THE FIELD. 
gerous to life, with intent to murder him. The prosecutor 
was a gentleman living at Brompton. The prisoners had 
taken offence at something Mr. Ker had said or done concern* 
jug them, and, on the 10th of August, the prisoner William 
went to the residence of the prosecutor, and asked for an 
explanation. Ihe prosecutor had some conversation with 
him, and lie left; anil, on the following day, while Mr. Ker 
was walking at Brompton, the prisoner Francis struck him 
with a stick, and Mr. Ker turned round and knocked him 
down. On the following day, Mr. Ker was one of a large 
party of ladies and gentlemen who had a pic-nic party at the 
Beulah Spa, and the assault now the subject of inquiry was 
committed on the prosecutor in the eveuiug as he was about 
to return home. Mr. Ker deposed to the defendant, William 
Newton, calling ou him for an explanation of some remarks 
of Mr. Ker's about Mr. Frauds R. Newton. The latter 
gentleman, it seems, at a party, had “ asked Mr. Ker to take 
wine with him," whereupon Mr. Ker had requested him “ not 
to take that liberty again, as he wished to have no acquaint- 
ance with him. This hail led to the two rencontres men- 
tioned. As to tlio assault at Norwood, Mr. Ker said : — “ 1 
was about to leave the grounds when the prisoner, Francis 
Newton, rushed at mo and struck me on the shoulder with a 
loaded whip, at the same time saying, ‘ As you would not 
give me any explanation, I have come here to punish you.' 
He struck me a secoud time with the whip, and I tried to 
grapple with him, but was jostled away by a crowd. I then 
saw the other prisoner, William, come up with what appeared 
to be the handle of a hunting-whip in his hand, and he struck 
me with it. Francis also continued to strike me, and I at 
length rushed at him and we fell, and Mrs. Newton, his 
mother, also attacked me, and exclaimed, ‘ Give it the fel- 
low ; murdor him. I at length got up, and Francis Newton 
then struck me on the head with the butt-end of the whip. 
My hat had been knocked off, and when I received the blow 
I called out, ‘ My God ! my skull is brokeu in,’ and I reeled 
back and grasped hold of the other prisouer, William, and 
we fell together over an arm-chair, and I then became insen- 
sible. ' The prosecutor underwent a long cross-examination, 
but nothing material was elicited in justification of the 
prisoners. Several witnesses were also examined, and Mr. 
Collier having addressed the jury for the defence, the learned 
judge summed up, aud the jury retired to consider their 
verdict. They were absent about au hour and a-half, on 
their return finding both prisoners guilty of unlawfully 
wounding, but recommending the younger prisoner, William, 
to mercy. The prisoner Francis was then sentenced to nine 
months, and William to three months, in Newgate. 
Robbery with Violence.— Charles Mallett was indicted 
at the Central Criminal Court, ou Wednesday, for a robbery 
with violence upon Louisa Harrison. The facts we mentioned 
last week were corroborated, and the jury found the prisoner 
guilty, sentence of death being passed. 
The Opera at Drury Lane. — At the Insolvent Debtors 
Court on Monday, Mr. Henry Jarrett, late musical director 
at Drury-lane Theatre, was heard on his application under 
the Protection Act. The insolvency arose from the non- 
success of the opera, aud on a former occasion the object of 
the examination was to show that Mi'. George Wood, music- 
seller, of Edinburgh, was a partner with the insolvent, so as 
to render him liable to between £7,000 aud £8,000 of debts 
incurred on account of the speculation at Drury-lane. Since 
the former hearing the insolvent had amended his descrip- 
tion, aud re-advertised as of Alfred-place, Bedford-square, 
musical director rentiug the Theatre Royal Drury-lane, and 
carrying on therein certain operatic performances, and super- 
intendent in conjunction with George Wood in the Royal 
Opera, Drury-lane. A long discussion ensued about this al- 
leged partnership, Mr. Commissioner Phillips saying that 
that was not a court to inquire into a partnership ; the par- 
ties must go to the Court of Chancery. His Honour named 
a day for the final order, and renewed the protection. 
