The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-06 00:00:00

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN

WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. 1 BEANS. I PEAS.
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QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK.
Wheat, 76,544 ; Barley, 6,1,713; Oats, 23,654; Rye, 31; Beans,

7,9-15; Peas, :,759 quarters.

VICE-CHANCER.Y.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTH.)
METAIRIE V. CARDINAL WISEMAN.
The arguments in this case were resumed to-day.
after the short causes were disposed of. The case
has been already twice before the Court, and was spe-
cially appointed to come on yesterday, when
Mr. BETHELL (with whom was Mr. Kingslske)
moved for an injunction to restrain the trans-
fer of 7,000/. stock. The plaintiff, for whom
Mr. Bethell appeared, was Julie Metairie. The
defendants were Cardipal Wiseman, who was only a de-
fendant in his official character, John Athanasius
Cooke, the Very Rev. Mr. Norris, and Mr. Cox; and the
object of the application was to restrain Cooke, Norris,
and Cox from dealing with or transferring a sum of
7,0001. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, and
from receiving any future dividends. This sum of stock
was made the subject of a deed of gift obtained from a
dying man under the influence of his spiritual director.
Some years since the Legislature in its wisdom passed an
Act putting gifts to Roman Catholic charities on the
same footing as gifts to Protestant Dissenters; but be-
fore that period they were not regarded as valid, and
the good sense of the parties was enough to induce them
to abandon them. Now, it appeared, they felt greater
confidence arising from some cause or another, and
they thought that this gift made by a dying man could
be supported. He should, however, not mention any
farther Cardinal Wiseman's name, as he was only a
formal party. The defendants were John Athanasius
Cooke, a gentleman at the equity bar, well conversant
with the practice of our law, and he was the gentleman
employ ed to prepare the deeds, and is a trustee. This
gentleman descended to menial offices in preparing the
deeds; he saw to the engrossment; he paid for the
stamps, and fulfilled all the duties of counsel, solicitor,
and law-stationer. Mr. Holdstock, the priest, and Mr.
Norris and Mr. Cooke, were the trustees. Mr. Hamil-
ton was a legatee under the will, the other defendants
were the next of kin of the testator. The outline of the
case was as follows : he should give little that was not
confessed in the brief. More than fifty years ago, in
1797, Mathurin Carl 6, a native of France, came to live
in England, being then very poor, but he gained a sub-
sistence by teaching languages in London. During the
last 18 years of his life he live din the same house with
the mother of Matthew Hamilton, one of the defendants
to this suit, from whom he rented two small apartments
on the second floor. The house was situate in Chalton-
street, Somers-town; and his two rooms were fitted up
with a press-bed and a few other cheap articles of furni-
ture belonging to himself. M. Carte was a man of great
vigour and industry, and by extraordinary exertions in
his calling, and by very rigid parsimony, he gradually
amassed two sums of 7,0001. and 3,000/. stock, and in-
vested his savings in the public funds of Great Britain.
He attained the age of seventy-seven years in January,
1847, when he still retained his strength and vigour. He
was possessed of two sums of 7,0001. and 3,000/. Bank
Annuities, and 1,500 francs in a French bank. He pos-
sessed one peculiarity not usual with his countrymen—a
rooted aversion to women—a matter of importance when
the gift is to a female school. He always hoped to go
' back to Labelle, where his friends had resided. On the
26th of February, 1847, he became in a weak state of
health, and at the suggestion of Mr. Hamilton, a me-
dical practitioner, named Gasquet, who was of the Ro-
man Catholic persuasion, was called in, and attended
him in his apartment on the 27th of February, 1847.
Mr. Gasquet observed that M. Carr 6 was suffering from
weakness, and that he would be most benefited by nu-
tritious food, but he feared " the poor creature" had not
the means to supply himself with the comforts his state
required; and Mr. Gasquet was then going away when
Mr. Hamilton stopped him and said that M. Carr 6 had
ample means for all that might be required, for, in fact,
he had property to the amount of 10,000/. Mr. Gas-
quet appeared surprised, and asked whether he had
any relatives in this country, upon which Mr. Hamilton
told him that M. Cartsi had no relation in Eng-
land, but he had a sister and other relations living in
France. Mr. Gasquet, shortly after quitting M. Carte's
house, had an interview with the defendant, J. Hold-
stock, a Roman Catholic priest of a chapel in Claren-
don-square, Somers-town, and informed him that at the
house of Mr. Hamilton there was an aged French Roman
Catholic in a dying or sinking state, and that he was said
to have property to the amount of 10,0001. On the fol-
lowing day the said James Holdstock called at Mr. Ha-
milton's and said he wanted to see M. Carr 6, and must
see him alone; and while he was alone with M. Cane,
there was no evidence to show what had taken place, but
it was said that Cart 6 of himself proposed to give the
larger part of his property to the charity. It was re-
presented that this intention was reduced to writing, but
that the paper had not been preserved. The priest then
sent one of his congregation, Mr. Cooke, who represents
himself as being a convert to the Romish religion in
1837, and that he carried the paper away with him.
