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DR. HAMPDEN

Lord John Russell's answer to the bishops 11,
called forth a long letter from the Bishop of Exete ,
who examines in detail Lord John's reply to th,
Bishops' allegation. The Bishop maintains that Dr
Hampden 's appointment would be an act beyond all pre-
cedent, for never before was any person recommended by
the crown to a bishopric against whom there stood a for-
mal legal judgment affirming the unsoundness of his dm -
trine. —He-asks the premier to refer the writings of Dr
Hampden to the judgment of the Church in convocation,
or, if there are objections to that course, to let then
writings be judged by a provincial council of the bishop,
assisted by such divines as her Majesty shall be gracion
pleased to name. Dr. Phillpott maintains that the ju
meat of Oxford University ought to be a ban of exclusim
(from the office of a bishop at least) so long as it remain
in force, or until it is proved to he unfounded. In an-
swer to 'Lord.John'S averment, that many of the most
prominent among the original majority against Dr. Hamp-
den have since joined the Church of Rome, the right rev.
prelate says, that by " the most protninent ' ought
to be understood the Committee, who openly sat for the
purpose of devising measures for vindicating the Univer-
sity fron-t_the evils which might be expected to result from
such a selection of the King's Professor of -Theology :
" Of these, one, indeed , has fallen, to the consternation and
grief of all who knew, or had heard of, his high faculties
The others, thank God, still stand rooted and grounde
in faith and love." The Bishop further asks

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of a decree having been passed against Dr. Hampden fol
unsound teaching by the University of Oxford, a judg.
ment of the Court of Queen's Bench had been pronounced
against him for some flagitious crime, and it this judg-
thent were urged as a reason why he should not be pro.
moted to a bishopric, would this be to transfer the RoyaJ
supremacy from the Queen to Lord Denman ? If it would
not, why should it be said to follow from Dr. Hampden's
being disqualified for a bishopric, so long as he is under
the censure of the Oxford decree, that this is to transfer
the supremacy of the Crown to the convocation of Ox-
ford ?" The right rev.- Prelate proceeds--" My Lord,
the Crown has no right, can have no right (I trust, too,
that it will be found to have no power), to force a bishop
on the Church whom the Church has a just right to reject
as a 'setter forth of erroneous and strange doctrine, con-
trary to God's word.' True, my Lord. the Statute 25
Henry VIII., chap. 20 kthe Magna Charts .f tyranny),
does give-to 'the Crown a power, which your Lordship ha,

pliance with such a riciS,nda6

But no Statute has t

Statute has the power to make an honest

tious chapter to elect, or an honest and conscientious

late to consecrate, to the offic
I.have described above. . . .

of bishop, such a person
My Lord; do not itrinzi

that I am one of those who, if it were within their power,
would deprive the Crown of any portion of its rightful
supremacy, especially of its just, legitimate Christian in-
fluence, in the appointment of our bishops—an influence
which I firmly believe to be necessary to the peace, and
therefore to the efficiency of the Church. Let the Crown
continue to nominate them, but let it exercise this right,
which almost all considerate Churchmen wish it to re-
tain, with caution, with discretion, with due regard to the
feelings and the conscience of all concerned."
An address, signed by 485 lay members of the Church
of England (including several peers, members of parlia-
ment, &c.) disapproving of the elevation of Df. Hampden
to the see of Hereford, was presented to Lord John Russell
on Friday week. His lordship in his reply says he is fully
prepared to take all the consequences of the recommenda-
tion, as he believes " the appointment will tend to
strengthen the Protestant character of our church, so se-
riously threatened of late by many defections to the church
of Rome." His Lordship adds—" That the appointment
should excite feelings of bitterness is I hope an error, as
it would show a sad want of Christian charity on the part
of those who would indulge such feelings."
The Bishop of Norwich, in a letter which has been
published, has declined to sign the memorial of the
Bishops ; urging; as his reason, that by such a proceeding
undue authority would be given to a university censure,
originated by parties suspected of a leaning to Rome, and
with manifestations of bitter party spirit ;—that the cen-
sure of 1836 was virtually repealed by the statute of 1842,
appointing Dr. Hampden examiner in the new Theologi-
cal Examination ; that Dr. Hampden has been unfairly
treated in the criticisms upon his Bampton Lectures ;
and that he (the Bishop of Norwich) considers Dr. Hamp-
den's sentiments, on those particular topics on which he
was supposed to be unsound, are in accordance with the
formularies of our Church and the Scriptures.

