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GWALCHMAI. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLElWn!\)(.-On Thnrsll:\y last, a meeting was held Ul the National School-room of the above parish, for the purpose of presenting to the Rev. Hugh Davies Owen, M.A., a handsome silver inkstand, as a mark of affectionate remembrance from the church communicants and other friends in that parish, on his departure to another field of labour. The chair was taken by the Rector, who expressed tho great pleasure it attor led him to bs present on an occasion wherein so gratifying a testimony was borne in favour of his late highly valued coadjutor. For a period of over more than tive years, Mr. Owen had been unwearied in his labours in the parish of Gwalchmai, and those labours had been blest with a more than ordinary amount of success. Nor was it a little to his credit that it might be truly asserted that while Mr. Owen had ever shewn himself an uncompromising Churchman, he had con- ciliated the good opinion and kind wishes even of those who differed with him. The rev. chairman felt quite sure that all would unite with him in praying that Jlr. Owen's future career might be attended with every suc- cess, and that he might live to point out to his children's children the humble but substantial memento now be- fore the meeting, of the estimation in which he was held as Curate of Gwalchmai. The assembly was next addressed in teruii highly complimentary to Mr. Owen, by Messrs. Jones, of Bodwina, Parry, of Gwalchmai, atici other; upon which, the Rev. H. D. Owen arose, and with evident emotion returned his heartfelt thanks te those who had joined in presenting him with so en- during a lUark of their regard. They all knew that he was a man of few words, and therefore would not, he hoped, estimate his gratitude according to the imper- fection of his speech. Some of his happiest days had been spent among them, and ho could hardly utter on behalf of his successor in office a better wish than that be, too, at the close of his connesim with the parish of Gwalchmai, might be able to say the same. The meet- ing terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and collectors, and the singing of the hymn- Mor hardd yw canfod brodyr cu Yn byw'u gytun yn nhy eu Tad."

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AMERICA. The Nova Scotia steamer arrived on Thursday even- ing, at Greencastle. The news she brings is of some im- portance. It is rumoured that v great battle lias been fought in South Carolina, and that Sherman has been checked. Johnstone is said to have between 60,000 to 89,000 men under his command ill addition to reinforce- ments, probably seat to him by Gen. Lee. Admiral Semmes is said to be preparing another attack in James lliver. Slaves and free negroes are to be employed to defend Richmond. Longstreet temporarily commands in the latter town. I Il President Lincoln's inaugural address, no mention of any change of policy, nor any mention of foreign rela- tiuns is made. His address inaugurating his second term of olBce is highly religious in tone, scriptural in language, and emphatic in placing before the country the abolition of slavery,as the great object to be achieved by the war. In the concluding passage he says Fondly do we hope, fervently do ice pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if it be God's will that it continue until the wealth piled by bondsmen by 250 years of unrequited toil shall bo sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn by the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said 3 )00 years ago, so still it must be said, that the judgments of the lord are tiu: aud righteous altoge- ther."

RATIG OF PORT PENRHYN. To the Editor of the Xorth Wales Chronicle. Sir,—-My attention has been drawn to a letter from Mr. Barber, Colonel Pennant's solicitor, which appeared in your last paper. As it has been arranged that this question is shortly to be taken before one of the Superior Courts for deci- sion, I think it very undesirable that it should now form the subject of discussion in the public prints. I cannot, however, allow Mr. Barber's statement that Port Pen- rhyn was never intended to be included in the District," to pass unchallenged. Mr. Barber states that he has the y of every member of the Board at that time, with vliom he has couverse(I on the subject, for this assertion. At a meeting of the Board, at which Col. Pennant presided, a plan of the district was ordered to be made by Mr. Johnson, the Surveyor. This was accordingly done and at a subsequent Board, at which Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Beaver Roberts, Mr. Vincent Williams, Mr. Hugh Roberts, and Mr. Chas. Bicknell were present, the plan was produced aud "highly approved of." That plan is now in the office of the Local Board, and it will be found, upon inspection, to incluie Port Pen- rhyn within the District. I am, Sir, Your faithful Servant THOS. GOLD EDWARDS. Denbigh, M trch 16,1865. GOLD EDWARDS.

ST. DAVID'S COLLEGE, LAMPETEII.-Oll Monday, the 23th (lit., the following gentlemen were appointed to opln Scholarships at this College Seniora"-i. Jones Harries, J. Parry Morgan. PiiiIlips"-D. Lewis Jones, George Davies, James Phillips. Simoubura"-D. R Jones (increased to E24). u Burton"—John Evan s. Waunifor"—David Williams. Hannah Moole"- Benjamin Lloyd. L. Lewillin, D.C.L, Principal.

