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Emperial partiamcnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.--MtNDA Y. Lord BlioLdnAm stated that it was lint his intention to press the beer bill tie laud introduced tu a second. reading this session, as tn-re was 00 coance of it Fassin; this session. He still remained of the same oilinion ay when tie introduced the tne.e' , ure, and he gaye this rbel ice of his intention to re new the hill next session, in order that persons might be ' prevented from embarking niore.eapitai in such undertakings. cANAI,A GOVEI:SiNIF.NT 311.1.. _ . Lord BROUGHAM said th,t it now became his duty, from what, took, pl..re on Friday * to move the third reading of the CanlAtt indemnity bill. Ile hail 9mnelittle doubt as to ex keltmilow,iii.l44Wl,44l:ll2l...loil...u..e.zaibeiC,.,&_ be would move_ its The Duke of WEi.LlNGroN's,lpported the third reading of the bull, Lord DLINMAN Gpposed the bill, considering that it would be aziost common justi ce ' if the hill was allowed to pass. At the same time he mist confess, that the powers that had been exercised by. Lord Durham in issuing the ordinances he bad done, far exceeded the powers given. He entirely acquitted Lord Durham of an iniProper intention ; he thought he was doing that which would be for the hest, but be had exceed all law and justice. With respect to sending these persons to Bermuda, be would not say that the noble earl was justified or nut until Ire had read all the acts upon the subject; lie thought a bill of indemnity a most unconstitu tional proceedirw. If the.governotent or parliament thought their office justified by his intentions or results. let them in demnify hint tint of the public purse; but let-them not pre vent the injured party front seeking redress. (Hear, hear.) Lord BRoUGIIAM felt ibe furceof what had fallen from his noble and learned friend, coming, as it did, from the first authority in the country. At the same time, his noble and learned friend would forgive hit (Lord Brougham) it he submitted one or two observations, which would blunt the edge of his remark on the course of proceeding. His noble and learned 'friend's first Objection was, that - he - could not tell but that the governor might have the power of sending convicts there. He' had not the power of sending those nine men who had not been.tried, and were therefore. not convicts. He was staggered by what had fallen from his noble and learned friend respecting' the indknonity;and by so doing deviating the acts and ordinances illegal in the absence of the parties; hut he did not rare about that deCiaration So rung as at the time they granted and:atie a full indemni.y from all penal ties, both civil and criminal, llis noble and learned friend had said that so far as it was criminal there was no necessity, because the crown need trot rrosecute, or could at any time enter a. not pros. But-that would not save the governor and council faun an impeachnient. 'He acreed with his noble and learned friend witir regard to the taking away of the right of civil action ; but it was Dot the first instance of the kind, unfortunately, he acknowledged, for the precedent bad been set before. After a few observations from the Doke of Wellington, Lord Denman, and Lord Brougham, the Lill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESOIRY, a message was.seut to the Howe ,r Commons, orequest a conference on the subject of their ii.:nentlineuts to the benefices - plurali ties bill. OATHS VALIDITY BILL. • On motion of Lord DItiliMAN, theCcnimons' amend ments to this bill-were arced to. Several bills unon the table having been forwarded a stage, the lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY. Lott° klitio)N Mr. LEADER Presented a petition front Col. Leicester Stanhope, complainin , that a:statue of Lord Byron, which had been subscribed for by several persons of distinction, had ant been erected in Westorinst7rAbhey, iii consequence of the'refusat of the dean to allow it to be paced there. The petitioner prayed the house to adopt some steps on the sub ject. Among those who had subscribed to