The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY
_EVENING, MARCH to, 1851.

At the Esgair Lloe meeting, on the 27th Feb., a letter
having been read from Mr. W. C. Venning, solicitor, as
to releasing the mine by the present mortgagees and
parties interested upon payment of 6001., and the purser
having stated that he had made the necessary arrange-
ments for completing the lease of the sett, in accordance
with the resolution of the 23d December, a call of 10s.
per share was made. A letter was reed from Messrs.
Charles Chippendale and George Smith, resigning their
duties as members of the committee.
At the Heignston Down Consols meeting, on the
25th Feb., the accounts were examined and passed,
showing-Balance in hand from last account, 132/. 6s.
4d.; received on calls, 420/. 10s.--5a552/. 16s. 4d.-Labour
cost, Dec., 2821. 18. 9d.; ditto on account, Jan., 104/. 6s.
Bd.; lord's dues, 19/. 12s. 7d.; leaving in hand, 1461. 15s.
4d.; to which add unpaid cals, 329/. 10s., makes the
amount of assets 4761. ss. 4d. The balance of cost for
Jan. is 1561. 7s. 6d.; estimated cost for Feb., 270/.; ditto
March, 2701.; office expenses, 25/.; showing a balance
of payments over receipts, to 31st March next, of 245/.
2s. 2d. A list of parties in arrears of calls was presented,
when a special meeting was fixed for 29th April next,
for the purpose of forfeiting all shares on which the call
due Jan. 18 should not then be paid. A call of 2s. 6d.
per share was made.
At the Ding Dong meeting, on Tuesday, the accounts
for three months, ending 31st of Dec., showed-Balance
to end of Sept., 355/. 75. 6d.; tin sold, 1,5301. 10s. 6d.;
sundries, 11. 2s. 6d.---s--1,893/ Os. 6d. Mine cost, 1,384/.
ss. 11d.; merchants' bills, 429/. 2s. 9d.; leaving balance
in favour of adventurers, 791. l le. 10d.
At the Chyprase Consols monthly meeting, at Bir-
mingham on Tuesday the report of Captain James
Michell was considered highly satisfactory. All the
accounts which had been examined were ordered to be
paid, and one of the committee appointed to visit the
mine, relative to the erection of the steam-engine, now in
progress. A call of 21. ss. per share was made.
At a meeting of the Finance Committee of Lamherooe
Wheal Maria, on Tuesday, a resolution was unanimously
adopted that a sum not exceeding 2001. should be devoted
to the erection of kilns, for the purpose of burning the
tin ores, and also for erecting a wheel and stamps for
dressing the same; the whole to be done with the least
possible delay, under the direction of Mr. Murray.
At the meeting of adventurers in the United Mines
(Tavistock), on tho 27th February, a joint report was
read from Capts. R. Dunstan (West Caradon). J. Lean
(Wheal Franco), S. Seccombe (Phoenix Mines), and R.
Williams (East Crowndale), and one also from Capt.
Carpenter (late manager of Wheal Andertos).
Also a communication from seven London share-
holders, requesting an increase in the number of
trustees; that every alternate meeting be held in
London; and that they be furnished with a list of share-
holders, the number or shares hold by each, and the price
paid for the same. A call of 10s. per share was made, and
it was unanimously resolved that the representations
made in the prospectus were fully borne out by the re-
ports read; that Messrs. J. E. Mare and J. Pedler, with
the purser, visit the mine, consider the recommendations
in the report, estimate the expense, and give their opi-
nion thereon at a meeting to be called for the purpose.
Captain Carpenter baying offered occasionally to inspect
and report on the mine, the meeting expressed their obli-
gation, considering such attention would be particularly
advantageous. It was also resolved to inform the London
shareholders that two trustees only were appointed, to
avoid expense, and that the majority of the shares being
held in the vicinity of the mine, it was inexpedient un-
alterably to fix the alternate meetings in London, but
that every information should be forwarded ; that a
list of the shareholders, with the number of shares, be
forwarded as required, but that the other information
sought could not be given. Captain Carpenter's
report entered at considerable length into the prospects
of the mines (Wheal Anderton and Ash Consolidated),
which were favourable, the most advisable methods for
future operations, and his views and recommendations
generally were borne out by the joint report above-men-
tioned.
At the Lelant Consols meeting, hell on Saturday, the
accounts were examined and passed, showing balance
last account, 5361. 13s. 9d.; labour cost for October, No-
vember, and December, 8261. 14s. 4d.; merchants' bills,
358/. 14s. Id.; cost of engine, 5371...2,259/. 2s. 2J. By
1,0244; tin sold, 513/. 11a. 6d.; stamping 15/. 35..
leaving balance against the mine, 706/. 78.8 d. The cash
account with the purser showed a balance due to him of
4421. 3s. ld., and there being no regular banking ac•
count, it was resolved that he bo authorised to draw on
Messrs. Bolitho and Co. to the extent of 6001., on ac-
count of adventurers. Captain Williams' salary was
increased to 71. 7s. per month, and a call of 4/. per share
was made. A report from the agent was read, which
was satisfactory.
At the two-monthly meetings of adventurers in
Llwynmalees Mine, on Tuesday, the accounts were exa-
mined and passed, showing a balance against the adven-
turers of 1741.; and, in order more fully to develope the
resources of the mine. it was considered requisite to
make a call. A vote of thanks was unanimously passed
to Captain Henry Francis (who was present), for his
past services, as well as for his able and lucid statement
of the present position and future prospects of the mine.
At the Trewalder adjourned meeting at Exeter, on
Wednesday, a report from Mr. Evan Hopkins was read,
and the same being of a discouraging character as to the
further prosecution of the mine, it was resolved that the
resident agent suspend all further operations, excapt
such as shall be necessary to realise, as soon as possible,
to the best advantage, the assets of the mine. That the
mine be abandoned, subject to confirmation at a meeting
to be held in Exeter on the 15th inst., of which the
purser is to give immediate notice, and that he proceed
to adjust all outstanding claims.
Some considerable transactions have taken place in
Foreign Shares.