Dr. Hampden has addressed a highly important letter
to the Premier, on the subject of the charges brought
against him. After alluding to the pain which it causes
to an honest mind to answer a charge of unfaithfulness to
a high trust, and remarking that the present agitation is
neither strange nor novel—the apostles themselves having
been reviled and evil intreated by their brethren, and
Bishop Bull and Archbishop Tillotson having been called
upon to answer a charge of Socinianism brought against
them—the bishop designate thus proceeds :
" Let me then, I would say, my lord, be instructed and
encouraged, by these and other like examples, to submit
with patience to His will, who, in the mystery of His pro-
vidence, has appointed for good that I, humble servant of
His as I am, should pass through this ordeal of calumny.
What is more afflicting in it is, that I am accused of de-
tracting from His glory, and the infinite merits of His
t however,ened with this thought.
I that I have not
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ese4: tiaenTSeong. andcedliew
knst°rens strengthened I
hope, therefore, calmly to address myself to the objec-
tions which my importunate adversaries, with all the
vehemence of an electioneering contest, are recklessly
throwing out against me. Let me endeavour to silence
that conflict of feelings within my own heart, which so
unmerited and so base a charge naturally excites.
" First, then, my Lord, I most'solemnly deny the
scandalous imputation. As an honest man, I say, I do
not, and never did for one moment of my life, in thought
or word, hold or maintain any other doctrine respecting
our Lord's most holy Person and His blessed work of
Redemption, than that which is plainly set forth from
Scripture in the Articles and Formularies of our Church.
I hold, too, and have ever held most firmly, the full doc-
trine of the Holy Trinity, as stated on the same authority
in the same documents of the Church.

" Nay, I go on to say, with the utmost confidence of my
sincerity, that I have on every occasion exerted myself to
defend those Holy Truths, which I believe not with a
mere assent, but really love and delight in. My convic-
tion has been, that no sermon, no exposition of religious
doctrine, or exhortation to religious conduct, could have
any unction of spiritual instruction, any living power to
teach or to persuade, which did not derive its strength
from those holy and lovely truths, which describe to us
God the Father, giving His only-begotten Son, His co-
equal in Majesty and Power, " to the end that all that
believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life,"—God the Son giving Himself in love, taking on
Him our nature, and born into the world, living and
dying for us men, and for our salvation,—God the Holy
Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, the
Third Person in the Blessed Trinity, sent down with holy
comfort from the Saviour to instruct and guide the Church
through all ages.
"These great revealed verities, no mere opinions collected
be what it is—l have, then ever taught andb enforced
n Scripturei t indisputablew o
b both
to ht
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have been at-
temptedthb ya cshpitenc speculative
loaf:iovte mreasoning, Scripture,yteawc gobo.utwt
whthhateiechvmer may
the
sacramentspreventing andins t
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Lord,the efficacyare n
ost
doctrines of Scripture or any other of its great fundamen-
taltruths, such as Original Sin, Justification by Faith,
tgh emtowr two
than theories formed by the human mind onottohhfien text of
Scripture. It is a very great mistake to suppose that I
have ever meant this, in what I have said of the force of
Theory, in my Bampton Lectures or elsewhere. It is one
thing, to endeavour to unfold the theories on which a
particular phraseology employed in the systematic state-
ment of divine truths has been framed and adapted to its
purpose' and quite another thing, to state that the truths
themselves which that phraseology expresses are mere
theories, or mere opinions, or probable conclusions, hav-
ing no positive certainty in them. This latter miscon-
struction belongs to those who have taken it up. It is
not mine. It has no warrant in anything that I have
said in theological discussion. My Bampton Lectures,
indeed, were not written for popular reading, but for such
as should come to the study of the subject, with some
previous knowledge both of theological questions and of
Ancient Philosophy. It is no wonder, then, that they
should be open to this misrepresentation to ordinary
readers. I should be much concerned if, from any un-
skilfulness in the use of words, I should have given rise
to misapprehension. I would not assert, however, that I
have always succeeded in conveying my thoughts exactly.
But I am not, at any rate, to be blamed for some mis-
takes, or rather perversions of my meaning. For this I
know, that arguments which I have advanced in support
of the truth, have, in many instances, by an artful selec-
tion of detached words, been represented as upholding
the very errors which they refuted !
" But whatever has been done, by hostile and uncandid
expositors, in the way of perverting or obscuring my
meaning, I have the satisfaction of knowing that many
honest and intelligent minds have apprehended my true
intent, and appreciated my labours. Thus, for instance,
this or that person would not, or could not see, that it is
a strong argument for the truth of the Catholic doctrine
of the Trinity, that even heretics (as I have urged) have
in some sense professed it, however imperfectly and in-
juriously, thus acknowledging the truth amidst their vain
attempts to corrupt and destroy it, unconsciously bearing
testimony to its existence in disputing.it ; and the truth
itself showing its vital strength in surviving their attacks.
" Many such instances of cruel misrepresentation I
could allege. But I will not weary your lordship's patience.
Let me, however, be suffered to say, what I would fain
have remembered only in thanksgiving to Him whose
grace enables us to think or do anything good, that I have
reason to bless God, that in one instance at least 1 have
not laboured in vain ; but that a person, now a pious and
distinguished minister of Christ, was confirmed end fixed,
by what 1 have advanced on the subject of the Trinitarian
controversies, in the true faith of that Holy Mystery.
And does not this one fact more than outweigh the
assertions of a thousand anonymous writers in newspapers,
copying one another, and repeating the original false
statement of the first mistaken or misrepresenting com-
mentators ?"
The doctor then goes on solemnly to declare that he has
iht4heuoCcuehtruivoriciluhi
"insisted constantly on the supremacy of Scripture as
our rule of Faith," and that he has " ever taught that a
deferential respect to the authority of the Church, as it is
laid down and explained in the formularies of our Church
sveni;tusri,emiilpsi simply
Qcttehiilewdoi witness ecyshstuharencmhd
was most incumbent on Christians." In the view of his
keeper of Holy Writ,' but the authoritative interpreter of
Scripture,to opponents,pe a speak

