The Express. — London, England, 1851-10-10 00:00:00

. ml . one who had not a window to gue from liaises eel 'Meg d ie royal visitors, without risking at the mein time beings crushed to death. Within the UMW. tend bed ' been kid down and carefully eneethed, ter the pussec of the procession- Down at the dohs there had been not ism energy in adornment. The shipping bad been asaorted in the river by the hmtmermastcr with an artistic eye to ef f ect. The pees had been covered with wPdea galleeim to which ladies and gentlemen were to hurry in thousands in the morning; and on the great b o di n g stage, from which her Majesty was to embark on b oa rd, the Fairy yacht, awnings had been got ready, and ro d wing-places ticketed off. An order had pas out that the ferry traffic was to caw di, nine o'clock in the morning ; that the deilliterla• were to be closed; that steam-tugs were to be untellniM that 'Sips might be in the channel longing for thaa; and that all steamers, the Fairy included, were to burn ado My stead of coal. The dock committee, the great stemma saw pipit., the ferry companies, and individual captains awl piasters, were competing to make the most of their cam & ; and every one of them was confident that the Mussy, in the morning, would be a sight to remember for • lifetime. Vehicles from town and country, and huge trains poured ip visitors from morning to night, and the streets were full up to tan o'clock at night. They were bevy on the eve pre paring for the grand things that were to be dune on the morruw. Some persons were in a bad humour because they were without tickets for the landing stage or the Town-hall ; and in many houses there were murmurs at the monopolies of the Town Council. But none were the less ready to do their tasty in cheering when the time CUTUP ; and all classes , eepressed their utisiaction with the corporate exertions for out-doer appearances. It was quite certain that if Thursday should be as fine as Wednesday, Liverpool would look as Li- e e r, eel never looked before. There was no doubt it would be geirieue weather—the Queen is always lucky. Everybody got up at six o'clock this morning, of course • and, there fore, everybody saw, at once, when they pealed up their Mimi', that it was one of the wettest days even Liverpool had veer ,ten. The " glue" indicated dresulful things : the wind was dead south; the sky was hopeless; and the rain Come down in that steady, regular, mum tined, man ner, which convinces us that if it liked it could come down for ever. Then, in the streets, alhirs were woeful. Ihe banners and flags were all diele trained and "sodden ; the wooden seats were 5 , .; the sand laid down was • hideous, yellow mss of invite usable mud, the channels ran breast high down the precipitoto lanes, and up to 8 o'clock not • eon" was stirring. Draml sad dreadful were the thoughts of the mayor and corporation. Would it rain all day, and would menareLy put itself under an umbrella 1 hose who had not cot tickets for the hall were sure that the ruin was a visitation on the Town Council. in spite of the rain, however, the peOple began to pour into the streets about nine o'clock. Ir was borne in mind that there was no precedent for putting off a royal ; and the weather that the Queen would race was nut deemed too bad forthe Queen's subjects. And as the banners were better seen in the daylight than at night, every one unreel the but for the rain the streets would have been sups :h. The flap, wreaths, and ribbons were countless ; and nut all the rain could spoil all thu effect of their gala day appearance. Long before ten o'clock, at which hour the Queen was rap ettd at the boundary of the borough, both sides of the barriers were lined with the crowd; and as, on an average, there were two umbrellas to every three persons, the general aspect was not by any means gay. Ihe mobs mixed up the mull, and very soon there was almost as much water below se above; and while-the men crouched beneath their bats and umbrellas, the women strove to hold up their dri (which they probably wished with unanimity were idnoniers"), the whole seeming most miserable and dis h( irtened. Still, though the rein came down with drenching determination, the balconies tilled awl the windows became (Tondo!, guns kept firing and bells kept ringing, and hands kept parsnip; about ; and it was clear that, spite of all, the people were not to be baulked, but would have their holi day. Down near the river the effort to maintain the due amount of festivity for the occasion was very great. .t heavy rain and fug was over the Mersey ; and no tele. ' reepe could miry the rye from the Lancashire to the Cheshire coast. The ships, yachts, pilot boats, end steamers, were all there ; and all had their celeurs flying, and their crews and passengers on board. Lett to look at them as they lay dull and still from the piers er the landing stage, with no covering over the heads of the spectators, was by no means amusing ; and though at these point, the best view uf the Queen was to be had, they were vituperatively deserted. The landing stage, the le viethan of the .Mersey," as it is called, was to have been the great place for the 'tidies. The ladies, however, had gut costly dresses made fur the occasion, and so the ladies were wise and prudent enough to day away. There were ladies there ; but they were very few, as compared with the gentlemen, and as they wore heavy shawls over their bonnets, end did'ut mind showing that their shoes and stocking* were exceedingly dirty, they did not produce the impression which is sup traditionally, to be inseparable from the appearauce either publicly or privately of the " Lancashire Witches." Th. arrangements at the landing stage were very good, and would have been ample fur a much better day. The Fairy yacht was bruught alonside early in the mora ine. Lord Adolphus Farceur:nee being there to command. Co'ered ways fur the Queen to enter on the stage and de part had been fitted up, and while the public woe waiting sa . xpeetaney the shelter was made very generally avail- , able. Galleries capable of giving scats to at least a thou sand persons bad been erected on the stage ; bat the Seel, were not protected by awnings, and in coesequence every &dl stoil up on thu boUrels—standing fur a full hour, awl, by the time the Queen arrived, being one tinheppy, saturated, but still loyal mass. The way to the landing stage, over the dock gates, was very carefully guarded by police, under the command of Mr. Dowling, the head constable, the fusileers, and the lancers: and nu person, were admitted to the St. George's Pier, off which the lateling-stage is moored, but by tickets, which had been granted only to the special friends of the au thorities." The elite of Liverpool society, therefore, oucht to have been there; and the energetic of tho elite, a. duubt, were so ; but it is only proper to say that ou this tier the elite of Liverpool were not so apparelled, as to strike any person in particular with very great awe. lint we must not omit the royal preened from Cruxteth. Notwithstanding the untoward state of the weather, vast creeds had assembled throughout the West Docks, mud in • tier minutes the cavalcade came upon a scene of exeitpig interest. Fur nearly half a mile in length, on either sada of the highway, an alnmet continuous succession of galleries had been erected to a great height ; these were so arranged a. to afford full accommodation to the inhabitants and friends to view the royal party, and at the same time as the pmeeesion fleeced onward*, each bend of the road seemed to bar all farther progress by a massive block of human beings, hem: one shove another, from the Crescent Chapel Sunday and Eby Schools, to the very utilitarian ranges of female " frienslc, commonly called Quakers, who, foe the nonce, departed from the strict injunctions of William Penn and IneeeS9oTll, and came out in full feather, ettetlyA , the rain, to educe. the reception of " friend" Victoria, and her hus band and children. This incident may appear trivial, but it sill be found both significant and important. The in (' r, are deducible is self-evident—as a wife, a mother, • ruler, Queen Victoria dues justice to her sex,. that sex, with its quick discernment, must respond to the pattern thus so admirably set before the people. Pawing =Ward!' her Majesty's carriages were almost intercepted, in defiance of the barriers and police, the regi ments of infantry, and the troops of the IGth Lancers, at the entrance to the Zoological Gardens, where the pro pr'., tress, Mrs. Atkins, had erected a magnificent tri umphal arch of a light and elegant character, surmounted loy a crown of flowers, and " interlaced" with feathered ape- Omens of every imaginable variety, from the gigantic MIA , to the humble hedge-sparrow. It must be very gra- Vein': to Mrs. Atkins to kno•e that this design woo almost the „ Lily ohiect that arrested the royal attention, and for some moments her Majesty seemed to enjoy . the Lute and ine.nuity ut the floral and feathered composition. Of the other triumphal arches we shall say little. Itad th, wi other been different the effect must.hava been truly gerinous, but even these expensive preparations must give was to the general fate of the less costly buildings; and lb. public must, as her Majesty doubtlessly will, " take the will fur the deed.