The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-14 00:00:00

EVENING,

MAY 14, 1851.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BAIL COURT, May 13.
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice ERLE.)
THE QUEEN V. SCOTT.—THE CLAPHAM CONVENT.
Sir F. THESIGER—My Lord, an application was made
some time ago by Mr. Sergeant Sbee for leave to file a
criminal information against the printer land publisher
of the Morning Advertiser newspaper, for libels published
in that journal upon the inmates of an establishment or
nunnery known by the name of the Clapham Convent.
The imputations were undoubtedly of a most serious
character, attributing to some one of those ladies a
breach of the vow of chastity, and that a child had been
born there in a mysterious manner. I appear here on
behalf of the Morning Advertiser, a paper which now,
for the first time, after a period of 50 years, has been
brought into a court of justice to answer for anything
inserted in its columns. The parties against whom the
rule was obtained now think it their duty, upon seeing
the affidavits in this matter, to state that they contain a
clear and distinct answer to the charge made. They
further say, that they had not gratuitously made the
charge, but that it bad arisen from certain rumours
which bad been circulated in the neighbourhood—
which rumours I mention, not for the purpose of
casting the slightest imputation upon those ladies,
but for the purpose of showing, that until they had
assumed a tangible shape in the columns of a news-
paper, it was impossible for the parties to chal-
lenge inquiry into the truth of
.them. They have done
so, and have brought the matter into court in such a way
as to satisfy the parties against whom the application
was made; and I may add myself, that there is not the
slightest foundation for such a charge being brought
against any of the inmates of the convent. Air-1 lam
happy to be instructed on behalf of the printer and pub-
lisher of the Morning Advertiser to declare that there is
no trutn whatever in the imputations unguardedly made
in Ibe libels referred to. They now express their deep
regret that those charges should have been made, and
now withdraw them altogether. I trust that this will be
considered all that is required.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE—My Lord, the ladies of the con-
vent state in their affidavit, that they are not influenced
by any vindictive or malicious motives in making the
application against the defendant, but solely for the pur-
pose of vindicating themselves from the imputations cast
on them in the falsehoods and calumny contained in the
libels. Having heard the statement ma le by my Learned
Friend Sir F. Theaiger, _I feel I cannot do better than
to receive such reparation as has been made, which is
as much as it is now po.sible for the printer and pub-
lisher of the Morning Advertiser to give. I shall, there-
fore, my Lord, consent, on behalf of the parties who
have instructed me, to have the rule discharged, of
course on the payment of costs.
THE QUEEN V. CHAPMA.N.
Sir F. THESIGER—My Lord, another application of a
similar character ha 4 been made against the printer and
publisher of the Morning Herald newspaper, tor the pub-
lication of a libel, but under circumstances a little dif
ferent from the other one. It appeared that there had
been a publication in the Dispatch newspaper, which
purported to be a vindication of those ladies from th
slanderous report that was circulated against them. The
Morning Herald adverted to this publication, and made
some strung übmervations in disparagement of its truth.
The parties against whom this rule was obtained also
wish me to state here that they are perfectly satisfied
there is no foundation whatever for the charge. They
now withdraw everything that has been published of-
fensive to these ladies, and consent to pay all the costs
which have been incurred in making the application to
the Court.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE —I also consent to the rule being
discharged in this case as in the former.
The rules in both cases were accordingly discharged
upon the terms mentioned above.

