The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

Aug. 10, 18-15 total anti Vrobintial gaps. ja m , r r °tor M'Donald has been appoi n ted manager of the I, l l '"gron Wat er - wor k s . l'i t4 t . Willi am J en ki ns, o f B oughton, has b een appo i nted Ck,,ratler-Master of the Forest Troop of Cheshire Yeomanry 1.3 : , "ice Mr. George Oulton, deceased. le he Lancaster Assizes Mr. Fisher, of Cborley, got a 11, e let of £3O O against the ' Gas-works for injury done by 0104 having tainted the water in his well. 0 1nesday, Mr. George B. T a ylor, b oo k-keep er t o th e tlet Provident Society, was elected collector to the Derby Union. Rae Man c h ester Brokers ' Assoc i at i on have come to a Iten t i°n similar to that which has been passed at Leeds— ' 7 1, that " no dealings are to be hereafter permitted in Y ek of Which the scrip is not issued." Itk Meeting of the Independent Order of Odd fellows 14011,9,lieen's Theatre, on Thursday, a resolution was that th e Li ver p oo l di s t r i ct sece d e i mme di a t e l y t hes. ll Manchester Unity. ttl'o j e Passing of the St. Helen's Improvement Bill was ti le rated in that town on Wednesday last by a dinner at hgt~~ettgle and Child, at which upwards of thirty men sat down. M r . G eorge W e b s t er p res id e d. t itp API ISMAL FONT.—Thomas Troughton, Esq., soli- Li verpool, son of John Troughton, Esq., of Leach lo ti ,:e2 near Preston, has lately presented a very hand "Ptismal font to the church at Woodplumpton. Meeting of the committee of th e N or th ern H os pit a l, kei ll , eB ,daY, Mr. Jackson, of London, and Mr. Dean, I Ni ( 7 ° 'or house sureon of the hospital, ch were elected Thr h ouse surgeons , at a salary of £75 e ach er e were only six prisoners for trial at the Lancaster tt e ,:es last week, the smallest number since 17g6, w h en V d w as exactly the same number, which, at that period, 4 "eereed the fewest ever known. ttCall named Whittle, a hair-dresser, from Hull, at -led suicide by a tt em pti ng t o h ang hi mse lf i n an oa k le g i‘ e3, the Railway Inn, Leigh, on Thursday se'nnight. pit d at ed that extreme poverty had induced him to com- Th ',.°ls le rashP deed. snbscription for public pa r ks, &c., in M a n c h es t er , N - t ed• The total sum received was £32,167 10s. sd. "ts c i of ground have been purchased ; an d on Wed lothaY the sect etaries formally handed over the trust deeds C I : Mayor at the council meeting. ,l E STEn CATHEDRAL.—The Rev. Hugh Stowell, 'lf •,'";leutnbent of Christ Church, Salford, "read him `" On Sunday week, as one of the Honorary Canons 4,, Cathedral. The Rev. Canon preached at St. Church in the evening. 4) )4 11 Saturday, at the police-court, Mary Hopkins was tk t lntt e d for trial on a charge of having at three diffe 4tertb,aoftle establishments obtained clothes belonging to klf: 4 ' Panics on a pretence that they belonged to her- tri ll v ee,P,assengers by the new packet-ship Fidelia, which 4 1.,,," here yesterday week, presented Captain Hackstaff, qb,: # 4l hlander, with an address expressive of their ap -41t1„"n of the vessel's capabilities, and of the kind and kitt` t 'anlY treatment they received from Ca ptain Hack- dewl e weeks ago, on the authority of the Mercury, t tt r loss was made in several papers about an alleged 4r ltie " intolerance in Cneshire, about pulling down a d`Rpl&c. The Mercury has been compelled to ac eadtge, that the statement , so far as regards pulling p o lonnery, &c., was a pure fabrication. .I.: t i rßY.—On Tuesday, a young man named George l k eh Ills, was committed for trial at the Police.conrt ar ge of having forged orders for the payment of and the delivery of clothes.. The prisoner forged *c4 44 't of Captain Creagh, of the Tennessee, on board 1 , , ve ssel he had been second officer. 1 5h‘ g e Lord Bishop of Ely has instituted the Rev. Chas. No , rl4 e t Cartwright, M.A., of St. John's College, Cam- P t. th e ' to the united rectories of Brandon and Wangford, t i til ar e Plotv of Suffolk, (vacant by the death of the Rev. 4 ttiv t :' Ward,) upon the presentment of Thomas E. Ight, Esq., of Everton. t,, il a jt3T of operative spinners of Bolton, in number ''))lz ie l ailt hundred, have had a tea party there, "to 4 1 , !i t12 4 , 10ty e the great and important fact of the masters Tax EXCHANGE NEWSROOM.—The mastership of the Exchange Newsroom has been conferred upon Mr. Thos. Warburton ; and Mr. Finley has been appointed second master. The appointment of Mr. Finley creates a va cancy in the office of third master. On Saturday, the committee most liberally presented Mr. John Jones, the late master, with the sum of one hundred guineas as a to ken of their satisfaction at the able manner in which he discharged his duties during the long period of seventeen years; and that they also signified their intention to pay him his salary to the termination of the current year. MR. DUNN'S FIRE-ESCAPE.—At two o'clock on Fri day Mr. Dunn's fire-escape was exhibited in front of the Exchange from the twO-pair window over the Norwich Union office. It consists of a long strip of strong canvas, attached to a crossbar, to be placed across the window inside, and the other end to be held in the street, at the opposite side, by persons below. It was so placed on this occasion, and four firemen descended frequently and rapidly by slipping down the centre, which bulged out like a hammock : in fact, the apparatus is a long hammock. Two objections to it were started by several gentlemen present—the difficulty of getting it up to the window and the danger of its igniting from fire in a lower room. The first objection applies to all fire-escapes, except a common ladder. CURIOUS CASE.—On Saturday, an inquest was held on the body of a child, aged three months, named Ouldridge, whose parents reside in Upper •Mann-street, Toxteth park. The child being unwell, the mother sent her niece to the shop of Mr. Henry, in the neighbourhood, for some tincture of rhubarb. It was administered, and soon after the child died. Mr. Woods, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, and stated that he had analysed the stomach of the deceased and its contents, and could not detect the presence of any narcotic poison ; but had any been admi nistered, it might have been absorbed in the system so as to leave no trace. The jury, under these circumstances, returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died from congestion of the brain, but bow set up, there was no evi dence to show. " MORE BLUNDERING."-It will be seen by our report of the Town Council meeting that the bye-laws framed by the late Town Clerk, snbmitted to Sir James Graham (who must likely never clapped his eyes on them), and passed in 1844 by the Town Council, prove as valueless as so much waste gaper. One of the bye-laws authorized the superintendent of tire market to seize vegetables offered for sale which were found wanting in weight. Mr. Fogg, acting on this bye-lam, seized some potatoes which had been weighed and found wanting, and the owner, one Mr. Taylor, brought an action against Mr. Fogg for the seizure. Counsel's opinion being taken on the subject it turns out that there is no good defence to the action, that the bye-law is no law, and that Mr. Taylor must receive from the corporation remuneration for the loss which he uffered. Verily this charter has proved " a pretty kettle - -Bolton Chronicle. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.-At the eekly meeting on Thursday a sample of the water pro- duced at the Green-lane works was placed on the table, and all, including Mr. Guyton, vice-chairman of the Harrington Water-works, agreed that it was excellent. A memorial from the commissioners of Texteth-park, complaining of a nuisance arising from the turpentine works in Parliament-street, was read and ordered to be attended to. Some conversation took place as to whether the road in front of the Northern Hospital, Great Howard-street, should be macadamised or otherwise, Mr. Cunningham being of opinion that the road would not stand in any other form, having been from time to time broken up. In consequence of the great cost of the intended road, the consideration of it was post poned till a future period, to see whether pipes will be laid down for the hospital or not. RIGHTLY SERVED Tuesday, Ann Clarkson was brought -court charged with illegally pparel. The the polic pawning some articles of men's wearing Amst the prisoner was Xrin Bennett, who b, ged the clothes at the request of the prisoner. ...nett, with an air of triumph, detailed all she kbew, and so overcome was she with the satiation of her rever ' 't she proceeded to state how the prisoner had as, incipal witness - d she pl uited ber, and then added it was in consequence of that she had given information to the owner of the goods, who had lost them ever since the month of May last. Mr. Ellis, the magistrate's clerk : Then you knew the things you pledged had been stolen ? Bennett : To THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD BILL FOR CONSPIRACY.