The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-30 00:00:00

THE LATE WILL FORGERIES.

On Monday, Mr. Baron Gurney called up the respective
prisoners in these important cases, to receive tbeir gen'
tence. Barber entered into a long statement, alleging
himself to have been deceived by Fletcher. His lordship.
however, stated that the explanation had not altered the
case against him, and then proceeded to pass sentence.
Fietcher and Barber were each transported for life; WO'
Saunders for seaen years ; and Mrs. Saunders and Mr&
Dorey were each sentenced to be imprisoned for two
years, and kept to hard labour.
Immediately after the sentences were petard on the
convicts they were re-conveyed to the different wards of
the prison, and kept as they were before the trial, separate.
The only time they saw each other was when br..ught
into the court, and then they held no communication w'to
each other. Since the sentence has been passed, Barber
entertains the same confident hopes as he did bef,re and
during the trials, that he shall yet be at liberty. The De'
cessary steps, it is stated, are already being taken for the
purpose of preparing a case to be laid before Sir J. Gra-
ham, and thereby to obtain, through the right hon. the
Secretary of State, her Majesty's free pardon. It is also
understood that, as no proof was given as to the forgeries
of the different wls. a question on this point will he
raised, so as to obtain the opinion of the judges. Even o 0
this the friends of Barber are sanguine that the result will
be favourable, and terinieate in the indictment being
quashed. Fletcher, who entertains no such hopes as 1011
fellow convict, is, from his state of health, not expected to
survive a very long period a time ; for, since his colowl
tal, his disease, that of an affection of the heart, has "'-
creased. The other convicts, particularly the two wntr,ell/3.
consider they have been most mercifully dealt wow, b.
and it has been remarked, that from the time of the
committal, Mr. Dorey has not been once to see. his
.
wife, nor hale any of the parties been visited by any pet
except their professional advisers; and, although kelp
separate from each other, not a single inquiry w 8! thing
by any one after each other ; the only
like sympathy being exhibited was when
Mrs. violentrs
heard the jury find her guilty. She burst
into a
and, and
flood of tears, when her sister took her by, v'thea6t. They
Sanders put his 1 ft arm round his
both begged of her to be composed, sad to
bear her fate
with fortitude. Should the in,encied
application en be-
half of Barber prove unsuccessful„ the three male convicts
will directly afterwards be removed to the Millban
k Prison,
preparatory to their being sent to New Sou h Wales.
instance of
aglnde

