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furnished during a period of five years, from 1833 to
1838; and with regard to the law upon the subject, it
appeared to him that though a parent might be legally
bound to support a child, no such obligation was cast
upon a sister, and the plaintiff was therefore entitled to
recover in the present action. lie should produce testi-
mony which he apprehended would leave no doubt as to
the identity of the lady; and it he established that fact
he must confess he was astonished that the sister of the
plaintiff, who owed her present position entirely to the
kind assistance she had received from her, should now,
when her sister was in difficulties and poverty, refuse
to make her,that recompense to which she was clearly
entitled.
Mrs. Anne Brand was then examined—She said, in
1836 I was residing in Berner-street, and Madame Scar-
pellini and her sister lodged in my house. The child
appeared to be from ten to thirteen years old. They
remained in my house three months, and during all that
time Madame Scarpellini treated the child with the ut-
most tenderness. I don't think I should know the sister
now. The child was a foreigner, and she and her sister
used to converse in Italian. I don't remember any-
thing remarkable about the nose or teeth of the child.
Sergeant SHEE said he should decline cross-examin-
ing any of the witnesses at present, as in the result it
might be unnecessary for him to do so at all.
Signor Giovanni Reva said—l am a native of Milan.
In 1833, I was engaged as a professor of the Spanish
guitar and singing at Edinburgh. I was introduced in
that city to the plaintiff and her sister Marietta Scarpel-
lini, and I taught the little girl the guitar for some
months. She was a very clever child, and made great
progress, and she played at a concert, and received much
applause. I knew the plaintiff and her sister afterwards
in London. I was paid ten guineas for teaching the
young lady the guitar. The plaintiff treated her sister
with great kindness during the whole time I was ac-
quainted with them. Besides music and singing, the
young lady received instruction in French from a lady
named Jourdain.
The'Learned JUDGE here interposed and said, surely
these things could not be taken as necessaries for ayoung
person without any fortune or expectations.
Mr. GURNEY submitted that they were necessaries in
this point of view. The plaintiff was anxious to make
her sister accomplished in order that she might have a
better prospect of advancing her condition in life.
The CHIEF BARON said he could not look upon the
matter in that view. It might be all very well for a
minor at Oxford, highly connected, and who had large
expectations, to keep horses and incur other expenses,
and they might be considered as necessaries for him,
having regard to the station he would ultimately have to
fill, but the case of a young woman who had neither for-
tune nor expectations was very different.
Examination continued.—The young lady was also

taught Italian, and likewise had a writing master.
Mr. OGLE—Can you describe the appearance of the
young lady? Witness—She was tall, her hair was in-
clining to dark or brown, and she had a very fair skin.
She had a very fine nose, but I cannot tell the name of
it.—(A laugh.) I was requested to go to St. Alban's,
three weeks ago, to try to see her, but when I got to
Mr. Seyranke's house, I found all the blinds down, and I
was refused admission. I could not get a sight of the
young lady.
Mr. Joseph Shipton said—l reside near Windsor. I
know Mrs. Seyranke. She went from my house to be
married, in the name of Shipton. She had been living
in my house for ten years from the month of April, 1838.
She was entrusted to me by a woman whom I met at
Naples, who told me her name was Louisa Scarpellini,
but I have since heard that it is not her real name.

Mr. GURNEY—YOU have been an attorney, have you
not. Mr. Shipton? Witness—l have.
Mr. GURNEY—Then you ought to know that you
have no right to say anything about what you have
heard.
Sergeant SHEE objected to the manner in which his
Learned Friend was examining his own witness.
Mr. GURNEY said he knew very well whose witness he
was.

