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CHARGE AGAINST AN EX-POLICEMAN FOR MURDER, NINETEEN YEARS AGO. Thomas Threlfall was charged with having at Halsall, on the 16th of October, 1832, killed and murdered his ALLEGED MURDER AT MANCHESTER. ' wife, Elizabeth Th re lf a ll . His LORDSHIP took his seat at ten minutes past nine This case excited great interest from the fact of the o'clock this morning, and immediately commenced charg- alleged murder having been committed in the year 1832, ing the jury in the above case. His lordship remarked and also because the prisoner has since that period been that he had no doubt both himself and the jury would married, has a large family, and has conducted himself in be better prepared, after the relief of a night's rest, to a most exemplary manner, both as a father and also as a consider the evidence which th e y had heard on the pre- I policeman, in which force he was a constable for twelve vious day. The case w a s a mos t m ysterious one, and he years; he is now a respectable Lrmer at Preston Gab hoped they would pay particular attention to the charge bald, in Shropshire, where he is much respected. His he was about to make. There was no question but that a first wife was, on the 16th of October, 1832, found large quantity of poison had been administered to the de- drowned in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. A coroner's ceased, but by whom, when, or through what vehicle, inquest was held, the prisoner was examined, and no there was no direct evidence to prove. The different Sc- c h arge was made against the prisoner, who was separ a t e d coun's given by the female prisoner to several of the wit- from his wife. Sh e was engage d at t h e t i me as a servant nesses, as to the circumstances attending the child's at the Black Bull in Walton, he being servant to his death, might lead to the supposition that she had some uncle Edward Threlfall, of Halsall. motive for concealing the real facts. A quantity of arse- Thomas Ball, farmer at Halsall, stated that a good nic had been found in her possession after the child many years ago, as lie was going to his work to get pota died, for which she had not very satisfactorily accounted. toes, with a woman named Jane Bradshaw, who is now She had stated that on coming into her house she found dead, he saw a woman floating in the water of the canal, the deceased lying on the floor vomiting, and in a state near the Hill-bridge. Robert Shaw's boat lay there, and of unconsciousness, and that next morning she was dead. the body was 10 or 15 yards astern of the boat. He got An important point was, that small doses might be given a pole off the boat, pulled the body to the side, and got to produce unconsciousness, during which further doses her out. William Bradshaw and several others were might be administered to produce death. He directed the. present. He did not know the woman. A handkerchief jury to pay particular attention to the remarkable evidence or a shawl was tied twice or three times round her neck of John Skirrow, and the singular scene which he described with two or three knots. One of the eyes was rather to have taken place at the prisoners' house on the morn- strangled with blood. Took her to a building, which he ing of the 23d cf April. The expressions then made use thought belonged to William Martin, and left her there of by the prisoners appeared to attach a guilty knowledge till the night, when she was removed to Halsall ware of the causes leading to the child's death to them. As house, machine-house. Richard Shaw helped to carry her. regorderl the plea set up that the girl might have taken the James Kirby, farmer, on the 16th of October 1832, arsenic as medicine, instead of the carbonate of ma gnes i a f e t c h e d t h e coroner, when he heard a woman ha d ' been afterwards found in the house, the evidence went to prove found drowned, he being a constable at the time. The that on the evening previous to her being found dead, the next day .he fetched the prisoner from one of Edward deceased was in the enjoyment of extremely good health, Threlfall's fields, and asked him to come and see whether and not likely to require the aid of medicine. The evi- the woman found was his wife, as they had got to talking dence, however, was merely circumstantial, and it would that she was his wife. He objected to go. Witness said rest with the jury to decide whether the unnatural conduct he would make him go, and then they went to the exhibited by the prisoners, particularly the female, towards machine-house, and as soon as he saw the body the their child, would lead them to commit an act so abhorrent prisoner exclaimed that she was his wife. Prisoner did to the dictates of humanity. The charge occupied up- not come in ; witness invit e d hi m in. Prisoner did not wards of an hour-and-a-half and was most imp r essi ve appear troub led; did not see any difference in him. throughout. At five minutes to eleven the jury retired, Robert Rimmer. labourer, had known the prisoner 23 and after an absence of nearly an hour-and-three-quarters years. Had not seen him for 18 years, when he rode with returned into court with a verdict of " not guilty." hi m f rom Li verpool to Edward Threlfall's. On the road Charles Hogarth, who was brought up for the man- they called at the Black Bull, and asked for some refresh slaughter of his wife, in this town, a short time since, was ordered to be discharged, no evidence being offered in SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES support of tt CROWN BAR-TUESDAY . alias Ellis, at Manchester, on the 12th July, was sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment, with hard labour. The prisoner and Ellis had quarrelled in a pub lic-house, where they were drinking, and the former be came so excited by the taunts of the latter that he struck him on the head with his shoemaker's hammer. This blow led to death. James Wick, a labourer, was indicted for murdering Margaret Weldon, a woman of the town, in Manchester, on the 20th July. Wick had beaten the woman so vio lently (because, he said, she had robbed him of four ha!f crowns) that she died before she could be removed to the Infirmary. Guilty of manslaughter. Three months' imprionment. James Ogden, charged with the manslaughter of Josiah Walker, at Rochda le , on the 2d July, was found not guilty and di Joseph Wood .4 a promissory n Fielding pleaded guilty to the forging vote for £4 17s. 6d., at Rochdale. Six months' imprisonment , Jones , and John Bramner were found guilty of - ay robbery upon James Eglin, at Man ht of the 9th of August, and sentenced chester, on tb to be transported fer ten years. Thomas Erly, indicted for having stabbed John Wrig- Manchester, on the 16th of August, during ivarrel, was sentenced to ten years' tra , -- The prisoner was an - and 0-- ley, at TOOITI Cl took the - the Judge opportunity of remarking that the use of the knife was not known in England until the last few years. It had been imported from the sister country, but•it must be put down by the strong arm of the law WEDN erton w murde Pollock and Mr. As Mr. Monk and Mr. AT MANCHESTER, ed in a charged with the wilful on conducted the prosecu vler &fen' private in the 2d Regiment, 'near, wnien was brought, and the prisoner as,. . the ser vant if Elizabeth was in. Shortly after Elizabeth (the deceased) came into the roo m and asked what he wanted with her. Prisoner said that he wanted her to go and live with him again, and that he would be as good to her as ever he had been bad. She agreed to come and live • with him if he would take a cottage, and they might live by themselves. He said he had done so, and had taken one at Churchtovvn in Halsall, and asked if she would come on Sunday night. She said she could not come on Sunday, as she had washing to do on the Monday, but that she would get up early and get it done and come on Monday night. They made it up to meet at Lydiate- hill, but she was to keep on the left bank of the canal, and if they did not meet at Lydiate-hill she was to keep on, and he would meet her. On the Tuesday after witness heard that she had been found drowned in the canal. John Beckett, potato dealer, said he knew Richard Shaw, who had to go on the canal. That he did not re member hearing of a womnn being drowned in the canal at Halsall-hill, and that to the best of his knowledge Richard Shaw never mentioned such a transaction when lying at Halsall-hill. Witness was captain of one of Kenworthy's flies on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. James Wignall, police-officer, apprehended the prisoner on the 24th of April, and told him it was on a charge of murdering his wife. Hesaid " neverheard of such athing." At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. POL LOCK asked his Lordship if he should address the jury, and several witnesses—among whom were two clergymen, the bead of the police, and the chief superintendent at titling of May was at the hous Liverpool—all gave theprisoner the best character possible, :Thejuryacquitted the prisonerwithouthearing hiscounsel THE MOCK AUCTION SWINDLE William James Chew and John Smith were indicted for conspiring together, along with others, to defraud Pedro Wilson and others; and also for holding mock auctions, and obtaining money from divers persons by means of false pretences, more particularly from one William Wadsley King. 