The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-05 00:00:00

KELLEY AND CHAMBERS.

As briefly announced, Harry Kelly, accompanied by Mr.
C. Bush, left London by express train on Saturday morn-
ing, and arrived the same evening at a quarter past five
o'clock in Newcastle, where ho was met at the Central
Station by s large concourse of his friends and admirers.
Kelley and Mr. Bush at came proooeded to the Turf Hotel,
where they intend staying fora. few days, and thence they
Ne wgate-street,
proceeded, according to previous arrangement, to the house
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of Mr. J. H. Baird (Kelley's Newcastle agent), the Star
Inn, Northumberland-street, Newcastle,
. and subsequently
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friends of both himself and Chambers. Owing to a pre-
vious pressing engagement Chambers could not bo pro-
ms. Wtle.,Bmiftekeetin:
sent, and consequently no business. was done with respect
to the proposed match, it being thought advisable to ad-
journ their mooting until Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock,
at Mr. Blakey's, so as to afford Chambers and his friends
an opportunity of being present.
A meeting was accordingly held at the time and place
stated. There were present Messrs. Bush, Harry Kelley,
Robert Chambers, H. Clasper, J. H. Clasper, Wilkinson,
Brown, Baird, Percy, Chambers (of Wallsend), Pickett,
Smart, Cook, Tweddle, &c. Mr. James Wilkinson was
voted into the chair, and the first question that came un-
der discussion was the choice of a ioforeo. After some
conversation Kelley proposed that ho and Chambers
should each nominate a gentleman for the post, and
in the event of their not mutually agreeing in the selec-
tion, they should draw lots for choice. This proposition
was at once assented to, amid loud cheers, and the meeting
then proceeded to discuss the date for the match. This, as
might naturally be expected, proved a very knotty point,
and a long discussion ensued. At first Kelley stood out for
Monday, Juno 3, as originally proposed by him, and on
Chambers's friends refusing to accede to that date, he sug-
gested they should toss whether the match should take
place on that day or on May 6. To this, however, Cham-
bers absolutely declined to agree, and insisted that either
May 6 should bo named or they should toss for Easter
Tuesday or June 3. After a prolonged discussion, during
which neither side seemed disposed to make auy conces-
sion, Mr. Bush took Kelley aside, and, after a brief consul-
tation, announced that, as Chambers and his friends de-
clined to toss for May 6 or June 3, he would concede the
point iu dispute, and agree to the match being fixed for
Monday, May 6, This announcement Ras received with a

burst of cheering, and all the obstacles that stood in the
way of an amicable arrangement having thus been happily
removed, articles were forthwith drawn up and signed to
row on that date, from the High Level Bridge to Leam-
ington Point, for £2OO a side. A deposit of £25 a side
was made good on the spot, and the proceedings, which
were of a most friendly character throughout, thereupon
terminated to the satisfaction of all parties.
Nothing was done with respect to tho propo43ed matches
between Taylor and Hoare, and Percy and q annon, Mr.
Bush stating that he had no power to make ;ay arrange-
ments in either matter.

COURSING.

COURSING MEETINGS TO COME.
FEBRUARY.

Name. Judge. Days of Running
Rufford, Lancashire - .._... 6
Cardiff Club Ali% Warwick ~.... 14, 15
Waterloo, Lancashire
Taniworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick

MARCH.
Irish Grand National (Open),
county Louta -
Ardrossan, Sharphill -
South Lancashire (South-
port) Champion Mr. Westropp l4, 15, &c
Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. H. Springall l9, 20
Scottish Open, Lanarkshire -
SEPTEMBER.

Brampton, Cumborland Mr. Warwick , 26, &c
OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby,
Lincolnshire Mr. Spafford

CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice. Blackburn.)
THE SCUTTLING OF THE SHIP SEVERN.

The following *mitered in our Third Edition of yester-
day evening 1—

The court re-assembled this morning, and at the ter-
mination of the speeches of the counsel for the prisoners,
The learned Judge having summed, up the evidence, the
jury retired to consider their verdict. •
.A.ftger an absence of half an hour they returned into
court with a verdictof guilty against each of li)gi pri-
soners, but recommended Dean to mercy, on the ground
that he was under the influence of Holdsworth.

Mr. Metcalfe objected to the reception of the verdict on
the part of the prisoner. :Berwick, as being against the
evidence. The learned gentleman was about taking some
objection to the verdict, when
The learned Judge said the proper time for such an ob-
jection was at the conclusion of the summing up of the
evidenee. It was too late now to urge a technical objec-
tion, but if he had anything to move in arrest of judgment
he was quite willing to hear it.
Mr. Metcalfe submitted in arrest that there was no
evidence to go to the jury.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said it was futile to make such
an objection after the verdict had been received, and if he
had nothing further to urge he must decline, and did de-
cline to hear any further observations on the point.
Mr. Lewis said Inspector Cousins would give the Court
some information about the prisoner Berwick.
Inspector Cousins said the prisoner was wanted about
three years ago when the ship Kate Kearney was lost, but
circumstances happened that led to an abandonment of the
prosecution. He was the owner of the ship Brown, which
also had been lost.

Mr. Lewis said he held in his hand a list of ships of
which Berwick had been the owner, and he found about
15 of them had been lost at sea.

On the prisoners being asked if they had anything to
say why judgment should not bo passed upon them,
Webb said he was quite innocent, and that his liberty
had been sworn away by perjury.
Berwick said he was quite ignorant of what crime ho
had been convicted.

Holdsworth said he was innocent, and that his convic-
tion had been procured by the porj ury committed by two
men with whom he had been on apparent terms of friendship
and ono of whom he had saved from starvation. He did not
envy them their feelings, and he would rather submit to 20
years' penal servitude than go about with such a conscience
as they would have.
Dean said he said he threw himself entirely on the mercy
•
of the• Court.

The learned Judge said, after a very long trial, and upon
perfectly satisfactory evidence, the jury had found
'a verdict of guilty against each of the prisoners, a result ho
quite agreed with. Holdsworth and Berwick; it appeared
to him, must have both known from the first what
was intended to be done with the Severn ; iu fact, that they
knew she was to be sent to soa to be lost. There was no
doubt that Layland was a bad man—of that ho had no
doubt, but that did not alter the case. Berwick appeared
to have been trading in sinking ships. He could. not get
a ship of which ho was the owner insured in his
own name, and therefore he had to resort to
other means and false representations. No doubt
the crime of which he had been convicted
was carried on to a large extent, and therefore ho Must in-
flict it severe punishment. The sentence of the court
therefore was that each of them be keptin penal servitude
for the term of twenty years.. With respect to Webb
he was not a bit worse than Layland, but it had
been found necessary to make him a witness in
the case. Ho (Webb) had been the party who had
actually made the holes in the ship, and therefore he could
not inflict a less sentence on him than 10 years' penal servi-
tude. With respect to Dean, the jury had recommended
him. to mercy, but he (Mr. Justice Blackburn) could not
think that he had acted is the matter without a guilty
knowledge to some extent of what was going on. Ile,
therefore, should pass upon him a sentence of five years'
penal servitude.