Examination continued—l have not refused to give
any information to the plaintiff's attorney, and I have
not been in communication with the attorney for the
defendant. I was subpoenaed to give evidence for the
plaintiff.
Mr. GURNEY—Handing the witness a letter. Is that
your handwriting? Witness—l believe this letter is my
handwriting, but I have seen a similar one, which is a
forgery.
Mr. GURNEY—This letter, I believe was addressed to
Madame Scarpellini? Witness—This letter was ad-
dressed to the woman from whom I received Mrs. Say-
ranke. I undertook to educate her and bring her up as
my daughter.
The CHIEF BARON—How old was she when you first
received,her? Witness—She had the appearance of a
child nine or ten years old, but the woman who en-
trusted her to me told me, she was eleven or twelve. She
was a very small child, and did not appear more than
nine or ten.
Mr. GURNEY said this was the case for the plaintiff.
Sergeant SHEE submitted that no contract whatever
had been proved, and that there was nothing to go to
the jury.
The CHIEF BARON said it certainly appeared to
him that the state of things disclosed by the evidence
did not establish any contract upon which a claim for
necessaries could be founded. What had been done by
the plaintiff for her sister was done from affection, or
would be supposed to have been done from that motive
in civil life, and it could hardly be supposed that it could
encumber a child with a debt to be paid in after years.
It seemed to him that it was the most absurd claim
that had ever been brought into a court of justice,
and if the jury should be of opinion that no contract
had been proved, there would be an end of the case. If,
however, they were not satisfied upon that point, the
case should proceed.
The jury also immediately expressed themselves of
opinion that no contract for payment had been made
out, and they accordingly returned a verdict for the de-
fendant.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WeIIs, August 9.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)

A very pretty girl was placed at the bar charged with
the concealment of the birth of her new-born child. She
had only been confined last Sunday week, and looked
more like a ghost than a living being. She first pleaded
Not Guilty, but on the recommendation of Mr. Marsh-
man, who had been retained for her, she withdrew that
plea, and pleaded Guilty. '
The Learned JUDGE then examined the medical man,
who stated that there were no marks of violence on the
body of the child; that the girl had told him that she
had been confined three weeks before she expected, and
that she had not provided baby-linen because she could
have had her sisters, who had been recently confined.
She had been for years waitress and chambermaid at an
hotel in Wells, exposed, of course, to all the temptations
of such a position.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to three
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Charles Taylor, Thomas Adams, and W. Lansdowne
were indicted for a burglary in the house of John Keys,
at Bath, and stealing a cash-box and some money.
Mr. Allen was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr.
Saunders defended the prisoners.

From the evidence it appeared that Keys was a grocer,
in Forthgate-street, Bath. At 6 o'clock in the morning
of the 29th April the back door of the prosecutor's
house was found to have been opened by a panel being
cut out. The cashbox, containing a 101. note and other
money, had been taken away, as well as three half-pounds
of butter. Harrison, a policeman, saw the three pri-
soners on Snow-hill, Bath, at 12 o'clock, on the night of
the 28th April. He told them it was late for them to
be out, and he recommended them to go home. 'Taylor
said, "Let's be oft" About 6 o'clock the next morning
Harrison saw Taylor and Lansdowne coming from the
direction in which they had been going the night be-
fore. He then saw Taylor had something in his pocket,
and he searched him and found three half-pounds of
butter in his pocket. He called another police-officer,
and they took those two prisoners into custody. Upon
searching them at the police-station a dark lantern and
some lucifer matches were found upon Taylor, and an
iron bar and two sovereigns and a half were found upon
Lansdowne. That iron bar corresponded with the marks
which were found upon the door of the prosecutor's
house. Another policeman searched the cap of Taylor,
and in it he found a 10/. note concealed. Adams pointed
out the spot in the canal where they had thrown the
cash-box, and upon searching that spot they found the
cash-box.
Each of the prisoners made a statement to the police-
officer admitting his guilt.
The prisoners were found Guilty, but sentence was
deferred.
There has not been a single case in the Civil Court to
justify a report.
In the course of this trial Hall, a Bath officer, stated
that the parties were given into his custody, and that he
then stated to each separately that he was charged with
this burglary, and that the other persons, naming them,
were also in custody, and he proceeded by giving them
what ho termed a caution, which was, that they had
bettor not answer any questions he might put to them
that would injure them. This was always his custom,
although the parties had been before told with what
offence they were charged. His testimony then was, that
each of the prisoners made a confession to him, which
he well recollected.

The Learned JUDGE made the following remark:—
" Let me say, Mr. Hall, I think that that system of going
through the farce of giving a prisoner a caution, and
then of getting a statement from him, is a most improper
one. No one ought to take an examination except a
magistrate, and you know with what caution even a
magistrate does it. If one officer may do it every police-
man may, and the most serious consequences may be the
result. It is far better that a guilty party should escape
than that a prisoner should be improperly convicted."
Charlotte Skinner was indicted for having adminis-
tered poison to Elizabeth Keen, an infant, with intent
to murder her.

