The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1861.

WAYS AND ;PUBLIC COMPANIES.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-July 10.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before the
Lord Chief-Justice and Special Juries.)
TURNBULL V. BIRD.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Lord
Chief Justice commenced his summing up. His

lordship referred to the importance of the inquiry,
and the serious nature of the charge. " If," said
he, " Mr. Turnbull were guilty of misconduct of
which the defendant appears to think him capable,
he would be a most odious man. What are his
antecedents ? He is a man who has passed the
middle period of life with honour and distinction,
an accomplished scholar, known as such to men of
all nations. Could Mr. Bird, from such antece-

dents, fairly draw the conclusions to which, it is
said, he has arrived ? When the order of the
Jesuits was first established it was founded on

principles of most enlightened beneficence, but
some Jesuits deserve one character, and some
another. Mr. Bovill is right when he says that
the very word Jesuitical has been taken to mean
the same thing as deceitful ; but can it be said that
when Mr. Turnbull expresses his esteem and reve-
rence for the Jesuits he means that he advocates de-

ceit ? He has been held up as a subject of Protes-
tant panic because he calls Garnett a martyr ; and
Mr. Bovill says of the plaintiff that he admires a
man guilty of treason. But let me tell you that the
trial of Garnett has been much discussed ; and in

the State Trials during the times of the Stuarts
there are to be found instances of convictions
which any man capable of weighing criminal evi-
dence must look upon with great dissatisfaction.
There has been a controversy on two in particular.
Siduey and Lord William Russell have been called
martyrs. Is it fair, then, to say that Mr. Turnbull
sanctions treason when he takes one side of a con-

troversy ? Many people will agree with Mr. Turn-
bull, when he uses with reference to Babington's plot
the term "gallant confederacy;" but although Bab-
ington pleaded " Guilty," he said he formed one of
a band of gentlemen who had determined to release
the Queen of Scots, and that he had been led away by
one man who advised the death of Elizabeth. Mr.
Turnbull, in his preface to the " Life of Luther,"
calls the Reformation a mischievous event. Every
zealous Roman Catholic agrees with him. But he
speaks of the assertion which relates to his intense
hatred of the Protestants as an " insane idea." The
learned judge then referred to the allegation in the
preface of one of the books edited by Mr. Turnbull,
that he would rather be condemned with a Roman
Catholic than saved with a Puritan, and called the
attention of the jury to the fact that in the same
preface he speaks of the Pope as a curse, and he
stated in his evidence that the book was a jeu
d' esprit printed for circulation among his friends,
and that he ridicules Calvinistic errors in a city
(Edinburgh) in which nine-tenths of the popula-
tion are strong Protestants. He then left it to the
jury to say whether the comments made by Mr.
Bird, and complained of by Mr. Turnbull, were
honestly believed by the former tobe fair and just.
Mr. Bird, when a panic had set in on the appoint-
ment of a man qualified by acquirements and energy
for his post, took up the stream of attack already
set in ; Mr. Turnbull says he became the object of
popular censure and tried to live it down. He was
an instance of powerful energy and faculties most
appropriately applied, but the defendant represents
a powerful body, and his power and the aid given
him are so great that Mr. Turnbull says, " I Gan
bear up no longer against your assaults." He
yielded to unendurable pressure."
The above consists merely of extracts from one
of the most lucid and beautifully arranged sum-
mings up ever heard in a court of justice.
The jury retired, and, after an absence of about
three hours, returned a verdict for the defendant.
ALLEN V. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.

Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Joseph Brown were
for the plaintiff; the Attorney-General, Mr. Mellor,
Q.C., and Mr. Welsby for the defendant.
The declaration in this case contained two counts
for false imprisonment in Newgate, for a period of
four days, and in the Queen's Prison for foiir
months, under the following circumstances :—The
plaintiff is a lieutenant in the 82d Regiment of
Foot. In the year 1869 he was convicted of the
manslaughter of a native in India and sentenced to
four years' imprisonment without hard labour. He
was sent to Agra, and thence to England. When
he arrived in this country he was taken first to
Chatham, then to Millbank, then to Weedon ; from
Weedon he was transferred, by warrant under the
hand of the Adjutant-General, to Newgate; thence
to the Queen's Prison. In November last he was
released, the Court of Queen's Bench being of
opinion that, under the Mutiny Act and the Ar-
ticles of War, his confinement in England was
illegal, on the ground that Lord Clyde, in whose
discretion the fixing_ of his place of imprisonment
-was, next, mne nrst xtistanceratreuvcd -that tie
should be kept in the fort of Agra, and that there
was no order in writing from him for Lieutenant
Allen's transfer to England, even if Lord Clyde had
power to order him to be imprisoned in this coun-
try. It was admitted that the Duke of Cambridge
was answerable for the act of the Adjutant-Gene-
ral, and the plaintiff now sought to recover from
his Royal Highness damages for such false im-
prisonment. The following admissions were also
made, which, as they throw much light upon the
transaction, we print in full. They are as fol-

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lThat the plaintiff was, at the time of his arraignment
and trial hereinafter mentioned, a lieutenant in her Ma-
jesty's 82d Regiment of Foot, stationed at Shahjehanpore,
in the East Indies, upwards of 120 miles from Fort Wil-
liam.
"2. That he was, on or about the 13th of February, 1859,
arraigned before a duly constituted general court- martial at
Shahjehanpore aforesaid for the murder of a native Indian
servant, named Bi lessee, and was by such court-martial
found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to imprison-
ment, without hard labour, for four years.
"That the said sentence was duly confirmed by Lord
Clyde, then commanding her Majesty's forces in India;
and that Lord Clyde, by order in writing, appointed the
place of the plaintiff's imprisonment to be in the Fort of
Agra, in the East Indies.
"4. That on or about the 29th of November, 1859, by
order in writinc, made by Lord Clyde, it was ordered that
the plaintiff shouldb be delivered over to military custody for
the purpose of being removed to England.
"5. That the plaintiff, being then a prisoner, was accord-
ingly delivered over to military custody for the purpose,
and was in such custody brought over from the East Indies
to England, where he arrived on or about the 20th of June,
1860.
"6. That the following general orders were issued by
Lord Clyde and were in force at the time when plaintiff
was under sentence, relating to the treatment of prisoners
undergoing the sentence of a court-martial :
" ' The first six mo:,ths to be close ; the prisoner to take
two hours' exercise daily under the charge of a sentry. His
meals to be provided by the staff officer of the garrison; no
books to be allowed him except those recommended by the
chaplain.
" ' The next h Alf-year a free supply of books to be afford-
ed; he is to be allowed to receive visitors for one hour
daily, to be allowed one personal servant and coolies at his
own expense.
" ' The third half-year, and during the remainder of his
confinement, the prisoner to be allowed to take exercise
without the sentry, to be allowed to supply his ow n table,
a bottle of beer or a pint of wine every two days to be
allowed him, on the understanding that any excess on the
prison allowance is to be defrayed from his own private re-
sources.' "
Mr. Sergeant Shee having opened the case for
the plaintiff, Mr. Brown called Lieut. Wm. Henry
Craven Alien :
I am the son of the Rev. W. H. Allen, chaplain
of the forces at Brighton. I entered the service as
ensign. lam now 23. I was in India in several en-
gagements. I was besieged in the gaol at Shabje-
hanpore. I was there in Feb.,1859, and was tried
by court-martial for the murder of a native. I was
found guilty of manslaughter. I had no legal
assistance at my court-martial. After my sentence
the officers still associated withme. The colonellent
me his horse to take me to Agra. There I was ordered
not to go beyond the Delhi gate. I had a mile and
a half of space within the fort. I messed with the
artillery officers and went out shooting. I received
my pay while in India. I was taken to Calcutta,
and thence to England. I was treated like any other
passenger. On my arrival I was taken to Chatham,
thence to Millbank. There I was treated like a con-
vict. Then to Weedon, and then to Newgate. [The
warrant of the Adjutant-General was here read,
authorising the Governor to detain him as a pri-
soner, and stating that he had been convicted of
murder.] I was kept in solitary confinement for
four days on prison diet. I had only the books
allowed me by the chaplain. I was removed to the
Queen's Prison on July 28. [Tconv he memoron ianf and um of the
Adjutant-General, stating ictder,
was read.] On Nov. 24 I was liberated—in four
months. In obtaining
my discharge my law ex-
penses were about £9O.
Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—l en-
-1 tered the army in 1855, and obtained a commission
without purchase by the interest of the Duke of
Cambridge. My regiment went to the Crimea.
The war was over when I got there. In October,
1855, I obtained the rank of lieutenant, also with-
, out purchase. I served in India during the mutiny.
The court-martial sat three days. There was no
lawyer on either side. The sentence was confirmed
by the Commander-in-Chief. He said it was severe,
but just. Agra is one of the hottest parts of India.
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gruelexpenseMy passage was not paid for by myself. I came
home free as a cabin passenger. At Newgate I was
kept apart from the other prisoners. I had my
and milk. of the
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luggage in another place, and went there once a
day. I sat at morning chapel with the prisoners.
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food as I liked, with some restriction
as to wine and beer. My attorney has brought an
action against Lord Herbert of Lea, issued a writ

