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end of the last year Mary Ann Hector, a girl of „I= -ant for an acciditnt I might now bo in Winchester gaol
years of age, was in the habit of going to assist in instead of here."
the house. Soon afterwards Mrs. Taylor died and Perhaps some sceptic may remark—" Oh ! this is
Mary Ann Hector was taken into the house as the a very pretty sto.-y, but 1,v3- did not this all come
only servant, Two or three weeks after Christmas out on the court-martial ?" The answer is, "Sailors
the prisoner seduced the girl. In the early part of are just like schoolboys ;" and if such a sceptic will
August the prisoner discovered that the girl was go to Winchester College, which is within a mile of
pregnant. He then induced her to take some pow• the gaol, the authorities will tell him that when 20
dens which he gave her. She left his house, but or 30 boys are in a scrape the innocent prefer suf
went there occasionally, and he gave her four pow- fering with the guilty to turning against their
dors to take. She said she could not take them. He companions ; such, at any rate, was the case in my
then asked her if she would like to have a child. time.
She said that would be worse, and she took the In the name of justice all England has aroused to.
powders. On other occasions he gave her other reverse the sentence of Smethurst, a man who had
medicines, but no effect was produced The prisoner forfeited the sympathies of the world. Is there. nod
then told her he would go to Exeter and would get one with power, money, and influence who will ad-
something that would set her to rights. On his re- vocate the reverse of the sentence on these hundred
turn he gave her a bottle of stuff, which he said
had cost him 255. ; but he added that he would bet has not the will, let not that man join in the prayer
a eight men ? If there be such an one, and bere
a pound she would not take it, but would rather of the Church for all prisoners and captives.
bring disgrace upon him. She then took the stuff, To suggest a practical remedy for the punishment
but no effect was produced. On the 2d of October of the mutinous conduct of the crew, let me suggest_e
the girl's brother saw her writing a letter. He that the 108 men be mustered, and let the offer be
snatched it from her, found it was addressed to the made that on thre3 men confessing themselvese.
prisoner, and then discovered the whole secret. The guilty the rest shall be pardoned and discharged
prisoner was apprehended. He told the officer he before Christmas-day. If more than three step_oont.
wished him to go for Mrs. Hector, as he would give as guilty men, let them draw lots for the pardin,
anything to settle the matter, for he knew he had
done wrong, although he was not guilty of that which has been made.
Justice will be satisfied, without the hecato u
which the warrant charged him with, as he had The fact of 108 men being condemned in a lump
only given the girl salts and senna. The prisoner urt-
admitted being the father of the child. tell to the Marines, but is a proof that a co
Two highly respectable surgeons of the city of in an offhand court-martial may be a good story to
martial is not a court of justice.
Exeter (Dr. -Warren and Mr. Arthur Cumming) The original
on e
Nv hol eptatsesressahnids
stated that they had been in court during the trial, of an
and had paid great attention to the evidence, and made of the names against the interest of
thae Pri
F.
in their opinion from the operation of the powders soners.—Yours obediently,
they must be of a noxions character—in fact, they
were a noxious drug. mwyo
rd cardthaart enaot
uset e
wseirrisibc:e.
