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a- who had been tempted ; I must recollect David. He also
re spoke of the way in which Christ, when the woman was taken
le in adultery, commended her. He ultimately succeeded in
i- having connection with me—on one occasion only. That was
it one Thursday night, in the vestry, about six years ago. He
i- said I need not fear having a child, for he could preVent all
r harm. I afterwards became ill with a severe cold, and unea-
:- siness of mind. He afterwards continued to take llberlies
r, with me at different times, but he said it was only for fun.
• When first I became ill I went to Dr. Radford ; then Dr. Nolan
y came, and asked if he should send Dr. Potter. He did send
- him. It is four years next May since I left Ducie chapel, and
I ceased to be a member of the chapel in the following Sep
I tember (1846.) Since then I have been unwell.
I Cross-examined by Sergeant Wilkins.--When I left the
r room, supposing that Dr. Nolan beckoned me, I left the other
. teachers in the room. I don't think I was absent above five
minutes. I returned to the room after the indecent liberties
• had taken place. There were male and female teachers there;
but Douglas had to prepare for the meeting, and we did not
stay long. I lived with my mother when Dr. Nolan took liber-
ties with me. His connexion with me took place about two or
th-ee months after that, in the vestry, after the service on
Thursday evening. I had been joining in the service—singing
and praying, and listening to the sermon. It is a common
thing for members of the church to go into the vestry, after
service, to speak to the minister. The event took place as
soon as the chapel was shut up. The intercourse was against
my consent. I resisted with all my might. I did not call for
Douglas, because he said he would not harm me. I should
think I was with the doctor in the vestry for half an hour, and
all that time I knew that Douglas was up stairs. Dr. Nolan
led me out of the vest.iy. The street door was not locked; it.
was shut. I went home; my father, mother, and sisters were
there. On the following Sunday I did not go to chapel. On
the following Thursday I did. I first made this affair known
about a fortnight before last Christmas.
Re-examined.—After describing certain indecent conduct on
the part of the plaintiff, Which, she said, was repeated on per-
haps a dozen occasions, she was asked why, after such an ex-
hibition, she went there again ? Her reply was—l was afraid
to deny him, for he said he could deStroy my character. I was
afraid to tell my mother.

1 I than

isoner, I

when it

for

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be had

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Joseph Bottomley examined.—l am at present a shkeeer in Manchester. I was chapel keeper at Ducie Chapel.op I went
there six years ago, and left on the Bth of January last. Dr.
Nolan was the minister all the time that I was there. I knew
Miss Gilchrist, now Mrs. PostletLwaite. On one occasion,
about six months after I went, Miss Gilchrist came to my
rooms. Dr. Nolan was with her. My wife, mother, and father,
me. Dr. Nolan asked to have the rooms for a

rew minutes, as the vestry was eng
into the bed-room, and left the doc
the sitting-room, alone. They re'
minutes or half an hour
served somethi,
after service

r; c, 'beret-ore, went
Miss Gilchrist in
there about twenty

Lv,e,ve months since, I ob-
mig particular. It was one Sunday morning,
c. As I went down the steps leading into the school from the chapel, the doors at the bottom were bolted, so that I
could not get into the school. The door was bolted on the
school tide. I went back through the chapel into the vestry,
and down through the back stairs to the school. That door
was locked on the inside, and I then knew that there was some
one in the school. There are four doors into the school. I then
climbed over the wall, and looked in at the window in the lobby
of the girls' school. I there saw Dr. Nolan and Miss Gilchrist.
'The witness deposed to an act of adultery having been ob-

CROWN COURT.-- __
- Jonathan Taylor, 2G, Edward M'Knight. ~ _
10, as Whittle, 25, convicted on Wednesday of feloniously ent,.....
i was the house of Mr. John Marsh, at Rivington, and stealing there-_ '
lodes from a large quantity of money and other articles of value, served by him.
Cross-examined.—On returning into the sitting-room, after
on of were sentenced to twenty years' transportation. One of the the doctor and Miss Gilchrist had requested to be left alone, I
iintiff prisoners (Whittle) made a very penitent appeal to the judge, and my wife saw what excited our suspicion. After all this I
. and imploring mercy.
joined the church as a member, and received the sacrament as
1 Son James Houghton, 46, could read and write imperfectly, and administered by Dr. Nolan. I was present at the marriage of
r was George Cunliffe, 30, could read, were acquitted of having, at Miss Gilchrist. She was married by Dr. Nolan.
firm Haydock, been engaged in the burglarious entry of the house By Mr. MARTIN.—A fter the doctor and Miss Gilchrist were
'dery of Richard Kenyon.
at the chapel-house in the summer of 1848, was of opinion that
des John Hart, 21, could neither read nor write, was sentenced improprieties had taken place. Knew that the doctor had
•-,nment, for having, in company with committed adultery, but thought him only a weak man.
-lted Peter Heret3r, and stolen from (Laughter.) Witness admitted writing a letter, (which was
*--, ,--,4l.7arrhief. a pair handed to her for examination,) in which, writing to Dr. Nolan
, she expressed a hope that he would, ere
old twice purified in the fire, and with a
Spirit resting on him." At that time,
tor a different man, he having expressed
4akeh place.
`ke defendant, and the court adjourned