Raffaelle Monti, the sculptor, well known to the pub- 
lic from his casts aud statues in the Crystal Palace, appeared 
at the Insolvent Debtors Court on Wednesday. The accounts 
are extremely voluminous, and had not been filed. An 
adjournment was ordered. 
Trial for Murder. — At the Wiuter Assizes, held at 
Liverpool, Alfred Ogden was on Monday indicted for the mur- 
der of Joseph Kershaw at Acoringtou. Deceased was a weaver 
at Cheetham. On the 30th of November ho left home, and not 
being heal'd of for some time, search was made, and his body 
found in a canal : his watch, guard-chain, &c., were missing. 
Some inconclusive evidence was offered against the prisoner, 
on heariug which Mr. Justice Erie stopped the case, nud 
suggested to the j ury that this evidence, instead of criminating 
the prisouer, rather had a tendency to prove his innocence. 
A verdict of Not guilty was thereupon returned. 
Double Charge of Bigamy. — At Bow-street ou Monday 
a young man and woman (the latter dressed rather 
gaily), rushed into court to prefer a charge of bigamy against 
each other. Inspector Mitchell, who accompanied them, 
Baid he had beeu listening to their statements, but they con- 
fused him so much that he hardly knew how to deal with 
the case. The young woman said that the young man was 
already married wheu she became his wife, and he had since 
married again, all the three wives being still alive. He re- 
sponded to this statement by accusing her to be a married 
woman wheu she married him ; to which she replied that this 
was not the fact, in a legal point of view, because her first 
husband bad a wife living wheu he married her, and conse- 
quently she was at liberty to marry agaiu. A stormy alter- 
cation was ensuing, when Mr. Hall, stopping the wrangle, 
said he could not interfere in the absence of legal evidence. 
They could indict one another if they liked, but they must 
do it legally. 
Meat unfit Fon Food. — Ou Tuesday Daniel Tidmuss, 
wholesale meat salesman, Newgate-market, was charged at 
Guildhall with selling two sides of beef unfit for food. The 
evidence was conflicting, but Mr. Aid. Salomons was satis- 
fied the meat was bad, and fiued tbe salesman £’5 aud costs. 
The Smoke Nuisance. — Messrs. Fry, chocolate manufac* 
turers of Pentouville, re-appearod at Clerkenwell to answer 
a charge of nuisance from smoke. Mr. Corrie fined them 
40s. and costs, adding : — “I would advise immediate atten- 
tion to the matter, for a more stringent aud accumulative 
Act was never before passed in this country. Why twenty 
penalties, doubling themselves each time, would amount to 
£2,000,000 of money, a sum which it would be impossible 
for any manufacturer in London to pay." 
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. 
The Murder in Warren-street. — A further examina- 
tion into this hornble affair took place at Marlborough-street 
Police office on Thursday. The court aud its approaches 
were crowded, and that portion of the court allotted to the 
magistrates was also filled with privileged witnesses.— Char- 
lotte Bennett^the latejMr. Moore's servant, deposed that she 
had been in his service thirteen years ; that she had seen the 
prisoner about half-a-dozen times, and that he began to work 
tor Mr. Moore three or four months ago. She never heard 
any quarrel between them. — Mr. G. Moore, sou of deceased 
deposed tha . ou searching, after the murder, he found some 
silver in the cash-box, which was in an iron safe ; the key of 
this safe he found ou the floor, in a room where a struggle 
had evidently takeu place. — Policemen gave evidence as to 
the finding of Mi-. Moore lying in a pool of blood in the pas- 
sage, and that on searching the prisoner they found on him 
a dagger, the sheath being tacked to the lining of his coat, 
twenty-four ball-cartridges, and some percussion-caps. — Sur- 
gical evidence proved that death was caused by a pistol-ball, 
Mr. J. R. Cox proved letting a house at Chelsea to the pri- 
soner ; that after the murder he (Mr. Cox) went over the 
house, and there found that in the kitchen the floor aud 
joists had beeu cut through, aud an excavation made four 
and a-half feet by four feet eight inches, and about the same 
depth. This hole was recent, aud certainly was not there 
wheu he let the house.— William Beegleston and John Bull 
gave evidence as to the capture of the prisoner— Mr. Her- 
ring, for the prisoner, stated that he should be able to dispel 
the suspicions excited by the hole in the kitchen, and Mr. 