Mr. Carter submitted that there was no case to
go to the jury. In the first place, there was no
evidence to corroborate that of the girl, who was,
in fact, particeps criminis. In the next place, it
was not proved that the powder, if taken, was a
noxious thing.
The learned Judge said that, as to the first point,
it was clear that the girl, although morally, was
not legally an accomplice. In the next place, there
was, in his opinion, clear evidence for the jury that
the powder was a noxious drug.
Mr. Carter then addressed the jury at consider-
able length for the prisoner, in whose tavour he
called several witnesses to character.
The learned Baron then summed up. This trans-
action was said to have occurred on the 18th of
August, and it was in respect of what was then
administered that they were, if at all, to convict
the prisoner. What he might have administered
afterwards had no bearing upon the case, except to
show the prisoner's intent. In the next place
the jury were to see that he administered it. It
was not necessary that he should have administered
it with his own hand ; it was quite sufficient if he
gave it her with directions to take it. There was
another element in which he wished not to be mis-
understood. It had been contended that what was
proved to have been administered on the 18th of
August must be made out to be a noxious drug.
The learned counsel must not understand him as
laying down any law short of this, that it must be
proved that it was a noxious thing. The jury
must be satisfied according to the evidence that it
was a noxious thing. If the evidence did not
satisfy them of that fact they must acquit the pri-
soner. But he thought there was evidence upon
which they might come to the conclusion that that
which was administered was noxious. It must not
only be proved to be noxious, but it must be proved
to have been administered with an intent to pro-
cure a miscarriage.
The jury retired for some time, and then returned
a verdict of Guilty of the attempt.
The Judge asked if they found it a noxious thing?
The Foreman—We cannot prove it was a noxious
thing.
The Judge—Then you say Not Guilty.
The Foreman—No, my lord, I can't say that.
The Judge—Then you must go back again.
The Foreman—By a noxious thing we mean
poison.
The Judge—l can't hear any reasons ; you must
go back to your room.
The jury went 19ek to their room, and in a short
time came into court and returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Thomas Thorn was indicted for setting fire to a
tar barrel and puttinr, it against the dour of the
police-station at Tormoham. (Torquay) on the sth of
November, with intent to burn the building.
Mr. Bere prosecuted, and Mr. Carter defended
the prisoner.
It appeared that on the sth of November last a
great number of persons, about 600, assembled to-
gether, throwing about fireworks, rolling lighted
tar-barrels, and conducting themselves in a riotous,
disorderly manner. The police interfered. A tar-
barrel was lighted, and was rolled about close to
the steps of the door of the police-station ; there
were three granite steps leading to the door. The
prisoner caught hold of the lighted barrel, and tilted
it against the door. There was a proposal to burn
down the station. The prisoner was very active in
the front row of the mob.
The learned Judge said there must be an overt act
to burn the building, and he did not consider that
was shown. It was a wicked act, no doubt, but he
did not think the evidence sustained the indictment.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The same prisoner was then indicted for a riot
on the sth November.
The same evidence was adduced as in the other
case.

