The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-04 00:00:00

LEEDS, DEC. 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Croydon,
184—Midland, New, 18—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, N 0.3, 414—East Lancashire, N 0.2 (late Accrington),
9%—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 8 cash—Ditto, Quarter
Shares, 3—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 17 c.n.—Leeds and Brad-
ford, 43—Leeds and Dewsbury, 18% c. n.—Leeds and Thirsk,
9—Newcastle and Berwick, 91A—North British, New Car-
lisle Branch, 2%—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton,
14%—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, par—Sheffield and
Lincoln, 23/4—Cambridge and Lincoln,3%—Liverpool, Onus-
kirk, and Preston, 4—West Riding Union, 51. 18s. 6d.—
Clitheroe Junction, 3%—Grand Union, 2s. Gd. dis.—Great
Eastern and Western, ss. dis.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and
North Eastern, 10s. dis.—Leeds and York, les. dis.—Leices-
ter and Bedford, ss. p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and New-
castle Junction, 15s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland, 2% p.—North Western, 2%—Nottingham and
Grantham, 2%—South Midlands, 2% p.—Wakefield and
Harrogate, 10s. p.—Welsh Midlands, 2%.
HULL, DEC. 3.
Srocx EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, 100
—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolten, 74—Leeds and Thirsk,
8%—Cambridge and Lincoln, 3%—Derby and Gainsbrough,
I%—Hull and BarnsleyJunction, 42s.—South Midland, 41. 2s.
HUDDERSFIELD, DEC. 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and
Sheffield Junction, 776—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction,
1414, x u.—Leeds and Thirsk, 91. 3s. 6d.—West Riding
Union, 54—Grand Union, 26s.—Leicester and Bedford, 1.4
—North astern, 2%.
SHEFFIELD, DEC. 3.
STOCK ExclimeoE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 73/4—Li..
verpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 276 —Sheffield
and Lincolnshire, 31.
YORK, DEC. 3.
STocir EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and Dar-
lington, Brandling, 40—York and North Midland Exten-
sion, 234—Newcastle and Berwick, 93/4—North British,
Carlisle Branch, 2%—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and
Midland, 4%—South Midland, 4—Welsh Midland, 2%.
BRISTOL, DEC. 3.
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STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter,
New, 4%—Caledonian, 14, x n.—Manchester and Birming-
ham, 70—Midland, New, 1814.
EDINBURGH, DEc. 1.
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STocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 5/. 155.-
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. 95.-Airdrie and Bathgate,
2/. 55.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Ball Shares,
151.-Ayr and Dumfries, 21.155.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/ Bs.
-Banffshire, 2/. 55.-British and Irish Union, 2/. 17s. 6d.
-Caledonian, 11/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 2/. 10s.-
Caledonian and Dumbarton, 31.-Caledonian and Northern
Direct, 31. Os. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Direct North-
ern, 21.-Dundee and Arbroath, 361.-Ditto, New, 171.-Dun-
dee and Perth, 81.-East of Fife, 2/. 7s. 6d.-East Lothian
Central, 2/. 33.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 31.-Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 701.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ditto, Quarters,
161.-Ditto, ditto, New, 13L-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dum-
barton, 195.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, V. 55.-
Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Direct, 1/. 155.-Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Granton, 21/. 109.-Ditte, Preference,
18/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 2/. 195.-Ditto, New-
port, 11.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 1/. 4s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Pee-
bles, 1/. 18s.-Edinburgh and Perth, 41. 2s. 6d.-Forth and
Clyde Junction, 21.75.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 70/.-Ditto,
New Stock, 231.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 211: 12s. 6d.-Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 55.-Glasgow and Dundee
Junction, 21. 45.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 45/.-Glasgow and
Greenock, 211.-Ditto, New, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 21.
55.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 12s. 6d.-Granton Junc-
tion, 11. 12s. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, 2/. 12s. Gd.-lon-
dt and York, 41. 55.-North British, 20/. 10s.-Ditto,
Mites 71. ls.-Ditto, Fifths, 6L-Perth and Inverness, 1/.
155.-Scottish Central, 121.-Scottish Midland, 31.-Scot-
tish Western, 2/. 10s. Stirling and Dunfermline. 2/. 105.

THEATRICAL FUND .—The monthly meet-
GENERAL
jn.was held at the ing of the Directors of this
B. Buckstone, Esq.,
iisssiatti;
Eng-
lish Opera-house on Tuesday 1
Mr. Cullenford, the secretary, read
chairman and treasurer.
the financial report, frontasso which it appeared that the funded
property of th
iation amounted to 2,953/. Ils. 3d.,
e c
in the hands of the treasurer, made
a total of
which, with 211. 13s. 3d.
2,975/. 4s. 6d. This association was formed to meet
the wants of the great body of the theatrical profession, who
are totally debarred from the benefits of the wealthy funds of
Drury-lane and Covent-garden Theatres; as, by the rules of
those institutions. none but those who have been a certain
number of consecutive years in these respective-theatres are
eligible to become subscribers. It has already enrolled 120
members, and is steadily increasing, as its utility is becoming
more generally known. Among its donors are his Grace the
Duke of Northumberland, 50/.3 Charles Kean, Esq., 50/. ; W.
C. Macready, Esq., 30/. : J. Bryne, Esq., 30/. ; W. Farren,
Esq., 201 ; B. Webster, Esq., 201. ; the late G. B. Davidge ,
Esq., 201.; Miss Helen Faucit, 5/., annually ; T. P. Cooke,
Esq., 51.; J. Wilkinson, Esq., 5/. ; A. Arcedeckne, Esq., 51.,
annually. And we feel convinced that this excellent insti-
tution needs only to be more generally known to the public
to meet with increased support in carrying out its laudable
intention of securing its members from privations and want
when they are unable to continue their professional exertions.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday the
bakers of the east end of the metropolis increased the price
of their best bread frem 84d. to 9id. per 41b. loaf ; seconds
ditto, 7d. to Bd. On the Surrey side of the river the price of
the best is from 9d. to 10d. ; seconds, 70. to fid. for the
41b. loaf:

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FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, DEC. I.—On Tuesday, the 16th of this
month, his Majesty the Bing of the Belgians will com-
plete his 55th year.
The inhabitants of the city of Ghent have just sent to
the Chamber of Representatives a petition, very nume-
rously signed, for a reform in the Post-office.
The Piecurseur of Antwerp, of the 30th, says :
" The arrival of numerous ships, in anticipation that the
navigation may soon be closed, and partly in conse-
quence of the tncreased importation of provisions, give
ample employment to the labouring classes, who have
now as much as they can do."
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Berlin,
which contains news of such importance, that though we
think it our duty to mention it, in order to acquaint
our readers of all that is done or reported in the political
world, we cannot credit the statements in this letter.
It is reported in some political circles that the Pope
has decided to recognise the Protestant Church, and the
Greek Church. There are various statements on the
subject, some say that the Pope will ratify as far as
Germany is concerned the treaties of Munster and Osna-
burg of 1648, and that he will order some conciliatory
measures with regard to mixed marriages.
BERLIN, Nov. 26.—The latest accounts which our
Court has received from Palermo, state that the Emperor
of Russia has changed his first plan, and has determined
to pass some days at Rome. These accounts add that
all the differences between the Emperor and the Papal
See relative to the Catholic Church in Russia are com-
pletely settled to the satisfaction of the two parties.
It is said a superior officer about the King's person
will go, in a few days, to Rome, on a special mission.
The news of concessions which the Papal See intends to
make to the Protestant Church, appears to be confirmed.
With respect to the new organisation of the Protestant
Church in Russia, it seems nearly certain that the
superior administration of it will be confided to a Presi-
dent of the Consistory, of strictly orthodox opinions,
which proves that the Rationalists and the Friends of
Light cannot expect the support of the Russian Govern-
ment, their creed not being conformable to that of the
Evangelic Church contained in this agenda.—Journal de
Franckfort.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELS, DEC. 2.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent•• • •
Ditto Three per Cent
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditto, ditto, 1840
Ditto, ditto, 1842
Ditto, 1844 9B
Ditto, 1536.. ............. .....
Ditto, 1838 ..... .•• • • • ••••••••••• • • .. 743,
Ditto of the City, 1832 •• . .• • .
Ditto, 1543 ............. ..... ........ 100
Bank ofßelgium • ..... •• • • •••• • • • • 760
—Brussels Papers. DEC. 3.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Nov. 26.
5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • • •• • • • • • • 111%
4 per Cent. ditto.. • • • • •• • • •• • • 100%
3 per Cent. ditto. ....... ......... • • •
Lean, 1834 ..... ............. ..... 106
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares 1605
Esterhazy's Loan •
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand • 193
Gloggnitz .• ..... • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • 133
Vienna—Milan • • • • • . • •• • • ••• • • • • • 117%
Leghorn
... 116 j 4
107%
Grosetto ....... .....• ••••• • • • • 98%
—411110310126 Zeitttng. Nov. 29.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—It is now many years
since so great a " hit " in the dramatic circles of the metro-
polis has been made as that produced by the performance of
Mdlle. Flora Fabbri in The Devil to Pay. With all the
elegance of Taglioni, she unites the brilliancy of Carlotta
Grisi, and the energy of Cerito, and is fully equal to either.
Her admirable dancing in this delightful ballet, coupled with
Mr. Wallace's new opera, fills the theatre night after night.
RUBINI AND HIS TEMPTERS: —Mr. Lumley, who is
still in Italy, has been on a short visit to Rubini, at his cha-
teau at Romano, and has, it is understood, been endeavouring
to tempt the gran' tenore to one more "last engagement" at
her Majesty's Theatre in London. The terms offered by this
prince of impresari to the prince of tenors are described as
simply—a blank sheet of paper, to be filled up altogether by
Rubini, on whatever terms he chose to propose—a truly regal
mode of doing business. We have not yet learned the result.
—Galignani's Messenger.
APPREHENSION OF A SUPPOSED FORGER.--A per-
son, named Mitchell, who is charged with uttering a forged
bill of exchange for 2,0001., at Carlisle, has been apprehended
in Birkenhead, through the activity of Inspector Hall, o f the
Birkenhead police.—Liverpool Courier,

CAPTURE OF A SHARR.—On Monday last, as the
fishermen of Sidmouth were out with their herring nets,
one of them observed some strong and sudden movement in
one of the nets, which brought him to a close examination,
when, to his surprise, be found a large fish entangled in it.
He made a signal to some of the sons of Zebedee, who came
to his assistance, and, after a long struggle, they captared
and got it safe to land. It was of the shark species, and
measured eight feet in length.— West Briton.
ObINIBUS ROBBERY.—Yesterday the police re-
ceived information that a lady named Moreland, residing at
No. 7, Dorset-street, Pall-mall, had been robbed of her purse
whilst riding in an omnibus between Coventry-street and
Houndsditch, by, it is supposed, a well-dressed individual
who sat next to her, and who got' out at the Rank. The
purse contained only 30s. in silver. The robbery was effected
by cutting through the dress.

