The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-08 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Chelmsford, March 6.
•v) The four., twin; '4llpoweli Awisham;Dtitidrenipton, James
Xempton,land Elzeloopherilrgiglit,*ho had been convicted
i.on Tuesday 'clfibeilig found tinned with guns,-and in pur-
h-guit of game; upon the premises of Mr.- James, the bar-
`' lister,"atc Brentwood, and also' with assaulting two)
keepers, were . brought up for
,judgment. It should be
stated that the 'prosecutor hail recommended Borcham
.to the-mercy of the Court, principally; as it appeared,
upon the Mounds that he had surrendered to the-game-
keeper,- and alstY that he..had-expressed his contrition by
pleading guilty to the' bffettee." • ' •
Barran addressing the prisoners, said
they had been fotmd guilty 6f a very heinons crime. The
Legislature latcd. hffixed 4 very.
,IteaVy penalty_ to the
offenee;ofPeisons trespassing in pursuit of game."sl7 the
night time, tirthed.With deadly weapons; and thera was
,tto doubt,. not, done with regard to, the specific offence,
but :beeauseAt.iwas :knowyt :that.; such proceedings fre-
quently led to very serious and .brutal renwntres with
gamekee-lerst, antilivananreases ended in murder. Such
cases tia(4, of late; 'untlappity /het% very' frequent, and
only recently o'er-individual Hail 'iiiffered capital punish-
ment for the mnider: of tt:igarilekeeper- under such cir-
cumstances. The Learned Judge then'observed that'-the
prisoner 'Dot-Chain had heen -reeqinmended' to mercy ;
hut upon au atientiiC. consideratiou of Tall the facts, he,
could not give :any ..effect to that , recommeadation, be-
cause, in his opinion,-. that prisoner appeared to have
,taken a very ctetira part in the transaction-, and. was the
man who assaultetiltlie'keeper with the barrel
,of a gnn.
- The Learnd 44itiit- then sentenced Borehata, .David
Kempton, and Wri 'tht'to be transported for ten yehrs
and James Kempton, whoclidnot appear to have taken
any part in the assault upon tole keekers, was sentenced
to eighteedmonths' iMproonment;'4nithard labour:"
(Before Lord Chief justice DENITAIN.) •
John Johnsm, 16, was indicted for feloniously setting'
fire to a portion of a stack of barley, the property of
Francis Richardson. .

the contrary, it appeared that the accused parties had
been in their employ, and that they were on good terms.
When the grand jury had concluded their labours on.
Wednesday, they brought the reinainder of the bills into
the Crown Court, and Sir 11. Sthith, the foreman, ad-
dressed the Lord Chief Justiee, and said he was re-
quested by the grand jury to express the high opinion
they entertained of the efficiency of the Essex constabu-
lary, and of their- exertions, particulary in the detection
of incendiaries. The grand jury also begged to state that
.the'rtianner in-Which they had given their evidence was
highly satisfactory.
Lord Chief Justice DENMAN said that from what had
fallen under his own observationtelative to the conduct
of the forcc,he quite concurred in the observations ofithe
grand jury.—They were then discharged.

fire. The bowsprit was, burnt from the funnel. We were
not 2,000 ihiles• from Rio when Griggs was shot. I don't re-
collect the captain finding me asleep on deck, and then going
forward and abusing the hands. I recollect the boat of the
English man-of-war Frolic coming alongside at Rio. I
don't know if Captain Williams reported a man shot, or 'the
crew in a state of mutiny. I myself signalled for a man-of-
war's boat to come alongside. Three men-of-war were lying
in .the harbour. The captain took down the signal—he
would not allow it.

By Lambert—l was not in the boat when the whale was
killed. I never was in a whaler before, and never crossed
the line.

Lambert—l tell you you were the cause of all the dis-
turbance. You know you are no navigator—you know
nothing of whaling. You are no South-Sea man—not you,

