The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-30 00:00:00

S JULY 30, 1851.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. XCV.
THE PROBABLE FIELDS AND WINNERS OF
TO-MORROW'S RACES AT GOODWOOD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sik,—Yesterday races, with one exception, came off
exactly es I anticipated they would. Hernandez won
the Gratwicke Stakes in the easiest of common canters,
by six or seven lengths; Barcelona beating Phlegra three
or four leilgths fir second place; Iris, now a confirmed
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some time short of wo, k, last. The pace was anything
but first-rate;
'the time, 2 min. 50 secs. Immediately
after Ikrnand, z victory he sprang a couple of points in
the St. Leger bcttincr, and was quoted last night at Chi-
chester at as little as sto 2, taken. The Ham Stakes,
llke unto the Gratvsiolte, were won very easily by
the favourite, Clavcrhou e taking the lead a
quarter of a mile from home, and clearing
the judge's chair an easy victor by two lengths—pas..,
v. ry good. Gtenluce and one of the Goodwood horses,
Harbinger, going past the post head and head, divided the
second money; Odessa colt a bad fourth. The Cheshire
Witch filly, Brahmin, Bull's-eye, and Father Thames
were out of the race at the distance. Claverhouse from
forties has advanced to 20 to 1 for next. year's Derby.
What price ought the Brother to Elthiron to be at for
the same race, after having beaten Claverhouse as easily
as he did in the July Stakes? Home-brewed, with 3to
1 betted on him, won the Lavant Stakes in a common
canter! Cestus filly second, Ambrose a bad third, and
Castilla fourth and last. The two cripples who
contested the Great 300 Sovs. Stakes (Nutshell and
William the Conqueror) walked nearly half their
journey, and then took it very easily for a moiety
of the remaining distance, after which, they set to, and
it was heads or tails for the last hundredN.eds, William
the. Conquered never quite ably to reach Nutshell's head,
being beaten by half a length. Time 20 min. 4 secs.
Having disposed of the past, I will tern my attention to
a diminutive fraction of the future—to-morrow's races.
A Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each heads the list; this will
be a walk over for The Squaw. The certain runners for
the Goodwood Cup are Cariboo, Nutshell, Landgrave,
Clincher, Cossack, Nancy, Montes, and Comas; the doubt-
ful lot consists of Lord George, Young Altisidors, and War
Horse, If CARIBOO does not run for the Stakes, he or
NeNcywill win the Cup, Clincher third, Montes fourth,
and Cossack fifth. The field for the Moleoomb Stakes, will,
in all probability, not exceed three or four, viz.:—Glen-
lace, Merry Monarch filly, Ambrose, and Home-brewed
or Maidstone from the home stable. As Home-brotiwed
will have to carry a penalty of 71bs. for winning the
Lavant Stakes, ho may be superseded by MAIDSTONE;
one or other will win for a certainty. Out of the seventy-
six nominations to the Bentinck Memorial Stakes, not
more than four or five will run, probably Bay Rosa-
lind, Claverhouse, Wingenund, and, either Red Hind or
Home-brewed from the Goodwood stable. Another or,
perhaps, two, may run in addition to the above, but this
is somewhat improbable. With the exeeption of
Wingenund they have all appeared in public ;
the " darkio " has a good private reputation, and
at an outside price. I think a small investment
on him would not be thrown away. Claverhouse being
in a 200 Soya. Sweepstakes may not run for this stake;
but, whether he does or not, I think the first and second
will be found: in BAY ROSALIND and HOME-BREWED.
Doubting the appearance of the Goodwood couple in
antagonism to the CHIEF BARON NrcnoLsort for the
Sussex Stakes, I must award the Baron an unopposed win.
The 200 Soya. Sweepstakes, will, very probably, fall to
the lot of Lord Eglinton with CLAVERUOUSE. The
starters are uncertain. Lord Eglinton will also carry
off the Racing Stakes with HIPPOLYTUS; Buckhound, The
Confessor, and Midas in opposition.
Latest betting this morning up to half-past twelve:—
Goodwood Stakes-7 to 2 agat The Grand Duke, (4 to
1 taken freely); 6 to 1 agst Pitsford; 7 to 1 agat Back-
biter; 8 to 1 agst Duc-an-Durras (10 to 1 taken freely);
10 to 1 offeied agst Cariboo; 10 to 1 agst Narcissus; 12
to 1 agst Windiscbgratz; 14 to 1 apt Humphrey. Cup
—7 to 2 each agst Clincher and Nancy; 4 to 1 agst Ca-
riboo; 6 to 1 agst Montes.
I am, Sir, yours, Bcc.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
July 30, 1851.