Mr. Cole was counsel for the prosecution; the prisoner
was undefended.

It appeared that the prisoner, who was only twelve
years of age, lived as nurse girl with Mr. Keen, and had
the charge of a little child. Mrs. Keen had purchased
some copperas for the purpose of applying it to a ring-
worm. She put it into a cream jug, which she placed
on a shelf, and told the prisoner to take care not to use
it, as it was poison- and was as bad as arsenic. Shortly
after this the child became ill and sick, and upon tasting
what was thrown on its clothes it was discovered to be
copperas. The prisoner was questioned upon it, and at
length admitted that she had given the infant some of
the copperas in some tea.
The prisoner declared that Mr. Keen had put a rope
round her neck and hung her up in order to compel her
to say she had administered the poison. This, however,
was declared by Mr. Keen to be an entire falsehood.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of a common
not havin.l any intent to !:in.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to be im-
prisoned for nine months.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, August 9.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. JuiticeCßEsswErz.)
CHARGE OF MIIRDER.—Joseph Todd was indicted for
the wilful murder of Joseph Jackson, at Penrith, on the
28th of July last, by shooting him with a gun.
Mr. Matthews and Mr. Brett conducted the prose-
cution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins. _ _

The deceased, Joseph Jackson, had been for many
years a tenant on the farm of Mrs. Youngson, near Pen-
rith, and at the time of this occurrence occupied a cot-
tage behind the mansion-house and oommunicating with
the yard. The prisoner was the woodwarden and game-
keeper of Mr. Youngson, and had for some time lodged
at the cottage of the deceased. Mrs. Youngson and the
family were from home, and the house was left in the
care of two servants, Elizabeth Hobson the house-
maid, and Elizabeth Pearson, the cook. The de-
ceased, Joseph Jackson, being a trustworthy person,
was also directed to exercise a superintendence over the
establishment during Mrs. Youngson's absence. It '
appeared that, on the 27th of July, a person of the name
of Nicholson was at the house in the yard with Mr.
Jackson, and that he left about 10 o'clock. About 1
o'clock a gun was fired in the neighbourhood of the
house, supposed to be by Nicholson, and the deceased
Jackson, on going out the next morning, found one of
the gates open which had been shut the night before.
He made some inquiries respecting the matter from the
servants, and told Todd at breakfast, on the 28th, that
Elizabeth Dobson had imputed the firing of the shot to
him. Todd merely smiled on this being told him, but
made no observation. He went to his bedroom, where
there were two guns, one a single barrel and the other a
double barrel, the latter being the one he generally used.
The latter he loaded and left it in the room. This bed-
room was at one end of the cottage, and was reached by
a passage from the kitchen at the other end, at the
back of the bedroom which lay between them, and
was occupied by Mrs. Jackson and her daughters.
Out of this passage a descent of a few steps led
to a back kitchen communicating with a small garden
at the back. The prisoner came back to his dinner
about 12 o'clock. While he was having his dinner he
leaned over the table to Mrs. • Jackson, and said,
" There's no getting into your house for your master is
always walking about." Shortly after he left the house,
and nothing more was seen of him until immediately
before the time when the deceased was shot. When he
I came back deceased, and a man of the name of Carru-
thers, were engaged in loading a cart near the garden
fence. The prisoner was without his coat, and his
waistcoat open, with his sleeves tucked up. He came
towards his house, as ono of the witnesses said, rather
wildly, and seemed as if he had been drinking. He
spoke to deceased and Carruthers as he passed, saying,
as Carruthers thought, they were loading rather heavy.
He then went on into the house through the back
kitchen where Mrs. Jackson was washing the milk
dishes, and into the passage leading to the bedroom on one
side and the front kitchen on the other. He entered the
front kitchen where there then were Elizabeth Dobson,
Elizabeth Pearson, Mrs. Lutenor (a married daughter

of Mr. Jackson), and Mary Jackson, her sister.
He immediately seized Elizabeth Dobson by the
neck and threw her down. Elizabeth Dobson
cried out, and on Mrs. Jackson coming up into
the front kitchen she found her on the floor, and
the prisoner on his knees beside her, still holding her
by the throat. Mrs. Jackson endeavoured to release
her from his grasp, and she finally got away, on which
she and Elizabeth Pearson ran out of the house across

