The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-22 00:00:00

22 Mg. ....z.._2_,........._____ :fee fixed on all seting of the rof the n the vestry her money not ex te for the last three defray the expe nses ring settlements in regulations of the Turner, the vicar, equence of notices ven to such parties uardians had appli children—but b. e denomination of ;le them to a free them wished to go. emainder labourin( tld be £9 each, an ution was pas sed to sd for the purpose the rates. The ea' er head per annur o. .elief for four years, Four years. week, the Right e a splendid fete to hall, near Wigan' n he said, a t he to save somethlog that in many in- In order to aC nent, he should, on one of his workrne. w hen he bad done sr that sum. Fur" m a n had a perfect own. They foight he wished no fur' he would stronlY are how difficultg,. St,.7ith a family nce, a sixpence, of lit put by if he bad otherwise lie would ich sums, how ever Pay into the 10, 111 Lent, every add it yl If any wan r the, he (Mr. P . Pi led 10 s. , he woel he would a dd would have £ 5 lie would make • time they woulu ! ell en t agent, g r. out his vvishee. ISTUR BANCO ;hartists took Pl ° Before a police !an be ascertsitirj 2dei a tes a ssenv"• L ouse, the Charles' ed the surveillano • 01 iselves with poto id march out c )re twelve ne lc/ ; )position. P er & ime thirty or t, in the mooring"; , and others kilelif Leeting-house n was shot throub,o ued the other !IT° m by running into inside, taking 56 issible. What o f he assassinat ion 4 ear; but it B yt e T t a i ne d the in s o `o se military, for , they encounter`A. ck—some, jae; save been co no the policeinitn• o f in consequenc.eto a of the CO" ( 1 Between p o li ce and rniile, of the lead ers )ngst the prix 0 nd Donovan, sc Lire. aers w ere brought for examinatO, i nn igen, and Tll°s' from 31anchester. hat warrants vrer:' mns. The naelief lie, P. Devlin,' h' Villiamq, G. vv e 't 'olloek'asked teat as it would be in: i to an exarninatieo aded the prisoners, nanded that tilo e' had been Wo t the exarninatio° After eons u ltati°ll; ae rs over to aPP_e5,l led to excess, v•P ;ts too k place of' quietly about bag. around 11130 11 W hat some e%tensiv° .neral and sirnultr s and Repealers i 0 to alarm the GO' beenw many of tbo made by th e king classes in tbea ten ts, and in soul nd the police forv"; ising• , gjaft White see loc i. at Chartist ce of private iafori a strolg body !eded to the Mgtlei, pt by a Mr. to conveyed thee'tm tols loaded to Lo a spear heads, 111/0 and others Al hick they had D' . .4 breast plates, "6 -balls.- Under °,ll - were (1!,.5; ed in front of ti) , 1 I, their names $llO man br ° ; 6 ,, g g e police as be'" otb ef f ning, elerenood 0 n eighbe_a t rh oo dug police nu ,rros, be ns under i 0 1 er, The whole Tow re 'alace, ° l e e ks, ``", c l o s ous barra tioo e ll :ommun icB a 5 F a t city poli v c r ° o ', l °ld m r dies. • tiSt ` - 0 5 a t the Cl' s ,„,eclr A ou t well or c il o g lo t 5 .0 such b? esii i to a fter was " teu 6 'y age° slit ° t-hall, .0 builds _if 1 into the 09 tb o y I di s perse , us h tq c ie generalfrrord leaping _ lice a fo 'our, a s a P b c) tol‘q t° [ a large, found lA, mils be ' t ° or ti ne - rn ents the sta o k en to n fed eraites witosaloleol4; ars-roo, Ven sent e having bee OA re one-tlu . , b ou 31 Citib, which led gay was c?':;15 the wrongs oil..:;;, iceal their fee.'l"Ae k young man sPkio of houndingfine ,i'a, be people. enifig ld Sunclav-ti . y 4 300 in the bool..,:o Lt, as the relilbe gained ------.1, that lie visS Wile, iat he WIIS a P° • t of oar and raPid ''', 0 0, Ti which rannivreo e Chairrnet; u.„,', 01a, gitchel. foi-iub the gitche A for itsi were issueiltio spouters of se° is. 00 ,1 5 ' the Police CO t he 9 site characte!,,l, t he wniation isbl-a tilo y, that it ;61.0 ilers, upon t _..,OC e nised, tO co011,;:5 os f the inetroro`ol4oo and putting), etc; iart i s t of ration' 1,0 B e et ce ponce._ oce delegarvi 01141 I the , well, on ...oiler 5.. f, The przsi.ololf !s-street, vi;t3 oce d in reniern.aicolon rectly.ri Vein which 4P:roce; '• den t I ' s ' O f In'Pu lo b t 4° ' °s o . babiv onPrined, the Peas 1 0 51rs. Cuffe) to jib es ico , in too r ioo r ficer. Thi:yl:geot good TIII LIVERPOOL STANDARD. 4ng!st 22, 1848. Corm Cate it-sr.—We understand that the return mate' I BODY OF A MAN FOUND.—On Saturday last , the body of a man unknown was found on a sand bank in the river, close to the Coburg Dock. He had on blue trowers, vest, and jacket, and a grey cravat, with tie shoes. He was THE STATE OF BRADFORD, IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE PRESENT FREE-TRADE SYSTEM. An able article appears in the Leech? Intelligencer of h - the evils of the present vn4eTiashhiursday next, on the gra 'men the Everton — and St. Helen's Clubs will be played e , about five feet six inches in height, of dark complexion, Saturday, which clearly proves - a und of the Roscoe Club. and apparently about 32 or 33 years of age. system of fred trade, particularly as affecting the woollen OILS a td n aci r d un a tl t will be held to-day on the body of John manufactures of Bradford. The writer reminds his read- DEATH BY died in the hospital of the Prison DEATH BY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday evening Thos. era of his account of an interview between a deputation Sparks, 8 years old, residing with his parents in Napier from that town and Sir George Grey, in June, and another THE MURDER CASES.—On Saturday, Mr. Justice Cress e street, Toxteth-park, was playing amongst some logs of between the same gentlemen and Mr. Miller, at the Poor well said that he would take any of the murder cases timber, upon a piece of waste ground in Northumberland. Until Wednesday (to morrow.)law Board, and Mr. Labouchere, of the Board of Trade. street,. when a spar on the top of it on which the deceased The deputation set forth the existing distress not only Ihe two bridies ha - ve been at last fixed to the landing- was sitting astride, canted over, fell upon his leg, and amongst the operatives, but amongst all classes in the lists, but of course they are not yet available for pas- afterwards rolled on to his neck. Assistance was procured town—the chief seat of the worsted manufactures of this telleers. but he was quite dead. the Saturday a match was played between SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS.—There has been no country—and showed that the distress had been much in creased if not occasioned by the adoption of free trade by ale Windsor and Whitefield Cricket Clubs, on the ground journal that has talked louder, or that hes done more mis the latter, which terminated in favour of the Whitefield chief than the one I hold ismy hand, which is the Liver- this country, while France, Belgium, and Germany gave Ch,ah with three wickets to go down. pool Mercury. In all the discussions that have taken a bounty of 10 per cent. to their manufacturers, on all place in this journal there has been gross inconsistency, goods made and exported by them. T HE ALLEGED MURDER OF HIS WIFE BY A SEAMAN. It was contended by the deputation, that so long as wilful blindness, producing intolerable ignorance, and very Zun Saturday the grand jury found " No bill" against Charles Gallagher, 20, charged with the murder of his great malignity throughout. , (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Earle's this country opened its ports for th© admission duty free, wife, Speech in Council. or at nominal duties, of the manufactures of the conti le Ellen Gollagher. at Liverpool. rental states, and these states in addition to a heavy im i;egre.anelt Brougham a nhew of Lord Brougham's, has THE WEATHER.—We have again had a week of pre carious weather, with showers of considerable duration— port duty on British manufactures, gave an export bounty 'g e n appointed by the Lord Chancellor registrar to Mr. on their own, our manufacturing districts would never sunny forenoons on some days and rainy afternoons — Ludlow's court, vacant by the death of Charles rosper to any great degree. T hompson, Esq causing some uneasiness as regards the harvest in these P th ose building, fer the purpose of exhibitions similar to districts. Luckily the rains have not been very heavy, The deputation was received with the usual" courtesy," .uos e but this appears to have been nearly all. From a paella ah. of the London Colosseum, is about to be erected in and the wheat and oats have been but very slightly in mentary return just published, in compliance with a mo thaistkeinwall. The erection here will be the same size as jured hitherto. Yesterday morning we had again a down tall, wind, S.S.E. Much rain also fell during the day. tion of Lord G. Bentinck, it appears that the represen ,e -London, but superior in design. tations of these experienced merchants and manufacturers, a er w t . understand that Christ Church will be re-opened The wind was very high, blowing a hurricane almost — who . have had long experience in the home and foreign for lvine service next Sunday, after having been closed more like the depth of winter than the middle of trade v. era not attended with much success. The paper, August. Dry sunny weather is now desirable, several weeks for the . , ose of being'repaired and Paint these crops being now nearly ripe. Some of both has or return consists of " Coies of Correspondence between Painted. The ews have b p e n en rp lined, and other improve- the . Woolen Manufacturers . of Bradford, on the subject of been already cut and secured. It is gratifying to learn me have been made in the interior. The . Rev. T. their present distress, and remonstrating against the Free ier.g lialey w i ll that, take the kingdom at large, the rain has not been so preach on Sunday, and there will be a col during the present month, as in this locality, Importalion V French and other Foreign Merinos into rn after the sermon for the choir boys. prevalent this country, and the Board of Trade." iii• townsman, Mr. Massey, has again obtained the and in the south the harvest is nearly completed. The The first letter is from Win Rand, addressed to Mr. bakers have taken advantage of the weather to raise their _ a e i t h3l l. t prize, fifty-five guineas, given by the Lords of the bread considerably in price, but this l it l is k hoped will not Labouchere. The following-are * extracts . leap "ally for the most approved chronometer of the The facts of the case are these :—The French Government last long. The green crops general . y oo well. There 3 „ ' This is the sixth consecutive year Mr. Massey has imposes a duty of 22 per cent on the importation of English is still much talk about the potato blight ; but we have in wool. and grants a bounty of . 