The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-27 00:00:00

'TIE LATE SIR F. BURDETT.

Many reports ere in circulation relative to the imme-
diate cause of Sir Francis Burdett's death. We have
instituted several inquiries upon the subject, and the
following facts may be relied upon :—lt his been said
in many influential quarters, and by individuals of un-
doubted veracity, who were aLout the person of Sir
Francis, that, the Hon. Baronet was a victim to what is
termed the hydropathic system of treatment. We know
for a fact, teat on the Bth of October, 1843, Sir F.
Burdett placed himself under the professional care of an
hydropathist who has an establishment in the neighbour-
hood of London. Ile was confidently assured that if he
adopted the " water cure" he would have no return of
the gout, and, in fact, that all tendency to the disease
would be removed. -:Sir Francis, accordingly, subjected
himself to the treaiment. Contrary, however, to the
predictions of his medical adviser, early in December
following he had a return of his old enemy. At this
period Lady Burdett became seriously ill, and Sir
Francis was compelled to leave the hydropathie estab-
lishment. Ile, however,frequently visited the institution,
and continued to use the cold water remedies, both
at the establishment and at his own house. Lady Bur-
dett (who, although strongly recommended, was not
permitted to adopt the hydropathic mode of cure) died
of scirrhus of the stomach. She was attended by Dr.
Fergusson and Sir B. Brodie. Sir Francis (so great
was his faith in the plan ha was pursuing) persisted al-
most to the very last in maintaining that had Lady 13ur-
dett submitted to the cold water treatment her life would
have been prolonged. On the very day upon which
Lady Burdett was to have been buried Sir Francis was
seized with an attack of hemorrhage from the lungs. Up
to the Saturday previously to Sir Francis's death the
hydropathist uses in attendance, bat at that time Miss
Burdett Coutts peremptorily refused to allow any more
hydropathic experiments to be tried upon her father
without the full concurrence of his physician. Shortly
subsequent to this a physician in the metropolis, who had
frequently been in attendance upon Sir Francis, re-
ceived a 'communication from Miss Burdett Coutts, in
which she said, that she had no hesitation in asserting
that the cold water treatment had destr-yed one of the
noblest constitutions ever given to man; that it had re-
duced Sir F. Burdett to a state of great debility, from
which it was impossible' for him to recover. She also
expressed her determination to resist the further use of
such quackeries, unless sanctioned by the medical gen-
femen who had been consulted. The proximate cause
of Sir F. •Burdett's death is said to have bt en an affec-
tion of the lungs, and subsequently of the brain, arising,
as it is stated, from a translation of the gout from the
extremities to the al,ove-named vital organs. For this
attack he was attended by Dr. Farr. Sir F. Burdett was
quite delirious for at least 24 hours preceding his dis-
solution, and recognised no person near hie death-bed.
It has been said that so wedded was Sir Francis to the
unfortunate coil water delusion, that he was in the habit
,of riding out on horseback enveloped in wet towels. lie
thought highly of hydropathy, but he had extended the
same confidence previously to St. John Long 's mode of
treatment, as well as to homccopathy. The death of
Lady Burdett no doubt affected Sir rancis much. In
allusion to her demise, he was heard to say a short
period before his fatal illness supervened, that he did not
wish for death, as lie had yet much to do. Owing to
the sudden nature of Sir F. Burdett's attack, Lady
Burdett's funeral was suspended. The husband and wife
are now both to be interred on the same day.—Times.

COURT OF SEWERS.
A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and
Liberty of Westminster and part of the County of Middlesex,
took place yesterday at the Sewers -office, Greek-street, Soho,
for the purpo.e of resuming the consideration of the inqu'ry
into the accuracy of the documents upon which the Court paid
to the contractors in the year 1843 the sum of 21,76 V. IN. 4r1.;
to ascertain the authority of the Court to Pass any " laws,
ordinances, or constitutions," in opposition to the general laws
of sewers, as laid down in the statutes and the judicial deci-
sions. thereon; to elect a new assistant surveyor, and also a
fourth clerk of the.wark F.

