The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

CITY, FIVE O'CLOCK.

Tuere xre four or five failures advised this afternoon
in letters from Amsterdam, chiefly in connexion with
the Stock Exchange, and two being for considerable
amounts.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT:
(Before the RECORDER.)
Michael iYaggarty, an Irishman, aged 28, was indicted
for feloniously, wounding Ellen Kale, with intent to
murder her; another count of the indictment charged the
prisoner with grieviously wounding, with intent to do
serious bodily harm.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had
made a must savaee and brutal assault on the prosecu-
trix, having inflicted no less than twenty-two wounds on
her person, and finally only desisted from his murderous
attack upon a sailor presenting himself at the door
with a poker in his hand. The knife with
which the prisoner committed the wounds had
been broken in several pieces by the violence
of the blows inflicted. The several broken pieces of the
instrument had been secreted by the prisoner, who, upon
being apprehended, denied that he had committed the
offence imputed to him.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon the second
count of the indictment.
Sentenced to be transported for ten years.

ADHESION OF THE FRENCH RE-

SIDENTS IN LONDON TO THE PROVI-
SIONAL GOVERNMENT.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of French residents in London was held
this afternoon, at the office of L'Observateur Francais, in
the Strand, for the purpose of proceeding in a body to
the French Embassy, to deposit a manifesto of their
adhesion to the Provisional Government. There were
about 200 present.
M. CATLIN, who was stated to be a Royalist, pre.
sided.

The following is a translation of the address
We, French citizns residing in London, salute with
unanimous acclamation-the French Republic proclaimed
by the people of Paris, and accepted by the French
nation. We give our full and entire adhesion to the
Provisional Government, and we assure it of our un-
bounded devotedness. All our efforts will tend to con-
solidate the good harmony which from this day reigns
between the people of France and England—that har-
mony which is indispensable to peace and the pro-
gress of civilization. Everywhere the children of France
repeat with us, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!, Long
live the Republic!' "
(Here followed a number of signatures.)
It was then proposed that a demonstration should be
made, and proceeding in a body to the French Embassy,
by wearing tri-coloured flowers in the button-holes of
their coats. This was, however, negatived, on it being
stated that the French Ambassador, and French Consul,
had sent in their resignation, and might possibly dis-
card the manifesto, and throw it aside if it were sent to
them. Several speakers stated that it would
not be advisable to make any public demonstration
in this country since they had received here so much
hospitality, and might by doing so give offence to the
British Government. It was then suggested that the
ura,nifesto should be sent through the post to the Pro-
visional Government; but two gentlemen, M. Caplin and
M. Massol, having agreed to take it to France and pre-
sent it at their own expense, a resolution authorising
them to do so was unanimously agreed to, and other
French residents in Loudon were invited to accompany
them.

Just before the conclusion of the proceedinga, Citizen
Carrion, who had just arrived from France, and who had
taken an active part in the revolutionary movement, was
preaeoted to the meeting by the Chairman, and loudly
cheered.

On the suvestion of M. BABBLE; it was agreed that
Ft banquet of Frenchmen should shortly take place to
commereocate the revolutionary movement in France.
The meeting then separated.
A number of tri-coloured flowers were distributed in the
room.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

BE WDLEY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Charles Phillips, a diminutive creature, who stated
that he was eighteen years of age, proved that he voted
at the last election for Mr. Ireland. His mother lived
near to Bewdley, and he had promised to vote for Sir
Thomas Winnington, but he was carried away with
others to an inn at Bowdley, and locked up to prevent
" the Whigs getting at 'em." They played at cards,
sang, and had plenty to drink. He was told that if he
voted for the Tories he would never want anything ;
and some of Mr. Ireland's friends presented him with a
knife.

Another witness gave similar testimony ; after which
The Committee adjourned till eleven. o'clock to•mor.
row morning.

CARLISLE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The room was then cleared, and after a short con-
sultation, strangers were re admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had
come to the resolution that Mr. Hodgson was not duly
elected for the city of Carlisle—that the election wus a
void one, it having been proved that Mr. Hodgson's
agents had been guilty of treating; but that there Vk as
no evidence to show that it was at the expense of Mr.
Hodgson.
Mr. ALEXANDER said there was another petition
against the return of Mr. Dixon, but as that gentle-
man did not appear to defend his seat, it was only
necessary for him to put in a formal proof to show that
the Honourable Gentleman was not duly qualified to
retain his seat.

A witness was then called to prove that Mr. Dixon, at
the time of his election, was a partner in a coal com-
pany that had contracted to supply the Carlisle Barracks
with coal.

The Committee, upon the faith of this evidence, passed
a resolution declaring the election of Mr. Dixon to be
void on the ground that he was a Government contractor
at the time it took place.
This closed the labours of the Committee.

LYME REGIS.'
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
When the Committee resumed its sitting a number of
votes were struck off Sir Fitzroy Kelly's list, on the
ground that the parties who gave them had been
influenced in some way by Mr. Attwood.
On the vote of a man named Cooke being objected to,
Mr. Sergeant WRANGTIAM said he should resist that
vote being struck off the list.

