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THEN. _ 140NDON, WEDN'ESDAT - DEOEMBiII

special regard to. The corporation was rich—for the
last 100 years its income had gone on increasing at
the rate of 1,5001. a year. In the year 1760 the in-
come of the city of London, not arising from any
taxes, 4at from rents, quit rents, renewing fines,
toll-, &c., was 32,0001. In 1784 it was 52,000/. ; in
1800. 95,0001. ; in 1820, 119,000/. ; in 1830,
132,000/. ; in 1840, 151,000/.; in 1844, 154,000/. ;
and in 1846 (the last return ), 166,0001. They had
now a surplus income of 12,3001. in the course of the
last four years, and he had a great objection to apply
that sum to fattening the corporation.
The CHAIRMAN here interrupted the speaker, and
reminded him that they had met for a specific pur-
pose, viz., for the appointment of Common Council.
men. He remembered to have heard the Hon. Gen-
tleman detail, in 1841, all that he had just been stat-
ing ; but the Hon. Gentleman must be aware that
their ward was as healthy and as well watched, with
a view to the comforts of the poor, as any ward in
the city of London.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. STRILL admitted that the inspectors were now
doing their duty ; but what he charged the Corpora-
tion with was, that they had neglected the sanitary
condition of the City until they had been forced into
action. He begged to move the two following reso-
lutions :

" 1. That our representatives be and are hereby
instructed to call the attention of the Court of Com-
mon Council to the petition of the inquest of this
ward presented in 1841, that its prayer for sanitary
reformation may not be neglected ; but that special
consideration be given to the suggestions therein con-
tained for erecting cheap and convenient habitations
for the working population, in a suitable situation.
And the wardmote further solicit its most worthy
Alderman to make similar applications to the Court of
Aldermen." _ _

" 2. That the wardmote are authorised to declare
that a citizen of London, who, in that petition offered
to assist the inquest with 1,0001., upon certain con-
ditions, towards erecting comfortable habitations for
the working classes, is still willing to perform that
promise, so that the first city in the world shall ma-
nifest some regard for the sources of her wealth, by
providing cheap and suitable habitations for its indus-
trial population."
Mr. LANGDON seconded the resolutions. _

Mr. ASHUEST said he was anxious that they should
not, by negativing those resolutions, be supposed to
be inimical to sanitary reform. He had, therefore,
prepared certain amendments, which he thought would
he more suitable for their purpose. The Corporation
of the city of Londo❑ were willing and anxious to
unite with the Government in bringing forward sani-
tary measures, ani they were very desirous that the
Government should show its own sincerity by re-
pealing the window-tax.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Mr. Ashurst concluded by moving amendments, to
the effect that the authorities of the City of London
should cordially co-operate with the Government
in the adoption of the most effectual measures for
the improvement of the sanitary condition of the me-
tropolis—that a plentiful supply of water for cleans-
ing the drains and for the purposes of general clean-
liness was of the utmost importance—that the aboli-
tion of interment in towns was imperatively called for,
and that the representatives of that ward should be
requested to support any measure in the Common
Council having those objects in view.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. YOUNG seconded the amendments.
Mr. SALomoNs supported the amendments, and said
he had been informed, by an official connected with
the New River Company, that an abundant supply
of water could be furnished to every house at the rate
of about five shillings per house per annum.
Mr. EAGLETON also supported the amendments, and
they were ultimately agreed to.
The ward then proceeded to the election of their
representatives, and as the only candidates for the
two vac tncies were Mr. Young and Mr. Watkinson,
those gentlemen, in conjunction with the twelve
former members, were duly elected.
The inquest and other officers were then appointed;
and after the customary compliment to the chairman
the meeting broke up.
FARRINGDON WITHOUT.

