The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-19 00:00:00

s frog' the -e so la r g el ' :s are calm. jipt. r tirsuanCe had With : A r oostoo k, any further Tory CO dalouP e 31 4 ith Adrrn as s ['heresy the nient of brough t of the Ihick g: ` . e `s' Li forces 55' e Of nt ie t " , t r 1 5 S t the 10' -Imph let re g . ' e Of "S" .. Of IVIIiCII which the daY . " lie consult': -ultra-11' John PP; upoll suplo rt t 9 t his er-' iay abalia°° the O l t rice, an d - 0 ( amou nt It hon• go lers nig Ad ou t to j rn thiS :11 we in" he Mea n if licy o r tl, ' e fr woul d c° m enta r9 $ hat ing 1 1, 0 without. Co replete Tointe d. si ,nority, e Ti we ld the ttl ( 0 1 . 1 , presen t i f do o, ty n creil eie !; h alf ea boa - e I pro' I , it josePo e wh °le c e evid t, e o , 4 ° e scY to ,tie " FOR THE EARL OF DURHAM. : s , r4 Penses i ncurred on account of his lordship's mis ,ll,,as Go vernor-G enera l of all her Majesty's provinces apd "L'in and adjac ent t o t h e continent of North America, high commissioner for the adjudication of certain meant a ffairs affecting the provinces of Upper an Lower C a n a £29,218 18 JeirnbUrsement of expenses attend the ac commodation and entertain ment of the Earl of Durham and suite " Ca their passage f rom this country to llada, on board h er M a j esty ' s s hi p Hastings 2,224 5 6 £31,443 3 7 An ek tr _ 2e d _ , : f :terwards, th ere appear t h e f o ll ow i ng i tems of 7 a l , hick ce r t a i n l y conspicuously contrast with the 77 Specimens of outlay : In • SIR F. B. H EAD , , re'llnbUrSeMellt of additional expenses of his t o t " and outfit on proceeding to assume the t V vr n e nient of Upper Canada in 1835, as well as hi expense of his passage to this country upon Deing relieved from the government of that pro ' • • ......................... £1,330 8 0 defray the- expense of h i s passage 41,.. :11 P er Canada on his appointment ahr.titenant-governor of that province, 044 al rei m b ursement of certain extt a ae 02rY ex penses incurred by hi m on — unt Of that service 'Total for two governors gri Tow of this class of expenses of one .............. Total - expenses of two governors... tt a i hi tt t l 4 ce 0f expenditure in favour of -- " l lezley the Earl of Durham . £29,312 15 7 800 0 0 2,130 8 0 31,443 3 7 2,130 8 0 (li ken -e n ights have been a l rea dy oc c upied with the 11 11 - 2, 8 , i " ' in the H ouse o f C ommons on L or d J o h n th e motion on the subject of the Irish policy of Pnrti)resent government. We have given as full a re e.o4lf the debate as our space would admit. The 4 111:17s i . l tween the speeches of Lord John Russell kry - ,,,__ l( °bert Peel cannot fail to strike the most cur ""erver. The harangue of the former was a 4, e tii ° l. e laborate nonsense, proving nothing but the ()N it i tY of the speaker, and the hopeless rottenness Si? mou se which h e h a d to a d vocate . Th e speech of of 01 ...7 e rt Peel, on t h e ot h er h an d, was an effort elia z i'rlY eloquence, conclusively establishing the and f e% w hich have been brought against the ministry, iorti t Z justifying th e H ouse o f L o rd s in resol v ing to otkl et a searching inquiry into the state of Ireland, every misgovernment of Lord Normanby. What -1,1 he the is sue o f th e d e b a t e , ( an d it i s no t im sZe.that ministers may be able to carry Lord John tli tre -Re s motion •by a "measuring cast majority,") Gr eit e an be n o d ou b t w h atever t h at t h e peop l e o f " • 11 a ri tain are ready, on the evidence furnished ttphtiPending debate, to pronounce a sentence lea 'vivified condemnation on the contemptible imbe % k ih _ ne ' w to office. -An appeal to the constituency of had h TtP : h 3 to, at the present moment, if the Whigs teR -1 courage enough to have recourse to such a 11 4;: 11 °1114 issue in th e t o t a l di scom fiture of Lord J o h n T he ' a nd his assoc i ates. to on question now at issue in the House of Commons it d tif the most momentous character, involving as 16: 4 t he de s ti n i es of one of the most i mportant sec tll4 ~.c if th e British empire. To contemplate the debate t o ta' we ek as a mere party dial of strength would be i a r erY contracted and partial view of the sub 'ne question to be decided by the vote of the kid °f Commons is, not whether Lord Melbourne tive:-IWlligs, or Sir Robert Peel and the Conserva oliali:'all obtai n t h e ascen d ancy , b u t w h e th er I re l an d t abbl o -e ii h anded over to t h e merc il ess d om i na ti on o f th e a il °Fish priesthood, or rescued from their tyran tll4 icii°lltroul—whether the persecuted Protestants of 111,1'-fated country are to obtain the protection of liveiiislature, as a guarantee for the security of their t erli o kld Property, or be permanently subjected to the less Pr e , b sway of O'Connell and his traitorous band Stb,:4.Bnrs—whether murder shall be tolerated with tilde Y' or the strong hand of the law shall be ex- I t t t ° defend the victims of Popish malice. , t°ll llt, i `" Ind tsr no t ? D oes the 1 41 1 4,'Y abound i n fl agrant outrages or not ? H as Ire oe `q el, ege en mi sgoverned or not within the last five years ? e It questi ons w hi c h a d m i t o f a rea d y answer . tive - " ans werable evid ence o f f ac t s p rove th e affirma '4;: e ach of them. It is impossible to take up a city J o u rnal possessing any claims to honesty and 7- °l l4' Iwithout being struck with the horrible details I ','tit oh (aai lY outrages perpetrated in that country on the I ,t4 i and property of the unoffending Protestants. '4c04t41 established. fact, supported by evidence of an for:aertible character, that there exists in Ireland the \-"hidable conspiracy, having its ramifications over the ti ' t:,, °le extent of the land, and having for its object 4111 1e h t-t. annihilation of Protestantism, and of British }, e as identified with the Protestant Established At thi s consp i racy t h e present govern ment e : . 'iaed" fil lY connived. L or d N orman by h a s so ex 'to °r rather so abused, the prerogative of mercy, . tie° nrage th e Ribb on it es i n th e i r mur d erous s ' t tk eill : - He has, in effect, offered a bonus on the per- L th e the m os t outrageous cr i mes . U n d er hi s oc `s, d~d has e ep-laid plot aga i ns t the P r ot es t an ts o f Ire tiNtitl bee n nearly f os t ere d i n t o maturity, and a short abl Y IZ l ke of th e pol i cy on which he acted will inevi -04 *(1 t° the consummation of all the hopes enter dasePo pish priesthood—hopes which will only to Y realised when Ireland ceases to be an appen lio*eltile British crown. 4, Nj oi ; e r the House of Commons may decide on ttni ll Russell's motion, we fervently hope that the 1) 4111 1' -4 4 ," f ar distant when a firm and impartial ad- L i. cite tita ` l°ll will have it in its power to extend to the ;i litv ° 4 148 of Ireland that protection of which they t e qii 4 ,... et t , for the last five years, most notoriously red b Ills inestimable blessing can only be con y a Conservative ministr. i y i lle roll . : Wi ng is a n extract f rom a l etter, d ate d S t. t 'll t e l e :ew BrunSwick, 20th of March, which has I ) t ; v N t ' v ~at e d in thi s town v i a C or k . It w i ll b e per ,wayit i of sof a later date than the news received li t , A R fo _ "York. Lt r war it i s a ll newspaper controversy, and a viy tt , o ttl hoe kl feeling, that is seen on reflection; both t,llts, however, mus t see t h e necess i ty o f trek ge question. At p resen t i t i s sett l e d unt il t h e thi le t f l Ov ernment is he ar d f rom . Th e w h o l e t hi ng t k t h ie ° °l 4t of on th e l i ver. L um b er i ng an d every sidi gvado is going on as usua l . Th e very t h ought of el ' l nus, notwithstandi ng a ll G overnor Fair 5, iO t t 6 4 , e '4 l , Dl :'lee ed . l g i ven, in another column, a report of the interest aigs at the meeting of the society for the better obj lG e e , ° ts f the .Lord's Day, which was held.last evening. ktt t , 4 e t , el ,., or this society we most heartily concur ; and 114, N I ! t rust th a t its exertions in so good a cause will be - Ot t4l. It 4n increasing measure of success. During the Ci 44i Ni of s el l has been done, in this town, towards the sup ia „' ariday trading. The hair dressers and the drug ttlith_tsobirztit.lciueilrar, have very generally agreed to abstain shops on that hallowedday. We trust that '47 * ._ecl ; "Mich they have set, will soon be universally it a ild that the people of this country will become abbath-keeping community. g t4de114 ' 4 1 %1 CONCE RT.—On Wednesday last thi 4,.tt,,,m-street°olc,place at th e Royal Amphitheptre, G_r a ea s t'Pq(ll4':‘lf.eted an the whole it was as pleasing and t Y 4 ' or 50 7 rv. 4 12..Y concert we have had the pleasure of tyk'll,,ott e olapi le "we. The selections reflect great taste Setiianoe r$ and the highly respectable and nume- Neetr!tertai,,P:oeves sufficiently the increasing taste for Ivrte ,. oufir y th ntilto.sstinour town, as alsothe w s e u r c e ce m ss or o e f :iii h y t ot 4 • 11 :i 4 , 1 : dx roost so i sce a wi r i i ie g an u g exp e ctations e i e n vi e enrthl I boxes Miss Whit eeard.h_er: i better than Z:kvit tti on 9 g ri a b n e a i s_sist e e d ; and there was not apparently kl P -14 41 _ug encored.—Miss Fanny W , yndham . I A 4 1" effecthole of her pieces, Logic *i t) ; Qrave,good ; she was encored in this soni ; i t,lthsi o Mi ss AY,lg.ger," and the duet, " I know a Bank, thi„, jvethitnall. Miss Whitnall's knowledge of 4 1 ,N 4 V, Is ejfi a the was much admired.—Mr. Machin ac 'Nrl;; 1 - B :eng She wore _ii Wreath ofltoses,'' at thb~ w as t - s i n r g l i tti g er: i ! s aughabl e incident occurred t I i ballad, "Oh ! Weep no ,tic) t 1'0 °8e .... w l 3 rds (when Mr. H. was so pathetic) Teet thy last fond gaze, `"liittit'' or u hear t h cOl t oh ld sot te _ 3r fervent prayer for me," qtr lon g s of the species, in the vicinity,. 0 4 81% vSe ill a tit ter Wiyell had the effect of putting the s+Nte tor ett er ot laughter.] Mr. Hobbs was vet?, vitl i k,!.li ohi k ins style of " The Meeting of the Waters. ' t4 'el ( ,' l s aecu:l,l conducto le r,presided at the piano thek -ttinl!d,ailiy. The concert closed about c national anthem- HORRIBLE AND ATROCIOUS MURDER, In our Tuesday's edition we briefly: stated that a brutal assault had been committed upon a wife by her husband, and that a policeman, who interfered to protect the woman, was mortally stabbed in the throat. The circumstances con nected with this frightful outrage are of a more serious nature than we were then made acquainted with. It appears that the assailant, whose name is Daniel Cole, a lumper by busi ness, resided with his wife in a court off College-lane, and that on going home, about ten o'clock last night, he found his wife in a most disgraceful state of intoxication. The reputation of both, in their neighbourhood, is very bad—he is described as a violent and drunken character, and is said to have been already in custody on a charge of stabbing—she has been a most abandoned character, and known to the police of the district as a regular street walker. On the present occasion, their quarrel was of an unusually violent nature, and so riotous as to attract the attention of the police. The unfortunate deceased entered the house, and seeing that Cole was armed, it is supposed withdrew to procure assist ance. He had no sooner turned his back - , than the prisoner ran out of the house, and attempted to escape. He was pursued, and on being overtaken by the deceased, in Hanover street, he made every possible resistance ; in the struggle he stabbed the deceased with a knife, in the throat, which imme diately prostrated him to the earth. The blood gushed forth . in the most awful manner, and the spot where he lay resembled the pool of blood of a slaughter-house. On raising the body, to discover the nature and extent of the wound, it was found that it had been inflicted with a knife resembling a shoe maker's. The carotid artery was completely divided, and such was the rapidity of the flow of blood from it, that the medical gentlemen (Drs. Macintyre and Callan) who were called in, stated that the body must have been completely emptied of blood in the lapse of ten minutes, and that all hu man assistance, even