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r_ rewr cps c TO THE PUBLIC. rITIIIE attempt so kindly made by the Mayor, to mediate between the Master Tradesmen and the Operatives, having failed, the latter have issued a circular, of which the following is a copy:- - Th.! Operatives in the Building Department having this day received a communication from the Worshipful the Mayor, wherein it is stated, 'That if the men chose to confine their demands to the two points which they raised when they waited upon the Mayor, the Masters are quite willing to have them adjusted as then proposed, and to employ men without reference 'to their having been members of the Union, or not.'—The Operatives beg distinctly to be understood, that while they are quite willing to resume the employment of those Masters who may be agreeable to dispense with the individuals who have been disgracefully filling,their places during the dispute, they cannot, in any way agree to work with those persons who hare acted so unworthy a part. If any Master should think proper to call in his Men ON THESE CONDITIONS, the Workmen trust they will be found as faithful and effective servants as heretofore. "Aug. 13th, 1833: "THE OPERATIVES." "Whilst the Master Tradesmen regret the mischievous spirit in which this circular has been issued, they feel assured that the great body cylthe . workmen are misled by their committees. -They again. most distinctly state, that they are resolved not to admit into their employment any man who continues a member of the General Trades' Union, and subscribes to its fands,--sueh Union assuming a dictatorial interference which nothing can justify. Whilst they willingly admit the right of every may to refuse working for any employer whose terms do not:latit him, they as explicitly deny the right of any self-constituta body to prevent others from accepting employment who are disposed to do so; and if the discharge of those men who have so laudably attended to their duty be still insisted upon by the Union, the Masters beg to say that they will not submit to such an absurd and unjust demand ! Their shops are still open to as many workmen as they have room for; but, by reason of the influx of strangers, and the de -cline of work consequent upon the turn-out, some cannot again be employed, and the Masters cannot admit the principle , that - those who have been idling away the summer should be em ployed during the winter, at the expense and to the exclusion of those who have wisely preferred industry to idleness. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INSTITUTION. / HE Rev. WM. RITCHIE, LL.D., F.R.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy is the Royal Institution of Great Bri tain, and in the University of - London, will commence a COURSE of TWELVE LECTURES on ELECTRICITY 'and MAGNETISM, on MONDAY, September '2, at One o'clock. To be continued every Monday, Wednesday, and' Friday, at the same hour, to the end of the Course. The first Lecture will be on the nest Mode of acquiring Scientific Knowledge and communicating it to others. 'Tickets One Guinea the Course, to be had, with a Syllabus, from the Keeper of the Institution. Dr. Mtn: R A Y'S LECTURES, on GEOLOGY have commenced, and will be continued every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to the end cif the Course. The Rev. T. AITKIN'S LECTrRES on BOTANY will he con• tinned every Tuesday and Thursday to the end of the Course. THOS. MARTIN, Secretary. 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PAPIER MACHE GOODS, of the most superb workman ship, viz., Tables; Jars, Vases, Pole Screens, Hand Screens, Card Racks, Card Boxes, Quadrille Pools, Tea Trays, Waiters, Plates, &c. Any of these Articles may also be had in Plain Colours for Ladies to finish. Ne Plus Ultra WRITING DESKS, with Patent Lock, Ink stand, and Secret Drawers, 13s. 6d. each, Paper-cases, Folios, Carpet-bags, &c. Gentlemen's TRAVELLING DRESSING-CASES and POUCHES, in Russia and Morocco Leather, in almost endless variety; prices, all complete, with Instruments and Rodgers and Son's Cutler? , from 7s. to 60 guineas the small MILITA RY DRESSING-CASE,' weighing only 6 ounces, containing every requisite, and of extra quality, only 265. TORTOISESHELL COMBS and BRUSHES, of all kinds, remarkably cheap. Genuine EAU DE COLOGNE, at Ils., 16s. 6d., and 195.6 d. per Box of Six Bottles. The 19s. 6d. warranted Farinas, and imported direct from Cologne. All sizes of EMPTY BOXES, in Cedar, Mahogany, and Rosewood. Every ARTICLE for fitting up Dressing-cases, Work-boxes, Writing-desks, and Scent-cases. An immense choice of LADIES' RETICULES and PURSES, Berlin NECK-CHAINS, CROSSES, BRACE LETS, and EAR-RINGS. A large Assortment of Ladies' SATIN SHOES, best make, ss. 6d. per pair, all colours. The JEWELLERY is of the best LONDON MANUFAC TURE, and, it being altogether a NEW STOCK, its style, price, and quality cannot fail to insure the Bazaar a continuance of the favoured and increasing patronage of the Public, and as it regards all the other divisions of the Stock, T. W. pledges him self to use every economy in affixing his Prices. T. W. also begs to state, that he does not, directly or indi rectly, supply any otlier Bazaar or Shop in Liverpool. Orders from Shops in the Country and for Export executed at the Manufacturers' Prices. Inourattrt 'Notice. Empowered by Act of Parliament 3d William IV. ECONOMIC - LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, NO. 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. .&tablished 182.3. The Right Hon. THOS.fRTNKLAN;TEWIS, M. P. Chairman. HENRY FRED. STEPHENSON, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Resident Director, JOHN KNOWLES, Esq., F.R.S. Agent for Liverpool, T. 0. COOPER. Medical Referee for Liverpool, Dr. ROBERTSON. MHIS Society has for its basis, ECONOMY COMBINED gWITH SECURITY—the terms of Assurances for young and middle aged lives being much lower than those of any other Office which gives a bonus to the Assured; and a full statement of its affairs is annually made to the Share-holders and Policy-holders, who have a controul over the Society. Three-fourths of the profits are now divided among those Assured on an equable scale, for the whole term of life after the Policies shall have been in force four years, and eventually the whole of the profits will be so divided. Endowments for children are granted, and Assurances on Joint Lives, Suryivorships, Survivorship Annuities, as well as every species of Life contingency, at rates proportional to the nature of the - risks, which are as low as possible compatible with security to the Assured. Assurances are also effected, either by paying small Pre miums at first, and increasing them every five years, or by pay ing a high Premium at first, subject to periodical abatements, and, ultimately, the payments to cease altogether. In fine, persons may be Assured in any way which may be best adapted ao their circumstances or wishes. By Order of the Board of Directors, T. 0. COOPER, Agent. The health of the Duchess of Gloucester is much better since her sojourn at Bagshot. We are sorry to say that the Duke of Devonshire's health does not improve. ATROCIOUS MURDRR.—An inquest was held at Killmonihan, in this county, on the 4th inst., by James M‘Gillycuddy, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Honora Tehan, who was found bar barously murdered near her own house. It appeared by very strong evidence that the atrocious deed was perpetrated by a man named John Ryan. The unfortunate woman's skull was dreadfully fractured in several parts, the head exhibited a shocking spectacle, and the body was horribly disfigured. Many of the weighty stones with which the murder was com mitted, are at present in the possession of the Caroller, and are clotted with blood and brains. Ryan has acknowledged his guilt, and the wretched, ruthless assassin pleads in excuse, that for a reward of four pounds he was hired to commit the murder ! ! The butchery seems to have been planned and ex ecuted with the greatest deliberation, as the murderer fastened (on the outside) the door of a brother-in-law of the deceased living in the neighbourhood, lest he should come to her assist ance. She was a very able bodied woman, and seems to have made powerful resistance, as, after Ryan had broken into her . homes, she forced her way out in hope of protection from her brother-in-law. A brother of the deceased, named Moore, is now in the county gaol, charged with a burglary and robbery of £2O, on this ill-fated victim of criminal cupidity and inhu man cruelty. That sum of £2O was the saving of many years' hard labour. Great credit is due to Serjeant White and the party of police at Abbeyfeale, for their laudable exertions in apprehending Ryan and bringing him to justice. The Jury . returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against Ryan, and he was yesterday committed to the county gaol.—Kerry Post. Tile REV. J. BUNTING.