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listened to by P.C. Davies, who subsequently issued a snmmons to the whole of the parties concerned—for re- sult vide "drunkards' list" of to-day. Complainant alleged that her opponents had beaten her" over right P.O. Davies.-The latter was consequently calied in corroboration. He, however, emphatically stated that complainant was the terror of the whole place, keeping the neighbourhood inja state of constant excitement and alurm.-HIs Worship, in order to put a stop to such scenes for the future, ordered both parties to be bound over in £ 10 to keep the peace for six months. WEDNESDAY,—{Before A. De Rutzen, E. Davies and J. Probert, Esgrs.) DRUNKARDS.—Elias Jones, alias Elias o'r North," a perfectly incorrigible customer, was charged with drunken and riotous conduct in Glebeland-street, on the 20th inst. P.C. Cole proved finding him challenging the landlord of the Red Cow Inn to fight. This was about the 30th appearance of the fellow. Their Wor- ships, who considered him a perfect'pest to the locality, inflicted a fine of E2 and the costs upon him. In de- fault of payment he was committed to Swansea gaol for two months with hard labour. — Margaret Leary, married, was charged with lying drunk and incapable in High-street the same night. P.C. Allison gave evi- dence. Discharged with a caution. James Gaynor, navvy, for a similar offence in South-street, Dowlais, the previous night, was, upon the evidence of P.C. Davies. fined 5s and the costs. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—John Davies, squeezer- man, and Margaret Bo wen, an unfortunate, stood in the dock charged the former with assaulting, and the latter with resisting P.C. Evans in the execution of his duty, «n the 20th inst. The officer had found Davies stripped drunk, and fighting with another individual, and upon being taken into custody prisoner became very violent, and Bowen took Evans by the coat tails and endea- voured to draw him away from his prisoner. Davies was sentenced to one month's hard labour, while Bowen had the option of paying 10s fine and costs, or go to gaol for fourteen days with hard labour. A BLACKGUARD.—Patrick Mackay, labourer, a stal- wart repulsive-looking individual, was brought up in custody charged with having assaulted Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths, the landlady of the Cardiff Arms, at Cae- draw. The fellow now affected to have forgotten every- thing that had occurred.-Fined £ 1 and the costs, and in default of payment committed to Swansea gaol for one month with hard labour. A BRACE OF IMPOSTORS.—Thomas Henderson and Thomas Taylor, described as sailors, were placed in the dock charged with begging alms in High-street on the previous night. P.C. Coles proved finding the men in the Post Office asking for coppers. Both were very drunk and abusive.—Mr B. R. Williams, tailor and draper, John-street, proved seeing the prisoners at his door. The tallest (Henderson) appeared to-have lost both arms. Witness subsequently saw them in High- fltreet, when his arms appeared all right. The Bench were determined that scoundrels like the defendants should not be allowed to impose upon the public of this town with impunity. Each would have to go to gaol for one month with hard labour. REFUSING TO QUIT.-Thomas Jones, haulier, was summoned for violent and quarrelsome behaviour in the Rising Sun Inn, at Tirphil, which house he had re- fused to quit when requested so to do by the landlord. Fined 15s and the costs, or fourteen days' hard labour in the alternative. A DISHONEST LODGER. -Ann Dunford, married, was brought up OD remand charged with stealing a silver pencil case, the property of Thomas Bradley, baller, 67, High-street, Dowlais.-Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to fourteen days impri- sonment with hard labour. BOARD OF HEALTH PROSECUTIONS.— Mr Williams, clerk to the Local Board, appeared in support of sum- monses against the following cottage proprietors, who had disobeyed the notice given them by the Board to provide proper accommodation and drainage for the premises owned by them William Hallesy, Jeremiah Williams, Edward Lewis, Richard MiJward, Richard Price, Thomas Price, William Jones (Plough, Peny- darran), James Thomas, David Jones, and William Jones {assitant overseer). In the majority of the cases the defendants either personally, or by some representa- tive, appeared and admitted the facts. The excuse al- most invariably set up was the difficulty of obtaining men to carry out the work.—Mr Plews appeared for the last named defendant, and strove hard to bring about an arrangement which would render the making of a magisterial order unnecessary.—The Bench, however, could not see any difference in the cases. Each defen- dant would have to carry out the necessary works in a fortnight, Thomas Price, being an exception, he being allowèd a month-and pay the costs of the order.—— William John, late Merthyr Tavern, and David Evans, Elizabeth-street, Dowlais, were summoned to shew cause why a penalty should be inflicted upon them for disobedience of the Justices' order which had been made upon them requiring them to provide closet accommo- dation and drainage for premises.—Mrs John, who ap- peared for her husband, assured the Bench that in her case the works were proceeding. Defendant Evans was fined Is for every day (Sept. 22nd, until Oct. 18th) that he had made default. ASSAULT. Mary Regan, married, was summoned for having assaulted Elizabeth Dwyer, single, on the 6th inst., at Quarry-row, and was fined 10s and the costs, or fourteen days' hard labour in the alternative. ADJOURNED AFFILIATION CASE.—O'BRIEN V. REES. —Mr Plews for complainant and Mr. Smith (Smith, Lewis, and Jones,) for defendant.—In this case, which had stood adjourned for some length of time for decision upon the preliminary point as to whether sufficient evidence of non-access on the part of com- plainant's husband had been proved, to justify the ad- mission of the evidence of complainant herself, Mr. de Rutzen said In the matter of a married woman living apart from her husband in this town, who applied for an order of affiliation against a man, also resident in this town, I adjourned the case, not because I enter- tained any doubt at the time. but out of respect to the learned advocates who appeared on either side, and the number of cases they quoted. I have referred to those cases, and I am decidedly of opinion that there is no ground whatever for allowing the wife to be called to prove non-access on thelpart of the husband, and as it is impossible to proceed any further without the evidence of the wife, the summons must be dismissed. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Elias Jenkins, painter, sur- rendered to his bail, charged with maliciously wounding John Thomas, collier.—Mr. Lewis (Smith, Lewis, and Jones ) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Plews the defence.-The evidence went to show that the prosecutor and an unfortunate, named Edmunds, had entered the prisoner's house on the 18th inst., and had ordered some faggots." The one supplied to Thomas was accidently upset, whereupon prisoner ordered him out. A scuffle ensued between them, the result of which was that the former was pushed out and the door shut in his face. He remained outside for about ten minutes, at the expiration of which the prisoner came out, holding an axe behind his back, which he struck prosecutor with upon the head, bringing him senseless and bleeding to the ground. Dr. Crockett was at once sent for, but, fortunately, the man's injuries did not prove so serious as anticipated. He was taken home by some of the by-standers, and the police communicated with. The prisoner, who was arrested next day by P.S. Jennings, admitted having struck his opponent in the manner stated. Notwithstanding the very able and ingenious defence set up by Mr. Plews, the Bench determined to commit the prisoner for trial at the next assizes. ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—Margaret Edwards, married, was charged with stealing a purse, and 5s. 6d., the property of George Davies, puddler, Dowlais.- She pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 14 days' imprison- ment with hard labour.