at the instant of the infliction of the gash, would have been totally unavailable. The name of the police. man is Bailey (No. 338). He is a native of Yorkshire, and has left a wife and two children to deplore is sudden and premature death. The re s id en t s o f th e streets in which he patrolled give him the most unexceptionable character, for propriety of conduct and peaceableness of demeanour in the discharge of his duties. The wretched woman, whose dissi pated and irregular course of life led to this horrible murder, was dreadfully mangled about the neck and throat by her husband. The w ounds inflicted upon her bled profusely, and she is now lying in the Infirmary in a hopeless condition. A sailor, who also interfered along with the policeman to save the woman, received several wounds on the hands and face from the prisoner, and it was found necessary to use consi derable force in order to restrain him from committing fur ther violence. He was finally, and with considerable diffi culty, taken to Bridewell, and was instantly handcuffed, his hands being pinioned behind his back. On being visited, in a few minutes after, by one of the officers, it was found he had contrived, in a most adroit manner, to pass his body and legs over his hands, and thus succeeded in getting his arms in front, of his person. His arms were then secured in their former position, and he became perfectly quiet. The melancholy occurrence has produced a great sensation in the neighbourhood where it occurred, and at an early hour in the morning, College-lane and the adjacent streets were crowded by persons anxious to learn the particulars of the shocking event. The door of the public-house (the Grapes) in which the body lay was literally besieged by in dividuals desirous of obtaining a view of the deceased. CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODY OF DAVID BAILEY, POLICEMAN (No. 338.) The inquest on the body of this unfortunate man, the cir cumstances of whose murder on last Monday night we have stated above, took place in the Sessions-house, on Wednes day, before P. F. Currie, Esq., coroner, and a jury con sisting of fifteen members. The coroner and jury had viewed the body of the deceased on the preceding day, but in order to give sufficient time for procuring the attendance of all the witnesses, the investigation was postpo n ed. At twelve o'clock, the hour fixed upon for commencing the proceedings, the court was extremely crowded, and continued so till the hour of adjournment. A great number of females were present, from the commencement to the termination of the inquest. When the jury had taken their places, the Coroner ordered the prisoner to be brought forward, and the utmost anxiety was manifested to see him. The conspicuous situation in which he was placet—in the front of the dock of the crimi nal court, where criminals are usually arrainged—was not sufficient to gratify the morbid curiosity of those present. The streets and passages to and from the Bridewell to the Court, through which he had to pass, were thronged by per sons of both sexes on his entrance and departure. When placed at the bar, he looked perfectly composed, and appeared unconcerned for the scrutinizing gaze of those as sembled. During no part of the proceedings did he display the least emotion, nor could it be said his cool and quiet demeanor was the consequence of indifference or insensibility to his situation. The only perceptible change in his coun tenance that took place was when the knife was produced, with which he had attempted to cut his wife's throat, and then inflicted the fatal wound on the deceased. He restless ly looked about the court until the instrument of destruction was removed, and then assumed his usual composure. Not withstanding the violent and dissipated character he bears, there is nothing in his looks to indicate either ferocity or de bauchery. He is a person of middle stature, stout built, and of a dark complexion. He was clad in the ordinary working dress of a labouring man. The CORONER stated to the jury the nature of the case it was their duty to inquire into. He said the prisoner, Daniel Cole, stood charged with the murder of policeman David Bailey, on the night of Monday last, the 11th day of April. The coroner then took occasion to mention to the gentlemen of the press the great necessity there was for exercising a sound discretion in the publication of evidence taken before a - coroner's inquest, and instanced the m i sc hief th a t resu lt e d from the practise when carried to too great an extent, in the case of the Newcastle murder. The excitement that was occasioned in the public mind, by the publication of the evi dence in that case, rendered a postponement of the trial necessary, as it was alleged that a fair trial could not be had. The consequence of postponement under such circumstances might be, that in the meantime the principal witnesses might die, and justice be thus defeated. Alice Murphy was the first witness called. Being sworn, she said,—l am a married woman, and live in a house in College-lane. Did not know the deceased, Bailey, but I saw an officer go into Green's-court, between ten and eleven o'clock, on Monday night last, while 1 was standing at the end of the court in which I live. One officer and some other men along with him passed me, and went up the entry. Before this I did not hear any noise, but shortly after, the officer came out and knocked his click on thp grr m n d After this he went clown college-lane, towards Paradice-street. While he was away, the prisoner, who I know by sight, though I don't know his name, but I have heard him called Daniel Cole, came down the entry, passed into the street, walking quite slowly, I did not then observe a knife in his hand. Before I was standing at the bottom of the entry, I was in the prisoner's room, in the house where the prisoner lodges. He and I lodged in the same house. While in the room, the landlady, the prisoner's wife, and I, were at the fire, when the prisoner came in. After he came in, I was lighting the candle to go to bed, the prisoner's wife put it out, and I lighted it again —she tried to put it out a second time, and he said, " is that the way lassie"—she then told me to put it out. I said I would not. He said again to his wife, is that the way with you my lassie"—" what's your humour for putting the candle out," or words to that effect. I cannot say whether the prisoner's wife was sober or drunk, but she had taken a drop. She said, "I am not drunk, dear, lam not drunk." Directly afterwards, s h e s li p t , or fell over some chairs. I cannot say whether he pushed her down, or she fell of her own accord, but when I turned round, I say her lying, her body across the chairs, and her feet on the floor. I then took one of the chairs away to give her room to get up, and was going to take another chair away ; but she got hold of it, as 1 thought, to pievent the prisoner from getting near her. She then got up, and very soon afterwards I saw her standing on the other side Of the kitchen ; but how she got there I do not know. While standing there, the prisoner came in front of her, and put his hand over to the left side of her neck. I can't say he gave her a stab or a blow, but directly after I saw the blood flowing down her neck and body. In a few minutes after he made, a step or two back, and then I saw something which I took to be a knife in his hands. (A clasp knife was here produced, but witness could not say it was the same.) A little girl then went to fetch a police-officer, and I went down and stood at the bottom of the entry, as before stated. The landlady wished to put the prisoner out. After this I saw neither the prisoner nor the deceased. Mary Moran being sworn said—l am a widow woman. I keep the house in College-lane, where the prisoner and his wife lodged. On Monday night the prisoner's wife had the sign of a drop on her, and I told 113 r she had better go to bed, as if the prisoner came in and saw her so, she would catch it. Soon after the prisoner came in. 1 was then en gaged making the bed, when I heard the prisoner use some words such as, " is that your way lassie ?" and directly after I heard a noise as if of chairs falling. There was no scuffle between them; and the next thing I saw was the blood gush ing from the neck of the prisoner's wife.. Upon that I caught hold of him by the breast, and asked him " you villain, have you cut her throat?" I did not see any knife in his hand at that time. He was in the habit of having a pocket knife, as he was employed as a labourer in a corn warehouse, and required a knife for his business. I don't think I would know the knife again. The noise of it at this time spread through the yard, and two men came in, one of whom appeared to be a police officer. He appeared to be dressed in police uniform. The prisoner was at this time standing at the door. His wife had gone out, and I informed the officer of what had taken place. I do not know what happened after that, whether the officer took the prisoner out, or whether they went out together, I was so thunderstruck. When they all went out, I remained in my house and did not see any of them afterwards. On the prisoner being asked by the Coroner whether he had any questions to ask of the witness, he replied in a firm voice, No, sir." Robert Rigg examined. —I am a master mariner, I belong to Dumfries. I trade between Liverpool, and the west of Ireland and Highlands of Scotland. On Monday night, about ten o'clock, I was going home through College lane, when I saw a police-officer walking on his beat. I spoke to him, and passing him, said it was a fine night. Directly af terwards, a young woman came up, an d cr i e d out " murder, murder !" for the police, as a man had cut his wife's throat. Upon that the officer ordered me to come to his assistance. 1 accompanied the officer up the entry, and went into a house where I saw the prisoner, and a young woman with a white apron upon her, covered with blood. There were other females in the apartment. The prisoner made an attempt to escape, but we prevented him. The officer and I got outside of the house before him, and shut the door, while he (the officer) told me to keep fast, until he would go and procure more help. Upon that the officer went away and I remained. I don't know what happened, I was holding on outside. Sonic one was pulling inside, and a part of, it having given way, the door was burst open, the prisoner came out, and knocked me down with a blow on the face, with his fist, which cut my nose and cheek—(the witness bore the marks of it.) I did not observe any knife in his hand. After I was knocked down the prisoner ran down 00 entry. As soon as I recovered myself and got up, I pursued him into College-lane. An old gentleman and a young woman were there, crying out " police !" and said this was the way the prisoner h a d gone , pointing towards Hanover-street. I went to the top of Col lege-lane as fast as I could, and then saw the prisoner cross the street towards , Hanover-street. The policeman then came running, and the prisoner and he got struggling, and became entangled together, but I can't say it was the same officer who went with me into the house in the entry. I came as fast as I could to where the prisoner was in company with three or four, and then we got hold of him, and in the struggle we all fell together ; then I heard a woman cry out to us to take care of him, as he would kill some of us, for he had a knife in his possession. We held him fast. The deceased officer was not one of the party who then had hold of the prisoner. A young man who was with us, and who also fell, told us to hold him (the prisoner) fast, as he had a knife in his hand. After this a number of other people and police gathered, and secured the prisoner. I was all covered with blood, and went with a policeman into a house to wash myself. On returning, I heard the cry that the prisoner had stabbed the policeman. On hearing this I went to the house before which the crowd was gathered, and I saw the policeman lying there dead on the table. The officer had a large cut in his neck, from which much blood was flowing. I cannot say he was the same officer who went up the court with me ; but lie had the police uniform on him. Not a minute elapsed f rom th e ti me I saw the police-officer entangled with the prisoner in Hanover-street and my laying ' hold of him at the corner of Hanover-street. By a Juror.