Cooke then, without the intervention of a solicitor, drew
a will, and returned on Monday, the Ist of March, and
the priest, James Holdstock, and John Athanasius
Cooke, called together upon M. Carl 6, bringing with
them a will ready engrossed. While the priest and J.
A. Cooke were with M. Carl 6, twits women, who lived in
the same house with the priest, called by his direction in
order that they might witness the will, but they were
then sent away, when it was proposed instead of a will
a deed should be prepared, so as to save the legacy
duty of 700/. On Thursday, the 4th of March, the
deed and will were ready prepared, and a Miss Clark
and a Mr. Hay, a former clerk in Wright's house, came
to the door. M. Carne was then worse, and he desired
that they should not be admitted. Some altercation
took place, but eventually the priest went up to M.
Carr 6, who admitted he had prohibited them. Some con
versation then took place, and after some time the priest
induced the sinking man to consent. At this time Mr.
Brown came in, and as to what took place there was a
different complexion given by the evidence; the old
man was unwilling to proceed with the business; he de-
sired to be left alone, when the priest interfered, speak-
ing to him in French. Cooke then read the will
through; he was desirous to leave the room, but the
priest commanded him to stay. The priest then proped
the old man up, and held his fingers, as he affixed his
signature, and all this took place between five and seven
o'clock. Among the documents signed was a power of
attorney to enable Cooke to get the fund. The old man
wished to have the documents left with him; that was
refused. Mrs. Clark then attested the deed, and with
considerable dexterity Mr. Brown, who happened to be
in the house, was made to be the other witness. Cooke
then took away the deeds. The power of attorney was
left at the Bank, on Saturday the transfer was made,
and on Saturday M. Carle died. It appeared that the
priest never visited him again, so that he died unab-
solved, unconfessed, without those consolations of his
religion which were the price for which he bad given
up his property.
The Learned Counsel not having concluded his argu-
ments yesterday, resumed them this morning.
Mr. KINGSLAKE followed on the same side, and had
not concluded when our report left.

SHERIFFS' COURT,—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
ALLEN V. CH&PMAN.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
This was an action to recover damages for false im-
prisonment. The plaintiff was described as a dress-
maker, of Sutton-street, Waterloo-road, and defendant
was a licensed victualler in the Belvidere-road.
It appeared that the defendant had gone home to the
plaintiff's house, and afterwards retired to a public-
house, where they had some refreshment, and subse-
quently charged plaintiff with stealing a diamond ring,
which, however, was not fonnd, and, according to the
evidence of the inspector, both parties had been paying
their devotions to Bacchus at all events, but there was
no evidence adduced to prove any criminality on the part
of the plaintiff.
The jury, alter a very brief consultation, gave a ver-
dict for 104—This was the only case tried.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Matrix and Mr. Justice FAME.)
Ann Dean, 23, described as a widow, was indicted for
feloniously killing and slay ing William Dean, her husband.
Mr. W. Cooper appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Robinson defended the prisoner.
The accused, who was dressed in widow's attire, hs,d a
young child in In-r arm 3, and seemed deeply affected at
her painful position.
The circumstances of the case were simply these:—lt
appeared that the deceased, who was about 22 y. ars of
and by trade a plasterer, resided with his wife on
very amicable terms in Hill-street, Bethnal-green. They
had a child about six mouths old, and while at supper
on the Bth of February last it seemed the deceased
was annoyed et its crying, and litt,d up his hand
for the purpose of giving it a blow. Tne prisoner, with
the view of protecting the child, threw the fork which
she bad in her hand at him, producing a slight wound
on the wrist of the left hand. The injured part became
inflamed, and few days afterwards the inflammation'

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extendud up the whole a...na, end death ultimat
sir ervened.
The •
prisonfr was charged on the coroner's irquisition.
Mr. Carpenter, surgeon to the East London Dispen-
sary, said he attended the deceased up to the time ()Ibis
death. The it flawmation arose from a small punctured
wound just above the fore finger of the left band,
wag
which
was the primary cause of death; but the deceased
sutferiLg from great constitutional disturbance and
typhoid fever. His bad state of health and the presence
of the fever when he received the wound was, in hie
opinion, the immediate cause of death. A very 01
puncture would occasion death in such a body as that (1
the deceased.