—On Saturday a bill for con spiracy against Inspector Muir and officers Threlfall, M`Farlane, and Nl' Loughlin, of the borough constabulary, was sent before the Grand Jury. The conspiracy was alleged to have been entered into for the purpose of lodging informations against Mr. John White, publican, of Copperas-hill, for infractions of the Improvement Act, in permitting drunkenness on his premises. The Grand Jury threw out the bill. THE JUDGES. —On Sunday forenoon Mr. Baron Rolfe and Mr. Justice Cresswell attended Divine Ser vice at St. George's Church, in the Crescent. The Mayor accompanied by the usual civic retinue. was pre sent; so, also, were the High Sheriff, Under Sheriff, the Recorder, the Town Clerk, Sir Thomas Brancker, and many other gentlemen. The congregation was exceed ingly numerous and resecptable. Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Brookes. jun., and the service was preached by the Rev. Rector Brookes senior, and the High Sheriff's Chaplain. The text was taken from the 14th chapter of Proverbs and the 12th verse :—" There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." The discourse was very appropriate to the occasion. In the afternoon their Lordships took a walk through the town, and dined in the evening at their lodgings in St. Anne-street. ALLEGED ASSAULT.—On Friday, at the Police-court. Mr. G. Wright, brewer, of Union-street, was charged with assaulting police-constable, No. 244. It appeared that Mr. Wright was coming from a ride with his three sons. Two of them were some distance in advance and riding smartly ; himself and a little boy, about seven years,were riding ata walking pace,when the policemen , from some unexplained cause, suddenly charged Mr. Wright with riding at a furious rate, and demanded his name and address. Mr. Wright gave his name and said he lived in Union-street, but that he did not know the number, as in fact there was none. The policeman kept hold of the reins in an offensive manner, and Mr. Wright threatened to strike him if he did not remove his hold on the bridle. The policeman behaved very ill, and refused, upon which Mr. Wright struck him several times across the arm with his cane. The policeman then seized him by the collar and pulled him off. It was distinctly proved that Mr. Wright had not ridden faster than a walk from Mile-end, and the policeman's testimony was distinctly contradicted in other points, and the magistrates dismissed the case. IMPROVEMENT OF LIVERPOOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—lt is to be hoped that by a timely application to Parliament for an extension of their powers, our Town Council will supersede the necessity for government ir.ter ference with our local concerns. Whilst on this topic permit me to inquire why so many streets, for which an improvement act was obtained some eight or ten years since, are suffered to be in abeyance, or to remain in statu quo. I could name half-a-dozen where the parapet is set back, to indicate the intention of the Corporation : to wit, Paradise-street and Hanover-street, Shaw's-brow, Bevington-bush, the lower part of Dale-street, and last, not least, the upper end of Cook-street. The last-men tioned is a sadly mismanaged affair. No doubt at some fu ture period, it will be essential for public convenience to form a twenty-yard street from thence across to Man chester-street, when it will be requisite to pull down the costly buildings now in course of erection. I should re commend, before proceeding further, that an arrangement be made with the owners, to purchase the needful quantity of land for this purpose. And let me also urge upon the attention of the Markets Committee the absolute want of better accommodation for the residents of Pownall-square, and Cleveland-square and vicinity, by the enlargement an covering in of the aforesaid markets. It might be advisable for these persons to petition or memorialise the Council on the subject.—l am, sir, &c. CIVIS. Aug. 14th, 1845 DOCK COM MITTEE.-THIIRSDAY Present : Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Molyneux, Middleton, Horsfall, Smith, Mann, Henderson, Aikin, Royden, Tobin, Houghton, Bold, Shand, Kendall, Sand baeh, Evans, and Ripley.---It was agreed to allow Messrs. James Hodgson and Co. the sum of £95 towards the ex- pense of making a launching slip on the land recently let to them.—The sub-committee reported that they could )orway SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. The judges reached Lime-street Station, from Lancas ter, on Wednesday afternoon, a little before four o'clock, and were conveyed to their lodgings, in St. Anne-street, in the mayor's state carriage, and, having robed, they proceeded to the Crown Court, where the commission was opened, and the court was adjourned until eleven o'clock the following morning. Their lordships, after opening the commission, went to St. George's Church, accompa nied by the High Sheriff, Rector Brooks, the Mayor, the Town-clerk, Deputy-sheriff, &c. TIE; Rev. Rector Brooks, chaplain to the high sheriff, officiated. The calendar contained a list of 89 prisoners, of whom 26 can neither read nor write, 23 read, 30 read and write imperfectly, 7 read and write well, and 3 read and write in a superior manner. CROWN COURT—THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Rolfe.) The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury : Sir Thomas Bernard Birch, Bart., Hazles, Foreman. Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood. Bart., M P., Fleetwood. Peter Greenall, Esq., M.P., St. Helen's. William Birley, E , q., Kirkham. William Bolling, Esq., Briton-le-Moors. William Brown, Esq., Liverpool. - Elias Chadwick, Esq., Swinton Hall. Edward Every Clayton, Esq.. Carr Hall. Thomas Eastwood, Esq.. Brindle Lodge. John Fletcher, Esq., Vale Bank. William Gale, Esq., Lightburne House. Joseph Langton, sq , Liverpool. Thomas Littledale, jun., Esq., Claremont. John Naylor, Esq , Liverpool. Richard Newsham, Esq., Preston. William R thb - ne, Esq., Grcenbank. Alfred Hudson Royds, Esq., Brown Hill. Samuel Sandbach, E-q., Aigbutth. John Swainson, Esq., Halton Hall. Samuel Taylor, Esq., Ecclestone Hall. Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq West Dingle. Joseph Ridgway, Esq., Wallsuches. Sir Thomas Braneker, Knt., Liverpool. His Lordship, in delivering his charge, dwelt, in his opening remarks, on the unusual number of prisoners, and the brutal character of the offences to be tried at the pre sent assizes. His lordship then referred to education as tending to humanize the mind, and prevent crimes of that description, and proceeded to observe, on the cases of ho micide, (twelve in number, ) in the calendar. The learned baron said that it appeared to him that almost all the cases are nearly of the same description—all cases of death resulting from brutal violence. These are often cases which it is exceedingly difficult, by any satisfactory deci sion a priori, to class either within the crime of murder or of manslaughter—the distinction in such cases being one not so much of principle as of degree. Parties may act with brutal violence towards one another upon little pro vocation. They may quarrel, go out and fight, and the result may be death. Is that manslaughter or murder ? It is a question often very difficult of solution. The only way to decide it is this, to say that in those cases where the violence has been of a character that to any man, ra- tionally reasoning, it must be evident the result would be death, undoubtedly that is murder. It is commonly said the distinction is where a deadly weapon has been used. That is perhaps an illustration of the rule instead of the rule itself, for there may be brutal violence used without