The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-08 00:00:00

THE MURDER NEAR NAILSEA.

WESTTOWN, FRIDAY EVENING. - The adjourned
inquest on the body of John Wall was resumed
this day.
Thomas Dix, a labourer, working for Mr. Radbard,
of Backvvell-mill, on Friday, Dec. 17, at about a
quarter before two o'clock in the afternoon, saw the
prisoner Charles Manfield, ith his brother and an-
other lad, pass in the direction to Wall's cottage.
Charles Manfield was carrying a gun.
George Burchell, beerhouse• keeper, of Nailsea, at
about half-past three o'clock on the afternoon of the
17th of December, as he was passing along a footpath
near to Wall's cottage, saw the deceased hobbling
along. The prisoner told him that he had been shot.
The blood was running down his thigh.
Samuel and Maurice Noble, cousins, deposed that
on the 17th of December last they saw Charles, Ro-
bert, and Anthony Manfield running across some
field,, about a quarter of a mile from Wall's house ; it
was about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon.
They were near a path leading from Wall's house.
Charles Manfield had a gun in his hand. On being
asked why they were running, they answered, they
were afraid of being caught by a man from whom
they had been stealing holly.
Mr. H. J. Macey, surgeon, deposed that the death
of Wall was occasioned by lock-jaw, produced by a
gunshot wound in his thigh.
Mr. James, clerk to the magistrates, for the Wring-
ton division, produced the deposition- of Wall, taken
before Mr. .W. Counsell, and on the 20th ult. It
stated, that between three and four o'clock on Friday
afternoon, the 17th of December, he was in his cot-
tage by himself. Ile heard a pane of glass broken.
On turning round he saw a man standing at the
window with a gun in his hand ; the muzzle of
the gun was thrust through one of the panes, and im-
mediately the gun was discharged he was wounded in
his thigh. lie did not know the name of the man at
the time, but he had seen him in company with two
others, at the hack of his house, a few days previously.
The man remained at the window a few seconds ; he
(Wall) went to the back door, when the man ran
away. The prisoner was the man who fired the gun
at him.

Thomas Day, constable of Nailsea, took the prisoner
into custody early on the following Monday morning.
He denied at first that his name was Charles, but
afterwards said it was. He told him (the constable)
that the gun was loaded with a pipe of powder and a
pipe of shot, and if it had not missed fire the first
time, most likely Wall would have been killed.
John Haines, constable, into whose custody Man-
field was afterwards given, said that Manfield said
that they had no
.intention of shooting Wall till they
got to the house, when they said " Let us shoot the
old fellow."

