The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-09 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL.

Another band of the Spanish brigands, cal'ed Tra-
boucayers, chiefly, if not entirely, composed of men who
served in the army of Don Carlos, and took refuge in
France on the final discomfiture of that Prince, were
brought, on the 19th ultimo, before the Court of Assizes
for the Pyrecees Orienteles, upon an indictment, of
which we shall give an epitome. The number included
in it is 22, of whom 17 (in custody) were arraigned at
the bar ; the five others, including a woman named Ca-
therine Gatel, or Lacoste, having evaded capture. The
prosecution was conducted by M. Renard, Procareur-
General ofth Cour Royale of Montpellier, assisted by
M. Aragon. t se Procureur du Roi. The prisoners were
defended by lair counsel. The indictment stated tha;
on February 27. 1845, at tea o'clock in the evening, the
diligence go ng from Girona to Barcelona, was stopped
at a place mile! Lo Sure de la Palle, near the vilage
oF La Tord. re. The traces were cut, the doors of
the coach violently opened, and all the passengers
ordered, on pain of instant death, to alight, and lay
themselves on the ground. The robbers then lighted
torches and searched the pessengers, taking from
thfir per o all they could find, treating the,
women in the most indecent manner. This done,
they spread a cloak on the ground, and commanded
every one, with the most horrible threats, to cast upon
it whatever money, jewels, and other valuables they had
about them, and which might have escaped discovery.
At the same time the diligence was completed./ plundered.
This, LoNever, was but a prelude to future outrages.
Three of the passengers, M. Balbier, M. Roger, of
Figuieras, and M. Massot, Darams, whose passports
indicated them to b-; of great consideration, were seized
and bound to be carried off for the sake (.4f their ransom.
The mother of M. Massot, who was travelling with
him, cast herself at the feet of the bandits, and
entreated them for mercy to her on. But they repelled
her coarsely, saying that if she did not cease to annoy
them with her cries she should see her son stabbed to
death before her eyes. The sound of a shrill whistle was
then heard, upon which the brigands gathered up their
wy, cut the straps of the pantaloons of their three cap-
tiv s, in order that they might be able to move more freely,
and led them away across the mountains, recom-
mending those left not to repert what had oc-
curred to them, or they would repent it. On May
3, M. Massot wrote a letter to his mother, desiring
her to send him 800 quadruples (rather more than
60,000 francs) for his ransom, saying, " I am worn out
by misery. Tne cold distresses me, and these men tor
ment me. A fever is killing me, end yet I am obliged
to march day and night, with pain and grief, through
the snow. All I know is that I am traversing moun-
tains. Embrace my brothers in the name of God, and
b-g the n not to fall into despair from my death, for I
am already r. signed to it." Balbier, who was of an
advanesd age, c utd not long resist his great sufferings,
and in a very few days, finding himself sinking and
unable to write, dictated his last will to Roger, which
when finished, the brigands took into their hands
judging they might derive some advantage from its
possession. The unhappy man was left alone in hi,
agonies on It' e snow, and, with a refinement of bar-
barity, the savages took frem his shoulders the cloak
he needed only for a few moments more. Three day:
after that the Spanish armed force came up with
the band, and an engagement ensued in which two
of the soldiers were killed, and several of the brigand-,
wounded. Some days after the attack on the
diligence, Mademoiselle Massot, received a letter by tht
Girona mail, signed with the name of Jacques Toquabus.
telling her that if she did not send the 800 quadruple,
to a place indicated, she should receive her son's ears ;
and if that did not reduce her to compliance, they
would send her his eyes; and if those did not succeed,
she would, at last, have his mutilated head, at the seta e
time increasing their demand. On the 25th of March.
the brigands and their two prisoners, when in a house
called Perrasole de herrasole, near Tazadell, were at-
tacked by some armed police, and a conflict ensiled, it
which te o of the get d 'MP S w re killed, and M. Roger,
receivt d a ball :n the back of the, neck, which lull. nit,.
dead instantaneously. The band then divided into to
parties—five of them going to a place called Maners,
and eight with M. Mass.,t, their sole remaining captive
n search of the ar ttto ef .Pa,tsagaldi, where they
conceal and s, cure i n. After wand,-ring for sitier..l
days, lost in • oss, they reached and crossed the llouga,
a river eh ;.h divides the imo ki.gdorni, and
-
the cave, e ere :•eriseld two days with fo by twc
h i_4l ,
pements of the c!otildr,-, who where included in the in-
dictment as ace on:hce s Hence four of the eight bandits
went to L:is receive the one th.,u,urd qua,l•
rupies &mien ~f Ma lame M.,,sot. ET the r,lease
her son, heir abode at the ion of one of thei,
associates, Burnt net nut one of the four, namet!
Pijach.., taking some off, nee, d. serted the reit, returnee
to his master, and Lecame tie principal means of dig
covering and arresting the whole baud of these brunt;
murderers. In cons quence of the measures taken la:.
his information, all the brigands named in the indict•
meat were pur,-tted, round, and arreated. In the end, Or
rea(yhine• the ci.v, ur grotto o' P;sqtguadj, was di,'
cui eredthe h-sly of M. .':asscP, with the ear,
cut off, the throat divided, and efevin poignard wount,
in the r-;ion of the heart. In the loft of a t'artn callt
Del Aloy, waa aft rwarcle found, wrapt in paper, a pair
of human ears, with some of the hair of the head stir
sticking to them by the clotted blood. These were after
wards proved to be the ears of the unfortunate Massot,
which the eight hrigtin is, who had excise 1, there
carelessly left there, little thinktric- how clear a pro.
it would be of their having been t!..e perpetrators
this act of cruelty. As an evidence of their
to all feeling of pity, when the ears were exhibited
them on their being examined before the magistrate ;1103
pretended nut to know what they wet e, them
with the most atidai iota levity, dried mushrooms. It
is also stated that alter the death of their two captives.
31. Balbier and M. Roger, the bandits sent letters to their
families, stipulating for large sums for their ransom,
which was to he sent to certa-n shots indicated, but
which, if they had been paid, would have been in pure
loss, for those sought to to red. else(' were no longer in
existence. The above are the taster ial facts eltscleste
by the accomplice Fujade, and which were confirmed by
the evidence that was produced. In support of the
prosecution, no fewer than 114 witnesses were sum•
monad, all of whom attended the trial except two Or
three. They consisted of the other passengers in the
diligence with the three unfortunate victors, the COD-
ducteur of the diligence, farmers, and other persons
in Spain and France who had been forced by the
brigands to afford them shelter and concealment,
the Esconados, or armed police of Spain, with
whom they had the encounter, and the gendarmes in
'France engaged in their capture. Their united evi-
dence, which ran to the length of eight days, is too
voluminous for us to give even any general epitome ed
it, nor would it be of any great interest, inasmuch as i
only exhibited in iniitute detail the circumstances upon
which the indictment a as founded, and which recapitu-
lates all the moirprominent, all the essential facts and
circumstances. Pujade, the associate cif the gang, ad-
mitted to give evidence, was a Spanish refugee Cartist.
who for two years wee in the domestic service of M.
Puns, a man of independent property, living at Passe,
(Pyr6n6s Oientales.), but in February, 1845, was se-
duced away by three men, one of whom M. Pons recog
nised among the prisoners, under the pretence of going
to see their relations in Spain. He went on leave of ab-
sence for a fortnight, but did not return till towards the
end of April, when M. P. 055 declined taking him back.
Another of the prisoners had also been in service with I
another family in France, but left it under the same
pretext. In the course of the evidence it appeared
that the main object of the band in attacking
the diligence was a knowledge they had obtained
by some means that there was a considerable sum of
money to be conveyed by it. This they searched for, '
and not finding it, and being unable to learn from the '
conductor or from any of the passengers where it was ;
uncealed, they became the more Ti e n t and brutal, In ;.

