The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1860.

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OLD COURT.
(Before Baron Channell and Justice Keating.)
THE CASE OF THE REV. R. HATCH.

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Maria Eugenia Plummer, aged 11, surrendered to an
indictment charging her with wilful and corrupt perjury
committed by her on the trial of the Rev. Henry John
Hatch, who was convicted of an indecent assault and sen-
tenced to four years' imprisonment, which he was now
undergoing in Newgate.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C,, Mr. Gordon Allen, and Mr
Giffard appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Sergeant
Shee and Mr. Cooper were for the defence.
Mr. Edwin James, in opening the case for the prosecu-
tion, detailed the whole of the facts of the case, with which
the public are well acquainted, and stated that the present
proceedings had been instituted because no steps, ac-
cording to the present state of the law, could be taken for
a new trial en the facts. The. only remedy left was to ap-
peal to her Majesty through the Secretary of State, there
being no power to re-open the case, or to hear the Rev. Mr.
Hatch on oath. An appeal to her Majesty having
failed, it became absolutely necessary for Mr. Hatch to
institute proceedings which would relieve him from
the serious penalty and shame which had attached to
him. Mr. Hatch utterly denied the whole of the statements
the girl reade at the trial. The learned gentleman then
proceeded to particularize the charges made against his
client, and which he said he should be able to show were
utterly and totally false. The first charge was that, on the
evening of Aug. 11, 1859, the date at which she first ar-
rived at Mr. Hatch's house he put her hand in his trousers
pocket in which there was a hole, and placed her hand
upon his person. The second charge was that on the occa-
sion of a party being given at Mr. Hatch's house, on Aug.
18, he went upstairs, and having taken his adopted child,
Lucy, on one knee, and the defendant on the other, Le then
again exposed himself. The third charge was that the
doors in the passage leading to her room and Mr. Hatch's
were kept unlocked. The fourth was that on the second
night after the child's arrival he went with her into
her bed-room, and then again indecently assaulted her.
The fifth was that Mr. Hatch took her (defendant) every
morning into his own room, in which Mrs. Hatch was, and
there committed assaults of the most disgusting charaoter.
These were substantially sworn to by the defendant, and
every one of which he would prove was untrue, and that
the whole story was a cunningly devised scheme against
Mr. Hatch. The child was brought to Mr. Hatch's house
on the 11th of August, when the alleged assaults were com-
menced ; but on the 25th August Mrs. Plummer came to
Mr. Hatch to make arrangements for leaving another child,
and, during the whole of the time her mother was there,
the defendant never said one word about the assaults. Mrs.
Plummer remained in town for some time, and again
went to the house, but still no mention was made
of the alleged disgusting conduct of Mr. Hatch. The learned
gentleman made an eloquent appeal on behalf of his client,
whose whole prospects in life, he said, depended on the
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The Rev. J. W. Hatch was then called, and examined
by Mr. Gordon Allen ;he said—l am at present a prisoner
in Newgate, upon a conviction for an indecent assault upon
Eugenia Plummer. lam 42 years of age. I was educated
at Eaton. In 1837 I went to Cambridge University. I
there completed my studies. I was ordained by the Bishop
of Lichfield. I was appointed to the incumbency of Chapel
Norton by the same bishop. I remained there until I was
appointed to 'Wandsworth House of Correction in 1851.
The plans of the house and garden were then put in,
and, on being sworn to be accurate by Mr. Pereira,
Mr. Sergeant Shea asked several questions with
respect to the distances and the existence of certain
shrubberies.

IRELAND.

Mr. Pereira said the distance from the drawing-room
window to the end of the kitchen garden was about 108
feet. There was also a kind of belt of tall shrubs in the
garden, some six, seven, and eight feet high. The presext
plans were made in February. He did not, while engaged
in making the drawing, pay particular attention to the
state of the leaves on the trees, and therefore could not
speak as to whether they would interfere in any way with
a clear view of the whole of the garden.
By Mr. Edwin James—The drawing-room window
commands a full view of the garden as far as the clumps
of trees are concerned.