'lt will be recollected that the prisoners opened various auction-rooms in this town, and carried on business by means of a number of accomplices called described, amid the genera l l aug ht er o f th e cour t, the va rious ingenious schemes and devices resorted to by the prisoners to entrap the unwary.—Mr. POLLOCK, in a humo rous speech, addresset ter con ng that similar contrivances to enhance the value of goods were used by all auctioneers and exhibitors of rari ties.—His LORDSHIP, in summing up, instructed the jury that if they, thought the prisoners conspired, by false pre tences and representations, to cheat persons who attended the sale by giving them rubbish instead of goods, which they sold as such, then the conspiracy was made out; but if they thought it was possible that the prisoners might have opened the establishment to sell goods at a fair price,'and had no intention to cheat, they ought to find them not guilty; and, it they had aoy reasonable doubt on these points, they must give them in favour of the pri soners.—The Jury, after a retirement from court of twenty minutes, returned'a verdict of guilty against both priso ners of conspiring to defraud the three persons named in the indictment, and all who frequented the sale-room.— It being now ten o'clock, sentence was deferred until the following morning, when they were sentenced each to six months' imprisonment in Kirkdale Gaol, that they each pay a fine to her Majesty of £2O, and be further impri soned till that fine be paid. GRAND JURY ROOM.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. BLISS, Q.C.) John Hughes, for a highway robbery, with violence, at Manchester, was_ transporte d for ten years. Elizabeth .Roberts, for bigamy, at Manchester, was sentenced to imprisonment for three months. Ann Lynn, charged with stabbing in Park-lane, in this town, guilty of a common assault only, and sen tencedto imprisonment for twelve months. William Barlow, also tried for stabbing, was convicted of a common assault, and sentenced to a . month's impri- This court closed at three o'clock. sonment NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice WlLLums.) John Noble, convicted on the previous day of man. slaughter, was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. George Ryder, also convicted the previous day, was brought up. His lordship said the prisoner's excuse was that he was drunk, but it was of great public importance that it should be thoroughly understood in the merchant service, if an officer gets drunk, and by reason thereof endanger, by his carelessness , the life of his shipmates, ho would subject himself to the risk of exemplary punish ment; and he should be doing a great mischief if he were to pass upon him a lenient sentence, notwithstanding the excellent character which the witnesses had given him. The sentence of the court was that he should be impri soned, without hard labour, for the. period of a year. SAUNDERS (ADMINISTRATRIX) V. THE CITY OF DUBLIN fnr thP circus .ecollecti ith these, in 'ar, had 1-usage and house, st d to to q the. Workhouse three o'clock st (=ration td left, eayin maintenance of ti STEAM PACKET COMPANY I, the clot .nd a worn This was an action, under Lord Campbell's Act, brought by the widow of the late Mr. W. Saunders, secretary to the Limerick and Waterford Railway Com pany, to recover compensation in damages for the loss of his life, which was alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendants' servants, on board whose steam-packet he was at the time of the accident which caused his death. The defendants pleaded " Not Guilty." Mr. Roebuck, Q.C., and Mr. Co w li ng a pp eare d f or th e plaintiff; and Mr. Watson, Q.C., Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Paget for the defendants. 3 cover th© !it eight d tip ex nee], It appeared that the deceased was the secretary of the Limerick and Waterford Railway Company, and formerly had a go, •-•• ....••••••• • ... L, akvrecyci, tlilu IJCCII re duced to .000, but the deceased declined to accept this sum. The deceased was a married man and had six children, and it appeared from the evidence was an ex tremely able man of business. • On Sunday, the Ist of De cember, the deceased took his passage from Kingstown by one of the defendants' boats (the Ebl an d) f or Holyhead. They left K ck in the aft y arrived at Holyhead at ned as they approached to the jetty, - and the deceased whilst w.lking across the vessel was supposed to havestumbled, and fell through the open gangway, which oat was of servants Cal er care He disappeared, and . there was a cry raised of " Man overboard," and a sailor threw him a lifebuoy. There was great confusion on board, and a boat put off to him by which the body was recovered, but he was found to be dead. For the defence it was contended that the boat being late, there was great anxiety to_ get ashore to ye theexpress mail train which started from London exactly at 7, and the railway station was more than a mile from the jetty; that the deceased was seen to walk deliberately to the open gangway, seize bold of a rope, and get outside the gangway on the ledge or sponson, illy to be ready to jump ashore, and while there he sod that the accident arose in no re- 11 into the water ;et from the negligence of the defendants' servants: A. number of witnesses were called to prove these fad His Lo if they sh lost his Ii ury, that ghter of the prisoner Deceased was a crip She was going to bed on the landing of the stairs. ed was not long enough, and the bedding was only s. The next day the deceased came to ye her some tea and things several times. the 15th of June, deceased came to witness's She said she was re• him, and hig On room, and he gave h lased in her bowels. The next Sunday she came again into his room, and showed a mark on her body. Witness gave her some tea. The next day, the 23d of June, saw the deceased at the petty door on her bare feet. She had a chamber utensil in her hand nd was . cleaning it out. The prisoner took hold of der "s hand and rubbed the dirt in her mouth. The de , to be very ill. er some tea eas Isea appear Next day the fire. ;aw her in tt Had seen the I e parlour with the policema n by trike deceased several n hire a cut on her hand ipe Nelson.- %e deceased, ged at Thomas Swinnerton er made the ha een years old d work about the house ,o was about sevent UBed - to beat her w k repeatedly, and once threw )wn to the cellar with- out beating her. On the Sunday before the deceased went to the workhouse heard the child cry. Went down to her. She slept in the cellar, which was a through which the air came, so that the deceas )n the Monday the prisoner grating be expi told th to the night air: ( 3ceased to come up from the celfer. The de. aid she was so ill she could not, and the prisoner she would beat her and kill her if she did not come. She then came with great difficulty, and asked the fora drop of water, to clean the utensil with, e prisoner refu ;o give her, r witnesses were then called, whose evidence went to the same effect as the above. The result of the ill. treatment was that the neighbours interfered, a doctor was sent for, and the deceased was sent to the workhouse, died. The medical man who at !d that she had died from consump it that he could not say that the taeatment of the her there s isoner had cans At the do of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Monk submitted to his Lordship that there was no duty imposed food, raiment, and the the counts of the in- w on the prison , for the dec sed, on