The wardmote for this ward was held at the Court-
house, Old Bailey. Sir James, Duke, M.P., alder-
man of the ward, presided.
The forenoon was occupied in the election of the

several ward officers, and at twelve o'clock the

Alderman proceeded to read the lists returned by the
several precincts of the ward, of proper persons to
serve the office of Common Councilmen. The sixteen
gentlemen recommeneed were—Messrs. Bedford,
Barnard, Turner, Fox, Williams, Prendergast, Tay-
lor, Backmaster, Anderton, Isherwood, Obard,
' Edkins Bates-Hodgson, Lias, and Walter.
The ALDERMAN demanded if any additional can-
didates were to be proposed ?
. Mr. BOYLE begged to propose Mr. John Alexander
Galloway as a fit and proper person to represent the
ward in the Common Council. He said that neither
he nor M. Galloway had any desire to create a con-
test in the ward, and they would only consent to a
contest in case that the majority of the hands held up
at that court was in Mr. Galloway's favour. He
thought that unless they had 250 names attached to
a requisition calling upon Mr. Galloway to stand, it
would not be right to go to a contest, and he was
free to admit that they had not a requisition with
that number of signatures. He was, therefore,
willing to let the question, as to contest, rest with
the show of hands.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Galloway
was a man of ability and energy, capable either of
opposing a bad measure, or of supporting a good
measure; and he would, therefore, prove a good

representative for that important ward in the Corriinon
Council. He begged to observe, with regard to Mr.
Williams, that he thought that gentleman had been
treated with ingratitude by his own precinct—St.
Bride's, in being permitted to owe his selection to an-
other precinct, that of St. Sulpice.—(Hear.)

Mr. CAMPKIN seconded the nomination of Mr.
Galloway. In the cause of sanitary and municipal
reform that gentleman had always been found in the
van, and not in the rear. He knew nothing of Mr.
Bates, nor of his qualifications to represent so
wealthy and influential a precinct as St. Bride's, and
he hoped that gentleman would give them some more
distinct declaration of what his principles were
than was to be found in the address which he had
circul•ited.

Mr. BACON justified the course taken by St. Bride's
precinct. He said that every one in the ward had
the greatest respect for Mr. Williams ; and there
could be scarcely a doubt but that the choice of the
precinct would have fallen on Mr. Williams if he had
intimated a wish to be put forward.
Mr. LOWE bore testimony to the claims of Mr.
Bates, but said that he should admit that, in his opi-
nion, Mr. Williams bad been treated badly by the
precinct of St. Bride's. He believed it had been
known for twelve months past that Mr. 'Williams was
anxious to be selected by his own precinct, provided
Mr. Obbard retired, as he had intimated an intention
of doing.
Mr. SMITH said that he was also of opinion that it
would have been a matter of courtesy due to Mr.
Williams, by his precinct, to have preferred him to
Mr. Bates.
Mr. SEELEY said, that as the friends of Mr. Gallo-
way seemed resolved to go to a contest, he begged
leave to propose Mr. George Wylde Lee as a candi-
date. If there should be no contest he would not
press Mr. Lee on the ward..
Mr. BOYLE did not understand the meaning of
such dictation. He wished to know if the motion

was put forth as a menace, and if so, whether the
ward was so cowardly as to be bearded with impu-
nity?—(Hear, hear.) . .

.
Sir. GALLOWAY said that he had no ambition to be
a Common Councilman, and as far as he was per-
sonally concerned he would prefer not being elected.
If, however, the ward wished him to serve, he would
devote his best energies to their interests.—(Cheers.)
From his knowledge of the corporation of London he
could say that he believed it to have been materially
improved IN ithin the last twenty years, but at the
same time he thought there was still room for much
farther improvement.—(Hear, hear.) There was a
time when they could charge the corporation with
jobbing and corruption, but he did not think that
any such misapplication of the funds of the City
was now allowed, though he had a strong feel-
ing that a much better application of these
funds for the benefit of the citizens at large
than had been yet attempted might easily be
adopted. The corporation of London had an immense
revenue, and yet, with the exception of being saved
the expense of a county rate, he did not think the
citizens had any advantages over their neighbours of
'Westminster and Marylebone to compensate them
for the great expense to which they, were put for
their freedom. He then alluded to several street
nuisances in the City, and said, that, if elected, he
would do all in his power to have them removed.
The ALDERMAN wished that some gentleman on
each side would assist him in taking the show of
hands.
Mr. BOYLE declined to interfere, as he said he had
, the fullest reliance on the honour of the worthy
Alderman.