• The object of the present description being rather to int.rm the public of what actually did transpire than to aloe the preparations made by the good people of Liver. ps.l, w e resume our narrative of the progress of the royal Party ,n ro4C to the Luteling stage. Opposite the Collegiate Institution the whole of the Young gentlemen, to the number of between 700 and 800, taeh 'rated with a blue and white scarf, were assem bled. and greeted her Majesty in • truly loyal and enthu siastic manner, at which both the Queen and Prince Albert appeared highly gratified. Every space on either side of Brunswick-road was taken ap with a gallery. Down the right-hand side most of the Luse, have small gardens in frent, and these, too, were ull emend with stands. many of which were, however, only I ,, rtially occupied. The windows of the houses on either side were occupied by fashionably-dresaed ladies and gen tlemen. All along Moss-street the iron balconies, properly sup ported, were filled with the inmates of the respective houses. In the space in front of Brunswick Methodist Chapel a stand was erected, the proceeds arising from the hniae of the seats of which are to go to the poor. They 'tile well filled, and the receipts must have been most sa•isfactory to the proniotrs of the project. The procession, tooth had hitherto been progressing at a moderate pace, low increased its speed to a gallop, so that the royal family had little opportunity of witnessing the display fur some distance. bThe entrance to Daulby-street was flanked at each corner y stand, purporting to be the " Royal British " and the V ittoria. - both of which commanded a fine view of the Proeession the whole length of Moss-street. Every avail able space had its gallery, and the balconi e s an d windows wer e crowded with spectators, the fair sex predominating in numbers, as indeed was the we throughout the whole hue. and, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, th q proved by their enthusiasm that, whatever might base been the case with their apparel, their loyalty and dahebt bad not been damped in the slightest degree. lu Brownlee -street a succession of galleries lined each sid e of its entire length, and presented altogether quite a gay aPpear.tnce, from the =mace of flags, banners, and devices displayed by the inhabitants. On , ntering Brownlow-hill from Brownlow-street, an iater,,ting scene presented itself. The front of the w orkhouse was lilted up with a stage the whole length Of the with s building, and every ava il a bl e space was t b ruage d Pectatots, t windows of e various wards being !rowded with the h inmates. The th foot-walk was occupied the childre n o f the industrial schools, male and female, ' 4O , al the cavalcade approached, their band played the ilat kmal anthem, amid. the almost deafening shouts of the vast aseembe • the voices of the children, who looked happy and ' comfortable, being heard throughout the loyal demonstration. A number of houses In that part of Mount-pleasant through which her Majesty pared were tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens, the windows, &c., being filled with spectators. On entering Hope-street the spectacle was eery animated. The vacant ground on the right hand side was covered with galleries, which were well attended, notwithstanding the continuous rain. At the left corner stands the Medical In stitution. This building was erected by subscription among the medical gentlemen of the town, aided by the corpora -1 tion to the extent of 1,00 W., together with a lease of the land for 75 years. The cost was 3,0001. It occupies the segment of a circle. The front is of stone, and consists of six lonic columns, and pilasters to correspond. It has a library and museum, and several scientific societies hold their meetings there. The institution had quite a holiday appearance, with its handsome ensign flying from the top, and crowds of persons congregated behind the pillars. A succession of galleries lined both sides of the street, and along the Bap tist Chapel, at the corner of Myrtle-street, was oue of huge proportions. Here a group of the handsomest buildings open to the view—the Philharmonic Hall on the left, and beyond that the Unitarian Chapel. To the right, and facing into Hardman-street, stand the Blind Asylum, its church, and schools, the stages erected in front of each being well occupied. In Hardman street the same animated scene which cha racterised the other streets in the royal route was pre sented, almost every house displaying some symbol of loyalty . . Passing down Leese-stmt, the royal attention was at mice arrested by St. Lake's Church, a noble edifice, worthy of any age or place. Mr. John Fostir was the architect of this building; and although commenced in Dill, was not completed and opened till Dell. The cost was upwards of 44,003/. It is a fine specimen of the gothic style of archi tecture, somewhat heightened by a lavish display of orna ment, and constructed entirely of fine white stone. At the west end is a tower, rising nearly 440 feet high. Platforms were erected at the north aide, which, together with the numerous flights of steps leading to the principal entrance opposite Bold-street, were crowded with elegantly-dressed persons of both sexes, and the welcome with which the ravel party were greeted was cordial and hearty. Bold-street presented undoubtedly the finest spectacle in the whole route. Oa entering, a splendid triumphal arch met the view. It was composed of flowers, evergreens, and pine branches erected in the old Norman style, and in close imitation of Temple-bar, London, hut upon • g igantie scale. The whole street was gay with flags, banners, and devices, and here were seen the first indications of an in tention to illuminate in the evening. On the front of the Palatine Club-house was • magnificent crown, which at tracted much attention. At the bottom of the street was another arch, similar to the one at the top. The shop windows were filled with elegantly-attired ladies and chil dren. The upper parts of the h .uses were also occupied by numerous individuals, and the scene, es her Majesty and suite approached, was still, in spite of the rain, truly grand ; the cheering, waving of flags, and discharge of ord nance producing a most exciting effect. Passing into Church-street, the coup &mil had a very imposing appearance. The Liver, Compton-house, and Hausburg's Bazaar, even as shops, would at all times distinguish the street, hut, upon the present oc casion, the Bazaar was rendered pre-eminently conspicuous by the splendour of its decorations. On the roof floated a large English ensign, supported on the right by the American flag, and on the left by that of Prussia. On the front of the handsome building a crown and anchor, for illuminating purposes, occupied the centre, next to which, on each side, were the letters " V." and " 1t.," sad on either side of these letters were Duke of York stare 'the rest of the building was tastefully decorated with flowers, evergreens, ;Ind a profusion of flags. St. Peter's Church next took the royal attention. St. Peter's is said to be the lint church built in Lancashire after the Reforma tion. 