the yard to Mrs. Youngsoa's. Mrs. Lutenor endea-
voured to pacify the prisoner, and he sat down for a
minute or two on the window sill in the kitchen, when
he suddenly sprang up, using violent threats towards
Elizabeth Dobson. He swore at Mrs. Jackson for assist-
ing her, said he wished he had choked her when he had
her down, and finally said he would shoot her that
night, and hastily went off towards his bedroom, appa-
rently for the gun. Mrs. Jackson, in great alarm, ran
down the steps into the back kitchen, and out through
the garden, to where her husband and Carruthers were.
and told them to get out of the way as Todd wita coming
with his gull. Mr. Jackson said he would go ant
pacify him, and immediately went into the house. He
went through the back kitchen, and up the steps lead-
ing into the passage, at the top of which he met the
prisoner with his gun. He put his haud across the door-
way, and said, " Todd, what are you going to do?" The
prisoner said, " Let me go, I will shoot the faggot before
I rest." Jackson said, " Give me the gun;" on which
the prisoner drew back a step or two, and raised the gun
towards his left shoulder, when it went off, and the con-
tents lodged in the left breast of the deceased. He turned
round, ran down the steps through the back kitchen and
into the small garden, where he fell dead. Carruthers,
on hearing the shot, went towards the house, and into
the front kitchen, where he found the prisoner standing
in the middle of the floor. He said to the prisoner,
" Oh, Joe, you have shot him dead." The prisoner ex-
claimed, " Oh, Joseph, Joseph," and returned with Car-
ruthers into the garden, where he partly lifted up the
hand of the deceased, and then returned back into tho
house. He went out, it appeared, into the yard leading
to Mrs. Youngson's. He went to the door and called
out, " Oh, Betty, Betty, open the door, what have I
done?" He then went into the barn. In the mean-
time an alarm was conveyed to the house of a person
of the name of Collins, who lived in the neighbourhood.
On Mr. Collins and his son going to the house they
found the prisoner coming out of the barn. Mr. Collins
said to him, "Todd, what have you been doing?" The
prisoner said, " What have I been doing?" Mr. Collins
said, " You've shot poor Jackson." He then seized the
prisoner, who resisted, but with the assistance of his
son, Mr. Collins tied his bands and feet, and he remained
there until the constable came from Penritb. He told
Collins when he was secured that the gun went off by
accident, that something caught the trigger.
The gun was found in the kitchen leaning against the
Wall. The right barrel had been lately discharged, and
there was an exploded cap on the nipple. The left barrel
was loaded with an ordinary charge of shot. The charge
had passed nearly through the body of the deceased.
It appeared in the course of the trial that the deceased
was a most amiable man, and much liked by all who
knew him. There never had been any quarrel between
him and the prisoner.
No explanation appeared in the course of trial to
account for the extreme irritation under which the pri-
soner was labouring at the time he returned to the house.
Elizabeth Dobson stated that Nicholson had not been
paying her addresses, and that nothing had ever passed
between her and the prisoner but the most ordinary
civility. It was insinuated that Nicholson, who some-
times carried a gun, was a poacher, and had been on the
ground the night before for poaching purposes, but no
proof of this appeared.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury for the
defence, pointing out that there was no motive what-
ever to induce the prisoner to injure a hair of the head
of the deceased, and that they could not on their con-
sciences convict the prisoner, seeing that the gun might
have gone off by accident, on the prisoner, in the state
of agitation and anger in which he was against Eliza-
beth Dobson, drawing it back to prevent deceased get-
ting hold of it. If the hammer had caught in his dregs,
and been partially raised, it would be quite sufficient to
cause the charge to explode.
His LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdic
of Not Guilty.

August 10.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
Alexander Montgomery, aged 17, a ditcher by occup-
don, was indicted for the wilful murder of Rebecca Lett,
at Eaglesfield, on the 13th of May last.
Mr. GaEIG (Mr. Brett with him) stated the case, and
called
Mary Lett, mother of the deceased, examined, said the
deceased lived with them at Eaglesfield. Her daughter
Ann was in service, but returned home ill of the small-
pox, and Rebecca, being afraid of the contagion, removed
to the house of her aunt. She was of a weak mind, but
able to do any work suitable to her age and sex. On the
7th of May she was perfectly well, and witness did not
see her agai❑ till the 13th, when she was brought home
by her aunt (S. Brough). She was then so ill, that she
was obliged to be put to bed, and she grew worse and
worse till the 15th, when she said to witness she wa
going to die, and told her what caused it. That was on
Monday, and on that evening she sent for a doctor.
There was one attending Ann, who had not been for two
days, and witness expected him that day. When she
said she was going to die, witness said " Oh no, it was
only a fever or the smallpox, and she would get better;"
and she then began to tell her what had caused her
illness.