RACING FIXT

JRES FOR 1851.
CH.

Doncaster Spring
Warwick Spring
Kipling Coates
AP.

Croxton Park 1
Catterick Bridge 3
Epsom Spring 4
Newmarket Craven
15

Mahon..

awes 5
Newmkt. Second Spring 6
Plymouth Spring
Liverpool H (Hoylake) 7
Shrewsbury 8
Edinburgh

au
Ascot
Beverley, Hull, &c 4
Hampton ll
Manchester ll
Knighton l3
Loo (Rolland) l6

JU.
Newmarket
Carlisle .... ........
Ludlow
Lancaster
Worcester

Ripon . —4.
Brighton 6
Wolverhampton .....
Huntingdon l2
Reading
SEPT&
Eccles
2 I
Warwick

Lincoln
4
Radcliffe 8
Lichfield 8
Yarmouth
Weymouth ... lO

Monmouth
OCTO
Richmond
Chester
Yorkshire Union Hunt 8
HOVE;
Worcester....,

PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.
From the Official List.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH 7.

SOINT-STOCIM ZBAZinICS.

Dividend Amount
same of Company. per of Paid. Pric
Annum. Share.
4 s. d. s. d.
Anstralasia • • 4/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0
BritshNorth A.merican Si. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 42
Ceylon •• •• 25 0 0 25 0 0
Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0
Colonial •. .
Gloucestershire •• •• • • 151 per cent.
lonian •• •••• • •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
London and County .• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0
Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 27
London Joint-Stock ••• 64. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 17:
Provincialef Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 43,
Ditto, New... •• •• • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0
National of Ireland .. 51, per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0
Ditto, New. •••• • • • 151. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
South Australia •• •• •• 61 per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Union et Australia— 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Ditto •• •••••••• •• 61. per cent. 210 0 -
Union of London... •• j 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12,
Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0

111 INSURANCE COMPANIES.
(Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Pric
S
Annum. Shdre.
-- - ------ - e
A s. d. A s. d.
e Aibion •••••••••• •• • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86
e Alliance Brit. and For. 711486 d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 -
Ditto Marine. •• •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0
2 Atlas ......... ..... .. 138.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 173
Argus Life ••••• • •• 41. per cent. 100 9 0 16 0 0 -
a British Commercial .. 78. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 73
Clerici,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20
r. Caunty .............. 41. 100 0010 0 0 86
1 Crown ...... •••• • • • • 14s. 50 0 0 50 0 15
.., Eagle • • ss. 50 0 0 50 0 63
, European Life ...... 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11
General •• ••• • • • - - 50 0 51A b GlJbe - 1353 i
Guardian ............ 51. 100 0 0 4$ 0 0
56
, Imperial Fire .. • • ...• 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 235
Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0010 0 0 1813 1 Indemnity Marine •. • • 11. sit. & ba. 100 0020 0 0 4714 Law Fire - ........ - 100 0 0 210 0 234
Law Life........ •• .. 11. 163. 100 0 0 10 0 0 46
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 43i
Licensed Victuallers - - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 17A
London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 1718
Marine.. ..... •• • • lsB.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 67
Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 4341. per et. 50 0 0 20 0 2%
National Lean Fund., si. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2
National Life. - - 155
Professional Life ...... 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 20s. OC, Provident Life........ 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 32
Cock Life..........., ss. 50 0 010 0 6%
Soya! Exchange 6l. p.ct. & bs. Stock. - 220
Sun Fire ......... •• • 61. 10s. - - 209
Date, Life ... • ll. 6s. - - 48
United Kingdom
Universal Life lO% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Viotoria Life . 5l. per cut. - 412 6 5
WATER•AVORZS.
Name of Company. Di
p viedrend Amount of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
A a. d. A a. d.
East Londoa..• •-- •• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 15536
Grand .7-enaction ••• • •• 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 79
Kent ••---- • • • • • • 41. per cut. 100 0 0 - 80
Lambeth .......• •• • • 61. per cut. 100 0 0 - 97
New Rivr Lndn Brdge i 41. Os. - - 5734
Vauxhall' .... •• • , 51, per cut. 100 0 0 - 97
West Middlesex • . - - 10934
DOCILS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Compaay, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
4 a. d. A s. d.
Commercial - 84
East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 142
East Country - _
Loudon . . 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 11534 Ditto Bonds •• ...• • • 41. per cent. - _
SlLlCatharine .... •• - 334 per cent. Stock. .- 7434
Ditto Bonds.. ••• 4341. pr cont. - - _
Southampton se -.... 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15
lIRIDGES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Charing-cross •••• .. • . - Z. B. d. A. a. d, Southwrk ..........
--- 15 100 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
Ditto NW of 7% 3%
p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 16
Waterloo .... - ...... -
- 100 0 0 -2%
Ditt' Old Ann. ofBl. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nw ditto of 7L 11. is. Od. -
Vauxhall .... .•• Av. IL '7 (I I n II • -
----

70 10 3

-- - - -•• • I‘. I 70 10 3 1 - i 18
aarraz.s.
.-
.; Dividend
Names of ‘,O Divilendi
Names of 44 ,
Companies.
.: per 1 Price. Companies. 4 ' Per Price.
----•-- -.-.. -....._ .....- ---- -
1
et Annum.i
X .cs Alllllthi.
NO 1
4 1
Alfhtll& Oldh 97 71. 113 bfacclesileld. 100, 21. 10s. 50
Barnsley•••• 160 121. 180 Neatk •• •• •• 1001 161. _.idrknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Oxford.... •• 100 ' 20/. 160
Birmingham 40; 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78131. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 100! 25/. 200 Regent's •• • • 3 11. 3s. 18%
Derby ••• • • 1001 61. 63 Rochdale.... 836
! 41. 42
Elismre&Chs 133, 355. 26% Somrset Coal 150171.106. -
ilrandJunctn 100 41. pr. ct. 63 Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 734 - ' 8 Stffrcl&Worc 140 281. 405
Grand Sarre), 100 21. Os. 32 Sbrevrsintry.. .25 - - ,;rand Union 100' 11.10 s. 24 Stourbridge. :45 201. 290
Kennt & Avn 39 41. 04. 4 Severn vz.di ''
Lancaster .100 41. - Wyeltati, 126 91.06. 24
Lee‘lsssLivrplloo 241. 400 Wr„ewl,:ks,
Leicester ...• 1100 51. 66 sunning. 1 100 41. 46
Leicstr &Nth I 33' 41. 44.',4 warwickgil
Louglibcrogh, 142 701. 15,10 Napton. 3 100 31. 30
Nirnmouthsh; 100 81. ' - Worcstr 8;1
Nintgqmrysli:loo - I - Birmin 78 31. 40%
g.
Ireitn3fwbry 100 •-•- Wilts k Baal -, 118.
I
684