which ant proceeded. The pri f her husband, and t len the paterfamili , ner was _merely the set ere was no duty imposed on was at home, for there could not be a divide His Lordship said that in his opinion the indictment could not be sustained ; there was no duty imposed upon the prisoner, being a married woman, as was alleged in the indictment, for it was the husband's duty to provide all that was necessary and proper for the child, and to see _ that sb , - Fortunately in this case, the .ceived them a point of law would not frus e after the evidence of the with all his experience he s occasioned by the treat n detailed, the jury could not find a prtsoner. being acquit trate the ends of justice, b tdical man, who stated that could not say that the d ment which had The jury then acquitted'the prisoner . URDER AT LIVERPOOL 'RR indi a for thevii 'ul murder of ughter, in Jul, .ng " How say you, are you Guilty, my lord." His who sat beneath the Mr. .ty or not guilty 1" replied, ' 'dship intimated to Mr. Polo, ick, to req ul not guilty " I can't, sic guilty." In the case lie prisoner with the murder of er children, the g the c in 'oid th( eof her husband, at the mere utterance of whose the would , tremble. In consequence of her excited placed in the lunatic ward time, but her mental irrita a to go into the nurse Teat anxiety to Up 8 appearance at the Wort th her, into ti It ern in Burl had beer D and see I n Batt horny after thii the b D in Launeelot's-I e other y of a child 11 a pinafore !IE that nizht about, ten herself off the landink st ut with considerable -difficulty one was in a state of great hem with having saved her, , nce. She said she had , ad thrown into a privy not remember what as taken to the hos- pital, and in consequence of bei medical officer, in a s. the lunatic ward in tt n the opinion of the tate of insanity, was taken back to The medical man who saw her there, and on who placed there originally, state( of unsound mind on both oc recommendation she was I that in his opinion she was casions.—His Lordship hay. ing briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty on the ground of insanity.—Sentence—To be kept in custody during her Majesty' , d the prisoner said he at Salford; and knew the In the that the nate gentleman h d •elessness of the de- le could not have avoided it Isonable care and caution, they would return fendants' servants, midi by takir Idiet for the plaintiff The jury no to agree, a juror was withdrawn, it being intimated that some cOmpen;ation would be made by the defendants for the loss which the plaintiff had sus tained. • WALTON V. BEATTIE.-Mr. John Walton, joiner, of Liverpool, was plaintiff; Mr. Beattie, a builder here, de fendant ; and the action was brought to recover the sum of £270, as a balance for work and labour done, in con structing the staircases for nineteen houses in Bedford street South The defence was that plaintiff had already got more than the sum agreed, upon by the original con tract, viz., £l2 10s. per housb. Verdict for the defendant. The court rose shortly before seven o'clock. WEDNESDAY. Caosa V. CHESHIRE.—The plaintiff and defendant had been partners in salt works in Cheshire, and the action was brought to recover a sum of £268 23. 3d., the amount of a private debt due by Mr. Cheshire to Mr. Firth, banker, for which he gave a bill, purporting to be signed by the firm, and o f w hi ch Mr. Cross was totally ignorant. The hill was dishonoured, and an action was brought to recover the amount which Mr. Cross had to pay, together with costs ; and he now sought to recover the amount he was thus obliged to pay. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount sought. BIRD (ASSIGNEE) v. HOWELL.—Verdict taken by con sent for the plaintiff; amount £250. GRAY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY THE LIVERPOOL STAN'DATID, TUESDAY, SEPTEIVIBEn, 2, 1851 COMPANY The was an action brought to recover damages from the defendants for an infringement of a patent which the plaintiffs had obtained in 1838 for an improved construc tion in the cylinders of steam-engines. Mr. Atherton, Q C., Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Webster appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Bed:ant Wilkins, and Mr. Cowling for the defendant. After hearing the opening of the learned counsel for the plaintiff, it was agreed that the cause should be referred. This case closed the civil business of the assizes, and his Lordship proceeded to try prisoners. VITRIOL THROWING, AT MANCHESTER. William Hooley was charged with throwing vitriol in the face of Robert Gillespie, on the night of the 16th April, in Back Temple-street, in Manchester. Hooley and Gillespie, the latter of whom was drunk, quarrelled about some women with whom they had been talking, when Gillespie pushed the prisoner over a little child that was standing in the way, and nearly threw him down. llooley, enraged, put his hand into his waistcoat pocket, drew forth a small bottle of vitriol, and threw the liquor into Gillespie's face, injuring him greatly. Mr. Kay prosecuted, and Mr. Pollock appeared for the defence, urging that the whole thing was an accident, and that, at most, the case would amount only to one of common as sault. The prisoner was acquitted. Mary Page was indicted for burglariously entering the cellar occupied by a private watchman, John Embleton, under No. 28, Gore-street, on the night of the 15th Aug., while Embleton was out engaged in the performance of his duties. The prisoner had stolen some money, clothes, and a variety of other articles. The case being proved,and also that the prisoner had been previously convicted of fe lony, the judge sentenced her to 7 years' transportation. A LOVE QUARREL Francis Roberts, a calico printer, at Radcliffe, was arraigned for stabbing a fellow-workman, Joshua Seddon, with a file, on the 2d July. A dispute had arisen between the two young men in regard to the affections of a certain Martha Bouker, a cousin of Seddon's, and who had for merly looked somewhat kindly on the prisoner, but had latterly favoured her cousin. One night at a wedding fete in Radcliffe, Roberts seated himself by the prose cutor, and, after telling the latter that he (Seddon) had. prevented Martha Bouker from getting a good husband, went on to make some remarks -derogatory to the charac ter of. Seddon's sisters and family. Seddon, growing angry, struck Roberts over the face with the back of his hand. Two of the prisoner's brothers then interfered, and the parties were separated, but the quarrel was re newed next day. Seddon went to the room where the prisoner was engaged, and, asked him " if he were still in the same mind ?" Roberts replied that he was, and reiterated his previous abuse, when Seddon_struck bim. Roberts then snatched up a file, drove Seddon up into a a corner, and stabbed him in the stomach. causing the blood to flow in considerable quantity. The jury re turned a verdict of guilty of wounding only, without felonious intention. Sentence, imprisonment and hard la bour in the House of Correction for six calendar months. 'POACHING William Bromilow, Joseph Rigby, and Joseph Travis were indicted for poaching on the lands of Sir John Gerard, at Clinkam Wood. near St. Helens. Bromilow was apprehended with a gun in his hand, which appeared to have been recently discharged, and upon his person some ammunition was -also found. It was bright moon light, and the keepers saw two other men, whom they recognised as Travis and Rigby, The prisoners, when discovered, threw stones at the gamekeepers, and then ran away out of the wood upon a field belonging to Mr. Samuel Street. The gamekeepers, however, only suc ceeded in taking Bromilow. A good deal of evidence was adduced, which Mr. Monk, for the defence, contended was insufficient to establish the identity of Travis and Rigby ; and, on behalf , of Bromilow, he urged that the mere letter of the law in regard to the offence of night poaching, with which he was charged, ought to be taken advantage of, as his conduct was not at all violent, though he was armed. The jury, after some consultation, re turned a verdict of guilty against Bromilow, but recom mended him to mercy, in consepuence of his not having offered violence to the keepers. Travis and Rigby not guilty. Bromilow• was sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for four colendar months. Thomas Billington, William Murray, Samuel Harri. son, and John Murray, .indicted for an assault and riot at Droylsden, were admitted to bail, choosing to traverse to the next assizes. The court closed shortly before seven o'clock. THURSDAY, James Ashworth pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of William Mills, at Rochdale. There being mitigating circumstances, he was fined a shilling and discharged. John Gwynneth, lately employed in the capacity of in spector of nuisances in the borough of Warrington, was indicted for haiing, on the 10th of March last, stolen a quantity of old iron, the property of the mayor and bur gesses of Warrington. It not being proved that the pri eoner had not the authority of some members of the com mittee to dispose of the iron in question, a verdict of not guilty was returned. To a second indictment of obtain ing money under false pretences, the prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. This closed the business of the assizes. SHIPPING MISCELLANEA, NAVIGATION OF CANALS BY STEAM.