—It will doubtless be remembered, that at the time when such an unwarrantable interference was set up, and such an abundance of scurrilous abuse poured out, respecting the vote which this gentleman thought it his duty to give at the Liverpool election, he was promised a most severe handling at the next meeting of Conference, for having, as was very readily and charitably agreed, betrayed its principles and broken its rules. Those, indeed, who knew any thing of the quarter from which this denunciation proceeded, would not be inclined to treat its accomplishment as any more certain from the confidence of the prediction; a fearlessness of assertion pro perly belongs to those to whose reputation the result will either way be indifferent As zespects the present instance, how has it turned out? The sittings of Conference have now terminated; the question relating to the Rev. Jabez Bunting happened to be incidentally brought under the consideration of that body, and its opinion will be found amongst the minutes. To all the mis representations of political rancour, and all the impertinent judgments of ignorance and radicalism, we rejoice to say, a clear and dignified answer has been given. The Conference, we understand, not only expressed its decided approval of Mr. Bunting's conduct, but sympathised with him on the brutal and disgraceful treatment to which he had been subjected, in some of the metropolitan, as well as provincial and local prints. Nothing further could be wanting to complete the condemna tion of the party which consents to advance its objects or to avenge its disappointments by such dishonest and dishonourable means as these; and if we were not so well satisfied of their per fect freedom from the sense of shame, we might picture the depth of humiliation into which they would be plunged, under the con viction of having committed such an outrage as this upon private tizarttetar and personal liberty, whilst clamouring with all their otrangth in the cause offreeelem and liberality.--Liverpool Courier., Emptrial HOUSE OF C 0,0111 0 .115, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past twelve. BANK CHARTER BILL On the motion of Lord AiTtioap, the. house went into com mittee, on the Bank Charter Bill, Mr. BEaN A L iu the chair. In the committee, all the clauses up to the 14th were agreed to. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord DuNCAN N ON, this bill was read a third :ime and passed.—Adjourned at four o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, AUGUST 12. Mr. BERNAL and othe►s froin the Cominons brought up the Grand Jury (Ireland) Bill, the Offences against the Person (Ireland) Bill, the Hamburgh Marriages Validating Bill, the Roman Catholic Marriages Bill, and the Bankruptcy Judges' Bill. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the Grand Jury (Ireland) Bill was read a first time, after a few words across the table from the Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord WYNFORD, and the 'Marquis of CLANRICARDE.—Second reading on Thursday. On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND, the following bills went through committee :—the British Possessions Bill, the Registry of Vessels Bill, the Customs' Management Bill, the Customs' Bounties Bill, the Customs' Regulation Bill, the Isle of Man Trade Bill, the Warehousing Bill, the Smuggling Bill, the Navigation Bill, the Customs' Duties Bill, and the Assessed Taxes' Reduction Bill. SLAVERY ABOLITION BILL. The Earl of RIPON moved the order of the day for the second reading of the above bill. The Earl of BELMORE inquired whether it was his intention to move the second reading of this impoitant bill without any observation—without entering into its details ? The Earl of RIPON said he saw no necessity for opening up the discussion on this subject, because, when the resolutions on which the measure was founded were brought before the house, the question was amply discussed. He should, however, be prepared to meet any objections that noble lords might advance against it. In this instance he had merely taken the same course which had been adopted with respect to the East India Bill, relative to which no complaint had been made. The Duke of WELLINGTON said it was customary, on the second reading of an important bill, that the details of that bill should be stated to their lordships by the minister who had the care of it. If ministers refused in die outset to state the gene ral outlines of the measure, why then they must go on with the discussion in the best way they could ; but, in his opinion, such a proceeding was not very respectful to their lordships. Such an exposition as he alluded to was necessary, because many alterations had been made in the bill since the resolutions were agreed. to. Earl GREY said that, in his opinion, sufficient time had been given for the consideration of this subject. The details, also, it appeared to him, were so well known as not to require the ex planation which noble lords called for. The resolutions were, in the first iustances brought nri from the House of Commons, and a day was fixed tor their discussion. When that day came the whole of the provisions of the intended measure, or at least the general outline of them, received an ample discussion. He knew that, on the second reading of a bill, it was usual to enter into a detail of the general principles on which it was founded ; but when, prior to the introduction of a bill, there had been such a general discussion of its principles as had taken place in this instance,—when the views of government had on the occasion been clearly expounded,—he thought no mark of disrespect was shown to the house if the second reading was moved without observation. As to the alterations which had been made in this measure, they were alterations, not of principle, but of detail, and the proper place for considering them was in committee. The Duke of WE , ,LINGToN said he held in his hand the bill, and it appeared that, in two or three places, complete alterations had been made in its provisions, as compared with what appear ed in the resolutions, and what had been stated by ministers in the debate. In the first place apprenticeships were to be for six years or four years, instead of twelve years. Then the period at which the power of the master to punish the slave was to termi nate was altered from November, 1833, to June. 1834. Again, by a new classification, there were to be three descriptions of apprentices instead of one. The definition of slavery, too, was , in the hill different from that laid down in the courts of law.— In two pages all these alterations were to be found, and vet the noble earl declined to say one word ou the subject. This the noble earl called not acting disrespectfully to the house. For his own part, he did not care a pin whether the noble earl made a speech or not, but certainly the course he was pursuing was not a customary one. Lord Cor.yiLLE was sorry that they were called on to consider this important question in so very thin a house. He did not consider himself pledged to the principle or to the details of the bill, in consequence of the resolutions having been agreed to by their lordships. He believed that many of those who had agreed to the resolutions never expected that a bill like the present would be founded on them. The measure now introduced de viated from the resolutions in many respects. He might be considered a bold man when he said that he objected in toto to the principle of the bill. It was a measure that was not called for by necessity, but was introduced in compliance with a delu sion which had been practised ou the government and on the country. (Hear, hear.) That delusion he, for one, feared the country would hereafter deeply lament. (Hear, hear.) He regretted much that the second reading, of the bill was proposed in the absence of a noble. friend of his (Lord St. Vincent), who could have given much information on the subject. The Earl of RIPON observed, that the alterations which had been made in the bill involved no question of principle. It was true, that in stating the nature of the propositions brought for ward by government, it was said that the bill would contain a clause for a twelve years' apprenticeship. That proposal was mady by government in the other house of Parliament; but the feeling there was, that the period of twelve years was too great. So far, therefore, as that was the case, the bill was not in con formity with the originally-expressed intentions of government. Now, though he thought that the period of twelve years was preferable to that adopted, still it was obvious that the alteration did not affect the principle of the bill. After some further discussion the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday, as we understood. —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, AuG. 12. The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. On our admission into the gallery, the house was engaged in a discussion relative to the presentation of petitions, but it was finally agreed to proceed with the FACTORIES' REGULATION BILL. The house, nn the motion of Lord Althorp, resolved int) committee further to consider the Factories' Regulation Bill, Mr. Bernal in the chair. The sth clause was put and agreed to. On clause 6 being put, which provides that one hour and a half be allowed for meals to persons working 12 hours, Mr. GORING proposed that the one hour and a half be de ducted from the 12 hours. Mr. P. TnomsoNOlVeCted to this alteration of the clause; it was sought to make this part of the bill correspond with Sir John Ifobhouse's. The effect of the amendment would be to restrict the labour of persons above the age of thirteen to ten hours' and a half per day, and that, he was sure, was not the in tention of the house. (Hear.) He should therefore oppose the amendment, and declared his intention to introduce the words " exclusive of the twelve hours " after the words "hour and a half," as explanatory of the meaning of the clause. After some discussion this amendment was negatived by a majority of 30, and the clause was agreed to without any eler ation. The 7th and Bth clauses were also agreed to, after which the chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.— Adjourned at three o'clock. The Speaker resumed the chair at 5 o'clock. Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from C. H. Molyneux, a magistrate for the counties of Stafford and Worcester, and a banker in the town of Dudley. The petition, he said, alluded to a handbill which had been circulated very largely through out that town, purporting to be an extract f;om a speech of his Majesty's Solicitor-General, in which, speaking of the magis trates of Dudley, he said, " They are not such as I should like to describe, justice is not administered by them to the satisfac tion of the inhabitants, and the greatest discontent in conse quence prevails there. The SPEAKER took it for granted that this petition referred to a speech delivered by the Solicitor-General in some other place, and not in that house. Mr. LITTLETON said that the petition merely alluded to a handbill, which did not say that the Solicitor-General's speech was delivered in that house or not; the handbill did not even say that the speech was copied from any newspaper. