The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

Eln Eibtrpool &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 19 We were promised, as the result of our ruinous concessions to the foreign slave labour sugar grower, that Cuba and the Brazils would become large consumers of British manufactures. We to clothe and to find awricirltural implements , gro and EurOpean. for their population, both n How I realized ? • Weshall zot point to the decline which has t a k en place in our exports to our own West Indian colonies, or to the stagnation which recently characterized our commerce with our East Indian possessions. We to statistical returns of our 3 themselves ; for it is notori- shall not point, eitl ous that ped to for being ship ranty of the result !xporter. We turn fact of merchar having been profitable to the n of our prospects in were promised such rather to pri - vate infori large advantages, as the and the sacrifice of our c of our concessic•ns .vn colonial dependencies. The following extract of a recent letter from Rio Janeiro we take from the columns of the London " The import trade here The Enzlish houseg sti,tr t .etting into a queer fix ment, not to sell b Pew sales are effet n terms of payment, &c q accumulate in tlu 1. d up, and some. custom-bons( h is literizi, where about 50,000 packs whilst rtts' stores that cannot or late] made fOr L io comfort or relief to the I Lave yetioi;aTt is, all parties her goods have G , en forced into th ailing. Supplies of et, thence upon the Shopkeepers, who have extended their business unnatu rally, and now they are caught with heavy outstandings which they cannot realise, partly owing to the very low price of produce sent from the interior of the country in exchange for goods. What the issue may he, it is im possible to say ; but of course ENGLISH INTERESTS MUST SUFFER, and it will be fortunate if shopkeepers here do not take advantage of the present state of things, and exchai duce IT currency and hiist, on i 11 exports of pro lers give little or ation, and conse- it is on! . _ has ever been approach to a extensive is the con- sumption of the articles in reauest amongst civi lized communities. The liberated and civilized ne gro has wants which his enslaved brother never feels. We have experienced this fact in the in creased consumption of our manufactures, which has taken place in our West Indian colonies, wretchedly although we have treated them, since they attained their independence- And the ex change of the demand of such a of one whose wants are sca- )opulation for that ly above animal df to be suicidal by day proving dit ; the uently the g the balance found that t civilized cond folly, and h theintere J. per ounce ? to the wants, is d and ruinou The accounts by the last steamer from the United states are wor ~ One of their most in of very serious consideration. features is the follow- e gold country of California : rrival of a vessel at Mazatlan. from f. s continue to be re 'om the r California. Pre peated, that fror before n deserted, and gon led from 1. had 1- crew were off, ,er month had been rers, of whom there ricl'common cool 1, in fact, the indu vious rc 860,000 . t0 5100,000 dal about 23 carats flu to Mazatlan 7511 There were several ie. The v there, about 16 in all ; their crew "lhn shin Hu to the gold r 'ew York °Tithe 18t1;-of time with Gov want of launches, and tw As much and it is supposed s +,) r voy paid for s can and do k, ments at the r rites and a few lout 400 will not go to sea. There az.., Indians engaged in the labour of taking the general average, ar " - es and seeking better ex daily was the product of each man. York journals publish a letter from a F. lterey, announcing that the crew had at stating that a ations—one ounce of " The doned hi will be up mines for two months' w come down with from £2 Washington add to these that the " Secretary of Wa ,000 to 3,000. Letters from n announcement s received very interesting ^ ,, ard of the gold re- communications from California i ars from th ?,s in that ly been over- in mining, Congress a ated to .t the opening of t will be the pc ition of .esent price of I how much more e of a spade 3ritain, with in two month's Workin would one bet and to earn .—realises from 2,000 to 3,000 dollars, or in British sterling from And this easily-got mineral, pos- £433 to essing no intrinsic value, we m - z exchangeable, by our absurd monetary laws, for the products of 866 to 1300 week's labour of the British artisan ! " One ounce of gold daily" is the result of the labour of an American in the mines of Califs-- We give him for the gold in question 17s per ounce, or nearly forty times as much as an average e suit of ration for abouring fellow- ss do toil. What . -- 1-hearted want of c and comfort of our 1 uit of there is not e Californian ad venturers who does not value his spade or his pickaxe at ten times the worth of an ounce of gold ; and yet the poor working -people of England are made to supply either utensil for a fortieth part of that ounce of gold ! IRELAND has ever been an anon of the world, and the " greates. Statesmen. Under whatever polic been governed, the result has beer naly in the eyes t difficulty" of he may have variably the chief same; and _ as feature of her social condition, a spectacle of waste ful improvidence and riot, pandered to and preyed upon by griping avarice, and producing, as their fruits, squalid pauperism, professional mendicancy, turbulence, and crime. She is at length showing - ce in her character—a fresh page in - nr. Her substantial farmers, her - 1: of her peasantry—the very las still prese us a new ph her sineular yeomanry, and the -1 blood and s to avoid an -are running away, iz winter of pent in . . famine—the natural result of a drilling and midnight out fill induct rv—a n 4 of in peace- ,-, • - • ceeds of the har ves t, , and of the ;rn,-,1,:,,,,.,,4,, ..-1 5.......:L._ , • , lale of stock the property of landlord. Whole Baronies some plundered and impOverishe'd lave ti been d populated, and stripped of every available article of food, the pauper class and the labourer being driven to the towns. As an aggravation of the wrong committed towards the owner, in many cases the farms thus abandoned by the proper tenants have been handed over to the occur of some third party, for sc consid era - hen re pretended ; and se - ea has thus been sown for future outrage and crime, to result from any attempt to dispossess the parties thus unjustly in possession. The serious question presents itself to many of the impoverished landlords—a question of life and death—what course is to be taken with respect to this extensive depopulation, which is rapidly in creasing. How are we to replace the capital thus abstracted from the cultivation of the soil, and to restore it to something like its wonted state of cul tivation, bad as that was ? In any other country, where the rights of property were respected and life secure, the remedy for such a state of things would be easy. We should see thousands of energetic men stepping forward to take the places of those who had gone away, and able to develope fully the neglected resources of the vacant hold ings. But Ireland has not within herself such men, possessed of the required means, energy, and experience ; and there will be few found in Great .Britain to embrace the precarious and d angerous life of a settler in that country, filled as its pea santry are with bitterness against all that bears the Saxon name. Under the pressure of this difficulty , it has been suggest e d th a t a s y s t em o f coloniza tion might be resorted to, of that portion of western Ireland f rom w hi c h t h e t id e of em i gration has chiefly proceeded, by which many important national advantages might be derived. We give a portion of it without, however, expressing any opinion of it, as it appeared in a letter 'from the correspondent of the London Ti mes o f F r id ay l ast. "My idea is to establish colonies' of fishermen and THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. agriculturists of the Anglo-Saxon English, and of Scotch SOUTH L.ANCASIHRE SPECIAL COMMISSION of Teutonic and Scandinavian origin. Large tracts of country are being abandoned by the farmers and deserted by the peasantry ; and numberless excellent spots are to be found on the coast, admirably adapted for first-rate fishing establishments ; also great lots of