against General Wetherall, late Adjutant. General,
also against Sir James Scarlett, also against General
Eyre, also against the Governor of Millbank, also
against Captain Boyle, also against the Governor
of Ne wgate, also against Mr. Hudson, the Governor
of the Queen's Prison-10 actions in all. One action
has been tried. _ _

Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—Many com-
missions were given without purchase. I was put
under close arrest by General Eyre—a week. I
was at Milbank three weeks. I was put to penal
labour. I had my moustache cut off. I commenced
an action for this, but found the Governor was pro-
tected. I obtained a verdict for £5O in one case.
The other actions went no further than the writ.

The attorney for the plaintiff stated that there
was an offer to consolidate all the actions ; it was
difficult to know whom to proceed against. There
was no action against General Wetherall. Nine
actions were brought.
Sergeant Shee, on the intimation from the
Attorney-General that he did not propose to call
witnesses, proceeded to sum up his evidence. He
deplored the fact that the other actions had been
mentioned. They had nothing to do with this
action. Each stood on different grounds, and they
were brought for different outrages. He (the
learned Sergeant) would scorn to attempt to swell
the damages against the Duke of Cambridge by
introducing foreign matter. He asked for temperate
damages, and attributed the position of the Com-
mander-in-Chief to the fact of his Royal Highness
having consulted some half-witted fellow at the
Horse Guards who had advised him badly; "half-
witted I call him," said the learned Sergeant, with
an irresistibly comic tone and manner, amid the
laughter of all in court, " half-witted I say, because
I do not know him ; but I do know that the Duke
consulted no member of the bar, and he might have
had the sound and talented advice of my learned
friend, now Attorney, then Solicitor-General."
The Attorney-General, in an impressive speech,
dwelt upon the ingratitude of the plaintiff, who had
obtained his commission by the kindness of the
Duke of Cambridge, and argued that, although a
mistake had occurred, a mere legal and even
technical mistake, Lieut. Allen was in a better posi-
tion walking about the streets of London a free man
than he would be as a prisoner in the fort of Agra,
where he would have remained (if he had lived)
until the year 1863. He alluded in impressive
terms to the mutiny in India, which threatened the
disruption of that country from England, and attri-
buted the quelling of the revolt to an overruling
and benignant Providence. He designated the error
of which the plaintiff now complained es a most
fortunate and merciful circumstance. " He is now,"
said the learned counsel, "hale, well in England,
having been brought over without expense to him-
self as a first-class passenger, at liberty to go where
he pleases, instead of broiling and baking, and per-
hays dying in a fortress in that unhealthy country."
The learned Chief Justice having summed up
carefully, and analysed the evidence of damage sus-
tained by the plaintiff by reason of what was ad-
mitted to be an illegal imprisonment,
The jury retired, and shortly after returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages £2OO.
This was the last day of the sittings.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 10.

