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BATE . MR . O'BRIEX'S SECOND LECTURE . Or . Thursday evrn ^ iig . March 31 st , 3 Ir . O'Brjen gaTe tis s-r-na lecture at the B : ^» ar Ko » m , Quiet-street There --as a laree attendance this evanlnc , of men of al ) } -. r : i ^ s and « f all class , s of «? ci e : y . About eigh t o ' cVx-t , Mr . 0 3 risn entered the room , and was fcaiWa - < vitii rapturous applause . When silence -was restored . — 3 Ir . 0 'Bb . iex rose & ^< i sprte as follows : —The aspect of tb ; times we lire in ansuts that , bef jts lcng , a change siast- take phee ; -wh- ? tiier for good or for evil , it dep- mis ccon the intelligence or nen-intViligence of the people . { Hear , h-. ar . ) I come forward in the hope of S'rrin ; the people , that tfcey may have same share in the representation . I : im sometimes of'opinion that we sh- - " i no : snee- ed in estabiisliing the Charter as law ,
so l' -E ; 33 the people follow designing men , instead cf light p'lnciples . ( Ch ers . ) I have long been of opinion tLat f we had the Charter is would be of no good , ceI-s ? w e knew ho-w to use it , and to ¦ what purposes it Etfflilu be applied . By a fre * raaa , I mean r . man who can bt idle when he likes ; who , when he worts , sha . 1 ezjf-y . and suffer when he does not work . ( Hev . ) The master depends upon whttiier hs can get profit out of the eniplojed . I have just been calling attention to the t ^ -u forms in wMch slav-. ry presents itself ; one f"rm , r ** it observed , is thnt tae man who wants work nm t ^ -t it of these who prvd- by it ; rui . nlKr form ia that h " = } .-. spends upon others . Th = poor labourer -cancc * gtt w . t ' k vrithovtV . fcerspr'Sti :. ;; by it , rr . e . i who would dis-iai'i to sit at t . " ^ e with him . I would cot give " a
£ 5 for the Gnart-. r if it w-.-a ; i notpit an end to ; h : s sfc . tr ; of thiag ? . The Charter is a means to an end . If the H : a = e cf Commons w . is r ^ -ecnstUnted to-morrow , the qa-ii ' -n would ihen arise , what men should bs chosen and what laws shnld you need ? I ran here to poiiii orrt the means of eSVctJr ? reform ( Tsiih or witbcnilic Charter ; otherwise than by a bloody revolution ctiP-rc ) . From the commencement of my political career -co to the preset : ia ; e , I have not heard a plain stitern- 'Et ^ iv n ho— tr . e p ^ - > p : s coul d bs " rclie" ? e . 1 of the xnriicr -as evils which :: f 3- - / t them . I haTe heard advocates of the Charter declaim against the taxation of the country , ss thatch it "as tbe greatest evil . It is but a anaO slice , compared to the p ' u = der otherwise obtained—shear ) . If taxation ^ s the source f all onr
6 T 1 I 3 , Ireland ougbt to be liie hai . piest nation ; she pays little more than thirty mffiioiu , while England pays the other If ty niiHioni Yet we are told by Dan . O'Connell that Ireland is fail of be ^ rars—he himself beir . g tue greats beggar—iL-u ^ hTer aud cheers ) . I tol d you , last right , cf tbe ' condition cf tbe hand-Joojo wearers ; cf the great reduction that has taken place in their wages-] S " jw ** v eep away al : the izx . es , tineeures . pensions and all Suppose yon din ton = , all yon eciild do in that case for " these weayeri wcnld not enabla tb * in to get 7-. Q-5 . as before . Common ssms tslls ns at ence that t-satica is oat a snaii ciirse—it serves to keep up tie rest—{ hear '' . Take the Ws . i 3 from bread , butter , and soap , " and coil 3 , and 73 . 61 w- ^ uld Cot bo so ¦ nmch a-s 5 « . were sometime a-o . Mr . O'Brien
proceeded to point ont tnat i : "W- ' -S all hucibng to expect relief fr ^ m the redaction of tsxation . Swe ^ p awsy the debt , do away with all funded property , and yoa throw millions on the parish . You would have to support them . Li-tea not then to the humbug ! " If the Charter wo--ia do nothing but tafce off the taxes , I would not tw iabonricg here to-iJght . Sir Robert Peel intends to increase the taxes , which makes the middle classes so wry just now . : Htar , hear . ) T _ e jilundeTers taTfi to much incurred that so much haye to be set Epart for the parpese of paying the plunder . What is the plusher ? The rent of houses and cf the land ; this is the -oositiTe burden . A landlord gets ttn thousand a year -, that is so much leTied upon fae land—that is the positire burden . Tha cegatiTc burden is grea '
erthe iBinser in which he gets it is by virtue of the power ha possesses , wbieh arables him to prevent the Jjull-fr-.. ? farmers from baring but Euch iaiid as he chooses to let them , such as meadows and marshe ? . But that power amounts not to so great an evil as the takin ? away the powtr of the people using tbe land for thtmsclTes—rcheers . ) Of tke only laws we shonld require , I will tell you , as I t- - > ld the electors of : XewcasUe--3 pon-Tyne , lest they should return me at the H ? xt eiteUon . Hers I mn = t state that the men at New-Cistid are d « termin = d to Ivws the Charter , and nothing less— j&reh cheering . ) However much they ni 3 y be invited , they will ¦ so for nothing but liie Charter—( renewed cheers . ) At tne same time , let us be-careful of what we are doing ; we must -srarn and prepare ib . 5 bs on tts
T > cOT > l ^ ie = t thej may fcittn sarprise , when theCharter isobtainsd . Ihti men at ^ - -wcastJr-apon-T / ce :, KTse "with me tbat the best way of ge : tir . _? the-Chsrr ^ r . in care our petition fai's , 13 to tike it—a eL-rt * zy this , but it ^ - ^ s a good obc . They are resol-red to £ iv \ ' their rigbts , o ? that nobody eJs ^ shzll ecj -y th-us . Tnsy" ! 35 k for theE first—the pe vie are r ^ -t capable o . cbtaininj ; them now—the ; ' 11 ask for them by petitio n ing , and wiil go on thus till they ar- capsbie of takins iht-ir xi ^ nts ieheers : tut I caan ^ t say through Xfhati ? ? OC £ 5 S . The jnea of yet ? cost 2 e are tle : errc : 22 e < 3 jo get men of determination , devoted to the Ci ^ rtm , and pui ti } - _ m up as candidates at the nest elec 9 . n , an ' , call upon the people to support nona but thcin . They inte-za i zo in prccsssion to the Wnig and Tory
c-immittees , rjjd say to each o ! them , ' You are tbe least of the Boronsh , and yet y- > a have the arrogance to have it ~ t = ieitauves for jomsflves alone ; we are nir ! e--tenths ofifct- Borongb , au-i we are resolved to oe rcpre , « entcd as srd is yoa , with yon if we miy , -tritious you if we maj . - Unless you V \ * Ligs consent to give us . a repre-Eeritat . re , tre will net vote f . r yc-nr jnzv . A ' Ldil the Tories Till not give us man for nun , we wili t ' j en say , 2 ^ a-jU ? upon both } vur houses '" This wis the wry I havi ^ -ivised the men of 'SbTTczsile to proceed at the n ^ xt tleotion ; and in cse we do not sccCv ~ d in this pS 7 . ¦ ori- 'y £ bea , we niiist rate o * rr rights -chirrs . ) This "vris r -t our W 3 y alore—why , tha otLer cissses loci tL-ir n ^ b ts ! "We want to elect men of cur dais , and t . leard others to elect men to repre >_ nt thc-rn . But
cb ! the mV-Mle classes will not censest to tLia I Bat ti . cyr . iurt icheers-i The TThi | 3 wtu" ! endeavour to pat tp > do ^ m . Hot ?? Can nLne t ^ iitha be- gi . ' . ty of hiih tr < i 5 OT against themselves ? The Idea that me . ' vhoWli a 2 ttia houses , mate ail tbe Voips . Ir . j- down the rs-j-sajz , bora the tsuE ^ is , fiAt t ?~ . e bst' . ies , saa ''' . fend tb 3 3 aad from iiT ~ don—tht ; j- ' . 'i that tiies' - Tnen eould not understand , how to undertake the s .. tKLcement of their own affairs ! Niiiv-ienths can tr'tunpn against ons-tc-ntb . ! . Suipvsa t' . ej ( the la : t = rj -B-ere zo prevent yon hiring dt- ?« &t « , - ? hj then , jc-u must prevent thtm from having rJeVsatsa Oh ! then , there wsuld be a Sght ! Waat I nint . t > nths s ! rn " -n- - one-tenth ? O 2 no . there will b * eo n ^
