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THE ir SUN, LONDON!TMONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12,- 1859.

support the charge she fabricated the story which she
had toll Ile must, therefore, sentence her to 12
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

COSTS OF PROSECUTIONS.
In a case of 'manslaughter tried at these assizes,
and in. which an attorney, had been bound over by
the coroner to prosecute, Mr. Justice Willes said he
should not allow the attorney his eosts. The coro-
ner had no poWer to bind over an attorney to pro-
aecute, the attorney not being a witness before him.
If the coroner were allowed to exercise such patron-
age it would lead to great abuse, as the coroner
might appoint his owli partner and share the prc-
fits.. The practice was a bad one and ought to be
repressed. His lordship said he would allow the
costs out of pocket but nothing more.
DECEMBER 10.

Eliza Lee, 48, and Hannah . Evans, 17, were
charged with a conspiracy to prevent:the due course
of justice, by means of perjury, upon the trial of an
indictment for felony against John Lee and. five
others, at the last October Quarter Sessions for the
county of
.Stafford.
Mr. Broughey and Mr. Jenkins appeared for the '
prosecution ; the prisoners were undefended.
Mr. Broughey, in opening the case, stated that
the present indictment arose out of a trial which
took place at.the last quarter sessions for this county
, when a man named John Lee and. five others were'
! chaTed with highway robbery. The prosecutor in
that case, a miner named Moore, stated that about
half-past 12 o'clock on Saturday night, the 20th of
August last, he was knocked down in Dudley-
" Street, Bilston, by six men, and robbed of 14s. He
•ithrilediately gave infortation to the police, and six
men were apprehended. •Moore identified Lee and
some of the others, and it was proved that they all.
six had been seen together about the time of the
robbery, and they were all convicted. Upon that:
trial the two present defendants were examined. as
witnesses one- the part of the prisoners, and their
evidence went to show that Moore had not been
robbed as he stated, but that he had been robbed
in a brothel, and then turned out into, the street.
The younger prisoner,, Hannah Evans, swot* that
she was standing opposite a brothel in Dudley-
street, Bilston, and saw a man open the door of the
brothel,. and heard him say" Turn the - out."
A man who she said was the prosecutor, Moore, then
came out and said. 'to a woman of the house " You
have robbed me of 14s, or 165.; give me my billy-cock
hat." It appeared that this Hannah Evans, who
was quite a young girl, had just had a child by ono
of the men who were on their trial.
Eliza Lee, the prisoner, swore at the same trial
that Moore had. proposed to her to compromise the
charge and that she had heard him say to Smith, a
police sergeant, "What am I to say ?" and that Smith
answered " You must swear to the six, and stick
stout to them."
Several witnesses were now examined in support
of the preSent charge of conspiracy and perjury,
from whose testimony it chiefly appeared the elder
prisoner, Eliza Lee, was the concoctor of all the per-
jury, and. had induced the girl, Hannah Evans, to
come and swear to the story which she had invented
for. her.
Mr. Justice Willes summed up the evidence, and.
pointed out to the jury that as the charge was one of
conspiracy, the prisoners must both be acquitted or
convicted.
' The jury found both Guilty, but recommended
the younger prisoner to mercy.
Mr. Justice Willes said it was quite clear that the
elder prisoner, Eliza Lee, was a most dangerous per-
son, and sentenced her to 18 months' imprisonment,
with hard labour ; but as it was manifest the younger
prisoner, Hannah Evans, was her dupe, his lord-
ship sentenced her to only six weeks' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.
The trial of this case concluded these assizes.

TILE ROYAL CBARTER.

A painful incident in connection with the wreck
of this ship occurred on Saturday, at Brompton Ce-
metery. Among the passengers lost were a whole
family of the name of Pitcher, consisting of father
and mother and two children, with their nurse.

