The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-18 00:00:00

The ease was begen early yestr(lAy raeroing,Cd
only co.cluded at eight o'clock t,-,_rijor we ere e`re'
fore compelled to give a brief and rapid summary of it.
It apeeartd that the plaintiff, who had before carried
on business so a cotton manufacturer at a mill called
West-end Mill, early in 1850 went to l'nbsay, and took
a mill called " the Good lotent." He was possessed of
about 5,0001. capita!, a portion of which was invested
in the mill, and tie roedue in machinery and stock.
The machinery he purchased at second-hand at Pres-
ton, and other places; some of it he had repaired, and
some he had removed from his firmer mill. In Octo-
ber, 1850, he was anxious to insure his mill and (Gs'
chinery, and applied to a Mr. Winterbottom, the Wet
for the Atlas Insurance Company, at Skipton, to tff'ev
an insurance with that company. Mr. Winterbottora
went over the mill, and then objecred to insure
on the mill and machinery more than 2,000/. The phin-
tiff, however, said he was going to attach a shaft from
his engine to machinery in another room, and then his
risk would be greater, and ultimately his proposal to In
sure 2.8004 on his mill and machinery was accepted,"
notified to him on the 2d or 3d of November, 1850. Stoo
after the plaintiff complained that anonymous letters bad
been sent to him by members ,f a Di,seuting cornregv
lion to which he belonged, and where he occasionally
spoke. He had incurred some unpopularity with big
church by interfering in some arraegenseet anost tbe
pews, and these letters threatened by fire, wind, or
water," to get rid of him from E,niesay. These letters,
created great alarm in his faieily. On the morning et
the 19th of November, 1850, at half-past five o'elock,
tie
was knocked up by one of his men (flibbett), stating
that his warehouse, and coutoing-house were on lire'
That fire was extinguished, but not until nearly all thee
furniture and all the books in the coulitieg-houso wet.;
consumed. The counting-house was partitioned
from the warehouse by a brick wall, which did not eeitet.
reach the ceiling, arid some cotton at the other side ee
this wall was consumed. At nine o'clock that "Ulf
morning another fire took place in the card.room
the mill adjoining, which was evidently not the re°
of an accident, as matches were found upon and under ,
" lap" of cotton on fire. The circumstances were s°,
suspicious that the manager, Robert Jones, who 1011'
the keys of this room, and who it was alleged had bee°in
seen to enter this room shortly before the fire, was
•
dicted for arson at this assizes, but the case broke ti°°l",i
The night 0, fore a quantity of cotton had been
laid ie a train across the " blow room " to the door,
which a man, named Green, along with Robert Jel?r:.
kicked up, and in the morning some struck ltieufti
matches were brought to the plaintiff, which Jones
,59oir
he had found placed under the " blow room"
•
Jones, who kept the keys, was asked to give up the e.e.'hi"
as there was " foul talk about;" bat on Friday nig",o4
the 22d of November following., ho was asked to g°
the mill at nine o'clock to go round end see that all
right. Mr. Lister then told him ho had been rouno
mill, and he need not go with him, but could take t'd
keys. That night Mr. Lister got up at one o'clock, ite
again at shortly before three in the morel'
to see that all was right, but at half-past four tiff
mill was on fire, and burnt down. The pl3inttc,
claimed about 9001., as the value of his mash
made out from recollection, as his books ?gel,
burnt. For the defence it was shown that he baiji,
manded for many articles of machinery nearly five t‘h—ieet
as much as he gave for them, and the cost of it t 0 at
was only between 300/. and 400/. It was suggests
he wanted to get rid of this old, worn-out mac
and replace it with new, and that he had contr' destroy
fire for that purpoce, first destroying his books ty
the evidence of his fraud, and then destroying the :re
chinery. The anonymous letters, it was suggested, e
part of this scheme, and evidence was called to Ptfto
some of them to be in his own handwriting. The
before the first fire he had asked for a Oilent,iuYa
to the joists of the ceiling of'
brown paper, which, it was suggested, ho had ei""-are
that room, as evidence of which nails were t°ll,l3re
there, n(I the top of the rooi/1 and furniture ohlY
the counting-house to a
burnt. It was suggested that he had laid the cotton 0
theth e
e`
ablow g room"manager,
ha
v
having th as
'iter''kineyiso, thehe (.r
dooorh, becausees) ero would
°i1:0 t
need to take that trouble it he int...nth,d to set e°
to the mill; tool that when Jones and uh.ieg
kicked this cotton away they prevented its 1!-tbe
set fire to by removing it from the door whet' the
matches had been placed. The demeanour also of 0
plaintiff on the morning of the second fire was relied (id
by the Learned Counsel for the defence. It apPeilie
that whilst his mill was burning he and four of his INV:T.I3
engaged in succession in " family prayer," and
' afterwards ho coolly get his breakfast and smoked 'Jo
pipe ; and that riot until the manager of the fire-engio
threatened to report him did he make any persoe:
effort to assist in quelling the fire. The various iiewhe
of outrageous overcherge, and the evidence affe.ctieg tPth
conouct of the plaintiff at the fires were dwelt en, b 4,1•5
great power and ability by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins a
address to the jury this morning.
Ps,,
A great number of witnesses were then called to
tablish the defendant's case, and Mr. Watson, for the
plaintiff, began his reply about six o'clock.
His LORDSHIP then went through the evidedce, tiv
The jury, after retiring for an hour, found their er
diet on the plea of fraud for the defendant. The ()the
issues they found for the plaintiff,
de-
This, therefore, is substantially a verdict for the
femlant, fraud vitiating the plaintiff 'a contract with the
defendant.