FALL OF THREE HOUSES.—On Tuesday night, about
eight o'clock, an occurrence that at the time caused great
excitement, and has since spread agloom over the neighbour-
hood, took place in Cavendish-place, Wandsworth-road. It
appears from the inquiries made by the reporter that Mr.
Corrall, a builder, had recently erected four six-roomed
houses with shop fronts, in Cavendish. place. They had
been covered in, and the lathing and flooring had been com-
pleted, but there yet was some plastering, and ether
matters to be done. On the night in question Oliver Carroll,
the son of the builder, who was only in his twentieth year,
his brother, and a labourer, were at work on one of the
basement. floors of the houses, laying concrete, when, as it is
supposed, the end wall of the house nearest the Cavendish
Arms, bulged out. and in less than a minute the three houses
separated from the fourth, which was apparently much more
strongly built, and fell with a loud crash, burying in the
ruins the two brothers, the labourer escaping with a few
bruises from the falling bricks. An instant alarm was given,
and in an incredibly short space of time a large body of men
assembled, and commenced removing the bricks and timber
with the sanguine hope of preserving the persons buried. In
a few minutes one of the Carrolls was discovered, and brought
out ; he was alive, and owed his preservation to two pieces
of timber falling crossway, and thus preventing the rubbish
suffocating him. He was carried home by two men, suffering
from some very severe contusions. In about ten minutes
after the accident occurred, Sergeant Emmerson, 16 V, with
a number of constables, arrived, and cleared away the mob
that had assembled, so that the men might pursue their
work uninterrupted. The men laboured unceasingly for
three-quarters of an hour, when a sufficient opening was
made for a man to creep in, who reported that he saw
the deceased Oliver Carroll in a sitting position, about
three yards distant from where ho was. The men re-
doubled their energies, and in another ten minutes they
cleared an enormous mass of timber and brick which were
on the deceased, and Sergeant Emnierson dragged him
out. His bead had been driven between his knees, and
his back was apparently broken. He was, to all appear-
ance dead, but, nevertheless, was conveyed with the utmost
,celerity to the Cavendish Arms, where Mr. Palmer, a sur-
geon, had been in attendance since the accident, so that he
might be of service to the unfortunate sufferers. Mr. Palmer
resorted to bleeding, the application of stimulants, &c., but
although one or two drops of blood came there was no sign
of life manifested, and the surgeon gave it as his opinion that
the deceased must have been suffocated some time. One or
two carpenters were in the act of leaving the building at the
time of its falling, so that their escape may be considered
miraculous. The materials of the houses were evidently of
a very common description, the mortar especially seemed to
have been made without that great essential, lime, for there
was scarcely a brick to which it adhered.
TIIE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3.—The Orien-
tal Company's steam-ship the Tagus, Captain Brookes, left
the docks this day with the East India and China mails en
route for Alexandria, having a very full cargo of bale goods,
and above sixty passengers. The Royal West India mail-
packet, the Severn, left this port yesterday with the West
India and South American mails, a goods cargo, including
650 bottles of quicksilver,
___ and above eighty passengers. The
inward mails from the West Indies will be brought by the
Medway, which is expected to arrive here to-morrow.
ROBBERY ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S YACHT
TILE WILLIAM AND MARY.—Yesterday the police received
information that some thief had stolen from the William and
Mary yacht, which is now lying in the river Thames, a
large and valuable ship telescope—maker's name, " Syed and
Davies, London,"—the property of her Majesty. Similar
robberies have of late been very frequent on board vessels
lying in the river Thames.
LOSS OF THE BREAKWATER.—WC have just
heard that this old vessel, so long known in the Nith, was
wrecked last night, during the severe gale, off Carsethorn,
laden with a cargo of oak timber, for Maryport. We deeply
regret to add that the master, Captain Huddert, and his son,
who formed the crew of the vessel, were both drowned. The
vessel belonged to Mr. Shaw, of Maryport, and left the nth
by yesterday's tide. The cargo belonged to Mr. Sloan,
Auchencrielf.—Dumfries Courier,
SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON DOCKS.—
On Wednesday an accident, attended with very shocking
circumstances, occurred in the London
Docks, to a youth
named Charles Nightingale, a native of Newcastle. The
poor fellow was on board the Ramona brig, now lying in the
eastern basin of the London Docks, and while stepping across
the cabin hole he missed his footing, and fell to the bottom
of the vessel. On being raised up he was found to have sus-
tained a frightful fracture of the skull, and very serious in-
jury on other parts of his person. He was removed in an
insensible state to the London Hospital, with but very faint
hopes of his recovery.
Low TlDE.—Yesterday the river presented an un-
usual appearance in consequence of the extraordinary low
state of the tide, which produced considerable inconvenience
in the navigation of steam-boats and other craft, particularly
between Blackfriars-bridge and Waterloo-bridge.
RATHER EquivocAL.—The perquisites of the sex-
ton of Peterborough Cathedral, during the five months that
have elapsed since the opening of the railway, have amounted
to 1501.—Cambridge Advertiser.
A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 15th ult., has
the following:—" The 'Civil Governor of Tambof has pub-
lished a notice that, conformably to instructions given him
by the Directing Senate, he has decided that, in order to ef-
fect the payment of a part of the debts contracted by Count
de Kutuisow to the State and private individuals, amounting
to the sum of 1,508,925 paper roubles (1,600,000 f.), there
would be publicly sold 3,702 peasants belonging to that no-
bleman in the two districts composing the Government of
Tambof."
GREAT FOOT-RACE.—Yesterday the long pending
rivalry which has existed between two well• known runners,
named Williams, of Shepherd's Bush, and Inwood, of Toot-
ing, was settled. The men were matched for a stake of 501.
to contend over one mile of road, and the King's Arms, at
Acton Bottom, was the locale selected. Williams was backed
very freely by the London fancy, and to a large amount. The
contest was commenced at a rapid pace. Williams obtained
a slight advantage at the start, which his friends hailed as
A signal of victory. The two men rattled away over half a
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finally terminated by Inwood running in the winner, and
covering the one mile of ground under five minutes. The
Londoners seemed much discomfited at the result.

--Within the last week five hundred coach-horses
worked on the great north road have been sold, in conse-
quence of a further opening of the Northern and Eastern
Railway.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 3.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice CR/ESSWZLL and a
Middlesex Special Jury.)

GRIM. CON.-CLARK V. DIJNSFORD.
This was an action for trim. con., which was part heard
yesterday, and in which the defendant is a medical man, in
partnership with the plaintiff's brother.
The Attorney-Genera], Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr.
Butt, appeared as counsel for the plaintiff; Sir Thomas Wilde,
Mr. Sergeant Channel], and another Learned Gentleman, for

