The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

VARIATIONS IN THE VALUE OF

RAILWAY I ROPERTY.

The fluctuations which take place in the value of
railway property. are often the subject of remark. In no
other description of joint-stock shares do equally sudden
and extensive changes occur. Most persons who have
paid any attention to what is passing in the railway
world are aware of the high prices of several of the
leading lines, as compared with what they were in 1843.
In that year the Great Western shares of 801. were as
low as 11 premium; lately they were 140. In the same
year the Great North of England 100/. shares were
scarcely saleable at 40 discount; a few months ago they
were 150 premium. The Midland Counties 1001. shares
were, little more than two years since, at 35 discount;
they were lately at 90 premium. But a greater increase
than in either of the instances we have mentioned has
taken place in the shares of the Dublin and Kingstown
Railway. Little more than twenty months ago, the 1001.
shares were selling at 75/., being 25 discount. Seven or
eight weeks since they brought 250/., being 150 pre-
mium. But still greater than these have been the varia-
tions, considering the amount paid, which have taken
place in the value of some of our new lines. The
Goole, Pontefract, and Wakefield share=, on which a
deposit of 21. 10s. has been paid, and which remained
stationary for many weeks at a premium of from 141. to
161., have recently mounted up to 40/. Even this sudden
and extensive rise, however, is surpassed by that which
lately took place in a new line which is scarcely known
in this country—we allude to a Scotch line, called the
Glasgow and Barrhead Railway. The shares in this
line were selling, six or seven weeks ago, at 61., in-
cluding the deposit of 2/. 10s. ; they rose in a very
short time to 24/., and then as suddenly fell back to
171.; but, strange to say, they again took a start, which
has, we believe, no parallel in any description of joint-
stock property. They bounded up in a few days from
171. to 40/. Those who were fortunate holders to any
extent of the scrip of this line must have realised large
fortunes in the brief space of a few weeks. A holder
of 250 shares, at par, must have realised little short of
10,000/. by the transaction.—Railway World.