SYMPTOMS OF- REACTION AMONGST THE " FISEE"-
CHURCHMEN.— The following paragraph noticing the
return of a minister, elders, and a great portion of the
cong.reg.tion of a free Protestant church, to the bosom .of
the Establishment, we copy from a Dundee paper of last
week, and we are informed that the disposition here
shown to be satisfied with Lord Aberdeen's bill is one not
at all singular in Scotland amongst those who have been
hurried into the late secession movement.—" On Monday
evening a numerous meeting of the Rev. Mr. Law's con-
gregation was held in their chapel, Reform-street, Dun-
dee, Captain John Smith in the chair. After prayer by
Mr. Law, he shortly gave his reasons for resigning con-
nexion with the Free' Church, and returning into the
establishment. In his explanation he stated that he con-
sidered the non-intrusion principle secured by Lord Aber-
deen's bill ; and that that reason for separating was 9°,1
removed. He then retired, that the congregation might
decide for themselves as to how they were to act in t"'
circumstances. Mr. Ivory Kidd, one of the elders, aftfr
stating that all the elders and deacons had agreed to .i°,l°
the established church along with their pastor, move" a
petition to the presaytery. praying that the congregation
might be admitted into communion with them, which being
seconded by the clerk of Mr. Law's session, was unani-.
mously adopted. A few of the ' Free' Church party were
in attendapce, and one elder made himself rather con-
spicuous in attempting dissension' which was speedily Put
down. Mr. Law returned after the petition had been re'
solved on, and concluded with prayer. As we were lea''
ing the members were pressing forward to sign the Peti-
tion ; and we understand that in the space of half all
hour nearly 200 names were adhihited.
FATAL ATTACK BY A BOAR.—We have the melancholy
task of recording the violent, and almost instantaneonS
death of a young inhabitant of Gloucester, who was O 1
Friday afternoon hurried into eternity under very drean-
ful circumstances. Mr. Fisher, mealman, of Nothgate"
street who also occupies the first corn mill, at Upton St.
Leonard's near this city, has at the latter place a boar pig'
which he has had some time in his possession, and which
we believe has gained a prize or prizes at agrieulturld
exhibitions. On Friday afternoon. Mr. Fisher's son, Mr:
John Fi-her, a fine healthy young man about twenlY3W"
years of age, went to the mill, and the miller having °al"
sion to drive the pig from its stye, endeavoured to do 50,
but as it evinced some stubbornness. young Mr.
seized him by the thighs, and the tusks of the
said that he would get it out, and he opened the door and
that purpose, when the boar rushed furiously, on hi° d
animal inflicted two most horrible wounds, both ? f which
of the
it is believed, tare open the large blood vessel,
body, known as the femoral artery. The unhappy blood
man exclaimed •' Oh Lord !" and a frightful gush f
immediately filled his trowsers. He walked a little WO
towards the miller's house, the blood flowing in a conti'
nuous stream all the way, and when he reached the gate
he reeled in a fainting state, and was saved from falling b 1
the miller's man, who caught him in his arms and earned
him into the house, and in less than five minutes he %glob!
corpse. The miller mounted a horse and galloped "'
Gloucester, and returned almost immediately with Mr'
Charles Ciulterbuck, of this city, surgeon ; but before hi:
arrival the vital spark bad fled. The scene which ensued
infuriate
in breaking the horrible intelligence to the bereaved
parents was heart-rending in the extreme ; and the dreaa_r
ful event has caused a great feeling of deep sympathY ,
the deceased, who was an only son, in the full vigour
youthful life and strength, and was most respectable l"
his charac:er and conduct.—Gloucester Journal.
The " Bankers' Circular" has published a return of tap
annual clearing payments made by the different Loonfi3o
bankers, who send their daily claims on each other to
clearing house to be written off, and the final balav'ej
paid. This is an interesting document, but, as is obserce
in the publication referred to, is no guide absolutely to trt.
relative rank and importance of the houses named inalbe
None of the West End bankers, for example, are in IV
list, their demands upon the city being cleared by the:We
banks, arid swelling by that amount the returns of tb,,A
houses employed as their agents. The bill and et"
brokers' accounts have a similar effect,
without being*
true index of the amount of general banking busing°
The following is the list referred to : of
b• .he 1 B House/

Amounts passek iy the principa. tanking
London at the Clearing House-1840.
Al
Barclay and Co .. 107,000,000
Glyn and Co.. . • • •
Jones, Loyd and Co 104,000,000
Masterman and Co. ..
Robarts and Co.
Smith. Payne, and Co. . 64,000,000
Williams and C 0.... ..
Barnett and Co.
Lubbock and Co • • ••• . 33,760,000
Stone, Martin, and C 0......... 33,700,00°
Prescott and Co. 30,000,00
Denison and Co. • • ,26 863,000.„.
Banbury and Co 24,706,0u,
Ladbruke and Co. .
Willis and Co.. ..
17,50°.,M
Curries and Co.
16 17,00 000
and Co
Price and Co.
Hankev and C 0... ............ 11?2;°°uu°;°:Zt:
Barnard and Co. • • 1°42%00
Vere and C 0....
ti ogers and t, 0..
. • g 0000°
Derrien and Co i'boo•°°°
Fuller and Co. .......... . • ',boo 00
7. 'flop
Brown and Co 3,70°."'
Busanquet and Co.. ....... ••• • 3,500,000
Stercesen and Co
Vie.ten and -
£978, 496,8°
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