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generally going out with her visitor, but frequently returning
alone. This practice, however, was not limited to the time
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ten o'clock ; and he further stated that he had frequently
received directions to take Mrs. Clark up in the carriage at a
greengrocer's shop in Bristol, kept by a person of the name
of Dowling, and whose house was some ten minutes' walk
from her own house, but not more than a hundred yards from
the defendant's residence. The nurse and parlbrother, our-maid
Mr.
at
length decided on informing the plaintiff's
Henry Clark, of what had occurred when they returned
home from their stay at Weston. Upon being informed of
these circumstances, he sought an interview with Mrs. Clark,
but was at first refused, though she afterwards received
him in the afternoon of the same day in
her bed-room. Another interview was had between
them the next day ; and in three or four days she
quitted her home, and went to her sister's residence at
Newport.-Flester,[the parlour-maid, accompanied her thither,
not only by her mistress's own earnest desire (as she declared
's
in giving her evidence), but by that of the plaintiff
brother, with whom she was to communicate with regard to
what occurred during her stay with Mrs. Clark at Newport.
At first, however, there existed some doubt as to what the
nature of this communication between them was to be, as it
at one time appeared that it was to be in case there was any
money wanted, as it was desired that the lady should be
comfortable. But, in cross-examination, this servant admit-
ted that she was to write to Mr. H. Clark all concerning the
conduct and proceeding of her mistress ; though in re-exami-
nation she declared that she had not intended to act the spy,
and that the only letter she had rwarded him bad pelf.
re-
viouely to being posted been show fon
to Mrs. Clark hers
As that lady and her sister, however, did not agree very
well, she soon left Newport, proceeding to Chepstow, and
then to Gloucester, and, after staying some little time at
each of these places, to London, where she remained for a
while at the Bull-and-lltloutb. Nobody received her in the
metropolis, and the servant then returned to Bristol, and re-
entered Mr. Clark's service.
Such is a general statement of the purport of the evidence
given on behalf of the plaintiff's case.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the jury for the
plaintiff, and entered into a detailed account of the cirs
cumstances under which the cases was brought before them ;
and having concluded his speech, the following witnesses
were called :
Elizabeth Jones—Was servant to the plaintiff in the year
1842, and afterwards in 1844, when they resided at Bristol.
During the first period of service she knew the defendant as
being the partner of Mr. Henry Clark, the plaintiff's bro-
ther. He used often to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clark, she thought
as a medical man. During the second period he was a con-
stant visitor, and generally came when plaintiff was out. He
always used to go up stairs by himself, which no other
visitor ever did. Ile used to let himself out, which was
also unusual. When other visitors were going, the bell was
always rung for her (witness) to show them out. She re-
membered his calling on the 6th of June, 1844. On that oc-
casion he was shown into the library, and Mrs. Clark met
him there. After they had been together a little while
witness heard the door either locked or bolted, and the win-
dow-blind pulled down. This excited her suspicions, and she
went into the pantry, which was under the library, where
she got upon the dresser to listen to what was going on in
the room above. She heard the noise of feet, as if some one
was walking towards the sofa, and then a noise, as if two
persons were on the sofa. She then called to Elizabeth
Hertford, her fellow-servant, whe did not come to her imme•
diately, and when she did come the noise had ceased. Soon
after this witness heard the door unlocked, and, almost at
the same moment, Mr. Clark came home
Hester Bevan, examined by Mr. Burr—l' entered the ser-
vice of Mr. and Mrs. Clark on 'the 18th of February, 1845,
and lam in Mr. Clark's service now. I recollect Mr. Duns-
ford frequently calling to see Mrs. Clark. On one occasion
after he had gone the sofa was very much tumbled. I saw
my mistress afterwards, and she appeared confused. In
the spring the baby was vaccinated. In the week of
the vaccination the library was freshly arranged, and the
sofa was taken into it out of the dining-room. The
library was arranged on the Tuesday, and the vaccina-
tion took place on the Friday. Mr. Dunsford called
on the Friday. I showed him into the library, and the
child was brought to him almost immediately. In about
10 minutes afterwards the baby was taken away. Mr.
Dunsford and my mistress remained in the library together
for nearly three hours afterwards. My master was out of
town. The defendant called again on the Friday following.
My mistress went into the library, and the child was taken
in there also, with a basin and a towel. The child was
hardly in the room ten minutes. The defendant said to
Mrs. -Clark when he came in, " Make haste and bring the
child, as I have a great deal to say to you." He came at a
quarter before three o'block and left at a quarter before seven.
He let himself out when he went away. While he was in the
library with my mistress I went to the door and listened. I
heard Mr. Dunsford say, " If I do love you better than any
other woman in the world, you need not say so. You
say to me, 'be cautious, be cautious,' and yet you your-
self say things that lead people to suspect." Mr. Duns-
ford charged her with something she had said to some
one, and she wished to known what it was. He said,
" Well, shall I tell it you just as I heard it?" She
said " Yes." At that moment the bell rung, and I went to
answer the door. Two ladies came to the door, and I told
them, as I had been directed, that my mistress was engaged.
While I was listening at the library door, I heard the de-
fendant kiss Mrs. Clark. I saw the defendant go out, and I
immediately went up to Mrs. Clark, and asked her whether
she would not take something, as she had had nothing but
her breakfast that day. Her face was remarkably red, and
she did not look up, but smoothed her hair with her hands
when she spoke to me. That eras the last time Mr. Duns-
ford came to Berkeley-square. About a week afterwards
the Misses Kirkby came on a visit. In August last the
family went to Weston-super-Mare. Mr. Clark came every
evening to Weston, and returned in the morning to Bristol,
except on the occasions when he went to Exeter. While the
family were at Weston, Mrs. Clark went to Bristol three
times. I went to Bristol on the second of those occasions.
Miss Kirby went with us. We arrived at Bristol in the
evening. On the following day my mistress went out with
Miss Kirkby, and remained out all day. On the third day
we returned to Weston. While at Weston my mistress went
many times to the post- office. There was a boy who took
letters to the post-office from the plaintiff's house. My mas-
ter was in Bristol when the family returned from Weston,
and he left the next day. Mr. Henry Clark came up to the
house the day after my master left, and spoke to me. lie
saw Mrs. Clark in her bed-room on that day. He had called
before, but by mistress would not see him. I went with Mrs.
Clark afterwards to Newport.
Elizabeth Hertford, fellow-servant of the former witness,
gave evidence as to the suspicions which had been excited
in her mind by various circumstances.
Mr. Henry Clark, the plaintiff's brother, spoke to a con-
versation subsequent to the commencement of this action, in
which defendant said, " Joseph and Potiphar's wife has been
acted over to the life ;" and added, that five words from him
would have ruined Mrs. Clark.
Maria "Withers examined—ls sister to a Mrs. Needes, who
keeps a lodging-house, No. 17, Norfolk-street, Bath.
In July, 1844, her sister left Bath for a time, leaving the
house in her care. During her sister's absence, a gentle-
man called upon her, and represented that he was secretly
married, that lie wished it to remain a secret, and that he
wanted lodgings in Bath. He called himself Mr. Lisle.
After this she wrote to her sister about it, and on receiving
an answer, she desired her nephew, alad named Kinchen, to
write to Mr. Lisle, to tell him that his terms were
accented. She knew his address, which was at the
British and Foreign Hotel, Hanover-square, London, from a
letter which she had received from him. (This letter was
produced in Court, but the part which contained the address
had been cut away.) After this Mr. Lisle came several
times to sleep at her sister's house. He used to come at
night and remain till the next evening. On each occasion
he said, in the morning, that he expected Mrs. Lisle, and a
lady came at about ten o'clock. She remained each time till
four, when she went away alone, and at about nine he went
away also. He never slept there two successive nights.
'1 hey met there four times.
Mrs. Needes, and George Kinchen, her nephew, corroborated
the above statement. The three witnesses had seen Mr.
Dunsford and Mrs. Clark at Bath, and identified them as the
lady and gentleman whom they had known as Mr. and Mrs.
Lisle. The servant of the house was also examined, and
said that on one occasion Mr. Lisle had not slept there the
night before, and the bed was not disturbed during the time
he and Mrs. Lisle slept there. On the three other
occasions he had slept there, and the bed had been left un-
made by his wish, so that it was tumbled before Mrs. Lisle
came, and she could not say whether it had been used while
she was there. This witness had also identified the defen-
dant and Mrs. Clark.
Joseph Hall, a police-officer at Bath, had taken the four
last witnesses to Mr. Dunsford's and ;Mr. Clark's: house, in
order to identify the persons. On stating his object to the
defendant, the latter said, " What is done cannot be
helped."
The above-named witnesses having been examined, evi-
dence was given with respect to the marriage settlement.
The deed itself was put in, and proved by the attorney who
had prepared it and witnessed its signature. Evidence was
also adduced of a notice that had been served upon the
trustees under it. It appeared that in this deed it was a
condition that 5,0001. should be in trust for the sole use and
benefit of Mrs. Clark ; and, further, certain property she
would inherit from her grandmother and mother, the interest
arising from which was to be duly paid over to her for her
sole use and benefit, by the before-mentioned trustees, :on
receipts bearing her own signature. There was, however, a
proviso, to the effect that this interest should not be paid over
to her until she had formally demanded the payment of it,
and notice had been regularly served upon the trustees. It
was accordingly now proved that the payments had been de-
manded in due form since Mrs. Clark had quitted her husband's
house.
The evidence for the plaintiff (of which the above presents
the material portions) having been concluded,
Sir Tnost.is Wrene addressed the jury on behalf of the
defendant, and contended that they could not, upon the evi-
dence as it now stood, come to a conclusion adverse to his
client. He submitted that there was no direct or clear, satis-
factory or by any means conclusive proof of adultery having
been committed by the defendant and the plaintiff's wife.
Even if they were disposed to place entire reliance upon
all that had been given in evidence by the witnesses
which had been adduced in support of the case on the
other side, he did not believe that it could be held that more
than a case, he admitted, of great suspicion had been esta-
blished by the witnesses. That, however, would not be suf-
ficient to entitle the plaintiff to a verdict at their hands ;
and still less would he be entitled to it upon testimony of
such a very doubtful and improbable nature as they had
heard that day. Upon such evidence no one who was stand-
ing at the bar of a criminal court could be found guilty ; and
he contended that a similar doctrine should be applied
to such a case as the present. Before they received such
testimony with anything approaching credence, they ought
well to consider its value and probability. They ought to
exercise the utmost caution before they SO received it. It
would, he admitted, be impossible and useless to deny that
great and suspicious intimacy had existed between Mrs.
Clark and his client, or that there had been no improper
familiarities between them. It was most probable that
such had taken place ; but a far more decided conviction
must be entertained before a verdict could be given for the
plaintiff. He contended that there was no reason to come
to the positive conclusion that this intimacy and those fami-
liarities had been carried to the last act of criminality be-
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this was a case that called for nothing beyond a low and
trifling amount of damages. Little would compensate the
plaintiff fhlly, for, regarding matters in the most unfavour-
able light, his loss could not be looked upon as heavy. After
commenting on the evidence that had been adduced before
them, the Learned Sergeant concluded by leaving the ques-
tion in the hands of the jury, being assured they would, p.c.

cording to the best of their judgment, do justice betty ems the
parties, and meet the merits of the case.
The Learned Junog then proceeded to sum up the evi-
dence, and carefully and clearly laid all its material por-
tions before the jury. In the course of some remarks upon
crguments that had been used by Counsel, his Lordship said
that much might be insisted on respecting the inadequacy
of pecuniary compensation in instances such as the present.
As was usually the case in actions of this nature, many ob-
servations had been made as to the total inefficiency of any
amount of pecuniary compensation to sooth a husband's
wounded feelings; or to satisfy his injured honour, and the
sufferings he must endure under such circumstances. The
law, however, had awarded no other than a money compen-
sation in all such cases ; and, notwithstanding all that might
be alleged against its adequacy, it would be P2411)11104
cult to point out any other remedy that would be mere sans-
factory and efficacious. The jury, therefore, would new only
have to decide whether the pleiutiff, wider the circumstances
of this case, judging from the evidence that had been laid
before them, was entitled to any compensation, and if to, to
what amount they should award it to meet the merits. They
must measure the damages by the value of what the plaintiff
had lost through the conduct of the defendant, that had de,
prived him of a wife, and his children of a mother. It would be
for them to estimate the extent of the injury the plaintiff had
sustained, and to give damages (if they were agreed that da-
mages should be given) in accordance with that estimation.
In coming to a decision as to the amount to be awarded, they
must take into their consideration all the facts ; fbr, In such in-
stances, much depended upon the character of the wife seduced,
the manner in which the husband had ever behaved towards
her, and various other circumstances that gave each case a
distinctive character, and made all the difference between
the extremes of the hitherto virtuous wife who was se-
duced, and the wanton profligate woman, who with head-
long passion threw herself into the arms of the adulterer.
As regarded the nature of the injury iuflicted, it was cer-
tainly difficult, indeed, to imagine any one that would be
more afflicting to a man who had fulfilled the duties of a
good husband and a kind father, and who was happy in
his reminiscences of the past, the enjoyments of the present,
and the bright and cheering prospects of the future, than the
seduction of the partner of his wedded life, once chaste and
virtuous, and the blight upon the condition of his children,
deprived under such painful circumstances of the care and
love of their once devoted mother. If, however, on the
other hand, a man had allied himself to a woman of free
and capricious manners, of immodest deportment, and
wanton lascivious disposition, it would certainly be his mis-
fortune to have espoused such a female, but it could scarcely
be considered a misfortune to lose her. In such a case too,
a plaintiff could scarcely be held entitled to any con-
siderable amount of damages, even if any beyond a mere
nominal sum, by way of compensation for the loss he
had endured by her abandoning him. It would be there-
fore for the jury to decide where in their opinion the present
case stood, awl at what distance from the one extreme or
the other. If they gave credence to the testimony of the
witnesses they had heard in the course of the cause, he
thought they could entertain no reasonable doubt that there
had been acts of adultery. If so, the plaintiff had been, by
the defendant, deprived of the society of her, who was at
once his wife and the mother of his children; and it would be
for them to estimate the loss the plaintiff had thus sustained,
and to give damages accordingly. In the course of the pro-
ceedings they had heard that the defendant had spoken
slightingly of the virtue of the plaintiff's wife, and that he
had said something about the story of Joseph and the wife of
Potiphar being acted over again. He (Mr. Justice Cressvrell)
had, however, observed that, from the beginning to the
end of the evidence that bad been adduced, not a single
question had been put to any witness with a view of casting
a slur upon the manners or life of Mrs. Clark, or seeking to
impugn her virtue prior to her acquaintance with the de-
fendant. There was nothing either to show that her con-
duct had been light, or that she had first sought the de-
fendant, and had not been seduced by him. The law did not
in such cases seek to punish the offender, but merely to give
the injured party, the plaintiff, compensation for the loss he
had sustained in losing the society of his wife. The degree
of the defendant's guilt was an important matter of investi-
gation and consideration for this latter purpose. The blacker
his transgression, the greater must of necessity be the injury
sustained by the husband, and consequently the larger the
amount of damages to which the latter would be entitled.
It must be so, inasmuch as the more serious the guilt of the
seducer, the more subtle the artifices to which he had re-
course to attain his purpose, the more deep laid the plans by
which he at last succeeded in triumphing over the virtue
of the once spotless wife, the higher must originally have
been her value to her husband, and the higher also ought to
be the amount awarded him by way of compensation, as far
as the law allowed compensation to be made him for the loss
he had sustained. The wife, however, who, on the other
hand, yielded readily to any man who chose to approach
with a guilty purpose and solicit her, could never have been
of much worth or value to her husband; and the easiness
of the adulterer's triumph might be taken, therefore, as a
measure of the rate at which she was justly and truly to be
esteemed. The jury must, in fact, look to the particular cir-
cumstances of the case, and decide upon the evidence they
had heard what would best meet its merits.
The jury, at the conclusion of the Learned Judge's obser-
vations, retired to consider their verdict ; and, after being
out of Court rather better than half an hour, returned with
one for the plaintiff—Damages, 5,0001.

