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. _ ent, ......., ...,,,o , ,or tne mansiaughter of John Campbell, at
...,.. ~, ~.3LuvereU, out on Liverpool, in February last. The prisoners were sailors, and
its being found and examined, it was ascertained that theelection
had not been in exact accordance with the mode therein directed, quarrelled, • and another election consequently became necessary. In the in the groi when the prisoner struck the deceased with a knife
, which proved fatal.
meantime, all these slanders were set forth. However, a large
NISI PRIUS COURT.—FRIDAY.
majority stood firm to Dr. Nolan, and in the face of such
NOLAN V. PETTIGREW.
charges did not shrink from him. Dr. Nolan regretted that he
This case was resumed at one o'clock. Mr. Martin put in a
was compelled to come forward and repel such charges as
letter from the plaintiff to Mrs. Bottomley, dated the 19th of
these; but still, a man's spirit must rise within him against
December, as follows :—"Dear Mrs. Bottomley: I shall be glad
such accusations. In October he was again re-elected by a
Don't
large majority. These slanders having been propagated to an
if you come up. I got wet clothes yesterday, and am ill,
Joseph
mittee to investigate thernatter. They met, and then commu-
enormous extent, eight gentlemen were appointed as a corn-
be uneasy as to any conflicts which may turn up. If should come against me, it is not your fault, and if he do not.
nicated to Dr. Nolan that before they would enter on the in-
you will certainly have the merit of it. I shall be kind to him;
quirt' it Was necessary he should give them a pledge that, under and in the meantime I appreciate your kindness. I am sin-
no circumstances would he (the Doctor) take legal measures cerely and unchangeably your friend and pastor."
for the punishing of any person who came forward to give
Additional evidence was called for theiplaintiff. Mrs. Batty,
evidence. Dr. Nolan thought this exceedingly hard. There
wife of Mr. Batty, builder, Manchester, stated that within the
was, he believed, a foul conspiracy against him, and he asked last two years Elizabeth Townley had frequently spoken in the
highest terms of Dr. Nolan. Mr. Douglas, chapel-keeper pre-
to know who were the persons that made the charges. This
vious I.n Bottomley, said he had visited Townley as Christian
was declined. They were then asked to state the nature of the
charges. That was also declined. The evidence itself would instruction agent, when she was ill, in 1844, and she spoke
highly of Dr. 'Olin. Marrnaduke Tomlinson, deacon of Dr.
not have been given on oath, but he ultimately said he was
Nolan s chapel, said he had heard Townley speak in high terms
ready to give this pledge, that, in the event of a single indivi-
of
the Dr., up to 1846. William Cox Ford said that since the
dual woman being the person who alone made statements
against him, unconfirmed by any other, he would he at liberty defendant told him about Dr. Nolan seducing two young
to test his innocence in a nlace where witnesses might be heard.
women, Bottomley had stated to him positively that he never
on oath. It was under these circumstances that the present
saw the Dr, commit adultery with any one. Thomas Dick, a
action had been brought. The defendant was gardener to Mr. deacon at the chapel, corroborated this evidence, and a school-
Loyd, the banker, and a member of Mr. Nolan's congregation.
master said Bottomley told him he was leaving the chapel for
He was one of the opponents of the Doctor, and on the day of fear of being kicked out. Mrs. Postlethwaite was recalled, and
the fast, in October last, he stated that Dr. Nolan had seduced denied statements made by Bottomley. She was seized with a
a young woman, who was in the family way by him, and that fit, and carried out of court.
he gave her a prescription to procure abortion. What they Mr. Knowles replied, after which
had to try was whether the defendant uttered the words attn.-
Mr. Martin replied upon the whole case.
tinted to him, and whether the plaintiff had seduced and de-
His lordship having summed up, the jury returned a verdict
fur the defendant, on the ground that the alleged slander was
benched Elizabeth Townley and Mary Gilchrist. To vnley was
a privileged Communication.