The ClialamAN—Clear the room then.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM-But will your Lordship
hear me first?
The CHAIRMAN-Of course the Committee cannot
object to sit and hear you if you have anything to say.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM protested that the Noble
Chairman appeared to him too much excited. He was
not aware that he had done anything to justify it, and
he must therefore insist that it was unfair that the Com-
mittee should simply listen to what he had to say as a
matter of form, without allowing their judgment to be
influenced in any way by what he might have to urge on
behalf of his client.

The CHAIRMAN, with some warmth, told the Learned
sergeant that he did not think it was the province of
counstl to lecture the Committee in this way.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM said he did not complain
till the Noble Chairman ordered the room to be cleared
before he had time to state his objection.
Mr. HILL said it would, perhaps, save time if he stated
that it was his intention to call Mr. Attwood to prove
the illegality of this vote.
Eventually the Committee adjourned till to•morrow
at eleven o'clock, when it was promised that Mr. Att-
wood should be in attendance.

The votes struck off the list placed Mr. Abdy in a
majority of 7.

LUPE al A L PA II LIAM ENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat on the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.

The Alsrquis of SALISBURY presented several
petition fom members of Odd Fellows Societies,
praying that they might be placed upon the same
looting as other benefit societies.
The Archbishop of YORK presented a petition
from York in favour of the adoption of sanitary
measures.

The Earl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition
from the officers of the Court of Chancery in Ireland,
praying for compensation on account of the emolu-
ments of which they would be deprived by the En-
cumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill becoming' the law of
the land.

NEW ZEALAND BILL.
The New Zealand Bill was read a third time and
passed.

IRELAND.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table
an immense mass of documents relating to Ireland.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at ten minutes before
Four o'clock.
Mr. 11. DEUMMOND took the oaths and his seat for
Perthshire.

- - -
CARLISLE ELECTION.
Mr. DIVETT brought up the report of the Com-
mittee appointed to try the merits of the election for
Carlisle, reporting that Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Dixon
were not duly elected as Members to serve in Parlia-
ment for Carlisle, and that the last election was a void
election.

On the motion of Mr. DIVETT, a new writ was
issued for the election of two Members to sit in Par-
liament for Carlisle.
SECOND READINGS.
The East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge
Bill, the Great Yarmouth Coal Duties Bill, and the
Norwich and Yarmouth Navigation Bill, were read a
second time, and ordered to be committed.

PENZANCE WATER-WORKS.

Mr. HFAIRIES said the answer was alto-
gether unsatisfirctory, and could in no way be
tr.ated as a reply to the questions but by
the Hon. Member for Montrose. This was the second
BAget, they 11)(1 received. The first Budget
contgined a revision of the revenue and a pro-
position to increase the income-tax, which
was afterwards very properly abandoned. By the
second budget the deficiencies were proposed to be
made up out of the balance in the Exchequer, which
certainly appeared to him to be a most unconstitutional
course for Government to adopt.—(Hear, hear.)
He called the attention of the House to the impro-
priety of that course, if the balances in the Ex-
chequer were diminished they must throw themselves
en the Bank in just the same proportion as they
diminished their balances of cash.—(Hear, hear.) And
was it right with the present Bank Act is operation to
have resort to such a course ?—(Hear, hear.) Unless
some more correct provision were made, he thought
that the House ought not to accede to the motion.

Mr. HUME thought that the present was the case
of a man who acted as trustee for another holding a
balance in hand, and out of that balance
takes a certain sum and appropriates it
to other purposes, hoping at some time or other to
make it up. It, was not fur him to say what evil
results had many times followed such a course of con-
duct. The difficulties ought fully and fairly to be
met. The public had decided that they could not have
increased taxation ; there was only one other course
left and that was to reduce the expenditure.—(Hear.
hear.) lie was most anxious to maintain the public
credit, but he thought that if the Government were
allowed to go on blindfolded in this way, they would
bring themselves to the very verge of bankruptcy.
—(Cries of " Hear, hear.) If the balances were to
be appropriated these would of necessity be required
a large amount of " deficiency bills," and it was just
possible that when these bills were issued the Bank
would not be able to assist them.—(hear, hear.)
The pr sent proposal was a mere attempt to bridge
over the difficulty instead of meeting the case boldly at
once. He trusted that the House would not agree to
the tax for more than one year, in order to afford
time for the Committee to turn itself round and con-
shier what retrenchments it would be advisable to
make. He was most happy to see that there
was no falling off. The revenue, notwith
standing the large amount of indirect taxation,
which had been taken off by the Right Hon. Baronet,
the Member for ramworth (Sir R. Peel.) It was
their duty at once to tell her Majesty's Government
that they ought to do as other persons in difficulties
would do, endeavour to keep the expenditure within
their income. He proposed therefore that the income-
tax should be granted for a period of one year only.
Dr. BOWRING seconded the motion.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
called upon the Committee for the sake of the credit
of the country, to adopt the proposition of the Go-
vernment, and rep.ct that of the Honourable
Member for Montrose. He still adhered
to his opinion that in consequence of the
expenditure exceeding the income of the country
the most proper course to meet that deficiency was
to make an additional tax upon income for a certain
period ; but the opinion of the House being so strong
against them, the Government bad determined not to
persevere in that course, and it then became their
duty to consider what other course should be pur-
sued.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

It I o T

AND
DESPEAATE COLLISION

WITEI

THE POLICE.