fact, as stated by the conductor, this money was, on the
coach being stopped, thrown by him at the bottom of the
coupe, where they never lhought of looking for it, and
where it remained safe until after they were gone. The
most interesting, but at the same time, the most painful
part of the proceedings, was the examination of the
bereaved mother, Madame Massot. When called the
first time to appear in court, she was too ill to come
f )rvvard, and the President postponed her interrogation
till the following day, contenting himself with reading
her previous depositions, winch gave a most interesting
but atEcting statement of the manner in which, in
..pite of all her entreaties, prayers, and promises.
h-r son was torn from her arms by main force,
when all threats of wro-)g and insulting violence to
herself were instiffieient to induce her to relinquish her
gasp upon her child. On the fallowing day she ap-
, p eired in cow', clothed in deep mourning. and so over-
whelmed in grief thlt she could scarcely be led to the
piece from which .:he was to give her testimony. The
President adlressrd her in the kindest toes, remind-
, ing her that, however cruel the task, it was her duty if
to rouse herself and enlighten justice. He then
desired fed. to 1 ok at the prisoners, and say if she re-
cognised ans of them. With terror in her countenance
she turned her eyes tewerds them, and, pointing to one
of them named Jean Simon, exclaimed in tones of agony
—" Oh ! that is he who tore my son away from me,
and with him tore away my own life. He it was who
rejected all my prayers. Yes ! yes ! Indeed it was he
who forced him from my arm% Murderer ! murderer !"
Simon, who on the first entrance of Madame Massot
bad hung down his head, and had ever since re-
mained immovable, now resumed all his audacity, and
addressed the most grossly insulting apostrophes to her.
The President spoke to him in strong terms, and
ordered the two gens'darmes between whom he W2B
placed to compel him to sit down and be
silent. Mademoiselle Mascot, having in a
degree recovered her self - command, again sur-
veyed the prisoners, and pointed out another, named
Sagalls, as the man who had lighted the torch and
examined the faces of the prisoners. She could- not re
cognise any of the others. Simon upon this asserted
that he saw there was a c,inspiracy against him, and that
it 50 such witnesses wet e brought against him, they
would all recognise him, adding, "I shall be condemned
to death, but I shall die innocent. If I did what they
say, may God never suffer me to leave this place alive.
But I will not appear again since truth is not to be
heard. To-morrow I wdl remain in my prison." Upon
this Mladame Mascot assured the President, that she per-
fectly:recolected his voice. She than referred to the letters
she had received, demanding a thousand ounces of gold
for the release of her son, but she could not send it, be-
cause her whole fortune was not equal to the amount,
and all she had was settled upon her children. Madame
Mascot was asked by th • Procureur-General whether
her husband had not been, at another time, arrested
in like manner, and redeemed himself from captivity by
giving a large sum of money. She replied that she was
not able to state the fact ; but M. Villelongue knew
more about it than she did. Madame iilassot then be-
came so faint that she was obliged to be taken out of
court. M. Villelongue, being called, deposed that M.
Massot had informed him, that about three years ago
he was taken by brigands, and kept in secret confine-
ment. They at first fixed his ransom at 60.000 f., but
afterwards reduced it to 15,000 f., which sum being paid
he was liberated, At the close of the hearing, at which
the above evidence of Madame Massot and M. Ville-
longue was given, Simon re• awed his intimation to the
President that he desired not to appear in Court fie
next day ; but the President would not listen to his re-
quest. The whole of the witnesses having been beard,
the Procureur- General addressed the court and jury, in
a speech which lasted three hours, and was listened
to throughout with the profoundest attention and the
deepest interest. He concluded by calling upon the
jury to deliver a verdict which would strike terror
Tito these violaters of humanity, and dater others from
-onamitting the same atrocities. He was replied to by
two counsel engaged for the prisoners, who argued
against the jurisdiction of the Court, on the ground of
the crimes with which their clients stood charged being
committed in Spain. On the ninth and last day, the
President, previous to his summing up, asked the pri-
soners whether they had anything to say in their own
defense. Simon said, " All I ask is death, and no other
punishment; for if France will commit an iejustice, let
it be complete." Camps, alias Sa.6, another, said,
" You have been told that I killed a Mousou de la
Escuada. I have killed not one but several of them,
and if I had been at the plunder of the diligence, I
would have washed my hands in their blood." A third,
named Barlabe alias Negret, denied that he was at
the robbery of diligence, and declared that if he had
been he would have cut the throats of all the officers :n
it, in revenge for the death of his relations, who
had been murdered by their political enemies," The
rest of the prisoners said nothing ; but several of them
during the trial had protested against the truth of the
evidence given by the witnesses for the prosecution,
affirming that they being Liberals wished to crush them
(the prisoners) because they were Carlists. When the
President hed summed up, and put the question to the
jury upon which they had to decide, M. Lafabreque,
one of the counsel for the prisoners, applied to the Court
to add to them the three following :—" Was the robbery
imputed to the prisoners committed in Spain ? Did the
arrests and sequestrations (secret confinements) take
place in Spain ? Was the murder committed in Spain?"
The Procureur-General argued against these ques-
tions. and the Court decided that they could not be put.
The jury retired about three in the afternoon, and,
after five hours' deliberation, returned into Court and
declared their verdict, upon which the Court withdrew to
consider its judgment.
During the half-hour the Court was out, the prisoners
were most scandalous in their conducts All the
prisoners shouted, "Long live Don Carlos !' Fabregas,
May God give him health and strength to return to
Spain." Sagas, addressing with a smile the President,
who remained on the bench, said, "I give you many
thanks, Sir." If these are the new lawn you talk so
much about, I compliment you upon them.. You may
call it the balance or justice, but I call it the balance o. ,
hell." Then turning to his fellow-prisoners and laugh-
ing he said. " Come, we have 40 days more which are
necessary for them at Paris to muddle over our papers,
end then it will be all at an end ;" at the same time
drawing his hand over the neck of Icazes. Three of
them were rolling cigars, and were taking flints, steel, and
tinder from their pockets, with the intent of lighting
them, but were prevented by the gensd'armes. Segal,
called one of the jury by his name, and promised him
that if he or any of his family came to Spain, the y might
rely on being well received. This scene was put a stop
to by the Court returning. and delivering the sentences.
One having been declared not guilty, was ordered to be
tissharged. Tujade was condemned to imprisoment for
three years, and another fur five years ; one to eight
y, arc, and another to ten years' close confinement, and
the pillory ; one to ten years, and one to twenty years'
hard labour at the hulks, with the pillory ; six to hard
labour at the hulks for life, on account of the jury hav
ing found that there were extenuating circumstances in
their favour ; and four, among whom were Simon, :'a-
gals, and Icaz_e, to death. The Court ordered that Si-
mon and Sagals should be executed at Ceret, and the
ether two at Perpignan.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL-

