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      ACTION FOR SgDUCTIOH . " ^* ep -VoTiisGHAu . —This was an action for the seductioa of we plaintiff ' s daughter . ,. The plaiutif is head park-keeper to Lord Middleton , who , it ^ a ^ -Wallatoa-h aU , near Nottingham ; and the defendant is the son of a respectable farmer , one of his lord-« up s tenants . The plaintiff has four daughters and a son . The eldest daughter is a governess , and the second . Harriet , had kept her father ' s hpuBe Binoe the death of her mother . For about five years , Harriet and the defendant fiad kept company , and the defendant had been received at the plaintiff ' s houEe as her accepted suitor . She also * as acquainted with the defendant ' s sister , and visited pretty frequently at his father ' s house ; but it appeared that the defendant ' s parents did not know or approve of the engagement . When the intimacy between them

      commenced she was only sixteen and he seventeen years old . In the month of May last year , on one occasion when the father was from home , that took place which bad given rise to the present action ; and when the girl reproached the qe » endautfor having ruined her , his reply was , that he could not be sorry , because , after what had occurred , his parents were ante to consent to the marriage . " As goon as we plaintiff ' s daughter found that she was in thefamily way jne defendant informed her father of the fact , saying that wey were going to he married at once . The plaintiff was * ery angry ; -bnfc said , that as that was the case the sooner -aey were married the better , and desired the defendant to 'Peafe to his parents about it . They refused their consent ; ™ mi as the defendant ' s father said he would turn him out of rnS ! " he did a 0 « lbe defendant told the plaintiff that he born -I ? any bis d u Shter present . The child was ? hn ^ f ebrasry last ; and since then , in order to prevent : " PobJic investi gation upon the application for an order wT att on tDe defendant had agreed to pay 2 s . GJ . a

      sWTu imrteel 1 yeani . « nntil the plaintiffs daughter Boa ,, "" " ?• - overtaking to provide for the child , la-n ^ - Plaintiff and his daughter , an interesting and very [ w we « 5 examined to prove these facts ; and while ser ^ k waa g lving ber evidence , the learned judge obr cO f f 1 a P ? lt , waB that the intended marriage should « e" now take PlaceffiaSin ^ Canla / L ad 1 ress ^ . J ufy for the defendant , com-Uox P °° P lamt ™ B 1 ffailt of caution in allowing the aindin . ? £ ? , * uch anrest"cted intercourse , and re « umg them of the provision already made for the child . iae learned Judge summed up , and * 'm £ 2 Q retarned a Terdi ( * * r the Plaint ff , dap EFnr ' , nA WILFDLMURPER . ^ pxttssstts * * ¦** -. « g- « pe ^^ s i ^; f ived urt wed , X ? sland over "ntila medical man ar-4 iKliS , liewa ! a s aincalledap » t ( > ^«' * Kot Guitv '' W ' ir a low ottering toce , that he m iudge or jury . y one he woald be h ™ g with-« J ! lf . prlnc ! Pal . fact 3 < rfthecaEe werftnnf « , _„ uiuuh ui

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      irtL i ^^ m J utt ? nn & " Flour , you — -. " Upon Eh Zt 5 t ffiP tmtomm . the prisoner had plaoedorer the body a tt&y , and upon the tray a clock , and over the head a , atone trough . £ 1 } % prisoner also had Durst out a , window frame and thrown a . varjetyQf things Xww ° iw ; cWw 4 sopnaWmWe 4 , bu ^ ha resisted , * ¥ l " wP ¦ tteB » # * toapprebend him ; and it wasnotun . , tu . he . , had been wonpdsd , on thi temple by a stone , wft ph cauapd a « eat ftojK < & blood ,, that he was secured ,, ge atterwajda , became quieter and more rational . TJmmexflOHr" 0 T 6 T it . Mid mnffjifin * " « VIA ** * . » .. _ » l tt

      amjnatlOB of the . body of , tbe ,. deQe ^ dJ . it . w . as . 4 is < jo . i ; ere 4 tiW . j | b £ juA . 8 ixcnt , vARnds and some , # actures . ! jpo . n the . oce , ejgbji . wounds qo , the h ? ad t ijia . ? ejpr ^ l 8 « v «( efractures , of Ujs 8 k ^ l , andi ^ l ier lio . w . e > jaw : « als . - brokeii ia tUrfis . placea . Almost- aay 009 of . these injuries , would . haye beenauijfc . ienfcto produce deajh . " Tjjedeceased was fiftyeig ^ jt yeasaojd . ., JSvidenco . to prove , the ; prjs . oa . er insane paying bgen gjyen , . . . ; ¦ , ' -. The jury fQanitae , pri 3 pne . r G . oil . tyi but ^ oommepded hini to mercy oa the gr . o » nd qC iiabeoUity , Sentence of death was recorded .

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      jg Extension of tub Tklkoraeu 10 Bridgewater . —The extension of the electric telegraph has just been completed from Bristol to Bridgewater , a distance of thirty-three miles , or a tot al from London of 151 miles . Sopin Wales Iron Trabe . —The prospects of the South Welsh-iron trade are considered to be improving .

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      THE EXiECTIQNS . MIDDLESEX . The nomination took place on Saturday at half ^ past ten I o ' clock , on the new hustings in front of the Town-hali at Brentferd ; The town , which would not now be selected by the moat primitive monarch ? for the seat of ' power was as gayas fUgs . and a . profusion of placa . rds and . R qjiteip ' ia all the fighter colojirs of the rainbow cpuld make it The 8 hjpD-, wy » 4 o , f » were closed , the nubljc-houaeg were filled , and aU . thft windows near the husiiogg were filled with people while many . of the male population had for the lime con ' aented to have their bodies encased in pasteboard armour with a « fj . eeB . ttaereon , c 0 pg on their Wlow .-cftunirywen to Vote for Grosvenpr . ^' . Oaborne and Free trade , " orto attpport « . the . ^« qujvof Blandford a ^ d the Consittution . " »* - »• -. - » -. * . ^— ^ ZZIT : ' ¦ - " . ' - . " . ; ... ~ ' - '

      n » u o . ^« Ht making me air ; hideous with versions of popular mmic no > . V > , be underatipod by , the strongest musical capacity BUHme 49 lKi 9 (( he « toaetol . fQ ] Io « M by the usual crowds of eathuja 8 tio > uo . wand «« . ioafen . " " . . tord R ; iJr . o 8 venor wss proposed b y Lord Enfold , Mr . Htnburv , whowavmet by severai ' ^ inty ^ a to the malt , a ^ manhiub ^ and was . cnergeticaljy callfid upon for M ro « brewi » ? eqODded ^ he nqmui ation . ' Mr , punie . M . E .., fead much pleasure in proposing Mr . BsmlOshor ^ , ^ heth 0 URW ) had done W » dmy as a !! S _ J kW e ™ " ° ^ our of improving the conitv ^ derwhich

      on ^ . they liv « d . He was alwayf / or gwmg to theiloHsa oi Lords their just 8 hate of the balance ^ En ^ t ^ , ^ ^ easential to the wel . l-being . of . the community . -But then he was «| 8 o anxious thivtbp Lords should co ^ oe themselvea K * 5 ^ *>» K W « l . # ^ etfew with the other t Ia - A S ' # ^ i W N beli « ed that with Queen , L ( w / . IW V »» mon « they had th « means of a better Bovern ' w ^ tba B ^ ny other country possessed . His hon . friend was m favour of extension of the sufiVage- ( groans and Cheers ) -yote by bt j ^^ hji ^ , . ^ , ^ g aiour ;_ triennia 1 parliaments , and a more equal distribution of members ^/ r *? - ! * V ^ * W » -fl >« l : SW ^ waw en . wt « W w pe returned . ' w

