The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY. A urr, J aN. 6.--APPOLSTMENTS.—Captain Y Gibson, to the Duman, oomtniseioned. Lieutenants P. P. Lamas, H. C. Best, M. B. Medly sett, H. N. Hippesley, end E. Rim, to the Duncan. Sub• Lieutenants H. T. Paulin, K. W. Davies, and A. O. IPKerknis, to the Duncan. Staff •Surgeon It. Pottinger to the Formidable. Surgeon J. Little, to the Duncan. Assistant-Surgeon Dr. H. Maxwell, to the Duncan. Acting Assistant Surgeon J. G. Milne, to the Duncan. Master J. G. Itethan. to the Duncan. Paymaster J. Tawell, to the Duncan. AssisLot-Paymasters H. P. Breenan and 0. S. Goddard, to the Duncan ; E. W. K. Yeats. to the Cornwallis. Clerks G. J. Vacs, to the Duncan ; W. C. S. Hyue,lto the Hanle. Assistant Clerks R. W. S. Bishop and W. C. Fulton. to the Duncan ; .1. H. Brimacomb, to the Aboukir ; H. W. Paul, to the Cambridge. Midshipmen C. G. Williams, W. Jukes, C. I). Smith, E. MaselL W. F. Rock, E. W. Hodgkioson, R. It. Jaffray, G. A. Ellis, and S. H. Wilmot, to the Duncan. Naval Cadets Lord Lewis Gordon, H. B. Callender. G. S. H. Jacksoc, A. C. Carey, T. E. Cochrane, IL H. Ramsay, F. E. W. Lambert, to the Duncan ; A. 0. It. B. Terns, to the Aurora ; nominated, I.:. Trevor. Chief Engineer J. Code, to the Fisgard, for the Mutine. Assistant Engineer A. Shoolbrell, to the Tamar. PaosioroiN,—To be First Class Assistant Engineers W. Walker, of the Triton; T. Cape, of the F:sk M. Hawkins, of the Cumberland; H. Darrell, of the Loyal Oak ; T. Jones, of the Dasher ; R. H. Horne, of the Asia ; and H. S. Pemberton. of the Edgar. To be Acting First Class Assistant Engineers J. Hook, and W. W. Smith, of the Bacchante ; G. A. C. Bencke, of the Grappler; W. A. Stewart, of the Ariadne ; and G. J. Barber, of the Immortalite. CHATHAM, JAN. I. Yesterday Mr. Reed, the chief coustruetor of the Navy, visited the dockyard, having arrived from Sheer seas, and, accompanied by Mr. Moore, acting master-ship wright, was occupied until a late hour in the inspection of the iron-clod frigate Achilles, guns, 1,250-horse power, tow ti:tiog for sea at Gillingham. During his visit Mr. Reed minutely inspected the principal portions of the ship. in order to ascertain the progress made no board, and gave various directions for carrying out certain alterations and improsemrots deemed advisable. In order to provide the numerons body of workmen with proper accommodation for taking their meals, S.c. ' one of the sailing vessel* attached to the reserve is to be fitted up for the especial use of the workmen during the time they are employed on the Achilles. The chief constructor of the Imperial Anstrian navy visited the dockyant to-day, and went over the principal establishmentit. By dileciine of the Admiralty nearly 10() additional labourers have been entered at the dockyard during the last few days. PORTSMOUTH, JAL G. The Duncan, screw line of battle ship, will take in a crew of upwards of :00 men for her service on the North American And West India station. llear-Admiral Sir .fames Hope visited the dockyard yesterday, ,uid will hoist his flag almost immediotely after the ship has been commissioned, 'thing being io a forward state at the present time. The Lora, 9, screw sloop, swung to•day for the aljost meet of her compasses, and will proceed to Spitheed to-morrow. She is indexed to join the squadron to the Cape of Good Hope ,taboo, where she was employed during her previous commission. The Sprightly. steam vessel. Master G. Allen, arrived to day with marines and supernumeraries from the Britaimia, trainiou ship at Dartmouth. The Britanuia was poid off en the :114 ult.. and recommissioned on the fullowiug Jay by the saws oaptoin. The Comperdown, hired sailing frigate, is under orders tc embark, about the 11th inst.. the remaining detachment of the ittth regiment, for conveyance to Madras. The !comm. ',crew sloop, and the Meg.erm screw troop ship, are troth doily expected to arrive at Suitt:mu!, the former from the Mediterrauean and the litter fii.:n the West They are both more than due, but hove no doubt been delayed by the north-eaiterly winds which have prevailed tor some days past. Captoiu G. W. l'reedy is borne on the 1,01,k3 of the Victory, ;bah-,hip, for service in the Hector, iron screw frigate, which will be C011:121163i011,i a. soon as possible, and complete her trials at the measured mile in Stokes-bay. THE N TIZ.III - I , ING t•F 'THE MAIL STEAMER ANGLIA. Yeateriiity an official in.juiry, instituted by direc tion of the Board of Trade. was (pencil at the Greenwich poi:or-roam before Mr. Trail. and Captain Harris, nicitical assessor, into the circumstances attending the stranding of the ilsnidle•ateamer Anglia, belonging to the Atlantic loyal Mail Strait Navigation Company, ou the ledge of the Black Rock, in oslaay Bay, or, the morning of the loth Novcauber last, whilst on her outward voyage from Liverpool to Itistou. Captain Hater bad been appointed as second nautical assessor. -LA the ioquiry was fixed for Tuesday. After waiting for upwards of two boars. however, and on n.,-age being recriced, the court adjourned until yesterday, when another de . ..iy took place through his continued absence, and it was ultimately agreed on all sides to abide by the decision of the co,: as composed, with one n iutieal assessor only. The was cooducted bv Mr. o".biwil on behsif of the LI ciro of Trade ; Mr. Vallauce (of the tine of Vallauce and Valance) attending on the part of the .I::satio loyal Mail :Steam Packet Com pact. : nod Mr. Sharkev, solicitor, for Captain Prouse. Mr. (I'D:its:a, in opening the case, sail the Board of Trade bad thought tit to direct the present imiairy, although, he was glad to say, no lives bad been lost, and there had not been onuell damage to property. The Anglia was a middle steamer. kilt at Hull in the year Isol, and had three decks. w :!.h two masts, and was schooner rigged. Her bun orb tons, but, deducting 1:290 tons for her pro pelting p arr, made her registered tonnage had two el,,itIPP, of 1,00)-borne power combined, and was the loci,-ty of the Royal Atlantir Mail Steam Navigation tlomixit Nicholas Prouse. who held a certificate of aim petency h a m the Bo ird of Trade, an I who was aF, at lonian of high I..•ifeasional character and standing, bring the com mander . on board, at the time of leaving Liverpool, 140 patt.w:,;ers, sod a crew of Lii;, all told. Having Piled; narrated :Le facts as deposed to by the witnesses examined. Mr. O'lnwd concluded by observing that he did not attend as a prosecutor in the case, but for the purpose of eliciting evidence. and from the manner is which other siindar rar:cal:A been conducted in that court, be was certain the inolgiry would not be conducted with any unfairness to Captain erouse, although, if it was thought he had acted wrongly. the court would not hesitate to give such a de rision. John Grddith Thomas was the first witness called. He said— first officer of the Angli on her last voyage limn Liverpos. to Galway. We hada full complement of crew. The entttes in toe log-book produced are in toy used. writioz. ':' h ere were 110 aide seamen, 30 of the engineer's crew, 7 en;;Aueer,, 55,121 in the steward's department. Sbe carried. .r.cuoral cargo, consigned to St. John's, Boston. We left laverpool on the 7th of November, and were'off the Hell-1.:•.0: at 8.20 p.m. Oo the evening of the Sift, at 5 o'clock. we were off the south end of the Arran tabled., which form the western side of the south entmuze to Galway ,:ay. That is the usual course for ships to enter the has. After reaching that ;rat of the bay we proceeded on in the• lireotion of the roadates.l, and at eon p.m. we were ott . lase k Head. We then slowed the engines, 1:: ed bow. , and bur t blue lights. We went on till 6.43, when we were about half way to the roadstead, but still faded to obtain a ; dot. There were no lights a , head, and the ship's head was put to the westward. At 7..30 there were strong wiudp, hasyy rains, and twisty, with no appearanse of clearing up. We anchored wider Black Head with 13 fathoms of water. The course taken for signalling ;aril pilot was that usmil:y adopted. The vessel was die at o:alway at 4 &do. k that afternoon. Trost was my ricer voyage on board the Anglia. We remained at anchor until 2 a.m. of the 10th, when the anshor was weighed, sod the ship was kept under steam clone to Black Heed wail .; o'clock. At this time the weather was very clear, wit' starlight, and the shill proceeded slowly towards the reasi,:emi, bringing Mutton Islan.l light to bear E. A N. (In Muiton Island there is a bright fixed white light. sod this Itch' , sold be Peen when the ab , ll was put under steam, the shins head being L. ...N. The engines were then slow, the chip roceediog through the water at about :; miles an hoar. The lead, were placed one on each aide of the ship, and they were Leaving the lead all the time. We set extra look-ours , n the paddle-boxes and on the bows. Captain Prongs , w on the port paddle-box most of the time. We continue., tiring guns and malrior signals for the pilot, but gnus cdhe. At 4.17, shifts time, the engines going very slow, the ship grounded very gently on the ledge close to the Black Kock. At daylight the Black Rock su gared right a-head. 