-1 can't say whether prisoner was drunk or sober. The coronor said that question was immaterial for their verdict. The prisoner declined asking any questions. Ann Molson, a single woman.—l live with my father, (Manlove Molson, shoemaker,) he resides in College-lane near Green-court. Our b ac k door opens into the entry of the court. I did not know the prisoner before this. I returned home about h a lf- past ten o'clock, from chapel, on Monday evening, when two girls came into my father's, and said, that a woman's throat had been cut, when hearing this, I ran out of the entry by the back door, and then I heard a person cry ing out—" Oh ! you murderer." I then saw the prisoner's wife passing. I went up the entry to the house where the prisoner lodged, and the r e I saw th e w h o l e p l ace was covered with blood—the prisoner was there, and some women were also there. After this I went down College-lane, and called for the poli ce , b u t none t h en came. My father went also for an officer, Immediately after a police-officer and Mr. Rigg came up the entry. The police-officer said to Mr. Rigg, to keep the prisoner in charge until he would go for assistance. The police-officer went down the entry, as I suppose, for that purpose. The prisoner tried to escape, but my father and Mr. Rigg prevented him for some time, and at last he made his escape. I followed him into College-lane. About two yards from the bottom of the entry I saw the prisoner. He had then a knife in his hand. I could see it was a knife from the reflection of the gas-light. He was holding it in his right hand, and had it down by his side. He was walking slowly up College-lane. I can't say what kind of a knife it was, as the haft of it was in his hand. It was something like the one now produced. The prisoner walked up the street, and I fol lowed him up into Hanover-street, where he made a halt. My father also followed him. I went on after till he got to the old Excise -office. He then crossed the street, and I lost sight of the knife. At this moment a police-office passed me, and went towards the prisoner. I immediately shouted out— "Oh ! dear, he has got a knife." I saw the police-officer coming into contact with the prisoner, but I can't say whether he took hold of him or not—in a moment after, I saw the police-officer stagger back, and knock his stick three times on the ground. The officer was in the act of falling, when two or three females caught him. I went across to the de ceased, he had then one knee on the ground, and I assisted the others to support him. I did not observe any wound on him, but I felt the blood come on my arm. I supported the head of the deceased while he was carried to Mr. Atherton's public-house, in College.lane,--he was not dead when we got there, but he died in a minute or two afterwards. When I saw the prisoner go across the street, from the Excise-office, there were several other persons near and about him. I did not see the prisoner afterwards. The police-officernever ut tered a word, but merely lifted his hand to his throat. Manlove Molson, father of the last witness, examined.—l was in my own house on Monday night last. I was called by one of my own daughters to see a woman whose throat had been cut, at the bottom of Green's-court. I went there, and saw a woman standing covered with blood, and her hand raised to her neck. I was so alarmed, I went to call the police. A policeman went with me, accompanied by a man in the garb of a sailor, who, I understand is Mr. Rigg. In a house in the court, I saw the prisoner. There was blood on the floor, and on clothes on the chairs. I assisted Mr. Rigg to detain the prisoner while the officer went for more aid. Finding he was likely to break the door open and effect his escape, I went to the end of the entry, and called for the assistance of more police. While there I saw him pass down the entry to College-lane, and proceeding towards Hanover street. I followed him as far as the Excise-office in Hanover street. I was afraid to touch him or go near him, as I ob served he had a knife in his hand all the way. I then saw a police-officer cross over and go towards the prisoner. I did not know him to be a police-officer, only from his dress. The officer and prisoner had a scuffle together, after which I went up, and saw the prisoner lying on the ground. I did not observe that the policceman was wounded ; I did not see him afterwards ; but I heard he was stabbed. There was a crowd of persons around the prisoner, I kept my eyes on him—and I cried out to the people to take care of him, as he had a knife in his hands. Ann Atherton, wife of Mr. Atherton, who keeps the Grapes public-house in College-lane, where the body of the deceased was conveyed, deposed—l heard a noise in the street on Monday night, and went to see what was the matter. I saw a police-officer (it was the deceased) running up College-lane. I have known him for six months ; he had on the uniform of a police-officer. 1 followed him up into Hanover-street, and when I got to the Excise-office, I saw him holding his neck and knocking his stick. I took hold of him, and he walked about four or five yards, and his legs then began doubling under him. I screamed out very hard for assistance, and he was taken to my house, when he died very soon after. A surgeon was called in, but deceased was dead before any relief could be afforded. From the time I saw the deceased in Hanover-street, I did not see the prisoner. Blood was flow ing from the neck of the deceased very profusely. Jane Grayson, Plaiston's-buildings, Seel-street.—l was coming down Green's-court, College-lane, on last Monday night, arid I saw a person shouting out for a police-man. Mrs. Molson told me, when I was inquiring what was the matter, that a man had cut his wife's throat. I was informed that the woman was taken to Dr. Taylor's. I went to the house of the prisoner, and in his room saw him standing behind the door, and a great deal of blood on the floor. Mr. Rigg and the policeman came in. After this I saw the pri soner go down the entry to College-lane, and proceeding to Hanover-street— the policeman following him—near the Excise-office, a policeman crossed the street towards him. The policeman took hold of him. They had a scuffle, and I saw the prisoner strike a blow at the deceased, whose hat fell off—(the hat was produced, and in it was a cut of a knife, which must have been made with great violence, as it penetrated through the thick patent leather, with which police-officer's hats are covered.) I only saw one blow given by prisoner. After this blow, the deceased struck the pri soner with his stick, but I saw no more blows. The deceased then staggered back, and I saw no more of the prisoner, as I remained with the deceased. I took hold of the deceased's arm, and I observed blood gushing from his neck. I asked deceased if prisoner had stabbed him, but he was unable to give any answer. I continued with him until others came up, and then went away. I am quite sure prisoner is the same person that I saw in Green's-court, College-lane, and who afterwards was struggling with deceased in Hanover- street Thomas Fletcher.—l am a coachmaker, and reside in Rich mond-buildings, Richmond-road. As I was passing Hano ver-street, about ten o'clock on Monday night, and on com ing near College-lane, I heard some one calling out for the police. I went to inquire what was the matter. I was in formed a woman was stabbed in Green's-court. I went there, and saw a police-officer and a person in the garb of a sailor, whom I followed into the house. I saw the prisoner there. A young woman in the house fronting to the prisoner's said, " There's the murderer." The prisoner told her to hold her noise, and at the same time called her an ill name. The offi cer requested me to remain whilst he went for more assist ance. The officer did not come back. I left the prisoner in the house in about five minutes, and went down the entry, leaving the other man in the charge of him. While I was at the --....1 of tlic votry-thr prisoner passed me, and walked into College-lane, towards Hanover-street. I followed him, and when near the Excise-office, a police-officer crossed to the prisoner, and collared him. I cannot swear it was the same officer who went up the court with me ; but I think it was the same. The officer put his hand out twice, to seize the prisoner, before he succeeded. The moment the officer col lared the prisoner, I saw him raise his right hand, and strike at the officer. There was only one blow given, that I saw, by the prisoner. The deceased staggered, reeling back, and I went up to assist him. He was bleeding from the neck like a water pipe. The moment I saw the prisoner strike the officer, the officer raised his hand to his neck. I afterwards saw the prisoner taken into custody by the police. I am quite sure the prisoner is the man who struck the deceased. He had something in his hand at the time, but I can't swear. it was a knife ; but he held his thumb dyer it. James Gilbertson deposed—l am bookkeeper to Mr. Wood, the brewer. On Monday night last I was passing along Ha nover-street, coming from the Custom-house direction, when I saw two police-officers standing at the corner of Paradise street, who informed me that a man had cut his wife's throat. One of them said he was going in pursuit of the man. I had previously met a woman with her hair over her face, and I, suspecting she was the person, told one of the officers the direction she had gone in, and he went after her. I accom panied the other officer to College-lane, in pursuit of the prisoner. He stated he would go along Peter's-lane, and look after the man who had done it. He left me at the end of Peter's-lane, in Hanover-street, and I went towards Col lege-lane. 1 met. the prisoner coming down College-lane, and a number of people after him. He walked a few yards along the parapet, and crossed over the street near ly o pp os it e the Excise-office. The police-officer came round directly. It was the same man, I thought, that I left before, and who left me to go in search of the prisoner. I judged so from his height and appearance. He crossed over after the prisoner, and took hold of him. The prisoner immediately turned round, and struck a blow at the officer, which knocked him down. After his hat was knocked off, the officer lifted his stick ; but I can't say whether he struck the prisoner or not. They then closed, and I think the prisoner struck a second blow, but I'm not certain. Upon their closing, both the prisoner and the officer went down. The officer got up, and went to the parapet, and knocked his stick against it. I saw the blood streaming from him. I then went up, and stood over the prisoner, who was lying on the ground, until the knife was taken from him, and he was secured by the officers. I accompanied the officers with the prisoner to Bridewell. I saw no more of the deceased. William Selsby.—l am in the employment of Mr. Dodson, broker, Castle-street. As I was going up Hanover-street, on Monday night, I saw the prisoner running round College lane, and the policeman after him. There was a crowd of people, and I heard some one shout out, " He has got a knife —he has got a knife." The policeman ran after him to catch him, and made a grab at him, but missed him. He ran two or three yards past the prisoner, who, on turning round, made one or two blows at the deceased. I saw the policeman stagger after a struggle between them, and he knocked his stick against the parapet. A man standing beside me, dressed in sailor's clothes, who rushei at the prisoner, and they both fell together. I ran up and put my knees on the prisoner when he was down, and laid hold of him by the right hand. He dropped the knife, and I took it up. (The knife now produced he identifies as the same.) I accompanied the officers who took the prisoner to bridewell. I gave the knife to the bridewell-keeper. I saw the officer afterwards, when he was lying dead at the house of Mr. Atherton, College-lane. John Thursby.