Dec, 21, 1547.

ehority will be found, says the doctor, "to be the root
the objections of this class of theologians to the teach-
-14 of all who require that all doctrines should be drawn
f yin Scripture. With them the reference to Scripture is
' heretical principle,' because it-holds up the authority_
Scripture over that of the Church in all questions of
)ctrine." Those who are urging the point, says Dr.
lanipden, .‘ were the most active instruments in carry'
!.tr he statute of the University, passed in 1840. That
ratute has been virtually repealed, first, by the New
'heological Statue of 1842, which placed me, as Regl
'rofessor, at the head of a newly-constituted Board
'heological Examiners ; and then, in the same year, u°
ul
he just act of the chief Authorities of the University,
:th whom . rests the initiative of every measure, the
itaird of Heads of Houses and Proctors, who unani-
Aously proposed a form of statute for rescinding it. S°
then, as the chief responsible body of the Universal
concerned, I am relieved of the burthen of that statue;
hough the Tractarian party succeeded, with a very re-
.uctli majority, however, in throwing out the measure
i,ouvocation. . g

Dr. Hampden then alleges that that statute is perfectly
understood, and asks, " How any one can put it forward
flow. when by such act they are implicating themselves
with the theology and the spirit of its chief promoters,
the editors of the ' Tracts,' a pamphlet, full of gross mis-
representations of my writings, the production of Mr*
-ewman, was circulated through the country?"
and this,
with the great polemical excitement of the times, con-
curred in obtaining a majority against him ;, not, how-
ever, even then, until after a repulse, on the first assault,
by the firm and spirited intervention of the proctors.
How, then, can any wish to sympathize or identify them-
selves with the chief actors of that day ? Where is Mr'
Newman now, let me ask, the principal mover then?
What are the rest doing—his old associates whom he

1-ft—but training otheiS to imbibe the spirit of ilTeir great
leader. reluctant as they may be to follow him through'
uut ?"

The reverend writer then says, "I am not under the
censure of the University ;' for the statute referred to no
opinions or doctrines whatever, but only to the manner of
treating theological subjects. When, indeed, a censure of
the University is passed, certain propositions are selected
from the author's writings, and the decree of Convocation
condemns those particular propositions. This was dons
rie.iegaiiilyotinthethue
hcariz,telato,f
cMhurr.cWh.,ardx,
otthheingauthfortheofkittihde
was done in my case : nothing specific was even alleged
against me."