'the hearty broadsides of true English cheers were taken up in the street as her Majesty emerged from the triumphal arch at the bottom of Bold-street, and were continued throughout its length by the thounnus of her eager and joyous subjects piled up from the pavement to the housetops, in one far extending and immense pyramid. The huge windows of the Liver establishment and Comp ton-house presented scenes of unrivalled grace and attrac tiveness. From the sill to the top, sloping backwards, were lines of seats filled with groupings of female beauty and fashion , of which the town might be proud, and well calculated to give her Majesty a very high opinion of the Lancashire witches. hie not a mere figure of speech, nor a reporter's rhapsody, to state that front Bold-street to the River Mersey so large an assemblage of fon& I loveliness had never before been witnessed in Lemea.l shire. Lord-street has some remarkably fine shop facades. Perhaps the handsomest of these, the Dresden Rooms, was lost by the erection of a huge balcony above the shop. The street, u a whole, looked very well frum the number of gay colours stretching across it, and from the elegance of the spectators crowding the numerous buildings. In ascend ing the street, a fine view was obtained by the royal party of St. George's Church, which stands in Derby-square, at the top of the street, and is built on the site of theold Castle of Liverpool. The cortege passed under a long canopy of gay colours, devices, and loyal expressions of affection sad welcome stretched from side to side of the streets in close array. The tont mumble was in the highest degree pleas ing and exciting despite the weather ; fur although the rain materially damaged the appearance of the multi tudes outside, the favoured spectators within doors were all neatness and elegance. And even of the female occu pants of the various galleries, a hose dresses and looks were melancholy enough—their costumes so lately light and handsome being of course completely saturated with rain —their reception of the Queen and royal family proved must enthusiastic, at the same time that the roar of can non blended with the rapturous cheers of the multitude. The decorations of Castle-street reflected no discredit on its handsome buildings. It was a wise arrangement to alter tke course of the royal progress, so as to embrace a portion of this handsome street. Such buildings as the Commercial Bank, the Bank of England, sod the hand some erection beyond, are worthy the royal attention. Besides, a tine view of the front of the 'Town llall was here obtained, and must have made a favourable impression on the royal party. Down Brunswick-street, with its suites of offices, the Corn Exchange and its decorations, tothc bridge leading to the landing -stage, the royal party passed under lines of flags, stretched from the topmasts of ships in the George's Duck to the opposite side of th e street. Every ship iu the George's Duck and basiu had their yards manned, and were covered with flags. Iu this place the scene was very brilliant; the whole of the vast space was covered with well dressed human beings, whose lusty shouts rolling again and again upon the ear as her Majesty approached, were almost deafening. Immediately the royal nortege had crossed the bridge at the north end of the George's Dock, the gates of the drawbridge were opened to prevent a rush of spectators upon the landing-stage and piers. The royal carriages arrived at the dock gates at half-past eleven precisely. They were driven on to the pier, and the Queen alighted at the temporary tent prepared at the entrance to the north bridge of the landing stage. She was here received by the river authorities. Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, and Lieut.-General Lord Cathcart, commander of the district forces, were also present. The Prince of \Vales and the Princess Royal were with the Queen. Addresses were presented by Mr. Charles Turner, the Chairman of the Committee of the Dock Trustees; the other was prtsented by Mr. Thomas Ikrry Iforsfall, the Pre.ideut of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. After their presentation, her Majesty, leaning on the ann of Prince Albert, and followed by her suite, walked along the covered way, a carpeting of red cloth being laid down round to the centre of the landing stage, in order to go on board the Fairy. At the gangway leading to the Fairy there were the following gentlemen in attendance on her Majesty :—Sir Thomse Birch and Mr. Cardwell, members for Liverpool; Mr. Hartley, the engi neer of the Liverpool Docks ; Mr. Shand, deputy chairman of the Dock committee ; Messrs. Mulleneus, Malcomson, B' ham, Robinson, Nicoll, James, Holme, Rankin, and Barber, members of the Dock committee; Mr. Mason, secretary to the Dock Trustees, and Captain Bevis, R.N. At this:time the rain was coming down harder than ever, but the scene as her Majesty went ou board her yacht, was very grand. There was a panorama before her,—heavy, wet, and misty, but still magnificent in the outlines and details. huge steamers hail come from all points to wait on the Fairy. The yards and masts of these were manned ; their decks were alive with people ; and though the cheers which greeted the Queen from her subjects afloat on the ship., and on the landing stage were damp eh, ers, as if they came from soaked threats, there was a ring of delight left in them, and, under the circumstances, they were indeed wonderfully hearty. Her Majesty was dressed in black, a hood drawn closely over her face, and the prince was top-coated to the eyes. They were both evidently very wet, and obviously uncomfortable; but they acknowledged the shouts resounding around them; and though they ran rather than walked to get shelter and rest, on board the yacht they found time for looks and gestures of satisfaction and gratification. There was not a moment's unnecessary delay on the lauding stage. The royal party had no sooner crossed the gangway and got safely housed in the deck glen-cabin than the paddles began to revolve, and with her head to the southward the Fairy got rapidly away. The still picture of a few moments before was in motion in an instant. Every steamer and boat hurried after the Fairy; and the people on th e l an di ng s t age rushed from their galleries to the edge of the stage in the vain effort to catch a tight of her departing Majesty. Very few indeed saw her at all so closely was she enveloped in her dark mantle. She was accompanied on board the yacht only by her suite, the Mayor, Chairman of the Dock Com mittee, and Mr. Hartley, as dock engineer. The escort was purposely limited to these officials, their function being to supply the royal party with every desirable information in respect to the docks, works, and river. When the Fairy had steamed away there was im. mense confusion on the piers and on the river. In time, however, order was again restored, and for a long hour, the rain continuing incessant, the very umbrellas rotted with the exposure, the people held their ground, striving to watch the Fairy through the murky atmosphere, and biding patiently until she returued from her cruise to the landing -stage. There was then another super human struggle to get up a joyous cheer, and it was, in truth, tolerably successful. Liverpool was resolute in demonstrating to her Majesty that no amount of water could damp their loyalty ; and if her Majesty did them justice she must have admitted that each wet weather allegiance is far more reliable than any she encountered on any of " the Queen's days." Shortly before her Majesty arrived at the landing-stage, the river presented a very busy scene ; steamers were sail ing about and taking up their respective positions, additional flags were being hauled up to the mast heads of the different craft lying nbouthand guns were ` being let off at different points on the Laneuhire and Cheshire shore. It was pitiable to beheld the sad condition of the ladies, who crowded on to the Mans, Trafalgar, and Commodore steamers (which had been appointed to accompany the Queen's yacht on the river ezeunion), for the rain teemed down in torrents. At length to the satisfaction of the company assembled (in number about 500) the signal gun was fired from the landing stage, and the three steamers left their positions at the Waterloo Parade, and proceeded to Omit appointed stations near the royal yacht. At • quarter past eleven o'clock her Majesty embarked on board the Fatry, and at the same moment the company of artillerymen that had been stationed at the southend of the Prince's pier. head (having arranged ass cannons) fired a salute of 21 guns with great rapidity. Amidst the roaring of the cannon, shouts from all side* rent the air. The coup d'wil at this moment was magnificent; despite the rain, hats and handkerchiefs were waved from the adjacent piers and the steamers, the mantra belched out fire and smoke and a number of river gigs (man ned by their crews) issued from the Georges Dock Basin. At length, all preliminaries being arranged, the Fairy steamed ahead towards the Brunswick Duck, followed by the Eblium, Commodore, and Trafalgar. The Fairy steamed ahead very rapidly, but rather too close to the piers for her Majesty to perceive the immense number of flags that were displayed from the vessels in the docks. This disappoint ment was somewhat compensated by the grand sight pre sented by the Albert Doek warehouses, from which were hung several hundred flags of all devices and all nations. The steamers that lay in line south of the landing stage in eluded the Tynwald (Isle of Man packet), Lioness (tug), Birkenhead (ferry boat), Pilot (tug), Powerful (tug), tour steamers belonging to the Tug Company, Vesta, Wallace, and Ayrshire Louse (tugs). Skirting the Cheshire shore there were the Persian (ship), Pacific (Collins's steamer, which fired • salute), America (Cunard steamer), Satellite (tender to the Cunard steamer), Justyn Ot a az l itu r l , Independen ce e s n ee (et steamer), , Victori a amtiri a a ( n ß d an fio i L e p rt aek t e h t ; Majesty's yacht), William Penn (ship), the squadron of the Royal M e rs e y Yacht Club, and eight ferry boats. Ar rived opposite the Woodside ferry, her Majesty was re ceived with a salute of cannon and shouts from the multi tude that had assembled on the jetty. Steaming on, the Fairy passed the Constantine (ship), Uncle Sam and Mary Agnes (tugs), and arrived opposite Egremoat, where she was again saluted with cannon and a hearty'shout from the crew of the Russian barque Elise. The isattery at Now Brighton soon after saluted, and the Fairy crossed over again to the Lancashire shore, passing the Boston packet ship Faneuil Ball, whose crew gave hearty cheers. These shouts were again taken up by the people on the &union Dock l'icr, who likewise fired cannon. Down to the landing stage, the line of vessels included the Zephyr and Vesta (tugs), Victo ria (Londonderry packet), Queen and N 1 hitehaven (Whitehaven packets), Mersey (Dublin packet), Geneva (Genoa screw steamer), Diamond and Emerald (Dublin screw steamers), Conqueror (tug), Prince of Wales (Bangor packet), Ben My Chree (Isle of Man packet), l'rinee and Duke of Cambridge (Dublin packets. A great deal of an nevem, was caused by the oyez-curiosity of several of the commanders of steamers, who frequently steamed ahead, before, at the aide, and behind the royal yacht, but happily no accident occurred, and the Fairy went alongside the ' landing stage at 25 minutes past 12. Some time clamed before ner Majesty was ready to go ashore, and jn the in terval a number of the steamers broke line, and went close to the Fairy. At length the Queen appeared on deck, and stepped on the landing stage amidst a deafening roar of bunion voices. --- Thcrewas — another procession through the town to be gone through by her Majesty when she landed. The royal party, therefore, on returning to their carriages, were driven at a very rapid rate over the gates, slung Goree, Strand-street, round the south front of the Custom-house, passing the Sailors' Home, thence up South Castle-street along Lord-street, Church-street, Parker-street, and Lime street, to the east front of St. George's-hall, and the/ back, by John's-lane and Manchester-street, to the Town hall. Un this route the only remarkable things to be seen, besides the St. George's-hall, which was to be more carefully examined afterwards, were the vast warehouses in the 1 Goree, the Sailors' Home, and Custom-house. The' Sailors' Home is a building which, on any other day, would have presented numerous points of interest to her Majesty, but on this occasion neither to that nor to anything else did she seem to pay great attention. The windows of her closed carriage were drawn up to keep out the wet, and hence she saw little, and many did not WC her. The cheering, however, was well sustained to the last. No disappoint ment checked the shouting. The cortege arrived at the Town-hall at a quarter past 1. Here there was an in-door scene, and here took place the ' , only proceeding in connexion with this royal visit which w•as': not is failure. The Liverpool Town-hall boasts of a very beautiful suite of public rooms; and on this occasion,' boundless corporate wealth had been lavished to render the apartments perfect in regard to furniture and upholstery. While her Majesty was on her way to the Town Hall, a select company of several hundred, consisting chiefly of ladies, had been collected in the Great Ball-room, where a throne, upon a raised dais, had been placed, and where the Mayor was to present the address of the Town Council, to receive a gracious reply, and then to obtain the honour of knighthood. The rain was, in this room, set at defiance ; the handsome chandeliers were lit up to destroy the fog, and, as the ladies and gentlemen wero dressed in full evening costume, it was possible to forget for a moment that everybo d y was very miserable. The company was ranged, circularly, round the room, in front of the extremely elegant throne. The members of the town council, white-vested ■nd with badges to indicate their office, acting as barriers to separate commonalty from royalty ; and all the eminent men and beautiful women of Liverpool being now on ' doubtedly collected to receive the Queen, an ensemble was at length effected, worthy of the great city. lien Majesty entered this room, the company standing, at half-past one, and was handed to the throne by Prince Albert, who stood on her left. Her Majesty then bowed; the members of the town council gathered closer to the throne, and the re corder, Mr. Henderson, advanced, was presented by Earl Grey, and read the following address: TO THE pt•EEX'S MOST EXCELLENT ICOE-STY. • -• 6 . May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Liverpool, approach, with profound respect, to off e r the homage of our devoted loyalty, and to express the universal joy 01 the inhabitants of this borough, now for the first time gladdened by your royal presence. We welcome with de light a Sovereign who, displaying from the throne a brilliant example of private virtue, so sways the sceptre of public rule as to unite the hearts of her people in firm and dutiful at tachment to her person and government. Knowing that your Majesty is ever intent on the welfare of the realm, we view this gracious visit as a mark of royal regard for the town and trade of Liverpool; and we indulge a hope that your Majesty will have seen with satisfaction the public buildings now in the course of completion, and the arrange ments to accommodate the shipping of a seaport r emar k able for the rapid progress any extent of its commerce. Our joy on this auspicious occasion is enhanced by the presence of the illustrious Prince, your royal consort, who, to many well-earned titles to national admiration and esteem, so the patron of science and improvement, odds peculiar claims on the gratitude of this community: we rejoice at the great works inaugurated here by his royal highness, and which blend his name with our commercial enterprise, are now in full operation, and that the structure which he graciously condescended to found is now completed as a sailors' home. Thankful for the wise and benign exercise of royal autho rity, and for the advantages of constitutional government, wo fervently pray that many years of public and private felicity may be added to your Majesty's reign, and that future generations in this kingdom may long enjoy, under your royal line, such blessings as are now mo s t gra t e f u ll y acknewledged.-6iven under the common seal of the borough of Liverpool, this 9th day of October, 1851." The address was handed to her Majesty, who took the reply from Earl Grey. Her Majesty rend the reply in a full, sweet, and distinct tone, which was heard in every corner of the room. It is as follows : "Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—l accept with pleasure your loyal address, and I am glad to convey through you to the intabitants of this borough my best thanks tor the very cordial welcome which I base received from them on the occasion of my visit, for the first time, to this great com mercial town, of which I have viewed with just admiration the magni fi cent public works and buildings." The Queen then bade the mayor advance, and, taking a sword from Colonel Gordon, she struck his kneeling wor. ship over the shoulder, who then rose and kissed hands as Sir John Bent, Knight. Several members of the Town Council were also presented and kissed hands. This cere mony being concluded, and it was got over with the greatest expedition, her Majesty and the Prince crossed the room to a window which looks over the Exchange flags, where a sea of umbrellas, admitted by ticket, were waiting to catch a sight of the royal couple. Her Majesty stepped on to the balcony, the umbrellas went down, and the Queen then got a genuine Lancashire cheer from the men of business of Liverpool. The whole area of the Exchange was crowded, and the windows of the building surrounding the flags presented a pleasant picture of ladies, the wives and daughters of the merchants, who waved their handkerchiefs with undirguised glee—no doubt because, unlike their relatives below, they were snugly out of the rain. The occupants of the ball-room took up the cheering as soon as it was heard from the out side, the new knight acting as fugleman to a most uncour tier-like three-times-three; and the_ Queen walked back from the balcony, through the large ball-room, to the pri vate drawing-room fitted up for her, looking really pleased and delighted. In the drawing-room she and the Prince partook of a lunch, the meal being perfectly pri vate; and, after a rest of nearly an hour, she was again escorted to her carriage, and driven off to St. George's Hall—the last "lion" of the day. Enormous crowds were congregated in Castle-street, Dale-street, and on all sides of the Town-hall—those who had not seen the royal visitors before, making the last attempt