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YORKSHIRE SPRING ASSIZES . atOW > " COURT , Thubsdat , March 18 . { . Before Mr . Baron Ro ' fe . J HOUSEBRKAKISO . * Ttiomas SAatr , 37 , Joseph Wood , 33 , and John Shair . 45 , were indicted for barm ? , on the 24 ih of Ft-orusry list , at Almondbary , barglsrioasly broken and entered tne dwellmff-hoose of Charles Hai ^ h , and -tolen therefrom fonr sovereigns and two thilihii ^ , belonging to him . Mr . Baizes conducted the prosecution ; Sir . G . Lt-w- . s JetendeU John Shaw . The other prisoners Were - ^ defended .
It appeared from the evidence , that the prosecutor is 8 wearer , living at Lingard ' s , in the parish of Aim . adbury . He went to bed on the " night of the 24 : ; i . > f February , having previously fastened the doc ^ of the house . About an hour afterwards , he w *~ w ? . oke by hearing a noi ; = e at the back part of the house : he slept in the lower room , and immedist . ' r xot up , and shouted " Hollo ! who ' s therewhs / - ; o do . " A man whom he recognised as Tc- > m ,- Shaw , said M Get up , here ' s a wlfing "Bean :. ^ an accouchement . He lighted * canuie , and irbiiii doing so , he heard abound of many persons eominic towards the door . One of them said Come , are juu * rcmg to open the door ! " Tne prosecutor said ' No ; not until you give ui account of
yourself . He heard the firing of a pistol , and ei ^ of ih ^ m Raid"D—n him we'll kill him—we'll 8 ire : eh i .: ra for not opening the door . "' After that anotii . r man said Ck > mo , are you eoJ going ro opeu it y < : ur- * . 'if . " Prosecutor repeated his formtr answer , adu ; :. < r *• I ' m Dot down , ( meaning frightened ) as many o- you as there are . " The front window was then : u-. 'antly smashed in with a stroke from the top u , ' -he bottom . He saw the three prisoners at the wii ; jow , and the men ( seven in number ) comttencea throwing stones—some of then said they woui-J sr = into the house , notwithstanding the light . Joseph VSVod said he would noJ until iho light w&s put c ;; : ind thea threw a stone which struck the
prosee ; - or on toe arm , and knocked the candle out of is-1 ; aid . As soon as the light was thus extingui .- td , Joseph Wood said " I'll be the firat man to p-joii / o in , " and the prosecutor waited in the house- unul Wood sprang &t ihe window . He then wer ; v - > u 5 of lue house to obtain &ssut * uee , and ' .- " I'lsi he was opening the door thre * - Ben .-. 2 d him . One of the stones went on to thv , ivu where the prosecutor ' s wife w ^ s laid . "Wht ^ :. -, ; prosecutor returned with assistance , he fous 1 * . ir Eovereigus znd 3 s . 2 vi . had been taktn from i -. U «> t of drawers . WhiL-v the proseector was oat , : ? v ei ihe men went iuto ihe cellar , threatened to bus ii 2 pros ^ cator ' o wife , and compelled her to give = ' - ibe money . Guiliy . Sentence deferred .
EMBEZZLEMENT . Joh-: IIi \ gh ( who had been out on hail ) ttih char .. . ... .- tii embezzlement . Mr . Wortlly and Mr . ¥ \ : k . he 2 > 'G Were for tha prosecution ; and Sir G--ii . iso . KT Lewls and ilr . Pashikt defended the prisoi . cT . Tr .- ; 'nsoner was the manager of a colliery at Raw ^ iariG , near Rot ' aerham , of which the prosecutor-. Messrs , Charlesworth , were lessees . It vras the < i j- . y -A the prisoner to manage the colliery , anu to" ta ^ -. nd pay all ihe jnonie ^ ; it "was his duty to matt i ; entry in a bock , ktpi for that purpose , oi
ill tc- - i ! s tfcat were sold at the colliery , and all the rcce -j * s taken in respect of those sales . Two book .- vere kept , and one was sen * every alternate week " .- Mr . Forrest , the book-keeper at LofthvuK-, * " .: o made out the accounts , and 111 these l-joka great deSdencea were found ; and ~ . icquiry it was ascpr ; aiE-:-d thai large « i ! ' ; := had been pii . d by ihe prisouer hy differ et - t ' is , and n > it iuly entered by Lim . Guilty . Sc-ci-i . .- \ Tis deferred . Th ..-.- v .- e-e saveral other charges of a similar litur-. ^ abst the pr ' io .-ier , but no eridtcco was offers i a them , on the part of ' . as prosecution .
COIXING AT SHEFFIELD . JeJiii Hanson Sullo-i , 30 , vrzs iadicled for havinc . on h- ^ : ' mi December , at Shdfieid , counterieited ioU < ioliar ^ , " --i tended to Ksembie Mexican dollars . Mr . Vohtlet » nd Mr . PicKi ? ai > "G were for the f ro =. ; . ; .- _) a ; the prisoner was civleaded bv iir . Ta- - -v . f . -r ^ s was btou ;; h ; undar the sta ; u ; e 67 ta Gcori ; - ill . ilecaraa ix « m Caaada oir the 10 ; h oi Da&LiD . « 'i" to Sheffield , went to the shjp of Mr . Bri £ t-., i ilirr-r piaiera-d a mauufacturar of Gtrnan ;_ ' - ; r . He wished to sp-.-ak to the master , a =
hesa . a e Tranced soia = ? meda ' i maiiog . Kcxt daj he C £ _ - •; - * ~ » ihe shop , and toki iir . Bngg * he was an a ^ - ? a : ; V . i- a Ccmpa * uy in America , as-i he ^ ranted them : - ; -xehante with ; he ladiaus fir iurs . Next da ? l . t : j . vi } £ i ? a pair of dies aud a ilesicaa dollar , order-ug'j-tvO of these coins to be made . ilr . Bngts wishe J a deposit to be left , aad the prisoner accordingly ; eft him £ 90 . Tha coins were proceeded with , s&d i ; was afterwards ascertained they were meant torteiiibis Mexican coinage . The prisoner , wno had fcoue to LiTorpooi , was aocordingiy appieh&ndil .
Tee de : '? nca Was , that the m-jdab were inereK bial .-5 t j please the Indians , which was iuily subjianr » tr 1 . Th . Jury immediately returned axerdict of Not Gnik . -. Viis Lordship stated that the prosecution ought :. iver to hare been instituted . VTIEKISG A FOBGED BILL OF KXCHAIGK . John Jackson , who had been out on ba . l , was ehar / d * vi : h ittering a forged bill of exchange for the piyn-ebt of £ 15 , with intent to defraud WiiLain Spoug . Mr . p . iisrs was for the prosecution ; ilr . Cox-TiSGK *> 4 iefended the prisoner .
