The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

appointed a Member of a Special Committee of Examina tion in the Native Languages, to assemble at the rroaidency ea the 28th of Lune, 1851. MCDICAL ESTAWLISKIIIEXT.—Surgons M. Thompson to take rank, vice Murray, retired, Zith February, 18.51. Se nior Assistant-Surgeon A. Wright, to be Surgeon, vice Fraaer, deceased, 14th March, 1841. Ansistant-Surgeon It. Bayne has been reported qualified as an interpreter in the Hindoostanee language. CHINA. THE CHINESE INSURHECTION.-LOSS OF HEYNAHD. HONG KONG, JUNE 23.—The intelligence which the present mail conveys is of a chequered and inte resting nature, rather a foreshadowing of what is approaching than the record of what has already come. My expressed apprehensions regarding the nnderworking of that great agency which promises at no distant day to dismember this mighty empire, and the data on which they rested, were at the time questioned by the local journals, who very unjustly endeavoured to fix the authorship on Dr. Bowring, her Majesty's consul at Canton. But time has proved the correctness of what I have written you, and my next letter will probohly announce the taking of the city of Canton by the insurgent mass, which, like a mighty ocean, is moving gradually but irre sistibly onward, involving ruin in its course, unless the mandarins declare themselves and thus hasten' the downfall of the present dynasty—fall it assuredly will, and it will be well if the event finds our countrymen with sufficient naval force for their pro tection. Already the military commanders and cavil commissioners appointed to suppress the rebellion have been carried off by death, lured by the charms of future reward,or dismayed at the number, strength, and success of the revolutionists. The man put forth as the leader of the movement has assumed regal honours, to the terror of the reigning and legitimate sovereign, who, fearing the disinfection of his troops quarteretior raised in the disturbed provinces, has ordered choice soldiers from the capital; if these soldiers, in example of the local force, fratentiso with the rebels, and re-echo the rebel shout, " Down with the Tartar dynast)," the consummation will be reached sooner than the friends of the pretender expect. 'I he local papers, after cavilling at my sources of information, and in plain terms denying the existence of any general organised plan for bringing about a change of dynasty, a reform of the constitution, or rather, the granting of one, arc now unanimously of opinion that the peace of the country is in imminent danger. Thu Friend if Chinn, June 23, IM, 1, writes: A few more months will assundly decide the fate of thu empire. At enmity with the very name "'tartar Dynasty” —an enmity which every individual whose heart is in the right place will feel, when he remembers the career of' bar barism the blond-thirsty de.prits have run during the last quart, r of • century—we indulae the earnest hope that a better fate is about to than on China's relations with foreign countries—that the benighted millions al its population will he permitted to hold with us a fret r and more social inter course—and that, so long cloned against any advance in ci vilisation, it is now about to be opened indeed. the China Moil hesitates to designate the outlaws now in arms by the name of rebels, lest it should be construed that the editor believed the scheme was to subvert the Manchu dynasty. But although the Mail looks upon the rebels as desperadoes. tt cau tiously admits, " His Majesty seems at length to be seriously alarmed," and publishes the subjoined me morial of Su-Ting. K wei,w hick atfords,intenial evidence that the government has substantial cause to fear. StpTing:lswei, correeponilitnt eecretary of the cabinet for the board of war, addreesed the emperor on an mien. ut test. importing that where the good man begins well he will suceessl in the end. Ile would have rejoiced to see the re-establisliment of the daily reading., before recommended by a Vice-President of the Board cat Ceremonies, but nega tived by the baud in council. As these cannot be, he be eceehes his Majesty to keep two matters constantly in re nt mbrance—tirst, that the banditti in the Two Kwang are not yet put down ; secondly, that the English barbarians are constantly on the leek out for 4 cause of quarrel with him. The memorial is a tolerably long homily on self government, both for the sake of the advantage to be con ferred on others by example, and of the attainment of the konwhilge which secures a right judgment in the selection of tit persons to serve the state.—Oevelanil CAitut Alail, Jane 23. 'The Hong K f Register, on the other hand, affects the utmost composure and umures its readers there is no ground fur apprehension in a political point of view, although commercially "no doubt the effect of these disorders will be injurious to trade, but we should hardly expect to any extent. One effect they are likely to have, if not put down shortly, viz., the destruction of Canton us a place of export."—Orer land Register, June 23. On the return of the Reynard from Amoy, pre paratory to her departure fur England, she brought news of the loss of au ilinglish ship on the island of Formosa, to which place the Salamander wasordered for the purpose of instituting inquiries. The arrival here of the Antelope opium clipper, brought the required information, together with three men, the bole survivors of the British ship Larpent, which was wrecked on the south-cast end of Formosa, on the 12th of September last. The narrative given by these three start irons is a very melancholy one, and is thus detailed : The .tmeriean barque Antelope, on her passage to Shang hai., 1,1% Wog, on the night of the Ist inst., nearly be calmed off the smith point of Formosa, when a boat was observed corning frem the shore, and, as several others were also near her, an attack from pirates being apprehended, Captain liounily thought proper to have his carronades loaded, and small anus prepared, and then fired a shot over the heads of the people to toe boat that was approachiug. But this had the tibet of stopping the rowers but fur a few minutes only, and shortly afterwards those in the Antelope heard the voices of Englishmen requesting that they might he taken on board. Captain Roundy accordingly hove to, and received three min—Alexander Bens, able seaman; William Bloke, joiner; and James Hill, a lad of 19 years of age, ordinary a:2MM ; the sole survivors of the crew of the barque Larpent. of Liverpool, a vessel fur some time east concluded to have become a total wreck. For the following particulars we arc mainly indebted to the kindness of Mr. Foote, chief officer of the Antelope, who obtained them fauna the men shortly after they had somewhat recovered front the severe sufferings undergone. It; appears that the Moulmein built barque Larpent, of 614 tons register, only 7 years old, belonging to Mr. T. Ripley, and commanded by Mr. Gilson, left Liverpool on the 18th of May last, on a voyage to Shanghae ; the crew, all told, including Mr. Maud (brother of 3dr. Bland, of the firm of Shaw, Bland, and Co., of Shanghae) a passenger, acting as third mate, numbering 31. 'file Lawn' passed Anjer on the 19th of August. With our shipping intelligence of the 7th of September, 1840, we gave the following: "The Albert Edward, ou the 28th of August, was in company with the bark Larpent, bound to Shanghae, in lat. i S., lon. 108 .50 E.; had light winds and fine weather all up the China Sea, and no serious gales during the voyage." Fifteen days after being thus spoken by the Albert Ed ward, viz, ou the 12th September, in the forenoon, the Larpent passed Betel Tobago Xima, a lofty island, three or four mile, in extent, be tut half north from the south etpe, Formosa, from which it is distant thirteen leagues. The weather is said to have been thick and rainy at this time, wind moderate at north east, blowing o ff the shore. At 9. 30 p.m. all hands were alarmed at the ship suddenly striking on a rock. Hy backing the head sails, however, the ship came off almost immediately, but on sounding the pumps no less than seven feet of water were found in the hold ; all hands were forthwith busily kept at pumping until 2. 