THE LATE RAILWAY COLLISION.
In our yesterday's paper we gave a summary which
we received by electric telegraph of the verdict re-
turned by the jury in this long-protracted inquiry. We
now publish the entire verdict and the observations of
the jury thereon, as formally appended to the inquisi-
tion:—
The foreman said—Our verdict is " Accidental
Death" in the inquest upon which we have been sitting,
and we beg to accompany the verdict with these obser-
vations:—[The foreman here handed the observations
accompanying the verdict to the Coroner.]
The CORONER read them as follows:—" Although the
jury have not felt justified in recording any other vet.•
diet than that of accidental death, they feel bound to
state thir unanimous opinion that great blame attaches
to the executive committee of the Birkenhead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, and
there was a want of prudence and discretion generally
in the conduct of the officers and servants of the com-
pany along the line from Chester to Manchester on the
day when the melancholy occurrence took place which
resulted in the death of the parties as to which the
jury have been inquiring. With respect to the loco-
motive power of the company, it appears that ne
increase whatever was made for the greatly increased
traffic along the line from Chester to Manchester during
the Chester race week, and that there was no authorised
superintendent of the traffic department along that line
appointed, and no precautionary arrangements adopted
for the safky of the public in reference to the Sutton
Tunnel, where the collision took place on the day above
mentioned. The jury find that during the day there
was the greatest irregularity in the dispatch and arrival
of the trains from Manch,ster to Chester, and the adver-
tisement issued by the railway company to the effect that
the trains would return from Chester after the races,
commencing at 5.30 P.M., and continue running, so soon
as filled, to f P.M., was in the highest degree objection-
able, and calculated to lead to confusion and danger.
The railway company's locomotive superintendent him-
self has stated, in the course of his evidence, that he
does not consider the stock of engines belonging to
the company sufficient for their ordinary traffic;
and yet, as the jury have already noticed, no in-
crease was made for the greatly increased traffic
during the Chester races ; and to this deficiency
of locomotive power is to be mainly attributed the la-
mentable catastrophe which hus happened. The jury
are decidedly of opinion that the mausgement of the
railway in question at the present time is imperfect and
inefficient, thereby endangering the safety of the public.
In conclusion, the jury recommended that, in order to
guard against the recurrence of a similar accident, there
should be an authorised servant of the company sta-
tioned at each end of the Sutton Tunnel, so as to signal
to the trains, and thereby prevent two trains from being
in the tunnel on the same line at one time. They con-
sider also that the carriages of the railway company
having to pass through a tunnel of such a length as the
Sutton Tunnel should be furnished with lights; and thf y
desire also to call attention to the shortness of the inter-
val allowed for trains following each other on the Berne
line from the terminus and intermediate stations, which
appears to them to be attended with risk, and that the
interval should therefore be increased."
The CORONER having thanked the jury for their care
and attention during the inquiry, the proceedings, which
had occupied seven days, were brought to a close a few
minutes before eleven o'clock.

IN RE PATTESON ♦ND CUTTS.
A rule nisi bad been obtained in this case calling upon
Messrs. Patteson and Cutts to show cause why they
should not pay over to Messrs. Charles and John Bar-
nard the sum of 9201, received by them in their capa-
city of attorneys to the applicants from a Mr. George
Peacock, as a portion of the purchase-money for a pro-
per►y called the Kear's-green Estate, in Essex. It ap.
peared that the money was received in 1832, when
Messrs. Patteson and Cutts were partners. Since then
the partnership had been dissolved. The father of the
applicants at his death left five children—the property
in question containing 70 acres of land and " Old House
Farm." This property was mortgaged for 1,4001. Ac-
cording to agreement the estate was sold, and the
money was to be divided among the children. Messrs.
Patteson and Cutts were employed by Mr. Charles Bar-
nard to effect this purpose. The mortgagee was then
prevailed upon to release the .Kear's-green Estate, and
to take as security the Old House Farm. It 'umber ap-
peared that an advance of 5001. was made to Henry Bar-
nard, an officer i❑ the East India Company's service. In
consequence of family differences the arrangements of
these accounts with the Barnard. became somewhat
complicated. Several applications for a settlement were
made to Mr. Cutts, but without effect.
Mr. Sergeant Shee this day showed cause against the
rule.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-oftic
by the night—and 91 by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-aloe port dls- W1)41
London. patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N May 16 .. .. Liverpool • • May 20
America (by U.S. pkt.) N May 13 .. .. Liverpool
America (by IL& pkt.) M May 21 .. .. Southampt. May 16
Africa (West coast)" N 14th of the month Plymouth June 3
Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. May 18
Belgium • . .. •• Ni Daily .. .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. Ml9th of the month Southampt. May 12
Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month Southampt. May 11
Californla(viaChagres)Mll7th of month Southampt. May 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. June 3
Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. May 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 5
Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. 14.8 a
Chill •• •• •• .41 17th of the month Southampt. May 20
France .. .. 31 & NiTwice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* • • . • • • N,7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover .. May 20
Hamburgh .. .. N'Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat
Holland .. •• .. M Wednea. & Satur. London .. Mea.Thri
Honduras .. .. . N I 7th of the mouth Southampt. May 20
Ireland .. •• M & NlTwice daily .. .. Holyhead •- 1 wicedaily
India (via Southamp.) M!2oth of the month Southanapt May 73
v-- -lu
India( ig
‘arseilleB) N 7thdr 24th ofmonth Dover • - May 17
Mediterranean (via
Southampton)
• • M 20th of the month Southampt. May 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) ...- .. N,7thB624th ofmonth Dover .. May 17
Mexico .. .. .. DS 2d of the month.. Southampt. Jane 4
Madeira .. •• .. At 9th of the month Southampt. May 12
TV C 7th,17th,19tk,27th I Dover May 18
Malta* .. • • t & 30th of month
Napless
.. .. .. Nisth 15th 25th ofmo Dover •. m" 12
Papal States* .. .. N !bill 15th ,
25th ofmo Dover .. May 12
Peninsular.. .. . M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt, May '6
the month South= t. I
Peru " •• •• .. M,l7th
suttP Jay 20
Tuscany* .. • • • • N, sth 1 h2sth of mo Dover
the month ..
MaY 12
West Indies .• • • /.117th of Southampt_ 1-1,.1
Ity 20