THE LATE MELANCHOLY OCCUR-
RENCE AT HOUNSLOW BARRACKS.
FINAL EXAMINATION OF LIEUTENANT KERWAN.
Saturday being the day appointed for the further examina-
tion of Lieutenant Martin Francis Kenyan, of the 4th Regi-
ment of Light Dragoons, stationed at Hounslow Barracks,
on the charge of having, on the 28th of September last,
stabbed with a sword Quartermaster Thomas Tarleton, of the
same regiment, whereby his life was for some time in danger,
the large room at the Three Pigeons Inn, New Brentford, in
which the magistartes customarily, held their sittings, was
long before the hour appointed (twelve o'clock) densely
crowded by respectable persons, anxious to witness the
proceedings.
The magistrates who took their seats, were Mr. G. Baillie,
of Hanwell (Chairman), Rev. Dr. Walmesley (Hanwell),
Mr. T. Twining (Twickenham), Mr. J. B. Armstrong
(Southall), Mr. J. Frere (Chiswick), and- Mr. Roe
(Chiswick).
Mr. Clarkson attended as counsel for Lieutenant Kerwan,
as at the previous examination that day fortnight.
Lieutenant Kerwan took his station at the bar, where a
chair had been previously placed for his accommodation.
Quartermaster Thomas Tarleton was then called forward,
and took his station in the witness-box. He was a much
taller and more powerful man than Lieutenant Kerwan, and
although he looked rather pale, he exhibited no weakness
from the effects of the injury, but stood all the time he was
giving his evidence. Having been sworn, he deposed as fol-
lows am quartermaster of the 4th Regiment of Light
Dragoons, now stationed at Hounslow-barracks. On the
the evening of Sunday, the 28th of September last, about ten
o'clock, some of the officers were showing feats of strength
in the ante-room of the mess-room. Amongst others, Lieu-
tenant Kerwan, with Lieutenant Grevile, of the 2d Regi-
ment of Life Guards, were wrestling, and Lieutenant
Kerwan was thrown twice, when Captain Fane
came forward and put a stop to it. Lieutenant Kerwan
immediately addressed Captain Fane, and asked him why
he interfered, when he was not the senior officer of the regi-
ment then present. Captain Fane almost immediately left
the room, and directly afterwards Lieutenant Kerwan also
left the room. I was standing with my back to the fire,
when Major Parlby came to the door of the ante-room and
called me out. When I went to him in the passage he told
me that Lieutenant Kerwan wanted to go into Captain
Fane's room. I went to the front of the barracks, and there
saw Lieutenant Kerwan with two other officers. I saw that
Lieutenant Kerwan was exceedingly excited, and endea-
voured to soothe him. After some little time Lieutenant Ker-
wan said he was ordered to the guard-room, and would go
there. I tried to dissuade him. He then ascended the
stairs to go to his room to put his cap on, and I accompa-
nied him. When we went into the room I shut the door,
and when Lieutenant Kerwan had procured his cap, he
wanted to go out of the room, and I prevented him, by
shutting the door, and standing with my back to it.
Lieutenant Kerwan then seized a sword which was hanging
near to where he had taken the cap from, and after flourish-
ing it about, and threatening he would cut me down if I did
not allow him to pass, he made a pass at me, which went
under my left arm. Another sword was hanging close within
my reach on the door in a scabbard. He said, "There is an-
other sword, defend yourself." I reached out towards it,
and had got hold of the scabbard when I thought he wanted
to pass between me and the door, and I threw myself back
against the door, and then felt the blow which inflicted the
wound. I immediately said, you have stabbed me, and went
towards the fire, and by the light of it saw blood on my
shirt. There was only a fire in the room. I then left the
room, and meeting some person, told them to fetch the doctor,
and then went to my own room. The doctor came almost
immediately.
By the Bench—My motive in preventing Lieut. Kerwan
from quitting the room, was to prevent his going to the
guard-room where the guard was at the time. I have
omitted to state that at the moment that I saw the blood on
my shirt the door was burst open by Lieut. Warde, who
rushed into the room, and I told him I was stabbed. I rather
think we all left the room together. From the exceeding
kindness I have on all occasions experienced from Lieut.
Kerwan since my promotion, I am perfectly confident that,
had it not been for the excited state in which Lieut. Kerwan
was at the moment, arising from the blows he had received
in the falls while wrestling, and the effects of the wine he
had drunk, he would not have done me an injury; and, on
my oath, I am also convinced that at the moment Lieut.
Kerwan did so, he entertained no malice or against
me. I sent a message to that effect to Lieut. Kerwan within
half an hour after the occurrence took place.
By Mr. Clarkson—l have attended here to-day because
I considered it my duty to do so ; but I shall not, of my own
accord, take any measures with a view of prosecuting
Lieutenant Kerwan, should the magistrates not require me to
do so.
Mr. Clarkson then said that Colonel Daly had, ordered
that Captain Warde, and all the other officers present on the
evening in question, should attend the examination, and were
then present, should the magistrates desire to put any ques-
tions to them.
The Bench said they thought it would be better to take
the examination of Captain Warde, as he was the only person
who had entered the room after the occurrence had taken
place.
Lieutenant Warde was then called, and deposed—l heard
a noise on the occasion, and went up stairs and burst the
door open, and then found Lieutenant Kerwan and Quarter-
master Tarleton inside. Tarleton, on seeing me, exclaimed,
"By God, Warde, Kerwan has stabbed me !" and Lieu-
tenant Kerwan immediately said, " Good God ; I had no in-
tention of doing so I" I instantly left the room for the pur-
pose of fetching Mr. Mure, the assistant-surgeon of the
regiment.
Mr. Clarkson said he wished at that stage of the pro-
ceedings to ask a question of the medical gentlemen present.
Either of the medical gentlemen would, he dared say, be
able to give him an answer. The Learned Counsel then
asked Mr. Frogley if he had probed the wound when he was
first called in.
Mr. Frogley replied that he had not; Mr. Mure, the as-
sistant-surgeon, who was the first who saw Mr. Tarleton, had
however done so, he believed.
Mr. Edward Mure was then examined and deposed—l am
assistant-surgeon in the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.
When I was called to attend Quartermaster Tarleton I
found him lying on a couch in his own room. He said he,
had been stabbed. I felt the wound and probed it, and
found it bad taken a course inclining upwards. It was
situated about three-quarters of an inch beneath the naval on
the left side. Mr. Tarleton is now quite recovered, and the
wound is healed.
The magistrate not calling any other witnesses forward,
Mr. Clarkson proceeded to address the bench on behalf of his
client, which he did at considerable length. He began by
stating that he had nothing to complain of in the proceedings
instituted on the part of the magistrates, and he was sure that
he had still less to complain of that high-minded and noble--
spirited man, Quartermaster Tarleton, who had so fully and
fairly given his evidence, and expressed his feelings in the
matter. He did not on the part of Lieut. Kerwan complain of
anything that bad transpired during the inquiry, having been
from the first fully convinced of his innocence of intention,
for it would have been a fearful thing if it could
be possible that an officer like Lieutenant Kerwan would
commit an act that would endanger the life of another.
He felt most deeply for the situation in which Lieutenant
Kerwan was placed when he saw him at the bar on the pre-
vious occasion ; but now, when it appeared in evidence
what the real circumstances of the case amounted to, he felt
no longer any fear as to the result. The Learned Counsel
then proceeded to recapitulate the principal parts of the evi-
dence, commenting on them as he proceeded, and submitted
that for the charge against his client to assume a statutable
offence it was necessary that there should be proved that the
accused entertained in his mind some malice or or
some intention of doing the act ; but the evidence proved
nothing to that effect. The depositions gone into, on the
face of them, proved quite the contrary. There was in fact
no evidence to support a felonious charge. He felt convinced
that the justice of the country would be fully satisfied by the
enquiry which had been already gone into, and that the
minds, of all persons must be convinced that no felony had
been committed. Quartermaster Tarleton had expressly de
Glared he had no desire to prosecute, and he was sure that
if the magistrates thought that Lieut. Kerwan ought to
enter into recognizances to appear again before that bench,
or any where else, so as to enable Quartermaster Tarleton
fully to make up his mind as to his preferi ing any charge,
his client would readily do so. He would now leave the case
in the bands of the bench, feeling confident that their de-
cision would be founded in justice, and that it would be
favourable to his unfortunate client.
The Magistrates then withdrew to another room. After
an absence of nearly an hour they returned into the Petty
Sessions Room, and having resumed their seats,
The Chairman said the bench had given their anxious con-
sideration to all the facts of the case, and also to the able
arguments of the learned counsel, and although they did not
consider it necessary to send Lieutenant Kerwan to trial, or
to bind over Quartermaster Tarleton to prosecute, they. felt it
to be their duty to hold Lieutenant Kerwan in recognizances
to appear at the next, or any other session, of the Central
Criminal Court, to answer any indictment that may be pre-
ferred against him. The bail that would be required would
be the same as on the last occasion, viz., Lieutenant Ker-
wan in 500/. and two sureties in 2501. each.
Mr. Clarkson immediately tendered Charles Lionel Mait-
land Kerwan, of Dalgin Park, in the county of Mayo, Ire-
land, brother to the accused, and Richard Raven, Esq., of
King's Bench-walk, Inner Temple, both of whom entered
into the required rzcognisances.
The Bench then declared Lieut. Kerwan to be discharged,
upon which he rose from his seat in the bar, and, bowing to
the magistrates, retired from the court, accompanied by his
brother officers and friends.
The inquiry occupied several hours.