15 cm. of the following day, when, as there was no pros pect of gaining on the leak, Captain Gilson ordered the quarter boats to be lowered, and the launch to be hoisted out. In the hurry the jolly boat stove and became useless. The captain, mate, and six into, then got into the starboard quarter boat, the remaining members of the crew taking the launch, in which some Provisions had been placed. On the weather cleanug up a little at daylight they found themselves close G. the shore, somewhere in the vicinity of the place de.ignated on the map of Formosa, Nat-fact. Here they all landed for the purpose of getting fresh water, and with intention also of caulking the lung-hest, which was found to leak like a sieve ;" but in them they were prevent, the natives coming down rrr i vrt numbers and plundering them of every moveable. &situ ated, Captain Whoa determined en putting to sea spin, as he %ill, to endeavour to reach Hongkong, a distance of 400 miles and upwards. Both boats started twether, bat the launch, still leaking considerably, was unable to keep up with the lighter boat, and, parting company, she was never more seen, although it was afterwards heard that Captain Gilson had landed near South Cape, and procured water (there, indeed, be might have been murdered, or taken captive, and may still be in slavery, for aught we are required to believe to the contrary). At day light ow the 11th the launch having rounded the extreme point, the crew landed on a shelving beach, sur rounded by bushes, intending before proceeding any further to do their best to repair the boat. About 8 a.m., almost with out any previous warning, they found themselves in the midst of a deadly fire of matchlocks. Young Mr. Bland was ob served to spring a great height into the air and fall flat on his face dead ; those who could swim immediately took to the water, from whence the savages were seen, with long knives, stabbing those who were wounded, and im mediately entting off their heads, which, to the num ber of nineteen, were then thrown into a terrible heap. Blake, the )(liner, says that although wounded by a shot when in the water, he swam for several miles across • broad bielit, and had landed under a huge sugar lent rock, thoroughly exhausted, thinking that he was the only one saved, when, turning his eyes seaward, he observed the be; Hill, pursued by an enormous shark. The heipippeared nearly exhausted and was about to sink, whemllheered by hiv voice, he gave a few more strokes and landed in shad water, from whence he dragged himself over the coral to the place where Blake WAS sitting. Here they had not remained long when two nativ e s with matchlocks were seen traversing • beach at some distance, apparently in pursuit of them. But they suc ceeded in hiding themselves for the time, and afterwarda escaped to the mountains, where they remained until the 19th. Exhausted nature could hold out no longer, and at a time when Blake says the feelings of a cannibal had arisen in his breast, and he insanely thought of par taking of his comrade's Mood, rather than remain longer without food, they wandered into a field where some vil lagers were at work. From them they obtained a meal of rice and shelter, and were afterwards made to work with the village labourers from daylight till dark ; sometime, in boats diving for large shell fish, at others with hots about the paddy ground. The man Denis and another bad landed at a different place, from whence they tried to reach a junk, in which one of them, Harrison, succeeded, but was almost imme diately shot and decapitated in sight of his comrade. Belie appears to have subsequently joined Blake and Bill, the latter of whom, being unable to do so much work as the others, was subjected to very severe treat ment, and has been left sick at Shanghae. At the ex piration of live months the kind hearted villagers sold them to some neighbours for six dollars a piece : the pur chasers proving to be of a more friendly dispolition than the origaral holders. On arrival at Shanghae, a voluminous narrative of the seven months and sixteen days captivity was taken by Mr. Consul Alcock, an abstract of which, we are told, will appear in the next issue of the NortA China Herald. The shipwrecked men tell of having seen on the beach near where they landed, an anchor of about 19 cwt., chain cable, eat and top blocks, iron knee., a bronze figure head, four feet long, and other ship gear, the possession of which might be a clue to the fate of several vessels of which we are still in ignorance (American barque Coquette, for instance, the British barque Kelpie, and others.) They also heard,of two white men beisg in captivity, but could not, for a cer tainty, ascertain where. the fate of the commander, officers, passengers, and crew of the Larpent has naturally occasioned great excitement amongst our European community, who call aloud for vengeance on the Formosans, whose hands have also murdered the crews of the Ann, the Nerbudda, and now the Larpent. After the departure of the last mouth's steamer, news was received of the loss of the brig Velocipede (from Singapore to Shalighae) on the Pratas shoal, and her Majesty's steamer lteynard and brig Pilot pro ceeded to the Pratas shoal to the wreck, and rescued the crew. Unfortunately the Iteynard struck on the Prams Shoal and became a total wreck. Crew saved. The Samarang, with a detachment of her Majesty's 59th regiment arrived. The health of the troops is favourably reported. [For markets see last page.] COLONIAL. CEYLON. The Colombo Obscrrer of July 11, in its summary, says: The leading tonic of the present month is the agitation amongst the coffee planters ir. aid of the movement by their friends in London against the adulteration of coffee with chicory, and with other abominable compounds. The first meeting at Kandy has been followed by others in the outlying district. , of Matelle, the Knuckles, and Hums giria ; Dimhoola, Kotmalie, and Bulatgarnoa ; De Roue, I'u selava, Kadugunava, Doloshagie, and Badulla. A me morial has been adopted, and, with numerous signatures attached, will be sent home by the present mail, en trusted most properly to the care of Mr. I'. Baring, M.P. The planters, it will be seen, ask only for what is reason able and right. They demand no restriction of fair and free trade; all they ask is that the law of the land should be permitted to take its course so as to put an end to frauds equally injurious to the growers and consumers of coffee, and to the imperial revenue. The market for imports continues dull. There has been a tall in the price of native coffee, consequent on the advice* from London; and a rise in freight, only two vessels load. ing fur London. Exchange continues to show the reverse of a plethora of capital in Ceylon or in the east generally. WEST INDIES.—We have received ria New York a copy of the Murning Journal (Kingston, Jamaica) of July 2s, eleven days later titan the dates of intelligence brought by the last packet. It con tains no Item of news worth transcribing, being filled with the intelligence from England carried out by the Great Wester, which arrived on the 26th. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1851. Vbr Court. OSBORNE, SATI'IIIDAY, Ato. 16. Ycatenlay her Majesty and Prince Albert gave their annual rite, in honour of the prince's birthday, to the labourers and workpeuple employed on the estate at Osborne • also to 130 seamen, boys, and royal marines of the royal and to the coast gu a rd men. The detach ment of the 36th Regiment quartered at East Cowes was also included. A large tent, nearly 100 feet in length, gaily decorated with laurel and flags, was erected on the occasion on the lawn near the house, opposite to which was pitched is marquee fur her 'Majesty and the royal family, and tents for the suite and the regimental bands. On each side of the Queen's marquee were erected flag poles ' on which were hoisted the royal standard and the standard of his royal highness. Dinner was provided for , four hundred persons, and at 3 o'clock p.m., the bands of the Royal Marines and the 95th Regiment haviug arrived from Portsmouth, and the labourers and others being assembled, 70 seamen of the royal yacht were marched to the royal kitchen, and, together with her Maks ty's servants, the whole preceded by the two bands pl a yi n g the "Roast Beef of Old Eilghuid," carried the provisions to the tent in procession, her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the remainder of the royal children standing in front of the house to witness it. The dinner having been placed on the tables, and the party having taken their places, the Queen and Prince, accompa nied by the whole of the oyal Family, and attended by the suite, proceeded to the tent, the bands playing " God save the Queen," and passed clown between the tables. Grace was then said by Mr. Toward, her Majesty's bailiff, and the dinner commenced, which consisted of a plentiful supply of beef, mutton, and; plum-pudding, with strung ale. When the dinner was concluded, the usual loyal toasts having been drunk, her Majesty and the royal family took their places in the marquee, and the rural sports com menced with a country.dance. Cricket, foot-ball, races for prises, and various amusements, were then carried on with great spirit until past 7 o'clock, when her Majesty and the royal family retired, the bands again playing " God save the Queen...... The royal dinner party, yesterday, included the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Earl of Dysart, and the lion. Col. Phipps. The Marquis of Anglesey had the honour of being invited, but was suffer. ing from indisposition. OSBORNE, SC,IDAT, Aro. 17. The Queen, the Prince, and the younger branches of the royal family, took their usual early walks and rides in the grounds yesterday. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, attended by the usual suite, left 081,0171 C at .5 o'clock, in an open char-4- bane and four, to honour the bazaar held near Ityde, in aid of the funds of the Isle of Wight Dispensary, with their presence, but were forced to retarn owing to the unfavour able state of the weather. The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance L. Gower kft yesterday f.r London. Mr. Becker was the only addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. Despatches were lent off on Saturday from the Colonial- Ales to the governors of the West India ',lands. De patches were received the same day from the Governor of St. Helena. TILE CAPE MAIL.—On Friday, it being the lath she outward bound steamer with the mails for Sierra Leone, the Cape of Good Hope, &e., was despatched from Ply mouth. This month's vessel is the Bosphorus, Captain J. Vine Hall. She takes out a quantity of medical stores for the troops at the Cape. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY will despatch two steamers this month to Constantinople, on ac count of the large demand fur conveyance of goods to the Black Sea. Next mouth the company will despatch two steamers to Alexandria, on account of the number of pas sengers expected from India. When the East India Com pany's charter, which is now almost expired, is renewed, that company purpose:l reconsidering the restrictions on the members of the civil service of India when on leave of ab sence, with a view of relaxing them. At the present time an immense number of the higher order of employees in India are nut allowed to visit England, unless they cease to bold employment, and are limited not only to time, but to distance, when on leave of absence, even in search of health. This regulation was necessary when the voyage between Indiaand England was of six months' dura tion, but it is nolonger so now a steam-packet communication exists between this country and our Indian empire. The re laxation of the restrictions in question will, it is expected, immensely increase the passenger traffic of the overland route, and will most probably render a fortnightly commu nication between Southampton and India throughout the year, absolutely necessary. DEPARTURE OF THE ASIA.—The British steam ship Asia, Capt. Judkins, left Liverpool on Saturday at noon, for New York direct, taking the European emits for the United States and Canada and la passengers—the largest number ever yet conveyed by these steamers on the outward passage. Amongst the passengers were Mr. Isaac Buchanan end ladz. TILE DUKE AND TIIE CASE OF ANNE HICKS. —The North London Anti Enclosure Soviet y conceiving this case to be a legitimate object of their a*ention, have addressed Lord Seymour on the subject, and also the Duke of Wellington, ranger of the park. From the aloe of Woods and Forests, uo answer has yet been received, but the Duke has written as follows London, August 16th, 1841—F. M. the Duke of Wellington presents his compli ments to Mr. Griffiths, he has received his letter and the included printed paper. The duke declines to have any epistolary correspondenze with the secretary of !My pritute society upon the subject of the performance of his duties to the public.—Mr. IL 1). Griffiths." 'THE LATE FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT BEDMINSTER.—COMMITTAL OF THE AGENT AND BAILIFF ON A CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The coroner's inquest on the bodies of the five un fortunate persons killed be this accident was resumed on Friday afternoon, at the Red Cuw Inn, which was again surrounded by persons anxious to hear the result of the inquiry. The Coroner observed that since the previous day the whole of the rope had been recovered, and placed for the inspection of the jury in the yard. Ellis, the bankiiman, recalled, said he had heard no corn. plaints of the rope being defective till last Friday, when Mr. Reynolds spoke to him about it. He told l'illinger of it the same day. It was cut and spliced in consequence. That was the new rope. He believed the ropes were strong enough. In answer to the Coroner, Inspector Alexander said he did not believe that any of the rope had been kept back. John Webster, coal miner, deposed that at the time of the accident he was working in the pit at the first level, about 16 or 18 yard. from the shaft. Ile heard the noise of the falling rope. Witness knew the rope was unsafe. He did not object to going down with five men, but he considered two more would have been too many. On Saturday morning, witness told two men to get off, because of the ur.safe con dition of the rope. Pillinger wi.s present, and must have heard him. Binding had been discharged for complaining about the rope. William Binding recalled—About 12 months ago he was working in the same pit fur the same masters; the rope broke in bringing up a load of coal. Witness complained, and Newman, the bailiff, said, "Thee shan't go there again; thee host too much mouth ;' he was discharged. Witness was taken on again, but felt intimidated from complaining. About a fortnight ago he said to some companions, " There's a faulty place," pointing it out. James Fryer deposed that he had been intimately con nected with the management of collieries several years. He had seen the rope in the yard, and was of opinion that it was hardly stout enough. When a rope was -worn so bad as that it ought to he repaired. For spit of 240 fathoms the rope ought to have been 9 inches in width. By Mr. Bevan—The sire of the rope would depend on the depth of the it and the weight to be brought up. Ile had known a pit in Gloucestershire where a rope brought up nine men in a bucket with safety, but it was broken when the empty bucket syn. sent down. Thomas Simms re-examined—Did not consider the rope a suitable one, or to be depended upon. It ought to have been 8 inches aide, end made of eight ropes. John Parson, miner, was in the pit at the time of the accident. lie heard the rope fall; the rush of wind put out his light. Before they went down in the morning they complained of the rope. Two of the men since dead, then jumped off. Witness had been out of work some weeks. In cousequence of the pit being unsafe he had been afraid to go up and down. Thomas 'Foley deposed that on the morning of the acci dent he saw two men cut off the brokenend of the rope next to the drum, and Mr. Stewart carried it away : There was no splice attached to it. He would swear the piece produced was not the piece so cut off. 