The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder"
against Charles Manfield, and a verdict of aiding and
abetting him against Robert and Anthony Manfield.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1848.
The Newmarket Handicap Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft,
and only 5 if declared before the 24th of January.
War Eagle, 4 yrs, 9st 41b—Mendicant, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b
Miss Sarah, 6 yrs, Bst 121b—Lady Wildair, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b
—Dulcet, 6 yrs, Bst 81b—Rattrap, 5 yrs sst 61b—Saddle,
4 yrs, Bst 61b—Reminiscence, 4 yrs. Bst 61b—The
Widow, aged, Bst 61b—Magnet, 4 yrs, Bst 61b—The
Prior of St. Margaret's, 5 yrs, Bst fib—Antler, aged,
Bst 61b—The Conjuror, 6 yrs, Bst 61b —Sutlej, 6 yrs, Bst
6lb—Prussic Acid, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—Clarendon, 4 yrs, Bst
51b—Mogador, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—Clumsey, 6 yrs. Bst 41b—
Clermont, 4 yrf, Bst 31b—Vanish, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Vesta,
4 yrs, Bst 216—Mathematician, 4 yrs, Bst lib—King of
Morten, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb—Miss Burns, aged, Bst 1 lb
Walmgate Bar-without, 4 yrs, Bst—Projectile, 4 yrs,
Bst—Crozier, 4 yrs, 84—Montpensier, 4 yrs, Bst
Epirote,4 yrs, 7st 131b—Picnic, 6 yrs,7st 1316—Tbe Ques-
tionable, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Clementina, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b-
- Liberator, 4 yrs, 7st I Ilb—Chemisette, 5 3 rs, 7st
I I lb—Fergus, 4 yrs, 7st 1 lib—Christopher, 4 yrs, 7st
111b—Trouncer, 4 yra, 7st 111b—Blank Dwarf, 4 yrs,
7st 1 Ilb—Tufthunter, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Ennui, 5 yrs, let
101b—Administrator, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—St. Demetri, 5 yrs,
7st 71b—Hydrangea, 5 yrs, 7st 71b—Due•an-durras, 6
yrs, 7st 71b—Alboni, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—Watchdog, 4 yrs,
7st 61b—Rufus, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Bingham, 4 yrs,
ist 61b—Marietta, 5 yrs, 7st .51b—Vampyre, 4
yrs, 7st Sib—Sagacity, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Pantomime,
4 yrs, 7st 41b Cosachia, 4 yrs, 7st 3lb
Pillage, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—Queen Mary, 4 yrs, 7st 31b—
Lady Lift, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Pottinger, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—
Prospect, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—West India Planter, 4 yrs,
7st 21b—Ionia, 40yrs, 7st 21b—Marpesus, 4 yrs, 7st—
Deriades, 4 yrs, ist—Doctrine, 4 yrs, 75t—Millwood,
4 yrs, 6st 131b—Circassian Maid, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Sir
Martin, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Tarella, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
Palma, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Lady Lurewell, 4 yrs,
6st 101 b Kimblesworth, 4 yrs, 6st 91b—Mar-
quis of Conyngham, 5 yrs, 6st 91b—Passionate, 4
yrs, Gat 91b—Sir Peter Laurie, 4 yrs, Est 81b-
-Milliner, b yrs, 6st 71b—Widred, 5 yrs, 6st 51b—Tus-
can, 3 yrs, 64t 51b—Rainbow (late Old Brompton). 3
yrs, Est 515—Taffrail, 3 yrs, Est 81b—f by The Provost,
out of Miss Whip, 4 yrs, 6st—Paladin, 3 yrs, 6st—Cracow,
3 yrs, 6st—Minto, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Bacchanalian, 3 yrs,
sst 131b—Sylvan, 3 yrs, sst 131b—St. Antonio (late St.
Antonio di Padua), 3 yrs, sst nib—Good Boy, 3 yrs,
Sat 101b—The Prince, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Reflection, 3 yrs,
sst Sib—Sam Hood, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Miss Margrave,
3 yrs, sst 71b—Embrace, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Black Doe,
3 yrs, sst 51b—Duplicity, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Practice,
3 yrs, Sat 21b—Remembrance, 3 yrs, sst 21b.
SECOND SPRING MEETING.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with fifty added for
two yrs old.
Col. Anson's ch f Flight, Lord Bateman's b c Good•
wood (late his Grace), Duke of Bedford's b c Retail,
Mr. T. B, Charlton's eh f Kissaway, Lord Clifden's br c
Guizot, Lord Clifden's ch f Peerage, Mr. Cooper's br f
the Racketty Girl, Mr. B. Green's b c Westow, Field-
Marshal Grosvenor's ch c by,Cotberstone out of Diploma,
Sir J. Hawley's eh f by Harkaway out of Miss Twiek-
enham, Mr. Hargreaves Rodney, Lord Lonsdale's c by
Epirus, dam by d'Egville; Lord Londsdale's br f by Van-
sion, out of Factory Girl; Mr. Newton's b f Jane Eyre,-1
Mr. W. H. Roberts a b c bro to Eldon, Mr. W. Roberts's
b f Charm, Mr. Roles br c by Gladiator, dam by Dis-
count; Mr. Stephensou's b e Willingham, Mr. Sandford's
ch f by Harkaway, Agnes; Lord Suffield's Francessa,
Mr. R. Watson's br f by Nina.
FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
The Granby Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft for two yrs old.
Mr. R. H. Nevill's b c Belmont, Lord Stradbroke's
Borneo, Duke of Rutland's f by Cotherstone, out of
Cowslip; Duke of Bedford's Sobraon, Lord W. Powlett's
b c Swivel, Mr. G. Bulkeley's br f by Harkaway, out
of Spangle; Mr. Wreford, jun.'s Wet Nurse, Mr. Ste
phenson's b c Canadian, Mr. Herbert's by Sir Hercules,
Out of Empress; Mr. Herbert's b c by Vension, out of
Odessa; Mr. Pay
ne's Farthingale, Mr. Gratwicke's br c
by Rochester, by Chatham.
HOUGHTON MEETING.—MONDAY.
The Criterion Stakes of
yrs 30 soya, each, 20 ft, for two
01.
Lord Clifden's b c Hidallan, Mr. Cooper's br f The
Racketty Girl, Mr. Roll's br c Egglestone, Mr. Stephen-
son's b c Canadian, Mr. Watt's b c Andros, Mr. Watt's
br f Ortes, Mr. G. Bulkeley's b f by Harkaway out of
S1)::;u0e, Lord Eglinton's b c Elthir,n, Lord Eglinton's
b e Solon, Lord'Exo.for's c by Voltaire out of Mecca;
Lord Exeter's c by Voltaire out of Siiistria; Lord