TL-: prosecutor is a brewer , residing at Hunslet , near L . » ecs , and the prisoner keeps a beerhouse , at Bow his- ' ane , near Bradford , ana on tho 14 : n oi July , he attered to the prosecutor a forged bill of eX-chsnce . In June , the prisoner was indebted to the jirosecntor to the sum ef thiee or four pound :-, ' or ale , and some proceedings were comae . ' . ced by the prosfccuu > r for ths recovery cf the d ^ bt . The prisoner s ^ nt him a letter , in wnich was t :: f . iosed the forged bill , which purported to be drawjj ^ nd indorsed by Jonas Mortimer . On th » 3 rd u : . \ -igust , the prosecutor saw the prisoner , anj inquirc-i -. i him who b \ ortimer was . He was told that he w ^ is a liasn-draper in Bowliog-lane . On bein ^ applied to , he stated that he had not given any a ^ iu -riy to the prisoner to put his name to ice fergt - .-,: d .. ' wiao ^ -e
fll ^ ivic ^ . r cr iaminedby mi . Cotiixgham , tndiv . ' . ¦ j-u .-aied that , iaadoiiioD to being a common informer , ne had very lately been appreheuCed on a char ^ -3 oi' bnrglary . Air . 13 ;; i ; V . the constable , was asked if he would belie * - . ¦ 'iortimer on hia oath , when he stated he ¦ Hr oulu D < j . u U ^ rs was nothing else to corroborate Viim . Mi . t ' itsEs ^ therefore , did not presa the c » . s # fmthc " . It- prisoEtr was acquitted . Mr . Cjrri . N"GHA « said he had witnesses who would have proved the prisoner ' s innoceuee . 15 AGI ~ TRATE 5 K 00 M . —ThtrsdaT , Maech IS . ( Be / on T . Starkie , Esq ., Q . C . )
POACHING XEAB MALTOS . Step ) ' : n Pudsey , Frances Warcvp , and Matthew Bolter :- ( out on bail ) were indited for iugb : poa £ iiiBg , ' a ~ t a place called i * ran '» Piautation , n-jar Malt-::-. Mi . Buss was fox the prosecution ; ilr . Wilki > s defends i the prisoners . The prosecutor , Rubert Huds *^ . isavratcnei for Mark Fouiis , E-q ^ wi . o has tL- ; privilege of shooting game , in the above piantc . loi ; , winch belongB to Srr Tatton S > ke .-. All the prisoners resided at Rilling ton , near ilalton . The pr .- ; . tutor , with a man namc-d Wood , w . eat to watcii : he pbtntation ; abont eleven o ' clock they
met tat prlaoaers , who were armed with guns . After Borne f ioi . nt language baa be « n used , Hudson wen ; up to Vt ' ^ rcup , when ths latter took his gun . by : he barrel , iiKi sirnck Hudson wiih it . Hudson &c : z&d a f . * n iom Wood , and struck Wajcup with it , fcreaki ^ ^ - ihe flock over his head . The prL-oners made -x , and remained away from R , ilin $ ; ton a week , iv . en tliey returned , and were tak ^ -n into custocv . When apprehended , a conversation took place Miween the consialles and the prisoners , when the lavtar admitted being in the plantation on the nigh : in question , bnt that they , had goh& there to shoe : i-iock . doves .
In deitrnoe , it was urged by Mr . Wilkj . \ s that the prisoners were not in ibe piautation in pur-uit of tame , but merely for the purpose of shootkig stock aoTes . The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—To be imprist ^ -eu and kept to hard labour for sis calendar month-- , BtTEGLABT AT CLATrOW . Jarcd Ackroyd , 25 , was ehargeo . with haring , oh the 16 " :. a of iJecemoer , at Clayton , burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of JohL Brear , and stolen therefrom one cassinet man ^ s coat , one waistooat , and one pair of trowsers , hiB promr . Bajnes was for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilxtks dtiendeu the prisoner .
On tue aigh . t in question about eight o ' clock , he went our of nis house for some warps ; in about an hour » n < . a half he returned , when he found that the lock had been picked and ihe door opened , and then on-entering he found ibe articies mentioned in the indictment , 168 yards of worsted weft , and several other arucifcs had been taken away during h ' - > absence . He made his loss known , and eight days iftcrwariSj ( oa the 24 th December ) the prisoner went to the shop of a pawnbroker in Bradf rd with Borne of fca articles musing—he tock with him a coai , ^ rsiistcoat , and trowsers , which the prosecutor eiaiaieo . as bis property . He Baw the pawnbroker's sou , an 4 Vce account he gave to him was , that the ciotues belonged to his brother , for whom ho was iasiijnng them . He also stated himself to
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rende at Horton , and it had « nce been found thai be lived at Clayton . Information was given to the constable , and the prisoner was taken into custody on the charge . When the prosecutor was called , he stated , in cross-examination , that the prisoner and he had made it up to pawn the clothes for Christmas money . ( Laughter . ) Re-examined—Witness did not give him authority to pawn them on that day . The Jury found the prisoner Guilty . He was sentenced to pay a fine of 403 . to the Qaeen , and then discharged .
HIGHWAY BOBBEST KEAR BRADFORD . Isaac Break * and Joseph Pearson were charged with having robbed William Green of £ 40 Is . Mr . Roebuck was for the prosecution , and Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoners . The prosecutor is a wheelwright , residiDff at Underchffe , about a mile and & half from Bradford . On the 25 : h of February , he went to Bradford market , where he remained till half-past eleven at night , having been at two or three public-houses . On his road home he was attacked by five men , who robbed him . Prosecutor gave information to the constable , and told him that it waB Pearson and his set who had robbed him .
Mr . Wilkirs addressed the Jury for the prisoners , contending that the prosecutor was intoxicated at toe time , and , therefore , was incapable of identifying the persons who attacked him . He called witnesses to prove that the prosecutor was intoxicated when he left Bradford . The Jury found the prisoners Not Guilty . POACHING 5 EAB SHKRBOURN . John Jackson ^ Benjamin Wilkinson , Geo . Walton , Jchn Hogg , Anthony Wails , aud Nathan Stones , were charged with having , on the 27 th of November last , entered Kingbay Wood , in the parish of Sherbourn , being armed with guns for the purpose odestroying game . The prisoners pleaded guilty . Sentence deterred .
POACHING . Two men named Ridje aud Gregory , were charged with having , on the 10 th of November , eutertd Broomspring Wood , ior the purpose of destroying game . They pleaded guilty . They were bound in their owu recognizances , to appear to roceivo judgmeat when called npou .
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NISI PRIUS COURT—Thuksdat , March 18 . J 1 ABWO 0 D V . HAKKWOOD AKD AKOTHER . ( Special Jury . ) Mr . Cresswell , Mr . Temple , and Mr . Hendeesos appeared for the plaint . if ; Mr . Alexandkb , Mr . Watsos , aud Sir F . D . TfLElor theueiemiauis . lhis was an ac ; ion of tjectment brought to try the right of the parties to htteeeu or sixteen acres oi iu . od in the Wapeniake of Liu » borough in the > , " or : h-Riding . Tee plaintiff , the Kev . George
Marwood of Busby Hail , is the Lord of the Manor of i . he Wapuutike , and claimed the laud in that capacity under a charter granted by King John ; aud the defendants were the Eirl of Harewood , and Mr . Isaac Garbut , his tenant , the Noble . Earl claiming the laud , as owner ot : he adjoining property , and having exercised right over the ground ever since the diversion of the river Tees , it being a portion of the bed of that river , ice case iru entirely destitute of iuterest . It ended in a verdict being found for the defendants .
KILNE& t ) . SINGLETON . This was an enquiry from the Court of Chancery to determine two issues relative to the purc : ia--e of an esta'e in Driffield , in tho East Riding . The case for the plaintiff was not ciO 3 ed uutil halfoast eight o ' clock , at wmcii hour the Court adjourn y . It wnl be of great length , and there is a great deal ot hard swearing in it , but it is oniy ot a locil interest in the neighbourhood of York .