—An iron steam barge of 47 tons burthen, 9 feet beam, and a depth of 5 feet, has recently been constructed by Captain G. F. Morris, R.N., assisted by Mr. T. E. Blacknell, and Mr. Jones, the patentee of the Cambrian engines, at Bristol, for the purpose of canal navigation. She is worked by a propeller, which is directly opposite in principle to those at present in vogue. With the ordinary screw, the water is drawn through the central portion, and driven outwards with great velocity, at right angles, by the centrifugal action of the blades, consuming about twenty-five per cent. of the total power in destroying the effective action of the screw blades upon the water. In Griffiths's patent, on the contrary, the sphere of about one-third the total diameter causes the water to come in the right direction on the widest and most effective portion of the blades, where they lay hold of it, and drive it away in a direct line with the vessel's course, by which means ail commo tion of the water is prevented ; an invaluable result for canal navigation. Some little idea of the speed of this boat may be gleaned from her trial on the Kennet and Avon Canal, and on the Thames. She towed a btrgefrom Bristol to Bath in 2h. 45m. The usual time occupied by horses being from 9to 12 hours. A trial of her speed, without towing, was made with the Blue Bell, with which boat she kept side by side from Westminster to London Bridge. She produces no commotion in the water to destroy the banks of a canal, attains an average speed of three times that attained by horses, and can be worked more economically. Indeed the application of steam to canal traffic is the only hope to redeem the millions sterling that have been lost by the establishment of rail way, communication. • THE SAILS OF THE YACHT AMERlCA.—Captain H. J. Matson; R.N., has written a lengthy letter to the Times, in which he states it as his opinion that the Ame rica was more indebted to the " sit" of her sails for the victory of the 23d instant, than to any peculiarity in her construction. In allusion to her mainsail (of course a fore and aft sail) he says, " I have no hesitation in saying t hat such a sail has never yet been made in England ; at least, during a very long experience I have never seen one. Look at the sails of our yachts, particularly the mainsails of the cutters. On a wind, while the boom is carried at an angle of 10 or 12 degrees with the keel, the gaff is over to an angle of 30 or upwards. To insure the upper part of the sail standing the boom is so much hauled over as to make the lower part a backsail, doing more harm than good. A very small proportior, therefore, of the canvass is at the best angle with the wind for propel ling the vessel to windward." The mainsail of the Ame rica, when she is close hauled, is described to be as flat as a " board," and though she may lay closer to the wind with a pail so cut, it is questionable whet 'ler she will sail faster than she would had a littio holly been allowed. NEW WEST INviA MAIL STEAMER.—Messrs. Patter son and Co., of Bristol, are now completing a new steamer for the West Indian Merchant Company. In length she is only about five feet short of that "leviathan of the deep," the Great Britain, and is about 3000 tons new measurement. She will be propelled by a pair of .solid lever engines of 750 horse power, made by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock. She was modelled by Mr. W. Paterson; and is expected to prove remarkably fast. Her wheels are of immense diameter. Cuitious CoLmstoN.—On her last homeward voyage, the steam ;.ship Madrid, going at a rate of ten knots, ran into an enormous whale, inflicting on him so severe a blow that he rose to a height of about 50feet from the water. The ship Australia, Capt. Wheeler, belonging to Messrs. Brooke and Worthington, of this port, arrived from Que bec on Thursday afternoon, making the passage in seven teen days with a heavy cargo. A fine schooner, belonging to Messrs. S. and L. Lloyd, timber - .merchants of this town, was launched on Wednes day, 'from the canal building-yard of Messrs. John Noble, immediately in the rear of the Borough Gaol. The steam-boat St. Columb, with the Holyhead morn ing mail, on Tuesday, bloke her main shaft shortly after leaving Kingstown Harbour, but the Llewellyn came to her relief, and conveyed the mail and passengers to Kings town at lialf-past six o'clock, p.m. THREE CHALLENGES TO THE AMERIEA,—The success of the American clipper at Cowes has excited considerable emulation in the breasts of our shipbuilders, who point out the fact that the successful yacht has been built , expressly for racing, whilst all the English yachts of large tonnage have, for the most part,' been constructed to combine fast sailing qualities with the accommodations necessary for the coinfort and convenience for a long voyage of ,their owners and their families. The result was only such, therefore, as might have been expected. It appears, how eier, very likely that the American's triumph will be.short lived, for no less than three yacht builders have offered to construct vessels to run against her, and one of these is Mr. Charles Mare, of Blackwell, who has offered to build, within ten weeks, a yacht which shall sail against the America for £soo.—[No sooner was the Exhibition an nounced in America, than a public subscription was started to build a yacht that was to " beat all creation." Thou sands are now ready to aid the builder of one here. The example is before us.—Earr.L. S.] OVERCROWDING STEAMBOATS.—The new act to con solidate and amend the laws relating to steam navigation, and to the boats and lights to be carried by sea-going ves sels, has been printed. There are several clauses to pre vent the overcrowding of steamboats. Steam-vessels are to be surveyed twice a year, and declarations sent to the Board of Trade, and a certificate of the vessel and of the nnmber of passengers to be carried is to be granted and exhibited in a conspicuous part of the vessel. It is enacted by the 12th section " that if the owner or master, or other person in charge of a vessel, receive on board more than the number st tted in the certificate, they sba'l forftit and pay a sum not exceeding £2O, and also £5 for every passenger over and !above the number specified." Persons forcing their way on board when a vessel is full, and refusing to quit after having the fare tendered, if the same had been paid, are to be liable to a penalty of 40s. Also, if any person shall travel a greater distance than he has paid his fare for, with intent to avoid the payment, or shall refuse to quit the vessel, such person is liable to a penalty of 55., in addition to the fare payable by him. Further it is pro vided that every person who, having committed any of the offences mentioned, refuses on application or the master of the vessel or other person in the employ of the owner thereof to give his name or address, shall forfeit and pay to the owner a sum not exceedi ng £2O. This act will come into operation on the 31st of December next. THE ROYAL ST. GEORGE YACHT CLUB are about to offer a prize exceeding £lOO, to be contended for by'' yachts of all nations, of every size and rig, without limi tation of any kind, provided the " America" is amongst the competitors. The noble commodoreof the St. George's Club (the Marquis Conyngham) has undertaken to make the necessary communication to Commodore Stevens, and has promised on the part of the yachting clubs here an Irish welcome to the sons of the west should they be in duced to sport the " stars and stripes" in these waters.