s Gazette cont

er Majesty's order to the
, to elect Dr. Hampden as

iQiinp of that S

The Morning Post of Friday professes to " understand
that, yesterday, the first formal step was taken, in the
proper court, at Doctors' Commons, to bring to a legal
test the orthodoxy or otherwise of Dr. Hampden."
Dv, clergy of Liverpool have addressed a letter to Lord
John Russell, in which they say "We have witnessed
with the deepest concern the opposition, which your lord-
ship has encountered from a quarter whence it never
ought to have arisen. to the appointment of Dr. Hampden
to the episcopate. We believe that your lordship will not
be unwilling to receive the assurance that the elevation of
thst distinguished individual has afforded us the greatest
satisfaction, as showing that the First Minister of the
Crown is well aware of the present exigencies of our be
loved Church, and nobly determined to meet them. At
the same time we disclaim, on our own behalf, the asser-
tion which has been made that the promotion of Dr•
Hampden is regarded with alarm by the clergy and laity
of our Church, believing as we do, that, on the contrary'
the measure is hailed wiih the warmest approbation by au
the real friends of our National Ecclesiastical Establish-
ment„"

Dr. Merewether, the Dean of Hereford, has forwarifej,
a memorial to the Queen, in which, after alluding to '1,2
having received the Royal license to elect a EisheP,—
Hereford, and the Royal recommendation to elect g`•
Hampden, he refers to the vote of censure passed on Dr'
Hampden by the University of Oxford, and pleads for
that. right and liberty of conscience which he says will D'
" trampled to the very dust" by a compulsion to elect $
person still under that censure. On this ground he prays
either that Her Majesty will recommend some other per-
son, or that she will graciously relieve the Chapter from
the necessity of proceeding to the election, till she hag
been pleased to submit Dr. Hampden's publications
" to the judgment, either of the two houses of convoca-
tion of clergy of the province of Canterbury, which is now
sitting, or of the provincial council of bishops of the same
province, assisted by such divines as Her Majesty, or the
provincial council shall be pleased to call, or of some other
competent tribunal which Her Majesty shall be graciously
pleased to appoint. In order whereunto we have op'
pointed for the day of election the 28th day of December
instant, being the eleventh day from the receipt of your
Majesty's conge d'e'lire, and the last which we can law-
fully appoint. And we are the more emboldened to lay
this our humble supplication at the feet of your Majesty
by your known cordial attachment to our holy and apos-
tolic church, and by your faithful and uniform observance
of the oath made by your Majesty at your coronation,--:
' That you will maintain and preserve to the utmost of
your power the doctrine, discipline, and government
thereof."

The following letter from a highly intelligent clerical
correspondent with special reference to the Bishop of
Exeter's interference in the matter appears to place the
subject in a very clear point of view.
" I was in hopes that it would have occurred either to
yourself, or to some earlier and abler_
remind your ren-dors how the Dishop of Exeter, whose
purpose it now suits to defer so implicitly to the solemnity
of an University censure, acted some time ago, when Dr.
Pusey lay under the ban of a much more aggravated con-
demnation for a distinct and established heresy, whom
though interdicted at the time from the pulpits of the
University, he allowed to preach, within his diocese, at
Ilfracombe.

" Upon this man, be it remembered, the church disci-
pline act, as originally introduced by the Bishop of Lon-
don, would have conferred summary and almost irrespon-
sible power in matters affecting either the doctrine, or the
discipline of the church. Now, I would ask, what con-
fidence could be placed in the decisions of such a Rhada-
manthine Court, especially were a case to arise, as be-
tween Dr. Pusey and Dr. Hampden .?
" Dr. Pusey's aim and endeavour is to unprotestantixe
the Church of England, to which, as she is, he has ~sol-
emnly pledged, what ought to be, an unfeigned assent
and consent. Dr. Hampden's convictions, running part"—
with his engagements, keep him still true to the obligations
he has honestly undertaken—(see his letter to Lord Jobs
Russell, of the 9th instant, which all the Tractarian press'
with more cunning than candour, have carefully sup-
pressed)—only he will not consent to un-church that large
body of his fellow-Christians, who, differing on points of
comparatively minor importance, nevertheless hold to the
same Lord, the same faith, the same baptism, the sans'
God and Father of all, into whose name he bath beeo
baptized himself. 'Tis but a fresh illustration of the old
adage— _ _

" ' Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas.'
" Yours, &c.,
" Dec. 20, 1847." " ANOTHER PRESBYTER

COURT AND FASHION.

Osborne is still the abiding, place of the Queen and the
Court. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby are
still on a visit to her Majesty ; and on Wednesday, pro_
fessor Sedgwick also became a guest at the Royal board.
It is her Majesty's intention to proceed to Windsor from
Osborne to-day.