THE MEETING IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.

(THIS DAY.)

When our reporter returned from Trafalgar-square
to The Sun office, shortly before three o'clock, fur the
purpose of framing the report which appeared in
our last edition, he was led to believe that the
people would •quietly disperse : indeed, a great many
left the place, but it seems that as many
persons as the number mentioned in our last
edition—nemely 10,000 or 12,000 remained, appa-
with no settled purpose. No expressions, as far as
we were enabled to ascertain, escaped the crowd that
remained after the termination of the meeting, from
which one might judge of the settled purpose which
they had in view. He heard one man cry out—in
French—" Death to Guizot," " Long live the
Republic," but ho seemed afraid that any one
should observe that he was the utterer of such senti-
ments.

At two o'clock, or a little after, a large number of
of the police, consisting of detachments of the C, E, A,
and B divisions, took up their position at different
parts of the Square, and procee.led simultaneously
to clear away the crowd, who resisted the rather sum-
mary way in which they began to put their orders into
force. In fact the people—and it is right to state
that a vast number of them were young men
and boys of the labouring class—did not relish
the interference of tho police, who in order the better to
accomplish their object, smote with too much violence
right and left. They were assailed with the most dis-
cordant yells, and we saw several stones thrown
at them. Some were severely punished, and the
truncheon cf one was wrested from him and
thrown into the basin amidst cheers. We were
infcrmed by several persons, who, seeing us with a
note-book and pencil, gathered round us to give infor-
mation that a little boy was struck so violently across
the head by one of the A division, of whose violence
a great many complained to us, that he fell, and that the
blood flowed from beneath his cap. Also, that a young
man was knocked down like a bullock by one of the
same division, and carried off for dead. A man told us
that 63 A acted with the most unnecessary
violence. It is right to mention that the tempers
of the police were sorely tried. When we saw them
strike, they did so with unnecessary force, and seemed
altogether to have lost their tempers. Many respect-
able persons with whom we entered into conversation,
agreed in opinion that if the police had not interfered,
that no acts of violence would have been committed.
Between thirty and forty men and boys have been
taken into custody for assaulting the police in the
execution of their duty. Some of them are severely
wounded about the head. A great many were taken to
the Charing•cross Hospital to have their wounds dressed.
a few came buck with plasters on their heads and
exhibited them to the mob. At the time we
write, two persons a man and a boy, are
in the hospital, being treated for rather severe
wounds ; but we were informed that it was
not unlikely that they would be in a condition to be
discharged in the course of the night.
Inspector Baker, 19 A, had his eye-lid severely cut
with a stone; he received also a severe wound at the
back of his head, and was obliged immediately to go to
the surgeon of the force.

About three o'clock that portion of the palings
of the Nelson monument nearest the National Gallery
were torn down, and a number of men and boys got on
the plinth of the column. Two or three persons who
stood on the margin of the basins were pushed in out of
sheer fun, and did not escape without a severe ducking
Police constable 48 A had his eye severely cut, and the
police are mute or less injured.

The greater prtion of the police were withdrawn at
half past five o'clock, and as soon as they went order
was in a great measuee restored.
We have seldom seen a mob more inveterate against
the police. Had they not mustered in such large num-
bers some must have been killed, for there were bitter
cries of "throw them into the basin." The people
were exasperated at being strek with their truncheons.
The fierce rushing to and fro of large knots of
people chased by the police, now closing upon them,
then struggling fiercely, and shouting with all
their right, with the batons striking away in all direc-
tions, had the appearance of a formidable riot, Looking
down upon it from the steps of St. Martin's
Church. The club windows, and in fact every available
spot from which a view of the conflict could bo obtained
was crowded. .
The people are dispersing.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'cLocK.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
13 to 1 agst Cracow
NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.
S to 1 agst Walmgate Bar Without
14 to 1 agst Ballinafad
2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Blaze—taken
6 to 1 agst Flateatcher
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
9 to 1 agst Tufthunter
12 to 1 agst Rat-trap
20 to 1 agst Jericho

CHESTER CIJP.
25 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild
40 to 1 agst Lady Ilylda
40 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
40 to 1 agst Lightning:
50 to 1 agst Ballinalad
60 to 1 agst Sally Maggs
66 to 1 agst Malt

DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Surplice

12 to 1 apt Glendower
14 to 1 agst Springy Jack
30 to 1 agst The `Stinger
38 to!!! agct Fern—taken
50 to 1 agst Whitstone
50 to 1 agst Fluteather
50 to 1 agst The Fowler

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, March 4.

CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the L ,rd CHIEF JUSTICE and a
Special Jury.)

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.-KNILL V. LEWIS.

