The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON) WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 5, !II 842

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE AT

BRISTOL.

BRISTOL POLICE, SATURDAY.-Mr. Harmar said
he had to prefer, on behalf of Mr. Frederick Jones, a
jeweller and silversmith of this city, a charge of
conspiracy against certain parties, with intent to de-
fraud him of a gold watch, chain, seal, and ring. He
was placed in a position of some difficulty, inasmuch
as one of the parties was not present. A summons
had been issued, but the individual had gone out of
' the way. Only one of the parties, Mr. Woolley, was
then present.
Mr. Harmar said he would state the foundation of
the charge, and which he had put into the shape of a
charge of conspiracy against Mr. Woolley, a gentle-
man living at the New-cut, and a Miss Ann Briers,
his sister-in-law. Miss Briers was the sister of Mr.
Woolley's late wife, and resided in the house with
him. In the month of August last Miss Briers pur-
chased some trifling articles of Mr. Jones, which she
paid for. Shortly after she bought a ring of Mr.
Jones, which, after being engraved, was sent to Mr.
Woolley's house, and which had not been paid for.
On the 12. th of August Mr. Jones received a note by
the hands of Mr. Woolley's servant, Mary Watts, de •
siring a lady's gold watch and a small gold chain to
be sent to her. In consequence of this letter
Jones took the gold watch and chain to Mr. Woolley's
house. When be left it with Miss Briers,,he under-
stood it was for a lady to look at. Some few days
after, Jones called to be paid. He then saw Mr.
Woolley with the chain round his neck, and the ring
which he (Mr. Jones) had sold to Miss Briers on his
finger. Mr. Jones left the watch with Miss Briers.
He should prove by the evidence of Watts, the ser-
vant, that the watch was delivered to Mr. 'Woolley,
or was seen in his possession. Shortly after, seeing
the chain on Mr. Woolley's person; he (Jones) called
at the house, but could get no admittance or informa-
tion respecting Miss Briers. He, however, met her
at the house of a friend, when she told him that she
had just seen the lady who had had the watch, and
she would call and pay him. On the 15th of August,
Jones had seen Woolley wearing the gold chain. On
the day of the regatta, Jones again went to Woolley's
house, and there saw Mr. Woolley. Mr. Woolley
asked him what he wanted, and Jones said, "to be
paid for my watch, which you have got." Mr.
IVoolley said it was Miss Briers that had had the
watch, and showed him out of the house. On that
occasion Mr. Woolley had on the ring which Jones
had sold to Miss Briers.

Mr. Brice—Can you carry it any further ? You
have not proved conspiracy ; you have shown no joint
acting. Supposing you prove the whole of yourstate-
ment, that Miss Briers gave the watch and chain to
Mr. Woolley, how is he inculpated in a charge of con-
spiracy ?
The MAYOR-It seems to me a matter of debt.

Mr. Smith—Clearly so, and not against Mr. Wool-
ley. It is a most scandalous thing that a most re-
spectable tradesman should have been brought up on
such a charge.
Mr. Harmar—lt is more so to get a watch and
chain in this way.
Mr. Smith—Mr. Woolley stands here wholly un-
conscious of any offence. I have waited to see what
evidence there was of conspiracy, and by Mr. Har-
mar's own statement there is not a shadow of pretence
for any such charge.
Mr. Jones—The watch was ordered for a lady, and
I understand it was given to Mr. Woolley.
Mr. Smith—Mr. Woolley has been the victim of a
very strange and extraordinary conspiracy himself.
It is only from a natural desire not to divulge cir-
cumstances involving parties connected with him that
he is prevented giving, through me a full explanation.
There is not a shadow of pretence for charging him
with any criminality.
Some further conversation ensued, after which the
Magistrates dismissed the case, observing there was
nothing to support a charge of conspiracy.—Bristol
Mercury.
The Bristol Mirror says :—" We understand that
by the will of the late Mrs. Woolley, her sister, Miss
Briers, is entitled to a certain sum of money on the
demise or marriage of Mr. Woolley. If this be true,
it may afford some reason for the extraordinary con-
duct of Miss Briers." It is stated that Mr. Woolley
is so unfitted for business that he has dissolved part-
nership, and is about to leave Bristol.