LIGENCE'

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Terrible steam frigate, 20
guns, Captain Ramsay, arrived at Spithead this morning
iront the Thames. She saluted the Commander-in-Chiefs
flag with 17 guns, which eiretunstance alone stamped her as
,cruwhing above the conavcon order of steam-vessels; even
the Retribution (her alleged sister ship), although having
10 guns on board, not having performed a similar ceremony,
whether from incapacity or not remains to be seen ; hut the
fact of her not having done so looks suspicious. The Terrible
s certainly the most complete looking max-ef- war steamer
we ever remember to have seen, with tile exception of the
funnels—these spoil the "ship-shape" effect of the other
warlike features of the noble vessel. Being ship-rigged gives
her another vast advantage in appearance over every other
steamer now at Spithead The Retribution looks meagre in
comparison, although nearly the saute sized hull as her
rival, but 200 tons lighter in build. The only feature
in which the Retribution appears to posses, the advantage
aver her rival is in having only one fenne', the Terrible's
,or giving her more the appear,;uce of a floating bridge titan
Afl ',ling battery. But the Retribution, notwithstandir g
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ler deficiancy of tonnage, stows properly upwards of .ICti
t-itis more of coa'i than the Terrible. With regard to effi-
ciency as men-of-war, we shall have a fair opportunity of
judging in the fhrthcominr, trials; until that. we defer our
opiliou upon the merit I the respective vessels. But there
,s one feature convected with the efficiency of these huge
-tearners, we cannot permit to pass unnotico, as it may be
the meane, under Supreme guidance, of saving the lives cf
hundreds of men—need we say, we allude to the absence of
the paddle-box hosts? With the melancholy experience of
the past years before our eyes of the fate of large steamers,
we look upon these monstrous fli,ating furnaces as little bet-
ter than coffins, if permitted to put to sea 'without such in-
di.pensab:e auxiliaries to the salvation of life as Captain
Smith's invaluable invention.

The Eurydice, 2.G, C:ipiain Elliott, was insrected wester-
flay by Captain Corry, of the Sup,rs, for the Commander-
in. Chief, and was towed into harbour to-day, but whether
to be paid off or refitted to join the experimental f quadron
being one of Admiral Elliott's construction), is not yet
ordered.

The Wanderer, 12, Commander Somerville, only wants her
guns to be ready for sea.
The Electra, 18, Commander Maitland, will not proceed to
the coast of Mica, the Admiralty having yesterday altered
her destination to the Pacific, to join the squadron under
Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Commander-in-Chief.
The Crocodile, 26 C4ptain Maxwell, took a quantity of
,rovicions fur the squadron on the Irish station, from the
Clar,nce yard, end sailed this day for Cork, calling at
Plymouth.
the Phcenix steam-sloop, Commander Dennis, went out
_to Spithead this afternoon.
The Scourge steam bomb vessel; Commander Caffin, went
out of harbour to join the squadron at Spithead this after-
noon, with a distinguished party of officers and ladies, friends
of Sir Charles Ogle, on board.
The Athol troop-ship, Commander Pearn, sailed this after-
noon
for Woolwich with the Royal Artillery companies she
brought home.

ROYAL MARINE ARTILT,ERY.

Her Majesty has commanded that two additional compa-
nies shall be added to the present establishment of this most
important arm of the naval service, without increasing the
" strength"lif the corps. The distribution will be as fol-
lows :-94 divisional companies, each consisting of 1 captain,
2 subalterns, 5 sergeants, 5 corporals, 3 drummers, 84
privates—total, 100; and 7 artillery companks, each col,
swung of 1 captain, 4 subalterns, 7 sergeants, 7 corporals, 3
bombadi .rs, 120 gunners—t,tal, 145; the strength of this
branch of the Royal Marine Corps will then be 1,015. The
apo atmeot of ,fficers has not yet taken place, but w;11 be
made out in a few days.
A detachment of Royal Marine Artillery will embark on
Saturday for service on board the Terrible steam-trigate.
Lieutenant Williams will be the officer for this important
duty, a gentleman who, by his zeal and activity since, he has
been in the ordinarycarpsf,hsasevi2neriefid,tvahleonitsaloofokneoltoaa, .
likely kind forto
his arduoiis pro3ill 2 i
arrive at the highest dignities of the.. service:
The 43,1 Regiment, which arrived from Halifax in the
Blenheim transport on Sunday, marched yesterday to Fort
Moncton, according to orders from the Horse Guards; but

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to-day they received counter ordeis, and are to proceed
Thursday by sailing for Dover.
The Bth (King's Own) Regiment, about to quit
rison for India, will be succeeded by the 3d B"
quarted at Gosport, in which qrtarters tl-
ceeded by the 13th Regiment from W

gar.

a., at present
3d will be suc-

a i mer or Deal.

