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exertion in the eause of freedom; but if they were
acquainted with the feelings of men in all parts of
the world, who had communicated to him their satis-
faction and pleasure at the result of their struggles,
the citizens would be delighted with themselves.—
(Cheers.) Their example, he had no doubt, would be
followed all over the world, and by it they were
associated with the cause of civil and religious
freedom. For himself, he could say his object would
be not to interfere with the religious arrangements of
the country ; and, therefore, the arguments that had
been used as to the danger of religion from his ad-
mission to Parliament were without foundation. He
had no doubt that late proceedings would have their
influence with the House of Lords, and that he would
yet have to congratulate them on the completion of
their success.— (Cheers.)
Mr. HENMAN proposed the health of Alderman
Salomons, who having returned thanks in an effective
speech, then proposed the health of the Common
Councilmen of the ward, which was duly responded
to; and after several other toasts, the entertainment.
which was characterised by great cordiality of senti-
ment and warmth of feeling, was brought to a close.
Messrs. Jolly, Binge, Ransford, &c , contributed in
no small extent to the pleasures of the evening by
their very respectable performance of songs and con-
certed pieces • and Mr. Harker, as toastmaster, suc-
cessfully emulated the undying glories of the de-
parted Toole.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF Q UEEIV'S BENCH, Dec. 21.
BUNN V. LIND.

This case was called on, and the names of the special
jurors summoned to attend called over, but only seven
answering to their names, and the plaintiff refusing to
pray a tales,
Lord DENMAN ordered the case to stand over till the
sitting after Hilary Term.
Sir F. KELLY said, he was instructed on behalf of the
plaintiff to apply to his Lordship for an order to examine
eertain German advocates.

Lord DENMAN would advise all parties to examine
them out of court.

Sir F. KELLY had no objection to adopt the suggestion
of the Learned Judge.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected altogether to the
application. So many obstacles had been thrown in the
way of the eminent defendant in this case, that he was
determined on her behalf to resist every thing but the
regular trial of the case in court.
The case was then ordered to stand over till the sit-
tings in February next, and the crowds that had assem-
bled and remained in court since 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing retired, evidently disappointed at not having heard
the important and long-talked-about case of "Bunn v.
Jenny Lind;" even the special jurors who were
present appeared to share in the disappointment,
and several of them anxiously inquired if they were
not to attend to-morrow in the same case.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT, York, Dec 20.
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
Tna MURDERS AT MIRFIELD. —Patrick Reid was
charged with the wilful murder of Caroline Ellis, at
Mirfield, on the 12th day of May, 1847, and Michael
M'Cabe was charged with being an eider and abettor
in the commission of the said murder.
The excitement which was exhibited on the trial in
July last of Patrick Reid for the murder of Mr.
James Wraith did not appear to have been at all
abated. Crowds of people were making vain attempts
to get into the court daring the day.
Mr. Ingham, with whom were Mr. Overend and
Mr. Pickering, conducted the prosecution. Mr. Sey-
mour defended the prisoner Patrick Reid, and Mr.
Matthews was assigned as counsel for the prisoner
M'Cabe.