Mr. Pitcher Was brother of the eminent shipbuilder
bearing his name at Northfleet. zHe was formerly
connected with Messrs. Dent's house in China, but
had been for some years resident at Geelong, where,
although 42 years of age, he had acquired a for-
tune, and was returning to England for retirement.
His wife was 29 years of age, and his children re-
spectively' of the ages of three and one years. The
eldest (a boy) was among the first to be washed
on shore on the morning of the wreck, and had
medical assistance been at hand his life it is stated
might have been spared, for after being picked up
the little fellow was observed to sigh and place his
left hand convulsively across his breast. In such a
terrible moment of excitement, however, nothing
could be done for him on that bleak spot, and his
spirit, perhaps mercifully, returned to the God who
gave it: His remains were soon recognised by one
of the saved passengers, and the body having been
placed in a coffin was taken charge of by the Rev.
S. R. Hughes, the humane and highly-respected
incumbent of the Welsh village of Lianallgo. The
body of Mrs. Pitcher came ashore at Moelfra, not
far from the scene of the wreck, and although the
remains had been in the water more than a month,
her features were easily recognisable by compa-
rison with a photographic portrait in the possession
of her relatives. Mr. Pitcher's remains were
brought ashore by a fisherman in Bull Bay, a small
creek about two miles west of Amlwich, at a con-
siderable distance from the wreck. When found
the pockets of his trousers had been cut across and
their contents abstracted, and nothing being ob-
served to lead to identification, the body was buried
with two or three others, as those of persons un-
known. Subsequently it was ascertained from an
article of clothing that the remains must have been
those of Mr. Pitcher, and the body having been
exhumed, was, together with those of Mrs. Pitcher
and their little boy, placed in charge of Mr.
Griffith Davies, of Bangor, who completed the
necessary arrangements for their interment in one
grave in the Brompton Cemetery, and brought the
remains to London by the mail train on Saturday
morning. The mourners assembled at the Victoria
Hotel about one o'clock, at which hour the coffins
were brought over from the Euston-station in two
hearses. Those who followed, consisting almost
exclusively of the relatives and friends of the de-
ceased lady and gentleman, occupied three mourning
coaches. The only strangers were the Rev. S. R.
Hughes, and the Rev. H. R. Hughes, brothers,
and fellow-labourers in the two parishes of
Llanaligo and Penrhoslligwy, adjoining the scene
of the wreck, of whose truly Christian virtues
since the occurrence of the awful catastrophe it is
impossible to speak too highly. On the arrival of
the funeral cortege at the cemetery, the bodies were
removed into the chapel, where the Rev. S. R.
Hughes read the service appointed for the burial of
the dead in an impressive manner. At the proper
period the remains were reconveyed to the ground,
where they were interred together in a handsome
double brick grave adjoining that of Sydney Lady
Morgan. Each of the coffins bore brass plates,
upon which were engraven the names of the de-
ceased persons, and the date on which their bodies
had been cast ashore from the wreck of the Royal
Charter. The funeral was conducted as privately
as possible, and none of the circumstances having
been allowed to transpire in the neighbourhood, the
mourners were permitted to pay the last tribute of
affection to the sufferers. without any molestation
From the vulgar curiosity of a crowd.

MINERAL RESOURCES OF AUSTRALIA

(From the Soufh, Australian Adrc;•tiser.)
" The whole province teams with mineral wealth,
and, although from lack of coal we are unable at
present to turn to advantage our rich iron ores, the
loss is abundantly compensated in the marvellous'
diffusion and extraordinary richness of our copper."
The Burra Burra Company have declared two divi-
dends, each amounting to 100 per cent. en the capi-
tal stock of the company, payable the 3d of Decem;
ber and the 3d. of March next respectively. Burra

Burro. shares had advanced froni £146 -to £1.56.

Copper is firm at £lO2 per ton ; wool (light) at
10d per lb. Draughts on London at 60 days'

sight, 1 per cent Premium.
The following are from Australian mining com-
panies :--
Bunr.A. BURRA.—Messrs. James Morrison and
Co., agents of the Burra Burra Company, state
that the half-yearly report for the meeting in Ade.
laide, -on the 19th October, shows 6,591 tons of ore
to have been produced during the last six months.
Pure copper contained estimated to be from 22 to
23 per cent. The financial statements show a
realised profit for the half year of £29,826, and
after having paid the dividend on the 3d September
there remained an available balance on the profit
and Foss account of £57,436, to which would be
added, on realisation of copper and ore on hand,
£23,531 ; making together a gross profit of
£80,967.
" PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL.—The directors
have received advices dated the 14th of October.

