The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-18 00:00:00

Q. 3,

" Dec. 19, 1842.
" My Lord,--Strange it may seem to yon, no doubt, to receive a
note from a stranger, and a lady tee, but it signifies little to me, as I
know well you never knew the writer of this, never see her. Now
fur what I have to tell you ; it is this :—There is a public ball at
Tamworth every Christmas, generally about the 6th or Bth of
January. Go, I advise you go; there will, to my knowledge,
be a young lady at the ball whom I wish you to see
and dance with. She is very beautiful, has dark hair
and eyes ; in short, she la haughty and graceful as a Spa-
niard. tall and majestic as a Circassian, beautiful as an Italian.
lean say no snore. You have only to see ier to love her—that you
must do. She is fit for the bride of a Prince. Clo, look well round
the room. You will find her by this description. 6he may wear one
white rose in her dark hair: Go early ; if you see her not there
you will never see her, as she is like a violet, hid amidst
many leaves, only to be found when sought for. I know
eke N young, and it is my wish she should have some
oon to protect her. From what I have heard, you must be
that one ; you, and you alone— it is yoar destiny—therefore go at
afi risks ; you will then be of age, with nothing to prevent you. I
some time knew your father. By the time you receive this I shall be
on my way to —, far away. I have put this in the
Derby post-office. Burn it wisest read—show it to no one. Keep
your own counsel, my Lout, and deem yourself happy in the
idea of knowing one so talented, beautiful, and young ; ask her
to dance with you—fear not. And now I have fulfilled my mission,
and shall rest in peace, mere peaceful though did I know that you
would meet this bright young girl. If you, like other men, love
beauty, you will love her.
• Adieu—burn this, and remember she is my legacy to yon. You
have hurt your hand, I hear ; lam sorry. Farewell for ever.
" The Right lion. Earl Ferrers." " ISABEL.
No. 4.

" Wednesday,March.