Indeed: You know you are not fit for the situation you held.
Witness—l dare say I can steer a boat as well as you.
You are two gentletnexi. that both know too much for our-
selves, and managed to outlaw yourselves.—(A laugh.)
• Cross-examination by Lambert resumed—l never heard
you refuse your duty until the Sunday morning. I never
heard you complain to the captain that the forecastle was so
• " hot there was no bearing it.
Dy- Lord Ant.NGEn—After the affair of the 30th September,
the coppers remained below.
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CENTRAL" CRI lIINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
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Joel Barnet, aged 22, was indicted for stealing three
bills of exchange, valueBol.: 2e; 9deethsepesOperty efeSetil
.Y.ates,..in.bis dwelling-house.
! ' The prosecution, was conducted by Mr. Clarkson, and
the defence by-Mr. Wilkins. ,
!. Tronathe eyidenceit appeared that the prisoner had
attenipted.to.induce Isaac Sydneyswho was the brother-
in-law of Mr. Yates; and employed by him as a process-
server atirlsort ofclerk, to get poss-ession'of the bills on
which •Mr. •• Yatea•Phad been 'carrying on proceedings
against a Mi. MYers.- !Sydtiey gave intintation of this
application to, Mr., Yates, and edrae was laid for the
prisoner; Who called next day, and n tint into the office
where
,Sydney was. On agiyett 'signal !!Ite•pPctor :rod-
hunter road gr. Jukes, Mrs,Yatea's chief clerk, rushed
intothe office, and. found the bills iii the prisoner's pocket.
• The jurpreturned a verdict of guilty,s with . a strong
recommendation :to mercy, in,consequence.of their belief
that the prisoner had Merely! been. made':use of as an
InSertithea by Other parties. ' •• • ' ' • -
':- The prosecutor begged to join in the recommendation
„
.for the samereasons.
Mr. Just* PernsoN (mite agreed in the view taken
...e,
eathe case, and would, therefore' • not . pass the sentence
of ten years' . transportation to..which' the !prisoner was
.liable .the.offence •of which he had . been convicted.
The !sentence was that he should be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour for six calendar months. •
(Before the RECORDER.)
• • Benjamin Law and 'James Dunn were convicted of
' felbnionslybrealcing and entering 'the 'dwelling-hcmse of
',liimes Leggett, and stealing Ord,' a lOnking-glass, and
:other articles, value SC, his. property. . ', •• - '
t ' Mr. Ballantine con the' proaocntion, and Mr,
Horry, defended the prix
tti
.- . 1• .
An alibi was setup for ho 1 and the evidence was of
:such a nature that the jury wished toecap it. They were,..
however, recommended by •the Recorder to hear it out.
' Mr. BILLANTINE passed .some severe animadversions:
"upon the manner in which these horrible scenes of 'peas
jury 'were got up, and pointedly alluded to the person
who instructed Mr. Horry.
Mr. HOARY denied that he was instructed by that ins,
elividual, and an.altereatiort ensued. . .
. : The,REconnen, Coincided with, Mr. Bellantine in his
observations, and would-most severely punish -whoever'
could be proved to have got imp one of those defences.
The! prisoners were frequently. ignorant of such a de=
fence being arranged until they heard it in Court. : No.
Learned .Counsel • ought to take :a brief unless he knew.
fronn whom he had received it.-- • His Lordship then sen-
tenced Dunn to' ten years' transportation,. and Law to
one year's imprisonment, with hard labour.
(Before. Lord ABINGER. and Mr. ju.stice.WILLIAMS.)•
REVCiLT, ON BOARD SHIP.— ;main ~11‘ C rejoi• and Charles
Lanalert, two .mariners, wereput to the bar, charged with en-
deavouring .feloniOnsly and piratically to make a revolt on
board the brig Either, upon the high.seas, within the juns-
slietion. of the Admiralty of England. - .. .
Mr. Clarkson . and Mr. Ballantine Conductedtheprosecu-
ticete the: pri,seners were .withOtit Counsel:
The case leaving been. bY,Mr. Clarkson, the follow-
ing witnesses were called:—
. . Joliti,Whitehead sworn—rani clerk to the owners-of the
brig here are the ship'e, articles,
.signed bye M‘Gregor,
lop
Esther, .
whose signature I attested, . i POLICE INTELLIGEN
Moses Nathan—l. liveatlo2,, Ratcliffesh ighway. I attested ~ ... _
- MANSION-HOUSE.
,theeignature-ef Lambert to the ship sartieles now produCed.
Two well-dressed men, named, according to their own
• James Taylor—l was the second mate on board the brig - -
ESther, Richard Lucas Williams, master „bound to the island' statement, .William Swinson and Charles Mon gee, were
Of Deeolatione .The brig registered
,280 tous: i Including brought before Alderman Wilson, upon various charges
first, Second; and third mate, there were twenty-foar hands on of having' wrenched knockers off hall-doors in :the city.
bherde Three-Weeks after We sailed, and When off the island'of A policeman stated that, at four o'clock !yesterday.
Madeirseive get a whale.. Soon after thiS happened, there was morning, he saw one of the defendants—but! which he
a., good
„deal of bad language Used-tosiards the captain by could not positively saye-go.up to a house, and, witlia
the prisoper.M`Greger, .and by another man named Griggs. . deeperate effort, wrench a knocker from the !hall-door.
6i-iggcl-e----ilie b----1 ship, and wished her bottom would
felt out.. The captain desired him to use better language • They were close together, and he took then into ens-
., todv Swinson .upon being required, put This. band
aad.GyiggCieplied that his latigue,ge Wes, good enough tote
fins the
as
end the •.captain. MI Gregor then said if every .. la'
-Into .h
Docket,' and pulled out the particular knocker,.
,cline.
.W.S like him, they .would not be humbugged by such a ! and afterwards he pulled out four other knockers, and
~captain. ; This he said direct to the captain. Other bad lan- handed them over. It was -soon ascertained to what
belonged, da page .was used.. The captain: said the man was speaking houses the- knockers and the defennts were,
against his conscience ; and the other: said he was not, for lee of course, taken to the station•house. I
wa.s alwaes humbugged bei being 'kept to the afternoon In • answer to questions put by Aldermaik WILSON,
watch. .lie Coninlamed Of.the'boilerefor boiling the blubber Swinson said that he Was a medical stude 't, and hed
heing placed in the forecaeile: , Other men had Complained been in town no more than two months.
before that Of .the cOppers. The' iirmourer atteMpted to re-: ! Alderman Wlesost—So you are not satisfie with dis-
!,att.V.e the coppers, but in vain.' The captain gave permission to'
theenen teyentove thecppeers if they could, but, they tried to tonging families at four o'clock in the morning, but.you i
must rob them too ! Are you not aware that you may
,dit so without effect: At this tintethey were On salt provisions,
the steels 'of fresh being exhausted. A day or two before be indicted for robbery for conduct of this deScription,?
Griggs was shot I asked. M`Gregor whose look-out it was?. Swinson—l assure you, Sir, that it was hot I that
. and he replied it was his. Ile was then going Over the. fore-- wrenched the knockers off, though I admit that they were
castle deck," and I said to hini that was a. poor way of keeping in my pocket. - i
a proper look-out. - He Saidel--:-- andb---- the look-out; - Alderman WILSON (to the other defend&
iandl replied he need not use such langitage, as flint, no more are you a medical student, too ? I suppose
than any other man:. lle.Saidhe should never be; satisfied in Montague—No, lam a surgeon.
that ship until he had kicked up a b...„--'.. geOd row. - I said Alderman WlLsoN—Where do you reside?
.he should haVe no row with me. Ile said no, he would have
no ro with Inc.but he would have with that long b-- who- .—I occasionally reside in Finsbury-square,
w
times in Dorset plaCe, New-road.
was aft. At this thee the captain was aft. The raptain is a
Alderman WILSoN—Are you settled in bu4iness any
tall man. ' On, the. 30th of September it was APGregor's
' • - - • • :where ? Montague—No. I expect an appointment int-
' watch below. He Was then lying on the forecastle deck. I
d 1 'friend. I
. .
reported this to the first. mate. It