any deadly weapon, and in my opinion, that is as much murder as if a dagger or pistol had been used. On the other hand, there might, by possibility, be other cases in which death may result from violence with a stick or stone, and in which it is not safe to charge it as a case of murder ; for although death may ensue, death does not ordinarily ensue, and the parties may have intended to resort to violence and not have contemplated murder bought up, charging the grave offence of murder, and the evidence goes to sa - tisfy you there was not any such extreme violence as to lead to the probability that the party must have contem plated the probable fatal result of the violence, it will be your duty to return it as manslaughter only. On the other band, if by the use of a deadly weapon, or extreme violence by a stick or stone, such as would lead you to suppose a fatal result must have been contemplated, and death ensues, then, undoubtedly, you must find a bill fo r murder. There is one case of a woman charged with the murder of her child by drowning. In that case there is no doubt of the act being done perfectly deliberately, but there may be extreme doubt whether that woman was not in a state of entire insanity. If the grand jury do not see their way to that conclusion, they must find a bill for and witnesses were called, several of whom gave an opinion as to the market price of iron about the time of the sale and immediately afterwards. Mr. BAINES. on behalf of the defendant, said, the question would be whether Andrew had the authority of the defendant at the time when the contract with the plaintiff was made to bind the defendant for the 400 tons. which he refused to deliver. He thought he should be able to show that Andrew had no such authority. He called Mr. Andrew, whose evidence, however, went to show that the bargain had been effected in the manner alleged by the plaintiff. His LORDSHIP consielered the defence had failed, and directed the jury to give damages for the difference be tween the contract price, and the value of iron the 9th October, which was 9s per ton. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.—Damages, (9s per ton on the 400 tons undelivered). £lBO. The cases subsequently tried were of no interest --a-- CROWN COURT -FRIDAY, George RuftisPerkin;,;YOuli man of respectable ap pearance, pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery, in which the prisoner put off a forged order to William Edmond son, at Liverpool, with intent to defraud him of its value. —Sentence deferred. Thomas Phillips, 20, and James Dixon, 20, were charged with burglary at Bolton. The jury dismissed the case against Dixon, but found Phillips guilty, and he was sentenced to ten years' transportation. Thomas Whittle, 21, was indicted for having assaulted and robbed Joseph Oakes, at Ince-in-Mackerfield. The prosecutor was drunk at the time.—Acquitted. Patrick Lennard, 34, was indicted for stealing four cows, the property of Henry Clayton, of Kenyon. The prisoner was acquitted on the ground of insanity, and he was ordered to be confined during her Majesty's pleasure. [ln the course of the day his lordship had occasion to complain of the few bills which had been sent before the grand jury, and expressed his determination, in all cases in which bills were in the hands of attorneys, to disallow the costs of prosecution.] _ _ _ Patrick Chapman, 23, was charged with having inter married with Elizabeth Jackson, his form then alive. The jury found the prisoner gu ilty. Fifteen months and hard lab Our. _ James Fletcher was charged with wilfully damaging a silk warp, at Leigh, on the 16th of January, the property of Messrs. Walker and Co. Mr. Monk prosecuted, and Mr. J. Pollock_defended.—Acquitted. BIGAMY.--UNUSUAL APPLICATION. --F Bradbury, 27, pleaded guilty of having at Eccle, James feloni- ously married Ann Lindsay, Elizaheh his former wife being then alive. At a later period of the day, Mr. Sow ler applied to his lordship for permission to withdraw the plea, as he was instructed to defend the prisoner, who had pleaded auilty by mistake. His lordship, after looking 'ere . forthcoming. shadow of a d-fence the certificates were all correct, and th Both the worn proper the plea might be withdrawn, which was accord ingly done. _ _ James Hunter, 26, was ct kins appeared for the prisoner. It appeared from the evi • dente of a female, named Mary Rogerson, that on the night of the sth August she and the deceased left Walton for Liverpool about nine o'clock. They were on their way home about eleven o'clock, and as they passed along Mere-lane they met a hackney coach, when the deceased called out to the coachman, and some angry words passed. The coachman then got down from the coach and beat the deceased, who at length called out that be had been struck by something harder than his fists. She then went to the man, got hold of him by the ear, and requested he would desist, on which he left the deceased, got on his coach, and drove off. The witness said she believed the prisoner to be the man who had beaten the deceased, but on being asked to point out the prisoner, was a 19ng time before she fixed on the right party. After the coach drove off, the witness went for assistance, and the deceased was found lying in the lane quite dead.—Mr. N. S. Glaze brook, b • Sur.eon, deposed to making a post mot-tent exa mination of the body of the deceased, thgt he found the fracture of the skull above the left eye, and the deceased had died from effusion of blood on' the brain.—lt was proved that the prisoner had on the n aricort Mr All produced between the two Pitts and Ryder to secure to the latter the sum of £5OOO. by which it was recited that Edward Pitt acknowledged to have received £BOOO from Ryder, and Edward Pitt and Thomas made themselves jointly liable for that amount. The draught was prepared. by Edward and Thomas together, who got him to write it out. This was executed on the 213 t of August. On the 26th the will was executed on which the lessor of the plaintiff now relics. it was produced by Edward Pitt, as a draught or, parchment, written in a small cramped hand. On this occasion also the witness officiated and. copied it out fair. It was then executed in the pre. Bence of the witnesses. John Cropper and Robt. Hudson, who signed as attesting witnesses. Cropper shortly after went to Rio Janeiro, and has not been heard of since. Hudson is dead. This will was put into the bands of Ryder, in the presence of Thomas Pitt, who assented to its provisions. By these Edward Pitt bequeathed to Ryder the whole of his real and personal estate, and made Ryder, "his executors, administrators, and as!igns," executors of the will. The witness said that on a subse quent occasion he went to call on Thomas Pitt, in com pany with Captain Caldwell, to receive £4OO as a year's interest on the sum due from the elder Pitt to Mr. Ryder. They collected from the tenants of the several houses the sum of £25 Ds. 61, which they handed to Thomas Pitt. It was on the table, and Pitt made it up to £4OO. The witness then asked after his father, and he replied he was in the country. He then produced a will, by which he said he proposed to leave all to Mr. Ryder. He executed it in the presence of the witne,s, and he, Captain Caldwell, and a person of the name of William Barker sighed it as attesting witnesses. Barker has since gone to Australia, and Caldwell is dead This will also was now produced. It was not, as the first, in the handwriting of the witness, nor did he, he said, know by whom it was written, but it contained the same singular proviso as to the execu tor appointing to that office, Ryder, " his executors, admi nistrators. and assigns." By it Thos. Pitt also bequeathed all his real and personal property to Ryder. 'Thomas Pitt said he executed the will that Ryder might be quite secure. In 1836 witness, Ryder. and Thomas Pitt met again. Wit again collected £2B 194. Gd., and handed it to Thomas p to £l5O, the amount of interest then due. In 1840 he ariin collected some rents to the amount of £l2 93. 