I 8 G.EIS-aaraCECT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Namo Of Company. Dividend Amount
1 per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
4 ----...---- I
96 British ••••••• • •• • • • •
X. s. d. A. a. d.
Ditto rrovincial •• .• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Brizhton •• .... •• •• .• 11. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London ... •••• 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
Continental Consolldat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
5 Equitable .. .. .. .. .. .. 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27
Imperial ............ 31. 50 0050 0 0 70
D Independent ......... 61. 40 00400 0 , 46
3 London •• ............ - 50 0050 0 0I
3 -- , Ditto .... .. •••. .. .. - 50 0 0 50 00 +
--
Do., Parl. Preference 61, 25 0 0 710 0 -
) Pheenix . .... •....... 41. 50 0049 0 0 28;4
Itatcliff ..... ...... 51. 100
3 United General .. •• • . 11. 0 0 90 0 0 ' -
50 0 0 50 0 0 ) 15
Pfeatminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - '46
Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0
916
i
) raw"' OP SCOTTIS23 COMPANIES' PRICES
i Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--------- -- -
1
Z s. d. Z tr. d
Sank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1134
Clydesdale Bank -... • • €'44 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173
Eastern Bank .. ... ••• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 91. 4s.
Edinb.ift Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4
Ezehangeßnk of Scot 4l.per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15
National Bank 616 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15
North of Scotland Bank 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2/.155.
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88%
Western Bank•• •.•• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Alliance Fire and Life 4141. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 t) 0 21
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6/.-per cent. 25 0 0, 20 0 31. 6s I
Colonial Life - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.155. 1
Edinburgh Life Insnr 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20% e
En Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2;6
~
Lite Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 2L 6s '',
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245.6 d /
North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 00 j 27 C
Scottish Union Insrne 10. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235.3 d d
Standard Life
United Dep.Apriurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s 6
v
MISCELLANEOUS. ti
' Dividend Amount a
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. li
Annum. Share. /1
------ ------- --- -- -X.s.d.A. s. d. a Assam Tea .......... - 20 0020 0 0 SVI
Auction Mart .• ••- .. 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28 a
Australian Azriculturl 11, 100 0 0
3350
00
00
211 ti
Australian Trust •• .• 6/. per cent. -
Anglo-Meilcan Mint.. IL 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 201 i ti
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 6
British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ....... ••• • . 61. per cent. ,100 0032100 46 Ks
Uppr Canada Bonds 61. per cent. -.--
Ditto ditto ...• 6/. per cent. - - Ins
City Navigation Benda 34 per cent. - - 96 tr,
Gen. Revers. &Invest. 5 p.c.&bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 9116 th
Equittoitable Reversionry 5 p.a. & bs. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109%
D New ........ - 50 0 0 210 0 214
Gen. Steam th
Navigation 10 p.ct.& bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28% W
Hudson's Bay.. ...... - Stock. - 204 he
Hunzerford .......... 2/. ss. - 100 00 47 th
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - sh
Ditto, New ....... - 25 0 0 1 10 0 - at
Russell Institution.... - - 265 0- pr
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per Cent. 50 00,50 0 0 70 hi,
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4161. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 99%
Royal Mail St . 4l. p. share. 100 00160 0 0 7134
South Australian..... 11. per share. 25 00125 0 0 24 On
Van Diemen's Land.. - 100 00129 0 0 2 to;

THE SMITHFIELD OF PARIS.
The sun was up and shining merrily when the butchers
and I, announcing our departure with an engine-shriek
to sleepy Paris, rattled away from the Cattle Market.
Across the country, over the Seine, among a forest of
scrubby trees—the hoar frost lying cold in shady
places, and glittering in the light—and here we are at
Poissy ! Out leap the butchers who have been chatter-
ing all the way like madmen, and off they struggle
for the Cattle Market (still chattering, of course,
incessantly), in hats and caps of all shapes, in coats and
blouses, in calf-skins, cow-skins, horse-skins, furs,
shaggy mantles, hairy coats, sacking, baize, oil-skin,
anything you please that will keep a man and a but-
cher warm, upon a frosty morning. Many a French
town have I seen, between this spot of ground
and Strasburgh and Marseilles, that might sit for
your picture, little Poissy l Barring the details
of your old church, I know you well, albeit wo make
acquaintance, now, for the first time. I know your nar-
row, straggling, winding streets, with a kennel in the
midst, and lamps slung across. I know your picturesque
street-corners, winding up-hill heaven knows why or
where! I know your tradesmen's inscriptions, in letters
not quite fat enough; your barbers' brazen basins dang-
ling over little shops; your Cafe, aad Estarninets,
with cloudy bottles of stale syrup in the windows,
and pictures of crossed billiard-cues outside.•
I know this very grey hors© with his tail
rolled up in a knot like the " back-hair" of an untidy
woman, who won't be shod, and who makes himself
heraldic by clattering across the street on his hind legs,
whil" twenty voices shriek and growl at him as a brigand
an accursed robber, and an everlastingly-doomed pig. I
know your sparkling town-fountain, too, ray Poissy, and