LAW IS";•ELLIGEN CE.
PR/I"; COUNCIL, April 8.
T ':e Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yest. rJay
iu the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present
were, the Lord-President (the Duke of Baccleuch), the
Vice Chancellor Wigram, the Jude of the Admiralty Court,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir Alexander
Johnstone, Sir H. East, and Sir Edward Ryan.
IN THE SCATTER OF THE PETITION OF IDCTIJEE BYRAMGEE,
OF B,,mBAY, AND OTHERS,--TRE PARSEE MURDER CASE
The arguments in tt:ia case, which were commenced
on Saturday, were resumed and concluded to-day. The ease
came before their Lordships upon the petition of Eduljee
Byramgee, of Bombay, now a prisoner at Singapore, on
behalf of himself and eight other Parses natives of Bombay.
for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Supreme
Court of Judicature at Bombay, s'ntencing them to trans-
portation to Singapore, for the wilful murder of a Parsee
named Muncherjee Hormu.sjee.
The facts of the case may be thus stated. In the town of
Bombay the population was divided into political parties,
and a person of the name of bluncheriee was a workman in
the office of a newspaper, published in the Parsee language,
called the Chabook. It appeared he was a person of great
bodily strength and violent habits, having been several times
imprisoned on charges for assault. On the 21st of April,
1844, a person named Burjorjee, with whom Muncherjee had
frequently fought, accompanied by a body of his friends,
came into the street in which the newspaper-office was .
Muncherjee, who anticipated the visit, was also provided
with a body of his friends; a violent tumult arose, and the
witnesses examined on the trial stated that Muncherjee
was dragged through the street by his opponent,
until he met his death from wounds inflicted by a
knife or knives (that being sine of the questions).
It was remarkable, that although the number of persons on
each side was very considerable, and although the trial
lasted ten days, only two witnesses were called on the part
of the prosecution, and they were accidentally present, and
per sans of indiff'rent character. One bad been born a priest,
and was then acting as a menial servant. The other was
the keeper of a liquor shop, who had recently been dis-
charged from prison for an aggravated assault; and the Chief
Justice (Sir H. Roper) described them "as per-
sons upon whose testimony, when their passions or in-
terests were involved, he could not place any great re-
liance." The account they gave was, that four of the
eighteen Farsees who were tried for the murder bad knives,
and they struck the deceased and wounded him with them.
ThesChief Justice expressed great doubts of the truth of that
statement, as the surgeon's evidence was that all the wounds
were inflicted with one knife, the knife held by Burjorjee,
who, upon his conviction, was executed, having confessed
that he was the only person who stabbed the deceased.
The jury found the eighteen persona guilty. There
was one most important objection to the verdict arising
from misdirection. The jury, after being in cmoulta-
tion five hours, returned into Court and asked the
Chief Justice, would they be justified in returning a verdict
of manslaughter? The Judge answered, " Gentlemen, it is
either murder or it is nothing." There was also another most
important miscarriage upon the trial. Their Lordships would
be surprised to hear that during the ten days the trial lasted
the jury were allowed to separate, and were not under the
least control. The consequence was a miscarriage on their part,
which in one sense was h onourable to them, as it arose from their
anxiety to ascertain the truth, but they misled themselves
by their own inquiries, and the result was that they found
two persons guilty of wilful murder whom they now believe
to be innocent. The petitioner and one of the other parties
produced witnesses who stated that they were members of
a club which met every Sunday, at a bungalow about a
quarter of an hour's drive outside the town, and that at the
time the murder was committed they dined there in ccopany
with the petitioner, and that he remained in the bungalow
until eight o'clock that night. The witnesses were severely
cross-examined, but without eliciting any inconsistencies.
It appeared that during the progress of the trial a doubt arose
whether it was practicable for a buggy to be driven
up to the gate of the place where the club met,
as had been deposed to by the witnesses for the alibi..
Accordingly, two of the jurors were deputed by the body to
settle the matter by personal examination. These parties
proceeded in their buggy during the morning drive allowed
them for relaxation, pending the trial, to the cemetery in
question, until they arrived at a point where the road
deviates into two, one leading to the right, the other to the
left, they took the right hand road, and found they could
not reach the gate of the cemetery without alighting
and walking some 150 or 200 yards. Having thus, a.,
they supposed, established that the road leading to the
cemetry was impassible for vehicles, they returned
and reported to the other jurors that in this respect they had
disproved the evidence for the defence. This circumstance
weighed very much with the jury, and induced them to dis-
believe or doubt the whole of the evidence is 'support of the
alibi. After the trial, the two jurors entertaining some doubt
whether they had not acted on a misconception of the road
in question, again drove to the cemetery, taking the road
to the left, and found no difficulty whatever in reaching
the gate. This discovery was immediately communicated to
Mr. Crawford, who defended the petitioner, with a view, as
they stated, of giving the prisoners the benefit of the dis-
covery. This was clearly a miscarriage in fact, as the other
was a miscarriage in law. and no stronger case could be
imagined to show the wisdom of the English law in never
suffering the jury to separate during a trial. There was ano-
ther thing, the Chief Justice said, " The impression made on
my mind by the evidence and deportment of the first witness
was highly unfavourable to the alibi, but that impression was
weakened as each succeeding witness gave his testimony,
until at last, though still doubting whether the case for the
prosecution against the petitioner and Eduljee might
not be true, I also greatly doubted whether the al-
leged alibi could be false. It was, however, a
question to be determined by the jury." The Chief
Justice states that before he summed up he retired for re-
freshment with his brother judge (Sir E. Perry) who had
taken a different view, and that he impressed him (the
Chief Justice) with that view, and that he summed up in a
way which does not accord with his present impression,
and did not accord with his impression at the time he heard
the evidence. The result was that the jury found the
petitioner and five others guilty, and recommended them to
mercy. Sentence of death having been recorded against them,
they were transported for life to Singapore. And under these
circumstances the petition was presented for leave to appeal
against the judgment of the Court below.
Mr. M. D. Hill was heard on Saturday last on behalf of
the appeal.
Sir J. BAILEY chortly addressed their Lordships to-day on
the same side.