The quantity of quartz crushed daring September
was 1,882 tons, yielding 1,309 ,oz. of gold ; the
amount received on Chines account was, for four
weeks, '£2,904; expenditure for the same period,
£1,636, leaving a profit of £1,268.
" ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN COPPER.—A re-
mittance of £1,500 has been received, which, toge-
ther with £3,500 in hand, completes the sum re-
quired for the third dividend.
" NORTH RIIINE.—The advices from the local
committee of this company are dated Adelaide,
Oct. 17. They state that there are 15S bags of ore
now at the port for shipment by the Cleopatra.
" KAPUNDA.—The directors have advices to the
17th of October. All the operations at the mines
and smelting works were progressing satisfactorily.
The new working in the 50-fathom level, reported
in the last advices to have been commenced, were
fully realising expectations. 30 tons of ore had
already been raised, and the quality was so supe-
rior that the manager states that the men engaged
(four in number), who had taken the pitch at the
low rate of ls. Bd. in, the pound, would make fair
wages. The site of the railway terminus at Ka-
punda had been fixed immediately adjoining the
mine, and the line was expected to be open for
traffic before the next season, so that the difficulty
of carriage to the port would no longer exist.
" DUN MOUNTAIN.—Report from the Manager,
Dun Mountain Mines, Nelson, Sept. 20, 1859 :
' The deep edit level for chrome is still being driven
in soft serpentine schist, at £5 per fathom. Its
length 62 fathoms, consequently past the shaft; but
as the strata in the shaft, as also the copper vein
therein discovered, dip north-west, the level must
be continued several fathoms to cat either the cop-
per vein or the chrome lode. Some water is coin-
ing 'from the end of the level. This level is 25
fathoms lower than the top of the shaft and 24
fathoms below the upper chrome level. In the north
shaft, on the copper lode, a large quantity of
mundic (iron pyrites) was found, which being
analysed contained copper in considerable -per-
centage, and during the examination just made by
Dr. Hochstetter he expressed his opinie,n that we
should eventually find something wail worth our
attention. We therefore continlle exploring this
point, and the ground is becoming highly interest-
ing. We are preparing tb_b road for shipment of the
chr.ime ore as directed.'
"SCOTTISH AUSTRALIAN.--The directors have re-
ceived a communication, dated Sydney, Oct. 13, with
the, mining foreman's report of operations at the
Cape of Good Hope Mine up to Oct. 7. The mining
Operntions have progressed stesdily. Six shafts
have been opened. M'Callum's shaft was down 39ft.
gin. Morehead's shaft was down 16ft. 10in, the
lode was 26ft. wide, and the foot wall at that width
had not yet been discovered. From this shaft there
has been raised about 10 or 12 tons of ore, worth
from £3O to £4O per ton. Young's shaft, Perry's
shaft, north and south shafts were sunk to depths
varying from 4to 13ft., and all looking well. There
were 10 men and boys at work, and the total amoant
of ore raised from all the shafts was about 18 tons, of
an estimated average value of £35 per ton.
" WORTHING.—The Worthing Mining Company
received despatches dated Oct. 15. Captain Remfrey
reports:—' rhe lode in the shaft has Considerably
increased in yield and value for copper. Sampled
and weighed, from Oft: 6in. sinking, 11 tons 8 cwt.
of ore-143 per cent. of produce, exclusive of dredge
work set apart for crushing:l fully expect, from tha
present prospects of the lode, to return next month 18
tons otore, say from two fathoms' sinking, or from
9 to 10 tons per fathom of superior value. We have
also raised during this month 8 tons 10 cwt. of car-
bonate from Win nin'S pitch, produce 81 ; and we
are raising good ore from Tomkin's inze. I hope
to have 20 tons of regulus before stopping the fur-
nace.'
" BoN ACCORD.—The directors have received
their usual monthly communication, dated Adelaide,
Oct.. 13, with full particulars of the work done and
progressing in erecting the engine-house and the
various other buildings. The chairman of the com-
mittee writes The buildings on the mine are
proceeding satisfactorily. My reports are now
necessarily, confined to this subject; and we cannot
expect to be in a position for recommencing actual
mining operations before the new year. When the
big engine gets to work we shall be able to sink
and drive at a lower level, without the probability
of being again overpowered by water before cutting
ore. ".