10 per cent. on the valu of CRICKET. •Y competed for this enviable distinction. theetathis town an abundant supply of the root, of excellent merinos, &c., exported."' T a h p e la m ye a r tc s h of between the Roscoe Club and quality, selling on Saturday at 60. to 7d. a score, of 211bs. " From the very best means of information in our power, we he Regiment46 l t 2 h 6,aa,i the latterto o k place Miss EMILY GRANT.—This young lady appears by are quite satisfied that the value of these goods imported an nually is from W 200.000 to £250,000." BL:ctileoe su ccessfully Frida y .fegll a— T n he former scored t our advertising columns to have resumed her professional He goes on to state that the Board of Trade had inti e Lieu t. Dallas (one of the " Gentlemen of all England"), duties after her late sojourn in the Irish metropolis, al -47, when his wickets were at last lowered by Mr. Swann. ways abounding with the best musical critics, who on this mated that that which was called a bounty was " a draw back d ," . and he contends that this is a mistake, for the h T hirty-seven marines leave arrived in Liverpool, and oocasion appear to have vied in their acknowledgment of goo s in question are made of French wool and not En have been placed on hoard the Urgent steam-ship, under her transcendent talents and qualifications as a distin glish as assumed, so that it cannot be defended as a draw s command of Captain Bevis, the Admiraltyagent at guished artist, and exponent of every class of music, for back. He also says : this port. The Urgent is to be the guar d - s hi p the which there is now so much growing taste and aptitude g e te ß m ri e ti e s t h th m e w r i e u n tagu m re a r eu as f k ac s te fo r r r n e o n pro f teation j he is l Port, and she mounts four nine-pounders, and, besides besides among the better classes, as will require more competent the marines, has a crew of about forty men. p rofessors than access can be had to out of London and footing; but he is not willing to meet the Frenacha fair an d willing cannot but express the opi nion that it is the duty of the IN RE TOMKINSON.—In this case the sitting for the other more distant places, the abode of such masters as allowance of the certificate to the bankrupt was ad- Miss Grant had the opportunity of studying with, an ad- English government to take care that he does not." journed to the 24th of November next. The assignees of vantage so rarely to be met with in the general profession, To this the Board of Trade reply : "That my Lords of the Privy Council are of p o p p e i a n r i s on to th b a e t , which accounts for the unanimous approbation bestowed the creditor's estate and effects are in the meantime to you are under some misapprehension as to the operation of upon her. The following we extract from the Dublin grant him a weekly allowance for the support of himself that bounty which professes, and which really a and his family. Evening Mail :—" Among the cantatrici of the age our no greater 'than the amount of import duty chargeable in The Europa, new steamer, under the command of Capt. gifted countrywoman, Miss Grant, has taken an elevated France upon the quantity of wool used in the production of the Lott, arrived in the Mersey on Sunday morning, at one position ; her clear gushing notes and sparkling soprano goods. Under which impression, it would not be consistent voice, cultured into graceful cadenza, by Maestri, whose with propriety to advise the forwarding of any representations o'clock, after the shortest trip from Boston and Halifax on record, having been only ten days nine hours from the celebrity is European, Crivelli, Bordogni, and Garcia, an e t w hT s ? i blee l t io t t o he ,o F u r r eil e lpternment in compliance with time of leaving her moorings at Boston to being safely having won her a reputation which increases with time. the Another long letter appears from Mr. Rand, distinctly lodged in the Coburg Dock, being two hours under that Like Miss Hays, the prima donna of La Scala—Miss occupied by the Niagara in the two previous passages. Grant possessing an organ of extensive register, singularly showing by figures g and facts . that the ground taken by the brilliant in the upper notes, has wafted to far-off shores Bedford manufacturers is correct. He says, towards the r rHE SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—On Sunday week, 1123 conclusion — Passengers were conveyed along the Liverpool and South- the ancient lyrical glory and minstrel fame of Ireland, arid Port Railway, viz., Ist Clads, 65 ; 2nd Class, 359 ; 3rd the triumphs which have crowned her efforts as well as "If we are to import freely under all circumstances, regard less of the effects upon home producers, and making no stipu- Class, 709. On Monday 571 passengers were carried, the warm praises of so fastidious a critic as M. Jules kanin lations on their behalf for the export of their productions on and o n Tuesda the numbers were 1182, making a total fully attest, if such were necessary, the genius of this fat- terms equally advantageous, we shall not be doing them com mon justice; if in this way, and by a limited currency also, in three days, of y 2876 passengers. £lB6 17s. 11d. money dusting artiste. In our eyes, her being a native of Ire receipts. land does not detract from her shining merits, and we there is . a determination to bring down prices to the very low est possible point, we shall see how the fixed engagements of feel assured that our worthy fellow-citizens with wonted ~ THE ASSIZES. —We give the trials so far as they have this country will be discharged, the public taxes alone being kindness will extend their patronage to an artiste of rare 60 millions." v c r " eed ed, but they are of little importance up to this genius, adorned with every social and domestic virtue— Another letter from Mr. W. Walker, one of the depu ea..imsees. In the civil court there are, we believe, but two who has already achieved in a young career many an ova- tation, to Mr. Labouchere, states that of local interest : one is important, being anew trial against the Royal Bank, which was tried last assizes • the tion ; and, amid strangers, whether warbling some olden "French and other merinos, woollens, woollen yarns, &c., othe r lyric of Ireland, or, mayhap, an aria from Mozart or Au- have for some time past been extensively imported to this Company,beine an - action against the Liverpool Banking country free of duty ; and, aided by a larger bounty from the ber, has won her many a wreath in the temple of sone." 'for alleged negligence ; both of which will, -..., - French and other governments, the destruction of o a errnt h m i o gh ern l e y t doubtless, be interesting to the respective shareholders. SIGNS OF THE TIMES.—EXORBITANT TAXATION.— valuable trade having been the result, and the consequence an Bins PUNNING.—On Friday Mr. Sergeant Wil- Nothing is more indicative of the still depressed state of unparalleled degree of destitution and pauperism, along with ?i s while cross-examining an Irish witness, in a cause the times in this town, and the want of means amongst I the throwing out of use much machinery, and the steam power i and r budin pr fs vitle for the sam he l r ttl i ce. th t e er,ass li c b eo e ,n r yt t . y , w to hi i c n hz relating to an alleged breach of contract for the supply of families once affluent, and amongst others who erewhile 1 ;. 1 0 take e w hether any i ps fotr i causinge intent a certain quantity of paper, put the following interroga- enjoyed a moderate competency—than the vast number of 14 r/ i—" At that time had there been a rise or fall in the houses, shops, and places of business, devoid of inhabi- impose the whole or part sot(nthceli (biuoutyntoiefsakespie price of the paper, or had it remained what it professes to tants, and billed on the windows — " To be Let." There , existed two years ago on all such articles of foreign manufac °e Btation[e]a r y ?" Paddy though the witness was, he is scarcely a street in any part o f the town in which these ture ? " ea-1 .4° 1 Y answered the question without noticing the pun. written or printed announcem ents do not meet the eye on In reply to this, Mr. Labouchere merely refers to his m einuceemer.