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ABERDARK POLICE COURT. TUESDAT.Befo?,e A. De Rutzen, R- H. Rhys, D. E. Williams, and R. Fothergill, Jun., Esqr3.) LICENSING MATTERS.—Mr R. O. Gery, clerk to the Local Board of Health, applied on behalf of Mrs Susannah Colston, 185, Cardiff-road, Aberaman, for a license to sell sweets. After the usual proof of service of the notices the Bench granted the licullse YV Beddoe applied for an endorsement of the license of the Cardiff Arms Inn, Commercial-street, to Mr David Hughes, grocer, Commercial-street. Granted. ROBBERY AT THE GKEAT WESTERN RAILWAY STA- TION. -J ohn Thomas Davies, number-taker, and W m. Neete, greaser, both in the service of the Great Western Railway Company, and aged 13 years respectively, were charged on the sheet with having stolen 4Jlbs. of grapes, and Dibs, of butter, the property of the Com- pany. It appeared from the evidence that the goods in question had been deposited in one of the Company s vans at Hereford, on the 18th instant, for transmission to Aberaman, by a Mrs Sarah Lloyd, who locked the van and kept the key. The van arrived safely at Aber- dare, at nine a.m., on the 9th instant, and by the next passengerjtrain Mrs Lloyd also came. At this time the van was found to have been broken into, and a quantity of the grapes stolen. Mr Phillips, the station master, was at once communicated with, and he, upon investi- gation, found that the lock had been smashed. He afterwards traced the grapes to the hut of the prisoner Davies, a short distance from which lie succeeded in finding the lock amongst some rubbish. Inspector Rees, who was sent for at this juncture, arrived, and searched the prisoner Davies, in whose pocket be found a quantity of grape stems, which the latter said had bam given him by his mother the night before. He, however, afterwards made a statement implicating Nwte, whom the Inspector forthwith arrested. When i confronted, the lads accused each other of having taken the initiative in the he Bench considered that the evidence with regard to Neete was not ;■ uJii- ciently strong in a legal point of view to convict him, and he would therefore be discharged. With regard to the other prisoner, however, the case was very different. W ere they (rijt; Bench) to impose a pecuniary penalty, it would doubtless be paid by the prisoner's father, and the prisoner himself would escape, comparatively speaking, unpunished. They bad, therefoie, made up their minds to orderbitn to be whipped ten strokes with a birch loci by 1 nHpecter Rees. CUAL STEALING.—Thomas Collard, breaksman, was summoned for having stolen Gllbs of coal, the property of the Abernant Iron Company. A report of this case will be found in our last issue. It will be remembered that the prisoner was then remanded in order to nave a second justice on the bench, so that the matter might be summarily dealt with. He now pleaded guilty to the charge, and hoped to be leniently dealt with.—The Bench senaenced him to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. DRUNKARDS.—Evan Davies, coachman, arrested by P.C. ltobb in High-street the previous night, upon a charge of riotous drunkenness, was fined 10s and the costs.—James James, collier, found by P.C, James in the same street the same night, lying helplessly drunk, was fined 5s and the costs,—Thomas Hallett, engine- man, charged by P.S. Cook with drunken and riotous conduct in Cardiff-road, Aberaman, on the 19th instant, was fined 15s and the costs.—Dennis Mahony, labourer, brought up under warrant charged with having been druuk in Waterloo Stores Beerhouse, Commercial- place, on the 15th ult., was fined 15s and the costs. The same defendant and Edward Jenkins, puddler, were also charged with the commission of a similar offence in the Engineers' Arms Beerhouse, Gloucester- street, on the 29tb ult. Fined 5s each and the costs. P.C. James proved both charges.—W7illiam Williams, labourer, drunk and incapable in Cardiff-road, Aber- aman, and Sarah Bishop, married, drunk and riotous in Lewis-street, Aberaman, on the 1st instant, were each, upon the evidence of P.C. Gambling, fined 5s and the costs.—John "Jenkins, puddler, charged by P.S. Cook with drunken and riotous conduct in Cardiff-road, Aberaman, on the 4th instant, was fined 10s and the costs.—Wm. Tapp, collier, an old offender, summoned at the instance of P.C. Emanuel for drunken and riotous conduct in Cardiff-road, Mountain Ash, the same day, was fined El and the costs.—Lewis Williams, collier, found by P.S. Melhuish in Cardiff-road, Aber- aman, on the 5th instant, lying helplessly drunk, was fined 5s and the costs. -.J osepb Heal, collier, summoned by P.C. Emanuel for drunken and riotous conduct in Oxford-street, Mountain Ash, on the 11th instant, was fined 10s and the costs.—Martha Hatten, married, charged by P.C. Dyment with similar conduct in Ynys- lwyd-street on the 7th instant, and Henry Jones and John Harris, colliers, picked up in a helpless state by P.C. Whitney in Fforchaman-road, Cwmaman, en the 11th instant, were each fined 5s and the costs.—George Jones, collier, drunk and riotous in the same road the same night, was, upon the evidence of the same officer, fined 10s and the costs.—Thomas Davies collier, an old offender, charged by the same officer with a similar offence, in the same road the same night, was fined X2 and the costs.—P. C. Whitney also proved charges of drunkenness against Thomas Howells collier, aHd Thomas James, labourer, found in the same road the same night, both of whom were fined 5s and the costs. —Wm. Lewis, collier, drunk and riotous in John-street, Cap Coch, on the 12th instant, was, upon the evidence of P.S. Melhuish, tined 15s and the costs. Daniel Cokely, pitman, picked up by P.S. Rodman in Jeffreys- street, Mountain Ash, on the same day in a helpless condition, was fined 5s and the costs. -Titus Jenkins, collier, another old offender, summoned by P.C. Gambling for drunken and riotous conduct in Lewis- street, Aberaman, on the same day, Was fined £1 10s and the costs.