T. L. Donaldson, Esq., tcok the chair at 12 o'ckek.
Mr. I.F.srmt deprecated the course that had been pursued on
the present °erasion. namely, that of tacking on to the pro-
ceedings of a Special Court a contested election.—( Hear.)
The subject that he was about to bring before the Court was
perhaps the most important that had ever been brought before
it, and it nas not fair to the public or to himself that they
should be interrupted by an election, which he for one con-
sidered totally illegal. Between two and three o'clock there would
probably be two or three hundred Commissioners come down
to the Court for the purpose of voting, and could -any one say
that that would not disturb the calm discussion which ought to
take place on so important a suhjret. lie had at the last
Court objected to this mode being adopted, and he did so still.
He trusted if any inconvenience was found to result from the
election taking piaci, the Court would allow him to sdjourn
the subject to :a future'day.
The CHAIRMAN said there could be no objection. to the
adoption of such a course.' No blame rested with him for the
manner in which the business had been arranged for that day.
Mr. LESLIE, seeing Mr.'SMith, the Solicitor to the Cote-.
missioners, in Court, wished to know why he was in arenclan.ee?
The CHAIRMAN Raid that he was there for the purpose Of
assistiog the Court upon any legal points, and to answer CI y
legal questions that might be put to him.
Mr. LESLIE wished to know Mr. smith's interpretalimf
of the clause in the contract with respect to the delivering is of
the contractor's bill. The interpretation of the clause was, that
in order that no delay should take place, the contractor
should deliver in his bit every quarter, and that until he bed
brought in his bill, he was not entitled to any interest, supple-

ing it should not be paid for six months. •
Mr. Sserrit agreed with the worthy Commissioner in that
respect, but he would ask him whether, according to the tern's
of the contract, after the bill was delivered, the interest did not
go back to the previous quarter?
Mr. LxsLIE then proceeded to argue that the contractors
had broken their contracts in almost every one of their provi-
sions, that they sent in their bin; for work does that was not
completed, that measurements were not made for diggings,
that they had charged for the timber used upwards of
19 per cent. above the contract prices, and they had charged
for carrying away rubbish, which they were not entitled to do.
The Learned Commissioner then examined several of the of !l-
eer s of the Court to prove these facts, and particultrly with
respect to Messrs. Ilennett's bill for the quarter endieg•on the
24th of December, 1842, in which 300!. 3s. 74d. was charged

far storks in Newton-street. Holborn. Froti; this examina-
tion it al•peared that the work was not completed when the bill
was Lent in, although it was charged as being so ; that no
vouchers could be discovered in the office for it ; that the en-
tries of the measurement were made two or three days before
it took place ; and that the accounts kept by the officers of
the Court were most irregular, inaccurate, and inconsistent
with facts ; in short, that the accounts, instead of giving a
clear statement of the proceedings of the Commissioners, were
calculated to confuse, lerpliox, and mislead the Commissioners.
The worthy Commissioner said that every member of the
Court ought to rush forward and do all in their power te-put
an end to such a system.
It being two o'clock,
The CH•tAMAI proposed that the Court should now pro-
ceed to the election of a new Assistant Surveyor and fourth
Clerk of the Works.

Mr. I.s;sr.tt•: felt compelled to express his regret thet.thsr-
proceedings of the Court had compelled hit*, and those who-
agreed with him, to be present to witness a proceeding. whidr
they considered illegal. For his own part, he would muds
rather that the subject should be adjourned to another day, that
he and those who thought with him night retire from
the Court. Ile was willing that the subject should stand over
Ito any day most convenient to the Court. The worthy COM-
missioner concluded by proposing that the subject should
be adjourned to Tuesday week at eleven o'clock, on the ground
that the next point he bad to bring before the Court involved
a question that could only be answered by Mr. Doull, the
principal surveyor, who was absent from ill-health, and that
the subject could not be calmly considered on a day appointed
for an election of officers.