baidd. I am not sure that deceased had a comforter" around his neck. Some time after I was startled by gome noise outside; I did not recognise the voice of any one. I werit nit when the voice had ceased. The pri- soner met me close by the hovel near the house, coming from my husband he was walking. He said to me, Take William away, he has struck me." I asked him, What is the matter John, he is very low to-day ?" I did not hear what he said in reply. I went direct to the field; saw deceased sotting from off the ground. He did not say a word. He went towards the cow shed, and walke, I with his head on one side. I cried out, "William, where are you going," but ho made no reply. I called out immediately, William is dying," and ran his assistance. He had fallen before I got to him, and was lying flat on the ground. I observed his throat cut: there was blood 011 his neck. Whilst I was there jy ward Thomas, Hendre, carao up to me, and went to Dolhaild. We carried him home into the kitchen, where he died shortly after. He never had a knife in his possession. Cross-examined by Mr. Mclntyre—My husband hail 3" twn." He was in rather lo.v spirits in consequence nf his leaving Dolhaidd he never intended to go from there to live. He had been for some time in rather a (jespindint; state of mind. I absented from chapel in the summer of last year for his company's sake—not beca"^ I W¡\iI afraid of leaving him alone. When [ heard the noise outside the house I thought the pri- soner and the servant were talking together. My hus- band had a stick, which I saw yesterday he took the stick out with him that day. Sometime in the course of the summer last year he said many things to me. Cannot say but he might have said to me-" You will lose three things this year, your sheep, your farm, and voiir lie had not got the purse with him on the day in questian. lie-ex iitiiiie(I-Pe,)I)le carry twca" about if they have use for it-sonietiiiies in their pockets. Had notice to leave the farm at the time of Trawsfynydd fair (21st September.) Deceased appeared in his usual spirits on the morning in question. He was then a little recon- ciled with his leaving Dolhaidd after he got Brynteg to go to He had had a stitch in the back about two d n-, previous to this occurrence; and he generally used # Bv the Did not see the c. tlvea" \;rought in by the bov Morris Williams. Edward Thomas, Hendre, said—I live in the adjoin- "nir farm of Dolhaidd, which I can see from my house. Was veil acquainted with deceased. Remember seeing Wm t' K "viands on the morning of the 30th November j i WJioii I saw him on the first occasion I was co- nnV troin the cattle. He borrowed a chaff-cutter from me, and wanted my brother to come and carry it for him to Dolhaidd. In about half-an-hour after I heard a screaming noise. Heard a voice when I went to the door: I believe it was that of deceased I thought he was shouting My life" several times; I heard onlv one voicj. I looked in the direction from whence the voice proceeded, and saw John Williams and Wil- liam II iwlauds together in the ditch. They were taking hold of each other; prisoner was on the top of the other, and according to my belief he was taking hold of him bv the breast. They remained quiet for some time. Saw the prisoner getting up, anil taking hold of his brother, by the arm, I think. The l,risolier then left deceased and went towards the house out of si.;ht. Willi nn Rowlands remained behind, and made a turn tithe lower side of the ditch. I then hung back a little onf of sight for ashort time, after which I saw deceased had moved about 35 yards from the spot where I first saw him. When I got to him he was down on the ground; he was in the act of falling when I first saw him. Saw the wife running about for help. Saw a wound 111 deceased's neck. I ran to Dolhaidd for help, leaving the wire in charge of deceased. I saw wife at Dolhaidd asked for Mrs. Rowlands, but I did lint see him. I then weut back to deceased and assisted to take him home, and remained there til! he died. Prisoner cathe there shortly after, and said deceased would come to himself shortly, that he wa»oiily pretending. He then left the house I asked liim to stop there and be quiet, or else go away. I did not observe any knife on the spot I found Rowlands lying. Pointed out to the policeman (Enoch Roberts) both places where I saw deceased lying. Remained at the house till Robert Griffith came there, and did no- thing to the corpse. Cross-examined by NIT. Nlcliitvre-it was a very stormv morning; I believe the wind was from south- west. I know a brook shewn on the plan. There was a good deal of water in it, and it was flowing rapidly. The brook was beginning to flood. There is a waterfall 111 tlie river. There was w,\ter in thc ,lit ,h. John il- liains had the same clothes on then as he had on when lie was taken up. Saw a polo in the ditch where I saw he t-tketi ti l l. deceased. Am not aware of having seen the stick pro- dued that morning. Robert at AUtwen, and knew de- ceased. Went to Dollui Id on the 30th November, and there saw his body, and Edward Thomas, who went out and ¡"it me there. I met Enoch Roberts on the field. Enoch Roberts, police-officer-On the 30th of Novem- ber last, I was sent for to Dolhaidd. Saw Rowland s bodv, which was shewn to Dr. Richards. Edward Thomas shewed me the places where deceased had been, which are correctly shown on the plan. Noticed a quantity of blood there, ami marks of a struggle. Saw a stick and a "comforter" between the two places marked The "comforter" I found about 10 or 17 yards from th, place where I saw the marks of a struggle. Searched deceased's pockets, but only found a small screw upon him. Prisoner was upstairs, and I spoke to him. tie said there was a shocking rumour about the death of his brother. I viewed the body; and awaiting the ar- rival of Edward Thomas, I charged the prisoner with causing the death of his brother. He said, "I am inno- cent of his blood." He also added that he was going for it piece of timber, and that he put one on his should- er, when lie met his brother, who asked him where he was going. He ti)],l him what lie. iiiteii(le-I d,)iiiL! with it. upon which he struck him with a stick. 11c told him to consider that he had bought everything from hiin at Dolhaidd, and what was it he wanted ?lie then said they t jok hold of one another, and that they struggled into the ditch—the deceased lowermost, and the prisoner uppermost. Ho also said he shouted for his life for him to loose him, and that he got loose, and went towards the house. The prisoner, I think, had a bruise on the forehead,and another on the back of his left hand. At Maentwrog.station I took the prisoner clean clothes, on the next day. He there called my notice to blood 011 the right, sleeve of his shirt, and said he had been assisting to kill a bullock Oil the night previous (29tli and that he assisted to carry the pieces of meat to the house. Searched liim again, and found the knife produced. Deceased's hands, when I first saw him, had no blood oil either; but there was a cut oil the left hand. Examined by Mr. Mclntyre—Had one "twea" in my possession. Was present when the "tweas" were produced oy the police at Trawsfynydd. Saw tho tim- ber found in the ditch. It was a long pole. They had 4 miles to send for me. It was after one o'clock when I reached Dolhaidd. There was water in the ditch run- ning rather rapidly. Prisoner mentioned the circum- stance of the bull being killed. lie mentioned to me the name of the butcher, Edward Roberts, who was examined by the coroner. I saw marks on the prisoner's forehead, which were much discoloured on the following day. E. P. Evans, police-officer, stLI-I made a thorough search of the ground, but could not find any instrument there. There was water in the brook, but the water in the ditch was diverted. Owen Richards, at Bala. On the 3rc! December, I examined the body of deceased. There was a large wound in the right side of the neck,commencing about an inch behind the ear, and extending an inch behind