.was raining heavily at me late y. Myis, assure you, exceedingly sorry
the time, and the Weather was very hot.• Th first mate for what he has done.
asked him what he was lying there . for; and he answered to Alderman WILSON—Do you speak for tie
please himself. ' The mate said he had better go below out of suppose your friend can speak for himself. 1
the wet. .He replied, he washot enotighthere,without going Montague—l declare to you, Sir, that I did
below. The mate said if it was. too *min to go down there, off the knocker.
he might go down on the half-deck. M`Gregor said he had no Swinson—l am really very sorry for wha
business going down the half-deck. The mate then bid him go ened, and promise that nothing of the kind
deism the . fore-hold, anywhere he liked, for ,if he laid
pa
charged against us again.
there, he would certainly, get- the, fever. INPGregor
said that was the thinghew anted to catch, for another stroke Alderman WILSON-=I must prevent you
of work lie would not do on board that .The mate told so as frequently as no doubt you are dispo
the captain this, and he then :came forward and said he !therefore fine each of you at. 10s., or 108
thought M`Gregor. was a Man or. Vetter conduct, but he ap- knocker. • Putting out of the question the inj
geared to be tatting' out a regular vagabond.! ISPGregor to the property, it any female happened to be
said,
," It's not me that's the 'vagabond, but yourself." At ,of those houses, the annoyance of your visits
noon of the same day it wesiNPCrregor's watch, and he ought
,be productive. of the worst consequences. If
to have been at the wheel. He woutd not go to! the wheel, pay the penalties you ,must go to Bridewel
and
_when I
.asked him to do so, he replied hewas.going to do labour for. two months; and I should advise
no More work on beard that ship. Tile net you are tog
captain, first mate, nest at night to take care t
and; myself then held. a consultation. together !as to what' , .
eves. •
and;
te he done. At' six o'clock that evening. it was M not taken up as tni‘Gres,
gee:Stara- again on deck.- He was below; and teal:led hint to ! The penalties were paid.
ditty„ but he reftesed to come. The ISt of October was a Sun- Notwithstanding the regularity of the L
day. .Itl`Gregor's. watch was -.froin eight to teVelVe at noon. in punishing omnibus coachmen and conducto
fie would not work; I asked -hini was he going to do. his , men for offences in pursuing their avocations,
duty, and he replied if they were a twelveritonth out he would ! disposition frequently manifests itself arnongs
di) no more work .en boaid the b--:-='ship. ,TI ie first mate ! and the policemen are obliged to " pull the
then called all hands aft en the deck:, Al‘G:rego was slain.-;many a violation of the law.
A lderrrian Wit.soN, who effectually carr
bv theheeld
of the boaespiit. lie said lie!had ii occasion tZ
, p.,lan adopted by the
Loed Mayor, • fined ma .
oseft, an the mate nsked him why? He Said he was
off duty and would Werk no More.. me mate said he had
common nuisances" an the course of the
betielif with ifierest of - the ship'e•-coenpany. , He said he
would
.go and hear the news. Larnbeit Wal at the other
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tenni us river persisted in obstructing th •
'h
!d
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very active and attentive policeman, who i
elite and heard all thateeas said. Lambert also said he was pair noattention whatever to the request
Itfarch •7. - . !
The: business of these assizes concluded to=day, , put huneelf eff;dtityebut lie might as summon' with. 'remarkable impartiality. Th
offeffetlituitt;aatlc;nhagusladi(i!itche-e,go aft. . 'The mate'asked who put him
..1.
James Thimpling,'24, labourer, was indicted fer fele- what news there was on board the 1t,.,., „.e...s fined 205., while the conductor of the sa
•svho was desired to exhibit hie' badge, put i
diiously.and maliciously aottip,r lire to a bean ,stack, the. treadmills:
Well go.,eft, and heeres , . ,
.Allthe rest, of
~itltet..er!iwelfiTre"''
' aft but him. Grige was aloft at the foryna...- op on the
prpPer Or of John Page alAil,..Auother. -- , ~ • Ife.then went let. ,
nose and sneered at the officer, was mulcted in
look-out; for whales. ! All the crew were at the unbound sine of 40e. and costs. Several cab-drivers were
Mr. E, James and Mr,
,Marsliconducted the proseen- a... s'• e !•- - the st. b0ar,11,.. The captain,
:aft but , I Greger, utolsas on ie at_
. strutting the way by turning round repeated
lion. :. The prisoner had no counsel.
Who! Was at the Companion. door, as etl! what the e e 6. • .
It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is,a :crew meant. .M`Gregor, ..Lani-bert,: anti" some others 1
! tis quite evident that any relaxation of t
farmer inFoulness Island, a place situated at the furtheit -said they waited more " !lied. - The captain said they downby the locord Mayor will be most injuris
extremity of the! Essex coast, and bounded on three had what wile put on heard. before they left Port at London, ! The first mate of the ship Diana, who was
sides by the German Ocean, and on the fourth by the, :ma what was always given out to South-Sea Mein. He also , last summoned before the Lord Mayor and '
river Crouch. It would appear that most of the iae„,eesee eeht them .) , they had iiause t., fall out, for they had all ' to answer the complaint of the widow of the
in the island bore a very indifferent character, and that 'meat three-times a clay-mid bread ivithout limit, Each man., that vessel, under circumstances of an ex
for the most part, they consisted of persons' who were had a pound of Meat, per day. The
.captaiii !Said. he had no
character,' and ordered to find bail to answer
wish..tO take eny meat iovae_with him, and on their home ;
runaways from other parts of the county; and seared ' pea ranee yesterday at the justice-room, atter
• , ,).. .seard voyage they ..nught-seat _it all up. He then_ Asked : s , .
a man among them was known by his, real neems, ; etas tagoie if ho would .. go and: :.dd his duty, and i Sir Icier Laurie, according to- appointment but were called_ by some nickname,' that . f* ! any charge which might be brought against ,
PiAiAL'Gregor replied, no, he ;would ,not.' .Thes captain then the prisoner being " Pickitout." The, evidenctes went • and fetched! the, articles . and read them M`Gregor f Mr. l3ozon appeared as solicitor for the t against the . prisoner .was thie:--s-On- the 10th, of said those were not the articles he had signed.! he captain and Mr. Francis, of Monument-yard, atten&
December he cattle down •to the landing-place iotruifinished-reading them, and then .again asked 3,l"regor to do- part of the defendant.
the island, and called to a man who is stationed ' his duty, which he refused. The captain:theme:ailed to the . . Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk to the Lq
in the river Crouch in a boat to guard the nytter lidda; crew; tnit and all; !to tlo•their duty,; and, put .111‘Gregor in having briefly stated the substance of what,
and asked him to ferry him over to Burnham, !He (lid irons. They were all there, etceptllriggs, who was at the, on the first examination 'which was reported
. ...
so, and brought the prisoner back to the island about mast-head,- The crew all went forward, and made no reply: -
iii the iiivspiyers'
Lambert went: withetheni . The .ca tent' then said
six o'clock at night. and landed him on the Sea wall „ Mr. Fraricis (the solicitor to the defendant
31`Greger, I must ut you in irons.".. fGrPego. desired him -
near the prosecutor's farm. He then put off with-histo be informed what was the exact charge
to Lake care, .for he Pshould not iron hint, and lie drew his boat, and, almost immediately afterwards, flames burst hand back, as if about to strike at the first ma
e, who had client.
forth from the premises of -she prosecutor. ;He directly ..advanced to seize him, .I.caught his hand: ,Ile tried to trip Sir P.' LAURIE said that frem what he
gave an alarm, but the place that was ignited, a sheep,-..tip-the first mate, but I tripped' Wale up,-- And sc. brought there were two charges .of a very Serious