THE COUNTRY MA.RKEIt so
LITERPOOL, MARCH 16.—The attendance t°—slowver•
small, and trade viley flat. Wheat and flour ratheei and
Beans, oats, and oatmeal supported late rates. Bar FY
malt the turn cheaper. Indian corn quite as dearlinttdolbilagr;
y
moderate request. Arrivals—British wheat, 319;
350; ditto malt, 1,680 ; ditto oats 3,',20; ditto bea°94 321;
ditto flour, 3,741 sacks and 2'2 barrels.' Foreign wir,3th'ir-'r l'•
ditto beans, 2,19') ; di to flour, 4,081 sa•ks and 7,10° „setbis
LEEDS, MARCH 16.—Our arrivals of grain were '",•illers
week ; the flour trade was depressed, which caused 011r,—a.
to be very indifferent as to purchasing wheat ; and sciit'sssed•
position in holders to press sales, little business had r oats
rates aseratwese a
osnbeFforride,a. and
bßeaarnlesystewaad in ri
syunalpterceed ru
unaltered
led
Wane u
d sqhealtliella
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MARCH 16.--TrBunsinss
exceedingly flat for everything, and in wheat little
P prices
was transacted, factors being unwilling to accept Tinily is
offered, and to get quit of any quantity a decline of pi. qr.
per
Io eqrr.. h acodtbteor
abret submittedl re in ainteod. a
bBo
ua rt 1 etby
ewsaasmael.s o 16
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, 111Aacx 16.--The
usacptPi IYe
of beasts large, and a splendid show of fat cattle. Trade and
at about 3d per stone decline from last week's Pric,ll;earlY
nearly all sold. Sheep trade steady at former rates, „in
all sold. Prices—Beef, 3s 6d to Is 6d per stone; su ,e"'
wool, to 6d METALb ditto, shorn, 40 to sd. were iu
EDINBURGH MARKET, MARCH 16.—There - h.n
the meal market to-day 6 sacks oatmeal, each
weigarlejg.
2801bs. imperial, which sold at 325. 3 sacks p°t-b
which sold thus: —1 at s, lat 28s, and lat 265•
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MARCO „;
Oat straw, from 8s Od to 9s Od per kemple of 16,stenes
wheat ditto, 8s Od to 9s Od ; barley ditto, 6s 6d to 8 u
Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone. , were
I IDALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 5.--Tuere __
95 bags of oatmeal, 21 of barleymeal, and 5 of pot- Wel:
at this day's market ; sales dull for oatmeal ; the
obarleyrn
saencdonPc7t -abnadr 1 el
lowest
metawe
st
qualitiesr read sale.
3 d per
ba
fully maintained late.iquotations. OatmealgebtheeapsearT
imperial •• ••• ••• 2.), 6d 21s 6g —s Od
Barleymeal, per ditto ••• Od —s Od
s Od
Oatmeal, per sack, of .280 lbs. First Second Third.
Oatmeal,
Peasemeal ••• ••: (Old —a Od.
30s 6d 29s 3 d an
r2tlBch Yse mtko:-.!

Flour
Pot barb

ley •••

284 Od 12bs Od Od

COAL MAR S_E
Coal
er
Lo Chestern Prices
Howard'srric I se
aysVoi nfc
s tipti 32ey 22:: 8636 f dud I
rauneld Moor l2s 6d
Wall's End, & 3.
. . 13s 6d
AcornoasrftoorntClose h
............. ..
1133 s 3
s 3(1
G
llebbarn ........... 133 Od
Heaton ..... 111333: :(3)(1
Riddell ... •-•
Walker l2s 3d
Eden Main .
.....
Lathbton Primrose 14)i 64
Belmont. ............... 143 3
kietton ................. 156
Ships at z.,hrket,

ESTZIEDAI.
the
:I,,arlbtOD ........ 15s 3,
ue
secspleoilesier,sotti•
et
thte: arket
ssai
Stewart'e .. 15'
Denison 136 t 1
Hartlepool
3
Heugh
Kellue 153
Soutk Hartlepool ..-•l5 :3(1
South Kelloe
SoErthi ti).)e 'ra't hr h
a.
m. 111424 : guild
15,
Tees
Sidney's Hartley
255 Sold. 94.

btiaedpElp,ekegpi:ofEuftßßTwi:hSthEic,MhEN T.] —Hollows V's Pills and mire,
yu r e
tai
,d e; :
rl
ment, the best Remedies for the Cure of Bad Leg
men in the neighbousrhheoll'ocido,nbs
near orpet , was afflicted with
ediea
but
tlhteidt
wouldthe .
mostnotemyi'eeldnat 0 f her
treatment. Her health sutiered severelyrand the state 0, the
leg was terrible, tiie ulcers rapidly increasing in size, andri:/,,
pain most agonising. In this state she commenced using ' for
loway's Ointment and Pills, and after continuing theta
the
some time the leg was completely cured, and she is now 12,.
i,t,,
enjoyment of excellent health. Mr. Wilkinson, drydgbi
Blyth, vouches for the accuracy of this statement 241,
241,
all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment
Strand, London.
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