61. Thomas Pitt added some to this, but less than the half year's interest then due. The witness said s was less than the sum fine, when Pitt said, if he, (the witness) wanted more, he must wait for the property, or go to h— and get it. Witness then asked to see his father. Thomas Pitt said be was dead many years. Witness asked why Pitt had said be was in the country, and he said so he was. Witness asked why he did not tell him his father was dead, and he replied that he (witness) might go to h— for an Witness asked him what he meant by waiting roperty, and he said he meant he must wait until the deqth of him (Thomas Pitt,) and take it under his 7111. Things then remained as they were until the death ,f Thomas Pitt, in 1811 Mr. Ryder was abroad during the time, as a sea-captain, and was frequently en- Witness accounted for the ab- aged in long voyages very 'Ate period, they were not award Pitt's death. 'ing that, up to a of Mr. Thomas The wi posst ing Mr. RN ness ;Inc from 1839 or) to a ss was subjected to a long and rigid cross-e eular inquiries were made He said he had not seen Ryder March last. He was about 50 years of He was in the habit of making long voyages, but Witness could not tell the name of any ship he bailed in. Believed he once sailed in the Mary from London, of s owner. He was a wealthy man at the time nd witness believed he was so still. Had ,h hew ss's house in Manch g there since the 26th of July. II ad not come pool on the subject of the cause in which he was Witness could not tell where his residence was, or mention any person, except the witness's own family, who had ever seen Mr. Ryder in the witness's company. The witness was also cross-examined at great length as to his own previous occupation, but nothing was elicited on this point to throw discredit on his testimony Mr. Martin, story w for the defence, contended that the whole ssue of falsehoods. He asked who and Ryder, and called a person to prove that ger Pitt three months after the date of the alleged ;ed this very property . . Mr. Atherton replied, contending that the testimony of Gilmore was worthy of perfect credit, and as to Mr. ade two advances of wages ths'bUt With the un '44rl later cotton-spin attended. PICKINGS FOR THE BAR.—There 114 j, 'll3 eS entered at the Lancaster Assizes ~tee Prisoners for trial, for which busine, 4,artied gents. were to be counted in the criminal 1 1', the commencement of the first trial ; and durn l ltir t i° gress of the first cause in Mr. Justice Cr( p t, bo less th an t hi rty were enumerate d. WILING WITH GUNPOWDER.—OH Mon 41f,11, ght were invited to ss, twen day, a boy Kenhead, with throwing gunpowder into the ti;. 4) a flask, when the blaze ran up, as if by a train, ii l ,tli e - ,fidaft, and blew it to pieces, the explosion taking qr mi u 'arnb of the left hand. The lad was taken to the w P olt _ r Y, where he is doing well. t !_l off t ° Rico SuG AR.—A quantity of Porto Rico sugar pN e ,, 4 ed for sale in this town on Thursday, but the I:tb e Patt wai withdrawn, as the reserved price could t tt tcl , tehbtained opinion i . Notwithstanding the inferior prices of- kti e st wi rB ld have benefitted i mmense ly by th e i mpor t f rom the colonies of that nation. 1 5b Pg1 4 1% STORY.—A young sailor of this town, named 1, 4 f,,!r , lett as cabin-boy some four years back. He 'i t lh i 4 t.d on► the quay of Liverpool with his tongue out orit ar ais twisted out of his sockets, and in this con -Ith e Ails forwarded home to his 'family It is said wi tnessed a murder on board, and was . thus served h `° Og e yUence "lio - I;,, Q ' t 1 0 extraT;il.e truth from him.—Annotaleur of k Al t ,.' e • [We b e lie v e this i s a p u r e f a b r i ca ti on .] k dt`tr , OF DWARKANAIITH TAGORE IN LIVER- Ol e e are happy to announce the arri va l i n Li v erp o ' 1 k es ` l ttelphi Hotel, of that truly distinguished man, VORh u warkanauth Tagore, who has been travelling Rgth e most parts of England for the purpose of inspect- Ssd"roos public institutions and improvements in the s cienees in this country. He is accompanied Oed ge retinue of friends and domestics. He has been ;:•ord e e Pon by the Mayor, the High-sheriff, and the b and has already visited the docks and most of 'c buildings. He proceeds next to Dublin. b g',„ FROM ACCIDENT ON BOARD SHIP.—An in 4, °iewas held on Saturday, before the borough coroner, ih f the body of Juan Baptista Zubala, a seaman on ) 4 1 4 4. 4d e brig li orat i o, l y i ng i n t h e Q ueen ' s D oc k . O n lktit ; 4 4 Y Week deceased was employed with others of the R t 1 1 , 1,, moving a b a lk of ma h ogan y i n the h o ld o f th e 1 , , 'e0 his foot slipped, and one of his le much OcilmeNeen the balk and another.wastaken to 'Y',lik t :/n . Hospital, where every thing was_cl one for ll'aipales ensued, and ne died on Thursday last. t1 1 , 11 4 11 ,%,°N To APPRENT I C E S OVE R AGE.—On Tuesday, to gedb' o stlethwaite was brought up at the Police-court hi s his employer with having absented himself I)tlif)c,,,'tork. The indenture was produced, and by it %t t l'e hr ' . e r was bound to serve up to the end of the pre 'o o f , The father produced a Bible, containing an „,!ae birth of the prisoner, from which it appeared N t , t !ts,"„ e s above twenty-two years of age. Mr. Ellis, „`4,.: 5 5' clerk, said the prisoner would be discharged, 't,:ll i "ster could bring an action against the father s t tlit ) :,°v , nants of the indenture. The prisoner was discharged. t tk, 4"&tir AT KIRKDALE.—On Friday, an elderly Ntt s , Plight up at the Police-court, in custody of I t i th r !tlz "Teen, of the Manchester police, charged with 111,s4ttolen goods. Mr. Dowling stated, that on the tort a burglary was committed in the house of Mr. 0 , 1 1 qclikireat Mersey street, Kirkdale, and the pro 10s, t ' .‘ n had been found in the possession of the q ui ugether with a quantity of other stolen articles, th' tlot ° ugh he had found owners for some of them, Td etlld Pheroreefore, ared to req gouest into that more than prisoner one case be , a re- nd t . ; )i Its ull (thi s d ay ) Tuesday. ER-YACHT " WYVERN."—This beauti th;autionging to the Duke of Marlborough. has t rtl a Port for the purpose of being fitted with our 11,1) m 7 . 1 ) 7') r• inspeare's apparatus to the masts for l ytv e e of dispensing with the hoos and the same lightning co . nductor. The y _ jib and stay 4, Pod u been fitted with Mr. W's shackles, which 1 14 43 e ed in lieu of hanks, and render the working ktr i , t th at 1:: Uncommonly easy, as they have each a orks in front of the stay. We hope these d ike e r th e w ill prove satisfactory to his grace on WO, 11 lia r ) I neans of bringing other yachts to the port to Y fitt,d . Oh_ 4 . 4 .sEY YACHT CLUB--We have been favor 7sti? 't of the Challenge Club Purse, and it is a V"t t 'it c , 41 specimen of the art of embroidery. The rlotr, ) Purse is of thick blue silk, lined inside with • , The cro wn an d anchor, most beautifully I,l llll Pciid'te'rlyc l, ,surrounded with very elegant scroll-work, en ge torm one end. On the other, are the words ipl k „ of th ' II P Purse," and on the reverse side are the i e '4 e club, " R. M. Y. C., 1845," worked in a thi t L ea' nlanner, in gold. It is to be called the to t ! ols,' ; ' s e," and its intended contents, together ,)„ . nt rinsic'worth, will be a most rich trophy to "te winner. L tx Yis ^ /sr i „, or STEAMERS FROM LIVERPOOL TO ILIN I 4 hij a "°PLE.—A new line of steamers is about to )1k i ,; (1 between this port and Constantinople, I ),'/e 0 1 tl re ,atiV facilitate the extensive and increasing En qtly and the Levant. Three large and tOy Ilh e. Air.ers are building, or are about to be built, one of which, named the Levantine, will be I . , ,N tA l ho ; and, until the others are com -1,44),,V0r " fis t will be worked by steamers temporarily .`"e Purpose. The first vessel which is to be 1 01 Fe b o ls the Novelty, at present lying in the N't 't h ek ,_• This vessel well deserves the name Il l 'i,,, ° Pl4l ll eing not only propelled by the screw, but 71 1 ,) 1 L lli ti l to tria " 3 ' a newly-invented rotatory engine,. which . Ittk size a complete change in steam navigation. Y's,, l llsi or ;, this engine is not more than one-third s,;:ropsi ran ordinary engine o equaower, and " w e l t , o ?f co .1 is small in the same pr p oportion. q,'Dkrhe a ' t ght of the machinery, boilers, and pro us of the Novelty is only twenty-four ) Ni'lty . ' o h e ' v antine and the other steamers of the new li t clq,^% t It s eunstructed on the same principle as the ‘Ytiqaro of success will form an entirely new p ti, ri Of jtleation, and will possibly lead to the in- Pose t arn power, both for commercial and t o an extent which no one has ever roitd: " o Pe for. The Novdtf 1 : commanded by r, R.N. not only without a ss and good-wiil." ,e party, and six teen st week Bennett into Gd., the value of the tnd costs, or be imprisoned four- each pay 26s teen d MANSLAUGHTER..