Examination of Mr. Hatch proceeded with—ln 1856 a
medical officer died in the Crimea and left a child. I was
induced to adopt that child. Her name was Lucy Harriet,
and she then assumed the name of Hatch. She was four
years of age when I first adopted her. She was now about
eight years of age. She came to Wandsworth in 1856,
where she has remained ever since. In 1859 I wished to
take some boarders, and I advertised to that effect, and had
an answer from Mr. and Mrs. Plummer, stating that they
wished to place their children out. Mr. Plummer came
about the end of July, and after talking the matter over the
children came shortly after. In consequence of that ar-
rangement I engaged the services of a lady named Howe
as governess. My household consisted of my wife, her
mother, two French ladies named Gratten, and two servants,
Reeves End Farmer. I remember Mr. and Mrs. Plummer
coming to Wands worth on the 11th of August. They
brought the defendant Eugenia with them. They came
about 11 in the morning. Mrs. Plummer went with Mrs.
Hatch to see the rooms in which the children were to
sleep. Mrs. Plummer fixed upon the children's bee-room.
It was the dressing-room of my own bed-room. Mrs.
Plummer wished the doors to be taken off the hinges, as
she wished the children to have plenty of fresh air. I
promised that should be done. Mrs. Plummer had some
brandy and water at our house. Mr. and Mrs. Plummer
and the child dined with us that day. Mrs. Plummer at
the dinner table told me she should take her child to bed
petted. Sbe said the child had been in the habit of
going into Mr. Brighton's (a former school) bed, and she
hoped we would do the same. We promised to do so. I
never said to Mrs. Plummer that Lucy was accustotued to
come into our bed. They remained with us until about
seven c'clock in the evening. I and the family accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs. Plummer to a cab that was waiting
for them.

.The case was proceeding when we went to press.]

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
The trial of Edward 1). Weltzenstein, Eliza Weltzen-
stein, Hermann Frick, and Madeleine Jourdan, was re-
sumed this morning.

The prisoners were indicted for conspiring together to
obtain £3OO from Joseph Stohwasser, a foreigner, carrying
on business in Conduit-street, Regent-street. There was
also another indictment against the prisoners, in which
they were charged with conspiring to impede the course of
justice, by giving false evidence in the Court of Queen's
Bench, in which Stohwasser was defendant.
[This case had not concluded when we went to press.]

TIIIS _DAYS MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The show of English wheat in our market to-day was
again limited; nevertheless, the demand for both red and
white qualities ruled very inactive at fully Is. per qr.
beneath last week's currency. The general condition of
the samples was good.

Good and useful foreign wheats were held at extreme
rates, but the business done in them was very moderate.
All other kinds wore a dull inquiry. Floating cargoes sup-
ported previous rates, but the inquiry for them was some-
what heavy.

Tfor malting barley was somewhat restricted,
but The inquiry
grinding and distilling sorts were firm in price.
Most kinds of malt changed hands slowly at late
quotations.

We have to report a slow inquiry for oats on former

--- terms.
Both beans and peas ruled steady in price, but flour
c unmanded very little attention.

ARRIVALS Tills WEEK.
whe It. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English.
830 240 2,820 1,090
90
Irish
12,140 200 sacks,
.• •. 4,280 no

BOROUGH HOP.
There is rather more business doing in our market, and
prices generally are well supported.

WHITECHAPEL.

The supplies of meat are only moderate, and the de-
mand, generally, is steady as follows :

Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d' to 4s 8d ;
lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ;!pork, 38 10d to
6s Od per 81bs.

THE REV. JAMES BONWELL'S CASE.—In conse-
quence of the delay which has taken place in b'inging to a
termination the legal proceedings against the Rev. James
BRectorofat his case
hili
has determinedweil that Philip
shallSt not
ty the rev. gentleman
be,
prejudiced, and
much to the amazement of the congregation, he re-
commenced his ministerial ]abours at St. Philip's on Sun-
day last, and preached the morning sermon.
NEWGATE.—The following return has just been
made from the gaol at Newgate, showing the number of
prisoners tried during the, year 1859, distinguishing those
tried before her Majesty s judges, also those tried before
the Recorder and other corporate judges ; also showing
the number of prisoners tried for offences committed within
the city of London, and those committed within the county
of Middlesex, and other districts within the jurisdiction of
the Central Criminal Court, for the same year :—Number
of prisoners tried before her Majesty's judges, 173 ; number
of prisoners tried before the Recorder, Common Sergeant,
and Commissioners, 966 ; total, 1,139 ; London prisoners,
300; Middlesex prisoners, 839; total, 1,139.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock,

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Anstruther Union Harbour Bill, and the Dumfries,
Lochmaben, and Lockerbie Junction Bill, were read a
second time.