—On Friday, in the House of Commons, both sides ;in some parts at every second house, in others reply to Mr. Rand. The Intelligencer, in some con- Mr W. Brown said that " from his experienc e of the cor- in a still greater ratio ; while in others whole ranges of i eluding remarks, says : "Leaving our readers to draw their own inferences from the Poration schools of Liverpool, he was strongly in favour of dwellings are similarly ticketted. In some of the once I 1 vr r re i s t p o o o n d de w lte, s w ec e o e n ad e lgt t tg e nt l i l o o n m t i o na t t te n si o g f nlcanj e tag; l that at e combined system of education in which secular in- fashionable streets, such as St. Anne-street, large and a ruction was given to all during a portion of the day, and elegant houses, a few years ago the splendidly furnished ii great leader of free trade," for the representation of the Cobden , aa particular hour was set apart for the religious instruc- abodes of the op ulent, fre q uentl y ringing with the noise Riding, acknowledges that he is not an advocate of that un nof all according to the Principles of their parents. of festivity and glee , are now disma ll y silent and solitary, conditional free trade which seems to meet with t he support of Such a system tended greatly to allay the differences and with dirty and broken windows, and dilapidated walls. the present Whig government. Many of those who hoped t o anda asperities of sectarianism. The process of desertion of this and other fine streets, achieve the victory of the Anti-Corn-Law League are now ready to avow, in the language of Mr. Rand, ' I can not consider east of OFF Sr. BEES HEAD.—About 15 miles has been going on for several years ; and the boards "To that free trade which unrestrictedly admits imports irrespective Glasg ow St. B ees H ea d th e Amethyst, McLean, bound from be let or sold" appear to multiply. Several new proprie- of our own productions being exported in like manner. I the f gnw to Li ver pool, was dismasted about 11 o'clock in tors have struck out shops, not of the most elegant de- believe such a policy (at all events as applicable to articles on which much labour has been expended, and which we make in bee re efs, of Thursday. At one o'clock the crew were scription, and in one instance, wherea " merchant prince" T he n on board th e T om , Coulthard, bound for Whitehavn. was wont to entertain his guests, resides a pawnbroker such abundance at home as to be in the habit 9f exporting), wind w as bl o wing strong at N.N.W., under the don- who has abutted his shop as far into the street as the producersregnant w it h serious cons equences, a depressing the home most severely a nd u farly." L • , when the captain intended to remain with the rails conferring the freehold will allow,—thus destroying Snip which , s un k about two o'clock. We understand that the contour and respectability of the street, against which althoughie the crew are fortunately saved, everything else practice some law ought to be obtained ; for if the same POLICE INTELLIGENCE. st; some of the poor fellows not having even secured principle be followed by all the other proprietors, the BURGLARY.—On Tuesday Benjamin Cotterall and John their shoes. street would become virtually narrowed by 12 or 14 feet, Bailey were charged and committed for trial for attempt- Seer LAUNCH.—On Thursday, a finely-modelled vessel in defiance of all our boasted sanitory regulations as re- ing to enter a house in Barber-street, at night-time, with was launched from the b u ildi ng yar d o f M essrs . C a t o , guards outward space and circulation of air. Many fami- intent to commit a robber y . Miller, and C o ., B runsw i c k D oc k. Th e vesse l, ca ll e d the lies have withdrawn from large and wholesome houses , SMUGGLING.—On Wednesda y , William Thomas, a "Ardencraig," was christened by Miss Robinson, and is and huddled themselves into smaller tenements as seaman belonging to the Roscommon steamer, was fined -about 600 tons b ur th en . Her lines fore and aft are tine, tenants, or even lodgers ; and amongst the middle in the mitigated penalty of £25 for smuggling a gallon of and thou g h s h e p ossesses a l ong flooring, her run is and hu mbler classes a corresponding retrograde move- whiskey. In default of payment he was committed to . smooth and without a lump. The Ardencraig is intended ment has very generally taken place. The question gaol for three months * for the Indian trade, and though strongly built, is every way arises, to what is this falling off to be attributed ? Sinuous CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER: On adapt e d for making quick passages and carrying lame car- It must be allowed that the facilities for migration to the Tuesday. a complaint was heard at the Police-court ag ain s t goes. Another vessel in the same yard , intende d for neighbouring country by rail, steam-boat, omnibus, &c., officer 266 (Beck). The complainant was Joseph Ga,ai Messrs. Harrison and Co. , of this town, will be launched withdraw man y o f ou r "aristocracy," or gentry, from the the well-known comic singer, at Ward's Star Hotel, l' in in about ten days. noisy precincts of the town, (after the counting-house Williamson - square , who appeared with his face shockingly SINGULAR DEATH.—On Saturday week a boy about business of the day,) to the quieter and more healthy injured. All the officers on duty in the district in which nine y ears of age, named Joseph M'Ardie, son of Bernard retreats, l a rge and small, of the vicinity,—Wavertree, the assault took place were summoned. The complainant WArdle, of Charter-street, died from taking poison. Wootton, Bootle, West Derby, &c., on this side the said that he was going past St. John's Market, about half- The deceased went that morning with his brother to some water, and Wallasey, Birkenhead, Tranmere, and more past one or two o'clock on Saturday morning, in company vacant ground in Newsham-street, where they picked up distant p laces, on the line of the Chester Railway, on the with a friend. They were walking arm in arm, and saw something lik e a piece of cheese. Deceased ate a piece of Cheshire side. But the change of venue will by no means three policemen standing. The complainant and his it• He soon afterwards became very ill, and died the account for half the defalcation of local residence, es- friend passed off the flags to avoid the policemen. His same afte rn oon. A chemical analysis of the contents of pecially in the winter months. The depression of the friend's trousers were split. He said to the officers they the stomach was made, and the presence of arsenic detec- times, which affects both high and low, has more to do with might have allowed them some part of the footwalk, when ted• The supposition is, that the piece of cheese eaten the desertion of good houses for inferior ones ; and per- the officers made some remarks on the torn trousers. He by the deceased may have had arsenic introduced into it, haps quite as much, the monstrous and growing pressure replied that it cost the public rates to maintain the force in order to destroy rats, and that it was subsequently of taxation, of which the assessed taxes, and the window for protection, but they were the first to insult them. thrown away. The jury returned a verdict to the effect du t ies es p eciall y , form a heav y and un p o p ular item. The The police then asked them something about watches. that th e d ecease d died from incautiously eating a piece o f local taxes, too, are swelling out to such an exorbitant They further asked them if they had anything to lose. cheese which contained a portion of arsenic. amount, partly from the number of poor, to the support His friend turned back and said something to the officers, SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY. — Dr. Muspratt of whom, in natives, and others congregating from distant which he did not hear. The officers knocked his friend has established in this town a school for the purpose of Parts in search of work, and many of them becoming down. He immediately went back when he saw hi m affording iat a moderate expense, practical instruction to destitute ; and partly from extravagant and sometimes use- down, and said hofficer e must have him home. An then students n the higher branches of chemistry, and to create less works persisted in by our local authorities,—so that struck him with his left hand. He struck him right for- Chemists ca pable of investigating all subjects relating to he is a bold man, or must be possessed of good store of ward in the face, then across the leg ; and followed him agricultu r e, ar t s , and manufactures. In every part of the cash, who will encounter one of the fine houses in ques - round the street strikin g him. The other officers w e r e country we m eet with proofs of the need that exists o f tion, with the outlay required to furnish and maintain present, and he appealed to them to take the officer away. having s kilf u l sc i en tific chemists capable of aiding the such an e s tabl ishm e nt, half of which (with the rent) He did not hear them say anything; they did not inter- Physician, the agriculturist, the manufacturer, and the would provide a palacial mansion some ten or fifteen miles fere at all, either to protect or injure him. As soon as the Miner, and there ca n be no question that Dr. Muspratt is from the town, with a considerable farm and a good officer struck him he made the best of his way from him , in every way eminently qualified to discharge the duties g arden and p leasure grounds. when he struck him again with his stick, which caused of the important office which has devolved on him. He THE CHINESE COLLECTION.—Vv - e. do not remember him to cry that his eye was knocked out. He lost his Possesses high testimonials from distinguished professors any place of public resort which has attracted more sight immediately after the blow.