G. Moore denied the statement that prisouer was couuected 
with his deceased father by marriage. Barthdldmy, who was 
handcuffed, appeared quite uumoved during the examination. 
He was fully committed. The police have ascertained that 
the woman who was iu his eompauy on the night of the 
murder has made her escape to the Continent. 
Suicide in Oxford-street.— On Tuesday Mr. Bedford 
held au inquest at the Pantlieou dining-rooms, Oxford-street, 
on the body of Mr. J. Jones, the late proprietor. Deceased 
was the subject of hallucinations of intellect, and hod fre- 
quently threatened suicide. Ou Sunday night his manner 
was strange, and he alarmed the house by his cries. Iu the 
morning his excitement had so much increased that a Bur- 
geon was called in. Soothing medicines were administered, 
but shortly after deceased was found weltering in blood from 
a gash iu the throat. The act was very deliberately done. 
Verdict, insanity. 
Daring Outrage at Edgbaston. — On Wednesday night an 
outrage of a daring and brutal character was committed iu 
the Wheeley’s-road, Edgbaston, close to this town. About 
seven o’clock two sons of Mr. Charles Clifford, of Famely- 
street Mills, were taking an evening walk. Wheu opposite 
the residence of Mr. Joseph Sturge, they were approached by 
two fellows from behind ; one of these struck the elder boy, 
Walter, at the back of his head, the blow being inflicted with 
something very like a stocking with a stone in it ; the other 
rascal struck at the younger boy, aud hurt him slightly, but 
he escaped. The villains beat the elder boy so severely as 
to leave him insensible. They took his watch, and quickly 
decamped. Young Clifford was removed to his father's 
house, a short distauce from the spot, and remains iu a very 
precarious state. 
The Late Accident on the South Staffordshire Rail- 
way.- -The inquest on the body of Hugh Quin, who died 
from injuries received at the accident at Bescot-bridge, ter- 
minated ou Wednesday night. The evidence went to show 
that Dawson, the pointsman, had neglected his duty, and the 
jury returned a verdict of “ Manslaughter" against him ; he 
was committed for trial. 
The late Case of Alleged Neglect and Destitution at 
Bristol. — Mrs. O’Hara, who was found in such a neglected 
and filthy state by Dr. Budd, when called in to visit her 
professionally a few weeks since, that he brought the ease 
before the magistrates, died on Sunday last in the Clifton 
Union Workhouse. At the inquest the jury, after some con- 
sultation, returned a verdict, “ Died from natural causes,” 
mediately perished. The remainder of the crew then ran to 
the poop for shelter, and had scarcely reached there before 
tl o vessel broke up, or rather parted iu two or three places, 
lhey continued to hold ou to the reuiaius of the poop, w hich 
flouted from the wreck and drifted about for ten hours, 
during which time the steward, John Caroline, and George 
Gavis the secoud mate, perished from exhaustiou and cold. 
Ihe chiet mate had his shoulder dislocated, and was much 
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unused. They were at length providentially sighted from 
the Lord \\ union steamer and the Princess Helen steamer, 
which mstantJy bore down to the spot, and, after a great 
deal of trouble, succeeded iu tabiug them off. *’ — 
On die that an offer of £3,000 from Baron Rothschild (who 
is reported to have engaged Hayboe, for many years with 
John Scott, at Whitewall, as private trainer) for Wild Day- 
rell lias been refused. 
accompanying it with an expression of indignation at the 
filthy and disgusting state in winch she was permitted to re- 
main. 
Colliery Accident. — An accident occurred on Monday 
night at the North-side coal works, Bedmiuster. The de- 
scent to the North-side Colliery is by a vertical shaft of 
great depth, aud the men are raised and lowered by means 
of a cart, or bucket. On Monday evening a “journey" of 
four persons entered the cart to be lowered to their work in 
the pit. The men had descended the shaft to some distance 
in safety, wheu one of the cogs of the principal wheel gave 
way, and the cart being thus freed from all check, it de- 
sceuded at a r fearfully accelerated pace to the bottom of the 
shaft, killing the four men, partly by the concussiou and 
partly by suffocation in the drainage at the bottom of the 
well. A coroner's jury was held, but adjourned till Friday 
(yesterday) for the attendance of an inspector of collieries. 
