The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 5.
(Before Chief Justice Jervis.)
MURDER AT NORWELL.
Mary Anth:l); aged 25, servant, a sullen but not bad-
looking woman, was indicted for the murder of her step-
son, Joseph Antliff, at the parish of Norwell, near
Newark.
Mr. Bittlerson was counsel for the Crown.
The evidence showed' that the prisoner had inflicted
injuries on the child, by which its death was caused.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter.
She was sentenced to transportation for the term of
her natural life.

NORFOLK CIRCIIIT.-BEDFORD, MARCH 4.
THE EYWORTH BURGLARY.

John Saunders, John Leonard, and Joseph Morrell
were indicted for burglary and violence.
William Saville, a fine intelligent old man, in his 89th
year, proved that and his wife, who is 84 years of age,
lived alone in a cottage at Eyworth. On the night of
the 17th of January he heard a noise at the lower part
of his house, and soon afterwards three men came up
stairs, one having a bludgeon, another a gun, and the
third a lighted candle. They demanded his money, and,
as he did not get out of bed quick enough for them, one
(Saunders) struck him on the head in a brutal manner,
swore at him, and insisted upon his giving up his
money. The wife interposed to protect her hus-
band, and one of the villains struck her on the
head and knocked her back in bed. The poor old
creatures were both bleeding from their wounds, and
the villains made them strip to show they were not
concealing any property. The prisoner Leonard then
searched the room, holding the candle. The tallest man
then found a box, which they opened, and from it took
the savings of the poor old couple, amounting to 100
sovereigns, 25 old guineas, and some silver, and also
took a watch and some other articles. They rifled the
chest of drawers, and then left, threatening the old man
and woman. The latter has "not been right since," said
the old man piteously, "and I doubt she never will
again." As soon as daylight came the prosecutor got
up and called his neighbours in to show what havoc had
been committed. An alarm was immediately given, and
from the description given by the prosecutor, who had
known the three prisoners by sight, the police soon suc-
ceeded in capturing the miscreants.
The prisoners were ably defended, but the evidence
was so strong that the jury did rot pause a moment be-
fore delivering their verdict of Guilty.
The Chief Baron then directed judgment of death to
be recorded against the prisoners.

This being the last case the Judge rose from his seat,
and as he was about to retire a man in the court, re-
lated to one of the prisoners, called out to his lordship
that he had committed murder in sentencing him. He
repeated his calls, and the three prisoners became vio-
lently excited, and shouted " Murder " in the most ter-
rific manner. The court became a scene of great ex-
citement, the cries of murder continued, and terrible
denunciations were dealt forth. The prisoners resolutely
refused to leave the dock, but swore they would die
there first. At last additional officers sprang over the
bar, dragged the men into the cell, and ironed them.
The van was then ordered, and the prisoners were con-
veyed to the gaol amidst great exciment.

The trial lasted until an advanced hour of the evening,

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-WINCHESTER, MARCH 4

CROWN COURT.

George Dumper and Tom William Wearn were in•
dicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Dean, at llythe,
on the 24th of December last.

The deceased was an old man, a labourer, living at
Hythe, just opposite to Southampton. On the evening
of the 24th of December last deceased was drinking at
a public-house at Hythe called the Lord Nelson ; he was
rather intoxicated, and left to go home at about half-past
12. He was subsequently seen some way on his road
home, but he never arrived there, and the next morning,
soon after six o'clock, he was found in the road dead and
cold, with frightful injuries about the head and face, and
the skull fractured in three places ; his pockets were also
turned inside out. A surgeon was called to see him, and,
in his opinion, there was no doubt that death was the
result of great violence, probably caused by repeated
blows with a stick, or kicks from heavy boots. On the
spot were found fragments of two sticks, apparently
hedge stakes, and in a field was found a broken stick
with blood and hair on it. This went to show that two
persons had been engaged in the murder of the unfortu-
nate man. The evidence to connect the prisoners with
the commission of this dreadful crime was partly circum-
stantial and partly consisted of statements made by the
prisoners at different times.

After an investigation, which lasted during the greater
part of two days, the jury found Dumper guilty of an
aggravated manslaughter, and acquitted' Wearn.
The learned Judge then sentenced Dumper to be tran-
sported for life.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—DURHAM, MARCH 5.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.)