htinsr—! iauf : h :-= r . ) Havirg aiked for our rights : n the chape of a pstitiur : and next in that d a remorrtmnce—and if tha rVrt » "We demand are sot then gr ^ nttri—why , woe be to -tern who shall have dar ; d to deny them—; cheers . ) I do r > o : advise the people t-j harsh mea ? nr ; -s—I do no such Tiar . j . Wiiat I want is , Lbat in : h = tase svpp&sel rrpTest-Btstive 3 stotf . d > e cno £ « n b 7 shnv of hsr , f "? -. 0 sit in Convention , at : u "Lit taey stuu ' id go up to PaTl- ' anait atd adcre £ 3 them thn 3 : —" . Vv ' ebegto apt ^ iscb your Honourable House to j . Yijw ninc-tmths of tbe nation to tit brides yea in your Hon' -ur-. bie Hou > f . " I ¦ want foT this Converr-ja to i t fur a time , anu oiaw up pttitic-i ^ ana c raf ts of bil-s , a ^ d-strsd them sFi over the nation ; and then to ask thepcopia ' to demand that these bills shall be carried into operatioa
—iehe = rs . ) This is my plan , wiiicb , 2 j&aM , wju ; d ta-vH a decided eS ^ -ct . ' Y « B 3 = e iio-w or ether , tbe p ^ opk- have , shot a-haadof me . 1 w ^ nt to a «> t -Jiem in c--M . ptt \ tion "with the present Hot ;?* sf C-jmraona ( r-t a "Sa-losal Rrpr&SL-ii-i'i . icn , and without shedding a dr-. t > of blood , or doing the least irjury t : » any set of ¦ peopr-, ws ; should fcHc ^ t a deciiicd c ! i ' -rs ; e , with the cois-i : t t-f both landlords ar = a th ? CiDim ; ns—iHe . ir , ttar . i That is my mode of T-roct&eicg . As to the CrarUr , we Ehould hold it out to tbe acceptance cf tiie psople , for it is tLe Oaly rtniedy fur th = tvils tfhich = 3 lct cs- ( r - = s ^ , fcr - ^ r . ) " " We Ehouid a « iTiK tliem to agi ' jite for n thiiuj ltss : if tb ^ y follow men , as they too often hava c- ' -ae , and if they EiiStr themselves to be dectivad by
ths artialness and causing ci lenders , tueir canss wili be ET-criSced . It was so ^ acriS ccd DtfsJ ein this country Ar . d in France the Rsvotation ~ ks blasrei by those who -wished to live "bj acltsi . ic-3 , and to raise themselves to powj and distiiic : * ^ n—is . iicii cheering . ) Tee man wh : » will talk of nothing , no , not of ihe land , he was aiming to deceive you , asd to k « p tho peopls in ignorsnei of what most coccercs them . If you > lucd power in ti . e han . is of tfee p = ople , without their minds bting properly enlightened on Euhjccts such as the land , any artful demagogue by his craf ; and stealth , ¦ would lead alore tbe rsnititude ut kis pleasure , cud h © -will consider 01 HOtbiUg but tluW he Can U = S their jjower to b : s own ends .. It hid been so in all times and in all countries . The French wanttd to obtain a just
constitution , an . i such ihij would have obtained had not ihe Ivatiocal Convention wanted to go beyond just bounds . Ike c : sstituticn cf Jiinety-t '; ree , voted by the National C / EVctitlon fiia Dtt aiiow the reprca-cct-tives cf the peot ; : c to make la— - * , but to prtpire lawB calka proposes de la hi , which were to be submitted to the peovie in Eli parts of Franca . F .-f : een days were ailoTfed , and if in that , tims the people agreed ¦ wi th tbVir prepiri--i lawB , they were duly carried into operation . One miiliun two hundred thou-Es- ^ d were armed to defend this constitution-, but owing to the ignorance of ths people who were ready to listen to tbe charlalanirie demagogues , while speaking cf " Heaven-bcm liberty , ' and all such flimsy
noneecse , frcai wtica talk Eothing good tea ever come . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . O'Briea went on to shew hOTF huEfry Radicals and pot-house politiciar . s wculd spout abou t * " Heaven-born libe-ty , " whi . ' e they define it , if aske-i what it meant— as the privilege of doing what they like ; tbe same aa a slave-holder did who thought it ¦ was not liberty not to be allowed to lash bis slave 3 as be Hied . Liberty , Mr- O Brien defined to be tbe allowing a man to do what be likes so long as he does not violate the rigfets cf others- A better definition is , " Da unto others as yea would tLst others shonld do untojem . " — ( Cheers . ) You-will not alien ? the middle class . to have rights or exemptions you have not Every human being has two rijgitB , —one to his full share of the land and-all that it contains , fisheries , mines , whakries , vrild beasts of the fields : these are the riehea of nature , of Ged .
who knows no differ _ nce between one man ^ and another ; our next right ¦ which is inseparable frcm the other , and which ADpertains to civil sccisty , is the right of every man to the free use of all his faJcnJfies , so that the at materials may be manufsctnred into ajf . cles for tbe us « and pleasure of society . Mr . O'Brien proceeded to
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illustrate his position aa to these two rights , and then said , yom have a right to the Charter ; that was a secondary and net an original right , as some suppose it was—it arose out of the necessity for government Ha next spoke of the people ' s rig&t 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 one in ten who is permitted to have the free use cf all his faculties . He BmEt submit bimself to others—he must work as they like , as much and as hard as they like . Now , what I want the Charter for is that you may tiEe these two rights —( hear , hear . ) If I were elected by the men of I \ ewcast ! ejl toH you what I would da I would vote for the repeal of tbe damnable Poor Lvw Bill ; and establish in its atesd . an efficient Poor Law—( cheers , )
—so that men wanting " relief should co for it as t * iouek it was a debt—( hear , hear .. I wcnld not have tbe relief from ths pocket 3 of those wbo 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 hruses , but on the owners of honses and on owners of the laud —( cheers ) . Mr . O'B . "went on to point out the justice of ttose who make the poor , paying the rate 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 , scculd fee levied on the ovners . Before the Rtformation , tha poor had a right to ouethird ; another third was for the clergy , and one for tbe repair of the Churcli . The poor have as much n
risht to tlieir third , as th " . eergy have to thens—( cheer ? . But such as Lwi John Russell now got th-j poor people ' s shr . re . I wculd make them Bupport the p-j-jr " till * the neceiSiry changes had been effected—. . htar , tear ) . Having provided thus for the poor , I would ii . xt propose a treasure to provide labour for tiiu pesple . 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 in proportion would I Teduce tbe burdens of the stite . Let no man suppose that we are opposed to a repeal of the Corn Liws ; many of the Repe-iUrs have supposed that O'Connor and mysflf are opposed to the repeal . We are not ; but what we want is , that labour shall be free first — ( cheers . ) The Whigs -want the repeal , so that a transfer
may be made from one set of EcaundTete to another . Saeh men aa Cobdeu want a reduction of the prohibitory taxes , no matter how high other taxes may be kept up . Mr . OBrieu dwelt on this subject ; he saiti it —as all humbug to talk cf repeal new . Such men as Cobdeu wanted to take otber men's property without ClviEg them an equivalent . By the repeal , if yon paid the siine debt , and the same salaries , you would give them fifty millions more than they have a right to demand . Such was what Cobden and Craig want , an-. i no mistake—ilaughteraud cheers . ) Mr . O'Brien text referred to some attacks made on him by a Northern paper , which asserted that fee was going about the country advocating the division of property . Now , my doctrine ( said Mr . O'Brien ) has always been—let them