at I p.
that
to six months' im
that others, at Manchestei
•

was
sea. uiter nls resignation
n the 18th long, "return as g
hn Butter- dpuble portion of If

's"'".' I county, on the 4th of Feln
o pay ; and inflicted such injury as resulted in
tv that ______ •••

ry last, thrown a -stone at I

but recommended hinifoMe;:

Sir COCRT.—FRIDAY.
Patrick Hanlon, 19, could read and write well; John May, In consequenßce:of itOWN beiCng Good Friday, the Court did not
18, could read and suite imperfectly; and James .Tackson,l9, open until hal-past one o'clock.
the could read, were sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for Luke Speakman Ashworth, who pleaded guilty to an indict-
having, in this town, in December last, fe-onionsly stolen a ment charging him with forging, at Bolton, an order for
.:e5O,
4.8 s drawer, containing copper money to the value of .413, from the with intent to defraud Thomas Cullen and others, was sea-
l°, public• house of Mr. George Lumley, Great Crosshall-street tenced to ten years' transportation.
by and afterwards having burglariousiv broken (mi. ~v 44_ :a
vc • -

of ho

vii vi tine said Joseph Pickicorth, who had pleaded guilty to manslaughter,
was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,--one month
t Liverpool, felo- solitary.
the payment of

~..,u niously uttered a forged shipping note to.
,os. £2 10s., with intent to defraud Richard Williams, was sen-
ettmt, tenced to be imprisoned for eighteen months, with hard labour

thomas If amblel, John Miller, and Charles Calland were
indicted for having, at Warrington, on the 24th of February,
assaulted John Ward, and robbed him of the sum of 155.,
his watch, and several other articles. The jury found a verdict
of guilty, and the prisoners were sentenced to one year's im-
HE REV, DR. NOLAN prisonment with hard labour.
, THE LATE FATAL CASUALTY, AT MAGHULL.
Michael Mason, 20, and James Morris, 23, the guard and
-nine-driver of the luggage train which caused the great loss
'--,1 SOllle inohtlis ago, were indicted for having,

NISI PRIUS COURT.

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'RAORDINARY CH

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1, LL. 13., or Manchester, was reliresented by Mr. ta
51artin,fy ;erjeant Wilkins, and Mr. Aspland ; and the defendant, klex. Pettigrew, was represented by Mr. Knowles and Iverend.

motive ei
Mr. 111(

1g against him a certain loco-
tcashire Railway.