—On Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, touching the death of Mary Ann Phil lips, an infant of four months' old. A man named James Clinton was brought into the Court on custody. It ap peared that on Friday, between six and seven o'clock, the xsed were going along Oldhall-street— g the child. When they reached the risoner, a labourer, who was conversation with some the mother carry _ Canal Bridge, they met th gentlemen, who told him to go on ; upon which, he ran wilfully upon Mrs. Phillips. The husband asked him what he had done that for, when the prisoner struck him, and the letter returned the blow, and knocked the prisoner . On getting up, prisoner aimed a blow at the wo but in place of hitting her, struck the child with such 1, that it died instantly. The surgeon, violence on the bet o afterwards examined the body, said that death was Ised by concussion of the brain, the effect of the blow ; ner's warrant for t ial at the present assizes for the offence• HEALTH OF THE TOWN ASSOCIATION.—The monthly f this association was held on Thursday, Mr. ;son in the chair. Dr. Duncan read the ►i_ the proceedings to publish Adam HoC minutes of the meeting, which, w monthly a tract calculated to disseminate through the town correct and practical ideas on sanatory subjects, were On the motion of Mr. J. Smith, seconded confirmed was accorded to Mr. avote of than , ord for the lecture on the causes and remedies of insalubrity lately delivered by him at Toxteth-hall ; and that gentleman was he pub different districts of the town. A desultory conversation arose, in which Messrs. Blackburn, Holme, Picton, Yates, and others joined, from which it appeared, that there is every prospect of immediate experiments being made, under the sanction of the Health Committee of the Town Council, in the building of small dwellings on such a plan as to lessen considerably the insalubrity of courts, &c. A sub-committee was, on the motion of Mr. Macre, seconded by Mr. Blackburn, then appointed to consider and report upon the proposed government bill for the im proved drainage and sewerage of towns, the applicability iwn was qu, ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.—A circumstance which has lately t►anspired at Ormskirk, has been the theme of much gossip. A person names William B--, of Lathom, near Ormskirk. about twelve years ago, paid his addresses to Miss A., of the same village. Both were respectably connected, and it was fully expected that the acquaintance would end in wedlock ; but the fickle fair one eventually discarded her suitor, who, in consequence. was seized with deep melancholy, and, though in perfect good health, has ever since confined himself to his room. The prevailing report, when this first happened, was, that 13 had gone to America • but three or four years afterwards, a person affirmed that he had seen him walk ing, one day, near the house in which he and his family then lived ; and another person, about four years since, when looking through the parlour window, saw him dis tinctly, and stated that his beard I ad grown to an enor mous length. These reports, nevertheless, never gained much credence ; and as hia immediate friends never al luded to him, the general belief was, that he had for ever left the country. Last Wednesday, however, at the fu neral of his mother, B--- again made his appearance in public, to attend the corpse to the church. He is ap parently about forty years of age, and, from his protracted seclusion, his friends had some difficulty in recognising him. It was in the year 1834 when he thus withdrew from all intercourse with society; since which he has constantly resided in the same house, unknown to any ex cept his nearest relations. The lady who was the cause of 13 's singular melancholy has been dead some years. —Preston Chronicle. THE WEATHER AND RURAL AFFAIRS.—The storms and heavy rains at the latter end of the last, and the more early part of the present month, have done much damage to the crops of grain, especially the more heavy ones, by beating them down ; and the wind changing about, some times blowing from the west, and at other times from the east, has caused them to be twisted and cross-lcd2ecl, so that some crops of oats have the appearance of having bet n trampled down by the feet of cattle. The grain is in a very backward state, and very little, if any, wheat will bc ready for the sickle before September ; conse quently, it wi l not be so well fed, nor so good in quality, as would have been the case had there been plenty of sunshine, and otherwise favourable weather. The greater part of the hay harvest was concluded during the fine weather in July, when a more than usual quantity, and a better than usual quality, of crop was secured, in most excellent condition ; but, in some places, there is a con siderable quantity of hay not yet secured, some of which has been mown three weeks the weather never having, in that time, been dry long enough to have it carried in good condition ; consequently, its quality must be greatly deteriorated. The second crop of clover will be heavy. Turnips are thriving fast. Potatoes, in general, look well in the haulm ; but many of the more early kinds, in some places, have become rotten. A few days ago, the ground was so wet that the ploughs were kept out of the fellows; but now they have been set to work again, and some farmers have commenced " blending" fora wheat crop.— At length an improvement has taken place in the weather : with the exception of a slight passing shower, yesterday was dry and sunny ; and not much rain fell on the two previous days, altliou;11 frequent changes were noticeable in the temperature. On Saturday last it rained without ceasing, from morning to night ; and Sunday was more or less squally. In the afternoon of Monday, a thunder storm passed over this town, but it was not so violent here as in other places in the neighbourhood. We trust that it has had the effect of settling the weather, and that a bright sky and a warm sun will speedily bring the grain crops to maturity.—Preston Chronicle. CHANGE OF HAIR.—The following observations relative to the hair we copy from an essay on that subject, written by Mr. Ayres, of whose successful treatment we have be fore spoken. Our readers will perceive his address in another part of our paper. "In the convalescence of fevers and recovery to health after long - continued indis position, the hair invariably indicates considerable change . . The changes prevented are various. With some a loss of colour is observed, the hair first assuming a lighter ap pearance, which continues to decrease in shade until actual grayness supervenes. Probably the change most generally perceived is a giadual falling off of the hair, extending frequently so ravidly that unless arrested in time it is sure to be followed by partial baldness or its entire loss. gers in the eastern houndary wall of the Prince's Dock, opposite Queen-street, on the ground of inconvenience and expense. The committee agreed that the request of the memorialists could not be complied with, and a similar ing a similar opening opposite Brook-street.—The Sub committee reported that they could not recommend the request made by a party last week, for a permanent berth for his vessels trading to Constantinople, but they added that arrangements might be made for these vessels to load in turn with the other vessels already in the trade.— some little discussion, it was refer Master's Sub-committee to report as chief superintendent of the out-door department, Mr. Mann and Mr. Tobin being added to the committee for this purpose The SECRETARY read a report of the Sub-committee respecting the new battery. The report stated that some difference had taken place between the Sub-committee and the Board of Ordnance, in consequence of their re quiring a much greater outlay in the erection of the works than was considered necessary by Mr. Hartley. TI Ordnance had, however, in consequence of the re saving tattoos made to them, given. way, and a considerable is4 , l been effected to the dock trust. The Sub committee recommended that the report, with the dom. reents acc Mr. Arami.