—Charles Jones, collier, charged by P.C. Emanuel with similar conduct in Commercial-street, Mountain Ash, on the 11th instant, was let off with a fine of 7s 6d including costs.—John Jones alias Win. Davies, pollier, and Henry Sage, shoemaker, found by P.C. Gambling on the 13th instant drunk and fighting together, were fined 15s each and the costs. HEAVY PENALTY ON A PUBLICAN.—Win. Emanuel, landlord of the Dublin Ale and Porter Stores Beer- house, Mountain Ash, was summoned for permitting drunkenness on his premises.—P.S. Rodman proved going to defendant's house on the 13th instant. In the taproom he found seven men drinking out of quart and pint vessels. Three of the men were very drunk. In a back room he found the defendant sitting in a chair very drunk. Witness called in another constable to see the state of affairs. Defendant was utterly incapable of movement, being so drunk. Witness pointed out one of the men to the landlady, and be was at once turned out by her. When the men got outside they were too drunk to move away.—Defendant had nothing what- ever to say for himself. It transpired that he bad been previously fined X5 for a similar offence.—The Bench thought that a more gross case than this was hardly ever met with. The drunken men wers not only harboured in this instance by the landlord, but the latter himself set them the example by getting into a beastly state of intoxication. The penalty which thsy would in. pose upon him would be one of £10 and the costs. -Defendant at once paid over the amount. ORDER OF MAINTENANCE.—Thomas Lewis, collier, was summoned to show cause why an order should not be made on him to maintain John Lewis, his father, who is chargeable to the Merthyr Union.—Mr T. B. Meredith, master of the Workhouse, stated that the old man had been an inmate tor some considerable time. He was afflicted with paralysis, and therefore totally unable to gain his own livelihood.—Defendant ex- pressed his perfect willingness to contribute towards his father's support. He had always done so in fact- paying him 3s per week regularly while not in the workhouse.—The Bench did not consider this amount sufficient. He would have to pay per week and the costs. PETTY SQUABBLING.—Elizabeth Webb, married, was summoned for having assaulted a Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd. —Mr Simons appeared for the complainant. There was also a summons against Mrs Lloyd by Margaret Wilt- shire, widow, for having damaged four panes of glass, her property, to the amount of 2s 4d in which Mr Simons defended.—It appeared that Mis Lloyd enter- tained strong feelings of jealousy towards Mrs Wiltshire, and on the 12th instant, finding her husband in the house of the latter at a rather late hour she in her wrath smashed the glass as complained of above. Mrs Webb, rushing out of Mrs Wiltshire's house at that instant, struck Mrs Lloyd a blow in the face, which constituted the assault before referred to.-For this Mrs Webb was now fined 5s and the costs. Mrs Lloyd was ordered to pay a fine of a farthing—the Bench said they couldn't very well make it lese;-and the amount of damage done, but without costs. Richard Lewis, collier, defended by Mr W. Beddoe, was summoned by Catherine Meyrick, married, for having committed an assault upon her at Cwmbach on the 12th instant. This, which was a very trumpery matter arising out of a quarrel of some standing, was dismissed, with costs against the complainant. THE ALLEGED MALPRACTICES AT THE RE- CENT BOARD OF HEALTH ELECTION. Mr John Hammett, manager of the Werfa Colliery, was summoned at the instance of the Aberdare Local Board of Health, for that he did, between the 20th and the 27th days of August last, unlawfully fabricate a cer- tain voting paper then duly delivered for the purpose of taking the votes of the ratepayers of the Local Board of Health district, in pursuance of the Public Health Act, 1848. He was also charged under another sum- mons with having within the same period unlawfully and falsely assumed to act in the name and on the be- half of one Edward Richards, then being a ratepayer and entitled to vote in pursuance of the Public Health Act, 1848, at a certain election then depending for the No. 3, or Lower Town Ward of the said Local Board of Health district, &c., &c. —Mr Simons appeared on behalf of the Local Board for the prosecution, and Mr B. T. Williams of the South Wales Circuit, instructed by Messrs. Rosser and Phillips, for the defence. The case created a considerable amount of interest, the court being crowded throughout the hearing. A large number of the principal ratepayers of the town and neighbourhood were present.—Mr Simons, on opening the case, said the summonses were taken out under the 13th Section of the Act of 1MI. He might state that this prosecution had not been set on toot out of any personal feeling. The Board of Health conceived that in the interests of the public all elections should be con- ducted with strict propriety, and that any violation or breach of the Act, if brought home to any person should be tievereiy punished. It was a matter of ex- treme regret to the Board that they were obliged to bring forward such a case, but if a gentleman in Mr Hammeit's position was allowed to commit such irregu- larities with impunity, persons, whose characters were not so well established might be led to do things still worse. He was really at a loss to understand what possible defence there could be to the case. The facts were extremely simple,he should proceed at once to lay them before the Bench. The first summons which he lc intended dealing with first was, the one for fabrication of the koting paper of the man Edward Richards. He then proceeded to