yard, the sides of which were composed of carraway him down. , lie 'resisted very violently,: iThe captain and charge-of murder and a charge of setting fire
straw, was of such an inflammable description, that they mate.svere trying to put the irons "iii mewhil I held hint. Mr. Goodman stated that the' distinct chat
i
could not arrest the progress of .the flames, and a .hun- ne stnielt me And bit me: The,boat-teerer was helping:me: against the first mate was, that he had deta
Bred valuable ewes in lamb were destroyed, as well Its M`Gregor. called us a parcel of, cowards and.b---i The captain watch and chain belonging to Captain Ma)
the sheep-yard, and a bean-stack
adjoining. ,it .waA:kneeling, trying with the mate to get the hand-cuffs on found in his cabin, shot through the head, at
would appear that the prisoner was immediately. Miregor. Lambert tame aft, and telti the captain to "releaSe. .a metal watch and chain to the ' widoW inste
euspeeted, and Clio evidence adduced against him that man," and the captain said he woaldnot on any account;.- and that he had taken possession of the
was of rho following character :—The- it At that-moment John Griggs cattle, np, and sai " Williams,
island'steered for St. Helena,- where he sold part of
appears, can . only be traversed by a variety do you intend to release that man ?' I did not se Griggs drop
Mstead of going to the Island of Ascension.
of intricate paths, and it is intersected by deep ditches ..dpwit'fnnn the tops. bPGreger 'ldvonshistidll ttruffigilingo on
not
,
Air. Francis ' said that the Charge, as it E
and other impediments, and it was represented as being rd:leekit'se The
eltl'ilehiLsatiedshttiedw2ulltearltens tneere'llaea(rl:erni; mind the limes •newspaper, was very different
almost impossible for a stranger to find his Way over it. what-you're doing."ll aG ' •'d ":There's'l hearkeningwhich -r Peter Lauriehad described.
I, s. said .n. Si The prisoner had been on the island for foul- years, and •Isre—we won't itetrkenr,".bLambert then, strikhig his fist on Mr. Bozon—l shall be able to prove, • I this
was well acquainted with every part of it. His rose' the top :of thacompanion, said, "I-3v G---we'll Intake you let captain had a gold watch and chain abou
would have. been along a, path called the Church Path, him ge.” Griggs said,. " Yes, by GL- • give :me a lance and fire- teltand he handed to the
but when the conflagration broke oat, and the svhole lea soon clear him." The captain, ,c'sn -this, linstantly .let wa . chainl 1 1
William
were merely metal, cal Melton.
island was illuminated by it, not a soul was seen upon 2Niregor go. The boats were swiugin,, from the davits. In one of thee boats, William Melton, of No. 26, Weymouth-
that path • and a number of people who came down the ats, on the larboard side, were three harpoons ,
and.thre .-1
Kent-road, stated that he was carpenter 0
Kent ,
path to the fire, upon an alarm. being giv;eri; did not .he:coalciereaalcitetetsli Griggs
jumped on to the: rail from which
meet the prisoner, or see anything of him. Shortly al% .hinebarke The. cea lances; : Brown, one of . the Iprew hauled Diana, in May last, when she- was at SL He
terwarda, however, he was seen to come from a place his grin: Before he sung out, .f to the_steward to hand him wat in the vessel at the time the • captain w:
called the Rabbit Warren, and. he then said he ,had
the
time to leet, c'otiet.l.;le s,Vist, ".If it'S a lance you in the cabin. Captain May had ft watch.
lost his way, and Wished to be directed to ;the fire.. tilQ captain . his: gun. ,The captain haddwarod handed up Mr. Bozon—Was it a geld watch ? Wit
For the prosecution it was argued, that. the pri-'. the companion. lathier, in order to take the gunileviiefont, down of the colour of gold. Ido not know that
soner, not being aware of the infla•minable nature !'I) him. I saw it in his hands. Griggs .was main try Lug td -He showed it to me at sea. It was a small
of the carraway straw, was surprised at the man- get up to the place where .the lances svere. ..The crew cleared Mr.' Bozon-Did you ever see it in
nee in which •it blazed up almost, instantanoonslv fils.-3•Y.! The captain fired instantly at Griggs, end shot hint,l NVitnesse-Nevei. •
and feeling that he must be seen if he proceeded Rion ' dead... -He•shot him right in the back. There was then no Sir PETER LAURIE—Did you ever see .it
his proper path—he returned to the warren Lich ,vas 'ouetrying to pull him bacielciv,.one,noefr Biro---for when the mate's possession ? Witness—Never.
the only place where he could conceal hiinself, and 1 eaptairt•ectlie,gun the eras eared file mate had also Sir PETER LAURIE—This evidence by
lay • called for midget his; gun. On. this Lambert sang out that, fects the defendant.
there until the people assembled at the fire, ;and he then .h uj g - . • and PC'
his duty, a regor ran down Mr. B
efon—l have not had sufficient tic:
took the first opportunity that enabled hen to Jinx iuetol, vethd:- ~-f?oretheelde !and-, stawgd ! himself- away. I , the add among the crowd. In addition to these Teets it was. . t . down •to ' .look !for bins arid. told/ liiim to go from Son'tth° I have only
proved that when the prisoner was in custody he asked ons deck,' for the captain. _wanted to _speak to him. He ' what this wimttfr, and I have been misinf.
for a pipe, which was given to him, and while he was' saidtewat4 noilgving on .deck: to beslmt .at Jet, that b— call another witn
se:/asnalilien to prove. - I sit
smoking it, he said he supposed it Would be the last he eantaina! 1-le went up, hewever, and the captain asked hint t
Sir Peter Laurie will read the mean time I
d these letters, w
should smoke in Rochford,,art4,o also shook hands with 'what he .waa going to' do, and lie saidleAras.:_tul?t going to do :
the subject.
one of his friends, and told him that he should not see '40".1,3:t,.1.iiing; but give hint a pistol and basvas not ati•aid of hint
...
11r. Francis-4 Wish every statement to b.
to Au
x• again for he expected. :heShould be sent ‘ .
lire, I
altilty_(l)etller matt. The captain saidlie.did hot want I.=
l I added--" Do vou think lam a murderer ; distinctly made, and prOtest asrainst -insinu.
I have
trails. - ! ' • - taken one 'but'' - . 's ! ittleinari before Sir Peter 1.,• •is prep
nian e ttlreath', 'and I don't want another a gt- Laurie
Mr. Baron ALDERSON, in summing up, appeared to present. Wiltycardo yourditt . ""1 said i would, - straightforward charge.
ys' iiSGregor lie any
entertain an ()Pinion that the evidence, „although :ifsthere was to be. no more about it. The captain-said' there ! - Mr. Bozon—l shall call a
witness
to annt
auspicious wag not sufficiently cogent to ,warrant a con- i woidd lb :_e 110 l'ilore about it at present,.ands:3l`Gregor then . Jeremiah Drake; who WIIS thee Ladled by
vicnon. . ~ . wentto his duty.- ,Su also did the crew. The:captain, first said that . lie
was an apprentice. on board
The jury accordinndy returned a- - verdict of. Not I,.4.tAttr?d I then consented toecti
. „ ler, and 'We resolved to make's when she was at St.
. . ,
Helena, and he recollec
Guilty. • 0. , .
-.. ' • •e I iuquinewas gone into :before 'the Consul. , There was an En- • she blew up._
It is rather a curious circumstallify Connection with Shah
. than-wat in pert. , eorge:Field, and John Thom -
T.) If; - .
the cases of arson disposed of ,4 1.. Ase, assizes,' that in ,
autt.elawittiesses, together with the two prisoners at the :!` ! - ' fth 1 )sion 9 • '. -
e bar ..0,. e exp c. • . I
re_
all them there has. been an entireeelegeee of arty motive ; here sent home; and the taptain got more men end proceeded :i :) The witness had :notanswered when
for the commission of the 011'640, ant d gtere'ivaS not the .on his voyage.: - -'' . - . ' - • I. 'i'Mr. Bozon said-e--" Do. you recollect the first mate
slightest proof of any illsfeeling eter;m4lice towards. the I . Cros.3,.exarnined by PGregor—There was .no disturbance!';Ceiming 'on board ?" 'Witness—l do not recollect the
prosecutors in any of the eases ; but in:aome of them, on . on hoard' when the lrligo was taken.... The flip vis not on •
I.llbur„but it was about diner time.