'Alien she grouroled I made an entry of the time in the log bark. There war au other light to he seen exeept that on orlon Island, on rounding Black Hedd. At tiny belt I found we had grouodel about 20 or 30 o irrts from the beacon on Black Rock. The distance of WaCWl • ock from Mutton Island ia two miles arida cable'. length. The ship remained on the ledge until the tt.rod of next tide. At the time the easel struck the :round the engines were reversed to full speed, bit the titre being on the heal, the engines failed to move her. Orden were thee given to blow off all the boilers, to lighten the ship. At 5 a.m Mr. Stable. the third offi-er. wan deepateliel to Gal way, end at 5.10 a pilot boarded the ship. At a.m. we lowered ~.11 the ship's boats, and commenced landing pea mongers. which numbered about :72. At 10.10, most of the passengers 'wog landed, we commenced making preparation. for linert,g the ship off at the next tlond of the tale. The ship's carpenter sounded the vessel in the diffetent compart ments at abort interval,, and fouod she was nut making water. At man the weather was moderate, with pawing wpralls. end showery. At 2 p.m. the starer was got up in the four ~f ter bailers, the other boilers being kept empty to lighten the ship forwerd..‘t 2.30 we commenoM turning the engines, to prevent the vessel going any farther on the ledge as the tide rose. At 2NO the company's tender ar rived, and puts bawler out of the starboardatuarter to as sist in getting her astern to windwerd. At 130 the eoginee were tomesl beck at full speed, winch brought the ship off the ledge at 3.43. We then proceeded at once to the road stead, and anchored in 7j fathoms, and cams to 75 fathom eahle. The carpenter thee Kids soundest the vessel care fully in different compartments, and found a leaking of eater THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1864. By Mr. 'rain—All the passengers were lauded, hut none of the cargo. Evidence continued—On Sunday, the 13th November, at 7.15 a.m., we cast off from the buoy at Galway, and pro ceeded, in company of the steamship, to Liverpool, arriving there on the 17th, at 3 p.m. The vessel sustaieedoodatnage after getting off the rock. Some of the abip's coals were unloaded at Galway, to lighten the vessel before proceeding to LiverpooL By Mr. Sharkey—At 6.15 p.m. of the 9th Novena were abreast of Black Head. At that time blue light, and signals were meals for pilots, but no pilot came on board until 5.10 on the following morning, eleven hours after the first aiguaL When the plot boarded the vessel I did not hear him say where he had been all night. He made no ex cuse in my hearing. At the time of the accident, and for some time previouly, I was on the port paddle-box with the captain. We were there for at least halt an hour previous to the accident, andjlwas on the look-out for the Black Rock. 3lr. Pritchard, a Liverpool pilot, was on board at the time, and he and the boatswain were on the starboard paddle bow on the look-out for the Margaretta ahoalsoa the outside. Two able seamen were on the look-out, one on each aide of the paddle boxes, and two on each bow forward, making nine look-out.. The quartermaster was steering the ship at the time, three other able seamen being with him. Mr. Stubbs, the third officer, was at the "cone" of the ship, the second officer, whose place it would otherwise have been, being iIL My opinion is, that the beacon on the Black Rock is next to useless at night. Mr. Sharkey—Captain Fibbs, in his report to the Board of Trade, describes it as being visible in broad daylight, and as newt to useless at night time. Mr. Trial —I think that is a question, in justice to the captain, which ought not to be put. Ey Mr. Sharkey—ln my opinion every precaution was taken by the captain to ensure the attendance of a pilot and to avoid the accident. We were six hr ars tan minutes at anchor under Black Head waiting for a pilot. By Captain Harris—On leaneg Liverpool I do not know what the draught of water was. There was a oompass on the bulge and two in the wheelhouse. These were all cor rected by the standard compass. Our orders are always to steer by the standard compass. During the time we were running front Mutton Lighthouse I frequently heard the captain ask how the ship's head was, sad the answer from the third officer on the coon war "E. i N." I noticed Mutton Lighthouse was a little on the port bow. I placed , the lead men in loth challis. I do not know their names, but they were able seamen. They are not in attendance. I heard the lock-out men call out, but my attention was more to the BL.ck Rock. The tide, at the time of striking, was about au hour ebb. We were going "dead slow" be fore the accident. Ido not recollect that at the time the . 1 struck the captain asked how the ship's head was ; but I went into the wheelhouse the moment afterwards, and found her head by the steering compass E. N., but by the standard compass the course would be altered to E. 4 N. John Peter Stubbs, third officer, muunioed, said—it was my watch from 12 till 4on t he morning of the 10th November. It was a tine night. About two mi nutes after I came on deck the captain told me to mill him at two o'clock and to get all the crew up, and the chain men up. The captain came on deck before that time—one o'clock—and I called the heeds out. The entry in the log as to the state of the weather at midnight of the 9th is " strong winds and heavy rain," but my impression is that at the time I came on deck the weather wuclear. There is a previoua entry in the log at 7.50 which is " strong winds and misty, and no appearances of clearing up." At 9 p.m. the entry is " cleared up a little." While I was speaking to the captain a little after 12 p.m. it came on to rain and was very thick. At 1 a.m. it cleared up a little, and at 3 a.m. it was bright starlight. A little before two the chief officer reported the cable hove short, and I sent the men on the look out and stationed the men at the wheel. The vessel at 3 a.m. was going quite slow, and the captain told me to report to him when the ship's bead was E. N. When I found her head was so I reported it to him. She weaving the same coarse at the time she struck, and as slowly as she could, about 4 knots. At the tune she struck the weather was fine and clear, with bright starlight. The direction of the light on Mutton Island was right ahead. We kept ea near the light as possible, but did not steer by it, keeping the ships head E. N. My attention was particularly drawn to the compass. I did not see the perch or beacon on the Black Rock from the ship. Ly Mr. Sharkey—The ship answered her helm'through out, end in my opinion could not have gone slower than at the time she struck. I consider that every precaution was taken by the captain to avoid the accident. I never before met a captain more cautious during my experience of eight or nine years. Treill—Om the previous voyage we took a pilot outbids of the Black Rock. By Crptaio Hams-1 saw the men with the lead lioes in their heads, lout I was not sufficiently sear to hear them hose. Edward Sharpe. bo►tswain of the Anglia, said—l re member three o clock on the morning of the 10th Novem ber. The captain mint for me at that time, and I went to him. He was no the paddle-box. 1 was accompanied by l'rit+-hard, a Liverpool pilot. The captain told me to look rut fur the Margari-ta buoy on the starboard side. I placed two men on the look-out on the forecastle. and one on each side of the fore Wilt of the paddle-box. I saw the leads men in their places, outside the paddle-boxes. They found sounding+ on the starboard side (the peddle-hex I was oo) from 15 to 7 fatLoms. About four minutes before the ve.