      Sir Q Colebrpoke ; M , P lecon ^ e ^ . tlie RonvinaMo ^ . Mr . ? ownatt proposea tne Marqujs of BUndford ; whose norainatjon waVsepondedby ' MrVDe Buigh . P * ' - ™? « GK ^ o oqd forward aniid , grcat cheering : p Midi-Brother electors , « nd non-elecjors , if you are 1 inhabitants of » he county of Middlesex , because , whether you jire ^ ctorror noa-electars , I consider that I am equkHy Nun * * o o ^ aet youi interest ^ and perhaps the more so bec # tt | e , yQ ^ hav 8 , Jft 0 diWpt wptesentottve . There-are three W ^ tea , ** % P re Wnt o « a » ien . I congratulate you on WM- ywiiUJiP . jible . itp . choosa yowown men ; y <» u will haveworeion th ^ -flthernise , ^ oujd have h » d But thewiire onjy t * pleatsjn th . e Middlesex ' -coacb , ar ^ jf t ^ rethjeewho ; wa nt . seaiiJ , one must Me on the dickev ftgto ^ | o bea ? en , . If you return . ypuj ; old , membe rs m tWM h «< 5 «•« &b « caw my . Ml | | rien . a . W ; rfi ? at aLdv .

      ins only a seat tn . one horM chaise j , bai t jsat t £ « & ' time aeonfey ^ n cg which will tak e him to the Hou «« of Common * and tiye ^ jim there with Ws vote juatis mwch a ^ utbowywIflfiouldBaTeifie-eleeted ; which , icoSldetuwtne disparity . in the number < rf . electors ^ fe 'harfly'W Sla ^ ( "Yery Jroef ) Atthe ^ sefet ^ mieBtl . iheonimon ' witn mt 9 « Aer alftuterin EnglaBdliBawiwt sbe-aHghtest idea what pkey , it » = ft « ig (» ttiim « nti ^« g « ing to-punue . Tne !» SSbe ? ajrf ; the gown ? m . MUtt ;» Vi ^ fle # i'tos * ubiect , pole , ; ft 4 ^ ngms . he 4 .. memberiQf , tlieRiniariunaat . « m n . uu

      W «" . «» mm > Md hisJanp&'iro p ^ ^ fThe old showman ;« . Exeter Ohangef wl 4 ^ S ^ % S heaV ^ id , - " Valk up , ladies M m ^ W ^ m ' ere Pojar or great serbear . This js > n ' h at ^ fuofrVaji . mali that cap * live onthe land anJdi ^ in the water , " The present gowrnmeat are equall y ' bambi | u 6 u «^ animai 8 ;'' The Earl of Ji ^ rby , my kinsman , is one pf the best men and worst politidani I ever knew . Uhe fwrners are now asked to exercise a wise forbearance . Atsqhool , when we wanted to play a hoy a trick we told him 16 open Wb . mouth and shut his ejFfls , and see what'Heaven would send . ( Laughter ;} Lord Derby , the boldest advocate of the Reform Bill , Uriow the-adToeate of finality . He curtailed the number of bishoDS

      reaueea church-iate ? , and to Buch a degree web he regarded bb the spoiler of the chnrcb tbatthe celebrated Oxford tracts ' might be said to have originated in his conduct . 1 am a ; Conservative myaelf ; I am one of the best Conservatives—Ijke my hon . friend Mr . Hume , I will never consent to an alteration in the constitution of Queen , Lords , and Commons , nftr will I suffer any ehcroachnnents thereoiri , " qr upon tbe undoubted right of private Judgments («• ' The Suffrage . '' ) I voted for an extension of the suffrage , I will vote for it again . I voted for the equalisation , to as great an extent as ppasible , of eleetoral districts , because I do not tbittk boroughs with 300 electors ought 10 have the same representatioa as the county of Middlesex . I voted for an

      asaimiiation of the law ia respect of the property qualification . Mr . Osborne next stood forward to address the electors . He was received with cheers and clamour , the latter so incpBsant that there seemed little prospect of his obtaining a hearing . The interruption proceeded- mainly from a knot of persons to the left of the hustings , supporters of the Marquis of Blandford . The police , of whom there was a large force present , at length removed the noisiest part of the group , amid loud cries of " shame" from the supporters of the Marquis of Blandford on the hustings , who , in their turn ,. made so effectual a use of their lungs that J&e services of their plebeian allies were hardly missed . After the storm bad hpwled on for some ten minutes the voice . of Mr , Osborne became at length audibly .: He said ^

      Fellowcountrymen , dectorji , and noaielectors . ( Uproar ;) The interruption . phich has arisen on this occasion does not proceedIroiu thenon ^ electors . (" Hear , " and uproar . ) It proceeds from those gentlemen on my | eft , who , though they may wear better clothes . jHight we 1 Jake a jteaf froin your books . I would entreat over-zealous friprids , —I would eptrsatovjr-viplent and unreasoning enemies , at least on thw , the occajion when I am put upon my trial before the ejectors , that they would concede to me a fair hearing . I havein . o fear ( or the reBult- »( cheers and clamour)—and I Would further , entreat every man who has my cause and the causeof the great Liberal party at heart , to listen to the noble marquis . Sure I am , that if you only give him the

      rope of your patience , he will commit a political euipide . ( Cheers , laughter , . a cry , "He-bhould have paid lor his grandfather ' s coffin , thatnever was paid for , " and renewed uproar . ) Now , I hold it to be important tbat you should knqw on wfcat grounds this cmUeat proceed 8 ~( interruption , " No Popery , " &c . )—and I will trouble my amiable friend beyond , who has just planted out his face with such a large array of mustachios- ^( " Oh , oh ! " shouting , and cries of ' ^ Personality" )—who is a brave soldier but ralher a noisy citizen-r- ( laughter)—to concede me a quarter of an hour ' s patience , and I am ready to answer publicly or privately for anything I have said . ( Cheers , ) Therefore let them , if they have the hearts of mice , come here and answer what I have to say —( cheers)—but do not let my voice be loat amid the cries of a mob of gentlemen who live at lease . ( Renewed uproar , which lasted some minutes . ) I do not

