The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-12 00:00:00

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols for Account, 93g.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ROCHDALE.—We re-
n-ret to learn that a large new factory bolongin: to Mr. Jacob
'Aright, of Rochdale, fifty-seven yards long, twenty yards
broad, and five stories high, was entirely destroyed by fire yes-
terday, with the whole of the machinery, which was new and
of the most valuable description. The fire broke out about
eight o'clock in the morning, and is understood to have arisen
from friction in one of the scutching machines. The loss is
supposed to amount to about 30,0001. The building and ma-
chinery were insured ; but to what extent, we have not been
able to learn.—Manchester Guardian.
Just after he had taken leave of Edinburgh, (au-
tumn, 1830,) as he seems to have thought for ever, he re-
ceived a communication as inopportune as any that ever
reached him. His diary for the 13th of July says briefly, " I
have a letter from a certain young gentleman announcing that
bis sister had so far mistaken the intentions of a lame baronet,
nigh 60 years old, as to suppose him only prevented by mo-
desty from stating certain wishes and hopes, &c. The party
is a woman of rank, so my vanity may be satisfied. But I
excused myself, with little picking upon the terms."—Loch-
hares Life of Scott, Vol. Vll.

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SALMON FISHERY.—Sitice the opening of the
Tweed on the 15th of February last, till this week, very few
salmon have been taken with the rod. This is to be at-
tributed not to the scarcity of fish in the water, but to the
river beinc, kept almost continually flooded for some weeks
past by the melting of the snow. This week the sport has
been in general good, and especially on Tuesday, when a con-
siderable number of salmon were killed. On that day his
Grace the Duke of Roxburghe caught in his own water
eleven, and Colonel Childers, in the Sprouston water four-
teen salmon. Several other gentlemen were also very suc-
cessful in the Makerstoun water. Should the weather eon-
tinue favourable great sport may be anticipated in the course
of the ensuing week.—Kelso Chronicle.;

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

HULL.

The Committee met this morning at ten o'clock, when Mr.
HtLL resumed his arguments in support of the objection to the
vote of Eggleston, which was under consideration when the
Committee adjourned yesterday.
Mr. HILDYARD was heard in reply, and
The CHAIRMAN then said the Committee thought there
was not sufficient evidence, and the vote must therefore be
retained.

Isaac Whitaker, merchant, was objected to.
John Headley, the keeper of a beer-shop, deposed that on
the Thursday before the election Mr. Whitaker, in company
with Mr. Wilberforce and Sir Walter James, and other per-
sons, went to the ship-yard of Mr. Humphrey, where they re-
mained ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. Mr. Whitaker
then came over to the house of witness and gave him half a
sovereign, stating that the freemen in the yard would come
over and drink it out in the evening. They came accordingly
and drank out the money.
The Committee retained the vote, the identity not having
been proved.
Charles Hammond was next objected to. The first gitness
called was Philippa Jefferson, the wife of John Jefferson, who
keeps a beer-shop at the Groves. She was examined at
great length. She stated that when Mr. Hammond came to
canvass her husband, he was accompanied by Mr. Edward
Gibson ; that for two or three days before the election several
strangers came to the house to drink, but added that they paid
for what they got. She never saw Mr. Charles Hammond
after the election until this morning. She had made no bill
out, because she could not write.

John Jefferson was called, Mr. Austin desiring his wife to
remain in the room until he made his appearance, that no com-
munication might be made. On leaving the room she ex-
claimed, " You must mind and not criminate yourself, for
they wanted me to criminate myself."
Jefferson was then examined—He stated that when Ham-
mond came to canvass him he was alone. That several stran-
gers came to the house and drank during the election w ithout
paying. That his wife afterwards went to Hammond to see
if she could get any money, and that he then went to Mr.
Quin on the same subject, but was unable to get anything.
He never saw any written paper on the subject of this drink,
but if there was any it would be in the possession of his wife ;
for he could not write, and she could. There were several
other material contradictions in the evidence of these two
witnesses.

Mr. AUSTIN said, that not being able to establish the pre-
sent objection he should withdraw it.

ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.
(THIS DAY.)

