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gan's shop, but she could not tell how the man came
by his death.

The male prisoner said in his defence, that he was
quite innocent of the charge. The deceased Leary,
he said, had begun quarrelling, and insisted upon
having money. The deceased, who was very drunk,
threatened to strike him unless he gave the money.
Prisoner then went out to take a glass of drink, and
when he returned he heard that his wife was in cus-
tody, and the occurrence in question had taken place
in his absence. He knew nothing about it.
Hannah Cotter, the servant, was, after some in-
quiry, removed from the bar and placed in the wit-
ness box. She stated that there was a christening on
Sunday at Jerry Regan's, Mrs. Meagan's brother,
and the Meagans went to it. About nine at night
witness went to fetch Mrs. Meagan home, and she
went up stairs about that time to make the beds.
When she had done that and returned down stairs
she saw the deceased Leary stooping behind the
counter, and heard him exclaim, " Oh God ;" or " Oh
dear !" and immediately after he fell down behind
the counter. Witness then went out to get assist-
ance. There was nobody in the house but the de-
ceased and herself when she went up to make the
beds, and she heard no noise or quarrelling while she
was up stairs, and there was no one there but the de-
ceased when she went down again.
Being further questioned, however, she said that as
she came down, she saw, the prisoner Singleton run
out, and the shadow of some other person.
Mr. Bland being recalled, said that when the noise
drew his attention to the place, he saw Meagan and
the two females come out, and the gas was alight in
the shop when he went in.
The MAGISTRATE, after an examination which lasted
several hours, remanded the prisoners for a week.