now, and it WAS with very great difllculty that the police and military could make a path for the corkge. An unmanageable masa of some fifty thousand people stopped the way, cheering, screaming, and all rushing to one point, and no wonder, therefore, that rush aggregated loyalty perplexed her Ma jesty's coachman. Barriers were at this time superfluous absurdities; and the mob, untutored in royal progresses, paid no attention to mounted soldiers. The delay in the start, and even after her Majesty bad got into her carriage, was very great. There were, however, " hurrahs " enough to recmcile her t it. The people had got accustomed to the rain; and were beginning at last to enjoy it as • royal visit ought to be enjoyed. It is to be hoped that her Majesty had reached an equally contented state of mind. The truth is that at 3 o'clock every one was drenched through and through; and the philosophy which induced endurance probably was in the consideration that they could not be much worse off. Amongst the gentlemen present at the Town-hall we ob served the Right Rbis ‘ the Earls of Carlisle, Sefton, and Cathcart, Sir 'Thos. Birch, Bart., Bir Edward Cust, William Brown, Ext., M.P., Edward Cardwell, Esq., M.P., Thos. Thornely,l.9., M.P., the Rev. Rectors of Liverpool, the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the Rev. Dr. Raffles, J. S. Leigh, J. C. Ewart, Adam Hodgson, Thomas Bolton, Robertson Glad stone, Wm. Rathbone, Cnas. Lawrence, George Grant, Theodore Rathbone, Charles Parke, R. E. Harvey, T. B. Barclay, J. H. Smith, T. B. Horsfiell, Robert Neilson, Robert Brim, George Maxwell, Benjamin H. Jones, Henry Remaly, Joseph Langton, William Earle, Esq., &c., &c. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Canning, lady in waiting, the lion. Beatrice Byng, maid of honour in waiting, Sir James Clark, physician to her Majesty, the lion. Alex. Gorden, tutor to the Prince of Wales, and Miss Hilliard, governess to the Princesses. Her Majesty and the Prince and court were in mourning for the late Prince of Prussia. /he distance to St. George's Hall from the Town Hal is not very great ; but the journey was prolonged by the interruptions of the multitude, eager to see. Around the hall, in the open space called the Haymarket, the people were closely packed and wedged together ; the road between the hall and the Lime-street Railway Station, being impassable, and all the approaches to the hall, even for those who hod tickets, being completely blocked up. Within the palings, on the east front of the hall, six or seven thousand children, pupils of the " Blue School" the Industrial Schools, and other charitable institutions of the town, were placed. The sight would have been pretty, in fine weather,but was most melancholy on this particular and peculiarly unfortunate day. The duty of these children was to sing "God save the llama," as her Majesty departed from the hall. The baud of the Industrial School played the anthem; and true to appointment, they did sing it, lifting up their tiny voices with preeocLus loyalty. The royal carriages drove up, first, to the south front of the magnificent building. Her Majesty and the Prince, on alighting, were received by the chair man of the Hall Committee, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, and Mr. Wightman, the Corporation surveyor, who, with one or two other gentlemen, were the only persons permitted inside the hall during the Queen's stay. The best preparations had been made to show an unfinished edifice to advantage. Pillars had been polished, floors had been swept, and rubbish had been cleared away; and some hundred pounds' worth of red cloth had been laid down over those portions of the building which it was intended her Majesty should traverse. A description of St. George's IlaU would be here quite out of place, and it will suffice to take that for granted, now that all our readers ore aware of the character and purposes of this celebrated building. Her Majesty was in the first place conducted up the steps of the north front into the Civil Assize Court. Sho was then led across the corridors to the great hall—the St. George's Hall —one of the finest rooms in the world, and admitted to be an unsurpassed wonder of art and architecture. In this hall the royal party stayed some time, regardless of tke draughts which rushed through the unglazed windows, learning the history of the marvellous brick arched ceiling, and the dimensions of the stupendous gra nite pillars, Mr. Wightnian communicating the facts. There were then some of tho recesses of the building to examine—in especial that court where Gibson's awkward statue of the great George Stephenson is placed conspicu ously, soliciting the admiration which it never receives. After tome tedious explanations of these, her Ma jesty was escorted to the Criminal Assize Court— the model law court of the age, and endlessly improved onby the annual relays of judges. This done, her Majesty presented herself at the south front, and was there received with tremendous cheering from the countless assemblage. She walked then, in sight of her subjects, round the interior terrace to the east trout. Here, in front of the deplorably wet school children, the carriages bad been drawn up. The rain had by this time abated—only for a few moments, and her Majesty stayed in her carriage, which was thrown open for the little interval, for about live minutes. At about half-put three the carriages drove off to the Lime-street station opposite ; and the royal train immediately started for Patrierott. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY AT WORSLEY. (By Electric Telegraph.) Her Majesty and the royal party reached the Patricruft Station of the London and Norih Western Rail way last evening, at Live o'clock p.m., and immediately proceeded by the barge provided fur her accommodation along the Canal to Wursley Hall. The transit along the canal was performed in a very abort time. Though the weather was inauspicious, and the rain had come down all day in one continuous drizzling shower, full 30,000 people lined the banks of the canal, and hailed the presence of the Queen as she passed along with deafening shouts of ap plause. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1851. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO MANCHESTER. The Manchester Town Council and Town Council of Salford agreed to the addresses to her Majesty and Prince Albert on behalf of their respective corporatiens on Wed nesday. The Duke of Wellington reached Manchester, en route for Woralcy, on Wednesday ut 5.15 p.m., per London and North Western Railway. Ms Grace rode in his private biitzka, mounted on a truck. A pair of the Earl of Ellesmere's horses were in waiting, and conveyed the noble duke to Worsley-hall. A number of respectable people had as sembled at the railway station, and cheered his Grace heartily. Mr. Woodhouse, the secretary of the company, received the duke, and superintended the removal of the carriage from the truck. When the carriage was about to move off the Duke of Wellington threw up the glass front of the vehicle, and quietly acknowledged the cheers of the crowd by the ordinary military salute. THE GREAT EXHIBITION: The rain, which poured down incessantly during the greater part of yesterday, somewhat curtailed the at teudanee which might reasonably have been expected on the last of the shilling (lays. Nevertheless, the number of visitors went far beyond that of any day antecedent to the prevent eventful week. Considerably beyond 90,000 deter mined sight-sackers braved rain and mud, and congregated in the iutcrior until they made it resemble one vast vapour bath. The great majority were mechanics and labourers, and those of the poorer sort—what the police familiarly term a "rough lot," with their roughness of appearance not at all diminished by the probation they had undergone while en mite. Still, although their appearance might not have added much to the embellishments of a drawing room, their conduct would have done it honour, as nothing could exceed the respectfulness of ad miration with which they examined every heauti ful conception of art, every ingenious specimen of manufactures. There were also a great number of foreigners present, evidently of the better class, and one of high distinction, Prince Napoleon Bonaparte, cousin of the Pre sident, and bearing a striking resemblance to his uncle the latp Emperor. Prince Napoleon arrived as early as seven o'clock, with a pass from Lord Granville, and had finished his inspection before the arrival of the great body of the visitors. Symptoms of the approaching close of the Exhibi tion begin to show themselves iu various ways. Workmen may be seen at the various exits erecting platforms for the delivery of goods, and within the clerks arc busy issuing tickets for exhibitors' friends for Monday and Tuesday next. Each exhibitor