— Dublin paper. ' Tux GREAT YACHT RACE.—The great yacht match between the America and the Titania came off at Cowes on Friday, and, though the result is somewhat humiliating, we quote at length the particulars of the contest, hoping ere long to be able to record a contest in which the Ame rica will meet her match. When the vessels took their station off the Nab Light, at the extreme eastern point of the Isle of Wight, the wind was blowing a strong breeze from the NNW. At a quarter past eleven o'clock the signal gun was fired from the commodore's vessel, and the America soon spread her canvas and proceeded to her destination, taking the lead, but had scarcely got more than three times her length of the Titania, when her op ponent, through having her square topsail quickly set, drew a little upon the America, but no sooner bad " the Yankee" got her fore and aft square sails set, than 'she ran like lightning before the wind. She carried no fore topsail on the present occasion. She continued to run on one jibe and then on the other, running before the wind, and still gaining ahead o f th e Titania. After a run of about two hours, a serious accident occurred to the America, for the "jaws" of the gaff gave way, and they were compelled to lower her mainsail, which was lashed and set again, a delay being caused thereby of three or four minutes, and losing in distance at least hal: a mile. This untoward event had not been long repaired, and the main sail set,' when it slipped out of the grip again, in conse quence of the heavy wind that was blowing at the time. This caused a further delay, and the mainsail was then ,kept down for some time until an opportunity was afforded for her to jibe on the opposite side. The Titania now kept making sail, having her squaresail, gafftopsail, and mainsail all set, and appeared to be very well handled, but evidently had no power to overhaul her American rival. The America had not long got up her mainsail for the third time, when the signal was hoisted on board the steamer that the required distance had been run, and at the same time notice was given to return. The America then luffed, and rounded the steamer on the larboard hand, which was done as follows : h. m. s. America...... Titania On rounding the steamer, the America received the con gratulations of the numerous company on board, and on the first tack she reached in towards the Hore light-ship, about 15 miles south-east of the Nab Light, then stood towards the westward, and continued tacking towards the shore. She then fetched by a long reach to the Prin cess's Shoals, off Bembridge. From this point she then reached, went round the Nab Light bearing S.W., and thus concluded the course. America, 5 hours 30 minutes 15 seconds ; Titania, 6 hours 22 minutes 15 seconds. During the greater part of the return, the Titania was bull down, and on the America reaching the Nab she was at least eight miles astern. Very shortly after passing the Nab, the gaff slipped out from the mainsail for the third time ; but the America kept on her course to Cowes, which she reached at 20 minutes beforeeight o'clock. The run out, it will be seen, occupied nearly three hours, and it was be lieved by some that the distance of the course was nearer 30 than 20 miles. The Morning Herald says: Theonly thing to be deplored is, that knowing the Americans were building a yacht to race with our squadrons, our yachtsmen and yacht builders had not sufficient national spirit to lay down a new vessel tocompete with her. It appears, however, very likely that the America's triumph will be short-lived, for we un derstand that no less than three yacht-builders have offered to construct vessels to run against her, and one of these is Mr. Charles Mare, of Blackwell, the builder of the Mystery, Belvedere, and the justly-celebrated Mosquito ; this gentleman, it is said, has offered to build within ten weeks a yacht which will sail against the America for X5OO. We feel assured that if either Waterman, of Mare and Co.'s firm ; Pasco, of Miller and Ravenhill's firm, in the Thames ; or White or Betsey, of Cowes; or Wanhill, of Poole, were offered the opportunity of building a yacht for racing purposes only, the Yankee would run a great risk of doffing her borrowed plumes before she re-crossed the Atlantic.—The Exeter Gazette says, that the builders of the American yacht are two natives of Dartmouth, who emigrated to the United States many years ago, and got employment in one of the dockyards. If this is correct, "Brother. Jonathan" need not vaunt too much of his superior skill in yacht-building. THE MERCANTILE MARINE AMENDMENT ACT.—By the Mercantile Marine Amendment Act, just passed, the advance-notes to seamen may be issued on signing the agreement, instead of, as heretofore, four hours after. All colonial ships arriving to discharge cargo in any port in the United Kingdom, their crews must be discharged and engaged before the shipping master; but such vessels as merely touch at our ports do not become subject to that law ; and all ships making short voyages may have what is called a running agreement, but no such agreement is to extend beyond the 30th of June or 31st of December each year. Coasting vessels are not obliged to keep the official log, and if under 80 tons are exempt from carry ing agreement. Misconduct of pilots, endangering life or limb, to be deemed guilty of misdemeanour. The law seems very justly stringent upon the desertion of a sea man after signing articles ; and the justice before whom he is convicted has a power of deducting from the amount £3 of his wages for the expenses; also, if a master or mate is convicted of felony, or sentenced summarily or otherwise for drunkenness or tyranny, the Board of Trade may cancel or suspend his certificate, whether of com petency or service. After Ist September, the shipping master is the person to whom m as t ers o f foreign going ships must produce the certificate and agreement (and not to tl.e collector and comptroller), and he is to give a certificate of their production to satisfy the officers of customs. An iron sailing schooner, of about 80 tons measure ment, was launched, on Saturday last, from Mr. Laird's building-yard, Birkenhead, and, judging from her model, is intended to combine speed with good carrying qualities. Some weeks ago, we noticed the launch of an iron steam-vessel, about 400 tons measurement, built by Mr. Laird for the Russian government. She has since been fitted with a pair of 50-horse engines, by Messrs. George Forrester and Co., of this town, and on her trial trip to Bangor proved that she possessed considerable speed, having run from the Rock to Menai-bridge in 4 hours, and thence to the Rock in hours ; giving her a speed of 11 'or 12 knots psr hour. She sailed last week for Odessa, calling at Plymouth, and, though loaded with armament, coals, stores, &c., for the voyage, 12 inches beyond her proper load draught, she made an average speed of 8 to 9 knots to Plymouth ag a in s t a s t rong h ea d wind and sea, and is alluded to in high terms by the Ply mouth papers. The Pruth is built on Mr. Laird's patent plan of a rudder at each end, and is to be used as a gun boat and for towing. Her armament consists of four 36-pounders and four 12-pounders, which are so placed that two guns can be fired at one time, on a line with the keel, thus avoiding the necessity of exposing her broad side to the enemy's fire, and rendering her a very awk ward otiponent. Though the • British government have refused for th - e present to sanction the use of iron vessels for war purposes, it appears that foreign governments Wok More to the practical advantages to be gained by adopting vessels constructed of the same materials as the Nemesis, whose good services in the shoal waters of the Chinese rivers are elsewhere so well known. The Hindostan made a splendid passage of five days and two hours from Suez to Aden, light winds; eight days and five hours from Men to Galle, light winds; and two days and five hours from Galle to her anchorage in Madras Roads.—Her average rate was nearly 11 knots from Suez to Madras. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BUILDING OF YACHTS.