The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-31 00:00:00

MONEY AND CITY NEWS.

From the ciroulars of the brokers connected with the wool
trade, and from, other sources, it may be collected that the
trade in colonial wool is in a progressive state. The series of
sales commenced on the 3d and ended on the 26th inst., the
attendance of buyers having been very numerous throughout.
The quantity of colonial wool offered for sale being greater
than ever was sold at any one preceding period, might have
operated injuriol ly on prices had the market been in a less
healthy condition. To the advance which took place at the
late German wool fairs this beneficial result is partly attri-
buted ; and it i.s also observed, that the importation is much
improved, espec,ia Ily from Port Philip. Out of 31,312 bags
of colonial wool t. here were 10,022 Australian, 7,272 Van Die-
men's Land, 8,6? 3 Port Philip, 1,762 South Australian, and
3,148 Cape of Ga od Hope ; the quantities from New Zealand
and the East Ind 11' R 3 being very trifling.
The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of priva t‘,3 and joint-stock banks in England and Wales
for the four weelb 3 ending respectively the 28th of June, the
sth, 12th, and 19 th inst., and gives the following as the ave-
rage circulation 3-31 these banks for the month ending the 19th
inst., viz. ; £4,478,744
Private banks ...
Joint-stock banks....

Average weekly circulation of private notes in
England and ' Ai ales during the past month £7,637,523
On a comparis of the above with the returns for the month
ending the 21st ( )f June last, it shows—
An increase in ti it notes of private banks of £79,634
An increase in ths notes of joint-stock banks of

Total incl., t'a se last month
And as comparcx t with the month ending the '2oth of July,
1844, it shows—
A decrease in th et .cotes of private banks of ...... £145,435
A decrease in th c* notes of joint-stock banks of 181,547

Total deer 'E 'a q e as compared with the same
period :71 last year
On comparing • the above returns for the past month with the
total
" fixed issu 3., ;" of the several banks, as given in the Rank-
in. g Almanack fo, r the present year, viz.—
199. private banks allowed to issue ... £5,011,097
71 Joint-stock ba al :s allowed to issue 3,477,321

Zi,458,418
It appears that: the following is the state of their circula-
tion :
The private banl.s are below their fixed issue
The joint-stock 1 it aks are below their fixed issue

Tot al i'L)elow the fixed issue ...

£850,895

The above rete aMayPerhaps Ito considered a criterion of
the state of the ewe •alation no less valuable than that which is
afforded by the w klv returns of the Bank of England. The
latter form a corr .se t barometer of the foreign exchanges, but
the wants of the, 0. intry are re ,re truly represented by the re-
turns ~f the loc 1 banks. The magazine appends a remark
wor i notice:—

‘•ln comp Arin• ; the results wl,,ich appear in our monthty
summaries of the C ireulation returns, it is necessary to hear in
mind. that the fl .c 'nations which may be noticed are, f,r the
most part, r?guli; ,n their recurrence. and dependent on the
wants of our man tr factures and agricultnre at particular seasons.
Thus, we must r 'member, that in England and Wales the
circulation is nat a: •ally higher in the spring months than in the
autumn—that it it • highest about April, and lowest in Auguo, ;
that in Scotland i is highest in the autumn, or about Novem.,
ber, and lowest i a March ; and that in Ireland, it is highest
about January, a ail lowest in September. All these changes
are regular and c es lain in their recurrence."