the statue were Sir Francis Burdett, Lord Iknman, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis of Lifnsilowne, and Lord Ashburton. The priey,lr of the petit ion was, that the house would take such steps as v.,.uld insure the reception of the statue into a public edifice as Westminster Abbey undoubtedly was. JUVENILE OFT,ENDgES, in answer to a question from Sir E. Wilmot, Lorl J. UVlSitr.t. said he should next session bring in a bill regarding tie treatmeut of juveutA, offenders. (ilean) TITHIC BILL On titts motion of Lord JOHN Ki SSKLL, the order of the day for thP , cousideration of tile lordsZ amendments was read. The atnendmeots were considered and severalty agreed to.-or diss"or e d fr,nn, witil!tur_ opposition or iftference of opinion on either side . of. the hou-e. When the whole of them had tO , en dispoled of, Lord J aussoll Kahl , ;oat as an impression very ‘,4enerally prevaile!i that ;he sorts had introdbeed atoeudrnents to aoer lhe cou(lil,;ons on which the grant of otopeKhapteeo in:ide by tbe commons for the extitletion cif the arrear of tithes, be re!t bound to state that upon a care ful revision Af as it had been returned from the upper he eou4 discover no 3;nel - oh:lent which would have such an V;ear, hear.). I.ted . STA N r.%Y observed that. n amendment had certainly been contemplated by toe lords; the of ect of which would mn have been joalter time condition on which the grant was made; but their lordships, thinking that such an aweltdineUt milltfit interfere with the privileges of ;he house of, Vomntong - , and iniJit otherwise be objectionable, deter mined.to - withdraw it. (Hear, hear ) Toe CitPada Indemnity Bill having been brought up from ti., 1 , 7 11 , r house, I.ord JOHN 14ssizt.1,,_with a view not to lOngthen the session, ,i.,r,•ady so redih'usiv prat rected, nitnieil the suspension o the standing Unie'r; and ihe seas reriat a first and second tia;e. kll uVrdship'exidaitred that he meant to propose the co.:Lind.. al fo-d.orrovi - , as it wotdd then he printed, and the ilis(us.aou might be taken upon the question that the Speaker leAr , - the chair. . Mr. LEA DElt was aux:ous to, know whether the noble .- roid in ., tn i prullose any amendments, to witieh it +gas very naturally replied that this was not. the stage for considering and deliidlog gliltqed himself against the supposition that ne approved the measule bee...pe he agreed to the seeond as :veil as to thc, first reading for the sake of pulAic COO VPII Lord JOHN nr,ELL added, that he should to-morrow ad dress buo-'elr to the various questions raised by the bill; and, after ei f•it7 interrogatories as to the nature and atnoont received by the colonial office, and as to thelit 7 ne'4' of laying it upOn the table, the whole subject was l:uscp,•ned. • ord J. 111.7F5 . r.r.r, proposed that the coniideralion of the lords amendments to the Registration of Electors Bill be postponed till to-tnorrhw.—A ,, reed to. HOUSE OF IMRDS.—TUESDAY. . . NOYAt ASSSNT. . . At four o'clock the Lora UN A NCELI.OII, the Marquis of LANsPowNE, -and the Earl of Sti FrEsna v.. gave the royal assent, by coinmission, to the Exchequer bilk bill, Exche quer bills.. (public works). bill, four-and-a-hair per cen tom bill, transfer of funds ( ar-office)_ bill, Duchy of Cornwall and Lancaster hill, slave trade treaties bill, corporate pro perty (Ireland) bill, coal trade (N 0.2.) bill, the pension bill, the benefice pluealiiies bill, the militia pay bill, the militia ballot suspension bill, the judges' jut isiliction bill, the oaths' validity bill, the mails nu railways bill, the Mediterranean mails bill, the joint stock banks bill, the county of Clare treasurer bill, and the patent sugar duties bill. The private bill deposits bill passed through a committee without amendments. The valuation of lands (Ireland) bill was read a third time and passed. Upon the motion of Lord BuouGuA sr, the bill for omit ting the obligation upon newspapers for receiving advertise ments of whatever length at a fixed price, from the "schedules of debtors bill," was read a second time. The standing orders No. 26 and L 55 were