a silk winder, and became a member of Dr. Nolan's congrega-
tion in the year 1838, and continued so till 1847. Down to the
end of November or December last, he believed it never entered NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY.
into the mind of man that she was any other but a virtuous, NoLAN v. MouLpixo. This case was another action of
modest, well-conducted woman. However, it was now said, libel brought by the Rev. Dr. Nolan, of Manchester ; but on
that six or seven years ago the plaintiff debauched that woman, the opening of the court it was announced that the record had
Ind he believed she would be put into the witness-box to prove been withdrawn
he statement, and to admit that, holding these religious pro• POWLES v. HARGREAVES AND ANOTHER.—The plaintiff is
7essions, she had committed a breach of one of God's COM- the public of the Bank of Liyerpool,, and the action was
mandtnents. But he now came to the other case, and really brought to recover .5,19AQ nr......... 1.-I._ _.
I was one of such a character that lie wa..1,,,,,.« ---

vv , ZOb on tw of nge discounted
_ ....... ..p.most overcome by for the defendants byl the bank. o
—Abills verdictexcha was passed for the
t. What would the jury- say to a statement on the record, to plaintiff.
be effect that a young woman, twenty-two years of age, who HARTFORD V. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY.—This was an
tad beer. married for three or four years, and had two chit- action brought by the plaintiff, a young man in the employ of
lren, who never had an imputation cast on her from the hour. the defendants, for injuries sustained through being crushed
,f her birth to the present time—that she had been debauched between two waggons, at the Great Howard-street station."—A
y the plaintiff, and afterwards to bring her into that place that verdict was given for the plaintiff for .i'l2o.
he had been seduced? On charge beit2g made, the young wr--- -** P.
•oman declarpfi thnt .1,. ..this_ .

• ~---- r- IV HITE V. MASHER.—'The plaintiff is a. well-known land-
mother, ..... “,,zai cu MUG sue owed it to herself, her hUsband, her agent, and sought to recover .t 21 lOs for services rendered to
and her friends, to declare on the gospel of God that the defendants in disposing of the goodwill, &c. of the Bay-
there was not one word of truth in the charge, The question horse Inn, London-road.- The jury gave a verdict for the
was not one of damages, but of character. If the jury believed plaintiff for the amount claimed.
the charges, the. e would Le an end of the plaintiff's character.
any persons
A witness was then called who proved that thedefendant had
e The other cases
except the parties cotriedncerned.
were of no interest to
charged the plaintiff with adultery and fornication.
Mrs. Mary Postlethwaite was the next witness examined, and
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denied in tato the imputation cast upon her character. CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY.
Catherine Gorbutt, mother of the last witness, deposed that 'Tohn Sheridan and William Pape, two police-officers in the
Liverpool force, were indicted for maliciously wounding John
no imputation had ever been cast upon her daughter's charac•
Kilshaw, a respectable timber dealer at Bootle. The prisoners,
ter until she had teen married four years--that is, not until the
on the 21st January last, apprehended the prosecutor, and se-
past week, as far as she knew.
verely maltreated him in doing so. We need not repeat the
Mr. Knowles then, at some length, addressed the jury for the
circumstances, as we reported them fully at the time. The
defence, and
called
prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months'
Elizabeth Townley, wholive in Thornhill-street,
Stretford New-road, Manchester, near my parents. lam a
John Johnsen and William Johnson were indicted for single woman, wollan, and work as a silk-winder. Sonic ten years ago
bezz,ing the funds of the St. Helen's Savings Bank. Several
there was a chapel in Cable-street, Manchester. There I first
Gentlemen on the jury belonging to St. Helen's, and connected
became acquainted with Dr. Nolan. lie preached there a short lime, and then went to Dude-street chapel. I was a member
with the bank, were objected to on the part of the prosecutors,
of that chapel. I knew a person named Ann Buckley, who was
and their plates were supplied II others. The prisoners evi-
a scholar there. About 1841 Ann Buckley made a statemenf, dently felt the extremely awkward position in which they were
which 1 mentioned to a sister-in-law of one of the deacons. He
placed, and indications of embarrassment were occasionally
afterwards came to our house, and asked me to go to Ann. I very apparent. rifr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Hall, and Mr.