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that it was not his intention to oppose the prayer of this petition, on the contrary, he said, " let there be investigation, and i the result will then show that the magistracy of that part of England is in an unsatisfactory condition." (Hear.) lie had not imputed misconduct to the magistracy of Dudley in his former speech—he did not impute misconduct to them now ; but what he had said formerly, and what he said now, was, that a change in the administration of the law in a great part of England by the magistracy was ab solutely necessary. NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. IIL ME rose to ask a question of the noble lord on a sub ject which he considered to be of considerable importance. It would be recollected that last year a sum of £50,000 had been voted for the building of a national gallery. Now, he wished to know whether any thing had been done to carry that grant into execution, for he understood that the estimates, which were first £32,000, then £lO,OOO, and last year £50,000, had now risen to £76,000, and that there would he great difficulty in finishing the building even at that sum. Now the house might be inclined to grant a small sum to this object, but not a large one; he, therefore, wished the noble lord to answer him this question—" Had-sissy-thing been done to carry this grant into execution ?" Lord DUNCANNON said that his hon. friend was ferfectly cor rect in saving that the estimate for this national gallery was originally only £32,000, and that, in consequence of some al terations which had subsequently been made in the plan, par liament had afterwards voted £50,000 towards it. Since that vote had been passed further alterations had been suggested. A great complaint had been made by the public on account of the line taken for this gallery bein such as to block up the view of St. Martin's church. It had, therefore, been thought advisable to consider whether the line could not be altered and the site changed ; and this had brought up the estimate to the sum men tioned, if indeed it were not a larger sum than that mentioned by his hon. friend. A plan had been suggested as much more convenient for the exhibition of the national pictures,—namely, the putting them up in the Banqueting-house at Whitehall. If that plan could be adopted, a fine room would be secured for the pictures ; and he thought that, after rewarding the architect for his plans, and after building a new chapel for the soldiers, and after altering the present chapel for the exhibition of the pictures, and after building a house for the keeper of the pic tures, all which he conceived might be done for £25,000 or £26,000, a saving of £lOO,OOO might be effected by letting off for building ground part of the site originally intended for the gallery, and by leaving the space open in front of St. Martin's church. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Mr. HUME said that he had also another question to ask, and that question arose out of his having seen a great quantity of scaffolding erected again round Buckingham Palace. He wanted to know whether any new expenses were going to be incurred there; or whether the works there were to be com pleted on the estimates already presented to the house. Lord DUNCA NNON was sure that his hon. friend was well aware that £75,000 had been granted by parliament to complete the buildings, and that the committee had also stated, that when Buckingham-house was ready for the recpption of the King, it would be necessary to come to parliament for the value of the fixtures, furniture, and decorations of the palace. He was afraid that that could not he done without the expenditure of a large sum indeed. It had been found necessary to put a new story on the building, and that would be completed, at an expense of £75,000, which he had been authorized to incur. Great build ing and scaffolding had been erected on the side of Pimlico. The cause of it was this :—Having failed in the negotiations to pu4chase certain buildings on the Pimlico side of the palace, the government had been compelled to build the offices belong ing to the palace of stone, and to carry them further into the royal gardens in order to give greater accommodation the to public at that narrow turning. As to the scaffolding in other parts of the palace, it was connected with the marble arch, and J the sum necessary to complete it was paid before they com 111 E Ll\ ;RPOOL STANDARD. menced upon the palace. With regard to the sum which mgh be wanted to inee, the expense at attaup, furniture, ueco ration, 'le i :eh that he should not be justified in inalint , any statement at present, but he should be prepared to m ake it before the next session. Ile thought that £ts.o,o;o would be a fair estimate of the giltlings and decorations of the palace. They would be paid for out of the land revenues of the Crown. A bill to authorise that payment must be brought into par.ia ment, and out of the suns raised by that bill the estimates for the fixtures must be defrayed. lle had , great satisfaction in informing the house that his majesty had oisplaved the greatest anxiety that there should be no unnecessary gicaings and &cc'. rations used, and that the furniture should nut be on the extra vagant scale which was originally intended. Mr. HCNIE gave notice, that on Thursday he would bring forward a motion respecting some sinecures on the land revenue Of Scotland. _ Mr. G. F. YOUNG presented a petition from the Shipowners' Society against (as we understood) the iniinediate abolition of the China trade. _ _ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL presented a petition from a respect able body of the inhabitants of Dudley, complaining of the conduct of the magistrates of that town, and praying (as we understood) for inquiry into their conduct. BURGLARY B:LL. Mr. Eivairr, on bringing up the report of the committee on the Burglary Bill, stated, that he had been desired to express the opinions of the committee on this subject. The committee had learned that a commission was nppointed to amend, miti gate, and codify the criminal law. Under these circumstances, they were anxious that this bill, which went to amend and mi tigate a portion of that law, should be referred to, or at least considered by the commission. The committee had agreed, first, that the definition of burglary should be amended ; se condly, that the capital punishment should, in many cases, be abolished. The bill before the committee also extended to two other points—the abolition of the punishment of death in cases of returning from transportation, and of letter-stealing. Of both these measures of mitigation the committee had unani mously approved. They, however, deemed it most judicious to leave them In the hands of the commission, since the whole question of penal reform would come under its consideration. Mr. Ewart concluded by saying, that he was sure he expressed the sentiments of all the members of the committee, when he stated, that if the results of their inquiries were of any service to the commissioners they would be most willingly afforded by them. TITHES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. LITTLETON moved the order of the day for the second reading of this bill. Mr. WILKS put it to the right hon. gentleman whether he would proceed with a measure of this kind without further es timates as to the sums which were to be supplied. This bill was to grant an advance of £1,000,000 of the public money to the clergy of Ireland who could not collect their tithes. Surely they ought to have some correct estimate before them, in order to instil) , them in voting so large a sum. • Mr. LITTLETON hoped, as the question now before the house was only for. reading the order of the day, that hon. members would not go into the discussion. He hoped they would allow the order of the day to be read, and the discussion to come on in its proper place, when he should be able to satisfy the house that, though a million was nominally to be voted, the whole of that sum would not he required. The order of the day having been read, Mr. LITTLETON moved that the bill be now read a second time. __ Mr. HUME moved that the bill be read a second time this day three months. On this motion the house divided— For the amendment 53 Against it 109 Majority for the bill —s6 After a short conversation the bill was ordered to be commit ted on Wednesday. Mr. HUME gave notice that on the question of the house re solving itself into committee, he would move that the bill be referred to a select committee, in order to secure a repayment of the loan from the temporalities of the church of Ireland. BANK CHARTER BILL. Mr. BERNAL brought up the report of the committee on the above bill. On the question that it be read, Mr. THICKNESSE moved that the legal tender clause be omit ted. Mr. RUNE supported the motion. He conceived the clause in question calculated to cause a depreciation of the currency. He was sorry to find that on this subject the ministers had abandoned their former principles. He thought the public in terest sacrificed by the bill, and that of the Bank alone con sulted. Lord ALTHORP denied that a depreciation of the currency would be the consequence of the adoption of the measure. After some further conversation, __ _ Mr. THICKNESSE said he would withdraw his motion for the present, as he understood he would have a better opportunity of