The show of hands way then taken by Mr. Pon

tifex, the ward clerk, when the sixteen names on the
original list were declared to stand highest.
Several of Mr. Galloway's friends protested against
the accuracy of the return.
Mr. GALLOWAY said he could declare en his oath
that he had ten or twelve more supporters than some
of the other candidates.
The ALDERMAN then read the number of hands
held up for each as they had been declared to him.
Mr. GALLOWAY expressed his determination to pro-
ceed to a poll.
begged
emphatically to declare that
'behalf of Mr.
Mr. PONTIFEX b
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Mr. Lees, and was ordered
and f
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to take place from lour to five in the afternoon; from

twelve to two o'clock this day, and from eleven to
two o'clock to-morrow, when it will finally close.
' At five o'clock the state of the poll was officially
announced as follows :
Bedtor 1 20, Barnard 21, Turner 13, Fox 8, Wil-
liam.' '22, Prendergant 10, Taylor 19, Buckmaster 18,
Anderton 23, Isherwood 22, Obbard 24, Edkins,
Bates 13, Hudgson 14, Lias 12, Walter 18, Gallo-
way 13, Lees 11.
LANGBOURN WARD. _ _

Sir John Key, very much to the satisfaction of the
inhabitants of this ward, took the chair at the ward-
mote, which was held at Garraway's Coffee-house.
Before the election of the Common Councilem was
proceeded with,
Mr. BROOKB3 rose and said he felt anxious to wipe
away a stain which a member of the Court returned
for that ward had apparently cast upon it, by the part
he had taken in the proceedings on the subject of the
disabilities of the Jews some days ago. That mem-
ber was Mr. John Dixon.—(Hear, hear.) It ap-
peared from the newspapers that upon the question
proposed for petitioning the Legislature for the re-
moval of the disabilities of the Jews, Mr, Dixon se-
conded an amendment, moved by Deputy Corney, to
the effect of negativing that proposition. Now he
wished to know whether the worthy candidate se-
conded the amendment in his individual capacity or
in his capacity as representative of the ward?
Mr. DIXON said he had seconded the previous ques-
tion in his capacity as an individual. He did not know
what the opinion of the ward was upon the subject.
He had acted upon the opinion he had originally
stated, and he by no means, in giving his vote on the
subject of the Jewish disabilities, wished it to be un-
derstood that he voted as the representative of the
ward.
Mr. BROOKES said he was satisfied with Mr.
Dixon's answer.
Mr. WEBBER said he had read with pleasure
the notice of a motion given by Alderman
Musgrove to the effect of obtaining for the owners of
101. per annum premises the franchise in the election
of aldermen. He hoped that the periodical election
of aldermen would be included.—(Hear, hear.) He
was convinced that periodical elections were the best
adapted to all communities, and that if the ward
electors were armed with authority of the kind, they
would with great advantage exercise the power of
turning out those aldermen who did not attend to
their business, by filling up their places with men
who would not be likely to neglect it.—(Hear, hear.)
The citizens must, in fact, if the aldermen refused to
reform themselves, apply to Parliament for the reform
of that body. He moved that the representatives be
requested to support the motion.
Thanks were then voted to the alderman of the
ward, and all the old members for the ward having
been returned, the wardmote was dissolved.
PORTSOKEN (8).
Mr. Alderman Moon presided at this wardmote.
Mr. Deputy Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Christie, Mr.
Hayward, Mr. Hawkins, Mr.Jutson, Mr. Danford, Mr.
Thompson, and Mr. Kilby offered themselves for re-
election. Mr. Watkins proposed Mr. Vile as a new
candidate, and on a show of hands being taken, Mr.
Jutson was declared excluded. A poll was de•
manded in his behalf. The poll was kept open up to
four o'clock. At the close Mr. Vile was in the mi-
nority.

