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WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, April 8.
Faith Sealej, aged 20 years, was charged with ad-
ministering white arsenic to her father, William Sealey,
of Kingston, on the 20th of April, 1843, by which means
he became sick, distempered, and died ' • and in another
count she was charged with aiding and abetting in the
ame.
Mr. Carey and Mr. Mereweather appeared for the
Crown, and Mr. Kinglake and Mr. Edwards for the

prisoner.
William Westcombe proved that he made the coffin
for the deceased. There was a plate on it bearing his
name. He was present at Kingston church on the 18th
of January, when the coffin was exhumed.
Andrew Fudge, grave-digger, exhumed the corpse,
and placed it in the belfry at Kingston.
Police-constable Burford was present when an opera-
tion was performed by Mr. Welch, surgeon, of Taunton.
This was at the belfry at Kingston church. The two
last witnesses were present.
Mr. F. Welch, surgeon, proved that lie took out the
stomach and intestines of the deceased, and conveyed
them in an earthen jar, sealed, to Mr. Herapath, an
eminent analytical chemist at Bristol.
Mr. Herapath produced the stomach, and showed that,
by a variety of scientific tests, he discovered the pre-
sence of arsenic in the stomach of the deceased.
The following witnesses, the brothers and sister of
prisoner, were then called :
Thomas Sealey, aged twelve years, said he could not
remember what his father had for dinner on the Thurs-
day when he was taken ill, but that he had some po-
tatoes and salt. His father was sick after he had his
dinner, and threw up some blood. When witness re-
turned home in the evening his father was very ill in
bed. He recollects when a ball took place at the Pru-
dent Widow, his sisters (the prisoners) were there, and
when his father went for them they would not return
with him, and did not come home till after he was gone
to bed.
John Sealey, fourteen years old, said on this day he
had meat and potatoes for dinner. In other respects he
corroborated his brother Thomas.
William Sealey, sixteen years of age, came home after
the rest of the family had been to dinner, and then one
of his sisters told him that his father had salt fish for
dinner that day.
In cross-examination he said they had lived on fish and
potatoes a fortnight previously and a month afterwards.
Sarah Sealey, ten years of age, said, before my father
died I heard my sister Faith (the prisoner) say to my
sister Mary, " We should do better without father than
with him," and Mary replied, " Yes, we should." She
said this several times. Witness said she would tell her
father of it, and they then threatened to beat her.
Sophia Fudge proved that she went to Mr. Mortimer's,
a surgeon, at Bishop's Lydiard, for medicine for the de-
ceased, William Sealey, and that she gave it, on her
return, to Mary Sealey (the other prisoner).
Mary Tucker, of Yarford,-said that the evening pre-
vious to the deceased's death, and during the night, he
was very sick, and vomited something of a yellow colour.
Thomas White proved that he lodged at the deceased's
house ; that he a ent for the doctor the night previously
to the deceased's death, and said there were-no rats in
his (deceased's) house. • -.
James Seeley, a livery servant, in the employ of Mr.
Esda'e, of Cocklestone, proved that the prisoners kept
house for his father.
Mary Tucker proved that she was present at the ball
at the Prudent Widow, and that deceased came for the
prisoners, but they would not go with him.
James Bond corroborated the last witness, and said,
when the deceased came he shook a stick at them, and
that he had subsequently kept company with -Mary
Sealey, the elder prisoner.
Harriet Moreman, a servant at the Half-moon, Taun-
ton, proved that the prisoner, Faith Sealey, came to her
to go with her to purchase some arsenic to (as she
said) destroy rats. That she went with her to Mr.
Beadou's, chemist, at Taunton, for it ; but that he
would not let her have it unless she brought a note from
the person at Kingston, whom she said it was for. That
then she and the prisoner returned to the Half-moon,
and that then prisoner said she would go and try some-
where else to get it, and that she afterwards returned,
and, showing her a small paper parcel, said I have got
it, I bought it at Mr. Joyce's (another chemist at Taun-
ton), and that the lad who served said it was enough to
poison a thousand men.
Ann Richards, another 4servant at the Half-moon, cor-
roborated last witness.
Mr. Beadon, chemist, could not remember any applica-
tion having been made at his shop for arsenic.
Mr. John Joyce, chemist, had not sold the prisoner
any arsenic himself, but had a lad seventeen years old
in his shop that had access to a quantity of arsenic
hich was loose in the bulk, to serve customers with,
and at all times a wrapper labelled "poison" was given.
Aaron Bamfield, last witness's assistant, had no reccl-
lection of selling the prisoner any arsenic.
Ann Fudge proved that the day on which the de
ceased was taken ill she was doing needlework at
William Sealey (the deceased's) house. That the pri-
soner Mary Sealey asked him to have some tea. He
consented, and also to have some sugar with it. There
were two sorts of sugar on the table at the time, but
that the prisoner Mary Sealey went to the dresser and
took up a whicy-brown paper, which contained some-
thing, but witness never saw her put anything into the
tea. That the deceased took it, and then was obliged to
go to bed.
Police-constable Burford said, after Mary Sealey 's
apprehension, went to prisoner, who was then living at
Mr. Clarke's, in Fore-street, Taunton, to ask her ques-
tions relative to the transaction, when he said to her,
" You may choose whether you answer it or not, as it
may make for or against you."