The Duke dry Sotornayor, Spanish Minister, transacted
business yester 0; ty, at the Foreign-office.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.—Lewes, July 30.
CROWN COURT—(Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.)
John Swinard, 23, was indicted for buglariously and
sacrilegiously breaking into a certain chapel, called St.
Leonard's Chapel, in the borough of Hastings, and steal-
ing therefrom a quart of wine, some silver monies, and
other articles, the property of the Rev. Charles William

Leslie.
The prisoner pleaded guilty on Thursday to the charge
and the circumstances of the case appear to be of a most
extraordinary character.
It appeared that on the 21st March, in the present
year, a lady of colour, the wife of a gentleman of fortune
residing at Hastings, was interred in a vault under some
pews on the east side of the chapel in question, and it
seems that a rumour had got abroad that a quantity of
valuable jewels and other costly articles had been
buried in her coffin. The chapel was left safely secured
on the night of the 24th March, but on the sexton going
the next morning a most extraordinary scene pre-
sented itself. The hassocks that were in the chapel had
been pulled to pieces, the coverings and cushions had
been torn off the pews, and the vault in which the body
had been deposited was foiled to have been forcibly opened.
Upon going into the vault it was found that the
lids of the leaden and wooden coffin had been
wrenched off and broken to pieces. The body had
been lifted up, and a pillow placed over the face of the
corpse. The clothes were pulled up and turned over the
middle, and the person of the deceased exposed. The
remainder of the appearances that were observed are not
of a nature to be detailed, and it will be sufficient to
state that the conduct of the depredators appeared to
have been of a most disgusting character. The head-
dress of the deceased, which was a shawl, edged with
lace, was torn from her, and rent in pieces, and was
found lying outside the vault. The prisoner Swinard, it
would appear, was taken into custody with one or two
other persons shortly afterwards, and when before the
magistrates he made a statement admitting that he
and another person who was committed with him for
trial, were guilty of the offence. The Grand Jury,
however, as there was no evidence to corroborate his
testimony, ignored the bill against the other prisoner,
and Swinard was therefore the only person charged.
From his confession it appeared that he had heard that
the " black _lady" was buried in her jewels, and a silver
crown and watch, and all the jewels she had got ; and on
the Sunday before the chapel was broken open, he saw
the other prisoner, and they talked about this matter, and
eventually agreed to try if they could not.break open the
lady's coffin, and steal the valuables they expected to
find there, and they made arrangements for that pur-
pose ; and on the night the robbery was committed
they proCeeded to the chapel, taking with them a pick-
axe and two crow-bars. They got to the chapel about
twelve o'clock at night, and having clambered over
the wall, they proceeded to the side door, and after
some trouble they succeeded in forcing it open, and
made their way into the chapel. They first pulled down
the boxes that were fastened against the walls to
receive contributions from the congregation, and took
out the money that ,was in them and divided it, and
then went to look for the grave of the black lady. They
pulled up the boards under several pews, 'but for some
time they were unable to discover the vault, but at
length, seeing some new nails, it gave them a clue to the
spot, and they forced up the entrance into the vault and
jumped in. Before this they had lighted a candle they
found in the chapel, with some lucifers they had brought
with them ; and by the aid of its light they searched
about for the coffin, and having found it, they forced off
the wooden lid and the leaden one, and got to the
Corpse. They then searched. the coffin for valuables, but
did not discover any, and upon this, according to his state-
ment, they were very sorry for what they had done.
The prisoner then described the beastly acts that were
committed in the chapel, and a hich are alluded to above.
The prisoner; when arraigned, as is before stated,
pleaded Guilty, and
Lord Chief Justice TINDAL sentenced him to be trans-
ported for fourteen years.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Durhant, July 29.
CROWN SIDE.—( Before Mr. Baron Rosee. )
CHARGE OF UILDE It. Louis Henry Goule, aged thirty-
five, was this morning put to the bar to be tried upon the charge
of having murdered Emma Gould, his wife. The case has
caused.great excitement in Dutham on account of the esteem
in which the prisoner has been held by many people in
the neighbourhood, and the remarkable circumstances at-
tending the alleged crime, it having, as appeared in the evi-
dence, been induced by suspicions entertained by the husband
of his wife's infidelity. The prisoner held, up to the time of
his imprisonment, a high situation in the county police,
being chief superintendent of that body, over which Major
Wemyss is chief constable.
Mr. Matthews and Mr. Warren conducted the case for the
prosecution ; and Mr. Wilkins defended the prisoner.
Mr. Aferettews, in stating the case to the jury, detailed to
them the leading facts, the particulars of which appear in the
following evidence:—
Mary Jane Giles, examined by Mr. WARREN—Is sister- in-
law of the prisoner's late wife. Had lived for five or six
months with the prisoner and his wife as servant. Was
present when the prisoner's wife died, which was on Monday
the 16th of June. On the Tuesday before (the lOtii of June)
witness was present, along with prisoner and his wife. It was
about seven o'clock. Prisoner said he could not eat his supper,
which was some cold beef. Witness asked him if he would
have a little ham and an egg. Mrs. Gould said, " Do, dear ;"
to which the prisoner answered to both, " How kind you
are." lie sat a few minutes, and then got up and wolituut
of the house at about half-past seven. He returned again
about nine. As he came back, witness and deceased sat at
the window sewing, when prisoner passed. He appeared to
be in a pet with his wife, and grinned at her. Prisoner
was superintendent of the county police. On returning, he
came into the room where witness and the deceased were
sewing. He seemed flurried, but sat down, and then appeared
more cool. Deceased was sitting in such a position as to see
everybody that might come up the street. Prisoner then sat
opposite to the deceased. Prisoner then said to witness,
" Jane, do you think Emma (meaning deceased) innocent?"
Witness replied, " I do." He said, " Will you take your
oath of that ?" She said ehe would. Deceased said, " Henry,
do you doubt my virtue? You wound my pride." She
arose then, and there were at that moment two gentlemen
