The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-06 00:00:00

THE KING V. TWORT AND ANOTHER.

This was an indictment preferred by order of
the Attorney-General against the two defendants,
T wort and Ward, which charged them with con-
spiring to bring the Christian religion and its minis-
ters into contempt and odium, both by words and
by the publication of blasphemous libels; and also
to bring the King's proclamation for a general fast
into contempt. The indictment further charged
them with assaulting the Rev. Mr. Deane, the incum-
bent of a living in the neighbourhood of this town.
The defendants, it appeared, arrived here in March
last, and held themselves out as being inspired with
a divine mission. Ward, who is an offensive-looking
person, with a squint in his eye, called himself Zion,
and said he was the Saviour. Twort called him-
self Shiloh. Not content with preaching the most
absurd doctrines, they circulated hand-billsand penny
publications, filled with the most horrible and dis-
gusting blasphemy, denying the birth or existence of
our Redeemer, stigmatizing all the mysteries of the
Christian faith as a tissue of delusion and falsehood,
fabricated by priestcraft, and inveighing, partly in
coarse vulgar prose, and partly in doggrel rhyme,
against the bishops and clergy of the Established
Church, as so many wolves in sheep's clothing,whose
hearts were as black as their coats. They turned the
proclamation for a generalfast into gross ridicule,and in-
formed the poor that it was owinp.:to the clergy that they
had already fasted too long. On being prevented by the
town authorities from holding forth their abominations
in the assembly•rooms, they collected a mob outside

in the street, and caused a disturbance, but promised
o get a licence from Lichfield in a day or two, when
they would (as one of the witnesses said) be able
to " perform" in spite of the Mayor. They caused
their placards to be posted about the country, ex-
citing the people to discontent with their present
condition, and particularly their religion and its
ministers ; arid upon Mr. Deane, a respectable
clergyman, who was passing along the street, refusing
to take a tract which Twort offered him, the latter
abused him in the most offensive and scurrilous
terms, and persisted in so doing until Mr. Deane
affected to treat him as a maniac, saying " Poor
fellow, poor fellow," when he left him in a great
rage. Upon subsequently observing Mr. Deane tear-
ing down one of the offensive placards from the
window-shutter of a public-house, he rushed at him
and assaulted him with his umbrella.

The Jury deliberated for a moment or two, and
then pronounced both defendants Guilty of the prin •
cipal charge of conspiracy, and Twort of the assault
upon Mr. Deane also.
Mr. Justice PARKE, in passing sentence on the de-
fendants, reprobated in the strongest terms the
cruelty with which they had endeavoured to de-
prive the pool' and the ignorant of the sweetest
solace they possessed in affliction—the solace
of the Christian Religion. His Lardship
alluded to those calamities which he himself

had experienced in the course of a long life, both
before and since his elevation to the Bench,
against which he had been enabled to bear up
by the soothing hopes held out to him by our
divine religion.—(llis Lordship was here power-
fully affected, and twice shed tears.) After some
further observations of an admonitory character,
the Learned Judge sentenced the defendants to
be imprisoned in the gaol of this county for the pe-
riod of 18 calendar months.