+el grounded I took soundings on the same side, and found 7 fathoms. By C..iitain Harris—The reason 1 made the soundings was. because the captain asked what water there was, and the vc,cel going so slow, 1 west and took the lead out of the nicu's hands. I have been 27 years at sea, but this was my first voyage iv the Anglia. I saw • light right ahead. but cannot soy what light it was. There were several lights. 1.`.5. Mr. Sharkey—ln all my experience 1 do not know sup one who could have taken more precaution to guard agandt accident than Captain l'rowse did ou that occasion. Frobs the time we weizlied anchor until abe struck soundings were kept constantly going. By Mr. Traill-1 consider if the rock had been 2 feet above the water it would have bees visible 100 yards oil. There was no" wash" observable. _ . John Corkill, quartermaster, said—l was at the weather wheel of the Auglia about two hours before sae struck. The course wits steered by the starboard compass E. N. At the time she struck I kept the wheel steady , ready to turn it if wanted. There was a light right and, and we were steering Lead on to it, the ship going slowly, E. N. This is the souse I was steering from the time I come to the wheel, a few minutes after three. The light was right ahead all the time. By Mr. Sharkey—The vessel's bead was E. N. by the compass on the port side. When the vessel grounded the chief oftioer carne into the wheelhouse, and het head was then E. N. by the starboard compass. Captsra Prowse said the compasses differed, but were reguLted by the standard compass, and orders given to those st the wheel accordingly. Had the witness been on the port instead of the starboard wheel his instructions would have been to steer E. N.. and not EJ N. By Mr. Sharkey—l have been 27 years at sea, and never met with a more careful commander than Captain Prowse. Andrew Russell said, I was chief engineer on board the .toglia, and possess a first-class certificate of competency under the Merchant Miming Amendment Act, dated June, 1 , 62. I previously possessed a certificate of servitude. I have a DOW in my possession of the orders received from the captain after weighing anchor on the 10th November. At 20 minutes past three we were going half speed. This would not be more than at a rate of 7 kiwis. At four she went dead slow, which would not be more than 4 knots. We continued this speed 40 minutes, and then the ship took the ground. Dead slow was as slow as she could go. The foremost boilers were displaced through the ship tak ing ground. laward Pritchard said—T am a pilot of Liverpool, first class. boat No. 5. I was in charge of the Anglia when she left Liverpool on the 7th November, and went with her to Galway to look fnr other steamers. I had never before been to Galway. I went on deck at two cm. on the 10th. Captain Prowseruiked me if 1 would he so kind as Ito look out on the starboard paddle-box, and I did so with the boatswain. I saw the men on both sides with the leads, and the last soundings on the starboard side I heard was fathoms. This was about four minutes before the vessel struck. $y Mr. Sharkey —I RIM the light on Mutton Island. The ships bead we. then E. N., and I heard the captain tell the man at the wheel not to keep to the northward of E. AN. When daylight came oo I saw the perch or beacon oo the flack Rock. It was right ahead of us at that time, thevaiselbalgogelewed. . . Mr. O'llowd said these were all the witnesses be proposed calling. Mr. Sharkey inquired if there would be any objection to put in on evidence the report of Mr. l'ibbs, the deputy-re ceiver of wrecks at Galway. Mr. O'Dowd raid it w.s.. not usual to produce the reports so made to the Hoard of Trade, but, with the coosent of the court. he would undertake to do so. _ Mr. Trail) sail the real question to be decided was. had Captain Provne acted judiciously io proceeding on the voyage without the harbour or port pilot, sod, if he bad acted judiciously, whether he had acted skilfully. It being now nearly five o'clock, the inquiry was ad jouroed. NEW MILIT %RV' FEMALE SCHOOL—A movement has been set on foot, and has already made coesiderable pro gress, under the patrocaee of the Dukes of Marlborough. Maochemer, and WeSingh:to, Lords Faversham, Bersera, and Calthorpe, Slr R. Airey (tpartermsetar•Geoeral), Sir William Gnmm, Sir George Pollock, Sir E. Lugard (Yader- Secretary of State for War). Sir W. Rowan, Sir J. Yorke Scarlet; (Adjutant-General). and other distinguished officers, the object of which is to provide for milieu or other daughters of officers of the army a sound education. A suitable building, standing in its own grounds of about eight acres, on Lanal• en-hill, near Bath, has been purchased. It was built expressly for as educational institution, and it will afford aoconimodatioe for 100 pupils, being capable of enlargement at any tiros. It is intended to establish the school as neatly as possible upon the model of the Royal Naval l'enialo School at Richmond. In onler to carry out the work ruccemsfullY an influential provisional committee has bee, appointed. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD. —Number of patient' for the weak lending JAIL 2, 911, of which 516 were new eases. Iloassmazes Tx* us choice and strong, moderate In price. awl "'hotfoot:sr to two. now advantage• hare mewed for thin Ten a general preemies. It L sold to peckst• by WO spats. —iAdvertiasiand.] THE RESPITE OP TOWNLEY. At the Derbyshire County Sessions on Tuesday, Jan. 5, Mr. .1. G. Crompton rose to ask Yr. Mundy, M.P., whether he. as chairman of the visiting justices of the Derby County Gaol, _had had his attention called to certain circumstances which bad recently taken place within its precincts, and whether he wss aware that • certain corn miasma, composed of borough magistrate; bad sat for the purpose of inquiring into the suite of mind of the convict 'Townley? He believed that the report of that communion bad led to an event which was deeply deplored throughout the country, and that the certi fi cate signed by those justices had materially influenced Sit George Grey in his decision. He would not say that it had been entirely instrumental in obtaining the escape of Townley, became it was well known that another and higher COnnuilaioll had sat, with a view to ascertain the state of mind of this unhappy man, but it evidently had had an effect. This bad led to a result which, as be had before said, was deeply to be de plored ; and the Act of Parliament had been made use of by those interested in the defence of Townley to introduce into the gaol a commission formed of certain justices who had previously formed and expressed an opinion upon the case which they were to investigate, and he need not say that it was highly important to the community that such in vestigations should be conducted by persons who are perfectly unbiassed. He found that those magistrates had previously, one and all, signed a memorial stating it to be their opinion that the convict was insane, and praying Sir George Grey to send a commission to inquire into the state of his mind ; these were the gentle. men who were called in to give the country an unbiassed opinion upon a case of this importance. Two medical men bad assisted them in arriving at this opi nion ; one of them was the partner of another medical gen tleman in that town who gave most powerful evidence in favour of the prisoner, and who holds the office of surgeon to the gaol, and who himself had previously signed this petition ; with regard to the other surgeon it would be only necessary to remark that he too had signed the same document. In such a ease as this the public are entitled to he made thoroughly acquainted with all the facts of the case, and they have a right to demand that such a commission should be properly selected. It ought to hays goo* through its proper channel, that of the visit ing justices. He greatly feared that this deviation from the proper course had led to a signal failure of justice. It gave just grounds for • suspicion on the part of the gene ral public that the rich man does not reap the same punish