THE ASHBY MAGISTRATES.---WE are glad to be
able to inform our readers that B. G. Cresswell. Esq., one of the
Ashby magistrates, whose 'names are so uaenviably associated with
the cruel commitments and imprisonments of Thomas Lakin, has
resigned his commission of the peace for 'this coulty.—Leicester.
Mire Mercury.

THE BRITISH FISHERIES.
The Commissioners for the British fisheries have
brought out their report at an earlier period than usual,
for the purpose of obviating the eomphint that the
former time of isue was too late to be of use to fish
curers and merchants in next year's fishing. A few
quotations from the report may be interesting to those
who may not have seen the document itself:
During the nine months reported on, the tithing
produced 526,0321 barrels herrings cured. 140,632
barrels branded, 266,3731 exported, and 117,606 as-
sorted after the Dutch made. The number of crans,
or barrels of herrings, taken and promptly cured for
immediate consumption, amounted to 295,664. In
the cod and ling department 83,919 cwts. were cured
dry, 1726 cured in pickle, 17,9401 officially punched,
28,815 exported, and 229 barrels of pickled fi,,11 officially
branded. The account of these fish taken and promptly
disposed of for immediate consumption amounts to
359,250 cwts. These numbers are all considerably
under those in last report, which is accounted for partly
by the shorter period reported on, but chiefly by the
frequent interruptions which the fishery received from
the winds, which were unusually strong, especially
during August, the most important month of the year,
when it often blew so hard as to prevent the boats get-
ting out, and sometimes compelling them to return, after
reaching the fishing ground, without making an attempt
to get to work. On the whole, however, the nine months
are considered to have produced an average fishing. The
Commisioners say—
" All. fisheries being from their nature liable to
alternate diminution and increase, it is from the gra-
dually augmented averages of the returns only that
their growing prosperity is to be judged of ; and cer-
tainly nothing can be more cheering than the con-
sideration of those of j„he British fisheries. It is farther
most gratifying to the Commissioners to have to state
that at no former period was the outfit more extensive,
or the intrepidity and perseverance of the fishermen
more remarkable, than during the nine months now re-
ported on. It may also be stated, that though the cure
of herrings during these nine months was somewhat
deficient, the effect has been to make the season's fishing
rather more remunerative for the curers generally, and
the whole trade may therefore now be considered as in
a more healthy condition than it has been for several
years past."
The account which the Commissioners gave of the in-
creased demand for Scotch cured herrings in the conti-
nental markets is gratifying, and speaks highly for the
integrity and skill of the marking officers :
" The increasing demand for grown and full-branded
herrings for the continent has rendered the duty of
the officers at the branding stations much more
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laborious ; and it is gratifying to learn, that the her-
rings sent to the continent have everywhere given
perfect satisfaction, although the prices have been
greatly reduced by the large supplies of . Norwe
gian herrings which have been sent into all
the continental markets. The officers have been
regular in visiting the curing premises, and
examining the size of the barrels, so as to pre-
vent any of them being used, Which, from accident, was
below the legal size. In this department, it is satisfac-
tory to state, that a superior quality of birch and alder
billets will be imporz.ed from Norway, on lower terms
than formerly, but from the great demand for the ap-
proaching fishing, a considerable rise has taken place in
the price of stave wood. The greatest attention has
been paid to the preservation of the integrity of the offi-
cial brands, and their value and importance continue to
rise in the estimation of continental nations, and to be
extended in foreign markets.
" The increasing demand for British herrings of late
years in Germany arises from their moderate price—
their careful selection—their superior cure and quality—
and, above all, from the security which dealers have in
the official brands. The general stipulation between
sellers and buyers is, to deliver and receive crown and full
branded herrings ; and Mr. Miller, the inspector of the
east coast, states, in a report made to the board of the
information by him during a short tour of inquiry, made
by order of the commissioners, that he has the authority
of a firm at Stettin for stating, that they sold about
40,000 barrels of crown and full branded herrings last
year, which were everywhere received without objection.
The Inspector found British herrings at Berlin, Wit-
temberg, Leipsic, Frankfort, Cologne, and Brussels, and
he saw several parcels in transit for more distant
parts. The barrels were all brown and full branded,
and the fish were in fine condition—all well meriting
the official brand, and much approved of by every
one. Ile frequently inquired for Dutch herrings, and
was uniformly shown British herrings as Dutch,
and 'when he stated to the venders that they were
British, they always insisted that they were Dutch, and
they sold them as Dutch. So general is the use
of British herrings on the continent, that at Embden,
where, a few years ago, fifty vessels were annually
fitted out for the fiahery, and a bounty of 501. paid to
each, the number of vessels was reduced to twelve, not-

