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liez 3 ' iegy tinl e 1 1 ae- 4tic . li ell of the d 4 "6.-. i ihi except Mr. Douglas ; but the dog might f ke 0" loaf (as it was a strange one) after the departure The ! ITT ' AI)" returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £2O. ~ Ile ss— . . FISH 7/ . . HINDLE : . William Fish 'toe/a At i' an (41011 by which the plaintiff, , a losie t . ', residing at Eccles (who keeps a couple of cows,) te e to recover c ompensatio'n for injury done to a cow, by f reei s e . ar 't Of the defendant, James lindle, a fish-carrier :Ne e 's . ,!r1)001 to 'Manchester. Al,e e ''et s w e 11 and Mr. Brandt were for the plaintiff, and elr, rtn Plon and Mr. Mansell for the defendant. t i tit of, thitEsceverse stated the case. On the 30th June last, I - , 't;''''erpooletesh-carts of the defendant was proceeding from e l e e e 'oPle o r Manchester. A boy of the plaintiff's was taking s' Rho'', er of te e fts from the field to the watering-place. The i 14. es, carne cart had been drinking at a public-house, and, hh!.o the d l _ l .? , out, he set off at a rapid pace. The boy called ( _ le e °f e: er to take care of the beasts ; but he took no t c Os . " en t e ll „ l - and continued to drive at a rapid rate. The A t he of u was, that the shaft of the cart was driven into et te e b o ___le ow, inflicting a very serious wound, insomuch e t we)s Protruded. Notwithstanding this very eaten ( e t sle t el s larder succeeded in saving the life of the animal. ,rlrnothe:na,,oitcourse, abstained from making any demand a rttot lite o f of injury was ascertained. Ultimately, in lasi t eePtember, the farrier's bill was sent in ; it i . t'" l t erl e te nave° ;e7 2s. 6d., and the value of the cow was sup , h.ozeplaisufftsiesetritodrilmleinished £lO. Application was made ever e . y, to the defendant for that sum, but 10 s efeld as returned, and the present action was brought. lead t 'a , : Tit fi rSt Pllt in a plea of not guilty, but after that, iise fag 6th of March, application was made to the le t, li-erne In a superior court, for leave to add another , 41 ell Nv 'Ni l as, that, after the accident, another agreement tie d eto te '„- tf eeda _at the plaintiff should pay a gallon of ale, and e t ' leele,:t nalf-a-gallon, and that that should be considered ' e t iree est e nt of ail differences. This plea had arisen out of ra ,a Slat, of of the two parties and their witnesses, though i t. sr eLI hostility, having met at a public house, and seve ‘ 4 it..,,, n , - 7t for themselves certain quantities of ale. thlill?l4l:'vere examined, who proved the fact of the injury I'tbt con inflicted as stated. One of the witnesses stated, 01 keel , wa s in calf at the time, and that the loss of her ,. we. Ti e ' Ing to his calculation, would amount to £8 es, eei p a i d e witnesses for the plaintiff denied that any ale had kr. e t ' °, as a settlement of all grievances. tha.. ,—,lll'roN addressed the jury for the defendant, stat % e els r e an, e th client could not be called upon to make comp7l - of t i e , eesecident had been contributed to by the neglig -NI Aid e ,: Piaintiff as well as of the defendant. He would il i t e t d'ek th; e !t° Show, (what the lad had admitted,) that he t h to 0 1 4 c iws several times, when the cart was coming up, PrAtte that that was the cause of the accident. He iee „""''e attempt to - prove, that theetle spoken- after been ite,s dru,alktet,tling of the whole dispute, and that, it had 41 41k e d ;itrne different parties were so amicable that Mrs. [i fi'idettee'lrl'• Hindle to go and take tea with her. l ele elt_e,to this effect having been heard, trll te e ,to replied, commenting somewhat severely eel is evide,eee of the witnesses for the defence, whose ! elleCt,s he characterized as untrue and contrary in them- I ' Ill° 1 vree j.. etlle'eeh s ew .; DGE summed up, stating,. that the first Tees- I lie ee, whether ""e me tinder the consideration of . the jury ! `"l'S' he injury complained of had arisen from ew_ ! Nee of th • t,4tdi,e;trer;haertatt,iianifoeaf.servant of the defendant; and, secondly, • re, ''ntie er , p!ea which had been last entered, namely, that,. the plaintiff paying a gallon of ale and !lq t gee et „ 4. ,_ , gallon, all differences between them in- It t l," be c 01 ,„7-ul . 74'as tt.. ground for the present inquiry, ; teein' thought ered as adjusted, was satisfactorily proved. i 11u4 that it were, then it mattered nothing diet ei 'De had been proved or not. The jury returned l 4 eit l ar the plaintiff hoursee £lB ss. 10d. i se lasted about ' three . 1; 14 t ll ' 1 le t , ,Il eas e , HART V. LUCAS. tl'sn 10,eitUe plaintiff was possessed of some valuable r lit.'s' ' 4 lOe -e n he sent to be sold, and he sought to receive ! k.2trik,,, ,or have them returned, about which, some demur e t se - e•tr o , s onto ' 4 set 'e (as we understand case, as briefly stated,) ag Zee into, on e the part of the'clefendant. The merits vyere t '''t to ''''' th parties having, after a short consultation, ' r efer te 1 , l lt e 'weee the matter to arbitration. r:eesiis ~ e 4 tEet. AND ANOTHER V. THOS. LEES. j 4 Weli;ese the plaintiffs, Mr. John 'Wetherell and Mr. k r ' the - r' coach proprietors, of Manchester, sought &te l .' Cre strs : r ni of 4:66 4s. 6d. k7r. Meta ell and Mr. Martin appeared for the plaintiffs, its • ke tte 4 der and Mr. Cross for the defendant. I N , fet,s,lN having opened the case, (4sswilieere'wEee proceeded to state it. It was one, he e e e, .. ere . i 1 4 0, 66. egn not very important as regarded the amount : t re e:,l'ss es 4s • 6 d., involved a principle, the decision of se' qlt d et great consequence to stage-coach proprietors, , p ro ''ods feendant succeeded in registering the action on the lee P l r iel • e re r Shlch the claim was preferredin that court, coach ' e l ,'"cifi od 'in future similar cases which might after . arise, lt e :Ne e n ° Mode of settlement, but, by the circuitous . and meat of reV. o l a e ci ef filing a bill in Chancery. The establish eke to th e • s, as the jury would . know, had been detn lee et ri.„,,, Interests of coach proprietors, by driving many Ile heir r' 4 hi r'''e the road • but even these would not be so per tro..' p e '; e iD, as thenecessity of going to Chancery to sete se:Led t „, lodical accounts for the hire of their coaches. ! - 1 tre;get_,etich eecessit would appear, and that the agree ell be lie ;„ ce n the Parties Y in this case, which he should show, tek'''' is - 'nelent to enable the plaintiffs to recover the sum h that 'ile a ' Me i , f . court; The case rested in the running of a the ‘ Th e ' h ew Mars ago, between Manchester and reston, 'e: 'r id terC°ctor," after the celebrated race-horse . of that !ce rs 7e, h, C e ll, the parties agreed to speculate in running ele;,ln-heed'erPttitri was as follow . s : A coach was hired from d . l n re mileage e t, ilePiclee h tes The road then to be travelled over was iiiktp t,is.;,reoiocifii,t,lhoeportions in convenient lengths, for horsing, Parties n portion was allotted, for which he '115,,, e 7 ro e e' s 'eerses. At the expiration of a stated period— ''t : 4 in ee"l, or every six weeks, each was to make out hiCienti sii,Z account of all the money he received in f s ares s , !'lprec'lloas the ,suens he had disbursed, such as the iiin • 44 ol ti tlin ' - "Koine, and, inclusive, however, of the expense sleiof Yea ~,, the horses. The question which such a system oe ' thathethe r it involved a partnership ; and he was le i fogy no means did. There was no cominu- r t t t , rte the coach belonged to none of them ;no I 1 4.. 4 e of B or the harness belong to all of them. The '' 4, , n ose the horses, too, was never brought into t ts e i•tre re eteeount. All that was brought into the accoun t ''er e l 'k te„s4eY received for passengers ; and this (after de ?! Pt the.„ellsenses exclusive of the horsing) the parties 'or ' e 'ire e e' !should divide, each receiving an amount 'Ve e ,,__ tfle-'tioued to the length of road over which he_ s eteNers e. e°a ell• 'The way-bill, showing the number of 'vein eit're- throughout, was sent each way—one from St 4 tt o koi,„ another from Manchester. At the end of t las 4, 014 0 r six weeks, by means . of these bills and the ',7lt t Of ea s e e ach party before noticed, the particular ec i 'Si t 1 ,leach was settled by a clerk employed for the , p_nes s tesehtti:'Bl's• 'Wetherell and Co., the plaintiffs. nu ,i'4, , see ,ehole receipts and disbursements into one ae- Net ;et% te'"e, amount was divided amongst the parties in • h. - I ,, t ee distance, as before stated, which each drew t is' t etee`tle amount each had received and disbursed or eaed, if one had received more than his propor- Zo li t , ties - ,„`"er• less, he who had received too much . wae I' lt , '''e • '''Y over a certain sum to him who had received lest i t • 'h a l ° that an e uitable division of the profits was the k e." .41, 4 eelearned counsel here gave the names of all the I 7, 4 ; ',lid e te' e deaereed in this manner to horse " The Doc ' .. , t'r;,t d e f . : nlstances which each of them took. In June, I l et esd teeeennant Lees entered the concern, and remained Ln• e, r 4 e. h esatliclnnier of 1838, when the plaintiffs, who horsed t b e en s it - w aY from Manchester to Bolton, withdrew. ,teed m ade Lees had paid several accounts, which t' e Sie l 't o e 'D op as above amounting ut one acconn , tfe t t r , b er three months and to the sum 4° ,,0, to teLee'avered, remained unsettled. Mr. Lees had -- e r '''Si l e ',,t to r i P It, alleging that he was not liable, and had ;;_lt e ''' th at i With the account ; relying, no doubt, on the t. t7 l ttk,lQ ,' t was a partnership concern, and that a court I t „ete ( '- 3 e. e L° as interfere. He also put in a plea that the 1 -l e 4 lit t e t t el: e r e l lot properly made out, and that Mr. John he"" ti: et r ;''' °f the plaintiffs) coup not properly authorised ocet L e •• He (the learnedsel) should, htiwever, '0' 44 4 - we's s hethorised, and should produce him and 'te e • 1 1. 4 IN hich k ept. th o h , Itx,,, i . K '', 11 4 Ver e r 'Ett said, he had evidence to show that the i r 'ir, e e %e t , not correctly drawn out, and wished . to see t e e t e'ttee e t e les, to ascertain if the charges were right. ' l l e tti, p CII-1.. said he had no objection, if the object to tlatex.° ascertain the accuracy of the clerk. t ote, the eis then proposed that, not to occupy the th e tle 4'llet, the whole e should be referred to some eel r ,!ja el - 4 .ttle law, who should raise a point of law for le .IceitZea`lch of the' court. „s tt iiat of i_tt'Xie. was rather unwilling to take this course. i 41 " ' ' ,tier' c ' tl/ ' 'night turn out to be a matter of fact, which ''"l ' t that th e ry tine dnil decide. ' r f c : } ; rei, t . lit op er. °•f• i d, th s at j • should try the first three j ;" t,,,, '' ' t t 4 .)::',. 0 the question of agreement, and the authority rlqtleti-b;0441,a.ke clst the accounts, leaving the accounts to ett e • roitration. ~.' e t es s ,r e t nt was come to. The case then proceeded. I.‘ ii t tt. td, herteter:Tas_tone, settling -clerk to Messrs. Wetherell •!I 4 1t ri ete let e called, and proved the facts of the cast, as l eNtle ham He also proved, that Mr. Lees had con ,'t. hill ite ta, -13 eIe 'which was pursued in the drawing up of li r ,lf h4tl,'l Produced accounts iu which he (defendant) hes "Ite `'ltl over his surplus receipts to 'parties pointed le4 a eB a, o t t , e t , th a _ Ir . the face of the accounts, as having re- N than their proportion. ie'tt t he c$ matron again took place with respect to the re leS e .'ln e t e l a se• 4 'tett?, hi nt to DGE observed, that there was:certainly a pre lie'''ki t t l ' l t ; eu.be settled, With respect to the authority of e l a % b t i tte . t .i.t would through nreasonable to desire, that i'kl ot 7 i e ~,,,} sl?ould gothe whole of the accounts. tk • Is;:nate -1 01 11 1 1 rIee them to drink up the . . Mersey. He N 41t, nstnne's authority had been distinctly proved. S Ili "hate' it te, at te e Y agreed, his lordship's opinion being i& t .)