land are being sold at moderate prices. Now, supposing Government to acquire many suitable estates, would it not be very easy to find amid the rather redundant maritime population lining the north coast from Wick to Yarmouth, and the Channel from Folkestone to Falmouth, plenty of hardy and determined young men, married, or anxious to marry in their own neighhourhood, and willing to emigrate en masse (in this case the pang of expatriation is compara tively light.) to eligible spots on the coast of Ireland, where they would find comfortable cottages and gardens prepared for them, and all the advantages of the finest coast fishing in the world, as well as the means of explo ring banks, said to stretch far into the Atlantic, teeming with codfish ? Intelligent naval officers might take charge of these villages in the first place—gentlemen glad to earn so usefully and honourably their full pay and allowances, ill the comfort of having their families with them. in re , to the in fn- ! • buy,up, CROWN COURT—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson.) John Horton, 52, pleaded guilty to a charge of having feloniously married Clara Little, at Manchester, his former wife being alive at the time. The prisoner when brought u? was suffering from a severe attack of paralysis. His LORDSHIP, in consideration of his suffering condition, sentenced him to three months' imprisonment. James Houghton, 34, also pleaded guilty to a charge of having married two wives. The last marriage took place at Liverpool.—Sentence deferred. Robert Daniells, 55, pleaded guilty to a charge of for gery. The prisoner uttered several forged orders for the delivery of 2501 b. of twine, with intent to defraud John Hartley Hind and Co., of Liverpool.—Sentence deferred. Margaret Fillingham, 28, was charged with having married Benjamin Thornelev, at Manchester, her former husband being at the time alive. The prisoner was mar ried in 1834, at Farnworth ; and, subsequently, to Benja min Thorneley, in 1814, at the Old Church, Manchester. Both marriages were proved by the certifitates. The pri. .cgarcl , _ ...tenor, let liovernmen, some of the unoccupied estates which you have so graphi cally described, and subdivide them into farms of from 150 to 500 acres; then erect suitbale steadings,' such as are to be seen in the north of Northumberland, and soner was found guilty, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment was hard labour. William Foster, 19, was indicted for the crime of burglary. During the night of the 2d of:November last south of Scotland, intended for the best style of turnip husbandry, the basis of good agriculture, for which Ireland is admirably suited with her light soil, showery weather, and open winter. Means would be found to induce enterprising young farmers, gifted with skill and energy, to migrate to those spots, carrying with them intelligent ' hinds' and hardy labourers, with their fami lies, all parties having previously been married in their own country. You will smile at my dwelling on the necessity of previous marriage, but were this not the case, intermarriages would take place with the aboriginal natives; and as it is well known that the moral cultiva tion of the child is in the hands of the mother, matters would revert to their old state in a generation or two, Hiberniores,' &c." the house of Ralph Yorshaw, farmer, of 13urseough, was broken into, and a sum of £lB 10s., a watch, and other articles, stolen. Shortly after the robbery the prisoner offered the watch at a pawnbroker's, under suspicious cir cumstances, and was taken into custody. The entry was effected by forcing the pantry window. The prisoner formerly lodged with the prosecutor, and knew the house. He was found guilty. He had only just been released from gaol when he committed the burglary.—Sentence, ten years' transportation. William Jackson, 32, was indicted for a burglary at the house of Isabella Small, of Liverpool, on the 18th of Sep tember, and stolen therefrom several articles of wearing apparel, the property of Ann Thomas. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour. We repeat that we can give no opinion as to the feasibility of this scheme, although we really do not see that, undertaken by a firm and resolved Government, the difficulties are so insurmountably great. Unlike the colonization of Ulster, there could be no violent outrage or the feelings of the population required, for the population of these western districts are being self-expatriated. When we bear in mind, however. that. as the lnwest James Dennis, 26, was indicted for having, at Liverpool, feloniously forged two warrants and orders for the pay ment of £5O, will intent to cheat and defraud Thomas Shackleton and others. The prisoner was found guilty. The charge for forging a cheque for £3O was not pro ceeded wit h.—His LORDSHIP, after an admonitory address to the prisoner, dwelling upon the serious nature of the offence, sentenced him to ten years' transportation. James Crooks, 37, was charged with having stolen two post letters containing money. In October last a gentle man at 'Wakefield sent a letter by the post, in which he enclosed a portrait for transmission to Miss Frank, of Everton, near Liverpool. As the letter did not arrive, inquiries were made, and the portrait was found at the house of the prisoner, who was a letter carrier at the post-office.—The prisoner was found guilty, and recom mended to mercy. He was sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for two years. estimate, it is stated, on competent authorities, that £8,000,000 sterling is the lowest amount which the fisheries of the west coast of Ireland are capable of producing; and to this fact is added the con sideration of how valuable an influence upon the habits of the native people might be produced by the spectacle, thus placed continually before their eyes, of the prosperity to be derived from habits of peaceful industry, and from scientific and judicious culture of the soil; it 'cannot be denied that the suggestions above offered are worthy of great attention from the real well-wishers of Ireland. John Leicester, 39, was charged with having caused the death of his son, Robert Leicester. The prisoner and deceased worked at Gerard's-bridge Mills, near St. He len's. On the 18th ult. they returned home from work, when the deceased, a young man 17 years of age, asked his mother for some money. She refused, and the pri soner then went out of the house. During his absence the deceased abused his mother for not complying with his request, and when the prisoner came home he inter fered. Words ensued between them, and the prisoner threw a poker at the deceased, inflicting a dangerous wound on the skull, from the effects of which he died in a few days afterwards.—The prisoner was found guilty, but, in consideration of the great provocation he had re ceived, he was sentenced to one week's imprisonment only. tiCIES AND MISSTATEMENTS OF THE PEEL-CURRENCY MEN. We cull the following specimens of fallacious reason ttempt of the Manchester Guardian to er, signed " Pactolus," in which it was shewn that of six leading articles, including Consols, 100 sovereigns in January 1847 would purchase 30 per cent. more than in October 1847; and contended that the fact that nearly all articles were thus depreciated, without being in excess of supply, was a proof that gold, or money, had risen in value. ing from an a reply to a 1 Benjamin Evans. 26, was indicted for having, at Heaton Norris, feloniously wounded Edward Fletcher, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. He was further charged with a like offence towards the wife of the prosecutor. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an aggravated as sault. Sentence deferred. No. 1. " We deny altogether that the great fluctuations in price to which Pactolus' refers, were caused either wholly, or in part, by an increase in the value of gold. If that had been the case, then ut/ other commodities woula have exhibited about an equal decline."—Manchester Guardian. James Ropers, 19, and John Murray, 26, were charged, the former with having stolen, at Manchester, from the person of Joseph Holyrood, a watch of the value of £5, and the latter with receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen.—The prisoners were both acquitted. Robert Brymer, 23, and John Murray, 26, were in dicted, the first prisoner with having, at Manchester, to gether with several other persons whose names were un known, feloniously beat and assaulted John Carter, and robbed him of a watch and other property ; and Murray, who had been acquitted on the previous trial. was charged with having received the watch.—The prisoners were both found guilty. Sentence deferred. equal decline WEDNESDAY Sarah Airey, 38, was charged with having killed and slain Henry Worthington, by throwing him down on the kerb stone opposite her own house, in the borough of Manchester, and thereby causing his death, on the sth of November last. It appeared that on the night of the sth of November the deceased and a man named Foxlowe were at the house of the prisoner. Both these men being drunk, some words ensued between the parties, when it was alleged that she had thrown the deceased and the man Foxlowe down the steps of her door. The deceased fell upon the kerb-stone of the parapet, the back of his head coming in contact with the outside edge of the kerb-stone. This fall caused such contusion as deprived the deceased of life shortly after. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. John William Crowley. aged 32, a rather well-looking , man, a native of Whitstable, in Kent, was found guilty of having married a young woman, named Ann Eliza Mor gan, at the District Union Registrar's Office, Bristol, on the 13th August, 1845, his former wife, Mary Mitchell, of the county of Donegal, Ireland, being still alive. This case, which was before Mr. Rushton on the 20th Novem ber last, excited considerable interest, from the fact that a third marriage with one Isabella Hall, of Liverpool, had been contracted by the prisoner at the 01A Church in the month of July last. His Lor lship said the prisoner ap peared to be a very had wicked man. He had led a very dissolute life from all he could glean of his character. He thought, therefore, that it would be better if he were sent out of the country. The sentence of the court, therefore, was that he should be transported for seven years. James Clinch, aged 25, was indicted for having, on the night of the 30th of November last, burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of Mrs. Susannah Sharrocks, of Regent-road, Liverpool, and stolen therefrom several knives and forks. some spoons, and other trifling articles of no value. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. It ap peared that the prisoner bad walked into the back kitchen of Mrs. Sharrocks' house, during a fit_of intoxication. It also appeared that during these fits of intoxication he had the extraordinary habit of doing acts which in his sober moments he would be ashamed to hear of. He received a most excellent character from various parties in the town. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. His LORDSHIP said :—You have been tried and acquitted. If ever you get drunk again, you will be the most ungrateful man to God I have met with. Your counsel has said that your fall into this kitchen sobered you. I hope, however, that the danger you have this day escaped will sober you for life. Go home, be grateful to God. and in future behave yourself soberly.—The prisoner was then discharged. William O'Neill, 41, was the next prisoner tried. He was charged with stealing a horse, the property of John Kenworthy, at Ashton-under-Lyne, on the night of the 13th of September last. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. He was prosecuted by Mr. Monk, and was defended by himself. In the course of his defence, he made the fol lowing ingenious statement :—When near to Ashton barracks he met this horse upon the road, and being slightly inebriated at the time, he merely took the horse for a few miles to assist him on his journey to get a lodg ing.. He did not intend to steal the horse at all, no more than the dead. He was a stranger there, and did not think it was any harm to take the loan of it. (Laughter.) But the jury not attaching much credit to this story, found a verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred, John Bridge, 19, was next indicted for having, on the night of the 6th November last, burglariously broken into and entered the dwelling-house of James Faulkner, at Salford, with intent to steal the goods and chattels of the said James Faulkner. Guilty.—The prisoner having been convicted and punished for a similar offence at the sum mer assizes of 1847 under the name of Thomas Williams, his lordship sentenced him to transportation for ten years. John Lord aged 32, was charged with burglariously breaking into the house of John Kenion, of Middleton, in this county, and stealing six yards of flannel and other ar ticles. He was further charged with baying at Todmor den, bro . _ b ken into the dwelling-house of John Crossley, and stealing a pair of shoes and other articles. The pri soner was convicted on both charges.—He was sentenced to two years imprisonment and hard labour. John - Craney - was indicted for stabbing Patrick Buck ley, in Liverpool, on the 31st August. The jury found the prisoner guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy. Sentence—three months' imprisonment with hard labour. James Adamson, aged 29, and James Kills, alias Southworth, were indicted for having, at Abram, in this county, burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of Thos. Pimblett, and stolen therefrom one top-coat, one sack, with flour therein, Bfc. The prisoners were charged with other burglaries. They were prosecuted by Mr. Cross. who said that in the bills which had been sent up the Grand Jury ignored the bill against Adamson in the case of Mr. Pimblett. Of all the other cases, however, the prisoners were found guilty.—Sentence deferred. Winifred Adamson, aged 55, and sister to James Adam son, was next indicted for receiving the above goods, knowing them to have been stolen—Acquitted. John M'Donald was sentenced to six months imprison ment with hard labour for bigamy. THURSDAY Edward Smith, alias :Pitiniet; 28, was charged with passing base coin at Manchester, in November last. This was the second offence, and the prisoner was senten ced to ten years' transportation. Peter Bamford, 46, and Margaret Ward, 39, were arraigned for uttering base coin at Bolton, on the 22d of October last. Bamford was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and Ward to eighteen months' imprison- James Meadoweroft, 22, was indicted for having ten dered two base half-crowns at Heap, in October last. Twelve months' imprisonment. Henry Grimstead was indicted for having uttered base money to Mrs. Seddon, in Salford, on the 7th December. Guilty. Twelve months' imprisonment. Peter Mannagon, pleaded guilty to having uttered base coin, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and hard labour. Ralph Barrow, 38, and Joseph Gillibrand, 35, pleaded guilty to having passed base coin in Manchester. Both prisoners were sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour. John Runcorn, 20, was indicted for having, at Heaton Norris, entered the dwelling-house of William Bailey. Guilty. Two years' imprisonment. Ellen Murray, 27, pleaded guilty to having married Thomas Broadhurst, her former husband being at the same time living. The prisoner was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. U.-LAWFUL POSSESSION OF NAVAL STORES. Edward Trannock, 35, was charged with being unlaw fully possessed of stores, the property of the Board of Admiralty. The Attorney-General, assisted by Mr. Wigham, prosecuted. The prisoner is the master of the schooner Lady of the Isle, belonging to Guernsey. On the 30th of November last the vessel arrived in this port, and, on being searched, a canvas bag, containing seven flags, the .property of the Admiralty, was found in the cabin. It appears that the Admiralty's flags are manufactured of a particular fabric, called bunting, or bewper, which bears a particular mark, which is woven in the web. These flags are held by them to be naval stores, and not allowed to be either manufactured or sold by any person. On the articles being found, the prisoni-r s_aid they had been given to him by a man at Plymouth, over a glass of ale. He afterwards stated that, whilst at Cardiff, he was told they were Go vernment stores, and he would be liable to be imprisoned for the possession of them. The flags had never been used by him. The JUDGE.