THE COLLISION ON THE LEEDS NORTHERN AT STOCKTON,

George 11,elburn' engine-driver, was charged with the
manslaughter of Mr. Thomas Grainger, civil engineer,
at Stockton, on the 21st of July, 1252.
The Leeds Northern forms a junction with the Clarence
Railway a little to the north of Stockton, and runs on
that line northward to Ferry-hill. The Clarence pro-
ceeds in a straight line from thence to Stockton town
southward, the Leeds making a curve, and going a little
to the west of Stockton town. The Clarence Railway
is one of those old-fashioned lines that drives on the
right hand, and the Leeds Northern has to run a little
along their line in that direction of rails, after leaving
the Clarence, before it goes on to the line of rails com-

mon to the country. The Leeds Northern to Stock-
ton and Ferryhill was opened in June of last year,
and the mode of running their trains from the Clarence
on to their own line in July last was for a pointsman at
the junction to turn them on with a switch, the rails being
open to the Clarence waggons to run along their own
line to Stockton. The pointsman also kept signals
for the regulation of the trains, and to indicate
danger • which were when the red disk was turned on
the Leeds Northern train had to stop ; when turned off
all was clear. On the 21st July the train from Ferry-
hill was thirteen minutes behind her time at the junction,
and the engine-driver of her on approaching the points
noticed that the signals were right, but just as he was
about to take them the danger signal was put on, and he
immediately reversed his engine. Before he could stop,
and just as he way turning the curve, a luggage train,
which was being shunted from the Clarence line from
Stockton on to the Leeds Northern, came into his train,
slightly grazed the engine and tender, and then smashed
up a first class and two second class carriages. A num-
ber of persons were hurt, and the deceased, Mr. Thomas
Grainger, an eminent engineer, who was proceeding
south, received a compound fracture of his right leg, of
which he died on the 25th. The driver of the luggage
train was the prisoner Welburn, who was a servant of
the Leeds Northern Company, and who, after the acci-
dent, had been committed on a coroner's inquisition for
manslaughter of deceased. Several of the company's ser-
vants were examined to-day, as well as a number ofpersons
who witnessed the collision. It appeared that the points-
man, as soon as he saw the passenger train coming from
the north, put up the signal that all was clear for her to
come on. Welburn was standing with his waggons on
the Clarence line beyond the junction, and towards
Stockton town, at this time. His waggons were
towards the junction, and the engine and tender at the
other end. It was sworn that if he had attempted to
shove his waggons from the place where he was standing
towards the junction, he should have had a person at the
tail of them to see that all was clear, which he had not.
Just after the pointsman turned on his signal for the
passenger train, he observed that Welburn had started
his waggons, and was shunting them towards the junc-
tion, along which the passenger train had to pass. He
sent a man down to meet him, to tell him to stop, but
he was busy talking to two men who were on the tender
with him, and did not observe the person shouting to
him. The pointsmen then turned on the red disc of
danger, which the driver of the passenger engine noticed
as above stated, and tried to stop his train. The pri-
soner, however, had not observed it, and it was not
until his train approaching, the junction that the fideman
looked past the waggons, and saw the passenger
train coming, and it was then attempted to stop the
luggage-train, but too late, and the collision ensued. It
was shown that a person shunting carriages along the
Clarence line to the junction had to keep a good look-
out, and that before he attempted to push his waggons
on to the Leeds line, he must have a signal from the
pointsman, different to those used for the passenger train,
that all was clear, which signal he had never waited for,
but kept shunting his trucks, though he had no instruc-
tions that the train from the north was past.
Mr. Overend addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
his lordship summed up.

The jury- fouhd the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter,
but recommended him to mercy.
His Lordship, in passing sentence on the prisoner, re-
marked strongly on the culpable carelessness of his con-
duct. He sentenced him to six months' imprisonment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. '

GUILDHALL.—A. number of intending emigrants
appAared before Alderman Moon, thesitting magistrate,
to complain of the conduct of Mr. W. S. Lindsay in not
fulfilling the terms of their contract, by which that gen-
tleman was bound in sending them to Australia.
The, spokesman of the party stated he was one of
28th
many emigrants who had engaged berths in the Swarth-
that the ship
'lmre, advertised as of 1,450 tons register, to sail on the
also called he°
February
.last. They had paid up the whole of
their passage
tmoney, and they were now apprehensive
being
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The spokesman said the vessel, which ought to have
in any way unseaworthy
sailed on the 28th oflast moilth, had not passed Lloyd's,
until next Monday week.
and was not now likely to sapila
them the ls. each per
Mr. Lindsay had refused to
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trate's interference.
Alderman Moon having looked at their
day the papers, said
they were entitled to ls. per day from the
ves-
sel was advertised to sail on, and if that part of the con-
tract was not complied with, he would send an officer
from this court with them to try and effect an amicable
adjustment of the dispute.
Mr. W. S. 'Lindsay attended shortly afterwards. upon