It will be remembered that Caroline Ellis, the sub-
ject of the present charge against the prisoner, was
servant maid to Mr. James Wraith, who, together
with his wife, lived in a house called Wateroyd-hall,
near Mirfield. His age was 76 years, Mrs. Wraith
being 65, and the servant girl only 20. Mr. Wraith
had been steward to a gentleman, in whose ser-
vice he had acquired a competency. The house in
which he lived was his own ; he had also seven acres
of land, besides some personalty. It appeared, that
on the day of the murder Mr. Wraith and his wife
had dined at their usual dinner hour, which was be-
tween twelve and one o'clock. The ground floor of
the house consisted of two parlours in front, which
fronted a garden and some fields. A passage ran be-
tween the parlours ; at the back was a kitchen with
one window, and from which there was a back door to
the outside ; and near that door another, which led
into the passage, and so into the parlour. From the
stairs' landing was a window, out of which might be
commanded a view of any one approaching the kitchen
outer door. At the back of the house was a back
yard, which communicated by a door with the garden
in front, and in this back yard was a well. There
was no other house within about 100 yards. The
three inmates of the house were last seen alive about
nine o'clock on the morning of the 12th of May. At
half-past eleven o'clock on that day Mr. Wraith
went to Cripplegate, to request his nephew (Joshua
Green) to go to his farm to pick up stones.
About one o'clock a thunder-shower came on, and
the nephew did not arrive at the house till half-
past one o'clock. He knocked at the door, but
nobody came. He shouted, but received no answer;
he heard nothing but the ticking of the clock.
He went round to the kitchen window; the shutters
were shut; in the parlour the blinds were drawn, and
the curtains were fastened by a pin. From under
the front door he saw blood streaming, and then he
ran and gave an alarm. Others came to the house,
and got in through the kitchen window, and there
they found Caroline Ellis lying upon her back, with
her head towards the outer door, quite dead, though
warm. Her throat was cut and her skull fractured.
Mrs. Wraith was found in the passage near the front
door, dead, with her throat cut and skull fra :tuned,
and Mr. Wraith was in the parlour, dead, and in the
same state as his wife and domestic. In the parlour
the dinner things were on the, table. A meat pie, a
silver pint mug, which had blood upon it, two knives
and forks, a napkin, and a table-cloth. There was
blood upon one of the knives, as also upon the
napkin. Mr. Wraiths pockets were turned inside
out. In one a half-sovereign was found. His
watch had been taken away, and money which he
was seen with the day before, and the wedding-ring
from off Mrs. Wraith's finger. The drawers in
this room had been broken open, and a razor taken
out of its case, which was found on Mr. Wraith's
breast covered with blood. It was clear, from the
nature of the wounds, that neither of them could have
committed suicide, which was further confirmed by
the key of the kitchen door (which was locked) being
found at the bottom of the well in the yard. On the
19th the well in the yard was pumped dry, and in it
were found the key just alluded to and a soldering-
iron which belonged
i to the prisoner Reid, and which
a witness to whom t had been lent had returned to
him only the day before. The prisoner, Patrick
Reid lived at Dawes-green, about three miles from
M.
dWaymin question He was a hawker of hardware. On
the rstion he was seen at Shilbank-lane at
11 o'clock ; at 12 at the Shoulder of Mutton public-
house; at half-past 12 he called at Lock woods ; then
he went towards Mr. Wraith's; and he was seen to go
by a house belonging to people named Webster at a
quarter to one. All. these places are close to Mr. Wraith's.
The prisoner M Cabe was likewise a hawker, and
lived at Huddersfield ; but resided a month previous
to the murder at High-town, near Robert-town. At
a former trial he was admitted as evidence against
Reid; but is now, from evidence which has since
come to light, put upon his trial with Reid. He was
seen on the 12th of May at a place called "the City,"
and other places ; at twelve o'clock he was at the
Shoulder of Mutton. He went down a footpath
near Mr. Wraith's 20 minutes after Reid, and about
one o'clock he was at the King's Head, all in the
vicinity of Wateroyd-hall. A man named Morton
about one o'clock was passing Wateroyd-lane, which ,
is at the back of the house ; and upon the pri-
vate road leading up to Mr. Wraith's he
saw Reid, and 60 yards further off from
the house he saw M'Cabe. A boy, named Joshua
Shipley, passed by the back of the house about five
minutes to one o'clock, and he saw that the kitchen
door was open, which was of consequence, as it showed
that the murders were committed between 1 and half- past
1 o'::lock, as the nephew Green arrived at the house
had cleared up, she got upon the wall, from
the curtains and shutters closed. girl had
likewise been discovered since the last trial, who got
and half-
past one, when he found the doors locked,
and
under a wall near the house, out of the thunder-
storm, and betwen one and half-past one, when the
shower
which she saw two men passing through the little
door that divided the front and back of the premises;
she walked on, got to r. gate in the field, and then
she saw two men forty-five yards off, and those men
were the prisoners at the bar. She then got upon
some rubbish, looked over a wall towards the house,
and saw Joshua Green come along the private road
and rap at the door. At half-past one, a woman, near
Towngate, saw a man coming at a sharp pace, who
looked behind very often; the man passed, and a few
yards off Reid was seen, and was met by his mother.
When Reid was seen in the morning he had a cap on,
when he was
sequently be had a hat again. At half-past one M'Cabe
met by the girl he had a hat on, and sub-
was seen 300 or 400 yards from an oatfield, which
adjoined the house, where he stopped ten minutes ;
he then went to the house of Charles Flint, at Robert-
town, where he arrived at about half-past three
o'clock. Flint was out, but came in shortly, and said
that there had been a dreadful murder at Mirfield.
M'Cabe jumped up and said, " Why,
there's
.nothing
so sure. I was there, I went down the footpath,
went into the back yard, and the blinds and shutters
were shut. I rapped three times, heard footsteps
come down stairs, a good-like young man came to the
door, which he opened three or four inches. I
(M'Cabe) said to him, Do you want any pots ?' and
the man said, No sir.' " He saw lots of blood on
the floor, and heard heavy groans ; but he afterwards