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t3dT,ll3luhavri3Ebi: RACES.—TUESDAY.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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Mr. Mare's Gillyflower, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (G. E. Sharp) 0
Mr. Carow's Eva, 5 yrs, Est 81b (Barham) 0
Mr. J. Scott's Tordesiflas, 4 yrs, Est 61b (carried
Est 71b) (Charlton) 0
Mr. Mussenberd's Epira, 3 yrs, sst hlb (Kendall) 0
Mr. Rayne&'s Gaylass, 3 yrs, sst (Quindon) 0
Mr. Bls th's Hippogriff, 3 yrs, sst 131 b... (Wells) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Hippogriff, and 4 to 1 each agst
Woolwich, Cheerful, Eve, and Runnymede. Gaylass,took
the lead from the post, and, with Epira and Eva in her
wake, made play to the distance; Hippogriff then took
up the running, and after twice coming in collision with
him, won by half a length, Cheerful a bad third. Run
in 2 min. 17 secs. On returning to scale, Sir R. Pigot
objected to Hippogriff, on the ground of a cross and the
stewards, after hearing evidence, gave the race 'to Run-
nymede.
Fifty Pounds added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each;
two yrs old, sst 71b; three 7st 91b; four, Bst 41b; flee,
Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st. The winner to be sold for
100 soya. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Bickham's No Chance, 3 yrs .........(H. Gooch) 1
Mr. Greville's Constance, 3 yrs (Flatman) 2
Mr. Blyth's Julia, 3 yrs (Charlton)
Mr. Gratwicke's Henrietta, 3 yrs (Kitchener) 0
Mr. S. Darling, jun., Manilla, 3 yrs (J. Sharp) 0
Captain Delme's Longreach (hb), 3 yrs (Cf.E.Sharp) 0
Mr. Magenis's Partlet, 2 yrs (Wells) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Julia, 5 to 2 agst Constance, 4
to 1 each agsaartlet and Henrietta, and 5 to 1 apt
Manilla and No Chance.
Julia went away with the lead, having Constance and
No Chance in waiting, and cut out the work to the dis-
tance, where the three closed, and ran together to the
stand ; a fine race home between No Chance and Con-
stance, terminating in favour of the former by a neck,
Julia a bad third. Run in 1 min. 18 sec.
The Ham Stakes, of 100 soya. each, h ft, for colts, Bst
101 b; fillies, Bst 71b, for two yrs old, 31b and 61b
allowed, &e. The second to receive 200 sovs. out of
the stakes.
Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse, Bst 101 b . . .... (Marlow) 1
Mr. Payne's Glenluce, Bst 71b (Flatman) 0
Duke of Richmond's Harbinger, Bst 71b...(Robinson) 0
Mr. Herbert's c by Sir Hercules, Sat 10lb (Sly) 4
Colonel Anson's Bull'seye, Bst 101 b (F. Butler) 0
Mr. Winch's The Brahmin, Bst 71b. ...(Whitehouse) 0
Mr. Gratwicke's Canterbury, Bst 71b (Rogers) 0
Sir J. Hawley's f by Touchstone, out of Cheshire
Witch, Bat 41b (J. Marson) 0
Sir R. Pigot's Father Thames, Bst 41b ...... (A. DO) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Claverhouse, 3 to 1 eget Har-
binger, and 4 to 1 agst Cheshire Witch filly.
Claverhouse, The Brahmin, and Glenluce got off to-
gether, and ran almost head and head for nearly half a
mile, the favourite making the rest of the running, and
winning in a canter by two lengths; a dead heat for
second, between Glenluce and Harbinger, the Odessa