A meeting of the parishioners of this parish took place this
morning at the Vestry-room, for the purpose of nominating
Churchwardens, the declaration of a rate, and other business.
The Vicar, Sir HUNIPIIREY DUCKENFIELD, took the Chair
at ten o'clock.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
Mr. POUNCEY rose for the purpose of moving the appoint-
ment of a committee of eleven to act with the overseers for the
regulations of the Camden Town Burying-ground. The sub-
ject being one of great importance which ought ro be dis-
cussed with coolness, was the reason for his bringing it on at
so early a period of the day. He thought if his motion was
carried, it would have the effect of bringing to a settlement
the subject of the burial fees, which had long been a source of
great discontent in the parish. He believed it was impossible
for the parish to go on much longer without having the sub-
ject settled.
Mr. SIMPSON seconded the motion. He would defy any
person to prove that the Churchwardens or Sextons were en-
titled to take more than one shilling among them for burial
fees. —( Cheers. )
Mr. NEWBERRY could speak feelingly upon the subject of
burial fees. He had the misfortune some time since to bury
his wife and son on the same day. The demand made upon
him by the Sexton for the ground was two pounds odd, and
upon his expressing a wish to have it an extra depth, he was
told that it would be sd. a foot extra. He told the Sexton
that he wished the grave to be at least sixteen feet deep, for
which he was told he must pay one pound five s billings. This
was not all—the conduct of the Clergyman was worse than the
grave-digger—he performed the service in the most negligent
manner, leaving half of it out ; and when he (Mr. N.) was
returning from the grave, he was tapped on the shoulder
by the grave-digger, who demanded ss. for ramming down
the grave. Upon his telling him he need not mind doing so,
he said that he could not get all the dirt in. To which he
(Mr. N.) replied, " Oh, then, leave it out."--(l.aughter.)
This was not all ; for, as he was coming out of the gate he
was asked if Ire would have the grave kept up.--(Laughter.)
He thought the persons who should be appointed: on the Corn-
mittee ought to be practical men, who well understood the
subject; and if such was the case, he would venture to pre-
dict that some course would soon be adopted which would
prevent the public being plundered of their motaey.
Mr. PITT did not know, at the present stage of the pro-
ceedings, whether or not it was expedient to appoint a Com-
mittee. He objected to the motion, because it recognised
overseers that were not at present in existence, and who
could not be considered appointed till the old over-
seers had passed their accounts, which they Lad not done.
Mr. Pitt was proceeding to contend that the overseers did not
legally exist in an official capacity ; as the accouz its of the late
overseers had not been legally passed, their successors could
not legally be appointed, when he was called to order by
The Rev. CHAIRMAN, who said it was quite a ~waste of time
to go on arguing upon the supposition that no b•ody of over-
seers existed.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. WiLics referred to an Act of George 11., support of
Mr. Pitt's vi'w. ( A Rate-payer--" That Act has been re-
pealed.") Mr. W. denied that such was the cas,r3.
Mr. WEST, one of the overseers, read a loam. from Mr.
Pitt, to show, that according even to that gentl ennui's own
law, the overseers were duly elected. —( Hear and a, laugh.)
Mr. PITT attempted to go on with the discussio e, but ulti-

mately gave way to the general cry of " Order."
The resolution for the appointment of the Committee o.
eleven was then carried without opposition.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN wished to make an obstn-vation on
what had been said respecting the fees, but if he were silent
on the subject, it might be supposed that he was out of hu-
mour, which was not the case.—,Hear, hear.) He assured
the Vestry that he would not take any fee to wilit2h be did
not think himself legally entitled.— ( Hear, hear . ) With
respect to his own personal interest in those fees, it was not so
important to him that he might not sacrifice it for tie sake of
peace. But he was bound to sustain the rights of the Vicarage,
for the sake of his successor, who might not be as favourably
circumstanced as he was in respect to private fortune.—( Hear,
hear.) Certain books, which contained important: evidence
respecting the legality of the fees, had been taken away from
the Vestry.--( Hear, hear.) He did not impute a ity motive
to the persons, whoever they were ; but if it s itould hap-
pen that, through the want of that evidence, he should
be unable to make good his claim, would. not the
conduct of those persons be very like depriving a gentleman
of his title-deeds, and then calling on him to prove his title to
his estate. He believed, however, that the lega:2ity of his
fees did not rest alone on the books to which he alluded.
Mr. SIMPSON denied that the books had been abs tracted by
those who opposed the fees in question. He, for one, had long
called for inquiry, which by the proposed course they would
effect. He was glad to hear that, in a pecuniar y sense, the
fees were not of any importance to the Rev. Ch airman, but
they were of great importance to many parishionet!s, who were
called on to pay them at the time when they could least afford
to do so.
Eleven gentlemen were then named upon the Committee,
according to the resolution previously passed.
The question was then put from the Chair, that the " eleven
gentlemen named do constitute the Committee," and carried
unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said the next business was to nominate can-
didates to fill the office of churchwardens for the eitsuing year.
!r. PAYNE proposed Mr. Michael Staunton, stationer.ofthe
Strand, to fill the office of churchwarden.. He was
anxious to steer clear of party questions, and merely to ad-
vance the interests of the parish, and he believed that would
be best effected by appointing Mr. Staunton, who was a gen-
tleman of great diligence, of much information, and who was
determined to do the work himself.
Mr. SMITH seconded the nomination.
Mr. HAYWARD proposed Mr. Robert Cuff as the senior
churchwarden, as he thought it desirable to have a person of
experience in the office.