" Dearest Washington,—Titus again and again I li ill write to you,
and thus call you, for in truth you are dearer t.) me than aught else,
and ever will remain so. The question may arise, why does she so
write thus often—of what use is it where she puts not her name to
theae effusions ? This is the why and the wherefore—that you may
know there is at least one being on earth who thinks and caress olely
fur you. Why I should thus feel and care I know not. I have but ken
you, but the feeling is implanted and will remain with me. I cannot
shake off the memory of yourself—fu each scene your image presents
Itself; and the girl of nineteen vexes her parents and says no to her
wooers, and the cause is yourself. It is, lam aware, unnutidenly
thus to write ; but yell know not the writer, and it is to that one a
solace and comfort to tell you how much she loves you—how de-
votedly shgls yours. Would that I could shake off the dream, for where '
will it end ?—with my life. And when I am folded in the calm, still sleep
of death, with my being will it end. And you, may you be happy and
blessed. Oh, that we might meet—that you could love me even as I
you; but we dwell far apart. And thus music, and flowers, and
birds must be still tended and loved by me, for I see you not : the
charm would then be twofold. When I watch the opening of the
flower I think of you, and sigh that you are not with me, that the
maiden's hand might pluck the rose for you and bid you wear it for
her sake ; but this is not to be ; you cannot remember Ine, so you
cannot love me. Perhaps these:notes may never even reach you—
that I should like to know: stay, I will tell you. On Monday, 25th of
March, if you arc at home, write and say if you have received a
packet of ananymous letters, directed to you at Chartley. An en-
velope with yes or no written in it will be sufficient. Direct the
8. envelope to Miss A. 11., Post-office, Leicester. If you.write and direct
I shall surely have it, but perhaps you will take no notice of
this If no, well, it will still be the same, and I shall .think as -1 now
in do. Washington, you are mine thought, and yeti are very dear to
.
tale. Let the still tlilnk of you, and if you write,
.1 shall then have
m soething to look at
"Now, as ever, 'our firm friend and warmest Well-wisher, under
her assumed nanse,
The first witness for theo " A. B."
defence was Evelln Phillip Shirley, Esq.,
cousin and guardlan;ot L
scierrers—l have known the defendant nine
or ten years; he went to to Mr. Itepton for about four years,
and then he went to Eton RV
Mr. Echalty, and then he wentratwo years ; after that he went to
; his letters to me were al-
way signed " Tainworth" untllBol bitre:adbecame Earl Ferrers, and then
he signed "Ferrers ;" he wed
,?tiiLries to sign .` Wishing," as a
nick name, but he never signed Washington Ferrers." I have
about sixty of his letters in my pockel.,
person named Wal-
serape of paper. I have no sister married of them are written on
ker.—(Laughter.) Lord Ferrer, Isiaght thte aonservatory In ques-
tion for 400/. ; this was shertly alter the late Lord's death ; this was
January, 1843, when he
an anony-
in Octobes, 1842 ; he was at my house in
Vohsy_meag
came of age, and he then mentioned that he receivedhia:dlothi
Y.—(Laughter.)
thous letter, oftt I did not see it. I know
a person named Sir Terence of Italian I
never heard
No person of the name of M`Pherson ever attended my
The letters now shown ine are not in Lord Ferrers' handefrilainingll;Yi
have not the slightest doubt that they are all forgeries.
Cross-examined--Mr. Hammel, the attorney, called on roe b
pur. utz
declined to see hint• lie had called on my father, for the
see .in some of Lord Ferrers' writing. The word " Ferrers " to the
letter No. 1 is certainly not in his handwriting. There might be
Nene resemblance,
but it would not strike me. I never saw
those
letters before to-day, nor ever applied to see them. The paper now
shown me is more like his style. I have my doubts about it. 1
should say that the nest paper has not the writing of Lard Ferrer,
on When Lord FerrerS was a boy at school he used not to spell
very correctly. Ile was not a wild youth. I never saw him go out
In disguise, and never heard it from Lord Ferrero. I don't know that
lie used to go cut with his servants and stay all night. About two
'months before he was married I was aware alt. The acquaintance
was not older than two months belbre lie was married. It was in
London. lie met the lady. The letter new shown me is not in Lord
Ferrers' handwriting. I spoke to LOl%l Ferrel" one day about this
matter. The reason I refused to give any inforination was, because i
I did not think Mr. Hammel! behaved well. It was last summer I '
first spoke to Lord Ferrell about the affitir. lie said he had eetti
Miss Smith, but he had never spoken to her in his life. I did net
know the Smith faintly, but I was told Mr. Smith was a farmer living
at Anstrey.
Re-examined—When I spoke to Lord Ferrers about the matter, he
Said there was not a word of truth init.
Mrs. Millbury Tracy sworn—l sin the only sister of Lord Ferrers,
We Ow upon very affectionate terms. I have frequently written to
him, and he to me. Ile always signs his name Ferrers. I have
never
reoeived a letter from him signed "Washington
"
I have been with him at Chartieand y, he with me In Wales. I
never was at Brighton until August 1845. There is another Mr.
Traey, and he slid
Imanta. I have very
his wife live at Brighton. She is in bad
!dimes M'Trevor. 'The.t>.d health. I don't know any ladies named
written by Lord Ferrer% iTtcllrerent letters alleged to have been
hands, and she said that plaintiff were then put into the wit-
nest's
-were In his handwriting. She mseline did not think that any of them
nwver had a horse named Mints),
tzeitilt on to say that her brother
=ember going with 1s Td Ferrer, and emhed one named ZOO. I re-
meceixiber, 1843, to Wales. It was soon after breakfast.
lit the month of
fasted with us. It was quite
impossible
iroil.weakrast. Hu break-
s Ase to, and come tcol,ll AuStrey that flay, before
Ferrero to have
kii Ow 14 it. we.stare, to