This was an action for a breach of promise of mar-
riage, to which the defendant pleaded, first, that he did
not promise in the form laid in the declaration, and also
that sufficient time had not been given to him to per-
form the promise he had made.
Sergeant Shee and Mr. T. Chambers were for the
plaintiff; Sergeant Channell and Mr. Bovill for the
dt fondant.

sergeant SnEE stated the case. He said the plaintiff
in this action was Miss Eliza Knill, a lady who had for
sixteen years filled the respectable and responsible office
of manager of the National Girls' School at Wotton, and
in that capacity she had enjoyed the esteem and friend-
ship of the vicar, and all the principal inhabitants of the
p irish. She was the niece of the Rev. Richard Knill,
Dissenting minister, whe, after having devoted a consi-
derable portion of his life to religious duties as a mis-
sionary, was appointed to the ministry of an independent
congregation at Wotton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire.
The defendant was also a Dissenting minister, and he had
likewise devoted a great portion of his lite to the duties
of a missionary, and he had likewise been appointed a
minister at Wotton, but which, at the time this transac-
tion took place, he had resigned, and was living upon his
property near the town . He was a man of great respec-
tability, a widower, and had a family of grown up chil-
dren, and was, he believed, possessed of very considera-
ble private property, and he was a man of an advanced
period of life. It was the custom of Miss Knill to visit
her uncle at certain periods, and she did so in August,
1847. There was, as might be supposed, very consi-
derable intimacy between the family of the Lewises and
that of Mr. Knill, and in the course of that visit,
the defendant was introduced to Miss Knill, and he
very shortly afterwards proposed to her uncle that she
should become his wife, and he at the same time in-
formed him that he should be able to settle at least
1,000/. upon her. Miss Knill accepted the offer, and,
notwithstanding the position of the parties, he
must say that it could not be considered an im-
provident or ill-assorted match. The defendant, as he had
stated, was advanced in years, but he was not stricken
by years. He had no one to wait upon him but s ser-
vant, and it was perfectly clear that the attentions of a
kind and affectionate person, such as the plaintiff ap-
peared to be, must be of great importance to him. The
plaintiff also filled a position of great respectability, and
her situation was one of great importance to her. She
had a salary of 501. a year, a good house to live in, and
coals and candles.—(A laugh.) It would be very well
understood with what reverence a person in her position
would feel towards a gentleman in the station of the
defendant, and the honour and pleasure which she anti-
cipated from their union. He should read the corre-
spondence that had taken place between theirs, and
although in the letters there were certainly more frequent
allusions to Scripture than would probably be made use
of under such circumstances by persons of other
religious opinions, yet when they considered the
station of both parties, he was sure they would
feel that they expressed the sincere feelings of
their hearts, and that they considered the proposed union
in the light of making all their actions subservient to
their eternal welfare, and these letters ought not to be
treated either with ridicule or contempt. He had stated
that the offer was made in September, and on the 11th
of that month the plaintiff went home to Wotton, with
the intention of providiug clothes and making the neces-
sary arrangements for the marriage, and in pursuance of
such intention she gave notice of her desire to quit her
situation. A day or two after she arrived she received
the letter from the defendant, which he would now
read :

"My dear Eliza,—l received your kind letter yester-
day, and was happy to hear that you had arrived safe
at Wotton. Your aunt called on me Saturday after-
noon. I told her I had a bad night last night. Did not
close my eyes for sleep till day-break. She said you
had a sleepless night, for which I was very sorry. You
Expressed a wish to her to hear how I was, so that I was
hanging about your mind. See how creatures affect us!
My servant Sarah, on my informing her what was on
the carpet, appeared to make a trial, but since she seems
to have altered her mind. She has circulated the affair
in the town, and has talked in a very unbecoming way ;
says I am town talk, and says I have not treated her
well, meaning as she knew I had left her a trifle in my
will, should she be with me at the time of my decease.
Since she has vented her spite she conducts herself
better, but it is very evident it will by no means do
to continue her a servant here. Should she
get on the high horse again, she shall go,
and I will give her a month's wages. I feel a great
deal, and cannot bear unkindness. Nothing unplea-
sant has occurred between us till now. I cannot say
whether our affair has reached my daughter's ears ;
I rather dread it. It lies with some weight on my
mind. I cannot say how she will take it. She is apt to
be violent in her temper. This I must leave with God.
I hope we abound in prayer. I cannot forget the Snn-
day evenings' addresses from this day will I bless you'
—a covenant; God grant it may be verified in us. My
cough this morning is rather troublesome. Dear Eliza
knows my infirmities. It is all well that God does. I
need not say, whenever you feel disposed to write, drop
me a line; I shall be glad to receive it.—l remain, dear
Eliza, yours most sincerely and affectionately,
" JOHN LEWIS."
Sergeant Shec proceeded. In answer to this letter the
plaintiff sent the following :
" My dear Mr. Lewis,—With pleasure I take up my
pen to answer your kind letter. That you hang about
my mind is indeed a truth, for you are never out of it.
I think you are quite right about your servant, and I
hope you will act upon it, if she does not conduct herself
properly. I know you feel agreat deal, and am very sorry
you should have any unkindness to bear. Now I come
to your daughter. She is, as we expected, I understand,
in a rage, but, knowing you told me she should not put
it aside, I do not take the least notice of it—that is,
to move me from any purpose, while, at the same
time, I am sorry for it, and feel that nothing can
be done but to take it to a throne of grace,
and there spread the matter before God. How delightful
it is to go to God and roll all our burdens on the back of
the great burden-bearer. I have done so this day. I
went heavy and sad, but am quieted in the assurance of
faith that all will be well, and I hope, my dear Mr.
Lewis, you will not let it be a weight on your mind.
When we are doing nothing unpleasinz to Gud, we may
with safety leave it to him and expect his blessing, but
let uF, as you say, abound in prayer, in order that we
may from this day be blessed. I receive many kind
congratulations here, and shall in a few weeks, I dare
say, be free of my charge here; and now, dear Mr.
Lewis, I will conclude in your own words, that whenever
you feel disposed to write to me, I shall be happy to
receive it.—Yours affectionately,
" ELIZ A."
Sergeant Shee proceeded—After these communications
had passed. the plaintiff of course fully expected that
the marriage would take place, and she informed her
friends of the affair, and as she stated received the con-
gratulations of her friends—what then were her feelings
upon the receipt of the following letter from the daughter-
in- law of the defendant:—