—l am keeper of Hotham-street Bridewell. The prisoner was brought to bridewell last Monday night, charged with cutting his wife's throat, and stabbing one of the officers. I received the knife (already produced) from Selsby, the last witness. I also received the hat (also pro duced) from a person named James M`Closkey. On exa mining the knife I found it was stained quite fresh with the blood. James M'Closkey.—l am a glass-cutter, and reside at No. 22, Marlborough -street. On last Monday night I saw the prisoner going from College-lane to Hanover-street, and the policeman after him. When near the Excise-office I saw the officer make a run at the prisoner, and pass him a little. When the officer turned round I saw the prisoner make two or three blows at him. A hit of a struggle took place between them. They came close together, and the prisoner made another blow at the deceased, somewhere about the left side of the neck. it was a back-banded blow, and the officer im mediately put up his hand to his neck, and reeled back towards the parapet. I followed him. He knocked his stick on the flags, and the blood was then running very freely from his neck. I turned round, and heard a shout, "Why do you not take hold of his legs. A woman after this gave me a hat and a handkerchief, which I took to Hotham-street Bride well, and delivered to the keeper. John Walker, Inspector of Police.—l knew the deceased. His name was David Bailey. He was a police-officer. He was in my section of the town. He was on duty on Monday night in a portion of College-lane and the neighbourhood. The hat produced by Selsby has the same number on it (338) as deceased had in the police force. John Callan, surgeon.—l reside in Duke-street. On Mon day night I was sent for to see a police-officer, who was lying in Mr. Atherton's house, in College-lane, who was said to have been stapped in the neck, On examination, I found a wound on the left side of the neck. There was then very little blood coming from it. The wound was evidently in flicted by a very sharp instrument. Mr. Macintyre was pre sent subsequent to my first examination. It was an inch and a half wide, and I could pass my finger through into the mouth of the deceased. I have very little doubt some of the large arteries were divided, but I cannot say what was the cause of death without a post mortem examination. Surgeon Callan, senior, gave similar testimony. The CORONER said it was f or th e j ury t o d ec id e w h et h er the evidence of the medical men was sufficient to justify them in saying the deceased came by his death in consequence of the wound so inflicted. The surgeon could not take upon himself to say it was. Mr. Macintyre, (the surgeon who examined the wound with Mr. Callan,) would not undertake to say what vessels were injured, and from which death ensued, without apost mortem examination. Owing to the want of this essential testimony the CORONER regretted that it would be necessary for him to adjourn the inquest, in order that a post mortem examination shonld take place. The Court was accordingly adjourned till three o'clock the following day. ADJOURNED INQUEST. Yesterday,- at three o'clock, the inquest was resumed at Ar..... 4 , Ilr • the same place, and the interest to hear the proceedings had in no degree abated. A considerable time before the hour appointed for taking the remaining evidence, the court be came filled in every part, and several ladies were.present. Precisely at three o'clock P. F. Curry, Esq., the coroner, took his place, but some delay arose from three of the jury men not having been so punctual. At ten minutes past the prisoner was again placed at the bar. The Coroner then called for Mr. Callan, jun. Mr. Callan, jun. sworn in regard to his further testimony. —I have made a post mortenz examination of the body of David Bailey, in the presence of Messrs. M'lntire, Cooper, and M'Culloch, who are surgeons. I found the wound to enter through into the mouth. I found the external and in ternal carotid artery severed ; and the jugular vein also. I also found the tongue wounded. The instrument with which these injuries had been inflicted had been stopped by the bone of the lower jaw of the opposite side. I found the pos terior part of the windpipe cut. These injuries were, in my opinion, sufficient to cause death, and must have been in flicted by some sharp-pointed instrument, and the blow must have been given with great force, as the point of the knife came in contact with the bone of the lower jaw on the oppo site side. The wound would be about four inches in depth. The prisoner declined asking the witness any question. Mr. Peter M'lntire, surgeon, sworn.—l was called to see the deceased on the same night on which he was stabbed. I found him dead, with a severe wound on the left side of the neck. I was present to-day, and assisted in the post mortem examination of the body, with Mr. Callan and the other surgeons, who were present. 1 found the same injuries had been inflicted as described by Mr. Callan. lam of the same opinion that these injuries were the cause of death, which must have been almost immediate from the loss of blood. The Coroner here said to the jury, that he thought they had sufficient evidence without calling Mr. Cooper or Mr. Gulloch. The j ury assented. The CORONER then asked the prisoner, Daniel Cole, if he had any thing to say, giving him the usual caution that he was not bound to say any thing, and that if he did say any thing it would be taken down, and might appear against him on his trial. The prisoner said, "he had nothing at all to say ; that he did not recollect any thing at all about it." This was read over to him, as he stated that he could not read writing, and he signed his name to it. The CORONER then read the whole of the proceedings to the jury, and them remarked upon that evidence they had first to determine, as to the cause of the death of the de ceased ; and that that arose from the injuries received as des cribed by the surgeons, there could not, he thought, b e th e slightest doubt. They had met to consider by whom these injuries were inflicted ; and looking at the whole of the evi dence, lie thought that little doubt could be entertained on that point. Their next consideration would be, of what crime the prisoner was guilty ; and it was his duty to define to them the difference between manslaughter and murder ; and he could not do this more effectually than by reading to them a quotation from " Russell on Crime," iu which the crime of killing, in its various modes, was accurately de fined : " Murder (said Russell) is the killing of any person under the king's peace, with malice prepense or aforethought either express or implied by law. Of this description the malice pre pense, or malitia pra'cogitata, is the chief characteristic, the grand criterion by which murder is to be distinguished from any other species of homicide, and it will therefore be neces sary to enquire into the cases in which such malice has been held to exist. It should, however, be observed, that when the law makes use of the term malice aforethought, as des criptive of the crime of murder, it is not to be understood merely in the sense of a principle of malevolence to particu lars, but as meaning that the fact has been attended with such circumstances as were the ordinary symptoms of a wicked and depraved spirit,—a heart regardless of social duty, and deliberately bent on mischief; any general or formed design of doing mischief may be called malice, and, therefore, not such killing only as proceeded from premeditated hatred and revenge against the person killed, but in many other cases such killing as is accompanied by circumstances that show the heart to be previously wicked, is adjudged to be of malice prepense, and, consequently murder. All homicide was pre sumed to be malicious, and, of course, amounting to mur der, until the contrary appeared from circumstances of alle viation, excuse, or justification ; and it was incumbent upon the prisoner to make out such circumstances to the satisfac tion of the court and jury ; unless these circumstances arose out of the evidence produced against him." In this case (re marked the Coroner) no justification was shown by the evi dence, or by the prisoner, who declined to say anything. He then remarked, that independent of other facts, the case was the more aggravated in law, the party killed being a police officer; for there were cases in which the killing of an ordi nary individual would amount to only manslaughter •, but the killing of a police-officer or constable, engaged in the execu tion of his duty, was murder in law, as they would find by the following extract from the same authority which he had already quoted. " If after an interchange of blows on equal terms, one of the parties on a sudden, and without any such intention at the commencement of the affray, snatches up a deadly weapon, and kills the other party with it, such killing will be only manslaughter. But if a party under colour of fighting upon equal terms, uses from the beginning of the contest a deadly weapon without the knowledge of the other party, and kills the other party with such weapon ; or if, at the beginning of the contest, he prepares a deadly weapon, so as to have the power of using it in some part of the contest, and uses it accordingly in the course of the combat, and kills the other party with the weapon, the killing in both these cases will be murder. The prisoner and Levy quarrelled, and went out to fight. After two rounds, which occupied little more than two minutes, Levy was found to be stabbed in a great many places, and of one of these stabs he almost instantly died. It appeared that nobody could have stabbed him but the prisoner, who had a clasped knife before the affray. Judge Bayley told the jury, that if the prisoner used the knife privately from the beginning, or if, before they began to fight, he placed the knife so that he might use it during the affray, and used it accordingly, it was murder ; but if he took to the knife after the fight began, and without having placed it to be ready during the affray, it was on ly man slaughter. The jury found the prisoner guilty of murder."— Now the party killed in this case was not only a police offi cer, but it was distinctly shewn by the evidence, that the prisoner had struggled with the policeman, and that a mortal wound had !ensued ; and that the prisoner had carried a knife in his hand along the streets.—" Ministers of justice, as bailiffs, constables, watchmen, &c., while in the execution of their offices, were under the peculiar protection of the law ; a protection founded in wisdom, and equity, and in every principle of political justice ; for without it the public tran quillity cannot possibly he maintained, or private property secured, nor, in the ordina r y course o f thi ngs , w ill offen ders of any kind be amenable to justice. For these rea sons the killing of officers so employed has always been deemed murder of malice prepense, as being an outrage wilfully committed in defiance of the justice of the kingdom. If, therefore, upon an affray, the constable, and others in his assistance, come to suppress the affray and preserve the peace, and in executing their office, the constable or any of his assistants is killed, it is murder in the raw, although the murderer knew not the party that was killed, and, although the affray was sudden, because the constable and his assist ants came by authority of the law to keep the peace, and prevent the danger which might come by a breach of it ; and, therefore, the law will adjudge it murder, and that the murderer had malice prepense, because he set himself against the justice of the rea l m. " It appeared from this, (said the coroner,) that in law, even if the prisoner did no t k now the deceased, that would not affect the finding of the jury. He could not himself see, looking at all the evidence, that had been adduced, how they could do otherwise, painful as it might be, than find a ver dict against the prisoner, and he concluded by stating, that in agreeing upon their verdict, it was necessary that twelve out of their number of fifteen should be unanimous. The jury consulted for a few moments, when their fore man said in effect, " They were unanimously of opinion, that the prisoner was guilty of the wilful murder of the deceased, David Bailey." The verdict, in the usual language of the law, was then read by the coroner, and signed by the jurors. The CORONER.