submitting it to the house. The report was then read, and the amendments agreed' to. Lord ALTHORP then moved an additional clause, to the effect that all bills of exchange, bank-post-bills, and promissory notes issued from the branch banks of the Bank of England out of London should be payable only at the places from which they should be issued. After a few words from Mr. Alderman THOMPSON this clause was agreed to, the report received, and the bill ordered to be read a third time to morrow. Mr. THICKNESSE hoped the noble lord the Chancellor of the Exchequer would on the third reading introduce words into the bill expressive of the perfect independence of the legal tender clause of the bargain with the Bank, and that its rescinsion was within the control of Parliament. The China trade bill was read a third time and passed, when the house adjourned. • HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, AUG. 13. Mr. BERNAL, and other members from the Commons, brought up the China Trade Bill, the Disembodied Militia Bill, and other bills, all of which were read a first time. SUGAR REFINERY BILL. After a few words from Lord AUCKLAND, Viscount ST. VIN CENT, and the Duke of WELLINGTON, this bill passed through a committee, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow. The other bills on the table were respectively forwarded a stage. SEPARATISTS' AFFIRMATION BILL. On the motion of Lord GOSFORD, their lordships went into committee upon this bill, and a conversation ensued, in whirl' Lord WYNFORD, Lord PLUNKETT, the Bishop of 'lnns:Yam), Lord SUFFIELD, the Earl of IlAßeoway, and the Marquis of WESTMEATH, took part. The bill then went through committee, and the report was ordered to be received on Wednesday next. The Duke of WELLIZT01:1;111 - TliCIaii of ABERDEEN pre sented petitions against the Scotch Burgh Bill. ROYAL BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which had been passed by the Commons for the purpose of effecting a great, and in the opinion of the people of Scotland a salutary and necessary, improvement in the constitution of the burghs of Scotland. The Earl of HADDINGTON moved as an amendment—" That the bill be read a second time on that day six mouths." The Marquis of BUTE was opposed to the bill, for he thought that the enactments of the bill did not bear out the preamble, which professed to restore the ancient constitution of the Scotch burghs. It was quite true that in England burgesses were cre ated. for Parliamentary and electioneering purposes, but in Scotland no such persons as Parliamentary freemen were to be found; the rights of the Scotch burgesses were derived from the property they really possessed, and their claims to the right of voting were far better than those of the electors of England and Ireland. He wished, therefore, that in Scotland burgesses upon that footing should continue to be those who held the right to vote fur the town council, and other members of the corporations. 'I he Loan CHANCELLOR said that he had wished to have saved their lordships from any further delay, but he could not allow the house to go to the question at once without making one or two observations on what had fallen particularly from the noble lord who had last spoken. The gross mismanagement of burgh property in many instances had led to this measure ' • instead of the burgesses having any control in the matter, the whole management was in the hands of the councils, with the choice of which the burgesses had little or nothing to do. It was therefore the greatest possible abuse of language to say that this bill deprived them of any advantage or interest for the purpose of vesting it in the £lO householders; especially . when it was considered that the burgesses had no interest in the business, nor had enjoyed any for the last four centuries, during which period every thing depended on the will of the councils. The noble and learned lord proceeded to observe that the only object of the bill being to prevent self-election, all that was necessary, and all that the bill undertook to do, was to provide a substitute for self-election. --- After a few words from the Earl of fIADDINGTON, in expla nation, the bill was read a second time, without a division, and fixed for committee on Thursday. EAST INDIA BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE reminded their lordships that this bill had been fixed for the third reading to-morrow, in order to give the East India Company an opportunity in the interval of considering it in the shape in which it had come out of their lordships' committee. The result of that consideration was, that the Court of Directors had, by a very large majority, agreed to recommend the Court of Proprietors to adopt the bill; and the Court of Proprietors had also by a large majority expressed their readiness to comply with that recommendation, but a ballot hav ing been demanded by nine proprietors, according to the by-laws of the company, the formal assent of that body to the bill had not yet been obtained, though there could be no doubt that the opinion of the directors and proprietors generally was in favour of the measure. Under these circumstances, and thinking it desirable to have the company's assent in a formal shape before the passing oftlie bill, he should propose that the third reading should be postponed until Friday next—Agreed to. Adjourned at a quarter past eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. The gallery was opened at the usual hour. FACTORIES' REGULATION BILL. . _ On the motion of Lord ALTHOttP the house resolved itself into committee on the further consideration of this bill. On clause 8 being put, which enacts that the employmentof children under 11, 12, and 13 years of age, for more than - eight hours a day, shall be prohibited, Mr. G. W. Woon moved an amendment, to the effect that at the expiration of six months after the passing of the act, no child under eleven years of age should be permitted to work more than eight hours a day; that no child under the age of twelve years should be permitted, after the expiration of eighteen months from the passing of the bill, to work for more than eight hours a day; and that after the expiration of two years from the passing of the bill, no child under the age of thirteen should be permitted to work more than eight hours a day. The object of this amendment would be to make the operation of the bill more gradual. On the question of postponing the operation of the clause, as affecting children of twelve years of age for eighteen months, Lord A LTHORP proposed the adoption of twelve months in stead of eighteen. After a short, discussion the house divided : For Mr. Wood's amendment Against it 23 Majority ll The third proposition was then agreed to, and the clause as amended ordered to stand part of the bill. The several clauses from 9 to 14 were then, with a few verbal amendments, agreed to. The Chairman then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again.—Adjourned at three &chick. The Speaker resumed the chair at five o'clock. Earl GROSVENOR presented a petition from the silk-manufac turers in different parts of the kingdom, praying that no reduc tion may take place on the importation duty on foreign silk. After a few words from an hon. member, the petition was laid on the table. Colonel Evers wished to ask the Solicitor-General whether the circumstances which he was about to mention were legal or not. An individual had been committed to the House of Cor rection for non-payment of a penalty of '£2o for selling penny publications. Since he had been committed to prison his hair had been cut off, he had been placed in the prison dress, he had been compelled to live on the prison diet, although his friends, who knew he was labouring under illness, - had offered to provide him with more beneficial aliment, and he had beet . co..yetteu to neru :vita telons, and, what was worse, with MO ih , :rsous accused of unnatural offences. lie wished to know whether this treatment was sanctioned by the law of England? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that if his prisoner had only . ,sold a penny publication, this treatment was undoubtedly Lie gal; but if the penny publication had been a newspaper, it required a stamp; anti if it were unstamped, the prisoner had rendered himself liable to the payment of a penalty of £2O, and to imprisonment if he could nut pay it. He was, therefore, liable to the prison discipline. But, as to the cutting off his hair, and the other excesses which had been mentioned in aggra vation, he believed that they were wholly unwarranted by law, and he heard with regret that they had taken place in any part of the kingdom. INNS OF COURT. Mr. H. HUGHES withdrew his notice of a motion for a "return from the masters of the bench of the Inner Temple of the proceedings before them respecting the application of Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., to be called to the bar, and on his appeal to the twelve judges, acting as visitors, and of the evidence re ceived and tendered to such benchers and visitors, and of the proceedings consequent thereon to this time." He also with drew his notice of motion for "a return from the commissioners appointed to inquire into the practice and proceedings of the superior courts of common law of the evidence recently given by the said Daniel Whittle Harvey before them in reference to such matter." CORPORATION OF DUBLIN. Mr. RUTIIVEN movedf)r " a return of the estates and rental of the corporation of Dublin, settinc , forth the natnes of the tenants, the rents received, with a L 'description of the several premises, and the tenures by which they are respectively held; of all monies levied or received by the said corporation during. the last seven years, specifying each year respectively, by right or claim of any toll, custom, murage, poutage, or any other de mand, with the names of