Cross-examined—lt was while I was sitting in Court yesterday
that my attention was caned to this journey. I cannot say on what
day of December it was. I might have been a fortnight or three
weeks with my brother at this time. My brother very seldom rode
out. Ile generally spent his evenings at home. I don't remem-
ber that he had any friends on a visit then. lie was
fond of fun.—(Laughter.) I do not remember anything of a mock
trial at the Castle. There was a MISS Davy there, and a Mr. and
Mrs. Eld, and I saw them acting, but I can't tell what it was. My
brother was dressed up with my grandfather's robes on, and sat in
the arm-chair. I don't remember that any other persons were
dressed up. I recollect the servants were called in there, and stocd
with muskets. I might have been an bony there. I can't say when
this took place, but it was after my grandfather's death. I have
often heard of a charge brought against persons for stealing cran-
berries at Chartley, but I did not see a mock trial of any one there at
that time for that offence. This took place at nine o'clock at
night. This was not the only performance at Chartley, but I
can't tell of any others. They used to perform plays. I took no
part. I have heard that he used to go out dressed very oddly, but I
used to go to bed early, and was never disturbed by the noise. I have
met Mr. Harding at Chartley some times. I saw Mr. Gilpin also
dressed up.
Mr. Hanbury Tracy sworn—l used to visit at Chartley. I never re-
ceived letters from Lord Ferrero, but I have seen a good many that
he wrote to my wife. I have seen him write. The letters, numbered
from Ito 12, were then handed to the witness. I recollect :eaving
Chartley en the 9th of December, 1843, shortly after breakfast, for
Wales. I can't say that the Earl breakfasted with us, but he started
with us. The distance of Welchpool from Chartley is about flfty-
eight miles.
Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I have recently looked at some
of his letters to prepare myself. I was looking at some last night.
The paper handed me now appears to be better written than any of
the others, and a great deal more like his writing. The letters I
looked at were written within the last year and a half; his style was
;e:Abort and very plain. I recollect the mock trial ; it was I who
mended it, in order to frighten a man charged with reallug
cranberries. Ido not think he was sworn on the Bible ; Ido not re-
collect that there was any counsel ; I do not think there was counsel
for the defence ; but we did sufficient to humbug the man —(Laugh-
ter.) I believe his sentence was to bring him down and give hini
some beer.— (Laughter.) I knew that some of the parties went out
at night disguised. I think I have seen Lord Ferrers going out
disguised with jack-boots and half military costume : this was about
the time of the toll-breakers. I have seen him put ou a Scotch
dress,
Wal
tbuter t3nhior, ti,9ogtghohooi
efuntr: irenelerirmtk. b
trolrt.l
rlas.
alsom wi
rialer
te Courtp,emmeats.
r thats 33. rIo re-
collectedok
re,lr rhlvodatsetio-inkdre
street—l keep a register :of all visitors at the hotel. Lord Ferrers
was never at the hotel to my knowledge.
Cross-examined—lf visitors stayed any time I should know them.
We could accommodate two or three hundred. I don't believe I
have ever seen Lord Ferrero. Persons of the highest rank go there
and are not known.

At the conclusion of this witness's evidence, the Court adjourned

THE MURDER IN DRURY-LANE-

BOW-STREET.
EXAMINATION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER,

Thomas Wicks, a young man of about 20 years of age, who stands
charged with the murder of his master, James Bostock, having been
arrested on that charge late on Monday night, was placed at the bar,
before Mr. Twyford, as soon as the night charges were disposed of.
From the time of the opening of the Court, and indeed for some time
previous, the street was crowded with peqple anxiously
waiting to " catch a sight" of the accused, bat as hi usual
in such cases the prisoner was led across the street from the station-
house to the Court, at the same time with the other prisoners, so that
he could not be distinguished from them by the mob. The Court
itself was net so crowded as might have been expected from the in-
terest usually displayed by the inhabitants of the vicinity of the
police-court, in eases of this description. It is probable that but for
the " counter-attraction" of the Westminster nomination, there
would have been a much "larger attendance" at Bow-street.
A beadle was in attendance to take notes of the examination, and
to furnish a report to the coroner, by whom he had been sent.
A few minutes before the prisoner was brought in the court, a gen-
tleman applied to the magistrate to have the case put off till to-
morrow, saying that he was a relation of the prisoner, and that he
was in possession of facts which, he thought, would materially alter
the aspect of the ease.
Mr. TWYFORD said that he could not postpone the hearing of the
case. If the applicant had any facts to adduce, an opportunity
would be given him in the course of the examination.
At ten minutes to two o'clock, the prisoner was placed in the
dock. On being led into the room by the gaoler, he made a spring,
and entered the box- in a wonderfully non-chalent manner. On
being asked whether his name was Thomas Wicks, he replied,
" yes," in a " big manly voice." He is a very boyish-looking per-
son, not appearing to be more than 17 years of age. He was dressed
in a velveteen jacket. During the examination he showed great
levity, and evidently tlicught very little of the charge against him.
Samuel Parsons, an old man who lives in the same house as the
deceased, No. 4, Pitt-place, Drury-lane, said—l am a coach-maker
by trade. At seven o'clock on the morning of Monday, being then
in bed. I heard a cry of " Master." I immediately got up, and partly
dressed myself. Before I was quite dressed I heard the report of a
pistol. I live in the attic, which is the third floor. When I was
dressed I went down stairs and found a candle alight in the passage.
I put it out. Afterwards I found a body in the passage, and I went
to the street door, and saw Mr. Goodman, who lives in the house
opposite, at his door. I asked him to bring a light, which he did,
and we went together to the place where I had seen the light. Mrs.
Bostock was then coming down stairs. We found tt-e
body of Mr. Bostock lying in the passage, and covered
with blood. The wound was on the left side of the head, but I cannot
say whereabouts, as the whole of that side of his head was covered
with blood. We then called in the police, and the body was taken
away on a stretcher,