—Mr. Rushton directed on the c o n tinent and in this country. Dr. Muspratt is general attention, and, we may add, afforded greater 2 66 to be taken into custody. The prisoner was then re the autnor of several talented chemical works. gratification to visitors than this extensive and truly manded till the following morning, when lie was commit- LIABILITY TO PAY COMMISSION AGENTS. — At the splendid collection—extraordinary in itself, and correctly ted for trial. illustrative of an extraordinary people, in their physical SURRENDER OF A CONFEDERATE SECRETARY OF A County Court on Tuesday, a case of much importance to appearance, their government,theircustoms, their religion, LIVERPOOL CLUB.—On Friday, Edward Murphy was all persons engaged in the commission trade, inasmuch their arts, sciences, and general pursuits. Though the placed at the bar of the Police-court, charged with. tree as it involved the point whether a party engaged to sell Chinese widely differ, in nearly all the departments of sonable conspiracy. He is is a young, slight-built man, neon commission, and having obtained a customer, could social life, from the European and other branches or and formerly was secretary to several burial societies. On claim commission upon all subsequent sales made to such tribes of the human family, and for ages have been little the bench with Mr. Rushton sat James Aikin and William customer, although not negotiated through the instru- more than heard of as an exclusive and distinct race, Earle, Esqrs. Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared as pro leentality of the agent, was heard before Mr. Commis sioner Lowndes. The plaintiff was Mr. Thomas Dobbie recent events have opened out a field for more intimate secutor. He said that some time ago the police searched and the defendant Mr. George Lindley, brewer, both observation of their character and attainments than was be- the prisoner's house, and found different papers relating to resident in this town. The plaintiff had summoned the fore afforded by the casual and generally unwelcome sojourn confederate clubs ; and that on Thursday ni ght last the of foreigners amongst them; and thanks to the industry, re- prisoner went to Rose-hill Station, and inquired whether defendant before the court for payment of £4 19s. 6d., an amount said to be due for commission upon sals search, and liberal expenditure of the collector and curator there was any charge against him. He was there detained, Made for the defendant. The plaintiff conducted his own of the curiosities and specimens here brought together, we and it was intended to prosecute him, but he (Mr. L.) was now almost at a glance become initiated in all the myste- not prepared to go into the entire facts of the case , and case, and M r . Yates, jun., solicitor, appeared for the de- ries and peculiarities of Chinese life, and that too far more therefore requested a remand till Monday. Part of the f endant. His honour gave judgment for the defendant. sitr will b accurately thane greatlyawo rldof reading could supply. The vi- evidence was, however, taken. We may premise that o BEBINGTON HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—The lastassisted by referring to a copious O'Brien, who was lately committed with Cuddy, lodged in exhibition of plants, flowers, &c., for the season took pamphlet, which is sold for a comparatively small sum at the house kept by Murphy, and that it was on O'Brien's Place on Thursday. In consequence of the unpropitious the door, and which not only comprises a full description account that the house was searched.—lnspector Burrell State of the weather in the early part of the day, the show of all th e figures works of art, &c., that are exhibited, said that about ten o'clock on Thursday night, the pri- Wae far from an average one. As the day advanced the but furnishes historical and statistical accounts of the Boner came to the station named, and applied for a gun sun shone brilliantly, and the attendance was, on the country, drawn from personal observation of some and a book, which had been taken from his house. He whole, good. The only feature worthy of especial remark years' duration, and from other authentic sources . Fromgave his name and his address (16, Rover-street). To a Was some choice specimens of orchidaceous plants, a the multiplicity of objects that attract attention, and question afterwards put by Superintendent Abraham, the Stanhopea insig nis Harrisonii, by Henry Winch, Esq., almost bewilder the beholder, we can enumerate only prisoner ad mi tt ed that he was secretar y to a club, and lie and a Perlsteria elate, or dove plant, by Thomas Johnson, a few. The Buddhist Temple and Collossal Idols (page was sent t o the main bridewell. On the wa y he denied " u ". N e e of Runcorn. These plants, as' well as others of the 18) are sad monuments of the false worship of the people , tha t he was secretar y to all the clubs, and said if the gun Same The fruit to these gentlemen, were much ad- who in many other respects have advanced far in the arts wa s not restored he would have to p a y for it. In court, zn a n fruitand vegetables exhibited were lt good. of civilised life, and, in some mechanical and decorative when he heard this evidence, he denied that he had ever Throughout 8 the day the band belonging to the gi. departments, excel nations much more civilised. The in- said he was secretary to a club. It appeared that in his went of Foot, which is now stationed in this town, and troduction of Christianity amongst them, (of which some house, besides the gun and book, the broken blade of a Which is considered one of the finest in her Majesty's hopes are now entertained through intercourse and coin- pike was found in an upper room. The book was pro- Se r rice, played some pleasing and popular airs. merce), would be a grand means of advancing them in the duced. It was a roll-book, containing the names of the Ba uN , T HIRD ......„, 0 ETT I I S MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM. scale o f humanit y , for which the mere moralit y of Con- members of the club. Mr. Rushton said he considered it a" those who had the pleasure of examining Brunettes fucius and others is inadequate. Case 20 (page 83) is well a fortunate thing for the inhabitants of Liverpool that it model of ancient Jerusalem about two years ago, it must worthy o f ins p ection. Case 2 (page 25) p resents an inte- was found.—The prisoner was then remanded until aa" gratifyin g to learn that he has completed another and resting group ;—a priest of Fuh, &c., and, in the centre, Monday. " In ch more elaborate model which is now being exhibited a figure of a gentleman in full mourning. Grouped with fo ra chi _ limited period at No. 28, Bold-street. He has been other figures in another case stands a literary gentleman, title, induced to undergo this labour, now for the third for literature is liberally encouraged. In case 4 (page 34) is a d le, in orde r to embody many interesting discoveries group of Chinese ladies, attired in costly robes. Some of the we u e e e, made by him, as to the true sites of buildings, which facesare pretty, and the aspect joyous We cannot admire the never before with certainty ascertained, and among their cramped and deformed feet. The hands are peculiarly bee rest the various palaces and buildings of Solomon. small, with the fingers so attenuated that they have a b e a must cengratulate Mr. Brunetti on his successful la_ corpse-like appearance. Some of the compartments con -3:171: ill this field of literature • and we doubt not but his tain fine specimens of silk and other manufactures, richly merits will be fully appreciated' by all who take an interest wrought: others represent shops with the vendors and f e ,e divine records of man's salvation, as well as who purchasers. Case 5 (page 37) represents a gorgeously -1337_1 a curiosity as to the particulars of that celebrated city, dressed tragedian, surrounded by a number of juvenile o f aurnPaeison with which most other antiquities are but actors, apparently receiving lessons in the histrionic art. 37 esterday, and in regard to whose interest all others The temple at the we st end of the room, containin g a num 4, . se a, b ut of small consideration. The reader of the Bible ber of figures, is illustrative of ceremony in high life. 7 3 naat e la ct e student of Josephus, having diligently studied the Case No. 9is interesting, as is 12, filled with beautiful por ial and become involved in its difficulties, must here celain. There are numerous oil paintings and water-colour pi experience deep pleasure in perceiving the easy and corn- drawings, by native artists. Amongst the former " The wetse fully which Mr. Brunetti lays before them, and Marriage Procession," (N 0.1239,) attracts much attention. i szn , anticipate th a t the great numbers who visited his But we have not space further to particularise. The saloon tiler model will feel an increased curiosity to examine is brilliantly lighted in the evenings by gas from a variety t his later Circleof Ful ver superior work. Indeed, in the entire of beautiful and elaborately-fashioned and decorated eater o literature there is not a Point which has excited Chinese lanterns, round the bases of which figures of all Z o contests in the learned world or a greater variety kinds move in procession, the motive power being, we Heyrel t ons than that of the ancient topography of the believe, on the principle of the smoke-jack. The junks, City, scarcely two of the numerous writers who have large and small, are examined with much interest. There ,handled Brunettie uestion agreeing as to their theories. Mr. is an excellent Sax-horn and cornopean band, led by Mr. weighed appears to have examined them all, and well Blight, playing choice airs and pieces ever and anon : we e lo ra their comp ara ti ve merits, and his scheme seems have never, indeed, heard one more perfect in harmony, ande l re tT a arly akin to that of the learned Robinson, and we or more expert in execution. We need but add that the 13 f the most that he has been in communication with some scene is daily crowded by fashionable parties, who enjoy auciea , _est celebrated travellers who have written upon the promenade, or rest on the numerous seats around, in the u ' ea n i nraralem. We sincerely wish him that success inspecting the numerous figures and articles that enrich not but that the exhibition will be numerously attended Chinaman in the costume of his country. He converses eerp ael. n t P eriod during which he will remain in Li- fluently in English, and appears to possess no inconsider able amount of intelligence. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The salary of a judge of a County Court has been fixed by the Lords of the Treasury at £lOOO t! -year, exclusive of travel ling expenses. The salaries of the judges are to be uniform throughout the country. The last day allowed for making parliamentary claims or ob jections is Friday next, the 25th. All notices of claim must contain the name and surname, in full length, the place of abode, and an accurate description of the nature of the sup posed qualification, and be signed in the handwriting of the applicant, or it will not be entertained by the Revising Bar rister. SOUTHERN DIVISION-LIVERPOOL, (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and Mr. Justice ERLE Sheriff—Sir Thos. George HESKETH, Bart.) The commission for these assizes was opened on Wed nesday evening, by Mr Justice Cresswell. Oh Thursday, Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Justice Erie proceeded, at ten o'clock, to St. George's Church, where prayers were read by the Rev. P. B. Hesketh. Mr. Justice Cresswell entered the Crown Court at a quarter-past eleven o'clock, and the following gentlemen were sworn on the GRAND JURY James Heywood, Esq., M.P. Weaste House, foreman Weld Blundell, Esq., Blundell Hall. Thomas Ridgway Bridson, Esq., Bolton. Colin Campbell, Esq., Liverpool. Adam Gladstone, Esq., Liverpool. Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., Liverpool. Adam Hodgson, Esq., Liverpool. Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., Liverpool. William Ford Hutton, Esq., Hutton-park. Christopher Morris, Esq., lrrell Mount. Edmund Molyneux, Esq., Liverpool. Robert Neilson, Esq., Halewood. William Nichol, Esq., Liverpool. Thomas Shaw, Esq., Liverpool. Spencer James Steers, Esq., Halewood. John. Steward, Esq., Liverpool. William Gerard Walmsley, Esq., Platt Bridge. John Woodcock, Esq., The Elms. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, in addressing the Grand Jury ; directed them as to several cases which would be brought un der their notice, and concluded with the following remarks or the present disturbed state of the country. He said :—A riot in law, was a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority with an intent mutually to assist one another against any one who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards actually executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful or unlawful. If they should find there was an assemblage of people in military array, with arms and banners, it could hardly be said that a meeting of that sort was not calculated to excite terror, and if they proceeded to ahy act, that made it a riot. It was not ne cessary that any personal violence should be inflicted to make it a riot. Any meeting assembled under such circumstances, as, acct rding to the opinion of rational and firm men, were likely to produce danger to the tranquillity and peace of the neighbourhood, was an unlawful assembly; and, in viewing this question, the jury should take into consideration the way in which the meeting was held, the hour at which they met, and the language used by the persons assembled, and by those nho addressed them. The difference between a riot and an .unlawful assembly was this :—lf the parties assembled in a tumultuous manner, and actually executed their purpose with violence, that was a riot; but if they merely met for a purpose which, if executed, would make them rioters, and, having done nothing, they separated without carrying this purpose into effect, then it was an unlawful assembly. It was possible that the Grand Jury migat have charges of drilling brought before them. By the 6th of Geo. 111., and Ist Geo. IV., all meetings or assemblages of persons for the purpose of drilling themselves or for the purpose of . practising military exercise, Without lawful authority, were misdemeanours. Besides these cases they might possibly have some of seditious speeches. Persons claimed the privilege of discussing grievances and talking over public proceedings. This they had no doubt a right to do, but they must do it under certain limitations. If they found a large assembly of persons brought together, not for the purpose of discussion, but for the purpose of resistance to the law, and of exciting dissatisfaction and discontent, speeches of that sort were seditious, and tended to disturb the peace of the town. There was one case, not in the calendar, in which a party was committed for a conspiracy. It was called a treasonable conspiracy, by which he supposed was meant a conspiracy for the purpose of inciting others to engage in a transaction which a short time since would have been called treason. He directed their attention to a recent Act of Parlia ment, in which the law of treason was somewhat modified. The law now was, " That if any person whatsoever, after the passing of this act, shall, within the United Kingdom, or with out, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend to deprive or depose our most gracious Lady the Queen, her heirs or suc cessors, from the style, honour, and regal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom, or of any other of her Majesty's dominions and countries; or to levy war against her Majesty, her heirs or successors, within any part of the United Kingdom, in order, by force or constraint, to compel her or them to change her or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or in order to intimidate or over awe both Houses or either House of Parliament, or to move or stir any foreigners or strangers with force to invade the United Kingdom or any of her Majesty's dominions or countries un der the obeisance of her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and such compassings, imaginations, devices, or inventions, or any of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act or deed, every person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for the term of his or her natural life, or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour, as the Court shall direct." If the jury should find many persons meeting together from time to time, addressing each other on the subject of arming, and speaking with praise of the transactions in Ireland, which were notorious to every one, and urging the people to provide themselves with arms, and actually providing arms from time to time, there would be little doubt that such a conspiracy would be for an illegal purpose, because these arms were to be used in opposi tion to the military Lrce of the Queen, and in such a case that would be felony. MINT CASES. Mary Mitchell, 37, was found guilty of uttering a base shilling at the shop of Mr. Haslam, confectioner, Bolton, on the 18th March last.—Sentence deferred. Alice .Rourke was found guilty of having in her pos session, at Scholes, a mould, for the purpose of casting base coin. Sentence deferred. Charles Boyle, 34. and Patrick M'Mannering, 28, were tried for having in their possession, at Great Bolton, a mould, for the purpose of making base shillings. The evidence was not clear, and the prisoners were acquitted. John Holden, 47, was found guilty of having in his possession base coin ; and John Holden, 9, and Jane Holden, 14, pleaded guilty to passing base coin at Ash ton-under-line. Sentence deferred. Mary Collett, 28, was found guilty of having, at Sal ford, on the 7th instant, unlawfully uttered to Ann Wat kins, a licensed victualler, in payment for three glasses of rum, a counterfeit half-crown, knowing the same to be bad. Sentence deferred. Joseph Robinson, 46, and Thomas Campbell, 34, were found guilty of having unlawfully in their possession ten counterfeit shillings. Sentence deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT.-THURSDAY, DOE DEM. SUGDEN V. WEAVER AND OTHERS.—Judith Sugden, of Manchester, was the plaintiff, and the defen dants were a numerous class of persons living in small houses in Hope-street, Manchester, alleged to belong to the plaintiff. The action was one of ejectment, the question to be tried being whether the plaintiff was in legal possession of the property, a claim upon it having been set up on the part of a person named Baxter.—His Lordship considered the legal title of the plaintiff had been made out, and the jury, under his direction, returned a verdict accordingly. COPE V. THE THAMES HAVEN DOCK COMPANY.—Mr. Charles Cope, of Manchester, was the plaintiff, and the Thames Haven Dock and Railway Company the defen dants. The action was for a sum of £145, for work and labour performed by the plaintiff for the defendants, in endeavouring to dispose of the undertaking to several railway companies. For the defendants it was contended that they had never given authority to the plaintiff to proceed with the negotiations, and that if he were to be paid he must look to a shareholder of the name of Smith, who, it was alleged, had engaged the plaintiff, who, on the other hand, contended that he received the authority of the directors for acting as he did. —,....