At this stage his LORDSHIP said that that answer
made the receipt of her statement of what had taken
place, as the dying declaration unsatisfactory, to his mind.
He was by no means satisfied that the deceased had any
real apprehension that she was on the point of death,
and as the case could not be supported without that de-
claration being pat in evidence, it was useless to pro-
ceed further in a painful inquiry into details, which were
not at all calculated to improve public morals; and he
was the more satisfied to adopt that course, because,
even if that dying declaration had been received, it
seemed to him that, in connexion with the other evidence
in the case, it was very doubtful whether the prisoner
was the cause of the girl's death. At worst it could
only have amounted to manslaughter, and he (the
Learned Judge) was surprised that a bill for murder
had been preferred. His Lordship then explained the
law of evidence as to that point to the jury, and directed
them to acquit the prisoner.
John Murray, aged 26, a watchmaker, was indicted
for bigamy, in marrying Martha Sanderson.
Mr. UNTHANK (Mr. Brett with him) stated the case
for the prosecution, as proved by the following evi-
dence:—
John Douglas said he resided at Springfield, in Duna-
frieshire' where he kept the Queen's Head Inn, and was
in the habit of marrying people. On the 6th of October,
1844, the prisoner, Mary Corrio, and John Hodgson,
and another girl, came there in the evening. The pri-
soner said he wished to get married to Mary Corrie.
Witness told him " he (witness) was ready for to do
her," and he married them. He asked them if they
were single people, and both answered they were. He
asked them " if they knew no cause or impediment that
they should not be married." The man said he acknow-
ledged Mary Corrie to be his wife, and the woman said
she acknowledged John Murray to be her husband.
Witness said to them, " they had acknowledged before
witnesses to be man and wife, and they were accornding
to the law of Scotland." That was all they said. He
now produced a book,—(lt contained an entry of the
marriage.) The prisoner signed it, and Mary Corrio
made her mark, &c. Witness and his wife and Robert
Hodgson signed it. A fortnight afterwards the prisoner
and his wife slept together at the inn. Tho marriage
took place after dark.

Jane Douglas, his wife, and R. Hodgson corroborated
this evidence.

Martha Sanderson, a very young and rather pretty
little girl, said she now resided in this city. and was
taught the straw honact business. She formirly resided
in Longtown, where she became acquainted with the ri-
sioner. After some time he offered her marriage. She

told him it was said he was married to Mary Corrie.
He denied it, and said he wished his right arm might
drop off his body if ever he married that woman, and
she consented, and they were married on the 31st of
January last, at Murray's, the toll-bar keeper, at Alli-
son's Bank. John Cirey went with them. The prisoner
told Murray (no relation) that he wanted to marry wit-
ness. Murray asked them if they were both single,
and they replied they were. He then produced his book,
and the prisoner wrote his name, and witness her mark.
It was in the evening•, between seven and eight o'clock.
She went home agai❑ to her father's, after remaining
with hi'n three months. She slept at her father's for a
fortnight after the marriage, before going to live with
the prisoner as his wife.
Cross-examined by Mr. MATTsEwa--She left him be-
cause he promised to marry her over again, and then
would not. She wished to be married in &church. She
used to get out unknown to her father and mother, and
go to see the prisoner at his house, but his sister was
there.