Mr. KINGLAKE here objected to the conversation being
deposed to, on the authorities of Mr. Justices Coleridge
and Maule.
His LORDSIIIP—Was the prisoner then in custody?
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Police-constableoßD s
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hen,
as —N oilr. my Lord.
His Carey presses the evi-
dence, and I think it admissible, let it proceed.
Witness then inquired if she had purchased arsenic,
under the circumstances related by the witnesses Harriet
Moreman and Anu Richards, and that to each question
he put, she said it was not true.
The following confession of the prisoner, admitted at
the coroner's inquest, was then read:—" My sister asked
me, the same week my father was taken ill, if I had
taid she wanted me to buy going to Taureon on Tuesday.
her what it was. She never told
made
some-
thing toldae
me till I was going away.
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When I was going away I
asked her what it was I was going to bring for her. She
asked me if I would bring her a pennyworth of arsenic.
I asked her where I could get it. She answered at Mr.
Joyce's, where she had got it several times before. She
said, You mind, you must have some one to go with
you.' I asked her, Who can I get, except Mr. Green's
servant.' She asked me who she was. I said Ann
Richards, that lived at Mr. Woolcott's, at Bishop's
Lydiard. I said 4I don't know if I shall boy it or not.'
She asked Why can't you get it as well as I can?' I
said it is a strong poison, they won't let me have it
without I carry an order.' She said, If they ask what
it is for, it is to poison res.' I said, don't hear any
rats here about the house.' She said, No, if a waggon
and horses were to go through the bed-room you would
not hear them.' I then said no more, but came away to
Taunton. I went to the Half-moon, and saw Ann
Richards. I asked her if she would go to the shop with
me. She said she could rot, and her fellow-servant went.
When I asked Mr. Beadon for it, he said he would not
let me have it without a note, or a proper witness from
the house, a person whom he knew. He then asked
what it was for; I said it was not for myself, but for
some person that I knew. He said he would not let me
have it, and .I then went to Mr. Joyce's. His little boy
was in the shop alone. I wanted some other things, and
after I had them I asked for the arsenic, to poison rats,
as my sister told me. I said I could say no further
than that it was not fur myself. He did it up in three
papers. He told me to be very careful what I did
with it, because ever so little would poison a
man. He added, I can plainly say, and not
tell a word of a story, that there's enough to poison
a thousand men.' I said I should not have any hand
with it, and that I would tell the person what he
did say. I paid him for it, and came away. We Stopped
there about ten minutes. When I came home I gave it
to my sister; she put it in her pocket. I did not see any
thing more of it till Thursday at dinner-time. My father
was fond of salt fish, and generally had one for his break-
fast and dinner, with a roe, if he could get it. My sister
dressed it. I was up stairs cleaning the room. When
I came down I saw my sister with the roe out on the
plate. She had got the same parcel as I brought from
Taunton, shaking some of it on the middle of the milt of
the fish. I went out of doors, and said nothing to her.
My father came in to dinner in a few minutes after, and
she put it up for him. He took up the milt and ate it.
He said it did net taste so good as many which he had
had before. After he had been to dinner, he sat down
and had a pipe of tobacco ; then he went out to work.
He did not complain till he came home in the evening.
When he came home I was out in the garden. He came
in and sat down, and rested his elbow on the table. He
then asked Mary for a cup of tea. She gave gave it to
him. I went up stairs. He took his tea, and then went
to bed. We stopped up with him till between 11 and 12
o'clock. My sister asked him if he would take anything
before we went to bed. He asked her what she had got,
whether any groats or arrow root. She said she had
some of each. He said he would have a little. My sister
got him some, and he was worse that night. Next day
he sent for Mr. Mortimer, of Bi ,hop's Lydiard, who sent
him some powders, and that day I took off my shoes,
and came down stairs, and caught my sister mixing. one
,of the powders ; one was larger than the others."
Mr. KINGLAKE then made a very impressive address
to the jury, and his Lordship having summed up,
The jury consulted twenty minutes, and then returned
a verdict of Not Guilty.
The case lasted till late this night.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT—Liverpool, April 8.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE and a Special Jury.)
GOSLIN V. BIDDEN.
This was an action for money lent and money due for
rent of certain rooms in the house of the plaintiff, occu-
pied by the defendant.
Mr. Watson and Mr. Hoggins for the plaintiff ; Mr.
Knowles and Mr. Segar for the defendant.
This case was commenced on Saturday evening at a
late hour, but, after the examination of one or two wit-
nesses for the plaintiff, was adjourned until this morning.
It appeared that the plaintiff was a contractor for some
of the works lately executed at Fleetwood-on-Wire, and
the defendant was the engineer under whose superin-
tendence they were carried on. The defendant, on first
going down to Fleetwood, lodged in the same house with
the plaintiff, and they were, it appeared, on terms of
great intimacy and friendship. Fleetwood was, at that
time, insufficiently supplied with lodging-room, and many
of the parties whom employment on the works, or,other
objects, attracted to the, spot, were obliged to put up,
with very inconvenient accommodation, ,The plaintiff