rE BARB.4.RITY IN FRANCE.

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The great topic of conversation in Paris is a trial
which has just taken place at Rheims, which illus-
trates in the most painful manner the condition •of
the French peasantry in the western provinces.
The prisoners, a father and mother, named Defert,
were indicted on a charge of brutally ill-uging their
daughter, a girl of 17 • they were described as
"proprietaires," and relatively well off. The acte
d'accusation describes their fortune as relatively
large, living in a house of their own, and farming
their own ground. They have five children, the
eldest, Mary Adelina, being about 17. It was a
well-known fact that both man and wife treated
their children with frightful 'severity ; they had
been seen beating them' mercilessly in the fields,
and to punish one Of his sons, a lad of 13, the father
once threw him into the canal, and pulling him Out
after a time, beat him with a stick until animation
was restored. In the month of July last, however,
the eldest daughter, Adelina, whose appearance of
ill-health was ,ascribed to the systematic cruelty
practised upon her, suddenly disappeared. A report
immediately sprang up in the village that she had
been murdered. This report came to the ears of
the authorities, an investigation took place, and here
is what it led to:—When the authorities pene-
trated into the house they found the girl Ade-
lina lying on a couch, in a state of such debility
and emaciation that a physician was immediately
ordered to see what was the matter with her. -What
he discovered let the acte d'accusation describe :
"The physician had discovered that Adelina was
in a state of emaciation which denoted long and
cruel sufferings. On the left side of the neck, on
the hands, on the right elbow, on the thighs, were
the marks of receni wounds, inflicted both by blunt
and sharp instruments, by the reiterated contact
with the flesh of some' substance in a state of
combustion. On' the left cheek a strip of the
skin had been torn off, about seven centimetres
long by one broad. This, it was, subsequently
ascertained, was the result of a cut from a heavy
carter's whip, inflicted by her mother. But
worse 'than all, the loins, the subvenal por-
tion of the back, the thighs, down to the very
knees, were one mass of purulent matter. On other
parts of the body, and among others on the subab-
dominal organ, no less than 18 scars of wounds were
counted: The physician was puzzled to account for
the peculiar appearance of these wounds and festers,
which could only be explained by the constantly re-
peated combustion of the flesh. He subjected Ade-
lina to a treatment based upon that hypothesis, and
found it answer, and, by dint of cross-questioning,
she revealed the atrocious treatment she had been
subjected to. I may add that her revelations were
subsequently confirmed by the admissions of the
prisoners. From the statements of Adelina it ap-
peared that she had been brought up in her grand-
father's house until she was eight years old, and
from that the brutality she underwent commenced.
She was employed in driving a plough, and flogged
with a cart-horse whip when her strength gave
way, There is evidence of this, as also of hr father
having beaten her with a pitchfork. At the coin-
' mencement of the present year, however, the cruelty
of her parents assumed• a .regular and systematic
character, denoting premeditation. Every day—
morning, aoon, and night—her father tied her up
in a dark room used for 'breadmaking, and there
used to flog her on her thighs and the lower part of
her person with a martinet (cat-o'-nine•tails). There
is evidence of her father having on one occasion tied
her up by the wrists, so that her feet were fairly off
the ground, and having previously lifted up her
clothes, beat her with the. martinet on all parts of
her person. There is evidence, moreover, that in
the month of Maroh last, both her father and
mother dragged her into a low, vaulted room behind
the kitchen ; she was then stripped naked and
securer lashed, face doWnWardsi toe carpentering