--I sin glad I did ask if that committee had made a report. lam not aware of any being made, and am not aware of hearing of the proceedings of the com mittee from the day of its appointment being made. It was in consequence of this, and not as regarded myself or any other individual, but as regarded the general com mittee, that I wished to be informed of all important matters going forward; and in doing this I had a shower of personal abuse which I thought very undignified and very uncalled for. The CHAIRMAN.—Confine yourself to the point. If you open a subject already closed by the committee—al though I have no objection at all—yet the committee having closed it Imust interfere. Mr: ATKIN.—I stated in council the other day that I was not aware the committee had made a report of their proceedings The CHAIRMAN.—The committee did report as to the site, and the other matter which certainly came under consideration had only recently been brought to a conclu sion. It is possible that future occasions may arise for communication with the Board of Ordnance, and the committee do not consider their labours ended. After a conversational sort of debate, Mr. HORSFALL said he thought the question under consideration now was not as to the constitution of the sub-committee. The question proposed by Mr. Aikin was a very natural one. That question had been very satisfactorily answered by the chairman, who stated that a report had been made iii February, conveying all the in formation they, then had. The immediate point for dis cussion was the discrepancy between the expense required by the Ordnance and that which the surveyor thought necessary. lt was quite sufficient for that committee to know the result of the communications of the sub-com mittee had been satisfac'ory. The CHAIRMAN. — The question is, whether the report shall be received along with the document. The Secretary read the resolution appointing the com mittee. It was to the effect that the chairman, deputy chairman, and Mr. Middleton be requested to undertake the negociations with the Board of Ordnance with regard to the site for the new battery, and to take such steps as they might think desirable, reporting to this committee. Mr. IBlN.—With regard to the site ? Mr. TOI3IN.—It was for every thing connected with it. Mr. AIKIN.—NO such thing. Mr. HORSFALL.—Nothing could be more complete. Every person disposed to take a dispassionate view of it, must see it is a satisfactory answer to the questions put by Mr. -Aikin. Mr. SANDBACH thought the committee had done their duty. . __ Mr. AIKIN.—Mr. Sandbach is quite right, and so are the observations of Mr. Horsfall—that the committee have done their duty so far as regards the site, but a ques tion did arise involving a large Amount of expense, re specting which this committee was not fully and properly informed, and it was as regarded the question of addi tional expense that I put the question. The CHAIRMAN.—When negotiations are going for ward they cannot be made public. Mr. BOLD.—May I be allowed to ask what amount of money is supposed to be saved in consequence of the in- terviicv ? Mr. H ARTLEY.—NearIy £40,000. Mr. TOBIN.—It appears to be simply this :—the Ord nance have an idea of what was necessary, and by an ex planation, it was done away with to the extent of about £40,000. Mr. SHAND.-Mr. Hartley can say whether any thing better could have been done. Mr. AIKIN.—The question is whether twenty gentle men are better able to manage the affairs of the dock es tate, or whether they must be left or delegated to one. The CHAIRMAN. — Tbe question is, whether the report is to be received and recorded. The report was then received, and the discussion ended. An application from the Town-clerk relative to grant ing dock room free for two " lumps" to be used by the Stearn-tug Company in raising wrecks, was referred to the harbour-master's sub-committee.—Mr. J. W. Green applied to be allowed for the Waterloo ship a priority of entrance into the graving dock. The committee decided that the Waterloo must take her chance with other ves sds.—A memorial from the inhabitants of Southport re questing the Dock Committee to take under their patron age and protection the life boat on that station, was re ferred to the marine sub-committee. Mr. RIPLBY called the attention of the committee to the practice of V. , e life-boat crew with regard to salvage. He said they had now £20,000 in their hands, and they were claiming a large salvage. lie thought some ar rangement ought to be made on this subject. After some discussion, during wbich Mr. Tobin depre cated any interference with the general law of the land, the Chairman suggested that it would be better if they wished to do any thing, to bring the matter forward in a formal manner, and the subject dropped. The CHAIRMAN said he wished to mention a subject connected with the transit sheds. The captain of a ves sel put in a request that the goods should be detained. The goods were detained, when a third party stepped for ward. The captain withdrew his claim for the goods, when the third party gave notice that he wished them to be detained on his account. Of course that was refused, and it was desirable the public should know that the in terference of this committee went no further than to pro tect the ship, so far as she was concerned, for the claim of freight. They had nothing to do as to claims of own ership of property. The committee then adjourned, the stet ute which enables the court, when a party is found not guilty only because of insanity, to have that party con fined and prevented from doing further damage. There d one of a totally different character h what is another c two parties are charged w, _ appears at first sight to be a most dreadful offence—with having burned an other person to death. Now, I collect that these two young men and the other, a companion, were engaged in They were playing with one another, trying to burn one another a fide should turn out that that occurred port however much we may deplore that bi ,ty s or young men Lie died by .accii should be playing with sueli dangerous 'natters as materials, and running the risk of kil- combustible we ar trifling with such grave ive a distinction of mans!aughter to t only appears that the parties sports. We should next if, when two boys are inquiries suc c4ses where were engaging in dangerot have th Fame clistinctiot and the or for the charge of murder any more than when two boys are playing at cricket, and the cricket ball strikes one and kills him. If it should turn out that it was purely acci dental, 1 recommend you to return no bill. Of the other cases of violence, (and there are a great number,) I know not how many there are of cutting and wounding with in tent to do grievous bodily hum. These are the usual cases which have come before you so often that I need not refer particularly to them. You must be satisfied of the wounding and of the intention. Ot course, one can not tell, by any positive rule, the intent of any party; but vm way ZULGIJ •••••,• ••••••••• UGGII El IC /MD bodily harm, and that it was the natural consequence of th e ac t of the party, that that was the object. It you find that, in any of the cases, there is reason to doubt that that was the intention of the party, it will be your duty to strike out the bill. There is one case to which I will call your attention, for the purpose of ma ki ng au obser- _ . vation I have made in two or three counties already where I have had the honour of pres , ding—l allude to the case of a man charged with having assaulted, kicked, and beaten a woman with intent to do grievous bodily injury. I must point out that that is no offence at all. To kick a person, if it does not cause a wound, is no felony. With out a wound there is no felony in such cases, except in some attempts to strangle. To kick a person—to attempt to do grievous bodily halm by kicking is no felony at all. I can easily see how gentlemen are desirous, in what I conceive to be the present imperfect state of the law, and in bad assaults to bind over parties for feloniously wound ing, but really it is a violation of the law. There is no right to bind a party over to prosecute unless there is a wounding, and a wounding under such circumstances as lead to the conclusion that there was an intention to do grievous bodily