.... ....... vi, CI CLILI.•- ,aoc, in
- -- •-s tne public are already acquainted. After explaining thatwinch the
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passenger carriages, in one of which were sitting deceased and
Mr. MARTIN, in opening the case, said that it was one which other persons, had been " shunted" off the proper line for
•• would require the most serious attention of the jury ; for, goins• to Liverpool, in order to have attached to the train an
although it was in the form of an action of slander, it was in additional carriage, there was suddenly raised a cry that a
i! s, reality to try an indictment, he might say, against the plaintiff, train was coming from Ormsktrk, which caused such appre-
in which it was alleged that he seduced two young women, and hension to the passengers in the carriages on the other line as
'LL administered drugs to one of them, for the purpose of pro- to induce them to quit the carriages and cross the rails, and,
,le curing abortion—these two young women being at the time whilst doing so, the deceased was knocked down and killed by
,g members of the church of which the plaintiff was minister. the luggage train, over which the prisoners had charge. The
'''' The circumstances were these :—ln 1838, the plaintiff, the Rev. train coming up was going at such speed as to have gained
Dr. Nolan, came t, Manchester, and was appointed minister of fifty minutes in the distance from Blackburn. Mr. Monk
I- the Independent congregation assembling at Ducie Chapel. having concluded his statement.
'v. In 1840, this chapel having been built, the property therein was Mr. Sergeant WILKINS submitted whether or not there was
''. vested in certain trustees, these man being generally those of any case against the prisoners, as what had induced the pas-
',.," the greatest weight in the congregation. In this case it hap- sens•ers to leave the train was the cry raised by the bystanders,
pered that there were in the congregation other equally re- andanet by any act of the prisoners. As, for instance, in the
1 spectable men, and most unfortunately for all parties, on the case of persons assembled in a public-house, and a cry should
e opening of the new chapel, there arose a difference of opinion be raised of fire, which might exist in an upper room, hut
B with respect to the apppintment of officers of the church, and which, had the persons below remained quiescent, would have
!I also with respect to the doctrines which Dr. Nolan preached been safe, and these persons'rushed to the door, and persons
there. In 1840, the new chapel being built, Dr. Nolan began were trodden down and killed, surely the landlord would not
to preach therein. In 1842, he married Miss Burd, daughter lie held responsible, or made liable to
manslaughter.
• of the late Alderman Burd, of Manchester, a man of high re- His LORDSHip, said, the act of going at great speed was not
spectability, end with that lady he had continued to live to the in itself an incorrect or illegal one. As, for instance, a person
present hour in the utmost harmony. In 1848, Alderman Burd
on Salisbury Plain might ride a horse at great speed, and if a
' died, and soon after the eldest son of that gentleman. During person jumped from under a bush and was killed, the rider
• this time the feud in the chapel continued. Various rumours
could not be held to be guilty of manslaughter, although he
' of improprieties wereinvestigated and disproved, and the thing would have been indictably culpable for riding at the same
' died away. In 1849, Mrs.. Bard having lost her husband and speed in the streets of Liverpool. His Lordship thought there
eldest son, became anxious to leave Manchester and reside in was not much in the points raised, but wished a witness to be
the south of England. She desired the company of 1)r. Nolan I called.
and his wife, for which perpose she wished him to resign his
One of the witnesses stated that the required signals had not
office in the church. Accordingly, in May, 1849, Dr. Nolan been complied with bythe station master, who was drunk at the
resigned, and on that occasion a testimonial of respect, and.in i time.
acknowledgment of his valuable services. was nrpßoro..l ~ 11,. ~.....- -

into custody

,ORDSHIP 6.

.....•••.• ill, , aaV IT ilb WO UOilbtrill to rocee
•" upon. The statlon master appeared to be the person to blamed
August, num"' which month a great majority of the congre- and, moreover, he entertained grave doubts whether persons
gation apnlied to Dr. Nolan to recal his determination to
resign. Mrs. Burd, having altered her views, was then willing who ran across the rails in the way the passengers had donewere entitled to protection.
to remain in Manchester. Dr. Nolan consulted his friends,
and decided, if re-elected, to accent the ministerial office which The prisoners were discharged.
he bad resigned. The result of ibis was that a violent o Philip Oales was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for
pposi- wounding his wife with intent to do her some grievous bodily
tion was set up to his re-election, and that led to the. present harm.
the re-appointment of Dr. Nolan, and he mum ...
inquiry. An immense majority of the congregation
voted for i
, /,..... s- • • -
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Insolvent Court, he was no longer liable. The question arose
whether that passage would relieve him of his liability for fu-
ture calls.—A clerk was called to prove the making of the calls ;
and it turned out that of the four calls three were made before
the defendant was insolvent, and, as they were not included in
the schedule, a verdict for them was taken ; and, with regard to
the fourth, as it was only a question of .4'5, it was not consi-
dered worth while receiving rt.
NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. WHITEHEAD.—
This was an undefended action to recover £3lO, for railway
calls. A verdict was given for the amount claimed, with .t 5
damages.

CROWN COURT—YESTERDAY.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
The court sat yesterday morning at nine o'clock pre-
cisely. At the sitting of the court,
Mr. ATTORNEY.GENERAL KNOWLES came from the
other court and said—Will your Lordship allow me to make
an observation relative to the case of the Johnsons.
There is one fact which does not appear on the deposi-
tions, and it is material that your Lordships should be put
in possession of it. As regards the younger prisoner,
William Johnston, he went, as your lordship is aware,
into the service of his brother at the age of 16 years, and
remained so till 1843, when his brother resigned
nagetnent to him. The defalcations occurred be&
time. Your Lordship will find on inquiry that unques-
tionably in William's time irregularities had taken place,
but that the defalcations in substance occurred

tie ma-
Ire that

alter wan:

The prisoners, John and ohnson, who, on
Saturday, pleaded guilty to an indictment for defrauding
the St. Helen's Savings' Bank, were than placed at the
bar, when

