The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-04 00:00:00

Ziiirb 3Zbition

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
BEWDLEY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Edward Price, an elector
,of Bewdley, residing at
Stourport, stated that on the Monday previous to the
election a fly was sent to Stourbridge to bring himself
and his wife to Mr. Carter's *house, about a mile from
the town of Bewdley. lo they remained there
everything they wished was brought to them from un
in❑ at Bewdley, and sometimes they had as much as
two bottles of brandy a day. On the Tuesday
his wife wanted some few articles, awl in the
evening a dress, some stuff to make caps, and
two handkerchiefs were given to her. After
that he expressed sorae doubts as to what he was to get
for his vote, in consequence of which Mr. Ireland called
upon him, and agreed to give him 15/. for the vote. On
the night before the election he was taken to the George
Inn at Bewdley, and locked up in a room along with
other voters. They had plenty to eat and drink all
night, and the next morning they had a capital breakfast
before they went to poll. Ile ♦oted for Mr. Ireland,
and immediately afterwards Mr. Banks took him to a
private room and gave him three U. notes.
The Comtnit'ee adjourned at four o'clock till eleven
o'clock on Monday morning.

CARLISLE.
(Continued from our Afternoo❑ Edition.)
At the close of Mr. Head's evidence it was discovered
that the other witnesses for the sitting Member were not
present, and at the request of counsel the Committee
adjourned the case till Monday.

LYME REGIS.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. HILL next replied on behalf of the sitting Mem-
ber, Mr. Abdy, and at the close of his speech,
The Committee decided that Sir Fitzroy Kelly was
not guilty of bribery, and that they would report to the
House specially.
The Committee then adjourned.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, March 3.
(Before Sir W. WIGUTMAN, Knight.)
ALLSOP V. BRETT.
This was an action brought by Messrs. Allsops,
brewers, Burton-upon-Trent, against a Mr. Brett, cf
Portsmouth, who, it was alleged, had been ;using the
labels of the Messrs. Allsops, and selling different ales.
Mr. Cockburn appeared fcr the plaintiff, and Mr.
Crowder for defendant.
The trial continued for four hours, when the jury not
agreeing had to be locked up for more than an hour.
O❑ their again taking the box, a verdict for defendant
was returned.

CROWN SIDE.
John Moody, jun., Jessey Field, and John Chatfield
three labourers, were first placed at the bar, charged
with having, on the night of the 11th, or on Sunday
morning, the 12th of December last, unlawfully entered
certain enclosed land in the parish of Ileckfield, then
and there being armed with guns, for the purpose of
taking and destre)ing game, and did then and there un-
lawfully assault one George Wyatt; the preserve the
prisoners were found on belongs to the Right Hon. Shaw
Lefevre, Speaker of the House of Commons.
Mr. Massey for the prosecution; the prisoners were
undefended.

It appeared from the opening that the three prisoners
assembled together for the purpose of destroying game
in Bannister's Copse, in the parish of Ifeckfield, two
being armed with guns, the other not armed.
John Dann, an under-keeper, was the first witness
sworn and examined, who stated that he went with two
others, Dy►on and Wyatt, to Bannister's Copse, on the
night of the 11th December last, having heard the report
of guns. They heard five shots while they were in the
copse. Ile saw Field and Chatfield, and heard a muffle
between Moody, one of the prisoners, and White, ono of
the keepers. It was a starlight night. He laid hold of
Jesse Field, who bad a gun in his hand, and three hen
pheasants in his pocket, quite warm. The gun appeared
as if recently fired off.
George Wyatt, a night man, corroborated Dann's
evidence.

Further evidence having been given,
The Learned Judge addressed the jury, going through
the evidence very carefully. Verdict—John Moody,
Guilty. Chatfield and Field, ditto.—Sentence deferred.