Exeter's f by Beiram—Elegance; Lord Stanley's b f
Legerdemain, Mr. Watson's br f Nina, Mr. Wreford,
jun.'s, b fby Venison out of Margellina; Mr. Herbert's
b c by Sir Hercules out of Empress; Mr. Herbert's b e
byVenison—Odessa; Mr. W. Ley's ch c by Slane—Par-
tiality; Colonel Anson's b f Raillery, Mr. B. Green's br
c Garrick, Mr. B. Green's b c Routh, Mr. B. Green's
br c Abbot of Meux, Sir C. Monck's br c by Touchstone
out of Caststeel; Sir C. Monck's br c by Touchstone
out of Garland; Mr. Waller's Captain Parry, Mr.
Payne's Crucible; Mr. Payne's Eddystone, Mr. Gre-
, ville's Damson, Mr. Bowes's f by Touchstone out of
Mickleton Maid; Mr. J. Powney's Ferozepore, Me,
Irwin's Phillippa, Captain O'Neill's b or br c Curriga
Cus, Duke of Bedford's Sobraon, Mr. Drinkwater's
Souter-la-eoupe, Mr. Osbaldestone's Ravensbone, Mr.
Osbaldeston's Broadway Swell, Mr. Thompson's Die.
crepit, Mr. E. R. Clark's Croagh Patrick, Mr. E. R
Clark's Bright Buck.
EPSOM SUMMER MEETING.
The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 100 tultiecla
for two yrs old.
Mr. Leigh's ch c Cashier, Count Bathyany's Lepidui4
Mr. J. Verrall's br c British Consul, Mr. Critchley's ch
c Sir Harry Hardinge, Mr. Death's b c Cresaria, Mr. T.
B. Charlton's eh f Kissaway, Mr. Roles br f The White
Lady, Mr. B. Green's Westow, Mr. B. Green's Abbot of
Meaux, Mr. Levi's ch c by Slane, out of Partiality—Mr.
The Richmond Stakes
G O ODo
of
N; (5) O
sous.D , 1
e 8
a4cBh.
T. Nevin's b f by Csr,ar, out of Emily.
10 ft, for three

yrs old.
Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff, Mr. Barne's Sotterley,
Sir J. B. Mill's Deerstalker, Lord Stanley's b f Archery,
Mr. J. B. Minor's b f Shropshire Witch, Mr. Irwin's b o
The King of Kildare, Colonel Anson's Blaze, Mr. Isaac
Day's Dimanctie, Mr. Greig's Lancaster, Mr. F. Clarke's
Regicide, Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack, Duke of Rich-
mond's br f Hornpipe, Duke of Richmond's br f Reflec-
tion, Mr. Mostyn's b c Surplice, Mr. Mostyn's b c Load-
stone, Mr. Mostyn's b c Fallow Deer, Mr. Payne's Glen-
dower, Air. Payne's Cervus.
NEWCASTLE RACES.
Tyro Stakes-1843.