After some discussion a show of hands was taken upon Mr.
Leslie's propo,ition, when there sppeared—
For Mr. Leslie's motion
Against it
Majority against Mr. Leslie's motion —l
The motion was consequently lost, and at three o'clock the
election having terminated,
The Cif Alt: MAN stated that the choice of assistant Surveyor
had fallen on Mr. Hawkins, there being for Mr. Pole 15, for
Mr. Hughes I, and for Mr. Hawkins 31. Mr. Phillips tees
elected fourth Clerk of the Works.
Mr. Hawkins and 51r. Phillips were called in and informed
by the Chairman, no doubt •ery much to their satisfaction,
that they were the successful candidates. Mr. Phillips was
ordered to commence his duties on Monday next, and Mr.
Hawkins on Monday week. After some fnrthcr discussion, the
subject brought forward by Mr. Leslie was adjourned to Tuesday
week, at eleven o'eleck, and the Court adjourned to Friday
next, the 2d of February.

THE WHEAT TRADE.—An intelligent writer on
the present state and future prospects of the wheat trade affirms
the late crop to hare been a defective one, and is of opinien
that a supply of 3,900,000 quarters of foreign grain will be re-
quired before another harvest can be gathered. To meet this
deficiency there are not more than 350,000 quarters in granary.
so that it follows, as a necessary consequence, that prices of
wheat will, before long, take a high range. To all Appearance
the farmers will be run out of their stocks by June. Thee
crops on the Continent are stated to be worse even than those
in this country.—Wilts Independent.—(Even the clodhoppers
won't believe this intelligent writer,"
I\l ILDNESS OF THE SEASON.-1 f any proof was want-
ing besides bright sunny days and starry nights of thp
mildness of the season, the appearance, of spring vegeta-
tion would add' its testimony. On Sunday Ins', severd
bill blow n violets and cowslips were plucked in an orchard.
at lialpluiy, near Ripon. Not a very usual occurrence
the month vfJanuary.—York Courant.

THE. WILL FORGERIES.

MANSION-HOUSE.

RE-EXAMIATION
RSOF. BAR
OREY BER, FLETCHER, AND
M D.

Three o'clock yesterday afternoon was the hour fixed for the
reexamination of the persona charged with the commission of
these forgeries. As soon as the doors were opened, the Court
was crowded in every part.
Mr. Clarkson attended to conduct the prosecution; Mr.
Chambers appeared for Barber; Mr. Ballantyne for Fletcher;
and Mr. Wilkins for Mrs. Dorey.
At three o'clock precisely the Lord Mayor took his seat on
the bench, and the prisoners, Wei. .genry Barber, Joshua
Fletcher, and qeoryzana Dorey, were brought up in the cus-
tody of the Forresters. The male prisoners were placed in the
dock, the female was accommodated with a chair at the table
immediately below the bar.
Mr. Clarkson—Let Griffin also be put to the bar.
Forrester—He is not here yet, Sir; he is gone for.
Upwards of half an hour elapsed, however, before Griffin
made his appearance, when he was placed in the dock.
Mr. Wilkins expressed a desire that Mr. Weare, the clerk of
Mr. Freshfield, should leave the Court, so as to be out of hear-
ing, unless the counsel for the prosecution would pledge them.
selves that he was not to be examined as a witness.
Mr. Clarkson—l shall not pledge myself.
Mr. Wilkins—Then I desire he may leave the Court.
Mr. Clarkson (after consulting Mr. Freshfield)—l shall not
call Mr. Weare.
Mr. Wilkins—Do you pledge yourself that Mr. Weare shall
not be called as a witness, either here or elsewhere, against any
of the prisoners ?
Mr. Clark-son—l will not pledge myself to that.
Mr. Wilkins—Then I demand of you, my Lord Mayor, that
be should be ordered to leave the Court.
Mr. Clarkson—Mr. Weare is the managing clerk of Mr.
Freehtield in this prosecution, and it may perhaps, although I
am not aware that it will be, but it may be necessary to
examine him, but surely that is no reason for turning the
Tenon who hai assisted in managing these prosecutions out of
Court. •

Mr. Wilkins appealed to the Lord Mayor's justice
to desire Mr. Weare to leave the Court, and to
Mr. Weare's sense of decency to do so. If he had
riot been misinformed, Mr. Weare's zeal in behalf of
this prosecution, Lad outrun his discretion ; and he therefore, if
it was intended, either here or elsewhere, to examine him as a
witness against any of the prisoners, requested that he should
leave the Court.
The Loan MAYOR (to Mr. Clarkson)—You do not intend
to call him hire?