Mr. Burchell, surgeon in the Kingsland-road, said be
had made a post violent examination of the id
be
mere generally healthy,
There was an abcess on the left band, and the absorlten
vessels of the arm were greatly inflamed. The orgeo
tiou of the brain and lungs. He could see no direct
blow,b supposing
cause cf death, but he was of opinion that it arose fro°
slow fever. but there was a slight cages:
Mr. ROBINSON, for the defence, contended that, till
y the band of the prisoner, was not g with any
edxeli.berate malice or ill-will, but at a time of roorneeitu'tio
the jury were of opinion wenS at
.itement, occasioned by" seeing an attempt otiue id
stiike her infant, which the impulses of her nature She
her she ought to defend and protect
ff
from i)jerY' Eife,
was an extremely kind, amiable, and c
rest
be
and her regard for her husband was so great hint ehi,
was too forbearing, and even endeavoured to eA it
faults. If the blow caused the death of her habbsd:a..
there was no criminal intention, that the jury was an entirely involuntary act, and be submittied rot
con
find her guilty of the crime charged against her. _ex§
si Several witnesses, among whom was the deco" eu
'ster, were then called as to character, and tbl„ed
agreed in stating that the prisoner was a good.temP;iith
quiet, and amiable woman, and lived very
hapPo
her husband.
TMhre. JpurisstoicneerMwAini;
ell
removed from
having carefri.onilly summed UP
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
the dock.
nAI.
HARWICH ELECTION.--YEST.ERv.-
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Prinsep . • 131
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Majority for Prinsep

10241/1111.
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MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSI. t
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.--The monthly meeting, ,t,)..1 a
body was held at Birkenhead last evening. A greatdpod
miscellaneous business of little public importance 05 hi: A
of; having refeience to the improvement of the towns_llol
sanitary point of view. The Ferry C_ommissionersol7cetal
that the receipts up to the 28th February, 1850,
_nei; int,
to 1,1491. tee. Bd. To the same date in the lec'eoed ot
the proceeds were 1,2081. 2s. 9d. The receiPts 44/, 43. l:
April, 1849, to the 18th February, 1850, were 6,';4, 0,45,,
and for the same period ending 28th Februar', 1""14,11,1
ss. The total expenditure for the latter period Was
15s. id. atilt
nitstoo3 ",,k
ANCIENT CESTOM.—Therecurious --
....„ ow
extant, of the City of Gloucester presenting the (Pe"
a lamprey pie every Christmas. aI, The rvyr
RESTORATION OF WELLS CATHEDB4'-'. fast pry
and restoration of the Cathedral of Wells ar,vo_ of al.,
gressing ; in order to secure the rapid completi
ouged on
work an extra number of workmen have been engeted till
are now in full work. In a short time it is 3_11):0-opletme"
the whole of the interior of the building Will L'l ea 11
alp'
The west front of the cathedral has been exterlsee ectel;
Dean and Chapter, in order to ascertain if anY ° weal oi
tured statues with which it is adorned were in if, 00rti0,,,,e
defective state, and it is fully intended that eve 'And /4'
the erection shall be well and properly eat '
roughly repaired. refs°
-
THE TWOPENNY GREAT EXHIBITIoN.-i-ii :000
coming to London during the Great Exhibition will A OA
that they hear St. Paul's bell for the first tit/le:0;0:
however, to the sacred edifice will probably conetwight,i
that by simply ringing twopence together, they wig
any time, have heard the toll of St. Paul'..Punc Of
peter .4
FALSE REGISTRATION or A DEATII--,,, sensot
an inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Ott& inft
Tavern, Hackney, relative to the death of a filed to tr,
who was buried as still-born in the ground attaeed teat PR
parish church of St. John, Hackney. It aPPearss a Fiege
mother of the child, who is 19 years of age,
treet 0110;
woman, and that she lived at No. 21, Margaret:Le tonig,„,l/0
neY. Deceased was born last Saturday week, 1.."" t the pats
medical gentleman nor midwife in as
a ot
Mrs. Wilson, a midwife, arrived in a 3hort
gave
$ cera;
birth, and the child died in her presence. She githe ratbso
&ate that it was still-born, and that then: ne °
,otte 7, 9
was Smith Williams, when her name was ‘,,,Tu,s, sa,r-oe
Draper. Edward Pallett, gravedigger of was''.'ll A ebea'oe
still-born
received the body of the deceased, which l.ll.hor- of
mad nday lat. It was given to Win as et! ,rineut_
children. Heei
trbeecre itvheed n nor 0.- ifeer
ceived any fees for them, He produced the Crierl,oe tbe,r-or
wastlno record of them in the vestry hooks- YitA 'e',.. Elelile
ficate to his brother, who is also a graveued hi 0
Wilson, the midwife, having been ounce , death ~
certified the bst°
coroner, said she did not know why she ,„ woo ~
still-born. The child lived about two hour& racobet li'd
was used, nor was a surgeon sent for. Air' tir gainetiritbo
geon, stated that he had made a post morteo
deceased having been Hive. He obserVedt
icilefre;yfraora_theei;;:too :::
the body, and found that there were evidenetetcraocteu°sino.le°
the forehead. He judged from the aPed deed-'.t- il
ceased died a natural death. The jurY reel-
mr 1 „rides
big verdict :•-•-•4 That the deceased died a 01"1113.eorn, well
IWO °Altai('
essetecderbtyifictahtee
jbuyrytthoemmaikdwe itfhe,lsEclaseaell,o.r
nwrestlit'hote Reels'cofretlo
tahfaat the said child was afterwards buried 1‘02,t',".00,10 -,-0
tbruarri-a? eonf era-
childrenbe in
g stated °f o
rkengeowl that the said child was born alive; bpd
to the et
are constantly occur • ~ 1 the 1011
ring.