will have tickets for two friends fur Monday and Tuesday, and one for himself only for Wednesday next. Upwards of 90,000 are said to bo in course of issue, so that considerable crowds may be expected on both the days mentioned. A great deal of buainem is expected to be done on Monday and Tuesday, as it is conjectured that the exhibitors will distribute their tickets among 4 those most likely to prove customers. Already considerable sales are being made, especially in the French department. Froment Meuriee, and Co., receive nume rous orders, and M. Vale: has sold some of his most costly plate. One beautiful centrepiece, representing the foliage of the vine, is likely to become the property of Lady Truro. We were informed by one of the exhibitors in this department, that out of 100 cards he had distributed of his Paris address, 90 had turned up trumps by the re ceipt of orders fur counterparts of his exhibits. It is thus far satisfactory to know that those who have contri buted so efficiently to the success of the Exhibition are not likely to lose by their enterprise and public spirit. The same observation applies to the British machinery-room, where numerous orders have been received from all parts of the continent for duplicates of the various machines exhibited. The police returns yesterday were 90,813, and the re ceipts 4,3441. is. &I. The following shows the temperature yesterday, as re corded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean result of 100 readings :-10 o'clock, 50 ; 12 o'clock, 56 ; 2 o'clock, 61 ; 4 o'clock, 65 ; 6 o'clock, 64. Mean tempera ture, 59.2. Mr. RASISUAY.—Lord Carlisle having arrived at Liverpool yesterday, Mr. Samuel Holm° (the chairman), and Mr. Jeffery (secretary) of the Whitty Indemnity Com mittee, sought and obtained an interview, and laid the matter of Mr. Bainshay before him. In reply, his lordship expressed his readiness to inquire Into the case at the earliest opportunity, and begged that the memorial should be sent on to him at Sir Benjamin Heywood's, Manchester, although he would consider that it had been presented. TILE FROME MUHDER.—On Monday two men, named Robert Hurd (alias Frome Bob) and William Magg., were apprehended by detective Sergeant Smith, on suspicion of having been concerned in the 'Mc horrible murder committed on the poor girl, Sarah Watts. On Tuesday morning they were brought up before the Frome bench of magistrates, when the evidence of the father of the deceased was taken, and also of a man named Watts, who saw the prisoners, in company with others, going in the direction of the house where the murder was com mitted, on the day of the murder. There arcother circum stances of a suspicious nature against the prisoners, which must not for the present be made public. Sergeant Smith applied for a remand of the prisoners until Monday next, which was granted.—Sherberna Journal. WHOLESALE SYSTEM OF SWINDLING. In the Erprete of Monday were given some details respecting three persons, passing in Plymouth under the names of Rudwell, Palmer, and Widdecombe, by whom I a system of swindling, upon a large scale, had been or ganised. As the development of the cues of these men may be of great use in putting manufacturers and dealers upon their guard, we append the report of the adjourned I examination before the Plymouth magistrates on Wednes day : Rudwell, Palmer, and Widdecombe, were again placed at the dock. ltudwell was exceedingly weak, and was obliged to be carried in the arms of a couple of officers. lie looked very emaciated, and was evidently in a very bad state of health. His arm was in a sling, and one of , his legs bandaged. Ile is suffering under a very severe attack of rheumatic gout. A temporary couch was made fur him of two chairs. lie was asked if he felt too ill to undertake the fatigue of the hearing, and said be would rather the case should be gone into Mr. John Ayall was the first witness called, who said —I live at Peterville Works, St. Agnes, Cornwall. I am a smith, in partnership with my brother William, under the firm of J. and W. Ayall, Peterville, St. Agnes. On the 18th of September last I received a letter, now produced, dated and headed as follows: " Sutton-wharf, Plymouth, Sept. 17, 18.31. Ship stores warehouse, general outfitter, army and navy contractor, itc. Gentlemen,— In looking through the Exhibition, I observed your cooking apparatus. If you have one on hand, I should like to have it forwarded to me. Say the lowest price you could do them at. I will remit you the money order, on receipt of same, any way you may re quest. I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully, Rider. Reo weLt." Address, Messrs. J. and W. Ayall, St. Agnes, Cornwall. I received this letter by the post. My brother answered this letter on the 19th Sept., by my directions. The letter produced by Thomas is the one he wrote. It is dated Peters ille, St. Agnes, Cornwall. [This letter stated that Messrs. J. and W. Ayall had no cooking apparatus like the Exhibition one, but had several others, and should soon have some.] On the 23rd we received the folks ...inn letter in answer to ours. It is dated " Sutton Wharf, Plymouth, 22nd Sept., 18.11,"with the same heading as in the other one, and it is as follows :—Gentlemen, I have your letter of the 19th, Yuu may forward three of your cooking apparatus four feet fitted with copper fountain, &c., also a price list and pattern if you keep them, as I often require the description of goods in my business. I could have disposed of cue four feet six the same as you exhibit in London, if I could have got it by Wednes day next, as tho vessel sails on Thursday morning from this. Ilowever, you maysend the one as soon as you can get it com pleted, four feet six, the same as you have exhibited. I ant, gentlemen, yours respectfully, Riiht. ltudwell.—Addressed Messrs. J. and W. Ayall. On the day after I received the letter, I wrote an answer to it. I also received a letter on the 27th, the '26th. It is headed " Sutton Wharf, 26th Sept., 18.51.—Ship's Store Warehouse, General Outfitter, Army and Navy Contractor, &c.—Gentlemen, I received yours this morning. In reply you had better forward me the one you have ready per steamer, for Plymouth, upon receipt of this, end forward the others as you can get them completed. No doubt 1 have:customerafor one or two, if I had them here. Your attention will oblige yours res. pectfully, ltobt. Rudwell.—Addressed Messrs. J. and Wm. Ayall, Peterville Cornwall.—The other two letters were similarly address ed. Un the 30th of September wrote the letter now produced by James Thomas, of which the following is a copy:—" Peterville, St. Agnes, Corn wall, Sep. 28, 1831. Sir, We have forwarded to-day to Falmouth for the first steamer to Plymouth, one four-feet cooking apparatus, copper fountain, wind-up fire.plue, dica one iron tirieplecc, and two baking ovens. We remain, sir, your most obedient servants, Job and Wm. ltyall. The rest you will receive very shortly." Addressed, Robert Red well, Esq., Sutton IS. harf, Plymouth. On the same day, I packed the cooking apparatus, and the ovens in a cart to Falmouth, with directions on them, MM. Rudwell, Esq., Sutton Wharf, l'lymouth. Two of the ovens were not I ordered. 1 have seen the same cooking apparatus this morn ing, in the possession of I'. C. Ricks, with the address still on it. We sent a cooking apparatus to the Exhibition. The price of the cooking apparatus is nine guineas. I never received any money from Robert ltudwell, ur any other person, in payment, or on account of the cooking ap paratus, and have not heard of them since. Mr. Francis Hicks was then sworn, and said-1 know the prisoner ltudwell. Ile came to me on the 2nd of Sep tember, at my offici in Bilbury-street. Ile inquired of me the terms of a loft that was vacant and leased by me on Sutton-wharf We agreed on the terns-141. per annum. It was a large loft over a store that we occupy. After the terms were agreed on, I asked him fur a reference. Ile said he knew no one in Plymouth that he could refer me to. lie was quite a stranger. Ile said he intended to carry on a business in canvas and other things fur general s hips' stores. lie told me where he was living. I did not give my word that he should have the loft, but he was to cull again in the afternoon._ !did nut see him again nor have 1 since until the other day. 1 found in the afternoon it was said that the key of the store had been taken away, and he had taken the store. I did not see him again until NVeilites day, Oct. 1, at the Guildhall. Ile was quite alone. About a week alter I let the loft, I went to my own stores, and then found against the left door the words, " Itudwell's Store, No. 2. On the door of the store above was " ltudweilb Store, No. 1." It was simply a loft without any fittings, but with is division. It sees scarcely calculated to carry on any business iu it without