suspended upon this occasion. Lord Brougham said he should not have asked their lordships to this hasty legislation if he had not been persuaded that their lordships would agree to it on account of its necessity, to prevent hardship and injustice. The bill was eventually passed: Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from Glasgow complaining of "the stateofthe foreign trade of thiscountry," which led to long and intere , ting discussion. (In t . t,e, "trading companies'" bill being• moved, Lord BROUGHAM resisted it, and proposed that it hn read a third time that day three months, a proposition•that, on a di visien, was carried ; the is consequently lost.—Nti jou'rned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TCESDA y. On the motion of Lord J. itt:ssat.t., thetord,' amendments to the ecclesiastical appointments suspension bill were read, and, it was understood, agreed to. There were 'conferenees with the lords on the subject of the sheriffs' cOutt (Scotland) bill and the imprisonment for debt' bi)l. Lord J.lll.;ssutt„ . in moving that the hiease resolve into committee on the Canada indemnity bill, entered into a long ar ,, unient to show that the act uniter which Lord Durham was appointed did - give severe and arbitrary powers and au thority, if there were a necessity for suspending the laws; and in proof-thereof he quoted the language used by himself, Lord Glenelg, &c., and appealed to the protests of lords against the bill; otr the groundarf its arbitrary and unconstitu tional 'character. Lord STANLEY and Sir W. Fott.urr declared that they neither contemplated the granting of such power, nor ad mitted that it was granted; and contended that Lord Dur ham's unconstitirtion ii exercise of power exceeded any thing they had ever witnessed or heard of. Thp bill was further discussed, Mr. LEADER, the ATTOIINEY.• GENERA 1., sz,_-. ; t,iking pArt in the discussion ; but there way fl opposition to " indemnity" given by the HOUSE OF LORDS.-WRDNESDAY The L rd. Chancellor, the:Earl of .._4llaftestiury, and the Eli.' of Albemarle., to,k their seats at four o'clock, us Lords Conithissionkrs. to give the 1:oyi:1 Assent to the followios Appointment Suspension Biit, tha,Tithes and the Church ,BuMlinjg Act Amendment 01;1 Mr Bennet, and other members of the Honse of Com oteipi,„twilgght up (lie ilnurisonment for Debts Bill, with an intimation that Ihe 1100 e of Conamons. would not insist on their olije c rir ) ns to the amendinebts wade by their lordships. The sanwh.ku. ;list) brought a message requesting l b, subject of the Court or Session (Scot -14101,1101,;!rid tir e,oference haring been agreed to, the f , .ll , tlFitig,9ol4trr lords le't the how. , a to attend it—the Earl'of of Abingdon, the Earl of Pehester, edeo, the I . 3is top of Hereford, Lo r d Rayl e i g h. L;r4'.sria,..,,rd. Ori theretarn of the inAnaffers of the conference, The 4trrof sifAtrh.ssun? reported that the Commons agreed amendinents except one. And the noWe r tbeir lordships not to insist on that 's l ,, t ad , iterit, which notion was earl-led. I h e A trorn, -G,oeral app.ared at the bar with a ines3age fiorn thr. Cuititn , ,tH, praying a conference on the subject of liPetstration of E:ectors.Bill._ Otlthe wolion of Ihr Earl of SHAFTESBURY the confer ence was.dgreed to. and the same noble lords who managed the f“rmer conference were appointed to conduct this coo fetnce. On their return. • "1 he Earl or 6i4IFTESBIIItY reported that the Commons had Lett the bill with the reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' amendments in the bill. Viscount N4.tn , 3t;FINE moved their lordships to agree to th e C.,mirmi,s' rensnits. Lorti LYNi)i!t HST opposed the motion,and insisted on the former amentiments: [Left sitting.