the defendant.
This action (in which the damages were laid at 10,0001.)
was, as above stated, brought by the plaintiff, to recover com-
pensation in damagesfor the injury he had sustained through
the defendant having had criminal conversation with his-
wife, and having at last induced her to quit her husband's
house. The ~plaintiff, Mr. Clark, is a solicitor carrying on
business at Mstol, where the defendant also resides, prac-
tising his profession as a medical man, in which quality he
had been in the habit of visiting the family of the former
gentleman. Mr. Dunsford, it appeared, was a friend Op
intwell
as formerly the partner) of Mr. Henry Clark, the
plaff's
brother, by whom he was originally introduced to the plain-
tiff's family, and which he had occasionally attended pro-
fessionally, besides being always admitted on terms of the
closeset intimacy. tinder these combined circumstances,
it might be easily imagined that the defendant had the
freest and most unsuspected access to the house
of the plaintiff. slt further appeared that Mr. and
Mrs. Clark had always lived together on terms of
affection and mutual confidence. The husband was
especially kind and considerate in his manner and con-
duct towards his wife, always conducting himself towards
her with the utmost tenderness ; and the lady had recipro-
cated such treatment, and exhibited a like demeanour towards
her husband (according to the testimony of servants and
others who had possessed ample opportunity of observing all
hat occurred in the family) until some time after Mr. Duns-
ford was introduced into the house. It was then noticed that
she often betrayed towards Mr. Clark signs of diminished
affection, and occasional sullenness. According to the testi-
mony of some of the female servants who were examined in
support of the plaintiff's case, and who deposed to this pet-
tishness and altered manner on the part of Mrs. Clark, they
were chiefly shown while the family were at the dinner-
table. This, for instance, it was alleged that she would
sometimes give no answer at all to questions or observations
suede by her husband. One of the servants, Hester Bevan, who
was a material witness in the cause, further stated that the
sUllenness she meant was principally shown by her mistress
mist answering the question as to what she would prefer
being helped to at dinner. It, however,appeared by the
evidence that she always was helped to what she liked, not-
withstanding her giving no answer on the subject Mr.
Henry Clark, the brother of the plaintiff, too, deposing as
to the pettishness and sullen manner of his sister-in-law,
said, that shortly after the time it was probable the relations
between Mrs. Clark and Mr. Dunsford had become intimate,
there no longer appeared to be the same sympathy and cor-
diality between the husband and wife as formerly, and that
she seemed estranged from him, and to live in less commu-
nion with him. This had not been seen in her manner prerds-
viously. She moreover, began thereafter to display towa
him an unwonted degree of coldness and reserve, entirely
differing from her demeanour previously to the unfortunate
introduction of Mr. Dunsford into the family circle. Stwallis
,
notwithstanding this obvious change on her part, it
shown that her husband's manners towards, and treatment
of his wife, ever:remained the same, and that hOwas always
kind, considerate, and affectionate in his demeanour, towards
her. There was a young family, the fruit of this marriage,
and Mr. Clark was proved to have been, not only a good hus-
band, but likewiselsa tender and attached father. When the
visits made by the defendant to the house had become more
frequent, as was the case some time after the first intimacy
commenced, they were the subject of repeated remark by
the plaintiff's servants, and it was observed (and the cir-
cumstance added to the other grounds for suspicion in their
minds) that those visits were either made when thel plain-
tiff was away from Bristol, or away from his home, and
known to be engaged at his office, and likely to remain
thee for some time. Another subject of suspicion, as to
the ature and object of the defendant's visits to Mrs.
Clark, was the character of the orders always given to her
servants by the lady herself, when Mr. Dunsford was ex-
pected to come. On such occasions directions were always
issued by her that no one was to be admitted during his stay
at the house, and that she was, in fact, "at home" to no one
while he was there. Again, his visits were extremely long,
and his departure was made in the quietest possible manner,
so that often those in the house were not aware when or how
he left. Though, however, these visits of Mr. Dunsford to
Mr. Clark's house were thus protracted in their duration,
they were but few in number, and long intervals elapsed be-
tween them. On the occasion of the first one, deposed to by
one of the servants, Hester Bevan, she stated in her evidence
that her mistress, previously to the defendant's arrival, told
her that she expected a gentleman to visit her that day, and
that during his stay no one was to be admitted, and that,
on his arrival, he was to be shown into the drawing-
room, and no one was to intrude while he remained. Three
specific occasions were deposed to ; and on each of them the
defendant was stated by the witnesses to have remained
several hours in company with Mrs. Clark alone. It was
each time some three or four hours at the least that they were
together, except on the last occasion of his calling at the
plaintiff's house, when his visit was even more protracted.
Various circumstances too were spoken of in connexion with
those visits, that were alleged to render them still more sus-
picious in their nature and object. Thus, when he was about
to leave the house, the room bell was not rung for the ser-
vants to come up and open the door, as was the custom with
all other visitors; but he left without any announcement to
the servants, opening the street-door himself, and departing
in this manner, without making any one in the house aware
of it. The servants, who respectively acted in the establish-
ment in the capacities of nurse, cook, and parlour• made, gave
evidence to the above effect, as regarded the visits of the de-
fendant to Mrs. Clark, during her husband's absence ; and two
of the three were shown to be in the service of the latter at
the present time. Another important portion of the evidence
adduced in support of the case, was that respecting thesvisits
made by Mrs. Clark away from her home, in the absence of
her husband. On several occasions it was proved that the
lady left her house at an early hour of the morning, remain-
ing out on those days some six, seven, or eight hours, and
not returning till late in the afternoon. A further fact
deposed to by the witnesses as an additional proof of the
ciasninality of the parties, notwithstanding the absence of
any very decided testimony of criminal acts themselves,
.was that of Mr. Dunsford having, under a feigned name,
taken lodgings in the city of Bath. At those lodgings
it was shown he was in the habit of receiving the visits
of a lady, to whom he asserted he had been privately mar-
ried, although circumstances prevented their acknowledg-
ing that marriage openly. Those visits were paid at long
intervals; and it was:of course sought, in support of the
plaintiff's case, to lead the jury to the conclusion that the
lady so visiting the defendant was no other than Mrs.
Clark, as any of the railway trains would convey her from
BriStol to Bath in little more than a quarter of an hour or
twenty minutes—thus affording plenty of time for her to be
some hours with Mr. Dunsford at his apartments in Bath,
out of the six or seven hours, she was sometimes absent from
home. With respect to the three visits made by the defend-
ant to the plaintiff's house, while the plaintiff himself was
absent, the second was, that concerning which there was the
most important and comprehensive evidence, as to the crimi-
nality of the parties. Regarding the first of these three "calls,"
it only appeared that Mr. Dunsford prolonged his stay in the
society of Mrs. Clark for severallhours, and that the parlour-
maid, when she went into the drawing-room, where they had
been sitting, after his departure, observed that the sofa was
much tossed, and the cover crumpled, while Mrs. Clark ap-
;lased excited and confused in her manner upon the ser-
vant entering the apartment. Several days elapsed be-
tween that and the next visit of the defendant to the plain-
tiff's house. During that interval changes were made in the
arrangement of the furniture in the library and drawing-
room. From the latter, various chimney ornaments, &c.
were removed, and placed in the library. From the dining-
room, too, a sofa was taken and placed also in the library,
the same directions being given to the servants as before
respecting the gentleman who was expected to come. Upon
his arrival, at this second visit, he was shown into the library,
according to the directions given by Mrs. Clark. That lady,
upon his arrival, was, according to the evidence of the par-
lour-n aid, Hester Bevan (who was the principal witness in
the case) in her bed-room. The instant, however, the fact of
Mr. Dunsfoord having come was announced to her, she rushed
down stairs to the library to meet him ; and the nurse was
shortly afterwards ordered to bring down the baby that had
been but recently vaccinated, when the defendant operated on
the arm, so as to allow the matter to escape from the pustules.
A very few minutes, however, sufficed for this ; and the nurse
then went into the garden with the child. The windows of
the library looked upon these grounds ; and the nurse deposed
that, on looking up at the room she saw the blinds drawn
half down ; ant her suspicions were at once aroused as to
the proceedings between her mistress and the defendant.
She immediately went into the house and told her thoughts
to Hester Bevan, one of her fellow-servants, and they both
decided that it would be well to watch. The latter, accord-
ingly, went close to the library-door, and listened at the key-
hole, in order to discover, if possible, the nature of what was
passing within. With all her efforts she could discover
nothing; but, in her testimony, she positively stated that she
distinctly heard a kiss given, and that she moreover heard the
defendant say to her mistress—" If I do love you better than
any woman in the world, why need you speak of it? You
say to me, be cautious, be cautious, while you yourself say
things that must make us the objects of suspicion." Mrs.
Clark thereupon asked, " Why, what did I say ?" And the
defendant replied, " I will tell you. I will tell you as I heard
it." Before there was time, however, the servant, who was
eagerly listening at the door to hear more of this conversation,
there was a loud ring at the hall-bell, and she was obliged to
go down stairs to answer it. Two ladies had called to visit the
mistress of the house, and they asked the maid if Mrs. Clark
was within ? She answered that she was at home, but was en-
gaged. Thereupon the ladies departed, and the witness
Hester Bevan at once betook herself to the pantry, that was
situated directly beneath the library. There she stayed,
according to her own representation, for more than a couple
of hours, during which time she heard the defendant walk
across the room, and afterwards heard a great scuffling of
feet. Shortly before the defendant that day departed, she
beard him open the door for the purpose, as she imagined,
of looking into the passage, and seeing that the coast was
clear. She looked out at the time, and from the place out-
side the pantry she saw him in a minute or two subsequently
come out of the room, and opening the hall-door himself,
leave the house. She could not say she heard any lock
turned or bolt drawn, when the defendant first opened the
library door ; it was simply opened, and did not seem to
have been fastened. Directly he had left she went into the
room to ask Mrs. Clark whether she wished for any refresh-
' anent, as she had not rung for her breakfast that morning, and
bad, in fact, eaten nothing that day, though it was, by the
time the servant entered the library, quite evening. Upon her
asking her mistress this question, the latter thanked her, and
ordered a poached egg and some bacon with her tea. With
regard to the lady's demeanour at this time, the wit-
news stated that it was very confused, and that her mis-
tress's face was very red ; that she did not look in witness's
face while she spoke, but continued smoothing her hair
• with her hand, by that means shading her eyes and face
from observation. The sofa again appeared to be much
disturbed and crushed ; and it was evident, the witness
added, that it had been lain upon. A third visit was after-
wards paid by the defendant to Mrs. Clark, also while her
husband was away from home ; and on that occasion another
child, who had some affection of the throat at the time, was
brought down from the nursery to be seen by Mr. Dunsford.
It was in the room about ten minutes, but the interview
lasted as usual, for hours between the defendant and the
plaintiff's wife. In the month of August two of the servants,
the nurse and Hester, the parlour-maid, went with the fa-
mily to Weston-super-Mare, not many miles from Bristol ;
and the plaintiff was there all the time with his wife and
children, except upon a few occasions, when he had to go
to Exeter. Mrs. C., it appears, was all this time receiving
letters ; but they were not sent like the rest to the house,
being fetched by herself from the post-office (about a quarter
of a mile from where they lived). Upon the occasions of her
husband's absence she toQ9the opportunity of leaving Wes-
ton and travelling to Bristol by the railway. She remained
on several of these occasions away for a day or more, being
accompanied by one of the servants and by a lady of the
name of Kirkby, who was on a visit to her at the time. She
usually left the house at an early hour of the day, and did
not return until Ave in the afternoon, and eonietimes later,