The Attorney-General and Mr. L. Wigram were heard
against the petition, and
Mr. M. D. HILL having replied at great length,
Their LORDSHIPS stated that they should take time to
consider their judgment.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

SECONDARIES COURT, April 8.
(Before Mr. Secondary PorrEn.)
FXR •. HAWKINS.
Ax AWKWARD MISTAK/I IN A BAamits's Accotw.—
The plaintiffs in this action are cattle salesmen in Smitafiell-
market. The defendant is a butcher in a large way of
business. The claim was for 41. 10s. for some lambs sold to
the defendant.

Mr. THOMAS appeared for the defendant, who pleaded pay-
ment. It was admitted by him that the lambs had been sold,
and to prove the payment he called
Hawkins, the defendant's son, who gave evidence that
on the llth of August, 1843, he was with his father in Smith-
field-market when he bought five lambs, at 18s each, of the
plaintiff, and went to the wank of Jones and Co., in Smith-
field and paid 4/. 10s. In the after part of the day he bought
four more iambs at 235. of another party, and also paid 41. 12s.
into the same bank. It was the custom of the market
to pay into the bankers, and for the " penman" of the
salesman to ascertain that the money was paid
before he allowed the sheep to be delivered. The
lambs were taken by the drover; hut a week afterwards
a demand was made of the money for them, on the ground
that it had not been paid; the dispute led to defendant leav-
ing off dealing,. After that Mr. Eve one day called to de-
fendant, and asked how it was they did not deal; and de-
fendant asked him how it was passible they could after such
a mistake about the lambi ? Mr. Eve replied, "Oh, I have
nothing to do with that, I have had my money from Jones.
Cross-examined—Could not be at all mistaken as to
the payment of the two sums, and could point out
the clerk to whom he paid it. The person present was the
one. lie could not so distinctly remember the second party,
4s there w no dispute, and he did bet call it to his mem4ry.
Every salemaa had a book at the batik, and the entry of
payment oaght to be made at the time.
Mr. THOMAS said he could call many witnesses to show the
custom of the market, and that many similar mistakes had
occurred.

The SECONDARY said he could not take evidence on the
hut point.

Mi. Salmi, the plaintiff's attorney, said he would admit
the get►erad custom. He would then call witnesses to prove
that i•ccaiionally credit was given, and also the clerk to
whom the money was alleged to be paid, who would swear
lie aid not receive it.
William S. Stride was then called—Was clerk to Messrs.
Joncs and Co. Did not think he saw defendant on the 11th
of August, 1843, but was certain he did not receive any
money.

Mr. THOMAS said he should not a-k the witntss a question
after he said he could not remember whether he SAW the de-
fendant or not.

Walker, "penman" to the plaintiff, proved the de-
livery of the lamb& He did net inquire whether the money
was paid or not.

Stride (brother of the first witness), provel the entry
of 41. lis., received from defendant by him, but knew nothing
of the 4/. ICs.

Cross-examined—There were six clerks. lie did not
know, and would not swear, whether receipts bad been re-
fused to defendant and others. but receipts never were given.
The entry was made to the credit of the party paying 41.
lOs stood on the book to the debit of defendant. The debits
were taken from the salesmen's account at night. Could not
say wheao• Jones had paid plaintiffs.
Another clerk was called—He did not remember about the
transaction; he believed, however, the money was not paid.
Defendant was a rattly money customer, except when he
was short of the amount, and then the difference stood over.
This closed the plaintiff's caf.e.
Mr. Tuomns—sGentlemen of the jury, is it necessary fur
me to address you ?
Several of the jury—No, no!
The SECONDARY—Gentlemen of the jury, it is a question
entirely for you. The defendant's witness swears positively
as to a perfect recollection, and that the plaintiff, Eve, said
he had the money.
The
Co jury immediately'
thenimme jne
deiadteeluyrgad till to-morrowveaverdictfor mtheemig, to
defendant.n
The try
a case specially appointed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April&
Only two of tLe Commini.ners were sitting, and the
business was not of the slightest interest

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTERN ClRCUlT—Taunton, April 6.
Caleb Emery, who was convicted on Saturday of Mali-
ciously wounding John Townsend West, was this morning
sentenced to 15 years' transportation.
Thomf:s Ball MIS indicted for ravishbag Sarah Corner, on
the 31st ofJanuary ; and James Bull and James Emery were
charged with ailing and abating Thonizei Bull.
Mr. Fitzherbert waF counsel for the prosecution ; and
Mr. Cole, who held Mr. Stone's brief, defeuded the prisoner.
Sarah Corner stated, that on the evening of the 31st of
January she was at a public-house with John Wells, who
had been keeping company with her. The prisoners were
also the public-house. They left about 10 o'clock, and,
as it rained, they stood for shelter under a doorway. The
prisoners ane. four other men were standing near ; it was in
a village. After it had ceased rainhz she took John Well's
arm, and proceeded on their way home. When they had got
about a quarter of a mile beyond the how's, the seven men
who had been following them came up, and Thomas Bull

tirAr 'L.
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..01.1 of her ; and the other -men assisted in drag-
her away ; and then all seven of them effected their pur-
pose, one of them holding a knife to her. She then went
home ; but her family having gone to bed, she went into an
outhouse, and there remained till the foLowing night, till she
was nearly starved with the cold. She did net come ont of
the outhouse before because she was ashamed. Jahn 11 ells
tried to help her, but the parties were too many for him, and
he stood by and saw the whole transaction.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Baron ROLFE, in passing sentence, observed that this
was such a case that almost wade one doubt the policy of the
law in abolishing capital punishment for such an offence.
They would all be transported for their lives.

Sarah Hughes was indicted for administering poison to her
infant child, with intent tconiurder it.

Mr. Phinn was counsel for the prosecution.
Flom the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, a young
woman only 18 years of age, was an inmate of the Shepton
Ma!lett Union Workhouse, and was delivered of an illegiti-
mate child. Another woman was also in the union, and she
had a bottle containing blue vitriol, which she kept in a cup-
board in the ward. She had shown it to the prisoner, and
told her it was poison. On the 3d of November, the child
being then a mouth old, the prisoner bat! an interview with
the board of guardians, but what took place did not appear.
On her return from the board-room she was seen to give
something to the child from a bottle. The child then be-
came very ill, which led to an inquiry, and the bottle con-
taining tne poison was found under the pillow in her bed.
In a conversation that took place between the prisoner and
another woman, the prisoner said if the baby had died, her
friends could not blame her for it, because they had frowned
on her. When before the magistrates, the prisoner said she
was very sorry for what she had done; and if the child lived,
she would take care of it, and never do it again.
The prisoner was found Guilty, but the jury recommended
her to mercy.
The guardians also joined in that recommendation, as the
prisoner had always borne a good character.
Mr. Baron Roars said, be had no discretion, but he
would forward the recommendations to the proper quarter.
Judgment of death recorded.