. .
A juror desired Lord Abinger to inquire from the prisoners
Ivh:k th4...ivere undefended?

Lord AiiINdER—I do not think it 'a proper question, Sir..
The Juror—l don't-see that. My opinion is, they have no
Counsel for want of funds to pay one.:

BOth,prisoners--Yes„Sir ; that is the reason.
The Juror—lf any gentleman at the bar will he good
enough to undertake their defence, I will see him paid.
None of. the Counsel at, the bar replied, and the case pro-.
ceeded. There were two other witnesses, Georgo Field, a
mariner, and John Thompson, cook, examined in support of.
the charge. Their evidence went to a very great length, but
it was identical with that of the first witness, which we have
given pretty nearly in full.. •
Iu ,their detente, 111‘Gregor said the whole of the
crew had
.many grounds of complaint, and were,, natu-,
rally enough, always grumbling. There was nothing
but discontent- on board, -on Account of the dread-
ful heat, caused by the way in which the boiler's were
placed, which, added to the heat of the weather, was almost
unbearable. The provisions were unwholesome, and the
captain was always goading them by the most horrid and
abusive language. On one occasion the chief 'mate had
brutally ill-used him, and the captain never protected hint,
or any of his men, at all, but was a party to all the ill-usage
on board. He (31‘Gregor) had demanded of his own accord
to be given up to the first English man-of-war they should
fall in with, or to be given up
,to the British Consul at
the first port they might touch at.
Lambert, the other
.prisoner, confirmed IlL'Gregor's state-
ment, and added, that when he interfered it was not to save
111'ciregor 'from being put into custody, but to have it done in
a .more merciful way, as there were three on him at Once,
and he thought from the violence used by them that he must
have been killed.