—The Marquis of Conyngham has directed Mr. White to lengthen his beautiful yacht, the Constance, twelve feet by the bows. She is to have an American stern ; and the sight that Mr. White and other yacht-builders had of the America's bottom while in dock on Thursday will, we have no doubt, be turned to account. A gentleman who has a yacht up in frame in Mr. Joseph White's yard has bad her drawn out eight feet by the bows, and she is being Americanized. Report says that Mr. Steers, the American builder, took home orders for three yachts with him to New York. PROPOSED LINE OF STEAM-SHIPS FROM NEW YORK TO GALWAY.-By the U.S. mail steam-ship Pacific we have accounts from New York, confirming the account that funds were being subscribed in New York for the foundation of a line of steam-ships to run from that port to Galway. Upwards of 170,000 dollars (about £35,000) had been already signed for, and assurances were given for 250,000 dollars more than requisite, it was estimated, to build the first ship ; and hopes were indulged that very shortly the entire sum for the iiresent necessary, 800,000 dollars, would be in the hands of those promoting the en terprise. Public support appeared also to be gathering round the adventure, and, on the 14th ult., at a meeting of the,board of aldermen of New York, resolutions of a very auspicious character in reference to the undertaking were unanimously sanctioned, the bOaid view;ng the pro posed line as " calculated to promote the interests of com merce, facilitate emigration, and expedite communications with Europe." It is intended by the promoters of the line to petition Congress for a subsidy, in the shape of a mail contract, the company pledging itself to enable mails by the Galway mute to reach Holyhead twelve hours earlier than In those similar mails dospatched direct by sea. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. Her Majesty, Prince Albeit, and the royal family, hav ing taken luncheon at guckingharn-palace. left London, ' accompanied by Lord John Russell, on Wednesday, at ' one o'clock, for the King's Cross Station of the Great ' Northern Railway. Her Majesty arrived at the station about ten minutes before two o'clock. A great many ladies and gentlemen had been admitted to the platform by permission of the directors, and when the royal car riage drew up alongside the platform, a shout of welcome was raised on all sides. The whole board of directors, headed by the chairman, Mr. E. B. Denison, M.P., were in attendance to receive the royal party. When her Majesty and the Prince alighted, they were conducted to the saloon carriage by Mr. Denison, and, after a few moments' delay, the train left the station amid the shouts of many spectators. The royal party made a short stoppage at Peterborough, where the Bishop of Peterborough, the Right Rev. Dr. Davys, who was formerly her Majesty's tutor, was in waiting at the station, with several of the canons of the Cathedral. Her Majesty, recognising him, called him to the side of the carriage, and conversed with him for some time. A little boy, about six years of age, in full Highland costume, the son of the Earl of Aboyne, who has a seat in the neighbourhood, came forward to present a bouquet of flowers to her Majesty, the bishop lifting him up to the carriage window, when the Queeu accepted the bouquet, and heartily shook the little fellow by the hand. The corporations of the towns of Boston and Lincoln assembled at the respective stations and delivered loyal addresses to the Queen. On leaving Lincoln the train passed rapidly on, and without making any other stoppage ran into Doncaster about six o'clock, having thus accom plished the distance of 176 miles in 4 hours 25 minutes, including stoppages. The mayor and corporation of the borough were upon the platform to receive her Majesty. When the train had been brought to a stand, the mayor advanced and presented a dutiful address to her Majesty and the Prince. Her Majesty then alighted, and was led by Prince Albert to one of the royal carriages which was in attendance to convey them to the Angel Hotel—a very humble hostelrie in the heart of the town, where the royal party rested for the night. By half-past eight next morning the Queen was again in motion ; and leaving the Angel, she took her war through the same route as before. At a quarter to nine o'clock, her Majesty having entered the royal carriage, accompanied by Lord John Russell and the members of her suite, the train resumed its journey. On reaching York the train, by her Majesty's desire, did not go into the station, but halted at the point of junction between the York and North Midland line, and the York, New castle, and Berwick line. The Queen was now upon com paratively beaten ground, as she passed this line last year, on her way from Castle Howard to the north. The route lies through an agricultural and thinly populated country, and for several miles the train held on its way without being brought up by the intervention of any considerable town. At length the train reached Darlington, where the engine stooped to take a supply of water. Here the sta tion was filled by the population of the town, headed by their chief bailiff, who was introduced to her Majesty. On leaving Darlington the train entered the colliery districts, and passed through a long succession of colliery villages. with tall chimneys belching forth smoke that impregnated the air, and the colliery refuse spread over the fields. The population was here, of course, much more dense ; groups of spectators were gathered at every favourable point, though all they could see was the wisking past of the train. The city of Durham, conspicuous by the high tower of its cathedral, was passed to the right, and soon after, on the left, the momument erected to the late Earl of Durham, on Pensher-hill. A few minutes more, and the train reached Newcastle at a quarter past 12; and pro ceeding onwards, arrived at Edinburgh about half-past three The royal train having arrived at the platform, her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the other memhers of the royal party alighted. They were received on the platform by the Duke of Buccleuch, Major• General Riddell, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, Mr. Eagle Henderson, and Mr. J. A. Campbell. Her Majesty and Prince Albert cordially recognized the Duke of Buccleuch, and immediately took their seats in the royal carriages with their royal high nesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Her Majesty and Prince Albert looked extremely well. Her Majesty was plainly attired in a light dress and Pais ley shawl, with a straw bonnet and white feather. The Prince wore a grey frock coat. The royal cortege then moved towards Holyrood Palace at a smart pace, surrounded by the high constables of Edinburgh, with the Moderator (Mr. G. Beattie) at their head. It was preceded by an escort of cavalry and'outriders. The Royal party was received at the Palaco by the Duke of Buccleuch, who had accompanied the Royal carriage on horseback from the station ; Mr. Rutherford, the deputy keeper of the Palace ; Major Biddulph of the Royal Household, who bad arrived previously to the Royal party ; the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff Gordon, &c. Her Majesty and suite, after resting for about an hour, took an airing in the royal carriages, and drove through the principal streets of the new town, returning to Holy rood about six in the evening. , The Duke of • Buccleucb had the honour of dining with the Royal party at eight o'clock, and in the evening Mr. Johnston, the Lord Provost, was introduced to Her Ma jesty, and received the honour of knighthood. At eight o'clock on Friday morning her Majesty left Holyrood, under a salute from the Castle, and attended by a large concourse of people from the St. Margaret's station. She proceeded to Tarbert, and thence by the Scottish Midland to Forfar. She was received by the cheers of thousands of persons at Forfar, and by salutes from the Castle. Along the route to Stonehaven the royal party proceeded by the Aberdeen railway, and arrived at 12.45. The new route, which is 1451 miles from Edin burgh, was selected to save the Queen the inconvenience' of travelling over the inferior roads from Cupar Angus to Balmoral. Her Majesty having partaken of luncheon at the station, which was fitted up for the purpose as well as the limited accommodation would allow, proceeded to Bal moral in an open carriage, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. The wind blew keenly across the mountains, but the royal party encountered it without hesitation. The otherroyal children followed in a close carriage alone. Lord J. Russell, Sir James