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CROWN COURT , Fhidat , Marcu 19
THE BARXSLEY MURDER . It beitg understood that this case would be taken t ' . i . s murnin ^ , the Court was mucn crowded . John Mikhell , i 7 , Wm . Fox , 23 , Geo . B . obi > ison , 23 , ami Jo ! tn Cherry , 24 , T > ere piaeyd at liia bar , enarged -with tne w . iiui murder wt Ueorg g iJ : uck-^ urn , m Bara = iey , on the 5 th oi Ociobzr iasi ; — Mjt-cheli wad caar >; ed as the principal ; Fox wuli s : U : n ^ , auditing , aud counselling hiui m the cuinlaisaiou ; aud Uie others wiih being accessories before the fact . M . r . Bai . n £ s , ilr . Wortlet , aud Mr . Oveilem * w ^ recouusfcl lor the prosecuuou ; Mr . Coiu . nghaM appeared for MitcLell , Sit GaiGOKT Lewis for Fox , uuU Mr . Wit . iu . Na lur Cacrry . Tu « prisoner Ryb' . ufon hau no couiiseJ , "in consequence of which , > ir . Wilkius iutlm ^ ied to the Court that he would conduct his defence aico .
^ lr . Baizes opened the ca £ e , aid called the following witnesses : — Mr . Hindle , examined by Mr . J . S . Worilj . y , deposed—1 am a iaud surveyor . 1 made tLj phuie now produced ; they are correct . Thomas Blacsburu , examined by Mr . Wobtlky—I am brother ot tie uec ^ SL ^ -J . I nve at JJiixislej- ; he lived at Elmhir&t , near Bank Top ; he was a laraier , and was in the habit of supplying milk ai Bitrnaity . I was ath .-me onthe 5 ; h oi October ; my brother came to my house aoout hail' past four in the afternoon : 1 left mm in tne yard at vweuty immu-s
before five . He was sober that day ; he was not m ; he Libii of gettiug drunk . He was walking . Aly house is at the oth « . r side of B-iNusley Cnurch . bly bro : ker would have logo through the principal street ; through Worsbro' CXmmon , on the ohttfivld road , ou his reiuru homts . 1 went to Ehntnrst thai night abou ; half past teven ; I lound my brother iu bed bleeding , tim lelt eytj was as if it had jumped oni oi his beau ; it hanged out . Ho seemed insensible ; Dr . Wainwrigut was there . lie died about one o ' clock ou the following mormug . He was never sensible atttr 1 saw him . Tnere was an injury on his head .
Cross-examined by Mr . Cotti . ngham— I know Emma Freiweli ; 1 liave kuowu Her aincd she livcU vriih my . brotner ; sae wen » to live wiih aim . aot Mirimmas twelve mouths . Sne lived witn my brother ' s widow tUi Marlicmas last . By bir G . Lew in—Barnsley is a large manufaciuring wwn , ana tnere are a great nuuio ^ r oi lulu .-uitaais buth in the towu ana ueighbouraoou . Jomes 6 waiue examined Dy ilr . Uverem>—1 live at W'jribr * ' L ) ale , uDoat two uiiJealioui xjarusiey . in g ^ ing u > Worsojo' Dxle we pass iiauk Top . Uii iho 6 th of October , 1 wa = gouig nome trom liariisley . 1 piiarel the voii-bar >> x > in twcuiy miuutes betore zcYcu . A person overtook me ; it was George Blackburn ; he was on tool . He came up to me , an a we wa ked together aoout 258 yards . We ha . u a little conversation togethtr ; 1 parted wuh him m
me chjIMjui oi Wass Lane , utar to a hay black . 1 met a man coming irom Barusiey towards Bank Tup ; deceased stopped with him , aud 1 went iorward . 1 did not &eo Mr . Biackbuin a ^ ain thai u . ^ ht . 1 ; was rather a duiuau ui ^ Qt ; tQe uiooli vr- ^ 8 rather over-ciouded . Jonu Ktruiu , tiammed by Mr . Baines—1 was soiVdUitotbe dettibfcd . 1 renjemDer going irom work " on the evtuiug of the 5 th ot Uciouer . 1 left work abuut tweuty miuutes belore tuven . 1 mei ueC ' . ai «; u on his ro » j home , about a quarter to svven , aOviit i > 50 yards trom ills home . i ; . erc was a man with him , who wen forward , aid xuy matter stoppeu and talked with me . 1 went towards i > iin = iey , and deceased went home , it was a muoaii . ' ut night ; I saw decsaseu one hundred Taflu oiL
Crois-fcXamined by Mr . Cottingbah—There is a I 3 . ua jeatiiug up to aeceased ' s houbt from tne Barnslc > ' and butiadd lurupike-road . There is just room for a cart and a person to drive n iu that lane . Wiium i ' orty yards oi deccaseu ' d house there is a wall on each bide of the lane ; there is also rising ground on each aide oi the iauo . Taere is a stacicgar ^ h ou one side of iue lane , and a caif-ganh ou ; ae other ; the waii of tho caii-gaxth is me aighest . Iu the btack-garth there is a tree v . ; iu three braucuis , ana tuere is a rookery iu the braucnei . it is a thick ash tree , and is about tweuty-nve yards trom lieceabed ' s bouse . There were some old ntsio m sae tree , aud tnere are some yet . by the Judge— Wneu 1 saw deceased we were as cl .-SC as we could get to the hay-stack .
ianma Freiweli , examined by Mr . Wortley—1 iivta servant wiia tao deceased . 1 went into his service at Martinmas last but one . Oa the 5 th ot October my master left home between eltveu and iwthe o ' clock . It was his habit . tvery week , ou Wo Monday , to go to Barusley to collect his milk money ; he sold niiik at Barusley . 1 came to the kacheu door that evening about 7 o ' clock ; I saw two men ' s heads at the back of the Wall of the stack garth , they were about thirty yards from me ; they \ rere on my right hand as I looked from the house , 1 said u vVhw aie you chaps doiug there 1 " 1 received no answer . 1 w * nt into tne kitchen ; I came back to ihe door directly again . YVhvu I stand at tne door I can see down the iaue that leads to the biiefheld raad ; it is opposite to tue enu of tne house . Wiieu 1 vras btanding at the door , 1 saw my master coming up the lane to the house ; he was walking .
When I saw him ooining up the lane , I treat is and came out agaiu . Deceased was then about thirty > ards from the house . He said to the meu " What are you do > Bg thereV I saw their heads where I had seen them before . The men said in answer , " D—n thee , we ' ll let thee know . " Both the man got on to ihe wall , and threw a large stone ; it nit my master on tee side of the head , and knocked him down . My master got np again . Mitchell threw the stone , Mitchell was the taller man . 1 screamed out , anu went aud toid my mistress . After my master got up , he went backwards about two yards from the p : ac « where be tell . He fell down again . The men jumped down both together into the ia-ne , after they ii&d thrown the t > tone . My mistress was coming down the passage from the btairs when I told her . After Mitcneli uad thrown the stone , and had got into the lane , h j stood and looked mo in the face . One cf them hai a stick . I tLink it Wis Fox . Be-
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fore I went to my mistress , I did not Bee anything done with the stick . I Just went within the door to tell my mistress . I went to the front kitchen door to tell my mistress . Alter I had called my mistress 1 ran down the lane ; my mistress ran past me . My master was laid in the lane , and they were then running away . I never saw the men do anything with the stick . I Baw two other men in the yard of the house , near the water-barrel , near the back door . They held their heads down ; they were both together behind the water barrel . The stick the man had was like a gate side . 1 had sight of the men to the end of the lane , and they
then turned to th « left hand , iuto the plantation , where 1 lost sight of them . I Baw them get over the wall into the plantation . Some soldiers eame directly . I got a light and brought it into the lane . M / master was then laid in the lane . Four of the soldiers carried him into the hou = o . My master was bleeding from the mouth or nos ? , aud was insensible . I picked up his milk book , and some copper in the lane . The milk book was laid just by the side of my master , and I found the copper by the side of the book . 1 am sure Mitchell is the man I saw that night . Mitchell bad a cap on , and the other man A hat .
