The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 183 g.

to the communion-table pew, and sat down on one side the '
table, the defendant then sitting on the other side. After
a silent prayer, he (complainunt) rose up, opened the
Prayer-book, and, placing it on the railings in front of
the pew, be was about to begin the service, when
one of the congregation came before him, and making
use of
,some expressions he could not now recollect desired
him to desist. The defendant also came up to him, and
told him he had no business to perform the service, and
that he was known nothing of, and, turning to the congre-
gation, addressed them, saying, " That he knew nothing of
the man, and, for aught he was aware of, he might be the
worst of characters." He then gave out a hymn, which
having been sung by the greater part of the congregation,
he again addressed them, proposing that, as they knew
nothing of the man, that he should be compelled to with-
draw, and then asked those who were of the same opinion
to signify the same by holding up their hands, which most
of the persons present did, one or two voices exclaiming,
" All all." So disgusted was he with the unholy proceed-
ings that he was about to remonstrate with the defendant
on his conduct, but in consequence of the confusion cre-
ated he could only pronounce loud enough to be heard,
" Mr: Cainpbell," and then sat down, the defendant saying
"No speeches." The defendant then took up one of the
plates containing bread, and complainant the other, in ac-
cordance with his duty, to give the Deacon who was to hand
it to the communicants. The defendant came forward in a
very angry manner, and, seizing hold of the plate in his hand,
exclaimed, " You've nothing to do with it, sir!" and for-
cibly endeavoured to pull it away ; but, knowing that if he
let go suddenly, to the already disgraceful exhibition would
be added that of the bread being scattered on the floor, he
loosed his hold of the plate gently, and sat down, when, no
wine or bread being offered to him, which it was the duty
of the clergyman to do, he took a piece of bread from off
the table : upon seeing which the defendant, in a loud
voice, said " they had no need- to go far to ascertain the
character of a man who could dare to come into that place
to take bread from the altar ;" adding, that no one should
come to the table without his permission—not even the
King himself: _

Mr. RAWLINSON thought enough had been stated to call
upon Mr. Campbell for an answer, but
Mr. CLARKSON said he would rather go on with the case,
as he wished to have the whole affair laid before the public :
besides the worst part was yet to come.
_ _

Mr.AwuNsov—Then Mr. Gibson had better continue.

Complainant resumed—The defendant then removed the
wine cups, six in number, from the table, and placed them
on the pew railings, complainant getting up to hand them
to the deacons, when the defendant frustrated his efforts,
and he again sat down. After the Sacrament had been ad.
ministered, he said to the defendant—" Mr. Campbell, I
protest against such ungentlemanlike and unchristian con-
duct and language as you have used towards me, and you
must take the consequences of it." He then bowed to the
defendant and retired. In the course of the confusion a
cup full of wine was upset.
Mr. Clarkson—Were you, in point of fact, impeded in
the performance of your duties ? Complainant—Undoubt-
edly I was.
Defendant—By whom were you appointed as reader ?
Complainantßy the managing trustees.
Defendant—What are their names ? Complainant--
Messrs. Morgan and Fryer were two of them.
Defendant—Was Mr. Bateman one of the party who
appointed you ? Complainant—No.
Defendant—Were you not opposed by the congregation
of the chapel ?
Mr. Clarkson, to complainant—That's a question you're
not required to answer.
. Defendant—Did you apply to me before you went into
the communion pew ? Complainant—No.
Defendant—Are you aware that all prayer readers are
members of the Church ? Mr. Clarkson—That is of no
consequence. I can prove that the same authorities that
appointed my client appointed you.
Defendant—Are you an ordained Minister ? Com-
plainant—That question I refuse to answer.
The defendant said that no dissenting chapel allowed a
person to officiate in administering the sacrament who is not
an ordained Minister, and if the reader be not, the moment
the prayers are over, he drops into a private man.
Mr. Clarkson then called Charles Lambourn, who stated
that he had the care of the chapel, and resided in a small
cottage near. He had held his situation for four years,
since the chapel had been re-built. On the day in ques-
tion the complainant having entered the communion pew,
Mr. Jennings, one of the Deacons, observed that they bad
had a reader of very bad character, and their present one
might be the same. The defendant then behaved in the
manner described by the complainant.
Andrew Bicknell, door-keeper at the chapel, corrobo-
rated the foregoing testimony.
Mr. RAWLINSON-God forbid that the painful and me-
lancholy scenes which have been this day stated to have
taken place should be the general usages of a place of wor-
ship. The case must go to a Jury.
The defendant. was then ordered to find bail, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 501. each, to answer the charge
at the Sessions.