am glad to see it near a cattle-market, gushing so freshly,
under the auspices of a gallsnt lit VeSublimsted Frenchman
wrought in metal, perched upon the top. Through all the
land cf France I know this unawept roc:m at the Glory,
with its peculiar smell cf beans and c‘ free. where the
butchers crowd about the stove, drinking the thinnest of
wine from the smallest of tumblers; where the thickest of
, coffee-cups mingle with the longest of loaves and the
weakest of lump sugar; where Madame at the counter
" easily acknowledges the homage of all entering
ice, and departing butchers ; where the billiard-table is
covered up in the midst like a great bird -cage—
but the bird may sing by-and• bye! A bell! The
. Calf Market! Polite depsrtare of butchers. hasty pay-
ment and departure on the part of amateur Visitor.
• Madame reproaches Ma'amselle for too fine a susceptibi-
lity in reference to the devotion of a butcher in a bear-
! skin. Monsieur, the landlord of the Glory, counts a
• double handful of sous, without an un •bilteruted inscrip•
tion, or an undamaged crowned heed, among thtni.
There is little noise without, abundant space, and no
confusion. The open area devoted to the market is di-
vided into three portions: the Calf Market, the Cattle
Market, the Sheep Market. Calves at eight, cattle at
ten, sheep at mid-day. All is very clean.—Dickens's
Household Words.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CI RCUlT.—Chelmsford, March 8.
THE DODDINGHURST MURDeI R.
The proceedings in this extraordinary case were re-
sumed this morning at eight o'clock, at which hour
iCe Lord Chief Justice Campbell took his sea: on the bench.
The prisoner was then placed in the dock. He ap-
peared very downcast throughout the day, and sat with
his head buried in his chest, apparently absorbed in deep
bought.
yi Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Rodwell again attended
as counsel for the Crown; and Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Bod-
kin, and Mr. Hawkins for the prisoner.
Mr. CLARKSON then proceeded to address the jury fur
the defence. Having expre,:sed the deep anxiety he felt
,14 upon the occasion, and entreated the rto dismiss
krebjudieeo which r
thimoatthis
description,almost, he
31 fsraoidm, naturallyiheir mindbs aeiithe prejudice which must almost, he
'4
said, naturally be created by a case
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dpnircaoacdl edteuedeseet didmftoot
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very carefully; and he said that, although no one could
doubt the great experience and the extent of scientific
'l4 knowledge possessed by Dr. Taylor, still a good deal
la of his evidence was purely theoretical, and it was
'34 possible that he might be mistaken, and therefore he
said, evidence of that description ought not to have such
weight with a jury as testimony of a positive character.
He called their attention to a case of poisoning disposed
134 of at the Central Criminal Court, in which upon the
.0d medical evidence as to how long before the death arsenic
12 had been administered, that question was left to the
1% jury, and they returned a verdict of guilty; but it was
afterwards discovered that the medical gentleman, al-
though a man of great experience and knowledge of his
profession, was certainly mistaken, and the woman was
not convicted; and he urged upon the jury the possibi-
lity that the medieal witnesses were mistaken in the pre-
sent instance. There had been a most excessive degree
- of zeal imported into the case, and the police-officers had
ice, evidently done all they could to hunt up evidence against
the prisoner. A most aggravated and dreadful crime
was suggested to have been committed, and of course he
, could not complain that all proper endeavours should be
;71' made to detect the guilty party, if guilt really existed,
but at the same time a prisoner ought to be dealt with
fairly, and no evidence ought to be made use of but that
'34 which was legitimate and legal. The Learned Counsel
then commented at considerable length upon the evidence
of Inspector Coulson, and p irticularly upon the fact of
his having sworn originally that he had carefully com-
pared the piece of rope found in the prisoner's box with
that which was round the neck of the deceased, and that
they entirely corresponded. He said that this statement
turned out to be entirely false, and that it was perfectly
clear that if the two pieces of rope had been examined,
I it must have been seen immediately that they did not cor-
respond, because they were twisted different ways, and
34 yet, if it had happened that Coulson had died between
the first and second examination, his deposition would
• have gone to the jury as a fact that the two pieces of
; rope corresponded, and the life of the prisoner might
have been sacrificed upon evidence which was not true.
With regard to the evidence of the constable Lerman,
Ice. and the conversation he was represented to have had
with the prisoner, be said it appeared to him rather fa-
- vourable to the prisoner than otherwise; for if he had
really been the man who committed the dreadful crime
lt6 there could have been no necessity for his inquiring how
; many times the rope was round her neck; and the ob-
servation that he afterwards made, " Well, I don't care,
I did not do it," would seem to imply merely, that if a
crime had been committed, he was not the guilty party,
and nothing more. As to the letter regarding the
child, it seemed to him that if it was to have any effect
at all it was in favour of the prisoner. It was suggested
that his object in destroying this poor girl was to re-
lieve himself from the inconvenience of her being in
the family way, but if he really believed that this letter
would exonerate him from all liability, and the evidence
went to show that this was the case, then there was an
entire absence of motive far the commission of the crime.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to observe upon the
et possibility of the deceased having destroyed herself, and
while he admitted the extraordinary character of some
of the circumstances, he contended that it was impossible
for the jury to come to a positive conclusion upon their
oaths that she did not commit suicide; and he said he
should call medical witnesses, whose evidence he hoped
would influence the jury, and induce them to be of opinion
that, at all events, there was a doubt upon the subject,
and that the prisoner ought to, fruive the benefit of that
doubt. He should also, he believed, be able to show
them, by positive testimony, how the prisoner employed
his time on the night in question a'ter he had had his
tea at his own house, and he should satisfy
them that until past nine o'clock on that night the
prisoner could not have committed the murder,
if murder there wag, and if he did this he
was certain the jury would not come to the con-
clusion that the murder was committed after that hour,
in the absence of all evidence on the part of the prose-
cution to show how the deceased passed her time in the
interval between leaving her mother's cottage and the
period in question. The Learned Counsel concluded a
very eloquent and able address by stating that he should
call before the jury the witnesses for the prisoner, and
his life would then be in their hands. He thanked God
the responsibility was with them, and he trusted Provi-
dence would guide them to a righteous decision.
_ The following witnesses were then examined for the
prisoner:—
John Thorpe, surgeon, of Malden, examined by Mr.
PEACOCK—fie stated that he had been 27 years in prac-
tice. Had had considerable experience, and had occa-
sion to inquire into cases of suicide and homicidal stran-
gulation. He bad recently seen a case of suicidal stran-
gulation. The inference he should draw from the evi-
dence he had heard given in the present case was, that
he thought there was a doubt as to whether it was a case
of suicide or not.
In his cross-examination by Mr. JAMES, the witness
said ho had never seen a case of strangulation till the
ore in February. In that esse the skin was not lace-
rated, nor did the tongue protrude from the mouth.
There was no analogy in the violence in this latter case,
nor in the manner in which the rope was held. He
agreed with Dr. Taylor that the first coil round the
neck would produce insensibility.
By the ConaT—lt I saw any marks of violence on the
body which I examined in February, it would make a
great difference in the opinion I should form.
Frederick Pollock. a surgeon, residing in Hatton-
garden, London, arid practisiug for the last thirty years,
had had his attention lately directed to the subject of
suicidal and homicidal strangulation. He was present at
one case of death by suicidal strangulation in January
last. Having heard chi- evidence given in the present
case, he felt considerable doubt us to whether deceased
died by her own hand.
On cross-examination he admitted that the marks of
violence in different parts of the body would be very ma-
terial evidence in inducing him to arrive at a conclusion
as to the way in which death had been caused. He be-
lieved that the first coil round the neck must have pro-
duced instant insensibility. The blood from the mouth
and nose, and the lacerations of the neck, indicated great
violence—the tongue protruding through the teeth was
also indicative of violence. The bruises on the body, and
the flattening of the nose, could not have been caused by
the falling forward of a heavy woman.
By Mr. PEACOCK-I du not think the violence was
greater than might have been used by a determined
suicide.
Susannah Hubbard deposed that the prisoner returned
from his work between half-past five and six o'clock on
the evening in question. She believed that ho suckled
the calves as usual, and after that he took his tea with
witness, and having changed his shoes he asked fur a
casket and straw to put some eggs in, and having got
the eggs he went out about half-past six or seven, and
she saw no more of him that night, having gone to bed
at eight. Witness rose at six the next morning, and the
prisoner got up immediately afterwards, and went about
his work as usual.
Isaac Gay, a labourer, employed by Mr. Hammond,
one of the witnesses examined on the previous day, went
with a team to Chadwell on the day in question, and on
his return stopped at the Rising Sun public-house, about
half a mile from his master's field.
Jesse Barnard, a hay-binder, was at the Rising Sun on
the evening in question, and saw the prisoner walking
along the path towards Brentwood; that was about half-
past seven o'clock.