His LORDSHIP addressed them as follows :—John
Johnson and William Johnson, you have pleaded guilty
to two charges contained in one of the indictments
charging you with a misdemeanour. It is my duty, and I
regret it much, to pass the sentence of the court upon
you. It is distressing to see two persons, who have here-
tofore borne excellent characters, and who moved in a
high sphere of society, brought into a position to receive
the sentence of the court; but, however, it is necessary
for the ends of public justice that it should be so. I can-
not help regretting—and I witness it with sorrow—that
many, very many, instances of the same species of fraud
have recently occurred in this country. This arises,
doubtlessly, from the desire which men manifest to
acquire wealth too quickly; and which has been the
Prevalent vice in this country for a length of time.
This inordinate desire to acquire wealth verifies what the
Scripture says—" He that maketh haste to be rich shall not
be innocent." I am afraid that you have been in this
situation ; and it often turns out that transactions--
frauds of this kind—end in results the reverse, almost
invariably, perhaps, of what you expect. When once
you enter on a career of this kind, what you have done in
the beginning you are obliged to do in the end, in order
to cover your own delinquency and imprudence in specu-
lation. And this is the way in which numbers fall ; and
I am fearful also that numbers rise who are not found out.
And, perhaps, if you had not been found out you would
have gone to your graves in the enjoyment of the highest
possible good character. You have, however, been de-
tected, and it is as well, perhaps, for your everlasting sal-
vation that it should have been so, that you may repent,
and obtain a better reward than wealth. You, John
Johnson, are the elder, and began the imnrnn.;ot., .

...... ..Ipz upriety ; out 1 atter—the 23d March. He said when he paid
--
you have already, been imprisoned for a long space of me he would give me the papers next day, so
time, and that must be taken in mitigation. And you, that I might clear out. Witness remarked that be would
William Johnson,:acting, no doubt, under that natural get the vessel into the river if he would get papers.
influence which is exercised by an elder brother over'a When T got the money I gave an order to thethe captain to
younger to induce him to participate in his guilt ; but, receive the passengers on board. I got the papers from
taking into consideration the circumstance I have named, Beckett on the 22nd. Witness passed the ship at the
I will place you Loth in the same position in respect to Custom. house same afternoon. There were about 1501
punishment. The sentence of the court, then, is, that passengers then on board. According to our law, a half-
you be each imprisoned for six calendar months in Lan- passenger was any one under fourteen years of age. On
caster Castle, and I will order that you be placed there as the morning of the 23rd I told Beckett and Saul I would
first class misdemeanants.
wait another day to enable them to get all the passengers
Mr. Sergeant WILKINs.—My lord, I made a statement on board. Upwards of £4O demurrage (at £8 a day) was
on Saturday, which I find is not quite clear, and which, then due. The money was paid through an attorney.
if allowed to go forth unqualified, might mislead the de- Several days before the vessel proceeded to sea Beckett
positors. I then said that there would be more than said Saul could not get up his number of s, and
sufficient to cover the defalcations. I am since told that that they were beating up for them. When Ingers
claimed
this does not appear to be quite clear; but the directors the demurrage Beckett said it was hard upon him, as he
hope it may be so.
had his complement of passengers ready. The vessel
Baron ALDERSON.—I hope so too; but, however, they
was ready for sea some days before the Bth of March.
(the prisoners) have given up all they could to the di- On account of a fog the vessel was detained in dock
rectors.
a day and a night. The prisoners were then removed, and the court pro. that time That was on the 22nd. Durin there was nothing to prevent Saul from bringing seeded with the cause list.
A TALE OF A TUB."
up his passengers. On the 23rd, when the vessel left the
_ . _
" dock, witness seen Beckett's clerk (Piing., \ 4,_ _

The chief witness was Bingham. the nolice-officer, who
verified the faith of the redoubtable Mickey Free, when
he declared, " Blessed are the ignorant for they know
nothing." He, it appeared, although the chief witness,
knew nothing whatever of what had transpired, except
that "he always took care to collar his prisoners."
For the defense it was alleged that as a trespass had
been committed, the, defendant was justified in giving the