Mr. WEST proposed Mr. Simpson.
Mr. SIMPsoN objected to being put in nomination. He be-
lieved the reason why his friends were anxious to put him for-
ward was, that he had been instrumental in throwing open the
vestry—that he had saved 50,0001. a year to the parish—and
had removed a parish-clerk, who received a salary without
doing duty. He had no objection to Mr. Staunton in his pri-
vate capacity, for he believed he was a very estimable man,
but he thought him objectionuble in his public capacity.
Mr. PEARCE proposed Mr. LANG of the Haymarket.
Mr. POUNCEY and Mr. FINCIIET were afterwards put in
,nomination.
A gentleman named JAMES having been nominated,
The VICAR said he thought it highly inexpedient to put in
nomination gentlemen who did not wish to serve.—( Hear.)
Mr. PITT said he had great objections to many gentlemen
who had been nominated ; for he had the strongest objection to
any gentlemen, who, like Messrs. Staunton and Simpson, had
supported the abominable system of Poor-laws.—(" Oh, oh,"
and cries of " Question.") He felt this objection on the
broad principle of justice to the poor, and he did strenuously
protest against the perversion of those funds which, by the
43d of Elizabeth, ought to be collected for the poor, and the
poor only.—( Hear, hear.) Was it just that these funds should
(as had been done last year) be appropriated towards the
erection of a building which had nothing whatever to do with
the Poor-laws.-7( Hear, and cries of " the club-room.")—We
presume Mr. Pitt alluded to a loan of 8501. for the erection
a registry office.
Mr. POUNCEY suggested that a compromise should be
effected by proposing a gentleman of each party to fill the
office of Churchwarden.—(Cheers.)'
Mr. WILSON said, if that proposition were not acceded to
he should nominate Mr. Sergeant Merewether—( No, no, and
hear, hear)—if that gentleman chose to interfere with the
election of Poor-law Guardians, he must be liable to incur all
the other responsibilities of a parishioner.—( Hear.)
The VICAR announced the following list of gentlemen as
having been nominated for Churchwardens :—Messrs. Simp-
son, Staunton, Lang, Pouncey, Fincher, James, Pitt, Hut-
chins, Pierce, Addington, Sergeant Meretvether, and Cuff.
He appealed to the parishioners to conduct the election with
as much good feeling as possible. —( Hear. )