CLERKENWELL.

A WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO
MURDER HER HUSBAND.—DEATH OF THE HUS-
BAND.—Susan Moorson, a decent-looking female,
about 30 years of age, was charged, on remand, with
stabbing her husband, George Moorson, and caus-
ing his death, at Agar-town.
The facts that have already appeared show that
the prisoner and her husband had been quarrelling,
and that she threw a knife at him, which unfortu-
nately stuck in his side. He was afterwards con-
fined to his bed, and in the course of three or four
!lays died.
Mr. Inspector Frazer, of the S division, who has
the case in hand, said that a coroner's inquest had
been held, and a verdict of" Died from apoplexy"
had been returned.

Mr. Sutherin, surgeon, of Aldenham-terrace,
Somers Town, said—l was called upon to see a
man of the name of Moorson, who had received a
wound on the side. It was an incised wound, over
the ninth rib on the left side, in extent rattier under
three-fourths of an inch, and over one-eighth of an
inch in depth. The man was evidently suffering at
the time from the effects of drink. The wound was
inflicted on the Ist of July, and the man died on the
4th. I made a post-mortem examination on the sth.
The unfortunate man was evidently labouring un-
der delirium tremens the whole of the time I at-
tended him. On the day before he died, I have
reason to believe that the deceased ate some meat
and potatoes imprudently, and what he was taking
I advised him not to take. On the following morn-
told, by ono of tho_donosuapa'a brothers
that the deceased had had a fit, and he was afraid
that he was dying. I went with him to the house,
and found the unfortunate man dead. I made a
pcst-mortem examination. The result of that exa-
mination proved, that he died-of apoplexy. The
cause of death I should think was excessive drink-
ing, and the taking of improper food.
Mr. Barker—Do you think that the wound had
anything to do with the cause of death.
Mr. Sutherin—The wound had nothing whatever
to do with it. The wound did not perforate the rib.

Mr. Barker—There can be no doubt about it.

Mr. Sntherin—lt is decidedly my opinion that
the wound had nothing whatever to do with the
cause of death.
Mr. Barker—Had the man been a hard drinker ?

Mr. Sutherin—The deceased had organic disease
of the liver and kidneys, showing that he had been
a very hard drinker.
Mr. Barker, addressing the prisoner—After the
evidence given by the medical man, I have no hesi-
tation in discharging you.
A loud hurrah and clapping of hands followed
the magistrate's decision.

DARING ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE IN A PUBLIC-
HOUSE.—A respectably attired woman, who gave
the name of Ann Bishop, residing at 13, Pool's-
buildings, and who seemed in a very excited state,
was placed at the bar before Mr. Barker, charged
with attempting to commit suicide, by taking a
quantity of sugar of lead, at the Blue Lion public-
house, Gray's Inn-road.
From the evidence it appeared that the defendant
and three men entered the above public-house, and
were served with a pot of beer. When the defen-
dant took up the pot to drink, she put it to her
mouth with both hands, and when she had drank
she said, " I have done it—l have taken poison."
Thinking that this was only done for the purpose
of making a disturbance, both the defendant and
her companions were ordered out. As soon as they
had got outside some white powder was found in the
pot, and the person who had served the beer, find-
ing that the woman had fallen, and apparently was
in a very bad state, Emit for Police-constable Tur-
ner, 157 G, who found her lying on the pavement,
and he took from her hand a paper which was
labelled " poison." The constable took the woman
to the Royal Free Hospital, where she was seen by
the house surgeon, and the stomach-pump being
applied, a quantity of sugar of lead was taken from
her. The prisoner seemed as if she had been drink-
ing, and before she purchased the poison had been
heard to say that she was tired of her life.
The defendant, who clasped her hands and seemed

in a very excited state, exclaimed, "Oh ! where
is my husband ; he ought to be here." Getting a
little cooler, she said that she had been out in the
morning, and had seen her husband in company
with another woman, and that so upset her that
she was determined to take her life. She was
now, however, very sorry for what she had done.
Mr. Barker, in a very feeling manner, told the
prisoner that she had been guilty of one of the worst
of crimes, for by taking her own life she was guilty
of murder. As she was in such an excited state it
would not be right of him to let her go. He would
remand her until Tuesday next, and while she was
in the House of Detention she would have the good
advice of the chaplain.
The defendant was removed screaming from the
dock.