—Prisoner, the jury have found a verdict against you for wilul murder ; it is now my duty to commit you to Kirkdale gaol, to take your trial at the next assizes for this part of the county. The prisoner was then removed from the bar POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—Tuesday. Mr. Busby, husband of Elizabeth Busby, who was ac quitted at the recent assizes held in this town, was placed before Mr. Hall, having been taken by a warrant procured by the parish authorities, for having refused to pay the ar rears of money due for the maintenance of his wife. It ap peared that Mr. Busby some time since agreed to pay to the parish five shillings per week, which he has discontinued since the unfortunate occurrence for which Mrs. Busby was tried. The sum claimed by the parish was seven shillings, which had accrued since she was discharged. Mr. Wardle, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. He stated, that Mr. Busby had two reasons for refusing to pay the money according to his former agreement : the first of these was, that Mrs. Busby had been previously married, and that her husband was still alive and in America. The second reason was, that he himself only earned fourteen shillings per week as a coach-driver, and he could not afford to pay the sum required by the parish authorities. Mr. Hall asked Mr. Wardle if he had any evidence of the first marriage. Mr. Wardle replied, that he had the certificate of the first marriage in his hand, and that the captain of a vessel which had already sailed, was acquainted with her first husband, and would bring back proofs of his being alive. Mr. Hall said he should, of course, before he stopped the allowance, require the same evidence as if a charge of bigamy were pre ferred. He had no doubt the woman was a very bad woman indeed, but still the prisoner had married her with a full knowledge of her character and he could not now exp ec t t o escape the consequence of his folly, by a mere statement that she had been previously married. Mr. Wardle—" Yes, I grant that he was foolish, but you will please to recollect that he was extremely young." Mr. Hall said he had friends who ought to have taken care that he did not act in such a manner, and concluded by stating, that till the proof which he had named was brought forward, the prisoner must con tinue to pay the allowance which he had agreed to. The prisoner promised to pay the arrears and also the allowance, upon wh ch he was discharged. STABBING.—Jane Carrol was placed at the bar, charged with having wounded Sarah Baxter. Both the prisoner and the prosecutrix are dissolute characters of the lowest class. The complainant, who appeared to be in a deplorable condi tion, stated that, on Saturday night she was standing in Scotland-road, in company with another female, when she saw the prisoner and several other persons come out of a public-house. The prisoner advanced to her, (complainant) and, without any provocation, struck her four times. She (complainant) was not aware till she received the last blow, which was on the lower part of her throat, that she had been stabbed with a knife. On finding that some serious injury had been inflicted upon-her by the last blow, she shrieked, and several persons came to her assistance. Blood was flowing profusely over her person, and, on examination, it was found that she had been stabbed in four places ;—on the left temple, on the upper lip, which was severed, and on each side of the throat. One of the latter wounds was stated, by the surgeon who had dressed her injuries, to be close in the vicinity of the caroted artery. The prisoner, it appeared, was slightly intoxicated at the time when she in flicted the wounds. A young man, who stated that he saw the occurrence, corroborated the testimony of the com plainant. He said he saw her strike the blows with the knife in her hand. The prisoner, with great emphasis, de nied that she had used a knife, but admitted that she had struck complainant with her fist. The prisoner was com mitted for trial at the sessions now holding, the witnesses being immediately sent over to the Grand Jury. YESTERDAY. COMMITMENTS.—Three girls—Catherine Harrison, Sarah Dobbins, and Margaret Brayson, were fully committed for trial at the sessions on a charge of stealing a silk cloak value £4, the property of Mrs. Jones, of Percy -street. An entrance into the house was effected by the back door, and they were seen by a plumber from the roof of a house. Two young men named Jones and Flinn, were charged with having stolen a coat and hat, from the house of Mr. Thomlinson, (of the firm of Mather, Thomlinson, and C 0.,) near the Herculaneum potteries. The articles were hung in the hall of the house, which opens into a private lane, and the prisoners were stopped when in the act of making off with them. Both were known to the police, and Jones had be en re l ease d only a few days from tw e l ve months imprisonment. The evidence was taken against them, and they were committed for trial. WAKEFIELD WooL MARKET.—For most kinds of wools suitable for combing, a very fair demand has continued through the week at full prices. Other kinds are rather more difficult to quit, and though buyers attempted to buy on lower terms, they did not, as far as our information Wends, succeed in a single instance. t"./ ',CP LIVERPOOL EASTER SESSIONS. —TUESDAY. THEFT BY A SHOPMAN. William Taylor, aged 23, until recently a shopman in the employ of Mr. Richard Mitchell Beckwith, was charged in an indictment with having in March last stolen five pairs of silk stockings, the property of the said Mr. Beckwith. Mr. DOWLING conducted the prosecution, Mr. RAZASHAW defended the prisoner. The circumstances of this case were fully detailed immedi ately subsequent to the examination before the magistrate. The prisoner was a shopman in the service of Mr. Beckwith. Some suspicion was excited against the prisoner, and he was apprehended on a supposition that he had embezzled certain money. This charge could not be substantiated ; but the office&found in his carpet bag five pairs of silk stockings. The defence was, that the prisoner had been ordered to take a quantity of silk stockings to wet them, that they might be sold for wrecked property. He went to the kitchen for the above purpose, but was driven out by the servant, who did not wish him to make a slop. He went to his bed-room to wet some of the stockings,—was suddenly called down, and not liking to leave them lying about, he thrust them into his carpet bag. Mr. Ramshaw said the above was the prison er's account of the affair. He questioned Mr. Beckwith re pecting a balance of wages alleged to be due to the prisoner. Mr. Beckwith said he did not know the amount of the balance, though he had received one or two attorney's notes, request ing payment. Mr. Ramshaw was questioning Mr. Beckwith rather severely on this subject, when the Recorder said it had been decided more than once, that if a servant behaved dis honestly the master was n o t bound to pay him any wages that might have been due to him. The jury found the prisoner guilty, recommending him to mercy. LARCENY.-A QUICK RECOVERY. William George, 17, was charged with having feloniously stolen twenty-five shillings, the property of Thomas Everard. Mr. MURPHY was retained for the prosecution. The prisoner had entered the tavern kept Ipy the prosecu tor, and having been left by himself for a few moments, he opened the drawer of the bar, and took out 255. The prisoner pleaded guilty. When placed at the bar, he had a cap on his head ; and as it was stated that he was very ill, he was accommodated with a chair. He appeared to be suffering severely. The - RECORDER having made some remarks on the bad character of the prisoner, who has committed numerous de predations, said, he should not be doing his duty to the community if he suffered him to remain longer in this country. The Recorder passed sentence of seven years' transportation. The RECORDER (to the jury.) There is some doubt about his illness. The doctor has not been able to discover whether he is really ill or shamming. Mr. MURPHY.--I believe, sir, he has concussion of the braid, from having fallen from the wall of the gaol in an attempt to escape. Mr. DOWLIN G.—No, he did not fall. He had not got on the wall. The prisoner, on hearing his sentence, jumped up and left the bar unsupported. Mr. Batcheldor, governor of the gaol, said the prisoner appeared quite well now. He had skipped down the stairs unsupported, though he could not come up without assistance. Mr. MIIRPHY.—He is an " artful dodger." (Laughter. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY. At two o'clock, the grand jury, having finished their la bours, entered the court, and delivered their prese n t men t, which was as follows :--t• The grand jury, in finding the bill, No. 2, for a misdemeanour, beg to draw the attention of the court to the evil arising from the practice, too prevalent in this port, of agents who take passengers for foreign ports engaging a considerable number of persons as runners, who have the privilege of going into the office, and thereby in ducing persons desirous of emigrating to believe that they are authorised to engage passages, and to receive passage-money, which authority, the parties afterwards find, to their cost, is denied by the agents. (Signed) " Jrio. DANIEL THORNELY, Foreman." The grand jury had also received a memorial from the oil merchants and wine merchants of this town, praying for the appointment of a second port guager, and recommending Mr. John Thomas Lloyd to that situation. The grand jury acquiesced in the necessity for an additional port guager, and recommended Mr. Lloyd to the office. The sessions terminated at half-past five o'clock on Tuesday. COURT OF PASSAGE.—THURSDAY. The learned Assessor took his seat at the usual hour, The first case called on was that of JONES V. DEANE AND OTHER. This was an action of debt for money had and received. It appeared that the plaintiff was possessed of some pro perty in Liverpool, charged with an annuity of £25 per an num, payable to his aunt, and that being scant of zmoney, he and she entered into an agreement to expose the property for sale, and that she should be paid out of the proceeds of the sale the sum of £l5O. In consequence of this agree ment, Mrs. Jones employed the defendants as her agents. The sale was effected—they (the defendants) drew out the deeds and had them executed by their client. Their costs for their professional services were £l5, which the purchasers (Messrs. Sixsmith and Hutton) and the plaintiff and his agent declined to pay, alleging that the parties should pay their respective costs. The defendants in consequence declined surrendering their deeds until their account was paid. The plaintiff, however, was so circumstanced with respect to the purchasers, as v✓ell as to his aunt, to whom he was bound to complete his en gagement, that he was compelled to pay the demands of the defendants in advance, to get possession of the deeds. He therefore, brought this action for the recovery of the money so paid, alleging that he paid it under duress, having a bill of equity to apprehend on each side, to force him to perform his contract. The ASSESSOR observed that it was too much to say, the Fear of a chancery suit was a sufficient duress to maintain this action. A clerk to Mr. Booker, the plaintiff's attorney, was called and stated the circumstances under which the negociation was opened and terminated, as above detailed. Another witness was about to be produced, when The ASSESSOR said that, as far as the evidence of the witness and counsel's statement went, no cause of action had been shown. There was nothing stated to prove that com pulsion had been used, for money had been received—there was no actual duress to pay the defendants their bill of costs. The counsel for the defendants