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BATE . MR . CBRIEX'S SECOND LECTURE . Or . Thursday evening . March 31 st , 3 Ir . O'Brjen gave 113 s-r ^ ria lecture at the B : ^* ar Ro » m , Qiiet-street faere --as a laree attendance this evenlnr , of men of ill i . -irsies and < f all class , s of Eoeiery . Abo&t elgtit ? 'd ft . Mr . O 3 rien entered the room , and was bail ^ a - < vitii rapturous applause . When silence was restored . — Mr . O'Brien rose and spr-ke as follows : —The aspect of th ? times we live in attsmrs that , before long , a change Einst take ptace ; ¦ whether for good 01 f ~ -r evil , it fiejvmlsBpoa the intelligence or ncn-intilligence of the prop ; e . { Hear , h-. ar . ) I come forward in the hope of S'rrin » the people , that tbey mnv have some share in the representation . I am sometimes of'opinion that we sh--ii no : snee- ed in estaoiishice the Charter as Jaw ,
so l ' -E ; 33 the people follow designing men , instead cf light p'inciples . ( Ch ers . ) I have long been of opinion tint f we hao the Charter is would be of no good , ncl-s- » tbew how to use it , and xo trhat purposes it Ehculu be applied . Bp a freeman , I mean r . man who can bs- idle when he likes ; who , when he worts , shai ezjf-y . and suffer when he does not work . ( He -J . ) The master depends upon whether he can get pr . fi : ont of the eniplojed . I have just been calling attention to the t ^ -xj forms in wliich Elav-ry presents itself ; one fi'im . " r > t * it observed , is tim the man who wants work rcn t ^ -t it of these -who prvn * by it ; ar . otac-r form is that h-3 --. spends ti von othsrs . Th = poor Jabberer caDEci gtt w . rk . withovto' -. herspr'Stii . s by ir , mea who would dis - ' ai'i tosita-. t-. r . ' a with him . I would cot give " a
£ 5 for the Chart . r if it Wi -j' 3 EOt-put an end to ; h : s st-t- of thing ? . The Cfcar : < . r is a means t > an end . If the H use cf Commons ws jr ^ -crastiinted to-morrow , the qa--iion weald then arise , what men should bs Chosen and what laws shtald yon need ? I am here to poi = t ont the means of efiVcticg reform ( trite or witbeni lie C carter ; otherwise than by a bloody reTolntion che-rc ) . From the coai : _ eBcen ; ent of my political career -co to the preset ti : i : t > , I have not heard a plain stitein * ct srwa ho— t ' r . e people could bs ~ rc ! ie ? e . l of the zuuicT- 'JS evils which :-. & ¦ - * zhsni . I have heard advocates of the Charter dtdaisa aia ^ tt the taxation of the country , a 3 thatch it *» as tbe gre&ttst evil . 11 53 but a small slice , c ^ m pared to the p ' n = der otherwise obtained—ihear ) . liberation wra tas sonrce > f all our
evH 3 , Irelsad ongbt to be me haj . pi « t narion ; she pays little more than thirty miiiiom , while England pays the other if ty millionis . Yet we are told by Dan . O'Connell that Ireland is fu : l of oe ? rars— he himself bei : ; g tile greater- beggar— sir . natter a ; ju cheers ) . I told von , last night , cf tbe condition cf the hand-loom weavers ; cf the great reduction that has taken pb . ee in their wages-2 fuw f ^ eep away ali the t ^ xes , tineeures . pensions and all Suppose yon din t ' zzi , all yoa cciild do in that cose forthrse xezYrTs wcnld not enabla th * in to get 7 ~ . Go . as before . Common s = nas tslls us at ence that taxation is bat a srraii curse—it serres to keep up the rest —( hear . Take tne tsxes from bread , batter , and soap , and C 0 ii 3 , srd 7 s . 61 w ^ uld Cot bo so mnch a , 3 5 ? . were sometime a-o . > ir . O'Brien
proceeded to point ont that i : was all hncjbng to exp _ fct relief fcm the redaction of-taxation . Sweep away the debt , do away with ali funded property , and yea throw millions on the parish . Yon would have to support them . Li-te » not then to the humbug ! " If the Charter Tro-Ja do nothing oui tafce off the taxes , I would not b *! labouring here to-night Sir Robert Peel intends to increase the taxes , which makes tbe middle classes so wry just now . : Hear , hear . ) T _ e . plunderers have so much incurred , that so much bsye to be set Epart for the purpose of paying the plunder . What is the planner ? The rent of honses and cf the land ; this is the -DositiTe burden . A landlord gets ttn thousand a year ; that is so much leTied upan fae lind—that is the p nkirlre burden . Th-i ceeatiTc burden is grea ' .
erthe minus ? in which he gets it is by virtue of the power ha possesses , wbieh arables him to prevent the J ; ull- £ r-.. g farmers from baring bnt Ench laiid as he chooses to let them , snch as meadows and marshe ? . But that power amounts not to so great an evil as the taking away the powtr of the people using tbe land for thtinsclTes—rehears . ) Of tke only la-s-s we shonld require , I will tell you , as I toM the electors of Tfewca £ Ue--3 pon-Tyne , lesi they sh ^ -uJd return me at the ilbxI eiee'ion . Hers I mns : stats that the men at Newcastle are determined to hive the Charter , and nothing less—j& ^ eh cheering . ) However much they ni 3 y be invited , they will ¦ eo for nothing but tlie Chartertrsnew ^ d cheers . ) At me same time , let us be-careful of what we are doing ; we must vrs-rn and prepare \ he ¦ Deeply iest thej 11137 be tiknii on tba surprise , ¦ when the Chatter is obtasnad . The men at Nu-wcas ;
le-npon-Tfze :- ; rae with me tbat the bes : way of gertins the-Chsrr ^ r . in care our rttirion fai's , 13 totvkeit—a eL-rt vzy tils , but it ^ - ^ s a good one . They are resolved to h' -. r their r ^ bts , cr that nooody el&n shall ecj-v thrks . Toey"l ask for theE first—the pe pie are t ~ -t cspabli ol cb ^ iining them now—thev'll ask for them by petitioning , and will go on thus till they ar- capsbie of takins uit-ir ri f htj icheers : tut I c ^ an ^ t say through y etiai ~ r > ~ ocess . The men of yesrcrastle ^ re determined t-i get men of detenn ' matioB , devoted to the Ci ^ arher , ad pui t 2- ^ in np as candidates at the nest elec 9-. 11 , an' call upon the people to support nona but ihrin . They int £ 2 < i i ; o in procession to the Wni ? and Tory c-immlttees . raid say to each of them , ' You are the kast cf the Bc-rongh , and yet y- > n have the arrogar , ce to have rerr = iritatives for joursflTes alone ; we are nine-tenths of ibt- Borongh , au-i -=-c are resolved to Be icprw < = nied as Tr-I i .- voa , yriih you if we tdij , "tritioui you if Trs
mis ' . Unless you vV tugs censens to give us _ 3 repre-E = rit £ t . Te , we will Eet vote I . r yc-nr mzv . Ai ^ dif the Tories Till not give us man for nun , we will t ' jen say , j ^ aru ? vpontoih } vur hc ' Jses . '" This wis tbe wry I havs ; i-ivised the nren of ! N " e ~ csstle to procs-d at tbe n ^ xt t i eodon ; and in cse we do not si-zc-C' -d in this waj . wV'j then , -ss-e must rate osrrrigiitE -cheers . ) This Wis r' -t our way alore—why , tha other c !; iss = ;? toci tL-ir ri ^ ts ! "We want to e ' tct mf-n ol cur cla ^ s , and t . les ^ d others to elect men to repre >_ nt them . But cb ! the m ^ -Mle classes will not c-onstnt to this ! Bat they r . .-. i ~ t icheers-i The Whig 3 wtu : ! endeavour to pat ui do'tt . Ho ^? Can nLce trntha be gn . ty of hik . b tr- ^ iSjn against themselves ? The idea that me . ' ¦ sh oWli oli ttia houses , mate ail tne Vnlps . 1 st down
te TS-J-saTz , bora the taffies , fijht tr . e r ; t ' . ! es , and < f- _ f = nd the laid frpm iiTadon—tht : i- > a that iiifrs' - iiea eonld not undersbind- how to nn . itriake tie s .. tr ^ ement of their own a ffairs ! Nj : > v- . enths can tritanph againsc one-tenth ! . S-i-p ^ s-j t ' . ey ( the la : t = ri were to prevent you having dt-Tesafc-s , ? hy then , jc-u must prevent thfem from having . oe ! -5 a : s 4 Oh ! then , there wsuld be a Sght ! What I nint-t-enths ssaini " : one-tenth ? Oc no , there will b < s eo fLhtins;—ilaufiht ^ r . ) HavLrg asked for onr rights - . n the chape of & petition and next is that c f a remosctrance—and if t >! 3 r ' i . 'rt * we demand are sot then granted—why , woe be to tern who shall have Aari d to deny them— ' . cheers . ) I do iso : advise the people t-j harsh measures—1 do no such Ttmz . What I want is , i ~ it ia : ii = case
snpp&sea rrpresti 3 tative 3 BtouVS > e cno £ » n r « 7 shnr 01 hsnf "? \ v sit in CoEventii-n , at : u "Lit taey stuuld go up to PiT ] amcnt atA adcres 3 them thu 3 : —•' - "Webeg to ap-i- -iscb your Honourable Eo'isa to -j .: low niu ^ ttnths of tbe nation to sit brides yt-a in your HvD-un-. b . e Hou > f . " 1 want for this Convert " . .. a to i t fur a time , anu oiaw up petitic-i ^ and c raf ts of bil-s , aiid-Sfcnd them ali over the nation ; and then to asi tbepc-opia ' to demuud that these bills shall be carried i ? ito operation . —iche = rs . ) This is tny plan , which , ej dourl , wju ; d ta-v ^ a decided e £ "_ -et . Y « ssine iio - ^ or ether , the p ^ op ' iL- lava shot a-haad of mfe . 1 -w ^ ni to u < = t -i ™ in c- ^ . - . pttition with the present House ^ f C-jmraona G-t a "Sa-iosal RrTJrestnt . ii . 'ion , ar . ti without Ebeddinc