Sir F. Thesiger appeared for Mr. Pattason, and Mr. E.
James was heard in support of the rule.
Having statrd all the main facts of the case when the
rule nisi was obtained, we mink it unnecessary to reca-
pitulate them now. •
The rule was discharged as against Patteson, but made
-absolute against Cutts, arid it was ordered that the
Master should say how much of the Eu. chase-money re
ruined in his hands, such balance to be paid over to
Barnard, together, with interest up to the time of its
payment.

7tllLit 2401 of month
2d of the month..
9th of the month
7th,17th,19tk,27th
, & 30th of month
Naple,s* *ath 15th 25th °lino
Papal States* N 15t11 lath 25th of mo
Peninsular.. M 7th 17th 27th of mu
Peru .. 51,17 th ut the month
Tuscany* N, ath 1 sth 25th of mo
West Indies Mil7th of the month
West Indies (except
Havaana & Nassau) 31 2d of the month
* The mails to those countries thus mar),
French packet vi‘ Marseilles
CALIFORICAQ —Mails to and ft= Californi;
are now despatched and due bv every Ainert

!Southampt.
:ed (W) are

(June 5

GUILDHALL.up
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Edward Thoneen was for final examine-
r, on before Alderman Wilson, charged with absconding
Tom his employ with a quantity of diamonds, value as
Der invoice 4501, the property of Messrs. Birnstingl,
Schwabacher, and Co., diamond merchants, of 8, Broad-
street buildings. City.
Mr. Maley F. Wood, of 14, Old Jewry Chambers,
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-
place, attended on bt halt of the prisoner.
As this case was only remanded for the purpose of
completing the depositions preparatory to committing
the pi isoner to take his trial ut the present Old Bailey
Sessions, no further evidence was taken, and having
b-en cautioned in the usual form, prisoner was asked if
he hari anything to add to his former statement, and if
he wished that still to stand upon the face of the de-
positions ?
Mr. Lewis said that after the prisoner's own admit.
sion of hia guilt, he of course could not attempt to de. I
fend him by denying the facts already sworn to by the
witnesses, and acknowledged to by the prisoner himself.
The prisoner had no wish to withdraw the statement he
made on Friday, liot, and the only object he had in in-1
structing counsel We/Veiar in his 114512a1f was to pled
Initigstlol2 of punishonitt.

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via the United States
11 packet.

SHIP NE Ws.
.
GRAVESEND, MAY 13.—Wind, N.N.E. light, cloudy
Arrived—Tho Leda, from Stralsund; Anna Maria,
Emma, and Wilhelmine, from Aalborg; Vorwaarta, from
N3.sttA. Reserve, from J;4ollaieq; 1 bornsoo, from S tn-
derhoe; William Frederick, from Eind-n; Harp, from
Denmark; Maria ilartly, from Tobago; Blythe, from the
Baltic; Lionne and Lion, from Gtavelines.
Sailed— rho Briton's Prido, for Gibraltar; Black
Ny mpth. for Odessa; Giraffe, for Rotterdam;
City of
Boulogne, for Rtulogne; City of Rotterdam, for Dunkirk.
'VESSELS SPOKEN WITS
Albion, from Galway f.a. Ni.tw York, May 2, in lat. 49
N., long. 21 W.
Megara, steamer, from Liverpool for Bostoo, April 30,
at 11 p.m.
Europa, sretimPr, from Liverpool for New York, May 4,
in lat. 45 N. long. 52 W.
Africa. steamer, from Liverpool fur New York, May 11,
at 9.30 a m., off Dungarvan.
Royal Oak, brig, in lat. 46 N., long. 21 W.
~,,
Fairy, barque, from Liverpool. in lat. 45 100N.,i,., , .-;!,4 W.
Sylph.from
g Rio Grande for Fulnioutb, April 13, in lat.
- - 25 kl",, 'ton. a 9 W.