said the contrary was the case, and to skew this, he read a lett er f rom th e p l a i n tiff, authorizing Messrs. Saunders and Lee to pay the defendants their bill of costs. After some further observations of counsel, the plaintiff was nonsuited. BUSHELL V. LAWLESS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of £25., being the value of a cask of wine entrusted by the plaintiff who is a wine merchant, to the defendant who is a carter, and which the defendant, by the negligence of himself or servants, had totally destroyed. In the month of August last, the defendant was employed to take several casks of wine from the King's Dock to the plaintiff's stores in Rumford-place, and to be deposited in his vaults there. The accident, as plaintiff's counsel contended, was owing to the negligence of the defendant's servant, who had fastened the sling round the cask in a careless manner, whereby the damage alleged to have been suffered, was oc casioned. It was the duty of the defendant to save himself from the consequences of this neglect, to chew that it was the result of inevitable accident. Witnesses were called on both sides, but their testimony was contradictory on the main question—viz., to which party was the accident a tt r ib u t a bl e — t h e servants o the plaintiff, or of the defendant. The ASSESSOiI. gave it as his opinion that it was the duty of the plaintiff's servants to see that the casks were perfectly secured before they raised them from the cart to deposit them in the vaults. The defendant's witnesses stated that the cask which had been broken had been suspended for some time, and was fully four feet distant from the cart before it fell to the ground. Under these circumstances the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Another case was tried, and the court adjourned till this morning. PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE BETTER OBSER VANCE OF THE LORD'S DAY. Yesterday evening, a very numerous meeting was held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, for the purpose of adopting the most effective measures for promoting the due observance of the Sabbath. A great number of ladies were present, and on the platform were many clergyman, and several influential lay gentlemen. Amongst the former, we recognized the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, Revs. J. H. Stewart, P. Buddicom, R. Davies, John Jones, John Davies, H. F. Joseph, C. W. Lawrence, Fred. Maynard, W. Maynard, D. Anderson, 1). Roberts, E. J. Bates, H. Carpenter, F. Barker, &c. A few minutes after seven o clock, The Rev. CHANCELLOR RAIKES was unanimously called upon to take the chair. The business of the meeting was, at his request, opened by prayer, from the Rev. Secretary of the Soci e ty. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then rose, and said that he would feel it necessary to trespass upon the attention of the meet ing, while he endeavoured to describe the nature and pur poses of the association whose objects they met to support. And, in the first place, he would take the liberty of mention ing one circumstance, which he thought should be impressed upon their minds, and which it would be profitable for others to recollect, namely, that in coming to the consideration of this important subject, they should dismiss from their pro ceedings all the usual formularies of public meetings, and that they should not feel themselves, when assem bledhere, as if they were merely called upon to give their assent and support to certain resolutions that would be proposed for their adoption. This - course was necessary to be taken—it was due, it was expedient, it was important for the proper consideration of the nature of this society, which they felt themselves bound to support, that the measure, the success of which they were called upon to promote, should be re garded by them in a higher light, and one more becoming its great importance, than such formalities prescribed, because he was convinced that every individual who reflected upon the simple question of the due observance of the Sabbath, must admit, that it should not be looked upon in the ordi nary manner in which other subjects were generally discussed. It involved. interests of the greatest importance, and he could not conceive any question that so vitally and univer sally concerned the spiritual and temporal welfare of the people. There were two objects, or rather two principles to be considered in reference to it. In the first place,. the the protection of conscience should be maintained the poorer classes should be protected from the continued viola tion that their consciences now suffer, in consequence of being obliged by their employers to desecrate the Lord's day, or abandon their employment, and permit their wives and families to starve. (Cheers.) If they considered the system of Sabbath desecration now pursued, they would find that all other abuses creep after it, and that evils of the greatest magnitude • gain dominion, the extent of which they do not yet perceive, but in the end they will be able to trace to the system the various acts of violation of Christian duty, that disgrace and degrade society, and that it is to this intolerable practice, that the spiritual interests of man are so relentlessly sacrificed. It would appear that the obligation of observing the Sabbath has lost all its wonted force amongst the people of this coun try—the usage of violating it has been incorporated into our domestic habits—and the custom of respecting it has lost all attraction. Many, he was convinced, in the humbler walks of life, felt keenly the stern necessity they were under of neglecting the Sabbath-day--whose consciences were touched by the compulsion they were under of working for their families on that day. This society had, in a great measure, relieved the handicraft workman from this intolerable oppres sion, and the success that has attended its exertions, as well as the objects it still has in view, gave it a paramount claim to the support of a Christian country. It was a protecting society—it protected the conscientious feeling of the com munity from oppression, and thus tended to the develope ment of that moral feeling, which was—let politicians say what they might—the only foundation of national strength and of national prosperity. (Cheers.) He, therefore, con tended, that a society for the promotion of the becoming observance of the Lord's day, was deserving of the support of a christian country. It has hitherto been the boast of a Britain, that he could stand upright in his native land, with out ft ar, where will that proud boast be, if this society will have ;o come forward, and ask the government of the country to interfere, and protect the people from the consequence of the conflict, that they were now engaged in, between their temperal interests and their moral obligations. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The moral sense of the people is now excited on this question, but independent of this reason, for his anxiety to have the Sabbath properly observed, there was another view of the case he had to lay before them. It was his firm conviction, that on the observance of the Lord's day rested the whole of the spiritual religion of the country. What was your knowledge available without an interval of rest to exercise it? It was useless—your - 1 knowledge of religion was useless—it is a sterile, a cold, and barren thing, and totally destitute of moral worth, if an interval be not allowed for exemplifying. They should bear in mind the situation which this country bear at present in relation to other countries—he did not exaggerate, when he said of England, that on the state of religion in this country depended the welfare of the world at large. Let religion sink into a dry abstraction, let indifference pre vail, and not only the faith of the English church, but the religious welfare of mankind would be at stake. On the proper obervance of the Lord's day depended the ex istence not only of the Church of England, but of Christen dom at large, and with it the hopes of emancipating other nations from the trammels of infidelity, bondage, and idolatry would be likewise banished for ever. He then firmly believed that as the observance of the Lord's day all their hopes rested, and just as in proportion, as it was hallowed or desecrated in England would his hopes rise, as to the preva lence of a depression of soundreligious feeling abroad. It was for this reason he said they had not met them to hear a re port read, and the statements of their accounts given, but they were called together for a much more important and momentous purpose. He begged to remind them that the plan in which their society was, possessed no ordinary in fluence. Liverpool exercised over the kingdom at large, an influence somewhat corresponding to what England exerted over other countries. She might therefore compare their exertions here in the propagation of sound religious princi ples, to the effects p ro d uce d b y a stone thrown into water — at firstit produces undulations, which are communicated to the whole surface, all then become commingled, and finally, the whole subsides into a calm and quiet smoothness. He apologised foi having trespassed so long upon the attention of the meeting, and concluded by calling upon the Secretary to read the report. The SECRETARY accordingly came forward,—but before commencing to read the report, he begged to state, that he had received a letter from the Bishop of Vermont, (who, it was stated in the placards of the society, would be present at this meeting) apologising for his absence, which was una voidable, as he was obliged to leave Liverpool on urgent business, on Tuesday last. He thcn proceeded with the report. After some preliminary remarks, on the subject of Sabbath observance generally, in which was detailed the ob jects of the society, it went on to state the measures adopted to carry those objects into effect. Placards, addresses, tracts, and other useful publications were issued, enforcing the necessity of the proper observance of the Lord's-day. The conduct of two young men, who exert themselves, par ticularly in circulating those tracts, was mentioned in very flattering terms, and their example was held forth as a model for the imitation of others. The report also stated, that the society had forwarded petitions to parliament, in favour of Mr. Plumptre's motion, one of which was presented in the House of Lords by Lord Skelmersdale, and the other in the H. of Commons by Lord Sandon. Petitions and memorials were also sent forward in favour of a suspension of business in the post-offices of the kingdom to discohtinue the delivery of letters, and to prevent the miming of the mail on the sab bath. In connection with this part of the question, the report recommended to individuals who were favourable to the ob jects of the society to decline receiving or sending letters on the Sabbath, and thus .theylwould avoid all participation in the national guilt which they now incurred, while by their own acts they sanctioned the proceedure. It next com mented upon the Sunday traffic on canals, which was the cause of much crime and immorality, and stated that the com mittee had memorialised the directors of the Mersey and Irwell Canal Company on this subject. A deputation from the Society had waited upon them at their last meeting at Warrington, but as yet no alteration had taken place. Better results had been experienced from their appplication to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company, who had passed a unanimous resolution, securing to their flatmen the full and uninterrupted enjoyment of the Sabbath. The report also referred to the number of vessels, steam-packets, &c., that arrived in Liverpool on the Sabbath especially from Ire land. The committee memorialized the City of Dublin, the Newry, the Waterford, the Dundalk, and the Belfast Com panies. Three of the companies (as we understood from the hurried reading of the report) agreed to cease running their boats on Sundays, and the Dublin Company, by whose boats arriving on Sunday, the greatest annoyance was occasioned, came to a resolution that, unless in a