coming up the other side of the street. Deceased said,
" There is Mr Scruten and Mr. Jephson ; I will call them'
in, and have this cleared up." Prisoner had often named
Mr. Scruten both to witness and to deceased. He had snore
than once told both that deceased and Mr. Scruten
were too familiar. He had said so about two months be-
fore for the first time. It had frequently been mentioned
during that two months. Deceased proposed to call Mr.
Scruten in, and she was quite calm at the time. Witness said
to her, " Do, Emma, if he's a gentleman, he will speak the '
truth;" and witness added that if she did not, she (witness)
would call on Mr. Scruten about it. Deceased then made to-
wards the door. Prisoner stood before her, and said, " Don't."
Site answered, " I will." He again said " Don't," and de-
ceased replied, "I will,wHhiectihryw,aysoaujakrnoanwdlweamnt fiintorm ."the
pas-
sage,DeeeasedanYetinttothe d
towards trer'street.door. He did not hold her, but
followed her 'dose: He put his right hand behind him, pulled
a pistol out of his pocket, and said, " If you will, take that
then," and Bred it at her. She held up her arm, exclaiming,
"Oh God, Henry." She was hit, and said. "Oh God, I'm
shot." She opened the street-door, and ran across the street.
Prisoner followed her as quick as he could, pulled out another
pistol, took an aim, and fired it at her. He appeared to fire it
directly at his wife. Deceased was not struck by that, and ran
into a passage on the opposite side of the street. The pri-
soner immediately ran up the street, towards Mr. Jephson
and Mr. Scruten, who were at a short distance. Witness
saw prisoner fall, with one of these gentlemen. Can't tell
which of them. They appeared to be struggling together.
Followed deceased, and found her in the kitchen of a Mrs. Bur-
linson, who lives opposite. She went up stairs, and her arm
was bleeding very much, than returned to her own house,
where she desired to be attended by Mr. Green, the surgeon.
He not being in the way, she was attended by Mr. Jephson.
Witness knows that prisoner and deceased were on unhappy
terms. It was occasioned by his being jealous of her. The day
before he shot at her, she was making some calico drawers, and
she said to witness, " Put these away, Jane." The prisoner
was present, and said, " I've as many now as ever I shell live
to want." Somebody had mentioned that a raven had been
seen near. Both prisoner and his wife said they had seen it,
and deceased remarked that it was a bad omen. Prisoner had
been taken ill at about two o'clocis on the morning of the 10th.
Decased called witness up in consequence. He seemed like a
man in a fit. Witness went for Mr. Stoker, Mr. Green's as-
sistant, and prisoner had some wine, and begot better. Never
saw him in that way before. He lay still and turned his eyes
up. At about three on the same morning, while deceased and
prisoner were both in bed, he said to her, " Emma, con-
fess—confess all you know." She said she had nothing to
confess. lie said, " I've a dagger in my heart, either take
it out or push it further in." He said, "I've been a villain
to you ; what would your dead father and mother say if they
were to know that I had driven you to do wrong ?" She said,
" I have not done wrong, Henry. I have neither disgraced
myself nor my family." They were talking a long while in the
same strain. She appeared agitated at his not allowing her to
sleep, and said if he would not allow her to sleep she would go
to another bed. At breakfast he appeared very much better,
and in his usual spirits. He went out shopping with his wife
afterwards. In the evening, between five and six, they talked
of going to walk on " the Slopes," which are the walks on
the side of the river. They all went walking there, witness,
with her little they, having gone there before, and waited for
them. Prisoner was then in good spirits. All that witness
noticed particular about him was that, as they were returning,
he stopped back, and looked about the banks of the river as if
looking for some one.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wireeiess—On the Monday after-
noon, the 9th, the prisoner complained of being ill ; several
times begged his wife not to leave him, as he could not bear his
own thoughts. He several times expressed a strong affection
for her. His wife several times said, " Henry, you act in a
very curious manner, I cannot think you are in your senses."
Within the last fortnight he had often complained of his head,
and said, feeling his head, " I have it here." The wife had
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nbled, bat he said he wanted blood. He
danced about the kitchen, on the Monday, in a wild manner,
and presented a pint pot at witness, and threatened to shoot
herE with it. Believes that witness's hushatnhdatanifd
tphreisopnriesronareer
were removed something might come to her husband. Witness
1:1Ir. MATTHEWS—Is a
10th of June. Had
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been with him to the race course, and returned with him, and
they passed the prisoner's house about nine o'clock in the even-
ing. They had got about fifty yards beyond the house when
witness heard a shot and a scream. He stopped, anti then
turned back, and immediately saw a woman, unknown to him
Jephson, n e:sheParrtu°
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the
in appearance, rush out of the house. The prisoner followed,
and fired at her. The prisoner then stopped, and rushed, as
surgeon. WC"a%iivie
witness imagined, upon him (witness) and Mr. Scruten. Wit-
ness made his escape in the best way he could, for the man ap-
parel to be mad, and witness expected to be shot. After run-
ning a short distance witness looked over his shoulder, and
finding he was snot pursuing him, stopped' and then saw him
seize Mr. Scruten and throw him on the ground, Prisoner
then got on Jr. Scruten, add sat astride Of him, and sttacked
him with the muzzle of the pistol. Witness then seized hold
of the prisoner, and assisted llr. Scruten to make his escape,
and then wi ness made his own escape. Prisoner followed Mr.
Scruten throueli a crowd, and was immediate,y secured. Went
after that to see who might be hurt, and was directed to a
house opposite prisoner's. Helped deceased across the street
home. 'then examined her, and found she was wounded in the
left arm. There was a circular wound, with ragged edges, and
deep, and the hone was fractured extensively. Could find no
shit in it. Ordered the wound to be wrapped in a wet cloth
and to be kept wet and cold. Then left, and returned in about
an hour, and found Mr. Green, another surgeon, there. The
wound was :on the fore-arm, between the wrist and elbow.
Witness picked up a pistol in the passage of the prisoner's
house.—[Produced it from his pocket; a small pocket pistol. ]
The pistol was unloaded and the cock was down, with a dis-
charged cap under it.