POOR RATES.
The meeting having also been summoned tc make a poor-rate

or rates, one of the overseers presented a statement, from which it
appeared that a sum of upwards of 9,0001., was required to de-
fray the expences connected with the Poor-rates for the ensuing
quarter. It rested with the parish now to make a rate of
101 d. in the pound to meet this, or of Is. 2d. for two quarters.
Mr. PITT rose to make an objection to the passing of the
accounts, on the ground that the provisions of the Act of
Parliament in this report, had not been strictly adhered to.
He contended that the conduct of the Overseees had been
illegal in the mode in which they had procured a clandestine
auditing of their accounts. He had never sought sing office
but one, and that was the office of Assistant Overseer,
which; he would undertake without fee or reward for the
sole purpose of watching the conduct of the Guardian", and
contributing to get rid of the New Poor-law Bill. He con-
cluded by moving a resolution to the effect that the boo;1105 of
the late overseers be delivered to the Vestry Clerk to be ex-
amined by the Vestry in the presence of two Magistrates, ac-
cording to the 23d Geo. 11., and that the rate be postpaned
until after the examination.
The CHAIRMAN stated that he was obliged to leave the
vestry, and accordingly Mr. Smith was appointed to the chair.
Mr. RIDGWAY moved an amendment on Mr. Piet's resolu-
tions to the effect that a rate of 14d. in the pound ohould be
granted for the support of the poor. He defended the New
Poor-law and the Board of Guardians ; but he admitteel that
it was a fraud to set down the expense of the police to the
poor-rate. That force was unconstitutional—it was a stand--
in-, army in disguise, and was not employed to protect the
public, but to wait on the mansions of the great at fetes a•nd
entertainments.
Mr. HOWARD moved, as an amendment, that a rate of 6tl-
- granted. —( Hear. )
Mr. NEWBURY supported the amendment, and he desired
that the proposed rate should go to the support of the poor.--:
( Hear, hear.) It would go to pay salaries to the amount of
9001. a year for looking after four hundred poor creatures.
( Hear, hear, and a laugh.) There were other items of He equally foreign from the support of the poor. ric
would not object to 2s. rate if it were to be applied to its legi-
timate purpose—the support of the poor. The new Bill had
increased the expenses to the amount of upwards of I,ooo'. a
year, beyond what they would be if the old system had been
continued with all its faults. There bad been under the olu
system certainly a good deal of feasting, but that was only
what the officers were entitled to—if they had been moderate.
—( Great laughter, cheers, and clapping of hands.)
Mr. SIMPSON denied that there bad been an encrease of ex-
penditure under the Poor-law. He understood that the poor
in the workhouse were now much better treated than before.
He thought that indeed they were too well treated, and there
were in the room now many rate-payers who did not live
so well as the people in the workhouse. It was Mr. Pitt
the disappointed candidate for the s'irveyorship of the parish,
and other offices of emolument—who said they were ill-treated.
—( Cheers and laughter.) He ( Mr. Simpson) condemned
the plurality of voting under the new Bill, and admitted that
it was attended with baneful consequences.—(Hear, hear.)
The statements which had been made respecting xnereased
expenditure were garbled, as would be seen w hen the
yearly accounts were made up. He was as ready as any one
to admit the real vices of the New Poor-law, amongs t Hear,
were the plurality of votes, and the vote by proxy.-- (Flea,,r'
hear.) In a recent election in the parish of Chelsea, one j"
dividual held 900 proxies—(" Shame")—and in St. Pancras
Mr. Murphy held 500 proxies, and his opponent, Mr. Sea.d e
ding, held I,400—(" Shame.") That system ought :to
done away with, or otherwise it would be introduced inco the
elections of Members of Parliament.—( Cheers.)
Mr. PITT explained.
hat
Mr. WEST argued in favour of a 10d. rate, which was t„
the overseers required. They had not asked for the lab;
sooner, lest it should interfere with the franchise of
parishioners.—(Hear.)
Mr. RIDGWAY, in connection with what had been said as .0,
the franchise, had to inform the vestry that four Tories ha'
recently been freeholders, as trustees of a parochial charity'
lie then withdrew his motion for a Is. 2d. rate, and one for
10d. was substituted.
Mr. PITT complained of the manner in which the overseers
accounts had been passed—it had been done in a clandestine
and surreptitious manner, instead of in open vestry as OP'
ought to have been clone.--( Cries of " Question.") He "e;
nied that they had ever been legally passed, although the
overseers rejoiced over their wine at the idea that they ha
deceived old Pitt.--(Great laughter.) Let there be an ope°
investigation of the accounts before any further rate
wa
passed, and that was why he (Mr. Pitt) seconded the motion
of his friend, Mr. Wilkes.
Mr. WEST entered into an explanation of the manner in
which the accounts were passed, and which had been dan
upon the suggestion of Mr. Pitt himself. ee be
The CHAIRMAN then put the question that a rate 0, e--
imposed, which was negatived by a large majority.
1.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question that a rate 0r , -06
in the pound be imposed, which was agreed to.
Mr. PITT requested that his original motion for the post-
ponement of the rate to be put to the meeting.
The question was put by the CHAIRMAN, and negatived by
a large majority.
meeting, relative to the periods of year at whichfor
tthheernaetexst
Mr, WEST then gave notice of a resolution
should be made.
The meeting then broke up.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS .DA

OLD COURT.
THE SENTENCES.