QUEEMI IT FIE (6).
The Lord Mayor presided in this ward. The fol•
.o*ing gentlemen were elected :—Messrs. Deputy
Goss, Acocks, Dykes, Curtis, Lyles, and Rathbone,

THE TOWER (8).
The venerable Alderman Lucas took the chair. The
,011 owing gentlemen were unanimously chosen :—Mr.
Deputy Finnis, Mr. Briggs, Mr. Selson, Mr. Young,
Mr. Redhead, Mr. Aitchison, Mr. Turnbull, and Mr.
Redhead.

VINTRY (8).
Alderman Sir W. Magnay presided. The follow-
ing were unanimously chosen :—Mr. Deputy King,
Mr. Marsden, Mr. White, Mr. Lepard, Mr„ Archer,
and Mr. Sprague.
WALBROOK (6).
Mr. Alderman Gibbs presided at this wardmote,
Mr. Deputy Watkins, Mr. Ford Hale, Mr. D. W.
Wire, Mr. E. Crowder, Mr. W. Rowley, and Mr.
T. Rowley, were re-elected without opposition. A
vote of thanks to the presiding alderman closed the
proceedings.

MR. ALDERMAN SALOMONS'
DINNER.

Yesterday evening upwards of 150 of the electors
of Cordwainers' Ward sat down to dinner in the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at the invita-
tion of Mr. D. Salomons, who has been recently
elected as their municipal representative. The prin-
cipal residents in the ward were present, and the pro•
ceedings at the dinner were characterized by a spirit
of great cordiality and good feeling, the worthy Al-
derman having declared from the chair that he wished
it tobe treated as a private rather than a public enter-
tainment, and that he would have preferred seeing his
numerous guests within the walls of his dwelling-
house, had they been capacious enough to contain
them. The dinner, which was quite equal to the re•
putation of the house, having been brought to a ter-
mination after 4 protracted effort, and the usual loyal
toasts having been given and received with more than
the usual enthusiasm,
Mr. Alderman SALomoms' as chairman, proposed
the " Health of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of
London," in a highly eulogistic speech, wherein he
acknowledged their past exertions in the cause of civil
and religious liberty, and the obligations under which
he lay to them,
Mr. PRIOR returned thanks, having been called on
unanimously to do so.
At the conclusion of his address the Baron L. de
Rothschild entered the room, and was received with
loud cheering and long continued applause. •
The CHAIRMAN proposed the "Health of the-Cord-
wainers' Ward. It was only seventeen years ago
that no person of his religion would be allowed to
have a retail shop east of Temple-bar, but so great
had been the progress of civilization, argument, and
good sense since that time, that he had now the ho-
nour of addressing them as alderman of the ward.
He valued the charge all the more, because it had not
been obtained by any warfare or party strife, and
was proud to find that those who could not be pre-
vailed upon to vote with the majority in his favour,
had been good enough to favour him with their
company that evening.—(Cheers.) The change that
had taken place had been the effect of liberal views
and sound argument. It had not been introduced
because the people of this country thought religion
of no account, but because they did not.wish to in-
vade the sanctuary of any individual who might be
desirous of taking refuge within the right of private
choice.—(Cheers.) Had his election been the cause
of pain to any man, he should have been the last man
to have obtruded himself upon them, because he re-
spected the sanctity of religion, which was the source
of all our happiness in this world.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CHAFFERS returned thanks as " the oldest in-
habitant" of the ward.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Health of the House
of Commons."