Cross-examined by Mr . Cotiingham—I was examined on the Thursday after this matter , which took place on a Monday . I was examined before the Coroner . On the Tuesday , Mr . Mentz , attorney , fetebed me to the Court House . They asked me if h / qras the man . Mr . Mcntz and another man wrote down what I said before 1 went to the Court House . When I got to the Court House , Mitchell and the justices were there . I taid to the justices , " If Muchell was theiman , he had not the same dress ou . " I then said I was not sure he was the
man . Re-examined—I had seen Mitchell two or three times before on the turnpike-road , but I did not know his name . I saw Mr . Cannliy , the constable , on the morning before I went down to the justices ; he came to Elnihirst . I gave a description to him of the men I had Been the night before . By Mr . Cottin 8 ham—before 1 saw the men , I hi-i been waduug the pans out in the back kitchen . I went to latch a cloth in , and it was then I sa-w the inea . When the atoue was thrown I weut towar d * thorn and screamed out and ran back to my mistress . 1 went to the door of the front kitchen , aud my mistress ran before me , and 1 Jollowod her . Tho Duck , kitchen door fronts dowu the lane , bat the other does not . 1 went close after my mistress . Tne men rau away when wo were running after them ; their backs weru then towards us .
By Sir G . Lewis—I and my mistress were very much ** flusterea . " By the Judge—The front kitchen door is-at the corner , aud we cannot bee dowu the lane from it . Mrs . Ami Blackburn , examined by Mr . Baines—The deceased was my husband ; he was about 57 years oi age . 1 remember the last witness coming to ms in the house . 1 had boeu out to look tor my husband pronously . Wnen Emma Fretwell cama to mo 1 wad going aluiig the passage to the dour , aad she said " coma mistress , there are two men killing my master . " I saw two men standing iu tee stack garin ; they wero about six or eigm yards from mo , aud when I went towards them , one stood looking at me , and the other h * d hia bade towards ui « . i screamed ou ; - " murder . " The men rau awjy belore me dowu to the bottom of tho
iaue , where there is a plantation . 1 tuji all the way to the barracks , soreauiug , and tiie soldiers camo out immediately , i returBoU directly , aud the soidieis weui with mo . My huabaoid was la : d on hio back iu the lane , close u » tto wall of tue suck earth . This was aboui ttiirty yards from tie bacii kitchen door . We theu earned mm into the houtt-. 1 did not tnen take auy notice ol any stout ) . My husOaad died between one aua two iu the niorumg . 1 examined hia pootoia aud found his purto . Mitchell was ouo oi the two meii i t > aw ; iiiuvc always been sure he was oue of them . When 1 \> as t > ciore the coroner 1 was taken into a room twict-, where thcie ncva a uo * = u or twemy me . i , juu oil tho second time i was ia . < iou iui-o tho roinu , 1 iinmtdia : eiy poiuieu out . •¦ liiclitli , Iu tho lano I saw Mitchell pull ins hat ova liis lace , Wiieu he wao
running away . Crusb-exumined by Mr . CoTriNGruM—I and Emma fxeiwelJ hau very linle tmn al / ouc this mutier . 1 did uui go witti ner to vise jusucet . 1 ; was on tao Tnursday when 1 weut betvro iho Coroner . Tha ' . was not tlio uay ou which 1 wao aik-jd to potui oui Uie prmouers . 1 did uot then seo the mm who iv ^ re cnaigod vfith thu murder . 1 knew the lour pn ' iOiiera \\ uve iu custoJy , bui uut , on the Thursday ; beiore 1 weut before iuo Coroner , 1 knewt ^ o oi tnem were iu custody , but they wore not pouted out lo ma . Alter the hrst Uay , ( , I'hunjday ; the girl saiu one ot the men glared ner in tue Iuot ; she said it was MltcnoU , » uu 1 then saia so it ¦ vas .
Ite-exaojined—The men were turning into th « plantation , when the one pulled his hat over his eyes . Hubert Hamsun , examined Dy Mr . Uveeend— i am a private m tho Tnmi Uragoon Guards , and ou ; ne loth ot Uciuber 1 waa biatioued at - Viouut Veruou iiarrack ? , ucar Baruiiley . 1 was ou benny horn five to bereu o'clooK in tue veuing . At a quarier belore teveii o ' cluek , i saw twu un . u ctuta a tiuld towards Mr . biackburu ' ri house . Tnoro ia a fooipaih aciu&j Uie htld up lo iDe houso . 1 did not know the meu . 1 was aoout tiny yards from them .
About a quarter oi an flour alter that 1 heard a rush against ilr . Biackburu ' s mack garth , i hear > . a mau ' s voice , lmmeaiuvely alter iho rush , cry uui— " Oh , Lord I" and 1 ntard a lemalo scrtaai ii ' -ur mo Ucceased ' s iiuutit , and bhe ran down tho iano Ecreamiug ; she screamed out ' Murder . " 1 nad on duty , anu dared uot go oif . When she got to the bottom oi the lane she taici ** For ( joa ' e , come , they are murdering Air . Blackburn . " 1 luruea out a guard lmiueuiately , aud bt-ut them to her assistance . 1 was reiitvou irom guard about a quarter ot an hour afterwards .
Hugh Bowman , croos-examined by Mr . YVordey . I am . airier to one ol the troops of ino 3 rd Dragoon Guards . On the evening ol the 5 ih of uciober l wd . * in the servant ' s room hi the JtSar . ' acJiiJ , wnen 1 htaid a scream . 1 rau iiameuidieiy out ol ine doer , anu called tor-another soiuier io givo aasisuauce . Mrb . BlauRburn wa . 6 within a tew yards of her nusuaud wneu 1 weut up ; ho was lying m the lano . 1 assisted to carry him into the House , 'lucre was a cut on hia nose , and a bruise ou the side ot his cheek , i observed notiiiui ; on his lieau .
W . u : a . uu iiiodieiou , examined by Mr . Baines— 1 remember the mgnt oi Monday , tho otn of UetyOer . Aoout teven o'ciOcK i was cciaing up the new road irom VYorsbru' iJaie to Barasicy . 1 aav / two men coming across me iieida iu a direct lino irota the iatc Mr . b . acKburu ' a house - tuwards the ucw ruad . They were runmiig aud got over the wall into tho road , aud thea weut a intie way on the roau towurua Barubiey , aud thtu jjoi orer lue wall mio the h ' uiua on tne omer bi ^ u . 1 did not observe iu wi . a :. direction they weut . The held 3 lead duwu to Mr . Lto ' a h&a-pund , and tht-n lo Aiu-cscio' dyke .
G'joHruy riursi Lxaiuined by Mr . Overknd—I am a ' okaciicr at lraiaotey . Ou ilibevtuiugO : iho 5 , h ol October , at near eigiii o ' olocK , 1 was coiutii ^ along Meiesbio' dyke , aud along iho load , wnen two men camo Wiil& .. i-g ontowarub Barctsluy oehinu me . 1 turned roumi , » ud saw Mitchell was ouo ol tiiem . Ihe other 1 did not know . 1 fcut hold ot Miicheii b jatMBa ! id su . iu , " Jonu , you iuvu Dlbu stealing u ^ i-ie ^^ in tmd " 1 havo not . " 1 nau knuwu him beiure . Cross examined by Mr . Cottinguam—Mitchell ha-. , a cap ou . By thu Judge—I knew them all perfectly well , both bv tight aud nunic , bat 1 can o ; iiy t > paa . k tv Mitchlll .