the angle of the jaw, to an inch also 011 a line of the throat on the left. That part of the wind pipe called thyroid cartilage was cut through in two places about three-eighths of an inch apart parallel with eaeli other, the upper one being half- an-ineh below the upper border of the cartilage, and extending through the whole of the right side of the cartilage to about one inch on the left side, the lower cut being three-eighths of an inch shorter than the up- per one. These cuts corresponded witli the two cuts efthewoundonthe)eftsidc. There was a cut below the lower border of the wound a short distance on the right, an inch long and skin deep, proceeding in a direc- tion upwards and inwards, terminating in the lower border of the wound. In addition to the blood from the wounds of the superficial vessels, there was a large open- ing in the internal jugular vein. The superior thyroid artery was divided within about three quarters of all ineh from the common carotid artery. The lower cut was quite distinct; in fact there were three distinct cuts having no connection with each other. My opinion is that the wounds were inflicted from right to left. Supposing the large wound had been inflicted by ano- ther party, my opiuion is that he would have been on the right side of the deceased. lie hi(I lost iiiiieh blood, and the marks were chiefly on the right side. The ribs were broken Oil the left side. It is very im- probable, from what I have read and seen, that the wounds were self-inflictcd. It was improbable alike, from the situation, the direction, and the nature of the wounds, as well as the injuriesreeeived. The knife pro- duced might have caused the wounds. Cross-examined by Mr. Mclntyre—Have often seen "tweas" like the one produced. Have no personal expe- rience in the investigation of cases of suicide. My opinion has been chiefly from what I have read. I V,70,fcl not go so far as to say it was improbable he might take the knife by the right hand from the right side. The prisoner had marks of bruises on his fore- head. If it was done by the stick produced, it would require great force, assuming that it was done before deceased's throat had been cut. A fall upon a polo would not have fractured so many ribs. It would depend upon the size of the pole, which I have not seen. Re-examined by Mr. Lloyd—Had extensive practice in the hospital, where I have seen several suicide cases. I cannot speak »f any particular case. Mr. llowel Hedd Lloyd Clough, Chief Constable of the County Police Force, said—I received the prisoner's clothes from the police constable, which I took to London to Dr. Taylor for examination. Dr. Alfred Swaino Taylor, said—I am a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence at Guy's Hospital, London. I have had considerable experience, and have attended to many cases of suicide. I havo been in court, and attended to the description given by Dr. Richards of the wounds inflicted upon deceased. I can form an opinion per sonally as to tho manner in which they wore done. I wiil not say that it was impossible for the wounds to have been inflicted by deceased himself, but I never knew, heard, or read of any instance of the kind having occurred. I examined the clothes brought to me by the hst witness. There witi blood on tho sleeves of both wristbands of the shirt, more particularly the right sleeve. It had tho characteristics of human blood, but I purposely compared it with bullock's blood and was unable to perceive a difference. Tho same result .was arrived at with regard to the right side of the sleeve, as well as the trowsers. I examined the knife, but I found no traces of blood upon it—only a few spots of rust. It it was immersed in cold water before the blood set in the marks would be readily removed. Blooll is exceed- ingly soluble in cnlcl water. Cross examined by Mr NIcTiitvie-Ttipre are cases in which a knowledge is formed with very great diffi- culty as to the probability of wounds being inflicted by injured persons with their own hands, and unless a knowledge of extraneous circumstances were obtained the opinion often would be that they had been inflicted by other hands. Assuming that certain facts did not come to the knowledge of medical men the appearance of the wounds would be conclusive that they were caused by other hands. I11 examining knives I generally find traces of blood in the indentation or the notch. Here I find 110 traces in the letters or the notch. This closed the case for the prosecution. MK Mclntyre then rose to address the jury on be- half of the prisoner. lie s;ti(I-Tlie case for the prose- cution having closed, it now becomes my duty to ad- dress certain observations which have occurred to my mind upon the statement of bets laid before the court by my learned friend, and the evidence adduced by the witnesses examined this day on behalf of the Crown. In approaching this case, I feel that it is of the utmost importance both to the public and the prisoner that you should arrive at a right and proper conclusion from the facts laid before you this day. I ti-tiit in the observa- tions 1 shall make I shall not deal unfairly with the witnesses called to give their testimony either for or against the prisoner. It is my duty to offer a few com- iiieiits before yon, and point out to you by argument the facts upon which you are to rely in ord»r to bring a correct and just verdict. To the prisoner this is a matter of life and death. Should your verdict be adverse to him he will no doubt suffer death as a penalty for the crime with which he stands charged. That, however, should not deter you, if you find that the evidence leads conclusively to that. to re- turn such a verdict as you should return consistently with the oaths you have taken. Bnt I implore yon to dispel from your minds any circumstance or facts which you may have heard outside of this court. You are to form your opinion of this man's guilt upon the evidence —and upon that only—which will be given to you by witnesses, who have called their Maker to witness that they state no falsehood. The case of the prosecution is that the prisoner feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought did kill his own brother, William Kow- lands. Gentlemen, the very fact that a brother is ac- cused with having caused the death of a near relative may create a prejudice against the man but at the same time it ougitt also to weigh considerably upon the minds of the jury that a mail could have been guilty of an act so infamous as to wilfully take away the life of his brother Before I approach the details of the case I ask YOII what possible motive could he have had to deprive his brother of his life ? They were both joint- tenants of Dolhaidd. It was agreed by the two that they should part—themoney was to be paid down, anil it was impossible that he could by any means relieve him- self of any responsibility by murdering his brother. John Williams had been somewhat, successful with his farm, and there was no reason for him to be angry with his brother. He retains the firm, the hay and sheep are to be given np to him at a valuation. He would gain no- thin" by his brother's death because he had left be- hindhiin a widow and a son 31 years of age to inherit his property, while he (the prisoner) had only a wife without any children to share his property. They found that William Rowlands was very much depressed in mind: and though his widow said he was more con- tented after he got the new farm to go to, the very ex- pression used to John Williams in the field shewed that deceased was suffering from some mental anguish, for we find it said by the widow, say nothing to William to-dayforhohinveryiow spirits." Oil the morning spoken of by the widow and Edward Thomas, the weather was very boisterous; high wired and rain pre- vailed at the time. We have heard from the policeman that the diteli was filled with water. It is important also for you to bear in miud that the wind was blowing from Hendre towards the house of Dolhaidd at the time of this occurrence. Now, we