GoTyIvTRY MA.RICETS

BIRMINGHAM—Dm. 14.
A moderate supply of wheat, and at an advance o6d to
Is on late quotations. Barley the turn cheaper. Oats
manY
to
scarce, and in request. New beans offering, but not
wanted; and peas firm.

MANCHESTER—D2c. 14.
Holders of wheat firmly demanded last week's Flour in
es, old
sales were consequently effected with difficulty.
little demand, but quotations unaltered. Oats and oatmeiu
steady, and in rec:uest. English beans 6d to is ohealor•
Indian corn firm, and in rather more request.

BOSTON—Dzc. 14.
We had a fair supply of wheat from the growers tp-(101
the demand for which ruled active, at fully the pricel,v
°
last week. Spring corn a steady inquiry, and prices as P"
fore. Beans and peas as dear.

• PLYMOUTH—DEc. 13.
This market was dull to-day, and prices for wheat nomi-
nally unchanged Holdeis declined to take lower rat
Flour was unaltered. The quotations are—Engli°l whir
wheat, 46s to 48s ; red, 43s to 45s per qr ; French do., 4 1.1
to 45s ; grinding barley, 26s to 28s ; oats, 22s to 25e ; slo•
flour, fine, 33s to 348 ; seconds, 31s to 325.

LOUTH—Thic. 13. a
There was a dull business done in wheat to-dait su
red
i
prices were at fully last week's quotations, viz./
and mixed, old and new, 408 to 448 per qr. ;
to 330.
496.
Oats, 18s to 22s ; beans, 408 to 44s ; barley, 298
wheat,

MELTON MOWBRAY—Dsc. 13.
There was a fair show of wheat to-day, with a modest:
business at the annexed prices :_White wheat, nery 4, ‘
Od to 48s Od ; red, 40s Od to 451 per 36 stone • bolijil.
fair supply, at 33s to 438 malting, and 28s to• 329 Od per
for grinding ; oats, 23s to 33s Od per 24 otono; beans,
42s to 52s for old; new, —s per 38 st.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—DEc. 13.
The supplies were large to-day at market, and sales vier!
again rather heavy.
Wheat on the top 2s Od up average Os ld down.
Barley on the top Os 6d down
Oats on the top Os 9d down
Beans on the top Os 6d down
Averages per Imperial aq:vuvvea r teerrr average
Fess
694
dui':
Wheat
1 16 11 5-12ths
Barley -12ths
Oats 1 5 4 •
2 4 9 :5-12ths
Beans
Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat 983 qrs ........ Sold 783 Vs
Barley... 2177 qrs ........ Sold 1740 qrs
Oats .2274 qrs ........ Sold 1480 qrs
Beans 134 qrs ........ Sold 85 qr.

GLASGOW—DEC. 14.
ir- a ull•
In the market to-d thedoing Was 11
Flour at late rates. Barley b
andusiness oatsd were rather c ear ne II
but little business doing. Beans and peas were quiet au
easier.

DERBY SMITHFIELD—Dr:c.f.:4%y,
There was a ood of fat stock _swiths
full attendance of buyers ; asupply good demand, and high Pii"in
were asked for best quality and realised. SheeP Wer.‘li
good supply, and well sold. Fat pigs plentiful.
7d6d too 78dd Vroerakl . ....... ........... 75cildt1:61i
Beef
Mutton ..
Lamb
3id Odto stldod;
calf skins,
Hides, ..... 63iddP. er
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The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was
sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL.

The following letter appears in a contemporary:
Sir,—Two facts in the history of England, temp.
Viet., 1859, are indisputable; viz., first, our
ships are daily bringing home from India hundreds
of men who have literally set themselvts in battle
array against their officers, who instead of punish-
ment are receiving considerable sums of money as
bounty at your expense and mine, and who, more-
over, are greedily snapped up by recruiting ser-
geants to join the Queen's service ; and, secondly,
that 108 sailors, who have been tried in a batch,
and have received sentence in a manner much re-
sembling the sentence on a litter of puppies pre-
condemned to the horse-pond, without reference to
individual merit, are spending their Christmas in
Winchester Goal.
Let one of these 108 men tell his own story :

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"My dear Mother and Sister i write theas few lines to
you in Answer to your kind and welcome letter in hopes of
finding you quite Well as thank God it leaves me at Prcsun t
you tell me you see in the papers about the Riot on Board
of our ship you ask me if i am one of them and I must tell
you yes iam accused with 107 more as Being in it But
thank God i am not guilty of the charge laid to me i shall
not tell you what punishment i have got But i shall see you
in march and then i will tell you all about it the Ship is not
paid off yet and i Do not know When she will Be you Ask
me how i spent my Birthday i had a very happy Birthday
under the state of things at present if you see any thing
more in the papers you must not take any notice of it as
there Will Be a Great Deal Put in them my Dear Sister
Do Pray tell mother not to put herself in such Bad sperites
about it as i do not if she does when i come home i shall
not like it you will get my likiness and all the news next
week By one of my shipemates owe lives Close by you is
name is 5 * * • i wish you a merry
Christmas and a happy new year i expect my half pay is
stopt By this time till i come home now my Dear Sister
you know that march will not be long acomming so keep
mothers Sprites up and Do not let her fret so much do not
write to me till you hear from me again if you Do i shall
not get the letter so now i must conclude Believing me to
remain your affectionate Son and Brother."
Now let the writer of the above and a fellow
prisoner tell their joint story to a shipmate :