ment for his crimes as the poor man does, and that such an idea should gain ground was much to be lamented. (Hear, hear.) He thought that any act which they as • body of magistrates cbuld do in order to manifest their disapproval of the present very unsatisfactory state of things ought to be done. A murder had been committed, and the murderer had been tried in open court, found guilty, and sentenced to death. The jury by their verdict decrW. themselves satisfied with the evidence as to the prisoner's re sponsibility, the judge declared himself satisfied with that verdict, and, after all that, • secret tribunal was sent down by the Horne-office to report as to the pri soner's sanity. He called the attention of the court to a remonstrance which had bean framed, and which the clerk of the peace read. It was addressed to Sir George Grey, as Secretary of State for the Home Department, and after stating the facts concluded as follows : - In this and other like cases the prisoner has been tried by a judge and jury, acting under the sanction of au oath, aided by counsel em ployed on both sides, witnesses examined and croas-exa- mined, all in open cond. We think that respect for trial by jury, and confidence in the pure administration of jus tice, will be 'seriously weakened if a verdict and dietetics following such a fair and solemn trial may, in this or any other cruninal case, be interfered With by any inquiry less public and complete than the trial itself. We therefore most respectfully trust, also most earnestly urge upon ycu the propnety and necessity of abstaining to act upon this private and expert. information, and of reusing a full in quiry to be made into the matters referred to by some re sponsible authority, and in as public, fair, and complete • wanner as criminal trials are conducted." The document was signed by upwards of 40 magistrate.. Mr. Mundy stud that he was glad that Mr. Crompton had even him an opportunity of explaiaing the pert be had taken in this natter. The visiting justice+ felt aggrieved and much surprised that they were not ieformed by the surgeon of the gaol, when be changed his mind upon the subject of the prisoner Townley's sanity or insanity ; be having given evidence that he coosidend the prisoner to he insane, although he had previously given his °melon that he was perfectly sate. The justices had caused a minute to be entered to that effect. As chairman of the visiting justices, he had been applied to by Townley's friends to allow them to see him, and he could not refuse so natural • request. On the day after Christmas-day he received a request from the pnsoner's solicitor to allow certain persons to examine him, with a view to induce the Home-Mbee to send down a commission of lunacy. Upon returning, after • short ab sence, be was surprised to God that that commis ion bad already arrived, so that Mr. Sums very properly refused to allow any other niterview until thorn, investigations were concluded. They Lad every opportunity of making those investigations afforded to them, and of satiety ng themselves as to his condition. After this, it would seem that the visit of the other justices was uncalled for and uuuecessary, but, nevertheless, they did see him. On Tuesday the prisoner's solicitor came to the gaol to ask permission fur the other commission to see the prisoner, and Ur. Sims referred him to the chairman (Mr. Evans), and leave was granted. It seemed to him (Mr. Mundy) that this visit was entirely • work of supererogation, and after the report of the other commission it appeared perfectly unnecessary for any local gentlemen to have any interviews with the prisoner, the regularly formed communion having superior authority. After some discussion, The Chairmnu put the question whether the remon strance be adopted, and it was carried unanimously. THE CONVICT SAMUEL WRIGHT. The following pptition was forwarded to Sir G. Grey yesterday by the visiting justices of lioreentooger-lane Gaol : " To the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart, M.P., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home De partment.—The humble memorial of the undersigned Visiting Justices of the county gaol, Horseruooger lane, Surrev—Sheweth ; That your MI atteutioo has been called to the case of Ssniuel Wright, • prisoner, now under sentence of death for the wilful murder of Maria Green, by cutting her throat with • razor. That the prisoner admitted to the police constable who apprehended him, that he killed the said Maria Green, but added that the bad threatened to run a knife into him. That this occurrence took piece in the middle of the night of Saturday, the l'Ati day of December, 1863, and that the prisoner &comets for the razor being there by math Olathe had shaved himself on that evening, as is usual with working men. That the prisoner is • hard working man, of good character, and of • quiet, peaceable disposition, as is proved by the evidence forwarded to you. That, on the contrary, Maria Green was an exceed. ingly violent woman, and that she had several times threatened to stick a knife into the man with whom she formerly lived, and who was compelled to leave her on account of her violence. That on the night in question the had been drinking at a public-hour, from which prisoner fetched her, and where she had been quarrel ling with a woman. That a woman named Yorkey, who assisted to take her home, has deposed to this effect in the papers now before you. That theme was uo malice prepense in the mind of the prisoner, nor had there been any previous quarrel between him and Maria Green ; but that the murder arose out of • sudden quarrel between them, which in the eye of the law would make the offence manslaughter only sod not wilful murder. That your memoriadista are satisfied, if these facts had come nut upon • trial, no jury would have found • verdict of wilful murder, That the prisoner was taken before the magistrate on the following Monday, and admitted his guilt ; and that his trial took place at the Central Crimisal Court on the next day but one, and that he had not had any counsel or solicitor. That the prisoner states he did not know the distinction between the crimes of manslaughter sod wilful murder, and that knowing the women had died by his hands, he could not do otherwise than plead guilty, but that he meant thereby no more than to admit that he killed the woman in a fit of passion. Your memorialist& therefore humbly pray that the prisoner's life may be spared, and that you will be pleased to advise her Majesty to extend her rural prerogative of mercy to him, mid cow - mute his sentence for such punishment as the justice of the case may require. And your memorialists will ever pray. (Signed) " Thomas 'f 'lion, James Macdougall, Captain, E. C. Dermer, J. Phillips, Henry W. Peek, Henry Steffy, J. T. Gassiot." • ANOTHER FATAL AccIDENT ON THE Ice.—A ver) melancholy and fatal &oxidant occurred at Knowsley on Monday, ander circumstances which have cast • deep gloom over the whole of the surrounding Neighbourhood. Mr. Edward Moult, youngest son of Mr. William Moult, steward and cashier to the Earl of Derby. resided with his father in Knowdey Pa k, and on Mooday be and the Rev. J. Bolton, the curate of Knowsley Church, were skating on the large dam in the park, when the ice gave way, and be was at once immersed in the water. His companion also had a very narrow escape, for in hie efforts to rescue the deceased the reverend gentleman was himself pro. cipitated into the water no fewer than three timea The alarm was given as soon as possible. and every exertion made to save the life of the vouog man, but about half an hour elapsed before the body could be recovered. It we. then conveyed to • room in the outbuildings of Knowsley ball, and messengers were despatched for Dr. Wootton, of Prescot, and Dr. Gores, of Hoyton ; bat life was found to be ettioct. The body was at night removed to the house of the deceased's father. to await the coroner's inquest. The deceased, who we. only 23 years of age, appears to have bees very highly esteemed by all to whom be we. knows. He we. an ensign in the Knowsley Rifle Corps, and only recently canted off the prize of a silver cop for snoceesful rifle shooting. No remedy so rapidly restores flesh to the most emaciated frame as Dr. de Jonglie Light Brown Cod Liver Oil. Dr. Hanks