1 "On my arrival at home judge of my astonishment at
hearing you had accepted an offer from my father-in-
law to become his wife. The offer was most inconside-
rately made, and still more foolishly accepted. Sound
judgment seems to have been out of the question. Mr.
Lewis now sees that he has a family whose comfort and
welfare must he considered as well as his own. He sees
that the interests of the Church are committed to his
keeping, and he dares not, by causing the enemy to
blaspheme, violate his sacred.trust. He sees that the
character of his pastor, your uncle, is at stake, and that
his usefulness will be compromised, and he would not
for the world that offence should arise through him. I
am therefore specially requested by him to say that
1 he is determined to give up all thought of the union.
Your uncle will doubtless write you on the subject.—
I remain, yours sincerely, " E. LEWIS."
The plaintiff was, of course, not satisfied with the match
being broken off in this manner, and she determined to
endeavour to ascertain from the defendant himself what
reasons he had for such conduct, and accordingly wrote
him the following letter:—
" Mr. Lewis—l received a letter from Mrs. John
Lewis on Tuesday morning, at the same time as you
would receive one from me. I therefore deferred noticing
that until sufficient time had elapsed to receive an
answer from you, but as this morning's post has brought
me none, I am compelled, painful as it is to me, again to
address you, and I beg to hear from yourself what your
intention is in this matter of our proposed marriage.
Mrs. Lewis, in her letter, states that she is requested by
you to say that you are determined to give up all
thoughts of the union. Now, then, we must turn to
the other side of the question, and see what I hare to
say about it, and will come at once to the point. lam
the injured party. Were lin the same position now as
when I parted with you, I would have pocketed the in.
sult, borne the mortification, and treated it with silent
contempt, but it isnot so. Could I for one moment doubt
the sincerity of a Christian man like yourself? I there-
fore, agreeably to your wishes, having full confidence in
all you had said, began to wind up my affairs, put my-
self to expense, and, what is worse than all, gave up my
situation, and told you in my letter, I should be free of
my charge here; and after all this you can treat me
thus. Oh, well might the Psalmist say, ' Lord, what is
man?' Surely, well described by the prophet, 'Deceit-
ful above all things.' But I forbear, and will wait a
reasonable time for your answer, in order that I may
know how to act.
"I remain, Sir, yours, &c., "E. KNILL."

•
'1 his letter produced no reply from the defendant
himself, but a day or two afterwards the plaintiff re-
ceived :mother letter from his daughter:—
" Your note to my father has just been handed to me. I
am truly sorry to sea such an unbecoming spirit mani-
fested. No insult was intended, nor has any been
offered. Your letter has confirmed Mr. Lewis in his de-
termination ; he will notaet so diametrically opposite to
the advice of his family and friends as to proceed in an
affair so contrary to reason. Had you listened to your
aunt's advice to postpone your answer till Mr. Lewis had.
consulted his family on the subject, all this trouble would
have been spared. These are certabaly times when
everything proceeds with railway speed, and you seem to
have resolved to go with the times ; for it is not an
every-day occurrence for such a multiplicity of arrange-
ments to be completed in one week. But you say Mr.
Lewis requested it. Perhaps so,
.but ladies are not ex-
pected to act up to the letter of every wish that may be
expressed on the spur of the moment on such occasions,
especially when the chosen one is a youth of eighty
years. But, as you say, 1 forbear.' There is only one

favour I have to ask...if you have a spark of attnebtrient
or consideration for your uncle, let the [natter rest. We
all see what you are now aiming at. The strain in
which you Ir,ve addrerved ir. Lo win can
fu-
rious to yourself. Wishing ycu right views and proper
feelings on the subject,l remain youra truly,
E. LEWIS."
The plaintiff, after this, made another attempt to obtain
an explanation from the defendant by writing to him
the following letter;—