Capture of a Gang of Burglars.— Burglary has lately 
prevailed to an alarming extent at Newcastle and Gateshead. 
Valuables of all kinds have beeu stolen from various houses, 
and in some cases merchants' iron safes have been blown 
open with gunpowder. The police have been on the alert, 
and Superintendent I )unne and seven detective officers have 
succeeded iu capturing a gang of four burglars, with the 
implements of their nefarious calling upon them. They were 
taken at Byker Hill, a village near Newcastle, and a few 
hours before their arrest, they had attempted the premises 
of a butcher near Tynemouth. 
Charge of Felony against a Bristol Merchant.— 
The Bristol magistrates were occupied ou Monday in investi- 
gating several charges of felouyagninst an oil-mereliaut of that 
city, Mr. John Gilbert, juu., and a man in his employ named 
Davey. Testimony was adduced iu support of the charges 
which we last week recorded. The result of the investiga- 
tion was, that the prisoners were both committed, Davey 
on the charge of stealing, and Gilbert receiving the oil know- 
ing it to have been stolen. 
Shipwreck on the Goodwin Sands.— Du. ing the snow- 
storm and gale from the N.W. on Monday evening, a fearful 
wreck took place ou the Goodwin Sands to the bark Devonia, 
of London, 500 tons, ( 'aptain Lawson master, while on her 
way making for the Channel, on a voyage to Aguilaa, from 
Shields, with a cargo of coke. The Devonia sailed from 
Shields ou Saturday last, and, after encountering severe 
storms of snow and rain, fell in with a terrific storm ofi 
Yarmouth. The vessel was mode all snug, and nothing hap- 
pened to alarm the crew until about nine o'clock on Monday 
night, wheu a cry arose that the ship luul Btruck ; at the 
same time the sea made a complete breach over the vessel, | 
washing overboard Richai'd Boyd aud Allen Brown, who iiu- 1 
/•ii __ . . - — -•“‘■•ft wuv.ii uu. On the poor 
lellows being picked up, they were found to bo almost in an 
insensible state from cold and exhaustion. 
The Fatal Accident on board the Clyde.— The ad- 
journed inquest ou the bodies of William Philip and Andrew 
Anderson, who were killed by the bursting of one of the 
boilers ot the Clyde Screw Steamship Company’s vessel 
Llyde, was hold on Tuesday afternoon, when the’ following 
verdict was returned : “ The jury return a verdict of man- 
slaughter against Johu Purvis, the chief engineer of the 
steam-ship Clyde. The jury cannot separate without ex- 
pressing their opiuion that the peculiar arrangement of the 
stop aud safety-valves rendered the necessity of separate 
steam-gauges to each boiler of the highest importance for the 
giudauco of the ougiueer.” Poor Purvis has been delirious 
iu the hospital from his suflenngs, but both he and tin- other 
sufferers from the accident tire going ou ns well as can he 
expected. The Clyde is iu the hands of Mr. Murray and 
the dockyard engineer staff, aud will bo repaired in a few 
days more, and ready to embark troops for the scat of war. 
Wreck of the Charlotte.— Captain Affleck, late of the 
Charlotte, from Loudon aud Cork, for Calcutta, with troops, 
wrecked iu Algoa Bay on the 20th of September last, landed 
at Deal on Friday the 15th from the ship Shepherdess. He 
reports his son, chief officer, steward, ami butcher, and three 
of the ships company saved; 113 souls lost; saved, 
five officers, 102 men, aud five women, of the 27th Regnant.’ 
Wreck of the Sbrinqapatam.— Letters were received iu 
Cork on Saturday last, stating that the East India steamer 
Seringapatam, which sailed from London in July last for the 
Mauritius and Bombay— to the former with drafts of the 
5th Fusiliers and 85th Regiments, to the latter with pas- 
sengers and eargo — encountered some foul, but not severe, 
weather between the Capo aud the Mauritius, sprung a leak, 
aud made water in the hold at the rate of three feet per 
hour. Five heavy guns, and nearly 300 tons of cargo, were 
thrown overboard, and for twenty dnyH she was in peril. In 
the middle of this danger the crew broached some brandy, 
got beastly drunk, and mutinied. Then came iuto play the 
order, discipline, and steadiness of the British soldiers, who 
continued night and day to work at tho pumps, aud brought 
the sliip iuto St. Louis. A letter, signed by all the pas- 
sengers, has beeu written aud published in a St. Louis paper, 
describing the whole circumstances, aud in which testimony 
is borne to the conduct, courage, aud perseverance of the 
captain of the ship (Gimblett) and his officers. The officers 
and crew on board amounted to nearly 250 souls. 