the alderman, for the purpose of hearing the complaint
and giving such explanations as might be called for.
The spokesmen then reiterated their complaints, and
added that not one word was mentioned in the contract
about the vessel, as to whether it was built of iron or
wood, and now they were transferred to an iron ship
that looked more like an overgrown mussel-shell, and,
for his part, he disapproved of it entirely, as he never
dreamed of going to Australia in a mussel-shelL
Mr. W. S. Lindsay said the Swathmore was not his
own ship ;he was only the agent for the owners. The
vessel was advertised to sail on the 28th, but it being
found on inspection, that the comforts in the fitting
up of her were not so complete as he could have
wished them, she was detained, and circulars were
sent to all the passengers, informing them of the
necessary delay. The complaining spokesman had
called it a cockle-shell, and all he could say was,
that she was a very expensive cockle-shell, for she cost
the owners 18,0001. Strong prejudices were always en-
tained against the use of iron for ships, and the Alderman
would remember, probably, how strong that prejudice
was ten years ago with regard to steam-boats. The
same prejudice existed at the present time, and reports
had been circulated of an injurious nature to their ships.
Captain Lean had consulted with the surveyor to Lloyd's
and other eminently scientific gentlemen, but he was not
at liberty, at present, to state what their opinion was,
as their decision would involve a new principle in ship-
building, and they wished to act with deliberation in
such an important matter. If there was the slightest
risk in sending out such a vessel, he would be the first
to prevent her going to sea, and, considering the con-
fidence the public had placed in his firm, he felt he was
in duty bound to protect the lives and interests of all
who put themselves under his care, to the fullest extent.
He had given very good evidence in that respect in a
ship of his own (the W. S. Lindsay), which he recalledat
an expense of 7,000/. to himself; rather than the emigrants
should undergo the slightest risk. He wished more-
over, to state in conclusion, that there was no occasion
for any one to apply to the magistrates in any case in
which he was concerned ; for if a proper application
were made to him he would always compensate the
parties according to the means of each, and the amount
of inconvenience or loss they might sustain. If the re-
port of the committee at Lloyd's, when submitted to
Captain Lean, should be pronounced unfavourable, then
he would be bound to supply all the passengers with
berths in other ships on the same terms ; but if the
♦essel was pronounced seaworthy it would sail on Mon-
day next.

The spokesman said that he objected to go in the
Swathmore, and that he wished to be transferred to the
Ganges, a vessel which was then ready to sail.
Mr. W. S. Lindsay said that since the complainants
took their berths in the Swathmore, the berths in the
Ganges had advanced in price, and he, therefore, offered
to transfer them for payment of the difference in the
amount of the passage-money, but they declined to do so.
Alderman Moon suggested that, as the emigrants were
chiefly poor persons, Mr. W. S. Lindsay should pay
them is. per day during the delay.
Mr. W. S. Lindsay said he had no wish to evade thelaw
in the least, and he would, therefore, pay the is. per day
to all those parties who liked to claim it.
The parties then left the court.

CLERICENWELL.—Richard Sawyer ' a young man
very stylishly dressed, was charged with having plun-
dered his master, Mr. Josiah Brass, an upholsterer, of
No. 5, Islington-green.
The prosecutor, who seemed deeply affected, wished
to have the prisoner now set at liberty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt was surprised to hear such an expression
of kindly feeling from a gentleman who had been so
grievously wronged.
Mr. Wakeling, the prosecutor's solicitor, said it might
appear strange,• but certain it was that his client was
most anxious to withdraw- the charge, and hand the
delinquent over to his heartbroken mother, who was
ready to take him with her to Dover to reside. Mr.
Brass lost nearly 4001., while the prisoner was his
cashier last year, and, in consequence of making a dis-
covery of that serious defalcation at Christmas, he made
a different arrangement in the mode of keeping his ac-
counts, and appointed a gentleman named Gardner in
the place of the accused, who, however, he retained in
his service, and ordered him to pay over all moneys he
might henceforth receive directly such might come into
his possession. In several instances he failed to do so,
and absconded on the 27th of last January. Police-
constable 421 N, was employed in the affair, and he
finally apprehended him, living in style with an aban-
doned woman. Since the prisoner had been in gaol he
had made a full confession of his guilt to the chaplain,
who had expressed himself so satisfied of the sincere
penitence of the accused and desire to abandon his vile
associates, that the rev. divine had so far interested him
in the case as to strengthen the resolution which Mr.
Brass had formed of abandoning the prosecution.
Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that the prosecutor was a kind-
hearted man, indeed, and his intentions were humane
and honourable. The great question, however, was
this—was he doing his duty to the public by such
leniency, which was placing a magistrate in a very pain-
ful position ?