keep what they got , but let us prevent them from robbing us any more . Y t I am called an advocate tf anarchy and spoliation . Ljtthem prove their issertion . I call Cobden and the League robbers and thieves , who want to live upnn other people ' s industry . Now , if the struggle was " between them and the aristocracy , 1 wauld leave tkein alone ; for , then , it would be between a crocodile and an alligator— ( Lughter . ) He now spake of tile reduction that would tek « place in rent and wages if tbe Corn Laws were repealed . The fundholdera were now entitled to receive so many millions—they would then get three loaves -jvhera they only get two loaves now —{ hear , hear . ) Why , it was a completi swindle . He wculd defy any
mm to prove it was not- The object of the Chartists Wis to repeal the Corn and Provision Laws , and to r-. duce all tax ^ s , and amicably to adjust all public contracts , entitling the contractors to receive so much out ¦ f tbe public taxes . We want , said Mr . O'B ., tha ux . es to be reduced , so that the shopkeepers Ehall be becefitted by giving increased means to the working classes . I want to effect peaceful changes—I want to ^ ee the poor I have sesn starving to be employed . He ccst denounced the duties on timber , owing to which , be said , monay taat ought to be spett here waa spent abroad . They went to the Baltic and elsewhere to build ships , because they conld get timber cheaper there . After dwelling for some time on this subject , on the National Debt , and some other things , Mr . O'BHen
remark-. d that he wanted to save the natien from in-< € btIveness , to do which we must get rid of the Debt by an rquitable adjustment . He wanted to bring back ii-jsrs ar . d the rrochets , who were opposed to the spirit cf cru-y . He wanted to see the National Debt Hquidnted =. " common debts are in courts of law—( hear . ) He spoke of Sir James Graham ' s mode of paying off tim-tcnths of the National Dabt , and next of Thomas AUweod ' s mods of altering the circulating medium . Cse ar , zlttr havicg conquered Pompeii , and Tvre , Bnd S : Jon , found that there was one tbirig he conld not conquer—vhe indebtiveuess of Rome . Be wss a clever fellow ; bat he conld not save his country from the bantfol effects of usury ; in attempting to do so , be was murdered on tbe Ides of March by bis
^ -epposed son , Brutus , and a set of fellowB who wanted to live by usury . He described Attwood as bdng more dangerous than Cataline . What did he want to do ? YVby , be waEted tbe banks to issue rags of money . Mr . O'B . described what he conceived would be the lesult of Euch a project , which he denonnced in uuiceasuTcd terms . He then eaia , I want to give the people influence over the circulating medium and-over the land , fisheries , mines , &c < kc . As to tbe land , 1 wast 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 £ 0 un as the breath is out of their bodies , for th 9 land to revert to the peopleichetrs . ) This is my proposition ; and ytt I am called
an rulvocate of anarchy and spoliation . ' But I have chalieEged my accusers at Glasgow and Dundee , where I have held mettings j at nt > ns of wliich were fiVd hinds held up against my proposition . Mr . O'Brien 33-. de observations on soaie other matters , and then referred to Mr . O'Connor ' s letters on tbe land , wherein h « had proved how w « could have veal , eggs , t utter , Lhaese , and all kind 3 of things ; and yet at the year ' s ti : d , have £ 40 ' a worth of surplus , agricultural produce . Do yen cot , then , ( gaid Mr . O'Brien ) see the great advantages of resuming the occupancy cf the land . ' —ibear , hear ) He then pointed ont bow the people could , by peaceful means , resume the occupancy of tbe 'and ; it would be by the mode he had pointad out . Numbers tf the landlords were constantly falling off , and
in the eourse of twenty yesrs or so , the people would 5 " -e in possession of the lard , 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 tht lands should revert to th ? people every £ f : y years . " Now it is more than seveD y ^ ars since the debt 3 were paid off ; so if this law was to take effect , we all should rise to-morrow v . Lite-washed —( laughter ) . Here I am in a pretty stew ; if 1 support Moses ' s law , I am in danger of the prison ; and ii 1 opposa it , why , then , I am accused cf blasphferny—[ laughter and cheers ; . So we are in a pretty stew indeed J In conclusion , Mr . O'B . said , I hope , friends , there Trill ba no division among you now—¦ clapping tf hands ) . Not at all events , till four millions hr . vu been obtained 10 the National Petition . Let me advise you net to join the middle classes—( cheera ,
which lasted f jr some time ) . They must join youirexswed cheers ; . Sjv as Jeremiah said " the rulers must come to the people and not the people to them . The nr . dnle class roust come to ua—ichetrsj . Let the middle class 50 for C-- > mvMe Suffrage , and let us go f ? r a more complete suffrage —( renewed cheers , arid a cry of ' let them join tbe National Ciiarter Association , and tike- ; «! their cards . ") Do not do away with your organisation , —do not do that to please the middle class Let me show yon tbe power of union—acableiscomp > sei of tiny fibres , wliich when separated aro weak , bnt wiifcn entwined together , they cannot easiiy be bTtktn . If each of you let youi tiny strength , bend to $ tu > : r as do these tiny fibres , yea will become strun . cr , n-y , all powerful . If you have sympathy for each 1 t ' :. er , and act as though you , felt but on& pulse , and bid >> ut one sonl ; if you would do that , all the pow ^ r cf earth and hell could not prevail against ycu
— ) . A vote of thanks was given to Mr . O'Brien for his able lecture ; ha returned thanks ; a vote of thanks was aise given to the Chairman when the meeting dissolved . Mr . O'Brien lectured again on Saturday evening .
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MOST EX TRAO 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 paitlea irap'icated has now assnmed 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 full history of this extraordinary proceeding , -which we shall do by lajiug before them the material parts of the evidence . . :
The names of the parties in custody ate John Orr M'GUl , John Osborne Quick , Thomas Wormand Rogerson , Richard Jones , Margaret Jones , and Jane Clcyton . T&e above prisoners were placed at tho bar . The charge was , that the parties had taken Miss Ann CrelJin , of this town , a lady who was reputed to possess a very large property , { according to ramoxira , which have jbeen rife , nut loss than £ 40 , 000 , £ 50 , 000 , or £ 60 , 000 , ) away to Gretna-green , where Bhe bad , against her consent , and while under the influence of some potion which had been administered to her , been married to the prisoner John Orr M' GiiL The individual last named is a hnndsorae and gentlemanly-looking young man , aboat thirty years old . Quick and Rogsrsen are also higbly-respect . able looking persons . Junes looks like a decent working man , and Mrs . Jones , his wife , and Mrs . Clayton , are both respectable looking women .