the persons concerned in the receipt or appropriation thereof, and the names of those who have been paid therefrom, the amount paid, and for what consideration in each case particularly; of the several officers of the corporation of Dublin, and of the salaries, fees, or other perquisites, pay able to or received by such officer or officers, and of the sum, if paid by each officer respectively, in consideration of his ap pointment to office; of the debts of the corporation of Dublin, stating when incurred, and upon what security given by the said corporation ; of all lands, or other properties, held by the corporation of Dublin in trust for charitable purposes, specify ing the amount, and detailing the manner of the expenditure thereof." As he did not expect that any opposition would be offered to this motion, he did not feel it necessary to make any observations in support of it. Mr. LITTLETON Observed, that though it was probable this return would not be made out previous to the prorogation of Parliament, yet if the order of the house was now made for it, the persons whose duty it would be to make it out, would be ready to furnish it on the reassembling of the ;louse next ses sion ; and though it might be then too late for the commis sioners, it would not be too late for the purposes of the house. The motion was then put and carried. In a committee of the whole house on the Factories Regulation Bill, the remaining clauses of the bill were agreed to, and the report ordered to be received on the following day. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The house having resolved itself into a committee of the whole house on the Land Revenue Acts, Lord DUNCANNON moved that a sum, not exceeding £55,000, be granted out of the hereditary land revenues of the Crown to wards the completion of Buckingham Palace.—Agreed to. SALE OF BEER ACT. The house having resolved itself into a committee on this act, Mr. S. RICE said he had a resolution to propose on which it was his intention to found a bill. This resolution he begged to say had not been founded on the report of the committee. He disapproved of that report, because its object was to restore the old and objectionable system. At the same time he thought it impossible for any bne to read the evidence which had been given before the committee without feeling a wish that the constitution of beer-houses should be improved, and he hoped that this object might be effected without having recourse to any objectionable enactment. He proposed to raise the character of the beer-shops by raising the price of the license. He would still, however, leave the licenses to be granted by the Excise-office (hear), and would confer no additional jurisdiction on magistrates, except with respect to police regulations. (Hear.) The hon. gentle man concluded with moving the following resolution—" That for every license to be granted to any person to sell beer, or ale, or porter, by retail in any part of Great Britain shall be paid the sum of £5, and for every license to be granted to any person to sell cider by retail in any part of Great Britain shall be paid the sum of 505., in lieu of the present duties payable - thereon." Mr. WARBURTON would not oppose the resolution, but at the same time he must say that, considering the large number of persons whose interests were involved in the question, it was perfectly impossible that the bill proposed to be introduced could be passed into a law at this late period of the session, un less it should clearly appear that it was altogether unobjection able. To any measure founded on the report of the committee he would give his strenuous opposition. Colonel WILLIAMS was glad that the bill was not to be founded on the report of the committee. He gave notice, how ever, that he would move the introduction of a clause to pre vent beer from being drunk on the premises. Sir H. WlLLouGuint was understood to say that the report of the committee contained some suggestions which were worthy of consideration. The resolution was agreed to, the house resumed, and the re port was ordered to be read to-morrow. The third reading of the Bank Charter Bill was postponed till to-morrow. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past one o'clock, LANCASTER ASSIZES. The assizes for this county commenced at the county town on Monday last, before Sir Thomas Denman, Knight, Chief Jus tice, and Sir William Bolland, Knight. The calendar is not so numerous as on former occasions, containing about forty three prisoners, of whom a considerable number are charged with manslaughter, ar:sing out of up and down fighting. The High Sheriff, Sir John Gerard, Bart.,.of New-hall, arrived in town about three o'clock, and shortly after proceeded to meet the Judges on their way from Carlisle.. About half-past twelve, on Tuesday, after their lordships had attended divine service, the Courts were opened, Sir Thomas Denman presiding iu the Crown, and Mr. Baron Bolland in the Civil Court. The cause list is extremely light. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the following gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury : Sir Thomas D. Hesketh, Bart., Rufford-hall, foreman. John Ireland Blackburn, Esq., Hale, George Bigland, Esq., Bigland, William Blundell Esq., Crosby, Nicholas Blundell, Esq„ Crosby, Thomas Bright Crosse, Esq., Shaw-hill, Sir James Fitzgerald, Bart., Hermitage, 'William Gerard, Esq., Ditton-grove, Richard Gillow, Esq., Leighton-hall, Frederick Gerard, Esq.. New-hall, Thomas Greene, Esq., M.P., 'Whittington-hall, William Hulton, Esq„ Hutton-park, Edmund Geor g e Homily, Esq., R. G. Hopwood, Esq., Ho wood, Henry Hargreaves, Esq., Springfield-hall, Charles Orrell, Es 1., Blackhrook, John Wilson Patten, Esq. , M.P., Bank-hall, Henry Petre, Esq., Duncan-house, William Townley, Esq., Townhead, Henry Tempest , Esq., Croston, Peregrine Edward rownley Esq., Townley, Richard Willis, jun., Esq., Prescot. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then delivered a most able charge to the Grand Jury. His lordship adverted to the lightness of the calendar, and attributed it to the superior vigilance of the police, and to the prevalence of better morals, so that offenders now found that they could not continue their lawless practices either with impunity or advantage. His lordship, in referring to the new system adopted by Government respecting trans ports, observed, that there would be a classification of offenders, and those who were convicted of grievous crimes, and whose previous life was notoriously bad, would, when sent out to the colony, be reduced to a state of perpetual slavery, to labour on the roads in chains, and those for light offences would be distri buted through the colony as heretofore, in the character of ser vants, subject, in all cases, to the Governor. His lordship, in alluding to the recklessness of human life in the county, said he could not suggest any remedy. His opinion was, that it arose, in a great measure, from the indulgence of violent pas sion, and hoped that the religious, moral, good feeling of the community would be brought to bear on it. To prevent it he would answer for the utmost strictness and impartiality on the part of the judges, and he believed he could also answer for his Majesty's Government, that every attention would be paid in order to put an end to the practice. His lordship, after stating that there were no cases requiring particular comment, dis missed them to their duties. NISI PRIUS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. Before Mr. Baron BoLLANo. His Lordship entered the court shortly after twelve o'clock, and in the course of the day disposed of several cases, none of which possessed the least public interest or importance. There are 130 causes entered for trial, of which there are 10 in the first or Lonsdale list, 49 in the second or Stafford list, and 70 in the West Derby lists None of the parties in the second list being ready, Mr. Baron BOLLAND tried the following prisoners : Charles Black, 46, was charged with having in his possession, with intent to utter them, knowing them to be base, 86 counter feit sovereigns and 117 counterfeit half-crowns, at Manchester. It appeared.that on the 22d of July last John Jackson, a person employed by the police to discover utterers of base coin, saw the prisoner at the Red Bull public-house, Manchester. Pri soner treated him to a glass of ale, and afterwards pulled out half-a-crown, and asked him if he could do with...any. thing of that sort. ackson told him he could do with it very well, not then supposing that it was a bad one. Prisoner then said he had another article which would perhaps suit him better, pull ing out a sovereign at the same time, and offering to sell it for four shillings. Jackson said that if that were the case the sove reign could not be good, to which prisoner replied that it was not the real thing, but it would do as well, and that when he saw any one put down a good sovereign he might take it up and put the bad one in its place. After some further conversation, the prisoner went away to get more bad sovereigns and half crowns for Jackson, at the rate mentioned above ; but in the mean time Jackson went and gave information to the police, and the prisoner was taken into custody. On being searched by the officers, whom he resisted as much as he could, the bad money was found upon him; the sovereigns wrapped up in a brown paper parcel, which they took from his pocket, and, the half-crowns stitched in the back of his waistcoat. The prose cution was conducted by Messrs. Courtenay and Armstrong.— The prisoner was undefended. Mr. Baron BOLLAND, in summing up the evidence, observed, that the prisoner was tried under a recent act of parliament, rendering it a misdemeanor, punishable with three years for the first offence, and seven years transportation for the second, for any person to have in his possession three or more coun terfeit pieces of the current coin, knowing them to be coun terfeit, and with intent to utter them, or dispose of them for less than their nominal value. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour. .Tohn Turner, 34, and Mary Turner, 40, his wife, residing at Manchester, were charged with having in their possession 27 counterfeit sixpences. The police having sonic suspicion that the prisoners wer e d ea l ers in base coin, after having watched them for some time, broke into their house on the `Atli of April last, between five and six o'clock in the morning, found them in bed, together, and under the pillow the counterfeit money in question. Ou being called on for their defence, the male pri soner declared that the woman was not his wife, but a perfect stranger to him: the female made the same asaertion, declar ing moreover that she had picked hi m u p i n th e Itreet the night before she was taken into custody, and that she had found the I money concealed in an aid hat in the chimney, and intended to give it up to the police next morning. Digiles, the consta ble, on being called upon to speak to these assertions, stated, that the prisoners had lilted together as man and wife for at least a month before they were taken into custody, and were generally so considered.—Both the prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment and hard labour. Ann Smith; a widow, was charged with having put off at Man chester, on the 16th of April last, to William Heyes, 10 false .and counterfeit shillings. Heyes was a person employed by the police, and purchased the 1.0 counterfeit shillings for half-a crown. When the case for tlie . prosecution was concluded,' the , c\ prisoner called a woman named Catharine Staggart, who had lodged with her, to prove that she had had no dealings with Heyes for bad money tor nine weeks before the transaction in question. The witness, however, when sworn, declared that she knew nothing about the matter. The prisoner then called. Elizabeth Edieston, a womak who was sitting beside her iu cus tody, charged with a similar (deuce, but thi; witness also, being previously cautioned by her counsel, Mr. Dunn, declared that she knew nothing about the matter. The prisoner was found Guilty. Mr. Baron BOLLAND, in passing sentence, observed that she had been already twice convicted, once for larceny, and once for passing bad money, and sentenced her to be transported for seven years. When sentence was pronounced, the prisoner exhibited con siderable violence. She struck Edleston, who was sitting beside her, and exclaimed, whilst the officers were taking her out of court, " I am as innocent as the child unborn, I will make them pay for this before I go." Elizabeth Edleston was charged with having sold 16 counterfeit shillings to Edward Wilson, at Manchester, on the 6th of August last, The prosecution was conducted by Messrs. Courtenay and Armstrong, and Mr. Dunn appeared for the prisoner. Mr. COURTENA Y stated the case for the prosecution. A person named Edward Wilson having some suspicion. of what business the prisoner was engaged in, gave information to the police, and under their direction, got introduced to her by a person named Coyle on the 16th of May last. From that day up to the 6th of August he had various dealings with her for bad money, but on the 6th of August Digcries put the matter into a train Cr her ap prehension by giving NVilson two shillings and two sixpences of good money, all madied, for some bad coin which he was to purchase from the prisper. He then went to the prisoner's house and got from her sixteen bad shillings for which he gave her four shillings, namely, the money marked by the police.— She was taken into custody shortly after, and the police on searching her found upwards of £2 in silver, in good money, in her pocket, but not any of the money marked by the police. On asking her if that was all, she said no, she had another sixpence in her hand, which she gave to them, and it turned out to be one *of the sixpences marked by the police. A . nian was seen coming apparently from her house, and it was supposed the prisoner might have given him the other marked money. Edward Wilson was then called. He stated that between May and August he had, under the direction of the police, made eleven purchases of bad money from the prisoner, and that the final purchase was made on the 6th of August, in a jerry-shop, in the presence of a person named James laylor. The witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. DUNN, counsel for the prisoner. He stated that he kept a beer-shop, and was formerly employed in a spirit-vault, from which he was discharged in consequence of being accused of giving away spirits. He was not employed by the police, but did what they directed him to do. He was a porter in the spirit-vaults, filled bottles, and carried out spirits, and got five per cent. commis sion. Knew a man named Coyle; was formerly-fellow-servant With him. Never asked Coyle to break into his (witness's) master's safe, or told him that there was a hundred pound bill of the bank of Manchester, and a Philadelphia bank bill for five hundred dollars. Never told Coyle that before he would see his children clammed he would go td the high way . and rob. Never had a farthing from the police - for his loss of time. He did all this from a pure love of justice. His coach-fare to Lan caster was paid, but he had paid for all his own refreshments. Did not know what he was to get for this job. Would swear he did not expect anything for coming, and that was as true as all the rest of his evidence. James Taylor deposed that he was present in the public house on the 6th of August, and saw the last witness and pnsoner together. This witness was also cross-examined at great length by Mr. DUNN. He stated that he kept a butcher's shop in Salford, and was employed as a spy for the police. They gave him nothing; he did it all from a love of justice, and nothing else. Expected his expences, if he could get them but not for the loss of his time Was not in the habit of working for nothing ; but he some times did other jobs for nothing. (Mr. Dunn.—lndeed ! I should like to know where you live.) He sometimes killed a pig for nothing. lie-examined.—Was a housekeeper in Salford, and a special constable. John Diggles, Thomas Crawford, and other constables of Manchester, were then called to speak to the employment of Wilson and the apprehension of the prisoner. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. DUNN (for the defence) called Daniel Coyle, who swore positively to the transactions between himself and Wilson, which the latter had positively denied in his cross-examination. He was cross-examinied at greatlength by Mr. CounTENAy ; but the only material fact elicited was, that on one occasion the witness was charged with stealing a clock ; it was not found upon him, nor ou his premises. Mr. Baron BoLLAND, in summing up the evidence, remarked that the question turned on the credibility of the two witnesses, Wilson and Coyle, excepting so far as the testimony of the former was corroborated by the other witnesses for the prosecu tion. The jury retired, and, after remaining in consultation about -half an hour, acquitted the prisoner. CROWN COURT.—WEDNESDAY, 14th July. MANSLAUGHTER. William Hall, 48, was charged with killing and slaying his wife, Jane Hall, on the Bth of July last, at Ashton-under -Line. Mr. Brandt appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sergeant Jones for the defence. It appeared, that on the evening of the Bth of July, the deceased went home in a state of intoxication; a quarrel ensued shortly after between her and the prisoner, respecting. giving supper to one of his children; that she seized him by the waistcoat, when he pushed her down, and kicked her over the lower part of her body, and inflicted such a wound as to cause her death in less than an hour. Mr. Campbell, of Ashton-under-Line, the surgeon who examined the body, said, he was of opinion that the deceased's death was caused by hmmorrhage, from a wound on the vagina. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Sergeant Jones, the object of which was to show, that the death could not have been produced by loss of blood from the wound, but might have pro ceeded from determination of blood to the head from the effects of passion, exertion, &c., in consequence of too free a use of ardent spirits. The jury, however, found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy. Sentence deferred. • MOST SINGULAR CASE.-A HUSBAND'S REVENGE. Thomas Palin, 36, was charged with killing and slaying Tho mas Armstrong, at Manchester, on the 4th of April last. It appeared that on the day in question the prisoner went home and found his wife in bed with the deceased, who lodged in the house. He immediately ran, in great distress and frenzy, to the house of his landlord near, and informed him of the cir cumstance, adding, that unless he came to take him away, he should certainly take.his life. He then ran back, and the gen tleman requested three or four people to follow him, which they did. When the prisoner arrived at home the second time, he found his wife sitting near the kitchen fire. He began to accuse her of infidelity . to him ; and, whilst he was doing so, Armstrong came down stairs, when the prisoner ordered him to leave the house immediately, or he would murder him, and rushed on him at the same time with a knife, and stabbed him in the throat so that he died instantaneously. It was found that the jugular vein and carotid artery were cut through, and the windpipe nearly severed in two. His wife was in a beastly state. of in toxication. The jury . found him Guilty, and his lordship said, he had certainly received the greatest provocation a man could receive, but the law would not, on that account, allow any man to take the life of another, and it was necessary that the landmarks of the law should be preserved; still he was of opinion, that, in the present case, there was no necessity for a severe sentence, and, therefore, ordered him to be confined for fourteen days. ti DEATH BY FIGHTING. George Frost Turner, 22, was indicted for killing and slaying George Sintcock, at Heaton Norris. This death arose out of a public-house squabble. It appeared that they were drinking on Sunday evening the 14th of June, quarrelled, and fought. A gentleman parted them, but shortly after they fell to again; the deceased was knocked down and kicked by the prisoner on the side of the face, which caused his death. 