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, Dec. 3.
THE PIRACY AND MURDER CASE.
Sir J. DODSON (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition
of yesterday) said—lt was urged on the other side, that the
capture was not made in accordance with the instructions is-
sued to the Royal Navy under the treaties ; but it must be re-
membered that these instructions were altered when the
convention of 1830 was agreed to, and for his part he thought
the seizure in question in no way violated them. He ad-
mitted that this country had no right to punish these pri-
soners as pirates at all, but it had the right of capturing
.a
vessel suspected to be engaged in the slave-trade for exami-
nation, and if the crew of such vessel committed an offence
after such capture, they rendered themselves amenable to
the laws of this country. That was the case here, and
therefore he contended that this country, having a right to
capture, and the capture itself having been properly effected,
the prisoners had laid themselves open to the vengeance of the
English laws by the murder of Mr. Palmer subsequent to
the seizure of the Felicidade. In a time of war it often
occurred that neutral vessels were captured, but he had yet
to learn that the crews of those vessels, following out the
argument of his Learned Friend on the other side, had a
right to disregard the privileges of the British flag, and
murder the whole or any of their captors to recover their
vessel. It was objected that the Echo was not captured by
a lieutenant in her Majesty's Royal Navy, or by a vessel
having certain instructions on board. Now he should con-
tend that the Echo was captured by a jolly-boat of the
Wasp, acting under the directions of Lieutenant Stupart,
commander of the Wasp, but before the capture could be
made by the jolly-boat, the Echo struck, and how it could
Ile objected that this was not a capture effected by a vessel
in the Royal Navy, he could not for the life of him under-
stand ; but of this he was confident, that the mode in
which the Echo was captured could be no justification
for the murder of Mr. Palmer. He submitted, in
conclusion, that both the Echo and the Felicidade
were lawfully captured by a British vessel in the
Royal Navy, and being then under the control of the British
flag, any offence committed on board of either, whether by
an Englishman or a Brazilian, against the municipal law of
England, rendered the offender liable to be dealt with and
punished by those laws.
Dr. ADAMS replied, reminding the Court that his Learned
Friend, throughout the whole of his address, had been contend-
ing that the country had a general right of visitation. Now
lie maintained, that in a time of peace it had not, except by
especial contract entered into with a foreign nation whose
vessels were to be searched, and unless the conditions of
that compact were strictly complied with, no right of visi-
tation existed. That was the case in this instance, and lie
humbly submitted that their Lordships' decision ought to be
in favour of the prisoners.
Dr. HARDING also replied, and the Court adjourned shortly
after five o'clock.

ARCHES' COURT, Dec. 3.
(Before Sir 11. JENNER FUST.)
JUDGMENT.—THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY THE
BISHOP OF LINCOLN V. THE REV. JOHN DAY.
This was a proceeding by letters of request, against the
Rev. John Day, clerk, rector of the rectory of llawridge,
for the reformation of his manners and excesses. The suit
was in pursuance of the provisions of the Church Discipline
Act, and as it has proceeded throughout in pzenam (the rev.
defendant not having appeared to the citation), the articles
exhibited; were, on a previous court-day, read seriatim, as
well as the evidence brought forward in support of them.
Counsel were then heard in support of the validity of the
charges, and, as total deprivation of the living enjoyed by
Mr. Day was asked fur, the Court took time to consider the
case in extensO.
The principal articles exhibited against the Rev. Mr. Day
were to the following effect:—
" We article and object to you the said Wm. Day, that at
all times in and during two years previous to the commence-
ment of this suit (save from on or about the ith day of July,
1843, to the 9th March, 1844), during which time you were
a prisoner in her Majesty's gaol at Aylesbury, in the county
of Buckinghamshire, you have addicted yourself to habitual
excesses.
" Also we article and object to you, the said Wm. Day,
that there did exist concerning you scandal and evil report
as having offended against the laws ecclesiastical, in the
several matters hereinbefore particularly articled, objected,
and set forth against you. And we further article
and object to you that by reason, and in con-
sequence of such scandal and evil report, and under and by
virtue of an Act of Parliament, made and passed in the 3d
and 4th years of the reign of her present .Majesty, entitled
An Act for better enforcing Church Discipline,' the
Lord Bishop of Lincoln did think fit of his own mere motion
to issue a commission under his hand and seal, bearing date
the 14th day of September, 1844, to five persons, one of
whom was the Rev. John Rd. Clerk, Vicar of Ivanhoe, in
the said county of Buckingham and diocese of Lincoln, and
a rural Dean within the said diocese, for the purpose of
making inquiry as to the grounds of such scandal and evil re-
port concerning you, as having offended against the laws ec-
clesiastical by having addicted yourself to habitual excesses.
That when such proceedings had been closed, one of the said
Commissioners, after due consideration of the depositions
taken before them, openly and publicly declared the unani-
mous opinion of the said Commissioners, that there was suf-
ficient prima facie ground for instituting further proceed-
ings; that the said Commissioners transmitted to the said
Bishop, under their hands and seals, the depositions of the
witnesses taken before them ; and also a report of the una-
nimous opinion of the said five Commissioners, that there
were sufficient prima facie grounds for instituting further
proceedings against you, and that such report is filed in the
registry of the said diocese of Lincoln."
There were other articles. The concluding ones prayed
that the said William Day be duly and canonically corrected
and punished according to the exigency of the law, and
also be condemned in the costs of this suit.
Sir 11. JENNER Friar, at . very considerable length, ex-
pressed his opinion upon the case. The articles exhibited
were referred to by the Judge, and he held that the mate-
rial charges were proved. Referring to previous cases of
the kind, and cited in argument, lie (Sir 11. J. Fust) was not
disposed to hold that this was a proceeding in which depri-
vation was called for. The Court thought, however, that a
suspension of three years from the emoluments of the living
would be sufficient.
The sentence of three years' deprivation, with costs, was
ordered to be entered in the registry.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 3.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE FRANCIS COPLAND, AN INSOLVENT.
The insolvent in this case, who was better known as Col.
Copland, and who was some time since deeply mixed up in
the affairs of Margaret Edmonds, of St. James's-place, and
Lord lluntingtower, came up to-day for his final order.
Mr. JAMES, who with Mr. Sturgeon appeared for the in-
solvent, said that a difficulty arose upon the last appearance
of the bankrupt before the Court, inasmuch as the certificate
of a former bankruptcy of Colonel Copland was not produced.
It was then held by an attorney who had a lien upon it, but
had since been given up, and thereby obviated tho opposition
then raised by Mr. Valiance against the insolvent.
Mr. VALIANCE said that he had certainly opposed the in-
solvent upon his last appearance before the Court, both in rela-
tion to his " commission," and the evidence which he had

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given under the bankruptcy of Lord Huntingtower, which he
then disbelieved, but which subsequent explanations from the
Colonel induced him (Mr. Valiance) to believe to have been
correct, and to confirm his present belief, that the Colonel was a
man of the strictest honour, and therefore he now withdrew
any further opposition to the present application.
Mr. JAMES said that the amount of the insolvent's debts
appeared at the first sight to be very large, but since the
bankruptcy his private debts were only 240/. Since, and in
consequence of the examination gone into after Lord Hun-
tingtower's bankruptcy, Colonel Copland was deprived of
his commission, which was worth 5,0001. or 6,0001., and
that had left him in a precarious condition. Colonel Cop-
land came forward on that occasion, at the request of Lord
Huntingtower, to explain some bill transactions. Although
the debts were large, being all renewals, the new debts were
only 2401,
Mr. Commissioner FONPLANQUE—The renewed debts are
at the prejudice of ti.. 14 new creditors. Debts to some thou-
sands to participate with the present creditors is prejudice
to them ; it is a most mischievous practice, and I always find
that creditors least entitled getrenewals.
Mr. JAMES said that he entirely concurred in the propriety
of his Honour's observations, but begged to state that
Colonel Copland had never received a single shilling by
giving these renewals, which were solely given from a sense
of honour.
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—As to the commission, a
statement ought now to be made to the authorities at the
Horse Guards, so that they might review their decision •, and
in the event of his being re-instated, he must give the Court
an undertaking that he will pay his debts. It might happen,
that as Mr. Valiance was satisfied, so might the Horse Guards
also be, and then her Majesty might permit Colonel Copland
to sell his commission.
Mr. STURGEON—If the insolvent were to enter into any
such undertaking, he (Mr. Sturgeon) could say, from his
own knowledge of the service, that—
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQuE—If the authorities at the
Horse Guards were to look to the law of Debtor and Creditor,
as other persons do, they might permit the sale of the com-
mission, and unless you conform to these terms, I shall ad-
journ the case from time to time.
Mr. Jasiss—lt was Colonel Copland's wish to give such
an undertaking, but he feared—
Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—Do yop believe that the
Horse Guards would show more regard. for Colonel Copland
than for his creditors?
Mr. JAMES apprehended tbt result of that would be that
the gorse Guards would Say you are seeking to get back the
commission for sale., and not for rank.
After some further observations the application was ad-
journed for six months, with leave to the insolvent to come
here from time to time, in order to keep the matter within
the control of the Court.—Adjourned accordingly.
IN THE MATTER OF RAT.