--. CROWN COURT.—FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) SENTENCES.—The following prisoners, convicted on Thursday of uttering counterfeit coin were sentenced Mary Mitchell and Alice Rourke were transported for seven years ; John Holden was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour ; and Joseph Mills, Mar garet Collett, Joseph Robinson, and Thomas Campbell, were sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. BURGLARY NEAR ST. HELENS.—Richard Lyon, 37, was charged with having at Parr, near St. Helens, bur glariously broken and entered the dwelling house of Eliza beth Glover, and stolen therein one basket, two aprons, one handkerchief, and one key, her property. The offence was committed on the night of Saturday the 25th of March. Mr. Joseph Pollock was for the prosecution ; the prisoner was not defended by Counsel.—The jury re turned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner, who had been previously convicted, was adjudged to 7 years' transporta tion. _ _ KILLING AND SLAYING.—James Stones, 19, was charged with having, at Manchester, killed and slain Charles Ellam. Mr. Pollock was for the prosecution. Stones pleaded guilty, and was recommended to the merciful consideration of the court by the prosecution. His master gave him a good character, and stated that he was willing to take him into his service again. Stones, who had been in gaol three months, was then sentenced to a nominal punishment of three days' imprisonment. STABDING.—Anthony Carroll, 21, was charged with having, at Aughton, maliciously stabbed and wounded John Fitzpatrick, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Pollock was for the prosecution; the prisoner was undefended. Both Fitzpatrick and Carroll were labourers on the Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway ; and on the sth of May they quarrelled about a heap of soil, from which both wished to fill their waggons. The result was that the prisoner struck the prosecutor on the back and on the eye with a pickaxe, but without se riously injuring him. The two men, though fellow countrymen, were at enmity ; and the prisoner, previous to the assault, complained that Fitzpatrick would never let him alone. He added, " I would cut him or any other man to pieces that attempted to curb over me, even though I should be transported for it next moment." — The prisoner was found guilty of an assault.—Sentence deferred. Nicholas Carter, 17, and James Smith,• 17, - were charged with having at Ince, in Mackerfield, feloniously wounded James Orrell with intent to do him some griev ous bodily harm. The counsel for the prosecution was engaged in the other court, but Mr. Justice Creswell said he could not wait for the other court, and ordered the case to proceed. It turned out, however, that the witnesses were absent, and•the learned judge complained that there was in this and other counties a practise of employing po licemen as their clerks to manage prosecutions. It was, he observed a very bad practice, and was likely to be most mischievous in its results, as it gave the policemen an un due interest in procuring convictions. The witnesses were ordered to be called on their recognizances, and at that moment they appeared in court.—Mr. Pollock con ducted the case for the prosecution.—Jas. Orrell was a watchman on a railway at Amberswood Common, on the 18th of June ; the prisoners trespassed upon it, and he was driving them away, when they threw stones at him, struck him, with a wooden crow bar, cutting his head and brusing him in several parts of the body. The prosecutor was a man of weak intellect.—The prisoners were found guilty of an assault. MANSLAUGHTER IN MANCHESTER.—Franeis Turley, 21, was charged with having, at Manchester, killed and slain Thomas Shelmerdine, by the negligent and incau tious driving of a car. Mr. Pollock was for the prisoner. Oa the night of the Bth of April, the prisoner was driving COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Osborne House on Tues day for town, where they remained for a day, returning in the course of Wednesday to the Isle of Wight. The House of Lords has decided that the Earl of Balcarres had made out his claim to the Earldom of Crawford and Barony of Lindsay Peerages. The nuptials of Lady Caroline Grosvenor, fourth daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and the Hon. Wm. Leigh, eldest son of Lord Leigh, of Stoneleigh Abbey, which was to have taken place this week, has been deferred for a short period. It is rumoured in well-informed qu a r ters that the choice of a tutor during the early period of the Prince of Wales' s educa tion has fallen upon one of the ass istant masters of Eton Col lege. trom whose success in engag in g the attach ment of his pupils, as well as the confidence o f their p arents, the best re sults may be anticipated in the mo re prominent sphere to which it is proposed to transfer him. The annual rural fete in honour of the birthday of the Duchess of Kent was given by her Majesty at Osborne. At three o'clock the Queen, Prince Albert, the royal children, and the princely visiters appeared at the principal front, and the dinner was carried in procession past the royal family to the tent where the repast was to be eaten. The royal Party re mained on the ground for several hours witn essing the , old English games, in the whole of which the sailors took a con spicuous part. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, a spring cart along Oldham-road at apace so rapid that he had lost nearly all control over the horse. Deceased and a deaf brother came out of the Vulcan Tavern, and were crossing the road, arm in arm, when they were both knocked down by the cart, the wheel going over the head of Thomas Shelmerdine, and so injuring him that he died on the following day. The other brother was thrown into a state of insensibility. There were in the cart three or four persons, who were coming from Oldham to Man chester. and they had urged the prisoner to drive rapidly. —A verdict of not guilty was returned. On Wednesday a special meeting was held. Upon the motion of Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, seconded by Mr. PLIIMPTON, Mr. John Bent was elected alderman; Mr. Naylor having failed to qualify. THE RIVINGTON PIKE SCHEME NISI PRIUS COURT.—FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) COPE P. THE THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY. — Evidence was called in favour of the ease for the defendants.—The evidence in this case, which pos sessed no public interest, was of a very contradictory cha• Mr. LACE, in proposing the aue e ..... ca Luc a crva said it was satisfactory to the Water Committee that they were able to make the report which had just been read, for they were perfectly satisfied that the works could be carried out within the parliamentary estimate of £480,000, if they were now proceeded with. In order to keep the CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY. cost of the works within the estimate, it was necessary William White, 32, James Winterbottom, 27; an d that they should be proceeded with without delay. The Stephen Naylor, 23, apparently agricultural labourers, Council would easily conceive that it would n ot be p ro p er pleaded guilty to having, at Pemberton, set fire to a barn to give details of the estimates, but he (Mr. Lace) might and sutbuildings, belonging to James Rothwell. Mr. observe that with respect to the principal item of expense Justice Cresswell, after lecturing them on the enormity of —that was the pipes—it had been ascertained that it their offence, sentenced them to transportation for fifteen would be considerably under the estimate. With respect years. to the other works, Mr. Stewart, one of the Water Corn- Abraham Rigg pleaded guilty to a burglary at the house mittee, thought it advisable to ascertain the quantity of of James Mather, at Bury.—Sentence deferred. work from actual survey. Mr. Weightinan was sent for Thomas Cain, 19, railway labourer, was found g uilty o f that purpose ; and it was satisfactory t o state that his the manslaughter of Peter Meadows, at Wigan, on the estimate came to within 5,000 yards of Mr. Hawksley's 20th of June. The parties quarrelled when the p r isoner computation , Mr. Haw ksle y's being the lar g er one. He threw deceased down, and kicked him about the head. might also add that Mr. Holme and Mr. James Holme— The jury looked on the case as the result of a drunken both practical men—had been over to the Rivington dis row, and recommended the prisoner to mercy. Sentence trict, and they were both perfectly satisfied, from their deferred. own knowledge of building, that the works would be Stephen Marsden, 28, was aentenced to seven years' carried out within Mr. Hawksley's estimates, if they transportation for having stolen £5O in bank notes, eleven were begun within a month. Liverpool was at present sovereigns, a gold and silver watch, &c., from the house of entirely dependent for water on two engines, and if the Mrs. Greenhalgh, the Pineapple Inn, at Darcy Lever, one at Green-lane and the other at Windsor were to near Bolton. The prisoner was implicated in the robbery break down they would be thrown for weeks without any with four other persons, three of whom were transported sufficient supply. Would, therefore, he wished to know, for the offence at the last assizes. The chief witness in any gentleman take upon