" Mr. Le'Wis,—ln consequence of Mrs. Lewis's letter
to me, I am constrained, in self-defence, again to write
to you. I have nothing to do with ker. She says no
insult was intended. I would have agreed with her, it
you had really some good reasons for withdrawing, and
candidly and kindly have stated them to me yourself.
Much trouble might have indeed been spared. But
no, you have been silent, and allow d others—storm
after storm—to hurl their thunder bolts at me, and for
what? If I know my own heart at all, I simply de-
sired to be a comfort to you. You very well know that
I said to you, ' How about your children?—for I cannot
bear to live in ill feeling with any one—shall I have in
them friends or enemies ?' and you said, Friends I
hope. 1 have been to my son, Richard, twice to-day,
and told him I was conrin!T here, ar:d he approves it.'
But,' said I, What does Mrs.i Stoner say?' You said,
I have not told her, for she is very violent in her
temper, and when she hears it, I dare say she will come
to your uncle; but I hope. Mr. Knill wirl be very severe
with her, for I do not mean that she shall put it
aside;' and when you ailed, d to her in your letter to me,
you said, 'This I must have with God.' Again, ashen
you mentioned money matters, I said, can have no-
thing to do with that; there is something in the affair on
hand far higher in my view than all that.' You wanted
a companion arid friend, and urged me to leave Wotton
as soon as possible to be all that to you, and because I
agreed to do so and acted upon it, I am to be treated in
this way, and told that no insult was offered. and that I
acted with railway speed, and, in a most satirical man
ner, bringing in your 'youth,' as Mrs. Lewis chooses to
call it. Now, I know of no passage in all God's book
condemning marriage in any, on account of age or cir-
cumstances, ror have I ever heard of any law of man
that countenances such treatment as I am receiving, be-
cause I had consented thereto. Now, sir, my own
conscience, and I am sure I can in mull appeal to yours
also, that I have neither said, done, nor written anything
that I am ashamed should appear before your family, the
whole town of Wotton, or any court of justice. Thus
conceiving that I have ' right views and proper feelings'
on the subject, I again request a communication from
yourself. Without it you cannot expect that I should let
the matter rest."

The only answer she received to this communication was
the following one from Mrs. Lewis:—" Mrs. Lewis begs
to acknowledge the receipt of Miss Knill's letter, and,
at the same time, to intimate that the Rev. J. Ltwis
considers her fully competent to answer any inquiries
Miss K. may choose to make." Under these circum-
stances the plaintiff had no alternative but to institute
the present proceedings, and the jury would say by their
verdict to what amount of damages she was entitled. He
did not mean to urge that there had ever been any vio-
lent affection, but most certainly the plaintiff had been
disgraced and placed in a most painful position by the
conduct of the defendant, and was, therefore, entitled
to some compensation.
The Rev. Mr. Knill was then examined. He deposed
that he was, at the time in question, the minister of
an Independent congregation at Wotton-under-Edge,
and the plaintiff was his niece. The defendant had
been his particular friend for many years, and he was
also formerly minister of an Independent congre-
gation. In the autumn of 1847, the plaintiff was at
his house on a visit, and was introduced to the
defendant, who afterwards frequently conversed to
him about her, and said how reliefs he wished to make
her his wife if she had been two or three years older.
The plaintiff was about forty-five years old. The de-
fendant used frequently to say that she was a very nice
young woman.—(A laugh.) On the 10th of September
defendant, witness, and the plaintiff took tea together,
and she was going to return the next day to Wotton.
In the course of the day he saw the defendant in the
garden, sitting under a large shady tree—(Laughter)--
and witness went up to him, when he told him he had
made his niece an offer of marriage, and that the had
accepted him. Ile talked very fast, and said a good deal.
—(Renewed laughter.) He at first suggested that the
marriage should take place in London, but witness
objected, and said it ought to take place there, and the
defendant assented. Witness then told him that his
niece would have a good name, and that, as he might die
in a month, he ought to make some provision for his
widow. He considered a short time, and then said he
thought he could settle a thousand pounds on her. 'Tice
defendant had frequently complained that he was very
lonely, as he could not talk to his servant, who had only
one or two ideas, and that he was in great want of a
friend and companion.
Cross examined—The defendant was eighty years
old. lie only went out upon one occasion with my
niece. There was no discontent among the congrega
tion on account of the proposed marriage, but the Lewis
family were of course very angry about it. He was
never accused of getting up the marriage between his
niece and the defendant, and did not leave his ministry
on account of the dissatisfactio❑ created among the con-
gregation in consequence. Mr. Lewis was very anxious
that he should tell him when his niece was going to
leave Wotton-under-Edge. She came there the latter
end of August, and left in the begianing of September.
Miss Mary Moginie, an acquaintance of the plaintiff,
deposed that she informed her of the intended marriage,
and she was aware that she had purchased clothes to the
amount of 301., in anticipation of the marriage.
Cross-examined—Plaintiff still occupied her situation
at the school.
This was the plaintiff's case.