Lord Eglinton's I; c Claymore, Lord Eglinton's b
Lugar, Lord Zetland's b f by Don John, dam by
Ishmael, out of Misnomer; Mr. George Payne's Crucible.
Mr. Meiklam's ch c by St. Martin, out of Peggy Sands)
Mr. Dawson na bl f Priestess, by the Doctor, out of thn
Biddy; Mr. G. Peck's b c Historian, by Record, out of
Alexandrina, by the Saddler; Mr. Pedley's br c Lang-
ton, by Lanercost; Mr. Pedley na br c The Fellow
Commoner, by Jeremy Diddler; Mr. B. Green's b Wes•
tow, Mr. B. Greens b c Lammermoor, Mr. B. Green's

b f Cigarette, Mr. Lvbank's b c Skipsey, by the Saddler;
Mr. ilesseltine's bl f Quiver, by Velocipede, out of
Aspen.

Hotspur Stakes-1849.

Lord Eglinton's 1 c Lugar, Lord Eglinton's b d
Elthiron, Mr. W. Cuthbert's br f by Galanthus,
Queen of Tyne's dam; Mr. bfeiklam's br
Rowland, brother to Inheritress; Mr. Meiklam's
b c Raby, by the Doctor, out of Modesty;
Mr. Dawson na br c Robert de Bruce, by the Provost,
out of Panacea, by Physician; Mr. Dawson's br C by St.
Martin, out of Madeline, by the Mole; Mr. Merry's b
Jeannie Woman, by Don John, out of Florentine; Mr.
J. Scott na bl c Nunnykirk, Mr. B. Green's br c Abbot
of Meaux, Mr. B. Green's br c Garrick, Mr. B. Green's
b c Rough, Mr. B. Green's ch c Pelham, Mr. S. Con-
way's br c Mr. Sykes, by Sleight of Hand, bought of
Sir Tatton Sykes; Mr. A. Johnson's b c by Charles XII.,
out of Fury.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. _

Her Majesty's stag-hds., Mon., Maidenhead Thicket
Fri., Thorpe Green-11.
The Brighton harrs., Mon., Patch= ; Wed., Thun-
der's Barrow ; Fri., the Dyke-101.
The Cray, ley and Horsham kds., Mon., Flaw Hatch ;
Wed., West Grinstead ; Fri., Tilgate Lodge-10i.
The Badiworth hds., Tues., Darrington ; Thurs.,
Robin Hood's Well ; Sat., Brampton Bull Head-10i.
Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon., Shooter's Hill ; Tues., Bole
Guide Post ; Thurs., North Carlton ; Fri., Grove
Gate-1 of.
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon, Kelsey River Head ;
Wed., Usselby House ; Fri., Swinhop House-11.
The South Essex hds., Tues., White's Bridge ; Sat.,
Orsett Heath.

Sir W. Wynn's hds., Tues., Cloverley ; Wed., Hawk-
stone ; Fri., Sundorno ; Sat., Fitz Bridge-10f.
Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Mon., the Kennel ; Wed.,
Abbott's Ripton ; Fri., Ashton Wold-10.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 7.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 61. lls. 3d. dis.
ex int.—Ditto (late C. and B.), 153,—Eastern Counties,
15% East Lancashire, New, 3% dis. ex int.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, Fifths (late M. and L.), par —Ditto, Fifths
(late W. R. IL), 2% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 1%
dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 114 dis.—London
and North-Western, New Quarters 6 p.—Manchester.
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 17 ex int—
Ditto, Preference, par—Midland Stock, 112 c.—Ditto, 40/.
Shares, 43,4—Ditto, Halves, 1% dis. ex int.—North Bri-
tish, Halves, 12—North Stafordshire, % c dis.—Stirews-
bury and Cheshire (late N. W. M.). 2 p.—Shrewsbnyir,
Oswestry, and Cheshire, Preference, 2% p —Senth-Eastern
and Dover, 31%—Ditto, New, No. 2, 5 i/i4 dis.--Ditto, No. 4,
Thirds, 1% dis. ex int.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G.
N. E. Purchase), 1% p. ex int.—Dutch Rhenish, 41. 11 s.
3d. dis.