case of urgent neces sity, they would not allow their boats to leave the harbour. The directors in Dublin allow none of their boats to leave that port on the Sabbath. But the evil of the departure from this port was not so great as that of the arrival of the steam-packets. Vessels leaving Ireland on Sa turday arrived here on Sunday —on one occasion no less than 17 arrived in one day, and the confusion that arose from driving the flocks of cattle they were laden with through the streets, separating them into lots, and obstructing the streets with them, was very annoying to persons going to the various houses of worship, and was most disgraceful to witness in a Christian community on the Lord's day. The extent to which this abuse is carried throw's great reflections on the vigilance of the public authorities, and it arose in a great measure from the circumstance that the Liverpool cattle market takes place on Monday, and, as the pasturage is cheaper in Ireland than in the vicinity of Liverpool, drivers detain their cattle in Ireland until as short a time as possible before the market here. For the prevention of this system of allowing vessels to arrive in this harbour on the Sabbath day, the report recommends that a higher rate of dues should be levied on vessels entering the port on that day. Another most painful pisition to behold' was, the constant travelling by the railway on the Sabbath, whereby coaches, canal-boats, &c. were brought into employment, for purposes either of accommodation or competition. This was not the only injury done. The custom of Sabbath violation hitherto unknown in country villages was introduced, and crime and immorality would inevitably follow, if the progress of the system were not arrested by some legislative enactment, or voluntary action of the Railway Companies. The committee had already memorialized the directors of the principal rail ways, but with one exception, that of the Dalkeith Railway, in Scotland, no good result was gained. The report referred to the praise-worthy conduct of the hair-dressers and barbers of Liverpool, 161 of whom had resolved to shut their shops on the Sabbath, and in order to protect the poorer portion of their brethren, had formed themselves into an association for the purpose of laying informations against any who should attempt to violate the law. This conduct it was to be regreted, was not imitated by other descriptions of shopkeepers. The coach proprietors, and car drivers had acted in a manner deserving of the approba tion of the religious portion of the community—they spon taneously petitioned the Mayor and Town Council, not to allow coaches and cabs to stand and ply for hire in the streets on the Sabbath, and the report expressed a hope, that the council would grant the prayer of the petition. It concluded by giving a statement of the accounts, which is as follows : Subscription Donations 8 1 0 Collections 9 10 10 Expenses paid .... . ........ £47 15 8 44 10 4 £3 5 4 £lO 6 6 .7 1 2 Amount of debts now owing The society owes The Rev. JAMES STEWART then moved the first resolu- tion, which, as well as the others, will be found in our ad vertising columns. In proposing this resolution, he expe rienced some difficulty in entering upon the question which it raised, for the subject of Sabbath observance was so large as to render compression very difficult. On the Sabbath day the poor man was not only able to lift up his head, but, by the grace of God, to raise his heart, and unite in the praise of Him of whom all have said " He is worthy of praise." The observance of the Sabbath was a subject de serving of peculiar attention, as a test of character ; for, being a day of leisure, men generally do, as he might say, the apostles did after they had been before the council of the Jews —they went to their own country. So, on the Sabbath day, men are disposed to act—the man' of pleasure turns the Sabbath day into a day of pleasure,—he that is fond of po litics will be seen reading the Sunday newspaper—he that is fond of gain, will employ himself in examining the quantity of freight his vessel will contain, and how many passengers have travelled on the railway—while the churchman will recollect the manner in which the privileges he enjoys should be used, namely, by holding communion with his God. He hoped that the-feelings of the people would undergo a change on this subject—that a better tone of feeling would suc ceed the present indifferent feeling respecting it, and that if he might so speak, a strong sentiment regarding the observance of this blessed day would generally prevail, which would be far better and more effectual than any legislative enactment. He trusted that the people of this country would adopt the feeling of the people of Scotland on this subject, aid that they would not permit the desecration of the Sabbath to contmue. The directors of a railroad in Scotland wished to follow the example of the English rail road directors, and for the purpose of gain to allow persons to travel on the railway on the Sabbath, but the people sent forth a strong, an irresistible declaration that such a practice should not take place. He trusted they would imitate their northern neighbours, and not leave it in the power of every Scotchman who visited them to say that they sought ad ditional interest and gain by the desecration of the Sabbath day, but that all of them would pray together with one mind and unite in the support and worship of Him, who emphatically said to them Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath-day." The rev. gentleman then referred at much length to the consequences destructive of the late hurricane, during which many vessels and lives were saved, owing to the observance of the Sabbath by their commanders. On the other hand he stated that of 60 vessels, that memorable Sunday, ten of them never returned to put out again. He next briefly touched upon the violation of the Sabbath by the post-office authorities; and concluded by passing a high eulogium on the conduct of the Lord Mayor of London, who by his conduct at the interim, the deputation had with Lord Melbourne, succeeded in preventing the contemplated delivery of letters, on the Sabbath, in the metropolis. The Rev. Mr. BUDDICOM seconded the resolution, which he did with the greatest pleasure, as it was connected with a subject that brought home to the bosoms of all comfort and delight. It was no drawback on the gratification he felt, if he found that, in prosecuting their design, they had difficul ties to encounter and obstacles to overcome. He doubted if their course would have been so successful, had the proceed ings of their society gone on in one continued tide of unvary ing prosperity. They could hardly suppose the God of this world, in this his stronghold and highest advantage -ground, would allow his followers to maintain it without a struggle to test their devotion. And therefore in this view of the case the society might say, with the French general, in reference to the traitorous capture of Malta, " It was well that some one was in it to open the gates." The rev. gentleman then argued that the great object of the society was to secure for the poor man temporal liberty—freedom of conscience—the power to worship his God, without any temporal loss—but not that liberty which the slaves of infidelity have on their lips. At the present moment the principal opponents to the observance of the Sabbath are practical infidels, and when they boast of freedom they blind their eyes with the name,—the reality is far from them, for if there are tyrants more ungenerous than another, the tyranny of infidelity is the most detestable. He then proceeded to comment upon the duty that all Christians were bound to perform, in ob serving the Sabbath. The command that God enforced its observance was most emphatic. As the Saviour, when he pronounced any particular mandate, he introduced it with the words " Verily, verily," so God in giving his commandment, so as to make it more stringent, employed the word " remem ber." The rev. gentleman next referred to the attempt made in a neighbouring country some years ago, where they sought to abolish the Sabbath altogether, and at a time when they in fact denied, the existence of a God, and introduced their Pagan decades, and frippery nomenclature for the months and seasons of the year, they, he said, as a fitting corollary to their doctrine, that there was no God in heaven, tried to do away with the Sabbath, but when they returned to their natural reason, and dreaded that they had no Sabbath, for the occupation and rest of the people, they decreed that God should have one day. He then concluded an eloquent address, which we are unable now to give, by supporting the resolution. The Rev. Roar. DAVIES proposed the second resolution, which was seconded by the Rev. JOHN DAVIES, and carried unanimously. _ The Rev:F. BARKER rose to propose the third resolution. He condemned the conduct of the post-office department, and of the railway directors, on the subject of Sunday ob servance. He could speak of the evil effects of the railway from his personal knowledge. When called upon to visit any of the men connected with the railway, and whose faces he could not recognise from their not being in the habit of attending church, their excuse was that they were obliged to attend at the railway every Sabbath or every alternate Sabbath; and when asked, as he frequently was to use his interest to procure employment for men on this work, he was obliged to reply, that he could not conscientiously do so, for the fir thing he should do have to clo, when they got sick was to persuade them to leave it off, on account of their being obliged to neglect worship on the Sabbath. The laws of the - , Inrllo fiht country ought to be so framed that persons should be at liberty to attend divine worship, to observe the Lord's day, without being compelled to let their wives and families starve. The plea for the conduct of the railway proprietors is, that the merchants require the transfer of letters, and communi cations--and when an appeal is made to the government of the country on the subject, the government also threw the blame on the merchants—he contended that the sus pension of the transmission of letters on the Sabbath would not injure the mercantile interest, but he was confident, that in a short time the habits of commercial men N,ould become adapted to the new state of things, ant. Ire many, years passed over, the wonder would be, that for supposed worldly interest, so beneficial an arrangement was opposed. He expected those present, young and old, to assist in produc ing such a condition of things, and in order to be useful in the good work, they shouldbe active, coldness would not suc ceed, and they should make themselves well versed with the sub ject. There were sermons on the subject preached by the Bishop of Calcutta, which would be delivered to those who desired them, at the conclusion of the proceedings. Tracts would also be issued, and he begged to suggest to the young men present, that they could not employ their time more advan tageously in the sacred work, than before divine service, distributing the tracts, on the pier-head, the park, the the railroads and other places frequented by persons for amusement on the Sabbath. He concluded by referring to the Edinburgh Mercantile Company, who had by a vote of 55 to 17, declared in favour of the becoming observance of the Sabbath, and denonncing the delivery of letters on that day as fraught with the worst consequences to the morality and religious observances of the people of Edinburgh. They peti tioned the lords of the treasury on the subject, and though per sons of politics different from them, who were generally ad vocates of Sabbath observance, they spoke in language as strong as any they could adopt, in condemnation of the con templated project. Mr. B. then read the third resolution. JOSHUA WILSON, Esq., on presenting himself to second the third resolution, said that he had been alluded to as ca pable of furnishing some information to the meeting, and he he would be most glad to do the utmost in his power ; but he confessed, since he entered that room he had heard