withstanding the continuation of that bounty. The in-
spector learned from Mr. Koch, the British Consul at
Frankfort, that the navigation of the Rhine to Mayence
or Frankfort, has not been attempted by vessels laden
with British herrings, in consequence of the jealousy of
the Dutch, who threw insuperable obstacles in the way.
Those herrings which have been sent thither were
transhipped at Rotterdam, where the charges levied in
Holland proved to be almost prohibitory. But as the
prospect has arisen of immediate transport by a canal,
connecting Mayne with the Danube, the Catholic countries
of Batavia, Hungary, and Austria, may be expected to
afford new markets for our herrings, when the naviga-
tion of the Rhine to Mayence may be attempted, or
when the railway from Antwerp to Cologne may be
employed. The Rhine is generally believed to be navi-
gable until December. But whilst it is understood that
flags of all nations may navigate that river, British vessels
have not availed themselves of the privilege, although
each of them might carry upwards of 300 tons. This is
much to be regretted, for if no use can be made of
the privil-ge by British vessels fur some time, the
Dutch, who are especially jealous of salted herrings
from a foreign country, may lay prohibitory duties
on those from Great Britain intended for the Prus-

sian market, whereas, on the contrary, if this pas-
sage or British trade up the Rhine were once esta-
blished, vessels might be constructed for a small draft of
water, so as to carry herrings direct from our fishing
stations up that river, through Holland to Emmerich in
Prussia, free from any other charge than one dollar
per barrel, so as ultimately to render that place as great
a depot for British herrings for southern Germany, as
Stettin now is for the northern part of that vast country.
The inspector states, that he has already been applied
to by an adventurer entertaining these views, to pro-
cure information as to the depth of water during the
different months of the year in the Rhine above Rotter-
dam, as far so to its entrance into the Prussian domi-
* *
nions.

" The Secretary was much gratified to find a small
Spanish vessel loading with dried cod and ling at Storno-
way—this being the first appearance of any ship of that
nation in this quarter. It is to be hoped that this will
ba the commencement of an extensive traffic with Spain
where the market is inexhaustible. The arrival of
Spanish customers here will do incalculable good to the
Long Island, by forcing the curers to pay greater atten-
tion to the cure of their cod and ling, as the Spaniards
will take nothing that is not cured in the very best man-
ner, and officially t tampeo by the officers of the Board."

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THE BRITISH MU3EUM.—OPENING OF THE NEW
WING.—The trustees of the British Museum have recently
opened one of the large rooms in the new wing, erected at
the west end of this magnificent building. It is stated that
this will be called the Chinese-room, from the circumstance
of the Chinese bell, which has been presented by her Majesty,
being deposited here. This is placed in the centre of
the apartment, and attached to it is the following in-
scription :—" Chinese Bell, from a Buddhist Temple, near
Ningpo, presented by her Majesty, 1844. There are several
spacious glass cases, in which is a collection of various
articles from China, Otaheite, the Friendly Islands, the Ar-
chipelago of the Great Pacific Ocean, Peru, Terra del Fuego,
&c., consisting of several of their ieathen deities, the war
implements and dresses of the natives of these different
countries, musical instruments, &c. There are a silver and
two richly gilt idols from China, which are well finished,
and several other smaller idols from the same empire.
This is the only room which is yet ready for the recep-
tion of the great quantity of antiquities, &c., for which there
was no convenience in the old building. Arrangements are
being made to provide a room for the Xanthian marbles, which
were brought last year, by Sir W. Fellowes, from Xanthus, in
Lycia. Among this collection is a great portion of the cele-
brated temple which was erected by Harpagus, one of
Cyrus's generale, to commemorate the conquest of that
country, 546 years before Christ. Several of the entabla-
tures, descriptive of the battles of the armies of that period,
and the mode of attack of the citadel, and many draped male
and female figures, found among the ruins of the temp'e, are
.now exhibited in the gallery of antiquities, and a design of
the temple is placed in the room.
A man of the name of Birch, living near Old Rad-
ford church, and a boy, were seriously injured by an ac3ident,
in one of Lord Middleton's coal pits at RadforJ, on Thursday
morning.—Nottinsham Review.