and that they both left the room, and went down stairs. The
prosecutor lost no time in giving information of the robbery,
and two policemen having accompanied him into the inn
yard, they found the prisoner, who, on being charged with
stealing the watch, denied it. The policemen, hewever, pro-
ceeded to search him, in doing which they experienced con-
siderable resistance, but succeeded in finding the watch be-
longing to the prosecutor in the pocket of a large coat which
he wore at the time. Subsequently to the discovery of the
watch the prisoner was then heard to say that a strange man
had offered him a watch in the room at the inn, but the offer
was refused, and that when he (the stranger) found the po-
licemen were likely to come there, he (prisoner) supposed
that he dropped the watch into his coat:pocket. It was also
stated that the prisoner had attempted to run away.
The prisoner's Counsel dwelt with much earnestness on
the probability of the truth of the watch having been depo-
sited in the prisoner's coat pocket by the strange man in the
confusion which arose when the policemen were seen ap-
proaching.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
In reply to the CHAIRMAN,
Mr. Keene, the Governor of the County Gaol, said the
prisoner had been confined there for assaults.
A policeman of the M division informed the Court that
the prisoner for some months past had been the associate of
thieves.
The CHAIRMAN, in sentencing the prisoner to six months'
imprisonment and hard labour, told him that if ever he again
appeared in that Court on a criminal charge, and was con-
victed, his doom would be transportation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
Benjamin Fenton, a lithographic writer, was summoned
on Wednesday before Mr. Alderman Hunter, to answer the
complaint of Isar. Allen, of Coleman-street, his late employer,
for refusing to complete a verbal contract he had entered
into, and commenced to serve under, to work for one year
certain at 30s. a week.
Mr. Hobler stated the case on behalf of the complainant.
The defendant had absented himself just at the period when
there was the greatest pressure for hands to complete the
railway plans for Government. Mr. Allen had a process
peculiar to his establishment, he believed, and in which he
had instructed the defendant, who repaid this kindness by
leaving him when his services were of the utmost importance
to his master.
Mr. Allen stated that he engaged the prisoner in Dublin,
about five years ago, at 255. a week, and in July last the
complainant having determined to shift his establishment
from Dublin to London, the defendant, amongst several
others, entered into a verbal agreement to accompany him
and serve him for one year certain, at the increased wages of
30s. a week. Complainant paid the travelling expenses. In
September, expecting some foul play, he drew out a written
form of engagement, and required each man to sign and send
him a copy of it. The defendant alone refused to sign at
once. The defendant said it was to the same purport as their
engagement in Dublin ; but he preferred taking the advice
of a friend before he signed anything. This was on Satur-
day, the 27th of September. On the following Monday he
sent a note declining to sign the agreement, and refusing to
return to his work.
Walter Smith, in the service of Mr. Allen, proved that the
defendant left some work unfinished, and that the agreement
in writing was admitted by defendant to be the same in effect
as had been made verbally in Dublin.
Michael Kehol, foreman to Mr. Allen, proved that the
defendant told him in Dublin that he had: entered into an
agreement to serve Mr. Allen for a year at advanced wages.
The defendant, at first, utterly denied that he had entered
into any agreement for a limited time, but afterwards ex-
pressed a willingness to return and serve the remainder el
the term.
Mr. Allen said he was not disposed to admit such an un-
grateful man into his house. He had made other engage-
ments. He now only sought that ho should be punished.
The defendant inquired whether he could not force his
master to complete the contract.
Mr. Alderman HUNTER said he had by his misbehaviour,
in absenting himself at a critical time, left it to the option
of the master to discharge him
The ALDERMAN, after ineffectually endeavouring to recon
cile the parties, deferred pronouncing his decision un"
Saturday.

The insolvent in this case came up for his final order, and
was described as a clergyman of White's Chapel, White's-
rbw, Spitalfields. He was supported by Mr. Buchanan, soli-
citor, and opposed by Mr. Cooke, for several creditors.
After an examination of the insolvent, the further heariag
was adjourned for a few days, when we shall give a detailed
account of the proceedings.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs.)
THE LAMBETH UNION BREWERY—IN RE GURNEY.
The bankrupt carried on business as a brewer at Lambeth-
walk, and this day came up to pass his final examination.
The debts and liabilities were stated to be about 12,500/., con-
tracted within a very few years.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Lawrance, who op-
posed the application upon the part of Mr. Chapman, that
the latter had, upon certain representations made to him, en-
tered into partnership with the bankrupt, to whom he ad-
vanced 6,800/., besides a subsequent advance of upwards of
2,000/., in addition to which there were bills outstanding,
accepted by Gurney, in the name of the firm, to an extent of
which Mr. Chapman was wholly unaware, and the assets were
next to nothing.
The bankrupt, in examination by Mr. Lawrence, stated
to the best of his belief, that the list now handed to him con-
tained the whole of his debts and liabilities, as well joint as
separate.
Mr. Banks, the bankrupt's accountant, stated several bills
were still outstanding, and which were not contained in the
list before the bankrupt. The banker's book alone would
show the appropriation of the moneys which he received, and
as the accounts had not yet been gone through, he could not
explain them. In yearly dealings, to the amount of nearly
30,0001., he could not show what particular amounts were
drawn at particular periods, and it was impossible for him
to say to what extent the banker's book would show the
appropriation of the moneys which were lodged there. He
was indebted to Mr. Carruthers 8451. 1 ls. for bills discounted
by him, and Mr. Chapman knew it, although the books con-
tained no entry of it. The sum of 2,681/. 3s. 2d. had been
borrowed by him from his father, Mr. J. Gurney, of Farring-
don-street. Before Mr. Chapman became his partner he
(the bankrupt) gave his father the bills which he now held
for that amount, and Mr. Chapman knew the occasion why
he wanted them. That money was used for the purposes of
the brewery, the plant, the casks, the drays, &c. That he
would positively swear, although that sum was advanced at
least three years before the partnership. His brother, James
Gurney, held his acceptance for 1,072/. 3s. 11d., for money
advanced by him.
Mr. Commissioner EvAsrs—Will your book show when
you received these moneys, and how you appropriated them ?
—lt will not, Sir.
By Mr. LAWRANCE—I see you put down a person of the
name of Saltmer as a creditor, and also Messrs. Lee, Bons-
field, and Co. ; and now I wish to ask you, did you ever
mention to Mr. Chapman that you had had any dealings
with them ?—I think I had some conversation with Mr.
Chapman about them, and also about Mr. Carruthers. The
truth is that I got money wherever I could get it, and it
is possible, at least I apprehend it is possible, that I had
some conversation with Mr. Chapman about it. -
Will you swear you ever mentioned the name of Saltmer
to Mr. Chapman ?—Yes, as I think, and I apprehend that he
has seen him with me. Saltmer was in the habit of obliging
me by obtaining discounts of bills to the amount of some
thousands, at the rate of 71,4,10, and 12 per cent., and at long
dates (a year), at 15 per cent. I will not swear, however,
that I ever mentioned to Mr. Chapman that Saltmer was in
the habit of discounting bills for me. The goods supplied to
the brewery are in the bill-book, but it contains no account
of any one of these bills to which my attention has just now
been called.
Mr. LAWRANCE—I apprehend, your Honour, that under
these circumstances, and no balance-sheet having been filed,
that this is a clear case for an adjournment sine die, though
in some cases (like the present) the justice of the case is not
met by such an adjournment.
The case was then adjourned sine die.

BOW-STREET.
Mr. Jackson, a solicitor of Lincoln's Inn-fields, applied to
Mr. Twyford fur his advice under the following circum-
stances :
A few weeks ago a lad absconded from the service of a Mr.
Webb, a silversmith, in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury,
with a number of gold and silver watches, which lie after-
wards pledged at different pawnbrokers. Mr. Webb pub-
lished a handbill, offering a reward of 5/. for the apprehen-
sion of the lad and the restoration of the property. A work-
ing tradesman, named Curran, observing the description of
the property in the handbill, recollected its haying been in
the possession of a lodger in his house, whom he and his wife
had supposed to be a woman, but who afterwards turned out
to be Mr. Webb's boy in woman's clothing.
The consequent apprehension of the lad, and his examina-
tion at Bow-street, were reported in The Sun at
the time, and since then the prisoner had been tried and
convicted at the Old Bailey. Curran, who was in humble
circumstance, conceived himself entitled to the reward, being
the party who had caused the prisoner's apprehension and
the restoration of the property ; but, on applying to Mr.
Webb for it, he had refused to pay the amount, alleging as
the reason that he had already incurred much expense in the
inquiry.
Mr. TWYFORD regretted that it was not in his power to
interfere in any way, an action at law being the only remedy
In such a case.

CLERKENW WELL.
A person waited on the Magistrate, requesting his advice
under these circumstances :
It appeared, from his statement, that there is a house in
Great James-street, Bedford-row, in which five or six persons
live, who are " victimising " all the tradesmen in the neigh •
bourhood, by acting in unison, and presenting to the
tradesmen so many strange faces, they were enabled
to obtain goods to six times the amount that a single
person could do. When the bill was presented for payment
at the house, the tradesman was informed that he had made
the bill out in the wrong name. Mr. J. had not ordered
them, it must have been Mr. B. ; when Mr. B. was appealed
to it was Mr. C., and so on ; but it ended in the tradesman
losing his goods, and time into the bargain.
Mr. GREENWOOD said he could do nothing.
Applicant asked if the parties could not be indicted for a
conspiracy ?
Mr. GREENWOOD said he could not yet say what might be
the consequence of such conduct, and recommended appli-
cant to inform the police at the station of the district in which
the house in question is situate.
The Magistrate was occupied up to six o'clock on the pre-
vious evening in investigating a case in which Police•ser-
geant Archer, 8 G, was charged with using defamatory lan-
guage towards John Strange, and thereby violating his duty.
The case was sent before the Magistrate by the Commissioners
of Police.
Mr. Duncombe, of Gray's Inn, appeared for the prosecu-
tion ; and Mr. Wakeling, of St. John's-square, for the defence.
The Court was crowded with police, and with the friends
of the prosecutor.
Mr. Duncombe said this was a very important case, inas-
much as it would test the stretch of a policeman's authority,
and whether or no he was licensed to assail unoffending per-
sons, however humble their station in life might be. It was
hard enough upon licensed victuallers to be obliged to open
their houses at all times for police inspectors; but it was
harder still, and what he thought the law never could sanc-
tion, if police-officers, taking advantage of the extraordinary
power with which their office invested them, were permitted
to walk into the parlour of a respectable publican, and there
insult his customers and grossly defame one of them. The
power the police possessed of thus entering public-houses
should at least be exercised with discretion, otherwise it
would become an intolerable nuisance, and would not be sub-
mitted to by any one in this free state.
Evidence was then adduced to prove the alleged improper