have heard from the widow that she hoard voices while she was in the house. Point A on the plan. where the brothers were said to have! struggled together is distant about 55 yards from Dolhaidd—the wind was blowing towards the widow's house, and would be carried to hers and from that of Iletidre and though she does not say she distinguished the voices, she does say this, which is confirmatory of the prisoner's statement, that she thought what she heard was the voice of John Williams speaking to the servant man. She, from the position she was in, had better opportunity of recognising the voices than fid- ward Thomas had. and, moreover, she was married for so many years that she would easily recognise her hus- band's voice. She had also lived for more than twenty years in the same house as John Williams, and one would supnosa that his voice would be familiar to her a)so Now on tho other hathI, Edward Thomas has not been acquainted with the parties for any length of time It was rwt in the natnre of tilings that he would know the voices of anv of them as well as the wife would. Hewasa)sop)acedina disadvantageous posi- tion as regards the wind, and he only think* tint it was the voice of William Rowlands. I think it is not at all unfair to suggest to you, gentlemen, that now Wil- liam Rowlands being dead, Edward 'Ihomas not from his own accurate knowledge, but from an impression subsequentty made upon his mind, believes that, the voice he heard was that of William Rowlands, We hear that the two brothers were seen in the ditch together and that John Williams was uppermost and deceased lowermost. They appeared to be face to face. I should suppose then, being face to face, the one who was uppermost would have struck the other on the left side and not on the righ tone. And here let me call your attention to the-evidence of Dr. Rich- ards. He evidently assumes that the wound was inflict- ed by a person who would be upon deceascd's right side. The ribs broken also were on the left side, therefore if injured by the prisoner he must have been on the left and not 011 the right, side. The two having been seen in this position by Edward Thomas, he says that John Williams walked away and that he lost sight of deceased foratime.andwhenheseeshimagainhehtd wme a distance from him of 35 yards. John Williams goes straight off to the house. Now, one would have sup- posed had John Williams inflicted the injuries upon his brother at the time, there would have been blood upon his hands, or on some part of his person. No bloo:1 was said to be seen by the widow, and the prisoner walked straightway to his house. If he had a knife he would have put it into his pocket, and traces of blood would have been found in the letters and the handle, which would have taken considerable time to wash and Rorub it off, Dr. Taylor assumes the blood must have been washed away "immediately. But where did he wash it? Had it"been washed in the (litch Edward Thomas would have seen it. He sees him getting up, and he might have seen him putting the knife in his pocket. If 011 the other hand it was clone in the house it must have been shut before lie. meets Mrs. Rowlands, and it would have been impossible to close it without leaving traces of blood upon it in some way. The prisoner comes to the house and meets William Rowlands's wife on his way, and the only thing of im- portance that occurs here is that the prisoner has told the same consistent story to her, and to the policeman, and up to the present time is confirmed as far as any- thing can be confirmed by the. facts that have since transpired, viz that his brother had struck him with a stick, and was in low spirits 0:1 the morning of that day. But is it true that he did strike him with a stick at all ? Of this, there cannot, gentlemen, be the slighest doubt. Tho stick produced was such as would undoubtedly produce the marks and the discoloration which his face presented in a day or two afterwards We are told that tho poor man was removed into the house, where he shortly afterwards died. The prisoner was apprehended within a few hours after this occurred. We are told also that the clothes he had on when taken into custody were those worn by him on that morning. If this man had been guilty of the charge laid against him, one of two things must have happened, either the clothes must have been destroyed, or the stains of blood washed out. The clothes were handed over to Dr. Taylor in the state they were when, worn by the prisoner on the morning in question. He pointed out himself the blood on the wristband of his shirt. Now, gentlemen, is that the conduct of a man who acknowledges himself guilty of the murder of his, brother ? hit not consistent with the statement he made to the policeman and repeated before you this (l,ly, wticli wits that day or two before this tock nJace he assisted to kill a bullock, and cutting up the tiesh he had carried the pieces into a house, which would plainly account for the stains found upon his clothes. I thought we should have important evidence from Dr. Taylor upon this poiIlt-a gentleman of very great ex- pericuce and of undoubted eminence in his profession— but what (loe,3 he say? why, that he analysed the blood found upon the clothes and carefully compared it with the blood of a bullock and was unable to detect the dif- ference between them. Why, that was a positive testimony from Dr. Taylor that the blood found upon prisoner's clothes was that of a bullock. Well, the policeman was sent for, and lie arrived at Dolhaidd about one o'clock. This stick was found by him between the poillts "A" and IV—just the very track William Rowlands took when he left the ditch, and it was discovered by the side nf the ditch. Then the prisoner's story about the two pieces of timber was also very consistent. The wife says the deceased had the stick going out that morning; and the stick ai well as the pole were found near the ditch where the struggle is alleged to have taken place. It has been often said in a court of justice that when you find men telling one plain and consistent story-con. firmed by circumstances over which he has no control- that statement strengthens the case in a high degree in favour of the prisoner when he comes to be put upon his trial. When the policeman arrives at Dolhaidd he speaks of the deplorable event—meaning the death of hi-i brother. lie does not attempt to escape by leaving the house-he does not manifest any signs of guilt s is generally the case with men who have committed great crimes. Nothing in his demeanour or position would indicate in the slightest degree that he was guilty of this offence—an offence against God and man nothing to shew that he was attempting to mislead. The learned Counsel then went on at some length to comment upon the evidence adduced as regards the" t\VC¡\" produced, and pointed out to the jury the fact admitted that the deceased had another "twca" in his possession, and which persons in his position of life very often eirried in their pockets (sheathed), and to this day the police notwithstanding all their skill had not been able to dis- cover this weapon, with which he suggested the wouud was inflicted. He then passed over to the evidence of Dr. Tavlor, who saw nothing of the cuts, or any drawing of them either but he heard the evidence of Dr. llich- ards, and upon that he has formed his opinion—valuable no doubt as being that of a man of great eminence-- but eminent as he is,-lie may he deceived, and from ap- | pearances may forrn an erroneous opinion. All he can sav is, that he never met with a case like this, and that it was very improbable but not impossible that the wound might have been inflicted by deceased himself. [I e might have used the knife himself, and taking it in a manner described by the Counsel might have been taken in the right hand used with greater force and strength than if applied from the left side to the right. Now, if it is a thing which might have occurred in the manner indicated, the jury should act with the greatest caution. The