Mr. Brass repeated that he wished the prisoner to be
set at liberty.
Mr. Tyrwhitt was of opinion that he ought to insist
on the prosecutor going on with the case, and bind him
over to go to trial.
_ _ _

Mr. Brass earnestly hoped the worthy magistrate
would not.

After some consideration, Mr. Tyrwhitt addressed the
prisoner, telling him that he yielded with extreme reluc-
tance to the kind, but, he considered, mistaken view of
his master, and not to the view or inteirerence of the
chaplain, or any other person. It was altogether a very
serious affair, from which he was, undeservingly, escaping
punishment. " You may now go away," said the learned
magistrate. "You are a fortunate fellow, and may thank
your master as the best friend you ever had. I have
very little hope of you."
The prisoner then left the dock, and walked away with
his mother, a very lady-like woman, who seemed over-
whelmed with grief.

MARLBOROUGH - STREET. John Stiff was
charged with having assaulted Mr. Massingham, box-
keeper at the Princess's Theatre.
It appeared that on the previous evening the defend-
ant and other persons took possession of a front box in
the dress circle, which had been taken and paid for by a
party who had not then arrived. The defendant and
others were told that the box ,was engaged, but they re-
fused to leave it, and when Mr. Massingham simply put
his hand on him to induce him to retire, with as little
force as possible, he struck him a blow with his fist, and
the defendant was then given into custody.
The defence was that the defendant and others first
applied at the pit entrance and were told it was full, but
there was room in the boxes. They paid to go to the
boxes, and when they got there they discovered that the
only room was the vacant box in question.
Mr. Hardwick said common honesty b.nd common jus-
tice required that managers of theatres should provide
that accommodation for which they were paid. If their
theatre was full they ought to have a notice to that effect
exhibited for the information of the public. If they took
money for a good part of the house, they had no business
to give an inferior place. It was a species of unfair
dealing to do so, and such cases as the one before him
were brought by the managers of theatres upon them-
selves by not doing in the first instance what was right
and proper. The conduct of the defendant, however, in
taking possession of a place which had previously been
paid for, was wholly unjustifiable. From his appear-
ance he must be aware of theatrical usages, and that the
places in question were taken, as all the back seats were
crowded. He had, therefore, no business to force him-
self into the vacant place, and refuse to leave it when
required. As he had put himself in the wrong he must
take the consequences, and must pay a fine of 20s. At
the same time, he should be glad to learn that managers
of theatres were disposed to attend to the suggestions he
had thrown out.

AWFUL TRAGEDY.-MURDER AND SUICIDE.

The usually quiet district of Framlingham, in the
county of Suffolk, has been thrown into a painful state
of excitement by the occurrence of a most horrible act
of murder and suicide. The perpetrator of the dreadful
crime was a Mr. William Goodwyn, aged 45, who re-
sided with his family in very comfortable circumstances
in Donnington-road, near this town ; the victim of his
terrible crime being a favourite daughter, Eliza Good-
wyn, a pretty and interesting child, not more than four
years old. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr.
Wood, the coroner, when the following facts were ad-
duced :—On Thursday morning about twenty minutes
to eight o'clock, the passers-by were alarmed on seeing
Mrs. Goodwyn come out of her house and scream, as if
for help. A butcher, named Dixon, imagining the
place was on fire, rushed in, but finding nothing to
confirm his belief, almost as quickly returned. The
unfortunate woman was unable to speak, and pointing
to the windows of a front sitting-room, and the side-
door, which was fastened, so intimated that something
serious had taken place in the apartment. -Dixon' with
another man, then burst the door open, when a most awful
scene presented itself.. The little girl was discovered lying
upon the carpet, but was quite dead, a fearful gash hav-
ing been inflicted on her throat and on her face. Her
clothing (for she had been dressed) and the floor round
the body were covered with blood. A few feet from her,
lying on his left !side, and with a frightful cut in his
throat, was seen Goodwyn, who was also dressed. He
was alive. His eyes were open, but he was unable to
articulate a word. In the room was found a razor, with
which he had committed the dreadful act. Messrs.
Wilson and Jeafferson, surgeons, were instantly called
in, and proceeded to sew up the wound which the
wretched man had inflicted upon himself; but it was of
little service in saving his life, as he expired in the course
of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.. The death of
the little girl was very speedy, as the carotid artery was
completeley divided. The surgeons expressed their be-
lief that Goodwyn committed both acts, and that he
must have been deranged at the time. It appears that
he had been subject to slight abberation of intellect at
times, and that on this occasion it was brought about
by the loss of his eldest son a day or so previously,
whose corpse he had seen deposited in the coffin the
evening before. The jury returned a verdict of " Wil-
ful murder" in the case of the child, and " That the de-
ceased, William Goodwyn, committed self-destruction
while in an unsound state of mind. He has left a
family of five children.