      make tfaia the occasion of any personal reproach to ray uoble opponent . It has been hia happy lot to sit for the quiet and patrimonial village of Woodstock , where opinions are never asked and addresses never Issued . ( Cheering . ) There the nice snug electors—virtually in the pocket of the Duke of Marlborough-, are in the habit of approving of any one ( hp duke selects to fill bis place , and if you are pleased to send my noble opponent to parliament no one will feel more . obliged toyouthan the Duke of Marlborough , who already owes so much to you and the country —( cheers and laughter)—because he will immediately select some other rat'mber of his numerous and interesting family—(" Personality ! " « Shame ! " ) -tu sit for the borough . H you take exception to the nobje lord for not having addressed any meetings Qf the electors you must remember be has not been brought up in that line , that he has now been called upon by only a small section of the Middlesex

      magistrates , and that the broad glare of public opinion has never yet Bbone on his mind or elevated his intellect . (" Gammon , " "Stuff , " and cheers . ) My noble opponent is brought forward as a man of sound constitutional views and high personal character . ( " 01 ) , oh , " and cheers . ) I have nothing to do with his personal character , but if I had to deal with it , I believe that I might safely state that my own is quite as good . ( Cries of " Hear , hear , " * 'No , no , " shouting and yelling . ) Gentlemen , it is true that I am not a matqtus . ( Hear . ) It is true that I am not quartered upon the Pest-office revenue . ( Cheers . ) It is true that my family never received millions of the public money . ( Groans and cries of " tn the public service . " ) But is this any reason why I should not be listened to by you , who formerly sent me to parliament ? ( Cheere . ) It is a reason why , at least , I should he treated with respect , if not by the

      non-electors , at least by those . who pretend to be their superiors . ( Applause , and cries of " Hit them hard . " ) My opponent is brought forward on account of what is called bis h'gh Protestantism and his sincere advocacy of the church . I have nothing to say to that , but I wish merely to make this remark—( renewed uproar from the supporters of the Marquis of Blandford)—and I beg to call the atten * tion of the gentlemen from , Isle worth ( alluding to a mob of rough-looking fellows who had made their appearance while the proceedings were gqing on)—those friends of the magistrates who , if they were brought up before them for taking a hare , would be sure to get three months —( great laughter , and a voice , "Oh , yes ! insult the people" )—I want merely to say , tbat as to Lord Blandford being the friend of the church , there is a remark embodied in four lines of a populaa poet , which I will repeat for you : — A man may ' cry church , church , ' at every word , But may nut have rao-e piety than other people ; The daw is not reckoned n religions bird Because he keeps caw-cawing from the steeple .

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      ( Greatj . cheering and-laugbterO ^^ atlemen j if ever I had been one of those who deluded ^ M& ^^ ett ' at ' public meetings , and in . theatres , in balla , a ^ nd ^ f agricultural dinners—if I told , thpm to , loojk fbs nothing but " P ' ro t ^ ton from LordBsr . hyJp goyemmejitwhen itgotint . o . pp « jir---if I had marshalled their ranks and given them Protection at their watchword-, and if , when the army was waiting for the woriL and liwas got into place and power , ' I threw aside all my professions , abandoned alj . my , princi ple ? , ind , instead of the , war-cry of "Up , Guards , anjTa ^ heffi'Ki had substU . uied the more common . cryof ^ Devii ^ e the hindmost , '' I should feel myself unworthy , ind . fjed , of ibe confidence ofany bodybf electors . The arts which would delude the , fa / fl > eK 8 , ' . aft * iinduce them to believe that a

      modification of atheory was , afair equivalent for the de . struction of a real principle , were not the arts which would be approved of by the Br $ sh public . This has been the course pursued by Lord / Derby . The •' Rupert ^ debate has " beebnie th « Jesu ^ ojf , the Cahi « , et , " the chivalrous Pro ^ tionut leadee ^ the Lojoja of . % } Lords ; , ( Loud cheers . ) Fair plain speaking has fle . d for . ths : fita , t ; t \ mejro . m a British Cabinet , ' and your confidence , is sought for men whose Minjs . tew , when addressing their constituents ; call the non-electors uthe vilest rabble they ever ' » aw . ^ ( l 0 Uq cheering , and shouts of "No , no ! - ' " Hutnbug ' v "Dema . gog ^ ii nl / ' Claptrap , " &c . ) Gentlemen , , : B o . m , ei " great stickler for the rights of the people-some friend of ( % & Marquis of Blandfoi-d whisRew ' < Claptrap ; " but , I would

      askyov . isit fitting * hat the intii « ate fjtpdand k ^ own adviser Qf Lord Derby , who has beeft raised from the rankof " whipper-in" to bb Secretary at War , should all the uon . electors a " vile rabble ? " ( Cheers and uproar . ) That is ; language I would not use even to these paid auppprtera of my noble friend . I have ever voted for Free Trade and refo . rm in parli | iment , ' ( Chee ^ . ) I ha'fe a | n , ay ? fought the v , qter shduld tie ' pro > fi $ e $ . by tl \ e . J ( aljo , t . ( Cheers , " Rrayq , "( m , d cries , of 'fit ' s , ^ n . ^ ng luh" )} fn . 4 th , e iesul ' t of the general eiectiQn ahowa me that . ^ . o , ( ar ft . oui the vote being A benefit to a poor man at present , it is rather a curae , as at leaves him open to the most unfair influences , and unmanl y intimidation . ( Cheers . ) When it is objected by the mob of gentlemen on my left ' that the Ballot is iin .

      English , I would . ' ask ( heec | if . fheii ; ; i < jejjs ' , qf 'Enjglish fair playicb ^ ist ' % ir $ m $ aM » gi - * S « ' ¦¦¦ ¦ W ° T $ & m MVyi , n ' g the pccjapierg ? . ( qhee ^ . J :, NpJ % e . » U .: tlie M ^ of theii ; prips , it w . as ¦* pretenpe , for . well they kneyj , that a > i , Q , Qn ai t ^ e voter ; was ; lhielded by . the ballot , they , " newt nauWhase any more Marquises of . Blandford in tKe bouie . :. Welj , you are tbid , as I was > bout 1 to remaikyfeLord Derby friend , that ' aftet him will " come tjie deluge . ' ¦ : inVt Msaindi " me of ( iheHtabJe of ' the ' spider ^ f ho th ^ hi" tbjVwpjeift wf ' s coding to an end w h # J feis -weh " fflai " Mje ' pt away . ( Cheers and laughter . ) If ' jlhatdreadid ^ gefthouW have vhqRes that from it will . spruig a hright rgipbjjw , ij » which the several h > V ) i of our poiiviwl epinions shall , b * United , which may span the kingdom wan omen ef peace