himself the responsibility of not the case was an accomplice of the name of Fog. taking the means to obtain a sufficient supply ? They John Smith, 40, and William Dixon, 19, were sen- had no tanks to put water into, and if they had tanks they tented to eighteen months imprisonment, with hard la- had no water to put into them, for the supply was be bour for an assault on Robert Breeze, at Manchester. coming less and less every day. As to the assertion that The prosecutor was inspector of nuisances in that town, there was a sufficiency of water under the red sandstone, and the prisoners were nightmen, who, on the 17th June the Council would no doubt think that that matter had (not being employed by the corporation), were removing been discussed ad nauseam, and satisfactorily disposed of. night soil with a donkey cart, and thereby rendered them- They had not had one scientific epi aion in favour of there selves liable to a penalty of 40s. The prosecutor dis- being a sufficient supply under the sandstone, and not covered the prisoners at the work, and tried to turn the the opinion of one practical man against the Pike scheme. donkey towards the Police-office, when Smith struck him No practical man had pretended that they ought to go on several severe blows with his spade, which confined him boring and sinking wells. They could not without an act under medical care for nearly five weeks. The prisoner of parliament go out of the borough for water, and he Smith said he wished he had killed him. In his defence felt certain that they would be opposed by the whole sur- Smith made an incoherent speech, alleging that he only rounding district of country in which Prescot and mime wanted to gain an honest livelihood, and that since the rous smaller places were situated, and that the quantity corporation had monopolised the exclusive right, number- procured would become less and less every day, though. less ashpits were not half-cleansed. His Lordship lee- they would be robbing the wells in the district. Gentle tured the prisoners for uttering sentiments. which implied men spoke of the expense of going on with the Rivington their belief that the authorities were bound to provide scheme, but the fact was that it would be a saving of them with work. If servants could choose their own expense. They would save the expense of new wells. master, the latter were equally entitled to choose their They would save the expense of engines. They would own servants. save the expense of working eleven engines, which would John Hammond, 24, was sentenced to twelve months' cost £15,000 a-year. Supposing there were to be no imprisonment, with hard labour, for a burglary at a beer- increase in the population of Liverpool, the deficiency to house in Canal-street, Manchester, kept by Mr. Stanton, be provided for would not cost the inhabitants 4d. in the and stolen four boxes of cigars, a violin, and six shillings pound upon their assessments ; whereas if the population in copper. Henry Peace was indicted along with the pri- doubled—and they confidently looked for an increase soner, but was acquitted. the number of inhabitants—the charge would be nothing. John Taylor, 23, pleaded guilty of a burglary at Pen- But they could not do that with water from the red sand dleton, and also to having stolen some wearing apparel stone ; for the cost of that was five per cent., whilst the from James Heathcote, at Lancaster. Sentence deferred. cost of the Rivington water would be nothing. He con- Nathan Lindley, 38, was sentenced to seven years eluded with moving the adoption of the report. transportation for a burglary at the house of Robert Mr. Alderman Nicol, seconded the motion. Tootle, at Kersley, on the 10th June last. The prisoner Mr. BeerNErr regretted that lie could not support the had been convicted previously of felony. report. He believed the quantity and quality of the John Taylor, 26, was sentenced to seven years trans- water at Soho-street station were as good as ever they portation for a burglary at the house of Edmund Pickup, were. He also believed that the quantity and quality of at Tottington High End, on the 19th June. the water at Green-lane were excellent ;in fact, the The Grand Jury found "no bill" against Mary Ann quantity there was inexhaustible. The engine was insuf- Scott for stabbing Ellen Scott, with intent, &c., on the ficient to raise the quantity without being overstrained, ground of the prisoner being insane. and during the time M'Gregor and Kennedy were snaking Patrick Crawley, 32, was sentenced to three months their experiments at Green-lane, about three-quarters of imprisonment for having feloniously stabbed John Grogan a million of gallons were daily running to waste down the with intent, &c. The offence was committed during a ditches. It would take two or three years to obtain water drunken quarrel. from the Pike; and, therefore, if Dr: Duncan was co rater Henry Ward, 20, was sentenced to six months impri- in saying that the cholera would probably be upon us in sonment for a similar offence, at Salford, committed under three or four months, the Pike scheme could not be ren like influence. dered available in cleansing the town when the cholera -ode its are - He discredited all statements about The TOWN-CLERK read the report of the Water Com mittee, which was to the effect that the Rivington Pike scheme could be carried out and executed for the sum mentioned in the parliamentary estimates (£480,000), that there ought to be no further delay in proceeding with the works, and that the Committee ought to be authorized to take immediate steps for the purpose of proceeding with them. The Tow N-cc Code read a memorial from the National aeration, in which they protested in the name of aoninst the urosecution of the Pike scheme. racter.—His Lordship having summed up the evidence, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £lOO. In two cases verdicts were taken by consent, after which several undefended actions were disposed of. maw _ -ppearance. a. NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY. the decline of the local supply. He was given to under- NASMYTH AND OTHERS v. WOOLLEY.—This was an stand that our present supply was fed by rivers from a action to recover £77 6s. ld. for the manufacture and distance, and that it was not circumscribed by the coal fitting up of a pan used in the process of distilling rosin. fields surrounding the town. The fissures in rocks ex- The plaintiffs are engineers at Patricroft, and the defendant tended for enormous distances. Fissures in Scotland were is a rosin distiller at Manchester, and the question was formed by eruptions in Italy. (A laugh.) This was an whether the pan was constructed of proper materials and historical and undeniable fact. Now, the yield at the in a workmanlike manner. The jury found for the plain- Pike at the time he visited it in May—certainly a dry tiffs for the amount claimed. season—was under three millions ; and if this were so, it The other action tried to-day was a case of alleged tres- would take 124 millions of gallons in dry months in order pass, brought by Mr. Andrew, a coalowner at Middleton, to compensate the mill-owners and proprietors of the against the high sheriff, for the seizure of certain house- Douglas canal. This enormous abstraction from the hold goods, his property, conveyed to him as security for reservoirs would reduce the quantity for local supply very money owing from one James Kershaw. A very long considerably ; in fact, it would lay bare the bottoms of argument took place on a point of law raised by the counsel the reservoirs and beds. Who then would be to blame ? for the defendant, but ultimately it was arranged to with- He would not blame either the water committee or the draw a juror, which was accordingly done, and so the case Town-Clerk ; but would these gentlemen take upon terminated. I themselves the responsibility in case of failure ? Mr. EARLE, Mr. LACE, and other members of the Committee, cried simultaneously—Yes, yes, yes. Mr. BENNETT wished that more information on the THE ANDERTON CARRYING COMPANY.—At a meeting Mr. LACE.—You have had every report before you. on Saturday this company was finally dissolved, and the Mr. BENNETT meant to say that the reports submitted sale of the property to the Earl of Ellesmere confirmed. to the Council had not satisfied him of the propriety of Five hundred pounds were voted to the directors and the Pike scheme. (A laugh.) He thought the chances secretary of the company. of failure at the Pike considerably overbalanced all chances LIVERPOOL UNITED GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.---On of success, and therefore he opposed the report, and Tuesday the half-yearly ordinary meeting was held. The moved as an amendment that the whole subject be re chair was taken by Wm. Fosberre, Esq. The directors ferred to a committee, to ascertain whether the necessary recommended that a dividend after the rate of £5 per local supply can be obtained from this district, and whether £lOO share, for the half-year ending 30th June last, be Mr. M'Donald's estimates are borne out by facts. declared upon the several shares in the Liverpool United Mr. EARLE and Mr. RATHBONE alluded to what they Gas-light Company, excepting such of the shares as re- called the ignorant and malicious attacks made upon the present the £25 shares in the late Liverpool New Gas and Water Committee by the Mercury and Journal, and said Coke Company, upon which the whole amount was not that the conduct of that committee was far above any called up on the Ist January last, and that upon these a aspersion or insinuation. dividend of £1 Is. Bd. be declared. The chairman moved After a very long debate, during which most of the old that the report be received and adopted, which was unani- arguments were re-produced, the Council divided, when mously agreed to ; and a dividend of £5 per £lOO share, there appeared—For the amendment, 15 ; against it, 24. and so on in proportion for the lesser shares, was declared •, The amendment was consequently lost. the dividends to be paid, less the income tax, on the 25th instant. LIVERPOOL AND BOOTLE WATER-WORKS.