CONSISTORY COURT, BRISTOL.
(From the Bristol Journal.)
'The Worshipful Joseph Phillimore, D.C.L., Chan-
cellor of Bristol, this day (Dec. 21) presided for the
first time in his Court.
DEFAMATION.—PATNE V. ROWLEY.
This was an action in which the plaintiff prayed
for judgment upon the defendant for defamation. Ain
Hartley appeared as proctor for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Bridges for the defendant.
Mr. HARTLEY stated that this was a suit brought
by Mrs. Prudence Payne, a lady who lived upon her
property, against Mrs. Mary Ann Rowley, the wife
of Mr. Thomas Rowley, straw-hat manufacturer, of
College-green, and he prayed the sentence of the
Court that Mrs. Rowley may be condemned in costs,
and to do penance, for having defamed the character
of his client. The facts were, that an acquaintance
had subsisted for some years between Mrs. Payne and
the family of Mr. Rowley; and in the year 1841
Mrs. Rowley had said in the presence of credible wit-
nesses that Mrs. Payne had been for two months co-
habiting with the defendant's husband. To this a
responsive or defensive allegation, as we understood,
had been put in, as he conceived irregularly, together
with exhibits thereto, being certain letters ; and the
allegation stated that Mrs. Rowley did not use the
word cohabit, but said an improper correspondence
had been going on, and that Mrs. Rowley spoke
under great excitement. The fact was, however, that
the uttering of the words had been clearly proved,
and he now prayed the sentence of the Court upon
Mrs. Rowley.
Mr. BRIDGES, for the defendant, stated that this was
an extremely hard case. His client, coming into pos-
session of certain letters which he would presently
read to the Courtjelt that she was wounded in the
most.cruel manner in which a wife could be injured,
and she felt also that she had daughters whose repu-
tation and fair prospects in life depended upon the
discontinuance of a correspondence which those letters
proved to exist between her husband and Mrs. Payne.
She did in this case what any respectable woman, a
mother, and a wife, would do; she evinced even more
than common self-command in this case, for she wen.
to Mr. Chidgey, who is an assistant-surgeon at Keyn-
sham, and the brother to Mrs. Payne, to induce that
gentleman to prevail upon his sister to discontinue the
correspondence. She requested for this purpose to
have a private interview with Mr. Chidgey, which
that gentleman refused ; and said that if she had any-
thing to say she should say it in the surgery,.when
there were two gentlemen present. Excited, as may
be supposed, by the letters then in her hand—still
more excited at being thus treated when she came
upon an errand the most judicious, the most temper-
ate, and he might say the most kind to the plaintiff
that could be conceived, Mrs. Rowley certainly did
speak under the impulse of strong feelings, and said,
" If I must speak out, I say your sister has been holding
an improper correspondence with my husband ;" but
even if she used the words stated on the other side—
of which-she was not aware—he conceived the Court
would consider that the provocation was such
as to remove the necessity of condemning her
in costs and enjoining penance. -Whatever
the words were that she then used, Mr.
Chidgey was apparently not less excited, for he shook
his fist at her, and said, " By God, if you were a man
that said this, I would knock you down." The Learned
Proctor having detailed the facts to the effect above
stated, read the depositions of Mercy Ware, servant
to Mrs. Payne ; of Miss Amelia Rowley, and of Miss
Jeronomy Rowley, daughters of the defendant. The
evidence of Mercy Ware stated that a considerable
number out of fifteen or sixteen letters produced were
written by her mistress to Mr. Rowley; that her
mistress read over some of the letters to her (Mercy
Ware), and desired her to deliver them to Mr. Row-
ley, and to nobody else ; some of the letters were
signed " Constant," some of them were addressed to
"Forget me Not." This witness had seen nothing'
improper pass between her mistress and Mr. Rowley,
except that he once gave her a kiss. If an improper
intimacy had taken place at Mrs. Payne's house, it
might be without her (witness's) knowledge of it.
The evidence of the Miss Rowley:' young ladies
grown up, proved the handwriting of Mrs. Payne on
some of the letters; that they had, with their mother's
consent, been on visiting terms with Mrs. Payne be-
fore these letters were known of ; that they had never
witnessed any impropriety of conduct between their
father and Mrs. Payne ; that their mother had pro-
hibited them visiting that lady, and that ,they had not
since visited her. Some of the letters to their father
were addressed to "Forget me Not," and a few to Mr.
" Tatton." The Learned Gentleman then read the
following extracts from the original letters :
"My dear Thomas—l this day promise you, while
I am on this earth, no man shall win my affections
from thee, not if he were rich, ranking amongst the
most high in this life, and if he would settle a dowry
on me, I would spurn it, and still fondly fix my hopes
on thee; that if God saw it not good for me to be thine
in this world I may be thine in glory; my witness to
this now is my Heavenly Father, and on his Sabbath
I have written it. Oh ! may he hear my prayer !
may Ibe thine. How I should adore and study to
make you happy. Adieu, believe me with fidelity,
ever and ever, yours, and only yours constant,
" PRUDENCE PAYNE."
"My dearest, dearest, very dear, my own Forget-
me-Not—Every day you are more dear to my heart,
and when I leave you it is death, for I am sure the
separation of the soul from the body cannot be so
painful, especially to those who believe and die in the
hope of an immortal life ; such I trust will be our
case when we depart this sinful world ; but you often
ask me do I pray to be your's ; yes, in sincerity I do
night and day, and had I worlds to give to obtain
you I would sacrifice them all for the possession of
one I love so dear. Will that day ever arrive ? I
hope, I pray it may, and sometimes I am sanguine
enough to believe it will. Then, oh, then, I shall,
we shall be more than happy, I fear too happy to last
long ; but again I trust the day will come, for if I
have your arm to lay my ,head on in the hour of
death, painful as the separation may be, I should
calmly resign my soul to my Maker, and my last
fond look, faithful prayer, and dying words would be
yours, and, should I never have the bliss of possessing
you, if sensible in the hour of death, I 'shall send for
you, and I hope I shall at least be heard in this
prayer. I should wish you to be with me to receive
my last devoted kiss * * * and blessing.
lam labouring to-day under a severe sick head-
ache and a bad cold, but I shall nurse myself to-day
and to-morrow and I make no doubt I shall be bet-
ter. You, my dear, I hope are well. I long for your
note to-night, that will do me more good than medi-
cine. God bless, bless, bless, thee, my faithful dear.
I.hope we shall meet again 'Wednesday evening..
Mind you write—don't disappoint. Let it be Tues-
day night if you can, as the post is so late in the
morning; and if you think the Butts the best place,
I shall be waiting (or meet you) just as you turn to
the Sea Banks, where I waited before ; there are so
many sailors, lam afraid. I wish I could behold you
to-night, but I shall see some of the girls, and if I
do I shall kiss them for you (my only love). My
paper tells me I must bid adieu, but believe me I
could write to you for ever. Oh that I was with you
for ever. God bless you ; God keep you for me, and
may God love you as I do, fervently, fondly, and ever
I shall be tour's in this life. Constant, * * * * *.
Burn this

.t I "My dearest, dearest Forget-me-Not—Your note
delighted me, but why did you not say where I was
meet you this evening ? I hope you will, for I
to +0 see you. I can meet you by the George on
want . • going to the Sea Banks any time you like
the Butts•'scome home. My dear Tom, write by
after the 1:;0.y 'me know. They are going to take
James and let ' Wells, and you can get it ready
your Henry to tn_ •al; don't be out (mind to be in
by the time they rett. '4 hear from you and know
the way), for if I dpn he most wretched, as I
where to meet you, I shall Bath to take the
can't tell but they may come 2i. ~hance to send to
boys away, I shall then have no L. you to-night.
you, or to know how to act. I must see • ,ve much
Pike,
God bless you, dear, don't disc pi )oint me. Its..
to say to you when I see you. 1; went to churc::
night, but did not sit in the same
well
nor did I walk with him. No ! r:love you too pew with Mr.

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Good Hope, Captain I'LiChard Crawley Ouslow, of tie'd 24.
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On the 23d 'inst., at Myddelton-square,
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On the. 23d inst., William Petrie, Es q., Commissary
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Albert Edward, the infant son of Mc. A. lace,
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