? w e . !tecounts should be referred to arbitration. o'ti,ge ',,,eee s e'etelen directed to return a verdict for the plain- Vest ',140, subject to a reference. be eaelourned, at twenty minutes to six, to nine , 'AdaY morning. e ls _ r i tut'VN e n -, T „:" - --.41.--,„ ' ',, !,,c.4. 1 .1iv, , - ~... _ Y ESTERDAY , (MONDAY.) 'i,, , ,, t 7 31 0 "•ND SLAYING AT HEATON NORRIS. It'IN,;,II, ltane'',, aged 40, was indicted with having at Hea y7t, h4-Icteri",!n slain 'William Miller. The prosecution trelerdlnt no hl. Or. BROW N , who proceeded to call his wit -41,,,te-4, ll iP di r e °f them having appeared for some minutes, 'd k/o frjeteerOcted that the recognizance should be es ii t ••b 'n the La.g that too much delay to the court had i.lek_viue witnesses not corning up. It ' l ';,pie eii: - I am re surgto iat Heaton Norris. On N• iki i'''' I t to o °etober, examined the•body of Mr. Miller. Itte_tate_ine thetittlel under the left breast, which penetrated kk tri * ,' Cili' sl tll e , ° aSe of the heart. There is no doubt but A, k,t e ,t_ath of the deceased. I found a knife in the e 'Vile, 'al' before. The wound would be done by ie `itt e ''.44 t . ektt '4O on s . ; , s t . , 4 0. x 1 1 011 .—I was ..at Heaton Norris on the day te; It 'hp "rd a noise like a swear: I went into the 's e tses atair I saw Miller's son lying dead on the s t - 'l7 14 tile room frontin Love-lane. I saw the kt l l t ic t 4 !' I ll e e t t ° him. He g • . was sitting on the bed in the Zl et , toi e e 4 „ tt tlif e ie ue r ged him with stabbing his son. He said ;, ,te re sest a e had done as much, I'd have done the 't At a "l -.e ca lla. 4 qki . e ~., 4; an , eto my bed side, and struck me two , 4 tlt f .t ,;: j yo t ,.;;' , You. would not have liked if he had done r . tt iNith s Il e tasked hirn where was the instrument i';;Illst le e !_i . 1 . 1 0 „ . 1 . , said I must look for it in the room. ,t ke h t ees eiel” for it. There were two knives. The r at k' *le lese'unY ; one mark of blood on the handle, the nthk .kt ~,,- " e• eve / . . was taking the prisoner along, Pe ek a top sh,s,,), 41841110 t whattnlae killed him with ; that any one e • riodl to swe h • ~,,-N. A )) , e. / f ar is life away ; for it was done grad e lrth s , mind a spindle on one of the chimney i Pettteeelileniee4 P h t ndle was found.) 'ki te lf ` Taon - - Y Mr• WILKINS.—There were a dozen 4 2 I vie t ati s ln the house when I went in. endttl, Je,1:1: thee;raielined.---I am a power-loom weaver. I 41 h, cif e soner. D eceased lived th He was 20 itte s tl ici alt I fie. ' l ie came that night ve eve. d e ‘‘. AO nti 4 3 ill. His semiNl ,:mg, roll co sister. Mary Ann, came for him, h r e' 4 e, • e tie teeti come home, my father and mother are it , and / w.. t with her. I went also. A dog fol ,7:_th,t ,` \\% ‘ nt , t„, ',,,s,„prevepted from going so quickly by „. 4 4. 4 'eft I'_, what ironer s house I heard the 'prisoner .• 4 - ' 4 (l rl, are Yeal o' to 'b ~, N), , e C had - An, up st sing e after ?"—he —he was t h en re t o i nt k cam ]. airSt when I got to the top of the lid4le and h i ,,'' , he "4, and passed me to go into another he tiAe m ' ' ii . Z if '' with 1 ° Work. He went into the third to e -e le t k e t tif 4 ' B shar e ' wx . l . He came back with a knife in ti e . On hi e „., P l anted, end exactly like that. He e a.,s ree th Lee s o ,. •I‘gat hand; and the candle in the left. l lot Iseesw'th thi s ,,,‘ It.erveryou strike me again, I run -..c elee,•ee nes wife said, "Don't touch him, Licceased said, ° `Where is that MarY • • 5 con there .tted to s trange In the Flock d with that he )us ie fire d t to .„ t'', is at a" Ltnesses Jig, hi' roceed • n —that In cow Sat the pe ople) L how. parties, otn th e firing -street, titriney: taken rn ; an d charge , :ht hav e Li 4 0 ' hous e ' the uainteu OA I could parkin; reit. he pro. „. a nnok light to kischief I at the Booth) • I ese. ny ahOP • , p istu.- cos' [s to 49 in his .1 drill' , . ter of s i n st 11 11 is when lect the vino to pistols qi theta tr,e, $ in the° that the °,,se for . I der the ntte the drnitte d matio ce ing R uch ( , ondu c ' e that no for t he t R t n • teat ' eis an sed. the In so?,i eviesco on, sub' en ter „f thirl e sUe' 0' CO he °. box, incr il. Aocl`• ma r ' 1 at. tb a lrbitr tv id cas e i [Plir:tcetbr orive n .athweadgee; is then rid 14r. ergesut [orabYA wh it 311 h \Talk er ; .ottlig— nes On e• re in we ',le 11°' I, CO' ism or 1 4 sal eri b e the. e asee r. blica or the de uted • t°. tiff . ' , a d 0/, , i l y , 0- - lab° Figa i " d be ell publi c "' t bel rred to zoo ° offal' 118(1 ,: , u s e- . . • ink 1115 f 611 01 'l6O t vvbs ..„,1 iticrv• Anne who has told me that lie. The deceased went into the bed-room. He came back and said to the prisoner, " B—t you, you have been shamming ill all week, and now you are kicking up your rows !" The prisoner had the knife in his band. When the son h—ed him, be seemed so exasperated that he struck at him. He ran at him. He struck and drew back his hand. The deceased turned himself'and said, " 'Oh ! father, you have done my job now !" He struggled against the wall, with his fingers all over blood, and there fell on his face.' out of the house. I never heard him speak again. I wens The old man followed me down stairs I said, " What's to do that you follow me ? Have I done any thing amiss ?" He said, " B—t him I'll let him know." I called the son-in-law, and returned to the house. I found the deceased then dead. Deceased was quite sober that night. Prisoner was quite drunk. Cross-examined.—No other words passed from the son to the father than you have stated, when he said the father was shamming. He raised himself on his toes, as if to rush at him, but I did not see him strike.. The son is rather a slender man, and lower than the father. Sarah Taylor.—l knew the parties. There had been a few words between them a little after 12, and they went,up to bed. I went up stairs with them, and helped Charles (the prisoner) to undress, as he was ill " tossicated" in liquor. There was some words between them. He attempted to strike his wife, but I prevented him by getting between them. The wife sent Mary Anne for the son, who came and began to strike his father while he was in bed, so severely, that he could hardly speak. The son was in a great rage, and banged the old man's head against the wall. The old man said, " What are you striking me for ?" He' said, `• you, I'll let you know." The prisoner crept out of the bot tom of the bed, and went into the middle room. Cross-examined.—The• son, I thought, would have killed his father. He struck so violently and so fast I cannot tell how many times. I saw the father taken out of the house into custody. He seemed to be very ill put about. He had been so ill about the head that I do not think he knew what he was doing. Re-examined.—l was not examined before the coroner. I did not wish to appear against the prisoner. I had known him long. There was not a better or a kinder father to his children. Thomas Hatton.—l was called in that night. I went up' stairs. I saw the son dying on the floor. The prisoner held his wife by the throat. I parted them, saying to him " Are you not ashamed of yourself?" He said " No, why should I be interrupted in my own house." I said " Are you not sorry for what you have done ?" He said "He has got what he deserves." He seemed to me to be sober enough. I de tained him till the constable came up. Cross-examined.—l am a currier. I had no quarrel be fore with the deceased. - Mr. WILKIN s proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and began to contend that there were circum stances in the case which went to shew that the prisoner acted in self-defence, owing to the violent conduct and assaults of the deceased. He attended chiefly to the testimony of Sarah Taylor, who had swore that she considered the prisoner's life to be in danger while he lay on the bed. He also referred to the evidence adduced that the son raised himself on his tip toes as if to run at and attack him. The learned JUDGE here interrupted the counsel, by stating that it was impossible to make the case out anything less than manslaughter. The prisoner did not stab the deceased while he himself was in bed, and there was no justification for afterwards stabbing him deliberately merely because he stood on tip-toe. (The learned counsel did not therefore continue this line of defence, but left the case in the hands of the court. The learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury immediately found the prisoner guilty. His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, dwelt upon the griev ous nature of the offence, and he hoped the prisoner would throughout the remainder of his life t!eeply lament and re pent of his conduct. He was an old man, and he should, as some blows were previously struck by the deceased, give him some chance of re-visiting his native country after the term of his punishment. Some allowance, he (the judge) should also make in consequence of the prisoner being intoxicated at the time, and therefore more infuriated ; but no allowance could be made in law for this, and but for these considera tions the sentence would be transportation for life. Under all the circumstances, the sentence he should pronounce was, that the prisoner be transported for the period of 15 years. BURGLARY AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. William Brett, 20, was charged with having, on the night of the 29th January, feloniously and burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of Samuel Lowe, Holtingshawe, in the township of Ashton-under-Lyne, and stolen therein, £3 2s. Od. in money, one silver snuff box, one brooch, one shawl, one handkerchief, and one hat, the property of the said Samuel Lowe. He also stood further charged, with having broken into the same house, with intent there and then to steal. Mr. Hatton conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Murphy the prisoner's defence. Jane Lowe, wife of the prosecutor. On the night of 29th January shut the house up. The prisoner was an apprentice to her husband. I left my clothes box safe in my bed-room. Also a purse, with money in it, in my pocket under my pillow. In the morning I found the doors open, and the box on the sofa below, and some of the things were gone. I found the pocket also below stairs, and the purse in it ; but the money was gone. Witnesss here enumerated the property taken from the box, including the money, a silver snuff-box, a brooch, a shawl, &c. Some keys were also missing out of my pocket. Cross-examined by Mr. Multpx Y.-I do not know that my husband ever went by the name of Walker. His mother's name was Walker. There were some persons in the house that night ; but they did not play cards. As to the prisoner's honesty—he was not very honest. A constable apprehended the prisoner on the Sth February, and found upon him a snuff-box, a brooch, a box, and a pawn ticket. I said to him, you have all that was missed' when they were robbed before, excepting the money. He said the money was gone. I said it could not be. He asked me how much it was. He said there was £3 125., neither more nor less. Cross-examined.