Mr. Clarkson—No, my Lord. •
The Loan MAYOR—Then I cannot see any necessity for his
leaving the Court.
The following witnesses were then called:—
Sarah Ilawkes—ln 1840 I lived in Little Guildford-street,
Russell-square. I knew Mrs. Derey as Miss Richards.
I was then ,an embroideress. I had lodged in the
same house with her and her mother in Berwick-street,
She called on me in the summer of 1840, and :,aid I have
called to ask a favour of you. I asked what it was ? She said,
to have some letters in yonr name to a Mr. Jones. I then
lived at 24. Little Guildford-street. I said I had no ob-
jection. Shortly after that, one letter came addressed to
the name of Jones, 24, Guildford-street. It was addressed
to me for Mr. Jonas. I took it to Mr. Wybrow's, where
I was rfquested. He is a seller of music in Rathbone-
plate. I left it in the shop for Miss Richards. She told me
the letter's related to some property, that I used to hear
her mother talk about.

Joseph Cookson=--I am one of the constables of Barton-
npon-Humber. I married a sister of the prisoner Fletcher,
and have known him from childhood. I had a son named Robert.
I wait at Barton in 1839. My son Robert was a sailor. I was
employed .by Fletcher in June. 1839, to purchase a vessel fcr
him. He came to Barton cn the 13th or 14th of June.

Mr. 13;11antyne asked to which charge the evidence applied?
Mr. Clarkson—To all.

Mr. Bi ne—Then I object to it. I object to any gene-
ral evidence? and I ask under what charge Mr. Fletcher is
being nowetatnined ?
Mr. Charnbers also desired to know if the first charges were
now the subject of inquiry, or if they were closed.
Mr. Clarkson was giving evidence upon all the charges, and
the purport 'of this evidence was to show that Fletcher was
asking preparations at that time for what he had done sub-
sequently..
Mr. Chambers did not object to the adoption of that course—
all he was anxious for was to prevent any prejudice from being
excited.

Mr. Ballantyne still objected, but
The Lan Nlsioa decided to admit the testimony.
Mr. Clatkson (to witness)—Did he say anything to you
about getting-money?
Mr. Ballansine objected to the question, as irrelevant to the
subject under discussion ; and called for the decision of the
Lord Mayor on the subect.
Mr. Clarkson replied; and
The Loan KklrOtt.decided that the question might be put.
Examination resumed—Ho said he was making money very
fast by hating out unclaimed dividends. I said, But, Sir,
are you not afraid you should be overtaken ? He 'aid, No ;
the parties 'are dead, there is no fear whatever. I said, But,
Sir, suppose you should be overtaken ? Oh, he said, send you
across the seas. He mentioned the names of two parties for
whom be had got them, but one parti is dead, and the other is
not in custody, and I do not think it desirable to name
them now. I have not had advice, but I think not.
Ile then told me of a Miss Richards that he had got money for,
but it was oely a small sum, 2001. or 300/. Miss Richards
he said laid her money out in fancy goods and kept a stall in
the Pantheon. He said the money came from unclaimed di..
vidends, and that he and h;s rogue of an attorney shared the
plunder—ttratis the person not in custody yet. He said he had
been at law with the Bank of England. That he advanced 350/.
to a woman to proceed against the Bank, because she had not
preperty:to go to law with ; he advanced the money to get it,
and she v. it. I had at that time a daughter named Mary
Ann. She.was. then living at Liverpool or Leeds. She was
invited up to London by him, and she came up. That was
after his. visit to Barton. I think I have stated all that passed
on the subject of unclaimed dividends.
Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—He did not mention the
name of any person who is in custody except Miss Richards.
Mr. Chambers—Can you write down the name of the rogue
of an attorney; who is not in custody, and hand it to the Lord
Mayor? Witness —L can if it be desired.
Mr. ChamberS submitted that it should be done, which was
acceded to by Mr. Clarkson and the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Chambers—Can you also write down the names and
addresses of those other parties ? Yes, Sir. I have not seen
him since. ' These communications were made at different
times during the three or four days he was at my house.
He said nothing about continuing or discontinuing such prac-
tices. He, did not tell me how his rogue of an attorney
shared the plunder, nor did he enter into any particulars as to
his mode et proceeding. The names of the other three parties
were those of persons for whom he had got dividends. My
son is 'n do island of Sicily. I was sent for to come to Lon-
don about a week ago. 1 was in town on Monday. I had
come on the preceding Friday.
By Mr. Ballantine—l live at No. 1, Hay-street, Barton-on-
Humber, and have been a constable since 1836. I lived
two years at Liverpool with my son. I did not
propose .to • come up here myself. I received a
communication to come up on Wednesday week. That