Mr . Snowball , solicitor , appeared on behalf of Miss Creliin ; Mr . Grocott , solicitor , attended for M'Giil , Quick , and Rygerson ; and Mr . Davenport , solicitor , was retained for Jones , Mrs . Jones , and Mrs . Clsyton . Mi . Snowball saiel he appeared on behalf of . Ms 3 S . Ann Creliin , who chaTged the prisoners with / felony i » h ^^ ir . g taten her avray against her consent ; With the intention of marrying her , she being possessed Of Considerable property . The circumstances were these : — Last year Miss Creilin resided in Seymour-street , where the prisoner , Mrs . Junes , was in the habit of charing for Lc-r . Mrs . Jones , in the course of their intercourse , obtained great influence over her , and at length introduced to her a man -who called himself Martin ,, who prevailed uocn her to promise to marry him . Miss
Creliin weet with him to the office of Mr . Thompson , on Newingtpn-bridge , for the purpose of arranging about the settlement , There she expressed her cleterminatiun to have all her property settled upon herself , upon wliich he refused to have her . Afterwards , with the assistance of Mr . and 31 re . Jones , they obtained from her tbe suai of £ 2 b 9 , oa the ground of a breach of promise of marriage . It subsequently turned out that this was ail a fraud on Miss Creliin , tis Martin was a mairie-. i man . She took measures for the purpose of obtainiDg hsr money baLk acain ; and a shojt tinie age Mrs . Jones calied upon Miss Creliin , telling her that ahe would take her to her house , where Martin was waiting to refund her a great portion of the money . She went : but Mr . rtin was not there . Joaes took her
to thb htuse of Mrs . Ciayton , where she was oiiVred some braudy . She took a dose of it , and became insensible , and she recollected nothing more till sl ; e found herself in btd on one side cf the prisoner M'Giil , Mrs . Clayton being on tba other side , with her arms round M'GUVb neck . . 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 recolltction how the ring came there , or of anything tiiat 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 supper , and where il'Gill w ^ s introduced . Next clay he t jok them to Mr . Rogerson ' s house , in Boumiary-place . Rogerson was a brother-in-law to M'GiiL An excursion to E ^ reinont w . is projected , and Miss Creliin was taken off with a party , consisting of Mr . Rm-rson ' fl sister and family , to the house of
Mr . DunWvie , at Egreniont . They remained at Egremont all night , and ntxt morning , after giving Miss Crellin brandy in her tea , and champagne after breakfast , they pressed her most pt-rseveringly to go to Dublin , -which she declined . This was" on tho 2 nd 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 more 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 tho 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 . Siie expressed her surprise at this procetdinc , and said she neve ? would be nianieu unless the whole of her property wore settled upon her-. elf . They then took her to the races . On the 17 th of MaTch he Lad evidence to
prova that she was in the power of Jones . She was rendered ir . Eena ' . bld and taken to Gretno Green , where a form of marriage was pwformed ; and he should be abl « to prove vhe object of the prisoners , by a letter which had been sent to the Liverpool Standard with an announcement of tho marriage . H 9 should prov <" : that Miss Crtllin waa in their power on the 17 th , and that on the 19 th they were married . M . 3 s Crellin was called . She appeared to be about forty years of age ; is short and rather stout in person , with strong features , which have once been handsome . She was swore . She stated that she was possessed of property . She reiided last year in Seymour-street . The prisoner Mrs . Jones used to act as charwoman at her house . She recollected Martin bein ? introduced to
her . He came with a lady named MissShoane , witha view of taking her house . He said he would take her house , because he was going to be married to Miss Shor . ne . MiBS Shoar . e called upon her ( Miss Crtllin ) , and showed her her wedding-dress , and asked her to be htr bridesmaid . Mr . Martin called afterwards , and said it-was an nutrmh , he did not intend to marry her , He Cinseaftw dajs after , and Paid he wished topay his addresses ty her ( . Miss Creliin ) . He called nearly eyery day . She went to the Isle of Man on the 8 th of Sept-ember ; Martin followed her there . She returned from the Isle of Man on the 10 th of November . Miss Creilin here gave a somewhat lengthy detail of her movements to various lodging-houses , her stay iu each beiug ger . mlly about a fortnight . At lengih , after , by
the ailviee of Mrs . Junes , going to live next door 10 her , she wtsut tj lite in N » . it m-street , which sho was compelled to quit , because Martin and a person named Bulkeley visited her , and the lady who kept the house di < i not like their befeaviour . Much evidence waegiven , apparently fur tbe purpose cf showing how far Mra Joces had interposed in all Mi » s Creliin ' s affairs . At length it appeared that Martin would only iuu « fc-her . at Mrs . Jones ' s hou ^ e ; he would not meet her anywhere else . They went there frequently together . After a time , she ( Miss Cre-lin ; 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 . C : aytun ' s . where Martin bimse . f lodged . It wa 3 done thus : th ^ y were out looking for lodgings
and , after an unsuccessful starch , Martin said , We had better go to Mrs . Clayton ' s , and look for lodgings , to-morrow . " They weut there . Martin pressed her to be married . She ami Martin and Mrs . Jones went to the office of Mr . Thompson , attorney , Newiugton Bridge . Sho had then accepted tbe addresses of Martiu . Mr . Thompson bad always advised her to have her property settled upon herself . When they - ; ot to Tii-rapsou ' s , Martin c : > . il « d Mr . Thompson out , and , on his return to the office , he ( Martin ) said ho had cbaaged bis miud , for he "wanted half the property to be settled upon him . The affair "was hereupon broken off , and she ( Miss Crelliu ) returned to Mrs . Joue ' ss hcus j , whither Mattln followed her . He said she had declared before wiinesses , that &be had
promised him marriage , and he was going to take proceedings against her fur a breach of promise . Mr . Jones , Mrs . Jones , and Mr . Parkinson were present Martin said if I would givs him , £ 250 hs would take no more proceedings . She gave M-jfm £ 250 on the ' following day . —Mr Snowball here produced a docuinsnt , a portion of which was read by Mr . Kushton .. It appeared ts be 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 . Miss Creilin said that both those documents were drawn out by the prisoner Jones . Martin having concluded hisnegociation , departed . Jones then said teat he held a paper in his possession which would render the promise which Martin had
given her nugatory , and by ¦ which eha 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 wcuid give him the £ 20 , he would destroy tbat paper , and she would then be safe . She went the next day to Heywood ' s bank , ami drew out £ 250 , which she delivered to Martin , but she refused to give the £ 20 to Jones . Wherl he was pressing her on the sukj ^ ct , she overheard Mrs . Jones whisper to her husband , " G = t £ 3 from her if you can ! " That night Jones siept out , and ahe ( Miss Creilin ) slept with Mrs . Joaes . Mrs . Jones awoke her in the middle cf the night , about three o ' clock , and
said , "Ah , Miss Creliin , there is another paptr still against yuu , which Mr . Parkinson has got " They got up at that early hour ,- and went to Parkinson ' s , she ( Miss Crellin ) being anxious to get th 9 paper , that Martiu might not have . any bold of her . ' , Parkinson got up and let them in , and he and Mrs . Jsnes went out and returned' ^ itb . Jones . Jones said there was still another paper against her , whica would be made use of if she did not give him and 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 bad to draw morfc money from the bank to pay Jones , to whom she gave £ 0 in » day or two . She went to tho house ' of a friesd , where Mr . Whitty and an officer of police
called . Parkinson and Jones had given her receipts for the money . Witness here mefltioned that Mr . Whitty spoke to Mrs . Jones with great severity . Wfcen Mr . Whi ty had gone , Mrs . Jones yrept , attd hoped Bhe would not shew Mr . Whitty the receipts , or they would be transported . She was prevailed upon subsequently to destroy the receipts . Shortly fef terwards she ascertained that Martin was a married man . A Mr . Daval called and told her that Martin was a married man , and that his name was not Ma * tin ; that he was a Dr . Copland . Had seen the prisoner ^ SI ; Gill twice while staying at Mrs . Clayton ' s , and that was her firit acquaintance with Him . Had never aeen Mr . Duval till he cailsd and said Dr . Copeland was a married man . Dural said he would be at Mrs . Jones ' s that night , and he wished to Bee her there
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She went there , and Mr . Duval brought ; Mr . M'Giil . Jones was there , and a Dr . Dryden came in and they stayed till a late honr . Air . Duval said , he had gone for the pnrposa of introducing Mr . M'Giil to her , and on that , Mr . M ( Jill invited her to his sister ' s house , Mrs . Rogefssm's , in Boundary-place , tb dine . She went thither and dined . The party were , Dr . Dryden , Mr . Daval , Mrs . Jones , Mr . M'Giil , and the Rugewons , with herself ( Miss Crellia ) . She had no previous acquaintanco with any of the Rogersons . They dined and spent . the evening very pleasantly , and she slept there