—There were some persons in company with him when 1 took him. Some of them said, he'd better tell him who were the persons who were with him, and it would go better with him. He said he did not know their names. He added that two of them had a pistol, and one a dagger. When he spoke of the X 3 12s. ' I don't think any of the persons round had said that he had better tell who was with him. Mrs. Lowe was recalled, and identified the articles taken from the prisoner. Mr. Lowe called.—l promised that if the prisoner's father would pay me £5, I would cancel his indenture, and would not proceed against him for the robbery. The prisoner's examination before the magistrates was here read, and amounted to an acknowledgment that he was the perpetrator of the robbery. The COURT proceeded to pass sentence, stating that the prisoner had been concerned in .a contemplated robbery of the same party, in conjunction with other parties armed with deadly weapons. The sentence of the court therefore was, that he should be transported for 15 years. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. Elizabeth Busby, 25, stood indicted with having feloni ously attempted to discharge a loaded pistol at one William Busby, the younger, with intent to murder him, to maim and disable him, or to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner, being ill, was allowed to sit. William Busby, sworn.—l am a coach-proprietor. My brother married the prisoner. He is in my employ. On the I6th of February she came to my stables. She asked if her husband was there. She asked if he was -at the corner of Fox-street, where I have another stable. I said I did not .know. She said, "On your soul do you not know ?" I said I should not say so, but I did not know. Th e w i n d blew her cloak aside, and I saw what I took to be a hammer. I stepped back half a yard to avoid a blow. She pointed it at me—it was a pistol—and I heard a click. I saw the flash. It missed fire. One of our men took it from her. It was given to Rissock. Cross-examined by Mr. MURPHY.—I saw the pistol three days after. I was looking at the prisoner when the pistol was presented, and it was not pointed to the ground, but at my breast. My brother and prisoner had been separated. Re-examined.—l saw powder shaken out of the touch-hole into the pan. By the COURT.—She did not appear to be greatly excited. William Masker, a servant to the prosecutor, corroborated the conversation between the latter and the prisoner. She also said, " I have got his (her husband's) trowsers and waistcoat, and want to return them. She said, "On your soul do you know where he is ?" He said, " I will not put my soul to it." Sbe snapped the pistol. I 'taw fire, but can't tell whether from the powder in the pan or the flint. I took the pistol from her. Cross-examined.—l heard of some unpleasantness between prisoner and her husband, and that they were to be separa ted, and he was that morning to allow her so much a-week. William Busby re-called.—l think the flash was from the powder. --- Herbert, a police-officer.—Prisoner, when I appre hended her, said, that she had bought the pistol to shoot her husband, and was not intended for Mr. William. 'She also said she had taken 14d. worth of laudanum, and had left the bottle in a glass in the garden, where they were found. Kissock, a bridewell keeper, received the pistol from the former witness, and examined it. There was a heavy charge in it, but I did not draw it. I put it in a drawer, which was locked, and I kept the key. On the Saturday night I saw Mr. Whitty take some powder out of the pistol. Superin tendant the key in my trouser's pocket, when I went to bed on Sun day morning. Cross-examined.—l found afterwards, on going to the drawer, that the pistol was gone. M. C oo p er , a surgeon, was called to her assistance, and he applied the stomach pump, and said the prisoner's life was in imminent danger. Jane Kissock, wife of Thomas Kissock.—l saw my hus bar d lock up the pistol, and put the key in his pocket. I gave thekey . to Balfour when he called for it._ Archibald Balfour.--I was sent by Superintenclant M`Donald for the pistol to Kissock's. Mrs. K. gave it to me, and I took it to M`Donald's lodgings. I saw some shot taken out, but only a little powder, but not so much as would make a shot. Superintendant M`Donald called.—l saw the charge drawn. A large quantity of shot and very little powder. Cross-examined.—There was only one wadding. The shot and what little powder was in the pistol were mixed up to gether. . . - Mr. MURPHY here submitted that there was no case to go to the jury, inasmuch as one witness did not know whether the flash were from the powder in the pan, or from the flint. Besides one of the witnesses said that there was a very small quantity of powder found in the pistol, and another that the powder and shot van so mixed up together that it could not have done, any harm. His LORDSIP said, there was certainly a case to go to the jury. The shot might have got mixed with the powder, by uo wadding being placed between them. Mr. MURPHY therefore proceeded to address the jury in behalf of the prisoner in a very eloquent and ingenious man ner, dwelling upon all the circumstances that seemed by possibility to make in her behalf,—contending first, that the pistol was not a deadly weapon from its imperfect loading, and no proof of priming; and secondly, that at the time of the act, the prisoner was labouring under such mental excite ment, from the peculiar circumstances of her situation, with respect to her husband, and the operation of the maddening and poisonous drug of which she had drank so largely as to endanger her life, that she could not be considered a respon sible moral agent. No witnesses were called fbr the defence. One of the jury requested his lordship to ask the prosecutor whether he perceived any smell of powder in the pistol? Mr. Bushby said " No, my lord, I did not." His LORDSHIP then summed up the.evidence. There were two questions involved. One of them required little remark. If the pistol properly charged was fired so near a person, and had gone off and killed the prosecutor, the intent to murder would be clear. The other and principal one was, whether the pistol was loaded in the manner required by the statute to make out the offence charged, and he pointed out what such loading was. It appeared, that the pistol was not loaded in the ordinary way, whether from her ignorance, or extreme excitement. It was possible that a shot might have got into the touch-hole, and prevented the pistol from going off. The priming might have fallen out when the pistol was snapped, by being held obliquely. With respect to the question of the prisoner's insanity at the time, there was no positive proof, as was required of such insanity ; and it would be no justification in law for any one to commit such an s4t under temporary derangement of mind, caused by the taking of any sort of intoxicating drink. - If the jury thought it possible that the pistol failed to go off by the intervention of a shot in the touch-hole, (which was. very large), they would state their opinion to the eourt; and his.lordship, who hql already consulted his learned brother, on the law as affecting the case on this point, on which they had not made up their mind, would put back the prisoner, and reconsider it. The great point for consideration was, whether the pistol was so charged as to constitute, according to statute, the offence charged in the indictment. The jury, after examining the pistol, (a clumsy instrument in bad order) consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of not guilty, on the ground that it did not appear to be proved that the pistol had been primed: Mr. MURPHY applied to the court to allow the prisoner to be discharged.. His LORDRHIP.—She had better be detained until the grand jury are discharged. James Shaw, 23, James Taylor, 24, Thomas Greenwood, alias Hartley, 27, and Thomas Hulme, 28, stood indicted for a burglary in the house of Joseph Saville Roberts Evans, at Ashton-under-Lyne ; also, with the exception of the last pri soner, with another burglary. Michael Doyle, 22, who was charged with having, at Ash ton-under-Line, in September last, felonously assaulted one Patrick Denally, and stolen from his person, one hat, and one pair of shoes—was brought to the bar to hear an affidavit read, on which it was intended to postpone his trial. The affidavit was to the effect, that a principal witness was de terred from coming up to- give evidence by threats from friends of the prisoner —that if he appeared, they would take his life. His Lordship ordered the prisoner to be remanded until next assizes. John Tudye, 24, was indicted for having, at Ashton-under- Lyne, feloniously maimed and wounded a cow, the property of Joseph Taylor. The females were ordered out of the court. The case was distinctly proved against the prisoner, and was one of extreme brutality, but of which the details are wholly unfit for publication. He was found guilty. His Lordship, in passing sentence, remarked, that he•had never heard a case, more brutal and inhuman, or with a purpose more cruel and vindictive. He might transport the prisoner for life, and should certainly pronounce upon him such a time of transportation as would secure his being sent to New South Wales, where lie would be kept to hard labour on the roads, as a second-class convict ; and from this condition, he would not be returned, whatever his conduct, under six years. The sentence of the court was, that he be transported for ten years. Thonias Higgins, 27, was charged with having, at Heaton Norris, feloniously, unlawfully, and carnally known Ellen Maria Walker, an infant of little more than' four years old. The trial occupied a considerable time. The testimony of the child was not, of course, taken. Dr. Brown conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins defended the prisoner. The jury found the prisoner not guilty of the capital offence, and he was then again placed at the bar to be tried for the misdemeanour; but the new indictment was framed to meet only the assault, upon which he would have again been ac quitted. The prisoner was-then hound over to appear to another indictment, at the June Salford sessions, himself in . £lOO and two sureties in .£lOO each. Attie witiiiisses were also bound over to appear jef i lo each. The court then adjourneeT,Nrnine o'clock this day. NISI PRIUS COURT.