ASSIZE MISCELLANY,

At the Oxford assizes, John Horne, a returned convict,
was acquitted in consequence of the omission in the in-
dictment of the word " feloniously."
At the Stafford assizes, in an action Wilbraham v.
Sneyd, it was arranged that the public should have free
access to the tower at the top of Mow Cop, one of the
highest of the range of hills dividing Cheshire and
Staffordshire.
• John Carrington, who murdered his father and mother,
about a fortnight since, at Little Eversden, in Cambridge-
shire, -by dashing their brains out with a spade, and who
had been long known as a mischievous idiot, has been
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
CAUTION. TO FALSE WITNESSES.—At Leicester as-
sizes three parties were convicted of wilful perjury ; one
in an alibi on a game case, and the other two in an abomi-
nable defence to a bastardy case. Two of the villains
were sentenced to 7 years' transportation, and one to a
year's imprisonment.
SENTENCE OF DEATH ON A BURGLAR.—Richard
Roberts, charged with breaking into the house of Mr.
Macadam, post-master, in Douglas, has been, according
to the Manx law, sentenced to be executed on the 10th of
May next. He was recommended to mercy by the jury,
and there is little doubt his sentence will be commuted to
transportation for life.
MR. JUSTICE TALFOURD.—The Times of Thursday
contains a column and a-half of severe animadversion on
the charge delivered by Mr. Justice Talfourd to the jury,
in a trial for murder at Exeter, on Friday last, for indul-
gence in " that maudlin sympathy to criminals, which is
one of the most unpromising features of our time." A
verdict of not guilty was returned.
At York assizes, on Monday, George Savage was in-
dicted for having, at Cottingham, on the 4th of February,
attempted to drown his wife and infant daughter by
pushing them into a deep pool of watar called Spring-
head. As it was thought that the woman might have ac-
cidentally fallen in, although the prisoner ran away after
the occurrence instead of assisting, he was acquitted,
At Bodmin Assizes, on Monday, several Quakers ap-
peared i* court with heir hats on. Justice Erle said if
they did not take off their hats they must leave the court.
One of them said they kept on their hats from a religious
scruple not to pay respect to man. Justice Erle said they
must leave the court, or he would order them to be re-
moved. All the Quakers left the court.
" THE WAY IN WHICH THE MONEY GOES."—On
Monday, in the course of a trial at the Yorkshire assizes,
it became a question as to what was a proper charge to be
made by a railway engineer for his " professional" ser-
vices, and an eminent engineer in that county was asked
how much he charged per day as consulting engineer.
The reply was, " That varies from 10 guineas to 100 ac-
cording to circumstances." (Laughter.) ,
George Kipps, a married man, fifty years old, who has
a large family, was cons icted at Maidstone, on Monday
last, of having unlawfully taken a girl under sixteen years
old from her parents without their consent. The prisoner
debauched the girl's mind, seduced her, and absconded
with her. They were pursued, and the girl was taken
from him after she had remained with him several nights.
Sentence was deferred.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. —On Monday
last, at Hereford, before Justice Patteson, Miss Adams,
daughter of a clergyman of the parish of Much Cowarne,
appeared as plaintiff against Mr. Yeend, a farmer,of Over-
bury. The defendant, it appeared, had courted her about
twelve months, and had asked her parents consent to
marry her. He suddenly deserted her without assigning
any reason, and left all :ler letters unanswered. He now
simply pleaded that he did not promise. -The promise
was abundantly proved, and the jury found for the plain-
tiff, damages £5O.

His LoausHlP having summed up the jury gave a ver-
dict for the plaintiff, damages, £6 and costs.

SOUTHWORTH V. WOODCOCK AND OTHERS.—This was
an action to recover a balance of £228 for money had and
received. The case presented no feature of interest.—
Left to a reference with power to examine both plaintiff
and defendant.

DEB UPON
ARCHER a. BAINET S.—This wasCONTRACT.
an action for the re-
covery of £35 4s. 4d., being the price of thirty-five bar-
rels of flour, sold and delivered to the defendant.
Mr. Sergeant Murphy and Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hill and Mr. Milward for the de-
fendant.

From the facts of the case, it appeared that the defend-
ant purchased thirty-three barrels of a lot of seventy-one
barrels of Ohio flour, which, when delivered, he declared
were not according to sample.—Nonsuit, with liberty to
move to enter a verdict for the amount.