'ionic other evidence of a like nature was given, chiefly relating to the alleged defective state of the rope, after which The Coroner summed up, and the jury nturned a verdict of Manalattylder aguinq Moses Gilderoy Stewart (th, agent) and Henry Pillinger (the bailiff). They were at mice taken into custody, and the coroner issued his warrant for their committal. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN DERBY- SHIRE. At the Chesterfield Petty Sessions on Thursday, Ann Unwin, charged with cutting and wounding Jain Burlier, with intent to murder, was again brought up for examination before the magixtrates. Barber was present, and though suffering from exhaus tion, he seemed nearly recovered from the effects of his wounds. Ile made the following statement : "I am a small farmer, residing at Shirland. I have known Ann Unwin three or four years. Her husband is a labourer, living in Boythorpe-lane, Harland. On Wednesday, the Gth of August, I PAW her in the Market-place, at Chester field. I joined her, and we went on the Derby-road toge ther until we got to Clay-cross station, where we stopped about two hours, walking about and watching the trams. It was then six or seven o'clock. I asked her if she would go to her mother's, or return home. She said she (lid nut know what to do, because if she went to her mother's, she should have to return early as she had s ome washing to do at home. We returned back the same road as we went, and at the four lane ends be tween Tupton and Wingcrworth, on the Chesterfield road, we sat down for upwards of an hour. I should think it was then about nine o'clock. We went down a lane to a public-house kept by a person named Resit!, where we stayed an hour, nod h ad some bread and cheese and ale. We then came out in the direc tion of Wingerworth Hall, passed it, and made down to the Derby road again, where we sat down on a bank n,ar to the Hunltike Anus Inn. It was then dark, and we went into the stack-yard of the inn, and stayed there until five o'clock next morning. Whilst we were there I said, "At this time of the year we often lee many strollers about, and many Irishmen pawing and republic; I have more money about me than I should like to lose.' I took it out of my pocket and placed it in the stack just beside where she sat, and she saw me put it in. I went to sleep, and when I awoke my money wu where I had placed it ; it was in a purse which had not been untied. She did not know the amount. At five o'clock on Thursday morning we went into the road and came towards Chesterfield. I had then put my money in my 'socket. We went within half a mile of Cowin's house, where we parted, sod she went in the direc tion of where she lived. She was away for 10 minutes, as nearly as I can surmise. She returned back, and we walked towards the Hunloke Arms, but turned ap Longedge-lane. I should say it was then between six and seven o'clock. We sat on the side of the lane for about an hour, and then I removed up an embankment on the oppo site side, and said, " There is a very nice place here, will you come up i" She hesitated a little, and then came up. We eat down for about au hour, and then I lay down. NI e both of us slept and woke several times. Whilst I was in the stack-yard the night before she said " I'm afraid you will be uncomfortable, for your bosom is full of hay-seeds, and you have alto seeds between your neckerchief and neck." She took some seeds out, and said she thought my neckerchief was rather too tight, but she did not untie or loosen it. Between eleven and twelve on that (Thursday) morning I was laid down asleep on my back, with my silk handkerchief thrown over my face to keep the flies off, when I was awoke by a sharp sensation across my throat. I thou g ht in the first instance that a wasp had st u n g me . 1 jumped up and said, " Oh dear, oh dear, my throat is cut." My handkerchief was on. As soon as I perceived that sharp pain I jumped up, and saw that she was standing about a yard from me. I put my hand to my w oun d, t o keep it from bleeding, and said, "Oh dear, whoever has done this ? " My fingers and chin were also cut. 1 never perceived any razor. I think I must have passed my hand up at the second stroke, and warded it off on to my chin. I was very fast 'sleep ; and when I said " whoever has done it," 1 had my head bowed down. She replied, " It's a man m a white slop, that has gone into the plantation." The plantation was close by ; only the lane parted us. I went down, and tried to get up the opposite embankment, but I could not, I felt so faint. She pointed out the place to me, but I saw nobody. I met a man, and told hi m , " Oh dear, go into yonder plantation, and try to follow that man who has cut my throat." In a few minutes after Ann Unwin followed me; she appeared distressed, and paid every attention to my wounds. Medical assistance was sent for. Mrs. Ann Mellor, wife of John Mellor, farmer, Bird holme, said—l was at home when John Barber came to our house on Thunday. My husband wished me to go into another room, and I did so. Into this room prisoner was afterwards brought, and in about twenty minutes she asked me to show her the way into the garden. I did so, and she asked me the name of a large flower root in the garden. I told her I did not know. It was a large bushy root with no flowers on. She stooped down, and seemed to pluck a little of the root from the centre of the plant. I did not see anything in her hand. Between three and four o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, my children were playing in the garden, and my little girl came into the house bringing with her a razor which she said they had found in a flower bush. She showed me the bush, and it was the same as that the prisoner stopped at on Thursday. I told my daughter to go and put it in exactly the same place where she found it. I then rent down to Chesterfield, and in two or three bourn Mr. Radford came and took the razor away. Hannah Mellor, a girl seven years of age, deposed—My ' brother was with me playing in the garden shout three or four o'clock on Saturday afternoon. My brother is younger than I. We were talking about what sort of • root a large flower bush had, and whether it spread out a good way, and I was looking in the middle of it to see if It was in one tree or little bits when I found something hard in my hand. I picked it out. It was the razor now produced. I gave it to my mother, and she marked it. James Radford, superintendent of police, Chesterfield— Watts gave the prisoner into my custody on Thuds]. There were spots of blood on different parts of her dress, and I asked her how she accounted for it. She answered, " We were asleep together on the bnsk, and I was awoke by a scream. I jumped up, and placed myself upon his shoulder, which is the cause of the blood being upon my dress." I said, " Did you see any one at the time ?" She replied, " Yes ; I saw • man with a short white slop and blue cap on ran across the plan tation." I asked her if she thought she knew the man, and she said she thought she had seen him in Wheeldon-lane. About seven o'clock in the even ing I met the prisoner's husband in Longcdge-lane, and asked him where he was going : he said to Pilsley. I told him he had better return with nu to see if his razors at home were all safe, as he was suspected of knowing something about the transaction of a person who had had his throat cut. Ile returned with me to his house in Boythorpe -1 lane, and brought the razor-case and razor now produced,) and said that he missed a razor. I asked him when he had last seen it, and he replied "on Saturday night." Last Saturday night, in consequence of a communication I re ' ceived from Mrs. Mellor, I went to Birdholme, and Mr. Mellor and myself went into the garden. A bushy plant was there pointed out to me ; I examined it, and in the centre I found the razor now produced in a perpendicular pontion. I have compared it with the razor I received from John Unwip, and it corresponds exactly. The prisolter was then committed to take her trial at the assizes, and the prosecutor (Barber) was bound over in the SUM of SOL, and the witnesses in that of 401. each, to appear and give evidence against her.—Derbyshire Courier. IRELAND. DVIILIN, Acorn. 