Samuel Parker, landlord of the King's Head, Brent-
.
wood, deposed that the prisoner came to his house on
Saturday evening, the 12th of October, about twenty or
twenty-five minutes past eight, and had a glass of half-
and-half. He had a basket with him. He went into the
parlour, where there were ten or a dt.z.?et persons.
Proud, the butcher, spoke to him. The prisoner after-
wards had some refreshment in the small parlour, and
witness observed nothing peculiar in his mangier or ap-
pearance. He always considered prisoner a person of
very amiable and inoffensive character.
John Proud gave evidence in corroboration of that of
the last witness. During the time he was in conversa-
tion with him at the King's Head ho noticed nothing
peculiar either in his manner or appearance. He always
considered him a mild inoffensive young MID,
John Hudson. a fishmonger of Brentwood, was also
at the King's Head, and saw the prisoner there. His
evidence was to the same effect as that of the two pre-
ous witnesses.
Henry Lemon, a grocer of Brentwood, saw the pri-
soner at his shop between half-past nine and ten on the
night of the 12th of October. He purchased some
sugar, and took it away in his basket.
Georce Wheel, a labourer, of Doddinghurst, knew
the decteased. Sbe applied to lodge in his house just
before harvest. She lodgtd some time with him.
Someti mes she ap-earpd in good spirits, and sometimes
not. He had many times heard her say that she car-
ried r. line in her pocket, with the intention of hangiiig