was in consequence of a communication I had myself
made, I think. I have no doubt but that I made a communi-
cation. I wrote up to London, on seeing the advertisement in
the paper, three or teur days before. I went to Messrs. Fresh field,
stating the particulars I have stated. My daughter is here.
She was living with me when I made the communication. It
was six weeks after I saw the advertisement before I wrote up.
I do not •know that there is any reason for my not having done
11,, before.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins—l am appointed constable
by that township. Ido nothing but constable.ise. I was a
farmer at Barton before I went to Liverpool. I failed in
business, and my creditors took what there was. I was not
bankrupt, nor slid I take the benefit of the Act. There was
no compounding. My landlord seized, and I afterwards paid
my creditors what I could. I did nothing while I was at Li-
verpool. I lived upen part of the money that my son
earned, and some I had myself. He was in the Liverpool po-
llee. That was from 1834 to not 1836 quite. I think I
lived at No. 20, Marylebone. It was opposite Great Cross
Hall-street. I did not seek to get into any employment. I
have been living at the Bull, in Leaderihall-street, since I came
to town. I have seen the gentleman (Mr. Weare) twice. I
received 51. at Barton for my travelling expenses. It cost me
4/. Bs. for me• and my daughter by railway. I was not in
Court last Monday. Mr. Freshfield took my examination last
Friday.
Mr. Wilkins—Do you expect any money? Witness—Of
course, I do.
Mr. Wilkins—You expect to be paid pretty handsomely?
Witness—Why, for my time. I was a constable at the time
this coaversation took place with Mr. Fletcher, and it is about
a fortnight since I first made this communication.
Re-examined—lt was the magistrates' clerk of Barton who
advanced me the money to come up.
Mary Ann Cookson--I am the daughter of the last witness,
n:1 live with him. In 18,391 came up to see my uncle Fletcher.
He was living in Westmoreland-place, Southampton-street. I
s'ayed with him between three weeks and a month. After I had
been there three days 'he spoke to me about unclaimed divi-
dends. He said that he was getting a great deal of money by
the unclaimed dividends.
Mr. Chambers—l bvg to draw your particular attention to
the eonduct of one of the witnesses, who actually had the im-
pertinence to seize my collar, and that witness is the constable
who was just examined. He had written down the names of
the parties as I had de:sired him, and when I attempted to look
at them, he seized me by the collar and I thought he would
have clawed my face.
Mr. Clarkson—Cookson, ho* is this ? Co,kson—l had
written down the. naniei to give to `the Lord Mayor, and I
thought the gentleman had no right to look at them.
The papers were then handed to Mr. Chambers, and he
desired Cookson to write the addressee of the parties, which he
said he could not do. •
Mr. Clarkson then recommended Cookson to leave the room.