16. It now appears that the Rev. Mr. Gregg and the Dublin Protestant Association have been out manceuvred by the organisers of the aggregate meeting, and that the apprehended collision between the parties on Tuesday next will in all probability be effectually guarded against. The Freeman this morning states, on " official authority," that "the commissioners of police are prepared to take, and will take, the most decisive steps to prevent any attempt being made by any parties--few or many— to intrude upon, much fete to interrupt, the proceed ings of the catholic meeting;" and the same journal also assures us that even if the authorities had re fused to act in the matter, the committee were pre pared to take every necessary precaution to preserve peace and order at the meeting. The Freeman is particularly anxious to assure its readers on this point, as it was no doubt apprehended that the fear of violence at the meeting would keep people away. One of the prudential precautions of the committee is indicated by a certain alteration in the advertised announcements of the :meeting. It was originally intended that admission to the body of the meeting should be regulated by tickets charged at 6d. each, but that arrangement hos been altered by the fol lowing announcement in the papers of this morning, viz., "Tickets (free) to the body of the room will be distributed on Monday by those whose names and addresses will be announced on that morning." Thus the committee will be enabled to pack the meeting with O'Connell's old police guard from the coal quays, who will be prepared to act quite inde pendently of the orders of her Majesty's police com missioners. The following letter from " John Archbishop of Tuam," to the committee of the catholic meeting, is printed this morning in the Freeman in prominent type : "St. Jarlath's, Tuam, Aug. 13, 1851.--Gentlemen,—l beg respectfully to acknowledge your kind letter of invi tation to be present at the coming great aggregate meeting of the catholtes of Ireland. As the hierarchy has been the body at which in the first instance the recent persecuting enactments have been aimed, and as they are the persons peculiarly concerned in these results, we ought vs feel grateful for the affectionate solicitude with which the laity, ever faithful to their pastors, are now rallying round them, to guard them from dangers in which their own dearest interests, civil as well as religious, would not fail soon to be involved. No doubt it will be a matter of surprise that you should invite to your meeting defunct persons, after having first nobly corn bated, and then sorrowfully witnessed, the passing of the decree that doomed them to civil annihilation. It appears from this that you entertain still a strong conviction that the catholic hierarchy is n't dead, notwithstanding the re cent act of parliament. Though there may be a diversity of opinion as yet on that point, I trust that numbers of these venerable individuals, whom the bigotry of the Eng lish minister deems mere phantoms, will present themselves at your meeting, invested with all the attributes of life, cheering by their presence and their sympathy the generous people who arc resolved, as often before, to share the yid!• situde of their fortune, and as for me, I hope to be able to form an humble member of the disowned body, in the un changed identity, of the saute person with which I have the honour to subscribe myself, gentlemen, your very faithful and obliged servant, Y. Join , Archbishop of Team. John Reynolds, E!q., M.P. William Keogh, Loci., M.P. Other letters from Roman catholic prelates, to the same effect follow, but "his Grace of 'l'uant" is the only one that shows game, and has the pluck to sign his full title. Dr. Brown, of Sligo, says : " I shall feel great pleasure, God willing, to obey your summons. The unmerited persecution, the wanton insult, the unhalloweellaw, that has been passed against our holy religion, imperatively demand that every catholic should rally round our ever venerable Primate, you and the other patriotic hand who have immortalised themselves in defence of the real principles of civil and religious liberty. Deem ing the establishment of an association for the defence of the catholic faith a paramount duty, I have postponed confirmations uuu all other arrangements in order to attend to this. _...„ But then the writer contents himself with the simple signature of "y.: Geo. I. P. Brown." 1)r. Murphy, of Cork, writes in the same strain, and says he is resolved, " with the blessing of God," to attend the aggregate meeting. The Tablet writes in the following style of the preparations for the meeting: Our readers already know that the primate ' the Arch bishop of Armagh, the only Archbishop of Armagh (a certain Lord John George Beresfonl, who sometimes assumes that title, being the merest of shams and impostors) —the successor of St. Patrick, the representative of the Holy See and of St. Peter's chair, the chief teacher of Christianity in this island, authorised and commissioned as such by our blessed Lord and Saviour—has been requested, and has kindly given his consent, to occupy the chair. Cardhsal Wiseman, and all the other archbishops and bishops in the three kingdoms—not, we repeat, including in that description the superintendents of certain protestant congregations appointed by the state to receive stolen goods, and to teach falsehood—but all the archbishops who are archbishops, and all the bishops who are bishops, have been invited to support his grace on this occasion, and to lend the weight of their influence and authority to this great event. The Tablet boasts that two members of the new English ltoman catholic hierarchy have had the courage to adopt the same course as that followed by Dr. .11'Itale, one of them assuming the title of Bishop of Not tingham,aud the other that of " I lexham," mean ing, as the Tablet assures us, " Bishop of Ilesham," in their letters to the catholic committee. Bishop Gillis, of Edinburgh, writes to say that he will be in attendance at the meeting ; and among the Irish bishops who have written to the same effect arc Dr. \l'Sally of Derry, and Dr. Derry of Loughrea, neither of whom attaches any title to their signatures. The following brief note was received to-day by the committee from the Earl of Arundel : 11, Carlton Terrace, Friday, August 16, 1651. My dear Keogh,-1 am much obliged to you and your friends for your very kind letter, and shall attend in Dublin as requested.-1 am, very sincerely, yours, ARUNDEL AND SURREY. The following circular from Cardinal Wiseman has been published by the Catholic University Com mittee : 25. Cadogan-street, Chelsea, August 18, 18.31.—Having perused with sincere interest the address of the committee appointed by the Synod of Thutles for founding a catholic university in Ireland to the catholic clergy and laity in Rug land, dated the Feast of St. James of this year, we hereby warmly recommend it to the consideration of those to whom it is directed, assured that its own earnest and glowing words will plead more powerfully than any we can write. The noble and truly catholic sympathy which Ireland has shown with our trials, claims from every English catholic a corresponding feeling, and now especially, that we may say of the children of the church, and their pastors in both islands—" Eadem fides et passio sere fecit ease germanos." Whatever is done in Ireland to protect the faith and secure a pure religious education, must be considered as a common work, performed for a common good. In the sentiment of the address we heartily agree ; and though multiplied are our wants at home, we trust that the generosity of English catholic" will not fall below the high estimate which the Irish prelates have formed of them. While thus we ven ture to address our sentiments on this subject to all our catholic brethren in England, we further authorise collec tions to be made in all places within Ih e e i ti e m v its m iLf i lsur Wo ir p i e ta an al l a t r h i e sd lt i v aa . F al ' aa :it t NirG . unt; l ; w y h t o have * been ael ap pointed by the university committee to solicit contributions. —N. CARD. WlSEXAN.—Westminster, August 6, 18.51. A placard carrier, bearing on a board the follow ing notification, printed in enormous letters on an orange ground with blue border, was arrested a few minutes since by the police, but I have not learned whether the charge against him was that of obstruct ing the way, or provoking to a breach of the peace : CAUTION TO TIDE PUBLlC.