herself. He had heard her say so three times in the
course of a week, within ten days or a fortnight of the
time of her death. That occurred whoa they were
telkiog about the prisener. He did not notice what the
conversations were about, es he thought the threats
were all gammon.
Mary Wheel, wife of the last witness, also deposed to
the deceased, while she lived with them, being not very
cheerful occasionally. She heard her say she had a
razor in one hand and her hand round his neck, and had
attempted to cut his throat. She also said she bad at-
tempted many times to make away with herself, but
there was always something to prevent her. She said
she had attempted it with a razor and a line. Her
husband was present and heard all that was said. Wit-
ness thought she was gamtnonieg.
‘V. D Wright, a farmer, of Brentwood; Joseph Porter,
of Shetifield Hall, and churcheattfen cf the parish;
Samuel Bloomfield, farmer, of Brentwood; William
Worth), farmer, of Shenfield; and John Mermen, of
Pilgrim's Hatch. all gave the prisoner an excellent cha-
racter us an amiable and inoffensive man.
This closed the case for this prisoner.
Mr. JAMES then made a most eloquent and convincing
reply, which was listened to with breathiest.; attention by
a crowded court. He said that tee po•ition in which he
stood at that moment was one of the most painful in
which an advocate could he placed; but, appearing ma
beheli. of the Crown, and having only one object in view
namely, to further the interests of truth and justice, it
became an imperative duty upon him to take care that
the jury s ere not led away by any eloquence or sophistry
from the real question at issue, and that they should
clearly understand what were the paints of evidence upon
which the prosecution relied for establishing the perpe-
tration of an enormous crime agaipst the prisoner; and
if the evidence should be conclusive upon that point,
that justice should net be defeated or a great criminal
escape. The Learned Counsel then proceeded tem-
p irately and clearly to bring b fore the fury the prin-
cipal points in the overpowering evidence that had
been given on behalf of the prosecution—the appoint-
ment to meet, the fact of 'the prisoner having left
his house evidently with the intention of meeting
his intended victim , the entire absence of any evidence
to account for his time during the period when the mur-
der was no doubt committed; the blood upon his clothes;
his false representations with regard to the deceased,
and his conduct when he was informed of the discovery
of the dead body of the murdered girl. He said that if
they could reconcile all these circnmstances with the in-
nocence of the prisoner, no one would be more gratified
than himself at their coming to such a conclusion ; but,
upon the other hand, if they shouldvas he feared, be sa-
tisfied that these circumstances clearly Made out his
guilt, their dui to their country, and the solemn oath
they had taken, demanded of them such a verdict as
would alone be satisfactory to their own consciences, and
the justice of the country.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE commenced summing up
shortly before tour o'clock. He said that on the jury
now devolved the solemn duty of saying by their verdict
whether the prisoner was guilty of the crime laid to his
charge; and it had been truly said that his fate was in
their hands. It was salleged on the part of the prose-
cution, that the prisoner, having had illicit connexion
with this young woman, had formed a determination to
destroy her, and in such a manner as that it should appear
to be her own act, and that with this object he had made
the appointment with her on the evening of the 12th Oc-
tober. The first question they would then have to con-
sider was, whether the deceased was murdered; and se-
condly, if she was, whether the prisoner's was the hand
that destroyed her; and in coming to that conclusion
they must not give any effect to suspicions or probabili-
ties, but it was the duty of the prosecution to satisfy
them and to leave no moral doubt upon their minds that
he bad committed the offence before they found him
guilty of it. On the part of the prisoner it was contended
that the deceased might have destroyed herself, and it
was, therefore, a very important cousideration for the
jury whether the case was one of suicide or murder.
His Lordship then proceeded most carefully and minutely
to go through the whole case, telling the jury in conclu-
sion that if they should entertain any fair or reasonable
doubt of the, guilt of the prisoner they ought to give him
the benefit of such a doubt, and acquit him.
The jury did not deliberate more than ten minutes,
when the!' returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Streight, the clerk of arraigns, then called upon
the prisoner in the usual form to state whether be had
anything to urge why judgment should not be passed
upon him according to law.
The prisoner made no answer. He appeared very
slightly affected when the verdict was pronounced.
The LORD CHIEF JUST CE then put on the black cap
and passed sentence of death in a most impressive man
ner upon the prisoner. He Said that atter a very long
and anxious trial the prisoner had been convicted by a
jury of his country of the crime of murder, and he must
say that he entirely concurred in that verdict. His guilt
had been brought to summary punishment, and his of-
fence had been accompanied by such circumstances of
aggravation that he could not trust himself to comment
upon them. His Lordship concluded by telling him
that his days were numbered, and he conjured him to
endeavour, by penitence and prayer, to obtain pardon
from above, as in this world no mercy could be expected
by hire. He then passed sentence of death in the usual
form.

The prisoner did not seem in any way affected by the
awful sentence. He was speedily removed from the
dock, and on his being taken to the carriage to convey
him to the gaol he was received with yells and hooting
by the assembled crowd.

(B,fore Mr. Baron PARKE.)
William Wood. 20, was indicted for the wilful murder
of Robert B.caborough.
Mr. T. Chambers prosecuted; Mr. Hawkins defended
the prisoner.

IC appeared that the deceased was one of the officers
of the Essex constabulary, and in the month of Novem-
ber last he had to convey the prisoner to Chelmsford
gaol, where he had been committed by the magistrates
at the Billericay Petty Sessions upon a charge of poach-
ing. The prisoner had a handcuff upon one wrist, and
the deceased held the other, and it appeared that as they
were passing a pond by the side of the road between
Billericay and Brentwood, the prisoner suddenly
snatched his hand away from the policeman, and struck
him a blow on the temple. which knocked him into the
pond, and before he could recover himself he jumped
upon him, and forced his head under water. When the
deceased was almost insensible the prisoner ran away,
leaving him on the ground, but it appeared that shortly
afterwards he came back and pulled the deceased to the
side of the pond, where he left him. He was taken out
soon afterwards, but died in a few days in consequence
no doubt, as it appeared, from the medical testimony of
his being immersed in the water.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter,
and ho was sent( need to be transported for life.
These cases concluded the business of the Essex
assizes.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Worcester, March 7.
CRO w N COUR r.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
Benjamin Baldwin was indicted for the manslaughter
of Haunch Cooke, at the borough of Tewkesbury.
Mr. R. Kettle appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Huddleston defended the prisoner.
On Christmas-day the deceased Hannah Cooke and
her husband, who kept a public house called the Severn
Trow, at Tewkesbury, were sitting at home with several
other persons in the house. About eight the prisoner,
with three of his companions, came in. The prisoner
and one of his companions were tipsy. After they had
been in the Severn Trow some time they began quarrel-
ling. The deceased endeavoured to stop the quarrelling,
and remonstrated with the prisoner, who, upon being
spoken to, struck the deceased with his fist on the heats.
At first she went about her hou,ebold affairs much as
usual, but gradually became less and less disposed to
move about," until the day week after she had bean
struck, when she sunk into a s:ate of partial stupor,
from which she never rallied. She died on the 10;h of
January.

After some deliberation the jury found the prisoner
Guilty, strongly recommending him to mercy.
Sent Que One month's imprisonment without bard
labour.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lincoln, March 7.
The calendar for this county contains the names of
fifty-five prisoners, of whom four are charged with mur-
der, two with manslaughter, three with stabbing, one
with abusing a girl under the age of twelve, five with
endeavouring to conceal the births of children, five with
arson, one with uttering counterfeit coin, one with
forgery, one with endangering the safety of a railway
passenger by throwing a stone of great weight upon the
carri.ge, seventeen with burglary, one with robbery with
violenerp, and the rest with larcenies.
CIVIL SIDE —(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
THOMPSON AND ANOTHER V. AEOCES.
This was au action for money paid and for freight
earned in carrying a cargo of timber from Boston to
London. A sum of money had been paid into court,
leaving a balance of about 201. in dispute.
The Learned JUDGE, in accordance with the previous
decision of the Court of Exchequer, held that the plain-
tiffs had brought their action too soon, and directed a
nonsuit, but reserved leave to the plaintiffs to enter the
verdict for them if the Court upon a consideration of all
the facts now proved should think that they were en-
titled to do so.