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and defendant occupied the same room, and the same
bed. In 1840 the defendant got married, and it was
alleged that, previous to his going up to London for
that purpose, he borrowed of the plaintiff the sum of
1201., the first itern of the plaintiff's claim. It was sought,
also, to make out that, in the course of the eighteen
months nex t following he borrowed of the plaintiff various
sums, amounting, in all, to 1,3711, the amount claimed
in the bill of particulars ; but of this sum evidence was
given of but 800/., together with 30/ rent fur apartments
occupied by the defendant, after his marriage, in ahouse
which had been taken by the plaintiff.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 300/

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

The Recorder sat in this Court and disposed of a num-
ber of cases of larceny, the details of which were of no
public interest.
In the course of the day the Grand Jury came into
Court and returned the following bills, having reference
to the alleged will forgeries :-
1. A true bill against William Henry Barber, Joshua
Fletcher, William Saunders, and Georgiana Dorey, for
felony.
2. A true bill against the same parties.
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3. A true bill against the same.
4. A true bill against Barber, Fletcher, and Dorey.
5. A true bill against Susannah Richards, Barber,
Fletcher. and Dorey.
6. A true bill against these same prisoners.
7. A true bill against Lydia Saunders, Barber, Flet-
cher, W. Saunders, and Dorey.
8. A true bill against all the above mentioned pri-
soners.

9. A true bill against Dorey, Barber, and Fletcher.
10. A true bill against the same prisoners.
It will be seen that no bill has been returned against
Griffin, and it is expected that he will be admitted a
witness for the Crown.

SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS.
REIGATE.—ApriI 9.
The general quarter sessions for the county of
Surrey commenced to-day, at the Town-hall, Rei-
gate, before J. W. Freshfield, Esq., Chairman ; 11.
Kernble, Esq., M.P.; J. W. Denison, Esq., M.P. ;
Sir R. Frederick ; C. Barclay, Esq.; A. K. Barclay,
Esq.; T. Puckle, Esq. ; H. Gorse, Esq.; G. T.
Nicholson, Esq. ; and a number of other Justices.
FEES OF COURT.
The usual routine business having been disposed of,
Mr. JEFFREY, upon the report of the Visiting Jus-
tices to the county gaol being presented for confirma-
tion, said he begged leave to bring to the notice of the
Court a subject which he considered of very great im-
portance. He held in his hand the petition of a
person named Ward, who complained that, being
arraigned upon a charge of misdemeanour, and ac-
quitted, he was compelled to pay a fee of 10s. 6d. for his
discharge. The petitioner coeiplained bitterly of this
proceeding, and of the hardship of a poor man being
compelled to pay a heavy fee, after he was
declared innocent of the charge made against him.
He (Mr. Jeffrey) would not waste the time of the
Court by any remarks upon the injustice of this
course of proceeding. He believed that the question
had before arisen, and that the only plea urged in
favour of the continuance of the practice was, that it
had existed for a great many years, that the fee had
been sanctioned by the judges, and that in point of
' fact a prescriptive right had been obtained. The
matter had, however, been brought before Parliament,
- and the Secretary of State for the Home Department
had declared the practice to be illegal, and to amount
almost to the offence of extortion at common law.
Mr. Jeffrey then read an extract from a speech made
by Sir J. Graham in the House of Commons, in which
he declared all such fees to be oh engine illegal, and
said that the order of the Court of Quarter Sessions
sanctioning such fees, although they might justify
persoes in taking them, could not render them legal ;
and, considering it a great hardship upon defendant, he
felt it his duty to bring the subject before the Court.
He believed that in Middlesex the practice of taking
such fees had been abolished, and he thought it was
high time that the same course should be adopted in
the county of Surrey.
The CHAIRMAN said he believed it had been the
custom from time immemorial to take these fees, and
this was the difficulty the Court would have to get
over.
Mr. JEFFREY said, that although this might be the
case, in his opinion it was illegal, and the Court
were bound to interfere and stop such proceedings in
future.
The CHAIRMAN said that if the fees were illegal,
they could not be enforced. Did Mr. Jeffrey mean
to make any motion upon the subject ?
Mr. JEFFREY said his only object, on the present
occasion, was to bring the matter before the Court.
He thought it monstrous, and contrary to ever prin-
ciple of justice, that a poor man, who was acquitted of
the charge made against him, should have to pay a
heavy fee for his discharge.
Mr. DAWSON concurred with the Hon. Magistrate,
that it was a hard and cruel case for a poor man to be
compelled to pay such a fee. A complaint of a simi-
lar nature had been made some years ago, and a me-
morial was submitted to the Secretary of State. He
believed that there was at present a Committee of the
House of Commons sitting, for the purpose of con-
sidering the question of those fees, and whether it
would not be better to substitute a salary in lieu of
them. As to their legality, he could not admit that
an opinion of the Secretary of State ought to be of
more avail than the order of Quarter Sessions.
Mr. KEMBLE wished to know who received those
fees, and how they were applied ? By a paper which
he held in his hand they appeared to be divided be-
tween the crier of the Court, the jury, and the sum-
moning officer.
The Deputy Clerk of the Peace said that he had
nothing to do with those fees. They were received
by the crier, and he could explain how they were ap-
propriated.
Mr. KEMBLE said th!s what he desired to know,
and he put the question to the crier of the Court.
The Crier replied that he believed the fees in ques-
tion had been taken for a great many years, and for
40 years he had taken them under the authority of the
Court. The money was divided between the jury,
the summoning officer, and himself.
Mr. KEINIBLE—And these fees were received under
the authority of the Court ?
The Crier said they were.
. The CIL-tummy inquired what was to be done upon
the subject. Did Mr. Jeffery mean to give notice
of any motion? At present the discussion was pre-
mature.
Mr. JEFFREY said he thought the matter was one
of very considerable importance, and he should cer-
tainly give notice of a motion to take the subject into
consideration at the next session.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
GUILDHALL.
Yesterday George Gunun was brought up in the cus-
tody of Daniel Forrester, on suspicion of having stolen
four parcels, containing Bank of England notes and cash,
to the amount of 1,600/., from the Captain's private
room, on board the City of Boulogne steam-boat, on her
voyage to England, on the 6th of September. Mr. Hum-
phrey's clerk watched the case on the part of the pri-
soner, and Mr. Child conducted the prosecution.
The evidence previously taken was read over, to the
effect that the prisoner tendered one of the stolen notes
for IN., at Mr. Storey's, a tailor, in Fleet-street, in pay-
ment for some clothing, and he was there apprehended
by Forrester. The officer discovered that others of the
stolen notes had been put into circulation, one for 51.
having been changed at Messrs. Harveys', the linen-
drapers, on Ludgate-hill; one at a tobacconist's in Fleet-
street, one at a tobacconist's in the Strand, one at a
hosier's in the Strand, and one at a grocer's in Oxford-
ford-street. In three of these cases the witnesses posi-
tively identified the prisoner as having passed those
notes, but there was no evidence from France to show
that these notes were placed in the parcels stolen.
Air. Child then proposed to bring the case home to
the prisoner as to tw3 51 notes.
The first witness sworn was a Frenchman, who took
the oath in the fashion of his country, not holding the
writings of the Evangelists in his hand, but holding his
hand up, and repeating the form of words.
Sir PETER LAURIE said this was the custom in Scot-
land, and it appeared to be more solemn than that which
prevailed in England, of listening in silence and kissing
the cover of the book.

Fermin Braseur, c!erk to a banker at Boulogne, pro-
duced a list of notes to the amount of 180/., which, with
2901. in cash, he packed up in a parcel on the 6th of
September last, and addressed it to Mr. Wight, Union
Bank, London. In the list were two 51. notes, Nos. 14,673
and 35,063. He gave the parcel to a clerk named
Boulle, to convey it to Mr. De Wisme, the ship's
broker.
Etienne Boulle deposed that ho saw the notes packed
up in the parcel, and delivered it at Mr. De Wisrae's.
Jean Baptiste 1)e Wisme, a ship-broker at Boulogne,
deposed that lie received this parcel, and placed it with
five others and the ship's papers in a. leather bag. It
was rather heavy, and he delivered it tc Baptiste, a man
belonging to the New Commercial Steam-boat Company,
who fetched it.
Baptiste Seneschal, clerk to the Boulogne agent of
the Commercial Company, stated that he received the
leather bag from the last witness, and carried it first
to the company's office, and thence on hoard the steam-
boat, where he delivered it to Captain Tune.
Captain Tune deposed that he took the bag to his
berth, a private room in the state cabin. He placed the
six parcels in a drawer, having first compared the ad-
dresses with the invoice. (inc was directed to Mr.
Wight. He shut the drawers, and locked the door of
his cabin.
Sir PETER LAURIE asked if he saw the parcels safe
after he left France, for it was material to know where
the felony was committed?
Captain Tune said he saw them safe when they had
got out to sea about nine miles. He did not miss them
till half the passengers were out of the ship on reaching
London.
Sir I'. LAURIE asked when he sailed, and when be
reached London.

Captain Tune replied he sailed at ten o'clock at night,
and reached London at two in the afternoon next day.
The prisoner's solicitor asked how long he was occu-
pied iu passing from coast to coast ?