colt a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 21 secs.
Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft; for four yrs old
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his
stake. Queen's Plate Course. About 3 miles 5
furlongs.
Lord Exeter's Nutshell (Norman) 1
Lord Enfield's William the Conqueror (Flatman) 2
7 to 4 on Nutshell, who, after they had walked about
a mile and a quarter, took the lead, and made all the
running, winning, after a punishing race for the last
half distance, by half a length.
The Gratwicke Stake of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three
yrs old; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 51b; 31b and 61b al-
lowed, &c.; the second to receive 200 Boys., and the
third to save his stake. Last mile and a half of Cup
course. (37 Subs.)
Lord Enfield's Hernandez, Bst 71b ......... (Flatman) 1
Mr. Greville's Barcelona, Bst 51b ......... (F. Butler) 2
Lord Exeter's Phlegra, 7st 131 b (Norman) 3
Lord Derby's Iris, Bst 21b (J. Matson) 4
Mr. Payne's Catalpa, Bst 51b ... . .............. (S. Mann) 5
Lord J. Scott's Miserrima, Sat 51b ...... (Whitehonse) 6
Betting-7 too on Hernandez, 3 to 1 agst Miserrima;
and 5 to 1 agst Iris. This race admits of little in the
shape of description. Hernandez waiting on Catalpa
until within a quarter of a mile from home, and winning
in a canter by six lengths. Run in 2 min. 50 secs.
The Levant Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners extra; the
second to save his stake. Half a mile.
Duke of Richmond's Homebrewed, Bit 71b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Farance's Cestus filly, Bst 31b
Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Bst 71b ............... (Norman) 3
Mr. H. Hill's Canine, Bst 3lb (A. Day) 4
Betting-3 to 1 on Homebrewed, who ran in company
with the Cestus filly to the distance, and won very easily
by a length; Ambrose a had third.
50/. for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four yrs, Bst 71b; five
9st; six and aged, 9st 41b; the winner to be sold for
2001.; if for 1501. allowed 71b; if for 1001. 10lb; if for
501. 141 b. One mile.
Mr. Burgess's Chatterer, 5 yrs (501), Bst, (carried
Bst 21b) (A. Day) 1
Mr.Bloomtield'sSimplicity,3yrqlso/.) 7st (Charlton) 2
Capt. Crofton's Cosaehia, aged (501.) Bat 41b (Ennis) 3
Mr.S.Darling,jun.'s,Manilla,3y rs(sol.)6st7lh(Archer) 4
Duke of Richmond's b f by the Ugly Buck out of
Margelline, 3 yrs, (501) est 71b (Garvey) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Simplicity, and 5 to 2 each agst
Chatterer and Margellina. Won by a length; Cosa-
chia a bad third. Run in 1 min. 49 secs.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya, each, h fe, for three yrs old,
colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst-21h; one mile and a half.
(3 Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Midas
Our impression that there would be small fields for
several of the two and three years old engagements have
so fur proved to be correct; and, we have no doubt, will
be so throughout the meeting; for any deficiency, how-
ever, in this respect, the entries on Monday night made
amends, no less than fifteen horses being named for the
Anglesey, the same number for the Queen's