Bail was immediately tendered and accepted, and the
Office, which was crowded to excess during the proceed-
ings, was then cleared.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The first periodical
meeting of this society was held this afternoon at its rooms
in Regent-street, with a highly fashionable attendance of
members, of whom the most considerable number were the
fair sex. Dr. Bostock in the chair. Dr. Lindley, the
secretary, presented to the notice of the meeting several
beautiful specimens of exotics, the most remarkable of which
was the Pausidium Coxidium from Mr. Philips, a very
beautiful specimen of this plant—the clustering bell-shaped
flowers were of a glowing crimson colour—and another
shrub, the name of which did not transpire ; its flowers
bore a great resemblance to the wings of a bird, and a mag-
nificent anugrillis. There was also exhibited a specimen
of that very rare plant the Camilla Donkelarii, said to be
the only onckseen in flower in England ; the blossom has a
beautiful velvety appearance, the colour deep rose, streaked
with white. This plant was from the'garden of Mr. Low,
'the florist. The table contained a fine collection of fruits.'
Amongst the apples the Secretary pointed out the Turner's
seedling, and .new rock pippin, as very delicious fruits ; and
called the attention of those present to the Bury blanche
from the Society's gardens, as a proof that this delicate
pear may be kept with proper care for many months after it
is gathered. Amongst the company were General Sir T.
B. St. GeOrge, K.C.8., Dr. Henderson, Rev. W. Rash-
leigh, and E. Johnston, Esq. The meeting adjourned until
Tuesday, Feb. 2.
THE MONARCHY OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES.—
We have here an able and most interesting continuation of
Mr. Bulwer's " France." The same excellent sense, the
same pleasant gaiety, the same principles enforced, however,
with regard to other matters, and by other examples. He
tells truths as if they wanted nothing but their own merits
to recommend them ; and he really instructs, while he
appears only to endeavour to amuse. This new work of
Mr. Bulwer deserves the best attention for the varied in-
formation it contains—information which has never been
more laboriously and accurately collected, nor more plea-
santly put together. It instructs while it amuses us, and
we learn the more readily because we do not appear to be
taught.—Morning Chronicle.

COURT OF ASSlZES.—(Sitting of Jan. 15.)—
The Court was even more crowded than on either of the
preceding days of the trial of Lhuissier, and the heat was
stifling. Marie Gilbert, the midwife who attended at the
delivery of the girl Leconte, deposed that from the position
in which the prisoner Lbuissier was placed at the time of
the delivery, it was impossible that he could have received
any spots of blood upon him on that occasion. An uphol-
sterer stated that the cords with which the body of the
deceased was bound were such as are generally used by up-
holsterers. Several witnesses were called on the part of the
prisoner to speak to his character, but they all admitted
that he was known to be a liar. The evidence on both
sides being closed, the Advocate-General spoke in support
of the prosecution, an dmaintained that the case was fully
proved as against Lhuissier, and called for a full conviction
as absolutely necessary to deter others of similar brutal and
ferocious dispositions, from committing the same crime. He
left the case of the girl Leconte entirely to the jury. M.
Masson, the prisoner Lhuissier's counsel, to the astonish-
ment of the audience, in his defence, seriously, and even
with great warmth, insisted upon the truth of the mysterious
tale relating to the man Turpin, which the President,
throughout the proceedings, treated as purely imaginary.
He strenuously called upon the jury to acquit his client,
who, " instead of being a murderer, had," he said, " been
proved to be an honest man and a goodfather." M. Pinart
argued in favour of the girl Leconte, and insisted that she
was not privy to the crime of the other prisoner: The
President having summed up, the jury retired at half-past
five, and at 6 o'clock returned, and delivered a verdict of
" guilty" against Lhuissier, but acquitted the girl Leconte.
The Court immediately pronounced sentence of death on
the convicted criminal. Lhuissier appeared overwhelmed
on hearing the sentence.