so much to him both new and interesting, that he felt that it was unnecessary to detain them so long as he otherwise might have .done, particularly at so late an hour. (Cheers.) One main point to be attained by such associations as the present, was the shutting up of shops on the Lord's day. Keeping places of business or resort open on that day was a great evil. Before the association with which he had been connected in the metropolis had commenced operations, the markets in Spitalfields and the shops in many parts of the city were opon the Sabbath day. Such, however, had been their effect, that already one-half of them were shut up on that day. The tradesmen who had closed their shops, and all connected with them, spoke with gratitude and pleasure of the change which the system they had adopted had pro duced. (Cheers.) One plan of the association's had been, to assemble the several trades of the metropolis, to point out to them the advantages of closing on Sundays, and to learn and combat their objections. The result had been that out of 151 masters so collected, only five refused to close their shops. He now came to the hair-dressers, to whom allusion had been made. One of the journeymen, a young man from Scot land, had told him, that after engaging with a master, he found that he could not conscientiously continue to follow his voca tion on the Sabbath. This young man found thirteen others equally oppressed, and they all gave their masters .notice to leave. They formed a small society to assist each other when they were thrown out of employment, which they were. But the masters soon found that when they lost a conscien tious servant they lost an excellent and valuable friend, and they took them back. The whole of the fourteen, after doing a duty to their masters, were now in business for themselves, and he believed were all doinc , Well. (Cheers.) The moral he drew from this was, let them honor the Lord's day, and trust in Him, and all would prosper. (Hear.) He might, however, argue the matter on other grounds. It was impossible for men, without injury to their health and strengh, to work incessantly without a day of rest; and the experience of employers went to show that they could get even more work out of them by regular employment on the week days only. During the l a t e war , the governor of one of our seaports had ordered that the men should work on Sunday, to complete the equipments required, and that for so doing, they should have double wages. But he was succeed ed by another gouernor, who put a stop to the Sunday work, and at the end of the week found that without double wages, he got more work out of his men than his predecessor. (Cheers.) He next illustrated his position by a reference to the iron masters in Staffordshire, who, on a strong remon strance being presented to them on the subject of Sunday labour, had, to their infinite credit, ordered that their fur naces should be damped on that day, or merely kept in, but no other work be done. The consequence was, that where five hundred men were before employed on the Sabbath, there were now employed only five, and that too with acknowledged advantage to the masters. (Cheers.) One of them, a Mr. Boyle, (as we understood the speaker) had declared that he obtained at least 10 per cent. more work from his men, than his people were required to work on the Sabbath. It was thus clearly shewn that the Sabbath must be kept as a day of rest and holiness for the spiritual as well as the physical necessities of man—by the immutable law of God ;—that it must be kept holy for his temporal as well as eternal welfare. (Hear.) After adding some further instances of the bene ficial effects of desisting from work on the Lord's Day, in several large establishments, he adverted to the railways, anti their demoralized effects on that day, particularly in the neighbourhood of London. By means of that mode of con veyance and steam boats, thousands were conveyed from their homes and their places of worship to visiting places of resort; amd Gravesend, Windsor and other towns and villages, otherwise peaceable, became scenes of desecration. The Zoological Gardens and other places were also open, as were the public news-rooms. If one class frequented such places, another and humbler class, through the bad example, went to the beer shops and other demoralizing places of re sort. He then came to the subject of the mail running on Sunday. Their society had, from the first, strongly object.. ed to such a practice, as one of the greatest evils, inasmuch as it was a national sin, and tended to spread Sabbath dese cration throughout every town and hamlet in the kingdom. (Cheers.) He described the manner in which the, post-office business was done in the towns and villages near London. At Clapham, the average number of letters to be delivered on Sunday was only 12, with about as many news Papers ; yet to deliver them no fewer than eight men were employed ! He then noticed what had recently been done in London to forward the objects they had in view. Their association had memorialiaked the bankers ; and he had himself gone round to them with the petition that they would discourage posting on Sunday. Only two hankers refused to accede, and from one of these a letter was afterwards received, expressing his regret that he had not signed,—so that they had 'only one banker a g ainst them. The merchants, for the m os t part, an d tha Lord Mayor had also taken a warm interest in abolishing the practice. All the Wesleyan congregations, and all the Sunday School teachers, to the nu m b er o f 600 or 700, had also petitioned. (Cheers.) A deputation of the bankers and mer chants headed by the Lord Mayor had met Lord Melbourne on the subject. His lordship said that the government would not bring forward the question, and that he should reserve the expression of his own opinion (which he believed was favourable) till it was discussed. In Derby all the 'bankers and merchants were favourable to these views : In Edinburgh eight out of ten were similarly affected towards them. (Cheers.) He might add, that in Scotland a delivery of 4000 letters, on Sunday, employed 5000 persons! The people of Scotland, however, said that if the government would not do away with the practice, they would do away with it themselves. (Cheers.) He related some agreeable anecdotes, showing that nothing was lost in the way of trade, but much gained by refraining from business on the Lord's day, and concluded by imploring all who heard him to do their utmost to for ward the great and sacred cause in which the society had em barked. (Cheers.) The motion was put and carried. Owing to the lateness of the hour the fourth resolution was net moved. The Rev. CHAIRMAN said it would be trespassing too long on the meeting to prolong the proceedings . , and he trusted they had heard enough to induce them to go on and prosper. He, therefore, considered the meeting at an end. (Applause.) The assembly then dispersed. A collection was made at the door, towards defraying the expenses. RAILWAY MONOPOLIES. - TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sir,—ln reference to the statement of Pickforil and Co. relative to their agreement with the London and Birming ham Railway Company, which is published, in this day's Albion, allow me to ask whether the railway Company did or did not bind them down not only as the. rate of 'tolls pay able to the company, but as to the rate qicarr;age per cwt. which theft. were to charge to the public 1 I have pretty good ground for asking this inforitiaGyn,,r„nd belive that public benefit will arise from all possittle publkity being given to the transactions of these most-monstrous monopolies.—l am, &c. B. April 15, 1839. HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER MERLIN.---ThiS fine vessel, 909 tons burthen, with engines of 320-horse power, the first of the large Admiralty steamers, intended to ply between this port and Dublin, has been commissioned by Capt. Townley, late commander of the Avon. She was hauled out of dock on Sunday, and will be ready to commence duty about the Ist of May. GOUT AND RrmumATtsm.—We beg to refer our readers to Dr. Barker's advertisement, in which they will perCeive that a cure for Gout and Rhetiniatism, discovered and pre pared by him, has proved wonderfullysuCCOsful. WC, from our own personal knowledge, can vouch fOr . its 'efficacy, and we would recommend it to all persons labouring under these painful complaints.—Edinburgh Obserrer,f4h. 28,1834 . . LIVER THEATRE.—We have seldom,4ver, enjoyed a more pleasant evening's entertainment than is'e did on ijon day last, at this theatre. Master B. 'GrosFraith, (wlnise extraordinary transformations of character are almost incre dible,) took his benefit. The house, and the performances, were, we think, reciprocally good. Perhaps, the greatest novelty of the night was the appearance of of extra ordinary acquirements, as a pianist. The ease, elegance, and precision with which she executed the most "dhficult . past ages of some well selected pieces, exceeded all - our antieipat lc a s, and completely astonished the most captious lovers of music. We perceive " the Grossmith's" are about to take their leave. We wish them all the success they can meet with. FRENCH TUITION.—We find from an advertisement which appears in another column, that M. De la Claverie, who has long been distinguished as a successful teach er of the French and Italian languages, has returned to Liverpool, - arid an nounced his intention to resume his professiimal avocations. The many able works which he has published afford an am ple proof of his qualifications as a teacher. The opinions which the leading reviews have pronounced on these works, reflect the highest credit on his literary attainments. Arrivals at the Grand Junction Hotel : Currie, Esq., M.P., Grattan, Esq. ' M.P.,— You ng , E sq ., M.P., L or d Templemore and party, Captain Henderson, Capt. Johnson, R.N., Colquhoun, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Lyster and family, Sir Charles Smyth, Mrs. and Miss Barings, C. H. Graham, Esq., Captain Cater. Colonel Hughes, H. Jackson, • Esq., Lady Barham, Mr. Braham and friend, Rev. J. Barrington, W. Cross, Esq. the Most Noble the Earl of G o Sf or d, S. Peploe, Esq., Viscount Hereford, Captain Verner, Captain Conine, Mr. John Green, J. Pini, Esq., J. Stevens, Esq., J. Abercrombie, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, C. Stewart, Esq., Colonel Slone, H. E. Jones, Esq., C. Churton, Esq., Westmoreland, Mrs. and Miss Mint°. List of passengers by the packet-ship Roseins, - captain J. Collins, arrived yesterday from New York ; sailed on the 2Gth of March :—Mr. William J. Campbell Allen and lady, of Belfast : Colonel W. H. Bolton, bearer of despatches from Upper Canada; Lieut.-Colonel H. H. Farquharson, ditto from Lower Canada; Mr. D. H. Haight and lady,-•4r. Jas. H. Hackett and lady, Messrs. James Reiss, G. F. Duck w it z , Gustavus Taylor, John Snelling, jun., Bakeweil B. Atter bury, John C. Hitchcack, H. F. Henschen, Mrs. James Mowatt, and Miss C. Lewis, of New York ; Mr. F. L. Homer. Mr. S. B. Dyer, Mrs. Almera Pike and child, and Mr. William H. Boardman, of BoSton : Messrs. Henry B. Tatham and Philip' Schlesinger, of Philadelphia..; Ali s. Ricards and daughter, aivil Mr. J. R. Ri car dS ,.o f B a l t i incu e ; Mr. G. Kosta, lady, and child, of New Orleana ; Mr. T. M. Woodhull, of Newberg ; Mr. J. R. Robinson, of Upper Canada; Mr. Campbell, of Belfast; Mr. AlexancLtr Ross Leone, of Liverpool ; Mr. A. Rankin, of Glasgow; Messrs. Thomas Waller and N. R. Brassev, of South Amtrici ; Mr. Menke and lady, and Mr. H am il ton. ~ • DISCOVERY OF THE ORIGINAL SCORE OF 'MOZART'S REQUIEM. ---The true original of this much contested work, which has at length' been found, has been secured for the royal library at Vienna. In this copy ever note " Bene note is in Mo zart's hand wr iti ng , an d it contains the " San dictus," " AGN US D EI ," t o t h e repet i t i on o f the first p ar t with the fugue. The history of this occurrence will shortly be made public in a paper by M. Von Mosel, privy connsel lor, &c.---Musical World. LIVER POOU STAN lIAX D Vii'' 4 rtr '4* trf ` • ~.~_ .1