Although the present Sessions are not likely to terminate
until Saturday, the Common Sergeant, Alderman Harmer.
and the usual City Authorities, entered the Court at nine
o'clock, and proceeded to pass sentence on the following
prisoners :

To he Transported for seven Years—Maria Fletcher, Sarah
Litchfield, Elizabeth Starkie, Sarah Bell alias Starkie, Ed-
ward Edwards, Thomas Parkinson, George Cox, Thomas
Powell, John Pitt, John Cashman, Henry Day, Edward Wil-
kinson, Jeremiah Penning, Christopher Atkinson, John Green-
hail, Julian Somerville, F. A. Randall, John Clements,
Francis Lewis, David Holt alias George Johnson, Samuel
Swain, and Attitius Salvador.
To be Transported for Ten Years—Elizabeth Patching.
Mary Ann Wood, Francis Fell, Thomas Jones, Thomas
White, James Henley, William Blackwood, WilliamMars-
den, John Harris, William Atkins, William Read, Wil/41ana
Reynolds, James Moore alias Williams, John Beal, J°hr,
Betts, John Williams, and Richard Thompson. This prisoner
was sentenced to be again transported for a second Ten Years
after the expiration of the first term.
A n
To be Transported for Fourteen Years—Thomas Edmund
Wyatt and William Green.
To be Transported for Fifteen Years—John Lathan,
Henry Wheeler, John Fitzgerald alias Doran, and John
Stevens.
To be Transported for Life—William Phillips, Alfred
Fawcett, and Joseph Kent.
Miers (for arson), Allison (for the poisoning of Emma
Cripps), and Marryatt (for manslaughter), as well as se'rer
other prisoners, were not sentenced, as we understand, in con-
sequence of the absence of the Recorder.
Several other prisoners were sentenced to various terms O
imprisonment. After which, Mr. Sergeant Aralin proceeded
to try several petty cases.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron PARK.)
TRIAL OF THOMAS WILLIAMS, ESQ., FOR FORGERY•
(FOURTH DAY.)
At ten o'clock Mr. Baron PARKE entered the Court, and the
Jury having answered to their names,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL resumed his address. He said
that he felt exceedingly grateful to the Jury for the attention
which they had paid to him, and he had again to bespeak the
patience and indulgence. When he left off last night, he vilg
observing, on the suit which was depending in the Ecclesiasti-
cal Court, and had the case been allowed to proceed that!'
there was no doubt justice would have been done between the
parties. Doctors of Civil Law would have addressed the
Judge, Attorneys-at-Common Law, would have been CE
amined on oath, and the Court of Delegates would havethought no time lost in investigating a case where such 8,,"
amount of property was involved. He would not, however;
dwell any further on that part of the case, convinced as he "It{
that he must by this time have satisfied the Jury, that[
the desire of the prosecutor was to have a fair and in'
investigation of his claims, the present proceeding was the
very last he would have adopted. The Learned Gentleman
then proceeded to describe the uncertain state in which th.e
mind of the testator was, with respect to the disposition of his
property, and to state the different alterations that he 11 ad
made in his will from time to time. In December, 1823, °n
the occasion of the marriage of his eldest son, be made a set-
tlement of his estates on his issue, whether male or femalei
vc
and in default thereof, the property was to go to the next4i
kin. On the 26th of January, 1824, he made another ",
by which he devized his unsettled estates and personal Pr 7
perty on his younger children. On the 18th March, 182."
lie made another will, reserving a power of appointment over
his unsettled estates. On the sth November, 1828, he
y
made the will given in evidence by the prosecutor,
which the unsettled and personal property, amounting to
between 50,0001. and 60,000/. was left amongst his young el
children. On the 21st April, 1831, he executed a CO
by which he revoked the will of November 1828, and to Alts'
Hamilton, who would have been entitled to a third of the
50,0001. or 60,0001., he left only 101. ; and to Mrs. Williams'
the wife of the prisoner, who would have been entitled to th
same sum, only 400/. The next testament which he executed
was dated the 29th of May, 1833, about the time that Mr'
Barton Panton was married to the daughter of Mr. Ramsey Williams, by which he devized to the
prosecutor all the Pe'
sonalty, all the realty, all the property in possession and re-
mainder. That disposition of the property might have been
satisfactory to Mr. Ramsey Williams and the prosecutor, but
it did not prove so to the mind of the old gentleman. He
was very much attached to his daughter, Mrs. Williamsi
and was anxious to evince it by a new disposition of
his ptoperty in her favour, and his eldest son, Mr. Jones
Panton, being dead, he thought he might, by appealing
e
h
to the Court of Equity, revoke the settlement which _
had made at his marriage. He accordingly wrote to 31r •
Williams, stating that lie had been defrauded into making
7 that settlement, and begging him to go over to him to
Plas-
gwyn. Mr. Williams, accordingly, did so, and Scrip, No.,
their
was then executed. He would put that document into tne
client,no ii
ft a
not, forgery.he would be h hands, and he would put it to them whether they could pro.
n
with his
And
why ? Because it contained the instructions for the very ites-
tamentary disposition, set before them in the will--for the I they
ye
entitled did,
it
would
to thei gor verdict. hard v
al-
leged forgery of which, Mr. Williams now stood in the
informal k
instrument on which to prepare the will, and Mr. Williams
This document being in pencilling, was rather an
thought he should not be contented with it, and he accordingly
.