Simuci Woody wiss exaininod by Mr . Woutley—I iive at B-irusicy , and am a ibuuurymun . Ou the eveuiag oi tac 5 th ot October , 1 waa iu the Railway Tavern , near &wine Market Green , Barnsley ; it ia near wnere ilia bUftheivi and Doucaster roads meet ; abouD two hundred yarua from the Doucaater road , 1 know Meresoro' ayke ; it is on tno Doncasier roaJ . While 1 was at the Railway Tavern , whero I weut about a quarter before eight , or between thai aud halt-pabt seven , Mitchell aud Cherry came in : they remained tuere abuut teu miuuies , and wein away togethar . A brother of Cnerry ' s weut with ilum , and a man named Barlow . £ so : ther of them ppoke tbai 1 heaid of . Mitciiell looked very" dowu " all the time he w » s iu . 1 saw the prisoner Cherry whispering to his brother directly alter he had
come iu . Cross-examined by Mr . Cottisoham—They had a pint of alo among tour ot them , and , whan it waa nnisliedthey went away . Frances Aubrey examined by Mr . Overesd—I am a wiUow and Keep the sign of the Hussar , iu Barnsley . On the evening ot the oin of October , a little after ei&ht o ' clock , Mitchell aud Fox came imo my house . My Ik use , 1 think , is about a quarter of a mile from tee Railway Tavern . 1 noticed Fox ; he had a short s ' . ick in hia hand . Mitchell ' s boots were dirty , as if he had run through a fallow field . There was a young mau in with some milk , aud Fox got a pennyworth , and ouly paid a haupenuy lor it . Cnerry and Kobinson came in a few minutes after Mitchell and Fox . They stayed about three quarters of an hour , and then went out .
Crosa-examined by Sir G . Lewin—I only noticed one pair of boot 3 . —By Mr . Wilkins—I don ' t know the Bouse where the deceased iived . My house is nearer to the barracks than the Railway Tavern . Jane Robiueou examined by Mr . Woetley—I am the wife of Wm . Robiuson , who keeps the Butchers' Arms , on the Doncaster-road , about 2 U 0 or 300 yard from the Hussar . My house is about eighty or a hundred yards from the place where the Doncaster and Sheffield roads join . The prisoners came to my house on the evening of the 5 th of October , about nine o ' clock , aud exiled for a quart ot ale . They asktd me it I would cook them soma mutton chops if they fetched tiiwtn , and 1 said I would . They fetched them , and all joined in eating them . Fox went away as soou as he had got hia meal , and the others about half-past ten . Deceased used to supply ms with milk , lie bad called on that
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day , about two o ' clock in the afternoon , and I paid him 4 a . 4 £ d . He used to come every time weeks . Mr . Thomas Badger , examined by Mr . Baines—I am one of the coroners for the County of York , and presided at the inquest held on tho body of the deceased ; it was held on the 7 th , and was adjourned till the 15 th and 20 ch of October . There were three men in custody in the first instance , and afterwards fonr . On the 7 th and the 15 th the prisoners were not in the room where the inquest was held . On the third day I remember Emma Fretwell and Mrs . Blackburn being present . Before they came into the inquest room the prisoners were brought in . There were upwards of 100 persons in at the time . I cave directions that the
prisoners should be mixed indiscriminately , with the other persons who were present . I desired them all to stand up uncovered . They were bo standing when Emma Fretwell was brought into the room . I desired her to look round the room and see if she could reoognise any of the persons she saw on the Monday night . [ Mr . Cottingham asked if her answer was taken down . Mr . Badger stated the material facts of it were . ] She was examined on tho first day of the inquest , when none of the prisoners were present . [ The aaswer of the girl was then read by the Clerk of tho Court , from the depositions , by which it appeared she identified Mitchell aa being one of the men , and thought Robinson was the other ] Mr . Badger continued—After looking round the room for some time , the girl went up to Mitchell , and eaid " that ' s the man ,
and I thiiik Robinson is the other , but I will uot be sure . " She then withdrew . After that the prisoners were mixed up with the persons in a different part of the room , and Mrs . Blaokburu was introduced . I asked if she could point out either of the persons she sawia iho lane on the Monday night . She singled out Mitchell , and said he was one of them . She seemed to have no hesitation . She said ehe could not speak with certainty as to tho others . The whole of the depositions were read over to the prisoners at that time , after which Mitchell made a statement , which was taken down . I took it down correctly . I told him if ho thought it right to make any statement , I would take it down , but cautioi , ed him that it might be used as evidence against him . I told him he need not say anything except he chose . He signed the statement when I had written it .
The statement was read by the Clerk of the Court ; in it Mitchell stattd that he waa at Smithies , and was not near Bank Top at all on the 5 th of October ; he went home about half past ten at night . Mr . Bidger cross-examined by ¦ Mr . Cotti . ngham—Mitchell was not present at the inquest on tho 7 th and 15 th of October . All the evidence hod been written before 1 read over the depositions . I was perhaps an hour and a half in reading them . Good order was kept in the room whilu I was reauivg thorn over . Mitchell was close by ma . There was a great excitement in the neighbourhood ; my clerk wrote the prisoner's stanmint in my prepeuco . [ The depositions of Emma -FretwcH and Mrs . Blackburn were then read at length at the request of Mr . Coitinqhaji ; from the former of V'hich it appeared that sho said she would know the meu agaiu it' she saw them , and Mrs . B . theu Btated she did not know the men sho saw in the lane . ]
'ihomas Ash ton examined by Mr . Baines—I am a , weaver at Baruaioy . On tho 5 * h of Octobi-r 1 wua at Smithies , about a milo aud a haii' from tiarusluy , ou the otiiev aide ; tlier « was a t ' oov-race ; l . got there about twelve o ' clock , and left ai twentylive miuutea to three . I saw the four prisoners theiu ; two oi' thein , Mituhcll and Fox , weie gambling ; iho oilier two were uot—they were looking on like me . Fox said he . ** had lost his money , but be would he d d it he not make Bum ; bouy pay tor it . " A mau i ; a'ncd Patrick lost 7 s , and ho said he had g-ji no one to pay for him . 1 aud several others wont aiou& the road to Barnsley . The four prisoners wore amoiigst the crowd gomg towards UaruHu-y aiso . 1 wauiod bohiud tha prisoners all tno way to Bavusley . I had proviou ^ ly known Mitchuii and Cherry by sight , aud Fox both by sight and by name .
Tnomad Tyne examined by Mr . Ovekend—I keep a betr-house at the . bottom end of the town of Banidicy gi > iuf < down to the Sheffield r ^ ad . Oa the evening ot ihe 5 th of Uctober , 1 came houie about six o ' clock . Fox wa 3 at my house , and had two piuta of bccr % There were sevrral other peojila there , liuorgo Robinson came iu aui woat out again . 1 did uot , see Mucheil . in iny lumss , but L fcaw him in the street . When Fox went out , he went up a atreot called Netvlatui , buc did uot joiu Mitchell . lNcwlund is not tho oirecL road to Mouut Vcruon ; 1 did hoc eee Fox again that night . Josipi Mosuiey , examined by Mr . Baines—I live in Banmley . Un tho night ot the 5 Ui ot Oc ; ober , 1 tsaw Mitchell on Joseph Clement's hout-e steps , on the jsheilield rtad ; it was then a quarter past six by our clock .