—No person (says the act of parliament) shall be in possession of these stores, which are known by a particular mark to be naval stores and the property of the Crown. Several seafaring men, and tradesmen of the town who deal in ship stores, were called, nearly all of whom said they were not aware of marks such as were borne by the flags. The prisoner was found guilty. In passing sentence, the JUDGE said it was a severe law, and he hoped that persons connected with shipping would make themselves acquainted with the particular marks of the stores of the Board of Admiralty. He was of opinion that the prisoner had done wrong, but not with a guilty knowledge, and therefore he would deal lightly with him. The Amiralty should have his entire sanction to mitigate the sentence. The sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned for six months. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said they would take care to have the sentence very much mitigated, if the certificates in the prisoner's favour were found to be correct. The case occupied the Court some time, and great in terest appeared to be taken in it by persons engaged in marine transactions ; and much satisfaction appeared to be manifested by every one at the course adopted by the Learned Judge. George Thompson, 29, was charged with having entered the house of Richard Pottage, at Manchester, and stolen some shoes, a shawl, and other articles of wearing apparel. The prisoner was found guilty. Shortly after - the case was decided it was discovered that a juryman had got into the jury -box by mistake, without having been sworn. His Lordship, after consulting with his brother Judge, intimated that the trial was valid, unless the prisoner pre ferred a writ of error, and in that case a new trial could take place. James Matherson, 22, and Jane Hughes, 21, were charged with having stolen a lamb at Liverpool, in Sep tember last. The prisoners were found guilty and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. Joseph Lunt, 29, was found guilty of an assault upon a little girl named Ann Thornton, at Liverpool. Sentence deferred. Jonathan Nuttal, a man apparently about 55, was charged with an assault upon a girl named Dearden, at Elton, near Bury, in October. The prisoner called a witness whose evidence went to prove an alibi, and he was acquitted. FRIDAY, Ralph Street, an engineer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for forgery. The forged instrument was only for a small amount. William Francis Naughton was sentenced to ten years' transportation for forging a check. George Thompson, for burglary, was sentenced to six months imprisonment. John Howarth was indicted for bigamy. The prsoner had been a soldier in the 83d Regiment. He married in Treland in 1817, and again in Manchester in 1831. The prisoner defended himself very clearly. A cousin of the prisoner's stated that the first wife, during the time he had been " soldiering," had had three illegitimate children by as many different men. The second wife had abo coha bited during his absence with another man. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Ellen Anne Rathbone was indicted for exposing her infant child at Openshaw, in this county, on the 27th August last. The prisoner was found guilty. Three calendar months' imprisonment. Michael Cavanagh was found guilty of cutting and maiming William Baxter, on the 3d of December, at the Horse and Jockey, in Rochdale. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Robert Audley was indicted for cutting and maiming Michael Conway. The men lodged together in Ben John son-street, in this-town, and had been drinking on Sunday week. Returning home, they began to spar, and subse quently got to blows. In the scuffle the prisOner seized a knife, and cut the prosecutor's cheek. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Julia Fitzjarnes, a pretty-looking young girl, aged la, was indicted for cutting and maiming Thomas Poole. The prisoner, in her defence, cohabiting with t COD 4sequence, deserted her, and that the provocation she received had so " phrensied" her mind that she knew iot what she was doing. The jury acquitted the prisoner, and the gentlemen of the bar subscribed £2 7s. ad. on her behalf. She was immediately discharged. Ellen Williamson was arraigned for having feloniously married Peter Williams, her former husband being still alive. The first marriage took place at Prescot, in 1829: the second in 1847, at St. Anne's Church, in this town. The appearance of the second husband in court produced a universal burst of laughter, from the plainness of his appearance, which was increased by the hostility he evinced towards the prisoner, who is a good-looking woman in the prime of life. He begged the judge to get his books from her, in order that he might make out his bills. The jury acquitted the prisoner, who was dis charged. An - Irishman, James Clare, was indicted for highway robbery in Toxteth-park, on the 9th instant. Mr. Lang ton, the prosecutor, was proceeding home to his father's house, accompanied by a servant in the employ of his father. In Ullet-lane a man came up, stopped the gig by seiz inethe horse's head, and holding a pistol, demanded the prosecutor's money. He offered his watch ; but he declared that he was " too wide awake a robber to take a watch." A purse containing money was then handed to him, when he decamped by leaping over a hedge. The prisoner produced several witnesses, who swore that at the time the robbery was committed he was drinking in a public-house in Mill-street, Toxteth-park. The prisoner was acquitted. James Stockley and John Corn were indicted for rob bing Noah Talbot of 195., a tobacco box, and other articles, in November last. The prosecutor and the pri soners had been drinking together in a public-house. They were all `• navvies " in the service of Mr. M'Cor mack,, the railway contractor on the Bolton and Bury railway. The jury found them guilty of the assault. Sentence deferred. SATURDAY DEFALCATION OF A POOR RATE COLLECTOR. Thomas Curtis, 43, was indicted for having, at Salford, by false pretences, obtained from Samuel Kershaw fifteen sovereigns, with intent to cheat and defraud John Nall, Defendant was a collector of poor rates in Salford, and upon taking office gave a bond for £5OO. In April he sent in his resignation to the guardians, and according to that his term of office would expire on the 24th June. The indictment charged that, after that date, he pretended he was still authorised to collect, and he thus obtained the money. On the 30th June last the defendant, who kept the Ship Inn, in Salford, left the country, with his family, for America. He was a defaulter. and his bond was called upon to pay the amount. He subsequently returned to England, and was apprehended at Hull, and the present charge for misdemeanour was preferred. Mr. JAMES, for the defendant, raised several legal points, but his Lordship ov er - ru l e d th em . Th e l earne d barrister then addressed the jury for the defendant. His principal grounds of defence were, that defendant had, in consequence of the difficulties the overseers would have to encounter by new collectors being appointed, offered to remain and assist in collecting until at least the 20th of July; that the manner in which the books were kept up to that time, authorised him to consider himself still their collector. The defendant had paid into the bank, before leaving the country, £95 to the account of the overseers, whose servant he was, and who, by acknowledging the receipt of that money, had adopted the act that he was their servant, by inserting in the account the moneys so received by him (the defendant) ; and, taking advantage of the sums paid into the bank on their behalf, the over seers had recognised the authority of the defendant to re ceive money on their behalf, and, by acknowledging, by their acceptance of the money so paid into the bank, that he was their servant, it was clear that he (the defendant) was duly and bona fide empowered to collect money for them. He (Mr. James) admitted defalcation, but the question was,—Did the defendant apply for the money in the charge when he well knew that he was not authorised to receive it ? Witnesses were called, among whom was the ex-Mayor of Manchester, with the view of establishing that the de fendant had been authorised to collect the rates, and that it was a matter of common notoriety that he was so col lecting. Mr. MONK proceeded to refute the arguments used in the defence. The Learned JUDGE summed up. The question was, did the defendant falsely pretend, and so receive the mo ney, knowing at the same time that it was a false and fraudulent pretence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Learned JUDGE alluded to other indictments for similar charges against the prisoner, and said it was clear he had abused the trust and confidence reposed in him, and had obtained and misapplied the various sums of mo ney. His Lordship concluded by saying—" To a person In Your situation in life the punishment I am about to impose. I trust, will serve as an example, and prove a be nefit. The sentence is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for twelve ca lendar months." BURGLARIES. Thomas Shackleton, 44, was found guilty of burglary . at Shiving. The case was devoid of interest. The pri soner was sentenced to transportation for 20 years. James Stockley and John Corns, convicted on the pre vious day, were sentenced to two years' imprisonment and hard labour. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Erie.) The trial of the Liverpool confederates was continued this morning. Inspector Birrell, of the Li v e r p oo l p o li ce , was th e fi r st witness called. He deposed to finding a bag containing twenty-nine pikes, in the possession of the prisoner Cuddy, who said he was going to send them to Waterford on the following Tuesday.—Cross-examined : Dr. Rey nolds sold pikes at his shop in Leeds-street, just as pub licly as any man in Liverpool dealt in any other article. Thomas Hale, a police-officer, stated that he had seen the prisoner Cuddy in the shop where Dr. Reynolds sold pikes, guns, and cutlasses. There were some pike-shafts in the windows, from eight to ten feet in length. The shop was open about ten weeks, and about two months after it was opened Cuddy told witness that Dr. Reynolds had gone to Manchester, and that he was going to send a large quantity of pikes to Manchester, as very large or ders had been received for those weapons from two secret societies there.—Cross-examined : Witness never men tioned what Cuddy had told him, until after the latter had been apprehended. John Dickenson, a wheelwright, also gave evidence as to the possession of arms by Dr. Reynolds, and by Cuddy, who was shopman to the former. Lawrence Keogh, a policeman, proved having found thirteen pike heads, twenty-three sword knives, five pike shafts, and one bayonet, in Dr. Reynolds' shop in Leeds street. [The pikes and swords were here produced. The latter were, with one exception, sugar-cane knives ; the exception was an instrument about 21 feet long, with a straight, flat, and pointed blade, set in a rude wooden handle.] Edwa'rd Heywood, a machine and edge-tool grinder, stated that he had ground some pikes and cutlasses for Dr. Reynolds and Cuddy. Mr. KNOWLES stated that that concluded the case as regarded Cuddy, and that the case of O'Brien would next be proceeded with. John 81eigh, a policeman, found foUr pikes and three bayonets in a garret in Hurst-street, occupied by the pri soner O'Brien, who was there when he went in. He was refused admittance into the garret, and had to force the door, which was fastened with a nail. Police-constable Acton found a number of ball car tridges, some gunpowder, and 500 percussion caps, in O'Brien's garret. William Bond had twice seen O'Brien at a club-room in Hurst-street. On both occasions O'Brien spoke. On the first occasion he said, " The government is based on a rotten foundation, and we are the boys who can bring it to the ground. The ball lies at your feet, and it is your fault if you do not kick it." Some pikes were lying near, and he added, " These are the instruments that frightened: the bloody Orange tribe in '98." On the se cond occasion, a person from the north end of the town spoke on the peace side of the question, and said that the people would gain nothing by fighting; but he was hissed and put down. On a third occasion, O'Brien was pre- sent, and said that it would give him great pleasure to see Russell's and Graham's heads on the top of pikes, which he called " slap-up government pills." He fur ther said, " Irishmen, I appeal to you one and all. Will you release that murdered man, Mitchel ? If you will, purchase such instruments as these (pikes), and use them. Then you may expect to see the freedom of the exile of Erin.' William Davidson lived opposite the prisoner Murphy's house. On a Friday in July last, he saw Murphy at his window, with some pikes in his hand; the same thing occurred a second time on the following Tuesday, and Murphy then left the house with something rolled up in a handkerchief. His wife, who was standing on the door steps, told him to take care of what he was about ; and he, in reply, told her not to be afraid. Two other witnesses were called, who gave similar evi dence to the foregoing, with reference to the possession of arms by the prisoners. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. SEGAi then addressed the court on behalf of the prisoner Delamere, contending that the conduct of his client was in no way such as to render him liable to a criminal indictment ; and that although he visited one of the associations for procuring a repeal of the union, with Mr. M'Manus, yet that association was at that time per fectly legal. Mr. JAMES followed on behalf of Boshell, contending, first, that there was no proof that such a conspiracy as was charged in the indictment ever existed ; and secondly, that if such a conspiracy did exist, there was no proof that the prisoner Boshell had taken part in it. L.Fitt.b.ILEY ueuatr or amytn, contended that although he might have been, and indeed was, violent in his language, yet that he had never sanctioned the re course to unlawful means gf accomplishing the objects which he sought. Mr. Por.Locic then addressed the court at some length and with great eloquence and force, on behalf of the prisoners Somers, Hopper, O'Donnell, Cuddy, and Murphy. The evidence against O'Donnell rested entirely upon the evidence of two policeman,. as to speeches made at some rooms in Circus-street, whom he contended were not competent to report, and that the possession of arms by the prisoners was quite legal. Mr. TINDAL ATKINSON followed on behalf of O'Brien, severely censuring the manner in which the Attorney-Ge neral had opened the case to the jury. Several witnesses were then called on behalf of some of the prisoners, and gave them good characters. Her Majesty's ATTORNEY-GENERAL then replied. He could not help regretting that the positicn in life of some of the defendants offered circumstances of aggravation. They were men who were not in want, and who must selves important;. they were, many of them, men of the higher classes, whose education, whileitshould have taught them better, would enable them to mislead the lower classes, who were smarting under real or supposed grievances, and were suffering from the depressed state of trade. The charge was a conspiracy for two objects _--To promote sary that it should be proved that all the prisoners had met together and definitely resolved to act in pursuance of this but if we found them acting together in evident pursuance of the common object, that would be sufficient. The learned Attorney-General then entered at great length into the consideration of the case of each of the prisoners, recapitulating the evidence as it applied to each. At the conclusion of his address, his lordship asked the jury whether they would prefer that he should sum up then, or next morning. The jury having decided in favour of the latter course, the court then adjourned. All other commodities did exhibit about an If any exception is found, it will be in se of some commodit and such a cas money arg which was in deficient was expressly excluded from ment, in the axiom which s rising, all others re of the articles them- tated that " one or two articl maining stead 'ates scarcity" Ives, not of m"one' No. 2. " Amongst other things, silver, which in this country is a mere commodity, ought to have fallen in price us mea sured in gold, in the same manner as sugar and tea, and cotton and iron; whereas, in fact, it scarcely varied at all."