—MONDAY. Baron Alderson took his seat on the bench a few minutes after nine o'clock. JOSEPH PARKER V. SHOMAS WHARF. This was an action of trover to recover property that had been put into the possession of the defendant, by his brother Richard Wharf, who is an insolvent, and had assigned his property to the plaintiff. The declaration contained three counts, to which the defendant put in three pleas—first, he denies the conversion of the property to his own use : secondly, denied that the property was the insolvents ; and thirdly, that the assignee had any right to its possession. From the statement of the Counsel for the plaintiff, it ap peared that the plaintiff was the assignee of the insolvent Richard, the brother of the defendant. Richard was a farmer. The defendant is a butcher, in Manchester, and has a residence near Halesbarn, Cheshire, within nine miles of Manchester. The property iu question was taken to the de fendant's house in 1838. The defendant is a widower, and has a son called Richard. The property now sought to be recovered, consisted of silver plate, a tankard, eup, and other articles, and was put up by order of the insolvent's nephew, Richard, and was subsequently carried off to the defendant's house. This occurred in August 1837, and in February 1838 the insolvent was arrested in execution, and afterwards he petitioned the Insolvent Court for his discharge, previous to which he assigned hig property to the plaintifi. The defend ant did not obtain his discharge, and he is now in Lancaster Castle. Parker sent to the defendant for the property, and be promised to send it at one time, and again he said he had it not in his possession. Mr. Parker said if he did not send it by a certain time, he would consider it as a refusal to give it up, and would bring an action for its recovery. The de fendant has put in the pleas already mentioned—in reply to which it would be given in evidence, that some of the plate consisted of prizes obtained by the insolvent at an agricultu ral show. William Fisher, an officer of the Insolvent Court, stated that the petition of the insolvent was filed on the 30th March, 1838, and that the plaintiff Parker was appointed assignee on the 28th June, 1838. Maria Guest.—Before I was married I lived with the in solvent Richard, a little before Christmas 1837, on Cheetham hill, Manchester. Knew Richard the son of Thomas. He and his wife lived with my master. The witness here de scribed the articles of plate sought to be recovered. There was a silver cup which held about a quart, and had Mr. Richard Wharf's name on it; there was a silver tankard, which held about the same quantity; there were five table spoons and a large gravy spoon ; six tea spoons, two silver salt cellars, a set of casters with silver stand. They were taken away from my master's house on the 3d Monday of August, by Thomas Wharf. Old Richard Wharf was not at the house at this time, but young Richard was. William Moore gave similar evidence, and in addition, said that Richard Wharf told his uncle's housekeeper, Elizabeth Hawny to keep the plate out of the way, lest any one should come for it. Richard Wharf, nephew of the defendant, and insolvent by a deceased brother, described the plaintiff as the former witnesses. I went with Mr. Parker last July to demand the .plate of the defendant, who was then in the Manchester shambles. On demanding it, the defendant said, pay me what you owe me first, and I will give it up. Parker said, I have yet to learn you are a creditor; I believe you are, on the contrary, a large debtor. Thomas Waugh said, " Aye, very likely.' Parker said, I will read over the list to you. He said there was no occasion, as the articles had not been opened since they came to his own house packed up. Parker said, if he would not give them up that day, he would bring an action for their recovery. The defendant said it(Friday) was an awkward day; he was busy in the market, but as he wished to have no bother about the matter, he would send the property to his (plaintiffs) house on Monday. Plaintiff was satisfied and went away. The property was not received on the Mond ty. He was examined at much length as to the steps taken by himself and plaintiff to get possession of the insolvent's property, but his lordship considered it irrelevant. Counsel for the defendant submitted, that there were no demand and refusal that amounted to a conversion. The demand was made on Friday the 13th; the writ was issued on the following day. His Lordship.—The question is, does the omission to send the articles on the Monday amount to a conversion? It is very difficult to say there is a conversion here. Counsel for the defendant—said, that before the law will permit an action of trover to be brought, it must be proved. that a demand has been made, and that there has been an express refusal. In this case there had been a demand, but there was no refusal. The demand was made on Friday--the plaintiff was satisfied with the promise to have the property returned on the Monday following, but the writ was issued on the intermediate Saturday. Thomas Wharf proved that the demand was made on Fri day the 13th, and that the writ was served on Saturday, as his father showed it to him on the next Sunday morning. He produced books to show that money was advanced, and wages paid, as security, for which the plate was deposited with the defendant. Mr. ALEXANDER, for the plaintiff, contended, first, that the accounts, produced to establish a lien on the property of the insolvent, were fraudulently made; and next, that the service of the writ on the Saturday following, the promise to return the property was not a commencement of the action. His LORDSHIP charged the jury. He said they had three issues to determine, two of which they would have little diffi culty about. The first was whether the property in ques tion was the property of Richard before he petitioned the In solvent Court, and then they had to answer whether it became the property of the assignee as the representative of the estate of the insolvent. The next issue raises the question, if the property was Richard Wharf's at the time of the demand and refusal to restore it by the defendant. There can be no doubt as to the property being originally in Richard Wharf, and there can be no doubt that after the petition it became the property of the assignee. The question then arises, had Thomas Wharf a lien on the property, and was he bound to give it up ; because if a person has a lien on property, the right of possession in the assignee does not exist till the money advanced on the deposit has been tendered, and they were satisfied that it was still owing. In reference to this question, was the plate sought to be recovered deposited with Thomas Wharf as a security for the payment of wages and the advance of monies. His Lordship recapitulated the evi dence that had been produced, and left it to the jury to de cide what credit was to be attached to it. Then as to the conversion of the property to the defendant's use, which was the first issue, they would have to determine whether, when the promise was made to restore it, he really intended to do so. If they decided these questions in the affirmative, then they should find a verdict for the defendant ; if they were of a contrary opinion, they should find for the plaintiff, to the amount of the value of the property sought, reducible to Is. damages in the event of the plate being restored. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after deliberating for upwards of an hour, returned a verdict of 4.:500 and costs, reducible to Is. on the property being restored. On the first issue they found that there was no intention to give up the goods, but that a conversion of the property was intended. On the second issue, they found that the property was originally, before he petitioned the Insolvent Court, in Richard Wharf, and that the defendant had no lien on it; and on the third issue, they found that the property was now in the assignee. HALL AND ORS, ASSIGNEES OF GEO. LAW, A BANKRUPT, V. MESSRS. ROUSE. This was an action of trover to recover the sum of £414, being the value of goods which were fraudulently transferred to the defendants, in preference to the great body of their other creditors. Sergeant ATCISERLY stated the case,—He said, George Law, the Bankrupt, was awoollen manufacturer, near Roch dale, and became embarrassed in the month of February, 1837. He had dealings with the defendants, who are woollen staplers, and have establishments at Rochdale and Black burn. Their first transaction was in the month of January, 1837. Their terms of dealing were a month's credit, and two months discount. Law purchased goods. from the defen dants in January, and in February he bought more goods, before the month had elapsed when the first goods were to he paid for. Early in:February, Law became embarrassed, and showed a dispositiog to prefer the defendants to other credi tors. A person named Longbottom, the agent of the defen dants, succeeded in getting an interview with Law, but before this, (an act of bankruptcy) had been issued by law, which, if proved twthe satisfaction of the jury, would leave the de fendants no defence. The transaction with Longbottom, (which took place ou the 25th February,) would, therefore, be a fradulent transaction. On that day it would be proved, they were closetted together--the result of which was, that the goods in question were packed up on the following day to he sent to the defendant's stores. It would be recollected, that at that time the demands of the defendant were not per fect against the bankrupt, (Law.) It would also be shown, that there was flannel in the possession of the Messrs. How-' arth, which Law gave an order on them to deliver to the defendants. The goods were delivered accordingly ; and an indemnity for the act was given to the Messrs. Howarth. The officer of the insolvent court was the first witness called. He stated the fiat of bankruptcy was dated the 4th March, 1837 ;—the petitioning creditors were James Butterworth, and John Butterworth, the elder,—the assignees who were appointed 25th March, 1837, were Richard Ilall, John But terworth the younger, and John Mills. John Scott Rhodes, a wool-carder in the employment of the Messrs. Butterworth, the petitioning creditors, proved that the bankrupt, George Law, was indebted to his master in upwards of £lOO for carding wool. In the course of each week, from 1835 to 14th February, 1837, they carded 4501b5. of wool, the price of which was £3 7s. to £3 10s. The testimony of a person named Howard, deceased, and a witness named Crowe, were produced to prove that George Law had committed - an act of bankruptcy on the 14th Febru ary, 1837, and that when he returned the goods he purchased from the defendants, before the value of them was demanda ble, he did so without any necessity or Lona fide pressure, and therefore acted in collusion with the defendants, with a view to give them an undue preference over other creditors. Mr. CRESSWELL, for the defendants, denied that any act of bankruptcy was committed by Law on the 15th February: He would show that Law was indebted to the Messrs. Rouse' at the time he purchased the flannels and wools. He was indebted to them on the Ist January, in the sum of £264 ; and, on that .day, Mr. Longbottom, their agent, received • £5O from him on account. He purchased wool from them on the Bth of February, on the terms already mentioned, to the amount of £251, and a few days subsequently he bought another lot, of £26 value. These lots of wool were delivered to Law on the 14th February, and on the following Monday, the 18th, Longbottom, whom he would produce, would state that he heard George Law was going to stop payment. He (the learned counsel) need not, he thought, tell the jury that a trader could not lawfully prefer one creditor to another ; but to establish fraud it was necessary to show that the transfer of the goods it question was the volition of the cre ditor, and not the demand of the debtor; for where a trans fer is made under the influence of a bona fide pressure, it cannot be looked upon as a fraud either in law or morals. It would be proved that Longbottom, on the 25th February, went to the bankrupt, on the part of the defendants, and demanded from him satisfaction for the debt he owed them, and if he had not money to return them their goods. George Law and his brother Edmund, who was taken into partner ship, agreed to give up the goods, and they settled the former account due to the Messrs. Rouse, by the payment of £5O in cash, and by the transfer of 74 pieces of flannel, that were in the stores of the Messrs. Howarth. For