Cross-examined by, Mr. Wincirrs—Had :not the slightest
knowledge of deceased, and knew prisoner only slightly. Con-
siders the lockjaw, or tetanus, to have been the result of the
wound. Has no idea of its being caused by improper treat-
ment. He wrote a note to Mrs. Goule to ask if she desired
his further attendance, because he felt he was rather unceri-
moniously deprived of the patient, and he thought it better to
write than to run the risk of flurrying her by going to speak
with her about it. -
Mr. Stoker, examined by Mr. MATTHEWS—IS assistant to
Mr. Green, the surgeon. Attended Mrs. Gould, and was pre-
sent at a post mortem examination of deceased. Her death was
occasioned by tetanus, arising from the wound. There was a
bullet extracted from the wound. Did not see some violets in
an envelope at Mrs. Goule's. Heard her say .she had received
some from Mr. Scruten.
William Green, examined by Mr. WARREN—Has been
thirty-three years a practising surgeon in Durham, and has
been the medical attendant of prisoner and his wife. She was
about tkirty years of age. Was sent for to her, and went on
the 10ffi of June, at about half-past ten at night. Found the
wound' wrapped up, and a pistol bullet might have produced
t. Visited her up to the time of her death. She went on
satisfactorily, but was in a very nervous and excited state. On
the next Saturday she complained of having caught a cold,
and of a stiffness about her jaws, from which witness appre-
hended tetanus. The next morning, at about ten, found her
in a decided state of tetanus, which, in the case of wounds, is
generally fatal.
Cross-examined by Mr. WATKINS—Has been the regular
attendant of deceased. Recollects the wound received by pri-
soner during the pitmen's strike—a wound on the head, inflicted
by a frightful weapon, a bar of iron. After that had observed a
difference in the prisoner's stunner. He has been in a very
excited state, and has had a wildness in his eyes. A concussion
of the brain induces great irascibility, and sometimes causes
the person hurt to lose all self-control.
Thomas Metcalf, examined by Mr. MATTHews—Witness is
a butcher, and lives near the prisoner's house. On the even-
ing of the 10th, he and Sewell, the husband of a former wit-
ness, took the prisoner in the street, just after the shooting.
They took him away to the gaol ; and witness was shortly after
called to return, as it was said that the prisoner had cut his
throat. Witness saw the pocket-book. They found him
bleeding from the left side of the throat. Prisoner said there
was something in the pocket-book which would show what he
had done it for. _