Plate, thirty-one for a handicap Plate of 50/, forty
for the Steward's Cup, and forty-three for the Duke of
Richmond's Plate, most of the others also having filled
well. There is therefore every prospect of good sport,
and with a continuance of fine weather, of a brilliant
meeting. His Grace the Duke of Richmond entertains
a large party at Goodwood, open house is kept at most
of the gentlemen's seats in the neighbourhood, and
Worthing, Bognor, &c., are quite full.
LATEST BET TING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Grand Duke 12 to 1 agst CarP3oo
Bto 1 ar,st Pitsf,rd (t) - 12 to lagst Narcitsus
10 to 1 apt Duc•an•Durras

GOOD n OOD CUP.
4 to 1 agst Cariboo (t) I 10 to 1 agst Cossack
4 to 1 agst Nancy I 20 to 1 agst Cr tette
10 to 3 agst Clincher 125 to 1 sgst Nuisbeell
8 to 1 apt Mantes

ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Hernandez 1 sto 1 agst Aphrodite

DERBY.

100 to 6 agst Home-brewed 25 to 1 apt C!averhouse
(taken) (taken)
20 to 1 agst Maidstone 50 to 1 eget Greyleg (t)
An objection against Nancy's starting for the Cup, on
the ground that she belonged to defaulters for bets,
came before the Stewards this afternoon, and was over-
ruled.
Cariboo is declared not to start for the Goodwood
Stakes.

CRICKET.
YORKSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE, WITH FOUR
PLAYERS.
LANCASHIRE.

Ist Innings. 2d Innings.
Julius agar, b Hunt .. 42 Ibw, b Ellis ...... 2
Paget, c Anderson, b Skelton 2 c Coates, b Wright... 13
G, F. Cooke, Esq., run out 27 b Berry .... . ..... 0
Caffyn, c Sampson, b Wake 19 b Wright .. ..... . . 8
Scholes Birch, Esq., c Berry,
,b Wright.. ........ .......—... 33 c Wright, b 0
Adams, b Wake .. lO b Wright ..
T. Bellhouse, Esq., b Berry 6 c Skelton, b Ellis 1
V. Tinley; c Huntsman, b
Wright
Heighes, b Berry
James Rowley, Esq., c Ander-
son, b Skelton. l5 b Ellis
Shaw, not oat
W b 7-1) 8-1 b 3

184 69
YORKSHIRE.
R. F. Skelton, Esq. c Caesar, b
Caffyn ........
B. Wake, Esq., b Caesar
B. Huntsman,Esq., b Heigbes 6
Hunt, b Caesar
Wright, c Caffyn, b Adams
Baldwinson, c Caffyn, b Caesar 14 not out ... ... 5
Coates, c Adams, b Caffyn
Sampson, c Caffyn, b Heighes 26 b Adams ...... 43
Anderson, b Heighes 3
J. Berry, c Caffyn, b Heighes 21 not out ... ....... 43
Ellis, not out . l9 b Adams 3
W 4..... 4 bllb 3—wB nbl 1 13