LARIDGE V. DIXON.
This was an action on the case to recover compensa-
, tion for the injury which the plaintiff had sustained by
the defendant driving his trig against her.
Verdict for the plaintiffLDatnages 1501.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE )
This morning the following prisoners, each of whom
had pleaded guilty to a charge of endeavouring to con-
ceal the birth of a child, were called up for judgment—
namely, Ann Jinks, aged 25; Mary Andrews, aged 40;
Sarah Leeson, aged 20; and Ann Wincb, aged 24.
The Learned JUDGE, in an impressive address, warned
the prisoners of the wickedness and danger of any de-
parture from that modest propriety of conduce which
Young women ought carefully to observe. He was very
glad to learn that one of them, Ann Winch, was now
married to the man who was the father of her child, and
ho should pass upon her a sentence which, though ap-
parently more severe, was in truth less severe than that
which he intended to pronounce in the other cases. The
other prisoners had all been in prison for many months,
2nd the ,pntence upon them would therefore be a further
imprisonment of one month with herd labour. Ann
Winch had been in prison for a very short time, and the
sentence upon her was, that she be imprisoned for three
el,-;eths with hard labour.

George Turner, a boy only twelve years of age, was
indicted tor wilfully setting fire to a straw stack, the
property of Ann Noi)les.
The jury almost immediately Acquitted the prisoner.
Robert Illegqitt. aged 74, was indicted for the wilful
murder of George Sinderson, at Bonby, on the 711 of
day of October last, by stabbing him with a knife in his
belly.
Mr. Baden appeared for the prosecution, and the pr•
soner was defended by Ur. Flowers. 1

The first witness called was the prisoner's son, who
stated that his fseher Nees ehout 70 years old, fits: he
had lived with bin many peas. ()a the night in ques-
tion the prisoner went to bed between nine and en
o'clock, He slept with his with on the ground fl,or.
Soon alter be had gone to bed witness heard a great noise
in the room down stairs, and on getting up to see what
was the matter he found his father with the tongs in his
hands, and nothing on but his shirt, exclaiming, that he
would beat some one's brains out. He appeared, as the
witness expressed it, "quite crazed," and very violent.
Witness tried to quiet him, and when the tongs had been
taken from him the prisoner put on his trousers, still
being held by his son and grandson, whom the noise hid
ela-med. Rely rt Merl( ye a neighbour, came in, and
finding the prisoner, his son, and grandson, all in their
shirts, told tt:ern to get their c:ethee on and he weeld
hold hint d •wn. Seed-reem, the d..ceiss, us, who k,ed also
come in. assiste in !-Aoidieg the p.isere,..r. In 8, doing
he tivee a good tied "of vie', TWO, and ;old him that
were not quiet he should "&:alie slim to death." The
prisoner cumplained of choking, end wished to get up
from tte beet, ,ind on being let loose he stabbed the de-
ceased in the belly with is clasp-knife, such as he was in
the hebit of carrying in his pocket; after he had etabbed
hint, the prisoner said, "I dreamed a dream last night
tnat I should kill some one with that knife."
The Learned JUDGE then carefully summed up to the
jury evidence as to the prisoner's qete of mind, and asked
their opinion upon !hat question before he weet into rhe
oi her pare of the case,
The jury almest immediately returned a verdict of
Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity.
prisoner was thereupon ordered to remain in
custody until her Majesty's pleasure be known.
In the case of two women of the name of Bellamy,
charged with child murder, the grand jury ignored the
bill.