DEBT.
FLEETWOOD v. FoyLns.—This was an action to recover
£32, being the balance of an account. The case was un-
defended.—Verdict for the plaintiff.
MAGUIRE V. HIND.—In this case a verdict was re-
turned for the defendant, and there not being any other
cases ready, the court adjourned at two o'clock until nine
this morning.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY
(Before Baron RoLF )
SMITHH RAS] iv. THE NORTHWI STERN RAILWAY COM-
PANY.—This was an action to recover damages from the
defendants for the alleged negligent and wrong deliver y of
certain bales of cotton waste, which had been sent by
plaintiff to Birmingham by the North-western Railway last
year. The case came bofore a special jury. Mr. MARTIN
appeared for the plaintiff, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
Mr. KNOWLES, and Mr. CROMPTON, for the defendants.
The declaration stated that plaintiff sent the goods to be
kept by them, and that through their negligence they
were lost. The plaintiff, Samuel Smithhurst, was a rope-
maker and cotton-waste dealer in Manchester, and the
action was brought to recover £33 4s. 6d., the value of
23 bags of cotton waste, lost through careless delivery.
On the 3rd July, 1849, the plaintiff being informed by a
person named Withers, that a person named Walton, a
cotton-waste dealer in Birmingham, would purchase the
cotton, sent it to his address in that town. Shortly
after the plaintiff received fiom the railway company
a receipt, with the following notice appended, namely—
" The consignee has refused to receive the goods, stating
that he had not ordered them. Please to state how we
shall dispose of them." Plaintiff went to the railway
company's office and requested them to keep the goods
for a time at Birmingham, and charge rent for them. In
November plaintiff wishing to dispose of them, went to
the station to enquire what had become of them. He
received a note from one of the company's clerks to the
effect that the consignee had taken a few bags away, and
that the others had been delivered at the White Horse
public-house, Bradford .street, Birmingham, and this was
signed by Jarnes:Willoughby. Smithhurst from this con-
jectured that Withers had got the cotton, and wrote to
him for the cash. He received an answer from Withers
expressing his astonishment of the request made for pay-
ment, saying he had not received the goods at all. En-
quiry was made, and it appeared that a man:named Wil-
loughby, a hemp dresser, only occasionally employed
by Mr. Withers, had, without any authority from the
latter, gone to the railway station, and representing himself
as foreman to Withers, obtained, in November last, three
of the bales of waste, for which he signed a receipt book.
Willoughby afterwards goe eight more of the bales, for
which he paid the railway charges, and took them away.
Some of them were carried to the White Horse public-
house, and they were afterwards sold, in separate parcels,
to Withers, at 10s. a cwt. below the price charged him in
the letter and invoice sent to him by the plaintiff. It
appeared that a person named Walton, a rope maker of
Manchester, and a friend of the plaintiff, had represented
'that he had sold the bales to Withers, who refused to re-
ceive them. The gravamen of the case as against ale de-
fendants was that they had delivered the cotton to Wil-
loughby, who produced no proper authority to receive it,
and that it was thus lost. This view of the case was,
after a long investigation, concurred in by his lordship
and the jury. The railway company, it appeared, had
been misled into the belief that the cotton was taken for
Withers, to whom it was addressed, but as they had deli-
vered it to another party, who did not produce a proper
authority to receive it, the jury, under ids lordship's di-
rection, found a verdict for the plaintiff to the full amount
sought, namely £33 4s. 6d.

THE CASTLE CAMPS MURDER.—This case. in which
Elias Lucas, aged 24, was accused of having murdered his
wife Susan, by poison, and Maria Reeder, aged 20, sister
of the wife, was charged with being a participator in the
crime, was tried on Monday last, at Cambridge, before
Justice Wightman. It appeared that the poor woman,
who was recovering from her confinement, was taken ill,
after eating what is called " a bread and water mess," in
the presence of her husband and sister, both of whom had
similar messes, which they ate without any ill effects, and
without complaining, as the deceased did, of the bad taste
of the food. The husband of the unfortunate woman and
her sister, it was pretty clear, carried on an illicit inter-
course together ; and he had been heard to say, more than
once, that he wished his wife dead. The poor woman
!uffered dreadful agony after she nad taken the mess
above alluded to, but her sufferings excited no commisera-
tion in her husband and guilty sister, who appear to have
acted with great levity. On the following day the young
woman died. A large quantity of arsenic was found in
the prisoner's house, and it was clearly ascertained that
Mrs. Lucas died from the effects of that poison. After a
long investigation, the jury found both prisoners guilty,
and they were both sentenced to be hanged. The female
prisoner has since confessed her guilt fully.
SEDUCTION.—At Maidstone, on Tuesday, Mr. Bryant,
an innkeeper, of Edenbridge, sued Mr. Leigh, a wealthy
farmer, surveyor, and land agent, for compensation for
the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter. Mr. Leigh is
upwards of fifty years old. The young woman is about
twenty-four. 'l' he acquaintance commenced in 1847.
The defendant frequented the plaintiff's, house, paid
marked attention to Miss Bryant, and,, in short, sought
her hand. in. marriage. He On. QllO occasion. gava her