Clarke, Colonel Gordon, and others had no better means of conveyance than an inconvenient char-a-banc, but the Premier, with his usual intrepidity, took the front place, and prepared with calmness for a drive of five hours in the teeth of the blast. Banchory, on the Dee side, formed the terminus of the first stage, a long 15 miles. The cortege wound along by the Doe, which presents endless variety of scenery, through Kincardine, Charleston, and Aboyne, to Ballater, where it crosses over to the south bank. At half-past six o'clock the Queen and the royal party arrived at Balmoral. On arriving at the gate of Balmoral, which was reached at a quarter-past seven, her Majesty was greeted by the rustic, but respectful salutations of one or two country women, and a few children. So thoroughly is the idea established in the minds of the neighbouring cotters and villagers that her Majesty is to be looked upon, not as an occasional visitor, but as a regular residenter, that it seems to be held equally unnecessary and improper to make any unusual demonstration. Her Majesty, with the royal children, at once retired within the house, but his Royal Highness and suite remained outside the Castle for some time to enjoy the scenery. The entrance to the Castle and several of the approaches are under the care of a few London and rural policemen, whose posts are Sinecures. The roads up and down the south sides of the river on either side of Belmoral have been much improved, and many tasteful floral devices and borders, beds of roses, &c., have been introduced into the Castle grounds. Improvement has also been effected in the drainage of the Castle, and in the way of trenching and levelling the ground between it and the Dee. The game on Prince Albert's estate are said to be plen tiful and strong this season. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO LANCASHIRE. Active preparations are still making both in Salford and Manchester, es well as at Worsley and Croxteth, for the royal party. It is anticipated that her Majesty will drive round Peel-park during her visit to Manchester, and it is intended to place as large a number of Sunday scholars as the fields at the lower end will accommodate. It is sup posed that these fields would contain at least upwards of 20,000 children ; and a portion of the plan proposed to be adopted by the Mayor of Salford is that they should, while the Queen is driving round the park, sing the National Anthem, under the direction of some person appointed to lead them. It has also been suggested that the Sunday and other scholars should be admitted to the park, which might be filled with them, and that no other person should be admitted. The effect of a park of 32 acres filled wholly with children would indeed be novel and striking. _ _ The reception of her Majesty at Manchester will take place in the large room of the Exchange, where a loyal address will be presented. Thd splendid room is, of course, to be suitably decorated. Accommodation can be made for 3,000 persons. When her M v ajesty reaches Patricroft a covered avenue of party coloured cloth, 240 feet long, 9 feet broad, and 13 feet high, extending from the Patricroft Station to the point where her Majesty will enter the state barge is about to be erected, for the illumination of which Mr. Nasmyth, of the Bridgewater Foundry, Patricroft, has kindly offered to supply the requisite quantity of gas. The point of debarkation is about 250 yards from the Ellesmere Arms Inn, at a point nearer the hall, and this is also to be bril liantly illuminated with gas. At different points in the grounds of the Earl of Ellesmere, especially on the road from the landing stage to the hall, triumphal arches, deco rated with ribbons, flags, and flowers, will be placed, and they also will be illuminated with variegated lamps in the evening. Monton Bridge, between Patricroft and Wors ley, will be decorated and illuminated in a similar manner. There are about 700 or 800 scholars in the Worsley schools, and it is expected, though not definitely settled, that they will present an address to her Majesty on Friday morning. Considerable progress has already been made in the pre paration of the royal barge. The hull is of iron, similar to the " swift packets." Tt is of great le ng th for its beam, and is calculated (although it will not be desirable to test its ability for speed on this occasion) to glide rapidly through the water. It is 80 feet long, with 7 feet beam in the midships, tapering gradually to the stem and stern. It is being fitted with a saloon 36 feet in length, and 6 feet 6 inches in height. Each side of the saloon will be lighted with 18 windows of plate glass. It will be covered with an arched root of light woodwork, the underside of which will be covered with chintz of an elegant pattern ; exteriorly the roofwill becovered with canvass, and painted, The interior of the saloon will be lined and cushioned with crimson silk velvet, emblazoned with the royal aril Affairs,Earl w G i r i e l y h , av w e ho, the d as ut the plume of the Prince of Wales. confidential ministerial adviser, during her majestY.ji the in Lancashire, has been for the last few days, w l 95 of Countess Grey, on a visit to the Earl and •Counte, 0 Ellesmere, at Worsley. We believe they return.ec_i_ter I S eocfreattateryn attending n f g Sta th town on Friday. On Monday the mayor of Mencr.,o was a guest at Worsley. On Sunday week Sir Jape Clark, Bart. M.D., one of her majesty's physicia ns ' in Manchester, and attended divine service at the eon dral, but whether his presence here had any can tle° c sa with the expected visit of the Queen, is more than vfe big invitations. So will the Earl of Sefton, lord.lieuqn,n„, say. The Bishop of Manchester will be included in the of the county ; but it is uncertain whether his lordsts who is at present in Scotland, and by no means jar -- health, will be able to be of the path s . that tb b On the route back to Worsley, probable royal cortege will proceed from the Exchange and tilli l e 6 y, the Square, and so by the Albert Bridge and New 1 2: t he street to Salford, where it will be received again ;lop State Zu r ee C n e r ie i nisl i ts ; mayor and other authorities of that borough, ani' W iU ducted to its boundary n ex t P e ddl eson , and thence it be escorted by the yeomanry corps back to Worel e Pp r ig• It is understood that the P r i nc e of W a les and the that cess Royal will accompany th e Q ueen and Prince AL to Croxteth and Worsley. of Worsley New Hall, the Lancashire seat of the . t o . be t han Ellesmere, styl style s fa architecture,recently-erected w e t s h t i r n u k c t f u r r o e m o of tiy es t, :e of ea Mr. Barry. It has a fine commanding appearent r 0 0 from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, stacTi foss' i wdT( a irwhoeahh l nseht i oec t esom t em,ro l e waaladdannsaenhdasdEd snlstleoowgs eminence rontoatolosnrlcnuwi ssr:suoeotoscvaaeeccestefeceretcoulseodrosnrpfooi afterwards rovtkeeahpdsii successively nyde: g bßts t yuijr h Leuni jd e rotrhagetr d nmehsdß e i : a edecrfia d seaathrner l esalL e ketr: v el oeEwt e cocyr l etuhil o rtol lo t ti Er: vet C ;:f _ Birco c : B or tat s etee es y ri f i t t , the Mass e ys , the Stanleys, the Breretons, and th e gf., succeeded ne a c r eqjeuodi John, nd o f b ß t yhr the ciiksl secondeby and rot iad Duke brother e Fran, rhaa o nv f ciins g, dthi died d B r idgewater. unmarried' third t s 0 ra of ; 44 00' Bridgewater, so famous in the history of canal nav•. -- be • who, dying unmarried in March 1803, the ducal title eg, s Gower, p u k fs e u (subsequentl y q s n u e t n h t e l came extinct.- The last duke bequeathed his ht 9 tr, te Earlrw a r d plate, and pictures, valued at £r50,000, to his ner d r y la M nd a ) rq , -a to is e a th f r St w a i ff. property in Lancashire, with remainder to his sewn A rs , Lord FrancisLevesonGower,—nowthe Earl of Ellesl3l - THE ROYAL VISIT TO LIVERPOOL than' No official intimation h as b een rece i ve d by 6 ° sti— thii ties here as to the intention of her Majesty visiting t t he town, and the impressio n is now ga i n i ng gro und th a Lte, royal party will visit us i n a manner some what Pr l ' o le and that a grand and p u bli c d emons t ra ti on w ill be 131 s . on the opening of St. George's Hall. Most active Pr e tio rations are, however, going on at Croxteth Hall f or d 0 reception of the Queen and her royal consort , 0n r tir believe that the di rec to r s o f th e L on d on and CO western Railway have received intimation of the, tem Croxteth royal Hall, where her Majesty will first tett during her short stay in the county palatine of Lano'r o ilf of which she is Duchess, is the principal seat of the n l 4 O, of Molyneux, Earls of Sefton. The mansion • is sPaL l ' e ted and part of it is ancient. The present front was l 'idst in 1702. It is of brick, with ornamental stone dre. B9 l ,g ot and has a terrace in front, ascended by a broad . 