a dr-. p of blood , or doiagthe ltatt it jury t : » any set of ¦ peopr-, we should tfc -. t a decided c ! i ' -r ;; e , with the cot ^ -i :: tf both Lu-diords ara thi Ciniuions— ( He . ir , Ltar . > That is my mode of i-roc * . feeing . As to tbe CrarUr . we should hold it out to "tbe acceptance cf the people , for ii , is the Oaly TiUiefly for th = eviLs -which = Sict xxs . ( f - csr , fer ^ r . ) " We should advise tiiem to agote for n thing ltss : if tbty follow men , as tiisry too often havs c- ' -ae . and if they kz £ ti themselves to be deceived by the artia'ness and canning cf lesdt : s , their canse wili be HT-crificed . It was so facriaced Dtfsiein this country , Ard in Pxanca the Ravo "; uti ,.. n w ^ 3 blasrei by those who -isishsd to live "bj agitsucri , and to raise themselves to tKi -stj and distkif . '^ a—niiich cheering . ) The man
wh "will Ulk of nothing , no , no ; of ihe land , ha was aiming to deceive yoa , asd to ktrtp tho people in igno-Kinci of what most coccercs tbem . If you > luci-power in ti » e ban . is of tfee p = ople , without their minds bting properly enlightened on subjects sach as the land , any artfal deusagogue by his crafj and stealth , would lead alore tbe jEnititude ut bis pleasure , 2 . 13 d hs "vrill consider 01 ZOthiUg but lluW hf Can USS ih&ir po-wer to tis own ends .. It 2 iil been so in all times and in all countries . The Fr-. -sch wanUd to obtain a just constitution , an . i such they would have obtained had not ihe ISatiooal Convention wanted to go beyond just bounds . Tse constitution of ninety-t : ree , voted by the Katioaal Cvnvcutlon 6 id net ailow the repres-cEtitives of the peor ; : c to make la . —* , but to prtpire lawB called
proposes de la hi , which were to be submitted to the pe-ovle in all parts of P-runca . F .-f : een days were allowed , and if in that , tims th * people 3 ^ reed with thair prepm-d laws , they were duly carried into operation . One miiliun two hundred thouss ^ . d were armed to defend this constitution -, but owing to the ignorance of the people who were ready to listen to the char ! alanirie demagogues , while speaking cf " Heaven-bcm liberty , ' and all such flimsy noneecse , from which talk nothing good has ever come . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . O'Brien went en to shew how JmBgrv Radicals and pot-house politicians wculd spour abot : * " " Heaven-born " libe-ty , " whi ' e they define it , if
aske-d what it meant—as ihe privilege of doing what they like ; the some as a slave-holder did who thought it was not liberty not to be allowed to lash bis slaves as he liked . Liberty , Mr . O'Brien defined to be tbe allowing a man to do what he likes £ ~ , long as he does not violate the rigkts of others . A better definition is , " Do unto others as yen wcmld tLat others ehonla da unto yon . ** — ( Cheers . ) Yen yfll not alien ? the middle class to have rights or exemptions you have not . Every human being has two rights , —one to his full share of the Iandand-all that it contains , fisheries , mines , whsJeries , vrild beasts of the fields : these are the riehea of nature , of Ged , who knows no difikr _ nce between one matfand another
our next right which is inseparable frcm the other , and ¦ which ADpertains to crril secisty , is tha light of every man to the free use of all his facilities , so that the raw materials may be manulEctnied into article * for the ub % and pleasure 0 ! Bociety . Mr . O'Brien proceeded to
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illustrata his position as to these two rights , aud then said , yom have a right to the Charter ; that was a secondary and not an original right , as some suppose it was—it arose out of the necessity for government . He next speke of the people ' s right to the land , and observed that there is n-1 a man in ten who possess a bit of land for his own use , nor oue in ten who is permitted to hare the frea use of all his faculties . He must submit bimsetf to others—he must work as they like , as much and as hard as they like . Now , what I want tha Charter for is that you may ties these two rights —( hear , hear . ) If I were elected by the men of Newcastle , I toll yGU what I would do . I would vote for the repeal of tbe damnable Poor Lvw Bill , and establish in its stead , an efficient Poor Law—( cheers , )
—so that men wanting relief should co font as t ^ ouek it was a debt —( hear , bear ,. I would not kave the relief from tha pockete of those who live by industrythe r ; . tes should not be levied on labour . I w-uld not levy one sous on that . I would not levy rates on the renters of houses , but on the owners of houses and on owners of : he land —( cheers ) . Mr . O'B . went on to point out tbe justice of ttose who make the poor , paying the Mte 3 for the keep of the poor ; and then shewed ' that a man of small business is taxed as much as a man of great wealth . The rates , instead of being levied on the occupiers of houseB , should be levied on the ovners . B-iforethc Information , tha poor had a right to onethird ; another third was for the clergy , and one for tbe repair of the Church . The poor have as much
risht tv tteir third , as the Cergy have to theiistehee ? . But such as L'jrt John Russell now got th-j poor Dcoole's share . I would make them Bupport the p > .. r " till * the neceisiry changes had been tfftctid—< hcar , Lear ) . Having provided thus for the poor , I woolin . xt propose a treasure to provide labour for tiiu people . Nothing I conceive so capable cf doing that as the abolition of the Corn and Provision Laws -. _ but as in proportion as prices are reduced , so ia proportion would I Teduce tbe fcurdeii 3 of the stite . Let no man-suppose that we are opposed to a repeal of the Corn Liws ; many of the Repe-iUrs have sappofed that 0 " ( 3 omior and mysflf are opposed to the repeal . We arc not ; but what we want is , that labour shall be free first — 'xheers . ) The Whigs want the repeal , so that a , transftr
may be made from oue set of Ecaundrels to another . Sueh men aa Cobden want a reduction of the prohibitory tares , no matter how high other taxes may be kfpt up . Mr . OBrien dwelt on this subject ; he said it ~ as ~ &ll humbug to talk cf repeal now . Such men as Cobden wanted to take otfeer men's property without glviEg them an equivalent . By the repeal , if you paid the same debt , and the same salaries , you would give th ^ m fifty mi llions more than they have a right to demand . Such was what Cobdeu and Craig want , an-. i no mistake—slaughter cdid chetrs . ) Mr . O'Brien text referred to some attacks made on him by a Northern paper , which asserted that ke -was going about the country advocating the division of property . Now , my doctrine ( said Mr . OBrien ) has always been— let them
keep what they got , but let us prevent them from robbing ns any more . Y t I am called an advocate cf anarchy and spoliation . Litthem prove their issertion . I ci ! l Cobden and the League robbers and thieves , who wart to live upon other ptoplt ' s industry . Now , if the struggle was " between them and the aristocracy , 1 wsnld leave them alone ; for , then , it would be between a crocodile and an alligator— ( Lughter . ) He now spake of the reduction that would take ptace in rent and wages if tha Corn Laws were repealed . The fundhol'lers wera now entitled to receive so many millions—they would then get three loaves ivhera they only get two loaves now —; hear , hear . ) Why , it was a complet ; swindle . He would defy any ¦ mn . Ti to proTe it was not . The object of the Chartists
Wis to repeal the Corn and Provision La ^ s , and to r-. duce all tax . ? s , and amicably to adjust all public contracts , entitling the contractors to receive so much o ^ t ¦ ¦ f the public taxes . We want , said Mr . O'B ., tho Ux . es to be reduced , bo that the shopkeepers Bhallbe becefitted by giving increased means to the working classes . I want to effect peaceful changes—I want to fee the poor I have eetn starving to be employed . He ccst denounced the duties on timber , owing to which , he said , momj that ought to be spent here was spent abroad . They went to tke Baltic and elsewhere to boiid ships , because they could get timber cheaper there . After dwelling for some time on this subject , on the National Debt , and some othtr things , Mr . O'Brien rtmark-. d that he wanted to save the natien from