Bassiasain Leslie was indicted for setting fire to a barn, the
property of the Rev. John Stuart Hippisley Horner, but in
the occupation of Richard Singer.
Mr. Hodges and Mr. Fitzheibert were counsel for the pro-
secutiori. and Mr. Prideaux for the prisoner.
Tne facts of this case were these :—The Rev. Mr. Horner is
the proprietor of considerable property at Wells, in this
county. On the 2d of March, 1845, a barn and other out-
buildings were destroyed by fire, and some ricks were burnt
about three weeks before this. Although it was considered
that these fires were the act of an incendiary, still no one
was suspected, but it appeared that on the night of the 25th
of February, before the second fire, the prisoner and a cousin
of his, of the name of James Smith, were walking into Wells
together, when the prisoner said he was going to sleep at a
lime-kiln, as he had done for three or four nights, because he
nad been turned out of his house. He blamed Mr. Horner
and a policeman of the name of Biggs for it, and he
said he would be —if he would not have his re-
venge before he was many days older ; there wouid be a
good flare-up in the village before he was many days
older, a sight bigger than that at Twaddle-alley (the
place where the first fire had happer.ed). A sum of money
mad been deposited with Biggs, the policeman, to divide be•
tween those parties who had assisted in putting out the first
tire, and about three weeks before the second fire the pri-
soner called upon Biggs and asked for some of the money.
He was told his name was not in the list, upon which he said
there would be another good flare-up in the parish before
long, and he would not help to put it out. Biggs was
at toe second fire, and he saw the prisoner and another man
together in a field, about thirty Yards from the barn,
aughing, and, as he considered, " glorying" in the fire.
The parties to whom these observations were made did not,
however, say anything on the subject until after
the prisoner was taken into custody ; but on the
14th of June the prisoner and a man named Tudgay were
together at a public-house, when the prisoner said to
aim that he had been to Frome with Adam Ruddcck
on the day of the fire ; that they bad made a lot of tinder
and matches ; that they well daubed the matches with brim-
stone, and roled the tinder round the matches, and then
tolled them all up in rags ; that they came from Frome to
Mr. Singer's barn, and then set fire to the tinder, and threw
it into one of the lights of the barn in amongst some straw ;
that he had afterwards gone home to his lodgings to bed.
Ile prisoner was taken into custody en the Ist of September,
and he then said it was true he had told Tudgay the tale
which he had told before the magistrates; but Tudgay had
told him tales that were quite as bad, and that they used to
the
get together and see which could tell the biggest lies.
end
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et hsewpoarret
that
a tthe e prisoner,Adam a
anything
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ndg to d o wascko called,
al
le
with
t
fire, and that what the prisoner had said was false.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence, transporta-
tion for life. _ _

Henry Yerbury was indicted for shooting at James Biggs
with intent to murder him on the 12th of December ; and
John Watts Charles Holton. Thomas Olding, George Young,
James Middleton, Job Whit , and John Rabbits, were indicted
with being present aiding and abetting Henry Yerbury.
Mr. Hodges and Mr. Fitzherbert were counsel for the pro-
secution, and Mr. Phinn defended all the prisoners, but Yer-
bury, Middleton, and Rabbits.
It woald seem that although large property at Wells be-
longs to the Rev. Mr. Homer, yet that he does not preserve
the game; that, however, is done by his uncle, Sir John
Hippisley, who in the season visits his nephew and sports
over his property. On the night of the 12th of December,
about twelve o'clock, the keepers were out near a wood called
Melcombe-wood, when they heard fifteen reports of guns.
They obtained further assistance. and on going into a field
they saw fourteen men. Four of them had guns, and the rest
were armed with sticks. The keepers followed them across
three or four fields, and then came up with them. They then
said to them that it. was a shame to shoot pheasants in that
manner. One of the poachers said, " Stand," and they all
fell into rank and pointed their guns at the keepers, and said
if they came nearer they would shoot them. They said they
had had somebirds, and they would have more. The poachers
then went on, followed by the keepers, and constantly
saying that if they did not keep back they would blow their
brains out. At length one of them turned round, levell, d
his gun at Biggs, who was one of the keepers, and fired.
Biggs instantly fell. Several shots had entered his head,
and the cap ha wore was nearly blown to atoms. Biggs was
picked up and taken to Frome, and attended by a surgeon,
and he recovered. The prisoners were all persons living in
Frome. It was a fine moonlight night. Several of the
Keepers swore to the fact of the prisoners being the parties
who were out that night, and they were most of them ap-
prehended before daylight that morning. Two of the
keepers' party swore that Yerbury was the man who fired
the gun.
On behalf of Yerbury his mother was called, who swore
that en that night her son went to bed about eight o'clock,
when she dressed his foot, which had been injured. He did
not go out that night. A man of the name of French lodge'l
with her; he did not sleep with her that night (her husband
had been transported twenty years ago).
French was then called, and he stated that Yerbury was
at home all that night ; but he contradicted Mr 4. Yerbury,
by stating that he had slept with her on that occasion.
The jury found all the prisoners Guilty.—Sentence de-
ferred.
TUESDAY MORNING.—AII the prisoners convicted of shoot-
ing at Biggs last night were this morning put to the bar, and
were arraigned on an indictment charging them with being
out at night, armed in pursuit of game.
All the prisoners, with the exception of Yerbury, pleaded
"Guilty" to this indictment, and, with the exception of Mid-
dleton, were sentenced to be transported for seven years.
Middleton, on account of his youth, was sentenced to one
year's imprisonment. Yerbury pleaded " Not guilty ;" no
evidence was offered against him, and judgment, on the
charge of which he had been convicted, was respited on the
;round, we understand, of there being great reason to doubt
whether the two men who swore to Yerbury are not mis-
taken as to the identity.