Mr: Leslie conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Marsh
appeared for the prisoner. The case was of rather
a singular Character.
The prosecutor, who_ is it-farmer-at Wrabness, in this
county, stated that, on the sth of February, between
one and two o'clock in the day time, he heard an. alartrr;
and found that his stack was on fire. The prisoner; 'it'
appeared, had been in his service.
Evidence was then adduced to show that the prisoner-:
was the first person who gave an alarm. .
The Rev. Mr. Farm, the minister of the parish,
deposed that, hearing the alarrit of fire, he went to the
spot; .and in the road, near the field where the-stack
was on fire, he -saw the policeman pick up a small round
lucifer box, full of 'matches. . - r. •

, •
In answer to questions put, by the. Court, the 'rev.
gentleman stated that the prisoner had been a pupil in.
his Sunday, school,,. and 110 always considered him to be,
boy of weak intelleet---in fact, a very stupid boy.
John Ham, .a boy about twelve,ycars old, was the next
witness examined, and he deposed that:tin the day of the
fire he was with•the prisoner,' anti as they were . going
home past.the prosecutor's field, the prisoner went up to
the stuck and• set fire to it with 'a lucifer match. It im-'
mediately burst into. flames,and they then both ran away.
Samuel Wren, an inspector of "the' Essex Constabu-
lary, deposed that while the prisoner was in his custody,
'he told him that as he. and Ham were going by the
stack, Ham said to him, " Would not you like to see a
fire ?" and upon his saying that he should, he gave him
some matches, and Ham lighted one with the box, and
set fire to a part of the stack, and he drew one across his
shoe and lighted it, and also applied the fire to thestack.
The statement made by the prisoner before the Magis.
trates was then put in. It was to the effect that he alone
was guilty, and that the witness Ham had nothing to do
with setting fire to the stack.
Mr. MARSH then addressed the jury for the prisoner -;
and he commenced by observing that he could not• at-
tempt to deny that it was by the prisoner's hand that
the stack had been fired; but he said. he should with
great confidence contend that it was merely the foolish
act of a weak and imbecile mind, totally =aware of the
consequences, and that the jury could not convict the
prisoner of the act of maliciously firing the property
under the terms of the indictment.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the jury
very shortly afterwards returned a verdict of Guilty,
coupled with a recommendation to mercy, on account of
the weak state of the prisoner's mind. •
The prisoner was then sentenced to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. t :
(Before Mr:-Baron AI.DERSON.)
Thomas Moore, 30, labourer, was indicted, for firing
two stacks of hay, the property of Maurice Willianißird.,
Mr. C. Jones, with whom was Mr,James,!conducted
the prosecution. Mr. Chambers appeared for the prisOfier.
The evidence in this case- was entirely of a circum;
stantial character, and consisted of a variety orsmall
facts, all tendinc, to fix the the guilt upon the prisoner,
and at the same time negativing the probability of the
offence having been committed by any other person.
The prosecutor is a farmer, living at Little; Waltham,
and the prisoner was a labourer upon an adjoining farm.
The fire occurred in the afternoon of the 24th Decem-
ber, and it was shown that on the morning of that day
the prisoner was somewhat intoxicated, and, npon one of
the witnesses remarking to him that • she intended to
make up a good fire, as it was Christmas time, he re-
plied that " there would be a good fire before night"
Another witness also heard him, shortly afterwards, say
he meant to have a - good fire that day. Very soon
afterwards the fire broke out, and the prisoner was
seen immediately afterwards coming from the spot, and
from the expressions he had made use of, and other cir-
cumstances, suspicion at once fell upon him, and he was
taken into custody. Superintendent May, of the Essex
constabulary, an active officer, who was intrusted with
the conduct qf the pse,,,bfore he adopted the step of
appreheiding" theettirMtkrasked him some questions,
but hiireply was that they wanted to know too much
forlim, and he should not tell them anything about it.
Mr. CHANBEREi,-_on behalf of the prisoner, submitted
to the jury that the facts adduced in evidence were not
sufficient to warrant them in convicting the prisoner.
The Learned Counsel then requested that the statement
made by the prisoner before the magistrate should be
put in evidence.

Lord .Abinger summed up the case to the jury, who,
having consulted in the box for some minutes without being
able to agree upon their verdict, were directed to retire for
consnitation. ~ They did so retire at about a quarter to four
O'clock, and were absent until past eight o'clock, when they
returned, into Court, and the foreman pronounced a verdict
of Guilty against the prisoner 111‘Gregor, and auitted the
other,prisoner. The jury coupled with their verdict the fol-
liming statement :—" That the jury are of a decided opinion,
,aPd strongly recommend that the slightest punishment that
the Court can pass.ought to be inflicted, considering there
was much real cause for discontent and, complaint, which
complaint was not only manifested by the prisoners, but by
all the crew, excepting the officers. The jury consider the
captain and owners_of the vessel highly reprehensible for not
having -provided sufficiently for the wants and (comfort of
the men." . .

Lt)--Pray,
you are ?

Montague
nd some-

,nrself. I

Lot wrench

has hap-
shall ever

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ed, and I
for each
ry you do
ill in any
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roil do not
, to hard-
you when
at you are

Mr. C. JONES said he had no objection to this being
done ; but he considered the statement did not at all bear
upon the case. _ _

Mr. Baron ALDERSON expressed his opinion that the
statement of a prisoner ought to be always put in evi-
dence ; because, although, a prisoner now had the ad-
vantage of ;the assistance of counsel in addressing• the
jury, there was a disadvantage attendini, it, that he couldnot tell his own story, which, if founded in truth, would
be likely to do him much more service than any speech
from counsel.

The statement of the prisoner was then read, and it
appeared that he declared his innocence, and that he
knew nothing whatever about the fire. , ,
Mr. Baron ALDERSON then went through the whole of
the evidence, commenting upon the different facts as he
proceeded, and _

;rd Mayor,
.s and cab •
a stubborn
this class,
al up" for

- i
The jury, after some, deliberation, returned a verdict
of Guilty.

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y of those
day. One
way, and
Scott, a
knoWn to
defendant
e omnibus,

. .
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to Le
transported An- life.

up to his
the penalty
led for ob-

e rule laid

n.l,llonday
J. Pixie
'captain of
raordinary
for his ap-
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, to answer
lira. '

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took place
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requested
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to the ship.,
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who was
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ad of them,
vessel, and
the goods,

ppeared in
from that

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him, and
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ena, and he
found shot

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it was gold.
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t. Helena ?