FRAUDS ON THE PRESS.
At Bow-street, on Saturday, a young lad named Charles
Pierce was brought before Mr. Twyford, charged with hal
been concerned, with another person not is custody,
in
taming the sum of IL 3s. from the proprietors ot
Morning Chronicle newspaper, under false and fraudulea
pretenses..
Mr. Thomas Hodgkin, the sub- editor of the Morrithrig
Chmnicle, who attended in support of the charge r-ain't t.:
prisoner, said he feared there would be some clifficaltYl
going into the whole case at present, in consequence ef m
'D-e
absence of snne material and necessary witnesses, b0t.,,,
would put the magistrate at once in possession of all? 1
facts, and in doing so he would commence by observing t'l4e
the conductors of newspapers were constantly liable to tuti
grossest imposition being practised upon them by a .
persons who occasionally supplied them with informatros
and, although every possible precaution was taken to gAil
against such impositions, they were sometimes succes'
practised. One course taken was not to receive any cuff en
the name of some known reporter was attached to it, hut e rt,
this caution was ineffectual, far on a recent occasion a l,e11),.
was forwarded to the Morning Chronicle of a coroner si
quest, which purported to have been held on the bodY ,";00.
Col. Metcalf, at Elstree, every line of which Was a fabrieul:, it
On subsequently referring to the tile of the Chronrel:
51
was ascertained that another account of a coroner's ing:heat
similar in substance and effect, had been published in the
journal about three years As, in consequence e;.',#,
recent apprehension of the prisoner, there had not been
eco",,
cient time to procure the necessary evidence from Elstrest
prove that such report was a fabrication, he had to 1...,0el se.
that the prisoner might be remanded for that ritbe
Within. the last week a report had been furnished ene,
Chronicle, in the same handwriting as the fornaerd., of
giving a detailed account of the examination of a,_l3„:e of
fortune bef 're the magistrates at Brentwood, on a ero7l-tolive
having stolen a quantity of lace and other articies
shop of Mr. Rudford, a tradesman in that town. The op
count went on to state that 8,0001. was found in the I?..id
session of the accused at the time of her appreliension,%l,
that she was committed on the char to Chelmsford l'evo,
the magistrate having refused to accept bail for her bell re
ante, &c. He (Mr. Hodgkin) had every reason t° wing
that this account, like the other, was false from begl,„ol
to end, but in that case also he was not at
with the necessary proof. In consequence of sopect4s
picion that was entertained on the subject,
Sent
present [Oro.
pill
were given to watch any person who might preSentd 3, bill
prisoner for the above reports. About noon that bill
prisoner came to the Chronicle office, and preseeteo the
charging for both of the above fabricated report 4 8010,0
usual rate of pa3lnent for such information. The boa
was paid to him, 1/. 35., by the clerk, in money whir. .0 to
been previously marked, and he having signed` Ito
rlnejtO
the bill, a policeman was sent for, and he was given -
custody. aif°"
Mr.
Hodgkin here handed to the magistrate the ride to
copy of the fabricated reports which had been for';!.:tepbee
the office, both of which were signed in the mimeo' 're ar
Leigh Hunt, and also a note, with a similar sig,nate,,„'
thorising the prisoner to receive the amount of ne prl'
which occompanied it, and which were presented 1)3
soner to the clerk at the office. roof t"C
Mr. TWYFORD inquired whether there was all smut
the prisoner had represented himself to be the seq
the person whose name was attached to the docurue°!'th aro
Mr. Hodgkin said he was not now prepared 00;
proof, but witnesses were present, connected with ttbs'
ing Chronicle office, who knew that a person be°ll
name had been in the habit of sending reports theta stated
James Payne, a messenger at the Chronicle one o
that he was present when the prisoner came to ereart
and saw him hand a bill to the publisher, who, ",'„distel%
paid him the amount of it. The prisoner was huh
ioss
given into the custody of a policeman
In answer to the charge, theprisoner. t
said tha pis 41~
but thirteen years of age, and that immediately on
tope Oe,
prehension he told the sub-editor all he knew °f
cumstance, viz., that he was going down Cbailc,eti
when he was accosted by a tall gentleman, who I:';"ofiref'
that if he would take a bill for him to the Chrfnic,•see.
and bring him back the money, he would give hon.,,iohe
for his trouble, and would wait there for lulu t°3",ted,
turned ; that he agreed to do as he was reque"froca
having received the bill and accompanying n°t,„ere bed o
stranger, he took them to the Chronicle office, w,
lie bay i 0
sented them, and was paid the money ; but ale IrEtbe.
sooner done so than he was given into custody.lot' it
the service of a barrister, with whom he had bees
tee,
last six months—a fact which the laundress cou;itPprel4
inquiries were made of her. The barrister Was $
t fot
out of town. b3c,
r. TWYFORD ordered the prisoner to be Po' ;„ dS.,t"
short period, and in the meantime it was asdelte—ecov,ot
quiry that the prisoner's account of himself w°s t pre`
but as the person by whom he was employed ,3„rsctsi.
non eat inv entus, the prisoner was remanded till " $