Sergeant CHANNELL then addressed the jury for the
defendant, and he said that no cases differed so much
their circumstances as breaches of promises of this de
scription. In some eases, where a long period of youth-
ful affection was wantonly put an end to, no damages
could be too great for the injured party, but in others,
and such a case he submitted was the present, no iejuty
whatever had been itifl cted. In this case the parties,
one an old manof eighty, and the other a woman of ma-
ture years, certainly, were only proved to have been seen
once together; and what attachment could possibly be
supposed to exist under such circumstances? It was,
indeed, ridiculous to talk of affection in such a case ;
and, if the union had taken place, every one must see
that it could not have been productive of anything like
bliss or happiness. It was quite clear that, as Miss
Lewis said, the offer had been inconsiderately made,
and as foolishly accepted ; but still he must
admit that the offer had been made, and the
jury were called upon to state what damage the
plaintiff had sustained by its being broken. Something
had been said about a sum of a thousand pounds being
settled upon her, but there was no evidence when she
was to have it, except that there was some suggestion
that everything was to be settled in a month, and she
was to become a widow and have the money at the same
time. What damage had the plaintiff sustained ? Look
at the ages of the parties ; and ho asked them to con-
sider what happiness or advantage could be likely to be
derived from such an union. The plaintiff herself had
evidently treated the affair as a matter of business, and
said that she had wound up her affairs in anticipation
of the marriage.—(A laugh.) It was stated that she
had given up her situation in consequence ; but that did
Rot appear to be the case, and there was no proof of her
having suffered the slightest damage. If the jury
should, however, feel themselves compelled to give a
verdict in her favour, he felt assured that they would
consider the smallest amount ample compensation under
all the circumstances of the case.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up very brie fly,
and the jury, after deliberating for more than an hour,
returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 50/.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Reading, March 4.
William Wilmhurst, a gentlemanly-looking young
man, was arraigned before Mr. Jestice Patteson, on
numerous indictments, for extensive forgeries. He was
charged with forging the signature of Sir E. Filmer,
Bart., M.P., for 3,724/.; a similar fraud on Messrs. Wil-
liams, bankers, of Dorchester, for 3001., by means of a
forged letter of credit, purporting to have been issued
by Cocks and Biddulph, of Charing-cross; a third for-
gery on the Old Bank, at Oxford, and others on the
London and County Joint-stock Bank, and its branches.
The prisoner was stated to have held tho situation of
clerk in one of the neighbouring banks.
The forgery of the signature of Sir E. Filmer was the
first case gone into.
Mr. Keating prosecuted, and Mr. Cook defended.
Mr. J. Brodstreet, a clerk at the London and
County Bank, at Oxford, said that, on the 9th
of September, the prisoner came to the bank, and
having given his name and address a.; J. M. Brown,
Esq., Park place, near rangbourne, wished to open
an account. He offered two drafts, one was
signed E. Filmer, Bart., and purported to be drawn
for 3,7241., on Messrs. Overend and Gurney, dated
Sept. 6, 1847. The other was on the London and
County Bank, Lombard-street, by William Taylor, in
favour of H. Brown, for 3241. He stated the larger
cheque to be the proceeds of a mortgage, which he had
foreclosed, and which had been purchased by Sir E.
mer. Having produced a letter, which purported to
have come from Overend, Gurney, and Co., and which
tended to prove the genuineness of the larger draft, wit-
ness received them, and gave an accountable receipt for
the whole. Prisoner signed J. M. Brown in the auto-
graph book. Prisoner then said he wanted some cash,
and he was allowed to draw by cheque 301. In the
course of an hour he returned and presented another
cheque, represented to be drawn by B. Plaisted, in
favour of J. M. Brown, Esq., for 2511., on the London and
County Bank. He askelcash for the whole of that, which
was refused. He asked for an order on London, and,
after some delay, he had one for 2001., at four days' date.
Having reason to suspect thus they were forgeries, he
traced the prisoner to Abingdon-road station, and got
211. and the letter of credit back from him.
Sir Edward Filmer said the signature was not his. Ile
never banked at Overend, Gurney, and Co.'s. There was
no other baronet of the same name.

The draft by W. Taylor on the London and County
Bank for 3101., as also that on the same bank for 2511.,
in the name of J. B. Plaisted, being proved to be forgeries,
it was shown that on the morning of the 9th of Septem-
ber he engaged a special train to be ready at half-past
eleven on the Great Western Railway at Oxford, but he
never came.

The Learned JUDGE then carefully summed up the
whole facts, and
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The prisoner was then indicted for defrauding Messrs.
Williams, of Dorchester, of 3001. by means of forgery,
and was found tiruilty of the charge.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced him to be transported
for the term of his natural life.

The other indictments, of course, were withdrawn.

SOUTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Swansea, March 4.
MURDER AT CARDIFF.—CONVICTICN OF SEVEN PRI-
!JOWL—John Griaiths, alias "Swansea Jack," Alex.