with Mm . Jones that night ; ' On tke following morning they proposed to cross the water to Egremonr . Mr . M ^ Gill , and witness , and Mrs . ¦ ¦ Jane ' s , went over the water " , and . the : Rogersons joined them afterwards at Dr . Dunlevie ' s , where they had lunch . Mr . M'Gill called out Mra . Jones , aad on witness asking Mrs . Jones where she wasgoiugi she replied , to buy a cap forher ( Mrs . Crellin . ) They went out , and were absent about an hour . On their return , Mrs . Jones Said they had not been able to meet wiih a capamart enough for her . Witness described several excursions which
were projected and undertaken , and at length , they went U the Egromont hotel , 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 . Rogeraon had taken -with him a large bottle of brandy ^ -more than a quart . Next morning Doctor Dunlevie administerad a glass of brandy ia their tea to do them good—( Laughter . ) 4 f « r breakfast champagne was introduced , and they each of them took some . ( Laughter . ) After the cbamyapne tliey 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'Gill were very earnest with her on the subject , but she still refused , upon which they
returned to Liverpool , and drove to Mrs , Rogerson ' s , in Beundary-street , where they had luuch and sohie more brandy . They then proposed that all the party should go to the steeple-chase , which took place on that day She had not paid one farthing of tho expenses of the expedition ' , to Cheshire . Instead of going to the Steepla c « asfi , they drove her to St . Paul ' s chur < h . She was surprised when she found herself there , and asked , in the came of wonder , what they had brought her there for ? They said , "To be married . " "To be married ?' exclaimed she—" a pretty thing , indeed , if I am to be nia-Tied in this way . I never heard of such a thingnothing was farther from my thoughts . " They said they had a license and the ring all ready ; but I said I would never be married until alt ray property was
settled on myself . They had . prepared everything befor , ehand , and all the people round laughed out-right at the ridiculous figure we Cut . —Miss Creilin went on to state that they drove her to the steeple-chase , and that she slept at RJrs . Bogerson ' s teat night ; that M'Gill and Dr . Dunlevie called upon her two or three time ' s * a-dity subsequently , and that she forbade them to trouble her . At , length , she went to live with Mrs . Chamley , where , as they still persevered 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 with great reluctance , as she had declared she would never again go to Mra . Clajtbu ' S house . - . Sho was subsequently told to go at six o ' clock . —Here the evidence diverged slightly from , the main current , and the witness proceeded to afcjite how she
was led by Jones to go to several places in search of Martin , without success . At the George and Vulture , in Houghton-street , where she had gone with Mrs . Chamley , at the desire of Jones , in expectation of seeing Martin * fihe was , while waiting for Jones , accosted by Quick , who , on the return of Jones , invited , her to spend the next evening at his bouse . She and Mrs .. Chamley hesitated on account of ' Jones being included in the invitation , but at Jongth they were prevailed upon . -They went , and in the course of the evening ' it was proposed to send for M GUI . Mr . Quick particularly asked her if she were willing . Jonas desired that M'Gill might be sent for , as he was so good a singer , and ia so short a . space of time that she presumed M'Gill must have beea in the house he made his appearance . M'Giil fiubsequently called and pressed her to go to the theatre j she assented , aud took with her Mrs . Cbnmley , at which M'Gill expressed himself chagrined . It was © n the 10 th of March that Mr ? . JoneB called and said that Martin
would be ready to pay the money at six o ' clock that night She wished her to go alone , as she said . Martin * would not speak to her in the presence of a third person . She ' ( Miss Crollin ) would not go alone , but took Mra . Chamley with her . Mr . Martin was not at Jones ' a . Mrs . Jones ran in and out repeatedly , and appeared anxious to detain them .. At length sbs 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 here , and he won't speak to you , unless you are alone . " Miss Crellin said she * went with he ? , and Wfenfe to the door of Mrs . Clayton ' s bouse , where she was determined not to enter , but Mr . Jones came out and pushed her in . " When I went in , " eaid Miss Crollin , " Mrs . Clayton asked me to take 1 some
refreshmant She gave ine a tumbler contnining a very darklooking liquid . It was very black—it wa 3 a drug , I ' m sure . As soon as I drank it I became inityrisble , and I never remembered anything more till I found myself in bed beside Mr . MGili , Mr . M ^ GHl in the middle , my self on one side , end Mrs . Clayton on the other Mf ? . Clayton With her anhs round Mr . M'GiU's . neck . " ( Laughter . ) Mr . Kushton : Where was this ? Miss Crellin : At Gretna Green ; but I did not know id . at that time , rior till I found it out afterwards . I waslnsensibie till then . Ijumpud out of bed quite frantic , and I exclaimed , " What is all this ? What have you been doing with me ? . " ¦ Mr .
M'Gill told me I was married * and then I found a hdr on my fingor . " Married ! " said I , " take this ring off . How is this ? " I screamed out very loud , and Mr . Quiek camo into the room . He said , " Madam , mind and behave yourself—you are now under the power of Mr . M'Gill , and it is in his power to t * ko all your fortune from you , so mind imd behave yourself . There is nothing but the v / oikhousa if you do not "— ( laughter . ) I was very ajefe . I got Mr ,- ' M'Gill to take the ring oft ' . I insistad , and he sawed it off—I was 80 determined . I was not in rriy senses when I was married , you may be sure—there's proof enough of thator I won ! tl not have allowed * a wciiian to be beside me
on the night I was married . . Mr . Rushtpn questioned Miss Crellin touching the appearance of the place , where tbey were at the time just spoken of . Mr . Snowball said he had proof enough that the plaee i was Gretna Green . Miss Creilin 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 aha 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 bafl a : recollection of Quick giving her the last drop of stuff ' she remembeittd taking , and it was ns black as ink . She returned , and wished to make her escape from them , but she was taken to Mr . Rogerson ' s house , where she was kept closely watched , and it was here represented to her that she was M'Gill's wife . She slept with him , but sho could not avoid it She objacted to it . At length she made her escape , and -went to an attorney . She slept at Kogerson ' s two niRht 8 . - . ' .. .. •¦¦ ¦¦ ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦
Mr . ^ rocott now cross-examined Miss Crellin on behalf of his clients , —Mr . Grocbtt—What property have you , Miss Creilin ? Miss Crollin—Not £ 5 , 000 . Mr . Gtocott—What J . oes it consjist of . ? Miss Creilin—Money in the bank , and money oh . mortgage , and one house . Mr . Grocot : —How much mQaey on mortgage ? Misa Crellin— £ 000 . Mr . Grocott—And how uiuch have you in Leyiantl ' s Bauk ? Miaa Ciellin— £ l , 600 . Mi . Snowball objected . : . Mr , Rushtbn said , it was proper to question as to propsrtygenerally , becausu 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 , whbther legal or equitable , present or future , absolute , conditional , or contingent , in any real or personal estate , or shall be heiress presumptive or next of kin to any one having siicb intetest , if any person shall , from motives of lucre ; take away or detain such wbioaan against her will , with intent ta marry or defile her , or to cause her to be married or defiled by any other per-Bon ; every such offender , and every person counselling ; aiding , or abetting such offender * Bhatt be guilty of felony . " . * - , / . . ' -. * '; - - . - :. \ \ "¦ ' ' ; '' , ¦ . . "'•; * * ¦ ¦* - .
Mr . Grocott Baid , the motive should be very strong that would move persons to place theioisclyes in such a predicament That waa biB reason for examining on the point . Mr . Grocott proceeded to cross-examine the witness at great length on her evidence , particularly as to her alleged 'state ef iosenEibility . He q * eationed her as to incidents of the toad , &c , but she persisted that she remembered nothing of them . Tho : Gretna Greon certidcate was produced , and she was asked if that was her signature to it . She said , emphatically , that it wab not This certificate of marriage 1 was signed by the priei ' t , an innkeeper , of Gretnaj and witnessed hy Mr . Quick . It was alse signed by M'Giil , and a scrawl appeared purporting to be the signature of Miss CreUin . She was desired by Mr . RushtontoBign her name in the U 3 ual manner . She did so , and nothing could be more dissiinilar than the two Bignatures . She admitted that she Sad permitted . Mr ... M'Gill to put another Xing OH her finger , but it was , she said , anufei ' the full representationand ; impresaionthat Bhe was bound to him .