observed, that 116 thought the blood might have oome
from killing fowls, that the groans might have come
from old Mr. Wraith, who might have been ill, and
that the man rnlght have been in attendance upon
him. To William Schofield and others he gave
the same "explanation, but added to Schofield, that
he did not like to tell anybody what he had seen,
saying—" You see, I am a stranger, and I thought
if I raised the neighourhood, being a hawker, I
should find myself awkwardly situated. I thought I
would not mention it till I gut to a place where I was
known. When M'Cabe was taken into custody he
thumped his hand and said, " I see where I've
missed it; if I had given the alarm when I saw the
man he would have been taken, but now I'm taken,
and he has escaped." When the surgeon examined
Caroline Ellis she had only one garter on, and in
M'Cahe's house a portion of a garter was found. At
the last trial a lady, who was mistress of a blind
school, was in court, and it will be stated by her that
the garter and piece of garter found in M'Cabe's
house were knitted by the same hand, and that they
had been worn about the same time. Reid was taken
into custody at his house the day but one after the
murder, and had on the same clothes, upon which
were spots of blood. A cap was found, upon which
spots of blood were also seen. When Reid was taken
into custody he stated that he was at the house at the
time, that he knocked at the door, but nobody an-
swered, and that he went in the direction of Mirfield
Church.

The above is an outline of the case, to prove the
most part of which witnesses were called, who were
examined at the former trial of Reid, and which ap-
peared at the time in the public prints. The evidence
of one or two of the witnesses was important.
Martha Ann Sheard—My father's house is in the
next field but one to Mr. Wraith's, and is about four
or five yards from the Lea Green-road, which leads
up to Mr. Wraith's. I know Reid by sight. The
day of the murder I saw Reid at my father's house ;
it was about half-past twelve o'clock. He stayed
three or four minutes, and then went away down the
footpath towards Mr. Wraith's. After he had gone
I saw M'Cabe. I knew him before; he came in about
twenty minutes after Reid. He only came to the
window. He had a basket. He went down the foot-
path towards Mr. Wraith's. There is no house be-
tween my father's house and Mr. Wraith's. Fol-
lowing that footpath they must pass Mr. Wraith's.
Marmaduke Shipley—About half-past twelve
o'clock, as he was leaving work in a field to go home
to dinner, he saw Reid on the footpath going towards
Mr. Wraith's.

Harriet Webster—l live at Wateroyd-cottages. I
know the footpath across the field from Lockwoods.
I know Patrick Reid. He passed my door on the
day of the murder about half-past twelve or a quarter
to one o'clock. lie was going towards Frank Web-
ster's, whose house is nearest to Mr. Wraith's.
Benjamin Morton—l am a hawker, and live at
Mirfield. I know Reid and M'Cabe. On the day of
the murder I was walking from Cross-causeways
down Nateroyd• lane. I passed the King's Head
and the end of the road going into Wraith's house. I
turned and looked round when I got about thirty.
five yards on, and saw Reid at the lane end, going
towards the house He had a basket. I did not
see his face. He had a green coat, a light-coloured
waistcoat, a pair of fustian trousers, and a hat
on. I saw M'Cabe in the carriage road, about
ten yards from M'Kinnell's garden. I saw
M'Cabe's face ; he had a brown coat, a low-crowned
hat, and a basket. He was about 60 yards behind
Reid. He was going towards the house. It was as
near one o'clock as I can speak. I went forward.
Shortly after it rained`; there was a flash of light-
ding, and it thundered.
Cross-examined by Mr. SEYMOUR.—I saw his waist-
coat, but did not see his face.