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sorts of horrors, the slightest of which are enough
to make a nervous man's hair stand on end ! For
our own part, we entertain none of our Contempo-
rary's misgivings, even as regards the interests of
the agriculturists; but hold firm to the convic-
tion that the more free trade is encouraged, the
better it will be for all classes of the community.

We have received accounts from Malta by the
Levant Mail up to the 24th ult. We learn from
them that a Court-martial, which had been
sitting for some days on certain charges of a
peculiar nature brought against Lieut. LIONEL
PLACE, of her Majesty's ship Queen, had closed
its proceedings by the honourable acquittal of
the prisoner, at whose own request the Court-
martial bad been held. The fleet had sailed out
on a cruise, and was expected to return in a few
days.

The Madrid mail of the 26th has brought the
papers of that date, together with the usual cor-
respondence. •

General VAN HALEN has published a circular,
which has caused much sensation in the capital.
as it is equivalent to a declaration that the Go-
vernment is not in a position to meet the ex-
penses necessary for the maintenance of the army
in Catalonia. General VAN HALEN has ordered'
the Colonels of the different corps to exalt from
the Ayuntamientos of their cantonments a daily
sum of 11 or P 2 cuartos for each soldier, and of
six reels for each officer, up to the rank of cap-
tain inclusively. It is somewhat difficult to un-
derstand in what way the Captain-General of
Catalonia is authorised to levy upon the respec-
tive municipalities of his province, without having •
the sanction of the Government to enforce such
a measure.

The Three per Cents. were done at 211 at CO
days, and the Five per Cents at 26} for cash, and
21311 9-16, and 27 5-16 k, with prem., at 60 days.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
The KING, QUEEN, and Royal Family, arrived
at St. Cloud from Eu on Sunday morning at ten
o'clock. HIS MAJESTY, who appeared to enjoy
good health, presided at a Council of Ministers.
shortly afterwards.
The non-arrival of the India mail at Marseilles
on Sunday caused some surprise, as the Levant
mail arrived at ten o'clock of the preceding days
thus proving that in the Mediterranean no ob-
stacle existed.

The affair between the Cygnet and the Eagle
affords the Paris papers another opportunity of dis-
cussing the question relative to the right of search,
The writers in general describe the proceeding
of Lieut. WILSON, the Commander of the English
vessel, as a wanton and unjustifiable act. The
Constitutionnel sees in it the commencement of a
plot for driving the French from the west coas►
of Africa altogether. The Courrier takes for
granted the burning of villages, pillage of habi-
tations, and firing at canoes, attributed to the
English by the French captain, and adds that all
these abominable acts were merely for the pur-
pose of disquieting French commerce!
It appears from the Journal des Debats that no
contractor can be found to execute any portion
of the line of railroad to the Belgian frontier. It
also admits that the French Government engi-
neers are so itnperious, and so difficult to please,
that all the contractors for the fortifications have
failed instead of gaining anything; and it winds
up by say►ng, that since no contractor can be
found, the French Government must set about
the execution of the line itself:

The letters and journals of the south of France
are filled with accounts of the inundations of the
rivers of Provence, Dauphine, Bresse, and Viva.
rais. Italy appears likewise to haVe been visited
with similar calamities; and on the 20th ult. a
frightful hurricane was experienced at Rome,
which damaged a number of houses, and felled
many trees in the vicinity.
The deputation ordered by the presiding Court of
Switzerland (the Vorort) to go to Neufchatel to com-
pliment the King of Prussia, has returned to Berne.
The deputation is extremely gratified at the reception
it met with at Neufchatel. The King spoke to them
in the most friendly terms, and among other thing:,
said that his affection was not confined to the canton
of Neufchatel, and that he felt the same sentiments
towards the rest of Switzerland.—Helvetie.

