returned again along the
passage to the waitiug-room door, when the uccused re-
peated, in allusion to the lA° r, Trike,, is he,'
but teed
it was not the same buy (White being the only buy
who appeared against him ou she previons examination).
Mr. ARNOLD said—ln the present state of the ease the
evidence is not suffi:iient to send the prisoner for trial,
and he is discharge d.

LAMBETH.
Daniel Frazer, Eliza Frazer, his wife, and John
Frazer, his brother, Were brought up fur finAl examins-

tion on 'a charge of plundering Mr. John Tallis, pries
and publisher, of St John-street, Smithfisid.
From the evidence of Mr. Tallis it appeared that for
two years past the prisoner Daniel Fraa-r had siren in
his emplo.} tnent in the parcel-packing department, on
his premises in St. John-street, and that latterly the
other male prisoner had also been engaged on the pre-
-
mises in the map-colouring department. Up to Thurs
day last he did not distrust their honesty; on the con-
trary, he had a high opinion of their characters,
cularly of Daniel; hut on that day, in consequence of
what had been told him, he went to the shop of a papa'
broker in Holborn, and there found some books belong-
ing to him. Oa returning home Mr. Tallis told the
prisoner Daniel Frizlr that he wished him to aceorapsoi
him to a shop iti Holborn, when the latter made some
excuse fur a few minutes' absence, and immediately ab'
scondet His wits and brother were given into custody.
and he himself in a few days gave himself up to en
officer, to whom he had declared that he alone was the
guilty party.
The shopmen of four diffsrent pawnbrokers were ill
attendance with a number of expensive and elegantly
bound volumes, which had been pledged by eaMch of the
prisoners, and all of which were sworn to by r. Tanis
as his proper tr.
Mr. made a serious complaint of several pawn-
brokers who, when applied to on the subject of the pro:
party belonging to him which had been stolen and
pawned, threw every impediment in his way; and it We!
only on his threatening to apply for a search-warrens
that they gave him any information or produced, !ba
property.mr. ELLIOTT
severelycensured
pawnbrokers in taking pro
that produced from persons in the position of the pt:il!,
"
inquiries
nera, without making the necessary inquiries--
which must have led to a detection of their dishonesty long
peayof
f suchthe a codnescicurcitptoiocthae
ago. He (Mr. Elliott) perceived that even the leavesari
r();some of the costly-bound and expensive works P
duced, and on which not more than a shilling a "laajd
had been advanced, were not eut; and he withoutconsidere
that the act of taking such property in pledge A
making the nem scary .inquiries was searcelY
from that of receiving stolen property with a VI
knowledge. nie
Mr. Tallis remarked, that from the testimony 0 pith
of the pawnbrokers, the books had been pledged
oiot
him on the Ist of March, 1851, so that the eye° ~bs;
robbery
plmriiisuuoss:t
reahr
taeivd)eaLnboieeneidno
London
fa
Frazerro rr d i
1851—Which
sioidn_h for
a
wo
1:1
ir
alone
hwn
e me
e, :r
t; •
kr
and
d publishedmt ha: ntyntoeoiftththheeer
thbroiatoidk s produced belonged to a wor;;;;
Wife nor brother knew bow be ca
by the books.
Mr.
ELLIOTT considered the case
a
very. bad ono; 00
was guilty of the stealing, and hecommitted all tliO°
for trial.

THAMES.
Daniel Billinyton, alias Price, alias Lewis, who hi'
been frequently in custody tor assaults and outrkie!!
was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with stabbliuit
a woman named Ellen Sweeny, with intent to D
der
The prisoner, who had been recently
her. • the
waupup r atibeepief:sree:
employed In A a
yCeistyterSdoauypb Kitchen,
y Police-Sergeant S huem a kKe rei rty7
2, was
i
that the prisoner had stabbed the same woman b" -d:
and that he was best known by the name of Daniel G°o
Mr. YARDLEY—Ha
Daniel Billington. od,
is entered on the police-sheet 51
Sergeant Kelly—He is always called Daniel G°
ed
from
resemblance his
ru ffit
to 'lie mcharacter,
urderer usin
that
hiset u
arme a:.
Mr. YARDLEY remanded the prisoner for a Week.
or so:.°9

Livearoor., 111Akcir 23.—This market was w
THE Co UN TR y MARKETS.
The demand for wheat and flour was not activeell, attends
wwtearsbead dull,pe r a:rd. cheaper;lndi a o
eboarrol e
by.
dand e
rm, prices.
acilrt. unchanged'
lower.
holders wereceoowpaspiltllwyiniosgef,Etwoghytepaakttieaollsobwer Oats and Peg°
of
-el-an- large
and
A a i
vTsabisise::
•eabnasrleairnd
oats, 2,122 ; beans, 105 '• ' ' ' F ign woes
, flour, 99 sacks. ore
9 C 57 ;
, . barley, 2,511 ;q 38); 431 qrs.; flour,
beans,
5,177 sacks. Notsvith.
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MARCH 0.--
exceedingly
standing the supplies were in, derate, trade ruled
2o4ff9e3re;dmateiat,
dull, and to transact business a further decline must bav3de7beein.::
acceded to, which factors were unwilling to allovr• Barley
heavy sale, and the turn lower. In other articles nocbaoffe;,
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 2d.—The Alp r,
of beasts being large, trade was sluggish, at a decline in "48
on last week of from 3d to Ed per stone, and a considera.,l
portion remained unsold. AU breeds of sheep moved Off tne
slo e
yet former terms were fully supported, and a clearance ffed
Beasts, 1,100; sheep, 3,350. Prices—Oxen, 4s 3d to
bi uto
per stone; heifers, 5s 3d per stone; sheep, in wool, 5.0
6d per lb ; ditto, shorn, 5d to Od.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 23.—There were,;h'
1
the meal market to-day 7 sacks oatmeal, each vreig"Al
2801bs. imperial, whereof 5 sold thus :-1 at 33s Od, „n"
at 32s ; average price of the whole 1/ 125 2d 4-Izu-
-2 sacks pot-barley which sold thus; —1 at 28s, and lat We.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, MARCH 23."'"
Oat straw, from 7s 6d to 9s Od per kemple of 16 stones tr Orr,;
wheat ditto, 95 Od to les Od ; barley ditto, 7s 6d to 80 u".
Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone.
DALYKITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 22. --There were
48 bags of oatmeal and 2 of pot barley at this day
sales dull. Oatmeal up on the top 6d bag, second and lowest
per dearer;
prices from 9d to 3d per bag up ; pot-barley 6d per bag -
Oatmeal,
was no barleymeal in market. ird.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Th
od•
.
imperial •• ••• ..• 315 Od 303 Od 295 Od.
Barleymeal, per ditto —3 01 .....3 " ''''S 65
•••
Peasemeal ... ... . ....s Od ....5 Od ''''"O ~,,,
Flour ... ... ... . 's marke 4
. Od —a Od --0 u`nl
... —s oci --3 1—

Pot barley

284 6:1 I -.4

, 't . Y ESTERDAY.
he close of the market'.-0
15s
IHetton .............••• 153 0
Haswell ..... - .... 15a S
ci........
I.ambton .......... • I4s 9d
Plummer ........... .• ••• 143 93
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525:44 158333: La 30.9 ddj;
'No r t h Hartlepool...... I2s 9d
Tees . 15- Oil
...... - ....... ..•
Nixon's •Merthyr and n
Cardiff ....... .. ..... 23' "I'
Sidney's Hartley ..... 12e 6i
74 Sold. 52.