Lord John Russell and his lady attended the meeting at
Exeter-hall on Sunday week to hear Dr. Cumming preach.
MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS.—We have every rea-
son to believe that her Majesty is again in the most is-
teresting condition in which a married lady can be placed
the time expected is about the end of March.—Globe.
PRESENT OF A YORKSHIRE PIG TO PRINCE ALBERT.
—The committee of the Leeds Association for the Im-
provement of Pigs and Poultry have sent to the Royal
Farm at Windsor, a choice specimen of a superior large
breed
acdeeofpptiegd. _
pigs, which his Royal Highness Prince Albert
has

PRINCE ALBERT A MINER.-It is highly gratifying that
we are in a position to state, that his Royal Highness
Prince Albert has, with a view to advance the mining in-
terests of the county of Cornwall, determined on working
the South Towan, United Hills, and Wheal Charles
Mines, being parallel lodes. We state this on authority,
and are well pleased to find that the attention of the Prince
is thus directed to our national and natural resources of
wealth.—Mining Journal, •
PRESENT TO THE ROYAL CHILDREN.—On Tuesday as
elegant miniature carriage was exhibited at the makerfs,
in Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. It is a
step-piece barouche, being nearly a fac simile of a ba-
rouche now used by her majesty and Prince Albert, but
on the scale of six inches to one foot. This equipage /1
designed to carry four children, and has been built by or-
der of the Queen Dowager, for presentation to the Prinee
of Wales and his royal sisters and brother.
A melancholy accident happened on Sunday evening, at
the Earl of Harrowby's seat, in Staffordshire to one of
,
the noble earl's grand-daughters, a young lady aged seven-
teen years, daughter of the Hon. Granville Ryder, and
niece to Lord Sandon. She was standing before the fire,
warming herself, when her dress, which was composed of
' light materials, was drawn towards the bars by the adios
of the draught, and in an instant she was enveloped is
flames. The unfortunate young lady rushed into the room
in an agony of terror and pain into the hall, where the
flames were extinguished, but not until she had been so
dreadfully burnt as to leave no hope of recovery. She
died after much suffering in the course of Monday night.
Lord Sandon received several severe burns in his efforts
to extinguish the flames.

RTING INTELLIGENCE

SOUTH LANCASHIRE COURSING CLUB.
SOUTHPORT MEETING, DEC. 15 AND 16.
The ScAnismucx CUP was won by Mr. King's Jack--
Mr. Bake's Assault ran up.
The FLEETWOOD PUPPY CUP was won by Mr. Robin
son's Baronet—Mr. King's Walton ran up.
The CHURCHTOWN STAKES were won by Mr. Deakin'S
Duchess, beating Mr. Bake's Prince Albert.
The CROSSENS STAKES were won by Mr. Barnes' Be?
tard—Mr. Kink's Phoebe ran up.
The SOUTHPORT STAKES were won by Mr. Hunt's
Rick—Mr. Barnes' Tyrant ran up.
The CHAMPAGNE STAKES were divided between Mr.
Peacock's Selina and Mr. King's Baron, both dogs being
from the same kennel.

THE

CHASE,

-
THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet at Half-
_past Ten o'clock
on Tuesday (this day), at Appleton ; Wednesday (to-
morrow), at Darnhall ; Friday, at Duddon Heath.
SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS meet at Half-past Ter:
o'clock on Tuesday (this day), at Otelev Park ; ThursdaY:
at Dutllutga CLapcl; Friday, at Circsigrd.

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(Before Mr. Baron Alderson.)

WILFUL MURDER AT HEATON..

SOUTH LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES

TUESDAY.
(Before Mr. Baron Alderson.)
'The trial of James Dwerryhouse, charged with the
'Murder of a female at Knowsley, was postponed, arid the
?ecognizauces were respited, because the unfortunate ►n ►n
Is in a hopeless condition of insanity.
James Harris, aged 22, was convicted of haring, at
tootle-cum-Linacre, stolen a mare, the property of J thn
Jump. He was sentenced to imprisonment and hard
labour for eighteen months.
Robert Paskell, 38, was indicted for having, at Way
tree, stolen a calf, the property of Mary Dunbabin. The
Prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to imprisanin .nt
and hard labour for two years.
Thomas Roach, 21, was found guilty of having, at 'nil-
Chester, assaulted Ann Donahoe, and with personal vi -i-
-lence robbed her of 7s. 6d. He was sentenced to traas-
Portation for seven years.

