The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-27 00:00:00

WOOL.

The demand both for home-grown and colonial wo-loon-
tinues in a sluggish state, owing in some measure to the
Proximity of the public 04108, which will commence on

The Execution of Brookes for the Acton

Murder (This Day).

This morning Joseph Brookes, aged 27, convicted at the
last session of the Central Criminal Court, underwent the
extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate, for the
brutal and unprovoked murder of the police-constable

Davey, at Acton.
The crowd wss not so numerous as on many former oc-
casions, but it was remarked that a large number of the
Metropolitan Police were present.
Since the wretched man's condemnation he has conducted
himself quietly, but up to the last few moments of his
existence protested that he was not the murderer, and that
it was his brother Isaac who fired the shot, although the
evidence on the trial, and particularly that of Sarah Lake,
to whom the wretched man was engaged, pointed to a very
different conclusion ; for she stated that it was the convict
Joseph that left the house with the gun on the night of the

murder, and that Isaac remained at home. His statements,

have, however, been so contradictory that the officials were
satisfied he was fabricating a number of untruths to screen
himself, and the result of his application to the Secretary of
State for commutation of his sentence was received by him
with much despondence.

He appears to have in early life entered the army, enlist-
_ _

ing in the Royal Artillery, and was in the Crimea, India,
and China during the war, but has been twice a deserter,
and such at the time of the murder, the military authorities
being in search of him.

The exhortations of the Reverend Mr. Davis, the ordi-
nary, do not appear to have had much effect upon him,
although he listened attentively, but it may be said to be a

passive attention.

This morning at half-past seven, Mr. Alderman and
Sheriff Lawrence and Mr. Sheriff Jones, with Mr. Under-
sheriff Macreil and Mr. Under-sheriff Ferrer arrived at the
gaol, and at a quarter to eight were introduced by the Rev.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Jonas to the prisoner's cell. He appeared
quite unmoved at his near approaching end, and, in reply
to questions put to him, he replied he had nothing to say.
He was then conducted to the press-room, where, after a
short interval, Calcraft was introduced. He at once arose
and submitted passively to the bracing and pinioning, and
seemed in no way concerned, Some few minutes elapsed
amid a dull monotonous silence, when he was again asked
if he had anything to say, when he replied "Nothing."
The procession was then formed, the chapel bell tolling,
and the culprit walked with a firm step and mounted the
scaffold. As soon as he got there he requested to speak to
Mr. Davis, the ordinary, to whom he freely admitted his
guilt, and the justice of his sentence. He said it was his
hand that fired the shot, and that his brother had nothing
to do with it. The cap was then drawn over his head, the
rope adjusted, and in a few moments the wretched man
was launched into eternity. His struggles were brief.
After hanging the usual hour the body was cut down,
and will be interred within the precincts of the prison this

evenin

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before Dr. Lushington.)

THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY THE REY.
J. JONES AGAINST THE REV W. E. JELF.

Sir R. PhilAmore, who appeared for the promoter of the
suit, said that he understood all opposition was withdrawn.
Mr. Jelf had officiated in an unlicensed building in the
parish of Llanaber, Merionethshire, and he (Sir R. Philli-
more) now applied that the articles should be admitted, and
Mr. Jelf condemned in costs.

Dr. Twiss, on the other hand, contended that Mr. Jelf
had unintentionally offended against the law, but he main-
tained that the defendant ought not to be condemned in
costs, inasmuch as there had been no opposition to the
bishop's authority. All that was alleged was that Mr.
Jelf had trespassed upon the rights of the rector of
Lianaber.

Dr. Tristram, on the same side, argued that the defendant
had 33.9 t offended against the canon law, and ought not to
be condemned in costs.

Dr. Lushington said he should like to consider the articles
betore proceeding to pass sentence. It appeared that Mr.
Jelf had acted erroneously, and he had violated the com-
mon law if he had not violated Ihe canon law. He could
not see any difference, for he held that in such a case the
common law stood is high as the canon law.
Dr. Twi.s said he had not seen the articles,
The case was then ordered to stand over.
MOLTNEUX V. BAGSHAWE.

This was a pros: eding, by letters of request from the
diocese of Ely, by the Rev. J. H. Molyneux, Incumbent of
St. Gregory and St. Peter, Sudbury, against the Rev. E. S.
Bagshawe. The articles alleged that the reverend gentle-
man had officiated and preached in the chapel of the union
workhouse, the same being in his parish, without his con-
sent and against his wish. Ihe question was whether the
circumstances took the case out of the statute law.
Dr. Lushington said he would take time to consider his
decision.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

THE USE OW THE BELT AGAIN I—A rufll inly-looking
fellow named Cornelius Dunden, a private in the 3d Mid-
dlesex Militia, was charged with committing a violent as-
sault upon Michael Devine, a shoemaker, by striking him
with his belt.

It would appear from the evidence adduced that prisoner,
who, with his regiment, has lately been called out for drill,
entered the house of Mr. Richard Harwood, coffeehouse-•
keeper, King's-road, Chelsea, at one o'clock on Sunday
morning in a state of drunkenness, and taking a bottle of
rum and three shillings out of his pocket, placed them on
one of the tables. One of the shillings rolled off, the pri-
soner accused complainant of stealing ic, whereupon
a wrangle and subsequently a struggle occurred between
them, in the course of which the prisoner, unbuckling his
belt, dealt complainant several severe blows with it, upon
his head, from the effects of which he bled copiously. The
landlord of the coffee shop then went for a policeman, and
having procured the assistance of Seymour 187 B, the pri-
soner was conveyed to the station ; and it was found noes •
nary to fetch a doctor to dress complainant's wounds, as be
had suffered very much also from loss of blood.

The accused made no reply to the charge, and
Mr. Dayman, after animadverting in strong terms upon
the use of the belt, committed the prisoner for 14 days to
hard labour in the House of Correction.

THE ST. GILES'S MURDER.—The man arrested
at Cardiff was, after examination before the authorities,
discharged. The police authorities of London have directed
their exertions in another quarter to-day, and it is to be
hoped that success will attend their open ations.
THE LATE FATAL MUTINY AT BLACKWALL.
Another of the soldiers attached to the Peruvian
corvette Arica, fitting out at Blackwell
micted to Newgate for trial at the next sitti has been com•
ng of the Central
Criminal Court, for the wilful murder of a young gentle.
min named Manuel Rodriguez Silva, who leaped overboard
from the Venus hulk to escape beiag bayoneted (luting the
late fearful mutiny, anti was dr° d The body was
fund in the vicinity of the Victoria WDlioeck's in the early part
of last week, and an inquest was held on the body by Mr.
C. Lewis, the Essex coroner, when the jury found a verdict
of 4 6 Wilful Murder" •
against Juan do mugo,

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