writes Patients who have persisted for several months In the use of the Pak Oil, with naively any perceptible Improvement, have, atter a brief trial of Dv. de longh's Light Brown Oil, acquired such :atom, and throe distressing rymptoons accompanying emaciation have *3 rapidly subsided, that I have been induced to advise Ito substitution for the Pais (ill -- gold only le capsuled bottles, Ls. 6d., Y. 9d., and lt s. % De. de Josef* agents, Amur. Burford. and Co., 77, e lades, sail chembia—(Adnelimaist.) CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Beira) Mr. Baron Mar tin.) WWiata SAoextoa, 27, Freach polisher, was charged with a f!lonious assault unit Dinah Grogan. Mr. Daly td ; Mr. F. H. Lewis and Mr. J. J. lames conducted e defence. The prosecutrix in this ow is a girl just over twelve years of age, the daughter of poor parents residing in Leigh street, Holborn, and it appeared that she was employed during the day in nursing a child belonging to a person I residing in Y.ittle Queen-street. The prisoner was employed at the shop of a furniture broker in the same street, and, according to the evidence of the prosecutriz, as she was passing the shop with the child, the prisoner raked her to go in and mind the shop for a short time while he went across the road, and upon his return be gave her a halfpenny, and told her to come again in the evening. On the same night she was again priming the shop, when the prisoner seized her and dragged her into the back shop, and tied her to • table with a rope. He then, according to the testimony of the prosecutriz, put out the gas, and shut the door of the shop, and he then untied her, and put the rope in his pocket, and laid hold of her and committed the offence imputed to him. The pri soner then it appeared, offered the poor little girl some money, but she refused to take it, and when she got home she informed her mother what had happened, and the pri soner was taken into custody. The prosecutriz admitted that she did not cry out, or give any alarm while the prisoner was acting in the way described, and she ac counted for this by saying that the prisoner struck her, and threatened her with further violence if she made any noise. The prosecutriz also said that when she left the shop the prisoner begged her, for God's sake, not to tell anyone what had taken place, for if she did it would be his ruin. The prisoner was taken into custody on the following morning, and when be was told what he was charged with, he replied, " Oh, for God's sake, do not say that. I should not have done what I did, if I ad not been drinking." When the prisoner was ezamined before the magistrate, it appeared that he admitted having acted in decently towards the prosecutrix, but denied having com mitted the more serious offence imputed to him. He also positively denied having tied the prosecntriz to the table in the way she stated, and declared that it was altogether an invention on her part. It should be stated that the medical evidence left some doubt whether the felonious offence bad been completed. . . . . The jury, under these circnntstances, Acquitted the pri. aouer of that charge, and he them pleaded guilty to another indictment charging biro with an assault. The learned judge, on pairing sentence upon the prisoner, said there could be no doubt that he had acted most scan dalously and indecently towards the prosecutria, and be ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months. (Before lir. Justice Mellor.) CHARGE Or MANSLAUGHTER. Ellen A. Olt, married, was indicted for the manslaughter of John SPearthy. . . . The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Greeoak prosecuted, and Mr. F. H. Lewis defended. After Id r. Greeceic had opened the case, he called Catherine Wearthy, who deposed that she was the wife of the deceased, and that she lived at Fulwood's-rents, Holborn, and that she did so at the time of the manslaughter. On Tuesday, the dth of December, on re turning home about ice the evening. she found two men in the room with her husband, named John Daly and Patrick WKie. The two latter left when she went home, and proceeded into the room of the prisoner. They were followed by her husband, who was intoxicated, and a few minutes afterwards she heard a scream, and thinking that her husband was getting into a row, she laid the baby down, and taking up the poker, proceeded to the prisoner's room, but she left the poker out side the door. On getting inside she saw the two men and her husband, the prisoner, and the prisoner's sister. Daly had hold of her husband by the shoulder, and they were both @tending in the middle of the door. Witness rushed to her husband, and drew hini as far as the door, Daly helping her to get him out. Just as they were getting over the threshold the prisoner went to the fireplace, took up the tongs, and rushed after the deceased man, and struck him a most ♦iolent blow on the forehead, which made two wounds, from which the blood spurted out ou to witoesa'a face and blinded her. She was perfectly sober when she struck the blow. Witness then took up the poker, which she had brought down stairs, and made a blow at the prisoner, but it struck her sister, who wad standing near. At the same time her husband's hood fell upon his chest, and he became insensible, so that he could not speak. He VMS got up stairs, but the police coming in he was taken off to the station. together with wa wa, both at the instigation of Ellen Beath, for haying assaulted her. They were hailed out the acme night, bat they had to :mover the next day at the police-court. when the present witness was fined 11., and her husband was discharged. After this her husband became rapidly worse till the Sunday, wheu be was removed to the work house awl medically attended; but in spite of all effort be died on the following Tuesday, being just a week after he bad received the blow. In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, the witness admitted that after they had left the 'station when they were bailed out, they had • gallon of beer, of which the deceased man partook. She heard screams in Mrs. lieath's room be fore she went downstairs. She did not intend to use the poker when she took it down, but she knew the prisoner was a very violent woman. She did not strike the sister untiledWr her husband hail received the blow. liar hus band was intoxicated at the time. Patrick 511Cie deposed that be was io the prisoner's room upon the day in question. The prisoner was sitting before the fire at the time when the deceased came io, 'tailing to her baby. He went up to her and said to her, " Hold your row, or I will give you a clip," and at the same time be gave her a blow on the head. A scuttle then took place, when the last witness came in and had suc ceeded in getting him outside the door, when the prisoner took up the tongs and struck him the blow which caused hie death. John Daly corroborated this evidence. Norah Brand, the prisoner's sister, deposed that she was with her sister when the deceased came in, and without any provocation whatever went cap to tier and struck her a violent blow on the head. At the same moment the first witness, i'aroline M'Carthy, rushed in with a poker and struck her (the witness) a most violent blow on the head, which covered her with blood. It was not till after this that the prisoner took up the tongs. Witness would dis tinctly swear this. The deceased not only knocked the prisoner into the fender, but he kinked her moat brutally on the forehead. - The surgeon under whose tare the deceased had been depored that firearthy had died from ervaipelu brought on by the wound on the head. A moth's examination had been made, when it was found that he was suffering from disease of the limp, combined with disease of the kidneys, no doubt brought on from exceessive drinking. Mr. Lewia made an earnest appeal on behalf of the pri soner, contending that she had only used the tongs in de fence of her lila and therefore urged the jury to acquit her on that ground. The learned Judge summed up very carefully, after which the MO) was left in the hands of the jury, who immediately returned a verdict of Guift z ,, but recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of the extreme provocation she had received. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said he perfectly agreed with the jury in their recommendation. but however much provocation she bad received, she had no right to use such an instrument as she did under any circumstances. She was a married woman with four children, and the sentence be was about to pass would soon restore her to them. He would be as lenient as poasible, but at the same time the public must be taught to keep within the boned* of the law. Be then sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the space of two calendar months. The remainder of the day was occupied in trying a case in which three prisoners, named James Oliver, 24, labourer, James Chamberlain, lg, dyer, and James Peek,l7 , labourer, were indicted for committing a rape upon the person of Mary Elisabeth Clayton. Mr. Nicholson liestructed by Mr. Curling) prosecuted; Mr. Grantham appeared for Peck and Chamberlain; aud Mr. F. H. Lewis defended Oliver. The prosecatrix m thin case is a woman of the town, and the details of the evidence are wholly unfit for public ation. The jury A.p.tittal Oliver, but found the other two pri soners Guilty, and The learne.d Judge sentenced them to four years' permit servitude. _ (Before the Common Serjetut.) BURGLARY. Jaws Hall, 28, described in the calendar as being • plasterer, sod John Thompson, 25, flute-maker, were in dicted for burglariously entering the divelhog-house of Henry Stokes, and stealing therein 60 boots, 4 dozen of uppers, and a variety of other goods, to the value of 401., his property. In a second count they were charged with feloniously receiving the property, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Orridge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ribtoa defended HAIL The prisoner Thompson wos usdefeaded by counsel. The facts of the case lay within a very narrow compare. Between 9 o'clock of the bight of the lot, and fi o'clock on the morning of the 2ild December last, the premises cf the prosecutor, who carries on the business of a bout sod shoe maker, in Coveatry-street, Leicester-sqoare, and which had awn left secure, were found to have been burglariously entered, and the property mentioned in the in dictment carried off. The prineentor gave ibformation to the police, and three active officers. William Ackrell, 48 F, Sergeant Shore, 11 F, and Sergeant Gordon, 323 A. were put on the alert. From the evidence of Constable Ackrell, it appeared that on the 3rd December he saw the two pri. sonars, together with another man not in custody, coming from Charleastreet, Drury-lane, towards Neston-street, Holborn. The prisoner Hall was carrying on his shoulder a broken sack, from which the officer observed the upper leathers of boots protruding. The prisoner Thompson was carrying some other boots 1001141 under his arm. The three men were seen to enter the hones of the prisoner Thomp eon withlkieir load, and Ackrell kept watch uotil he obtained the assistaoce of some brother °Moen when they oatmeal the house, and in the room occupied by the prisoner Thompson they found the sack containing tbeboote seder the bed, on the top of which four pairs of boots were found. During the time Ackrell was keeping watch outside, and waiting for assistance, the prisoners and the third man escaped at the rear of the hotted. The evidence of Sergeant Shore and of Sergeant Oaths went to show that they wars fee eons Maness the look est for the wineries, sod that the former took Thompson into custody on the 14th Dec., at his lodgings in Stacepstreet, St. Giles's, and that the latter found two or three skeleton keys in the room occupied by Hall ; and further, that the premises of the prosecutor bad been adroitly entered by practised burglars. It further appeared that the prisoner Hall was apprehended by Con. stable Ackrell, after a smart chase, on the 18th Dec. A large quantity of the dolt= property was produced by several pawnbrokers, whose assistants proved that it had been pledged at an early hour on the morning after the robbery ; and one of the witnesses deposed, that to the best of his belief the prisoner Thompson was the man who pledged the beets the witness produced under the name of Lambert. Mr. Itibton made an energetic appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner Hall, and called as a witness to his cha racter. Mr. Henry Russell, who deposed that he was a pro fessore( music, and one of 11L Jullieo's orchestra. He had known the prisoner Hall for about four years, having em ployed him to whitewash and paint his house in Kentish town. In his cromexamination by Mr. Orridge the witness ad mitted that Le had first become acquainted with the prisoner Hall at the public-house kept by Nat Langhom the fighting men, where witness went to take lessons in boning. The prisoner gave him lessons, and from that he employed him to do the plastering work be had already mentioned. Mr. Hibton (to the witness)—Then from boxing you learn plastering—a natural consequence. (Loud laughter.) The Common Serjeaut summed up the evidence with his usual clearness and perspicuity, and The jury, after a consultation of five minutes' duration, returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners. A former conviction was then provedagainst the prisoner, who has already undergone twelve months' imprisonment for a larceny from the person. The officers already examined in the case proved that both the prisoners formed part of a gang of the most dan gerous housebreakers in the district, and were the constant emaciates of the most notorious thieves. It was also shown that they had formed a portion of the Seven Dials gang, who had raised'. to prosecute the constable Ackrell for perjury, and that prosecution was stopped by the present presiding Judge as being wholly groundless. The Common Serjeaut said he should draw a distinction between the two prisoners, one of whom had been previously convicted. They were two most dangerous characters, and be warned Hall as to his future career after he came out of prison. The sentenoe upon Hall was that he be impri soned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for twelve calendar months, and that the prisoner Thomp son, who had been previously convicted, be kept in penal servitude for the term of six years. The prosecutor then presented himself in the witness-box, and begged to be permitted to communicate to the court that but for the exertions of the three officers, Ackrell, Shore, and Gordon, the residents in Coventry-street would find their business interfered with and their domiciles wholly destitute of comfort, and he strongly recommended that some reward should be awarded to them by the court. The Common Serjeant said be fully concurred that the three officers (cautioned were deserving of the highest com mendation, and awarded a reward of 21. to each of them. ATTEMPT TO 11:11D/01. Georgc MurriA. 20, Libourer, was indicted for feloniously stabbing Susan Frances, with intent to murder her, and on • second count with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. Mr. Starling conducted the proencutMo, and the prisoner was undefended. . . . . The evidence adduced disclosed a painful case of immo rality. 11 appeared that the prisoner, well knowing the habits of the prceecutnx, had cohabited with her for upwards of four months, receiving from her the wages of her prostitution. Oo the night in question be saw her leaving a common brothel in company with a strange man, and immediately stabbed her in the forehead and twice in the back. The testimony of Mr. J. P. Mallen, the surgeon of the G division of metropolitan police, show ed that the injuries were of a dangerous character, and it was further proved that the prisoner, when apprehended, admitted what lie was charged with. The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the second count of the indictment, and The Common Serjeant sentenced him to five years' penal servitude. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Swami Moore and Edward Fern were brought before the Lord Mayor charged, the former with stealing a quan tity of sewing cotton, value 10a, the property of Messrs. Olney and Co., Watling.street, his employers, and the latter with receiving the same well knowing it to be stolen. Detective-officer William Smith saki he was in Watling otreet the previous evening at about half-peat seven, when from information he received he went, accompanied by Smart, to the Three Cranes public-house in Watling-street, where he taw the two prisoners sitting together, the prisoner Fern having a parcel, which he produced, by his sale. He and Smart had seen them together on several occasions, and they had had occasion to watch them. He saw Fern leave the public-house and followed him. He had the parcel with him. He stopped him, and told him he was an officer, and should charge him with receiving the parcel from one of Mr. Olney's men, knowing it to have been stolen, and said he knew which man it was. The prisoner begged him not to take him, as be would lose his situation. He told the prisoner he had watched Lim before several times, and it was not the first parcel he had received. The parcel was found to contain twenty-four packeta of cotton, each containing twelve reels. Thomas Smart, detective officer, said he went to Mr. Oloey's warehouse on the game, morning, and saw the pri soner go into the warehouse. He stopped him, and told him he should take him into custody for stealing a quantity of cotton from his employer, which he had given to a man at the Three Cranes public-house. The prisoner said he gave nothing to a man at the Three Cranes, and whoever said he did told • lie. Smart told him he had made a mis take, it was in Queen-street, to which the prisoner made no reply. He searched the prisoner's box at the warehouse, and there found • card of charms and some belt-clasps, which were identified by Mr. Oloey aa his property. He also found a purse in which he found • piece of paper, with Fero 's name and address written on it. Mr. J. Olney said the prisoner had been in his service as porter for the last 18 months. The prisoner lived on the premises, and would have access to the warehouse. The cotton produced eras his property, and had been taken from swek within the last two or three days. He had missed goods, but not to any very great extent. He recommended the prisoner to mercy, and hoped his lordship would deal with the rear. The Lord Mayor, however, uid he could not deal w;th the moo, end committed the penonen for trial. CLEHKENWELL. Henri Cooiur and Joint, Caper, both residing at 14, Brood-street. Hornseproad, were charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with unlawfully collecting and carrying away • quantity of ashes and dirt from some houses io the Down ham-road, lidincton, they not being employed by or con tracting with Mr. Dodd, the contractor for the dust with the vestry of Islington. For some time rat Mr. Dodd has been very much annoyed by the fact of two fellows, known as dying dust men, going into the different yards of the parish of laliogton and collecting the ashes. They annoy the inha bitants by only taking away what they pleas*, and then making • charge for what they do take away. In this case the prisoners, wbo said they were employed by a Mr. Daw son, were peen taking away some dust, and when spoken to about it they said they were not aware that they were doing wrong, but that could not be the case, as both of them only a few days ago were convicted of a like offence at Worship-street police court. A gentleman from the offlos of Mr. Dodd said it was in tended not only to prosecute the man who collected the rust, but also the employer. The defendants said they were very sorry,and would take care not to offend any more. Mr. D'Eyncourt said it would be better to proceed against the employers of the men. He should order the defendants to pay a tine of 5a and the coats, or in default four days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. WORSHIP-STREET. Georgiana Fluumber,• childish-looking girl, but stab:arm the police sheet as fifteen years of age, was charged before Mr. Cooke with steeling a variety of wearing apparel, the property of her waster, and Charlotte Houseke, Ler mother, who carried an infant in her arms, was charged with re ceiving the same under a guilty knowledge. From the evidence it appeared that the younger pri soner had been for nearly four mouths in the service of a Mr. Ready Money Smith, previously landlord of the Alma Tavern, New North-road, but now out of business, and resident in Buckland-street, in that neighbourhood ; her duties were principally confitied to the juve nile portion of the family, and she necessarily had access therefore to the wardrobe. Gradually ankles of wear ing apparel were missed, but not any suspicion attached to her, as an elder sister had previously filled the same situation with undeniable setisfaction. At length a deem, or cloak. value nearly 5f., belonging to Mrs. Smith, dis appeared, an also • new coat and waistcoat of her husband's. The police were talked about, and the girl then WTO•0 • letter to her mother, which elle gave to • woman in the house, who promised post it, but who instead of so doing, from some unexplained cause, opened it. The contents were proof of the girl's guilt, for in it she begged her parent to return certain things belonging to her employer, and promised that on reeeivieg them she would supply her with others. On 6ndieg that all was thus die ...eared she ran away shortly afterwards, and detectives Watts and Gould, N division, were employed to trace the stolen property. A small portion only was recovered, and when it was ascertained that the elder prieoeer had pledged it, she Rod her daughter were given into custody on the charges mentioned. After several remands for the pur pose of recovering the bulk of the goods, but which proved ineffectual, the prim:men were calkti upon to plead. The younger prisoner, of enures, could not deny the felony, bat her mother insisted on her ianoosece, as she bad only borrowed from her daughter, admitting, however, that she knew the clothes belonged to Mr. Smith. The cloak and coat she denied all ke•wkdge of. The prosecutor mentioned that he bad not lost any money, nor missed anything but wearing apparel, end ex his full assurable of the girl having been incited by rer Pa d rent to commit the theism, adding that it would be a blessing if the child could be removed from the pewees of such an evil counsellor. ---- Cionislitr that - I;; believed the girl b•d sot bomb is trouble previously. sod be knew bur Lithos to be a steady, iaduetrioas man, w►s was sew is .a smaplopases Imm bed filled for fourteen years. Of the mother • very different tale could be told. She had been 000ricted of robbery, and suffered all imprisonment for the offence ; she had pledged the " home" np to purchase think, and was in general re spects • bad character. Mr. Cooke remarked : This is a very painful ease, and a most grave offence has been committed. You, Charlotte Ilousebee, confess to having received and pledged pro perty that it would be folly to doubt you were well aware bad been stolen by your own daughter, comparatively 4 child, and I do not for an instant question that the felony wu committed at your iutigation or by your direction. The sentence I pass on you is, after what has been stated, probably insufficient. Yon will be imprisoned for four months, with such labour ea is allotted to your sex ; and assured that this girl hail acted under the baneful influence of • wicked mother, I allow her to return to the protection of one whom I am informed is worthy the designation of father. . The younger prisoner curtseyed, end saying, "1 thai.k you, sir," quitted the dock at one end, while the shainel,s women left at the other, to be locked in the cells until the arrival of the polio* van. WLYDSWORTH. • lth an dll wi f e licnry W. Wm( r is Mary Ann, who carry on the business of a fishmonger and poulterer in Batterse, were summoned before Mr. Ingham by the excise autho rities for selling game without a license, whereby they Lad incurred a peoalty of 201. _ . . It appeared that on the day named in the information, an excise officer, named Williamson, wee pluming the de feedAteta' shop, with hie wife, when he saw a hare hanging at the door. He inquired the price, and was told by the female defendsut ss. He thought it was an ettr►vagaut sum for a hare, and offered her 4a. lid. She maid it w.ai a very Sae hare, and that die could not take less than 7.3. Ile took the hare to be wife, who was standing outside the shop, for her inspection, and be then retui lied, gave the fondant Fe., and carried home the ham It was proved by the supervisor of the district that the defendant was sot licensed. The defendant (Mr. Wiselthier) admitted that be was not licensed, and said that the trade in game in the parish would not pay hint to take one out. One of hue cus tomers asked him to buy a bare, and, knowing that he was nut licensed, gave him 4s. rid. at the time to purchase it. Ile was anxious for the gentleman to be examined. Mr. Gratin was then called into the court, and so far con- Enved the defendant's account of the matter as to the pur chase of the hare, but raid that he received his hare. Mr. Ingham (laughing) said the evidence of the witness proved that the defendant dealt in more than one hare. The defendant, who appeared to be taken by surprise, sail the hare was hanging up in the shop for Mr. Griffin, but the exciseman coming iu that way his wife war induced to let him have it, and be had to buy another. Mr. Ingham said that before he heard Mr. Griffin's evi dence he felt unwilling to indict any penalty, but he proved thst the defendant was dealing in hares. He lined bun 5:., and allowed him a fortnight to pay the money. The wife looked at the officer indignantly, and said—Oh, you wicked man, to come to my shop in that way. MARKET& TALLOW.