James Murray, 36, was indicted for having, at Prescat,
killed and slain Martin Mulloy. The prisoner was
eo~►-
ficted. The Judge, in passing sentence, said the case has
been much aggravated by a grievous attempt to deceive
the court by perjured testimony, and as this attempt must
have been within the knowledge of the prisoner, it con-
aiderably aggravated his offence; but as there were soma
Palliating circumstances in the case, the sentence of the
court was, that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for two years.
Maddocks and Halliwell, convicted on Tues.lav of
Stabbing at Manchester, were next sentenced—the former
to imprisonment and hard labour for two hours, an I the
latter to imprisonment and hard labour for six months.

Henry ley, 22, pleaded guilty to a charge of having
tarried Ann Sweeney, his former wife being then alive.
Thomas Phillips, 26, was indicted for having, at Den-
ton, together with a certain other person felouiouily
assaulted John Harrison, putting him in bodily fear, and
stealing from his purse 25., a curb-chain, and a knife.
The jury, somewhat to the surprise of the Judge, acquitted
the prisoner, and he was immediately discharged from
custody.
John Mellor, 20, and John Travis, 21, were found
guilty of having, at Oldham, broken and entered the
dwelling-house of Thomas Kelly, and stolen a coat, two
Pairs of trousers, and three vests. The prisoners were
Pilch sentenced to ten years' transportation.
Harriet Rigg, 38, was indicted for having, at Blatchin-
Worth and Calderbank, forged a certain acceptance and
receipt for the sum of £5 Is. sd„ with intent to defraud
John Hebden,. The nrisnnov was convicted. The prose-
cator, through his counsel, exu-w-mtiy- pr,i
Clemency of the court might be extended to the unfortu-
nate woman, who was the sole support of her father and
a once respectable family, and who had been led to coin-
bait the forgery by the late depression of the times.
Lordship said he would consider of the sentence, but
that he was always inclined to punish forgery with severity,
lest he might live to see the day when that grievous
offence to society and large communities would again be
bade capital.
Thomas Moore, 24, was indicted for having, at Salford,
Stabbed James M`Cabe, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was convicted of an
assault, and sentence was deferred.

John Jones, 28, was found guilty of having at Man-
chester, been found at large, without any lawful excuse,
he having, in 1837, been transported for the term of his
batural life. He was sentenced to six months' imprison-
' nent ; and at the expiration of that time, should his story
be found not correct, to be transported for life.

Arthur Calligan, 19, and Frederick Kendal, 20, were
found guilty of having, at Liverpool, feloniously assaulted
Thomas Rugg, with intent to steal money from his person.
They were then sentenced each to nine months' impri-
Sonment, with hard labour.

John Willacey. 31, a seaman, pleaded guilty to an in-
dictment, charging him with having, at Liverpool felo-
niously married Margaret Keatley. his former wife being
then alive. The prisoner was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment, with bard labour.
Thomas Jones, 17, pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with a burglary at Manchester. His lord-
ship, after cautioning him as to the result of another ap-
pearance in the dock of a court of justice, sentenced him
to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Thomas Hale, a market-gardener, of respectable ap-
pearance, was indicted with having, at Liverpool, felo-
niously killed Ann Owen, by driving over her with a
spring-cart. The jury, without a moment's hesitation,
returned a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was then
discharged.

John Lowe, 39, and Isaac Dawson, 47, were charged
With having, at Manchester, on the 22d of October, forged
lad uttered a bill of exchange for £lB 15s. 6d., with in-
tent to defraud Charles Bailey. The jury found both the
Prisoners guilty of uttering the bill, knowing it to be
forged, and they were each sentenced to twelve mouths'
bnprisonment, with hard labour.
John Smith, 22, was indicted with having, at Aintree,
on the 13th of October, stabbed Richard Taylor, with in-
tent to murder him. The jury found the prisoner guilty
of stabbing, with a malicious intent, but under consider-
able provocation. He was then sentenced to be impri-
toned for nine calendar months, with hard labour.

John M' Gdugh and Robert Sellers, two young men,
,Were convicted of a burglary in the house of Ralph Bar-
low, of Reddish. They were sentenced to ten years'
Prausportion.
ent°343% aSs4ita-Vogidr4W eVaieeteaf VivlP4
with the intention of committing a burglary. He had
been previously convicted, and was sentenced to ten
years transportation.
The Grand Jury ignored the bill against William Doyle
for the manslaughter of Elizabeth Tupman, at Liverpool.
Lewis Woolfe, charged with having received, at Ashton-
under-Lyne, two watches which had been stolen from
William Wild, was acquitted.
Darbyshire, for stealing a cow, the property
of William Moulton, at Moss-side, was sentenced to
twelve months' imprisonment.
Ann Riley, for having uttered a base half-crown at
Liverpool, was sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
raent.