Mr . Davenport put a few uuimportint queationato the witnesses . ¦¦ '¦' .. ¦'' .:: * ¦ - ¦ . ¦ . .. . Mrs . Mary Chamley , wife of Mr . Chamley , csptain cf the light ship , was next examined . She had known Miss Crellin twelve or fourteen years . She corroborated the more important pasts of Miaa Creliin ' a testimony , and cleared up snch points as appeared doubtful . . She deacribed very minutely the proceedings at Jones ' s house , ^ hen Mlsa Crellin was taken av ? ay under tbe impression that Bhe waB to meet Martin . As neither
Miss Crellin nor Jones returned , she went next day to seek her . As she passed alobg Berry-street , she caught a glimpse of Misa Crellin in a coach , 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 Misa CreUin in the coach with Jones and Mrs . Clayton . She was in a state resembling delirium , and did not know her iChamley ) save at intervals . She insisted on getting into the coacb , arid told Jones that it was a m 6 st villanpm plot for Miss Crellih ' s deBtruclion . Miss Crellin was quite
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stupid and foolish . She learned that they were about to drive her Bouiewhere in Smithfiald-Jane , and so she ordered the coachman to drive them to the St . Ann ' s Coffee House . Miss Crellin ' s face was awollep , and so large and ¦ strange looking that she did not look lika . -tt . . ' saniiSi woman . At the St . Ann's Coffee House , she told the landlady of the plot , sind . that Miss Crellin was a lady of fortune ,, and if she would suffer her to lie her dp wn , she would he well rewarded . The landlady did not 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 CreJliu ; what business bad she tomisrfere , and take such an interest in tbe matter ? Miss CreUin said she knew nothing of her . They ordered soiae bratidyj and gave Miss Crellin Bpme without her having asJced for it , and against her ( Mrs . Cbamley ' a ) desire . Jones . then got a , coach , aild , in spite of her ( Mrs . Chamley ' a ) remonstrances , drove off witti Misa Crellin . Mrs . Chamley proceeded to corroborate" Mits C -eilin ' a stattinent as to the mode of quitting Mr . Rogerson ' s house , She stated that she saw Mias CreUin . oa the Tuesday following her marriage 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 t&ey drove to Roby to look for her . On their return a coach was at the . door , in which waa Mr . Rogwrson . He gaid he had the pleasure of informing her that Misa Crellin was now Mr » . M Gill , and she bad a particular wish to see her . Ho said he was to takaany fchiiigs which belonged to her { Mies Crellin ); but he cautioned her that there muse be no whispering .
When she got to Mr . R geraon ' s , Miss Crellin rushed t ? meeth « with open arms , exclaiming , " Oh Mrs . Chamley ! I Lave baen deceived :. I am married and I know nothing aboutit . " She did all she could , to console and pacify hcv , and , in tho course of the evening , she cb-Beuted to go to the attorney ntxt day , to settle part of her property on Mr . M'Gill ; but she told her ( witness / that she did this merely id make her eseape . They went TKXt clay to Mr . Arniistearl , who would not hear of auy settltment , and M 133 Crelliu was taken to a friend W&ere ^ he would be safe . ; : ¦ ¦ . ' ., " ,:,.- ¦ ' .
The Rev . John Herman Stafford , clergyman , and surrogate of the dioaese , pTbveu that Rogerson and Dr . Duiitevie cume to him for a marriage license on the 1 st of March . Dr . Danievie said it was for a friend of his , and at his request the affidavit was filled up in order to be ready . It puTpoit ^ d to bo MrGill ' a affidavit ; , and that he inttinded to many Miss Crtllin , &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 said his brother couli not arrive that day . A car was-ssen at the church ' . gak-s , and Dr . Dunlevie was there talking toa ' aciy , whom the witness could not recognise . Rogerson afterwards told Witness that the parties had since taken a trip together to get married at Gretna Green . ¦
Mrs- G-eorgc , the landlady of the George and Vulture , in HougUtoii-strtet , proved that Mrs . Clayton had called upon her on the 10 th March last , andhad reqaested permis 8 ion to bring a la < 1 y there v ? ho was tb ask for Martin , while the real object for which sbe was to be brought there ¦ was to meet with M GUI . The prisoner Quick after wards came in and said there was a plot "to catch the old devil , which she could not set out of . ' Subsequently to this , witness saw Mtb . C | ayton , who ' said she had been to Gretna Green , that Miss Crellin was rightly served , because she had ' served many a one out . " Mrs , Clajton had to sleep with her on her wedding night ; Miss Crellin had * made a p ' ece of work and was going mad , and she had to lie down with her for quietness . ' -Sd'Gi 1 slept in the same bed .
Mr . Rwhard Hey wood Joaea , of the firm of Arthur Hey wood , and Co , bankersj of this town , deposed from his knowledge of Misa Crellin ' s handwriting , -that the signature of the certificate from Gretna Green ( handed to him ] was not Miss Crellin ' s handwriting . Mr . W . Domain , paper-ruler , ia Sir Tbomas ' s-building 8 , deposed , that-in a conversation , oh T uesday or Wednesday , he had heard the pris *) aer Quick Say , that he aud M'Gill had been to Gretfia Green getting M'Gill married to Miss Crellin . The question was asked , ' Where ? " and he said , " Oh , at Gretna-, " and
he proceeded thus- — "Oh , we've had a- ^— fine spree ; we put ihe old devil into a coach , and off we drove to Carlfsle . 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 drunk . From Carlisle we- * took a poatchaise and drove off to Grotna Green , and got niarricdi" He said she was worth some £ 60 , 000 or £ 7 . 0 , 000 , or thoreabuuts . He stated that she could smoke a greut number of cigara , and drink brandy " till all was blue" — ( loud laughter . )
Mrs . Elzibeth Rutledge , who keps a public-house in R' ) 3 coe-lane , next door to Mrs . Cinjton's residence , stated , th . it on the preceding Wednesday , Jones , Quick , M'Gill , and Mrs . Clayton , were at her house . They procured a sheet of paper to write , and wrote a paragraph , anuoundng the marriage , to be . put in a newspaper . They spyke about the journey to Gretna , and the marriage ; and MGill said he would allow his wife a pound a week . Mrs . Clayton said to wituess , 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 in the servico of -Mr . G . A . Green , coach and car-keeper , Roscoa-street , proved that on a certain Thursday night , ha was eugaged by Quick , and that he proceeded to Oidham-strtet ; about six o ' clock in the evening , when he took up Quick , Miss Crellin , and another lady and gentleman , a tall map . Miss Crellin was quite tipsy , and could not get ' . into the coach without jtssistance . He drove them to Roby , where they were set down at a reel briek house Miss Crellin was quite tipsy when she 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 gantievnen got out of the coach , an . l wei . t into the house . He came out again without his aiackiutoah , and camts up and welcomed the lady as if ho had not been with th ^ m . She was in the sauii ! state when she alighted .
The investigation was here again adj .-urned , Mr . Rushton Ii . tiniating that the case had asiuraed so serious an aspect that he could not coniplj' 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 , aud , in addition to them , Dr . Dunlevy . Mr . Rushton stated , that as Mr . Dunlevy had just been taken into custody , he wa « entitled to hear the evidenca that affected him . Mr . R . then read the evidence of Mffe Crellin , showing that be was with the parties at Egremont and Biiistdn . He also read the evi ( Jence of the Rev . Mr . Staftord , to the c-ffset that the prisorrat took part in the negociations to procure the matriagc at St Paul's Church . ¦
The evidence was then proceeded with , and ifc was shown by Miss Eliza Wawdsley , 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 Misa Creilin . They remained about two -hours ; . ' and .. Miss Crellin sat and slept all the time in the parlour , iu a sort of stupor . Two men came in a car afterwards and took them away . Miss Creilin refused to go . She said ¦• I won"t go out , " and Jones carried her put himself without assistance . They told the carman to drive them toRoby .
Mr . Hagan , dealer in cigars , North John-street , deposed to a conversation between several parties at a pUblic-house in North John-street , in which Jeiies gave a similar account of the proceedings in the trip to Gretna , with that previously given in evidence . Some person asked him , suppose bliss C . had rtfused to marry Mr . M'Gill , what diu they intend to da ? He said they had got a stamp for £ 2000 , and . if she had refused , they would hnvo made her sign that . He said that if she refused to sign that , they intended to ( frive her up into the mountains , and keep her there . The rest of the couveraation was about her wealth . Jones said lie knew of his own knowledge that Miss C .. had ^ £ 12 , 000 in loyland ' s bank , and £ 12 , 000 in Hey wood ' s .