—WZDNFSDAT Evninl.—The market was stead♦ to-day. Spot, 411 s. ; March, 435. ; April to Jute, 43a. tad. Delivery to hat evesiog, 411 caries ; arrivals, sous. COTTON.—LrvERrooc, JAN. 6.—Market very quiet. with prime in favour of the buyer. The sales are 3,OUU bales, of which 1,3a0 are on speculation and for export. 200 American, :AO. to 30d. ; 1,900 Surat, 14d. to 2:),id.; 500 Egyptian. 2ajd. to 32d. ; Smyrna, 23,`,i1. to ; 20 Bahia and3faceio, 100 Maranham, 2eid. to 29d. The week's import is a,416 balm. CORN.—Bosros, JAN. 6.—We had a fair supply of grain at this day's market. Wheat was in reiu.t vt an advance of Is. t, N. per qr. on the rates of this day week. Beans are more in demand at late prices. Oats without alteration in value. GLASGUW,IAN. IL -At this day's market a thick fog pre vailed ■od interfered with business, which was only of limited extent in wheat, at an advisee.) of lid. per boll, and lid. per barrel and sack on flour over last quctatious. Oats were without change. 0 itiosal fid. to Is. per load dearer on the week. Bailer :td. to ed. per boll higher. Egy pilau bean, 3d. per boll dearer, feeding sale dull At previous rates. Pea, firm. Indian corn held for lid. to is. per boll advance, but there is little consumptive demand for the article. CATTLE—SOCTEIALL, JAII. 6.—Supplies short ; prices high. firef made from 3e. 4d. to se. 44. ; mottos, 4s. to Gs. 64. ; veal, r.s. to rle. 10d. ; pork, 3a. 4d. to 4s. Od. psr stone of Sibs., sinking the offal. COALS.—LoirDox, Jas. 6.—liutings Hartley, 18s. 9c1.: West Hartley, Iss. 9d. ; Walls End Kelloe, aid. — Ships at market, 6 ; sold, 6. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pea- Mee. Total, Total, EAILWAYS. open. sengers. chandise. 1843. 1362. reek ending Oct. 18. .C. Bombay. harGia, and C.I. 1551 1,216 1,277 2,593 1,762 Week ending lke. IS. Buffalo and Lake Huron 161} 2,405 1,387 Week ending Dec. 26. Scottish North Eastern l3B 5.646 6.616 Week ending Jan I. Cornwall — 973 371 1,344 I,ln Great Famtern Great Northern 353 11,417 17,444 1.0,001 24,907 Great Western 1064 sr..lnts 60.027 Lancashire a: Yorkshire 40., 14.63 22.005 r 4,740 22,520 Landow st horthWestern 12.1.1 62.'16 41.474 67,220 74,t9t Londne & South Wanes 12,716 6,759 20,475 llsnehester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Manchester, South tMa & Allainelisat 911 460 1,301 1.240 North Staffordshire 266 7,9:4 7,420 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Bon Fll4, Latanne. from Havre and Cardtff for Monte Video, Dee. 10, lat. 10 N., lon 31 W. Brlde, of 1 ondon. for S. an River. Jan. 1, lat. 49 N. Cleopatra, from Loudon for Demerara, Dec. 12, lat. 01 \., lon. 33 VV. Georg.. T . Kemp, from Poston for Alcoa Bay, ?;or. 2., It. 7 N., • lon. 30 W. Detehelre, from Callao for Liverpool, Dec. 25, off the Island of Cora. Queen of the West. bound south, Dec. 21. lat. 41 X., lon. 15 W. OUTWARD A.IIhRICAN AND CANADIAN AND BOWMAN) WEST AFRICAN MAlLW—Yesterday day) the Inman steamer Etna wee despatched from Liver pool for New York with the United States mails, 20 cabin passenger, and a full cargo. To-day (Thursday) the Royal Mail steamer Damascus will sail for Portland, with the United States and Canadian mails. On Saturday east the Cunard steamer Canada will leave Liverpool for Halifax and Boston, rid Queenstown on Sunday. Letters, &c., will be received at the Liverpool Post-office until 8.30 a.m., and (in time for the night mail to Queeostown) 830 p.m., and with late fees to 9.30 p.m. The homeward bound West African Mail steamer Armenian, with the mails from the Wait Coast of Africa, Teneriffe, and Madeira, is due in the Mersey on Sunda_y_next. BREAD BY WEIGHT.—The fancy bread question was decided against the Hampshire bakers on Tuesday at the Hants Epiphany sessions, held at Winchester. Ac cording to law all bread, except French or fancy bread, must be sold by weight. The Hampshire bakes *ell crusty and cottage loaves as fancy bread, and a Paestum baker wan recently convicted and fined by the magistrates there for refusing to weigh, at this desire of a customer, a crusty loaf. The baker appealed to the sessions, and the bakers is the county entered into a subscription to support the appeal. The result was the confirmation of the conviction of the Fareham magistrates. The matter will now be taken to the Court of Queen s Bench. (Advertisement.)—HOLLow.ii`e• OINTMENT AND Mts.—Gratifying manna—The merest blotch upon the skin, and the deepest Merrell 'n of the flesh, yield to the detergent and healing properties of this celebrated ointment. Dad legs, horns, eruption, of the akin, and scrofulous mom can be cared with facility by the proper use of this ointment, Wad by Hol loway a purifying SUL Under this treatment the foulest nicer heroine clean, and In a few days florid granulations appear. which gradually grow and fill up the cavity with arm and healthy flesh. No relapse need be feared .race the sore is not WOO/ skinned over, hut built up Iron, Its bottom with the best mate rials priullicible from pure blood, steady circulation, and Invigo- . rated vessels. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH?. BATHIrRST —JannFy t, lb. alto of II T. Doodu Batliurst:Fig., of a ion. CASTEL!) s—January. at Clarendori.gardens, , lAC ;;;ii:, MB. iiiai;alL.ico:.. of a oon. (Hs I.ll,—January . 3, tit Vi intorslow4odge, Vassal-road, liekton, Mrs. C. A Gou1:1,61 s.u. , LONSDALy..—Japoary 4, at Sooserford. Staffordshire, Mrs. A. P I.onsdale, of a MA. ILLEV.—January 4, at ferlton.bill East, St. John'awacd, the wife of Z. Willey, Wag.. of a afro. MARRIAGES. BARI NO—DlGBY.—January6, JA - L.ll;merre, Piccadilly, by the Eon. and Bev. K. lagby. A. LL. Baring, Esq., B.f ... son of the Bon. F. and Mrs. Barh.g, to the lion. Leouora Caroline, daughter of Lord and Lady Dishy. hENOT—CLARK.—January h, at St. Gabelers Church, Bel (mails. C. M. Kernot, req.. of Wert Cowes, Isle of Wight, to Mira, widow of the late M. Clark, Boa, of iliDkold Lodge, Clifton. Bristol. • ReAD—RUNNINOTON.—January 2, at Bromley. Kent. J. D. Read, Bey., to Ann, third daughter of the Lido J. ltunsuagton, DEATHS. CARR,.. 7 liusitart S, Itinma:Zi;:tir. A. P Carr. of the Stmk ltnehange. aged M. DAVID!, —January 4, at Gagerdttret, Itedtorddpaare, Laity gl , zahethotaaghterof R. Matas, Sag., late a Haeksey, aged V. MlittaVAlVL—isauary 4, at It libans. Martha. whip , " of the leg J. Muagrove, Esq.. of liesdiagtea-hlll, dear Oth.rd. aged 77. FAIIICIIR.—January 4, Mr. L Parker, of Bereafordelreet, S.. aged 43. i,93BETH. 7 ..Tapnia7 . 4, at Marianne, wife of lir J. Itabbath. aged It SMlTH.—January 4. at Great Cumberland -to Byda-park, N. Balkh, Kay., aged 75. Pentad sad Manama by Wawa Lao MALY" at No. Lootardatrest to tis• City at Leads., Pra er M She Odes, le Louitherd-strook to ts norms of wilmarism—, TavasaAr, .I.42CAM 7.1991. ?(/ V / :I to no • S trts ram Iwo sod I lOW MO, sunrg rem loom q. 4.0 Alfred Oiler Se: ail Jiins !or to 10•41.2 ii* -- .. A' Tbs — t regbil Dodo Meow amp Jana , namt SCIOAI Las rill the 1 = 10 - Ta r l MI Boos. V* 0 clams S T coy, Wen Lend Wed Debt New Tho dean e►en exact Viet,. Ages T 7l pTsel aim Cal U. 11 S u ; Cana CU • wit as 4 tie OOP Me Al 1 LIN OKA Tr) Jaw Wil 11.1c1 Alb Beg