John Murray, toll-bar keeper at Allison's bank, in the
parish of Gretna, corroborated the last witness, and gave
an account of the ceremony similar to that given by
Douglas.
Mr. J. Little, said he was a writer, and was acquainted
with the Scotch law, and he was of opinion the first
marriage was made valid and binding, though the words
used were " will have," by the evidence of their sleep-
ing together a fortnight after, and the second would
have been valid if the former had not existed. By this
law of Scotland a contract in verbs in prossenti consti-
tutes per se a valid marriage, but to make it perfect and
valid, when verba in futuro are used subsequent concu.
bites is necessary.
Joseph Carmichael proved that the prisoner's wife was
alive on the 20th of July. She was in service near Bir-
mingham.
Mr. Marrnews, for the prisoner, renewed an ob-
jection he had made before the trial, that his Lordship
had no jurisdiction to try the offence, which was com-
mitted in Scotland.. The statute on this subject expressly
provided the Act should not extend to Scotland.
His Lordship said he had not changed the opinion he
expressed last evening, that there was nothing in the
objection, and proceeded to sum up, and
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, on which
His LORDSHIP said to the prisoner, that the offence he
had been convicted of was somewhat common in this
country, in consequence of its proximity to Scotland,
where the ceremony could be performed with so much
greater facility than in this country. He had committed
a very cruel injury on that young girl, but as she had
herself contributed to it by her imprudence, he should
not transport him.. He sentenced him. to be imprisoned
for 12. calendar months, with hard labour. .
The above being the last case for trial, his Lordship
passed sentence on the following prisoners:—
Thomas Richardson and John M'Shaw, for highway
robbery together and with violence, to be transported for
7 years.
William Graham, for breaking into a granary by
night, and stealing 15 fleeces, to be transported for 7
years.
Joseph Winthorp, who pleaded guilty to a charge of
burglary, to be imprisoned, with hard labour, for 12 ca-
lendar months.
Charles Simpson pleaded guilty to stealing a piece of
silk, four calendar months.
John Randale pleaded guilty to stealing a hankerchief,
bridle, some barley, and a bag, to be imprisoned three
calendar months.
(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
John Bradshaw and John Brown, each aged 17, were
indicted for a burglary in the House of Elizabeth Good-
fellow, in this city, on the 30th July last.
Mr. James and Mr. Lawrie conducted the prosecution;
Mr. Overend for the prisoners.
It appeared from the evidence that on the morning
of Sunday, the 30th of July last, Mr. Reeves, a lodger
in the house of the prosecutrix, was disturbed a little
before four o'clock in the morning, whilst in bed, and
observed a man in his bed-room, who, on seeing Mr.
Reeves, immediately ran away. Mr. Reeves gave alarm
to the police, when two officers came up and followed two
men (who were the prisoners) into some fields at the
back of the house. One officer (Dodd) pursued and
took Brown, who, whilst running away, had been ob-
served to throw something from him, which, on after-
wards being taken up, was found to be a mustard
spoon, which had been taken from the house; his
waistcoat being also marked with mustard. Another
officer (Bewley) followed the other prisoner, Bradshaw,
but being outstepped by him, lost sight of him. He was
able to identify him, however, and he was subsequently
taken, and the evidence of his identity was corroborated
by the circumstance of a pair of shoes being found close
to the house where the burglary had been committed,
which were proved to have been seen on Bradshaw a
week before by the superintendent of the police. Several
other articles were taken from the house, and two silver
spoons were found in the pocket of Mr. Reeves's great
coat, supposed to be put there by the prisoners with
the intention of their being taken away.
Mr. Reeves described the window as being closed-by
him on the previous night. After the alarm, the window
was found open, and several bottles had been removed
from the windows.
Mr. OVEREND objected that Mr. Reeves was the
tenant of the house, and not the prosecutrix Miss Good-
fellow.

His objection was overruled, and
Mr. OVEREND addressed the jury for the prisoners.
Mr. Justice ERLE summed up, and
The jury found both prisoners Guilty. They were
then sentenced to be transported for ten years.
This case ended the assizes here, at half-past one
o'clock in the afternoon.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, AUG. 11.
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STOCK EXCHANGE. —The ;hare market has been more
active than for the last two days, and the sales effected have
been:—Bristol and Exeter Shares, 31% dis.—Ditto, New, 12
dis.—Great Western, Quarter Shares, 2% di5....-Midland, 6
per cent.—Birmingham and Gloucester, 117.
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LIVERPOOL, AUG. 11.

Srocx EXCHANGE.—LittIe business has been transacted
in our share market to-day. Prices have also receded a
little. The sales are—Caledonian, Preference. 7 per cent.,
Bs. 9d.— Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (late Manchester
and Leeds), 11/2 dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 6 per cent.,
34 p.—London and North-Western, 1231/2—Ditto, New
Quarters, Ai p.—Midland Stock, 1011/2 c.—Ditto, New
Halves, 61/2 die.
MANCHESTER, AUG. 11.