George Goodman, of No. 5, Pitt-place, a file-cutter, corroborated
the above statement. He knew the prisoner as an apprentice to the
deceased. He was not quite dead when they found him, but he could
not speak.
Frederick Walker, of No. 20, Princes-street, Drury-lane, said that
yesterday morning, at about five minutes past six o'clock, he was In
a public-house In Princes-street, when tha prisoner came in and
asked for a pennyworth of rum, with which he was served. Wit-
nciss asked him whether "Jem," meaning the deceased, was up yet.
He said he was not, and would not be until half•past six or seven
o'clock. He then went away.

Martha Hazlett, a young woman, 18 or 19 years of age, was then
called. On being asked whether she knew the prisoner, she began
to cry very bitterly, and it was some time before she was sufficiently
recovered to give her evidence. iihe stated that she met the prisoner
at about nine o'clock on the morning of the murder, In Chiswell-
street, Finsbury-square. Ile said that he was not going to work that
day. They went to a public-house and had some spirits, for which
he paid. They then parted, and he appeared to be in a great hurry.
A shopman in the employ of Messrs. Harding, gunsmiths, of t 9,
OreatQueen-street,Lincoln's Inn-fields, said that onMonday orTuesday
of last week the prisoner came to hint with a pistol, which was out
of order. It was a flint and steel pistol. Witness only oiled the
spring, which was stiff, and the barrel, which was rusty. Witness
charged hire sixpence. He said he wanted to shoot a dog
that had bit him, and showed a scar upon his jaw.
Ile asked witness to give him a bullet. Ile had not
a bullet, hut he gave him two slugs. On Wednesday he
came again, and said that the pistol had missed fire, but
witness showed him that it was in good order. Ho said he had shot
the dug. On Thursday he went to the shop again, and showed wit-
ness a percussion-cap pistol, which he said he had got in exchange for
the other, and had given half-a- crown into the bargain. Witness put
the pistol in order, and gave the prisoner a few caps. Ile said ho
wanted to go-shooting on Primrose-hill on Sunday. He then went
away.

Edward Mailers, a dealer In pawnbroker's unredeemed pledges, of
129, Drury-lane, said that in the course of last week the prisoner
came several tines to his shop to bargain for a pistol which he
wished to buy. Finally witness gave Him a percussion-cap pistol in
exchange for a flint pistol, . receiving half-a-crown in a idition,
from the prisoner. The prisoner said that he wanted it to shoot birds
with. (The witness produced the pistol, which he had received from
the prisoner.)
James Stowe, an 011 and colourman, of 19, Great Wild-street,
proved that the prisoner had bought gunpowder of hint on several
occasions during the last wt ek. He always said he wanted it
to shoot birds with, and on one occasion he showed him a pistol.
A policeman, who was on duty In Great Wild-street, on Saturday
night, said, he was called into the house, No. 4, Pitt-place,
by the deceased, who was about to give the prisoner into
custody for obtaining money, and converting it to his
own use. The prisoner said he had lost it, and offered to pay half-
a-crown a week till the whole sum (11s.) should be paid. lie also
said, You can stop it out of my wages, which come to 145., but how
am Ito live? The deceased did not give him in charge, but said he
would stop out of his week's wages the lls., and 23. 6d., which he
had borrowed from him, making 13s. 6d. lie then gave the prisoner
6d., which made up the suns of 145., the prisoner's wages.
Policeman Pocock, F 14, and Thompson, A 62, took the prisoner
In charge, at a coffee-house in Great Queen-street, Drury-lane, at
about twelve en Monday night. Ile asked on the road to the sta-
tion-house, whethsr " the governor was dead ?" They told him he
was • and he said " he was a - rogue to me ; this was brewing
for him for twelve months, and I have revenged myself for his cruel
treatment to me." He was cautioned that anything he said
would be used against him, and he said tio snore.
Afterwards, at the station-house he said several times that the de-
ceased was a very bad master to him, and that he had been re-
venged. Once he said, " I was sorry for him when I had done it ;
but he behaved very badly to me." He afterwards said, "Oh, Po-
cock, what is worse than a guilty conscience ?"