these flannels they gave an order on Messrs. Howarth to deliver them up to the defendants, and also a bill of indemnity for the act. Then as to the wool, they agreed to cancel that transaction, and to return the wool. In conclusion, he submitted that the transaction of the 25th February was a fair and honest one on the part of the Messrs. Rouse, and that in point of law there was no conversion of the property by the plaintiff to maintain this action of trover. Joseph Longbottom was called, and corroborated the state ments of the learned counsel. Sergeant ATCHERLEY replied, and His Lordship then addressed the jury. He said they had three questions to try—first, did the bankrupt commit the act of bankruptcy on the 15th February ; because, if he did, he had no right to dispose of the property—none but the assignees had the right; secondly, was the transaction of the 25th February an act of bahkrupt c y • for if the insolvent parted with his property without a bankruptcy; fide pressure, the transfer was a fraudulent one; thirdly, were George Low and Edmund Low tenants in common, and did the defendants hold the property by the authority of Edmund. His lord ship, in elucidation of these issues, referred at much length to the evidence of the witnesses, and to the documents, invoices, &c., that were produced, and concluded by repeat ing the questions that the jury had to decide. After a few minutes deliberation, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, £414 and costs. THE CONSTABLES AND BURGESSES OF CHORLTON-TJPON MEDLOCK V. THE MANCHESTER GAS DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR NOT SUPPLYING PRIVATE CON- SUMERB. In this case, the declaration stated that a contract had been entered into between the plaintiff and a Mr. James Fernley, to supply the township of 'Chorlton-upon-Medlock with gas; that this contract had been transferred to the Manchester Gas Directors, and that they placed themselves under the same liability for its due performance as Mr. Fernley ; and finally, the declaration set forth that they had violated the contract. To this declaration three pleas were put in —first, that the pipes were not laid agreeably to the contract ; secondly, that they supplied gas in all the streets that Mr. Fernley supplied, and that they had performed the contract. Mr. CRESWELL said this action was brought to deter mine the extent to which the defendants were bound to sup ply gas to the inhabitants of Chorlton-upon-Mecllock, in the due performance of a contract entered into about seven years ago, between the plaintiffs and a Mr. Fernley. The question to he decided ultimately is one of law, and is rather for the court than the jury, but there are some facts also for the jury to decide. In 1833 the commissioners and bur gesses of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, entered into a contract with Mr. Fernley, of Rusholme, to light that township with gas. Under the Act of Parliament, the commissioners and burgesses published advertisements for tenders in conse quence. Mr. Fernley proposed a tender, and by contract, for a period of seven years, to lay down main and service pipes, subject to certain limitations. to convey gas from his works to the streets of the township. It was agreed that the commissioners should find lamps, and that Fernley should supply the gas, and light the lamps, which were to be placed at an average distance from each other, of not more than 50 yards. This was done so as to secure him a remuneration for the capital he had invested. There was also to be a fixed price for each lamp. It was provided also that he should light private houses and buildings, at a price not ex ceeding what was charged in Manchester. In this contract there was a remarkable passage. The commissioners con tracted not to allow any gas works to be erected for the purpose of lighting either Chorlton or Rusholme—that they would not contract elsewhere for gas, nor manufacture gas to light either township, nor permit any company to supply either with gas—and it was provided that Mr. Fernley or his executors should not be obliged to expend more than £5OOO. for pipes, &c. unless for alterations and repairs. Such was the-contract, and under it Mr. Fernley expended £5OOO. It was then seen that this sum would not be sufficient to supply gas to all the township, and the commissioners in consequence agreed to supply the requisite capital to lay the mains and service pipes, and then to call upon Mr. Fernley to light the whole of the lamps, which was a good bargain for him, as he received the price of the lamps the same as if lie laid the pipes at his own expense. The commissioners agreed to take these pipes off his hand at the termination of the contract, at the same expense he was originally out of pocket for them. So matters continued till 1837, when the act in capacitating the Manchester Gas Company was passed, they then were obliged to take Fernley's contract, and to abide by the provisions of it. They on the contrary say they are not bound to supply gas to any but Fernley's pipes, so that a por tion of the township is now not lighted. He (Mr. C.) appre hended his lordship would tell them, the Manchester Company was bound to light the streets that the Chorlton commissioners laid down pipes in, in pursuance of that con tract. They have actually extinguished some lights, believ ing they are not Fernley's lights, though, when he had the contract, their lamps were lighted by him. In conclusion, be said, the question to be decided was, were the commis sioners bound to light the whole of Chorlton-upon-Medlock at the contract price or not ? J. Stuart, (Clerk of the Chorlton Commissioners,) was ex amined. He proved the contract entered into between them, and Mr. Fernley ; and, that the latter had expected the sum £5OOO, in pursuance of the said contract. Mr. Piling, (one of the principal officers of the township,) proved that several of the streets and, lapps which Mr. Fernley supplied with gas, were now not supplied by the defendants, as they were obliged to do, according to his in. terpretation of the contract. The learned Judge here observed, that if the jury found that lamps and streets that were lighted by Fernley were not now lighted by the Manchester Commissioners, the lat ter, of course, would be bound to light those hereafter. Counsel for the defendants assented. His LORDSHIP.—Then let the jury decide the fact, and, the question of law may be left to the court above, as to the obligation of the contract. Mr. Sergeant STARKIE was then proceeding to address the jury, with a view to shew that the contract was open to quite a different interpretration from that given it by the learned counsel opposite, when His LORDSHIP requested. him to confine himself to the facts as to the lighting of the lamps, he having, as he had al ready stated, reserved the point of law for the court above. Witnesses were then examined to shew, that in the streets in which it was complained the defendants did not light the lamps, none of the Fernley or £5OOO pipes had been laid down, viz. in Greek-street, Higher York-street, and Brook street, Chorlton. On this point the evidence was somewhat contradictory. Mr. CRESSWELL briefly replied to this evidence. His LORDSHIP said, he had a very strong feeling that the defendants were obliged to light all the lamps of the town ship, for evidently a correlative duty was implied by the exclusion of all other companies from lighting the streets of it and Rusholme. The only questions for the jury were— first, were they of opinion that the defendants had neglected to light 'the lamps that were included by Mr. Fernley's £5,000 main and service pipes. They would be so good as to state their opinion on that fact. They would next say if, after they had lighted the lamps included in the £5,000 pipes, they had supplied the other lamps connected with the mains laid down by Fel nley, and adopted by the commissioners of Chorlton. The jury, without leaving the box, decided as to the first question, that the defendants had not been guilty of any omission ; and as to the second question,-'they gave it as their opinion that the defendants had omitted to supply the addi tional lamps with gas. It was then agreed that a nominal verdict for the plaintiffs should be taken for £lOOO, reducible to Is., in case the court above decided against them ; and if the opinion of the court was in their favour, then the learned. Sergeant would be at liberty to move that the verdict be reversed. The Court then adjourned. THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FIRST WEEK OF THE SEASON. Second Night of MR. BUCKSTONE, the talented author and actor of the Theatre Royal, Covent garden, Drury-lane, and Haymarket, and of MRS. HONEY, of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and of Madame Vestris's Theatre, the Royal Olympic, who are engaged for a FORT NIGHT. rfiHIS present TUESDAY, April 2, 1839, will be performed the Musical Drama, written by Mr. Buckstone, and performed with the greatest success a t th e Theatre Royal, Haymarket, called RURAL FELICITY. Simon Sly.. Mr. Buckstone, as originally performed by him in London. Layton.. (with a Song) Mr. G. Hornca.stle. Singleton Unit Mr. Chaplin. Mrs. Hotterly Colpepper Mrs. Clarke. Mrs. Wiley Miss Cleaver I Jeminta...... Mrs. Tellet. Harriet Miss Grant. Cecilia.. (with 50ng5)........ Mrs. Ho ne y. After which, the petite Comedy of PERFECTION, OR THE LADY OF MUNSTER. Sir Lawrence Paragon Mr. Webster. Charles Paragon.... Mr. W Howard. Sam Mr. Slaiter. I Susan Mrs. Clarke. Kate O'Brien Mrs.:Honey. To conclude with the Farce of OUR MARY ANNE. Jonathan Tunks.. (his original character) .. Mr. Bnckstone. Col. Albert.. Mr. W. Howard I Solomon.. Mr. Slaiter. Mary Anne Mrs. P. Crowe, (from the Theatre Ro:, al, Norwich, her first appearance here.) On WEDNESDAY will be repeated Mr. Knowles's New Play of THE MAID OF MARIENDORPT. Hans, (his original character,) Mr. Buckstone ; Muhldenan, Mr. Stuart ; Idenstein, Mr. W. Howard; Joseph, Mr. Gray; Adolpha, Miss Cleaver ; Meeta, Miss Faucit ; Esther, Mrs. Clarke. Afterwhich anew Drama, never acted here, called SEVENTY AND SEVENTEEN. Captain Vivid, Mr. W. Howard ; Stephen, Mr. Baker ; Philhs, Mrs. Parsons Crowe ; Miss Carrington, Mrs. Honey. To conclude with the Farce of THE LOTTERY TICKET. Wormwood, Mr. Buckstone ; Charles, Mr. W. Howard; Capias, Mr. Webster ;1 Mrs. Corset; Mrs. Clarke ; Susan, Mrs. Tellet.. MR. BRAHAM ,s engaged, in the early part of the Season, for Five NIGHTS. Due Notice will be given of his first appearance. The Box-office will be open every day during the season, where Tickets may be had and Places taken of Mr. PARKER, from Ten until Three. Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gallery, Is. A limited number of Subscription Tickets to the Boxes, not Transferable, nor admissible at Benefits, may be had on application at the Box-office. ebe tititrpool 'tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1339. The following is an extract from a letter received in this town yesterday, by the Mexican packet, dated Ha vana, 28th of February : " The brig of war Serpent has this. moment arrived with despatches from the admiralty, from Vera Cruz, (date, 15th inst.) it is said everything was settled. Mr. Pakenham was expected back at Vera. Ctuz on the and we hope soon to receive news which will enable to despatch the Laurina for her destination." The decks at last are cleared for action. 