Robert Booth, examined by Mr. WARREN—IS a gunsmith
in Durham. Recollects prisonei coming, on a Tuesday in
June, about a pair of pistols. He came into the shop about six
o'clock in the evening. He said on that evening that he had
had notice to be out that night--that he had had notice of some
smugglers, and that they were not good characters to meet
with. He asked witness to load them for him, which was ac-
cordingly done, and the prisoner received them so loaded. He
was not at all excited, but quite cool. There was a bullet put
in each pistol, as well as powder, and they were capped.
On cross-examination, Mr. Booth gave the prisoner a very
good character in every respect.
Several other witnesses having been examined for the prose-
cution to confirm the evidence already given,
Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury for the prisoner, which he
did in a speech of about an hour and a quarter in duration.
The jury retired for about half-an-hour, and on their return
pronounced a verdict of Not Guilty, finding that the prisoner
was not of sound mind at the time he did the act.

This verdict was received with applause from a very crowded
Court. The prisoner immediately extended his hand to his
counsel, and to other gentlemen of his acquaintance around,
all of whom shook hands with him in congratulation on the
termination of the trial, which lasted from nine in the morn-
ing till near seven in the evening.
Lord Sandy!, Commander of the Scotch Greys, in which
regiment the prisoner formerly was • Major Wemyss, chief
constable of the county police ; Colonel Stephenson, and Ralph
T. Pemberton, Esq., a magistrate, were all called to speak to
the prisoner's character, and testified to his having been of
most respectable demeanour, and of a high reputation for hu-
manity and goodness of disposition.