Examination resumed.—He said that he had got a great deal
of money by unclaimed dividends, and that he had got it more
than onco. A person of the name of Tucker frequently came
there. .11e al ways talked about money after Tucker went away;
and he said if I would do as he would have one, he could get
me some.- I asked how it was to be done? and he said, of
course, I must appear to be another person. I asked him how
I must do that ? and he said it would be by false swear-
ing ; and he said I should have to kiss the Bible, and
say I was another person that I was not. I told him
I thought I should be doing very wrong to kiss the
Bible, and bring a curse upon myself. He said that was quite
ridiculous the Bible was a fable, and if I went by that I should
gO wrong. I told him I thought it very wrong, and that I
would have nothing to do with it. He said if I would do as
he would have me, there was money he could get me very
shortly. lle.frequently talked about it. I dkl not at that time
know what unclaimed dividends were : I asked him, and he
told me, as far as I can recollect, that it was something
about the Sinking Fund Commissioners. He mentioned Alias
Richards as a person for whom he had got money.
Mr. Wilkins—l ask Mr. Clarkson if h
would he give such evidence as this were
before
a judge,
Mr. Clarkson—l certainly should.
Mr. Wilkins—Then I will pledge my reputation as a lawyer
against yours, that no judge would admit it in evidence.lt is
a cruel and oppressive attempt to prejudice the public
mind 1
against the prisoners through the medium of the press.
The Loan MAYOR decided that the question might be put.
Mr. Wilkins—When that poor woman, suffering from illness',
has been visited by magistrates in prison.
The LORD MAYOR—Whom do you accuse ?
Mr. Wilkins—l accuse you, my Lord Mayor.
The LORD MAYOR—Then, Sir, you accuse me or that
which is false. That woman sent for me, anti stated she wished
to snake a declaration to me, and I refused to hear her, and told
her to apply to her eounsel.
Mr. Wilkins—She says different.
The Lo tt PMa vo Then she states that which is false.

Mr. Wilkins—Hear ine.
The LORD MAYOR—I will not hear you, Sir. What you
have asserted is altogether false.
Mr. Chambers, as Counsel for Mr. Barber, bore his testi-
tiraony. to the attention with which the Lord Mayor had con-
ducted the investigation, and the examination was resumed.
A lady came to tea with us, and we afterwards went to her
house to tea. Ile said she was a nice lady ,and a confidential
friend of his. I do not recollect any other occasion when I had
a conversation with him about it. There was a shop to let in

Pimlico, and he endeavoured to take it for me and his
daughter. He said he could put us in there and do a great
deal for us. It was a high-rented shop, but no doubt we
could make it do if we would try. He was to take it, and we
were to pay bim at some future time. Miss Fletcher's name
was to be over the door. I declined to have the
shop. The lady who came to tea and he fre-
quently talked about the unclaimed dividends. I do
not recollect the street we went to to see the lady, except
that it was near Oxford-street. We went to see her at a musie
shop, over which there were in large letters, the " Temple of
Apollo." The lady we went to at the shop was called Miss
Richards. I never heard her Christian name. I told my
uncle frequently 1 could not do that which he had suggested to
me. In consequence of that I left his house, for I saw that I
was not treated with that familiarity which I had been.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l have been living with
my father at Barton ever since I left Fletcher.
By Mr. Chambers—l left Fletcher in December, 1839. He
never mentioned to me that he had an attorney who shared
the plunder with him. Tucker used constantly to come there.
He was short, and had light hair. I never heard where he
lived. My father did not communicate to me the conversation
he had had with Fletcher before I left to go to London.
Tucker used to come at all hours. I never saw any papers
prepared by him. He would sometimes stay three or four
hours. I never inquired as to his business. 1 should know
him again if I saw him, I have not been taken to look at any
person bearing that name.
Mr. Chambers—How many names could you give cf parties
for whom Fletcher said he had got unclaimed divi-
dends ? Witness—Three. Two besides the name of Richards.
He never gave the addresses. Ile never said what had be-
come of the money that he had got. I understood that if I
would do as he asked me we were to share.

Mr. Clarkson—Among other names that he mentioned did
he mention the name of Barber? Witness—He did.