      and jaiting happiness —( cheers)—and be ; a signal for the consolidation b ( tha gre ^ t LibatiVpa ^ ty . ' ( Great cbeers . ) The Marquis qr ^ £ AMopM \ ' c ^ m ^' -f p )( i ! raj : ( l ( . ' b ^ could not ; he l )(! $ ra q ^ i ^ g ~ | p ^ dt ^^ r ^ nt criep * fcow ti ^ e ' t ^ ti > fac , ti { H \ B . Mrj Cjbp . rRJp apj ?? % l ^! tOf the ctowjd , in hii favpj ^ r , and lai&d Ihem / tp hear tU , e nftble . lord better than they had lietfifled to h ) m . hjc ! i . iM » e . Mafquie ugoodrhumouredly a , aid , " Thank you iar the jrope , Mr . Oahorne . '' , AfUt a t , ime the noblebrd was permitted to 4 peak , and proceeded ^ tnid frequent interruptions to address '; thp meeting . He e , xpreiieS hiafai ^ h in Free Trade , and ' add « a—I am hotfor 4 us b ^ U ^ t . " i a | nfl iot > ct fp . rincreaijing * hejip % g ^ becaiie ^ «« 3 « i ; potion j $ Jt . ^ ei ^ wti ^ encjt'do . apt . vote anit . js . ( je ^ ajn re ^ ri « i , tipJ 8 oj | gbt | o . heplacsd , fift ; $ he ., Ro , man Cj | - thqljp , church , le

      those great societies that exist , share the-public grants . I do not wUh to see any combined education , btcauie I-believe educatipn c dqld ibe combmed onl y o ^ na secular basis . I ; dp ; neiw } s ^ t 9 se > j | he Bible" | rJyen | waHfr ^ religion ; I w | si } , tpflee , it the ^ ry , fomidj } ti , on of || l ? aue | fioH . ( Game Iiwai'f ^ P ^ rflh rates ! " ) G . a . nje , is * 3 much . A species of property & . $ tnytfeing ' . ¦ slaiM ** Q \\ J" ) wit js as much priwte property as chicktna . ( Laughlter ) . ; I am no sportsman myself : I regret the contests and jealeuiies on the subject of game ; and think' ( he exaggerated preservation of game yiery injurious , I Jiojpe ^ 0 have many pppbr ' tumties pfmeeting ypuas your represent ^ tiv ? here ; ' ( Laughter , cheers , and cjanipu . r , ) J . s , ejk , ip . rpjjae iji ftt Cpnger ^ tive yoice which in this cpuntry has beeni so Lprig hu ^ jed , airid in . support of those principles which wilj be : fbuj ?| conducive to the advancement and prosperity of the commercial and social system . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • :- ' : ¦ ¦ ' :. ; ¦ ¦¦ ' ' ¦ •• • : '¦' ¦ ' ¦ ••' ¦ ¦'¦ ' ¦ . "

      Mr . Sheriff Cotterell then took a Bhow of hands , which he declared to ; be in favour of Lord R . Grosvenor and Mr . Osborne . "The number ; of hjinds . held un for both appeared nearl y the same ; Jie iaumber be | d up for the Marquis of Blandford ' w . aia ipiich '' $ if { alie 3 jr . '' '"A- ' . ppU ' . ws ' ^ tliign ' demanded . The iisual formal 'mb || pn of thapjks' io ' Jhe Bh ' erifs was at . tended with some painful display of personal feeling , followed by very warm words , on the hustings .

      Grosvenpr ... .. ... ... 5 , 237 Osborri ... ... ... ... 4 , 395 Blandford . ; . ... ... ... 4-228 YORKSHIRE ( WEST RIDING ) . On Saturday last the nomination , of the candidates tore , present the West Riding of Yprkbhire in parliament took place at Wakefield . ¦ ' . . Mr . Cobden was proposed by Mr . W . Mijner , M . P ., and seconded by Mr . W . Ciirhutt . . Mr . Denispn was prppoBed by the Hpfl . A . LisceHes , aud secflhded ' by Mr , J . Hand . No other . candidate bejng nominated , the Under-Sheriff eclated Mr , Cphden and Mr . £ . Dft . n }« on d » jy e jected nights ^ er the West Ridinsr .

      Mr . Cobden then rose , and was received with great cheer , ing . In the course of his address he said , . it is right that it should ( be known elsewhere that the West Riding ofYork ^ shire is agreed RQt only to oppose protection as such , but to oppose that new scheme which has . been very . well and emphatically explained by a gentleman in the meeting who exclaimed , " They want to protect their pockets at the expense of ours . ' ( Hear , hear . ) Now , whether Mr . Disraeli takes your money out of your breadbasket or out of your pocket , I think it does not mske much difference to you . . ( Hear , Hear . ) We intend ta prevent his doing either . pn ? or the other . ( Loud cries of" Hear , hear , " . and cheers . ) Therefore let it be understood-dt is important that it should he known elsewhere , it is right that it should

      be perfectly comprehended what the opinion of this vast constituency is—that they do not intend to have any of that shifting of taxation , b y which those who have got property in land should put their burdens on the shoulders of those who have got no other property but their labour . ( Cheers . ) Because it is difficult to know txactly where we Imve ovtr dexterous Chancellor of the Exchequer . ( A laugh . ) I always thought , from the year 1846 down to last year , and even up to the beginning of tbis year , that the leader of the Protectionist party in the House of Commons was a Protectionist . ( Loud cries of " Hear , hear . '' ) I thought he meant by " protection , " not merely a tax upon corn for the protection of the agriculturist ; I thought he meant protection to all interests in the cQunIry—protection to ship .

      ping , protection to manufactures , protection to sugar , protection to the colonies . ( Hear , bear . ) Tbat was what I undersrood hy the principle of protection . 1 thought , as a Free Trader . I had been opposing a party who had a principle , ' and that that principle wa 9 opposed to Free Trade . ( Hear , hear . ) But I see the tone altogether changed now ^ - ( hear , hear)—and changed in a way to expose , I think , the selfishness , the undisguised selfishness , of the parly , who are now advocating , a change oi taxation for the benefit of . particular interests , ( Hear , hear . ) For what do I find ? No scheme for protecting manufacturers , no plan for protecting shipowners , no plan for protecting the colonies ; but I find there is a scheme for transferring the taxes which , press upon land to the shoulders of somebody else . I do ot how that is

      ngee to benefit the shipowners—I do not see how that is to benefit the manufacturers—I do not see how tbat is to benefit the colonies—the mere transferring of the taxation now paid by the land to the shoulders of those who have no land at all . ( Hear , hear . ) It seems to me that when you come to brin ? " protection , " as it is called , into this new form , it is 10 , 000 times less tenable than in its former aspect . ( Hear , hear . ) I could respect my opponents when I thought they held a principle—the principle of protectton . ( Hear , hear . ) l thought them wrong , I endeavoured to prove them wrong- ( hear , hear ) -but when a party or an individual endeavours to shift from the prinflip e of protection-the ground of general protection—and L ° "i ^ J" «« t « " « JandownenUd say"We