A VOTER Angst . 140
itnoiobne
stht.liit.boonrot7l:o`ll:cAsesosite°l *I
IN A VIADUCT.---AID 7 f the e er
r th
curious hiding-places resorted to bY rilluj,,,emshire,,..isoelt
than during
the late contest for South ri otticg-- gook ',deg
record their votes for either party, one
railwaysl3 re- irt•
to a viaduct under or near the line a sirs_
through the parish of Ble by But viaducts, liked veto;
stacks, proved insecure as" from the keen-sceso
retreats Wag ;ON
nd foxy
hunters then • in the neighbourhood, 8 '
pulling
from his eep-hole and carried off to the _
where her ecordetehiswith evident reluctance' of,/
vote WAS TO
GEOLOGICAL RELIC AT CRAIGLEITH
...,, _a
A large fossil tree has been discovered at this c14:740. rat,
geological relic was discovered about a
aboutwont ten fled ;
islt nowi uncovered to the depth of discd're:eot.
the must perfect specimen Ytteutiy dish 0
the :ark, branches, and general form being pert 0 10.7, be
The
iron.outer coat is coal and the inner part stop yet,' encs
It is supposed to be a pine, such as SArcual'ereoed
fou fl •
n,.. in Scotland *a
d- from . its 1--g Wee; itl
must have been a ;noble tree. Ito i" gra' me
east to t e 1916°-
west—the position of most , oijed
~,4 lo a
Cra' I
In eth—and seems to have been qaduallY,be qesvibeia
under powerful cause. Another curiosity et 'lasniteut td
large toddy bowl, formed out of a large block uor be 0
Corstorphine Hill. It is nearly finished, and W
the Exhibition in eight
or ten days.—
for the show
The trade and navigation returns _two to
ond,
mending February 5, of the present year, ,_e°,o, of
ea-
.most gratifying results as compared WWI 'i e of e,'" 1,0
mg period of last year. The declared vas, 1851L,e, it
ports in the month ending FebruarY tb of l'udieg
4,817,5701, while in the correspenfling rn°l3eorreseer ill
was only 4,069,4311. As com ared with the tifylnkra oft
month of 1849, the result is still Mord fir:uorts e; fres
that month the declared value of our el.fitioa or' Ace
exceed 3,211,146/. So much for the 01)';`„ tbe "-,,A, sai
trade principles. Need we wonder that '-nt incle,„-,o;er,
such facts like these Lord Stanley could li•bi a A 'O,- 001'
man of rank among his political friends.t°,,,,Jy-iGe'rernhefors
tionist Ministry? That would be indeed " eturnd "0
which
withthese trade and navigatiou r
oar free'
m would deliberately revere
policy. propose to re
Kit
1.,„1. t Pre,g,e- fir.b
NUMBER lOF -NEWTS —The num"-, at ""ha
scribed, or or contained in • 'thou'. bet °g vs,
may be taken collections WI
_, gong!, epee
at between 150,000 ane,,,, 90,0", t the-
Berlin collection
The insect inndoes not contain loss noted '
Fauna, of Great Britain, is est Tl 3.