• COUNT SCOTUS THE WILY ROSICRUCIAN.--We
are compelled to confess that no charaater was ever better
conceived, and more admirably sustained than that of
Count Scotus in Mr. G. rattan's beautiful novel, Agnes
de Mansfeldt." The wily adept takes advantage in a man-
ner the most natural of the ignorance and gross supersti-
tion of the period, and has art sufficient to extend the in-
fluence of his magic even to the reader. This delineation
alone would stamp the work as a superior one. The reader
may form some opinion of its excellence when we assure
him that every part of it is in keeping with. the high power
displayed in the portrait of the Rosicrucian.

PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK SI OCKS,

ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. &c.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Snare.
1,760 61 pet cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 97e. 18s. sh.
1,4(2 6/. Ashby.de-le-Zouch .. Average 1131. sh. 65
1,260 Basingstoke lOO/. sh. 5
1,005 51. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150 . sh. P 5
4,00045 h. 12/. 10s. Birmingham, 4 share 171. 103. 259;
4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct. -lOU sh. all pd 301
600 Bridgewater and Taunton ....1001. sh. all pd 64.
400 N. Chelmer and Blackwater 1001. sh. 102
500 421. Coventry 1001. sh.
4,516 Croydon Average 31/. 2s. 10d. A'.
2,0_621 31. 10s. Dudley
610 a Derby 100/. sh. 120
20,000
3,5754
231 43!. Erewash 1001. sh. 400
1,297 29/. Forth and Clyde Average 4Col.lis. sh. 590
1,50 12/, Grand June - _ . 004 sh. 211
2,8494 Grand Union 100/. sh. 24
1,511 .. ..... Grand Surrey lOOl. sh.
10,0001. 41. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOOl.
3,096
600 13/.125. Bd. Glamerganshire, Average cost 1721. 138. 44. 280
1,960 Gloucester and, Berkley 100/. sh. 15
749 10t. Grantham 150/. sh. 202
6,238 11. 10s Huddersfield Average 57/. (is. 6d. sh. , 30
100
25,328 11. Kennet and Avon, Average 39/.55. 10d. sh. 2)
2,8971 20/. Leeds anti Liverpool 1001. sh. 530
515 121. Leicester l4O/. sh.
907 4/. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 63/. 10s. 79
550 51. per cent. Liskeard and Looe Union 25/. sh. all pd.
70 144/. Loughborough Average 1421. 17s. sh.
2,409 9/. Monmouthshire 100/. sh. ISO
250 94 Melton Mowbray 100/. sh. 1110
500 251. Mersey and Irwell 1001. sh. 583
3,000
247 15/. Neath LOU sh 300
100
1,786 32/. Oxford lON. sh. 600
522 2/. Oakham 1301. sh. 38
2,400 4/. Peak Forest Average about 781. sh. 106
21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Stl. sh. 154
5.609 5/. per cent. Rochdale Average P 5/. sh. 141
500 8/. Shropshire 1251. sh. 140
SOO 101, Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 160
45,0001. 64 percent. Ditto Lock Fond Stock 12/. 10e. sh. 12
700 361. Staffbrd and Worcester 1401. sh. 690
500 11/. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 245
300 81. Stourbridge
3,647 IL 10s. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791.95. Bd. sh. 39
533 131. Swansea 1001. sh. 215
3,762 I/. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Ar 351. sh. 174
2,601 sn. 32/. IN. Trent and Mersey, 4 share 1001. sh. 620
8,149
I ,000sh.1 ,„
1,00045h.5 "m- Warwick and Birmingham 100/. sh- 280
980 12e. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 220
6,000 31. 10s Worcester and Birmingham.. .Av. 781.81. sh. 85
5,000 255. Wilts and Perks .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 20
800 61. Wyrley and Essington 125/. sh 75
126 Wisbeaeh lO5l. sh. 45
905 I/. Wey an 4 Arun llO/. sh. 224