language.
Mr. Wakeling contended that Archer had done no more
than his duty in. apprising the landlord of what probably he
had not been previously aware.
Ultimately the complaint was dismissed.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Martha Browning, a young woman, apparently about 25
Pears of age, was charged with the wilful murder of Eliza-
)eth Mundell, an aged female, with whom she resided.
The case is one of a most extraordinary and mysterious
character, and before proceeding to detail the evidence ad-
duced, it may be as well, in order to render the case more
intelligible to the reader, briefly to advert to the circum-
stances which led to the prisoner's apprehension ; a course
the more necessary from the fact, that in consequence of the
insensible state of the accused during the examination, a
portion only of the evidence was given before the Magis-
trate. The supposed victim of the prisoner's violence was
found dead by her daughter on Monday morning, and on
the evening of that day a coroner's' jury sat upon the body,
and returned a verdict "that the deceased had committed
suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity." Since
that period some circumstances of a very suspicious nature
have transpired, tending to criminate the accused as the
murderer of the deceased female; and on her being found
on Tuesday afternoon in possession of a sham bank
note, which it was obvious she had considered
genuine, as she had attempted to get change for it, she was
closely interrogated by the husband of deceased's daughter,
who at once recognised it as corresponding with one of two
which the ill-fated woman had been seen to have in her pos-
session the day before her death, and a desire on the part of
the prisoner to possess which, supposing them to be genuine
bank-notes, it was inferred might have induced her to put a
period to the existence of their possessor. The accused's
replies were anything but satisfactory, and she endeavoured
to effect her escape from the house, but was detained. The
husband of the deceased's daughter insisted upon her ac-
companying him to the station, and before their arrival
there she became much agitated, and said, " I did it, I did
it ; have mercy upon me." Mr. Partridge, the inspector on
duty at the Gardiner's-lane station, whither the prisoner had
been most unwillingly taken, having made himself ac-
quainted with the particulars, as well as the brief space of
time would permit, immediately sent for the whole of the
prisoner,
was liftedl stiont hoatdhtehdeocakppienara an appearance
apparently of a
hearty
whose evidence bore upon the matter, and brought
the accused to this Court.
The
n
se ysoeiliensgs
woman,
state, immediately after which she fell into a succession of
strong fits, between which she gave way to paroxysms of
apparently despair and tore her hair. Everything, however,
which humanity could suggest, was done to prevent her in-
juring herself,
Ann Gage, of 11, Rochester-street, Rochester •row, sworn—
I have known the prisoner for about six months, and she has
lodged with my mother for the last six weeks, at No. 1, Pro-
vidence-row, Brewers'-green. On Monday morning, at
about eight o'clock, the prisoner came to me at my resi-
dence, and said my mother was very ill. She said that she
had fallen into a fit at about seven that morning, and had
screamed out, " Murder, what are you at ? what are you
at ?" She wished me to come round and see my mother,
which I immediately did. Whilst I was dressing myself I
asked her whether the person in the next coon ha decoe
into her when she screamed " murder ?" wh she lied,
" No ;" that the door was locked, and she was holding my
mother's hands and washing her face at the time. 1 went
with prisoner as soon as I had dressed myself, and on
entering my mother's room I looked in the bed, but she
was not there, and I was turning to come out of the room
when I found her lying on her back on a box, with her head
towards the door and there was a cord about as thick as my
finger twice round her neck, the knot being tied on the right
side.
Mr. BOND—Was it what is termed a slip or running knot?
Witness—lt was not a slip knot. It was, however, made in
a particular way that I cannot describe.
Did you examine the cord ?—I did.
Was it tied tight ?—Verv.
Examination continued-LMy: mother appeared quite dead.
I immediately called out for assistance.
Mr. BOND—Was the prisoner in the room at this time ?
No, she was not. I was there alone.
How was prisoner engaged during this time ?—She was
running about the house, calling for assistance.
Witness continued—Prisoner and some others came into
the room, and prisoner then rubbed my mother on the
stomach.
Mr. Borip--Did she make any observation ?—She did not
speak,
After other evidence,

-ST SDI'
Mr. BOND said, I have heard quite enough to justify a MURDER ON THE HlGL-
remand. I will not trouble you (to witness) any further at . THAMES POLICE COURT. jogSs
present. ADJOLRN
' TED EXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN
It was then arranged that prisoner should be brought up
for re-examination on Monday afternoon. STONE.
The accused was then conveyed to Tothill-fields Bride- (Continued from our Afternoon Edition 0, Esids at Na
well in a cab. Mary Blewitt was next called, and said--I 1•;7_ ship VI;
board Oa
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 23, Albany-street. I was a passenger on .1 _a for
I remember three of the men being in irons a son' ca
afar .-- i
William Edwards, alias Warner, alias Morris, was brought • • in • bihalf
a littis
the rigging. I was the cabin as aca
before Mr. Maltby for final examination, charged with-deat tom"
before fortnight. I was afterwards in the hf S
having obtained from Earl Howe, by false pretences, the -
sum of 11. more forward, but not left of the poop. n , heard 44
ber, I believe about three or four o'clock, i d voile
A few days ago the prisoner left the following petition at 2
Johnstone demand' that the mate be found en „sigh°
his Lordship's residence in South Audley-street : as the v thee
Of esterday.)
wherever he was, to him. Barry Yelverton sy , was _
" Parish of Penn, County of Bucks, to wit. found him, and brought him to the captain.. l_are. De
" The bearer, Mr. J. W. Warner, has carried on the busi- looking on,' of which Captain Johnstone was net sn,e Other.
ness of a draper and grocer in this parish, where, on the 2d had a pistol in his left hand, and a cutlass in the
of last month, whilst himself and family were attending I believ the pistol was loaded, for Captain u loaded,
Divine service, some evil disposed persons, as yet unknown,
feloniously entered his shop and dwelling-house, and there- The captain
s ordered them .to bring
on. the
~. but 0
The struck Ra bert right and left,
0 his .the head ost,
from stole and carried away goods, money, and other valu- and
m
sftewrewraerdfrseoun, theDubriondgy
ables to the amount of 130/. and upwards. tam Johnsw ~.,
arid to rinpter."
hnlnda
" We, the undersigned, having a knowledge of his mis-Rambert
uhpad. no 2irs'unati.epspief
fortune, do feel justified in recommending his case to the Captain.theßutimmbe
striking him he begged for mercy
Johnstone replied, " Oh, you overgrown
_.l with lt4
generous public, by whose contributions he may be enabled you cowardly brute !" and with that he cut lise,_basto.
to resume his former business, and enable him to support 'cutlass Rambert sail ,4 Ask the sailors, Captain
theJu cote
his wife and family in his usual respectable industrious if le, • • • " which °Kier.
-er said a word against you, on
avocations. k at him in _ ,be
seemed to get snore enraged, and struck
_„T, knee?,
" Given under our hands this 7th November, 1845." lently than he did the time before. ~ Go on Y0',•;:„„. 10,4
This document purported to contain an account of sums •I, which • Rambert did, and then, after ca,l,,,ith t'
subscribed by Lords Grenville, Thomond and ,Orkney, and "overgrownsali
monster," he struck him severeif! a tel,
Boston ; Sir W. Clayton, Sir Giffin Wilson,t, Lady Grenville, cutlass. Rambert exclaimed, "0, rnY G 4 d c's Nut
Rev. T. Knollys, the Hon. W. Fitzsimons, and others. As God ! I am killed." With that he droPP°
i, tone •tbi
soon as the signatures were known to be spurious, the docu- side, and said "Oh !" when Captain Jo"".,d pet. A
ment was forwarded to the Mendicity Society for for the irons. After that the carpenter came ~' issog:;•
inves-
tigation, and precaution was taken to have a police-constable irons on the monkey-hatch on the half-decit.,he
~8
in waiting when the defendant called for an answer. The was bleeding so at the time that I could not s•t%eth'ing telLta`
prisoner called on Tuesday last, and on stating his name to Rambert asked the boy Slack to bring someopring t...k.
be Warner, a sovereign was handed to him, and he was then his head up. The boy •I l had nothing. ''s,,r reftw:4
said he
given into the custody of police-sergeant Whall. shin ow-
time I believe the captain retired into his
...,0 pi
Horsford, from the Mendicity Society's office, proved that ments. Captain Johnstone had not made Maw OW.
f the IP
the man for some years had been known as a begging-letter- delay when he came up again, and went up in'.°., hips. mt
writer. The society were in possession of fraudulent peti- mast-top, where the man, Stephen Cone, was l'iipleatis,
tions sent to the Earl of Burlington, the Earl of Arundel struck at Cone in the most violent manner, so, _king
s;
and Surrey, and Colonel Powell. The prisoner had also been I heard the blows from where I had been Lu;ith, OP.
in custody before for an offence similar to that now charged I could not see ' struck • b if
what the captain his t
against him. if tbs
that he went up with a cutlass God! ,or
Mr. MALTBY said he was quite satisfied from the evidence With that I cried out, "My God, rnY 0 birs.'P'°o6
that the prisoner was a person who made it a practice to go Stephen Cone, he will kill him." I said this t e
_.taie
about endeavouring to obtain money by false and fraudulent son. That was the first time I spoke while the_cZireep
pretences, and therefore he should send him for the full term been striking Rambert. With that Rain
b I,oodltere, o I
of three months to the House of Correction. and said, " Mrs. Blewitt, I am dying, give me S.oplied!..4
Joseph Ventine, a native of Wallachia, was placed at to tie my head up, lam bleeding to death." ' ohs?
the bar charged with having conducted himself in a dis• am in that state I am not fit to move • I 1,111 neieg .1,01
orderly manner at the residence of the Turkish Ambassador, and faint." With this Rambert said, "'lle le —", ire nd,
Bryanston-square. again,he will kill me. omy God 10my .
God!' ,dlP:fs
s• toWs' ,eib'
It appeared that the prisoner in March last obtained a pass- made no reply. As Capt. Johnstone was coins oor ' tistt
port, and that he yesterday applied for another, which was bert, he said, " Where is the overgrown monster, svith
etli
ultimately given to him ; he required assistance in money which.theti
orj .
is the overgrown brute," but I cannot say
also, and as the Consul-General thought fit to refuse his re- he said to the carpenter, " Where is he, and, ,rearOpyi
quest, he became very insolent and caused a crowd to assmble Rambert to be taken away to the main hatch. 1-Vbsf,ll,o
round the door ; a constable was called, and he was then Mrs. Thompson, " What is to be done, there W"' 4013,:is
given into custody. he carat
to us all this night." After this, I believe t fir
~4,
The prisoner, after being given to understand that he forward with some of the men, and I heard out of 1;0
must not repeat the annoyance complained of, was dis- recollect that Rambert was to be taken rferlopo
charged. Directly after that I heard a rush on the Po°l?.,„e big_ ',40
MA RYLEBONE. boat on the poop. I saw Rambert trying "'
to.
Tr. jallollio
between the end of the boat and the comPeim°hayeilloortlit,
on the poop at the time, with a musket an S ,ottet. .. 11,
I' ssenting the 10. t.: orepaiii
• ofert Or

A young man, named William Henderson, who said he re-
sided at No. 4, Conduit-street, and that he was in the em-
ploy of Mr. Page, bookseller, Broadway, Hammersmith, was
charged with having uttered a counterfeit half-sovereign.
It appeared from the evidence that on the same afternoon
the prisoner went to the Marylebone Literary and Scientific
Institution, and asked for a ticket for Mr. Russell's forth-
coming entertainment, at the same time presenting in pay-
ment for the same to a youth named Large a piece
resembling a half-sovereign. It was taken to the secre-
tary, in consequence of Large suspecting that it was
not genuine ; and it turned out that the suspicion en-
tertained was correct. A constable was called in, and the
prisoner, who said he was not aware that he had any bad
money in his possession, was then given into custody. He
had upon him a memorandum book, a catalogue, and other
papers.
Mr. RAWLINSON remanded him for the attendance of the
Mint solicitor.