—Whcreas, the Rev. Paul Cullen, in defiance of truth, right, fact, and the laws of the laud, and of its ancient church, and of all who bear allegi ance to the church alone, audaciously assumes the title of Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland, and is publicly placarded as such, this is to give notice that such assumption and ascription is a flagrant outrage upon all true catholic' of the church of Ireland, and that said Rev. P. Cullen is a mere emissary of the Pope of Rome— Antichrist—and of his operate church, which hat brought down on Ireland blight, blast, famine, pestilence, and deso lation, and he is by his daring assumption, a violator of the laws of God and of the Queen's peace. God save the Queen. , —Signed by order of the committee. FL COOKE. The Royal Irish Agricultural Society wound up , their weeks proceedings last night with a ball, which was not, however, so numerously attended as was expected, the blame being laid to the account of the Crystal Palace, which has robbed Dublin of a very large proportion of its fashionables. The show of the society concluded yesterday with an auction, when some fair prices were realised. Owing to the badness of the weather during the week, and the I absence of so many persons who have left to see the London Exhibition, it is feared that the funds of the society will suffer, rather than otherwise, by this year's show. ' The attendance at the cattle show yesterday was more numerous than on the preceding day. Mr. Graves, who is joint-patentee with Chevalier Clausen in the manufacture of cotton from flax, described tho process to a very large concourse of persons in the laboratory of the theatre of the Royal Dublin So ciety. The process excited considerable interest. I r lrc trial of the contractors and their servants for obstructing the passage of an engine on the Cork and Bandon Railway, to prevent tho directors from opening the line, terminated at Cork last evening in a verdict of acquittal. A great deal of evidence was heard. On the side of the prosecution, the fact of the obstruction, by removing rails, and placing stones upon the line, was clearly proved. It was urged, in defence, that the contractors had not given up pos session of the line to the company, and that they were justified in their course until their demands were satisfied, and they claimed an amount of some 30,0001. as due to them. On the other side, it was argued that not half that sum was due, and that the debt was owing because the engineer refused to certify for some of the works executed, and for which the company accordingly refused to pay. The learned Chief Baron, in addressing the jury, Highly censured the attempt to enforce rights of this description in the manner attempted, which might have resulted in the leas of human life. It was, however, clearly necessary, in order to bring the case within the act of parliament, that there should be malice iu point of law. The act here complained of might have been mis chievous in two ways,--First, it might have been injurious in damaging the property and delaying the use of j the railway by the company, in the opening of it for public traffic. Secondly, it might have been mishievous, by causing danger to the persons then actually travelling on the line. If the traversers had done the acts complained of without any just excuse, and if they did so for the purpose of extorting a claim which they may have thought themselves entitled to, and if the effects of their acts would have been to cause either of the mischiefs he had mentioned they would be acting with malice. The defence applied differently to either description of this mi. chief, so far as it referred to the impeding the traffic on the line ; if the arts had the necessary result of causing that mischief, and if the inference of malice were unrebutted, they would be held liable under this indictment; but if they, under a bond fide assertion of a right, did the acts complained of, for the purpose of keeping possession of the line, in such case the inference of malice would be rebut ted; but so fir as their acts referred to injury being done to persons travelling on the line, the borki fide attempt to exer cise any real or imaginary right would not rebut the pre sumption of malice. With regard to the claim of possession made by the contractors, it was clear they were entitled to the possession as against every other person save the company ; but as against them they had no right to set up such a claim. The jury returned into court for some explanation, and then agreed at once to a verdict of "Not guilty." On the cross indictments against the directors the Crown entered a nolle prosequi, so far as the charge of felony was concerned ; and on the charge of mis demeanour the parties have traversed in i»scr. The stonecutters and masons employed on the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway have struck for advance of wages. The letter of Mr. Ennis, the chairman of the Mid land Great Western Railway, offering 5001. to any ship that will make the voyage from New York to Galway within nine days, and 101. per hour fur every hour inside the nine days, has hcen published in the papers, and it is said that the offer has been accepted in America, and that a person has arrived in this country to make arrangements for the reception of the steamer. The .7:etrunc Constitution says: Colonel Rawdon, M.P. visited Dungannon on Thursday last, on his way trout Raphoe and Enniskillen, to obtain in formation as to the manner in which the royal schools are conducted, with reference to free education. The hon. gentleman received considerable information on the subject from several of the inhabitants of Dungannon, and was much pleased with his visit generally. It is understood that he intends introducing a measure early nest session, whereby those schools may become popularised, and more practically useful to the public tar whose benefit they were endowed. The following are among the accounts of the po tato crop, and the other harvest produce, that have been received to-day. The Owl:, E.CIIIIII/1(1* says Since our last we had some rather heavy showers. On the whose, however, the weather is very fine and favourable for the crops, which are making very rapid progress to ma turity. 't he sickle is already in active operation, and with the present line weather, a week or ten days would make reaping pretty general. All the crops are spoken of in the most favourable terms. Wheat will he a fair crop, not, per haps, quite an average as to quantity, but of psi,' quality. Barley and oats are likely to prove both abundant and good. The turnip crop is recovering from the injury which it re cently sustained ; and as regards the potato, we see no good grounds for altering the opinions expressed in our last on the subject. From some few localities we hear complaints, but of the safety of the general crop we have very little doubt. This fine weather, too, is in their favour ; and as the tuber has now nearly attained its full growth, we entertain strong hopes that the attacks of the disease will prove not only of a milder type, but much less general than of late years. In these; iews we are strengthened by the opinions sit scientific men, who assert that the disease is weanng itself out, and is, year bv year, assuming a less virulent farm. The . Linieriek Repeater says:— Our accounts this morning front the country districts are by no means of an alarming character; but it would be suppressing truth if we did not state that some apprehen sion exists as to the potato° crop, particularly in the counties of Waterford and Clare, where the blight has manifested itself in rather a virulent form. Our Tipperary accounts continue rather favourable up to the present moment; rumours of the disease, however, are said to prevail, and in places where the symptoms arc not WI unquestionably l i developed as to enable one to state that the disease actually I exists. Parched leaves arc not indicative of real blight. ' It is quite clear that the quantity of potato food which will be available will exceed that ofany other year. The Ballyaleutinon Herald