Captain Tune said generally two hours and three
quarters. _ _ _

Sir PETER asked if he saw the prisoner on board, or
had any recollection of him ?
The Captian answered, no.
Mr. Baker, a tobacconist in the Strand, proved that he
received the 5/ note number 14,673, from the prisoner,
who gave him a fictitious address, differing from that
given at either of the other places. The prisoner bought
a quarter of a pound of cigars.
J. Dickenson, shopman to Mr. Jones, a grocer in Ox-
ford-street, said :he took the other 5/. note, number
35,063, from a man who purchased some grocery, and
went away by an omnibus. He could nut swear the
prisoner was the person. He had some remembraince or
the prisoner's face, but he had no distinct recollection
that he was the person who paid this particular note.
Mr. Child said that was all the evidence he was now
prepard to offer, but if a little time were allowed he;
might be able to strengthen his case.
The prisoner's solicitor reserved what he had to say
I till he saw the whole case.

The prisoner was then again remanded.
CLERKENWELL.

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE. Yesterday morning
when Mr. COMAE took his seat on the bench, a re- '
spectable looking man, who seemed to be labouring
under great excitement, came before the Magistrate,
requesting his advice.
He said his name was Long; that he was in the
employment of Messrs. Ashton and Berwick, under-
takers, Gray's Inn-road. On' that morning, about
nine o'clock, a woman cut her throat in his house,
No. 3, Robert -street, Bedford-row. She was not
dead, but nearly so.
Mr. COMI3E inquired where she was ? Long—She
is at the Gray's Inn-road Hospital. The surgeon told
me there was no hopa of saving her life.
Being further interrogated by the Magistrate, the
applicant stated that the unfortunate woman is the
wife of a gentleman's servant, and that herself and
husband have been lodging with him for a consider-
able time. On Monday last they had a quarrel, but up
to that time they lived very happily together. Yester-
day morning at eight o'clock, the husband left home
to gu to his employment, and about nine, applicant
was called in, and found the woman in her parlour
bleeding from a terrible gash in the throat. He had
her conveyed to the hospital immediately.
Mr. CoMEE said he could nut see in what manuer
he was called upon to interfere.
Long wanted to know what he was to do with the
room in which she committed the act, which was co-
vered with blood.

Mr. CoMUE ordered him to lock it up until the hug-
band's return.

The applicant thanked the Worthy Magislate and
left the Court.

[The Reporter ascertained that the woman is sup-
posed to have committed the act in her own room on
the second floor, as there is a large pool of blood there
and a razor dyed with blood lying beside it. It would
seem that she regretted the act soon after its execu-
tion, for she put a wet towel to the wound, and then,
strange to say, walked down stairs to the parlour on
the ground floor, which she entered. A woman who
was sitting there was horror-struck on seeing the
gaping wound from which the blood was flowing; the
unfortunate creature staggered and fell, but was
placed in a chair and removed to the hospital. Her
name is Maria Nave, and she is about twenty-eight
of age. She has no children. Late yesterday even-
ing the Reporter called at the Royal Free Hospital,
and was informed that she was still alive, in frill pos-
session of her intellects, but in great pain. She had
expressed her contrition for the crime, and a clergy-
man was obtained at her request. Her recovery was
considered hopeless.]
John Jones was charged with being concerned in
stealing a gold watch, a gold chain, two gold seals,
and a ring, the property of Mrs. Louisa Barnechini,
landlady of the Hole-in-the-Wall public-house, Kirby-
street, Hatton•garden.
The prisoner anci,three others went into the house
of the prosecutrix on the previous day and called for
some drink. The jewellery was lying on a desk be-
hind the bar, which had been left unattended for a
few minutes. Immediately on the departure of the
prisoners the property was missed. Jones, who is an
idle disorderly character, was arrested in the evening
by Martin, police-constable 144 G. When the pri-
soner was apprehended he said he had attempted to
destroy himself at London-bridge on Sunday evening,
and that he would do for himself to-night.--Be-
mended.
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT.—Six labourers in Mr.
Barlow's brick-fields, White Conduit-fields, five of
them named While, and a sixth named Pearson, were
charged with assaults of a very aggravated character,
on Mr. William Dennis, and on Mr. J. Price, builders,
residing at Twyford Villa, Caledonian-road, Is-
lington.
Mr. Price's face was bruised in a shocking manner;
one of his eyes was quite closed up, his head was
bandaged in consequence of the wounds which had
been inflicted on it by his brutal assailants.
It appeared from the evidence, which was very
voluminous, that on the previous day a little boy, in
crossing the brick-fields, disturbed some of the sand
which had been prepared by the prisoners. One of
them, John White, followed the lad, and because he
refused to return with them beat him cruelly, dashing
him against the ground with all his strength. Mr.
Dennis, seeing that the poor lad was fainting from
the ill-treatment, told White to desist, but White
immediately struck Mr. Dennis on the breast, and
knocked him down. Mr. Price ran to the assistance