"Dec. 5, 1859.
" My dear. Friend,—We wish you a happy Christmas and
many of them we see you was paid off on Monday morning
and we hope you arrived safe at home we received your
last letter and was very glad to hear from you we thought
you would have come to see us but I suppose you wanted to
see your friends you said in your letter you was going to
hang on in the but thinks you had better join a
ship that will be 3 months before she leaves England then
he will ha've a chance to come with you as for myself I
shall say good bye to -- before you return off leave leave
a note at House for him so he will be able to find you
tell our friends we shall be home in three months time you
must take care of this paper for -- as ho wants to keep it
I think visitors are allowed to see us about Christmas time,
so perhaps you will have a chance to see us but (minus of
our hair and whiskers) we will write again if I have any
opportunity tell our Mothers we are quite happy tell them
it is not so bad their as in a man-of-war tell them as if we
did not care a fig for it dont tell them we shall have our
hair cut if you write immediately perhaps we shall get it
but dont be surprised if we dont answere it please to drink
our health on Christmas day tell our friend we cannot
write.
" From your ever affectionate and well wishing friend
and late ship mates."
And now, sir, let the mother—a hard-working
laundress with two sickly daughters—speak (second-
hand) through me, and I pledge myself that the
report is accurate:—
Mother loq.—He was the best son that ever woman had,
and never gave me a moment's trouble. He always allowed
me 15s. a month. Poor fellow, he sent me his portrait, and
here it is. It is hard not to see him at Christmas after
four years' absence. And it is hard, sir, to lose the 15s. a
month, but it is harder to fancy that he is in gaol with his
hair cut off, poor fellow.
And now (through the mother) let his old ship-
mate speak, and I will remark here that I have
every reason to believe that the mother is a truth-
telling woman :
Mother log.— —, his shipmate, who came on purpcso
to see me, said, " He was too good a lad, and we never
could get him to take a glass, and he never was in trouble
of any kind ; ho had been in the dockyard all day, and had
no more to do with the mutiny than you have. He was on
watch, and had run down to change his clothes, and when
he heard ' the pipe to quarters,' he ran up. but some of tho
men called out coward,' and tripped him up, and before he
got to the ladder it was taken away, and the hatches were
battened down. I had only just time myself to get on deck,

v.f.—On
Etshcio., 104fthap
dinslauß.toiTtaetril.surS.bion,
DA. the wife Of Fes'
A Davis,•
LLOYD.—On the 11th inst., at Dudraaston gall, A.51:3-
shire, the lady of John Charles Lloyd, Esq., of a "---
'
ter, stillborn. f• e 0
MANDERs.—On the 12th inst., at Marlborough, the vilf
Captain anders, of a son, virhittit
branders,
son.
ITTY.—On the 13th inst., the wife of John I.
v, -
LL.D., M.A., 35, Parliamnt-street, of A
MARRIAGBS. kbrahlust
ABRAHAM—PHILLIPS.--On the 14th inst,, S.
-- sash
Esq., of Tavistock-place, Tavistock-squsre, , a f
Bloom, second daughter of Laurence Phillips, x'tss'' 0
Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. rd,urcht
Cocas—NEWTON.—On the 14th inst., at Trinity tix• Ito
Cheltenham, Philip Reginald, the second son of the 0
Hon. Philip James Cocks, of Sipple thin, 51.1., win,
Camilla, only daughter of the late Rev. "Virm. Piaw
vicar of Old Cleeve, Somerset.

BARtTrlle
flews Arthur,ehelrudk,r,cl:lll:rstEt.r.tteurY
.
c—ityC:nagyede
4146tD.h BinsAt.,Tatlll.lSPPer Tulse-hillo A.
Charlessil•of the firm of Artb.ur and Dell, Drea"
South-
ATES —On the 14th inst at the Borough-rca)
BLOMEFIELD.—On the 13. th inst., at Pontefract, °l'll.
William; second son of the Rev. Sir T. E. Ncr. lau'
Bo
Church-street, Hackney.
NuAm.—On the 12th inst., Mr. Richard 1301111"°' of
et,
BicKNELL.—On the 12th inst., at 22, "UPPer Ebury-15
Pimlico, William J. Bicknell, Esq., late of Lower Toot_
ing, Surrey, aged 77.
TATE.— HOn the 10th inst., at the Shrubenry bery,
Hants, Jane, wife of Lieut.-Colonel ..,
R.M.A., aged 35. ,SsrroutThecti;

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