GREENWICII.—ALLEGED DEATH OF A SER-
VANT THROUGH THE VIOLENCE OF HER MISTRESS.
—Sarah Rutley, the manager of an eating-house in
Silver-street, Greenwich, was charged with causing
the death of Mary M'Cathern, a middle-aged
woman, and employed by her as cook, by knocking
her down.

Police-constable Elstone, 84 R, said he appre-
hended the prisoner at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night,
and on telling her the charge against her she made
no reply.
Mr. Burchall, proprietor of the eating-house in
question, said he saw the deceased last alive about
five minutes after 12 on Friday morning last. She
then appeared to him to be a little the worse for
liquor. On returning to the house in the afternoon,
about 3 o'clock, he saw the prisoner and two young
women sitting at dinner in the kitchen. He re-
marked that he was glad to see them so comforta-
ble, when the prisoner replied, " Not as comfortable
as you might think, seeing that the cook is lying
there drunk." He then went round and saw the
deceased, and on touching her found she was dead.
A medical man was sent for, who pronounced life
extinct.
Ellen De Groussa, wife of a confectioner, said
she resided in the house adjoining that of the pri-
soner. On Friday afternoon last, between one
and two o'clock, she was in her back tch
kie.tn,
when she heard the prisoner quarrelling. h
the deceased about some washing. The prisoner
accused deceased of neglecting the work and said
she would get some one else to d
o it. She then

heard the prisoner rush at and beat the deceased.
All the words she remembered the prisoner say
were, " You old cat." The deceased said, " Can't
you leave me alone 9" At the time of the prisoner
beating the deceased she heard a heavy fall. After
that there was a dead silence. She then heard the
prisoner tell a child belonging to a young woman
named Welsh, who lived in the house, to go to a
neighbouring public-house and tell her mother that
a gentleman wanted her. The child went, and it
was then sent for another female living in the
street. She afterwards heard the prisoner and the
child's mother laughing together. 'Witness had oc-
casion to leave home for Landon at two o'clock, and
on returning at eight in the evening she heard that
the deceased had been found as described.
The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, de-
clared this statement to be false.

Mary Gateley, shopkeeper, in the same street, '
said that at ten o'clock, on Friday morning, the
deceased came to her house, and she gave her a cup
of tea, the deceased remarking that her own fire
had gone out. Deceased was perfectly sober at
that time. Witness saw her twice afterwards pass
her house, the last time at twenty minutes to one,
when she nodded to her, and appeared sober. About
four o'clock witness saw her lying dead in the
kitchen of the prisoner's house. The prisoner told
her that deceased was drunk, and had fallen down
and not moved afterwards. Witness observed to
the prisoner that she was telling stories, as she had
been given to understand that Mrs. Welsh's child
had stated that she (prisoner) had knocked the de-
ceased down and killed her. The prisoner replied
that she had done nothing of the kind. The child
then came in, and, in the prisoner's hearing, wit-
ness asked her if she had not said the prisoner had
knocked the cook down and killed her. The chiid
replied that she did, when the mother threatened
to beat her. Witness told the mother she should
not beat the child in her presence, and the child
said, " Yes' Mrs. Rutley did knock cook down."
By Mr. Maude—The prisoner did not appear to
be exactly sober or tipsy.
The prisoner said she had no questions to ask of
this witness.