Mr. Chambers—That is fairness. After I had conducted
the cross-examination with the greatest delicacy, the counsel
for the prosecution put the name of my client in their mouth.
I hope this will go forth to the public as a specimen of the
manner in which this prosecution is conducted. It is wrong
there is no doubt of it, and let those who are fair decide if it is
wrong.—(Cheers. )
Mr. Clarkson—My Learned Friend has elicited the cheers of
some persons, and he is welcome to them, but as my Learned
Friend had alluded to names in his cross-examination, I had a
right to ask for names in my le-examination.
Mr. Chambers—l demand that in future proceedings here
every witness, except the one under examination, should be or-
dered out of Court. _ _ -

Mr. Clarkson—Why did yon not do so before ?
Mr. Chambers—Because I thought the case would be con-
ducted with forbearance and without laying traps.
Re-examination resumed—He often mentioned Mr. Barber's
name to me, but I never saw Mr. Barber. We were to have
gone to him once, but we received a note from him.
Mr. Chambers —All this ought to have been mentioned
before. She might as well have mentioned Barber's name as
the name of Richards or Fletcher. I shall demand a right to
cross-examine.

Mr. Clarkson—You may cross-examine as long as you like

Mr. Wilkins, in order to afford his Learned Friends time to
cool—(A laugh)—would take that opportunity of apologising
for the wrong which he had been induced to commit by attend-
ing too implicitly to the instructions which he had received.
The Learned Gentleman then, in the handsomest manner, ex-
pressed his regret forhis warmth.
Mr Ballantine also bore testimony to the kindness and pa-
tience of the Lord Mayor.
The witness then in answer to Mr. Chambers, stated that
she had been talking to the attorney's clerk, while her father
was being examined, but not on the subject of her evidence.
Mr. Freshfield--1 lam conducting these prosecutions. I
have been in the constant receipt of communications from
England, Scotland, and Ireland upon this subject, and I think
I shall be enabled to produce impartial evidence from
Scotland, more particularly in the case of Stuart.
Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—l have not taken any
steps to get any of those parties taken into custody who were
mentioned by the constable of Barton. I do not think there
wr.s any one of them unknown.
Mr. Chambers—There is a gentleman we all know, whose
name is Tucker. It is not that gentleman ? Witness—No. I
may also state that what the witness stated with regard to Mr.
Barber did not, in my opinion, affect Mr. Barber at all.
Mr. Chambers—That is very kind of you.
Mr. Clarkson—We may go farther, and state that there is
reason to believe that the person named Tucker is not an at-
torney at all.
Mr. Clarkson thon applied for a remand, and gave his
Learned Friend notice that he should perhaps have to renew it,
and he did this, in order that his Learned Friend might, if he
pleased, apply to the Court of Queen's Bench.
Mr. Chambers said that, seeing the great probability of this
last case going to trial, and that his client's great object was to
be restored to his fair fame and character, he thought in his fair,
proper, and legal judgment Mr. Barber ought not now to ask
to be committed on the first three charges. He had stated at
the outset that Mr. Barber had acted only as a profes-
sional man, and he thought that what had come
out this day would tend to his vindication, and would tend to
show that throughout he had only acted as an attorney,
although he had acted indiscreetly as an attorney. It therefore
became his bounden duty to proceed to watch the evidence
adduced ; and to express a wish that every name,
every new discovery, should be the subject of inquiry,
believing that every inquiry would be to prove Mr. Barber's
innocence. After hearing Mr. Freshfield's evidence, he would
not press for a committal, but would withdraw all opposition to
the course which it had been proposed to adopt. He would
not object to the further postponement of the case.
Mr. Ballantine did not oppose the postponement.
Mr. Chambers begged to say, that anything that he might,-
in the heat of the moment have said that might seem to have
cast a reflaction on Mr. Freshfield, had been completely soft-
ened down by the candid explanation which Mr. Freshfield
had made, that what had been stated by the last witness did
not, in his opinion, operate to the prejudice of Mr. Barber.
He expressed his regret for what he had been induced to say
in the heat of the moment.

The case was adjourned to Friday neat, at eleven.

PRICES OF SHARES

IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE
.AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN. 27.

Names of Com-
panies.