call Mr R. O. Gery, clerk to the Local Board, who, in answer to the learned gentleman, stated: I produce the notice for the election of a candidate for No. 3 Ward, signed by the Chaiiman of the Board, and duly pub- lished according to the Act of Parliament; also the nomination paper of Howel Williams and Dr Price. I issued the voting papers. Handed the one produced to the distributor Henry Davies, together with a memor- andum book. Edward Richard's name appeared as a ratepayer ic the rate book, as duly quulified to vote at that election. The voting paper produced was not re- turned to me by the distributor, but this book (contain- ing an entry that the paper referred to bad been mis- laid) was, in its present conditionr. Was present when Edward Richards produced this paper, and saw this memorandum made upon it in red ink, and signed by Richards. Mr Thomas, whose «ignature attests that of Richards's, was appointed by a resolution of the Board to assist the chairman in the matter. By Mr Williams The voting papers were delivered on the 22nd of August to the distributor, and he ought to have gone round for them Tuesday, August 26th. The election was over that day. On the 27th August we met to count the votes. No voting paper could be received that day unless there were some default on the part of the collecting officer. As appears from his book the collector called at Richards's house on the 26th Aug. Richards came before the Board on the 27th August, accompanied by Mr Gilbert Price, the step-son of the successful candidate. Our chairman dictated the words in red ink. This voting paper was never tendered then or at. any time to be recorded at that election. We shouldn? £ .have received it.if it had been because it came too late, the omission not having occurred through the act of our collector. i By Mr Simons The election was not over until de- clared by the chairman on the 28th August. I produce Henry Davies's appointment. I Henry Davies, examined by Mr Simons, said I M- ceived the voting paper from Mr Gery for Richard?. Produce my memorandums. L'ft the paper at Richards's bouse on the 22nd Aui:st Inst. Called for it on the 2Gth August, and received ;.u answer tha~ it had been mislaid. Dun'o remember who 1 saw :.t the house. Mr Williams I have nothing to ask you. iur Watkin Jones Thomas, in answer to Mr Simons, said:! am a member of the Local Board of Health. Was appointed and acted in aid of the chairman, in consequeHce of the latter's infirmity. Edward Richards brought me this voting paper. I wrote this number in red ink upon it on the 27th August. It is the sub- stance of the statement which he then made to me. I read it over to, and it was signed by, him in my pre- sence, and it (the paper) is in the same state now as then. Edward Richards, examined by Mr Simons, said 1 am the ocoupant of 6, Hill-street, as mentioned in this paper. Was with MrE. G. Price bringing it before the Board of Health. This memorandum was read to, and signed by me. ididnotwritornymarktothepaper in the presence of Mr Hammett, as is mentioned upon it, neither did laubhorize Mr Hammett to write my initials in the margin. Mr Williams Now, did you not know the paper had been filled up by your wife the day befoie you went with Mr Gilbert Price before the Board? Witness: I did. Mr Williams You knew in fact before the counting day that your wife had given your vote? Witness Yes. Q. And that your wife had said she was authorized to give the vote for you ? Mr Simons objected to the validity of this question, on the ground that the vote had been confided by the Act of Parliament to the elector himself, and not to the wife. Any act of the wife could not possibly there- fore give validity to the paper. The vote was a personal thing, and could not be delegated to another, except in the case of public companies where the Act expressly provided for a voting by proxy. Mr De Rutzen ruled adversely to the objection. Whatever the result of the wife's act might turn out to be, the fact of her having, or not having, said she was authorized by the husband to give the vote, could not be excluded.-The question was then again put to the witness and answered in the affirmative. Witness, in further cross-examination, said he had never complained of the filling up of his paper before going with Mr Price. Had never asked for a fresh voting paper. His wife had done the same thing for him before, many times. He had plenty to think about his work. He thought she knew more about those matters than he did, but she had not told him that she had voted this j time for Mr Williams until after Mr Price had been there, when she told me what a fool I must have been to say anything at all about it (laughter). ( Dlr iNVillianis: You believe in woman's rights, per- hapa ?—Witness Yes sir, (renewed laughter). Mr Simons: And woman's breeches, too? (Loud laughter). Cross-examination continued I should never have gone up to the Board of Health Office had not Mr Price taken me there. Mr Williams Then these words in red ink I Edward Richards hereby certify that this paper was filled and my vote recorded for Howel Williams without my knowledge or sanction are not your words. Witness No, sir. Q. Your vote never was recorded at all in fact. A. No, sir. Mr De Rutzen Perhaps it will shorten matters a little if I were to ask this question. Was this paper ever tendered at all as a voting paper ? Mr Simons I cannot say it was. His Worship Is there any positive obligation to tender a voting paper ? As far as I can see you may write anything you like upon it, or make waste paper of it if you choose. Then the question arises was this ever tendered as a voting paper at ail ? Mr Simons I think not, but the witness will tell us. (To witness) Did you ever vote on the paper for Howel Williams Witness: I never saw anybody. I neverllhad the chance. Q. Why? A. Because I never saw