By the Court .- ^—I have known M'Gill for : months . He is a cigar dealer , No . 18 , Dak-street , aa office up a court . I know Rogerson . They were in partnership 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 . . * ' !¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦* ¦ : ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ .. - - * ' . * ¦ . . * . ' , ¦ ¦ v ¦ - , ¦ . . :. ¦ ' " - . - Mr . Michael William Dryden , a surgeon , deposed that he bad known Miss Crellin about 18 months , ii&ving been introduced to her by the lady v ? ith whom he lodged . He described a sort of negociation which M'Gill and Duval had attempted to enter hito with him to use his supposed influence wiUi Miss Crellin to promote a marriage batween herself and aj'Giil , whom ho described as an old woman worth £ 60 , 000 , or
* 7 P , O 0 P , Witness neither assented nor dissented . M Gill said he would give £ 1000 . I laughed ( said witness ) and said it ought to be worth £ 5000 when there was so much money . M ^ GhlBaid he did notthirds so , as he would be making a great saorifice to take an old woman with any 6 um of money . The Etoctor then described a party at Jones ' s house , Victoriaiterrace , at which himself , il'Giiii Duval , Jones and hiB wife , and Miss Crellin were present , when a dinner party was planned at M'Gill ' s , at which Miss Crellin . said , she would be present if he ( the cioctdr ) would , Tho 'Wituess according to Ws own statement , refused to go , told Miss Creilincf the plot and the offer of £ 1000 , and even took Mrs . Jones aside and said it was most improper in Miss Crellin to go ; she had got out of one scrape and was going into a worse . However , at thetime appointed , the whole party met at Rogerson ' s and there aho was
the doctor . "The party who dined were Mrs . Rogerson , a young lady , M Gill , Miss Crellin , Mr . Jones , Mr . Wood , Mr . Duval , and myseif . Mr . Rogcraohafter dinner got on his knees , and kia 3 ed Miss C . She seemed very happy , flayed the piano , and danced and sung . Something wa * frequently hauded to Miss G . to drink . " When witness went away -he asked Misa Crellin to leave also ; but she irefused , and waa going to stoji all nighi . He did not see her again till the eve of St . Patrick ' s day , -when the expedition in quest of Martin ended so portentously , when he warned Mis 3 Crellin that there waa no Martin in the case . The V 7 itne ? 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 out the brains of any one who attempted to get out cf the coach with his life-preserver . Jonea said he had got a coach , and the best pair of horses he could
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. ' ' . ' ¦ ' ' " ' ; . r ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ " —— - ¦ •* . * ¦ ' * *^ get , and drove Miss Crellin off all night He also said they had made the old devilfast now ; 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'Gill were , and proposed to give hint bills -to the amount of £ 500 , provided it should bo effected through his instrumentality . Jones said i * would be thirowing away money to buy the stampa , as he knew ahe would never marry anyone in her sober senses . ' \ -. "' \ " : :- - . - . - ' . ' - . ' ¦ - *" * ¦ ¦ ¦•" ' ¦¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ' . ¦ ¦¦ - : .- . - ¦ : - . ¦ ' Mi ; . Duhlevy entered into a defence of his share ia the transactiona , but there was little to alter the features of the case . * ; y- : : ¦ ¦ . *' : ; * . : ' . . ¦ -. / * . ¦ : - . " - ' ¦ * ¦* "• . ¦ ' : "" .- ¦ . At least , so thought the magistrate .
On Friday , the case was resumed , the number of prisoners being increased to eight , by the aduition of Dr . Duval , ( taken into custody on the previous evening ) , already meiitioned in the evidence . This indivi < Jual , it is understood has been heretofore connected With the police foree . ¦ - '¦' - ¦ ¦ '* .. * ¦ . ' : * : ¦ * ¦ ¦¦¦ The Court was , if possible , more densely crowded than everj and about a dozen magistrates were on the bench . Ajiss Crellin was in court , in one of the side benches , and was , albeit not beautiful , " the cynosure of neighbouring eyes . '' ; : ;
No further evidence was given , it being thought neeessary to produce witnesses ; in order to trace the whole affair-to Gretria Green . The prisoners were severally asked if they had any thing further to say ? M'Gill , Duval , ¦ . . ¦ Jonea and his wife , declined to Bay thing at' present , but Rogerson and Mra . 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 bail in his own recognizances of : £ 200 and two sureties of £ 75 each . '¦ ¦ "¦¦ '' ' ¦¦'• ¦ " * : : ' ¦ . * . " •• ¦ ' - .- ¦ ¦• ' ' . ¦ , ¦ ' ¦
The investigation was then adjourned till Friday uoxt , ( yesterdiy ^ at one o'clocfe , in order to obtaia evidence as to what passed on the road , to Gretna Green , at that place , and on the way back .
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Sijgns of the Tjmes—Mr . Cotham , Free Sohoolsti-eet , and Mr . Hooper , Tooley-street , Dockhead , Rotherhithe , pawnbrokers , have closed their shops again ' sti' taking in pledges for three months . Many others are eipected to follow the same plan , as their warehouses are full and no buyers . Very Apropos . —Th ^ occupants : of Peel-street , Manchester , were surprised a short time ago ; and the Tory portion of them perhaps annoyed , by finding oao morning the name of the street suddenly ' transformed into " Sliding-scaie-iBtreev . " Many of the warehpusenion think the uams rather appropriate , as their business ha 8 been gradually sliding away for soioe time past . —Liverpool Mercury .
Failure of the Rekfrewshisb Bakk , at GHEENocii . — -This Banking Company ha 3 stopped payment . This is a finishing stroke of the most dreadiui descriptioii for GreeB . < ick , as many wealthy mdividuals have lost ; their all j and are bankrupt . Several have already announced themselves down , amongst them an extensive shipowner . Tfce notes in 6 reen (! ck were firat sold at ; 153 , and as the day wore on , the price gradually lowered to 2 s . 3 d . A very severe run was made upon the Savisgs'Bank , "in Greenock , last night ; but , of course , ; the parties in charge were prepared for it . There are only three partners in the bank , and it is said , instead of having any oapitaJ in the concern , they are col ' lentively indebted to the Company upwardsi of £ 40 . 000 , The deposits are svd to be from £ 170 000 to £ 200 , 000— Glasgow paper . \ - ; .
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From the London Gazette of Friday , April 1 . . ' . . ¦; BANKRBPTS , K '; . : : ' \ . " Arthur Jarrett , Castle-street , Southwark-street , hatnianufacturer , to surrender April 15 , May 13 , at one o ' clock , at the Bankrupts' Court : BOlicitors , Messw . Sheppard , Thomas , Lepard , and Williams , Cleak-lane ; onicial assignee , Mr . Whitmore , JBosin ^ hall-ftreet . Francis Kirkham ; Fowell and Edward Thomas Craufurd , Boulogne-sar-Mer , France , and Piccadilly , w-ne-meichants , April 8 , at twelve o'clock , May 13 , afc one , at thij B-mkrupts G jiirt ; solieitjr ^ , Messrs , Peting Minet , and Smith , Lawrencs Ppuntney-place : bffleial assignee , Mr . Pennell . .. . Samuel Garcia , Brydges-street , Covent Garden ; shellfishmonger , April 7 , at eleven o'clock , May 16 , afc twelve , at the Bankrupts' Court ; solicitor , Mr . Lewes , Albany , Piccadilly jofliciaVassignee , Mr . Bdicher . v
John Blake , Bridge-street , Westminster , wine-merchant , April 5 , May 13 , at eleven o'clock , at the Bankrupts' Court : aolicitbr , Mr . Dinimock , SJfinners ' " piacs , Siz 2-lane j official assignee , Mr . Johnsonj Baainghail-street . ¦ .. ' ¦ : '¦ ; ' . ^ "¦"' . '¦ : [ : "¦ ' - '¦ - ' . ¦'¦'¦ " - . - John Wright , Wolyerhaniptdn , grocer , and lichfield , tailor , April 13 , May 13 , at ten o'clock , at the Swan Hotel , Wolverhamptoh : solicitora , Messr Glaike and Metcalf , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields ; and Mr Bsrinett , Wolverhampion . ; V- : . Thomas Wiader , Lancaster , ironmongery , April 18 , May 13 ; at eleven o'clock , at the King ' s Arms inn , Lancaster : solicitors , Messrs . Holme , Loftus , and Young New-irm ; and Messrs . Baldwin , Lancaster . Richard Terry , Cheltenham , common brewer , April 11 , May 13 , at ten o'clock , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham : solicitors , Messrs . Blower and Vizajd / Lincoln ' sfifclda : and Messrs ^ Boodle , Cheltenham .