Cross-examined by Mr . Coxtingham—He was in company with a young woman , silting ou the steps , talkiug to her . George Gillam , examined by Mr . Wortley—1 live at HarusJey ; 1 was at Haytb ' a beer-shop , on the 5 th of October . His houso la iu Wiksou ' B-piecu , Park Row . George Robinsou camo iu about a ovalter to six . lie did uot etop above tffu or throo minutes . I saw Fox coma in ; he tapped out half an hour , aud thcu went away , lie camo back a few miuuecs before eight o ' clock , and sat dowu by the diuing table : u tne parlour . He asked what o ' clock it was , and some per » on looked at tho clock aud said it wanted twel ? e minutes to eight .
Thomas iiayee , examined by Mr . Ovkrend—I am the sou of Bold Hayes ; 1 recollect Muclioll aud Cherry coming iuto our house ou tho evening iu question . They asked for " Touch Robinson , " but he was not in . 1 bad seen Robinson at tho houso about halt' an hour before . 1 did not eee auy thiug pass between them . Wiili ' . m Senior , examined by Mr . Baines—I saw Fox come to Hayeb ' s house on the 5 th of October , about six o ' clock in tho « vemuK . Ho went away , bu t came again afterwards , aud asked several tini ' s niuoo ' ciuclc it was . Hayos eaid it wanted twelve uiinuteH to eight .
Tliomas Atkinson examined by Mr . Wortley—I live at Barusley . i have known Fox four years , and Mitchell about a year . On the evening of tho £ th oi October , about twenty-live minutes past six , 1 saw them together at tho ond of Bai ^ uo ' s Newrow . They were going across tho Baroboues , in a Uireaion towards WoraOro' Common . Cross-examined by Mr . Coixinguam—I did not see itidtn abjvo a miuuto . Ke-ex * mined—It was about 150 yardsfrom Hayes iiOl ^ e .
Wm . Oxley , examined by Mr . Overend -I am a tailur iu Park-row , Barnsley . 1 have known Fox biuce thu winter before last . On the 5 ouof Oct . at uvdT six o ' clock 1 was seeking my little boy , who hud been absent from school . When I was on tji'jarry Hill , 1 saw Fox going towards Hayes ' s beerhouse . About twenty minutes afterwards I met Fox and two others on the Sht { field-road . 1 passed clusby thuin on the middle ot tho road . Tlwy were going towards Bank Top . John Carnelly examined by Mr . Baines—I am cousiable of Barnsley . 1 received from Mis . Blackburn a stoue , a hat , aud a piece of wood . 1 now produce them . I eaw Emma Fretwell on the morning ot the Oih of Uctoberj and , in consequence oi her information , 1 took Mitchell and Fox into custocls . 1 appruhouded Mitchell about noon , in Shambles-street .
Mr . Alfred Alexander , examined by Mr . Womley—1 am assistant to Mr . Crookes , surgeon , of Bariibley . 1 waa present at tho post mortem examination ol the deceased , with Mr . VVainwright , who id unable now to attend through illn « ds . 1 found au iacUiou on tha left side of the head , attended with a severe bru ; so . There was a slight abrasion ou the right cheekbone . There was an incised wound ou the bridge of the nose . Ou the skull-cap being removed , L saw an extensive effusion of blood on tho dura mater , perhaps two or three ounces . Iu
my opinion the caudeof death was the pressure of blood on tho brain . The skull was fractured under tha bruise . There was an extensive fracture from tho top of the head down to the right side . A stona suob as ihu ouo now produced would be likely to cause that fracture . 1 havo no doubt the fracture , occasion ing the elfusion of blood and its pressure oa the brain , was the cause o ! death . Thomas James Carnelly , examined by Mr . Baines —Proved the apprehension of Fox , early ou Friday morning after the murder , at iiis mother ' s house . This being the case for the prosecution ,
Mr . WiLKiNs asked tho Judge if he thought there wad a case against his client . His Lordship thought there wa 3 no evidence against Cherry and Robinson of their being accessories , aud " therefore directed an acquittal . Mr . Cottingham thoa addressed tue Jury for the prisoner Mitchell . He said he was one of fifteen onildren , whose parents , he understood , had hitherto borae a most irreproachablo character , and who had brought up their children iu the paths of industry aud rectitude . This was a most painful case , aud reaolved itself into two classes ol evidence—one , direct or positive , the other , circumstantial ; the direct or positive evidence being tha * of Mrs . Blackburn and the girl Frotwell . He dwelt at length , on the extreme danger of trustiug to
evidence relating to identity , especially to that which had been given on the present occasion , and Contended that from all the circum&t&uces of the case , it would be unsate to convict the prisoner . Sir Grkgory Lewin followed on behalf of Fox . He thought the ouly difficulty ho had to coutoud with in th « case was , that he cou'd uoj find any evidence against his client . Suspicion was not evidence . Circumstances of suspicion might oocur to all , aud if upon circumstances of suspicion alone persons were to be placed at the bar to answer for t ' atir ; lives * the life of no person would be worth holding tor ono single hour . He contended that Fox had not been idectified as ono of the party wko committed the- otfonce , and that on tho contrary , it waa a pcnictly unconoerted act .
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the party who had given the fatal blow having probably taken the stone , upon the spur of the moment , from ths wail near which they were standing . He called upon them to do justice , and give a verdict of acquittal to his client . The Learned Judge then proceeded to sum up at Considerable length , and with great clearness . The Jury retired , and were absent from the Court only about ten minutes . On their return , the Clerk of the Court , afttr calling over the names , asked the usual question— Gentlemen of the Jury , do you find John Mitchell guilty or not guilty *" Tho Foreman , in a very Bubdued tone of . voioe"Guilty . Clerk of the Court— " Do you find Wm . Fox guilty or not guilty ?" Tho Foreman— " Not Guilty . "
Mr . Baron Rolfe then having placed the black cap upon his head , proceeded , in a most impressive manner , to pass the sentence- of the law . Ho regretted that oue so young should be placed at the bar of hia country ou so heinous a charge—a charge which had been brought home to him in so . clear a manner , that the jury had had no hesitation in finding him guilty , in their verdict he fully concurred . His companions had for the present escaped ; but he envied tnem not their feelings . God only knew whether they were innocent of the crime
or not ; but , bj far as ho ( Mitchell ) was concerned , there could be no doubt that , whether the deceased met his death by his hand or not , he was present at the time the deed was done . He entreated him U > make use of the short time allotted to him in this world , in sacking for mercy where only it could ba obtained , as it was impossible that his life could be spared . The sentence was , that he be taken thence to prison , and from theuce to tho public place ot execution , there to be bung by the neck till he was dead .
SENTENCES . John Shaw , Thomas Shaw , and Joseph Wood , who nad been convicted of having feloniously broken iuto a dwelling-houde at Almondbury , and stolen therefrom tour sovereigns , and other money , the property of Charles Haigh , were sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . John Haigh , convicted ot * having embezzled a sum of money , tne property of hia employers , to be imprisoned oue year and four calendar mouths . The Caoww Csiendab . —The following ia the result of the cases in tho Crown Court , at the
Yorkshire Spring Assizes , up to last night : — - To be hanged ... 1 Death recorded ... ' 1 Transported fifteen years 23 „ ten years 6 « . seven years 3 Imprisoned for various periods ... 57 Not sentenced ... 3 Fined aud discharged 5 No prosecution •¦• 2 # Not guilry 35 Bemaining for trial 4
140 The Cause List . —At the rising of the Court , last night , there remained thirteen causes for trial . Tney arc not expected to be got through . Peter Foden . —The trial of Peter Foden , the Sheffield Ch ; a cibc , for sedition aud conspiracy , will take place before Mr . Baron Rolf , this morning . Ia our next , we shall give our readers a fail report . ^ MAGISTRATES' ROOM , Friday , March , 19 .