—On Tues day a meeting was held for the purpose of closing the affairs of the company. Mr. William Holt read a state ment of the accounts, from which it appeared that the balance to be divided was about £3OBB. It was agreed that £lOO should be placed in the hands of Mr. Johnson, to be appropriated in the purchase of an annuity, or in some other way laid out for the benefit of Robert Ger man, known by the name of " Old Robert," a very old servant of the company, who had been at the works at Bootle from the time the bill was obtainel £5OO was voted to Mr. Rogers, the secretary. Mr. John Holmes, in the course of some conversation, stated that the origi nal shares in this company cost the proprietors £BOO. Mr. Gill said it never paid anything like 5 per cent. It was then resolved that, after paying the outstanding ac counts, the balance of the funds should be divided amongst the shareholders in the proportion of their LOCilla MEETINGS, COMMITTAL OF JOSEPH CUDDY FOR TREA- SONABLE CONSPIRACY , On Tuesday Joseph Cuddy, who acted as salesman to the notorious Dr. Reynolds, and who was stopped in Byrom-street with a bag containing 31 pike heads, was brought up at the police-court, for final examination. .kmes O'Brien, in whose house in Hurst-street a variety of pikes and other weapons were discovered, was brought up at the same time ; and the evidence in the case, which ran to very considerable length, was read over. The MaTor, Wm. Earle, 'Esq., and other magistrates, occupied seats on the bench with Mr. Rushton. Mr. Robinson, of the firm of Messrs. Lowndes, Robin son, and Bateson, solicitors, appeared on behalf of the go vernment. Mr. Yates, sen., defended the prisoners. Walter Willick (officer 370) was the first witness called. He deposed to the various meetings he had attended at Circus-street and Great Howard-street, and to the lan guage made use of by the various speakers. Richard Janet was next examined. He accompanied the first witness to the meetings in Circus-street and Great Howard-street, and he heard Dr. Reynoldssay at the lat ter, "if you cannot buy muskets buy pitch forks." "any man who does not join the clubs,' said the chairman, " shall be hanged to a lamp-post." The prisoner Cuddy was present at the meeting in the Baptist chapel. He was also present at several of the other meetings. He was at a meeting held the 14th June, in Circus-street, when the people were counselled to get pikes. Cuddy at that meeting exhibited a pike-head, and said be could make similar heads for 2s. 6d. a piece. Mr. M‘Manus, the merchant, was at the meeting in Circus-street, and he called upon the people to form themselves into clubs. He said he would receive no boon from England, and before that day:three months Ireland should have her rights or he would have blood. Witness went over with Mr. M`Manus in the same steamer to Ireland, and saw him go into the Irish Felon office. Witness then went to the Castle, and gave information, and by directions from the Castle he seized M'Manus's luggage at Kingstown. It contained, amongst other things, a complete set of mili tary uniform, green and gold, and a pair of pistols. A Mr. Somers made use of the following language at the Music-hall : " I tell the merchants, that as I think I see Warsaw in flames, to take care lest a spark of ignition may not reach this town ; and I tell them that before the news is four hours in Liverpool of an intended massacre in my country—l care not, mind you, gentlemen, it there were 200,000 British bayonets there and 100,000 special consta bles—l care not for them all (a voice : We'll maul them') despite all these efforts, and despite as much more, the , martyrs dying on the scaffold and on the plain would have the consolation in giving their last throe of looking up to heaven and seeing the skies reddened with the blaze of the Babylons of England." The other depositions consisted of the evidence of about 20 witnesses. It was of a most voluminous character, and occupied a considerable time in reading. The evi dence went to prove in a variety of ways the connexion of Cuddy with the Irish clubs and the leaders of the rebel party. It exposed an organized system of correspon dence between the Confederate clubs in Dublin and those in Liverpool, connecting the prisoner Cuddy and the notorious Dr. Reynolds (for whom Cuddy sold pikes) with them in their several movements. The fact of Cuddy being discovered with a bag full of pikes was fol lowed up by evidence proving him to have regularly at tended the Confederate and club meetings in this town, and the public meetings generally where Dr. Reynolds was in the habit of speaking sedition. Other evidence of a corroboratory nature was added, which represented the accused to be prominently mixed up in the entire pro ceedings connected with the intended outbreak. Cuddy was fully committed for trial at the assizes ; and the other prisoner was remanded until Saturday. shares. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The annual meeting of the proprietors was held on Friday, at the Clarendon Rooms, Richard Griffiths, Esq., in the chair. The report was read by Mr. Rae, the manager. It stated that the hopes entertained of an early resumption of busi less by the bank had been realized; but the difficulties of the times had prevented shareholders from subscribing in the new issue of preferential shares, and the bank had consequently been thrown upon its existing advances, for funds to resume business with safety. The advances on the 23rd October, were £750,000, and by the 22nd Janu ary they were reduced to £165,000. The circulation this half-year had necessarily fallen off—averaging only £15,000. The profit and loss account still left a balance of profit of £1,069,190, making the aggregate profit of the year £12,850, which had been transferred to the credit of the bad debt amount. Since December, the liabilities of the bank to the public, had been diminished nearly £200,000, while the assets had been improved. The whole liabilities were now £180,000: at the time of the suspension they exceeded £600,000. The circulation had risen in a few months from £7OOO to £20,000. The directors looked cheerfully to the future. The report was adopted. In answer to a question, the chairman said that the directors felt sure of recovering all the capi tal lent to the Birkenhead Dock Company and Commis sioners, in a short time. The retiring directors were re appointed; the sum £BOO was allowed to them, and the meeting adjourned. DOCK COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS. — The chairman, Mr. Bramley-Moore, at the meeting on Thursday, read a letter from the Duke of Wellington, as follows : " Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Moore. He received his note on the Bth instant, with plans of the Liverpool docks enclo sed therewith. He is much flattered by the honour con ferred on him by calling one of the docks and basins by the name borne by him. He begs Mr. Moore to assure the Dock Executive that he feels a most lively interest in the prosperity of the town of Liverpool, and that he will ever be willing to make every exertion to promote its interest whenever it may be in his power." The letter was enclosed in a handsome gilt morocco case. The Chairman, in reply to a question, explained that he had not sent a letter to Lord Stanley in consequence of not having a plan of the docks to send with it. He had only written to the Earl of Harrowby and the Duke of Wel lington, but the plans would be ready in a few days. A report was read exculpating the keepers of the telegraph from blame in the transmission of certain signals on the 27th ult., a complaint respecting which had been made by Mr. Aikin, but the committee had directed that, in future, greater vigilance should be used in attending to signals from the eastward. Mr. Aikin said he was satis fied the telegraph might be made of much greater utility. Communications might be made to ships in the offing, whereas now the only communication given was that such a ship was off Holyhead. The Chairman thought the telegraph should not be used except for information of a THE FATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GREAT WESTERN' public character. It was fixed that the annual inspection RAILWAY.—At the Devizes assizes, on Wednesday, of the telegraph, which generally occupies five days, George Pargeter was indicted for the manslaughter of should commence on Monday. Mr. Tobin asked whether Arthur Augustus Lea, at Swindon, on the 10th of May proper certificates had yet been given as to the ages of last. Mr. Lea was a gentlemen of Wadham College, the new north dock masters, and protested against per. Oxford, and was killed on the Great Western Railway, sons being appointed subject to certificates. The com in consequence of the accident which happened to the mittee should have been satisfied with the certificates, express train driven by the prisoner. He was found guilty, and then appointed the candidates. The Chairman pro- and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The mired that the matter should be strictly investigated. stoker and another man were acquitted.