any of the collectors. Q. But you knew the paper had been left at your house? A. Yes, but I suppose my Mrs gave permission to have it filled up. 1 left it to her the same as many times before, because 1 think she is wise and capable enough to do those things (laughter). In further re- examination witness said that, his declaration in red ink had been read over to him before he signed it, and that he was not aware until afterwards that his vote had been given for Howel Williams. He had not authorized his wife to give it, but she did in those matters as she pleased. He did not work at Werfa. colliery. In answer to a question from the Bench, Mr B. T. Williams read the 26th Section of the Public HealthAct, which provided that the chairman and other officers connected with the election having performed their duty up to the evening of the 2Gth, and nothing being left undone on their part, the voting paper in question became invalid, mere waste paper in fact. Mr John Hughes, assistant overseer, was called, and proved that Richards was duly qualified to vote at this election. Mr B. T. Williams then addressed the Bench on be- half of his client, lucidly responding to the points adduced by the prosecution, contending at the onset that when defendant attested the woman's signature to the paper he did so under the impression that she had full authority-as the evidence, perhaps, showed-to act in this matter. He acted without the intention of com- mitting any fraud whatever and in doing so merely acted in accordanoe with a practice established in this town years since in connection with the votes of the locality for the witness Richards just now confessed that the wife had acted similarly on many occasions up to the present, And as this paper was filled up four days before the day of collection, surely the husband going home every night had abundant opportunity for correcting any mistake on the part of the wife, if any mistake had been committed—there was the paper for ratification by the husband. Had the facts been other- wise, and the defendant had taken instructions from the wife to fill up the paper on the part of the husband, and the fact was concealed from the husband, that vote bad been recorded, then the facts would have weighed much more strongly against the defendant, but here, for some reason or other, the paper was never delivered up; so that the statement on the back of it, to the effect of Richards' vote having been recorded for Howel Williams without knowledge or consent, was groundless, for it had never been recorded at all. In conclusion, the learned counsel said that this paper was not delivered on the 26th of August through his own default and not through the default of the chairman or his officers. What then was the nature of this paper on the evening of the 26th pursuant to the Act of 1848 ? Why it was no voting paper at all, thoroughly null and void it was simply waste paper. He should call no witness as intended, but simply base his defence on these state- ments. Hit Worship said he should be glad to hear any state- ments from Mr Simons. The real question seemed to be—Was this paper ever tendered as a voting paper ? Mr Simons having elicited that Mr Williams did not intend calling any witnesses upon the second point, said it was clear there must be a conviction. The question was not whether a voting paper might or could be used, but whether it had been fabricated. He quoted from legal works to prove that a man was equally liable to punishment, who purloined, defaced, or altered, and pointed to the fact that a provision of the Act specially applied to the present case, otherwise they would have this condition of things—all a man would have to do who had committed a fabrication would be to suppress the paper, and prevent the collection, and thereby shield himself from the consequences of the violation of the Act of Parliament. The paper was fabricated on the 22nd by this signature, and the circumstance of the voting paper not being forthcoming on the day of elec- tion had nothing to do with the matter. The offence of fabricating was perfect. It might have been in that condition banded in on the 2Gtli. His Worship The fact is, in this case it was not. Mr Simons The collection or non-collection of the paper is an ingredient unnecessary for the constitution of this offence. The offence is consummated by the altera- tions of the paper, and that man has sustained the loss of his vote in consequence of that fabrication. His Worship The man is not obliged to exercise his vote. Mr Simons No, sir but how is he to exercise it when be found in the interval that his paper had become invalid through the Act of a third person ? His Worship He might have got another. Mr Simons read a section of the act to suggest the contrary. His Worship What was there to bind this man who was perfectly well aware of the fact that on the 26th his wife had signed it, and assuming it was invalid or fabricated or tampered with in some way he might have made it into a valid voting paper and tendered it ? Mr Simons: How? His Worship Why scratch out his wife's signature and Hammett's name, then sign his own, and it is a perfectly legal voting paper. I Mr Simons dissented, remarking that there must be no erasure, and after further argument concluded with much warmth by saying, that to hold under all that had been adduced, that the present was no offence would be to let out ram paint all sorts of wickedness in connection with these elections. He thought beyond all question an offence had been proved, and the defendant was bound to be convicted. His Worship having consulted with his brother magistrates,proceededto give judgment. He said they were clearly of opinion that this summons ought to be dismissed. And he would very shortly state the grounds upon wbichthe though it was not made out. This was a charee under a