harm. I n the case I refer to—Ditchfield's there is no wounding, and it amounts really only to a com mon assault. There are no fewer than twenty cases of burglary, but I do not see, so far as I have read, any of very great atrocity. John Haslam, William Lee, and Samuel Adamson, who had been tried at the lest Assizes, for conspiring to personate voters at Bolton, were discharged, the learned Baron observing that Mr. Justice Coltman, who tried the prisoners, considered the objection taken at their trial—that it did not appear that Bolton was a borough which had a right to have Conneillors,, or in which there could be any valid election of Councillors—was a valid objection. William Moss was sentenced to eighteen months im prisonm ent for having,atAshton-under Lyne, on the 12th of June, assaulted Martin Medcalf and seriously wounded Richard Molyneux, 21, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment yvith hard labour, for the manslaughter of Lawrence Ward, of Wigan, on the 15th June. The prisoner and deceased had quarrelled, when the former knocked the latter down and he received such injuries by the fall as to cause his death. John ili'Latighlin, 21, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, for having, during a scuffle at Royton, on the 12th June, statbed William Sutcliffe with a pair of scissors. Benjamin Harl, 17, was sentenced to ten years' trans portation, for a burglary at the house of Mr. Wolfenden, in Little Bolton, on the 29th March. John Sankey, 20, was sentenced to transportation to life for a rape at Wigan. Samuel Armitage, (could read and write imperfectly,) and James Irving, 30, (could read,) were charged with killing and slaying John Nortb, at Ashton-under-Line. The prisoners were acquitted, it appearing from the evi dence that the death had occurred in consequence of the deceased's clothes taking fire, during a lark with the prisoners. _ Hugh Howard, 45, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for having, at Scarisbrick, cut and wounded Thomas Meadows with a sickle, whilst the latter was taking away some goods of the prisoners, which he had distrained. Abraham Brown, 51, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for the manslaughter of Samuel Nuttall, at Bolton, on the 18th July. The prisoner bad knocked prosecutor down in a quarrel, and the latter received such injuries as to cause his death. NISI PRIUS COURT.—THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Crest well.) The Cause List contains in the Salford division thirty eight cases, and in the West Derby division ninety seven. Several uninteresting undefended cases were taken DISPUTED CONTRACT, PRICKETT v. M'KENZIE. — This was an action arising out of an alleged non-fulfilment of a contract for some pig iron purchased by the plaintiff from the defendant. The plaintiff, Thomas Pritkett, is an iron merchant at Manchester, and at the time of the transaction in ques tion, was in partnership with his brother, since deceased. The defendant, Robert Hall M`Kenzie, was of the firm of Bankier and M'Kenzie, iron merchants, of Glasgow. In September last, (as appeared from the statement of Mr. Martin, the counsel for the pl a i n tiff), a contract was entered into by the plaintiff with defendant, the latter agreeing to supply 500 tons of pig iron, at £2 15s per ton. The contract was made on behalf of th e d e f en d an t by Mr. Andrew, who acted as his agent at Manchester. On the 7th of December 100 tons were delivered, per the Bridgewater 'trust, but the remaining 400 tons, although frequently applied for, had never been supplied. The Learned Counsel contended that the damages must be es timated on the advanced price of iron, which, in Decem ber last, had risen to £3 lOs per ton. A written agree ment of sale was put in, dated the 7th September, 1844, he reached his stables about half-past eleven o'clock, and stated that he had been insulted by a person on the road, whom he had struck with his whip.—The jury, after being out of court two hours, pronounced the prisoner guilty, but recommended I - iod of the pro vocation he had received.—The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the space of four calendar months. NISI PRIUS COURT CALDWELL V. UTTLEY AND OTHERS Mr. Martin and Mr. Atherton appeared for the plain- -FRIDAY The issue being on the defendants between a tenant and tiff was a sub-contractor for a railway, an mere at e, near of the year 1843, the plaintiff took from the defendants a farm, at the yearly rent of £44, payable on the Ist June, being in effect an agreement to pay partly in advance. n December, 1841, the_defendants being apprehensive a away without paying his for two years' rent. The that the plaintiff intended to rent, tho - ught proper to distr plaintiff then ieplevined, and hence this Witnesses were called by both parties for the defendant His LORDSHIP said he thought the jury quite right, for a grosser case of perjury he had never seen. If he had had the power to order the costs of the prosecution, he would have committed the witnesses for the plaintiff for trial for perjury. BROWN V. MITCHELL Chester, involving a family dispute, which, as stated by counsel. would. if eons into. le —1 trained should be deiivered back in two days, subject to a reference, and a formal verdict was received for the plaintiff, £5OO with 40s. costs. DOE DEM. GRITNDY AND WIFE V. BOYC This was an action of ejectment, to recover possession of certain property in houses and land, in George Lee's street, Manchester, for the heir of the plaintiffs. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs that all claims on the estate had been satisfied stating CROWN COURT.—SATURDA Y Thomas Hughes was sentenced to ten y UooK, who keeps a beer-house, in NI prisoner had been previously convi offence i of the same g, at Man- John Murner was found guilty of ha chester, in June last, uttered two fourperiny pieces, knowing them to be counterfeit. Sentence deferred. George Gashell, 30, was acquitted of the charge of maliciously stabbing John Nelson, at Darcey Lever, the prosecutor stating that he would not swear the prisoner had stabbed him, and he believed the wound had been inflicted through accident. His Lordship refused to allow the costs of prosecution. Thomas Coop pleaded guilty to uttering a forged order for the payment of money, with intent to defraud G. R. Kershaw, of the Saddlewortb Banking Company, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour, the mildest punishment for the offence. John Singleton was sentenced to the same punishment for forging a receipt, with intent to defraud Charles Chadwick, of Bury. Three little boys, two aged 10, and the other 13, were found guilty of stealing a gelding belonging to John Preston, of Salford, on the 17th of June. The Judge sentenced them to three months' hard labour. Henry Southworth was sentenced to four months' im prisonment for stealing fourteen shillings from the bar of the public-house of Mr. Mark, of Hindley. Mathew Malone was sentenced to fifteen year' trans portation, for maliciously stabbing John Brierley, a police officer, at Manchester, his Lordship observing that the it was imperative on the law, resolutely, to oppose it, and more especially in cases where it had been used agains 'police off At half -past five the grand jury had been dismissed NISI PRIUS, .-SATURDAY turer at Preston, and the Mayor of the town ; and the de fendant is a tailor at Fleetwood, and a dealer in horses. The action was for £54, being the value of a horse bought by the plaintiff from defendant, with a warranty, about which there was no dispute, and the only paint was whe ther the horse was sound at the time of sale. The judge in summing up quoted a decision of the full court, that a mere defective form which had not produced lameness at the time of sale, although it might render the animal more liable to become lame at some future time, was not a breach of warranty. Verdict for defendant. MARSDEN 47. GOODE.—The action was brought by a woollen cloth merchant at Huddersfield, against a mer chant at Manchester, for £4B 18s. 7d., being a balance of an account. The defendant admitted owing £29, and the sum, therefore, in dispute, was only £l9. The jury found for the plaintiff for £l2 10S. DOE DEM. RYDER C. LCESCHER AND OTHERS.