ini € btlveneas , to do which we must get rid of the Debt by an rquitable adjustment . He wanted to bring back ii-jsrs and the rrotjhets , who were opposed to the spirit cf cru-y . He wanted to sea tbe National Debt Y . q . u [ - duted a ? common d » bts are in courts of law—( hear . ) He spoke of Sir James Graham's mode of paying off thrf c-tcnths of the National Dabt , and next of Thomas AUwcod ' s mods of altering the circulating medium . Cse ar , p-fttr havicg conquered Pompeii , and Tyre , and Sidon , found that there was one thing he could not conquer—the indebtiveuess of Rome . Be wss a ci ^ ver fellow ; but he c ould not save his country fcom the bantfol effects of usury ; iu attempting to do so , he was murdered on the Ides of Marcb by his i-EDDosed son , Brutus , and & eet of fellows who wanted
to live by usury . He described Attwood as being more dangerous than Cataline . What did he want to do ? Wby , he waEted the banks to issue rags of money . Mr . O'B . described what he conceived would be ths lesult of such a project , which he denounced in nnincajurird terms . He then saia , I want to give the people influence over the circulating medium and-over the land , fisheries , mines , < tc < kc . As to the land , 1 want for the present holders to keep it so long as they live ; ana when they die , to secure to their heirs its fair marketable value . But so soon as the breath is out of their bodies , for tha land to revert to the people—; chetr 3 . ) This is my proposition ,- and yti I am called an ruivocate of anarchy and spoliation . ' But I have
challeEged my accusers at Glasgow and Dundee , where 1 have held meetiegs j at nt > ns of wliich were five hana 5 held np against my proposition . Mr . O'Brien n 3 F . de observations on soaie other matters , and then referred to Mr . O'Connor ' s letters on the land , wherein h « had proved how we could have veal , eggs , I utter , cheese , aad all kind 3 of things ; aj ; d yet at the year ' s ti : d , have . £ i 0 ' 3 worth of surplus , agricultural produce . Do yen cot , then , ( said Mr . O'Brien ) see the great advantages of resuming the occupancy cf the land ? —( hear , hear ) He then pointed ont bow the people could , by peaceful means , resume the occupancy of tbe land ; it would be by the mode he had pointad out . Numbers if the landlords were constantly falling off . and in the eourse of twenty yesrs or so , the people would
3 " « in possession of tha laird , without having done injustice 10 the holders or their heirs —( cheers ) . Tfeo law of Moses was that '" all debts should be paid off .-very seven years , and that thfa lands should revert to th ? people every £ f : y years . " Now it is more than seven y = ars since the debt 3 were paid off ; so if this law was to take effect , we all should rise to-morrow T . Lite- ^ ashed —( laughter ) . H ere I am in a pretty stew ; if 1 support Moses ' s law , I am in danger of the prison ; and if 1 opposa it , why , then , I am accused cf blasphfemy—[ laughter and cheers ; . So we are in a pretty stew : a < ieed ! In conclusion , Mr . O'B . said , I hope , fn > -nds , there will ba no division among you now—• ciapping ff hands ) . Not at all events , till fyur millions hnvd been obtained to the National Petition . Let m « advise you net to join Vue middle classes—( cheera , which la-ted for some time ) . They must join
you—( renewed cheers ; . Sjv as Jtrennah fiaid " the rulers must come to the people and not tho people to them . The m-. fii'le class must corae to na —( chetrsj . Let the middle ciass § 0 for C-. > nv , 'Me Suffrage , and let us go f * r a more complete suff-age—( renewed cheers , arid a cry of ' let them join the National Charter Association , and t ite ; « - their cards . ") Do not do away with your orgaiii > 't . on—do not do that to please the middle class Let me show yon the power of union—a cable is composed of tiny fibres , wliicb when separated aro weak , bnt wiifcn entwined together , they cannot easiiy be bu-Ktn . If fcach 0 ! you let youi tiny strength , bend to ^ ttair as do these tiny fibres , yea will become strum cr , n-y , all powerful . If you have sympathy for each it ' :. er , and act as though you , felt but on& puise , and hid > mt one sonl ; if you would do that , ali the pow-ir cf earth and hell could not prevail against ycu
—icneers ) . A Tote of thanks was given to Mr . O'Brien for his able lecture ; he returned thanks ; a Tote of thanks was aise given to the Chairman ¦ when tbe meeting dissolved . Mr . O'Brien lectured again on Saturday evening .
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The Late Storm . —The number of bodies thrown on the coasts of France , fram Boulogne to Dunkirk , in consequence of the storm of the 10 th ult . amounts , says the Courier du Kord , to 150 , Depabtche of the Great Western . — Biusror , Apkil 2 . —The Great Western steamer having been completely refitted , sailed on her first voyage for Ntw York this season to-day , at twenty-five minutes past one o ' clock . She carries with tier an average eaTgo , and seventy-two passenger ^ among whom were—M . DeTraine , with despatches from ihe French Government ; Mr . Isaiah Townsend , of the United States Legation in London , with despatches for the Government of the United States ; and Mr . Hillard , with despatches for Lord AshburUm .
Krx ttpon the Bestrews Hiss Bank . —On Tue 3 day last orders were received from head-quarters at Edinburgh , oy the branch 01 the Royal Bank in this city , to decline receiving the notes of the Renfrewsnire Bank of Greenock . In consequence of this being acted upon several of the other banks in this c ; ty adopted a similar course yesterday , and considerable uaeasiness has , as may we ' ll be supposed , been felt by the holders of nous and others interested in the establishment . The agent of the Renfrewshire bank here , on being applied to , stated that he liad received bis usual advices from Greenock on
Wednesday morning , and that he W& 8 not aware upon what grounds the Royal Bank were proceeding . As , however , the notes of the Renfrewshire Bank were payable in Greenock , he did not conceive himself , warranted in exchanging them for those pi other banks . A considerable quantity of the notes were in the course of the day sent down to ) he principal establishment at Greenock , and a ran upon the bank there took place in the course of yesterday , bat we tare heard no precise account Of the resuft . The Royal Bank acted as the agnits of the Renfrewshirewshire Bank ia Edinburgh . —Glasgow Arg
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MOST EXT RAO RD INAR Y CASE OF ABDUCTION . Liverpool . —Mr . Rushton and other magistrates were employed during Tuesday afternoon in tho investigation of a transaction concerning which there has recently been much curious gossip in this town , but which , to the parties imp'icated has bow asanmed a very serious aspect The affair has been already slightly alluded to in the public papers , and the investigation of Tuesday has enabled us to present our readers with a Ml history of this extraordinary proceeding , which we shall do by toying before them the material parts of the evidence .. . :
The names of the parties in custody are John Orr 51 'GUI , John Osbornc Quick , Thomas Worraand Rogerson , Richard Jones , Margaret Jones , and Jane Clayton . T&e above prisoners were placed at tho bar . The charge was , that the parties bad taken Miss Ann CrelJin , of this town , a lady who was reputed to possess a very large property , { according to ramoara , which have ^ een life , Out loss than £ 40 , 000 , £ 50 , 000 , ' -or £ 60 , 000 , ) away to Gretna-green , where sshe had , against her consent , and while under the influence of some potion which had
been adminibt ; red to her , been married to the prisoner John Orr M' GilL The individual last named is a handsome and gentlemanly-looking young man , about thirty years old . Quick and Kogsrsen are also highly-respectable looking persons . Junes looks like a decent working man , and Mrs . Jones , his wife , and Mrs . Clayton , aie both respectable looking women . Mr . Snowball , solicitor , appeared on behalf of Miss Creliin ; Mr . Grocott , solicitor , attended for M'Giil , Quick , and Rogerson ; and Mr . Davenport , solicitor , was n tiiced for Jones , Mrs . Jones , and Mrs . Clayton .
