The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-16 00:00:00

CLERKEIV W ELL.

A poor young woman, with an infant at her breast,
attended at this court to solicit the advice and assistance
of Mr. Tyrwhitt under the following circumstances:-
- The applicant gave her name Boden, and said her
parents, who were respectable, were dead, and she was
left friendle.-s and destitute. She had been seduced, and
the result was the birth of the infant which she held in
her arms, in Shoreditch workhouse, about six weeks ago.
On Monday last the overs?.c.r of that parish gave her an
order of a friendly nature upon her parish, Clerkenwell,
in order that she might be admitted with her child into
that workhouse. On her arrival there she presented the
order to a person named Bennett, who acts in the capa-
city of clerk to the board, when that functionary took
the order from her, and ordered her to go back to Shore-
ditch, that she might be passed in the usual way. Ile
detained the order, and she proceeded back to Shore-
ditch, where the parties *th.-.n refused to receive her,
and told her to go back to Clerkenwell, where
they were bound to receive her, as they had kept
the order, and that was her legal settlement. She
accordingly returned to Clerkenwell, where they then
refused to receive or relieve her without an order. She
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assistance.

The unfortunate creature fainted away through weak-
ness, and the officers supported her into the air, where
restoratives were used until she recovered.

Mr. TYRWHITT thought it most extraordinary con-
duct en the part of Bennett, and directed Mr. Nesbitt, the
usher of the court, to afford the complainant immediate
nourishment and necessary assistance, and afterwards to
take her to Clerkenwell workhouse, which he did.

He subserently reported to Mr. Tyrwhitt that he
took them to the workhouse, where he saw Bennett, who
treated the matter with pomposity; and it was with the
greatest difficulty, and not until a threat was held out
that ho would be reported if he refused to vceive the
woman, that he consented to take her and her children
into the workhouse.

EDINBURGH CHARTIST TRIALS.

VERDICT OF THE JURY.

On Tuesday the case of Grant, Ranken, and Hamilton
was resumed, and witnesses were examined on the pin
of the prisoners. Mr. Moncrieff addressed the jury in
a speech of nearly two hours and a half in defence of
Ranken, and was immediately followed by Mr. Logan on
behalf of Grant and Hamilton. The Lord Justice Clerk
having summed up, the jury retired at 20 minutes past
nine o'clock to consider their verdict, and returned into
court in about three-quarters of an hour.
The Foreman intimated the verdict as follows:--
" The jury unanimously find the charge of conspiracy
against the three panels as libelled not proven.
"The jury unanimously find John Grant not guilty of
sedition as libelled.

"The jury further unanimously find Robert Hamilton
guilty of using language calculated to excite popular dis-
affection and resistance to lawful authority.
" And by a majority of one find Henry Ranken guilty
of using similar language."

The LORD JUSTCE CLERK said—Be good enough to
observe, in regard to that part of the verdict that con-
tains the speciality, and which finds liamiiton and
Ranken guilty of language calculated to excite popular
disaffection and resistance to lawful authority, that this
is the description of sedition libelled. To make your
verdict correct you should determine whether they are
guilty or not guilty of sedition to any extent that you
please. You may, for example, say they are guilty
of sedition in so far as that they used language calcu-
lated to excite popular disaffection and resistance to
lawful authority- J -
The Foreman of the Jury—That is quite our moaning,
my Lord.

1848.

The LORD JUSTICE CLERK—In the choice of the
word "calculated," do you mean to leave out the word
" intended," or is your verdict meant to embrace bOth?
The Foreman of the Jury—We purposely left out the
word "intended:"

The verdict was then altered, as suggested by the
Lord Justice Clerk, and agreed to stand as follows•
" That the jury unanimously find Robert Hamilton guilty
of sedition, in so far as that-he used language calculated
to excite popular disaffection and resistance to lawful
authority, anti by a majority of one find Henry Ranken
:guilty of sedition in the same terms."
The LORD JUSTICE CLERK then thanked the jury for
the great attention which they had bestowed in this case,
and also for the discrimination which they -had shown in
the drawing up of their verdict.
After some consultation with the other Judges, his
LORDSHIP said that the Diet would be adjourned till
Saturday at ten o'clock, when sentence would be passed.
Mr. Grant was then dismissed from the bar, and the
other panels were conveyed to prison.
The Court then adjourned.
We understand that it is at present the intention of the
counsel for the prisoners to object to the sufficiency of
.the above verdict.

The trial of Cumming, for contravention of the Go-
vernment Security Act, sedition, and conspiracy, is to
tike place on Wednesday, at ten o'6:wk.-

EMIGRATION.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 14.—The Osprey, 768 tons, H.
Brown, commander, is expected here on Thursday,
to embark passengers for Port Philip. The Stead-
fast, Commander Thomas Spencer, has all her passen-
gers ashore, in the emigration depot ; and on inquiry
to-day we find that the family that was attacked with
'scarlatina are fast recovering, and all the other pas-
sengers are in good health. The ship has been fumi-
gated and cleansed, and there is at present every pro-
,bability of her being able to sail on Monday next. •
The St. Vincent, 628 tow, Commander John
Young, sailed yesterday for Sydney. She took on
board eqUal to sixty-two statute adults, from Corn-
wall and Somerset. There was one family from the
•north of Devon.

The Diamond, a private passenger ship, arrived
this morning, and will sail'for South AUstralia to-
morrow morning. She will take some passengers
from this port. .
The Britannia, 500 tons, Matthew Robson, for
Port Adelaide and Port Philip, is hourly expected.
This is one of the vessels belonging to Messrs. Mar-
shall and Edridge, and her commander,•on a former
occasion, sailed with emigrants to the Australian
Colonies, under-the Colonial Land and Emigration
Commissiuters.