      ^ , must transfer the taxes which they pay to the shoulders of those who have no land , and we must do that as a substi . tute for Protection and a compensation far Free Trade , " then , I ask that party what becomes of all their former pretensions of being anxious to benefit the whole community , seebng to protect labour , wishing to include the manufac . tarers ? ( Hear , hear . ) Why , I say the thing is not tenable for a moment . ( Cheers . ) In answer to a question by Mr . Fielden , ae to whether Mr . Cobden would vote for the reduction of the half hour that was added in 1850 to the period of labour restricted by the act of 1817 , Mr . Cobden id

      ija : I believe there are two opinions upon this subject of the alteration of half an hour in the period . for adult labour ; and I am not sure that it would be a htvuii to lower again this half hour . ( Hear , hear . ) As I am opposed to Prbtec Won m any form , I am opposed to interference with the labour of grown-up persons . ( Hear , hear . ) When you deal in this matter with infants , it is something like putting in operation a medical police ; and if parents are willing , and are so forgetful of their duties as parents to work their phildren to death , I would do with the poor by law what pe do by law with the rich . I would have a power to step ( n as the Lord Chancellor does with the children of the rich , and take charge of those children who are ill-used ,

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      » er-ta « ked , and nj&tee { edby thoa » whpjhould nourishaml rotect them . ( Hear , hear . ) But when Mr . Fieldtn id those who act wjth , bjm , itkfi ^ different ground , and ve t > , protjfct [ on » p tlie adijU which I believe only belongi I the child , tHeq 1 do not admit that they have led me into consistency in ' do not agree with them . ( "Hear , hear , " id a laugh . ) Remember , this Ten Hours Sill was hot a II for the protection of infants , hilt of grown-up people id thf y would protect and " meddto with every person unti ju had a policeman or a tax-gatherer at every door . . I give lr . Fielding and his father before him credit for " sincerity ,

      aut I differ with him in Mo from the peint o ( view , jj ( wfiich \ ae-looks on these things ; and I d p not believe we-ahaHeW igree in the point of-view in which we should look at Vbiipolitico-ecohomical question . '" " : ; : cf ! In ati « , wto Mr . Jackson , the "Free Trade" m » Uer , iwkft , i rJesireda duty on foreign flQUr , he said :-I " < #$ cfc t * nefcs&iJ turnbo tj to tJ , e , miller and the . farmer ,, because to « W < & < gg | ^ h < 5 m . « V ^ ermg , { a . ghte ^ . andVs o ^^ . , Mr . " Deniapn afterwards , addressed tte mepUng , and a , vote of thank to thedeputy sherKTcloS tSMSStffi *' The friends of Mr . Cpbll . en afterwards dined ^ lelPV jhe Corn Exchange , the RtghtHbn : Sir CharietWdV Bart . officiating as chairman . ' " ' "' ! l ^ *

      / SOUTH WARW'ICKSPJRE . The nomination , took plice on Saturday lajt , when Loid . i Br ook , % n . d Lflrd Guernsey , the forme * member * , y » re li ?" turned . w | tjiou . t oppojijiw . ; 1 JQRTH ^ QTJING . { U 14 S , IfIRE . . I jM M ^ tff 4 ? P ^ R ta ^ m ' ftr-ioe . flQr . th 5 yi . diri , *« o ^ . 6 f W county of N qttWbam . tpok " place on huitfngi ere tedh thej ^ i » g . The candida ' ies fMe ' L ^ rKwry B . ^ ncrKp ti « ni 8 t ) , one of the ljle members , ' and Lord ' Robert Ciinton ( Pree Trader and ^ nseryativey ^ brpth erof ' the ^ uWbi Newcastle , who offered himself in the place of Mr . ThbmaB Houldaworlh ( Protectionist ) . ' rT - 'i No ttthec candidate being proposed , the High Sheriff declared Lord Henry Bantinck and Lord Robert Clinton duk elected . ' ¦ . ' " . ¦ '

      WEST CJOipWALL . ,. > On W » y , , th | . 16 th ; i . nB . t , ;^ e gIec | ioVof ^ wo raembm {« , West Cornwall toqk pl ^ ce £ Trw , " the WvuSSm . « wfc ^^ tjjh in ^^ . ; : « nd WmM ^ Lemon , Bart ., ^ pth pjf . them" Liberals ; wer # ' the only iw $ candidjftei , ajhd they " were unanimously rereiepfed . " NORTH WILTS . : The election . for the northern division of 4 be county of Wilb , toftk place on Saturday last , when the former menpejs , Mr ... Lftng and Mr . Sotheron were . declared duly elected * . . B pF ^ kp ^ ip . TKe . elecipxi . took . p ^ ce ; on Mjpnday . C . P , ) ,.-. ^ pffl ., H positln "? tofiimwmihvm . i ^ wmm

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      ftUCKmOHAMSHIRS . AswsBBM , Tuesday 'Night : —The following ^ l the fift * l state of the poll throughoutthe county :-. ¦ : ¦ Bencons- Newjwrt ' du p , y& * % i ^ mgp * . « Diaraeli ¦ ... 715 530 438 3 » i vm Ca flandfeb ... 6 ^ 478 212 1 M XM 3 Lee „ . - , „ 328 . J 92 .. 74 - ^ 2 . *^ g N <> RTH NORTHUMBERLAND . The nomination took place on Monday . '"' ThVeandidatea were Lord Ossoulston , lord Lovaine , and Bir 6 . « rey . Sir y ^ rge . GreywaB the only » p > 4 ke , rtthat wai Jiatenedito . ffii vind ^ ated 4 he : pplicjr of the Liberalparty . ^ n ir ^ w ejpaue ^ t &W : W * d ? PQWM ?? 5 l > iifi incpnBistencies bf ' the ' -nreaehfe