got Mr. I 'ant; .In to re-write them, and sign them in ink. This
was the h iste ry of the Scrip, No. 8. The next thing Mr.
Williams 'erne , was to make a draft of the will according to
the instruct/ ons which he had received, and this was the
Scrip, No. 5. It would be found that the draft of the
will and tt ae instructions corresponded in every particular,
On the 31 st of May, 1934, a will was prepared according to
the draft, but nothing remained of it except the attestation.
By that vs' ill directions were given to contest the marriage
settlement on Jones Panton the eldest son, which the testator
express] y stated was obtained from him by fraud. The deed
nt. part itiou had not been then executed, and accordingly it
became necessary to execute another will, and the will of
May, 1 •IBS-4, became the draft of the instructions for the will
of 6th Nor. 1834. On the 6th of November, both the deed
of par tition and the new will were sent down to Brvnbras, to
ranch :Mr. Jones Panton came, and both the will and the
4eedtif -partition were then and there executed by him. Now
that evil I corresponded in every particular with the instructions
lit the 'testator's own hand-writing, and yet his client was
‘ehargeil with having forged it ! Instructions were given by
Mr- Pa nton, on the 29th June, 1836, to prepare a codicil.
As regarded Mr. Williams. he had no interest in the prepara-
tion of that document, for all that he could hope to have gained
was secured to 'aim by the will. The object of the codicil was to
make a provision for a servant of the testabor named Jane Thomas
Iyho haxi not iseen mentioned hi the will. The draft of instruc-
tions c, mstitsated Scrip, No. 11, and according to it was ex-
ecuted on the 16th October, 1836, the codicil, No. 3. All
that reamined now, was the codicil of the 7th of May, 1837,
iScrip, No. 4, which altered in no way the provisions of the
11, but varied merely the amount of the legacy left to Jane
Thomas It Was contended that this document was a forgery
Nolr 7ca'ase there were pencil marks to be traced upon the paper.
had there were no less than nine documents which it was said '
been foieged. Did his Learned Friend see the difficulty
which the', had to surmount? Let the jury take the will for
llfstanee, did the fact of pencil marks appearing on the surface
sealt Prtave that it was not a genuine document? It was
ed h,y Mr. Panton himself, was it likely that he would
affix Ill's seal and signature to a mere pencil map ? Where, in
short, was the proof that the body of the instrument was not
filled p With the writing in ink before he signed and sealed it?
The `same observation applied to all the other documents.
After, going through the remainder of the evidence for the
Pros' icution, the Learned Gentleman said that he had now met
very part of the case that pressed against his client fairly
and manfally, and he hoped to the entire satisfaction of the
'lin.Y. He would now proceed to call witnesses whose elm-
ra,ter ar,d respectability would not leave a shadow of doubt
Upon their minds of the innocence of his client, and he ap-
Pe7tled to them confidently for a verdict in his favour.
Mr. Thomas Williams was then called, and stated that he
twas in partnership with his late father. Is at present the
'Mayor of Beaumaris. Several wills were drawn up in their
.office by order of the late Mr. Panton, and were exe-
cuted by him. The will roduced was made on the
26th of January, 1824. It was a bequest to his sons
and daughters of all his personalties, share and share
alike. Mr. Jones Panton the younger (since dead) and the
Rev. Mr. Hamilton, the husband of one of the daughters,
were appointed executors. The next document was a codicil
to the will dated the 10th February, 1825, which devised
certain lands, tenements, and hereditaments to his then
children. Knew the late Mr. Panton well. He was cautious
in, his habits of business. The scrips were then handed up to
witness, and he pronounced the signature on all of them to be
that of the testator, as also the seal attached to them. The
seal was the same as that which had been affixed to the will,
of January, 1824.
Cross-examined by Sir W. FOLLETT.—The draft will pro-
duced is in witness's handwriting. The alterations were made
,3. his father.—( Witness here put in the instructions of a will,
wtaken •
by his father.) The instructions for the codicil, in 1825,
„ere -partly in the writing of himself and father. Has no doubt
'mit No. 9 is in testator's handwriting ; No. 7 (the pencilled
sic,ri7.) be believed to be the same handwriting as the rest.
Has
seen the late Mr. Panton write with a pencil frequently.
received 'letters from him. The last he received was in
Mr. PaUl• Griffith Panton examined—ls the eldest surviving
son ,of the late Mr. Panton. Resides in Denbighshire. Mrs.
Williams,v
A . the wife of the prisoner, was his youngest sister.
„ s far as he could judge, Mrs. Williams was a very great
rBr,ourite of his father's. Previous to witness's marriage, in
26, the management of his father's affairs was entrusted
to him, for a period of about three years. From his
nowledge: and observation of his father's habits of busi
ness, he should most decidedly say that he would not sign
a document drawn up in pencil. Identifies the signature to
the several scrips and papers handed up to him as the hand-
writing of his father.
_ Cre,sfi-examined by Sir WM. FOLLETT—Did not sec his
father much after his marriage in consequence of family dif-
ferencses. His reason for saying that his father would not sign
arty document in pencil was that he was very suspicious. He
Was in the habit of making frequent memorandums with a
penc:.l. Cannot say whether or not it was likely his father
would drawn up any important paper or memorandum with a
pencil. Believes the pencil writing in Scrip No. 7to be his
father's; Scrip No. 9is also his writing.
By the ATTORNEY- GENERAL. —Has not been on intimate
terms with the prisoner. Never spoke half a dozen words to
him since his marriage to his sister ; was not intimate with
him before his marriage.
Richard Mathews Price examined.—ls cashier to the Car-
n‘rvon Bank ; the testator had an account for twelve years
1.11 the Bank; was in the habit of paying his checks; believes
'''n• 9tobe in Mr. Panton's handwriting, and also the entire
of
No. 7.

lIANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

EX•rn
-•.24Slyr. c CONFISCATION OF SMUGGLED
Le - SEIZURE AND
I • Xsyor and Mr. Alderman White were occupied some time
his haornin
Custo, .g in hearing an information, at the instance of the Board of
bin 'against Thomas Edwards, of No. 3, Creed-lane, Ludgate-
r— 'an ho, described himself as a milkman and carman, for having a large
etity tea, tobacco, snuff &c., which had not paid duty, concealed
`premises, with intent to defraud her Majesty of the duty.
infers
olicitor of Customs, after detailing the counts contained in the
un
.r n ation, called
Golding Bird, the surveying general examiner of Excise, who
thataiiivesa.c.tiv e- on the March last he went with Mr. Williams Bullen,
t
officer of Excise in detecting frauds upon the rave.
the defendant's house in Creed lane, and in a back. room
ground floor, found a great quantity of tea in tin
ecrain'Tiretrhse, a large chest containing cigars, and an immense sized bag,,a
lietah fling manufactured and unmanufactared tobacco. There w
if I -he' bag, containing a quantity of snuff. They asked the defendant
thaltet-had. any Permit with the goods, and he replied that he had not—
the any
had been left there by a Mr. Strong, to whom they belonged.
added Mullen Ilullen was examined, and corroborated Mr. Bird's statement. He
third That the defendant had stated to him that this was the
ner fr time that he had received goods in a similar mtainie.
Lord At'ilthe mine party. The defendant's solicitor impressed upon
Path
and Alderman White that his client was a common
Other ;;'" the goods had been left at his house to be delivered to some
action, `Y hand that he was not at all cognizant of any smuggling trans.
geizUr ec said that it was only an hour previous to this
With acea,at theY stopped the defendant in Bridge-street, Blackfriars,
had " containing smuggled property to a large amount, all of which
The" ordered to be confiscated by the magistrates of Guildhall.
41s° favtoßb MAY 0a directed that the whole of this seizure should be
Penal? fgited ; and after consulting with Mr. Alderman White, levied a
It-was of
251* nl*on the defendant, mitigated from 1001.
Mated
that the value of the property seized is about 3001.