—Afan- Silver is money, not " a mere commodity," country. Coined into shillings, half-crowns, &c., it forms change for the pound in gold ; pays wages, taxes, &c. It ceases to be money only when tendered in large amounts, and is always required to be in circulation as money. It forms the money of the countries to which we had at the time in question to remit for corn, and, through all these causes, was less likely to be depreciated than commodities No. 3. " Ther they to extend to Cons ter Guardian. again, if the fluctuations in price were caused - 1 the exchangeable value of gold, how came s as well as merchandise ?"—Manches- Answe —Because Consols, as such, are only securi ties ; and all securitics, as well as merchandise, were de lted in exchangeable value as compared with money —not commoditi Ine three golden sovereigns to be paid yearly fo: 100 of that stock would surely participate in the in '—.lllancheitei• Guaidian No. 4. creased value of the metal Answer.—Of course; and hence 79 golden sovereigns bought in October the same security for the annual pay ment of three golden pounds, which it required 98 pounds to buy in January. 5. " The whole of the phenomena referred to are resol - nto a scarcity; not of currency, but of capital."—Man- Answer.—On the contrary, it was the scarcity of cur rency, which had gone out of the country in October, which caused the loss of the capital which had existed in January. It was a scarcity of currency in October, which rendered Exchequer-bills and the bulk of the mercantile securities of the country unavailable, and compelled men of the most undoubted wealth to sacrifice their property to meet the engagements they had been led into by a previous excess of currency, shown by low rates of dis counts. Finally, it was a want of currency (gold) which in October compelled Me Bank itself to pay in paper. LICENS AND LENGTHINESS OF TONGUE OF I THE HUSH BAR. The decorous demeanour observed in the law courts of Great Britain, during the trial of issues of the most ex citing character, has been the admiration of all foreigners who have visited them ; and has gone far to impress upon the hearts of the British people that respect for the deci sions of those courts, which is the foundation of the peace and order which they enjoy. In the sister country, however, any trial of importance must have its scene, either consisting of a squabble between some member of the bar with the judge, a squabble between opposing counsel, or an exciting speech by one or other. In lengthiness of speech, too, the Irish barrister seems to pride himself, rather than in lucidness, or in bringing to bear the result of legal study and forensic acumen. An Englishman, who has just witnessed the calmness and urbanity with which the important business of the present session has been carried on in our own courts, would be disagreeably surprised at such a scene as the following, occurring at a sitting of the Nisi Prius Court in Dublin, during a case, which is reported as "an unusually tedious and dull" one. A witness has deposed to writing a letter, and has been cross-examined by Mr. McDonagh, after which the report of the trial says : "A warm discussion then took place between Messrs. i)l'Donagh and Whiteside, the former maintaining that the witness had stated that she wrote the letter after the conversa tion about the costs, and Mr. Whiteside contending that that was not the witness's answer, and that it should not thus be taken down by the court. " The Chief Baron—You are both very irregular. "Mr. Whiteside (warmly)—lt is very easy for the judge to say that, but it is the duty of the counsel to his client to see that the evidence be correctly taken. ship to tal " Mr. Vitzgerald asked his lon !quent answer to Mr. Whiteside " The Chief Baron—No. I wil he witness's su ith reference to the costs.' "Mr. Whiteside—l claim a matter of strict justice. That is not the answer of the witness. That I aver, on the faith of a barrister. That letter was written in reference to the deed, and the witness did not say she wrote it in reference to the conversation about costs. "The Chief Baron—All that may be true, and you can have it explained on re-examination. " Mr. Whiteside was proceeding to repeat what he alleged the witness to have stated, when "The Chief Baron interposing said—l cannot take what the witness said from you. Whiteside(wi reat warmth'. I will tell you, my lord, what I Sc , be my duty. lam too old at the liar io be pre: vented speaking, and I don't like to be interrupted every in stant. I have some little position in my profession, and I can gain no fame by wrangling in such cases. I believe my repu tation rests on higher claims. "The Chief Baron—l must tell you that I will not hear you or any person whom I consider to be irregular." A.Tioiher scene took place . during the hearing of the same trial, exemplifying' the lengthiness of tonne of the Irish bar. Six o'clock having arrived, " the jury," we are told, "manifested some impatience, and requested to know whether Mr. Fitzgibbon," who was addressing them for the defendant, " would soon finish ;" and the learned counsel replied that he must occupy their attention for a considerable time longer. Mr. Fitzgerald observed that " he had to reply, so that it was impossible for the case to finish that night." Of course, Mr. Fitzgerald knew from experience that his tongue, once set a-going, pos sessed the character of the celebrated steam leg. His opponent, Mr. Fitzgibbon, however, pleaded c on s id era ti on for his own tongue's infirmities ; and " requested that he would not be called upon to finish his speech until morning." After a warm altercation between the learned counsel and the judge, in which the former asserted his right to speak as he liked and as long as he liked, without being interfered with, the court, in despair, adjourned. The proceedings were resumed next day; and the jury, having retired some time, said that there was no possi bility of their coming to an agreement. Of course, they were conglomerated, the flood of talk and the contention to which they had been compelled to listen having lasted three days ! EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—TiIe new barque 'Sa gittarius, of Dartmouth, Joseph Love, commander, sailed from that port on the 13th September, for Odessa, with a general cargo, and arrived at Falmouth the 16th of this month, with a cargo of wheat—thus :oerforming the voyages out and home in the unprecedented short space of ninety-four days. WEDNESDAY Mr. Justice ERLE proceeded to sum up the evidence in the conspiracy cases in a very clear and succinct manner. He laid down the law of the case, and showed the jury how they were to apply the evidence adduced in the course of the prosecution. They were to discard from their minds all the irrelevant topics which had been introduced in the course of the trial, and give their verdict upon the facts deposed to. The jury having retired to consider their verdict remained some time in consultation. At length they returned into court, and handed in the follow ing verdict :—" We find all the prisoners, except Dela mere, guilty on all the counts in the indictment." The prisoners' counsel then raised some legal objections, which being replied to by the Attorney-General, his lordship overruled. Some mitigating circumstances in favour of Boshell, Murphy, and O'Brien were then urged by Messrs. POLLOCK, JAMES, and ATKINSON. His lordship, after commenting on the enormity of the crime, and the serious and awful consequences which would have resulted had they been successful, sentenced the prisoners as follows :—Somers, Smith, O'Donnell, and Hopper to two years' imprisonment in Lancaster Cas ter, and to find hail themselves in £lOO, and two sureties in £25 each ; Boshell and Cuddy to be imprisoned in Kirkdale gaol for 12 months, and to enter into recogni sances in the sum of £lOO for their future good behaviour ; O'Brien to be confined in Lancaster Castle for three months, and Murphy three months in Kirkdale. On hearing the sentence the prisoners bowed to their lord ships, shook hands with each other, and left the dock. THURSDAY John Harris, 22, was indicted for having broken into the shop of William Horrocks, Fontenoy-street, on the 20th November last, and stolen £3 45., besides some tobacco and tea. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced . to seven years' transportation. _ _ _ Michael Smith, 25, was charged with having stolen twelve sovereigns and two half sovereigns, from John Tootell, at Manchester. The prosecutor is a druggist,, carrying on business in Swan-street, and the prisoner, who had been supplied by him with money at different times, frequently called as an acquaintance. On Sunday morning, the 11th of November, the prisoner called, and shortly afterwards it was found that thirteen sovereigns had been stolen from the cash-box. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. WILFUL MURDER AT HEATON NCRRIS. James Kelly, 24, was charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Elizabeth Faulkner, at Heaton Norris, on the 15th of September last. The prisoner, who is a young man, of rather agreeable appearance, was without counsel. He pleaded guilty in a firm tone of voice. His Lordship cautioned the prisoner as to the consequences of his plea, but he persisted in having it recorded. The prisoner and deceased worked at the same factory in Stockport, and, as she would not consent to keep com pany with him, it will be remembered that he cut her throat with a razor when he met her in the street on the day in question. The prisoner was sentenced, in very rolemn terms, to be hung. FRIDAY THE ASHTON MURDER Joseph Ratcliffe and Joseph Constantine were charged with the wilful murder of James Bright, at Ashton-under- Lyne. The indictment set forth that the said Joseph Ratcliffe did, on the 14th August, feloniously shoot at and kill one James Bright, and it further charged Joseph Constantine with aiding and abetting in the said murder. The Attorney-General prosecuted, and Messrs. Pollock and Ovans defended the prisoners. Mr. H. P. Roberts was solicitor for the prisoners, and Messrs. Hall and Tay lor for the prosecution. The prisoners are both young men, and were attired as the factory operatives of the district in which they reside usually are. The Attorney-General opened the case by stating that he should confine himself to a simple narrative of the events of the night on which the murder was committed. He showed that, on the 14th of August, a simultaneous rising of chartists took place at Ashton ; that the police. man Bright, while in the execution of his duty, was seized in the street by two or three men, by one of whom he was wounded by a pike, and immediately afterwards was shot. It would be shown that Ratcliffe and Con. stantine seized Bright, and that when he said he knew them, the former ( Ratcliffe) struck him with a pike, and afterwards fired a pistol at him. After this, Ratcliffe and Constantine moved off with the mob. Ratcliffe went to a house and assumed a disg4ise, and was apprehended on the 22nd August on board the Ocean Monarch; he was then disguised; he admitted the charge laid to him and regretted his guilt. Constantine was taken a few days after. A great mass of evidence was then given, which pm. Dec. 19,194. pied the court the whole day, and at its rising the case was adjourned. [The prisoner, Ratcliffe, is a wheelwright ; his master — a Mr. Buckley, of Warrington-street, Ashton —was un able to attend the court to testify to his good character, from severe indisposition. A friend of the prisoner, how ever, was provided with a letter which set forth, in the strongest terms, the uniform good conduct and integrity of the unfortunate young man ; who, although frequently entrusted with sums of money, never betrayed his trust. Constantine. who is a weaver, has nothing in his appear ance indicative of ferocity or brutality.] SATURDAY. Mr. POLLOCK made a most brilliant speech in behalf of the prisoners charged with the Ashton murder, and called a witness to prove that it was not Ratcliffe who , :Amer Bright with the pike. The learned ATTORNEY-GENERAL, at great length, re plied. He held it as indisputable that both prisoners were present on the night of the murder ; hut was willing to admit that there was not a general combination among all the bo3y to murder Bright. Some of the leaders, however, might have resolved upon it. He was also willing to admit, and the jury might take it as relieving the case, that the shot which killed Bright came from the higher part of Bentinck-street, Bright at the time stand ing below it : and it was a mistake to suppose, as some of the witnesses had stated, that when shot he was facing Stamford-street. The Attorney-General carefully con trasted the evidence of each witness, and raised the hypo thesis that there was every likelihood that Bright had been fired at twice, once ineffectually by Ratcliffe. Effec tual or not, however, his lordship would tell them that the offence was the same. He was willing, as the evidence was so slight, to withdraw the case against Constantine from the attention of the jury. The learned judge then carefully summed up, and after an absence from court of about an hour, the jury delivered a verdict of guilty against Ratcliffe, but with a strong re commendation to mercy, as Bright did not fall by his hand. They acquitted Constantine. His Lordship then put on the black cap, and, after giving the prisoner some excellent advice as to the folly and wickedness of the late rebellious proceedings, sen tenced him to death in the most solemn terms, as follows: —I have now discharged my duty. May God Almighty, may the holy blessed Saviour, that most worthy Judge of all, suffer you not to be sent from him. May the Lord have mercy on your soul. His lordship's sentence was painfully interspersed with the sobbing and weeping of a female in court, said to be the prisoner's wife. The prisoner himself betrayed scarcely any emotion whatever, and, after addressing a few words to his solicitor, was removed from the dock Whilst the jury were Considering their verdict, the IS chartists, charged with tumultuously assembling at Ashton-under-Lyne, were placed in the dock, when the Attorney-General stated that he had determined to pro ceed against only eight of the prisoners. The rest will be discharged on finding sureties to keep the peace for two years. !Loral Aft,trtus. The Rev. William Falloon delivered two sermons at Skerton, near Lancaster, on Sunday last, for the schools in that township. ALTCAR COGRSING MEETING.—This meeting came off on Thursday and Friday. The Cup was won by Mr. Arden's Nimble, the Molyneux Plate by Mr. Webb's Wrestler, and the Croxteth Purse by Mr. Segar's Lorle. On Wednesday evening, his Wotship the Mayor entertained the Judges, the Earl of ,Sefton, the High Sheriff (Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bart), Sir Thomas B. Birch, and a distinguished company, at the Town-hall. The leading members of the medical profession in this town—twenty-six in number—have memorialized the Royal College of Surgeons "to receive the certificates of attendance from the College of Chemistry, recently estab lished here by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt." On Tuesday, the owners of the ship Mahtoree applied to the magistrates. to claim damage from Frederick Ste vens, mate of the Jenny Lind, for running into hnd injur ing the former vessel. It was shown that the mate was acting in conformity with the direct' of the dock- ,actions gateman, and the Magistrates referred the case to the dock committee. ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—About half-past eleven o'clock on Friday morning.. a flat, having two men on board, sank off Birkenhead. The catastrophe was wit nessed by Captain M'Clure, of the Mersey steam-boat, plying between Liverpool and Tranmere. He immediately took measures to rescue the men from their perilous- situation, and, after considerable exe. tion, succeeded in his benevolent design. DINNER AT THE TOWN H. , ..m..—The Editor of the . LIVERPOOL STANDARD having appealed to us as to the comparative correctness of two statements of a transaction , at the Mayor's Dinner, on Tuesday week, we beg to say that the evening passed in perfect harmony and good feel ing, and that not the slightest offence was either g i ve n or taken by any gentleman present,. so far as we are able to WRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.—The brig Ann Paley, of Liverpool, Thomas Lister, master, the property of Vivian and Co., of this town, was driven on shore at Tacumshane, county of Wexford, on Wednesday morning. In a short chp. tic tntnl wrPrk_ Of a crew of ten men but three were saved. The master was drowned. The cargo, which consisted of fruit, was lying on the beach; and it was not expected that anything of value would be saved from the wreck. - a •• • MAnTra.l • LUTHER.