SALE OF WINE, TO BE OPTIONALLY RETURNED.
RUMMENS, V. OFFLEY AND OTHERS.—This was an
action instituted by the plaintiff, a zinc merchant, to
recover from the defendants, wine merchants of London,
the sum of 4:134 15s . being the amount paid by plaintiff
for some wines bonE,it by him, on certain optional con-
ditions, and which (ielt,,dants refused to refund, as they
stated they would do if the wines were returned. Mr.
Martin was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Atherton for the
defendants.—lt appeared from the opening of the case

iwiI:HEQUEIt, •-4,
- - ..,.....,. k,,aiien) on tee quay, Licidir-Cro-s-venorannounced that the ~,,,
JONES V. CALLAN.—This was an action arising out of and he complained that the captain would not let pas en- to a resolution to allow a drawback of 5°„5 pop
an alleged trespass by the plaintiff, and was for the reco- gers go on board, and that he had put some of them on of bricks now in the maker's yard, af 51
survey had been ordered. The amonn_! °also
very of compensation for false imprisonment, suffered by shore. He mentioned this to the captain, who said they
certained without delay. It had be.erto obi
the plaintiff at the hands of the defendant. had not certificates from Beckett or Saul, and it was his duce a clause into the BrickteDuty Bil tv,t
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS and Mr. MURPHY appeared for duty not to receive them, as their names were not in the made previously to the repeal of the dett'
the plaintiff, and Mr. SOWLER for the defendant. clearance list. Witness mentioned this to Cullen, and drawback or of the duty as the case migTot,
It appeared that the plaintiff is a butcher, and some asked him to get a list of the passengers, and he said he Sibthorpe, Lord JOHN RUSSELL statll,l:
time ago resided in a house belonging to the defendant, had time to do so. Witness afterwards kept the ship office of Chief Commissioner of Itioc!(dbei
in Netherfield road. The offence charged was stated to about two hours at the pier-head, until the flood would Lord Seymour had been appointed, wtohuat der
m-01,1% afotrona ivaAtelyestscEoLgaveenototicienquire jsso
have been committed on the evening of the 26th Dec., not serve, and the vessel then went to sea. Cullen had
previous to which the plaintiff had removed from the time to get the list at the Custom-house. Witness after- offices held by members nicePa ; '
eats
house in question, and in doing so be forgot to take a tub wards saw Cullen, who wanted the passengers to be re- of tbe judges of the uied kingqoiii;enr.,
or water butt with him. On the night of the 26th Dec. ceived on board without the papers. Ten or a dozen per-
_ln
croesptlyoftoouar
gdoipealotimolaiticfroemstailbinrs.ho'cylei
he returned to the yard of his former house, to bring sons (passengers) were sent ashore. Witness said he
CELLOS of the EXCHEQUER stated
v„,, NI
away this barrel, when he was seized by the defendant, would wait another tide, or a day or two for them, if doe which he felt were deser “Ttli vo
and given in charge for a felony. The plaintiff was then murrage.
live to the adulteration of coffee ropio
apprehended by a police constable named Bingham, who Cross-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—CuIIen stated sere_ was not his intention to propose this Yeai4
during the trial was severely reprimanded for his stupidity ral times that he was only a clerk, but he was sure Beckett or to reduce the duty on coffee.-31r.1)7, ir.44
by the court. The plaintiff on being brought to the Head and Saul would do what was right, if the passengers were for a select committee to inquire into
and trio
Police-office was dismissed,- Mr. Clough very properly received on board. There were about 160 passengers on properties of the Duchies of Cornwall Jc jots
view of ascertaining the right of the pun of oil
refusing to book the charge against him. The plaintiff board. The vessel could take 200 passengers.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, on the Par tby
complained that he had been dragged along the street, It being now five o'clock, and lengthy evidence be being intimated that he could not consent Tee
and submitted to the annoyance of a temporary imprison- yet to be heard, his Lordship, on the suggestion of Mr. posed to inquire into what really was pr!th- /
meet.
Martin, adjourned the further investigation of the case that of the Duchy of Cornwall; and
until nine o'clock this morning. that no grounds had been laid to juslifY 'Ol
committee.—Mr. llouvEam supported
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an appearance, ptpheianrgasnmceustthhaa;e:loB :,
he finds that, for a fete Y,