METROPOLITAN POST.—We are glad to learn that, in
connexion with other postal improvements, an earlier
delivery of letters has been effected at Barnet, Harrow,
Erentford, Richmond, Tottenham, Croydon, and other
of the more distant places in the London district—an
otabeat
awthoiticth,oasyeazregaagrod.s Peckham, Greenwich, Hamp-
stead, Hammersmith, and other nearer places, was' at-

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE—MencH 5.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Albyn, from Penang ; Rokeby,
Colombo ; Wanderer, Mauritius ; Enterprise, do. ; Cathe-
rine Green, St. Kitt's • Christiana, New York ; Christine
Marie, Thisted ; Tartar, Guernsey ; Augusta, Aveiro ;
Eliza and Hester, Mauritius ; Lelia, Nassau ; Notre Dame
de Deliverance, Caen ; Fyenoord, Rotterdam ; Rtfbicon,
Cochin and Colombo ; Agenoria, Sydney ; City of Rotter-
dam, Dunkirk ; Seine, Boulogne ; City of Boulogne, do. ;
Union, Dunkirk; Eisbondelanilla ; Panther, Ostend.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.-The Christiana,
for New York ; Trident, Hamburgh ; City of Rotterdam,
Dunkirk • Gratitude, Canaries • Cito, Hamburgh ; Fye-
noord, Rotterdam ; Truth, Brussels • W. S. Lindsay,
Hong Kong and Canton ; Agenoria, Rouen • Gem, Gee-
long ; Catherine Greene, St. Kitt's ; Three Bells, Quebec
and Montreal ; Ceres, Rotterdam ; City of Boulogne,
Boulogne.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Ceres, for
Sierra Leone ; John Bunyan, Shanghai ; Lord Ashley,
Port Philip ; Ann Ingate, Geelong ; Neptuno, second
clearance ; Sylph, Brussels ; Egham, Cadiz ; Erasmus,
Melbourne and Geelong : President Ram, Port Adelaide ;
Alegonda Rensiena, Galatz and Ibrail ' • Baron Osy, Ant-
werp ; Lord John Russell, Harlingen ; Earl of Auckland,
Rotterdam ; Albion, Boulogne ; Ocean, Havre.

LIVERPOOL,—MARCH 5.
The Cornelia, arrived from Savannah, encountered a se-
vere gale from the southward with a tremendous sea, Jan.
24, in about hit. 35, long. 64, lost sails, &c., shipped a
heavy sea, which filled main deck, carried away bulwarks,
ventilators, &c. The vessel also made a little water.
A vessel's mast, with rigging attached, in a perpendicular
position, was passed 2A miles N.W. of the Bell buoy, by
the Lisbon.

The Antolope, (s.s.) for Australia, will be detained until
Monday, in consequence of her bowsprit being carried
away against the pier-head.
The Endeavour has arrived from Holyhead, with 53 bar-
rels of turpentine from the Die Krone.
The mainmast of a large ship, with topmast and rigging
attached, and another mast, apparently the mizen, with
rigging and spars attached, both masts broken off by the
decks, have been washed on shore to the westward of
Portinllen, near Pwllheli, within three miles of each other.

GRAVESEND, MARCH s.—Arrived the Wanderer, from
Mauritius • Enterprise, ditto ; Catherine Greene, St.
Kitts ; Christiana, New York ; Christine Marie, Thisted ;
Tartar, Guernsey ; Augusta, Aveiro ' • Eliza and Hester,
'
Mauritius ; Lelia, Nassau • Notre Dame de Delivrance,
Caen ; ffitubicon, Cochin and Colombo ; Agenoria, Sydney ;
City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk ; Seine, Boulogne ; Lisbon,
Manilla ; Panther, Ostend.
Rims, MARCH 4.—The Trois Freres, Port Veudres to
Bacares, was thrown on the rocks near the former port,
24th Feb.; crew saved.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 4.—The Bradford, London to
which put in here, 27th Fab., with damage, had been in
contact off Cromer, with the Blakeston of Shields, and lost
a man.

NAPLES, FBB. 26.—The Orono (American barque),
bound to Palermo, to fill up for New York, was driven
from her moorings off the Mole yesterday on the break-
water, and became a total wreck—some portion of the
cargo, it is believed, has been recovered.
The Don, from Hamburg to Leitli, was at Copenhagen
23d Dec., and has not since been heard of.