—A lecture will be shortly delivered in Liverpool, on the life, character, and writings of Dr. M. Luther, the great German reformer. The lecturer is able writer for aseries of the leading journals and periodi country, and as the translator and annotator cals in th lecture, we understand, embraces an examination of the life and character of Luther, as a man, a father, a refor mer, a patriot, and a writer,—points enough to excite the attention of every Protestant. _ EAST INDIA COTTON.—Mr. Hugh Fleming, secretary of the Manchester Commercial Association, has received a letter from the East India Company, informing him that they have instructed their agent, Mr. William Rath hone, of Liverpool, to forward to him 612 bales, four half bales, and four bundles of cotton, from Bombay, per the ship Pemberton. This cotton is the produce of the col lectorates of Dwarwar, Belgaum, and Khandeish, of the season of 1846.7, and is to be disposed of in the usual manner. The larger portion of this consignment consists of native seed cotton ; but that portion of it which is from Dwarwar is grown from American seed. The accounts seem to indicate that this shipment is for the most part of a superior quality. The previous consignment of 620 bales, all Surat, was disposed of last week at from 31d to 31cl per lb. PORTRAIT OF THE LATE LORD GEORGE BENTINCIC.7 We have had a further opportunity of examining this beautiful portrait of the lamented Lord Geo r g e Bentinck, now exhibiting at Mr. Grundy's, Postoffice-place; and we must in justice say, that our previous high opinion of its merits have been more than confirmed. The features are full of the high intellectual character of the original; and we almost wonder, as we gaze upon them, that such a man could either mingle so prominently as he did during a portion of his life in the exciting scenes of the turf, or devote himself so sedulously as he did in after years to the dry statistical details, in the working out of which he so greatly distinguished himself, to the great benefit of his country, and the annoyance and discomfiture of tricky officials and time-serving opponents. There is a shade of melancholy spread over his noble countenance, which would rather lead us to imagine that it was that of a poet than of either the daring speculator on the turf or the celf-dpontincr statesman. An ain.irable etching, taken by Mr. Samuel Reynolds, the celebrated engraver, is also exhibited by Mr. Grundy ; and, when finished, will form a memorial and a truthful likeness, which every admirer of its highminded and chivalrous original will be desirous of possessing. We may observe that the painting can. only remain at Mr. Grundy's during this day and to-morrow, and would therefore advise our friends not to miss the opportunity presented to them. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WHOLESALE RECEIVING OF STOLEN GOODS —On Wed nesday, a large quantity of property, consisting of artizans' tools, house-fittings, &c., was discovered by two police officers, on the premises of Daniel M'Annally, marine-store dealer, Regent -street. Upon some of the instruments were the names of the persons from whom they had been stolen. Two or three large concerns in the town, who had been robbed of tools, were represented in court, among these were Messrs. Geo. Forresters and Co., Vauxhall Foundry. Mr. Rushton sentenced him to two months' imprisonment, and revoked his license. Row BETWEEN POLICEME N AND SOLDIERS.—On Fri day a corporal and four privates belonging to the 46th were brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with assault ing the police on the preceding night, in Richmond-row. The military and police bore marks of the violence of the conflict. From the evidence of Police-constable John Bradley, 508, it appeared that the corporal and three sol diers jostled, purposely, some gentlemen, and threw theca off the footpath ; they were equally rude to a woman, and on the officer remonstrating they used bad language, and reproached him with being only a common policeman. In Richmond-row they repeated the offence, and then the police interfered. Several other soldiers, however, had by this time joined the offenders, to the number of fifteen. The police, too, mustered to the number of eight, and the soldiers having undone their belts, used them as weapons. and a regular battle commenced. The alarm having reached Rose-hill station, Mr. Superintendent Reding tpurirsnoenderosuwt w er i e th co a m co m m it p t e e t d fenotrtria force, l. and captured the pri soners. The corporal b eing the most act i ve , an d threat ening to use hi s b ayonet, the super i nten d en t k n ocked him down. S evera l gentlemen assisted t h e police.—The ME. COBDEN ON EDUCATION.—At a meeting of the Lancashire School Association, last week, Mr. Cobden spoke strongly in favour of a State provision for education, and had, in the course of his remarks, " Although there was a difficulty in agreeing to a plan, in consequence of some of their very best friends having changed their views on this subject, he was bound to say that he thought there never was a time when there was so much strength of °Pi nion in this country in favour of the principle of State education as there was at present. It might take the di rection of the present system, as under Mr. Kay Shuttle worth, or of that which existed in Ireland, or it might take some other direction ; but of this he was satisfied, from what he saw in parliament last session, and in this country, that a national system we shall have some time or other; aud, therefore, if the Dissenters as a body stood aloof from national education, and declared themselves hostile to the principle, or if any considerable section of, they would be found i n a f a l se pos iti on, an d th a t, the Dissenters mai n t a i ne d th a t pos iti on, h e b e li ev ed ilta i n spite of their hostility, it would be adopted, but it might not t be adopted on s o b roa d an d liberala basis as it would ao with their co-operation," Dec. TUEST ARRIVED.- Pendleton, fi from Chirlesl Bryn y Mor, SAILED for Africa—E Monteralo, fc lerton, Smith, Valparaiso-1 wyks ; CereE ::-Arcknow, Express, And Mars, Dean, Enterprise, C for Brussels- Norris, and 1 Vaughan, for Snowdrop, L Maria Scarps chele, Fan o f Guavra—Du: Confiance, M Berbice, Rut Acadia, (st 29th Nover:h Ceylon, hei Prince of N jibboom spri Iris, Prest, Mary. Itos‘ sprit head. Dromo. Ja. New Zeala Onward, C De Witt Cl Penningha William PE Wanderer, sails, and lea Milton, Al' Emilia, Gu 23rd Nov. Cambria, ( November. Douglas, S Natal 30th S, Jenny Wr x_alculta at Commerce Courtenay Dibdeen, Intrinsic, Alountaine Vann al' Sarah. Mill Bird, hence Lady Cons timore. Eli Whitn and Noenice Sophia Let BRISTOL, zic, with salt up this chan loss of sails, Wti rrEtia for Liyerpo( being in con put bad! wii KEY WES cargo from 1 of which i the Canton 1 tars ety HALL FAX Yarmouth, E WEDNI ARRIVf Nlars, Cac Liberty, S Wave, Ki tope. St. Jose, / Hart, from Maria, D Intrinsic, Zephyr, 1 for Bonny Ceylon, C William and Rapid l ARRIVED from Sm yr' teas—Char) Bayonne— Newport— SAILED.. Sir Harry lam, Dobso Mulorat, R: Canada, fri Brazils—Ti Brothers, I Mauritzen, Parton, 11 Samuel I Elizabeth Cora, Wi hence at Ni Aurora, Sir Robe Malta, and Callao . ; Qu Dykes, Pet Orion, I Malta, hens The Ceyl gazine Bin The Orar 'fisted in dii Poblano, GOTHEN St. retersti on shore of ARRIVE! Gallipoli-1 liven, Havi Alida, he John 'Pa Columbu Concordi Milton, 3 Alice, La Prosper, Light, of Lucy En with loss ol Louisa, 11 loss of fore Rose, he Galardo, Lout her, Wakulla, bulwarks d ship Europ gurope loss of joie: The flat 1 off Tranme Reginald Coaxer, I Good Hope VV EXFOIi for Liverpo ing. .Masti LANCA port, with BEAUMA for Carnan on shore at sATur Gleam, Col Bolard, Boi from Java 1 —Abeona, Tyro, M`Fa Mnrgaret casks. Liverpool Lave put ha Acorn, be Brazil Pa, Pasha, Le John, KU Prosperit4 Pomerani Passenger Thames, , ivanhoe, GOTHENI Petersburg, being on sh HELSING burg, for Li land, 28th ( CtiooKH) pool, from : hour yester damage to SAILED Coffin; and ner ; Carna leans—Was Mobile—Nc Creamore, Ayres—Wit Selmer, Rot Joseph YI Maria, be A Spanisl town yester steamer Tri MARGAT] for Liverpoi much strair to carry a p the North C DOUGLAS Cardiff, was gale from S. may be got WATERFC Nantes, for crew saved. WARREN for New Or the coast of southward; BEAtMA for Newry. man Bead must COVE, 151 ei;ht hou