James Nutter , Cambridge , millur , April 22 , May 13 , at eleven o ' clock , at the Bagie inn ^ Cambridge : solicitors , Messrs . Sharpe , Field , and Jackson , Bedfordrow ; and Messrs . Harris and Sumpter , Cambridge . William Vickers , Mahchester , ironfounder , April 23 , May 13 , at eleven o ' clock , at ths Commissioners ' - rooms , Manchester : solicitors , Messrs . Miino , Parry Milue , aad Morris , Temple ; and Messrs . Crossley and Sudtpw , Manchester . : . ¦ ... ¦ ¦'¦""¦ Cbrisfopher Jackson , Clitheroe , Lancashire ,, joiner , April 22 , May 13 , at eleven o ' clock , at the Courthouse , Burnley : solicitors , ^ Messrs . Johnson , Son , and Weatherhall , King ' s Bench-walk , Temple ; and Mr ¦ H ; ill , Ciitheroe . ; : ; ., ; ; George Morrison , NottinghBm , lace-manufacturer , April 8 , at twelve o ' clock , May 13 / at one , at the George tho Fourth Inn j Nottingham : solicitors , Mes 3 ra . Taylor and Coliison , Great James- » treet , Bedford-row •• and Mr . Hurst , Nottingham .
\ v llham and John Coull Can- i Sunderland , msrehants , April 14 , at one o ' clock . May 13 , at eleven , at the Bridge Inn , Sunnerland : solicitors . Messrs . Cavelje , Skilbeck , and Hail , Southampton-buildings ; anciMessrs . Ketnlyside and Harle ; NewcastVe-npon-Tyne . ; Bailey Hillyard , Bristol , freestone-rherchant , April 0 , May , 13 , at two o'clock , at the Commercial-rooms , Briswi : solicitors , Messrs . Clarke and Metcalf , Lineoln ' s-ihn-fielda ; and Mr . Smith , Bristol . Elizabeth Linstead , Liverpool , pawnbroker , April 16 , May 13 ; at one o ' cleck , at tbe Clarendon-rooms Liverpool : solicitors , Messrs . Chester and Toulmin , Staple Inn ;¦ and Mr . Nurris , Liyarjpool ...: '¦ Samuel Wagstan , Sjildle worth , Yorkshire , grocer , April 23 , May 13 , at two p'clock . atthe Conimiaaionersrooms , Manchester-. solicitors , Mr . Wathen , St . Swithin ' slane ; and Ale . Johnson , Manchester .
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . J . Saxon and Son , Ashton-under-Lyne , Lacashire , cottpn-spincerft Butler and Fisuer , Daiton , Lancashire , iron-ore-merchants . B . Ward and Co ., OWhatn , Lancashire , hat-Hjanufacturers . J . Collins and E . GHpper , Saiibrd , lancasuire , common breWGTFt Woitham and Co ;; Manchester , letter - '" press printers . J . AHen and W . Matthews , Uffiagton and Preston , Shropshire , lime-burnere . Taylor and Bingham . Bradford , Yorkshire , wool-merchants . Waddington and Croaland , Bradford , Yorkshire , iron-founders . ShutLleworth and Heap , Burnley , Lancashire , ironmougeri ; . G . Fux , H . Homer , and C . Asfaton , Shemald , engineers ; as fir as regards C . Ashton . Macfie and Lamb Liverpool , plumbers . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ - ' '• ' ; . ; : ¦< > ;¦¦ " ¦ - ¦ .. " : . ' .. ' : - ' ' '¦ ' , ¦¦ ' - ,
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , April \ Si . ' . .. ¦ ' BANKRUPTS . . . ' . - '¦ ' : ¦ ¦ ' Thomas Plowman , saddler , Yeovil , to surrender April 12 , and May 17 , at twelve , at the Antslope Inn , Dotchester . Solicitors , F < inne ! l and Williams , Bedford * row | London ; Watts , Yeovil . - Themaa Firth , maltster iElland , Yorkshire , April 25 , at four , and May 17 , at ten , at the White Lion Inn , Halifax . SoUcttets , Emmet and' Allen , Biooinsbutssquare , Lbadou ; Alexander , Halifax . * -. John Hpughton Jones , spirit-raerchant , Manchester ; April ^ 5 , arid May 17 , at ten , at the CommisBionere * - rooms , Manchester . -Solicitors , Bower and Back , Chancery-lane ; Russell , Manchester . : : ; ' John Bridle , grocer , Shepton Mallett , Somersetshire , April 14 , and May 17 , at eleven , at the Mitre Inn , Wells . Solicitor ; Serrel , Tokenhouse-yard , London : Hyatt , Skepton Mallett - . I ;;
John Fhntiff , innkeeper , Rastrick , Yorkahire , April 26 , at eleven , and May 17 , at twelve , at the White Lioa Inn , Halifax . Solicitors , Hickarda and Walker ^ idncoin ' sinn-fleids , London ; Barber , Brighouse , near Halifax .:. ;¦¦ ¦ - . -.... - ;• ¦ , . ¦< . -v ¦ ¦ . ; .. ¦ ¦ . - . ¦ . ;; . - . ¦" - ¦ - , ¦ A Henry Beward , innkeeper , Waltham ^ cross , Hertford ^ pnl 1 ^ , at two , and May 17 , at twelve , at the Couzt of Bankruptcy . Johnson , official assignee , Baaingaall-street ; Scott , St Mildred ' s-court Poultry . George Leach , mUler , Bard well , Suffolir , April 15 ^ and May 17 , at twelve , at the Globe Inn , Bury St . Edmunds , Solicitors , Hawkins , Bloxam , and Stocker , ^ S £ SS ^! &S ^^< ^^^^^ James Bedford , ironmonger , Westminster-road , Apn ? 15 , at one , anfi May 17 , at eleven , at the Court of Banktuptcy . Laokington , official assignee : Coleman-strefct-buiidinga ; Mayhetr , Johnson , and Mayhew , Catey-street , Ltncoln ' e-inn . "
. WiQiam Bushel ^ innkeeper , EveBham , April 14 , and May 17 , at eleven , at the White Hart Inn , Eyesham . Solicitor , Bell , Bedford-row , London , Cheek , Evesham . ¦ ; : v vYilHam Rooerti Bayne , paper manufacturer , Haughton , NorthuQifeerland , AprU 2 a , at eleven , and May 17 , at one , at the Commission-room , Newcastle-upoo-Tyoei Solicitors , Meggiflon , Pringle , and Manisty KiDg'fi-road , Bedford-row , London J Brockett and Philipson , NewonBtle-upon-Tyne , :
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The Laxe Stosm . —The nnmber of bodies thrown on tlie coasts of France , from Boulogne to Dunkirk , in consequence of the storm of the lOjh alt . amounts , says the Courier du Kord , to 150 . Depabtcre of the Great Western . —Bhistol , April 2 . —The Great Western steamer haying been completely refitted , sailed on her first voyage for Ktw Yorkthis season to-day , at twenty-five minutes past one o ' clock . She carries with her an average cargo , and stventy-two passengerB ^ among whom were—M . Derraine , with despatches from the French Govemmeat ; Mr . Isaiah Townsend , of the United State 3 Legation in London , with despatches for the Government of the United States ; and Mr . Hillard , with despatches for Lord Ashburton .
KiTJi ttpon the ExxFREfrsHiBE Bank . —On Tties day last orders were received from head-quarters at Edinburgh , by the branch 01 the Royal Bank in this city , to decline receiving the notes of the Renfrewshire Baak 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 OBe&siness has , as may vrcH be supposed , been felt by the holders of notts and others interested in the establishment . The agent of the Renfrewshire bank here , on being applied to , stated that he
had received his usual advices from Greenock on Wednesday morniDg , and that he waa not aware upon wh » t 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 of other banks . A considerable quantity of the notes were in the course of the day sent down to ihe principal establishment at Greenock , and a ran upon the bank there took place in the course of yesterc ay j bnt we hare heard no precise account Of the result . The Rojal Bank acted as the agents of the Re « - frewshirewshire Baak in Edinburgh . —Glasgow Arg
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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-ncseproduct593/page/6/
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