&Mae EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead. Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 8 die.--
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 38—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Preference, 6 per cent., 3/4 c. p.—Ditto (Preston and Wyre),
343% —Lostlon and North-Western, Quarters (A and B),
13/4 p.--Dato, Quarters (C), 2% p.—Manchaster, Sheffield,
and Liacolnshire, 10/. Preference, 104—Ditto (Grimsby),
201. Shares, 9 dis.—North Staffordshire, 34 dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 3 1-16 dis.
BIRMINGHAM, Aus. 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales are—Caledonian, Pre-
ference, 1,4 p.—North British, Thirds, 21/4 dis.—North
Staffordshire, 314 dis. x. d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(A), 5% dis.—Ditto (B), 334 dis.
YORK,IO.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows :—Great Northern, Si. 19s.—North British, Thirds,
V. 6s. 6d.—York (original Newcastle and Berwick), 30%.

BURKE'S HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY ;
SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME.—The supplement to this
great national work has just appeared, and completes
one of the most important historical and heraldic under-
takings of modern times. IN o country in Europe can
boast of a similar record of ancestral grandeur. The
portion of the hock now issued comprises five hundred
additional families, "all of high standing, and many of
pre-eminent distinction. Among others we observe the
following:—Allfrey, Andrews, Annesley, Aufrere, Bas-
kerville, Best, Billam, Blaythwayt, Boycolt, Brantill,
Brooke, Bulkeley, Carthew, Casbourne, Chauney, Clif
ford, Clive, Croft, Dawson, Denison, Dering, Dilke, Edk.
wardes, Eld, Elmhurst, Emerson, Errington, Erelyei
Fawcett, Fetherstonhaugh, Frere, Fullerton, Gardner;
Gooden, Green, Hildyard, Hollinshead, Holland, Hunt,
Johnson, Kekewich, Lee, Lowndes, Mostyn, Moultree,
Norcliffe, Phillimore, Radcliffe, Reynardson, Rawstone,
Rolfe, Scarisbrick, Short, Storer, Walker, Whitbread,
IVyndliam, Wynne, Yonge,

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LUDICROUS MISUNDERSTANDING.—Two gentlemen
angling in the Thames at Newham lately, could not
agree upon the appearance of one of their favourite baits,
the horse fly, and they agreed to refer the question to s
rustic whom they saw ploughing at a little distance, and
accosted thus—" Whoy," said Hodge, with some aston-
ishment, " Noa, dr'at it; I never seed a horse fly, but I
once seed a cow fall down a precipice."

BIRTHS.
On the 7th inst., at Hammersmith, Middlesex, the wife of
J. C. Christopher, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst., at Glocester-road, Hyde-park-gardens►
Mrs. H. Grainger, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at York-crescent, Clifton, the wife of VT*
Gray Clarke, Esq., of a son.
On the 10th inst., at Torrington-square, Mrs.. marsliall
Turner, of a son.
On the 10th inst., at Essex-street, the wife of W. R. C°l6'
Esq., of the Middle Temple, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 10th inst.. at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. W. Matini
der, of Portland-place, to Mary Louisa, fourth daughter of
the late Captain Armstrong, of Plymouth.
At St. Mary's, Fulham, on the 10th inst., Captain J.179-'
Renny, Bombay Army, to Mary llarriet, only daughter 01
Captain W. Anderson, late let Life Guards.

DIED.
On the 7th inst., at I3lessington-street, Dublin, A. .
Maclean, aged 16, only son of Commander R. Maclean.
Royal Navy.
On the 7th inst, at Park, Nottingham, Mary,
widow of
G. L. Cox, Esq., aged 82.
,_aged 81,
At Stockingtord, Warwickshire, on the sth inst.
Christian, relict of the late T. Pinkerton, Esq., of "tc'n'
in
the same county.
On the 9th inst., at Langham, Norfolk, Captain Frederick
Marryat, R.N., C. 8., F.R.S., aged 56.
On the 9th inst., at Bathurst-street, Hyde-park, ?Marian
Susanna, the elder daughter of J. Moore, Esq., age,z_.

London: Printed and Published by 111IIRDO YOUNG,.I.I6t
No. 112, Tk Sun Office, Dia Jial
:3Lraud, in Ile aavoy, in the coallo
Middlesex, Saturday, August 12, 1848.