'Whether the destinies of Great Britain shall any longer be traf- ficked with, by the weakest and wickedest ministry that has borne rule since the days of Walpole, must be decided on the re-assembling of Parliament. We have reached the "beginning of the end." Every man in this broad realm has his hopes and fears suspended, as though nations were on the eve of a decisive contest, and anxiously with his neighbour speculates on the probable result. Let the good cause triumph, and not only will certain partisans rejoice, but there will be joy from the Land's. End to Cape Wrath for many a quiet, unobtrusive, patient lover of his church and country. The waves shall close over the whigs for ever, and none shall say " God bless them !" We promised that we would this day consider, as fully and fairly as we could, the present position of parties, and the probable issue of the ensuing struggle. We believe that the threads of Fate are held in a single hand. If Sir Robert Peel choose to meet Lord John Russell with a direct vote of censure, we suppose he will certainly carry it this reformed, this Melbourne summoned House of Commons. But if he confine' himself to their Irish policy, they will probably be dragged through by a base majority, ranging perhaps from ten to twenty; for they have already pledged their motley myrmidons to the compact of Lichfield House, and no party to that shameful alliance can refuse to vote black white in . support of its disgraceful condi tions. And there is another and more cogent reason behind. The faction want Lord Normanby. Lords Melbourne and John Russell are to be thrown away (as Lord, Grey was before them) like sucked oranges; but Lord Normanby is the chosen instrument of those ulterior designs, which every day is more and more plainly disclosing. It would not pay to make by their votes his past policy appear to have been "worse than a crime—an error." Since party feeling, . mere sordid, self-seeking inte rests are at work,—and public principle never embar rasses the liberal discussions,—Lord Normanby is out and out the most desirable leader for the Whig, and Radical, and Papist factions. There is not in the em pire so apt a tool—a man so well connected, and so base : so aristocratic by blood and birth—so identified with the dregs of the community in nature and by cha racter. It would be idle affectation for us to say that any whiggish act could be too base for the Whigs of the present cabinet. But Lords Melbourne and John Russell are understood to have rules of their own, which we know not, and cannot appreciate ; and, what ever be the reason, it is believed they shrink from mea sures which their soi-disant friends require, and into which Lord Normanby will plunge without remorse. Lord John will have no fellowship with Frost, and scorns to be a conspirator with Feargus. Lord Nor manby knows that " misery acquaints a man with strange bed-fellows," and, in the fallen fortunes of his faction, he will cordially hug them both. And he is right. They showed O'Connell the inside of Dublin gaol; and, when the tables were turned, they met that same O'Connell at Lichfield-house. They have put Stephens in Kirkdale—they have denounced him from the throne ; but there are no reasons why they should not swear an everlasting friendship with the same Ste phens in Buckingham Palace. For what is there that can be laid at Stephens' door, that it lies in a whig mouth to call a crime ? We know he is a rebel. We never heard that he was a liar, or a Fwindler, or a pro fligate,—or a profaner of God's sacred name, or a su borner of assassins. And if he had been all these, we ask any man who knows the history of his country for the last four years, would they have been reasons why he should not be confederate with, and chieftain of, the whigs ? Let the Chartists then take courage ; let every cut-throat in the northern counties rally round the man, who " opened the gaols and let loose the pri- soners." But if this be the game = if Lord Normanby, and household suffrage, and a dissolution of parliament, are to be the liberal trumps—we shall beat them off the board. Do they think that no one has thought twice about the Court ?—that no whispers of the deli cate investigations at Windsor have been blown about the country ?—that no freeholders, or householders, fathers of families, husbands, sons, and brothers, have heard or read of the amiable correspondence that has passed between two ladies, nearest in blood and .most exalted in condition ? Do they think that principles which Englishmen have ever held most dear can thus be outraged, that the sanctity of female character can be wantonly invaded, and no note be taken—no com ment made ? Lords Melbourne, and Palmerston, and Holland, and Normanby, and Headfort, (fitting guar dians for our youthful Queen !) may fancy these are trivial things, and such as will be in high circles. We can tell them people are more prudish in less fashion able quarters, and they will discover this when they appeal to the constituencies at a new election. Again : do they flatter themselves that so many "li beral souls have been made fat" for nothing ?—that there is no odour of whig and radical places, and corn missionerships, and jobs, in the public nostrils—that radical town-councils have worked all this while in vain ?—that Lord Durham has never been heard of in the provinces ?—that no statistics of colonial, or Irish, or foreign expenditure have been made, or can be shrewdly guessed at ?—that the increase of debt, the failure of revenue, and the flowing of public money into private pockets, are clean gone out of mind and forgotten ? Let them dissolve, and they will find that the people of England are not quite such fools as they take them for. But do they build upon an united, a well-compacted faction ? What character have they assigned to the only man of wit among them ? Does Lord Normanby dream of governing, and think this a convenient sea son for dissolving his twenty years' friendship with Lord Brougham ? This is a cat he cannot bell. He may play fast and loose—he may say one thing and mean another—he may try the furthest corners—the shabbiest shifts of liberalism. Brougham is an ex ploded humbug ; but he is not the worse liberal for that : he is the older and abler brother of the craft. Let Lord Normanby think on that ancient proverb which tells who should be set to catch what sort of man. So much then for the liberals and the new agitation. We fancy we have seen to the bottom of this same shallow. If there should be war, or apprehension of war, which the whits have contrived to render far from improbable in the north and in the south, in the east and in the west, from America, and India, and Spain, and Russia,—then indeed the united voice of all this empire will call aloud for the one man, whose name is a tower of strength ; and then, in shame and fear, the wretched whips— « the dull Tribunes, That, with the fusty Plebeians, hate his honours — Shall say, against their hearts, ' We thank the gods Our Rome bath ruck a soldier.' " Should peace and prosperity prevail, very sanguine anticipations are entertained that the conservative party would meet with national support sufficient to counter balance the Whig influences at court and the packed constituencies of Ireland. England is true to the back bone. The energies of returning life are longer in reaching the palsied extremities of the empire, where corruption has obtained a firmer grasp, and political intelligence does not circulate so briskly. But it is confidently believed that a dissolution in the autumn of the present year, under the coming registry, would re turn a good working majority to the House of Com mons. We anticipate that Sir Robert will " bide his time." We do not believe he will accelerate that fall, which cannot now be long delayed, and will, in its due time, be the fall of Lucifer. It is quite clear to us that unless the boundary line between the United States and Canada be clearly and distinctly defined, both countries ,will be involved in war. When America agreed to the arbitrament of the King of the Netherlands she was bound in honour to submit to his decision, or she ought never to have consented to the arbitration ; and it says little for the honour of her people, and less for the strength of her executive, that the one refuses concurrence in the de cision of the referee, and the other is too weak to with stand the demands of the former party. The truth is, the American Congress is secretly aiding and abetting the insane governor of Maine, who has, however, meaning in his madness, and as the States are resolved upon annexing the neutral territory, " honestly, if they can," but nevertheless upon annexing it, it only remains for England to say whether she is disposed to submit to such an insult, and such a flagrant infringement of the law of nations. Much as we should lament a con test with America, which would be, to say the least, an unnatural warfare, it will be the wisest thing for England to resist the aggression, and immediately to send such a naval and military force to that quarter, as may put a speedy termination to the matter. Sooner or later it will be decided at the point of the bayonet, for Maine is peofoled with a race of plunderers, who are above all law and all control, and upon whom all argument, ex cept that of force, will assuredly be lost. Is America in a fit state to go to war ? Who are the instigators of the dispute ? To the first we answer, No ! Her finan cial system is rotten to the core. Her legislature is too dependent upon democratic fickleness. Her ex ecutive is the mere echo of her legislature, and is un able against the will of the sovereign people to enforce the law. Two and a half millions of slaves and co loured men, forming one-third of her population, are kept in subjection only as long as she is at peace with England. The tariff, so necessary for the welfare of the northern states, is justly looked on as an oppres sion by the southern states ; and the diversity of inter ests is so great, in a country of three thousand miles in extent, that the very greatness 9f its surface is a source of weakness. To the second query we reply : Russia is the instigator of the dispute. Her agents are scat tered throughout the States. Her ambassador is well acquainted with his master's designs on our eastern possessions, and nothing so well subserves the•policy of Russia as embroiling Great Britain in a dispute in the western hemisphere, that she may the more se curely pursue her aggressive designs in the east. The Czar, by the folly of England, pushed his frontier to Astrabad, distant only from Candabar, in Hinclostan, 800 miles; and as Persia is all but in his grasp, and the Caspian sea his own, he may avoid the barrier of the Caucasus, and pour his countless hordes upon Hin dostan, whilst England is engaged in defending her Canadian possessions, and in quelling the tumults of Ireland. The miserable creature who holds the Foreign portfolio, and who is unable to see further than his own nose, ought to be impeached for his treacherous neglect of the interests of England, and be driven from office by general indignation. Had he common forethought, he would have strengthened our relations with Persia—have formed a treaty offensive and defensive with Circassia, that interesting and im portant country, which is the key of the east, and which is peopled by three millions of the finest and bravest of the human race—he would have prevented the Northern Aristocrat from laying Turkey prostrate at his feet; anct the outrage on Great Britain, when the Vixen was so unjustly seized, ought to have been fol lowed by the instant appearance of ten sail of the line in the Black Sea, and the destruction of the Russian arsenals, without immediate reparation had been made. But a Palmerston—the hack of every party, is Foreign Secretary, and nothing but his retirement, and the resumption of power by men of abler hands than he and his colleagues, can save the country from spoliation and disgrace. Firm and vigorous measures are neces sary for the salvation of our Eastern possessions, and with them the security of the empire. Napoleon knew well that England was most vulnerable in her Eastern possessions. Hence his Egyptian ex pedition. Hence his voluntary exposure to the burning sands of Syria, deeming no price too great for the possession of Hindostan. What is our East India Association about, that an indignant re monstrance is not made against the shameful neglect of British interests in the East ? Are they imrticipes criminis ? Or are they willing that Russia shall tread in the footsteps of the Macedonian madman, and only stop when the Bay of Bengal shall tell her she has no more left to conquer ? To defend Canada, we must defend India. To curb American aggression, we must curb Russian ambition ; for, strange as it sounds, two principles, apparently wide as the Poles, meet in a friendly way to destroy civil and religious freedom. 