MIDLAND CI 11CU IT.—Northarttpton, March 2.
CROWN SlDE—(Before Chief Justice WILDE.)
John Herbert, aged 60, a farmer, was charged with the
murder of John Tibbs.
Mr. Macauley was engaged for the prosecution ; Mr.
Humphrey, Q C., and Mr. Miller, for the prisoner.
The facts of this case may be very briefly stated-
The prisoner is a farmer, living at Dudford-
wood, Farthingstone. The deceased was his
intimate friend and acquaintance. On Monday,
the 27th of December, they had been at Herbert's
house from about two in the afternoon, until one the
following morning, when Tibbs got up to go away.
Herbert got up to go part of the way with hire, and
took down from its place his double. barrelled gun, which
he kept loaded. Whilst in the passage, he said, " John,
I'll shoot you," and certainly both barrels went off, the
prisoner subsequently saying he did not know how they
went off, and that when he said he would shoot Tibbs, he
only said it by way of joke. When the reports from
the gun were heard, the prisoner's son got up and found
Tibbs lying in the brewhouge, wounded. Upon young
Herbert saying, " Oh, father, what have you done? "
he replied, " 0, I've shot him."
The surgeon who was called in found Tibbs shot
through the right shoulder. Was obliged to amputate
the arm to secure the vessels; thought at the same time
he would not recover, and he died on the Tuesday about
two o'clock.
The deceased made the following dying declaration:—
" I was yesterday at Dudford-wood, in, Farthingstone
parish, at a place called Castle Dykes. About two o'clock
I went accidentally into the house with John Herbert,
near the wood. Mr. Herbert, and another or two, sat
down to take some refreshment. We drank gin
and ale mixed, bat nothing out of the way. Baseley, Man-
ning, and the keeper, went away before it was dark, and
left me and Herbert together till late in the night. Ido
not know the exact hour, but I got up to go home. Whilst
I was in the passage Mr. Herbert said he would shoot
me. He had then a gun in his hand, and he did shoot me.
He was behind me when he shot me, and the shot en-
tered my shoulder. The muzzle of the gun must have
been within a yard of me. I fell down bleeding and be-
came insensible. There had been no dispute or ill words
between Herbert and me. There had been no difference
between us at any former time. He owed me a bill, about
71., for lime and coals; but there had beets no dispute be-
tween us about it."
The Learned JUDGE thought there was no ground for
the charge of murder.
The jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced him to three months'
imprisonment.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MARCH 3.—The market
has been cleared this week, at an advance on the former
currency of Is. per cwt. Very few sugars now remain
in first hands. Rum is neglected.
The Gazette of last night contains an ordinance of
the Lords of the Treasury, under the authority of the
9th and 10th Victoria, entitled " An Act for the Re
gulation of the Customs," declaring that the limits of
the port of Deal shall commence at Sandown Castle,
and continuo to St. Margaret's Bay; that the limits of
the port of Dover shall commence at St. Margaret's
Bay, and continue to Copt Point; that the limits of the
port of Folkestone shall commence at Copt Point, and
tontine to Dungeness; that the limits of the port of Rye
shall commence at Dungeness, and continue to Langley
Point; that the limits of Newhaven shall commence at
Langley Point, and continue to Rottingdean ; and that
the limits of the said ports shall extend to a distance of
three miles from low water mark out to sea, &c.
FATAL WIESTLING MATCH.—Yesterday Mr. G.
J. Mills, the deputy coroner, held an inquest at the
Bazaar Tavern, King-street, Portman• square on the body
of Charles Moore, aged thirty, a cabman, killed in a
wrestling match with a young man named Frederick
Peacock, now in custody. Several witnesses, who saw
the wrestling between deceased and Peacock, stated that
there was no unfair advantage taken of deceased by his
antagonist, and that there was no malice between them;
on the contrary, deceased and Peacock were on the most
friendly terms. The jury, after some discussion, re-
turned a verdict—" That the deceased died, whilst en-
gaged in wrestling with Frederick Peacock, accidentally,
but whether from injuries or over excitement there was
not sufficient evidence."
BUYING AND SELLING.—A :gentleman, possessed
of considerable funded property, resident .in the imme-
diate vicinity of Stratford, and who anticipated the
revolutionary movement in France, sold out, about ten
or twelve days since, 10,0001., whichi he had invested in
the Three per Cent. Consols; at 88j, which he invested
again on Monday last, in the same stock at 811, being
71 per cent. less, by which he gained in the aggregate
more than 7001., or rather more than two years' divi-
dends.—Essex Standard.
The Matinie.,s Megique of M. Hermann at the
Adelphi Theatre have been discontinued until Passion
Week, when we understand that he will give a series of
representations at the Haymarket Theatre.
ACCIDENT ON THE BELFAST AND BALLYMENA
RAILWAY.—We regret to state that a poor man named
Samuel Fane, residing between Whitehouse and Car-
rickfergus, lost his life on Friday last upon this line,
We are not in possession of the particulars, but we un-
derstand that at an inquest held upon the body on
Saturday, by J. K. Jackson, 11-%sq., coroner, the jury
returned a verdict of " Accidental death," and expressed
themselves fully satisfied that not the slightest blame
could be attributed to the company. The poor man, we
have heard, was at once partially deaf and blind, and
had on more than one occasion been warned by the
company's servants against walking along the line.—
. Banner of Ulster.