Bircham, inn., Heckfard, Norfolk, tailors—T. Swarbriek Alderman WILsoN said, under those circumitsnees it
tied J. Tomlinson, Preston, Lancashire, builders—J, only remained for turn to commit the prisoner to N- w-
Clark, B. Clark, and J. Ingham, Bradford, Yorkshire, gale for trial. But before the prisoner was rernov( d he
woolsraplers (so far as regards the said J. Ingham)— thought it was due to the offieer-; engagod in the case to
Mary Ann Davies and Penelope Deviee, M enouth, state that their eenduct in apprehending the prisoner,
schoolmistresses—R. L Jones and T. D. Cornher, Chea- and recovering the property, was exce• dingly meritorious,
ter, printing-ink makers—W. Hind and R. Elgin, Pres- and he expressed himse
ton, Lancashire, millwrights—R. Birley, T. H. Birley, a portion of their expenses.
H. Birley, T. 11 if perfectly wilting to grant them
H. Birley, jun., and J. H. Birley, Chorl- Haydon, the officer who apprehended the prisoner,
ton•upon-Medlock, Lancashire, cotton spinners —G. said that great praise was also due to the police authori-
Holden and W. nines. Lower Mitcham, Surrey, ties of Liverpool, whe had promptly rendered him every
brewers—G. Till and J. Jacobson, York-terrace, Corn- assistance in inrereepting the prisoner's departure.
mercial.road East, tailors and hatters—W, S. Taylor Alderman WILSON wes glad to find that etro-
and T. Shaw, Liverpool, brokers--J. Smith and J. politan and country police ca-operated
so readily with
Booth, Bradford, worsted spinners—J. Mitchell, T. B. the City constabulary in all cases of this kind, and was
Prissick, and T. E. Sykes, Worsbrough, Yorkshire, pleased to have this opportunity of testify ins, to tha
colliers (so far as regards T. B. Prissick)—H. Hirst effect.--The prisoner was then folly cetemitteefor trial.t and C. Hirst, Huddersfield, woolstaplers—E. Bonell , WORSHIP-STREET.
and C. Ridal, Sheffield, venders of liver and anti- ! James Hurley, a young fellow of notorious character,
scorbutic pills —J. Macfarlane, W. A. Macfarlane, was placed at the bar hefor Mr. Arnold, charged with
A. Campbell, and P. Cuvillier, Island of Martinique, assaulting and wounding a married woman named Erie,.
merchants —W. Mole and M. Wilcox, Binning- Warman, and also with having committed a daring hie h-
ham, geld and silver pencil manufacturers—T. Craw- way robbery at midday upon the person of Mr. Benjamin
ford, G. C. Lindsay, and J. Lindsay, jun., Ballydown, Collins, a blind man, carrying on business as au iron-
Ireland, and Lawrence-lane, City, linen manufacturers monger in High-street, Shoreditch.
and bleachers (so far as regards T. Crawford)—W. H. The complainant in the first case, who appeared with
Foster, W. M. Foster, and A. Murray, Manchester, her face greatly disfigured, and one of her temples
co•ten manufacturers—J. Mansfield, J. Newland, and covered with adhesive plsister, stared that she had for-
11. Newland, Manchester, hat lining manufacturers—W. merly b -en upon intimate terms with the prisoner, who
Walton and R. Walton, Croydon, cheesemongers—W, had lodged in her house; but circumstances had
Griffith and J. Bratton, Shrewsbury, surgeons and occurred which bad induced her to discourage 1,14
apothecaries.
visits, and gave him notice that it was her wish to break
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. ',IT the acquaintance. Having accidentally met him on
George Frederick White Garland, Newport, Mon- the preceding evening, he endeavoured to divert her
mouthshire, baker,
from her purpose, but finding himself unsuccessful, be
James Cooper, Nottingham, joiner. followed her to the door, and immediately commenced
John Jones, Coventry, watchmaker. an unmerciful attack upon her, in the course ef which
William Lewis, Meriden, Warwickshire, malster, he struck her repeated blows in the Nee, and William Stafford, Stafford, Coventry, licensed victualler. ing that he was determined to be hanged for heraim at
George Bawnr, Coventry, shopkeeper. Newgate, finally grasped her by the throat and attempted
Charles Green, Coventry, warehouseman. to strangle her. She struggled violently to extricate William Rogers, Denbigh, hairdresser. herself from him, but without success, and her criss fur