did go, and brought her to the vestry. When I got there, the
Aspinall appeared
_ifor‘ the. pr.?!iecution. The prisoner John
Doctor was standing at the top of the stair,... n,n,u— ~, ~,.. Joh ngn. ...•<,. A., c— -., -
....._-- *. -

o tx""W" was "mimed by Mr. Watson, Q.C., and Mr. Pollock ;
......,sse miming to tne
the prisoner William Johnson by Mr. Knowles, (the attorney-
vestry. He placed me in tfi-e-ch-a'p—el. and took Ann into the
general for the county palatine,) Mr. James, and Mr. Pashley.
vestry, where she staved about ten or fifteen minutes. They
The counsel for the prosecution announced that the prisoners
then came out, and Dr. Nolan gave me 2s. 6d. I refused to
wished to withdraw their plea of not guilty and to plead guilty
take it, and he put it into my glove. He gave it to me for loss
to the first and last counts of the indictment, which charged
of time in fetching Ann. A man named Douglas was then the them with conspiracy, which comes under the head of a mis-
chapel-keeper. About two months after, Douglas brought to
demeanor. Both prison,rs had expressed the utmost contri-
our house a letter and .e 2. That was a letter from the Doctor
tion, and offere.l to make over the whole of their property,
to me. My father burnt it when we lived in the country.
which would more than cover the whole of the defalcations.
Some time after there was a tea-party in tit. school-vestry
The prisoners were found not guilty of the other counts in the
under the chapel, and I thought he had taken offence at
indictment. His Lordship, after saying that he did not think
my not having named it. He beckoned a young female
the prosecution would have ..,,,,wis,4 :—..... • -
friend as he was going away, and I thought it was me. I went
into the salon'. ,-,,,, „, ~.. - . .

. , ........-....,,,.....,a,e .oceeeuea in sustaining the charge
of enThezzlement, Wrected she prisoners to be removed, and
... .....sa tn., uui or tne school-vestry, and asked hint how I
said lie would pass sentence on Monday.
we were to pay the .t 2 back again. He said that I must never
mind ; for if I was in want of .410 he would give it me. He
took hold of my hand, and said I was a faithful little friend of
his. lam now thirty-live. He said I had a nice soft hand. I
All criminal business being concluded, Beron Alderson pro-
ceeded to take civil causes.
TURTON V. THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAIL-
wAy.-This was an action to recover damages for injuries done
have been at his house at his request. Sometimes he invited
the girls of the chapel and school, two and two—sometimes
alone. His wife was sometimes at home when I went, and
sometimes she was not. I recollect once going in; o the vestry;
lie asked me ; he said he wanted to speak to me. This was on
the night of the tea party before mentioned. I went in. There
was no light. He took hold of my hand, and called Douglas to goods carried by the defendants, and it was pleaded that
they were not liable, the articles being brittle; but a verdict
was taken for the plaintiff by consent, some points being re.
served.
NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. Woon.---In this
case an important question at law was raised, as to whether a
passage through the Insolvent Court would free the insolvent
for a light, but no one came. He got hold of my hand, pulled
me into the vestry, and then took both of my hands, and put
from liability in respect to railway calls.--Mr. Martin said the
them round him. I was then standing before him. He took Act of Parliament called the Company Clauses Consolidation
other indecent liberties. This was six or seven years ago. Act pointed out that the right persons were to be sued for calls.
This conduct was repeated every time I went into the vestry
nit!' hiin. On one oceasion he said he was not the only man The action was brought to recover four calls on five shares;
and the defendant pleaded that, as he had passed through the