Emma Clements, wife of a coffee-shop keeper,
said she lived in the house next to the prisoner,
there being a narrow passage between the two
houses. About a quarter-past two on Friday after-
noon the prisoner sent a message to witness that
she particularly wanted to see her. Witness went
shortly afterwards, and saw deceased lyitag on the
floor, behind a table in the kitchen. The prisoner
then complained of the treatment she had received
from the witness Burchall, and said, what with that
and the cook (meaning the deceased) coming home
drunk, she had enough to put up with. Witness,
looking towards deceased, said " Drunk ?" The
prisoner replied " Yes, drunk all the week," and
showed witness some washing, which she said de-
ceased had commenced on the Wednesday morning,
and had not then finished. About half an hour
afterwards another young woman came in and took
hold of the deceased's hand, when she said she was
dead. The prisoner made answer, "Dead, she is
dead drunk."
Police-constable Elstorie, in reply to his worship,
said an inquest had been held before the coroner on
Tuesday evening, and the inquiry had been ad-
journed for a week.
Mr. Maude remanded the prisoner, and refused
an application to admit her to bail.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT

BRADFORD.

On Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, an inquest, ordered by
the Home Secretary of State, was held at the New
Inn, Wilsden, near Bingley, in the West Riding of
Yorkshire, on view of the body of Martha Curtis,
single woman, aged 32, who died at the house of
her master, Mr. Wm. Randall Mackley, an unmar-
ried surgeon, of Great Horton, Bradford, on the
morning of the 26th ult. The inquest was opened
by Mr. Ingram, deputy-coroner for the district,
on the 2d inst., and adjourned to the above-
named day ; and subsequent to the adjournment
the Secretary of State's order was issued. The
committal of Mr. W. R. Mackley by the Bradford
borough magistrates, on Monday last, for trial at
the present Yorkshire Assizes on the charge of
having given a false certificate as to the cause
of the death of the deceased, has already
been narrated in The Sun. It will be remem-
bered that the certificate so given was dated the 24th
of June, and set forth that the deceased died on the
23d from enteritis, with which she 'was attacked
four days before, whereas, in truth, she died on the
26th, and Mr. Mackley gave the certificate to her
father, Joseph Curtis, of Wilsden, on the 27th ; that
it was proved in evidence by Messrs. Terry and
Parkinson, surgeons, of Bradford, who made an
examination of the body on the 2d inst., after it had
been buried three days and a-half that the cause of
death was peritonitis, and not enteritis ; and that
from all the appearances they observed they came
to the conclusion that the deceased had been de-
livered of a child, of from five to six months' growth,
about four or five days previous to her death,
There was also proof that a nightgown and pair of
drawers belonging to the deceased, which had
stains upon them indicating, in the judgment of
the same two surgeons, that they had been used
about a person who had been recently confined,
were found in a leather portmanteau belonging to
Mr. Mackley, with some flannel shirts belonging to
himself; but there was no evidence as to how the
deceased's clothes had come there. These facts, and
the history of what passed in Mr. W. R. Mackley's
house when Margaret Curtis was about to die, were
restated before Mr. Ingram, the coroner, on Tues-
day, and a letter was put in evidence which the
deceased's master wrote to her father at Wilsden on
the Monday afternoon previous to her death, and
in which h e stated that the deceased was suffering
from cholera and stomach affection, followed by in-
flammation of the bowels, and that she wished one
of her sisters to come over to Horton that day if
possible to wait on her. The letter stated, "We
are unable to get any one here, and I have often to
lock her up in the house alone for two or three
hours at a time while I am going to see patient 5.,."
It concluded as follows :—" Do not tell our people at
present about it, as Martha does not want my
mother and Mrs. De Renzy (his sister) always at
the door, which will be the case if they hear of it."
Mr. F. M. Rimmington, analytical chymist,
Bradford, to whom the stomach, a kidney, portions
of the spleen and liver, and the duodenum of the
deceased had been given, stated that he had
examined microscopically and made a chymical
analysis of the contents of the stomach to ascertain
whether there was any mineral poison present. He
found nothing but a portion of mercury, which
probably had been administered as calomel in the
which
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istered a short time before death might yield what
he found. He also examined the contents of the
stomach to ascertain if there were any vegetable
poisons or medicines that might have been admin-
istered to procure abortion, but found no trace of
any,