The prisoner, who, during the evidence of the policemen, had ap-
peared more serious than before, on being asked if he had any ques-
tion to put to the witness Pocock, said "No ' • he gives•his evidence s°
sincerely that I can say nothing to him ; and the evidence is so clear
against me that I must confess that I am guilty of it. I did do it;
and I only wonder I did not de it twelva months ago, his conduct to
me was so cruel,"

Mr. James Duncan, the house-surgeon of King's College Hospital,
said that at half-past six on Monday morning the body of the
deceased was brought to him on a stretcher. He was quite insensible.
He had a wound behind the left ear, which_ witness had ascertained,
on past mortena examination, passed through the skull. The bullet
had lodged in the right side of the brain. He died at about three
o'clock in the afternoon, and the own+ l was the immediate cause of
death.

The depositions were then read over to the prisoner.
The prisoner made a statement of the conversation between him-
self, the deceased, and the policeman, which differed but slightly
from that of the policeman himself. Ile then signed the statement
he had made after the evidence of the witnesses Pocock and Thomp-
son, which had been taken down by the clerk at the time.
The witnesses were then bowed over to prosecute, and the prisoner
was fully committed.
TIVs extraordinary case occupied the attention of the Court up to
a quarter to six o'clock in the evening.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Feb. 17.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was a better desire manifested to purchase
West India Sugar, especially the bright yellow and strong refitting
descriptions, and the rates paid were equal to those of Friday, but
not above.
Mararrius.—This afternoon Mauritius was less In request, and
5,221 bags at public sale were only in part sold, but merchants were
not inclined to press sales, and the rates obtained were neatly equal
to those previously quoted.
Eawr E.:DlA.—This afternoon 1,577 bags of Bengal Sugar were
offered at public sale, and sold at prices that averaged those of the
last auction. _ _ _ .

FOBEIGN.—To-day there was no public tale of Foreign Sugar, but
privately 1,000 casks of fine Porto Rico were sold at 2fis 6cl per cwt.
I:EimEn.-1 o.day there was only a limited demand for refined
goods from the.home trade, although 63s was accepted for standard, and
62s for broWn grocery lamps. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with in-
creasedutttention, and firstquality brought 34s 6d to 355. For Dutch
the demand was active at 31s to 33s per cwt.
COCHINEAL—This afternoon the market was better supplied, but
the trade were not much inclined to operate; at public; sale 104 bags
of Honduras were offered, aid a part only sold at former rates.
COFFEE.—This atterpoon the market was more freely supplied
with Ceylon Coffee, and the quantity offered at public sale amounted
to 3,287 bags; the Native was all sold in consequence of holders sub-
mitting to a reduction on former rates of Is to 2s per cwt., but the
plantation being held for fully previous prices, a small part only
rotted buyers.
TEA.—Any Improvement in prices has been prevented from taking
place in consequence of the large stock, but the trade have operated
with more freedom since the public sales.
SPICES. —This afternoon Nutmegs met with attention, and 54 casks
at public sale were sold at firm rates. Of Mace 24 -Casks were
offered, and sold at low rates. Twelve bags of Cloves sold at lld to
11;id for dull Amboyna, one lot Is 034 d. 100 casks of Bengal
Ginger were only in part sold.
SPIAITS.—To-day, although Rum was to be obtained upon rather
lower terms, still there was not much business transacted ; Madras
proof was sold at Is Eid, with certificate ; Calcutta Is 8d to is 9d ;
low not clean Is 7d; and Leeward Island at Is I Id, for proof o
clean quality.

The Governor of the Bank of England had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his offi-
cialresidence in Downing-street.
WAT
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL-
TERMINt 'St.
GOerlorSgaetli,s Saturday
an inquest a' 1 B.
cJeoasseepdh, Csaoild,i atilt H°7 deM r,.
Bedford heldo on
the
bony of William Cone, aged 55, a porter in the locomo-
ttli%department of the South-Western Railway Company.
three other poriae':rspoWretreer
inintthheesame department with de-
on the 26th of January, the deceased and
just out, and one end rested engine out of a waggon. It was
i ing the driving wheel of
an . locomotive department, lift-
; the on the tail-board whilst they (ie-
.( scendal to the ground
I,ewiharich weighed
caused the wheel to
12 cwt ,
waggon, and in juinpinit. down was the last man in the
fall upon his left foot. '
ash
possible,e‘s'h e teII
was removel as quickly
foot was greatly injured, was
placed
rand the deceased, whose
that hospital. Mr. Hyde, the house surgeoncab, and brought to
said the deceased was admitted with a citoif,llie hospital,
the toes of the left foot, with severe contusions frfacture of
rounding parts. Gangrene afterwards set in,
wlci,ieillie sur-
his death on the 11th inst. Verdict, "Accidental deatercd
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