} HOUSE OF COMMONS. —WEDNESDA Y. Th .Sp,,,tkc-!s• entered the house sh ort l y b e f ore four o ' c l oc k . that `Sir Augustus C:;fforil, the Gentlemen Usher of the Brick Rod, sumitionvil Ole house to attend the House of Lord . to hear Ass'ilt given commission t o verai bil; s ._ (For o.h;(2:1 see Lo , it•report.) On the trlotio s o Of Mr. E. J. S TANLEY, a new writ was or detei! f* , ,r the Lorouah of Great Yarmouth, in the room of • Wirstiee l''q who, since his election, has accepted the - sieward , thip of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. Coo :it, or the Treasury. presented papers. Ttlon4)son, of the India House, presented returns or d"red of certain correspondence on the subject of slavery. r the motion of Captain At.ssogg, the St. Saviour's kSwittoroirti) Grammar School bill was read a third tiine and l'ctitionq for the abolition of tithes in Ireland were pre sent~rti,y Mr. AGLIONIIY and Mr. J. Jsavis. On the motion of Mr. AGLIONBY, a return in detail was ( " ete 'l of the expenses of the commissioners in Ireland on the sntrieet of railways. Mr. LASoUCHRIt2 presented a petition from Taunton against any-alteration of the Beer Act. Colonel SIRTI(010 said, that seeing th e n o bl e l or d th e Se cretary for the Home Department, he wished to ask him whe ther it was a fact that additional troops had been ordered to Lower Canada, and were now actually on their way from Ilatfax? He put this question, because the noble lord at the head of the government, in another place, had stated, that no additional troops had been required. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that troops bad been ordered from Nova Scotia to Lower Canada at the request of the Go vernor-General. On the motion of Colonel SIRTHORP, u return welt ordered . of the expenses incurred by the Cotnmisssoners of Woods and Forests in cutting through hills and other improvements on the Holyhead line of road. On the motion. of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the Lords' amendments on the Personal Deligence (Scotland) Bill were ed.. to— On the motion of Mr. LEPRvitE, the report on the Sianding Orders Revision Committee was, after several verbal amend ments, agreed to. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the Lords' amendments to the Court of Session (Scotland) Bill were agreed to. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the order of the day for the third reading of the Canada Indemnity Bill. Lord ASHLEY took that opportunity of asking the noble bird whether he proposed to make an additional remuneration to the superintendents of factories? • Lord J. ltessELL was not at present prepared to answer the question. M. LEADER begged to offer a few explanations in conse quence of what had appeared in some of the morning papers, to reference to last night's debate. The hon. member for Lam beth had charged him (Mr. Leader) with breach of confidence towards. Mr. C. Buller. Now the breach of confidence was committed by the person who sent Mr. Buller's letter for publication in the Morning Chronicle, and finding it there, he (Mr. Leader) considered himself perfectly at liberty to refer to•it.in the absence of any official information. He (Mr. Leader) also begged to deny that he had said (as reported) that Mr. Buller had been in constant communication with Mr. Thorn, the blood-thirsty editor, for such he must call him, of the Montreal Gazette. Neither had he called the acts of Lord Durham cruel and unjust; but he certainly had applied those epithets to his illegal ordinances. Having, said this, he begged to ask the intention of the noble lord with respect to the 23 prescribed men, the eight sent to Bermuda, and the 15 sentenced to death if ever they retutued to the province. It would be impossible to try them by a jury, and he there fore thought it would be better to leave them unmolested. Mr. HAWES, in explanation, said he found but one opinion entertained by the Catibdiao merchants in London, and that was in favour of Lord Durham's policy. Lord J. hussy.