Mi . Snowball saiel he appeared on behalf of Miss Ann Creliin , who chaiged the prisoners with felony i \ having taken her away against her consent ; With the intention of marrying ber , she being possessed Of COflsiderr . ble property . Tbe circumstances were these : — L ? . bt year Miss Creilin resided in Seymour-street , where the prisoner , Sirs . Junes , was in the habit of charing for h \ : T . Mts . Jones , in the course of their intercourse , obtained great influence over her , and at length introduced to her a ir . an who called himself llartfn , who prevailed upon her to promisa to marry him . Misa Creliin weet with him to the office of Mr . Thompson , on Newin ^ tgn-bridge , for the purpose of arranging about the settlement . There she expressed her determination to have all her property settled upon herself ,
upon which he refused to have her . Afterwards , with the assistance of Mr . and Mrs . Jones , they obtained from her tbe turn of £ 2 bt , on the ground of a breach ol prorniso of marriage . It subsequently turned out that this was ail a fraud on Miss Creliin , as Martin was a married man . She took measures for the purpose of obtaining hsr money batk acain ; and a sho / t time ags Mrs . Jones calied npon Miss Crdlin , telling her that she -would take ber to her house , where Martin was waiting to refund her a great portion of the money . She went ; but Martin was not there . Joaes took her to thb htuse of Mrs ; . - Ciayton , where she was offered some brandy . She took a dose of it , and became insensible , and she recollected nothing more till she found herself in btd on one side cf the prisoner M'Giil , Mrs .
Clayton being on tba other side , with her arias round M'GUl ' sneck . She found then that she had a ring on herfiigcr ; and they told her that she was married , and that she was at Gretna Green ; but she had no recolkction how tha ring came there , or of anything that had transpired . Miss Creliin had met . Quick . at a houvi to which she went on some business , and he invited her to his house on the following evening , when they had suppsr , and where il-Qill w ^ s introduced . ISY-xt tlay he tjok them to Mr . Rogerson ' s house , in Bounilary-place . Rogerson was a brother-in-lavv to M'Giil . - An excursion to E-remont w . is projected , arid Miss Creliin was taken otf with a party , consisting of Mr . R ^ gtrson's sister and family , to the house of Mr . DunWvie , at Egremont . They remained at Egrement all night , and ntxt morning , after giving Miss
Crellin brandy in her tea , and champagne after breakfai-t , they pressed her most perseveringly to go to Dublin , which she declined . This was " on tha 2 dd of March . When they found that they could not prevail on her to go to Dublin , they brought her over to Liverpool , where they gave her mora wine , and then proposed that she should proceed to the steeple-chase . Having intoxicated her , they put her in a coach , and , instead of proceeding to the steeple-chase , they drove her to St . Paul ' s church . She desired t ? know why they had brought her there ? She was informed that everything was prepared for her marriage . S ' ne expressed her surprise at this procetdinc , and said she nevcr would be luanievl unless the whole of her property wore settled upon herself . They then took her to the races . Ou the 17 th of MaTch he Lad evidence to
prova that she was m the power of Jones . She was Tendered inEens ' . bld and taken to Gretna Green , where a form of marriage was peiformed ; and he should be ablu to prova ihe object of the prisoners , by a letter ¦ which had been sent to the Liverpool Standard with an announcement of tho marriage . H 9 should piovo that Miss Crellin waa in their power on the 17 th , and that on the 19 th they were married . Mi 3 s Creliin was called . She appeared to be about forty years of age ; is ' short and rather stout in person , with strong features , which nave once been handsome . She was swore . She stated tbat she was possessed of property . She re : Uled last year in Seymour-street . The prisoner Mrs . Jones used to act as charwoman at ber house . She recollected Martin beinc introduced to
her . He came whh a lady named Miss Shoane , with a view of liking her house , he said he would take her house , because he was going to be married to Miss Sbor . ne . MiBS Shoar . e called upon her ( Miss Crtllin ) , and showed her her wedding-dress , and asked her to be her bridesmaid . Mr . Martin called afterwards , and said it-was an uutfr . ih , he did not intend to marry her . He tameafew days after , and Paid he wished to pay his addresses to her ( Miss Creliin ) . He called nearly every day . She went to the Isle of Man on the 8 th of September ; Martin followed her there . She returned from the Isle of Man on the 10 th of November . Miss Cre ' ilin htre gave a somewhat lengthy detail of her movements to various lodging-houses , her stay ia each being generally about a fortnight . At length , after , by
tbe mlviee of Mrs . Jones , going to live next door 10 her , she went tj live in N » -it m-street , which sho was compelled to quit , because Martin and a person named Bulkcley visited her , and the lady who kept the house di < i not like thfir beknviour . Much evidence was given , apparently fur the purpose cf showing how far Mr ^ Joccs had interposed in all Mi » s Crellin ' s afi ' airs . At lecjjth it appeared that Martin would only uvuut her at Mrs . Jones ' s hou . iei ; he would not meet her anywhere else . They went there frequently together . After a time , she ( Miss Creilin ; went to stay a few days with Mrs . Jones . Martin was always looking out for lodgings for her at this time , and Bhe went , at his instigation , to Mrs . Ciaytun ' s . where Martin bimse . f lodged . It wa 3 done thns : th ^ y -were out looking for lodgings
and , rater an unsuccessful starch , Martin said , " We had better go to Mrs . Clayton ' s , and look for lodgings , to-morrow . " They went there . Martin pressed her to be married . Sue and Martin and Mrs . Jones went ta the viffice of Mr . Thompson , attorney , Newington Bridge . Sho had then accepted tbe addresses of Marliu . Mr . Thompson bad always advised her to have her property settled upon hersdlf . When they - ; ot to Th-rapson ' s , Martin c : > . ll « d Mr . Thompson out , and , on his return to the office , he ( Martin ) said ho had cLaa ^ ed bis mind , for he wanted balf the property to be settled upon him . The affair was hereupon broken off , and she ( Miss Crelliu ) returned to Mrs . Jone ' s hcus j , whither Maitln followed her . He said she had declared before witnesses , that fshe had
promised him marriage , and he was going to take proceedings against her fur a breach of promis 9 . Mr . Jones , Mrs . Jones , and Mr . Parkinson were present . Martin said if I would giva him , £ 250 ha would take no ¦' ¦ mote proceedings . She gave Mutin . £ 250 on the ' following day . —Mr Snowball here produced a document , a portion of which was read by Mr . liushton . -. It appeared ts bo a promise from Martin to forego any claim fora breach of promise of marriage from Miss Cre . lin . Another document was also produced , the purport of which did not transpire . Misa Crellin said that both those documents were drawn out by the prisoner Jones . Martin having concluded his negociation , departed . Jones then said that he held a paper in his possession which would render the promise whicli Martin bad
given her nugatory , and by which sha would still be liable to be sued for a breach of promise ; tut if she would give him the £ 20 , he would give that paper up to her . He said it was a flaw which he had made , the nature of which was , th st she would still be compelled to marry Martin , but if she WvU \ d fcfae him tha £ 20 , he would tiesrrvy tbat paper , and she would then be safe . She went the next , day to Heywood ' a bank , and drew out £ 250 , which she delivered to Martin , but she refused to give the £ 20 to Jones . When he was pressing her on the subject , she overheard Mrs . Jones whisper to her husband , " Q ~ t £ 3 from her if you can ! " That night Jones sitpt out , and ahe ( Miss Creilin ) slept with Mrs . Jones . Mrs . Jones awoke her in the middle of the night , about three o ' clock , and
said , "Ah , Miss Crellin , there is another paptr still against you , which Mr . Parkinson haa got . " They got up at that early hour , - and went to Parkinson ' s , she ( Miss Crellin ) being anxious to get th 9 paper , that Martin might not have any bold of her . , Parkinson got up and let them in , and he and Mrs . JsneB went out and roturned ' » ith Jones . Jones said there was still another paper against her , which wonlQ be made nse of if she did not giv ^ himand Parkinson £ 5 each , but if she would do so it would be destroyed . She consented , though she had not signed any papers . She paid Parkinson £ 5 down , and had to draw moi 6 money from the bank to pay Jones , to whom she gave £ 0 in a day or two . She went to tho honse of a friesd , where Mr . Whitty and an officer of police
called . Parkinson and Jones had given her receipts f 01 the money . Witness here mentioned that Mr . Whitty spoke to Mrs . Jones with great severity . Ween Mr . whi t / bad gone , airs . Jones wept , and hoped she would not shew Mr . WMtty the receipts , or they would be transported . She was prevailed npon subsequently to destroy the receipts . Shortly fifcerwarda she ascertained that Martin was a married man . A Mr . D aval called and told her that Martin was a married man , and that his name waa not Martin ;' tbat he was 0 Dr . Copland . Had seen the prisoner SIGUI twice while staying at Mrs . Clayton ' s , and that was her fa-it acquaintance with aim . Had never seen Mr . Duval till fae callsd and said Dr . Copeland was a married man . Duval said ht would be at Mrs . Jones ' s that night , and he wished to see her there .