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position,e ;
have been turned off in a most mercilesotliettor
any provision being made for them; in,"
lowance of two or three days has been
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msel,eaevedytsic:agasnse fallingiinn mE
inmate
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Essex.
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A warehouseman was killed yesteto°' ,
On Tuesday last a cuckoo was seep j°
of Bangor. 0„1/1 ;
don, strangled herself on Sunday with ,
The Herald of yesterday contains tie
Two very destructive incendiary Or 0
Burnham, Bucks, on Tuesday. gall •ed' sl't
the Brazilian
much a.ricultural produce were destrleeic, too)
rbetetoheunwhmserrtayoisfEnn:Pfiimihenm:tipestdedsytir
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house, ottßatnnnnrhsaoadezthet,:i
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few hours' illness. ot' .0e
On Saturday evening, the first locotinerd•ort
B,secciTA.
amid the plaudits of an immense coneveeli .t
The Record says that Sir
pßilowbeesrtiiii%asB,lsrol
Lifil
wereo nT Shudenesdstateryao,raybeesdac because smfie
saw-mills,
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4.401.
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estimated at £2,000. . fact P' ib/ 4R fk 0 4
A London paper says, "Itis a ,41 of 4 Nok ~,,, 4 ,
stood, that the families at the west e"nts' 0. r 114,t0f,:'5. is
eommenced a reduction in their servn.ps inipte ' 4,litinitAtA.
Such is the superabundance of tarn' bed , k,,Bioiltlt,,,tietits RI
shAip,
cLoirnrceospinosnlidieren,tthoaft
tthheeyvaruenPlciug •ep, ill t''),iq,cb, L4.t"t4tiPrittsiii.
Dundee cooed ~ , iiilt,laDiriOitlie I
again as manure. 0/1111541 V, ' t'l' 'll';'tl') ' (J'ta
Highland soldier, states that there 41,9V0, 'k A; '1111tIel• 'W
htywsneeeferneetea
rtaiaeohrhsiteebn, vvmftai
dhsfisiLo,noeefg:ktefieos: et
andalhl naogvt te whaebl stoppageefi
arceelhnicicuaeoi becomesn,fut
entirelynirileitc;:ri
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culty now in obtaining recruits for I,?;°o4tifq 4.ttlita,qo4,,ev.W
Vi,
on account of the uncomfortable dr,er,olo,,,',ol,'ii kOlb,,N
There is some talk of reviving' tn't te, by 2,4, ;04t'',.ti;'\...,‘ 00_
public testimonial to Sir Robert Peer; oge
efcc, ,j 9, 4tll, jlet4Prr
beginning was made about three Yell , joy, Ili.!lrtiiiiik;.,,,,tl:l;•Ntlesc,,,.??Je
has taken no tangible shape.
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THE MATRICIDE AT BRIDG,'" OM° 11, ,I t, 1-1.*„•,e1;7 ; A
was tried for the third time, on ti°? ~5 00 ,gf N.; 4if,t11121, .I.lnio. 11
her mother, at the Shrewsbury assi°- •10", tiitlte Itl '',llk,eit `' II
a bc.ic, . 44‘ti istt, , kis, rh
acquitted.
rr Hopi n'' oac`D,4 11 q• tOuI• 11.
The celebrated danseuse ...ag boric g i J. c) . 4"11g,
Prince Alexander Trubezkoi, have 4.10, a , 01, hes, i
6,400 livres to the Austrians at Dl' la 1, ib,,
fines imposed on the Liberal nobill:_,01,00 „, Nlt, 1'11,,,.°°'
PRESENT TO A SCHOOLMISTRESS jog Poitty Aks'oool,(f.B„ IA
parochial school in this county, rell„rory)..,oY , tkiPt'llt4:• . 1 itjlo-
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ebelaednyp,srecsoemntpeadn(josany.s„a clovneteiteraPvuerrtchre.:',o4,ol,
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lordship
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irfinexgcekdohnheidmsaeglfooind trhideesra,ddle, the h°ower 101050 Ih'', k4P)(l`----°b... °-
having no Piro It, i ~,..,.4t6., • 111
was throwniety 0 Af,• .'.. ',. ivti. ;' • • 1
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concussion.isA face,cT
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occupier of the gardens at Flass.,4 aveargor k,• ',1,)1.0 ,e Ni ,10
time been confined by sickness, darnlo,lunoigh 00 , 4,i'Art.h,,:!;ll`4P.B
his usual business, his friends apc;:„iogfetiodri , ' !tii,NT4p i,,
last. gave him what is called a ' `"a;stisul„roli A k,ll/ 'l an ;I?
conclusion of their labours had the of bis.,i.e, ifife PA gull h
pi nregNptuahrNeesidr slaiNnc
dk
ccrop friendße thatdi D. o
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o.the_uAwLthe,.o;rol f:Aaeadys eviaiteitit
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300 years, nuns are again atn",'Lv, the vve!iiev, 0.1,,,,, '14,-42;
town of Cambridge !on Mop,a.icitssion 41'14 ,0 4,l?\p4t th i i
schools of the Roman Catholiti..vv_ nuns e) 4,
1 1\1;101 k:kii`,l‘9l-ri tht T 4 at it „
under the superintendence of °.„.,t 0 1ie„,41; lv, '{iii' I._?ew, li,
the Infant Jesus, from the con; wita-uollo' 14, .ti).,:4 C';‘rt•rnit,i,
On the Wednesday following, nit,„lo.lla ' hell'. Pori?, al
1111)1e ,aO,
Rev. Thomas Quinlivan, after wa"
, I?.,s_
promaiPu .tc..thc. sal/Q(11a- ..E.tl