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lo means af-

to examine
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Mr. Bozon,
,f the Diana
ted the time

'as the cause

.wvazo,

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1844,

Mr. Bozon—Did he come from shore ? Witness—He
Ile went to dinner in the after part of the vessel.
Mr. tozon:---Where was the steward who was after-
Wards blown up with part of the vessel ? Witness—He
`came on deck after he had prepared the dinner.
Mr. Francis—lt was the duty of the first mate to be
in the after part of the vessel.
Mr. Bozon—We will not argue the matter. How soon
after the fint mate left the vessel to go ashoro after
dinner did the vessel blow up ? -Witness—About ten
minutes after.
Mr. Bozon—By that explosion the poor steward was
killed. That the blowing up was wilfully done there is
no doubt: The gunpowder was secured witbcopper, as
has vilready been proved. I expect evidence of an im-
portant nature in the course of about three weeks, and I
have to apply to Peter Laurie for a remand, of the
case until I shall have the opportunity of bringing for-
ward the evidence I speak of.
Sir P: LAE:TAM—I must -own that in such a base- it
must be satisfactory for the defendant to hear all the
"evidence; in- order that he ma:y. 'have the best opportu-
nity of giving an answer for his own character's sake.
Mr. Francis—He is in search of employment at sea
at this moment, audit is important to him not to be- de-

James Wheeler deposed that he saw the prisoner, who
was greatly excited, strike the porter, who did nothing
to provoke her. She refused to go back to the ward.
The prisoner stated that this witness was not present
when the porter first struck her—nobody was by but
the little gate boy.
Mr. GREENWOOD sent for James Griffin, the gate boy,
who on his arrival deposed that the prisoner after hear-
ing that her brother had been beaten, and locked up,
rushed to the gate and wanted to get out, but the porter
forced her back; a scuffle then took place between them;
she struck Barlow, and he struck her, but not so as to
Intrt hei---she threw the basin at Barlow, but it did not
strike him. She struck him. on the he•id with the staff;
but lightly. Did not see Barlow strike her with the
staff, but he knocked her down—she scratched and
struck the porter, and was greatly excited.
➢lr. GREENWOOD SRN there was no doubt but that
the girl had been very violent. She had been before
him on three'previous occasions, charged with miscon-
duct, but one thing had transpired in the inv:•stigation
that the porter had'struck a pauper, the brother, in
the workhouse. This was highly improper. If a pauper
rnisconducted himself, he could be punished by the Ma-
gistrate under the 55th of- Geo. 111. ; but the striking of
a pauper in the manner described, was wholly unjustifi-
able. lie would discharge the prisoner on her promising
to behave better in future.

• Sir PETER LAURlE—Depend upon it he will not get
employment, nor could he satisfactorily accept employ-
ment. until these matters are cleared up.
The Defendant—Allow me to ask the witness a ques-
tion or two. Where were you when I entered the cabin
of the ship ? Witness—l was forward.
The Defendant—Was it possible for me, dressed in
light-coloured clothes, as I was, to come from the maga-
zine without being contaminated or .dirtied ? Witness
don't know what sort of dress you had on.
The Defendant:—Could any. one go down tl the place
where the powder was kept,withontbeing soiled or black-
ened ? Witness—Yes, I think so.
The Defendant—Was it not under the cabin the pow-
' der was kept ? Witness—It was.
The Defendant--(to Sir Peter Laurie)—lt was quite
impossible for a person to get to the place where the
magazine was kept without considerable difficulty, and
without soiling hirnelf.
Witness intimated that it was not at all a difficult task
to reach the magazine from the place in which the de-
fendant was situate. • _
'The.Defendant—l will come forward, illy Lord, most
willingly to meet this, or any other charge. I wish for
the most complete investigation.
One of the gentlemen-who bailed the defendant on the
`first day of examination; here stepped forward and de-
clared that .a more' grossly unfounded charge had never
been made than that which had been, insinuated against
the gentleman accused. All the statements and in-
sinuations had been equ'ally gross and inconsistent. It
had been mentioned in the first examination that the de-
fendant had acted most improperly and culpably in sail-
ing for St. Helena instead of going on to Ascension
Island. '.Now, any body who knew any thing at all of
-sea, must know that such an observation argued com;•
plete ignorance: He (the defendant's bail) had been for
• a number of years at sea, and if- the defendant had,
under the circumstances, done anything but just what
he had done, a discharge would have been what he
would have- merited.
. . Mr. Francis—lt has been stated that the first place the
vessel ought to have gone to was the Island of Ascen-
.sion.. Newt, the ship was not in a safe state. There is
no provision to be had at Ascension. It is merely a
"military station.
The Defendant's bail-'4 would not hesitate to discharge
him at once if he had gone there.
• Mr. Bozon—lt was within a few hours' sail, and the
rest of the crew were anxious to go there at once.
The Defendant's bail—What had the crew to do with,
the question ? •
The Defendant—Captain Lott, who is here, was ion
the jury which sat upon the body of the steward, at
St. Helena. You can speak to him on the subject.
Mr. Bozon—l have the verdict of the coroner's
inquest here.
Captain Lott stated that he was on the jury, and that
the verdict was that the ship had been wilfully blown up
by some person or persons unknown, and that Thomas
,Cox, the steward, met his death by the explosion.
Mr. Francis—Was any person in charge upon the
occasion ? Witness—No.
Mr. Francis—Was any charge made against the
second mate ? Witness—Yes, and he was declared to
be innocent.
• • Mr. PETER LAURIE—Were you on the jury during
the whole of the investigation ? Witness--I was, and
it was thoroughly investigated.
The Defendant—And was not the foremanof the jury
_prejudiced against me, in your opinion? Witness—He
was prejudiced against you in the opinion of every one. -
Mr. Francis—The defendant has a letter from the
owners of the vessel, exculpating him altogether, and
giving him creditfdr the course he pursued.
:Here a letter was handed to Sir PETER .LAURIE,- who
-said, upon reading_ it, that the contents gave a high
character of the defendant, but the charge referred: to
, .
his conduct, and not to his character.
The-defendant's bail again referred to the statement,
on the first examination, as to the impropriety of taking
the ship to St. Helena, and asked Captain Lott where •
lie would have sailed to if he had had the command of
her? Captain Lott—l would have gone home.
Mr. Bozon submitted that such testimony as that
showed that the ship ought not to have been taken to
St. Ilelena.
The defendant said that Mr. Bozon spoke in total
ignorance of the difficulty of reaching the Island of As-
cension during the trade winds, if it had been advisable
to make for that place.
Sir PETER LAURIE--I think it is due to the defen•
&at himself, as well as to those who bring the accusa-
tion, to remand this case, in order that it may be fully.
investigated.
Mr. Goodman (the Lord Mayor's clerk)—Do you, Mr.
Bozon, believe that within three weeks you will receive
important testimony with regard to this case ? Mr.
Bozon—l do.
The defendant then retired with his bail, the sureties
having been continued to the amount already specified,
namely, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 1001. each,
as responsibility for his appearance in three weeks.
QUEEN'S-SQUARE.