theory set up by the defence is not impos- sible, though it may be improbable. Dr. Richards as- sured that three separate wounds were inflicted, which he supposes were done on three separate occasion. That is his opinion, and mark you, it is only a. matter of opin- ion. Opinions may differ, and it is just as possible that on > wound may have been extended and continued in order to produce death. I don't make these, remarks, gentlemen, with the view of casting any reflection upon Dr. Kiehard's ability. He is a man of considerable ex- perience and of undoubted skill in his profession. But, I would have you to observe that Dr. Richards did not see the ocenrranco—he only judged from seeing the wounds on the following day, which may have altered in appearance from what they were on the previous day, and which had the Doctor seen them immediately after death might have altered his opiuion. The basis upon which Dr. Richards arrives at the conclusion that the injuries were not self-inflicted is by the assumption that the knife was held in the hand in the usual way, and the other assumption was formed upon this theory. Now, if the basis is demolished the structure must of necessity give way, awl I maintain that one false as. sumption must follow the fate of the other. Now, gentlemen.Ithink that is the whole of the evidence laid before you on the part of the prosecution. I have endeavoured to grapple with'the points put forward to induce you to believe that the prisoner is guilty of this crime. I trust my remarks are not unworthy of con- sideration, and that you will give a complete answer to the whole facts as laid before 3-(111. Dr. Taylor strengthens the prisoner's case in a material point. He sajM there cannot beadoubtthatcases have arisen where the persons having inflicted the wounds by suicide, it could be imferred that they were done by the persons own hands bv the evidence of extraneous circumstances. Just consider that admission in reference to the present charge. The medical men gave it as their opinion that the appearance of wounds of this nature may be consis- tent with the theory that the man might have committ- ed self-destruction, It was possible, and not so highly improbable, that that might have been the case. Now, compare that admission with the widows own direct testimony. She said her husband was at times very low spirited and that he may have said that she would lose three things that year, viz., sheep, farm, and him- self. She admitted he said he would not leave Dolhaidd; this shews that the man was in a very desponding state of mind, and that the depression had reached a climax when he was about to leave his old and favourite home of Dolhaidd. But, gentlemen, allow !ne to observe that if you think there is yet a possibility that the prisoner has not told you the truth in his statement of this occur- rence, and that the wounds were inflicted by him (the prisoner), how then, were they inflicted. Doubtless you mav assume from the evidence that if the wounds were inflicted upon the prisoners' forehead and hands by this stick being wielded by deceased, they must have been done before these injuries were inflicted which caused death. And that therefore John Williams in a moment of anger and passion inflicted these wounds upon his brother; and this being so it would reduce the crime from murder to manslaughter. You will be directed upon that p lint by the learned judge but I merely throw out the suggestion whether or not your verdict will be that of guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of the capital crime of murder, Having stated so much, gentlemen, I will now proceed to state to you the way in which we propose to answer the case on the prisoner's part, that is to support the theory that the wounds were self-inflicted by Wm. Rowlands, and that the prisoner is not guilty of the crime laid to his charge. We shall prove before you that William Rowlands was a person irritable in temper and that he was very particularly depressed in spirits for some time prior to his death; that he has on more than one occasion threatened to commit suicide, and shall be able to prove it distinctly upon one occasion. It is plain that his wife, when she stopped at home from chapel—of which she was a mem- ber—she must have been nervous respecting his low and depressed state. Witnesses will tell you of several occasions when lie spoke to them he should never leave Dolhaidd alive. To David Thomas and to Sarah Wil- liams he made 'similar statements. Anne Williams will tell you of his being agitated in mind only a few days before his death. He saw her at Dolhaidd. He accompanied her home,and on the way he, tol(I her lie would never leave Dolhaidd alive. To another person lie said, I shall never leave Dolhaidd except upon my bier." To Griffith Williams he also made a remark, Farewell, the next time your father and mother will come here will be to bury me." It is clear that lie had contemplated suicide before— havingthreatened self-des- truction prior to this said occurrence. It is very probable that the thought of committing suicide came across his mind when about to leave Dolhaidd, and the natural supposition is that lie committed suicide upon that oc- casion whilst in a depresse 1 state otfrmind. I shall pre- sently call before you witnesses who will prove the facts I have now meutioned and I do trust that if you believe their testimony—and I see no reason why you should disbelieve one tittle of what they say—you will a«reo that the case, strong as it appeared in the first phc", on the part of the prosecution, has been answered on the part of the prisoner, and that it is most probable that the deceased must have committed suicide in the way I have endeavoured to describe to you. And I trust that yon will in your verdict save this poor man from the a°«'onv of having been convicted of such a heinous crime as that of murder, and that the murder of one of his nearest relations. I believe since" lIwlltw Jlawr" was tried some 50 years ago, no prisoner has stood in a court of justice in this county charged with the crime of wilful murder. Now, I trust the inhabitants of this county who have so couducted themselves, and so main- tained their reputation as not to necessitate your coming to the conclusion that this man who is now taking his trial before you is guilty of the dreadful murder of his nearest relative. Gentlemen, you will pause before you come to that conclusion. Think well before you pronounce your verdict, and yon may rest assured if you think before doing so that if you make a mistake on the side of mercy it may be that it will turn out that the prisoner ought to escape but if you once make a mistake on the other hand, aud say that justice demands this man's life, your mistake can never be rectified. And now, gentlemen, I again call upon you to pause. Give this case your deep and anxious consideration before it will be too late hereafter to consider the result of your verdict this day. Although this case has occupied a considerable amount of time, and may have appeared tedious to some, it has been to me one of painful inter- est. The duties that are cast upon the counsel who ap- pears in a court of justice to plead for the life of a fellow- creature are not light; one cannot help thinking that there may be points in this case that should be pressed more strongly; but you, gentlemen, sitting there as the tribunal to try this man will, I feel confident, supply all the deficiencies and shortcomings on the part of counsel —you may discover arguments which tend toprove that r the guilt of this man has not been satisfactorily brought home to him, and I feel that you as well as the whole c rnnty of Merioneth will be extremely glad if you can fairly and consistently with the oaths you have t,,CKen, come to the clnelusion that the prisoner at the bar is not guilty of this heinous crime. Tho prisoner, though he was ignorant of] the language in which ),fr. Mclntyre addressed the Court, from the oarnest and powerful manner in which the Couusel de- livered himself, appeared considerably affected, which was seen by the tears that silently trickled down his cheeks. William Richards, police-officer—I found the twea" produced in the stable loft at Dolhaidd. Had no other twea* in rnv possession. Rowland Williamssaid—This twea belonged to my father (William Rowlands. Cannot say where I "aW this last. Examined by Mr. Mclntyre.