very highly penal section of the Act of Parliament, which made the person who fabricated any voting paper liable to a long term of imprisonment. Is Now, in this particular case it had been generally ad- mitted that Mr Hammett was a very respectable man. The question was, whether he had committed any offence under this Act of Parliament. It appeared that on the 22ud of August these voting papers were served out, and there was a Mr Williams, who called on the wife of this Richards with Mr Hammett. The wife did, perhaps, what she was authorized, or, perhaps, what she was not authorized to do, and that was to sign the paper, and Mr Hammett was a witness to it. Whether the wife was authorized did not appear to him to arise in this case. The collector called for the papers and he put down in his book what he was told, namely, that the paper was mislaid, although it was at the same time in the house. And let it be borne in mind that Richards, whose voting paper it was, was perfectly aware of the fact that it bad been signed. Now it might be that Richards, having known it was signed, may have told the wife he was not willing for his voting paper to go in. That was quite possible, and the conse- quence was no voting paper was tendered at all. And on the following day, when the votes were going to be calculated—when that voting paper was perfectly waste ? paper, as much as the piece of paper he held in his hand it was taken by Richards to the office;and who was he accompanied by ? Why by the steo^on of the man who was the successful candidate iu the election. That appeared to him to throw strong light upon the whole transaction. He did not mean to nggest that Mr Price had any improper motive ui taking the paper there with Richards. At all events me paper was taken tnere, and if it had been tendered—but it was not—it could not have been received. It never was a x oting paper at any time, for it never left the hous-e and was never ten- dered, for when the collector sought if, lie wab told it had been mislaid. Then on the 27th, when this paper first saw the light of day, it was taken to the counting- room of the Board of Health, accompanied by Mr Price. It would be very, very hard to say that in any of these transactions Mr Hammett really was actuated by any criminal intention, for the man Richards, when he came into the box, said be perfectly well knew that on the 26th, when the collector called for the paper, that it had been signed by his wife. It might be, for aught they knew there was a conversation about it, and it might have been said, We won't tender this as a voting paper. You have signed it in behalf of a candidate, not the one I promised," and he might have put it in the fire if he pleased, or done anything else with it, but had not. and until Mr Price called it bad not seen daylight. He thought, under the circumstances of the case, they could not say there had been any infringement of the Act. Mr Simons asked his Worship to state a case and during subsequent argument, remarked that there was already a case pending at the Court of Queen's Bench as to whether the offence was consummated by the signa- ture of another party, and in answer his Worship's in- terrogation as to which case reference was made, Mr Simons said it was in coneotion with the West Ham Local Board. His Worship acceded.

MARBIAGES. On the 15th inst., at Feltham Church, Middlesex, by the Rev E. Thrupp, Mr H. W. Hansard, Merthyr Tydfil, to Emily Mary, only daughter of W. H. Widdowson, Esq., of London. r

MOUNTAIN ASH. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Monday evening at the Workman's-hall, Mr Edward Thomas in the chair.—The surveyor reported six houses in Chancery-lane-court as having only one privy, and which were occupied by 47 people.-The Board considered this a gross case of over- crowding, and agreed to give notice to the owner to provide the requisite privy accommodation.—The sur- veyor also reported a portion of Duffryn road to be in a dflapidated condition, and recommended the Board to engage a man to repair the same forthwith, as the road was was dangerous to passengers. Here Mr Daniel James complained of the mode of carrying on the work of the Board. He did not believe in patching the streets, but would rather see the scheme, some time ago mooted by Mr Griffiths, adopted by the Board—viz., to borrow enough of money on interest to set the place in proper order. He thought it net right that the rate- payers should burden themselves with heavy rates, in order to make the town a little garden for the future inhabitants-.The improvements in Duffryn-road were ordered to be carried out forthwith, and the question raised by Mr James was postponed till next Board meeting. Mr James further stated that the Board should make another effort to induce the County Roads Committee to transfer that portion of the road within the Mountain Ash Local Board district to this Board. It transpired that several attempts have been made with the view of their having control over the road, as it is alleged that its condition is beastly, but the amount per annum hitherto offered by the committee for keeping the road in repair the Board deem insufficient. Ultimately the clerk was requested to write once more to the com- mittee with reference to the matter.—The medical officer reported seven fresh cases of small-pox as having occurred during the last fortnight.—The surveyor ten- dered his resignation to the Board, giving as his reason for doing so that he had been offered a more lucrative position in Yorkshire. The resignation was accepted. THE BISHOP OF BANGOR. — The Right Rev. Dr Campbell, Bishop of Bangor, paid a visit to Lord Aber- dare, who is his brother-in-law,at the close of last week, and took the opportunity thus afforded to preach an impressive sermon at St. Margaret's Church on Sunday morning, to a large congregation.