Richard Hodges, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, dealer in assistance at length attracted the notice of a policeman,
china.
who rescued her from further brutality, and took the
Anne Parry, MalpasFarm, Monmouthshire, farmer, prisoner into custody.
Simeon Russell Bosisto, Abersyehan, Monmouthshire, Sergeant 14eberts fully corroborated the latter part of
ironmonger,
the complainant's evidence, and stated that he found her
Charles Bond, Newport, Monmouthshire, beer shop in such a state of suffering and exhaustion that it was
keeper.
necessary to place her under the care of the police stir-
Charles Scott, Mansfield, agent to an ale brewer. peon, whose certificate he produced, describing the na-
Jenkin Harris, Tredegar. Monmouthshire, tea dealer. Lure of the injuries she hsd received.
Johu Harris, Yniscoy, Monmouthshire, retailer of beer. In answer to the charge, the prisoner fully admitti d
Georg- Mitchell Bristol, biker.
the assault, which he attributed to feelings of jealousy
Edward Bryant Rowland, Bristol, journeyman optician. excited by his having observed her in the company (it
['homes Edwards, Bristol, livery-stable keeper. - Henry Skinner, Tiverton, Devonshire, butcher. another man, although he had certainly no right to call Jonathan Knott, jun., Lichfield, blacksmith. her to account for so doing, as he was well aware of her John Richards, Bedworth, Warwickshire, ribbon mane- being a married woman, and that she was then living
lecturer, with her husband.
Tamerlane Bowan, Dorking, Surrey, hatter.
The complainant explained that the man referred to Hers t Lineg
was one of her lodgers, and positively (Mudd that there
y er, j am, SuCon , Surrey, wheelwright. were any grounds for the aspersion he attempted to cast
George Freeman, Cambridge, brazier. on her character.
Abraham Cowlin, Tiverton, Devonshire, boot and shoe- The charge of highway robbery was then proceeded
maker.
with, in support of which,
John Ladd, Necton, Suffolk. Mr. Collins, who was totally blind, was led for-
Benjamin Summers Bowyer, Chilton-street, Suffolk, ward, and stated, that on the afternoon of Monday
blacksmith.
fortnight, while passing through New Inn-yard, Shore-
James Maude Thorburn, Halifax, Yorkshire, journey- ditch, in the company of his daughter, a child eight
man tailor.
years old, who was leading him along, he was slid-
SCO rcri SEQUESTRATIONS. denly tripped up by some men, who came stealthily
S. Thom, Edinburgh, provision-merchant, to meet behind him, and fsll heavily to the ground. While
within the Crown Hotel, Edinburgh, May 16 and June
endeavouring to raise himself, he was officiously assistid
20, at two.
by two of the who affted great commiseration
A. Shaw, Glasgow, flesher and provision merchant, to for his misfbrtune,men, but he hadec no sooner recovered his
meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, May 17 and feet than he felt the hard of one of them fumbling in the
June 9, at twelve,
waistcoat pocket containing his watch, which he in-
.R. Watson, Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire, merchant, stantly missed, and upon exclaiming that ho had been
to meet within the Elephant Inn, Dumbarton, May 19 robbed, they both hastily made off. His deprivation of
and June 6, at one.
sight unfortunately precluded his giving direct evidence
T. Baird, Bedlay, Lanarkshire, carter, to meet within as to the identity of his assailants, but having received
the Anchor Tavern, Glasgow, May 21 and June 11, at an intimation that the prisoner was in custody, and that
two.
the police were in possession of material facts to clearly
J. O'Neill, Dumbarton, innkeeper, to meet within connect him with the robbery, he proceeded to the sca-
the Elephant Inn, Dumbarton, May 17 and June 7, at tion-house, and at once recognised him by the peculiarity
eleven.
of his voice as being one of the men who had so attacked
him.
Sergeant Roberts having requested a remand, to en-
able him to produce the stolen property, and to bring
forward other evidence of a conclusive character in sup-
port of the charge,
The prisoner, who simply denied all knowledge of
the robbery, was ordered to be committed until Tues-
day next, until which day the magistrate expressed
his intention to suspend his decision upon the former
case.