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ing party. I was at the blx ttle of the Nive in 1814.
I fought in the Netherland s in 1815; and in the
same year I was severely - wounded at the assault
on the town of Bayonne,. i a France, and for which
I received a medal with th tree clasps. I afterwards
served six years in Cana di I, and was discharged in
consequence of injuries :from the explosion of a
mine. After obtaining r n.y pension I got employ-
ment at Woolwich Do. cicyard." The document
then details that in the 3rear 1854, he was stopped
by Inspector Budd, at dockyard gate, with a
piece of copper in his posse tssion ; but he contends
that he had no intention4co steal it, as it was given
to him to make an implonent for a sailor belong-
ing to a gunboat.
Several documents vve:re now produced, from
which it appeared that the prisoner had communi-
cated with Sir John Bur Boyne, Lord Panmure, and
Sir George Grey, and I;liat the Commissioners of
Chelsea Hospital had re gored to the prisoner a pen-
sion of 9d. per day, in lieu of the pension he had
lost by an imprisonment .of four months for stealing
the metal. _ _ _ .

The parcel also contained the following reply
from Lord Palmerston to t he prisoner's application
for a renewal of his pensioll:

" Downing-street, Jan. 20, 1857.

" Sir, —I am directed by Lord Palmerston to state that,
after reading your letter, he is entirely unable to grant your
application."
- - -

Mr. George Pardoe Cook, surgeon at the dock-
Byard, proved extracting a bullet produced from Mr.
udd's left cheek, about one inch below the eye.
Witness had examined the pistol, and found that
its calibre was too large for the bullet, which con-
sequently lost its power on being fired. Mr. Budd
was progressing favourably, but would not be able
to attend the court for several days.
The prisoner was then remanded for a week.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR DUDLEY,

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday afternoon the coroner and jury
reassembled at Brierley-hill, in order that the latter
might sign the inquisition. There were also present
in the room Mr. Fenton, the chairman of the com-
pany ; Mr. Pakington, Mr. Mellor, and Mr. Lewis,
directors ; with Mr. Sherriff, general manager ;
Mr. Adcock, secretary ; and Mr. Wilson, engineer
of the company.
Mr. Fenton (the chairman of the company) so
soon as the jury had assembled said—l beg, Mt.
Coroner— _ _

Mr. Fenton was interrupted by a juryman, who
said that he should not sign if in doing so he was
approving the strictures appended to the verdict.
He dissented from the whole of the resolution
passed by a majority of the jury. This juryman
was understood to speak for four others.
The Coroner, who had told the juryman that the
strictures had nothing to do with the verdict, said
that Mr. Fenton must be quite aware that he had
taken no notice on his depositions of any resolu-
tions of the jury—that they had nothing to do with
the case. The jury had thought proper to append
the strictures they had, and they were .at liberty
to do so if they pleased.
Mr. Ford, a juryman, here said—l am not a
party to those strictures. I will sign the verdict,
but I have nothing to do with the strictures against
the company. (Hear, hear.) '
Mr. Fenton again tried to get a hearing. He
said that he did not object to the verdict, but he
must object to the strictures. He objected because
James Wheeler, who had assumed to act as fore-
man, had hostile feelings against the company, in
consequence—
The Coroner—That is a libel. I should recom-
mend you to withdraw that, or it might perhaps
lead to unpleasant proceedings hereafter.
Mr. Fenton—There is no foreman, is there ?

The Coroner—Mr. Wheeler was the foreman to
all intents and purposes. He stands on my precept
as the foreman ; and he would have been, but
Josephus Bayley, a minister, came up to me and
wished to be on the jury. I told him that a cler-
gyman was exempt, but he said he had a particular
desire to be on the jury, and he was in consequence
placed foreman, but Mr. Wheeler's name was upon
my precept as foreman.
Mr. Fenton—We are advised that, there being
no foreman of the jury—
The Coroner—You can move to quash my pro-
ceedings, if you like.
Mr. Fenton—lt is only courtesy to you to say
this now.
The Coroner—Mr. Wheeler remains as foreman
on my precept.
The jurymen then placed their signatures to the
official verdict. After which,

Mr. Fenton said he had to object, in justice to
his colleagues, in justice to the officors of the line,
and in justice to the public, who are interested in
the question, to the observations and strictures ap-
pended to the verdict by a portion of the jury. He
said a portion of the jury, because he was glad to
hear that five of the jury disavow their participa-
tion in the objectionable remarks. He (Mr. Fen-
ton) objected to them not only because they were
not in accordance with the evidence, but totally
inconsistent with it. Mr. Fenton then proceeded
to deal specifically with the strictures of the jury,
to each of which he gave a strong denial. On the
part of the company he had to object to the man-
ner in which the jury was summoned, to the con-
stitution of the jury, and to the conduct of some of
its members.

Mr. Wheeler—l never assumed the office of fore-
man of the jury. I deny it in toto. Mr. Fenton
also stated that I had feelings hostile to the com-
pany. I deny that.
Mr. Sherriff—Can you say that you have had no
contention with the company ?
Mr. Wheeler—l have had two lawsuits with
them. (Sensation.)
Mr. Sherriff—There is no doubt that you have
been in contention with the company, and yet you
have been acting as foreman. He has not yet
answered the question that he is foreman. Did you
not say that you could get half the jury. ?
Mr. Wilson—Dare you say that you did not send
a policeman into your tap-room to get the jury ?
You dare not.

Mr. Wheeler—l wanted to get off the jury, and
if he had come the next morning I should have
been out of town.

Mr. Sherriff—When you were acting as fore-
man on this jury you used to say, " Yes or no
—an answer, yes or no." Now, let us have an
answer, " Yes or no."

.
Mr. Wilson--Yes or no : Did you not send a
policeman into your tap-room to get the jury ? You
dare not say it. (Mr. Wilson went to the back of
the room where a policeman was sitting, and re-
turning, said)—The policeman says it was so, and
you dare not deny it.
Mr. Wheeler—Why, Mr. Wilson, how excited
you are. You told me just n3w that I was a good-
looking fellow, and I really think you are.
Mr. Wilson—The policeman said that you did,
and you dare not deny it.
The Coroner—l have been coroner twenty years,
and I never witnessed such as this before.
The proceedings here terminated.

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