Mr. Alfred Anderson, manufacturer, of Wilsden,
one of 15 jurymen who sat upon the inquest, was
then sworn and examined as a witness. He stated
that on the 3d inst., the day after the opening of
the inquest, he wrote a note to a friend of his, Mr.
James Field, surgeon, of Dudley-hill, near Brad-
ford, and mentioned in the note that the disinterment
of the body of Margaret Curtis had caused a great
sensation in Wilsden. He alluded to the medical
evidence which had been given, and in reply to his
note he received a letter from Mr. Field, dated the
4th of July, which he now produced. He saw Mr.
Field on Monday last, when he confirmed the con-
tents of that letter, and said, in reply to a question
which witness put to him, that he would give
evidence at the coroner's inquest if called upon.
Mr. James Field, surgeon, then gave the following
startling evidence am acquainted with Mr. W.
R.Maokley, surgeon of Great Horton, whom I have
known about 16 years. We were medical pupils
together. On Monday, the 17th of June, he called
at my house at Dudley-hill, about half-past 11
o'clock in the forenoon. He was on horseback, on
his way to Gomersal. He promised to return and
get some dinner with me. He returned about 1
o'clock. He seemed to be rather more nervous and
fidgety than usual. We had a conversation before,
at, and after dinner, in the course of which he asked
me if I had ever procured abortion.- I said, "At
what time?" He replied, " About the sixth
month." 1 said, " Never." Ho said, " Well,
lamin a devil of a fix." I said, What about ?"
He replied that he had a young woman in
the familyway, about six months gone, and he
had used every means in his power to cause
abortion. I asked him what means. He said he
had used sponge tents, or plugs of sponge,
to the
uteri, or mouth of the womb ; that he had trie
osi
everything ; that he had used the stilette, which is
an instrument invented to procure abortion. It is
a case containing a lancet, which, when the case is
inserted, projects by touching a spring. He said
he had even used a strong pointed wire, and ex_
plained, by measuring on his arm, that he had in-
troduced the wire into the os uteri to the extent of
eight inches. He said he thought the wire must
have entered the child's head. I said " God bless
you, man, you'll kill the woman, and then it will be
all up with you."
I told him I thought he had
better let me look at her, for she perhaps might not
be in that condition at all. He replied "If I do
not know, who should ? " Igo asked me if I iud
any book on midwifery. I showed him two works,
but on seeing that they contained no plates he did
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a young woman in the familyway. He never men-
tioned where she was, and I could not come to any
conclusion on that matter. I concluded from the
conversation that he had been using the means
described about the time of our interview on the
17th ult. I knew of no connection between Martha
Curtis and Mr. W. IL Mackley before that inter-
view, and never heard her name before I received
Mr. Anderson's letter. I believe Mr. Mackley, sen.,
has that letter. I have never seen it since he was
at my house on Friday last. I have no ill feeling
against Mr. W. R. Mackley—quite the reverse.
Jane Law, domestic servant in the house of Mr.
Field, stated that she remembered Mr. W. R. Mack-
ley being at her master's house at dinner on the
17th of June. She had to go in and out of the room
while he was there, and heard him telling Mr. Field-
that he had been using a sharp-pointed wire for
some purpose which she did not understand. She
also heard her master say " You'll kill her, and then
it will be all up with TOII."

Mr. Parkinson and Mr. Terry, surgeons, were re-
called and gave evidence to the effect that, supposing
the means described by Mr. Field had been applied
by Mr. W. R. Mackley to Martha Curtis, the de-
ceased, when she was five or six months gone with
child, they would be likely to produce abortion and
puerperal peritonitis, and render the body in the
state in which it was found on the post mortem
examination.