Michael Picket and Tames Blaney, for uttering counter-
feit shilling in this borough, were found guilty. The
prisoners had been previously convicted of a similar
offenoe. Picket was upon the present occasion sentenced
to ten years' transportation, and Blaney to two years'
imprisonment to hard labour.
Ann Williams, a young woman, for uttering base coin
in this borough, was sentenced to two year's imprison-
iment.

Joseph Speed, 30, who it will be remembered was
remanded from the last assizes upon the charge of having
murdered his two infant children, in Lord-street, Hulme,
Manchester, on the 31st of July last, was indicted for
this grave offence.
It appeared that the prisoner was a weaver, living in
Lord-street, Hubne, and that with him lived his wife and
children, the eldest of whom, Joseph, for whose murder
the unhappy man was indicted, was 32 years old. In con-
sequence of having been out of work for a considerable
Period they were almost in a famishing state, and the
neighbours had frequently assisted them by giving them
sundry articles of food. On the morning of the 31st of
July the prisoner's wife went to a neighbour's house about
3 0 clock, leaving her children in bed, and her husband.
At the house where she went, she had some bread, tea,
butter, &c., for her family's breakfast. About a quarter
'to nine o'clock she returned home, and immediately after-
Wards the neighbours were alarmed by her shrieks. She
rushed out of the house with her apron up to her head,
and ran across to the house of Mrs. Carpenter, where it
was found that her head was cut open. Speed was told
to fetch a doctor immediately. He said " What's to do ?"
—looked at his wife, who was then being attended to by
some women ; put the key of his house upon the table,
and left the house. He proceeded at once to the police-
station at the Salford Town-hall, and said he had been
doing a rash act—he had murdered his wife and children,
and was come to give himself up to justice. While he
was so absent, his wife was assisted across to her own
house, but no notice appears to have been taken of the
children, as the clothes of the bed being apparently un-
disturbed, it was thought they still slept.
The unfortunate children were found with their throats
cut in a most frightful manner and quite dead. A razor
stained with blood was found in the cupboard.
The jury, after a short absence from Court returned a
verdict of guilty. . . . .

His Lordship then put on the black cap, and in an im-
pressive manner passed sentence of death upon the
prisoner, without any hope of mercy in this world.

Robert Pilkington, aged 46, was indicted for the wilful
murder of his wife, Betty Pilkington, at Heaton, near
'Bolton. He was further charged with having cut and
bruised Bridget Dean, with intent to do her grievous bo-
dily herrn. The prisoner, a tall, athletic man, was dressed
in a flannel coat, such as is usually worn by " navigators."
On being
he pleaded not guilty," in a firm
one of voice. Mr. Cross and Mr. Monk conducted the
brosecution ; and the former, the senior, obtained leave to
ring up, by a habeas corpus, John Pilkington, the
younger, a son of the prisoner, from Kirkdale gaol, to give
evidence. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Pollock.
Mr. CROSS, in opening the case, said the prisoner stood
charged with the deliberate murder of an old and unoffend-
ing woman, his own wife. The prisoner and deceased for-
merly lived at Heaton, but had separated several years
ago, and the wife went to live with her son John, at a
farm in the neighbourhood. the prisoner lived about
half a mile distant, and he was prevented from visiting his
son's house. He, however, went occasionally to receive
assistance from .his son in the way of food, which was ge-
nerally given to him in the stable. The son of the priso-
ner was convicted of an assault in August last, for which
he was sentenced at the assizes, to undergo nine months'
imprisonment ; he consequently did not return home, and
to that circumstance was the catastrophe that had taken
place in some measure to be traced. The prisoner was
in the court at the trial, and after hearing the result he
went to his son's house, on the 22d August. He was
seen by his son William, and asked permission to light
his pipe, saying he would go immediately if allowed to do
so. He was admitted, and, after lighting his pipe, was
asked to go, but refused. A statement which he subse-
quently made showed that his object was to make the
house his permanent residence. The servant, Bridget
Dean, interfered to let him out ; but he said he should
remain, as his wife had two houses and he had none. The
servant said that if he stayed the deceased should not re-
main hi the house. As she was about to take out milk,