►.', said that the allusion made by the bon. member for Westminster to the newspaper reports were wholly irregular; anti he should not answer those allusions. With respect lathe question put by the hon. member as to the twenty-three men, he (Lord -J. Russell) must refrain from giving any answer to it. The ArronstitY-GctsEuAt, expressed his conviction of the accuracy of the reports oflast night's debate. The order of the day having been read, and on the question that the bill be now read a third time, • Dr. LUSHINGTON said that if this bill depended his vote it would never pass into law. Even after the able argu ments of the hon. and learned member for Exeter, (Sir W. Foilett,) he doubted whether the ordinances of Lord Durham were in violation of the law. But if he did doubt he must still object to this hill of indemnity. On the whole, he strongly defended the course pursued by , Lord Durham, especially when such doubts existed on the point even amongst lawyers, both in this and•the other house of parlia nient. He was sure he would rise superior to the attack of his enemies, and that he would succeed in giving the colony over which he presided that peace and tranquillity which all good subjects must desire. Mr. A. SAN npotto said, that as there was not likely to be a divison on this bill, he felt called on in terms, to express his entire dissent to this bill, relying as he did upon the opi nions stated to this house by the law officers of the crowd. He felt bound to give the measure his firmest and strongest reprobation. Lord ERRINGTON knowing as he bad the honour to do the Earl of Durham, he felt great pain in giving, as he felt bound to do his support to this bill. He regretted this subject had ever been brought forward, still, as it had bceu submitted to the house, he shared with his noble friend below hint (Lord J. Russell) the responsibility of the course he had taken. He thought it would add to the embarrassment of Lord Dur ham if a division took place, and showed allifference of opi nion amongst those who wished well to that noble lord. (Hear.) Sir E. CODRINGTON so strongly objected to the measure that if any hon. member would move its rejection he would second the motion. Lord J. Rcssr.r.r. - begged the hon. and gallant admiral not to seek for a division, after the opinion declared by the Attorney-General that parts of the ordinance were contrary to law. It would be worse, therefore, to- rd Durham to re ject the bill than if it were passed. At the same time, he (Lord J. Russell) lamented the agitation of the question in the absence of information of the grounds on which Lord Durhatit had acted.' He thought the iht maim:lion of the boil was a premature declaration of the legislature upon it ; but, Leing here, he hoped the house would allow the bill to pass in silence. Mr: AGLiONBY deprecated the hill. Sir G. GREY defended the conduct of Lord Durham. [Left sitting.] THE AMERICAN ALINIaTER & MR O'CONNELL. 29, Portland-place:Aug. 9. Sir,—My attention has been called to the publication in the last-Spectator of a speech which purports to have been delivered by you at a public meeting in Birmingham, in which you al-e reported to have used the following language in rela tion to myself:— " 1 betiuve their very ambassador here is a slave-breeder one of those beings who rear up slaves for the purpose of traffic. Is it possible that America would send here a man who trafticks in blood, and who is a disgrace to human na ture ?" I desire to know from you whether this is a. correct report of what you said on that o , :easion, and with that view address to you this communication. I am, Sir, very respectfully, your übe,:ient servant, A. SrkvENsoN. To Daniel O'Connell, Esq., &c. . 16, Pall-mall, Aug. 10. Sir,—ln consequence of your letter of yesterday's date, I examined the report of my speech at Biltninghain in the Spectator of the 4th inst., and have no hesitation in saying that the paragraph con have selected is not a correct repurt of what I said on that occasion: The very next sentence dors, to my mind, show that the report could not be Correet, and having. examined another report since. as wen as from distinct recollection, I repeat the report is not correct. I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient servant, DANIEL O'CONNELL. A SteventOti, Esq., &c. 23, Portland-place, August 11, 18.38. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your note of last evening in answer to the one from myself of the pretedingday. Presuming that you intended your reply as a disavowal of the offensive expressions contained in that part of your re ported speech which had allusion to myself, and to which your attention was called, I am satisfied with the answer you have given. _ _ _ As an incorrect report of your speech has been made pub lic through the press, I beg to inform you that I deem it due to myself that the correspondence which has taken place should also be published. I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, To D. O'Connell, Esq., &c. A. STEiVENSON. EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE VICTORIA STEAM- StilP.-A WOURNED INQUEST. On Tuesday the inquest on the unfortunate person who perished by the explosion on board the Victoria steamer was resumed for the 11th time, and at length brought to a conclu sion. The principal witness examined was John Cardno, the only surviving engineer. We regret that we are unable, in consequence of the crowded state of our columns, to give his evidence. The investigation, which we believe to be of un paralleled length, having been concluded, the jury retired at twelve o'clock to consider their verdict, and at half-past one o'clock the Coroner was informed that they had agreed, and the comt having been reopened, tiYe Coroner asked if the gentlemen were prepared to deliver their verdict? Mr. P. Mellish, the foreman, rose and said that he wa t never placed in a more ddlicult situation than he was tha o night. He bad to contend with difficulties he never had t contend with before. fie had now to declare the opinions od the jury. lie believed he spoke their . feelings when he tai that they never saw a steamer fitted up with greater splendon• anti taste than the Victoria, or with greater attention to th convenience of the passengers. He must however say, and h was delivering the unanimous opinion of the jury, that the never saw a vessel in the river fi tted up with so little regar d to the comfort of the engineers and stokers who worked the engines, and in the place where they were employed: in fact, it was a perfect pandemonium; at least such was his opinion. He never saw a - place which realised his ideas of pandemo nium so much before. The Jury---It is our opinion generally it is not a fit place for the engineers and stokers. The Foreman continued.—l will now deliver the verdict of the jury. They consider that the death of Andrew Brown was accidentiy occasioned by the explosion of the boiler on board the Victoria steam-vessel, on the 14th of June last. The jury consider that the construction of the boilers was unsafe, tie water spaces t no - small, and the plates too thin. The jury further consider, that the engineers having no immediate con trol over the safely-valve in the engine.room is highly repre hensible, and the jury levy a deodand of £l5OO upon the boiler and steam-engine of the Victoria. The Coroner saidhi should require the attendance of the witnesses and jury on the other eight cases on Thursday next. He was much obliged to them for the attention they had paid during the protracted inquiry, but with respect to the verdict, he should not express any The court was adjourned. THE FIRE. OF THE GUEBrZES:—I rode.to the peninsula of Afsharon, to see the everlasting fire; about which I was the more curious, as Olearins-who, however, did not see it him self—asserts, that the worship of the Goebtes no longer ex• isted, and the relation in Hanway is not taken front an eye witness. About five or six miles from the sources of naphtha (that is, from the principal sources, for there is a well of white naphtha lunch nearer), there is a spot of ground, of pretty- considerable extent, of such a nature that, if a hole is dug in it, or the first coat of earth removed, and fire ap. !Pied, the vapour which issues forth burns with great inten sity, and continues to do so till it is extinguished by some violent storm. The heat is sufficient to calcine limestone, aria the peasants accordingly burn their lime in no other manner About the centre of this spot is a large qnadran gular building of stone, built round a court, in the centre of which is a perforated annulus, from the top of which blazes up the everlasting