— Cannot tell if Morris Williams hivi brought a "Lwca" on Sunday. Some people do carry tweas" in their pockets. Mr. Pierce, surveyor, was again called to state the dis- tances of the various phc, on and near Dolhaidd, in which the alleged struggle took place. Enoch Roberts (re-called) —The place indicated is rather down than level. Robert Jones, examined by Alr. Morgan Lloyd—Am a farmer near Festiniorc. Before deceased was married I was fellow servant with him. That is 35 years ago we slept together; he was at times very depressed in spirits. I have seen him with a naked kuife across his throat many times; that was three or frmr week before his marriage; the last time I saw him do so he stopped and leant upon his plough, opened the knife and said, I tiivo it great itictitiatioii to otit my throil." I told him that I thought he had better not. Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd—The last time I saw him he went over the hedge and laid down he had been courtiug years before. Re-examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd-It was at the time the askings were up in clitircli. Fiphraim Williams examine I by Mr. Morgan Lloyd— Am a farmer, and brother to the prisoner and deceased. I am the next older brother than John. During the first seven years I lived with deceased at Dolhaidd, lie used to be very apt to get into a rage, and has held the scythe over my head; he has also thrown stones a!: me, and on one occasion he threw a pitchfork after me. Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd—I have not seen mnch of him of late years; he his been getting more infirm; my brother John (the prisoner) was quiet tempered. Evan Williams, examined by Air. Morgan Llovd— Am a farmer living at Llaenwen, and brother to prisoner and deceased. The deceased was in very low spirits, four or five weeks before his death he was at my house, and I walked part of the way home with him; he took hold of both my wrists, and he said Farewell, Evan dear, I will never leave yonder (Dolhaidd) a.ive." Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd.Ho had not at that time taken another farm. Sarah Williams, examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd- Am wife of the last witness; remember deceased com- ing to my house in November last; it was a few days before All Saints (November 12th); he appeared very low in spirit" and when going away he bid me farewell and asked me if I would not come and see him before they broke np his henne; he said he would not go from there itlive. Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd—I live about three miles from Dolhaidd, and very of ren saw deceased Catherine Morris, examined by Mr. Mclntyre—Am the wife of John Morris, of Tir-y-feliu; in the corn harves.Isaw deceased,he asked me if it was good, and I said it was, aud added that he should have plenty of food after you left there. He repliell, I will never leave Dolhaidd alive, Catherine." Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd—This was in September when we were beginning the corn harvest. Rowland Williams examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd— Am a fanner living at Gors, near Dolhaiadd am brother of prisoner and deceased remember deceased coming to me two day before his death he was very low hearted, and when I accompanied him home, he clasped his hands and said 11 It has come quite to an end with me and I have nowhere to go but to the Lt)i-!l lean never go there (Dolhaidd) again; I am afraid to see my boy come for a load, it will then be up with me." He added that he was very sorry he had bought anything at Brynteg, and he would not have done it but for his boy. The boy said, That's the way yon are father, yon get broken hearted I have never had a place to try to live before." lie then went over tlieliedge to another field and asked me to sit down be- side him he named several persons that owed him money, and said" I shall (I" nothing with them I shall leave them between Catherine and the boy." I never saw anybody so low spirited he appeared as if he had been crying; and was afterwards crying very much to his wife. Cross-Examined by Mr. Horatio Lloyd. The prisoner was not at my house on the day deceased (lied but I met him about nine o'clock on Dolhaidd field, when he cried very much and I asked him what was the matter ? he said William (deceased) had been doing something to him; ) saw deceased when brought home to l)o!hiidd. Reexamined by Mr. Morgan—When I met prisoner in the field, I did not know of my brother William's death I did not see deceased alive that morning; after deceased was brought into the house, I went to tell pri- soner something which I dont now remember. Elizabeth Williams, examined by Mclntyre -Am the wife of last witness; saw deceased after he was going to leave Dolhaidd he told me to take notice that he had said he would never leave Dolhaidd except on his bier; I saw him on the Monday before his death he was in low spirits and appeared as if he had been crying. Ann Williams examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd—Wifo of Griffith Williams, a quarryman was at Dolhaidd the day before Wm. Rowland's death it was about two o clock; he said he was very low spirited indeed because he had bought the stock of Brynteg he was sitting and leaning his head upon his stick lie told me lie had occasional fits of depression of spirits. Griffith Williams the younger examined by Mr. Mcln- tyre—Deceased was my uncle. A short time before All Saints (Nov. 12th) I recollect going with my sister to Dolhaidd deceased went part of the lane with us and on leaving he said Farewell to you my dear chil- dren, tell your father aud mother that the next time they will come here they will come to bury me." He was crying very much. Cross-examined bv Mr. Horatio Lloyd—My father lives at Llechwedd Ystrad. Hugh Thomas examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd—Am a farmer living at Tanrallt, near Dolhaidd it is within about, a mile; I was at Dolhaidd the evening before Win. Rowlands died; I saw him and observed a rag about his thumb on that day we had been killing a bullock, and the prisoner helped me with it and after- wards assisted in carrying the beef after it was killed he took off his coat to skin it; I dill not observe spots of blood on his clothes, but it is likely enough they were there. John Bilby examined by Mr. McIntyre-Ani a clerk in the employment of the Festiniog Railway Company. Saw the prisoner on the 30th November, and noticed his hand had swollen as if from a very severe blow; next day I observed the upper part of his right eye very much con- tused, swollen and discoloured, extending down to the cheek; it was all together the very worst black eye I have ever seen. P.O. John Roberts recalled by the Judge—When the prisoner told me about his having been struck on the hand with the stick, he said he was then suffering severely from it. This having closed the case for the defence. Mr. Horatio Lloyd proceeded to reply upon the whole case, He contended that the language of the deceased as spoken to by the witnessesforthedefence was not to be accepted as evidence of his intention to commit suicide, but as a strong way of expressing his great dislike to leaving Dolhaidd. The Court then adjourned, and the Jury, through the kindness of the High Sheriff, were comfortably accommo- dated in a large room at the Lion Hotel, of course under the care of proper officers sworn for that purpose. THURSDAY. His LORDSHIP took his seat on the bench at half-past nine o'clock, as on the previous day and the excitement which the trial of John Williams had produced drew to- gether from various parts of