species.--4
—spect
s of Nature. WO' • tie°
THE N 0 to
building NE CITY PRISON AT 1-" in 05 fero
of Gil which is to be appropriated chiefit course 0,,s e 0
a tspur-street Compter, and is now in tare,be Wor!' Or
tion Hollows
3', since the construction 01 'Jo, tneato
been t
transferred
f into the hands of Dir. Joll,Pou, itillefortbs
tractor or erecting the Great Northern Srbe Tog 01/
rapidly
Progressed, and will in a few months__ gee of
_n_„ei,
n.reception of inmates. The site, comprising!: of ao amyl
nine acres, is a salubrious- ot in the centre hills'bitect4
theatre formed by the Highgate and 110Jar'citi, arc.,, be
edifice, from the design of Mrßunning, thes, ft isilTroat
presents a noble and commanding Appearatie-nriociea' „tell
gothic castellated style of h"tecture, the.,,rtb Cee,Pnoetal
faced with Kentish arc 1 _tett w• oble Y" be
rag stone, decor. to A 0
~,, Tudort
geo ins and dressings, having in the c„e° pile in,
Eau
flanked by towers 80 feet in height. v.ediog
1 Leath:her !emir
entrance gate to the court yard is a h,ii.i,", and the tosrsl-,
style, one for the residence of the clisPziai;joge, t_e_ti.,,',;sloll;
tahoedgovernor. The whole consists a ..if „web co-., fro'
two radiating from the central be" chief e e•to
Theother p
chief portion
of the cell doors- The whe
wing is about 340 feet in length'', And the 00 0
wings are built with massive briehwor 9 ~„srovetve,..dip%
building is fire-proof, with eerie 1... ~ welt, ill
all the Ig,""'
The C i"
very
ventilation, &
--ce as at Pentonville. 405 ja 11; b efe-
those for reception and punishment, ØrS h in Viii.Chel3eP
dimensions 13 feet by 7, and 9 feet higi",,„l„, in t- „oils
arrangement is made for classification, not' tbe Pid tb.he
ration of the male from the female, hete's" they,tieit.ld e'iTo
prisoners. The flooring of these, as We" 1 100 ord.'--er
roof, are, in order to prevent the admission 0 10 get,
the Seyssel Company's asphalte from Statigaine"pot ill threoiti
facilitate the ventilation, Isc , a lofty shaft,l" the by
has been erected in the rear of the building, ,_,t by re_ 0, el
usually attending such elevations being conctia; tow_ ell
ing it ornamental, so as to correspond with sundll ell
front, and the whole of the works are being
Wet. ..AOl
as accurately carried on by Mr. Jay, the bill- yestevio
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE Foltc!*. to/Telt/to. It
the accounts relating to the metropolitan polter'o,oo3oo,oo
last year were printed by order of the House 01 ""ot f tbs '4,11.
appears that the balance at the cornmencereell ~,,As 66, 00
ear " ee
was 68,8781. 195., and at the close of the Yr the for _Atie
14s. 6d. 'I he paid in year 0 dr, pa
amount per
385,7441. 63. 3d. The Government stock 0 pen ties' eer
tion fund had cost 99,8971. 16s. 4d. The fees, „ Old.
forfeitures, at the various police-court. sere
courts'
if to
10,7021. 12s. 6d. The expense. of the olive-' a ledo_e
ing salaries to magistrates, clerks, [and other?,_ force olio.
45,045/. Is. :d. The number of persons innstee_,,,,rtingfo
let January last was 5,525. There was o Pee:, At ~d
intenden` st 00)!,,
perintendent at 600/. a year; 18 suPer be loge 00,,
2001. t,. 3411. a year. Of 124 inspectors the T op-
was 81. 18s.; and the highest, 200/. a Year' oar. '',3 itt
1.1 1 ~
of 5.5 sergeants vary from 63/. 14s. to 109/. 49. tiot, e
po
are 4,797 constables in the force-1,22i in the bighee bid
The clot
the second, and 1,162 in the third class. ~ ~. . to
to constables is 81/. 18s., and the lowest 44i.7...0rr0e 0
and 401 b. of coals weekly are allowed to
ot lien,woe,
geant and constable all the year 40Ib. ,
eowaiaeloy din-
each single man during six months, and 20,b. , ehe were
the remainder of the year. The force will ehortlY
f'
to more than 6,000. Site t
001 01‘
ROYAL DIVORCE COMMIS9ION.__y este x plo, t
gil
noon a special meeing of the Commissioners took pi,
the House of Commons. There were presetital'ojes
Hon. Stephen Lushington, Lord Beaurriont,L°„,r The ii[l,
Mr. Walpole, M.P.; and Mr. Page %%rood, el". 'iteade
Chief Justice being on circuit was unable to*.
Diacqueen acted as secretary. . i.
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