With this case, which lasted to a late hour this
evening, terminated these assizes.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—EXETER, Auatrsr 3.
LIBEL: BLAKE V. PILFOLD.
Mr. FOLLETT, with whom was Mr. BUTT, stated
:hat this was an action for libel, the defendant hay-
ng written a letter to the Post-office complaining
of the conduct of the plaintiff, in consequence of
which he bad been dismissed from his situation of
Guard to the London and Devonport mail ; and
the Post-office had refused to attend to any applica.
Lions to reinstate him until he had proved in a court
of justice that the charge made against him was
untrue. The defendant was an officer in his Ma-
jesty's navy.
Thomas Warder Archer proved the letter in ques-
tion to be in the handwriting of Captain Pilfold.
Cross-examined.---Defendant is on half-pay, being
in a state of imbecility. He is a Knight Companion
of the Bath.
The letter was then read. It stated, that on the
2d day of May Mrs. Pilfold being inside the Bath
and Devonport mail, the guard of that mail put the
plaintiff inside, who was in a high state of drunken.
ness, and who soon became painfully disgusting, as the
dose he had taken created nausea, which with dial-
culty he suppressed, and which caused his unhappy
companion to move as far from him as possible.
This gave the fellow immediate offence, and he then
commenced a torrent of abuse, oaths, and execrations
too gross for the worst description of female to re-
peat, wanting to know from what rat-hole she came,
and frequently using the epithet "bitch," and such
like language.
Charles Johnson, superintendent of the mail de-
partment.—The plaintiff was appointed to the situ.
ation as a mail guard on the 20th of January, 1824 :
dismissed in May 1830. The salary of a mail guard
is 10s. Gd. a-week and his uniform. The passen-
gers are the principal means of their support.
Cress-examined—An inquiry was instituted and
made by the inspector previously to his dismissal.
Plaintiff's attorney made several applications to the
Post-office for an inspection of the letter, but they
were always refused.
John Carder, the coachman of the mail on the
night in question.—l took Blake up at half-past 6
on the evening of the 2d of May. He sat on the
box. He was perfectly sober, but in bad health.
After we had got 38 miles from Exeter, plaintiff
was chilly and got inside. He was then perfectly
sober. He had not been in the coach five minutes
when the coach stopped at the bottom of a hill. The
lady said, " Coachman, have you any room ?" I
replied " Yes." She said she could not go further
inside. Make then got out ; he had a silk hand-
kerchief tied round his head. He said to the guard,
" The lady says I have insulted her; I wish you
would be kind enough to ask her what I have in-
sulted her in." Walters asked her what it was.
She said, " Shut the door—shut the door" The
dour was shut, and plaintiff resumed his seat on
the box. Plaintiff was perfectly sober when we
arrived at Plymouth.
Cross-examined—The plaintiff did not complain
of sickness. He did not smoke on the road. I
did not see that the lady was agitated. She said he
was offensive to her. I said, " Blake, come out."
He came out instantly, without saying one word.
Did not hear the words " rat-hole" mentioned.
Plaintiff had a glass of negus at Chudleigh, and I
had a glass of gin and peppermint at Newton. Did
riot see him drink any more on the road.
Thomas Walters, guard to the mail on the night
in question, confirmed the evidence of Carder.
Cross-examined—I was discharged on this affair,
hut have been reinstated. I went on board the St.
Joseph twice, and saw Captain and Mrs. Pilford. I
said, I had come to beg her pardon, and I went on
my knees to her. She said she hoped the little man
would not be hurt. I did not say that I had no
idea Blake was so drunk, or I would not have put

EDINBUP
We had a small
the sales were still v
Wheat.
First 7Bs Od
Second 76s Od
Third 66s Od

N MARK
all kinds

GH COR.
supply of ,
ery heavy.
Barley. Oats.
39s Od 25s Od
3% Od 23s Od
32s Od 20s Od

E' :—Aug.
of Grain ti

:o:day, and

Pease. Beaus.
34s Od 34s Od
:33s 03 33s Od
32s Od 32s Od

Beef, per lb.
Mutton ,
Veal

PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &C.
N. 4d. to Os . 6(1. Freshßutter, lb. 5.10,1. to Is Od
0 5 0 7 Salt Ditto 0 9 010
O 4 0 8 Ditto, per ca t. 0 0 80 0
O 4 0 6 Eggs, per doz. 0 8 0 0
O 6 3 0 OatStraw(kp'.)l2 6 13 0
15 6 37 0 Wheat Ditto..3l 6 13 0
O 9 010 Barley Ditto 0 0 0 0
O 6 0 0 Hay, per 1 1 1 1

Pork
Lamb, per qr.
'fallow, cwt.... 35
Quartern Loaf
Potatoes. l7ilb.

EDINBURGH MEAL
The supply of Oatmeal at tl
and sold heavily, at last week's
Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal
Second ditto 1 15 0
Barleymeal 1 13 0
Peasenseal 1 6 0
Pot Barley—No. 1, per cwt. 13

GLASGOW CORN
Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s.d.
British, old 230 to 30 0
new
Canada, free 2B 0 30 0
Irish
Barley, per 3201 b.
English 0 C
Scottish 2B 0 30 0
Irish

MA RKET.--July 31.
its day's market was middling,
prices.

Per Stone of 141 b. Imp.
First Oatmeal £0 2 0
Second ditto
Barleymeal 0 1 10
Peasemeal 0 1 8
.-2d. 155.-3 d. 205.-I'oa t 1245.