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She went there , and Mr . Duval brought Mr . M'Gill . Jones was there , and a Dr . Dry den came in and they stayed till a late hour . Mr . Duval said , he had gone for the pnrposs of introducing Mr . M'Giil to her , add on that , Mr . M Gill invited her to bis sister ' s house , Mrs . Rogcirsiin ' s , in Boundary-place , to dine . She went thither an 4 dined . Tho party were , Dr . Dryden , Mr . Daval , Mrs . Jones , Mr . M'Giil , and the : Rugersons , with herself ( Miss Ci-e llin / . She bad no previous acquaintanco with any of the Bogersons . They dined and spent the evening very pleasantly , and she slept there with Mra . Jones that night ; ' On tke following morning they proposed to cross the water to Egtemonr . Mr . M ^ GUi , and witness , and Mrs . J ^ nes , went over the water " , an < i the Rogersons joined them afterwards at
Dr . Dunlevie ' s , where they had lunch . ' - '' . Mr . M'Giil called out Mrs . Jones , and on witness asking Mrs . Jones where she was goiugi she replied , to buy a cap for her ( Mrs . Crellin . ) They went ottt , aud ; were tibsenfc about an hour . On their return , Mrs ., Jonea said they had not been able to meet whh a cap smart enough for her . Witness described several excursions whica were projected and undertaken , and at length they went U the Egromont fcotel , where she slept with Mrs . Jones , all of them taking brandy and water by way of a wind-up to tho day ' s pleasure . Mr . Rogerson had taken with him a large bottle of brandy-r-more than a quart . Nsxt morning Doctor Dunlevie administerad a glass of brandy in their tea to do them good—( LaugL . ter . j Afcer breakfast cbarapagne
was iJitioduced , and they each of them took some . ( Laughter . ) After the champajrne they seemed to look out very anxiously for the Dublin . packet-,, . ' and-, they pressed her very urgently to go to Dublin . She refused , expressing her astonishment at such , an idea . Mrs . Jones-. and Mr . M'Giil were very earnest with her on the subject , but she still refused , upo . h wnictl they returned to Liverpool , and drove to Mrs , Rogerson's , in Boundary-street , where they had lunch and sohie more brandy . They then proposed that all the party should go to the steeple-chase , which took place on that , day She bad not paid one farthing of tho expenses of the expedition , to Cheshire . Instead of goiug to the steeple ' cUase , taey drove her to St . Paul ' s church . She was surprised when she found herself tbero , and asked , in
the came of wonder , what they had brought her there for ? They said , - "To ' be married . " "To be married ?' explainied she—" a pretty thing , indeed , if I am to be niaried in this way . I never beard of such a thiagnothing was further from my thoughts . " They said they hud a license and the ring all ready ; but I said I would never be married until all my property was settled on myself . They had . prepared everything befoi ; ehaud , and all the people round laughed out-right at the ridiculous figure we cut . —Miss Creliin went on to state that they drove her to the steeple-chase , and that she slept at Mrs . Rogerson ' s that night ; that M'Gill and Dr . Dunlevie called upon her tsro or three times a day subsequently , and that she forbade them to trouble her . At , length , she went to live with Mrs .
Chaniley , where , as they still porseveied in their visits she caused herself te be denied : She was now seeking to recover the money from Martin , and one day Mrs . Jones came to her , and told her that Martin was waiting for her at Mrs . Clayton's , to pay her £ 150 of the money . She went vrWa ijreat reluctance , as she had declared she would never again go to Mrs . Clajton ' s house . - . She was subsequently told to go at six o ' clock . —Here the evidence diverged slightly from the main current , and the witness proceeded to atnte bow she was led by -Jones ' to go to several places in search of Martin , without success . At the George and Vulture , in Houghtpn-strset , where she bad gone with Mrs . Chamley , at the desire of Jones , in expectation of seeing M artinj she was , while waiting for Jones , accosted by Quick , Who ,
on the return of Jones , invited , her to spend the next evening at his house . Sue- and Mrs . Chamley hesitated on account of ' Jones being included in the invitation , but at length they were prevailed upon . They went , and in the course of Ihe evening it was proposed to send for M GUI . Mr . Quick pnrticulafly asked ber if she were willing . Jonas desired that M'Gill might be sent for , as he was so good a singer , and in . so short a . apace of time that she presumed M'Gill must have beeu in the house he made his appearance . M'Giil subsequently called and pressed her to go to the theatre j she assented , and took with ber Mrs . Cbrimtey , at which M'Gill expressed himself cbagrined . It was en the 10 th of March that Mr ? . Jones culled and said that Martin would be ready to pay the money at six o ' clock that
night She wished her to go alone , aa Bhe ' said . Martin would not speak to her in the presence of a third person . She ' ( Mias Crollin ) would not go alone , but tpok Mra . Chamley with her . Mr . Martin was not at Jones ' s . Mrs . Jones ran in and out repeatedly , and appeared anxious to detain them .. At length she entered in a great hurry , and said , "Oh ! there ' s Mr . Martin sit Mrs . Clayton's , and he's got tho £ 150 ; I saw it myself ; he won't come bare , and he won't speak to you , unless you are a ? or , e . " Miss Creltin said she' went with her , and went to the door of Mrs . Clayton ' s house , where she was determined not to enter , but Mr . Jones came out and pushed her in . " When I went in , " said Miss CreUin , "Mrs . Cl'iyton asked me to take some refrefihmant Sbe gave ine a tuhibler containing a very
darklooking liquid . It was . very . 'Wa ' ck—it wa 3 a drug , I'm sure . As soon as I drank it I became insensble , and I never remembered any tiling more till I found myself in bed beside Mr . MGili , xUr . M ^ Gill in the middle , my self on one side , end Mrs . Clayton on the other Mr ? . Clayton with her arnis round Mr . M'Gill's . neck . " ( Laughter . ) Mr . Kushton : Where was this ? Miss Crellin : At GretDa Green ; but I did not know it at that time , rior till I found it out afterwards . I wiis inseiisible till then . I jumped out of bed quite frantic , and I exclaimed , •' What is all this ? What have you been doing with me ? . " ¦ Mr .
M'G'll told-me I was married , and then : I found a rin ,- ; on my finger . " Married ! " said I , " take this ring off . How is this ? " I screamed out very loud , and Mr . Quick came into the room . He said , "Madam , mind and behave yourself—you are now under the power of Mr . M'Giil , and it is in his power to t * ko all your fortune from you , so mind . and . behave yourself . There is nothing but the workhouse if you do not "— ( laughter . ) I was very sicfe . I got Mr . M Gill to take the ring oft " . I insist ad , and he aawed it off—I was SO determined . I was not in rriy senses when I was married , you may be sure—there ' s proof enough of tbator I would not have allowed a wuilian to be beside me
on the night I was married . . Mr . Rushton questioned Miss Crellin touching the appearance of the place , where they were at the time ju 3 t spoken of . Mr . Snowball said he had proof enough that the plaee i was Gretna Green ; Miss Creliin then went on to state that she saw one of the daughters of the person who keeps the house at Gretna , and told her how '; she had been served , and sha stated that Bhe was very sorry for her . She saw Mr . Jones in the coach as they returned homeward .
He was one of the party . She did not recover fairly till they were returning homeward . She t ; ad a recollection of Quick giving her the last di'op of fltufF " she remembered taking , and it was us black as ink . She returned , and wished to make her escape from them , but she was t ^ ken to Mr . Rogerson's house , where she was kept closely ' watched , and it w . is here represented to her that she was M'Giil ' s wife . She slept wiih him , but she could not avoid it . She objscted to it . At length she made her escape , [ ind went to an attorney . She slept at Rogerson ' s c wo nights . . ¦
Mr . frrocott now cross-examined Miss Crellin on behalf of his clients , —Mr . GrocoU —\ Vhat property have you , Miss Creilin ? Miss Crollin—Not £ 5 , 000 . Mr . Grocott- ^ What Joes it consist of ? Miss Croilin—Money in the bank , and money on mortgage , and one house . Mr . Grocot : —How rnochmQacy on mortgage ? Miss Crellin— ' £ 6 . 00 . Mr . Grocott—And how much have you in Leyiand s Bank 2 Mia 3 CieJliD— £ l , 600 . Mi ' . Snowball objected . : : Mr , Rushton said , it waa proper to question as to property generally , because of the state of the law ; but Mr . Grocott had no right to go into particulars .
According to the act 9 th Geo . IV ., cap 31 , it was enacted" That where any woman shall have any interest , whether legal or equitable , present or future , absolute , conditional , or contingent , in any real or personal estate , or shall be heiress prespinptive or next of kin to any one having such interest , if any person shall , from motives of lucrei take away or detain such woman t ^ ainat her v ^ i llj with intent fca marry or deflle her , or to cause her to be married or defiled by any other person ; every such offender , and every person counselling , aiding , or abetting such offender * Bhatt be guilty of felony . ' * ¦ - . . '¦ - . ¦ ' - ; - - . - ' :. ' . \ " ' '" '' .. ' : . " ¦• ' - '¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . .
Mr . Grocott said , the motive should be very strong that would move persons to place ^ th emselves in Huch a predicament That was bis reason for examining on the point . Mr . Groeott proceeded to cross-fcxamine the witness at great length on her evidence , particularly as to her alleged state of insen £ ibility . He qmeationed her as to incidents of the road , 4 c , but she persistfld that she remembered nothing of them . Tho : Gretna Green certiricate was prodwesd , and she wsb asked if that was her signature to it . She said , emphatically , that it Wai not . This ctrtificate of marriage was signed by the priei ' t , an innkeeper , ojE Gretnaj and witnessed by Mr . Quick . It was atse signed by M'Gill , and a scrawl appeared purporting to be the signature of . Miss CreUin . She was desired by Mr . Rushtonto sign her Dame in the usual manner . She did so , and nothing could be more dissimilar than the two signatures . She admitted that she had permitted ilr . ftt'QiU to put another ting On her finger , bat it was , she said , andbt the full representation and impression that Bhe was bound to him .
Mr . Davenport put a few uuimpprtmt queationa to the witnesses . ¦ ¦ . '¦ .. - ' ¦ .:: Mrs . Mary Chamley , wife of Mr . Chamley , captain cf thelight ship , was next examined . She had known Miss Crellin twelve or fourteen years . She corroborated the more important pai ts of Mias Creliin ' a testimony , and cleared up sach points aa appeared doubtful . She described ^ ery minutely the proceedings at Jones ' s house , when Misa Crellin was taken away under the impressjionthatBhe waB to meet Martin . As neither
Miss Crellin nor Jones returned , she went next day to seek her . ¦ ¦ As she passed along Berry-street , she caught a glimpse pf Miaa CrelJin in a coacb , which was furiously driven . She gave a man a shilling to step it , but he did not succeed till it got to the Adelphi . She there found Miss Crellin in the coach with . Jones and Mrs . Clayton . She was in a state reseHibliBg delirium , and did not know her ( Chamley ) save at intervals . She insisted on getting into the coacb , and told Jones that it was a most villanoui plot for Misa Crellih's destraclioo . Miss Crellin was quite
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stupid and foolish . She learned that they were about to drive her Bpuiewhere in Smithfield-lane , a » ud so she ordered the coachman to drive them to the St . Ann'a Coffee House . Misa Crellia's face was swollen , and so large and •;¦ strange looking that she did not look iika tiie . same wpman . At the St . Ann ' B Coffes House , she told tho landlady .. of the plot , sind . tbat Miss Crellin was a lady of fartune >; and if : she would suffer her to lie her dp wn , she would be well rewarded . The landlady did hot like the looks of the party—said the lady might have been robbed , and she would decline it . Jones then said she ( Mrs . Cbamley ) -knew nothing about Miss Crelliu ; what business bad she to Jnterfere , and take such an interest in the matter ? 'Miss CreUin said Bhe knew nothing : of her . They ordered
some brandyv and gave Miss Crelhn Bpme without her having asked for it , and against har ( Mrs . Chamley ' a ) . desire . . "Jones ' .. '' .-then-got a , coach , and , in spite of her ( Mra . Cliamley ' s ) remonst ^ ancea , drove off with . Miss Crellin . Mrs . Chamley proceeded to corroborate' Mus C reilin ' s ; statement as to the mode of quitting Mr . Rogeison ' s house , She stated that she saw Miss Crellin . on the Tuesday following her marrisge at Mr . ivogerson ' s . She had been louking for . her . Mr . M'George , of Evefton , a friend of Miss Crellin ' s called in his gig , and tkey drove to Roby to look for her . On their return a coach was at the . door , in which was Mr . Rogfeison . He said he hail the pleasure of informing her that Miss Creilin was noyj Mr » . M Gill , and she
bad a particular wish to see her . Ho said he was to taka any things which belonged to her { Mies Crellin ); but he cautioned her that there muac bo no vriuispering . When she got to Mr . R gerson ' s , Miss Crellin rushed to meeth ^ r with open arms , exclaiming ,:. " Oh Mrs . CbamleyM Lave bsen deceived : I am married and I know nothing about it . " She did all she could , to console and pacify hev ; aw \ , in the course of the evenine , she as ^ Bented to go to the attorney next day , to settle part of her property on Mr . M'GiU ; but she told her ( witness ) that she did this merely t 6 miiice her eseape . Thoy went n ? xt day to Mr . Arniistead , who would not hear of auy settlement , and Mia 3 Crelliu was taken to a friend wiiererfche would be safe . : :
The Rev . John Herman Stafford , clergyman and surrogate of the diocese , proved that Rogerson and Dr . Duntevie cume to him for a marriage license ori the 1 st of March . Dr . Banlevie said it was for a friend of his , and at his request tbe affidavit was fillod up in order to be ready . It purported to be M-Cmi ' aaffidJtvitj and that he intended to marry Mias Ci ' tllin , &e The next day the witness attended to solbnmiso the marriage , but instead of the bridal party , Mr . Rogerson ( brother-in-law to M'Gill ) . came in anu Raid his brother couli not arrive that day . A car Wiss ssen at the church gaks , and Dr . Dunlevie waa there talking toa ' a < iy , whom the witness ouAd not recognise . Rpgerspn afterwards told withess that the parties had since taken a trip togetber to get married at Gretna Green . ¦
Mrs : G ^ oigi , the landlady of the George and Vulture , in Houghton-street , proved that Mrs . Clayton hail called upon her on the 10 th March last , ar . d had requested permission to bring a lady there who was to ask for Martin , while the real object for which she was to be brought there ¦ was to meet with M GUI . Tue prisoner Qaick afterwards came in and said there waa a plot "to catch the old devil , which she could not geti out of . ' Subsequently to this , witness saw Mrs . Clayton , whe s-iid she had been to Gretna Grean , that Misa CreUin was vightly servad , because she had " served many a one out . " - 'Mrs ' , Clajton had to sleep witb her on her wedding night ; Miss Crellin had ' made a p ece © f work and was going mad , and she had to lie down with her for quietness . ' M'Gi 1 slept in the same bed .
Mr . Richard Hey wood Jones , of the firm of Arthur Hey wood , an < i Co , bankcrsj of this town , deposed from his knowledge cf Mvas Crellin's haadwritwg , that the signature of the certificate from Gretiw Green ( handed to htm | was not Miss Crellin's handwriting . Mr . W . Domain , paper-rtiier , in . Sir Thomas's-buildings , deposed , that in a conversation , oh Tuesday or Wednesday , he had heard the pris *) her Quick Say , that he and M'Gill had been to Gretna Green getting M'Gill married to Mias Crellin . The question was asked , ' Where ? " and he said , " Oh , at Crtetna ; " and
he proceeded thus— - " Oh , we ' ve had a - ^— fine spree ; we put ihe old devil into a coach , and off we drove to Carlisle . When we got to Carliale , we perbuaded the old devil we were in Warrington . -. He was asked , how was it that she did not know the difference between Carlisle and Warrington ? He said , " Oh , the old devil Was d » unk . From Carlisle we-iook a pbatohaise and drove off to Gretna GreuD , and got married * " Ho said she was worth some £ 60 , 000 or £ 7 . 0 , 000 , or thoreabuuts . He stated that she could smoka a greet number of cigara , and drink brandy " till all was blue "—( loud lauehter . )
Mrs . Eizibeth Rutledge , who kepps a public-house in R'jscoe-lane , next door to Mrs . G ^ yton ' s residence , stateii , th . it on the preceding Wednesday , Jones , Quick , M'Gill , and Mrs . Clayton , were at hec house . They procured a sheet of paper to write , and wrote a paragraph , announcing the marriage , to be put in a newspaper . They spyke about the journey to Gretna , and the marriage ; and MQili said he would allow his wife a pound . a week . Mrs . Clayton said to witness , that she expected to be very handsomely paid for her services , for she had been the means of making this young man ( M'Gill ) a gentleman , if he would only mini ! himself . .
John Conolly , a coachman m the servica ' of-Mr . G . A . Green , coach and car-keeper , Ro ^ cos-street , proved that on a certain Thursday night , he was engaged by Quick , and that he yroce ^ ded to Oldham-strtet ; about six o ' clock in the evening , when he took up Quick , Miss Crellin , and another lady and gentleman a tall man . Misa Crellin was quite tipsy , and could not get into the coach without assistance . He drove them , to Roby , where they were set down at a red briek house Miss Crellin was quite tipsy when ahe got into the coach . She was assistpd in by the tall gentleman . She seemed quite helpless , and was not willing to go at all . She wanted to know where they were taking her to When they got to Roby , one of the gentlemen got out of the coach , an-1 wei . t into the house . He came out again without his Mackintosh , and cama up and welconied the lady as if ho bad not b « en with them . She was in the sauiiB state when she alishted .