( Be / ore T . Starkie , Esq ., Q . C . ) SENTENCES . Michael Morgan , convicted of cutting and stabbing , at ; York , to bo imprisonod two years to hard labour . George Walton , John Hogg , John Jackson , Benjamin Wilkinson , Anthony Walls , and Jonathan Stones , wlm pleaded guiliy , yesterday , to a charge of ni ^ ht poaching , were brought up for judgment , and sentenced , Walton and Hoqg to be imprisoned thirteen mouths ; Jackson one year ; Wilkinson fourteen months ; and Walls and Stones teu months each .
FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING GOODS . John Dealtry Steele vras charged with having obtaiued toodj under false pretences . The trial was proceeding whon our reporter left York .
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NISI PRIUS COURT , Friday , March 19 This morning , tho case of Miln ; r , v . Siugleton , was continued . The defendant ' s cpe was proceeding when our report left . —It is quite certain that the whole civil business cannot be gone throngh '; probably from 10 to 15 causes will bo left untried .
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AMERICAN STOCK MARKETS . ( Correspondence of ( he Herald . J Philadelphia , Feb . 2 G , 1841 . Anothee Panic is Philadelphia . —Brokers bursting . —U . S . Banking Stock down to 16 . —This has been another day of intense excitement in the monetary circles . Stocka have dwindled away to almost nothing—speculators have failed to come up to their contracts , and brokers are bursting up to tho ruin of themselves and the confusion of the board of which they are members . A broker by the name of Abbot , failed to meet engagements » few days ago . and as a consequence lost his place at tho board . To-day a larger broker , by the name of Harvey , who has boen purchasing largely , for individuals reputed rich , also btew out .
This has boon one of the greatest panic-days of the season . Many of our largest brokers have refused to buy U . S . Bank notes at any price . Those who do buy them , do so at a discount of 14 to 15 per cent , on paper—18 to 20 for specie Girard Bank Stock is down to 26 A , and United States Bank to 16 , Wilmington Bank to 32 . Such a running and racing you never saw . Without very tfiicient ; relief , an « i that very soon , another crash will be upon us before us you are aware . Look out !
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Public Execution of James Taylor , for the Murder oe his Wipe—Salisbury , Tuesday . — James Taylor , apig-d aler , residing atTuckenham , near Wootton Bassott , was charged at the late Summer Assize ? , held at Devizss , with the wilful murder of his wife , when it appftar « d that the prisoner , about 39 years of a « o , having given up his avocation as a pig-dealer , had lee out his little cottage , consisting merely of iho ground floor , to railway labourer- ? , who wero thereby accommodated in a very sorry manner , they being huddled together like so many pig 9 . This circumstance , gave rise to an illicit correspondenco between the prisoner ' s wife and a railway labourer , named Jack , aud this led to an elopement , which circumstance so irritated the prisoner , that he coolly and deliberately fired his eun at his
Wild whileshe was in the act of cleaning somecarrots andpotatoes , andkilled her dead on the sp ; t . At the Salisbury L-jnt Assizes , he was found guiity of murder . Hundreds of persons sympathised with the unfortunate man , he having taken tho life of his wife under circumstances of tho most aggravated nature , and consequently a p-titiou was no ! ud at Salisbury , and very numerously signed , » or the commutatioa of the sentence of -d-ath , but to no purpose . The prosecutors ( ihe auihomies of ihe p ^ vi .-h ) and tho jury recommended tho prisoner to nurcy , but we ara informed , on authority of th © most official character , that his Lordship inost positively decLined joining in that petition for mercy . During tho interim between the unhappy man ' s sentence and execution , ho has conducted himself in a manner
altogether extraordinary . He would not acknowledge himself guilty of a fault , and asserted that the injury he had sustained fully justified the act he had committed . Hia conversation was blasphemous , lewd , and insulting to the audio , ities—in justification of his own conduc ; , and determination wot to repont . Even on his last day , his firsi words were imprecations , alleging that the workmen were lazy fellows for nos coming au < l putting up his drop ( the scaffjld ) at an earlier hour ; and on hie hearing the sound of the workmen ' s hammers , when tney were begiuning their labour , he gave three hurrahs with a firm voice , haying previously observed , that he had two crocked sixpences to give Jack Ketch it ' he would well grease tho r *> pe ! Archdeacon Macdonald , the chaplain ( the Rev . C . H . Hodgson ) , and
the Rev . Mortimer Hodgson , and other ministers , wero indefatigable in their labours in hia behalf ; but he woato not listen to them for a moment . Ho would ^ KP suffer the Sncraraent to be administered to him ; nor allow tha bunal service to be read previously to his execution . Eleven 6 ' cloca " camy , the hour appointed for his death , and when the fcfflvera went to his call , ha exclaimed , " Give me a pintof ( 4 in , aud I'iltihow them aowtodanceJimCrow !" A few minutes before twelve o ' clock the prison bell announced the approaching time of his dissolution ( at this time there wero thousands of persons congregated in front of the gaol)—and shortly a ' . ' cer the clergy , preceded by the officers , were seen advancing from the cell , and theu next the turnkeys and prisoner followed , the prisoner jumpiug , dancing , and singing " Turn about , aud wheel about , and do
just so , aud every lime 1 turns about I jumps Jim Crow . 1 weut up to London , " &s . ! He arrived on the fatal spot , and went readily aud placed himself ua . » T r 1 1 * earful Deam » saying , in a hurried manner , — Ladits and gentleman , 1 am very glad to see so many of you present—suck a grand assemblage of people to eee mo hanged ! Akd mind , if ever any of you go a robbing , be sure and take a ddublebarrelleU gun with you , to murder all you can 1—and mind and do i ; as it should be . And 1 got to tell you that Jaue Nawtnan . aud farmer James Hath way , of Toockeuhani , are tho greatest enemies I had ; and had it not been for them , I should have been there now . I am glad 1 killed my wile , and I don ' t mind being hanged "— ( fcere tho executioner drew the cap over his eyes , » j ; d t'ia unhappy man resumed )— "I don ' t care for 'hit , 1 can keep on talking , oh . ! what a pleasaaii view—what
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a grand sight I I likes this sort of f un V * At tint moment the bolt was drawn , and he was launched into eternity . He apparently suffered but little , ani after hanging the usual time ( an hour ) , his cowl tenauce was scarcely changed , nor his features dis . torted ! His body will be interred within th » precincts of the gaol ihis evening . The popnlam conducted themselves Altogether with much pro . priety . NAinqw Escapk p ? ta'B Bwhop of Exbter . — We are happy to state . that the above Right Reverend Prelate has recrivt d no injury from y ^ accident which befel him wV « n attending djjjf ^ service in a fashionable Chapel , in the neighbour .
hood of Kegeut-street , on Sunday last . The Rigta Keverend Prelate , exhausted wn h hia devotioog , had fallen asleep during the sera in , and in thu state of oblivion leant against the dc or of his pe ^ which gave way , when his Lord& ^ ip narrowl y escaped being thrown headforemost L ito the aisle . Luckily , however , he received so little k 'jury , &s t 0 bo able to attend on Monday , in hia pt ice ia the House of Lords ; but we would suggest *« . ' the proprietors of this Chapel , that they ehosla provide more lively preaohers , or stronger fastenings totheii pew doors , when the Bishop of Exeter hoawi J their Chapel by reposing in it during divine service . — Chronicle .