      Ministry m t ^ ejr appeal tp . the oountry without aboucy . He intimated' that , gross and extensive Intimidation hail beanexeroiaed bythe Tery landlords throughout the division ; and upon b « ing asked ia an angry manne E ,, by one of theT . prylandlpydstpname iaoftse , he ^ id they . ^ rjB legio . a , i * nd appealed ty scprgspf thegudjence ) n qprArmatipn . of what he had said . The show of hands was equal ? or ! wrjf nearly so , and the Under-Shejriff said he ha ' d gmtiliffipuBy ! in deciding . ; He , " however , gwbthe iloriesthefcepB ^ t tf ' the doubt , and dflclaped the show was in fojour of . LoiAyj Lovaine and Lprd ^ Q ^ ouU ^ pp . Tbe decision created : a ; greajb . disturbance . A , Bonw . as denianded 911 j ^ half . o | " S » G . Grey . The Fro ^ ectionists sept hundreds of their f % tni labourers to hold up their hands for ' tfceircahdftafoB . Numbers were brought iff the liirge estates on the hanks of the Tweed by special trains , and were ^ Uowedibeiciday ' B work and 2 s . fid . e ^ chifp jr refre . 8 h , nient . " HERTFolpSHIRE . The two days' polling for this county have testtUed ia the eticcess of the three Conservative candidates . SQIJT . Il ' wrLl'S HiRi ! . Herbert ., IMi tfyndham M r , 2 & ? Long ; .. ... , „ 9 W ¦¦ 'EAST iSOMERSETSEIRE . Milpa 4647 gnatchbull 4 $ ) 7 Ultpn ... 2 , 974 NOBTH LlioOLNSJIIRE . Cbristopher , ... ... 5 , 585 Stanhope 5 ^ 77 Cholmeley 4 , 777 WEST GLOCESTERSHIRE . Kingscote ; 3 . S 30 Hate ... 2 , 932 Grantley Berkeley 2 , 168 DENBIGHSHIRE . Wynn ... 2 , 136 Biddulph l . oil Bagot , 1 , 532 Majority fpr Colonel Biddulph , 29 . WEST NOUFOLK . Bagge . 3 , 337 Bentinck 3 139 5 a » mqnd ... ] , 97 . 1 EAST CUMBERLAND . Howard 2 , 372 Marshall 2 204 Salkeld 1 , 002 The two Liberals Lave consequently been returned . WEST SURREY . Evelyn and Drummond have been returned by ^ coneU derable majority . SCOTLAND . AYR BURGHS . Crawford 33 S Boyle 329 Majority for Crawford , 9 . COUNTY AYR . Blair ... 1 , 301 Cardwell „ , 1 , 199 IRELAND . CLONMELL . Hon . Cecil Lawless ... ... .., 183 T . D . Barton . " " 5 ARMAGH COUNTY . Colonel Caulfield ( Free Trader ) and Colonel Sir W . Verner ( Derbyite ) were re-elected on Mondny without onposition . KERRY . Mr . H . A . Herbert , one of the former members , and Mr . Valentine Browne , were on Monday declared & *\ f elected for this county without a contest . FERMANAGH . This county has re-elected its former brace of Tory representativeg , Mr . Mervyn Arjhball and Sir Arthur Bropke , CORK . Mr , Edmond Burke Roche and Mr . Vincent Soully wer « declared duly elected ; Hudson and Sliou ' dham , the t ^ Q Derbyites , having retired from the contest . CAYAN . Maxwell 2 . 27 Q Young . 2 , 051 Bllie - W LOUTH . Fortesouo ... . „ 1152 Kennedy ... ... ... ... agjj M'C ^ intQck ... ., 881 LONDOxNpERRY . Bateioa im I ™* ' - ...., ... im Greer \ , m . westSeath . Urquhwt ... ? ' ¦ * 5 S ' I ^ "ge ; : ; : ;; , m

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      MIDLAND CIRCUIT . BREA . CH OP PROSnSE OF MARRIAGE . SHEBIFFS' COUaii SdTTESGHAM . B 1 ED' T . MWtfiT Tiiis was an action fer bresoa of pfomis& of marriage . Xfae defendsnC ^ it appeared had origio&llv ; denied the cjsMjig" of the promise alleged in&a declacatian ^ , hutsubr seajigntiy witJrir&w his . pfea . ' Thi » wia , therefore , MLexsK eotion effrwrit oficqairy ; iasufid by the Gflurfeot Ejcheoner to assess the damages . "Mr . SargeantMiUer . m a long sad efleotwespeeeb , detaifedi tbe ramos crrenmstaocea « f this case-, which are as Mow : —The plaintiff , Pannj Birit h wwr about

      tsrente-Hi years of age , and sraa brougit up . at Ockerton at her fttherthoose , wlfieb . » siiteea miies from Kjoiitioghara . ptoilnTs fatter isa f-inaer , Tenting 160 acres of land near SBaifcweU , aad , Besides tfee plaintiff , baa fcwe aeu& . apd'a daughter . At Lsdjdaj , 18 SO , plaintiffs fether t « ok a sman isrm of thirQr-Bix acres , anaa * ater cm miiUt . Shetliaidi park for the plaintiff ' s brother , Richard John Davidson Bird , who was then just tweotj-two years of age . By tho exprets wH h ~ of her parents , the ^ amt nT went to keep her fcwttiet ' s hoos » he beinK a bachelor . Plaintiff accordingly left Ockerton onino 8 th of April , 1850 , and went to- BtalaBdhnMk , ha « ag j «» er been from homo before , exceatssa visitor . On the d » v of her

      arrivalahewaaintw * iced to Mr . Georga BsnssH , the defendant . H « was reading at Shitland-paifelaiie , a distance of about 400 yards from her brother ' * boose . Ha was at this time ^ Haaaaontti ^ &e twentieth year oUMS Sfe ^ plaiBt ^ wwgtteaiaiertweaty-foiirth year . Ab iatim&ey sooa Bjrtognp between 4 afenfant and plaintiff , and he was in ttoeoastant habit of visiting "Hiss Bird atAer brother's house , Mr . Bansall . bringing "books for ths ypnngia , dyto read ,, bntmaking no offer of oaeriaee , or any dficlaratJon , tiU Miss Bird had left her hrtrtharV Itouse on a visit to a relitiwst Nottingham in the September foltowing , when plaintiff received a letter , of whkU the following is a 9 PJ 5- " ¦ '

      Shiriani . pwk , SeptemUr ^ Stb , 18 flP . Mi &u * Hiss Bod . —I told jou a > tho night - . we test met . ! Aoald write to you . I now fulfil mjprwniae . . Kraa the first tiste I ssht joal admired ^ o , and « dtnirttionJtasgMcai | tQ low . Jm . aostlunte been aware of ths stteoUom Iiavejsud to jou . of iate ; aaAtbose atteatiou I wish , if you will cun » eat ,-to ooatoiw , or , jn other words , to 11600016 a suitor for jour hand , and from which I tope joawfllnot withhjjldyour oau ^ ent ; for if yoa . do , 1 sh » Ui » e owoJ&e most > mfeeraHe tfi jawtalsjaBd if yon do consent I ehaUie the happuit , lei me hatejoor full opinion on the matter , -&ET « hjUbeaneuj . rotiUhesr . fr 9 m you . I ftis ^ tnjdesr UUs Qird , ypurBtSost cteTOtsdlj . . - Gboboe BAJiSAii . 5 . B . —Direct for me , Mr . Sractoa '* , Slprland , near Alferton , "Derl ) j 8 lw » . " L ? ttbout » tniae , andercryvfish Of mine wodd gratified be , Far all ray hopes and all tnyjojs Are centred finniathee .