'l'l autocracy of Russia and the democracy of Ame rica can consistently meet, for both are detrimental to free institutions, and both are identified with despotism. Should the United States persevere in her aggressions, the Indians on her unprotected frontier, and the slave population of her southern provinces, must both be stirred up to assert their rights. Ten thousand British troops in the Floridas, and a fleet of line-of-battle • ships in the Gulf of Mexico, may find employment for the United Slates, without throwing herself into the arias of Russia on the- , -one hand, or stirring up a Canadian revolt on the other. In the mean time other markets should be sought for cotton. There are plenty of spots on the earth's wide surface where this valuable commodity may be grown, and the more those markets are extended so as" o su perinduce its cultivation, the better it will be for Eng land, should America be so badly advised as to go to war. We trust, for the sake of both nations, that this event may not happen. England has always acted honorably towards her since she became an indepen dent state, and she may find after she has undergone much suffering, that with nations as with individuals, honesty is the best policy. There are persons now living who may see the United States become two monarchies, unless they pursue that course of honour able dealing which is the best guarantee for the perma nence of their own institutions. Much more unlikely things have happened, and will happen again. THE BOUNDARY QUESTION. (From the Loudon Courier.) The course to be pursed by Great Britain, on the boundary questian, ought immediately to be resolved on' The question cannot remain unsettled any longer. The following is the second article of the treaty of 1783, on which the Americans have all along founded their pretentious. " And, that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the follow ing are and shall be their boundaries, viz. :—From the north west angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that the angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix river to the highlands, along the said highlands, which divide those rieres that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the north westermost head of Connecticut river ; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north la titude, until it strikes the river Irroquois or Caatraquy ; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario ; thence throngh the middle of. said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake, until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron ; thence through the middle of said lake to the water commu nication between that lake and Lake Superior ; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Philapeaux to the Long Lake ; thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods ; thence through the said lake to the most northwesternmost point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Missis sippi, thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude. South, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line last-mentioned, in the latitude of thirty-one degrees north of the equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola, or Cats houche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River, thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River, thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean. East, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fail into the Atlantic Ocean from those who fall into the River St. Law rence, comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying be tween lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, 8611 respectively touch the Buy of Funday and the Atantic—Ocean, excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore haii been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia." When this treaty was concluded, nothing was known of the interior of the country, which was thus partitioned by ant] imaginary line of highlands. On looking at the map it wilt!: he st,en, that the St. John River, a river falling into the Bay of Fundy, fifty miles within the British territory, makes a , very eccentric bend, forming itself a division between the. rivers that fall into the St. Lawrence and those that fall into, the Atlantic. This circumstance was not known at the time the treaty was concluded, but, when it was discovered, the Americans insisted upon it that the St. John was one of the rivers falling into-the Atlantic, though it will be seen, towards the end of the article, that a clear distinction is made between the Bayof Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean. The spirit of the treaty is clearly in favour of the British reading of it. Its object was to give to Great Britain the territory watered by the rivers falling into the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay of Fundy being entirely enclosed by the British provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. _ _ It is much to be regretted, that some arrangement should not before this have been made. but the most unaccountable circumstances connected with the business is, that Lord Li verpool's government should have consented to leave it open to future discussion by the Treaty of Ghent, which termi nated the last. American war. The dispute was then referred to the King of the Netherlands, by mutual consent, and he advised a partition of the territory into two nearly equal parts, the only fair way, let Americans say what they will, in which the difference can be adjusted. This advice of the Kingof the Netherlands the United States refused to adopt, trusting, sooner or later, that the whole would fall into their hands. To America the territory in dispute is of very little value, except for the timber growing on it, an article which is be coming scarce in the eastern states of the Union. To Eng land it is of great military importance, as the only link of communication between New Brunswick and .Canada. The people of New Brunswick have been desirous, for several years, to construct a railroad to Quebec, but cannot proceed with their enterprise till the dispute about the territory has been terminated. _ _ And terminated it now must be without the least delay. The tone of defiance assumed by America must be met in a corresponding spirit : If America will concede something for the sake of avoiding a war, England will be ready to meet her in a spirit of friendship ; if not, war must come, in which case the L nited States will load upon themselves the entire responsibility of a contest, than which a more dire calamity for the civilized world can scarcely be imagined, as it would leave. France and Russia unchecked to pursue their respective schemes of aggrandizement; a contest which, to say nothing of the human suffering inseparable from war, would cost both countries more money in one year than would pay for the fee simple of the whole wilderness that forms the object of con tention. LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. A public meeting of the members and friends of this association took place last night, at the School Room, in Cornwallis -street, for the purpose of promoting the signa tures to the petition against the parliamentary grant to May nooth College. The Rev. Mr. Carpenter, minister of St. Michael's Church, had previously been invited to preside on this occasion. In accordance with the announcement in the placard, several gentlemen were in attendance, an hour before the proceedings commenced, to receive the Sig - natures of those who wished to sign the petition, and many persons took advantage of the opportunity, in a very convenient recess at the further end of the room. The Rev. CHAIRMAN, having offered up a most impressive and appropriate prayer, proceeded to open the business of the meeting. He stated, that the objects of the society were not only the defence of Protestantism, but thespromotion of Protestant principles. It was impossible for the ministers or the members of the Protestant church to view what was going on around them without aiding the cause which they had now met to promote to the utmost of their power, and he trusted they would be found so to support it. Never was there a period when their exertions were more wanted to stem the tide of Popery that was rising around them. The activity of the parties connected with that religion was indeed such as ought to put them to shame for their inactivity. So univer sal, indeed, were their exertions, that it was scarcely possible to put the finger upon any part of the map of the civilized world in which their emissarieswere not to be found. In proof of the rapid and insinuatin' progress of Popery, it need but be stated that, forty years ago, there were not in Great Britain above thirty Roman Catholic chapels. Now there were up wards of five-hundred, besides many chapels in course of erection. At the time to which he alluded there were few colleges or seminaries. Now there were upwards of sixty of these establishments, all of them instilling the poisonous principlesof popery into the minds of the rising generation. In this county the influence of Stoneyhurst was peculiarly manifest in its efThcts on the surrounding population. Before the period stated, there were very few Roman Catholics in that part of the county. Now, there were thousands. In deed, it might be said that the greater portion, of the imme diate population were Catholics. Surely, then, it was time that they should rouse themselves from their lethargy, and vindicate the principles of Protestantism. Popery warred not only against civil, but against religious liberty. (Cheers.) And it had been well observed by one of the most eminent reasoners to whom England had ever given birth, that a re ference to the state of mind caused amongst a population by popery, proved that " when the Pope made one conv9rt, the Queen of England inevitably lost one subjeet."s(Cheers.) . It was impossible, indeed, that it'should be otherwise, for the very genius of popery was to throw off all, true allegianCe to a monarch not of the Church of Rothe, said to acknowledge supreme authority to the head of• that church alone. • The Roman Catholics were extending their intolerant dominion in every quarter of the globe where they