says:— Never was there a finer appea-ance than the potato fields presented up to Friday night. On that night a heavy dew fell, and next morning the blight was unmistakably mani fest, which continued to spread up to Wednesday morning. On Wednesday we had some heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning. This increased the melancholy forebodings of the people: but we have made minute in spection of the crop, and rejoice to be able to state that in stead of the inclement weather being injurious, it has, to all appearance, stayed the disease, and we fondly trust that the worst has passed over. The Ereniny Past says : A remarkable and most gratifying fact has just been communicated to us by Sir Edward M•Donnell, who men tions that, in previous years, he bad found no difficulty whatever in obtaining any quantity of diseased potatoes, to be converted into farina for use in his extensive paper hgt that, at present, it is impassibl e for him to pur chase a single ton. The following letter on the subject of the potato disease appeared in the Mail of last night : Sligo, August 14, 18.51. Sir,-1 have just seen Mr. Kincaid's letter in your paper of yesterlay, in which he says that the potato is gone, and that the disease is as fully developed as in 1819 and 18.10. binge last Friday I have travelled from Belfast to Balling, and back here, and dur ing my journey I have made most particular inquiries and observations, and I ant able to state that, in the extensive raage of country I have travelled over, there is little or no appearance of the malady which so fearfully affected the country in the years Mr. Kincaid mentions. In some shady spots, and along the edge of high roads or fences, you might notice a slight change in the colour of the stalk, but the main crop appeared to be as healthy as at any period in my recollection. All the crops thin season are most luxuriant, and I am happy to say that I think the country generally is fast recovering from the effects of the last few years of blight and destitution.—l am, sir, your very obedient ser vant, lionterr Sr. LEtiElt., County Surveyor. VISIT OP THE QUEEN TO MANCHESTF.R.—There has been a rumour afloat that it is the intention of her Ma jesty to pay a visit to the Earl of Ellesmere, at Worslcy Han, on her return from Scotland. This proposed visit has been connected also with the opening of St. George's Hall, in Liverpool, and it has been stated as the intention of her Majesty to honour the inauguration of that splendid building with her presence. We have endeavoured to ascertain whether or not there are any grounds for the rumours to which we have alluded, and have been led to believe on good authority that certain intimations have been given to the tenantry of the Earl of Ellesmere of the possibility of such an event. The year of the Great Exhi bition would not be inappropriately signalised by some such manifestation of interest in the industrial wonders of this neighbourhood, as • royal visit to the chief scat of mer 47 lecturing art and enterprise would imply; and no city in the empire would receive its sovereign with more fitting evidences of what monarchs may be Justly proud, than the Queen of England would find worthy of inspection and ad miration amid,t the looms and spindles of Manchester.— Manchester Examiner. FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WAKEFIELD.- 'An explosion of lire-damp took place on Wednesday lust, at a colliery belonging to Messrs. Baker and Child, of Wakefield, and situate within a short distance of the West Riding House of Correction. It proved fatal to David Kirk, the " banksman," who was blown out of the pit's mouth, and instantly deprived of life by the violence of the shock. He was upwards of fifty years of age, and has left a wife and one child. The other suftlrer, named Field, is much burnt about the head and shoulders, in addition to a I spinal injury, which is considered to render his recovery doubtful. lie has no family. The shaft in which the acci dent took place is of recent construction, and was thought to be quite free from fire-damp. An inquest was held on the remains of Kirk on Friday evening, before Mr. Lee, one of the county coroners, when the jury returned a ver dict of "accidental death," after hearing the report of Charles Morton, Esq., the government inspector for the district, by whom the pit was examinui the day succeeding the melancholy accident. [Advertittment.] WONDFAFFL EFFICACY OF 11OLLOWATN OINIMENT AND PILLS.- e menthe since a gentlentah roe ding in Glaolough, county of Monentan, nod on opening wade from the lip to the knee, and • great deal ce di-eased d, eh rammed. For three ware he 'differed night and d•y, although be omsulted ad the most Annul surreal.* and phyolciana he oou d hr ar of, usinglit liniments, he., egret. Ile en. gees to he a cripple fu b r life, pot, by the u-e of Holloway', Ointment and Pala, be l now cued, and enabled to attend to badness for the last six months, as thalgb nothing Had Ir.ppreed. Inc addreet to kr.own to the proprietor of the Armagh Guarnion.—Sold by ell druegiala, and at Proteeeor Holloway's eetobliabinent. 244, Wind, Locdon. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE WESTERN CIRCUIT.-11msToL, Ara. 16. 917'01R LORD CRIttJVOTICS CAI,►sOT. *NO • t•PDI lAL JCRT. H P. HOPE V BEADON. Mr. Ball and Mr. Barstow were counsel for the plain• tiff; and Mr. Serjeant Kinglake and Mr. Phian for tho defendant. This was an action brought by the executors of the late Mr. T. Hope, an attorney, to recover a sum of 1801. front the defendant as one of the provisional committee of the Chep stow and Forest of Dean Railway Company (one of the numerous lines projected in 1014 or 1115, but which was not proceeded with), for work and labour done for the company in preparing books of reference, &c o of part of the line. This case had been tried at the last assizes, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff; but a new trial was moved ter and obtained on the ground of the improper rejection of evidence. The main struggle in the case wan, whether Mr. Hope, who was a young man, and had served his articles with a Mr. Phelps, an attorney at Newport, hail, in doing the work in question, acted as clerk to Mr. Phelps, who was the solicitor to the company, or whether Mr. Phelps hail engaged hint on behalf of the company. Mr. Phelps was called, and swore distinctly that he had engaged Mr. Hope with the sanction of the provisional eons mittee ; but it appeared that he had sent in a bill to the company headed, "The Chepstow and Forest of Dean Railway Company, in account with Mr. Phelps, in which Mr. Hope's demand was entered ' • but he stated that he did this in consequence of having b e e n requested to stud in all claims for which the company was liable. Evidence was given to show that Mr. 13tholon was one of the provisional committee, and had heal present at many of the meetings of the provisional committee up to the time of the railway company having been wound lip. Mr. Sergeant Kinglakc, in addressing .he jury for the de fendant, did not dispute that the work was dune, but con tended that the defendant was not liable ' on the round that the provisional committee bad nothing to do with the ap pointment of Mr. Hope, but that lie was a mere clerk to Mr. Phelps, and that Mr. Phelps was the only person with whom the provisional committee hail had anything to do, or had authorised in any way to do the work in question. The learned scijeant called Mr. Simpson, one of the company's solicitor , . and also Mr. Fitzsvilliam, of the com mittee, who insisted that the committee hail always repu diated Mr. Hope's claim ; and it was further stated by them that a sum was paid to Mr. Phelps which was to include Mr. Hope's charges. Mr. Butt replied. The Lord Chief Justice was summing up the evidence, when the jury interrupted him, by returning a s er lict for the plaintiff tor 1811. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. 