Mr. Whitehurst, Q C., sat this afternoon in the grand
ury-room to try prisoners.
Charles Lee aged 26, and William Palmer, aged 18,
were convict ed before him of two separate charges of
arson. Both off -nces were committed on the Ist of Fe-
bruary, when the prisoners had been out of gaol only two
drys. One consitted in setting fire to a stack Of oats,
the property of James Osgarty, at Anwick, the other in
setting fire to a stack of barley and a stack of wheat
straw, the property of Edward Blackburn, at Les-
singham
Both prisoners were transported for life.
March 8.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
CHARGE of PoIRON/EG.—Eliza Smalley, aged 17,
was mulcted fur the wil ul murder of Fretiees Page.
Mr. N. H. Adams conducted the prosecution, and
Mr. Willmore defended the prisoner.
The deceased, Frances Page, was the wife of a farmer
residing at Stow, in this county, and at the time of her
death was between 50 and 60 years old. The prisoner
was in their service. It is well known that farmers are
in the habit of using a solution of arsenic for the pur-
pose of dressing wheat, and some time before the 7th of
November last a large quantity of this preparation had
been boiled in an iron pot at Mr. Page's for that pur-
pose. The stuff had been emptied out of the iron put in
a large tub for use, and the iron pot was then taken
back to the kitchen in order that more might be boiled
but no more was required, and then the' iron pot was
placed in the yard outside the kitchen door. It had a
lid on it, but it was not cleaned out; for out of that
iron pot beyond all question came the poison which de-
stroyed the life of Mrs. Page. According to the pri-
soner's own statement, on the morning of the 7th of
November she took a gill full, or half a pint, of the stuff,
out of the iron pot, and boiled it in the coffee for her
master or mistress's breakfast. Mr. Page went out that
morning before breakfast, and Mrs. Page had break-
fasted when he returned. lie took a cup of coffee, but
before he had finished his breakfast Mrs. Page was taken
ill. She was soon in great agony, and died at about 20
minutes to ten o'clock the same morning—that is, in
rather less than two hours from the time at which she
had taken the poisoned coffee. The medical man who
was sect for came immediately, but she was in a state of
collapse when he arrived, and quite beyond the aid of
medical skill. The surgeons stated that her death was
unqu, stionably occasioned by arsenic, but that there was
no other case on record in which so rapid an effect had
been produced by that poison. Mr. Page was also taken
ill almost immeniately after his breakfast, but he very
soon recovered. The prisoner had stated to the con-
stable, and afterwards to the coroner, that "she did not
think it would have killed her mistress; she only thought
it would make her badly." She also said that she never
had any complaint against her master or mistress; and it
appeared, in fact, that they had always treated her with
great kindness. When asked the reason tor what she had
done, she had said to one witness that her mistress had come
down like a bull-dog that morning; and to another, that
on the Saturday before her mistress had charged her with
killing a fowl, and she had told her mistress that she
did not.
These were the material circumstances proved in sup-
port of the charge.
Mr. WILLNORE addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner.
The jury having remained in deliberation a short time,
found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter only.
The ',tamed JUDGE, in sentencing the prisoner to
transportation for 15 years, implored her day and night
to reflect with penitence upon the fatal consequences of
the rash and wicked act ofewhich she had been guilty.
Thomas Brown, aged 22, and George Plowright, aged
24, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary committed on
the night of iho Bth November last, in the house of
Thomas Lidster, at Craislound, from which they suc-
ceeded in carrying off a great quantity of property.
The sam, prisoner.; were al,o indicted for breaking
and entering, on the 7th of November last, the house
of William I lopkin at Grayinghaw, and using personal
vitilsnee therein. To this indictment they pleaded not
guilty.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up the evidence,
the jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the previous
colivieti,ns for felony, under e hich they had been con-
fined at Kirton, %ere then given in evidence.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the in to be transported
for the terms of their uatural lives.
George Bell was indicted for throwing a stone at
a railway train, so as to endanger the safety of a pas-
senger.
Sir J. E. Wilmot prosecuted.
The prisoner was clearly.proved to have thrown from
a railway bridge a heavy stone, weighing nineteen
ounces, upon the roof of a train passing along the Man-
chester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire line, about six miles
from Lincoln. The guard might have been hit by it;
and, in fact, it only fell about 12 inches from where he
stood.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty; and
The Learned JUDGE, observing that it was very ne-
cessary to put a stop to dangerous offences of this sort,
sentenced him to six months imprisonment with hard
labour.

WESTERN ClRCUlT:—Winchester, March 7.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.)
The grand jury having brought in all their bills,
Mr. Baron MARTIN addressed them. It 'would seem
that his observations on a case which had occurred the
other day, with regard to the committal of persons who
were charged wi(h
small offences, had been misunder-
stood. He did not intend to make any complaint against
the magistrates for having committed the parties for
trial; on the contrary, it was their duty whenever a
case was brought before them, however trifling the
charge might be, to investigate it; and if in their opinion
the charge was made out, it was their duty to commit
the party for trial; and his observations were directed
with a view to call their attention to a serious consider-
ation of the matter, and whether it would not be right
to inducm the Legislature to alter the law, so that thew
slight offences might be brought before another tribunal.
Eliza Miele was indicted for attempting to set fire to
the Havant union workhouse.
The jury found her guilty of setting fire to the bed,
but not with intent to set fire to the house; therefore
that was a verdict of Not Guilty.
Thomas George Bolder was indicted for having.as-
satilted Mr. Anz,dell on the 9th of September, being
armed with a pistol, at Southsea, with intent to rob him.
The same. prisoner was indicted for assaulting Benja-
min Bramble, being armed with a pistol. at Southses, on
the night of the 20,h August, and robbing him of a sil-
ver watch and other articles.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of both charges,
and ho was srntenced to be transported for life.

(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)
William Wren was inoicted for having, on the 26th
day of Dweetnber, at Millbrook, attempted to administer
poison to Thomas Claridge and Mary Claridge, with in-
tent to kill and murder them.

Guilty, but recommended y by the jury to mere_
on
account of his youth (sixteen years of age). Proof of
two former convictions against the prisoner was given,
and he was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years.
Grimes, who was convicted for setting fire to Park-
hurst prison, was now sentenced to be transported tor
fifteen years.

March 8.
(Before the LORD CRiiir BARON.)
William Witt was indicted fur wilful and corrupt per-
jury at the general quarter sessions of the peace for tt e
county of Hanes, on the 9th of April, 1849, upon the
trial of Moody and Dixon for deer stealing.
Mr. C. Saunders and Mr. Kingdon were counsel for
the pro
rdict—secutor; and Mr. Maynard for the prisoner.
VeNot Guilty
Henry Witt, brother of the last prisoner, was then put
to the bar, upon the same charge, and a similar verdict
was returned.
The five other persons who had been indicted for the
same offence were then put to the bar, but no evidence
being adduced against them, they were Acquitted.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER )
THE TRIAL OF MARY ANN PARKES Felt PERJURY.
(Continued from The Sun t,f Sa'urday.)
The Rev. Mr. Jerson was then celled, and he proved
that he had never been out with the Earl of Stamford as
alleged.

The remaining evidence was merely a repetition of
ha` appeared in the police reports, and proved that
'thee leaving her father's house she had travelled as the
wife of a man named Sheridan.
It urri% farther proved that she did not know the person
of the Eatl, end bed risked her brother what he was
bavi.g one° pointed out a person as his Lordship
who was not at all like him. She bad also, according
to the statement of a young man living at Hyde, been
intimate with him, and had said the child was his. She
had also made a false statement as to the date of the
child's birth

Mr. 600 PER CoßtOrgiPd that some one might have as-
sulinf'd the name of the Noble Earl, and so deceived and
seduced the defendant, and that she, thinking it was the
Earl, ha, p.rsimted in the charge.
The RECORDER, in Summing up, said the main ques-
tion (Or the oeusideratio, of she jury was, whether or no