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VIOE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, July 29.
(Before Lord CRANWORTH.)
BEQUESTS OF ROMAN CATHOLICS —GILPIN V. MAGEE.
This was a short claim, filed by the residuary legatees
of the will of a lady named Ann Tucker, who had re-
sided at No. 27, liolywell-street, Westminster, for the
administration of her estate, the object of it being that
certain inquiries should be directed and the accounts
taken under the following somewhat singular circum-
stances:—The will was dated the 6th of July, 1849, and
it was sworn in an affidavit of Mr. Charles Skirrow the
solicitor for the plaintiffs, that he had read an affidavit
of John Athanasius Cooke, barrister-at-law, sworn by
him in another cause, in which it appeared that he bad
himself prepared it. The testatrix was a Roman Ca-
tholic, and by the above instrument, after certain be-
quests, she gave as follows:—" To the Most Rev. John
Bernard Palmer, clerk of Mount St. Bernard, near
Loughborough, Abbot of the Monastery and Abbey
Church of Our Lady of La Trappe there, 1001, and
the legacy duty on the same to be paid out of my resi-
duary personal estate;" . and in another part of the vstl.4
—" To the person who at the: time of my death SIAlk
be . the Superioress of the Convent of the Good.
Shepherd, at Hammersmith 194 195., for. the benefit
of the convent; to The Roman atholic Orphan
Girls' Asylum, at Hampstead, connected with
the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Charity School,
194 1914 to the Institution of the Charitable
Sisters, in the Virginia street district, for furnishing
linen to poor pregnant woman (to which I have been in
the habit of subscribing), 101.; to the Rev. John Moore,
priest of Virginia-street Chapel, 191. 195., to be applied
as he may think fit towards the erection of the new
Roman Catholic chapel in such district, but not for the
purchase of land; to the Rev. Thomas Doyle, clerk, and
priest of St. George's Chapel, St. George's-fields, 101.;
to the Rev. Anthony Magee, for the poor school, 104;
to the Rev. James Kearsnep, priest, 104; to the Rev. J.
J. Morel, 101.; to the Rev. Richard North, priest of the
Church of our Blessed Lady the Star of the Sea, at
Greenwich, 19/. 195.; to Bishop Davis of Wales, 401.; to
the Right Rev. Bishop Waring, of Northampton, Bishop
and Vicar-Apostolic for the eastern district of England,
101.; to the Rev. Edward Kenny, clerk, of Bridport;
104; to the Rev. G. Holding, priest of Whitehaven, to
tha officiating priest of Maryport, Cumberland, to the
priest officiating at Vauxhall-street Chapel, in Jersey, 51.;
to the Rev. Harding Ivers, clerk, priest of St. Alexis,
at Kentish-town; to the priest officiating at Hackney,
Si." The testatrix appointed the Very Rev. Mon-
seigneur Anthony Magee, clerk, D.D., priest of the
Roman Catholic Chapel in Romney-terrace, Westmin-
ster, John Athanasius Cooke, barrister-at-law, and
Joseph Tucker (who was her brother-in-law), her ex-
ecutors, to the first and last of whom she gave 191. 195.,
and several rings to relatives, and the whole of her pro-
perty was vested in her executors upon trust, after pay-
ing debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and lega-
cies, to divide the residue into four equal parts, and pay
two-fourths thereof to thh Rev. Monseigneur Anthony
Magee, one other fourth to her brother William Lea-
thers, and to her sister, Sarah Gilpin, in equal shares.
As to one-half of the remaining fourth, on trust for the
Rev. John Bernard Palmer, and the Rev. William Joseph
Daley, clerk, priest of the Immaculate Conception, at
Penzsnce, in equal shares; and as to the other one-half
of such remaining fourth part, upon trust for the chil-
dren of her deceased brother, Joseph Leathers. The will
then contained a proviso that in case of any person who
was a legatee under the will, and who answered the de-
scription of bishop, prior, abbot, clerk, or priest, dying,
the legacy given to him should not lapse but be paid to
his successor, and, if no successor, then to the bishop,
prior, abbot, clerk, or priest who should officiate for the
district; and if any legacy should be void by the
operation of any law, the sum so given should not go to
her ,heir or next of kin, but should form part of her re-
sidgary estate. And the testatrix gave all her residuary
estate to the Rev. Anthony Magee, his heirs, executors,
administrators, and assigns. The will contained a power
to appoint new trustees, and was attested by Mr. Edward
Power, of the Middle Temple, and Mr. J. Walsh, of
North-street, Westminster.
Mr. BETHELL and Mr. KINGLAKE appeared In support
of the claim, and said the inquiries which were now
sought for were rendered necessary from the suspicion
which had arisen that the various sums given to the dif-
ferent individuals of the Rontish Church named in the
will were to be applied for the performance of ceremonies
which, they contended, were within the words " super-
stitious uses" in the statute. Oa this supposition the
gifts would.fail, and the sums thus given become part
of the personalty. What was asked was a reference to
the Master to inquire whether any and what part of the
residuary estate of the testatrix, given and bequeathed
by her will, were or was Riven or held upon any and what
secret or other trusts. Affidavits had been filed in support
of this claim, and that of Mr. Skirrow (already referred
to), after referring to the affidavit of John Athanasius
Cooke, which stated that he had prepared the will, stated
that he believed the legacies to the several Roman
Catholics were not intended, as he believed, for their
personal enjoyment, but subject to some secret trust;
that he had corresponded with the parties and solicitors
to ascertain what those trusts were, and in a letter from
Cooke he stated that he had sent an " explanatory state-
ment " to Mr. Froggatt, Dr. Magee's solicitor, in writ-
ing, which would answer those inquiries, but he was not
at liberty to disclose the facts without Dr. Magee's con-
sent; and that the explanatory statement had never been
procured. Dr. Magee had also made an affidavit, swear-
ing that to the best of his belief there was no secret
trust.