any accessories. It ie GO feet long. Wm. Aldrich—l am a herbalist, and lived in Tin-stmt prior to the 29th September last. A month ago last Thurs. day (Sept. 4), Mr. ltudwell and that gentleman (Palmer) came to my house. ltudwell asked if I had a lower room to let for a counting house. I showed them a small front room on the ground floor, and they said it would do very well. They asked me what rent I wanted. I told them half-a-crown a week, and ltudwell paid la earnest. They told me to get it ready by tosmorrew, which I did. The next day they both caste. I asked Painter if they wanted their name put up. lle said, no. They were agents for government and were well known. They bought two chairs and a desk of me fur Bs. I put them into the room, and a porter brought another mull desk. That was all the furniture in the room the whole time. About a week or ten dna afterwards I first saw Mr. Wid decombe. lie acted as clerk. I understood him to be so. I heard him called clerk. I heard ltudwell or Palmer soy he was their clerk. Widdecombe paid the balance of the first week's rent, and ltudwell aid it a ft erwards. They occupied the room fur about t hree weeks. I never saw anybody call upon them there. lam not aware that the othce was cleaned out the whole time. he would send for the jack in the course of the day. I have heard nothing further about the clothes. Nahum Combloom wu then put in the witness box, and, after considerable difficulty, sworn. Ile said—l live at No. 3, Raleigh-street. I am everything. I buy and sell. I am a general dealer. I know them—Which did you ace first ?—'Pon my word Give me La e m ve rsub D t o .c y n o . u ._ k A no n w .w e e i r th th er c egflkseset question Le t ! persoes A. agothey ; —Whenco About ea sh u o t th t o a f g oA e r tt: 1 ; I first the In 1 t o. dt three rlai.ewc of wtheoe ltudwellkdsaday.—(low r spoke to you ? Both. What did they tell you? They tell me they wanted money. Speak low's:. ; you know I can't hear ; I can't speak good English lam not a solicitor. (Laughter.)—l asked you who spoke first ? That is what I don't know.—What did you say ? I say I have plenty of money when I can get it. (Laugh ter.)—What did they say? They said they should be very happy to take it. (Laughter.) Mr. Phillips: Who said that ? They could not both say so atonce. Oh, yes ! both alike. (Laughter.) Mr. Lavers: Did you know who they were? I know.— Did you ask them ? Yes ; I said, who arc you, shentie man. (Laughter.)—Did you ask them iuside ? Certainly. I did not ask them who they were till they were in the parlour. Itudwell said, " I keep a warehouse on Sutton wharf." I asked the other shentleman's name. He said his name was Palmer. I asked Islet what 1:e hail to do with it. I said, " who recommended you to me ? " rner said he know me for fife and t srenty years, and was one of this town. He said he served his time with a grocer's, but had been away some years front here.—Give us as near as you can what passed. I said, I don't know you shentlemen. You say you keep a ware , house—l must go and see where it is. (Laughter.) Of cour-h you think I trust any mans! word ? I have known many shentlemen come into my house, and I would not take their words. I went and Fee. I told them to call in three hours time. 1 went to the ptiee where they told me it is; 1 saw Itudwell's letter-box. There was two letter-box therm—The door was painted bright, I suppose ? It look very dirty now.—Well, what then ? I went home.—\] - as the store open ? I think the store door was open.—lf the door had been open, I suppose you would have walked in i I don't take such liberties as some people does. (Laughter.)—Well, what then? They come again at the time appointed.—Well ? When they come in, I asked them how long they keep that warehouse, because a man may put up his name to-slay, and to-morrow they are gone. (Laughter.)—Well They told me ..... ro than two months or three months, I won't swear which. They asked Inc if I was a purchaser. I said, " Yes, it' I can buy cheap and sell dear, I buy whates, r I can." (Laughter.) They see my plate, " General Dealer." I said, "If you are storekeeper, I buy anything of you." (Laughter.) NVell, what more passed between you? Only the money. (Renewed laughter).—But you did not bit them have any money with out goods? Oh, no, no; I not sash fool as that, tank vim. —What did you get from them ? They produced ten Atha of foreign leather. Let me tell you. I give you every in formation. It was Letnel hither. It conic from Russia. I tell you I give you every information I can —ls it glazed leather? No, sera I shall send and show you if his worship like. I asked how many they had. They said two dozen. I them' if they leave the two in my possession, I would go and make inquiries what they are worth. They went awns- ' of course. I went to several shopkeepers and respectable tradesmen in these three towns. I will give you their names it' you wish it, sir, with pleeshure. They (prisoners) went away, of course. I , would not buy a tiling I don't understand. If I can get ris. out of pound, I will buy anything—show me the man who won't. I went to Mr. Luke, to Mr. Trebilcoek, sea.., and to Mr. Swansom • I asked them what they would give me a dozen. They told me. I come back stud told them (prisoners) that it won't suit my purpose, it is not a saleable article. I was only offered 31. for two dozen. I believe 1 saw them on the following day. I said to them, show me the bill of parcel for 51. for two skins. I hare been to several tradesmen, and they tell me they can be bought for 3s. or 35. fid. a skin outside ' at any earner's in the town. I told them I w as off ere d 31. fur the two dozen. I said, if you like to take V. los. for the two do zen, I will buy it of you. If 1 can make 10s. I will lie (ltudwell) said, " Well, it is a great sacrifice ; they charge me 5/. for it." Well, I said, if you don't like it I shall give no more. I have hawked them all about the three towns. Itudwell said, well, I am short of money, and must make my payments in a day or two, and I will take your offer.— How aid you pay him? In cash.--When were the skins brought ? What ! you not think I pay the money till the skies was in my house ? Mr. Palmer brought the skins there. Mr. Rueiwell had rheumatic in his hand, and could not carry them. Ile gave them to kin to carry.—When (lid you see them again ? Why, the fact is, I sometimes go and have a glass of refreshments, and I saw theist again at the waults.—What conversatian hail you together? !indwell said, " Are you n purchaser of horse nags ? " I told hint yes. Ile said, " What you give each tor them ? " I told him I tell him to-morrow. They gave me a sample (point ing to one produced). I will send fin it if you like. Mr. Phillips—l think you had better send for the whole of the things you have. A. 1 take very good care of that. (Laughter.) I went to u respectable tradesman who livid in Deconpurt, and asked him what he could afford to give me fur therm—Who did you go W ? Ihs you wish to luiow, sae?—Yes, if you will tell use. I skin t, sir.—Now, an swer; this is only wasting time. Ah! it will keep from your dinner • I have none to wait for. Mr. Hawker—Well, don't keep me out of mine. I serve to them as they serves to me. (Then after much fencing.) It was Mr. Maynard. Ile (Ruilwell) gave me a price, and I brought him to my price (laughter).—What did he ask ? I think he asked me nine pounds or guineas for theta ail.— Did you get them all ? Yes ; every one. 1 salted him for the invoices, the bill of parcel, and where they (the gee!) came from. Ile showed me a letter from the muutitacturer. Mr. Phillips—What was his name ? I can't say tlrtt, tar. I . gave 6/. for the lot. It cost 10/. Mr. Lavers then produces' an invoice, which Cornbloom said lie could not read. Ile said he should have sold the lionwelotlu last Saturday if he bud not promised the chief magistrate to keep them. Much discussion and beating about the bush followed, and the bench told Inns ho had begun by pi - Messing to give every information, and was now shirking. He mid he had paid for tho goods and hu had a receipt for the money in his pocket, but which he would not show. lle was warned of the consequences of his conduct, and was usked if Mrs. Cornbloom or any one else was not present when ho paid the money. He then got into a violent passion. He std the case was being treated like a criminal one. Ile asked Mr. Lavers if he doubted his word. Ile said tic.t Palmer was present, and in his parlour ; he then continual, do you think to try me like a common fellow? (Laughter.) I don't know what that invoice means ; I would like you, Mr. Lavers, to read it for me. Mr. Lavers here read the invoice, the purport of which was that the writer, who signed himself as "J. Whitworth," begged to inform Messrs. 