The investigation was here again adj'urned , Mr . Rushton ii . timating that the case bad assumed so serious an aspoct that he could not comply with the request of Quick to be allowed to see his wife and some members of his family . On Thursday , tbe prisoners were again placed at the bar , and , in addition to them , Dr .: Dunlevy .- Mr . Rusatori stated , that as Mr . - Danlevy had just been t * ken into custody , he wa « entitled to hear the evidenca that affected him . Mr . R . then read the evidence of MHfe Crellin , showing that be was with the parties at Egremont and Bitlstdn . He also read the evidence of the Rev . Mr . Stafford , to the effect that the , prisoner took part in the negociations to procure the matriage at St Paul ' s Church . ¦
The evidence was then preceided with , and it was shown by Miss Eliza Masrdsley , niece of Miss Potter , innkeeper , Oldham-street , that on St . Patrick ' s-day , about four iu the afternoon , a coach drove up to their house , containiug Mr and Mrs . Jones and Miss Creilin . They remained about two hours , and Miss Crellin sat and slept ail the time in the parlour , in a sort of stupor . Two men came in a c . ir afterwards and took them away . Miss Crellin refused to go . She said " won"t go out , " and Jones carried her out hfuisalf without assistance . They told the carman to drive them to Roby : ' . - .
Mr . Hagan , dealer in cigars , North John-street , deposed to aconversation ' between several parties at a public-house in North John-street , in which Janes gave a similar account of the proceedings in the trip to Gretna , with that previously given in evidence . Some person asked hiin , suppose Miss C . had rtfu ^ ed to marry Mr . M'Gill , what diu they intend to do ? He skid they had got a stamp for , £ 2000 , and if she had refused , they would hnv « made her sign that . He said that if she refused to sign tha t * they intended to drive her up into the mountains , and keep her there . The rest of the conversation was about her wealth . Jones said he knew of his own knowledge that Miss Chad £ 12 , 000 in Loyland's bank , and £ 12 , 000 in Hey wood ' s .
By the Court .- ^—1 have known M'GiU for six months . He is a cigar dealer , No . 18 , Pak-street , an office up a court . I know Rogerson . They were in partnetship together . The firm is Finlay and Co . I have seen Rogerson and M'Giil transact business together . I know Quick . He is a surgeon and keeps a shop in Scotlandroad . ; ' •¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ - . ¦ . - ' . .. - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " : . .. ¦ ¦' . ¦ - ¦ ¦ - , - . . :. ¦ ' -. ¦ Mr . Michael William Dryden , a surgeon , deposed that he bad known Miss Crellin about 18 months , uaving been introduced to her by the lady with whom he lodged . He described a sort of negociation which M'Gill and Duval had attempted to enter into with him to use his supposed iDfluence wiUi J 4 iss Crellin to promote a marriage batween herself and M'Giil , whom ho described as en old woman worth £ 60 , 000 , or
£ . 70 , 000 , Witness neither assented : nor dissented . Al Gill said he would give £ 1000 . I laughed ( said witness ) and said it ought to be worth £ 5000 when there Wasiso much / money . M ^ Gill said he did not think so , as he would be making a great sacriflce to take an old woman with any sum of money . Tbe Doctor then describedi a party at Jones ' s house , Victotiaiterrace , at Which himself , M'GiU , Duval , Jones and his wife , and Miss Crellin were present , when a dinner party was plahned at M'GiU ' s , at which Miss Crellia said she would be present if he ( the uoctorjwould , Tbo Witaess , according to his own statement , refused to go , told Miss Creilin cf the plot and the offer of ^ £ 1000 , and even took Mrs . Jones aside and said it was moat improper in Miss Crellin to go ; she bad got out of one scrape and was going into a worse . However , at the timei appointed , the whole party met at Rogerson ' s and there aUo was
the doctor . "The party who dined were MravRogetBoa , a young lady , M Gill , Miss Crellin , Mr . Jones , Mr Wood , Mr . Puval , and myseif . Mr . Rogerson after dinner got on his kneeSi and kissed Miss C . She seemed very happy , flayed the piano , and danced and sung . Something Tivas frequently hauded to Miss G . to drink . " When witness went away -he asked Misa Crellia to leave also ; but she refused , and waa going to stop all night . He did not eee her again till the eve > of St . Patrick ' s day , when the expedition in quest of Martin ended so portentously , when he warned Mis . ? Crellui that there was no Martin in the case . Th ' e . vritne ^ s described a conversation with Jones on Friday week , in ^^ which the latter told him about M'Gill ^ and himself , and Mrs . Chamley following them , and that he would knock oat the brains of any one who attempted to get out cf the coach with his life-preserver . Jones said he bad got a coach , and tbe best pair of borsea he could
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get , and drove Miss Crellin off all night He also said they had made the old devil fast no w ; that she was a great annoyance to him , and would now keep her secure . He said Dr : Quick called on him where Wood Rogerson , and M 'Gil ) were , and proposed to give oini biUs to the amount of £ 500 , provided it should bo effected through his instramen tali ty . Jones said it would be throvving away money to buy the stamps , aa he knew she would never marry anyone in her sober senses . ; . \ :. /\ . '¦¦¦ ¦"• ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ; . ¦ ' : ¦ .-. '; ' . - ¦ . . - •¦ " ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ - ' Mi ; . Dunlevy entered into a defence of his share ia the transactiona , but there was little to alter the fea > turesof the case . ; ¦¦ ¦ ' . ; ; : . ; . ; ; : , : At least , so thought the magistrate .
On Friday , the case was resumed , the number of prisoners being increased to eight , by the addition of Dr . Duval , ( taken into custody on the previous e > ening ) , already mentioned in the evidence . Thia individual , it is understood has been heretofore connected with the police foree . ' - ' - ' - ¦ ¦ ' .. - ¦ ''' .- ; ;¦[ : ¦" ¦ The Court was , if possible , tnore densely crowded than ever ; and about a dozsn magistrates were on the bench . Misa Crellin was in court , in one of the aide benches , and was , albeit not beautiful , " thecynosura of neighbouring eyes . " ; ; ;
No farther evidence was given , it being thought necessary : to prodnce witnesses ^ in order to trace the whole aflEalc-to Gretna Green . The prisoners were aeyerally asked if they had any thing further to say ? M'Gill , Duval , Jones and his wife , declined to say thing at- present , but Rogerson and Mrs . Ciayton , entered into a defence , which did not , however , at all alter the determination of the magistrates to refuse bail , which was tendered and refused . Only Mr . Duulevy , who bad taken no share in the second and more serious part of the transaction , was admitted to bailinhia own recognizances of ; £ 200 and two sureties of £ 75 each . '¦ ¦ '¦¦ - ' ' " ¦'• ¦ ' ' ¦¦¦ ' : ' : ' . ¦ . " •• • - . :- . ' : ' ¦ .- ' ' ¦ . . ' : ¦
The investigation was then adjourned till Friday uoxfr , ( yesterday . ) at one o ' clock , ; in orJer . to obtain evidence as to whab passed on the road . to Grefcna Green , at that place , and on the way back .
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Signs of the Tjmes—Mr . Cotham , Free School * street , and Mr . Hooper , Tooley-street , Dockhead , Rotherhithe , pawnbrokers , have closed their shops again ' s £ ' taking in pledges for three months . Many others are expected to follow the same plan , as their warehouses are full andnobuvers . Very Apropos . —Tho occupants of Peel-street , Manchester , were surprised a short tim 6 ago , and the Tory portion of them perhaps annoyed , by finding one morning the name of the street suddenly ' transformed into "'Sliding-seale-istreet . " Many of the warehpusemon think the name ratherappropriate , a / 5 their business has been gradually sliding away for some time past . —Liverpool Mercury .