the county a large concourse of people, who anxiously awaited admission into court from an early hour in the day. The prisonor, upon been placed in the dock this morn- ing, appeared careworn ar.d anxious, and at times shewed evident signs of suppressed feelings. The names of the jury having been called, and silence obtained, His LORDSHIP, in a firm and serious tone of vioce, then addressed the jury, and said the prisoner at the bar was indicted for the wilful murder of William Rowlands, on the 39th of November, 1884. That was a case affecting the life of a fellow-creature, and that life was then in their hands. The consideration of the case occupied their attention the whole of Wednesday, and the length of time which it had taken to go through the evidence ne- cessitated a full investigation, they having the additional advantage of coming into court that morning with fresh minds. First of all, he purposed going through the ma- terial part of the evidence, and then explain what was already obvious—what were the questions for their con- sideration. The first witness examined was Catherine Rowlands, the unfortunate widow of deceased. lie did not perceive from her evidence that there existed any settled malignity on the part of the prisoner against the deceased. It was plain they had from time to time quarrels together, as two men living in the same house very often have. He repeated there was nothing in her evidence to shew any settled purpose to do any mischief to his brother Further than that, he had no interest to gain by his brother's death. They were joint-tenants of the farm, and were in tolerably good circumstances, an agreement was amicably entered into, anIJ: a new farm taken. There was a certain debt due from the prisoner to deceased but to suppose that he meditated to take away the life of his brother to get rid of the debt was perfectly absurd. fhey might kill their creditor, but the debt would still be due to the executor or the deceased'? representative. His Lordship then proceeded to read the evidence, commenting upon the most material parts as he went along. Rospentillg the observation which the widow might have heard her husband make that three things would happen that year, his Lordship said that was not at all unusual for a man to mako under ordinary circumstauces, and the inference that he meditated self- destruction by that remark was certainly not very strong There appeared to be two conflicting statements as to whose voice was that which was heard calling out, 44 My life. my life." Deceased having borrowed a chaff-cutter at Hendre (which certainly did not seem to be the act of a man meditating self-destruction), and some time after Edward Thomas came out and heard a voice which he be- lieved to be that of deoeasod, crying, "My life." The widow heard a voice about the same time, which she thought was John Williams's voice. If Thomas was cor- rect, it mutt have been the voice of deceased at the time his throat was cut; if that of John William, it Milit have been at the time he was attacked—though possibly they might have heard two different voices. For the pro- secutiou it was asked why, wlieii the prisoner saw his brother bleeding, he went away, leaving him on the field. Prisoner remarked in the house. Oh, William will come to himself—he is only pretending." If he had done the deed, it was a very strange remark for him to make and if he had not struck him, it was still quite as strange. Enoch Roberts, the policeman, had given ins evidence extremely well, and deserved their attentive consideration. He related the search made for the knife, and the statement volunteered by the prisoner. If the deceased committed suicide, where was the knife—he could not hitve hidden it himself, and it was not likely the prisoner in that case would have done so. The prisoner's statement abont the encouuter between him and his brother was certainly very plausible, and confirmed in a markod manner Edward Thomas respecting the position of the two whilst on the ground. Tne statement the pri- soner Inile a to the marks of oil his shirt militated more against him than in his favour, for why should he volunteer a statement of that nature? The surgeon from Bala gave his evidence in a very clear and straight-for- ward nvmner, and though he did not undertake to say more than Dr. Taylor, that it was uot impossible for the wounds to have been committed by t)i-3 deceased himself. The counsel for the defence shewed, with great force, the entire absence of any niutivo for the onunissionof the | crime he also laid great stres,3 upon the wounds inflicted upon prisoner and it was an observation which was well en- titled their attention was that the cuts upoa the prisoner must have been inflicted before deceased was prostrated. To say that deceased was low-spirited is what may be said of mankind in general, and with increasing years and declining health persons ordinarily get more irrita- ble. The evidence given by Mr. Bilby was extremely important, as tending to shew the force with which a blow was dealt to the prisoner, as well as to prove the nature and severity of the wounds inflicted upon liim. That was the whole of the evidence for the defence. He had gone with Considerable minuteness into the evidence, in endeavouring to can their attention to til 3 material parts of it. He should submit three questions for their consideration and decision first, had the deceased cut his own throat; secondly, if he did not, did the prisoner cut it iiii(I tliii-dll,, if the prisoner did cut it, were the wounds indicted under such circumstauces such as would amount to wilful murder, or were they indicted imme- diately after he had received blows from a stick, and while he was in hot blood, in which event it would be manslaughter aud not murder. With respect to the first question, all the evidence in its favour was, that the de- ceased just before his death was in a low state of mind, and had been for some time previously while against that view of the case there was the nature and uumbcr of the wounds inflicted, and the fact of their having been cutr from right to left in a back-handed man- ner. They would have to consider, whether, after having once severed the windpipe, the deceased would be likely to possess the courage to inllict two other wounds. There was also the fact that his hands were unstained with blood, though a branch of the carotid artery had been out, and from ..which blood would bo likelv to spurt. Then with regard to the instrument, none was found in the possession of the deceased, nor was any found in the neighbourhood of tho fatal struggle, though diligent search had been ma.le for it. But the learned counsel for the defence had contended, and not unreasonably, that the second "twea" which the deceased was known to have possessed, might have been used by him in self-destruction, and afterwards washed away through the ditch into the river below, which had not b ion searched. But they must also hoar iu mind that no blood was seen on the prisoner's hands, and that what was on his wristband and clothes might have been, as he had said, caused through his assisting in killing the bullock on tho previous day. Dr. Taylor was unable to say that it was human blood and though he had micro- scopically examined the kuife, the maker's name, ami the notch upon the blade, he could not discover the least trace of blood. But he had also told them that blood readily became soluble in cold water, and that if the knife was immediately washed in cold water all trace of hlood would be washed away. If th *y should decide that the deceased did not inflict tho wounds upon himself, they would have to consider the next question,by whom was it done; and if by the prisoner, was it dxe under such circumstances as would reduce the homicide from murder to manslaughter. He was bound to say that no motive whatever had been shewn for the crine, and the witnesses for the prosecution, as well as jtr. Bilbv, for the defence, had testified to the serious cha- racter of the blows inflicted on the prisoner with the stick. Every part of the prisoner's statement about whit took place on that morning seemed to be confirmed by the evidence on the part of the prosecution, so far as the use of the stick was concerned. Therefore, supposing they should he of opinion that the deceased did not cut his own throat, and that the prisoner did it, then they came to the most material question—did he do it from some motive of which there was no proof, or in hot blood after receiving severe blows from a stick. In one case they would find him guilty of murde", aud the other of manslaughter. If thoy should be of opinion tha; the deceased did it himself, they would acquit the prisjner altogether. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and were absent about seven minutes. On their rerun into co.irt, they gave a VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER. The prisoner having been called upon in tie usua* manner, said, 1 have nothing to say, but that! am innocent of having done auythiug to him." The JUDGE then proceeded to pass sentence. H; wa» extremely sorry that the prisoner should have aggravated his offence by what he had just said, because nobody who had hear,1 the evidence could have any doubt that he inflicted the wounds on his brother- However, he should not suffer that ötatement to illtlaeuce the sentence he had made up hi millll to pass upon him; he mnst be punished for what lie litlil :tlj(l not for what he had just now said. The jury by their verdict had decided that those wounds WGro iuflictetl immediately after a severe blow from a stick, and in hot blood, and that, therefore, he was guilty of having committed manslaugh- tar aUtl not murder. In that verdict he entirely agreed. Still, there was the use of the knife, though after griev- ous provocation. It had been a matter of very anxious deliberation what punishment the prisoner should receive. On the one baud he was bound to see that public justice should not be frustrated by passing too light a sentence and on the other hand, considering that the prisoner had not been shewn to havo any previous malice, and that the knife had been used in hot blood after receiving a very severe blow. it would be hard to pass on the prison- er a sentence next to the sentence of death. His Lord- j ship then ordered the prisone? to be kept in pen d servi- j tude for ten years. The prisoner, who, during the summing up of the learned Judge, appeared to feel acutely his p linful posi- tion, heard his doom with composure, but shortly after- warlis gayc way to grief. ARSON NEAR BALA. Alice Morse, 21, domestic servant, who had previously pleaded guilty to setting fire to a stack of hay near Bala, the property of the Misses Davies, was called up for judgment, and sentenced to penal servitude for six years. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AT FESTINIOG. Thomas Wrench Jones, 21, mason, and Edwd Lewis, 19, miner, were indicted for feloniously killing and slay- ing Joseph Williams, at Festiniog, on Saturday, the 23rd December last. Mr. Morgan Lloyd and Mr. Coxon appeared for the prosecution Mr. Mclntyre defended Lewis, and Mr. Horatio Lloyd defended Jones. Mr. Morgan Lloyd briefly stated the case to tho jury, and called the following en,i,lence Robert Richards, examined by Mr. Coxoti—Knew Joseph Williams, the deceased; remember the night that he was injured it was the 3rd of December; had been with him at the Llwyu Iun Arms left thereabout nine o'clock, and went in the directioll of Tanygrisau; that is about 2 miles from the Lhvyn Inn Arms; that w;vs on our way home there were a great many people going along the same road; there was no quarrel as we went along; 1 paw Joseph Williams struck with a fist; there were about three or four present besides deceased and myself; do not know who it was that struck the blow; it was very dark at that time when struck de- ceased bent down it appeared to be a violeut blow tried to help him up but could not; afterwards got Griffith Watkins to assist me; there had been no fight- ing before with deceased; after we got up deceased we went on towards home; we were followed, I cannot say by how many, but I saw two; two came up to us and said God d-ra you" and struck me; I don't kuow what they struck me with, but it coiled round me; can- not say how it was the same person struck Joseph wil- liams, who fell down; he was struck on the head, and complained of it afterwards; when I was struck I lost my cap and went for a lantern to search for it I left Joseph Williams there. Cross-examined by Mr. Mclntyre—Saturday is pay day; I had not been long at Llwyn Inn; bad two glas- ses of ale, and was quite sober. Joseph Williams was also sober; will swear that Joseph Williams was knock- ed down when I lost my cap. Griffith Watkins, examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd- Lived once at Tanygrisiau, and knew Joseph Williams was at Llwyn Inn Arms on Saturday night, 3rd Decem- ber; it was between 7 and 8,1 saw Joseph Williams and Robert Richards there and also the last witness; left them there, and went to another house afterwards went to a wooden shop at Tanypwll, where I saw the prisoner Thomas Wrench Jones; he was quarrelling with Joseph Williams; afterwards saw the prisoner Edward Lewis in the wooden shop buying something for his supper; I then went to a shop kept by William Davies that is near Tanygrisiau; saw Wi liams and Richards by the wooden shop, afterwards neartheahop of William Davis; and subsequently near the house of William Foulkes; saw Edward Lewis later in the evening after the row; he lodged in the same house as I <)i t: h" said that he had been with deceased fighting, and he would thrash him in a minute; he further said it was himself that did it and no one else, and that he would do it on Monday morning if necessary: this was said at my lodgings, and it was near ten o'clock I have told you everything that was said; I saw both prisoners at the row, nothing took plan-, f stopped everything they were going to fight to- getheK the\' said; Thomas Wrench Jones struck him with, what I supposed to be an umbrella; Joseph Williams was beside me when he said it; Robert Richards afterwards asked mo to assist him in lifting deceased from the ditch on the wall side did not see how he got there;, this was sometime after deceased had said that Jones struck him cannot say exactly what time this was, but it was about half past nine when Lewis and I got home. Ellen Jones, eximmod by Mr. Coxati—Remember the night Joseph Williams was hurt; prisoner Jones lodged at my mother's house, where*! live; became home about ten o'clo.-k and Edward Lewis came with him; did not hear them say anything particular; they stayed about two minutes, and Thomas Wrench Jones Wtnt out; with Lewis, and returned again; he said no- thing; heard the piece of an umbrella dropping on the floor, but did not see it in either of their hands on the following night Jones said he had struck some man with the umbrella till it had br »ken; he added that he had thrown it to Edward Lewis, and then gone to the wall for a stone; he said it was for to "beat," but he did not say whom or what. Cross-examined by Mr. Horatio U..pl-.Tone, is a stone mason; ho complained on the Sunday night of having inj ured his hand with a stone. Samuel Price, examined by Mr. Morgan Lloyd— Lodged in same house with Griffith Watkins; saw l- ward Lewis on Saturday night in question, about ten o'clock; heard him say be lt,t,l been in a scuHiewith Joseph, And that he had beaten iiitii Griffith Watkins said that he had not done so; Ed wan I Lewis repeated that he had done so. aud that he would do it again on Monday (iliJ not know who he meant by Joseph. Mr. Morgan Lloyd said he could not carry the case, further against either of the prisoners, and he did not fed that he could expect the jury to convict under the circumstances. Under the direction of the learned Judge the jury ac- quitted the prisoners. This finished the business of the Assizes, and the court rose at a few minute? !>»?.'re one o'clock.