7 IAvuo , OOL, Auo. 15. - - TUR BOILER EXI.I.IISIIIN ►T MANCIIIFATEII Thomas Williamson and Tlwmas Eyeaua were charged with having at Manchester, on the 2ith of March, camicd through negligence, a boiler to explode, whereby nine per sons lost their lives. The two prisoners had been found guilty of manslaughter he a eoruncr'o jury, and un this charge they were arraigneil to-day. Mr. Munk and Mr. Pollock, instructed by the town-clerk of Manchester. appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Segar appeared for Williamson, and Mr. Wheeler fur Egerton. Mr. Williamson was a master sawyer, net Egerton was the engineer who had charge of the boiler which worked tke sawing machines. The boiler, though not the property of Williamson, was his no far us being tenant of the pre mise•s whereon the boiler had been put up. The eu ginc, which was of 25-horst power, and cylindrical, was put up in November last. Mr. Monk stated the ease for the prosecution, and called David Reid, a sawyer in Mr. Williant9Ort's employ at the time of the explosion, who stated that on going into the engine-room, atter dinner, he saw Egerton packing the cylinder lid to keep it tight, as the steam, before tinnier, blew off a little. Ile, Richard Webster, JOllll Sunderland, and Richard Phillips, at Egerton's request, assisted him iu the screwing down of the lid, and putting in the hot bolts. After the lid had been screwed down they twice endea voured to lift the fly-wheel, to start the engine, hut without success, upon which Egerton said he would " try to start her whether he broke ought or not," At this time Egerton was working up and down the throttle-valve, but no steam appeared to come. Egerton then said " There's no steam, by God it's a case." Immediately after lie heard a great noise, and was knocked down, but he could not say by what. When he recovered he was buried in the ruins of the place. While endeavouring to get the engine to move, something like "blue glimmers" came out of the cylinder, the lid not being screwed down. Mr. Fairbairn, civil engineer, was next examined.—lle hod frequently been called in to examine and report upon accidents similar to the present. Ile had been engaged in an investigation in this case. The boiler was a good one, and well constructed ; but it had only one instead of three stays at each end, by which he considered it had lost one half its strength. Its resisting power was 140 to the egoism inch, assuming the flue to be covered with water, with three stays, 270 would have been the bursting point. Ilia opinion was that the boiler burst Irons extreme internal Pressure. On a careful examination of the flue and the ower part of the boiler, there was every indication of is de ficieney of water. A considerable portion of the uper part of the Hue and part of the sides had been red-hot during an hour or two previous to the explosion. The fire must have been under the NOler front the time the engine stopped until the explosion took place, and there being no escape liar the steam except a defective safety valve, the result must have been an increase of pressure, and, front his experience, he had no doubt that this increase might have taken glare without exciting the suspicion of the engineer that the boiler was in a dangerous state. lle believed the safety valve to have been inoperative prior to the explosion, although he could not say it was so. It might fasten an y moment front oxidation owing to steam. It was tco close a lit. For the supply of water into the boiler there appears to have been a self-acting feeder. There were cocks for turning the water into the boiler and into the cistern. The " blue glimmering," referred to by Reid, is steam at a very high pressure., technically called " dry steam." Mr. Fairlatirn was here cram-examined by Mr. Wheeler, on behalf of Renton. lie stated the engine had only one safety-valve ; some have two and throe. The diameter of the valve he also considered too small. There was only one stay at each end of the boiler, while there ought to bo riot less than three. at each end. The end platen were not FO thick as they ought to be. One of the stays was defix tively joined to the Moe. Mr. Menk—lf ordinary care and attention bad been paid, is it your opinion the explosion wind(' have been averted ? - 11ii7k;airbairn—The boiler might have lusted for years. It is my opinion the precautionary parts were not ade quate to meet the danger. Double the strength would have gone in a little longer, there being no vent t4r the steam. A Manchester fir man proved the finding of one of the parties killed by the explosion. This closed the ease for the prosecution, when Ilis lordship (on an application by Williantson's coun sel) declared he could see no case against him, and The jury, as directed, returned a verdict of Not Mr. Whoeler then addressed the jury on behalf of Egerton. At the conclusion of his address, he called upon Mr. James Pullitt, calenderer, Manchester, who gave tko prisoner a very high character no a steady man, and capable of doing his duty. Ile had been six months in his father employ some years ago, and three years with himself before going to Mr. %Villiamson. The learned judge having summed up very minutely, The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence deferred. AUG. IG. Cltuwx(79vr. Mr. Baron l'latt was occupied the entire day in the trial of eases po ss essing no general interest. THE 11.10A-4TREET BOILPIt EXPLOSION. The engine-driver, Egerton (who was convicted on Fri day of manslaughter, occasioned by negligence in regard to the late boiler explosion at Manchester), was put to the bar to receive sentence. The learned judge acid that in all easel of negligence on the part of persons having charge of en gines and machinery, where fatal results ensued, the courts were determined to pass very severe sentences in future. ha the prisoner's C4/10, however, is the hope that it might be a warning to hiss and ethers, the sentence would be six months' imprisonment iu the common fowl, without hard labour. Num P.m% DONALDSON V. MACKE:mit. This was an action of debt and detenu, brought against Dr. Shelton Mackenzie, official assignee of the Manchester Court of Bankruptcy, to recover the sum of 741. and sumo bank vouchers, alledged to belong to the plaintiff, but claimed by the defendant as part of the estate and effects of one Douglas, a bankrupt, who had been taken pro . custody by the police while in a state of intoxication. money in question was found upon him, and the inspector knowing that lie had recently become bankrupt, gave in formation to the official assignee, by whom the property in question was immediately sequestrated. The bankrupt, Douglas, underwent a long cross-examination, in the course of which he prevaricated arid fenced to such a degree, that Mr. Justice Williams on several occasions threatened to commit him. After a trial which lasted upwards of five hours, the learned judge minutely summed up the evidence, and the jury retired to consider their verdict. In about three hours they returned into court, finding a verdict for the defendant, thereby establishing the right of the official assignee to the money found on the bankrupt, and that th o plaintiff had entered into a collusion with the latter to de fraud his creditors. EAsT LA:4CAAHINB RAILWAY CoWVANY V. ETTENFIELD. This was an action to recover the sum of 1001. which had been paid to the defendant, as deposit money, for the pur chase of some cottage property in Salford, belonging to Mr, Turtill._ _ . The facts of the case, as elicited in evidence, were as follows : In the latter end of last year the East Lancashire Rail way Company required some property for the purpose of their station in Coronation-street, Salford, and the defen dant hail entered into an engagement t negotiate for tho purchase thereof, at a commission of one and a half per cent He thereupon entered into correspondence with the respective owners, keeping out of sight the fact that he was employed by the railway company ,• and, having made ar rangements with Mr. Turtill and others he got from Mr. Adshead, on behalf of the company, lila as a deposit for the purchase money of that portion of the property which helped to Mr. Turtill. lfftenfield had originally agreed to air r. Turtill the sum of 2 , 0001 . for 24 cottages , which sum ho presented to the company as the required Rurchagen ney. This sum the railway company agreed to give ; b s defendant, subsequently meeting Mr. Turttll, eai elks 5... 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