Failure of the Renfrewshire Bank , at GREENOcii . —This Banking Company ha 3 stopped payment . This is a finishing stroke of the most dreadf ui description for Green < ick , as many wealthy individuals have lost their all j and are bankrupt . Several have already announced themselves down , amongst them an extensive shipowner . Tie notes in Gfeeuc'ck were fir £ t sold at 153 , and as the day wore ph , the price gradually lowered to 2 s . 3 d . A . very severe run was made upon , the Savwgs' Bank , "in Greenook , last night ; bat , of course , the parties in charge were prepared for it . There are only thrae partners in the bank , and it is eaid , instead or' having any capital in the concern , they are col-Jpntively indebted to the Company upwardsi of £ 40 . 000 , The deposits are svd to be from £ 170 000 to £ 200 , 000 . —Glasgow paper . v / ¦ . ' ;
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From the London Gazette of Friday , April ' I . . ' . ¦¦ bankrupts , v ; . ' ; . "" ' : ''' . " ' . - ¦ . '¦¦' Arthur Jarrett , Castle-street , Sauthwark-street , hatmanufacturer , to surrender April 15 , May 13 , at 6 m o ' clock , at the Bankrupts' Court : solicitors , Messw . Sheppard , Thomas , Lepard , and Williams , Cleak-lane ; official assignee , Mr . Whitmore , ^ isinghall-street . Francis Kirkham Fowell and Edward Thomaa Craufurd , Boulogne-sar-Mer , France , and PiccadUly , wine-mevchants , April 8 , at twelve o ' clock , May 13 , at one , at thd E-mkiupts G jiirt : solicitjrs , Messrs . Paring , Minet , and S . nith , Lawrenca Pountney-pkce : bffieial assignee , Mr . Pennell . . ' ; .. . Savnuel Garcia , Brydges-street , Covent Garden ; shellfishmongL-r , April 7 , at eleven o ' clock , May 16 , at twe ' . Vtt , at the Bankrupts' Court : solicitor , Mr . Lewes , Albany , Piccadilly ; official assignee , Mr . Bdicher . ¦
John Blake , Bridge-street , ¦ Westminster , wine-merchant , April 5 , May 13 , at eleven o ' clock , at the Bankrupts' Court : solicUbr , Mr . Kmmock , SWnners ' - place , Sizi-lane j official assignee , Mr . Johnsenj jBasing ball-street . .- - .. ¦ : '¦ ; ~ . - ¦" .. ' :: ~ : ' " ' ¦ ' - ' ¦ ' " . ' John WTight , Wolyerharhpt « n , grocer , and Lichfleld , tailor , April 13 , May 13 , at ten o ' clock , at the Swan Hotel , Wolveihainpton :. ' . ' soh ' citora , Messrs ; Claike and Metcalf , Linooln ' s-inn-flelds ; and Mr Bsrinett , Woiverhampson . - ¦ .:.. ¦ ' V-. Thomaa Winder , Lancaster , ironmongery , April 18 , May ,-13 ; at eleven o ' clock , at the King ' s Arms inn , Lancaster : solicitors , Messrs . Holme , Loftus , and Young , New-inn ; and Messrs . Baldwin , Lancaster . Richard Terry , Cheitenham . common brewer , April 11 , May 13 , at ten o ' clock , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham : solicitors , Messrs . Blower and Vizard ; Lincoln ' afitslda : and Messrs . Boodle , Cheltehham .
James Nutter , Cambridge , mUlBrj April 22 , May 13 , at eleven o ' clouk , at the Eagle inn , Cambridge : solicitors , Messr s ' . Sharpe , Field , and Jackson , Bedfordrow ; and Messrs . Harris and Sumpter , Cambridge . William Vickers , Manchester , ironfonnder , April 23 , May 13 , at eieven o ' clock , at ths Commissioners ' - rooms , Manchsster : solicitors , Messrs . Milne , Parry Milue , aad Morris , Tenipie ; and Messrs . Crossley and Sudipw , Manchester . : ¦ .. . . ¦'¦"" - Christopher Jackson , Clitheroe , Lancashire , joiner April 22 , May 13 , at eleven o-docfc , at the Courthouse , Burnley : solicitors , ^ Messrs . Johnson , Sou , and Weatherhall , King ' s Bench-walk , Temple ; and Mr . ¦ H ; ill , Ciitheroe . : George Morrison , Nottingham , lace-manufacturer , April 8 , at twelve o ' clock , May 13 , at one , at the George tbo Fourth Inn j Nottingham : solicitors , Messrs . -Taylor and Colliaon , Great James-itreet , Bedford-row - and Mr . Hurst , Nottingham . *
Willi&m and John Coull Can- i Sdnderland , msrehants , April 14 , at one o ' clock . May 13 , at eleven , at tho Btidge Inn , Sundeiland : solicitors . Messrs . Cuveljej Skilbeck , and Hail , Sbuthampton-buadings ; andMessrs . Ketnlyside and Harle ; Nowcastle-upon-Tyne . Bailey Hillyard , Bristol , freestone-inerchant , April 0 , May , 13 , at two o ' clock , at the Commercial . rooms , Brisiol : Bolicitors , Messrs . Clarke and Metcalf Lincoln ' s-inn-fields ; and Mr . Smith , Bristol . Elizabeth Linstead , Liverpool , pawnbroker , April 16 , May 13 ; at one p ' cleck , at tbe Clarendon-rooms , Liverpool : solicitors , Messrs . Cheeter and Toalmin , Staple Inn ;> and Mr . Norris , Liverpool . Samuel Wagstaif , . Sdrtdfeworth , , Yorkshire , grocer , April 23 , May 13 , at two o ' clock , at the Commissionersrooms , Jiancheatcriaolicitors . Mr . Wathen ^ St . Swithin ' slane ; and Mt . Johnson , MaucheBter .
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . J . Saxon and Son , Ashton-nnder-Lyne , Lacashire , cotton-spinners . Butler and Fisher , JDaiton , Lancashire , iron-ore-mercuants . B . Ward and Co ., OMham , Lancashire , hat-manufacturera . J . Collins and E . GHpper , Saiford , Lancashire , common brewe ^ t Worthani and Co ;; Manchester , letter press printers J . Ailen and W . Matthews , Uffiagton and Preston , Snropshire , lime-burners . Taylor and Bingham . Bradford , Yorkshire , wpol-merchant ? . Waddington and Croaland , Bradford , Yorkshire , iron-founders . Shuttleworth and Heap , Burnley , Lancashire , ironrnpntera G . Fox , H . Homer , and C . Ashton , Sheffisld , engineers ; as far as regards C . Ashfcon . Macfie and Lamb , Liverpool , plumbers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , Aprils ; . ¦ ' BANKRUPTS . . ' ¦' . - ' : ¦ ' : : ¦¦ ; ' Thomas Plowman , saddler , Yebvil , to surrender April 12 , and May 17 , at twelve , » t the Antslope Inn , Dorchester . Solicitors , F « nne ! l and Williams , Bedford * row ; London ; Watts , Yeovil . - Themaa Firth , maltster Elland , Yorkshire , April 25 , at four , and May 17 , at ten , at the White Lion . Inn , Halifax . Solicitors , Emmet and Allen , Bloomsburssquare , Loadoii jAJexander , Halifax . * - . John Houghton Jones , spirit-merchant , Manchester . April 25 , and May 17 , at ten , at the Commissioners ' - rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Bower and Back , Chancery-lane ; Russell , Manchester . John Bridle , grocer , Skepton Mallett , Somersetshire , £ ? v ! ' c , ^? d Way 17 ' at * fc * en , at the Mitre Inn , Wells . Solicitor Serrel , Tokenhouse-yard , London : Hyatt , Skepton Mallett - ; *'¦ """ "'
John Fhntiff , innkeeper , Rastrick , Yorkshire , April 26 , at eleven , and May 17 , at twelve , at the White Lion . Inn , Halifax . Solicitors , Rickards and Walker , ; Lincoln ' s inn-fleids ,: London ; Barber , Bnghouae , neai Halifax . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . - .... ¦• • - .- ¦¦¦ . ¦ ¦ - ¦ . ¦ . ¦¦ ... . - ¦ - . ¦¦ .-.. ¦ . . ' A Henry Beward , innkeeper , W > Itharn : crosa , Hertford , April 15 ; at two , and May 17 , at twelve , at tbe Corni er Bankruptcy . Johnson , official assignee , BaBinghall-streel ;; Scott , Sfc Mildred ' s-court , Poultry . George Leach , miller , Bard well , Suffolk , April 15 . and May 17 , at twelve , at the Globe Inn , Bury St . Edmunds , Solicitors , Hawkins , Bloxam , and Stocker . New Boswell-court , Lfncoto ' s-inn ; Goldine and Kin « Walsham-le-Willowa , SufiRdk . * . . James Bedford , ironmonger , Westminster-road , Apnj 15 , at one , and May 17 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Laokington , official assignee , Colenian-strefct-bniidings ; Mayhew , Jbhnjoh , andMayhew , Carey-street , Lincoln ' e-inn . : ¦ '
: ; William Busbell * innkeepc-r , Evesham , AprU 14 , and May 17 , at eleven ,: at the White Hart Inn , ± -vesbam . Solicitor , BeU , Bedford-row ; Londoo Cheek , Evesham . v ' vYilHam Rooerti Rayne , paper rruinufacturer , Haughton , Notthunifeerland , AprU 29 , at eleven , and May iv , at one , at the Commission-room , Newcastle-upbn-Tyne . Solicitor !) , Meggison , Pringle , and Maaisty , EiDg'fi-roadi Bedford-row , London ; Brockett and Phi lipson , Newoftstle-upon-Tyne , :
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 9, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1156/page/6/
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