The coroner then summed up the evidence, and.
The jury, after deliberating about 20 minutes,
returned a verdict, " That the deceased, Martha
Curtis, died from the effects of the means which Mr.
William Randall Mackley used to procure abortion."
The Coroner—That amounts, gentlemen, to a
verdict of wilful murder against William Randall.
Mackley.
Mr. Grauhan, the chief constable of Bradford,
took the accused into custody about midnight on
Tuesday, on the authority of the coroner's warrant,

CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST A
LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN. .

The Liverpool magistrates were yesterday en-
gaged in investigating the charge of murder pre-
ferred against Captain W. Wilson, of the barque '
Severn. The case had been remanded from the
previous week.
It appeared from the statements of the witnesses
that gross cruelties (which it was alleged caused his
death) had been practised upon a seaman named
Jones, second mate of the ship, on the homeward
voyage from Brass River, Africa.
The first witness examined yesterday was a
coloured seaman, named Wm. Johnson. He deposed
that he shipped as able seaman in the Express last
year, from Liverpool, for Brass River. The prisoner
was the captain. Witness, together with the pri-
soner, was transferred to the Severn at Brass River.
Charles Jones, the deceased, was second mate of the
Severn. He was sick with fever but performed duty.
About a week after leaving Brass River, Capt. Wil-
son sent Jones forward, saying that he would not
do for second mate. Upon one occasion he (the cap-
tain) knocked Jones down on the forecastle, and
when he was rising struck him again and knocked
him down. The following day the captain sent
Jones to scrape the maintop gallant mast. Jones
told him he was not able to do so. The captain said
he mast scrape it, and beat him with the main
brace. The next day the captain beat Jones on the
head, and by his violence made the poor fellow in-
capable of moving from the deck. The following
day the captain sent Jones to the wheel. Jones
said, " Captain, I can't steer by myself ; I don't feel.
very good." After steering alittle while the captain
went up to Jones and said, " Which way are you
carrying the ship, you—," and struck him with the
spanker boom sheet. Jones fell, and the captain
kicked him. Jones said, " Oh, captain, you will
kill me," and the captain said, " If I kill you, there
is no one in Liverpool to speak about it." The cap-
tain continued to ill treat the deceased until a few
days afterwards, when the steward came and said to
the captain, " Jones very had—him sick too much,"
and the captain gave the steward some medicine.
Jones died the same night. The witness said he saw
the captain, on the same day he gave the steward
the medicine, " when dark was beginning to come,"
strike Jones on the back part of the head, having
something in his hand at the time, but he could not
say what it was. Jones died that night.
In answer to questions by Mr. Bremner, the wit-
ness stated that the captain habitually illtreated all
the crew, and that they had resolved on the voy-
age to complain to the authorities. This circum-
stance was corroborated by the steward, and the
case was remanded until Friday.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK-JULY 9.

Only a middling supply of wheat at market to-day,
the trade in which was brisk, at 1s to 2s per qr advance ou
former anraains
so f
wereth o buyer.quiet
outsmperticaess.lowßa r
inquiry,Barley iattio
late, rates, Beans
and unaltered in value,

White wheat, new, 65s to 70s Barley, grinding.. 29s to 33s
Red do. 6OB to 65s Oats, old, .. 26s to 33s
Old white 658 to 70s New do .---s to --3
Red do. 508 to 60s } Beans.. 56s to 58s
Barley, malting....3Bs to 42s 1 Beans,' new 44s to 48s
Peas, ....408 to 508.

SHEFFIELD—jur,v 9.
The attendance was unusually thin, the fineness of the
weather having detained the farmers at haymaking. A
dull trade. The better descriptions sold at a slight ad-
vance on the prices of last week; other articles at former
prices, with a dull inquiry.
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...24s Od to 28s Od
White ~ ~ ...25s Od to 28s Od
New red ~ f ...20s Od to 22s Od
New white „ It ...22s Od to 268 oa
Beans -- .16s Od to 18s Od

MaltingGPerainingra qr....ibt at
0, e T per., 7 q r
/I
548 Od to 55s Od
33s Od to 35s Od
35s Od to 43s Od
Oats 2ss 6d to 34s Od
!a ills r s' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 7d per
141 b.