0..g., - , te tt steps. The back part of the hall, which formerly Pr ese C e itql the quaint and antique appearance of the half-tin` n , its mansion, of which we h ave so many fi ne speciale i "os , Lancashire and Cheshire, was rebuilt with brick 10 846 Its fine and spacious park, which contains a bont,, is statute acres, watered by a branch o f th e littl e river- id extra parochial, but is generally included in the challbs of West Derby, and parish of Walton-on-the-Hill' a t att estate was granted by H enr y VI, i n 1446 , b y letters P'l,-eeire confirmed in 1449, t o Si r Ri c h ar d M o l yneux and hi.5".-tsts and this ancient f am ily h ave ever s i nce re t a i ne d the e' and mansion. CHESHIRE AND. NORTH I WAIFS' Daniel Neilson, Esq., of Ne w B r i g ht on , ea has been es ter , to the commission of the pe ace f or th e coun ty of Ch h oe CONGLETON.—The Town Council of Congletoe;tie. dismissed the town-clerk, M r . L a th am ; b u t that g tec ir, man refuses to " go," and th rea t ens l aw . A n other " toe 01 clerk, Mr. Wilson, has been appointed. The c a Mr. Latham's dismissal is not stated. CI S REVISING* BARRISTERS OF THE N ORTH v , 1 1*- v d s o ,- CUIT FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.—FilnlShire Bevan, Esq. Denbighshire : George Wilkin, E.94' Esq glesey and Carnarvonshire : Charles W. W. WY °l 4 - 0 111° 1 Merionethshire and M on t gomerys hi re : F. J• sow Jones, Esq. North Cheshire : H. R. Denton, EN' Cheshire : Matthew Gaunt, 'Esq. 00V OPENING OF A NEW UNITARIAN M EET IN,, BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday, the new Unitarian.':. l ing"-house, Grange-l ane . was o p ene d f or di v i n e sere' b o ot is built in th e go thi c s tyl e , an d i s capa bl e o f sea ting tD O 320 persons. I n th e even i ng a tea party was Craven-rooms, to celebrate the opening. Upwards :for' persons sat down to tea. Several addresses wer e t , wards delivered, and an agreeable evening was sPe n ,,„ o soo , SHOP ROBBERY.—The shop occupied by Mr. SI oil and colour merchant, Market-street, Birkenhe g , o rn' on Monday night last robbed of £3. On Tuesday :del° ing the back door was found open, and it is supP°! o `, o to thief had concealed himself on the premises ere t t i s till the shop being closed on the preceding night. Jere second second time that Mr. Sampson's shop has been 0 1- within the last six months. rei t° Throughout the principality of Wales the crops e st; • W I I very promising condition, particularly the grain whe ba h and there is every prospect of an abundant yield. - 1 ." . throughout has been secured in excellent conditi ° " }o blf is generally considered that the crops are reun r ., free healthy,. and that wheat and barley are particelaT, i 'be from smut and rust. In a short time the sickle al" general , operation. kir tI I6 held 1300 m tsr CHHSTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—AID n ge week ended 24th August : C. & H. Main Line : Pas s % - o otil' £3,065 ss. sd. ; parcels, H. C. & D., £B3 93. St l ,'"iss. cattle, &e., £633 Os. Id.; Mails, £575; t0ta1,X4,3 5 u,' 1 6 VA —Mold : passengers, £39 13s. 3d. ; parcels, H. it' £1 9s. 3d. • goods,, cattle, &c., £lO2 9s. 2d. ; tots i sre el! , lls. Bd.—Steam-boats : passengers, £536 15s. 4d ;. 13 , 1 tot° H. C.'& D., £22 19s. ; total, £559 14s. 4d.—Gra n " £5,060 is. 2d. AN ECCENTRIC INCENDIARY NEAR CHESTE I4 : - „ 4 ;5 0 1 Chester police court, on Monday last, Andrew I t Y - VA' t o was charged with having set fire to a stack of ba y' eta ten tons, the property of Mr. Edwards, liver"' se eioi keeper, in that city. Police-officer Williams, en, l ootl i the prisoner, recognised him as having been 010000; twelve months ago, for arsen, and on being in.t e A rr 4 4ll 4 o charge,tot officers i the aanbdo as to his business there at that hour, he relall e "' s etu 0 know me well enough, and I am the man that has „, 0 1 , stack."xo ofn Hh Luciferies w w a a s ym t tao h t e c n thhees, taken proel i ea n r t ko o ffi c g u s e, t h e d ...k i g 990 0 e u,, c 00 t o. 1 0 : the things that have done it." The prisoner O t t e ha' mitted to the assizes to take his trial for arson• r ti o. we understand, been confined in some lunatic 3 ,r' l THE STEPHENSON BANQUET AT BANGOR. --- 1) 11 05-11 01 banquet of the principality to Mr. Robert Stel et ion M.P., the eminent civil engineer, on his een 3 P l cid ° c o the. Menai and Conway Tubular-bridges, wa s erec t Wednesday evening, as announced, in a pavf" °- itb "he for the occasion, in the gardens connected v t o f l o George Hotel, Bangor Fe rr y. Th e . ap p e aranc7. Th apartment was that of a b eau tif u l Orient al te ri ;ent' - ii i company, amounting t o upwar d s o f sembled in the large coffee-room of the Geetg, t e to t„ b o r. five o'clock ; the ladies were at once conduet e "„joii 1 419 seats in the north galleries, and during the e ve- Sp, ° ,, - 0 1 took of refreshments in the adjacent rooms' C 0 7 004 before six dinner was announced. The 11011- 00 F. Pennant, M.P., presided. On his right wer e rharl e rSit Edward L. Mostyn, M.P., Major-General Sir ors' E. Smith, C. 8., Mr. Edwin Clarke, Lieutenant-%. ./.00 L. P. J. Parry, C. 8., Mr. Joseph Paxton , "' e pret,o o Sanderson, Mr. M. A. Borthwick. Nubar r left Sit ing hie Highness the Pasha of Egypt ; on bi 9 g,1% . p., the guest of the day, Mr. Robert Stephenson, 'll, Richard Bulkeley, Bart., M.P., Mr, W. Jack s° o of c ra Mr. Joseph Locke, M.P., the Very Rev. the 1 ) . 8 %,0, ; I ' o o gor, Mr. W. B. Hughes, M.P., Mr. John Will' a re oes c iv itl l and Mr. R. H. Wyatt. At the other tables we a fityt.,ol of 300 of the leading gentlemen of the princiP the the many of the most distinguished personages i.t l c i e s °i be en world. The dinner comprised all the ilelict a ciag, o l‘. season, and was admirably served. The clot') _ ere clr, be if withdrawn, the usual loyal and national toasts " fill t of to 09 The chairman, calling upon the company the °sit: glasses, said he had now to propose to thcimstepin, the the day, 4. Their distinguished guest, Robert , et fort t i o o. Esq." In an eloquent address the c hairn 3B °,%jrnir t ` cc itli claims of Mr. Stephenson to their respect atr 01 0 and concluded by proposing that gentleman B ,,ive0 b 8 4 nine times nine, British cheers. These were p ee l, company with a hearty demonstration Of rr i v, thes o pll l salute was fired from the Fairy yacht, moorl sin , to below the pavilion. Mr. Stephenson, en r r i; was received with most enthusiastic cheers., :pres s l , l o ,o o ; thanked those present for the uneeiliw ea hot e B° of their feelings towards him. It was true t ac tion - i rxe difficulties had been overcome in the C Onstr he r ue, f win! Britannia Bridge, in the surmounting ° win oliel much . to his friend and valued assistant , Ivi,,_ uar ter s , 4 00, whose excellent work was well known in aj,!,1 3 hes" or tai;i; engineering skill could be appreciated. m ost f rill ' a lia li % Holyhead Railway would form one of the o that is i n g v d lat e h i lo links in the empire, all of which were due 350 gentle ooteleit Pd P - 4 tl o r ; mineral, iron; of which a Copenhagen Pr d - 00 ine - ,08 , : o t in his presence, ingeniously illustrate.e_d by pr.',iK fi r es , value. The honourable gentleman concle:_',ed f n s the health of the chairman, which was. o a nd . to _ o che'ring. Numerous other toasts foil ve„,„ fi d ifir„b or!, tivities were prolonged to a late hour. c uing , mi le place in the pavilion on the followin f o r in 8 ' attended by the elite of beauty and f ashion around Bangor. 1 ,- BRISTOL.—The mercantile intere sts at seven ni,&;:i6; represented as very flourishing. During the, w its it io o of the present year the tonnage of arrivogoe P °B toril against 61,798 in the same period last year. a tisfs e of the outward trade of the port is equaill S s 00 00 1 The docks are well occupied, and the , cl h u t a s Y and c gir much bustle and activity. All the sbipwrig - n - r e c'o o ' are employed , and it stated that sores u'v work.