The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

THE TRIPLE MURDER AT 111 R-

FIELD.

The prisoners Michael M•Cabe and Patrick Reid,
underwent a long examination before the magistrates ht
Dewsbury on Saturday. About nine o'clock the pri-
soners arrived in Dewsbury from Wakefield, in the
police van, and at ten o'clock were placed at the bar of
the magistrates' room, in the Court-house. Some time
before the hour named for the examination a large
concourse of persons had assembled in the vicinity of the
Court-house. Joshua Ingham, Esq , H. W. Wickham,
Esq., J. B. Greenwood, Esq., and J. Hague, Esq., were
the magistrates upon the bench. Mr. Helsall, solicitor,
of Middleton, near Manchester, appeared for the prisoner
Patrick Reid; and Mr. Watts, solicitor, of Dewsbury,
appeared on behalf of M'Cabe. Both the prisoners
throughout the examination appeared quite cool and col-
lected, and paid great attention to the evidence.
Evidence of similar purport to that given before the
coroner having been adduced,
Mr. Ilicuses asked it there were any more witnesses
to produce to-day?—Superintendent Green replied that
there was no further evidence at that time, but he be-
lieved that in a week, or at furthest a fortnight, he
should be in a position to adduce further evidence.
Mr. INGHAM thought a fortnight too long.
Mr. Hensall (Mr. Watts having declined to say any-
thing on behalf of Weal.), then addressed the bench for
Reid. He said the liberty of his client was of course in the
hands of the bench, but in so saying he was fully satisfied
that the magistrates would take a fair and most proper
view of the whole circumstances. Whatever suspicion at-
tached to the other prisoner, he contended that none
attached to his client. Between the two prisoners there
was a wonderful distinction in this respect. With regard
to what had been stated about the prisoner being near
the premises of the murdered persons on the day of tv P
diabolical outrage, he would submit to the bench that
there was nothing in that. Both men were hawkers,
and both followed their avocations in that neighbour-
hood, and called at every house in the place. It had
never been shown that the two prisoners were acquaint-
ances. That was an important fact, because he candidly
confessed that if it could have been shown that the
prisoners were acquaintances and companions, he should
have had his doubts. He complained of the prejudice
that had been raised against the prisoners, from the
fact that they were Irishmen. It had long been said
that poverty was a crime; but he was afraid, from what
had occurred in this case, thet in the estimation of some
persons a man's being au Irishman was another. 'Yet it
had not been shown that th-'re was a previous acquaint-
ance between the parties, much less an acting in con-
cert, and if there had been anything of the sort it would
have most certainly been broaeht to light by their ex-
cellent officer, Mr. Green. Therefore, in the absence of
all proof, he confidently contended that there was nothing
to justify the committal of Reid.

The prisoners were then remanded to Saturday nex
and the inquiry terminated at four o'clock.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 29.
STocK EXCHANGE.—There has been a considerable im-
provement in our market to-day, especially in the larger
kinds of stock, and a good business has been done at the fol-
lowing quotations :—Blackburn, Clithero, &c., Preference. Olt
p.—Birmingham and Oxford, 65,E p.—Caledonian, ss. di3.—
Eastern Counties, 19%—East Lancashire, 1% dis.—Ditto,
New, % dis.—Ditto, New Scrip, % p.—Great Northern, 265.
3d. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference,6s. 3d. p.—Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 1,-8 p.—London and North-We3tern,
17614 —Ditto, Fifths, 141/4 p.—llitto, Quarters (G. J.), 17
p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 101 p.—Manchester and Leeds,
19 p.—Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), 1/4 p.—Ditto,
Fifths (late West Riding Union), Is. 3d. p.—Xtanclies-
ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 87—Ditto, Eighths, 2 dis.—
Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 8 di'.—Midland
Stock, 120%—Ditto, 401. Shares, 414 p.—Ditto, New, 3p.
—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 21/4 p.—North British, New
Quarters (scrip), 14 p.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.—North
Union (A), 207—North-Western, 1% dis.—l'reston and
Wyre, 35%—South-Eastern and Dover, Quarters, No. 4,
% p.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 3% p.
LEEDS, MAY 29.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The setting in of most beautiful sum-
merweatber, and the large arrivals of wheat and flour iu Li-
verpool and other English ports, having caused a material
decline in the price of grain, a better tone has been given to
the share markets. The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, IBs. dis. —East Lancashire, 114 n. dis.—
Ditto, New, % is.—Ditto, New (scrip), ls. 6d. p.—East
and West Yorkshire, '/ dis.—Great Northern, 1% dis.—
Ditto, Extensions, 15s. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester,
7s. 6d.—Leeds and Thirsk, 57/s n. dis.—Ditto, New, 4 dig.—
Ditto, Preference, Is. 6d. p.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid-
land, 18s. 6d. dis.—Balton and Driffield Junction, 12s. 6d.
dis.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions),
2s. 6d. p.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 2s. p.—Manchester,
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4s. dis.—Newcastle and
Berwick, New, 1X p.—North British, Quarters (late Carlisle
Branch), 225. p.—Ditto, Extensions (scrip), 3s. p.—North
Staffordshire, 2% c. p.—North-Western, 295. 6d.—Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 9% dis.—Sheffield, Rother-
ham, and Goole, I% dis.—Wharfilak3 Junction, 1% dis.
SHEFFIELD, MAY 29.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 19s. dis.—East Lancashire, Scrip, 2s. p.
—East Linconshire, 2 c. p.—Manchester and Leeds ( West
Riding Union), :is. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire (Grimsbv and Sheffield), 8% dis.—Ditto, 20/. Shares,
21. 18s. dis.—Ditto, 12/ 10s. Shares, 1% dis—Ditto (Sheffield
and Lincoln), 314 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 29.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Northern, 1
dis.—Newcastle and Carlisle, New, 10 p.—Newcastle and
Berwick, New, 11. 16s. p.—Ditto (North Shields Pur
chase), 30.