Re-examined by Mr. INGHAM—They were going
on the road that they have for the house. 114Caba
was nearest to me.

Joshua Shipley proved that he worked for Mr.
Binns; that on the day of the murder he returned
from his dinner to the factory, and that in doing so
he passed the back of Mr. Wraith's premises at ten
minutes or a quarter before one o'clock, and that the
kitchen door was then open, and that he mentioned it
to Mr. Binns, when the latter asked him if h 3 had
passed Wraith's and observed anything.
When the examination of this witness was con-
cluded, his LoaDsnir said that he would postpone
any more examination until the morning.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
George Brown, an elderly man of distressed ap-
pearance, was charged with the following determined
attempt at self-destruction.
Mrs. Sarah King, a milliner at Old Ford, stated
that the prisoner and his wife, the latter of whom
was in a very infirm state of health, had lodged for
some time in her house, and that the husband had
lately exhibited extreme restlessness and despondency
in consequence of the smull savings he had been pre-
viously existing on being entirely exhausted, and his
inability to procure any employment. On the pre-
ceding morning he left home with the intention of
seeking some assistance from his two sons, who were
in comfortable circumstances, but, after being absent
nearly all day, returned in the evening in a very ex-
cited state, owing, as he said, to the unfeeling conduct
of his children, who had refused to do anything for
him, and told him that if he was in want of support
he must go to the workhouse and procure it. This
unnatural treatment had so preyed upon his mind
that he had determined to destroy himself, andhaving
purchased as much lauduanum at a chemist's as the
money he had left would buy, had taken the whole of
it, and hoped it would soon put him out of his trouble.
The prisoner then hastened up to his own room be-
fore she had time to procure assistance, and, having
been almost immediately afterwards alarmed by the
screams of his wite, she ran up, and upon entering
his apartment found him upon the bed, nearly black
in the face, his eyes almost starting from his head,
and a handkerchief twisted tightly round his neck,
the two ends of which he was tugging at with all his
force, while his wife was grasping him by the hands,
and struggling with him to frustrate his object. By
their joint exertions they succeeded with great diffi-
culty in depriving him of the handkerchief ; but as
he still, after he had partially recovered from stran-
gulation, expressed a determined resolution to avail
himself of the first opportunity to put an end to his
existence, rather than be compelled to enter the work-
house, she felt it necessary, for his own protection, to
call in a policeman and give him into custody.
On being asked if he wished to say anything, the
prisoner, who appeared to be bewildered and half stu-
pitied, entered into a rambling and incoherent state-
ment, the purport of which was that he was afraid
his intellects had been shaken by the unkind treatment
he had experienced from his children and the hope-
less prospect he had before him, and that he had been
thereby induced to attempt to terminate his misery in
the manner described, though he now repented that
he had done so.
Mr. HAMMILL said, that as it was evident the pri-
soner's mind was still in such a state as to require
close attention to insure his safety, he should order
him to be committed for a week to the House of
Detention, where proper care would be taken of him
until he became more tranquillized and had a better
control over his actions, and should also direct one of
his officers to furnish the wife with sufficient funds
from the poor-box to maintain her during her hus-
band's confinement.
The Magistrate requests us to acknowledge his re-
ceipt of the annual donation of 101. from the Gold
smiths' Company, for the poor-box of this court,
which it was desired might he noticed in this journal.
CLEItKENW ELL.
George Frederick Middlebrook, aged 16, who was
charged by Mr. Henry Hannaford, his master, en-
graver, of 44, Rahere-street, Goswell-street, St.
Luke's, with having unlawfully set fire to his
dwelling-house, and also with having stolen 201. in
notes and gold, and who was liberated on heavy bail
for his appearance at this court yesterday to further
answer those charges, appeared pursuant to his re-
cognizances when he was attended by his bail and his
friends.
The case was remanded until yesterday with a view
to produce the original or superior landlord of the
prosecutor's house, in order to prove the real owner-
ship and title to the premises, to enable the prose-
cuting parties to legally frame the indictments against
the prisoner at the Old Bailey; but the attendance of
the landlord was dispensed with, and the proceedings
this day were of a formal nature, as the Protestant
Dissenters and Union Fire-offices, in whose offices the
premises were insured, had taken up the prosecution,
and would accomplish that object.
The prisoner, who was well dressed, and is a
smart, intelligent-looking youth, appeared very con-
fident, and listened to the proceedings with apparent
indifference.
Mr. Mallett, the clerk, addressing the prisoner,
said that he (the prisoner) had been bound over, him-
self in 400/. and two sureties in 1001. each, to appear
at this court on that day for further examination, and
also to appear at the Old Bailey Sessions on the
double charge of feloniously, unlawfully, and ma-
liciously setting fire to a dwelling-house, and for
stealing in a dwelling-house. His mother became
one of his bail in 1001., and Mr. Winter and his (pri-
soner's) brother jointly became his bail in the other
1001. It was merely necessary now for them to enter
into the same amount of bail in reference to each and
seperate charge for his appearance at the next ses-
sions to be holden at the Central Criminal Court, to
take his trial.
The prisoner's mother, his brother, and Mr. Winter,
a wine merchant, entered into their recognizances as
required, when the necessity was impressed upon
them of producing the prisoner to take his trial, on
which he was set at liberty, and he left the court with
his relations and friends.
Sergeant Brown, 16 G, said they had not succeeded
in tracing any of the stolen notes, die.