The same journal (the Helvetic) says :—" Mr,
Yschann, our Charge d'Affaires at Paris, lately had
conference with M. Guizot, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, in which he stated to him the complaint o;
the Vorort, concerning the violation of our territory .
committed by. French gensdarines in disguise, INh,
came to arrest, near Vairmont, in the canton o:
Berne, a citizen of Soleure, who has enlisted in the
French service. M. Guizot answered, that if the fact.
were such as they were stated to him, the French Go-
vernment would hasten to do justice to the complaint
of the Federal authority. The Vorort requires that
Talzmann, the deserter, shall be brought back to tia
place from which he was taken, and that satisfaction
shall be given for this flagrant violation of our terri-
tory.—Le Commerce.
BOURSE-I'Am, MONDAY, OCTOBIR 3. _

First Highest Lowest Lut
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 118 85... 118 85... 118 65... 11$ 65
Four per Cents 101 25... 101 25 .. 101 25... 101 25
3 per Cents 80 10... 80 15— 80 05... 80 05
Bank of France 3250 ...3250 ...3250 .. 3250
Laffitto Bank I,ooof 1037 50 ..1037 50...1037 50...1037 50
Belgian Vi ves lO4/ ... 104/ ... 104/ ... 104/
1840 lO5/ ... 105* ... 105/ ... 105/
Spanish Active 22/ ... 22/ ... 22/ ... 22/
Passive ...... 3; ... 3/ ... 3/ $;
Portuguese Fives
Neapolitan..
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES,

Versailles, R.B ...... 253 75... 253 75... 253 75... 253 75
LB 95 75... 98 75... 98 75... 98 75
Rouen
Orleans. 5BO ...581 25... 580 581 25

Strasburg to Bale 205 ... 205

... 202 50:: 203 75

Mr. Wyld has published a little elegant map, ex-
hibiting a sketch of the North-eastern Boundary be-
tween our North American provinces and the United
btates as settled by the treaty of August 9, 1842. It
will be found extremely useful in explaining the
points so long at issue, and throw some light also on
the interesting correspondence between Lord Ash-
burton and Mr. Webster.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town
this morning from his residence at Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, is
expected to return to the residence of the embassy, in
Manchester-square, to-morrow, from a visit to her
Majesty, at Windsor Castle.

LLOYD'S SHIP PIN G--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Ocr. 4.—Wind this day at noon, N. to
N.E., fresh.
MARGATE, OCT. 4.—Sixteen casks of Palm oil az.d
193 staves have been brought in here from the wreck
of the Susan.

RAMSGATE OCT. 4.—Arrd. Rose, Ded, for tie
North, with loss of bowsprit._

DEAL, ()CT. 4.--Wind N.E., moderate.--Acrd.
Eli ina, Edinondsen, Pernambuco ; Margery, Quebec;
Hiram, Richmond, for Rotterdam. bid. Dorothea,
Berbice ; Apprentice, New Orleans ; Euphonia,
Newfoundland.

HARWICH, OCT. 4.—Acrd. Undaunted, London,
for Newcastle, with damage, having been in contact
with a steamer in the Swin.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 4.—Wind, E.N.E.—SI4. Dart,
Madeira.

PLYMOUTLI, OCT. E.N.E., strong gales.—
A rrd. Amazon, Pecket, Quebec.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind, E.N.E., strong breezes
and squally.—Arrd. Albion, Martin Aux Cayes, sld.
Aug. 11. Sid. Forth (s.), West Indies ; Liverpool
(s.), Gibraltar. _

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4.—Sld. Minstrel Boy, and
Francis Barclay, Lima; Trinculo, Valparaiso; Kate,
Rio ; Capricorn, Barbadoes ; Rothschilc:, St. Tho-
mas ; Harry Bell, Jamaica; Britannia (s.), Halifax ,
Dash, Newfoundland. The Warrior, hence to Riga,
was run foul of in the river last night by a steamer,
and has put back with loss of bowsprit, cutwattr,
and leaky.
OFF CORK.—Roscoe, Bulle:on, New York.
CLYDE, OCT. 3.—Sld. Janet, Antigua. The Cos-
sack, from Malta, which got ashore on the 25th
ult., on Scam Laggan, has been got oft; and towol in
here by a steamer.

SHIELDS, OCT. 2.—Sld. Competition, Rio.

Yesterday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a
fire broke out oil the premises of Mr. Hu!se, chemist,
&c., situated at No. 37, Leadenhall-street. Several
engines were soon on the spot, and were got into
operation, an.i by dint of great exertion the flames
were subdued about three o'clock, but not before a
considerable destruction of property took place. The
total loss, it is thought, will exceed 1,0001. How the
fire originated could not be ascertained, nor yet in
what office Mr. Hulse is insured.

The late Irish Master of the Rolls had his life in-
sured for 25,0001. He is succeeded in the baronetcy
by his son, now Sir Coleman O'Loghlen, who was
called to the bar in 1841.