Pi 0 THE RN CI C: CI I F.—Liverpool, April 6.
Mr. Ju,tice Pat teson tookseat at Line o'clock, and re•
sumed the hearing of civil causes.
One or two unimportant cases having been decided, the
Court was occupiA with th, following ease of

BREACH OF PROMISE OF 3IARRIAGE—MA RP LAND V. SINGLETON.
The plaintiff in this case was Miss Sarah Merkland, and
the defendant George Singleton. The declaration stated that
the defendant promised plaintiff to marry, and afterwards
eroke that promise. The defendant pleaded that be did not
make any promise.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and Mr. Seger conducted the case
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Atherton appeared for the defendant.
Mr. WILKINS opened the case, He stated he was there to
ask the jury to give compensation in form ofdamages for what
was generally considered one of the most serious injuries that
could be inflicted by one person on another—it was an action
fur breach of promise of marriage. Under ordinary circum-
stances he thought they would be of opinion that it was no
slight grievance inflicted on the suffering party; but when
they had heard all the facts he should lay before them, the
fullest amount of damages would hardly compensate the
young person for the injury she had sustained. Toe father
of the plaintiff, till within eight or nine, years ago, carried
on the business at Burnley. At that period he, having saved
a little motley, came over to Feaiwick,near Preston, where he
took the Hunt Arms. Shortly afterwards the defendant in
the action became acquainted with the plaintiff, and paid
her considerable attention. The family were anxious to
r know his intentions, and after some time the mother ques-
tioned him, and he stated that he intended to marry the
plaintiff, and he also went to look after a public house, in
which he said they would begin business after being united.
The defendant, however, did not make good his promise ;
and the mother becoming distressed about her child, and
desirous of breaking off the intimacy which had sprung up
between the defendant and the plaintiff, sent her from home
to an aunt's, at a place called Standish. In about twelve
months she returned, the mother feeling satisfied the inti-
macy was at an end. The defendant, however, on finding that
she had returned, repeated his visits. Shortly afterwards the
plaintiff was sent away to an aunt who resided in the
neighbourhood, at a pl ice cAled Salmesbury, to assist in
the public-house during the busy time ; and on the de-
fendant learning where she ha I gone; he drove over in a gig
to see her, and they returned together. On their way borne
the gig was upset, and at that time, no doubt, the defendant
contrived to effect the destruction of the young woman ; for,
in a short time afterwards, she became pregnant, leaving no
doubt of the vile conduct he had been guilty off. The
mother remonstrated with him, and reminded him of the
promise of marriage be had made, but the defendant did not
appear desirous of coming
to any arrangement, and the
plaintiff was then sent to Liverpool,
where she had remained
ever since. What he had stated as regarded the promise of
marriage would be ' fully made out, leaving no doubt as to
the damage inflicted by the defendant on the plaintiff. *life
defendant afterwards went to reside with a person at IVal-
tol-le-Dale, and at his death married the widow, a person
atout GO years of age; this he had dotie from the mest sel-
fish of motives, as the female alluded to had become pos-
sessed of some property oa the death of her husband, which
h__e concluded d no doubt operated as an inducement to the marriage,
hp . by observing that, under all the circumstances
_ 1..
o et hi. (lint, would be entitled to ample damages
at gaie bands of the • juts
•, following witnesses were then called :
she,'
hnied Blarkland, the mother of the plaintA s, that
tiff;•kept the Hunt Arms, Walton-le-Dale. The plain-
her daughter, was generally employed to attend in the
bar. Defendant ofteciTihtt'delllCana at the house, and paid
attention to her daughter, in consequence of that she
spoke to him frequently onr andhe subject, and be stated it to he
his intention to marry her, and would not deceive them.
The marriage was on one oceesinn fixed for the following
Christmas, but defendant put it off. It was vgain fixed for
the following March, and defendant bought some china
preparater '
and other artiJes
again, however, broketo its taking place. lie
3 promises. In cousequenee of
is
re-
lation at Standish, where she remained about twelve
months. Defendant did net, duriog her absence, come to
the house so of, en. Oa her return home defendant re
peated his acquaintance, and laintiti was then sent to an
aunt at Salmesbury, to assist hPer in a public-house. Shortly
after that he took a gig, and went over to se- her.
were both returning homy in the d
when it Wli:i upset on
the read. Soon after that her daughter became pregnant,
and on defendant being spoken to on the subject, he re-
peated his promise to marry her, adding that be was glad
it had happened. Plaintiff continued at home long after the

child was born, perhaps about two years, and defendant still
continue to make promises and was received in the family-
as her Mended husband. On one occasion preparations
were made for taking a public-house, called the Hoop and
Crown, at Preston, as he said he had some money, but did
not say how much. As the defendant did rut seem likely to
perform his promise witness sent her daughter to Liverpool ;
that was about three years ago, and she had remained there
ever since. Plaintiff was at home last Easter, and defendant
said then he would be married, as there was a situation he
could obtain ; but he, as he had previously done, did not
perform his promise, and shortly afterwards he got married
to a widow, named Jefferson, at whose house he had lodged.
The widow's husband died about nitre months ago, and was
a man pretty well off in the world. The marriage took place
about six weeks after Mr. Jefferson's death ; Mrs. Jefferson
was an old lady, nearly sixty years of age, and defendant
was thirty-two.

Cross-examined by Mr. ATHERTON—My daughter is
26. When we carried on business at Fishwick,
and defendant used to come and take his beer with other
young fellows. My daughter is at present acting as bar-
maid with Mrs. Fowles, in Marybone ; she keeps a spirit
vault. The defendant is a journeyman miller, working for
Mr. Kent, at Walton, and lie used to say he got 225. per
week. He lately got the situation formerly held by the
widow's husband at the same mill, and would get 255. per
week.

Catherine Markland, the plaintiff's sister, deposed that she
had frequently heard the defendant make promises of mar-
riage t o her—that was about eight years ago.
Cross-examined by Mr. ATHERTON-- The defendant had
stayed at her house as late as twelve o'clock at night on
various occasions, and frequently insisted to take plaintiff
away, but she refused.
Elizabeth Lees said she knew the plaintiff and defendant
very well. Recollected the plaintiff being confined, and
Singleton coming after the child was born, and saying
he would marry her as soon as she got up. lie used to
bring things for the baby, and talk as if he was engaged to
_ _ _

By ➢ir. ATHET TON—It was not a very fine baby.
Mr. AmEnToN addressed the jury for the defendant, ob-
serving that his only object was to bring down the damages,
and he would not give them a long speech. The promise had
been proved, end the usual evidence produced to the effect
that the unhappy defendant seemed to have been going
about the country saving nothing but that he would marry
the plaintiff. They had heard the promise to marry, and
hed only to say what damages the plaintiff was entitled to.
She was a barmaid, and defendant was a journeyman miller,
able, with sunshine and varying gales, to earn 235. per
week; and even able to earn 10s. or 15s. under circumstances
not so promising, and it was for them to say bow much the
young woman should receive on account of losing the de-
fendant, who had suffered by falling into the aims of the
antique widow. If they gave large damages the defendant
would be ruined, and it would be of no advantage to the
young woman. He could not conceive it possible that the
defendant had obtained any great advantage by his con-
nexion with the widow, as she was an exception to that class
if she had not had her property tightly secured for her own
benefit. He concluded by observing that all the jury would
have to do would be to afford the plaintiff reasonable com-
pensation.