      Toihe fqregojag , the janug lady . seat aTery jadicipna letter , deoUniBg if he required an answer so speedily . Plaintiff met the defendant at Mansfield fair the following week , Mr . Bansall went home with the young lady and her t « o brothers in their gig . When the oourtehip had gone on io this way for about six moaths , tho defendant told plaintiff that hii father was going to take ? farm for him , and that they should soon ie married , previous to entering -upon it . Boring the Qmeof the * courtship he used to seal fwetry on slips pf papers , each , for instance , astkofollowf ing : — Art thou not dear onto my heart :

      O , search that heart , and see , Fanny Bird , Ana &om my bosom-tear the part TI » t beats Botttue to . thee , FannjBird . Yes , to this boiomthpa art dear , Mope dear than words can tell , AnS if one fault be cherished there , "Hs loting thee too well , Fanny Bird , 5 Iis loving ihee too well . ( Greatlaughter . ) Intheearly part of theoowtship , « m the 2 nd . of Kovemher , 1850 , hemado plaintiff a present of a mall book , Tit 6 ift of Love and Friendship . On the inside tie earner he wrote , —

      Hiss Bird—the gift ofone to whom she is most dear . NoTember SBd , 1859 . - in the Hjenth of February , 1851 , he ( beipg within three months of his . majority ) , hsripg aqecepded in gaining the affection and wjo ^ rkiag . npon the fancy and in taginaUoa of the poor girl , seduced her under $ he promise of marriage . Finding herself . in the familyway , she tolddefendant , whereappn he jreplied , "Ton know the weddioij-day is fixed , and it will be on that day . " Jt was then fixed for | ho . first Wednesday after the 1 st of April . Plaintiff got the wedding clothes all ready ~ tbe , fjng waB purchased , when about the last day of March the defendant catne and put off the event in congeqnenee of his father not having got the farm in which the young couple . were to take up their abode . He said it must be put tiff for a short time : but he still

      continued paying , his visits as before , while she kept anxiously and pnremittingly asking him to fix ( the day . One day in ¦ Jal y , 1851 , when the plaintiff seemed * in very low spirits , defendant said to her , " YTe will be married on the 31 sfc of tha month , and wp shall keep it a secret , and not let them know" ( meaning plaintiff ' s friends . ) And at this time , in order to assure her of the promise , he wrote in a blank leaf of TAe Gift of love and Fritn $ slJp these words : — "Mrs . F . Banssll ' s , Snirland-park MUl , Derbyshire , July 5 th , 1 S 51 . " defendant , however , did not come near his anUseedon the Slit as promised , and visibly began to be cdoI in his attachment . Plaintiff staid at her brother ' s until October 9 th , when she went home to her father ' s , where

      she was confined . on the 23 rd of a female child . Plaintiff applied to her seducer , by letter after the birth of the cmjd , to know , ^ ha . t Ms iutantvons were ; but no reply eame . When ahewent to her brother ' s in 1850 , ihfr was a spnghtly yoopg girl , attractive in her appearance , and well educated , boasting of not a few intellectual as well as personal charms . "Wheaahe came back to her father , and for some time previous to that , shewassad and melancholy ; she did not face her father for whole days ; she avoided crossing the threshold of the door , and wasseen by none . Her distracted state of mind and her midni ght vigils in her bedloom , where she remained creeping day and night , had made a permanent impression upon her health , and broken down an excellent constitution .

      The two brothers of the youne lady and her mother were called as witnesses . Tile two former proved that the defendant had frequently JoJd them that all his father ' s property , worth ; from £ 6 , 000 to £ 8 . 000 , was entailed upon him ; and , farther , that his aunt Blaad would leave him a iegaoy of £ 500 . The evidence of the mother was very aSeeting . She seemed a highly respectable person , and spoke with much feeling of the change which had taken place in her daughter ' s health and happiness . Miss ™{ sd evidently been the ligfafc of the household . While she was with us , " said the old Jady , "she was lively and eheerful , and she seemed to make us all go nappy . " One of the plaintiff ' s brothers proved the handjnung of several poetical effusions from Mr , Bansall to tos betrothed . The learned Under-Sheriff having summed up , the jury M-a *? 5 ® space they returned into court , and assessed the damages at £ 800 . The verdict seemed to give great satisfaction to the parses present .

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      K 08 . TBSEX \< hsc , TO .. . AtffMtfi iroHWRPXR * ,. Yoas , « Jabn EHis ,, ^ was cjiarged ^ ithhaving ^ ea . th . e . ^ th of June last , at Bajusley . djgchajrgei a , loade . d , pipioUt George Savage , with intent to murder 0 ? dp , hua sjo ^ rne grieyous Iiwiilyhawa . . . t S « a . prosecutor ia the superintendent of the wgbA watch at BacQBley , and , the prisoner had been engaged in the samefo r ^ e . nntil wJttua » year , w , hen he % as . di 8 pharged by the watch « pmmittee . , On th . e pjght of the 3 rd ftf June tasj ^ the pros ^ ofttor , wiojitthisjo ^ ds , saw thq prt ? ftne ^ . twie © t but did not speak , to him . At t ^ xee p ' cfepk 4 ! « fee , police were dismissed , and the prosecutor in going to his home \ n Pontefract road , saw the Mi ^ jner , leaping over a gate . The tner ouijpn

      laUerwftswe . noqtfteopppBitesiaeo . i ^^ easiingte him , th % proieoujorheajd feim foUowing Wro / an |[ sbortly afterwards he heard a shot fired behind him . fte tamed round , and saw the prisoner standing * ix yards from hint , having a-amall pistol in his hajid . He ia ^ ed km what he was doing , wh > & he . replied " ghootjngypn . " P ^ ro-Bectttor ^ madearush at him , when Jbe priso ^ r discharged the sOj ^ er barrel , 4 he > brandjgjwd % jflfiVi ] , i » i took & % {* heels . , Proseouto ? ran . aftfir him for abput a mile , but did not -captore-his aslant . ^ te » W 4 S apprehended « t hjs pwn lodgings on the 5 th . " IThree pieces of lead vefe aftorw ^ rds picked : np pear wall whichljore marks of biding been hifc by the contents of the oiitoJl On the 1 st nU ,, the prisoner tl

      snoweajsar . firooSe , nwn , ufac . turer , a don , We . d-b ^ rellej ? e . Tol ? in ^ pi » tol , and asfed feUnto buyifciuihe refused t » d o ^ P ., tt » o » g ) i he advaiicedshiina few shUlirigs onit , On the ev « nwg of the 3 rd , tfee prisoner metjjir .. Brooke &S ^ vnt when ho faskedfor the pi&toL apdit wskS returned to Mm , The only motive which oould be suggested pn the part pf the prpsecution % this diabolical at ^ emp ^ wa » revengo , WWer , perhAJs , supaoging that Savage h ^ d had something to do with his dfsiniiaalfroia the force , though on oro M ^ xaminatiob , he said tfeey h « 4 never hud apy quarrel . . . # « - -r Xbejuryfrund jy » prisonerJGfniltyof shooting with in , tent to do gr « w » s bodily harm , and Jie wasse ^ tenqed to seTeajeary transportation .