LEICESTERSHIRE MICI101)1°

SESSIONS. t`o•
SINGULAR CASE.—A GIPSY APPELLANT VD,. 01
all
SMITH V. MORRIS AND SWANN. Or Bpd
This was an appeal against a conviction of died the vol
(one Nathaniel Smith) by C. C. Morris, Esq., as roe
C. Swann, at the East Norton Petty Sessions, as a deier
vagabond, and sending him to prison for fourteen„d
said Nathaniel Smith having', it was alleged, lodr.bie
inr
tent in the parish of Knossington, without any ‘1„.'1,01.11
of subsistence, or being able to give any good ace' )fr,
sel
Mf. told
Mr. llildyard appeared for the respondents'
Macaulay for appellant. bset`. I
d
Mr. HILDTARD stated the respondent's case, °„"voileg
that the present action arose out of the fact of other feoloa
about thirteen years of age, being seduced by an‘preice
a gipsy. who had told her fortune, to leave her ',jot it to
join a band of gipsies—making this girl believe in ntoce,,,,,
a very pleasant life to lead, wandering about fro, I"
place, sleeping at night with the men, and liviee 41J
"offerings" which the men brought pcf.,e
Mr. MACAULAY here said that if his Learned Fri
deld eg,to
put the conviction in, he (Mr. M.) thought he cslo*""
good deal of trouble by at once objecting to the c '
as bad upon the face of it. -
The conviction was then put in, and read to tlie,,:eo3. orb,.
eNffoerctto:n That,peuy osnesstihoens2, hNaotfhSanepietlemsbaleirt,hlBis4soo-sice7ere,c64
fore us Charles Campbell Morris, Esq , and e re° e
Charles Swann, two of her Maje;ty's justices of the forite
in and for the said country (of Leicester), of beeivtfje
and vagabond within the intent and meaning 0' Gorgutil
made in the fifth year of his late MajeslY d for
intituled An Act for the punishment of idle at to skid.
persons and rogues and vagabonds,' Sze., that f July
of
that the said Nathaniel Smith, on the 27th day °,der aos
at Knossington, in the said county, did lodge $
in a certain lane in the said parish of ,notKness
having any visible means of subsistence, bv seateep
good account of himself," &c., &c. ; concluded ,blr Pura;
" the said Nathaniel" to the house of correctiouto:a: :0_41)1
days' hard labour. Against this conviction notice
boos
was given at the time. • fon I's bed
Mr. MACAULAY then objected to the calve I love let
bad on the face of it. The offence alleged
committed by the appellant ought to have been fall!
committed
in the conviction, which had been made undo:, or
Act, 5 George IV., cap. 83, sec. 4, which said, `.cry fir,
wandering abroad aud lodging in any barn 0,1:8'-'0peeteloe,
in any deserted or unoccupied building, or in the /7el
under a tent, not having any visible means 0' elf, slit lioe
and not giving a good account of himself or her ietgerletaott
deemed a rogue and vagabond within the true:o tiot
meaning of this Act," &c. Now, unless all thescjitted,l,,el
concurred, the offence contemplated was not ce
ntof let!'pot
was, if a person could not give a good accon he l'arithill
and had no visible means of subsistence, yeti' b ad
a cr.
wandering abroad, he was not a rogue and vag „mw" OA
the meaning of the Act. Appellant had been c°„ -t 0040,4
rogue and vagabond, but the conviction did
he was wandering abroad, or in what the off „or
as it ought to have done, t. it/ rod
'tied that'
After a brief consultation, the COURT &CI . die
of form the conviction was bad, not .contahured it. ttioti
"wandering abroad," &c. They therefore quasltitie insecor
Mr. Hum-Ann said there could be no ouh.ii io oh'
of the words " wandering abroad " was esseathrties "i 511
viction under the Vagrant Act; otherwise P,3rd, secs 0
stance who chose to erect a tent in their °aim 3:3 clo,)
in this tent, on a summer night, might sta,l-u.tigbtelw"
being convicted as rogues and vagabonds.-0-4rot oft
[The sudden termination of this case on a PIA ore j
vented many interesting facts from being brollg , the. 7
being seen, alio, whether gipsies--simply bect,ut theajitliell.;
wandering tribe, with " every man's hand ags'ii's toid °
~beateia
theirs perhaps against every man (if all that 01
be true), are therefore to be left without rewst then> t%
law has been harshlyor unjustly strained aga,'llows: er, eit
facts, as far as we have heard them, were as '€) wiclo,
26th of July last, the appellant, who is,a
camped, together with hiS relations, Plato reJi,
(Plato's wife), Dives Smith and his wife, all 4, Pub
male of the same name, at Knossington, ter.,e
between Owston and Oakham. Between two aPedytisell';,
the following morning, P. C. Morris, accomP,at,',l tbe aFoSf.t'o
men, went to this encampment, handcutte;_, t
and Dives Smith as they lay asleep, and, Witulody,_, so 'l`l,
nation, took them and Violet Smith into eIT,, tbryee to
taking appellant's two horses, a cart, a
werewatc" an,,voliern
reigns, four shillings, and sixpence, which The Pa titelle
person of Nathaniel Smith, the appellan.t- grrive frof
were then conveyed to East Norton, and wn,e,,utit` pleceiljpo,
were placed in the care of the constable of,tf„ mr• thello
men, however, made their escape—as stated
rulenderefienclitio
—but, on the 26th of September, they su‘Torton Poi jet
selves, and were convicted by the East d Ott
rogues and vagabonds, as above described ; 0104
conviction now appealed against. The wertZna tliathe lithe
was apprehended on a charge of felony, an`.' 100
committed for trial at the Midsummer As in stegoe tot,
H. W. Wilson. The alleged felony consisted
,3 1.0 Piot
gown of the young girl stated by Mr. fillidgever, ;it I!,{p
" seduced" by the gipsies : the gin lies. lier!(so
so far from having ensnared the girl, thieY, `were
so4o
her while she was wandering about ; were or tit
their camp out of compassion ,• that tneo3..,n, _ es/I've(
to get rid of her again ; and that the_g_bovr,,,,,,
being stolen, was exchanged with Violet tbseo,e !the olio
ease, j
a married woman, was so small in
this girl of thirteen fitted her exaFtly. 11,, when or° iog
tioned at the time, was scarcely ' openeu,. veridneeoce
(Chief Baron Pollock) stopped it--obsentlic"il no 01,10
resl
on the folly, to use no stronger tea of s risoaet tlFc
tortured into a charge of felonyd the P gad 407000
acquitted under his Lordship's direction. u
°lice 0,
been gone into, it would have been urgeof 00E40110
behalf of the appellant, that the eviden7,
before the East Norton bench proved n „Ao Fof
pellant and his companions rather, that
ilrifintie..fyiljol:oo
means of subsistence "—for the horses nt afutil!erosp:rbf
to Nathaniel, and there was also a cart nolicc otge
thhoersheowrsases
gaivnednouthpe—r
tphreopoethrteyr seized b}`
ebTvattue,,,, werictiog
e Api
y rese,ells°
sdui th
siaolne owfasthree t
ami
naegid torra tnesc:t agnidv e tab e
UPm
to
t
Leicestershire Illercury. TgAp t
s#'
LAcS collo
STATE OF THE HOSIERY ANP sera ,owe
The wrought cotton hose branch,
ppraortvmaebntiss sotfillthien maandunflalctsttunet,e yeestP_7lere
.41° co. 0,1,0' Ile
blinrapnrnchvelnisensttill
branch has not improved. The W;lfi•
pedrucieLptibTleh.e
drTahweer, b
1,10
been much depressed, especially the 10 The,.
seine quarters it has amended a
_T-Led ste, the
~;pre,
generally remains in the same dePre'24.
experienced it for several months I'if_At woc_cr,
not much probability of any very,
,!!.,`,.`: sndi,
the spring trade commences, it l'e.nuen,se trl'.o'tic.!;te!
holders to be very careful not to /I"TilreilJf‘focnt°
particularly at the present hie prices 0" ~s tbe
remain without much alteration, o lonct briEi,:oaa.o;
market for fine yarns maintains its plea, solve
zrfleri
silk hosiery trade has improved, tbereb,,,,l7,fighttg. 0, he
for silk hose and gloves in the town.--1"" and iv:cer, fro,
Lord Lyttleton, the Hon. Spenceel-,.01 SpePo.bereo6
tleton, since the interment of the eat retire.ce
been residing at Hayley Hall, Werewt,nejo
Dowager Lady Lyttleton will pass sonn_..."ce on tit
before her Ladyship resumes her attendance
Wales and youthful royal family.