she took deceased with her, leaving the prisoner in the
h mse. William Pilkington also accompanied them. A
person named Hndgkinson, a relative of deceased, called
awl 41W the prisoner, when he said she had gone to his
(II Agkinson's) mother. In a subsequent conversation
pris•.mer said John was in gaol, and had given him orders
to look after the property—that he was to get lodgings in
the neighbourhood, and not to live in the hay-roost, as he
had been doing. The deceased, with the servant and
William Pilkington, having disposed of the milk, returned
sotne distance on the way home, when Pilkington left
them, and deceased and the servant went onward toge-
ther. When they got home, prisoner, who was sitting at
the fie. said, addressing deceased, " Ts thee to be the
mister ?" The deceased replied, " Yes," and said " Our
J )!in left me in care of the house." The prisoner then
got up, and taking the poker, advanced towards the de-
ceased, and strut her two violent blows on the head.
Bridget Dean, the servant, interposed, seized the poker,
but. the prisoner recovered it again, and struck other blows
at the deceased, and also at the servant girl, when the
latter finding she was unable to make any further resist-
ance, ran out of the house. An alarm was then given,
aad several of the neighbours came in, but the prisoner
had made his escape through the back door. The de-
ceased was found lying on the floor, weltering in her
bin )d, and upon being placed upon a chair, heaved one or
two sighs, and immediately expired. There was a poker
in the fireplace, which bore marks of having been used in
the perpetration of the foul deed. A search was then made
for the prisoner, and he was apprehended shortly after-
wards, at Little Bolton, about four miles from his son's
house. On being charged with the murder of his wife, he
replied,—" Saying so does not make it so." There were
marks of blood on one of his hands. Several weeks before
the murder took place, the prisoner was heard to say, on
hearing the deceased was to have charge of her son's
house, that he would some time be the end of her.

Several witnesses were then called, and their evidence
supported the statement made by counsel. In cross-
examination of W. Pilkington, it was elicited that the
prisoner had been run over by a cart. and that his mind
was affc.,eted by the injury for some time after. He had
also had a fall from a horse about 6 years ago, and was
trepanned for a fracture of the skull. •
The injuries inflicted on deceased were described by the
surgeon who examined the body. There were several
cues, wounds, and bruises, fractures of the cheek-bone,
the j iw-hime, the forehead, &c.,—sufficient to cause death.
At the request of the judge, the surgeon examined the
prispaer'g head.—There was an injury of the head which
mizht have caused mental derangement at the time, but
no aonearance oA. trenannio._
prevent a person orn knowing right from wrong. the
evident,! of John Pilkington (from the gaol) went to
corroborate the facts before stated, and it closed the case
for the pro,ecution.

Mr. PoLLecx addressed the jury for the prisoner,
ob4erving he could only do so in mitigation as it would
be idle to deny that the unfortunate woman had met her
death at the hands of the prisoner. The only question
was whether the crime was in law murder, or could be
reduced to manslaughter. He urged that the prisoner
being reduced to dependence upon his son, and having
received injuries of the head, had in a paroxysm of
anger, committed manslaughter. He drew the attention
of the jury most urgently to all the circumstances and
probabilities that could favour such a position, and
besought them to return a verdict that would release
the prisoner from the awful responsibilities of the crime
of murder.

His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence with great
minuteness. The two points were, the state of mind of
the prisoner, and the character of the offence. His hav-
ing run away showed he was sensible he had done some-
thing wrong. There were some points as regarded the
motive of the prisoner which required the careful con-
sideration of the jury.
The jury, after being absent about twenty minutes,
returned a verdict of " guilty."
When the prisoner was asked why sentence of death
should not be passed upon him, he replied,—" The wit-
nesses have foresworn themselves—you may pass sentence
as soon as you like—l have another Judge to pass."
The JUDGE then passed sentence. The justice of the
verdict no one could doubt. The prisoner had been
guilty of the murder of his wife, and had nearly effected
that of the servant girl.
The prisoner, who did not seem at all affected at the
awful position in which he was placed, here said, with
some warmth, " I never touched her—she told a lie."
The JUDGE—" Now don't say that." He exhorted the
prisoner to devote the few remaining hours he had to live
in the world to make peace with the Almighty. After
some remarks on the painful duty of a judge in such
cases, as the instrument of the law, he passed sentence of
death in the usual form, adding—" So far the law says,
and now I say, may God have mercy on your soul."
The prisoner then walked away from the dock with a
firm step.

DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY.-EDUCATION