Lord NAAS brought up the special report of the com-
mittee on group L, to the effect there were strong grounds
for believing that Thomas Welsh was guilty of corrupt
and wilful perjury in giving his evidence upon the Noy
Navigation Bill, and on the motion of the noble lord the
minutes of the evidence were ordered to be laid on the
table.

PEIRS AND HARBOURS BILL.
On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned de-
bate on the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. LINDSAY said that he had been induced by his hon.
friend the member for St. Ives (Mr. Paull), to place his
name on this bill ; but subsequently he discovered
that the bill altogether differed in its provisions
to what he had supposed. He felt bound to oppose the bill
on different grounds. In the first place, it proposed to
confer powers to the Admiralty in reference to the erection
of new harbours and the maintenance of those already in
existence, without the necessity for coming to this house for
its sanction. It had been a matter of frequent complaint,
that the Admiralty was burthened with too much work,
and it was well known that during war they were unable
to discharge their duties. The Admiralty had quite
enough to attend to in reference to shippinp., having
to deal with no less than £30,000,000 annually—a sum
that was quite large enough to occupy their attention in
dispensing it properly. Indeed the hon. member for St.
Ives seemed to take that view of the matter, for he pro •
posed to have an inspector appointed. That official was to
be paid only when his services were required, and his re-
muneration would not amount to more than 300 guineas,
an amount quite inadequate for a person to whom such im-
portant duties would practically be entrusted. He objected
to other details of the bill, and concluded by moving that
the bill be read a second time this day six months, which
he would press unless the bill were withdrawn.
Mr. BUCHANAN also objected tq the bill, which he
considered would lead to a succession of jobs, and would
supersede the functions of the house, which would be trans-
ferred to the Admiralty.
Mr. PAULL entered into some explanations to show
that he had not recourse to any misrepresentation to induce
the hon. member (Ur. Lindsay) to put his name on the
bill. He denied that the present bill contained any new
principle, for the principle had already been affirmed by
the commissions which had sat on the subject, and in
conformity with the recommendations of which the measure
was framed. He was satisfied the principle was accurate, and
Lherefore he should press the bill on the consideration
of the house. The tendency of modern legislation was in
accordance with the principle he advocated, which was in
favour of reducing expenditure. In support of this posi-
tion the hon. member read extracts from different re:,orts
of parliamentary committees. He defended at some length
the proposed appointment of an inspector and he other
provisions of the bill.

Mr. FENWlCYObjected to the bill on the ground of its
transferring a legislative power to the Admiralty. The
effect of the measure would also be that on certain represen-
tations persons might be deprived of their freeholds against
their will. Now, that was a violation of law, for it was
laid down that no person should be stripped of his freehold
unless a case of public necessity was clearly established by
a tribunal such as the House of Commons.
Sir J. PAKINGTON supported the second reading of
the bill.
The house then divided, and the numbers were—
For the second reading 99
Against
80
Majority
The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered
to be committed next Wednesday.
BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS BILL.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill—
Lord J. MANNERS presented petitions from workmen
engaged in bleaching and dyeing works in favour of a re-
duction of their hours of labour; and by Mr. W. PATTEN,
from manufactofers, to the opposite effect.
(LEFT SITTING.)

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.

THE ABDUCTION CASES.
Another of the kidnapping cases was satisfac.
torily disposed of yesterday in the Court of Queen's
Bench. In the matter of the Henrys, infants, the
Solicitor-General announced that, having consulted
with his learned brethren they had all come to the
conclusion that it was not a case in which a court of
law could properly interfere. Under those circum-
stances, having regard to the judgment pronounced
in Aroore's case, and in the case of Alicia Race, they
thought it was not a case in which a court of law
had jurisdiction to interfere. The question in the
case, however, was a very serious one, as it affected
the religion of the children, and was one for another
tribunal. Under those circumstances it was not ne-
cessary to occupy time in the reading of the affi-
davits, particularly as he thought the return made
by the other side was legally sufficient. After a
brief discussion, Mr. Sergeant Fitzgibbon, counsel
for the Rev. Mr. Shone, the Protestant clergyman
whose conduct was impugned, said he was in-
structed that whenever the children were required,
they would be brought up. The facts of the case
were rather curious. The contending parties were
both the maternal aunts of the children, but one of
them was a Catholic, and the other a Protestant,
The Protestant had possession of the children, and
the Catholic sought to get them. It is said to be
the intention of the prosecutrix to apply to the
Court of Chancery to have the children educated as
Roman Catholics.