MARKET.—Ang. 1.
Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. s. d.
Irish l4 0 to 17 0
British 0
Beans, per 2601 b.
English
Scottish l6 6 18 0
Pease, Scottish
Oatmeal, per 1401 b l5 0 16 0
Flour, per 2801 b 4B 0 50 0

CORNWALL. MARKETS.
Tattao—Wheat (average) 255. 6d.—Barley, 133.—Oats, Os. 6d.
Sr.AusTELL—Wheat, —s. to 255.—Barley, —s. to 12s.—Oats,
Os. to Os. 3d.

PENZANCE—Wheat, 1..)65. to 288.—Batley, —s. to 133.—Oats,
Os. to 9s. Od.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to 6d.—Pork, 01 to 4d.—
Butter, 9d. per lb.
LauNceerroN—Wheat (average) 21s. 01.—Barley,1 Is. 3d.-0a
7s. o.l.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, 6d.
Ltsuces.sus—Wheat, to 248. 6d.—Barley, 13s. 6d.--Oats, Os.
to 76. 01.
Bonanst—Wheat (average) 255. 61.—Barley, 14s. ad.—Oats, 9s
HimArox—Wheat, 255. 6d.—Barley, 148 Od.
ST. Cowma—Wheat, 245. to 25s.—Barley, 12s. to I3'.—Beef,
and Mutton, sd. to 6d.—Veal, Od.—Lainb. Od.

ININC I N TELL! GENCE. ons.
Quantity of CoppeMr Ore sold at Redruth last Thurday 2 T,303 C 0 wt.
Quantity of fine 197 18
Average Produce
••••••••,W• 0
Lle, 13,8051. 9s. Od.—Average Standard, 1111. 19s. fkl.

Amount

A letter of the 27th ult. from Ham, says—
" For some time the state prisoners have led a solitary
life, for their friends, being engaged iu La Vendee, have
not been able to visit them. M. DE PEYRONNET continues
out of humour with his fellow-prisoners. He remains
constantly alone, dines in his chamber, and assigns writing
as his reason for preferring► solitude."—Journal de Paris.
THE NEW ST. DUNSTAN'S CHURCH.—
The wall of the old church, which served for a screen
while the new one was buiidine, is now almost wholly re-
moved. The statue of Queen ELIZABETH, which formerly
adorned Ludgate, but which, for more than 70 years, has
fronted Fleet-street, from the eastern wall of the late church,
has been taken down, in order to be placed within the
present edifice, which now bursts on the eye in all its
beauty, a really noble pile. We are sorry to add that the
architect, Mr. SHAW, just at the moment he was exulting
in the completion of his arduous task, and in the prospect
of professional celebrity, was seized with an attack of apo-
plexy, which called him hence, making the new church
his monument.

DREADFUL DEATH BY BURNING.—An
inquest was on Saturday held at St. Bartholomew's Hos-
pital, before Mr. PAY NE, on the body of JANE AMELIA
LLOYD, aged 22, who was burnt to death in her bed. It
appeared from the evidence that the unfortunate young
woman, who resided at No. 11, Hosier-lane, Smithfield,
retired to bed much fatigued, leaving a lighted candle on a
chair by the bed-side, About midnight the inmates of the
house were alarmed by smoke issuing from the bed-room
of the deceased, and on breaking open the door to ascertain
the cause, they found her in bed, completely enveloped in
flames. The fire Was with difficulty extinguished, and the
half-roasted sufferer was then promptly conveyed to the
Hospital, where she died in great pain. Verdict, " Acci-
dental Death."

The following is the measure brought in by the Lord
Chancellor on Thursday :
" A Bill, entitled ' An Act to abolish certain Sinecure
Offices connected with the Court of Chancery.' Whereas
it is expedient that the offices hereinafter mentioned should
he abolished as soon as provision can be made for the due
performance of the duties thereunto belonging : Be it
enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the
offices of Keeper or Clerk of his Majesty's Hanaper, the
Patentee of the Subpcena-office, the Registrar of Affida-
vits, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, the Clerk of
the Patents, the Clerk of the Custodies of Lunatics and
Idio's, and the Patentee for the execution of the Laws and
Statutes concerning Bankrupts, shall utterly cease and de-
termine from and after the 15th dayof April next ensuing.
"Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, that nothing in this Act con-
tained shall be construed to determine any of the aforesaid
offices now holden by any person whoever appointed
thereto on or before the Ist day of June last, until the
decease of such person."