of Mr. Dennis, but the other prisoners, and several
other of their fellow-labourers, not in custody,
came running across the field in a body. They
immediately attacked the prosecutors. ➢ir. Den-
nis received a blow on the head which rendered
him senseless, and three or four other very severe
blows on the chest. On recovering somewhat he ran
into his own house, which was hard by, but had no
sooner reached it than his wife cried out " Oh, for
God's sake go back, they are murdering poor Price."
He returned with a stick, and saw five or six men
beating Mr. Price, who was lying on the ground
bleeding profusely from several wounds on the head.
John White was crying out " Give it to the b—," and
" Give me a knife and I will soon knife him." A
police sergeant came up, and Mr. Price was removed
into his house, in a state of insensibility.
Mr. GREENWOOD expressed his determination to
send the prisoners for trial, and depositions were ac-
cordingly taken down. The case was, however, re-
manded for the attendance of the boy, who it is hoped
will come forward.

THAMES POLICE.
Charles Tripp, a showily dressed man, whose air and
demeanour in the dock exhibited considerable preten-
sion, was yesterday charged with a cowardly and unpro-
voked assault en a modest looking young woman, named
Mary Craven.
The complainant stated that as she was going down
Butcher's-row on Monday evening, three gentlemen, of
whom the prisoner was one, were standing at the door
of No. 10. One of the gentlemen (not the prisoner) put
out his foot, and nearly tripped complainant up. ller aunt
remonstrated with them and went back to take the num-
ber of the house, after which the prisoner pursued them.
He used the coarsest possible language, called her and
her companions b—y w—s, and gave her a violent blow
on the head, threatening at the same time to smash her
face. She called for a constable, and, when one came in
sight, the prisoner offered to take them to the fair and
make it up. This, however, they declined, and he was
given in charge.
Mary Kelly, a barmaid at the Plough Tavern, con-
firmed the complainant's statement, and added that Tripp
had also given her a violent blow.
The prisoner, who undertook to plead his own cause,
with the usual proverbial result, not very complimentary
to the client, cross-examined the witnesses with an air
of would be professional sagacity, which created con-
siderable merriment. He did not prove very successful
in shaking the direct testimony, though his flippancy
enforced the reprimand of the Court. Being called on
for his defence, he declared solemnly, if it were the last
word he had to speak, the statements of the complainant
and her witness were false. Seeing one of his friends
talking to the women, whom he took to be women of the
town, and he still retained the same impression, he
asked him to come away, upon which the complainant
and her friends abused and threw dirt at him, upon
which he naturally put up his hand, which might pos•
sibly hare struck one of them. lie regretted that the
witnesses who could disprove their assertions were not
present.
Mr. BRODERIP would ease his mind on that point by
sending the case to the sessions, when he could procure
their attendance. Ho should, however, accept bail, him-
self in 401., and sureties of 201., to answer both charges
of assault.—Bail not being forthcoming, he was locked up.

DR. KALLEY AND RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY IN PORTUGAL.

The case of Dr. Kalley, a Scotch physician, who
was, last autumn, illegally imprisoned at Madeira, on
a charge of " blasphemy and heresy," and " abetting
apostacy and heresy," has been tried at Lisbon and
Funchal.

On the 24th Feb., the Judge Conservator at the
latter place passed the following sentence :—" Sup-
posing the British subject, Dr. Kalley, to have dis-
turbed the public order of this island by preaching
doctrines opposed to its religion, as is sworn by the
witnesses; and considering this preaching an abuse
which degenerates into crime; nevertheless, the said
Dr. Kalley, as a Protestant, which he is, is not
punishable, seeing that there does not exist a law to
punish in the person of the accused the act charged.
1, therefore, declare the accusation given against the
said Dr. Kalley irrelevant, and order him to be held
clear of guilt."

Baffled -on the religious question, Dr. Kalley's pro-
secutors, we understand, are going to institute pro-
ceedings against him as a disturber of the public
peace. On the other hand, Dr. Kitlle3, at the sug-
gestion of Lord Aberdeen, is about to petition the
Government at Lisbon, for compensation for the loss
of his professional income during his illegal im-
prisonment.
In the course of the proceedings before the tribunal
of Rellacao at Lisbon, the public prosecutor, acting
0§ counsel aganist Dr. lialley, gave a very luoid

position of the existing law of religious liberty ill
Portugal, wherein he clearly showed that the supre:
macy of the Rotnish Church is no more, but that
Portuguese subjects enjoy the same liberty 35
Englishmen do in all religious matters. lie ser'
" I do not characterise the accusation as 1)19:5'
phemy, nor as heresy, because these crimes are
only considered such when committed by folios.'
ers of the Roman Catholic apostolic religion'
and not by those who, like the appellant, follow
different faith, and therefore, being extra eeclesiaoh
are beyond all censure civil and ecclesiastical. Nor
can I characterise it as apostacy, because I under
stand that the crime of apostacy ceased to exist swell
us in virtue of Article 145 of the Constitutiota
Charter; in which ample religious liberty is guarAn.
teed to Portuguese citizens in the following terms ti
No one shall be prosecuted for motives of religion;
wherein the absolute term no one' excludes all ev
ception of persons, and the very broad expression 'for
motives of religion' embraces all that relates to the re:
ligious creed of every one; and, therefore, if thel
two citizens apostatised from our religion, thotiPt
they did greatinjury to their souls, yet they did nit
commit any civil crime for which they can be ew
nished."

EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN
AGRICUL TURE. oo
In the course of the discussion which took place
Lord Ashley's amendment, on Friday week, Sir 0,
Inglis said, " The supporters of the Ten Hours' rb,
position had been taunted with the sufferings of, t,
agricultural population. They had been told of Ens
lish women being kept labouring in the fields duri °
seven or eight hours on a winter day, without the 15
portunity of change for clothing. He would be
to hear the county pointed out in which that
curred." We should be glad to know the agrictwtro
ral county in which it has not occurred. If e.
Right Hon. Baronet will only take the trouble to
00
fer to a report laid before Parliament last sessiool
01,
the employment of women and children in agricAff,
ture, he will find the following remarks, by
Austin, relative to the female population of DOI/
Devon, Somerset, and Wilts :
" The clothing of women employed in field-I the
would appear to be inadequate for their work; but ~1
deficiency is not complained of by them. A chaero.
clothes seems to be out of the question; although IY
sary, not only for cleanliness, but for convenience, et
saving of time. The upper parts of the under-ow.wei
of women at work, even their stays, quickly become not
through with perspiration, whilst the lower parts ell of
escape getting equally wet in nearly every kintbot,
work they are engaged in, except in the driest weeale
It not unfrequently happens, that a women, 03 re"t tit
ing home from work, is obliged to go to bed for sn 11°
or two to allow her clothes to be dried. It is als°"Jpoi
,„
means uncommon for her, if she does not do this, I"htti
them on again the next morning nearly as wet 11,5 „jor
I she took them off. It does not appear that any ill csirotS,
quences to the health have been observed to arise it
this cause, unless rheumatism be partly attributable t°, of
Here, then, is a statement as to the cooditiorhiict
female labourers in the agricultural districts °tool
we would recommend to the special considellor
not only of Sir Robert Inglis, but of all those alo
porters of Lord Ashley who have been so 1011
their condemnation of the factory system. °liioi64
count of the severe toil to which females er°P
in mills are said to be subjected. Mr. Austin 6 that
inclined to believe the improbable statement, 000
working all day without a change of clothes "soli
ill consequences to the health ;" but there are °60(1,
who hold a very different opinion. Thus lie.e6
from the report of Mr. Denison on the couctain
bm
Suffolk, Norfolk, and Lincoln, that, although „joot
informants (with one exception) agree that Moog 10
labour is "conducive to health," the single witl?, 110
the contrary is perhaps more worthy ,of credo Tbs
the whole host of those who differ from Will,' 40'
Rev. E. Bowman, rector of Bexwell, rt°,,optir
who is said to have paid great attention to the„vo tit
tion of the labouring classes, makes the fb" 0-
statement : n
" As far as I have been able to form an opin.°ll,
lt
satisfied that out-door labour is prejudicial to the a ott.
of females ; and this opinioa has recently recei/enbjf,
firmation in the inquiries I have made on the %s
e°
amongst my medical friends. There are very few,„
cods
age of fifty who are not affected with rheumatis'" cow
various shapes. A young man who has recall/toll
from town to assist one of our surgeons, was Part!,,i,
struck with the prevalence of scrofulous Ow'
amongst the women." , OV
Much stress was laid by Lord Ashley ana ":0100"A
porters on the ignorance of domestic duties yo
the females employed in factories; but this! oldtli
fear is one which prevails to quite as great
re, san
e'
among the female population of Dorset tole
other agricultural counties, as it does in the e hsslol
fecturing districts. In the report to which Listl
already referred, Mr. Austin, one of te.:,00,,
Commissioners, states that, " among the ;Ifs,
the agricultural labouring class, ignorance °' watte%
monest 'things, needlework, cooking, and other
of domestic economy, is described "as oetirmitt
versally prevalent. A girl brought up in a --51
until she marries, is generally ignorant of Lit!
everything she ought to be acquainted with, , s col/
comfortable and economical management oi 00;
tage." Mr. Austin remarks, that in consequ.erit sr
their ignorance of domestic economy, such jte ot1:14
prevented from getting out to service. 7, usip
fear, that, even though they were ever so ,ell aAI
it would still be impossible for them all to fir)
tions in the country. The only two modes lalpth
ef
the great mass of them can earn an indepen..A
they
lihood are in the field or in the factory. L°l-lyee
and his followers seem resolved to exclude 0
the one mode of occupation; but his Lordi_ell
nately shuts his eyes to the obvious fact, tf-cod
doing, he would, in the first place, render 0105
tion of the female population of Dorsetshire,lo
agricultural counties, still more wretched
at present. Manchester Guardian.
ote
"441000
Mrs. Charke, the eccentric daughter of tzo 001
her, had long lived on unpleasant terms with 0-ber
by whom she was treated with just severity!°rdeq
disregard of all social duties and oomM°l34olos,flif
Being on one occasion greatly irritated by the
rigif
refusal to honour her drafts, she equipped b,„° g *34
the style of a gentleman of the road, and
able charger, actually waylaid her father uPtl5 '
forest, by stopping his chariot, presenting her rOPY
desiring him to deliver. The affrighted cots G
save his life, could do no less than part vvlth:b 0
" Young man, young man," said the drainatis,"oool°
a sorry trade, take her-•d in time." And s°oo,lo,e,
replied Charlotte ; " but I've a wicked old bet 0,4 d
father, who rolls in money and mistresses, 10901
me a guinea, and has had the impudence
worthy a gentleman as yourself answer for
Elliston Papers, in Ainsworth's Magazine.
LOTS OF BAIRNS AT EYEMOUTIL—If toteioloP,
happy whose " quiver is liberally filled," thelsl:9olofri
mouth must have qualified their liege lords t° 010 01,,
with " the enemy in the gate." I never saw eunoci, tt
of children as the door of every domicile Preserog e°olo4,
were crawling in and out of boats, or creeraaleiiii,
quay or jetty, and as I foolishly imagined, iiiward isro
risk of drowning. "Do children frequentlY hliffl
I inquired, in a paroxysm of alarm, of the j° foleA
" Aye, aye, the fule things, they often fa ewer,',3e.oet;
she answered, coolly. "God bless no is r;iivi
course ?" " Na, na," returned the landlady Ley °di:,
then, to be sure, a bairn's drooned ; but there
some idle body in the way to fish them oot, 0410,011
Though
.the worthy hostess spoke so coca/ o°,eg tkie
ject, I thought it rather a risk, to allow a=pp
to tumble into twenty feet water, deperw,,,l (sell
beinF " maistly some idle body in the will `r-
oot' —Maxwell's Wanderings.
r' 110
BIRTHS. iitt
On the 2d inst., at Southampton-row, Rll-5'7 of
Augustus Toulm
instin,lscif gei
On the 4th ~ o
in Guildford-street, the 440
Blogg, Esq., of a son. leulb
tie
On the 6th inst., in Doughty-street, Meek
yf
Of a
Mrs. Henry M. Bagster, of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., in Oxford-terrace, the
Chapman, Esq., of a son.
of the
On the 6thinst., at Bedford, the lady 0.
.4
Brereton, of a daughter. of e°
On the 7th inst., at Eltham, Mrs. GOschen,
On the 7th inst., at Wall, near Lichfield, v
ott, of a son. tr et;art
On the Bth inst., the lady of W. T—""°°P tolk
India House, of a daughter. Vr•
On the Bth. inst., at Wimbledon, Mrs.
too
daughter.
On the 6th of February,RatßdiritDiv.alseh, noeffirtel:elkeflorli
East Indies, Thomas Palmer Moore, Esqldellt C1' ;11
ment Madras Native Infantry, to Jessie: %our Liesl:
Montgomery Young, Esq., Eskside,
Britain. gets." to.cor'
On the 21st of February, at the Cathearli,proo
ander Tod, Esq., 42d Regiment Madill 0000 ;op
Orrok, third surviving daughter of the lat
son, of the Indian Navy. Lewisham' Fred? 1
On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's, of tbe
Perceval, Esq., to Emma, eldest daughter ,
Gilbert, Esq. Arthur
On the 6th inst., at Witney, Oxon.
Dublin, to Miss Mary Wilkinson, of Witney