Ship on Fire off Barmouth.— The splendid barque Pride 
of the Sea, was hist week burnt to the water’s edge, in Car- 
digan Bay, seven miles off Barmouth, presenting an awfully 
grand spectacle. The tire raged without intermission for 
thirty bom's, and illuminated the country for miles. The 
range of the Merionethshire Hills was brilliantly lighted up 
and presented a wild and beautiful picture. The gale blew 
so strongly that no boats could put out, and the vessel was 
one entire sheet of flame fore and aft. The cargo, worth 
£30,000, is said to be tully insured, partly at Lloyd’s and 
partly iu Livorpool. Fragments of burnt timbers now strew 
the coast, and about 120 bales, besides a largo quantity of 
loose cotton have been washed ashore. The ship was nearly 
new and splendidly fitted. The crew had fortunately left 
the vessel in their boats, which were iu tow of the Barmouth 
river steamer, but they hod a narrow escape, as in crossing 
Barmouth Bar their boats got swamped iu a surf, and the 
men were struggling in the water, but they were picked up 
by the Hfe-boatsmeu ; the master, who is solo owner, says it 
is his belief that the catastrophe was occasioned by spon- 
taneous combustion. 
SMALL TALK. 
Her Majesty’s Royal bounties to aged poor were dis- 
tributed in the past week, and on Monday and Tuesduy lust, 
at the Almonry Office, Whitehall. 
The Goldsmiths’ and Grocers’ Companies, and several 
private individuals, are sending in their Christmas contribu- 
tions to the Loudon police-offices. This is one of the best 
modes of affording charity. 
The Duchess of Cambridge has ordered that every 
widow in the Cambridge Asylum shall be supplied with a 
good dinner of roast beef, plnm-puddiug, and ale, on Christ- 
masday, at her Royal Highness’s expense. 
The convocation of prelates and clergy of the province of 
Canterbury was prorogued last week till February Gth. 
Last week the wife of a labouring man, named Booth, 
liviug at Howden Clough, West Riding, gave birth to four 
children, three hoys and a girl. They were all alive at the 
time of birth, but died shortly afterwards. 
A Pluralist.— The Rev. C. A. Thurlow, who has just 
been appointed to the chancellorship of Chester diocese, 
has at present on his hands the duties of tho following 
offices : — Rector of Malpaa (worth £1,000 a year), pre- 
bendary of York Cathedral, rural dean of Malpaa, canon of 
Chester, and chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 
A notice has been issued that on and after New Year s 
day, all waggons, &c., with heavy goods, when passing 
Londou-bridge, are to keep close to the kerb, tho centra 
being reserved for quick traffic. 
The Editor of the Scotsman proposes to the Chancellor 
of the Exchequer to reduce the stamp duty ou newspapers 
thus :— Papers half the present maximum, a halfpenny ; a 
quarter that size, a farthing. 
Vast Quantities of herriugs have recently been taken on 
tho Devonshire coast. Iu three days the fishermen at 
Torcross, iu Torbay, took 900,000. 
The Duke of Iw—’astle s Uuder-Secretanea of State,. 
I be L utte 01 i\ t Roberts, are, \ve under* 
Colonel Muuday, aud Mr. Heu.j ’ 
stund, to receive salaries of £1,500 per annum. 
A penny subscription has brought sufficient funds for a 
Christmas treat for tho very huge Ragged School iu Scrmon- 
laue, Islington. 
A curious series of games at dominoes, fourteen only, has 
beeu played at Lyons, by two merchants. They agreed to 
play double or quits, beginning at five francs the game. 
The winner has gained 40,900 frnuc-s, nearly £1,800- 