could obtain a footing against the Protestmnt minister and missionaries. They had found a footing in British America, in the Mauritius, in the East and 'West Indies, and in other settlements throughout the world, where their malignant influence was at work. In New Zealand they are active; and even in the Sandwich islands they had long sought to obtain suchdominion, that their purposes had been seen, and their proceedings arrested. The King of these islands had issued an ordinance predicting the further ingress of Popish priests. In that document, he set forth the dangerous principles of popery, and found it necessary, to such extent did;their influence extend, to banish all its priests within the last year. He interdicted all persons from his dominions, " who taught the peculiarities of the Popish religion, or administer its rites ;" adding, very wisely, that it was not proper that two religions should exist in so small a kingdom. So rigorous, indeed, had he become on this point, that if ,a Catholic priest were imported, not only the ship, by which he was brought, b u t th e cargo be came forfeited. Roman Catholic priests, indeed, in that country , were regarded as " contraband goods ;" (laughter) and if any of them were smuggled over, .11S .dollbteSS attempts would he made to do so, they were tried and puniShed, but in a very Christian spirit—by being - quietly sent borne to the country from which they came. (Laughter.) Pilots were also instructed not to guide the ship that hadthem on board. The great question ' then, was, What was to be done in thi s country to arrest the march of popery. For himself he would suggest that they should wage a strong warfare against it. The objects of this society, if spiritly acted upon, em braced the sinews of that warfare, for their objects were not only to oppose the errors of popery, but to promote in oppo sition to them, the admirable principles of Protestantism, — the Principles of eternal truth revealed to them in the Bible. (Cheers.) It behoved them well to acquaint themselves with those principles, that they might themselves become sancti fied by them, arid:thus be enabled with pure:hearts, to diffuse their blessings amongst others. (Cheers.) For, let them feel assured, that if they were all influenced by those divine principles, they would form such a phalanx against the ad herents of popery as would be irresistible and overwhelming. (Cheers.) No opposition would withstand them, if they manifested those principles, riot only in their professions, but in ther hearts. He concluded by calling upon Mr. Jackson to read the first resolution. (Loud cheers.) Mr. JACKSON here rose to protest against the annual grant by government for the support of MaynoOth College, and stated that he felt it an honour to submit a petition to the meeting against that :grant. In doing so he felt bound to offer a few remarks, in order to show that the petition to be signed was one which might safely be signed by every Protestant. He gave an account of the first grant to May nooth College, and expressed an opinion that its object was then to do away with the national prejudi ce s, an d t o w i n th e affections and fealty to England of the Roman Catholics, by educating them here; but that this liberality and kind ness had produced an opposite result; and that in place of fixing their affections by such generous treatment, they had created bitter enemies to their country and their constitution. He then referred to Dens's Theology, pointing out many of its gross and intolerant absurdities. He next quoted several notes from the Douay Bible, as illustrative of his argument against Popery, but we regret that our limited space and time preclude us from inserting them. He concluded by a strong appeal to all present to sign the petition, and moved the reso lution. The CHAIRMAN took occasion to mention to the meeting, that the petition lay for signatures at the extremity of the room. He felt convinced,. with the gentleman who had last spoken, that the priests, for whose benefit Maynooth College was 'first supported by the government, were now very dif ferent from those of former years, and ,that the continuance of such an establishment would be destructive Ofsthe. throne - and the altar of Great Britain. He moved that the petition be adopted. The resolution passed amidst great applanses The CHAIRMAN! said, that before the nex(resOliitinn Was proposed, he begged to introduce to the Meeting an Irish gentleman, who was desirous of addressing them. lle s ayould beg to remind the gentlemen; that as two othershadtemeak in proposing and seconding a resolution, it would be. desirable, at that advanced hour of the evening, that he ahOulkhe as succinct as possible in his observations. Mr. JAMES QOIN, accordingly came forward, and was warmly greeted by the meeting. After some preliminary remarks, he said, it was well known to every intelligent per son, that in every county in which Popery, predominated, misery prevailed; religion and 'floridity wgre trampled under foot ; the fields were deluged with blood ; the prisons were thropgcd with culprits ; the calendars were teeming with crimes ; and widows and orphans had to lament the massacre of husbands and parents. He read the petition against any further grant to the College of Maynooth, with infinite plea sure' for it was an imposition thad did equa l h onour t o th e head and heart of the individual who framed it. It was said 'by way of extenuating the infamy of allowing this grant that it was given to prevent the introduction of the so called philosophical principlei of the continent, into this country from Germany, Fraace, and Italy, by affording to the Romish priest education at home., But he, would beg to say, from the knowledge .he , had of the .two „classes of priests, those educated on the Contineut and thoe at May - nooth, that the former, although possessed of the characteris tic selfishness of their profession were, notwithstanding, imbued with the manners of gent4men, , whereas the others were nothing better, to use a. homely yhrase, .than the tag rag-and-bobtail of the lowest grade of the Irish people. (Cheers and laughter.) The Popish priest's', hr had no hesi tation in saying, were the prinuiry cause of the murders and insurrections that disgraced 'that Unhappy country ; and it „ was to them that O'Copnellehiei3y owed his great influence, for, without them he would be a most harmless .person; he • might say, he would be buts mere chip in porridge. (A laugh, and cheers.) One gentleman Who had spoken, referred to toe idolatry of which the Boman Catholics are guilty. He, , (Mr.' Q.) was surprisedi,that the gentleman did not re- Isluisi;s I fer to the abominablesipibble..they. resorted to, .tosC9it•ol altar teal their commissionof. that Offence. ;They. had- actssiagisris nays abolished one of the commandments, an 4 divided anothost It to make up the number of ten.., (Hear, heir.) This WAS .l ssss o:. fact, that ought to be dwelt Upon more l -than it had been - 71ss i si it should he made known from Dan toßeersheba, and he was C:fesolot convinced no Roman Catholic would have the hardihood, ton: & ,ixt gainsay it. Ile called npon the English Proteatants to os k ot s a p succour their Irish fellow subjeef.ki ) and thus protected. sinds a i encouraged, they would ahle,;ho lv dispgm4, the,nachinas,S' ;?..r tions oftheir wily antaionists. vita b m splf,Ouretteri g7sf in the Roman Catholic religion—he - drew it in with his earli est breath, but thank Giod !. it ueitlsee-grP4 ;Witit.hiti growth , nor strengthened with his strength, ,fo4Chaul.strength of . mind enough to enable hiin to extelc4pAirnasAf from its en slaving trammels. If the Protestants VW P outrY have any regard for their own welfare--if ley ark feelings of sympathy for their Irish Protestant cose . o, - ,ez,_„,..thr:y., _should zealously exert themselves to deprave : l/h ~fr o t4l9 NP,AfaX pooth of the grant of the pubc,aponA, vziheA*9o44TlY assured them, ',from long - fuld.WO< A4npi 4Nra mpacp, that the priests edticated in that eit4lish*e.;: onwi t , Yet sources of rebellion, inSurrectien;.ansingsnAlsad couutrY. It was at the tribunal of ocisifeision,fisatst,laps;Pwcifiesl this ' despotic this ,wischievoui. 11.4T4spoltmg enslaved minds of their ignorant dupes, who were taugs-t, no matter how enormous was the ter; ~they 94anlitted, that they conic' receive forgiveness fo s ertiby confesssioo, and thus be enabled to commence a new score, whenever they thought - -er to do - In conclusion, h. besought the English, s , right hand ;of fellowship toT7e and they .would have nothingsin .t.• act with determination, and. so;:_n • triumphant—let them imitate, ;sIP Togenitors, who first unfurleCts' ss, in Germany, and sounded itsloisliosios countries of the continent; nfrokivi ,devotion to it, on the banks—, • yt the walls of Londonderry ; Id-exert themselves as they did airious constitution in church :1., of glorious and immortal a course they might proudly niachinations of O'Connell and the next resolution in a our limited 'space, we regret, 411- precludes us from giving. That it is the opinion of this meeting, that it is incum bent upon our legislature to p r o v id e e d uca ti on f or th e young, and that no system of eduCation can be really beneficial but . . that which is based upon the principles of the Established - Church, and includes the free and unfettered use of a pure and unmutilated Bible." Mr. WATSON' seconded the resolution, and it was unani mously adopted. -• : • - - Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. We beg again to direct the attention of our readers to the important meeting to be held in the Music Hall, Bold street, tomorrow, at 12 o clock, on the subject of Church Eitension and National Education. The Rev. Rector Brooks will pre side, and several of the laity will join the clergy in pro posing the various resolutions. ThiS co-operation is most desirable. We have perused with much pleatsure the 31st edition of an interesting pamphlet, entitled " A Practical Treatise on the Human Han," by Mr. Alex. Rowland, Pupil of the late Joshua Brooks, Esq. This little work consists of a series of observations thrown together on the subject of the Culture of the Human Hair; the result of much study and experience. Thelrequent causes of the decay of this important integument of the head are clearly pointed out, together with the means of prevention and cure. We earnestly recommend its pe rusal by all classes, and understand it is given (gratuitous)) to every purchaser of Rowland's Maeassqr Oil.—See advt. A letter from Magdeburg, of the 7th instant, states thr. t 500 persons of the Lutheran minions, in that province, and other parts of the Prussian clominioni, intend to emigrate to North America in the month of May. . = DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF TuAm.- 7 ,With 'feelings of deep regret we have to announce the demise of this ami- • - able and virtuous Prelate, which took . place at the Palace, o u the afternoon-of Thursday, March 28. • proper to, 'do'so. In conclusic Protestants. Po, e x tend the r their, Arish.fellOv c dountrymen, t - tqar:---let tlitgfil3e, united, ';9teltfuitkilllco4 b,c 'g ale t p; ~:. bSeftiV e I,g re 4 P r ! L,. silo tautisin I e other ' NI , ' ed their ~. , . / ' , . ,yne, anct,pri et' t L ,6 t itirl9/4r;d whenit ti '-, ft,, ,,.. L0ur, glo and state, 'iliutei' . Avi ' in 'III mewQry, and pursuing suc h f and c ontemptuously defy the in his iDaltri_tribe. ~ , i, Mr. "' Ny ii.AN ItAll Oup ose d very appropriate speech,' which Ego' . 81 ;he re CU 5 ' 10C1 •1 .~