The prisoner promised to do so, and was sent hack to
the workhouse.

Edward Boys, a respectable-looking man, was charged
before Mr. Bond by Mr. Curtis, cheesemonger, York-
street,
street, with einbezzeling 121. es., which he received in
his capacity of shopman and traveller.
It appeared from the statement of the complainant
that the defendant was employed by him so far back as
August, 1842, to collect moneys which were owing by
customers residing in different parts of London. About
a fortnight after entering his service, he went out to per-
form his duties as usual, but he had not been seen by the
complainant from that time until the preceding night.
Latchford 87 L, stated that when he took the defend-
ant into custody, he did not deny the charge, but said
that he got drunk and lost the money.—Remanded until
Monday..
DISTURBANCE IN CHAPELS.—A young man was
with- annoying the congregation of the Wes-
Horseferry-road, by shouting and other
discordant noises. He was intoxicated at the time.
defendanticehYTaarlligieeCdhaPel' expressed his regret at the occurrence,
and was discharged with an admonition.
CLERKEN WELL.

Combe received SL• in a letter from
an iinaiymouS,:cOntributor, for 'the use of the poor-box-
-of'thiS. Court. •
-John Harrow, a savage-looking fellow, was charged
with assaulting police-constable O'Brien, G 69, and with
violently assaulting police-constable N 103. The latter
officer received such serious injuries that he was scarcely
_able to get into the witness-box, and was suffering
great pain.
It appeared from the evidence that between two and
three o'clOelc on that morning a crowd of disorderly
characters had assembled in St. John=street, Clerken-
well, of which the prisoner was the ringleader. O'Brien
requested of them to disperse, when the prisoner struck
him a violent blow on the breast. The officer then
arrested the prisoner, who made fierce resistance, and
would have broken away, had not 103 N come up. He
had hardly placed his hand upon his collar when the
prisoner knocked him down, and kicked him on the
sides, legs, and in the abdomen, in a most violent manner,
renderinghim wholly unfit for duty.
• Sergeant Wilkinson said the prisoner was one of the
most desperate characters in London. Ile assaulted the
police wherever he met them, and had disabled for life
an Acer of the G
. The prisoner, when asked for his defence, sneeringly
replied that it must have been somebody else.
Mr. Comm: sentenced him to a month's imprisonment
in the House of Correction, without the power of re-
leasing himself by the payment of fine.
The greater part of the day was occupied in investi-
gating the case of Elizabeth- Creed, a deaf and dumb
pauper, in the Holborn Union Workhouse, who was
charged with disorderly conduct, and with. assaulting
Benjamin Barlow, the porter of that establishment.
A. girl, named Curran, was sworn as interpreter, who
communicated the evidence to the prisoner by a very
rapid process of manipulation.
Barlow deposed that on the previous evening, between
four and live o'clock, the.prisoner came down to the lodge
•and abused him. _

J,Vai Mitchell, an American, residing at No. 4, Battle-
bridge, was charged with harbouring 11 packages of
foreign manufactured tobacco and a gallon and a half of
brandy,-which had not been lawfully unshipped.
The penalty was laid at 100/.
The offence was proved by Atkinson Davis, an Excise
officer, and by other. witnesses, and the defendant was
fined 2:5/.

13 uRG L A Y.-Edward Garland, an impudent-looking
fellow, was charged with stealing, a quantity of brandy
and cigars, the property of Mr. Martin, proprietor of the
Crown Tavern, Upper Holloway. -
The prisoner had been in prosecutor's employment as
potman, and was discharged on Monday last, for mis-
conduct. On Wednesday night, between twelve and
one o'clock, police-constable N 91, saw the prisoner es-
caping from the rear of the house, and on examining
him, a bottle of brandy and 120 cigars were found on
his person. It was then ascertained that the prisoner
had•broken into the house and abstracted the above-
Mentioned property.—Remanded.
_ •
ATHLONE ELECTION COM-

Mr: GREENWOOD—Why, can she articulate ? Barlow
—No, but she grimaced and gesticulated. He did not
take any notice of her at first, but she became very vio-
lent and interfered with what he was doing, and took up
a basin and broke it on witness's head. He then seized
her for the purpose of expelling her, but she kicked out
and tore him with her nails.
Mr. thiEEt4woon—What had you done to provoke
all this violence ? Barlow—l had done nothing to her,
but I had locked her brother up for misconduct.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Did she bleed during the struggle
with you? Barlow—Yes, she bled,from- the nose.
• Mr. GREENWOOD What mined her to bleed ?
Barlow—l suppose by struggling. •: :
Mr. GREENWOOD—Wm it done by you ?- • Barlow=l.-
suppose it was; she took my staff and beat me on the
head with it. 1° •
Mr. GREENWOOD—Was that before her nose bled.
Barber—Whilst it was bleeding. Sheinade as much noise
as she could, and several of the paupers gathered round
them.

The prisoner stated through the interpreter that the
porter had knocked her down before she touched him.
She denied having struck him with the basin before lie
struck 'her—he beat her with his staff on the head and
face. She acknowledged having flung the staff at the
porter, but it did not strike him. Barlow had tied up and
beaten her brother, and afterwards placed him in
confinement.
Mr. GREENWOOD (to Barlow)--Did you tie up her
brother ? Barlow—l did not ; I locked him up.
- Mr. GREENWOOD—Did you beat her brother? Barlow
—Yes, I struck him when he kicked me.
The prisoner, with passionate gestures, conveyed that
her brother had been tied up and flogged.
Barlow denied this.
John Stripling swore he saw the prisoner attempt to
beat the porter with the staff, and witness took the staff
frOra, her. •