RESS.
L named Char!!
trged with hart
a custody, in !)::e
Iroprietors
e and fraudoi 11,

of the ilforaing
st the
harge again ,0
30Ine ditfienitY
of the
Insequence
tt he
vitnesses, 1)!
session of a
sll ??.
)y observing tRe.
ntly liable to of
rem by a .
rith informatio
as taken to gfu
ly
r!,
successe4
vein
saeny Coff uni,en
hed to it, but es ,
occasion ree:
if a coroner's_f Va
on the bodY
was a fabric.al, it
the Chrontceo
coroner's 20 that
rublisheci in 0,1.14
onsequence
itid not been tree, to
e from Els
ie had to Mae'
arse•
for that p the
furnished one,
the formerA,• of
ttion of
rge of
id, on a ce."3,,; the
articles' rftte so-
t town. pos.
blind
ja the t sod
Cp
iprehensio7
helalsfOrd
for her ape
Lle
beh
reason to insig
e from beg
n 4
t present Preloi•
!nee of direction
subject, d.te, bill
i,•ht Pr°endav
the
Loon that hill
presentee s"t the
:ed rer,rt4natoilett
on. rfi'l bf"
money wih", t"
signed a
was given
trate the ail•ted to
been foror heo
e nattlu- „f teP
he
ilar sigarthe
aount 0" the
sented b 3.
at
,as arY proof
_, tOO
be the ~e.?
doeumer'b
repared ls'e such
!cl with t • g tbsb
beano
orsrt°9nthere" Btsted
7nicle 00°' off'ee'
to the le'
ninetberot
who, edist '
was OLP,