Sentence op Death on a . Protestast Cibv-qt . man . —Richard Sandes was indicted at the Carliw Assizes , on Wednesday last , for that he , being \ degraded clergyman of the Church of England dfa ' . perform a marriage between John Lalor and ^ rate Howard , both Protestants . Mr . Clark , Ctoto Solicitor , Baid this prosecution was grounded oa % very old Aot , the 12 . h Geo . I ., cap . 3 , by which ft was made penal for Popish priests and degraded cler * gymen of the Church of England to celebrate a marriage ; it wa 3 a felony , and such Popish priest or degraded clergyman should suffer dsath withont the benefit of clergy . It has been repealed as to Catholics ; it refers only to degraded Protestant clergy . The fact of Air . Sandts bavinc Uni .
orders was proved by one witness , and his d emd * . tion by another . The Judge S 9 nt the case to the Jury , when the prisoner produced s priest ' s license , bearing the 6 eal of the Prelate , and signed by ( he Lord Bishop of Kill » le ! His Lordship having summed up , the Jorr returned a verdict of Guilty , after which th » Court rose . On Thursday , his Lordship came fata Court at half-past ten o ' clock , and proceeded to record sentence of death oa Richard Sandes . The prisoner begged of his Lordship to allow him ' to say a few words . The sentence of degradation had been passed upon him without his knowledge . The Coart of Carlow were adverse to him ; it had its eye on him as keen and as searching as the glance of Kehama or Kehuried .
The Bor Jones . —The Pursuit of Knowlbd « under Difficulties . —We understand that a most rij ( id investigation as to the manner in which the boy Jones has three times effected aa entrance into Buckingham Palace , is about to take place . In addition to a sentence of imprisonment for three months , the punishment of hard labour is added . The boy persists in his first assertion , that his only motive waa to hear the conversation at Court , and t 9 write ait account of it .- Standard .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS— Wednesday , MarchYl , A great number of petitions having been presented in tin House of Commons to-night , against theMedica ] Profession Bili , Mr . Maclean and several other Members suggested its postponement . Mr . HaW £ S , the author of the Bill , declined to acquiesce with this suggestion . Un the question for ( fee second reading , Mr . Hawes urgfid that there existed no kind of body wich whom the medical profession in general eould communicate , and that the existing
bodiesthe Collets of Physicians and Surgeons , and the Society of Apothecaries—did not enjoy the confidence of modical practitioners . There weie now about uineteeu licensing bodies , whero there ought to be but one . His object , therefore , was to constitute oue general body of examination and regulation , and to establish one grade instead of thrca : u the medical profession—all practitioners being hereafter to stand on the same iovel , though each waa to be as liberty to practise , at his choice , as a physician , or as a surgeon , or as an apotheeary , or as all three , lie road the evidence of some professional witnesses iu affirmance of the main principles of this Bill . '
Mr . Ewart SKConded Mr . Hawes , and contended that there was no objection against this Bill which might not properly be reserved for the Committee . . •• '¦ ¦ .. . Mr . Darbt opposed the second reading , and regretted that , on a measure professing to regulate Jhe whoie medical profession , no one member of the Government was in attendance . -The Hon . Gentleman was proceeding , when a motion was made to count the House , and the number present being under forty , an adjournment took piace before eight o ' clock .
Thursday , March 1 * . Mr . Hikdlet presented a petition from 6 , 000 inhabitants of Ashton-under-Line , in favour of a remission of the sentence on frost , Williams , aud Jones ; from 800 inhabitants of the same place a&ainst Lord Stanley ' s irish Registration Bili ; and also a petition praying for the aboiitiou of Churchrates . Au Hon . Member presented a petition from Derby praying that alterations be made in the Poor Lkw Amendment Bill .
Mr . H . Berkeley presented a petition from Dorset , objecting to certain clauses iu the Poor Law Amcnumeut Bill . Mr . T . Duncombe presented a petition from Plymouth , signed by 1 , 267 persons , praying for the release of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and another to the some effect from Tavistock ; also trom an individual named Moyle , residing in Blackfriars-road , praying for tho liberation of Mr . Feargus O'ConDor ; also a petition from Sheffield in favour of the repeal of the Corn Laws . Mr . Hawes presented a petition from the Universal Religionists , commonly called' Socialists , praying for an inquiry into their doctrines , which they stated are now misunderstood and misrepresented . Mr . Hume presented a petition signed by several
thouso-udtt of the Universal Rational Religionists of Birmingham to the same effect ; a petition from tha medical practitioners of Kilkeuuy and its vicinity , in favour of the Bill for the mu'rorement of the medical profession ia Greit Britain and Ireland . Also a petition from twenty-two individuals , members of the National Chartist Association , complaining of the treatment of Mr . Feargus O'Connor , and praying the Honaa to address her Majesty for the purpose of granting-him a free p » rdou , aitio a peiitiou from a public meedug held at Birmingham , complaining that prosecutions for the alleged crime oi' blasphemy had been renewed by the present Governmeut . Tho petitioners stated tha ; they considered the law aa it uow stands on ine anomalous
subjeot of such prosecution uujust and . They complained that Mr . Hethenugton had been lately tried and sentenced for the publication of a book ; and observed that three parties had been tned for tho * ale of a work , the original author of which hud ijiven himself up , and had turn * been prosecuted . Tney complained that ALv Hey wood , who haa puoiished Haslam ' s Letters , had been brought to trial , and found guilty . ( Cries of " Urder , order . ) Ins Hon . Gentleman proceeded to say , 'hat those were the statements of ine petition ; aud if ihsy weionot allowed to be read , the Houso aii ^ ht as well prevent altogether the right of petitioning . Ha would saj it was folly .. ( Order , order . ) Ho would repeat it . ( Renewed cries of " Order . " )
Tb . o-SpjsAK . ER said that the Hon . Member waa quite out ot order in making those observations . Mr . Hume had a right to state his opinions , » ( spite of any opposition . ( Renewed cries ot " Otaer , order . " ) , „ v . The Speaker said that the Honourable Member in presenting a petition , should confine himseit w stating its hubatauce . , TJ ; .. Mr . Hume had been doing so , and , if tho House had been irregular , he was regular . - { Order , order . ) He had been about to state the suoatauce oi tne pew tion but he had been prevented ; it appeared to torn that the House was about to abolish the right ot . peationing altogether . ( Cries of " Oh , oh , " and cna-ir . ; The Speaker—Please to bring tkcai up . , ¦ ' Mr . HuuE-1 wiU bring them up wuea 1 nw explained . ( The Hon . Member w * s mat mta ma crits of Oh , oh , " upon every attempt to « P £ » B and after several unsuccessful efforts to m * k 5 " ^ heard , he brought up tho petitions -aaiid . it ion * laughter . ,. , _„_> \ Mr . F . Maule gave notice that ou Monday new he should move for leave to bring ia a c " wre «
late the employment of person ;) in factories . ; HUH -One pound has been trapsinitted by gj Chartists of Hull for th » Convention . At tne . ™ Zi meeting held in the Freemason's HaU , on woneaj mglit , a petition praying for the repeal ot inoi famous iNew Poor Law was unanimously adopted .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 20, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct698/page/8/
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