1.441,

WESTMINSTE n.

Thomas L,tford, a man about 80 years of age,
described as formerly under-butler in the establish-
ment of the Duke of Gloucester, and late proprietor
of the Lowndes Arms Tavern, near Belgrave-square,
was charged with uttering two forged bills of
exchange.

About the 4Ji of September last the prisoner went
to Mr. Abel Birch, furnishing undertal“r, 5, Middle-
row, Knightsbridge, with whose son he was ac-
quainted, and requested to be favoured with cash for
a bill for 191. 155., which purported to be accepted by
Anthony A. Harrison, and payable at the Lord
Nelson, King's-road, Chelsea. Mr. Birch, consider-
ing the bill to be genuine, gave him 19/. 10s.. and the
prisoner went away. On the 7th of October he took
another bill for 101. 94, 6d.. which purported to be
accepted by Mr. Joseph Salomons, and payable
at the Union Bank, Argyle-place, Oxford-street.
It was addressed to Mr. Salomons, Red Lion, Tot-
tenham-court-road, and, as well as the former one, was
endorsed, " Thomas Letford, Beckford Head, Old-
street." Mr. Birch also cashed this for the prisoner;
but on subsequently instituting inquiries found that
he had been defrauded. On writing to Mr. Harrison,
of No. 4, James's-street Cottages, New-road, Ham-
mersmith, that gentleman came to him, and declared
that he had not accepted a bill for many years, and
was perfectly ignorant of the present transaction. It
was also found, on inquiry at the Union Bank, that
no person of the name mentioned had an account
there, and it was ascertained that there had not been
for many years such a sign as the Red Lion in Tot-
tenham- court-road.

Mr. JJRODERIP inquired whether the accused
wished to say anything in reply to the charge ?—The
prisoner replied—Nothing.
Mr. Donegan, an inspector of the B division having
asked for a remand, as there might be other charges
against the prisoner,
The accused was remanded for a week.

Mr. I3RODERIP requests our reporter to acknow-
ledge the receipt of tour shillings, the cost of two
summonses paid by a gentleman who complained of
the driver of a cab 306, to be applied to the poor-box.
The complaint alluded to was withdrawn.