'The jury found him Guilty, and the Lord Chief Justice sentenced him toltwelve months' hard labour in the Castle. BURGLARY. Thomas Jones, 25, GeorgeTioVns;n7B, John Watson, 23, Samuel 21, and John Hadkinson. 18, were charged with break ing into the dwelling-house of Abel Rowbottom, at Stayley Bridge, and stealing forty pairs of stockings, some silk bane kerchiefs, &c., his property. It appeared that about midnight on the 3d of May last the shop of the prosecutor, which adjoins his house, was broken into, and the above articles stolen. About an hour after the robbery was discovered ; the prisoners were pursued and taken early next morning with most of the pro perty on them. The jury found them Guilty, and the Lord Chief Justice ordered judgment of death to be recorded against them, observing that in ad probability they would be transported for life, and that the crime of burglary was a capital offence, and would probably always be so held. - - - MANSLAUGHTER. Richard Wilson, 35, was convicted of killing and slaying his wife Ellen Wilson, on the 9th of March last, by kicking her over the breast. John Hanley, a boy apparently about 13 years old, was charged with killing and slaying another boy, about the same age, on the 13th of April last. It appeared that on tlie day in question the boys were playing together when the deceased struck the prisoner, on which he pulled out a knife and stabbe d him in the belly, so that he died.—Guilty, one month hard labour. John Kearns, 50, was charged with killing and slaying his wife Ann Kearns, at Liverpool, on the 25th of May iast. It appeared that both the jirisoner and deceased were. tipsy, quarrelled, and fought; that she threw a brick at him, and lie kicked her over the throat and burst her windpipe. The prin cipal evidence, however, tended to prove that the kick was given accidentally, and the jury consequently acquitted him. The prosecution in the three last cases was conducted by Mr. CL ARK Ey Recorder of Liverpool. ; FELONIOUS ASSAULT. Patrick 111Partland, 27, a private soldier in the B.sth regiment of Foot, was charged with feloniously assaulting Win. broxup, with intent to murder him, to disable him, or to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. PEEL conducted the piosecution. It appeared from the evidence that on the 10th May last, about six o'clock in the evening, the prisoner, who wus then confined in the New Baily prison at Manchester, for some breach of mili tary discipline, under sentence of a court-martial, came behind the prosecutor, a fellow prisoner, and struck him a tremendous blow on the back of the head, with a rubbing stone, weighing upwards of 20 lb, and fixed to a long pole, which he wielded with both his hands. He was preparing to repeat the biow, when his arm was arrested by , one of the bystanders, and he was taken into custody. it did not appear that any provocation had been given to the prisoner, or that there was any quarrel between the parties, though the prisoner endeavoured to acccunt for it , by stating that he had given prosecutor sixpence to get him some tobacco, and that the prosecutor had not fulfilled the commis sion. The prisoner was found Guilty. He was then put upon his trial on another indictment, charged with having, on the morning of the 13th April, whilst confined in the same prison, entered the cell of Edward Hughes, a private soldier of the 53d regiment of Foot, a fellow prisoner, who was then lying in bed, and attempting to cut his throat with a razor. The prosecutor raised his arm to prevent his completion of the crime, and shouted "Murder!" He was severely cut both in the throat and hand. The prisoner then left the cell, and was seen shortly afterwards wiping a razor; but it was not found upon him, nor in the prison. From the testimony of Mr. Oilier, the surgeon to the New Bailey, it appeared that the prisoner, after both attempts, had repeatedly-told him, without any pro mise or threat being made to induce him to speak on the subject that he was dissatisfied with the regiment as well as with the gaol; that he wished to be removed, and that he would rather be transported or any thing, than serve under such a colonel, or at the tread-mill in the gaol. The prisoner was found Guilty. Sentence was deferred. COW STEALING. William Turner, 34, a flatman, was charged with stealing a cow, the property of John Warburton, a farmer, at Rushholme, on the night of the sth of June last. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to be transported for life. MANSLAUGHTER. Henry Pendlebury, 21, was charged with killing; and slaying John Itidings, at Blackley, near Manchester, on bunday even ing, the 26th of May last. It appeared that on the evening in question, the prisoner and another man were going along the road towards HarpoUr-hey, when the deceased, a youth about nineteen years of age, but much less than the prisoner, accom panied by two boys, came up with Ahem, some words passed be tween them and a quarrel ensued, in the course of which the deceased used some irritating language towards the prisoner, G . 0 00 A TG . VW. „ L \,,,,, ; • , threateneeto give him a bNaing, and poke.l him in the ril! with hi thum‘ e . The prisoner then knocked him down 1 1 blow on the ha& of the head, and when down kicked hitu o,: il t''', chin. The deceased was taken to a house in the neighbour hood, where he died a few minutes afterwards. Thomas Walker, one of the witnesses for prevaricated a good deal in giving, his testimony with 1 1 '1'; to his deposition before the Coroner. which was in direct Y,„„ t mice in several points with his evidence in court, for the c! , r , !; f i purpose of screening the . prisoner, on which his lordship ore.r,d, him into custody, and in itimming up the evidence ohsell,:„ that in cases where death etikued, whatever the provoc.apialt"er might be, the law did not justifyvy man in resorting to g I- ip it . . violence than was absolutely neclitsary for the purpose of ijeil defence. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recougueu, ~ hint to mercy on account of the provocation he bad -reeccoeaa, the prosecutil and his . previous good character. His lordship said the re °I mendation should certainly be attended to. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15n-7. MANSLAUGHTER. John Callan, a remarkably athletic, middle-age:l 5r,,3,: indicted for killing and slaying James . Lees, on Monday , "i ll sth of the present month. It appeared that, , on the n,,e : I r 1 v wuestion, a fight took place in the field of the de cease ent there for the purpose of driving- the c - i-owd out of the ,itc' that the prisoner, on hearing that his brother was one combatants, ran towards the place; the deceased attemp.74 stop him, and struck him with his crutch, on which the pri., a nd gave him such a blow over the head as fractured his skull h i 3 ercri n caused his death the following Thursday. The prisonr, M ille d defence, said it was the wakes time, and they were d lac e to have a bull bait; that he was proceeding towards the P, ' chosen for the purpose with the bull, when he heard that re. brother was fighting, on which he ran towards the place t d ° f c ho vent the occurrence, when he encountered the decease ao,:g was stopping people from crossing his field; that, on h is In is h the attempt, the deceased struck with his crutch, on v' u l n a he accidentally lifted his stick and struck him. The jury f° - bc him Guilty, and the Lord Chief Justice sentenced him to id. itnprisonedlone month in the Castle, after advising him to lacc're• for the future, attending such places, as they were not v er y c ditable to him. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. were Joseph Turner, William Higham, and Charles Roliinsort i on indicted for assaulting and robbing William S a nderson P t he on the highway at Ashton-under -Line, on Sunday evea n ! n il p g 'prir 4th instant.—Dr. BROWN stated the case to the jury.- - -` O , be secutor said that about ten o'clock on the night in questi,,where was on his way from 'Mozley- towards,Ashton-uuder-Line,, the r he keeps a school and resides, and when about a mile e hv th e latter place, he was stopped by Turner, who seized him " o ral collar and told him to "turn up." Immediately after .se oner o. others came up, amongst whom were the other two pos., 0 1 They then threw him down and took his watch, but he cout_acor say whether they had taken any money. In the scuffle lie, of trived to get out his penknife, with which he cut the 03 0 10 one of the persons who held him, and then contrived t° a ll his escape from them. He wa s p rev i ous ly acqua inted wil e he the prisoners, and went straight to Turner's house, w he c l rui" ascertained that he was not at. home. He then gave io`°6oo tion to the police, and Turner was taken into custody the ca re night, as soon as he arrived at home. Turner afterwards the names of several of his companions to the constable, we ll they were taken into custody, and the other two were, 85 0 1 6 as Turner, identified by the prosecutor. When in custody' t t he they admitted having committed the robbery, and stated at t he house of Mr. Loftus, in Lancaster, just before going o W e led Castle, that they would plead guilty, in order to s top mouths from speaking against them.