'lndwell and Co., merchants, Sutton Wharf, to %horn it was addressed, that the enclosed specimens were the only cloths made by him, but that he had some of a much lighter weight. I remember the figures on the i11•' voice, lot, ads. Od. 1 have bought nothing more—oh, yes, they offered me a jack for sale-1 didn't know what • jack was, 'cept the name Jack. I remember nothing else ; I tell you again that I bought nothing else ; oh! yes, I remember sonic oil cakes now. (Great laughter.) I took a specimen of the oil cakes and showed them to dd . - Arent parties. They asked 71. 10s. a ton, and I agreed to give them 71 for two tonses is., 3/. 10s. a ton. This is the receipt. I don't know why it states that I paid 11. do. I paid only 21. 10s. of the money. Somebody wrote out tho receipt, and 'indwell gave it ate. The witness here used.. a long story, which was unintelligible to anybody. When the deposition was being read, Cornb.dsim int:r immed, and said he should not sign the document unless something was inserted, which in the opinion uf the bench and the advocates was out considered evidence. clause of the law touching upoa the question was about to be read to him, showing that he was liable to severe consequences if he refused, when Mr. Hawker interposed, and having made use of a few observations, the obstinate Jew because reconciled, aud intimated that he was willing to submit. James Maddick-1 am a labourer. On the 18th of Sep tember I was on Sutton Wharf about nine in the evening. I then saw the prisoner Widdecombe. I asked him if he wanted anybody to look after his store. He was standing at ,the dour of the N. store marked " Itudwell's Stores." He said he did. He asked me how much I looked for a week. I told him seven or eight shillings a week. Ile told me to go in. Ile gave me the key of the store which he then opened. lie then went away and in an hour or so I followed him into the store. There were no goods in the store, and nothing in it hut dirt. The first goods arrived on the 20th. A small parcel arrived wrapped iu a piece of canvas. The parcel was about half a cwt. A note was brought with it. The note and parcel were brought by Ur. Derry'. waggon. I put them in the store, and about half an hour afterwards Widdecombe came. I told him a parcel had been brought, and he said he would go and pay the car riage. In half an hour afterwards he came again. I carried it to the bottom of Pike-street according to his directions in Tin-street, when I gave it to him. 1 did not sec where he took It. On the 22,1 or 23d a patent railway jack was brought to the store by l'ickford's van, and placed into it. I did not know what was in the first parcel. Mr. Widdecombe had been at the store several times that day. About so hour after the jack came he came there again. The jack remained until the next morning between nine and ten, when it was taken away by a man called John Langdon. I have since seen the same jack in the custody of George Hicks, the con stable. The prisoner Widdecumbe went away from the store with Langdon and the jack. The next parcel came on the 2.5 th. It weighed about half a cwt., and was i wrapped in canvas. It was brought by Pickfurd's men and placed in the store. It remained there for two ur three hours, and then Widdecombe told me to carry it to the bot tom of Pike-street. He took it from there and carried it under his arm. I did not sec which way he went, because he told me to make haste to the store. On the 22d, a large trues, apparently of cloth, was brought to the store by Pickford's waggon. It was placed in the store, where at remained for an hour or two, and was then carried away by James Sanders, ander the direction ;of Widdecombe. During that time no other goods were brought. I saw Mr. Rudwell at the store three or tour times since. Mr. Widdecombe told me his name was Rudwell. Rudwell told me to look after what came, and take it in. At other times he would ask what goods had come, and I told him. My master was Widde comb; and he paid me me wages. I never saw Palmer at the store. I never knew that they had an office ; but I know where Aldrich lives, and that is near the store. Plenty of letters used to come by the postman, and were delivered to me. I always gave them to Mr. Widdecombe. I call plenty seven or eight of a morning, and the same in the evening. Sometimes I should receive two or three, and at other times seven or eight, twice a day. I never saw Wid- FATAL ACCIDENT OR TUB EAST Nina DOCK decombe open any letters. He always put them in Isis ! JexcerioN RAILWAY. —Late on Wednesday evening pocket and went away. I ceased to be their storekeeper last ' n melancholy accident took place on the Beet India Tuesday. Widdecombe was at the store that morning. On I Dock Junction Railway, whereby an engine driver, the following day I saw themlall three there. A hole for named William Baker, aged thirty-two years, received letters was cut in the door, and over it " Rudwell's," and such fearful injuries that he expired shortly alter under it " letter box." wards. The train which contained a number of passengers Charles Shepherd Skardon—l am an auctioneer. I know I left the Camden-town station for tho purpose of proceeding two persons in court. On Tuesday, the 23rd, Rudwell to the Blackwell terminus, Fenchurch-street, City. The night was dark, aud when the train approached the K 4.1- came to our office in Bedford-street. He said he h a d b een land platform the stoker suddenly missed the en g i ne decor. The former shut oft' the steam, aud the t ra i n was stopped recommended to us to sell some goods for him. I said w e d The him unfortunateo the roof one an w o . f carriagest b h r e ethui b u ne: th t to en him what it should be sold for. He said whatever we could when the officials and others after searching for the &- should be very glad to de so. Ile said he had a very I powerful j day. ack which he wished us to sell at Mr. Drew's , I removed to the passen gers waiting-room, •?, hale the following He said the jack cost either eight I c f pounds or eight guinea, lam not certain which. I asked tho a tender. found n a,oining the get for it. 1 told him that as it was not advertised, I should Kinguland-road station, it was discovered that he had re like him to say for what price it should be sold. He re- I ceived an extensive fracture of the skull, severe lacerations of pasted "whatever you can make it." I eked if it of the scalp, and other i n j ur i es to his body. Mr. Welch, was to be sold if it only made 21. ? Ho sail, Yes." jun., surgeon, was promptly in attendance, and rendered He then asked if we advanced money on goods sent to every assistance to the injured man, who died in great be sold t lle said he ezpected a lot of cloth which he agony in a few minutes after the arrival of the medical gin would want an advance on. I then recollected that the Reinert. The body was subsequently carried to the Bull name had been inquired of before of us, and I said I Tavern, near the Kingsland-gate to await an inquest. The thought I could manage it. Ile said he would call general opinion is that the deceased must have gone along again. I saw nothing more of him or any of them fur ten the roof of the carriage to close one of the doors which had days after. The next, day, at Mr. Drew's house, in Cla- been left open, and thereby met his death by being knocked mace-street, a railway lilting jack was nut up. The jack down by the archway or tunnel passiug under the Kings was not sold at the sale, and the day after the sale (Thurs. laud - read. day) I saw Widdecombe in Clarence-street. Ile asked me W ORCESTER AND HEREFORD ItAILWAV.—Abwit if it was sold; I told him no. He inquired what expenses 1,000 shares in this undertaking have, it is stated, been sub were on it; I told him la Ga., which he paid me. He said scribed for in Worcester. As this was all the evidence that was to be offered, Mr. Edmonds spoke in favour of Widdecouthe, contending that there was no evidence against him to witarant his furil.er detention. Mr. Cornish made a long statement in support of Ca, liberati in of his clients, and quoted the words of Judge rennefather, at the State Trials of O'Connell, Duffy, uLel others, all of whom were placed together on a trial of most serious character, when he said that " a man was not to ho tried en mere surmise; he was to be considered innocent until he was criminated by evidence:" and he trusted in this case the bench would nut abandon such a legal and ctn. stitutdonal principle. Mr. Lavers said his friends had been laying a great deal, as though the ease were finished., but ho could assure the bench that had not the shadows of evening come over them, he would have produced more evidence at once. Re wi,bed fur a remand because the day bud closed, and that he might get some witnesses from Liverpool, and other parts of the country. The Bench thought that, for the purposes of justice, the prisoner, ought to be remanded, and they were relual, accordingly.