—This was an action of ejectment, brought by James Ryder, a seafaring man, to recover possession of property to a con siderable extent in Manchester. The plaintiff claimed the property under two wills, made by two persons, named Pitt, father and son. The defendants were the widow of a younger Pitt and daughter of the elder, who hold the property at present; and the action turned upon the genuineness of the wills. The plaintiff's case depended entirely upon the testimony of David Gilmore, a commis sion-factor, of Manchester—the s ame who appeared the previous day, in the case of " Doe dem. Grundy and wife v. Boyce." The story which he told was rather a strange one. He stated that, before being acquainted with Ed ward Pitt, he had lived with his father at Kilmarnock, in Scotland. Ryder was an acquaintance of his father. and the first time he saw Edward Pitt he came over with Ryder to see about a docu me nt by w hich Edward Pitt and the witness's father were rendered liable, as trus tees to Ryder, for the sum of .£3 JO. The nature of the document, or in what way the witness's father had be come liable in it, did not very distinctly appear ; but the witness alleged, that he at that time collected from the tenants of the houses in qutstion a part of the rents, which he paid to Thomas Pitt, and tI at he then received from Pitt the aforesaid sum of £320 which he paid over to Ryder, on which the document in question was destroyed. He stated that subsPquently in the year 1829, he had an interview with.the two Pitts a IA Ryder, at which one Captain Caldwell was present. An agreement was then affidavit until the informatio❑ sought had been given. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, thereby invalidating the will, by virtue of which the plaintiff founded his claim to the property. - 11,W he jury believed the e case of the pre- itoeis Gilmor and on that occasion retained a verdict for the plaintiffs. His LoansniP ordered the docummts produced on the part of the plaintiff to be impounded, in case of ulterior pro- he conference c rpool district for the ensui Leppington, Edss Livtrpool, Welsh Rowland Hughe Llniel We 'itt stree Chester—John R. Browne, William H. Tayk Mold and Buckley-Mount—John Bowman. Wrexham—v am Ricketts, Elisha Bailey the preachers in Richard Bonr, Whitchnrch (Salop)—Peter Piescot William Parkinson. Warrington—Joseph Burgess, James Scholes, John T. Yeats St. Eleven's and Prescot— I.biaham Watmough, E. B. Pinder, —Leonard Posnctt, Samuel Atkinson Southp-rt and Ormsklik—William Coultas, George Dickinson. Prest , nand Chorley—Benjamin Firth, Peter C. Horton, Rohe t M. Wilcox; Joseph Meek and James Lynch, Supernumeraries. —Thomas Brown, George Scott, James Faulkner. —Thomas Armson. N. C. Pridham. EDWARD WALKER, Chairman of the District. ORN, Financial. Secretary. WALTON FARMERS' CLUB.—YeEterday week, the twenty-third anniversary of this _Benevolent Society, was )rated at Walton village, with the uF•ual festivities. members to the number of two hundred assembled in the morning, at the 13 orse, and with flags and music walked in procession to the residence of the Rev. T. Gerrard Leigh, the vicar, to escort him according to custom to cl,urch, but he being from home, his place was taken. Arrived at the church, the service was performed by that gentleman in an impressive manner, and a most appropriate sermon preached, on the 19th and 20th verses, of the 6th chapter of St. Matthew. The members after wards reformed in procession, and visited the residences of Mr. R. E. Harvey, Mr. C. W. Harvey, and Mr. W. Harvey. These gentlemen being warm supporters of the club, the members marched round each of their farm the band playing—" The Fine Old English Gentle- They then returned to the Black Horse, where man." tney enjoyed a most substantial dinner—Mr. W. Wood, the president of the society, occupying the char, and Mr. Meikin, the vice-chair. A number of highly respectable gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood were present as visitors ; and many toasts were drunk with enthusiasm, and a number of glees, &c., sung by professionals. The society is in a highly flourishing condition, the balance this year in its favour being £2l 17s. 6d., though the sums paid to the sick, and for funerals, &c., was £389. WALTON BR.ECK. COTTRCII.—The first stone of Walton Breck Church was laid by William Brown, Esq., on Wednesday. The inscription on the plate was as follows : " The foundation stone of this church, built by public subscription, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was laid by William Brown, Esq., of Richmond-hill, this 13th of August, 1845." Among the large concourse of specta tors present and in the procession we noticed tfie follow ing clergymen : The Rev. Messrs. Carter. Prince, James, Connor, Halton, Ewbank, Green, Appleton, Badwell, and Morris ; and the following ladies and gen tlemen :—Mr. and Miss A. Clare, Mr. and Miss Tris tram, Mr. and Misses Bower, Mr. and Miss Conway, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Baldwin, Miss Moreland, Mr. John Formby, Mr. Gullenson, Mrs. and Miss Allenson, Miss Hcwartson, Mr. A. Henderson, and Mr. R. Hen- Mr. John Hay is the architect of the church, derson and Messrs. Richard and Paul Bailer are the builders. The style is the decorated Gothic of the 13th and 14th centuries, during the reign of Edward 111. Mr. Hay will adhere closely to the ancient form of the Angli can Church, with a nave apd transepts, haying an aisle in the centre, with benches on each side, to accommodate from 600 to 500; and the church is to cost £2,500. The spire is to be about 120 feet in height, and will be of the most graceful proportions, forming a beautiful and striking feature in this rapidly improving eaburb. The roof will be of peculiar and original construction, forming an open arch, with framed timbers, in perfect keeping with the style of the architf cture. There will be two spacious school-rooms underneath, Nciqt every convenience, and the whole will be executed with a fine red stone found on the ground. NEW ScnooLs.—On the 12th instant, the first stone of the new schools, at Blackburn, was laid, by the Rev. Peter Brown, M.A., minister, in behalf of the Hon. Col. Lindsay, unavoidably absent. After service in St. Cathe rine's Church, the reverend gentleman, preceded by the Sunday school children and their teachers, superintendents. and by various clubs, proceeded to the plot of ground Given for the schools by the Rector of Sefton, and R. R. Rothwell, Esq ; the whole assembly havingsung the 100th psalm, and Mr. Brown having apologised for the absence of the Hon. C. Lindsay, after an interesting address on the nature and blessings of scriptural education, concluded by saving—" Had the honourable scion of the noble house of Balcarres been present tc-day, he would have placed beneath this stone silver and gold, but I am constrained to say with the Apostle Paul—' silver and gold have 1 none, but such as I have I give'—then producing a bible, a pray er-book, and a hymn-book, he said—' I shall place a bible beneath this stone, to show that our institution is based upon the Word of God. I shall place the prayer-book beneath this stone, to show that we cannot expect a bless ing e xe,pt by prayer and supplication, we make our wants known unto God. I shall place the hymn-book beneath this stone, to show that we must be joyful in the Lord— that we must enter into his house with thanksgiving and into courts with praise, be thankful unto him and speak good of his name.' " The band then struck up the na tional anthem, the stone was lowered, and the assembly departed for dinner. In the evening the congregation en tertained all the old men and old women in the town, from sixty years and upwards, with coffee and currant bread. In the course of the evening Mr. Brown promised that he would give, next year, a filch of bacon to the most worthy couple who brought up the largest family, the most virtu ous daughters, and the most industrious sons, which ap peared to meet with a warm reception from the whole as sembly ; the oti people having been plentifully regaled and entertained by the hymns of the children. The evening hymn was sung, and the company separated about ten o'clock, having spent a delightful and profitable day. W e understand that the estimated cost is about £lOOO, which sum has been nearly raised.—Bollon Chronicle. [Mr. Brown was, a short time since, curate at Christ Church, in this town.] and, in