—The case was clime established against Turner and Higham; but there being ; 0 1 doubt as to itobinson's participation in the affair, the ' 0 11 acquitted him, and found the other two guilty.—The L e a 3 JUDGE then ordered sentence of death to be r ecorded ag l o w them, intimating at the same time that they would be tr for ported for life. He also admonished Robinson to boya r s" the future how he acted. NISI PRlUS.—Before Baron BOLLAND. c ieJ The Court was occupied most of the morning with undefeeiro causes of no public interest. The first defended cause et to being tried when our report left Lancaster. It wa s an 8 t it% to recover £202. 12s. id., for yarn purchased from the plai n the Messrs. Gray and Co., who are spinners at Manchester, hY . defendants, Messrs. Spiers and Co. who reside at the sa place. .‘ ST. HELEN'S AND RUNCORN-GAP RAILWAY 600 This line, which has been silently p ursu i ng it s opal' of for the last two years, or a little more, may be said to be . ..0 completed, and f air ly o p en f or b us i ness . D ur i ng t h e l a st la of of the transit of co a l s f rom th e co lli er i es i n t h e ne i g hb o urbow ip . St. Helen's, to the dock at Widness Marsh, has rapidlytbs creased, and it is now n o uncommon thing to send dow t a to r line, and ship, from 400 t o 600 t ons per d ay. Th i s ra t e cr op of nage, however, is far below th a t w hi c h th e li ne i s caPau'o" conveying. It is calculated, and expe r i ence p roves , that f eO 4 1200 to 1500 tons can readily be transported from St. Ilea oc g to the docks, and shipped for sea on the same day. The . e v, which the company has constructed on this side of the IVle r 'A at the termination of the railway opposite Runcorn, ig 5 1)1 0 ciently capacious to hold m o re th an f or t y vesse l s, an d i s 01 3 . 3 t0 r of admitting vessel s of 390 t ons b ur d en . E ac h coa l propri e to d is provided with hi s own b ranc h-li ne f rom th e ma i n road;, ip his own shippin g - mac hi ne a t th e d oc k, b y w hi c h mea ns aT th e terruption from his neighbour's trade is prevented, aa" f r,o l business is carried on with much ease and convenience. proof of the facilities afforded for dispatch, a vessel has 1 4. 0 0 brought into the dock, 70 tons of coal discharged into her ' d o the waggons, and in forty mi nu t es h as again been staaos, with all h e r s ail s s e t, down th e c h anne l f or Li ver p o ol. ` we believe, is no uncommon occurrence. The locomotive engines on this line are exceedingly e t /r t e lls ful, being c a p a ble of t a king f rom 150 t o 200 t ons o f co als 11 001 rate of eight and ten miles per hour, and at a much flr e .jei speed if required ; and, as the line of railway is only eight 70 in length, more than 1800 tons of coal can be conveyed 1 St l . Helen's to the docks in twelve hours. n addition to several important branch roads from the Sao line to several of the principal collieries already complete d in use, others are about,to be constructed to some of the 11- li ti tant mines in the vicinity of St. Hel e n' s , so that in a few m° o p t the present trade of the rail wa y w ill probably be increased r ee l) least three times its preseut ext en t. the shares, which have od for a time below par, are now obtained with difficulty at 9 0, bot tt in a few weeks it is confidently expected they will be 8 their original value. • g iii The flourishing town of St. Hele n ' s i s ra pidly increasot ee n extent and population, particularly since th e ra ilway has, a clf drawing to a close. Three large establishments have air cof been built by the side of the railway, for the manufacta! bas copper, glass, and for chemical works, the latter of which is commenced business; and there are also other important v in contemplation. ry There is also a considerable import trade, more than th e s,,d prietors contemplated, in salt, timber, pig-iron, pipeclaYl. of other raw materials for the different manufacturing tovni g ac h St. Helen's, Bolton, Wigan, and Manchester, who find it !a t:l i r cheaper to send the vessels into the railway-docks, aa u ve ct charge at once into the waggons, and send their materials " 00 1, to their destination ; thus avoiding the heavy dues at Livel • as well as expensive cartage to places of conveyance. QUARANTINE. The following has been posted at Lloyd's:— ' Tia s ' re Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's, at -- August 2:— . Vor " In consequence of the re-appearance of the cholera 0 3 „ a te, land, all vessels from there are not allowed to nominal :ll a of with the shore previous to their being visited by the 13 0 ,0 Health. No further restrictions are imposed on ships cep English ports, unless there are sick on board, in which they would have to ride quarantine." 'ooth of rom the agent to Lloyd's at Gottenburgh, dated July : ,„ Ito pilots The quarantine committee have issued instructions '" d to, pilots in this district to order into Kanso all v e s s els hot° tea this port coming from London, it being considered as susg ec e to of the cholera. Such shipping will be subjected to from 1 1 %:,.i t tl ten days' quarantine, according to circumstances. No , rep notice from the board at Stockholm to this effect has been ceived here." ce PARIS MAILS.—An arrangement for a ma il d a ily (f -vPS be eO Sunday) between this country and Paris, has at lengt made, as will be seen by the following notice : , 8 33, " General Pustelce, August, dte " On and from the 15th instant, a mail will be sent to al' ceived from France every day, Sunday excepted." LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, AUGUST BANKRUPTS. Hiam, Simon, and Ezekiel Emanuel, Leman-street, Goodm an.? Henry Engl fields, furriers. 0 ,01, ish, Compton-passage, Compton-street, Clerke ironfounder. Per'. James linherts and Frederick Woolfe, Gravesend, cheesern° ' Henry Thomas Rogers, Halifax, printer. Jcseiih Lambert, Manchester, distiller. Henry Howarth, Greave, Lancashire, coal-dealer. Richard Puttock, Billingshurst, Sussex , grocer. John Watling, Southtown, otherwise Little Yarmouth. merchant. James Weston, Stoke-upon-Trent, surgeon. John Barnett and John Devey, Wolverhampton, factors. Sarah and James Mag,gs, Cheltenham, mercers. John I'ring, Gloucester and Bristol, dealer. James Jones, Chippenham, Wiltshire, grocer. TNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. sO Bryans, Herd, Haw PAß orth, and Co., Liverpool, Merchant; ; I regards Ilawarth.—H. Thompson and .1. Aspinall, Liver co. , joinera.—Nizrdkinshaw, Adam, and-Co., Glasgow, Skinnerto non' Liverpool, and Adam, Skinner and Co., Bombay.—W. and P• G'•' caster, Sheffield, file-manufacturers. —Williams, Foster, an d s Swansea and elsewhere, eopper-smelters : as far as regards trot, Rudd. J. Dodson and J. Hutchinson, TooleY' s d e r Southwark, potatoe-salesmen.—W.Norman anti C. Redgrave , hall and llarleston, Norfolk, dealers in spirituous liquors. Lucas, S. Edwards, and J. Freeman, L'mg Buckby, North shire, and T. F. Lucas and J. Freeman, Leamington Priors, WI, so, shire, attornies-at-law ; as far as regards T. F. Lucas.—Cowa r( sto -5 , Moore, Bath, linen-drapers ; as far as regards It. Moore.- - J' • field and Co., Blackburn, Lancashire, drapers.—J. A. 13orrorZ a ye g r ; M. Parratt, A r derton, Cheshire, salt-manufacturers.—W• `' as J. Tomes, and W. Chattaway, Stratford-upon-Avon, banker° i o nt's, L as regards W. Oldaker.—H. and R. Bennett, Spittaltields, 14°T. 1 ,511°' gate, silk-weavers.—T. Sansom and Sons, Sheffield, and Ec c merchants. DIVIDENDS. ao Sept. 4, T. Davies, Liverpool, currier.—Sept. 12, D. IL. r A., fr et , H. J. Pucker, Wormwood-street, and Mincing-lane, West Innfri°`; chants.—Sept. 12, J. Cox and F. Heish, New-court, Criitche'flac merchants.—Sept. 5, J. Ward and W. and J. Slattern, Mellor , shire, cotton-spinners.—Set. 13, W. 11. Ross, Stockport, CI . 3, r ) , druggist.—Sept. 17, G. Ryland, Birmingham, drysalter.--SersertW. Ellis, Bristol and Stockport, Worcestershire, barge-master.--% 6 •.„ W. Coulthard, Brocklebank, Cumberland, cattle-dealer.—Seraro" Routled'e, Wigton, Cumberland, butcher.—Sept. 7, T. Lloya , Shropshire, timber-merchant. CERTIFICATES, SEPTEMBER 3. kerifeet R. Songhurst, Budge-row, Watling-street, box ease - M 8 Welch, Birmingham, iron-merchant.—W. G. Rolfes, Fenchu,re, and Ship-lane, Lambeth, tobacco-broker.---P. Barratt, '`` ‘ , v , 1 1 ; 0 , l street, jeweller.—J. Palmer, Hampton-street Walworth, Sur r i ` St sauce-manufacturer.—T. Cooper, Brighton, hotel-keeper. -- "" mers, Jermyn-street, cabinet-maker. io The proprietors of a stage coach on one of the roa -.„ 0 0 0 , land having, in . order to signify their readiness for act, l ;',„ 0, 0 their determination to put down all opposition caused "' je tted known motto "Paratus arena" to be . painte'd in larg e ,pell t o on the panels of the coach, -the inscription was thto over and construed by an Irishman whose eye it haPP e i, catch : " P-a-r-a-t-u-s, Praties;—Praties at Armagh , ast Sure where's the use of telling us that? Isn't there 01.6 every where ?" 10 .0r CAPABILITIES OF CARDIFF.—We hear that run3o again afloat of improvements to the port of Cardiff. c ' e ' t ° , t e P o 4 dently desired that they may be realized, for the entral l bet' d i port is too circumscribed to afford facilities to the n° l ll , B ` l o r daily arrivals and departures. There is no substantia l why Cardiff should not rival or eclipse Bristol, Glotle . A e rt,'L ic lt any other port in the channel; its trade has of late «'° the f r increased, and if a floating basin was made outside, lit tw gates, the benefit would be incalculable. Vessels ol t ifl;je , leave the canal without being dependent on the tides soS i • d lit ' then at all times be clear, the navigation for craft cor' scription uninterrupted, and twice the number of vcs se d to pass without , any of the trouble or risk they' are now Qhl i g e co inter.--Merthyr Guardian.