said that bi;
°I,Tf the cif:
kvn new °I ry-W"
Clitnicte Will
00 .0 4,7 e,
an, , „nick
to cn,lvnt
,4SP`te-
oive ~ he
.4
e until
him
~„teu,
cas WI
ring Do,,,re he Pr;
Hee, to
; but 000 e.
atodP, beep f} J
ie bad
ow y ress c
`ti
C 1 S 3t
'Mr 5
1)3 (01
be rot °ft
,c" ;
s aseerttl-001°-0
nself wwat
eyed 13 rsclN
?,d till'llu
iIAS

100.
T llot
NN. apPes
ef.
n of OS tile
$O,l
an;rogi",tbe
ons, as days jet
fourteen to 4
d tne./P.
ge „Doi
t any nut ot
nod ace') d
fir.
a
w, n
,onde
„a obse,4l,
ease, a",„angr,te,
fact mother foloa
►by serViCe„ sf
!aye her -,brit to
L believe rlocety,
britivifur°gl two'
naf,o,etis
arnede :too
;htot lith:clC6l).%

40.4
011°10
;ad to the t the br
• 18459 3-.'cted
' • eons' ,vrei
th is ,e,e6
and 'ciuf the ',te
stioc,f'sbeieg
~t'out,t,
rf
of the 'e
114
Georg ierli
raiesty d fot
' idieal!ls 10 Si?,01;
thatof jtl
'th day po,
lodge "igtoe, $
f nosso •cise
not gt ,yllob
an. hv se- ten
'eluded ilr foorrol
rection• _ of $l4
on notice
beiss f
ag berA
.e
bss
Sept
eged totally 0
been
the
A"toos
uncle!: yvery 6of
said, 00011. r, of
arn
•Irie oper!,"trecs:
rin 1 sobsi'oo 1:1
.ans of so
or her'jii;ltelijiteti,
he true .ogr,
all these 1.061; elf
non, biel- ot
lot co of P
tint 0.0:1 tt
ace
he
7et' " boncle7i
F`thi
vga vict t„
ad
been COI ote.otea,
did D°
lie offence
that' ipt
ra roro
ecided the
ntainig,ged gip.
Asa • ls?
, qtt-
*hot co
dounbttia`i'io !i• ape
esSe
artLeJ
vcisne ''arcl,er;pce
stand of
' bter') f is aore
„oint 0 #a,#
ite
▪ a r- ht apt'
broug" theY ,sll
becau.sethet°'
ain•st • i of t
lag :4 .0 heti
that isf.
met'Y ' tbe
t re.nst 00 0,
followilis • wer'.olet
as wic ~ Al tr.
isc al),uagerj
to a
9an P"I); o'is le'et
on thd oce
101;3
vco
one apran`,,ls
3P- e...5t0e,3
uffeu
with(9°l'dvt uSOV;
0 cast°
*bre
were „0,03
.70001
wet lett;
''`,/:cee"1104
of •
thatm`r.
;ed rea
rre ilidc pesc OP'
su_ 40,
3t SC4:I tbiS 61,V.
; an ViOle'carl';
ro that„
nod t' i
ssi
dzes, v. shoet,oee
in sttsve tot,
ste dto ,tia t.ito
:hey ,-,en sie"
bad t 3, ere ,1,1.
theY so P;v1,1,4
0.00, 1109
TilitbOV e
that sve."(3
on e, as ,r rir
rhe eas the dog
tro
,jf
IJ, ~,eur fp
clog afilo
-itch was sort
risoner the
oP Ifed beWt,
.rgecl' the Paint 11;
ice °f ng6,1.(101,J
to crirabeact ionFof
tAhenifecy,betiot,coo
t.
ft
"it
r the P°
re re/
atch Itia f
ti
res",ellev
to •
the 41

rrois
Acv eorlio„ J'i
son' .11111'
in ''',l2o
ei:IllY • g
there I'oo°,l 0;1'5
.up co lO
ntal love
trol ,t)
g
flo live
,50tit,e -6,r2
as'st. 1)04
,reat 00etocji
ices 6 the 1. 5
the
s the rtiefl
;a 4,i,i,ndo
3nt eov-
ng.soMeiper.
gllngAillir.
s pas''
rEarl S• Pewb/t9l.
retVe.
weeV he Yr
ace t