top of it. I saw Julian pres, ..., ~,b,
Rambert. With that I heard the caf•— Oire'" 09-
,9 where is he? where is he?" ~ lie is goue Ido
said Julian. The captain answered, " The dal.°
have half of them overboard before sunset teed" rog Inelf
next words I heard were Captain Johnstone /de not O•
and ordering a glass of grog for all hands, huft wits ta
whether all the crew were there. 1, dotri.tooL
hausted and faint that I lay down °•:::
,eitobriteci• ;ill;
further, only I was in hopes there might be boob ,006
further state, though I paid my
_passage
treated very unkindly by Captain Johnstone, anuthot A
ashore at Deal. The reason of this witEl• to hi°
called on the 7th of last month by the captain ° tsiro,,,O:
The boy Slack came to me, and said, " The lot we
you." I exclaimed " Oh, my God! does bee optS!l,ive
kill me ?" I went into the cabin, and saw iftht.„. huliri,
Barry Yelverton, French, and Spence. ''', dolt tho:,
seeing me so excited, came to accompanY IT tilos' a Fil
tain Johnstone said, " I have called yen to ° ~0 00 j 1
intend to put ou in irons the rest of the vogfiairpfl
ther said, "You are going to be hung at the! ~,,ti , eir
said, " Is not that it, French?" and the latter. ogre? 000,
I believe it is, sir." I made answer, "I am wilily.' 1;04
Johnstone, for anything I have done in the er•to
said, " Captain Johnstone, may I say a wrciS I eeler, Ord
barked in your ship the 14th of last Alay, 0-11_, oaf -or
any man during the whole period, up till no; that jr,
word against you or the ship. If there is a tiwcsptsiopid ,o,
I have ever said a wrong word against Ye, °.'„y it. oteflo
stone, or the ship either, let him come all':, '5l-0, Wall/
ever hear me, French ? French answered, on% n", 41184
I never did, except that time when you bad t°l thelb
salt water to make cakes, and frying them hbisd lrd
French afterwards said to me, " This he alsogole it
Blewitt ;" and lanswered, " It is so ; why d°°,;,fral'. oltiP4
to the captain." I called Mr Spence and as)teu "or 0%0 lit
stated anything against Captain Johnstone, At Vol,
" No, Mrs. Blewitt, I never did," he answerew_lifs, 'lep,
I never expected to come out of the cabin 'ft Of
such dread and fear. With that I called 011 '4 be ,P
°I 001 Of'
ton, and asked him a similar question ;0. 0 y
" No, Mrs. Blewitt, except hearing you eV:: I eel,"
for a' that .' but what you meant bY, 'A' abilt;,44o,
' I might have said the words," I rePhe"; hoot°,;" Ore
recollection. To tell you the truth, Captain q.r,s olod
turning to him, " It is a word of my fsa.t.„%s the°,l6/
Johnstone kept still, and said nothing. 1 " din' Or
to leave the cabin. I felt very bad at the timed 0
that Captain Johnstone observed it, for he oral d
of wine. tiono s Pr,
Catherine Thompson followed in examinagbe a ,r 0
She lived in Sidney-street, Baker-street. Joe
ger in the ship Tory. She saw Captain e;elo(4
the voyage cut Rambert with a sword. o°,oo t tiodol
saw Rambert with his body cut andovlnrebilitlecl, 71;14
manner. She heard Rambert jump
see him. At that time she heard the eall-oee k 00
a good thing, and that he ought to have thus?
before." Defelh;
James Glover recalled and examined refP;tith 1-08°
of Rambert—He recollected Rambert dinteeemed sistiot
the day before his death. They dints
the oP'
be on good terms. He was boat -the Or
anything particular that day on "at° pi"
lled 1 ilter'd .i,
About 7 o'clock at night he was ea „nd l'i mv
by the captain to give him a little branding- fer le VI
ness then saw the mate on his knees, PraYqu'i ca In'Alls
to forgive him. He continued in the captara Airier of
same position, the captain standing over that nn t 511,
in his hand. Witness did not observe, sad /107,
then wounded. Witness was going lonaber'eleitvi
cabin till 12 o'clock, and always found cell
two to
and the captain standing over him wilhoivell,,P;ell,Y
captain said several times that he ha,",ft„ of t,,PV,
life twice. At 12 o'clock the captain we -; nary, ~ v;
previous to his going out, he asked Mr. Scene'
Ipeolf;
and witness, if he (the captain) should forgl bet ,a 0 011.,,
Witness did not hear Yelverton el).,eire:,,,' ess tetoakr',
swered be would leave that to him. 11 " the ni T'or
of anything that Rambert had done. After
ton loot tio
out the mate slept on deck, when Yetvetrolfolo,ooo 40'
were sent in search of him. That was abbe lilAden. ,„ ;
Witness went out and saw him in Os" tto rx
called him several times, but received 00airt 000 rj
forming the captain of this they were silo, bin /o•
Rambert down. They could not final, after pow 0
captain went on deck, ani sent Frene-,;0, en d
bert was not brought again into the Ow" A
erehee 6,01!.°
not see him afterwards. ~„ one 4tepPt Ay,.
Thomas Lee said that he W-'-ritir '-'ltory-ocri A
Tory, and was put in irons along de
oaths, ty 1,00
Witness was placed in the maintop. ---d to ''.' toe, CV
up to the maintop on the day refers then•borent °,Ol
witness, but he had no wounds on higitnees,,", i,e" lit,/:
get the shackle off witness's neck. " which Pifer, stiff,'
Johnstone singing out for him, on ,e Iv, (Ai 0
the mainstay. The next fling _.n" on yon O', Sii
the captain say was, " You overPe; . " d WA/
I have pardoned you three thtert' ina°,000,440,00
your life now." He then chased Ram to 119 De g no') ( /
and the blood was flowing from his tbig Dailfouoaa A foii
up the poop ladder. The captain va° d oo'o rfoO
sword, on which he jumped overboar
s•iii, 11°,0oit oto
let go the helm for a moment, and the 1,09, Alteitil
moment. The captain cried, 4, Lay t° owei"o4 0f..0 0,1
took its regular course. Several °the!' _ _vdea_l4oP'4,„
bythe witness in corroboration of tu. sbo 'crop,.
Cone, and to the effect that he (vrit'ege h'it;nt9sj A
by Capt. Johnstone, when in irons, o!'„„abi p°- v'
shoulders, but the foregoing were the"
vo oteo
coo /
eso.
We are happy to learn that the uet f
o ty
toar or/
liers is now convalescent. ,b. 0 A the nOO 4 6112
STAYS OF TRADE.—Altllffilo9otoop w ire;
very gloomy appearance yesterday:, ilticia t 0 tige 000#
nouncement of several failures, In",,clie, lief°, 1);0
tensive concerns in Londen, there. , thall LA., /
little more disposition to do basin 01 pals octir
past, and sales of cloth were more r tb, Eas.ett ard
very law prices. Yarn, suitable f0r.,,,0b1e i-ottri,„ fr. l'
Was also in fair request, and a cororweejt.
.. i, Ow yr?
ness was done at the full rates of laabbot thdAervostft'ter',
tions are still very heavy of "L DINO '05,141°4 tee
cif4
change in prices.—Rocnnart.rbt-aeioegooa:Hl
teski#4o.,ii
—We have no improvement
to-day. There is very little demanu foe'roe l'fr'ed trly'
_/
14'
have been upon a very limited scal
e. very but tc'
plain, and not without cause, at the ;5 but
in wool. There is little change in Pric '
downward.—Manchester Guardian.
CO'i
--------- 1)11
41
13„111711.0.58: of SifAblli' 10'7 1
On the 27th ult., at the Y icar-7-9 on. ro-p- Ifr
the lady of the Rev. H. KnapP9° ,„ of PO ~. of ,
On the 2',ith ult., Mrs. James DAL"
the fol° I
street, Southwark, oat daughter. ir_e„, 0 ries,
0 b`t,A
On the 30th ult., Chislehurst, Jr
A yol wn atrhde,
3EOs
tqh. ,
alt.,s ra rg eaotn konfi
cakde
arbuogch_hte,er,:oConat,t.°°l.l9;edel 94;1"
road, Regent'a-park, Mrs. George ".''''.'cy-, Fot u iii° c,
On the 30th ult., the lady of I ter. 6 the
.A
of
Lawrence-Pountney-hill, of a Lodge, e'l Or
On the 30th ult., at Sholden
IA 1581
Banks, Esq., of a son. bill, t...- ,
On theist thelst inst., on Sydenbarn-
arolle
for°
Price, Esq., of a son. w• - b • I
On the Ist inst., at South-bridge
,re, V'
F. F. Austin, of a daughter.
01°Iiter° I
111/1111Diineocer-datog ,o'.
On the 2d inst., at St. George_tbarieet • solli:,
S. Whitmore, Esq., to Elizabet „tocbt4 Ew
late Lieutenant-Colonel Brovv Ph ,
i '
eipi
syntilotrli:eE2s9qth,
sUoirtg.,eoant Stto. 5.1 .
ien Pra nj r ir ei
Fennell, 'Esq., late of Limerick': ehtrt'e'su-11:Arteior v
or
D IF ,Th.corfollt, t Aptl' tl
of OFnredthereic2sWthalukletr.,,
Ea tsciT.,oeftfLoreawl,li:sscroar,
boreorit;gh•
_etoice,
er' °
On the 28th ult., at the Be
l's
S°° ael
Sparrow, of Ripon. t. Gregor.' ' siclfr of
On the 28th ult., at Stoke 0 Dor of fle
Rev.
o n NtVh .e 1219 a
tl fhb
alt.ea d ,
3raigaerdiate,
unotirkalgiret... 0
we Der.
' Ilall' •tof ' Pr
Thompson, Esq, of Kirby
s i
frOknent,h
of
f3lovtehs
Nest-street,
P' fi
abeekthn,e;!::•ethird otigbter
lop'
hstlb r,
On the 30th ult.,eAE4inziaja
Stacy, of Tottenham. e, 13
Tot ft° o'
1 tile IC
Oid°r •cr ° ,
John Hodgkin.
'T College,
On the 30th ult., at ,ew Agneo,rell 1,,F1
On the 30th ult., at Bruce-gra
Price, M.A.,"'aged 39. 0001 ~,,,,00
Deborah,
E. 0. Y
id, Sasse."'
On the Ist inst., at Lickfie
tai?lnitt.hHe .1. sßtairneslta.),,,at.F.Nar.eliara, -.--

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London: Printed ana Published bY 112,11",ili
Strand, Printer, at The Sun P.
Ofileel,',oooso
of the Savoy, in the tally of ."
4, 1846.