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DIED. .ro 0
On the 9th inst., at Portland-place, Clapham. feff/
Emmeline Corner, aged 47. iti ,
CoPtA /
On the I Ith of February, at Mangalore" 0
of Dorset-place, Dorset -square. '4'n
the 4th inst., at Clifton, Arthur Elton, Oec°Cl't"
CI
Clements Parr, Esq °OW. "IF
On the 6th inst., Harry Walter, fifth 101 l
_9ll $lO
George, of Dean-street, Soho. square. 4 , sof I,hire,,, ill
On the 6th inst., at Bishop's Stortfora, .o.,,reesteoper
On the 6th inst., at Kirkby Mallory, -1-,e'llo Pr fAd
Hon. Caroline Russell, youngest daughter of 1.
Clifford and the late John Russell, Esq. _ 0 Ors' of
On the 6th inst., at Hastings, John Geor_g_..,,. .
_,OO,
Lieutenant 6th Regiment Madras Native Intr. '4016' ,i.
On the 7th inst., at Kennington Mr. GOO, ' . 13,
Whitefriars. hire,
On the 7th inst., at Linton, Cambridg' ',i
riet, the wife of Mr. J. J. Holme, surgeon. p 344
On the Bth inst., Nathaniel Warner Br
otniel'
geld Hall, Suffolk.

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