Mr. Kenyon Parker, with Mr. Bagshawe, appeared for
Mr. Palmer (one of the legatees); Mr. Waller appeared
for Di. Magee.
Lord CIUNWOBTU said he was clearly of opinion that
be could not grant the relief which was asked. It was
always a matter of great anxiety with him to save ex-
pense, but he thought that it never was intended that
such an order as was now asked for should be made a
claim. The plaintiffs asked for accounts, which in the
case of a bill being filed, could only be had at the hear-
ing, and after evidence had been gone into. Supposing
the affidavits had made out the case, as to which he
(Lord Cranworth) desired it to be understocd he ex-
pressed no opinion, that was not the case made by the
claim. A plaintiff must proceed, not secundum probate,
but secundum ellegats, and therefore, under these cir-
cumstances, he thought that he could not make the order
which was asked.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, July 29.
The commission for the county of Kent was opened on
Monday, and Mr. Baron Alderson afterwards charged
the grand jury, and proceeded to dispose of some of the
criminal cases. A rather ludicrous incident occurred
during the trial of one of the prisoners. The Learned
Baron was about to direct the attention of the jury to a
solemn dictum of law as laid down by Lord Hale, when,
from some unknown circumstance, his chair slipped back,
and the Learned Judge measured his length upon the
floor of the bench, amid a heap of books and papers that
were displaced by his fall. His Lordship, upon reco-
vering himself, laughed very heartily at what had oc-
curred, and the Court, as may be imagined, was in a roar

of laughter, which it required some little effort finally to
repress.

The cause list contains 16 entries, three of which are
special jury cases. Oa the Crown side there are 57 pri-
soners for trial; but the eases all appear to be, with one
or two exceptions, of the ordinary character.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON )
Thomas Vincent Hatherly, aged 40, was indicted for
feloniously administering a certu.in drug to Harriet Den-
gate, with intent to procure a misearriagp.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Barrow prosecuted; the prisoner
was defended by Mr. Horne,

It appeared that the prisoner, who had formerly been
in the army, and who at one time bore a very good cha-
racter, had been appointed to fill the situation of gover-
nor old the Cranhrook Union workhouse, and he resided
in that establishment with his wife and family. The
prosecutrix was a pauper girl, and it would seem that
the prisoner soon after her admission to the workhouse
had taken advantage of the influence bis position gave
over her to induce her to consent to his.solicitations, and
the result was that she became in the family-way, and in
order to avoid the consequences of bls misconduct the
prisoner had induced her to take a quantity of savin. It
likewise appeared in the course of the case that the pri-
soner had had an improper connexion with another
pauper girl, who was likewise in the family-way by him,
and to whom he had also administered some unwhole-
some drug; and that when the girl Dengate was com-
pelled to eave the workhouse on account of her condi-
tion the prisoner wrote a character for her, in the name
of his wife, with the view of getting her engaged in the
establishment of a respectable family at Brighton.
Mr. HORNE addressed the jug at some length for the
defence, and urged them not to give credit to the story
that had been told by the two girls who had been called
to make out a case for the prosecution. He also said he
should produce witnesses to speak to the good character
of the prisoner.
Baron ALDERSON said, it appeared to him that in the
case of a man who had acted as the prisoner clearly had
done, and who was, at all events, guilty of the crime of
adultery, evidence to character would not be of very great
importance.

Mr. HORNE said, it would show, at all events, what his
conduct had been up to the time of the transaction.
The Rev. Edward Irvine was then called as a witness
for the prisoner, and said that he had known him since
1849, and entertained a high opinion of him. Ile also
said that he was in the habit of writing letters to him, in
which his opinions upon religious subjects—
Baron AunthsoN interposed, and said that such evi-
dence as this ought not to be received. It only went to
show that a man might be capable of committing the
most atrocious offences under the mask of religion. The
Learned Judge then summed up the case, and
The jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty.
His LORDSHIP, having made some remarks upon the
abominable character of the offence the prisoner had
committed, sentenced him to be kept to hard labour for
two years.