Mr. C. PeissoN, M.P., returned thanks. Long
ago his common stock in trade had been the defects
of the Mouse of Commons, but they had much altered
since then, and now all classes were fairly repre-
sented in that body, and he was happy to believe,
from what he had seen of them, that they recognized
the true principles of civil and religious liberty. One
of the great leading organs of public opinion has said,
" Charles Pearson was once formidable ; he is now
very tame." It is true those ebullitions which were
exhibited in the early days of his Radicalism, when
his energy and youth were in inverse proportion to
his judgment, had been cooled down, and he was now
willing, without bating one jot of principle, to drop
into the tame character of a rectifier of whatever was
wrong in our institutions ; but still he hoped there
was vigour enough in the House of-Commons to carry
into effect those measures of unrestricted liberality in
which they had, however, been always preceded by
the Corporation of London.
Mr. ANDERTON returned thanks for " Prosperity
to the city of London."
The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Health of the
Members of the City"—one of them now sat on his
left hand, who had been elected by his fellow-citizens
to represent them in Parliament. Had he (Mr.
Salomons) been returned, he would not have adopted
the course of his Hon. Friend, but would have at once
proceeded to the bar of the House and demanded his
rights—(Cheers) but his Hon. Friend had been
acting under advice, which led him to take a different
course. If his Hon. Friend owed obligations to the
head of her Majesty's Government, he (Mr. Salo-
mons) could not forget that it was to the courage of
Sir R. Peel in bringing in the Bill of the year before
last that he was indebted for his present position.—
(Great applause.) The worthy Alderman concluded
with a high eulogium on the business qualifications
and capacity of the Hon. Member, whose seat he
considered certain, as the last debate had decided the
question.
Baron LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD was received on
his rising with loud cheers. Having expressed the
surprise he felt at being called upon to return thanks,
when he had only expected to meet a few private
friends of his worthy relative, he proceeded to con-
gratulate them on the great victory they had achieved.
In abstaining from seeking to enter the House of Com-
mons he had followed advice, which would, he was
assured, secure him more certainly and securely in
the House. It would have been more gratifying to
him to have seen his name among those of its Mem-
bers, and to have taken his seat immediately on his
election, than to have waited quietly till the Bill had
passed, but he thought it better to follow the advice
of
who those
ready
who were acquainted with the feelings of the
Members, and who told him that they would he more
hadto paynot respect
endeavoured to
to
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one wohrooorehsiprencsetelfdutpohenmt,haemnd.
—(Cheers.) London had made a great and glorious

exertion in the cause 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
Salomon:, 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 QUEEN'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
certain 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-d-ENERAL 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.)
THE 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 aider 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 during 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 fractured,
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. Wraith's pockets were turned inside
Out. In one a half-sovereign was found. His
watch had been taken away, and money which he
been Wraith's
broken
was seen with the day before, and the wedding-ring
finger. The drawers in
open, and a razor taken
from
roomofhad
Mrs.
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 to the prisoner Reid, and which
a witness to whom it had been lent had returned to
him only the day before. The prisoner, Patrick
Reid lived at Dawes-green, about three miles from
Mr. Wraith's. He was a hawker of hardware. On
the day in question 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 abdut 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 betweenland half-past
1 o'clock, as the nephew Green arrived at the house
and half-past one, when he found the doors locked,
and the curtains and shutters closed. A girl had
likewise been discovered since the last trial, who got
under a wall near the house, out of the thunder-
storm, and betwen one and half-past one, when the
shower had cleared up, she got upon the wall, from
which she saw two men passing through the little
door that divided the front and back of the premises;
she walked on, got to a 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 sees in the morning he had a cap on,
when he was met by the girl he had a hat on, and sub-
sequently he had a hat again. At half-past one M'Cabe
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 he thought the blood might have come
from killing fowls, that the groans might have come
from old Mr. Wraith, who might have been ill, and
that the man might 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 awkivardly situated. I thought I
would not mention it till I got 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'Cabe'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`Cahe. 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 Lock woods.
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. Ile 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 Wateroycl- 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. SEYMOTTR--I saw his waist-
coat, but did not see his face.
Re-examined by Mr. INGHANI—They were going
on the road that they have for the house. M'Cabe
was nearest to me.
Joshua Shipley proved that he worked for Mr.
Births; 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 ha had
passed Wraith's and observed anything.
When the examination of this witness was con-
cluded, his LonDsiiir 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 small savings be 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, and having
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 wife, 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 beon
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 be noticed in this journal.

:104Yi

TV.E S TMINS TE I?.

Thomas Letford, 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 4th of September last the prisoner went
to Mr. Abel Birch, furnishing undertaker, 5, Middle-
row, Knightsbridge, with whose son he was ac-
quainted, and req•4ested 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- i
ing the bill to be genuine, gave him 191. 10s.. and the
prisoner went away. On the 7th of October he took
another bill for 101. 94, 61. 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
DO 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. liaobEarp 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. BRODERIP requests our reporter to acknow-
ledge the receipt of four 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.