ander Thema', dia.; 14 Alex the Devil I" Agrar,"
single n 011)!:n; and Bridget Kelle, were indicted for the
wilful Trairder of Wil;iarn Morrison; and James Jonai
Alfredßurman, ant: Harr Williams, were also charge'
with having aided and abetted in the commission of the
crime.
M( 113&nson and Grove prz:secuted; Mr. Allen cle•
feTlcled the prisoner Burrows.
From a mass of evidence adduced in support of tha
prosecution, it appeared that the deceased entered csr-
duff with his wile, sister, and two children, on the ere;
fling of October 28. Being strangers to the place, and
not in very premising circumstances, they bad some
difficulty in obtaining lodgings. At length, howeverj
they were taken in by a peaceably-disposed manly"
woman, Mrs. Morgan, residing in Whitmore-lane. On
the evening of the 30th they were somewhat alarmed by
a great disturbaece in the street, near the door; and
Mr. Morgen having gone out a short time previouslb
Mrs. Morgan was in fear lest he should be hurt"
A cry of murder was then raised as if under the window
of the house, and Mrs. Morgan immediately proceeded,
with a lighted candle to the street door, to ascent"
what was the matter. On opening the door the prisoner
Meyriek snatched the candle-stick from her hand, and
struck I,er, at the same time aAting her with an eath•
why she brought the light out ? After considerable
chflieulty Mrs. Morgan contrived to get back into the
house, but the disturbance increasing, and entertaining
her previous fears, she a second time appeared at the
door. The moment she presented herself the females
Meyrick and Kelly seized upon her by the bait* of
her head, and threatened her immediate death. She
el-4d for help, tied the deceased being the only male in
the house, rushed to her aid. There were several Pe"
sons round the doorway, and Mrs. Morgan was stag'
glilig on the ground with three of the females at the
bar, Meyrielc, Kelly, and Williams. The deceased leaned
over her for the purpose of !Ming her up, when Mer,
rick seiz him by the hair of his head with ono band
and his neckerchief with the other. Kelly also catching
him by his hair. In this dredful suffering the poor mat;
endeavoured to rescue his lanadlady. When Griffiths sea
Thomas, in the most brutal manner, kicked him in the
side. He reeled along the passage, and in a second or
so fell dead. His wife ran to his aid and raised his head,
but life was quite extinct. Having laid his head on her
apron, the prisoner Kelly rushed at her, and said," You
I'll serve you as they have served your husband.'„
She managed to escape from her fury. Several wit'
nesses identified the prisoner as being concerned in the
commission of the outrage. The disturbance in the first
instance appeared to have originated in a fight between
the prisoners and some sailors. The cruel tames on
Mrs. Morgan seemed to have been from no other cause
than her hrir ging out a lighted candle and exposing the
parties who were creating the disturbance to the police
if they were any way near.

Messrs. Paine and Jenkins, surgeons, deposed to the
blows inflicted by the kicks having produced immediate
death.

Counsel having addressed the jury for the prisoner
Burrows, the Learned Judge (Williams) summed up at
considerable length, and pointed out the evidence as 3
bore upon the different prisoners.
The jury retired for an hour and a half to consider
their verdict. They found John Griffiths, Alexander
Thomas, 2,laria Meyrick, and Bridget Kelly, guilty Of
manslaughter; and James Jones, Alfred Burrows, an
Mary Williams, guilty of aiding and abetting in the
commission of that crime.—Sentence deferred.
At Swansea, on Tuesday, John Lloyd, aged 25. and
Richard Mahony, aged 27, were indicted for hiring
assaulted Charles Bowring, and feloniously and violently
stolen from his person coin and bank notes of the value
of 1,0001.

The prisoners pleaded Guilty.
Evan Evans, aged 38, a weaver, and Richard 7 homeat
aged 26, a woollen spinner, were next indicted for felo-
niously receiving a portion of the 1,0001., well knowia%
it to have been stolen.

A great number of witnesses were examined, and tb•
jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoner,
recommending Richard Thomas to mercy.
The LEARNED JUDGE sentenced John Lloyd 10
Richard Mahony to be transported for the term of their
natural lives. Evan Evans was sentenced to eighteen
months' itnprisonmsmt, and Richard Thomas to ell
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 4.
STOCK EXCHANOR.—The sales are—East Lancashire, Nen
5 dis.— Di t to, New Quarters, l c. dis. Lancashire 07
Yorkshire, Fifths, 14 dis.—. Ditto, Halves (late L. and B.),11
did.—liitto, Fifths ( West Riding Union), 2% dis.—London
and North-Western, 136 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 414
p.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, I,‘ 1:4"
Ditto, 201. Shares, 51. 18s. 9d. dis.—Midland, 106 c.—South'
Eastern and Dover, 271,2 c.—Ditto, No. 4,2% dis.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B.), No. 2, 1!4 p.—Ditto
(G. N. E. Purchase), 136 p.
MANCHESTER, Manor 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lama'shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 15-16 dis.—Chester and
Birkenhead (20/. Shares), 65,6 dis.—East Lancashire, NeW
5 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 3i dis.—lfsn'
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincoln'
shire), 6 7.16 dis.—North Staffordshire, dbl.—South'
Eastern and Dover, '27 A; —Ditto, No 4, 214 dis.
LEEDS, MARCH 4.
STOCK ExcriskstoK.—The sales are—East Lancashire, NeW,
514 c. dis.—Great Northern, 7% dis.— Huddeisfield and
Manchester, Thirds, lsie dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 171. 13s. 9d.
dis.—North British, Halves, —Ditto, Thirds, 12s. 6d.
dis.—Ditto, Extension, 4s. 6d. die.—North-Western, 5% u•
dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (New Bennetts),
30s. p.