Canals.
Ashtow and Oldham
Ashby-de.la-Zouch..av
Basingstoke ... . .
Breckneck & Abvrgay.
Birmingham, I-16th sh.
Do. and Liverp. Julia
Chelmer & Blackwater
Coventry ..... .....
Crom ford
Dudley .....
Derby
Danube and Mayne
Ellesnsere and Chester
Erewash ... .
Forth
Grand Junction
Grand Union

Grand Surrey
Grand Western .. , ...
Glamorgansh., ay. cost
Gloucester & Berkeley
Grantham
Huddersfield ..........av
Kennet and Avon ...av
Lancaster tv
Leeds and Liverpool...
Leicester
Leicester & Northamp
Loughborough ........av
Monmouthshire
Montgomeryshire
Molton Mowbray..
Mersey and Irwell
Macclesfield
Neath
Oxford
Peak Forest sv
Regent's (ot London)..
Rochdale.. av
Shropshire
Somerset Coal
D. Lock Fund Stock
Stafford and Wor:•ester
Shrewsbury ........
Stourbridge
Stratford .on. Avon...a v
Swansea
Severn & Wyc & Rail
Trent & Mersey, 14 sh
Thames & Medway..av
Warwick and Birming.
Warwick and Napton
Worcester & Birnsing
Wilts and Berks av
Wisbeach
Wey and Arun

Docks.
Commercial
East and West India
London
Ditto Bonds
Bristol.... av
Do.Bnds, var. amounts
St. Katharine

Ditto 80nd5........
Ditto Bonds
Southampton

Bridges
Hammersmith
Southwark, new Subs.
Ditto New of ”i pr c
Waterloo
Ditto Old Ann. el 61,
Ditto New di' to of 7/
Ditto Bonds...—. .....
Vauxhall AV

Assurances
Albion •••
A'fred Life
Alliance Brit. and For
Ditto Marine
Atlas
Birmingham Fire
British Fire.
British Commercial
Cler. Mod. & Gen. Life
County
Eagle
Economic Life
European Life
Ditto New
Freemasons
Globe
Guardian
Hope Lire
Ditto Fire
Imperial Fi.e
Ditto Life...
Indemnity Marine
Law Life •—•••• •
Legal and General Life
London Fire
Ditto Ship .
National Loan
Palladium Life
Protector Life
Provident
Rock Life
R yal Exchange
Sun Fire
Ditto Life.........
University Life
Universal Life..,. ..
Union Fire and Life
Joint Stk flanks
Australasia
Ditto New .....
Brit. North American
Commercial of London
Colonial
London & Westminstr
Ditto New........
London Joint Stock
Metropolitan..... ......
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto New
National of Ireland.....
Nat. Provincial Englnd
Ditto New ........
Gloucestershire ~..
Union of Australia.....
Union of London
Gaslight & Coke
Bath_ ...... .........
British
Ditto Provincial
Birmingham
Birming. & Stafrordsh
Bristol
Brighton
Ditto General
City of London
Ditto New
Continental Consolid
Ditto New
Equitable.
Imperial
Isle of Thanet

Independent
Phoenix
Rateliff
South Metropolitan
United General .....
Westmins. Chartered
Ditto New ........ ••••••••••
Water Works.
Birmingham
East London
Grand Junction av
Kent ..•••
Nw Riv Lon. Bvidg An.
Manchester and Salford
Vauxhall, late S. Lon&
West Middlesex .av
Yrk Buldg Co.Les.Prop

Iron Railways.
Birmingham & Derby
Birming. & Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Cheltenhm & Gt. West
Clarence
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Ditto New.....
Grand
Great North of Englnd
Greet Western
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Fifths .......
Hull and Selby .......
Leeds and Selby
Liverpool & Manchestr
Ditto Half-Shares
Ditto Quarter-Shares
London and Brighton
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Bl ckwall
London and Greenwich
London and Birmingh.
Ditto Quarter-Shares
Ditto Thirds... ......
London and S. Western
London and Croydon
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto New Shares...—.
Manchstr and Birming
Ditto Extension..
Mid!and Con ties
North Midland
Do. %-Sh., iss. 10 dis.
Northern and Eastern
Ditto Scrip, iss. 51. dis
Paris and Rouen
Stockt,n & Darlington
South East. and Dover
Ditto New, iss. 25 din,
York and N. Midland
Ditto New Shares