fire, surrounded by fires of the same na ture The building is divided into cells, each with a sepa rate entrance, designed for the accommodation of the wor shippers; on each door was a tablet with an inscription, in characters of which I am ignorant; one of them seemed to have a transl a ti o n, o f which th e characters were Persian; but the language was neither Persian, Arabic, nor Turkish, and, therefore, most probably, modern Hindostanee. I went into one of the cells, which was inhabited ; a small platform of earth was raised on each side, perforated;and a tube in. troduced; one of these is always kept burning, according to the direction of the wind. The first Zerduslit forbad to raise temples or enclose the sacred fire, asserting it to be impious to confine the image of the deity; but the second raised altars and temples. I asked the inhabitant of the cell what was his country ? He said he was aII indoo (I presume a Parsee, front the frontiers of India), and that the building WilS erected entirely at the expense of the Hindoos. I asked for what purpose he came thither. He replied, without hesi tation, ‘• To worship that fire;" and said, that persons were seat from India to relieve each other in the employment of tending the everlasting flame, and that he and his com panions were then waiting to b., relieved. I observed a great pile of fuel, for they esteem the other fire too pure for culi nary purposes. The quadrangle contains a well of fresh water. If the vapour which issues from the eath is collected in bladders and carried to a distance, it. remains equally in flammable, and, from its burning with a red flame, I conclude it to be carbonated hydrogen gas: now, though carbon and hydrogen are contained in naptha, 1 know of no wav in which naptha could he decomposed in such a manner as to set the gas free. The sources are at some distance ; the soil is not bituminous, but calcareous; and the only smell is a faint odour of Harrowgate water, which shows the presence of a small quantity of sulphurated hydrogen, blended with the carbonated. Ido not believe the naphtha to be an agent in producing the phenomenon.—Remain: of Viscount Royston. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MONEY MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Twer.va o'cuocK.—Some purchaies of Con mils yesterday for the Court of Chancery had the effect to improve the market, which closed firm at 9-11- fur Money, for Account the same. Consols opened this morning 0t9411 Money, 944 I for AccOunt. Exchequer Bills, 75 77 pm. ; India Bonds, 76 78; Bank Stock, 2tB to ji ; India Stock, 265 '6. In the Foreign market yesterday afternoon, rath er more business was doing, and an improvement took place in some of the foreign securities. Brazilian advanced Irons 82 to 1 to 834, opened at 821 34 ' • Spanish 21i %; Portu guese, 461; Three per Cents. 231 24; Mexican, 241 25/; Colombian 26 271 ; Belgian 101/ J 021; Dutch Two-and a-H alf per Conte., 54-i *I- 7 F I ve-per qeme,1931403, - -- HA LF -P AST ONE.—There is not much cOnfitlenee placed in the private letter received in Paris front AmsterdaM of the 10th instant, respecting the altercation between the King of Holland -and the Prince of Orange. Consols, which were firm in the morning at 94% for the Account, have since receded to 9-41; Money 94. e under stand that the Hebrew party have ireen selling in the course of the morning. Exchequer Bills 77 75, lower; India Bonds 78, steady; Bank Stock, 208, lower; India Stock, 265. Spanish Active no alteration, 211 ; Portuguese lower. 364; Three per Cents., 234 4; Brazilian higher, 821 34; Dutch steady, 51i •' Five per Cents. 1024. A little busiuess has been doing in the Share Market. Great Western better, 141 pm. ; Brighton 2i dis.; Green wich 31 die.; British Asphalte 1 tiz pin. Fouß o'cnocK.-LConsols for Aug. 28, 94i Spanish Bonds, 211. Portuguese New Bonds, 36%. 6. (From the official list, containing the business actually transacted.) BRITISH FUNDS THIS JAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock, 208% 8 . 