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BIEMBIM o* rk]&LUXIINT. MOMbgrg of Parliament an tall, stout men, with long waistooats, light whiskers and light hair, with broad noses, small eyes, and tall hats. Some of them have lands, some have shares in railway*, some have talent, and a few of them have reputations. Those who have lands are very civil and very kind. They wear kid gloves and go to Paris ones or twiee a-year, Ther don't make long speeches, but they can imitate the bark of a dog or the cry of cat better than other mem- bers. They consider it vulgar to speak, but they vote a good deal. They are opposed to everything, except the law far hanging poachers. When a mem- ber is speaking they play heads-and-points for six- pences, and cry out' Hear, hear, when the member wipes forehead or coughs. Those who have shares in railways are polite and soft-spokem.^ Tb«T make speeches about 'commercial prosperity' and 'rigging the market.' They know all at>out the supply of coal in the country, and how to make money out ot prospectuses. They are opposed to the *| because it presses so heavily on th* widows and orphans whohave invested th.ir forUmwm railway •hares. Most ot them bars lo»t their parent*. They make long speeches, and yet expect to pass for philanthropist.. Those vbo have talent are not so rich as either thoee who own land or raalwa* shares They make the longest speeches of all. shares They make the longest speeches of all. and use the most Latin quotations. For a good wtile no one takes any notice of them, but in the end the Government bogin to think that if these men go on making speeches at this rate there will be no get- ting in a word at all. The Government then offer them a governor-generalship of the Tuskar, or a judgeship, or the command of a regiment, or something eiee, in which they can talk as long as they like without doing any one harm. The men who have reputa- tion are the tallest of all, and hold their heads the highest, and are the richest of alL A man once told me that it isn't because a reputation is of any use as long as you have it that the possession of it makes a man rich, but because it is so sou-ce that people are pre pared to give a great sum for It. He said that in this it was like a jewel which isn't of much value to you until you have sold it. Men become members ^oi Parliament for a great many reasons. Some that they may write th^ir HMUM ■when they w&nl boofr cm credit; other* that they may b« made direc tors of wheelbarrow manufacturing companies; others that they may not be arrested for debt; otheri that they may haw an opportunity of calling ttu Speaker Sir, and other offensive names: others th« they may be able to talk of t^sto noble itrend the mem ber for Marlborcmgh daaint thifc that may be abli or' to wink at Mr. Disraeli when he is making a apeadh. and a few that they may ba dhaered when they attenc public dinners and musioal jehaarsals."—I?rom Ot BaJbittendLaMmi

GREAT DISCOVERY OF COAL IN THE ISLE OF MAN. For many years past various have been the at- tempts throughout the island to discover coal, but un- fortunately most of them. if not all, have proved fail- ures. It is satis-factory, however, to learn that the question, of blad' diamond in the island is no longer to remain a matter of doubt, for it. has been proved to a deni'instranon that it exists in great abundance in a field aujoining the shore near Kirk Michael vii- iajje.

SIR EDWIN LANJJSEEK'S "LAYING DOWN THE LAW." The following letter from Sir E. Landseer will be read with interest. "Christnja.t-day, 1S66, St. John's Wood Road. N.W. "Sir,—In reply to your letter just received (on my return to London), I beg to say the picture in question was painted for the late Duke of Devonshire. I cunnottaywhereitnowreeidet-it must be either at (. hatsworth or possibly Chiswick. The Great Jus- tice laying dorm the Law is a portrait of Count d'Or- saj s mogo gifted poodle. The subject was suggested ■iy the present i-ord Brougham, at a little dinner given bj d Orsay at Gore-house.—I am, dear Sir, obediently yours, E. LAJVPSEER."

THE PRINCESS LOUISES HOME. < The Home for Young Girls at Woodhouse, Wan- stead, is henceforth to be known as the Princess Louise's Home for the Protection of Young Girls. The Home is deserving of the widest support. It aims at the prevention of moral disease, and hat snatched many a poor child from the brink of depravity. The society was founded in 1835 by Mr. Talbot, who in his old age still remains the active secretary, to superintend a mission to which he hasdevotedforty years of his life. Its object is to save young girls who are in danger ef being abandoned, to educate. train, feed, clothe, and prepare them for future use- fulness as domestic servants to protect them during the most criticalveriod of life to land them safe into womanhood, and to procure situations for them.

THE RE-ELECTION OF MR. BRIGHT. Mr. Bright is one* more" member for Birming- barn. Perhaps on no previous occasion has any can- didate received the honour of a seat in Parliament under circumstances of less excitement or display. The Mayor, the Town Clerk, three burgesses, four re- porters, and one lady were apparently the only per- sons concerned in.tbe event. The nomination on Sa- turday waa received in the committee-room under- neath the orchestra of the Town-hall. The Mayor having announced himself ready to receive nomina- tions, Mr. Wright addressed him, and said that, as the proposer of the llight Hon. John Bright, of One Ash, Rochdale, Chancellor of thejDuchy of Lancaster, he had great pleasure in handing in his nomination. Mr. Hawkes, having stated that he appeared as Mr. Bright's agent, produced the right honour- able gentleman's signature to a document so appointing him. Four of Mr. Bright's sup- porters whose names are attached to the nomination-paper are justices of the peace, three are tradesmen, and one is a working man.' The paper was signed by Mr. John Skirrow Wright as proposer, and by Mr. John Jaffra-r, the late Liberal candidate for East Stafford- shire, as seconder of the nomination. The Mayor sat the appointed time to receive the names of any other persons nominated, such being required of him, C* returning officer, by law. No other candidate being nominated, and the nominators not with- drawing th*ir nomination, the Mayor declared the Ki^ht Hon. John Bright elected. A printed notice to that effect was exhibited outside the Town-hall and at ih. office of the Liberal Association. The Mayor subeeijuently sent a telegram to Rochdale, informing ■Mr* Bright that he was re-elected member for JBir- mingham. I.

ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON EDUCA-' TION. On Clerkenwell Green, on Sunday afternoon, at half- past three o'clock, some 4,000 people were present at a temperance meeting, when Archbishop Manning de- inered an address which mainly referred to the edu- c*t1^ training of Roman Catholic children in workhouses, although the meeting had been called to forward the cause of temperance. His crace who was received with prolonged cheering," said he had got among his papers a writing by the Catholic Bishop of London 125 years ago as to what he would do with poor Catholic children who were gent into the workhouse, and who came out of these workhouse* without any knowledge of the Christian faith. He (Dr. Manning) was not going to find fault with the guardians. Some of them were very good he wished he could say all of them were lu, but, at any rate, he wanted to tell the people how their poor C atholic children got into the work- house. How did it come about ? Some would say, because the father and the mother were dead. That was true of some. Some would say, because some bad father or bad mother had de- serted the children. That was true also and orphans and deserted children formed a very large item in workhouse schools. Now, what were the other causes People would say that poverty and sickness caused it, but of the causes Which brought death, sickness, and disease both to men and women, and bent them to the workhouse m 90 cases out of iOO it was drink. The archbishop told the meeting of the case of two brothers left orphans and sent to workhouse schools. One boy came out through minding his religion, a good, religious man: while the other became a profligate and a drunkard. The former was now one of the best practical Catholics iu London, and had given him (the archbishop), when laying the foundation stone of poor school short time since, a cheque on his bankers. Turning to the question of Catholic children in workhouses the archbishop said he did not wish to say anything whatever against the guardians of unions. They could not do anything but what they did, because the law gave them no power but to send the pauper children to the schools of the Church of England. He did not ?bJeçt to that, buthe said that if the guardians had m them the hearts of men they would do to these Door children what they would wish to be dona ,own children. (Ckeers.) For 125 year* there had been Roman Catholic children brought up in these guardians' schools. It was growing year by year.- He could say so with certainty, because ha spoke from official documents when he stated that never had there been a time when there had been lese than 1,500 Catholic children in the workhousa schools 8f the metropolis. What became of them ? He was glad to say that within the last seven year* many of the guardians had decided to bring up the poorchildren in Catholic schools. All honour to those men. Nevertheless, there were hundreds of thesa children brought up in these schools, and they •ame out of them, without knowing anything about God.. They neither knew whether they were Catholics or Protestants, although they had Irish names, Irish blood in their veins, iwi/vvw^. traditions. There were not less than ^00,000 Irish people—at least by blood and name—in .Loudon who had no knowledge of their religion, who never went into a Catholic church, but who would not put their foot into a Protestant cllurch. His grace concluded an eloquent address by asking the people vho heard him to give up the public-nouse* and attend to themselves and their families. The Rev, Mr. Crecetelli, Mr. G. Brook, and others addreseed the meeting, which olosed with A warm Tote of thanks to the archbishop.

In consequence of the chiefs of the Post Office De- partment having declined to redress the grievance* complained of by the men in the Post Office and Tele- graphic Departments, and having objected to their meeting to discuss their position, it has been resolved to hold a great public demonstration on an early yda., with a view of petitioning Parliament for redress. REMAKKABL WILL CASE.—A Lanarkshire case will, it it taid, be speedily brought before the Scotch Court of Session, with the riew of nullifying a will involving property worth £100,000. The defender is a landed proprietor, and was formerly a Glasgow town councillor. The pursuer is a minor of 14 yearw of age. Nearly 100 witnesses for the prosecution hava been precognosced, and the evidence will be of a very novel and startling kind. The Lord Advocate haa been retained as one of the counsel for the prosecution. AKOTHEB RICH LIVING VACANT.—By the death ol the Hev. Samuel H. Macaulay, the living of Hodnet, Shropshire, has become vacant. It is in the gift of Mr. Heber Percy, and is of the value of £1,884 a year. This, with the death of the rector of Wem, reported last week, renders two of the most valuable livings in the diocese vacant within a fortnight. The, deceased clergyman, who has held the living since 1838, was brother in-law to Bishop Heber he hav. ing married in 1841 Mary, the only sister oftheBishott of Calcutta.. ALAHMIXG ACCIDINT ON THE BRIGHTON RAIL- WAY.—The passengers by the 6.25 train for Lewea had a narrow escape on Saturday night. Just as the train was leading Brighton Station, two goods traina began to move out, and by some blunder the drivera of each took the same signal, and the trains came into collision, resulting in the brake-van of one of them being thrown across the road of the Lewes train. Before the latter could be stopped, its engine had grazed the goods brake-van, and parti3- raised it om end, when it fell with a crash on a third class ca»» riage which followed the engine, and completely smashed the side in. Five of the occupants 'were somewhat seriously injured, but fortunately none were killed. As soon as possible the train was shunted back to Brighton Station, and medical assistance- obtained. The wounded passengers and the broken carriage havina- been removed, the train proceeded to Lewes, about half an hour late. Those requir- ing surgical aid were J. Holdstock, of Lewes, lace- rated head, and shock to nervous system; Alfred Townsend of Lewes, injuries to bead, neck, and flice. and severe shock to nervous gystem Sarah Good- child, of Palmer (girl), contused shoulder John Fisk, of Brighton, lacerated head; F. Iiu6sell. of Camberwell-roadf London, injuries to^head and i„je. The train was made up of three carriages—a brake- van and an engine, and contained about 60 pas-, engers, among them being a son of the Larl of Chlffliester, Mr. 11. Cros&key (high constable o £ Lerres), and several other gentlemen. Later in th»' evening Fisk and Russell were conveyed to homes, and a special train, in charge of Barkshire, conveyed Holdstock, Townsend, tWg girl Goodchild, to their respective of former wer« placed under the K, gr,ing on m i Rigden, of Lewes, and Uyvvmjt y