His LORDSHIP said the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict,
and it was merely for the jury to say the amount of damages.
The jury, after a few moments' consultation, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 751.
The Court rose at six o'clock.
CIVIL SIDE.

His Lordship took his seat on the bench at a few minutes
after nine o'clock.
LIVERPOOL AND BOLTON RAILWAY--.ACTION AGAINST A PRO-
VISIONAL DIRECTOR-MINSHULL V. SOUTHERN.

This was an action brought by a tradesman of Liverpool
against a provisional director, for goods sold and delivered,
and work done fur the railway, to which defendant pleaded
he was not liable. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Cowling for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Baines for the defendant.
Mr. WILKINS stated the case. This was an action brought
by Mr. Samuel Minshull, an engraver and printer in Liver-
against Mr. Southern, for a large quantity of engraving,
scrip books, plans, sections, and maps, furnished to the
directors of the Liverpool and Bolton Direct Railway;
and the sum sought was 4011. lls. 11d. The defendant is a
gentleman of considerable wealth and the proprietor of
extensive coal mines, and a member of the provisional
committee and executive committee of the railway.
It would turn oat that this gentleman embarked in this
speculation with great zea!, as the line was to pass by
his coal works, and he anticipated that it would put
a great deal of money into his pocket, and was then one of
the most active promoters of the railroad; but when the day
of adversity came he sought to avoid the consequences, and
disputed claims as undeniable as any case laid before a jury.
The first prospectus of the company was issued on the 13th
of September, last year; it was to have 500,0001, capital in
25,000 shares of 24. each : and the deposit was 21. per share,
and the prospectus set forth the shares of the provisional
directors. The first meeting was on the 23d of September,
and almost immediately after the defendant became an
applicant for 100 shares, which were allotted to him ; and
he was asked to allow his name to appear as one of the
provisional committee. Defendant wrote a letter in reply,
stating it would giro him great pleasure in promoting
the success of the line, and consenting to be on the
provisional committee; and when IGO shares each were
allotted to the hoard of directors, defendant received his
quota with the rest. He showed an active disposition for pro-
moting the interests of the line, and waited on the agent of
Sir William Massey Stanley, W. Jackson, Esq., and John
Laird, Esq., of Birkenhead, directors of the Leeds arid Liver-
pool Railway, to induce them to take up the Liverpool and
Bolton, and make it an auxiliary line to theirs. He also
went to Mr. Poole, the superintendent of the goods depart.
ment at the Grand Junction, to induce him to use every
means in his power to obtain for the Liverpool and Bolton
the support of that company. In December the share mar-
ket began to decline, and as the winter approached the de-
fendant's ardour began to freeze in reference to the line. The
company eventually had to wind up their affairs, and the
defendant was a defaulter, having never paid anything on
his shares. This was not a case like most of those generally
tried, one shareholder trying to cut another, but a claim for
work and labour done.
Mr. W. A. Barrow, solicitor for the company, was exa-
mined at considerable length, when
Mr. BAINE said that he would not trouble the Court any
longer, a verdict for the plaintiff having been agreed to be
taken on certain conditions. _

Th. jury accordingly returned a verdict for the plaintiff-
Datnage, 4011. lls.

KEF.NE V. THO3IPSON.

This was an undefended action, arising out of share trans-
actions between the parties.
Mr. Cowling, for the plaintiff, stated that Mr. Keene was a
sharebroker in Liverpool, and that he was largely employed
during the past year by the defendant, who was agent for
the Coleraine Steam-packet Company. The ordinary way
of their doing business was that Mr. Thompson was in the
habit of giving orders to buy and sell shares in diff,!rent
rail Ways to Mr. Keene. The plaintiff, not being a member
of the Stock Exchange, made his purchases through Messrs.
Sudlow, Brothers, and the advice notes were afterwards
copied into Mr. Keene's name and sent to Mr. Thompson.
The usual commission was divided between the plaintiff and
his broker. On these transactions there remained a balance
against the defendant of 1,0921. 10s.
Various orders and documents were put in, and the debt
proved.
Verdict for the plaintiff for that sum.
c.f.ITSZ EXTRAORDINARY. _ _ _

A poor old woman, who has long been an attendant of the
assize courts, and who is a monomaniac as to a certain law-
suit on which her early happiness was wrecked, addressed
his Lordship at some length. requesting him to see justice
done to her. His Lordship listened with the greatest patience,
and with a soothing monosyllable or two the poor woman
went away quite satisfied that the case would come on again
in due time. _ . .

The Court rose at half-past five o'clock. Nine causes only
now remain, and it is anticipated that all will be disposed of
this day.

CE\ TRAL CRIMNAL COURT.

SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS.

Subk.ioeti is a list (-f all the :entences passed on the
prisoners in the three Courts during the past session:—
Transportation for Fifteen Years —Win. Kidd, T.
Smith, Ann Sykes, and Mary Turner.
For Ten Years --W. Chaffey, J. Lawlor, E. L. Dwyer,
J. Wilson, J. Maloney, J. Junes, J. Gwyett, Mary Ann
Smith, Elizabeth Nicholson, Eliza Russell, Margaret
I)onnegan, Francis Leonard, Sarah Greenwood, Hen-
rietta White, T. Payne, J. Hollywood, T. Wallis, J.
Stone, W. Cafe.

For Seven Years—J. Lewis alias Druce, J. Richards,
J. Connolly, C. 11. Cross, R. Moore, J. Freeman, 0.
Suffolk, 11. Braby, R. Me..tyard,. Thomas Fidler, Ellen
Bird, J. Brahum, J. Hohburn alias Currier, T. Davis.