      wsou ^ ung oujbagb . Yo « k ,. few J 7 . * -Henry ] 8 ealey , James BafRer , a ^ d Thomas . Sgnior weepi « di 6 t « . d for a rape opPhariotte Fjtooks , atMirJeld , onthel 3 th of ^ ril last , 1 % uppeajsedtbatOie pjo ? secatnx is , the wifeof * , Jabonrer on theJUancashire ^ ndyojf ^ slure Bailway , * Bd lives a | a cottage at CroftJey ^ neRr Jdlirfi ^ d . Sbeandherliugasndwerefrc ^ Ahp ^ ath . and havl lived there about two years . On Easier Tuesday ; tbere was a te » party <* t » publH } -uouse called the ShepleyJVrms , i ) Hlk dist » 0 G 9 ;| rQm Grosslej , tpwhiph the . prosecutjfis : had heen mvited bya Mrs , JPyson . Her hvabsnd ,. it appeared forbade her to go ; but nnaijJe to reaiet the temptation pf seeing ^ atmuements , she walked there about eight o clock in tba eveaipg ,. after thetea party , and joined Mrs . Dyson , in a Utrgeiraom wheres number of men and women were dwping to

      and ^ nguiga fiddle , and drinkiQghesF . and . gin > Here Mrs . . Roots * stayed until | ? aBt eleven o ' clock , « nd in the ejtcitement of the scene , aided by the gin and beer of which sbeoartook , shebecamenearlyintoxicated . She Lfeeaasked a jonng mail named UalUs , s neighbour , to see her home , ; but he having his sweetheart there , asked a fRarried map named Robert Senior to aee her home , which he did . Before this it appeared she had given Robert Senior a kiss , and be had called her his " wife , " and the landlord seeipg it had told him he had bet ^ r go feonae with her and not have such conduct there . Senior « ent outwitb hgr , and she « a ? then so tipsy that he had a difficulty in getting her along , . A number of yqung mep there ( sixteen or eighteen ) , suspecting , it wonld seem ; that aome impropriety wqvdd easiie . h ? - tween RobPFt Senior ^ pd the proseputrjx , fpUowed tbem

      aown ^ tne road at a short distancB to a tene called V ' £ & $ Land , ' leading , to gome fields , across which was ikwtWBB toCrossley . In this lane Robert Senior was trjppej uplj them , and the prosecutrix was pushed about andtU ' roWa down by . the crowd pf men , and , as she . swore , % (^ bly raviBhed in this Jane by threeof these men sncQeisiyely ^ Dne of mow she swore was . the prisoner Jjealey . ' RopeS Senior , by his own account , got separated from her and did not see her for half an hour . She then went over the . fields followed by the erawd « f men , and was knocked down iv ?\ ce in a 5 eld called Oates ' s Held near her own house ; and in that field ravished again sugcesjurely by six of these men- * - the others standing round and holding her , She screamed out " Murder ! " and shouted her husband ' s name , and said , " If she was spared she would make an example of them . "

      A great , number of witnesses were , called , tome of thjem young men who had witnessed these proceedings , and who identified the ^ hree pr } s pjnersss part of the men whoravished the . proseoiitnx under the Qircumstanoea . tBja » tipned . The aetails are too disgusting for pabttqatipn . About an hour , after their alUeawng , the » uWic » h . ottse , Hallas was goipg home , after having seen bis sweetbear ); to her house , wljen be heard cri ^ of a woman in dUtresMft Ofttes ^ field , and beard a "din' of people . He went there , aad saw the pror secutrixon her hands and fenees , attegaptine tpgetnp ftom the , ground , and a numberoi men leavin * her . lie wept up toner to assist her , end found her face covered with , . bipod from a cut on thf forehead , He wiped her face with , his pocket-handkerchief ,. and assisted . her to rise , and Robert Senwrthsaeame up and assisted her also , happened ia evidencealso , thai Robert Senior had throughout attempted tp prevent the wen from commuting the patragesitheydid , and had had a fight wjth . oqe man * eipectiug his conduct to the prosecutrix , though in his own statement he persisted that

      be was Jaid , behind a , wall , atupified fjcom drink and ft blow . be received whenip was knocked do * n in the lane . Op taking : the prosecutrix home her husband let her in , and was very angry with her for being outfgo late . She sat down , in a chair by the bedside , unable to go to bed , and then said . nothing to him . Her husband got into bed again and slept until near four o ' clock in the morning , when he got . up and struck aUght and found his wife sitting in the chair , crjing , and with her face all blnody . He then asked her what was the matter , and she told him how she ha . d been ill-used . She went to bed and was unable to get up for twj days . A surgeon was sent for , who found her person bruised and swollen , and she was obliged to be under his treatment for three weeks . The prisoner flealey , on being taken into custody . , made a statement inculpating the other two prisoners and four other men , but denying his own share in the disgusting transaction ; and the other prisoners denied the truth of his statement . —The jury having retired brought in a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners . They were each sentenced to be transported for fifteen yeara .

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      NORFOLK CIRCUIT . _ ABSON . Bedford , July 17- —Richard Brown was charged with having on the 4 th of Marcn set fire to five bean stacks , the property of Samuel Bowman . There had been several fires Jn the village of Stotfold , and the alarm was frequently given , until at length the inhabitants became much terrified and set watch . In this case , however , the evidence against the prisoner was not positive and direct , but there were so many strong circumstances connected together as to leave no doubt of bis guilt . —A great number of witnesses were examined to complete the case , and the court was occupied until a late hour . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty , and the prisoner was sentenced-to be transported for life . Alfred Ingrey and William Gentle were also convicted of setting fire to a stack of haulm belonging to William Taughan , in the same village of StatfoM , and sentenced to be imprisoned one year .

      William Cooper was convicted of setting Sre to a stable and a stack of straw belonging to Samuel Cocking , and was sentenced to be transported for life . Catherine Butcher was found Guilty of setting fire to a pig stye , at Blunham , the property of William Peppercorn , and was ordered to be imprisoned for three years .

      OXFORD CIRCUIT . INDE C ENT A SS AOLT BY A SCH O OLMASTER . AmscTos . —Hugh M'Gavaran , schoolmaster , an elderly respectable looking man surrendered to take his trial on a series of indictments , charging him with indecent assaults on his female scholars , alleged to have been perpetrated in the school-room at North East , and during divine service in the parish church of Chicve ' ey , in this county . The prosecutrix , an orphan thirteen years of age , stated that she had been a scholar at the defendant ' s school for three years , and attended church at Chieveley . The children sat on benohes iu the chancel—the girls on one side , and the boys on the other . The defendant sat with the latter—his wife with the former . On one Sunday in May last , the girl ' s seats being full , the defendant took

      the witness on his sent , which was placed in an angle of the chancel , and screened from the observation of the congregation in tho hoiiy of the church by a high pew . Tne boys and girls during the prayers knelt towardB the communion table , so that they had their backs turned to the master . During one of the prayers the defendant , according to the child ' s account , placed bis hand indecentl y on her person . He subsequently on another day repeated the offence in the school-room , when site went to his desk to have a sum in arithmetic corrected . The following night the prosecutrix complained to her half-sister of the defendant ' s treatment , and on . the next day to her grandfather , and she discontinued her attendance at the school . The lact of her complaint was confirmed . by the relative above named , and by Emma Preston , one of the scholars . The jury returned a verdict of guilty , and

      The learned Judge , remarking on the importance of the case and the enormity of the offence , sentenced the defendant to two years' imprisonment , with hard labour .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 24, 1852, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1688/page/7/