'lndia Stock, 265 3 per Ct. Red., 95 41 / 1 Bonds, 78 pm. 3 per Ct. Con., 941( 4 I South Sea Stock. • 3i per Ct. Auns. 1818, 1024 Bank Stock for Acct.. -- 3% per Ct. Red., 102/ a / Consols for Acct., 94/ /a I New 3% per Cents., IUI2 £IOUO Ex. Bills, 77 5 4 6 pin Long A ns. 1860, 159-16 Z £501) do. 77 5..6 , pin Ditto, 30 yrs. 1859, 151 - Small do. 77 5 6 pin Ditto, 30 yrs. 1860, 15% Ditto Commercial, - - 5.„.„ • SHARES.. • .. . (The quotations give the actual price, without reference to premium Or (litlitIIII.) Candongay 81 9 1.,..nt1un Joint StockCompuny Great Western, 781 91 80 ! 12 London and Brighton, Sit i ,Aspiialte,.PolonCeau, Southampton, New, 352 Northern and Eastern, Asphalte, British, 2% .3 iAsphalte (Clircidge's Yateut,) British and American Steam' Navigation 2I Bahia Steam, 1% North Midland, ILondon Si Southampton, 111aochester and Bittniughaui, 71 WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. The reports of various committees, the stations of the preachers, and applications fur additional preachers, have formed the chief topics of discussion before this important body. Forty-two young ministers have been examined and ordained by .the present Conference. Their names are— John Alliu, Nathaniel Alston, Thomas D. Baiuea, William Bond, William Burnett, James Carr, D. M. R. Cughill, Robert Cooke, John Crawshavv, Nehemiah Curnock, J o hn Eggleston, T. M. Fitzgerald, Henry Groves, Sarni. Healey, Thomas Heelev, W. Flill,juu., Geo. Hobill, John Hotikiri, F. J. Jobson, Hugh Jones, John Lambert, John Rees. Joliu Richards, John Russell (2d), Nathan Rouse, John Ryan (Ist), John Ryan (2d), Henry Smallwood, E. J. Sturges, Charles Taylor, Samuel Taylor, W. B. Thornloe. Benj.-B. Waddv, John Walters, Fraucis Ward, Samuel ILYiarilley. E. B. Warters, G. F. White, Joseph '.l'..Wrikinson, H. W. Wil liams, Charles Westlake,, and Thomas Wood. The folio wing are the stations,nf the preachers in Lanca shire:— Tim LIVERPOOL DI§TI:ICT. Liverpool, North (Brunstvik Chapel, 4.c.), John Ander son, sen., Win. Hurt, Thomas Thompson- ' Calverley Riley, supernumerary. South (Pitt•street, ( 1 / 4 fe.),Thos. H. Sq uan ce, John Nelson, Robert Young, Samuel Iroxton; James An der - B,n, supernumerary. Beta& (Reno's Garden), David Evans, Robert Jones. Chester , Ralph Scurrab, Samuel Fiddlam, W. Lindsey ; Isaac Lilly, supernumerary. Holy uell English), Joseph T. Wilkinson, Henry Dean; Wm. Henshaw, supernumerary. Banjor (English), Robe:t Mac brair, Walter Prescott. IVrexhant, 'llama, Hall, Joseph Sykes; James Fussell, supernumerary. Whiiehureh (Salop), Thomas Slugg, Wm. Trewin. Warrington, Bcnj. Clayton, James Laycock; Wm. Jones, supernumerary. St. Helen's and Preseot, Alex4nder .Hsnue, Samuel Healey, Wigan, John Fairburn, Walter Coates. Orniskirk and Southpurt, John Newton. Preston and Charley, Benjamin Fs ankland, Samuel Dawson, John Bethord. G,..rstang, John, Raby, Geo. Hughes. Lancaster, Joseph Lowthian, George Green wood.—JOHN ANnimsoN, sets., Cisairman of the District; THOMAS H. SQUANCE, Financial Secretary. 'THE MANCHESTER AND BOLTON DISTRICT. First Manchester,{Oldham-street. tyc.) John Rigg, John Smith, 3d, William M. Bunting; Edward Gibbous, Richard Mattison, John Thompson, supernumeraries. Second ;Van chestcr, (Ire-ell-street, 4-c.) F. A West., William Clough, William Wilson, 4th; John Taylor, Josiah 11. Walker, supernumeraries. Third Manchester, (Grosvenor-sheet, 4 , c.) Joseph Taylor, Richard Felcus, George Steward, Joseph Lawton, Joseph Heaton; Jonathan Barker, supernumerary. Fourth Manchester, (Bridywater-street, 4.c.) Barnard Slater. Samuel Thompson William Shelinerdine, supernumerary. Altrincham, Amos Learoyd, who shall change on one Safi bath in every three weeks, with the prearhet 3 of the Fourth Manchester - Circuit. Manchester, ( Welsh, ) Samuel Davis, who shall change on two Sabbaths in every three months with the Welsh preachers stationed in Liverpool. Stockport, William Horton, Joseph Hargreaves, Henry Chettle. New Mills, Isaac Deunison, William Exley. Glussop, Benjamin Barrat, who shall change one S4bbain in every three weeks with the preachers at New Mills. Ashton-under-Lune, Tho mas Dunn, John Smithson,. James Little. Oldham, Joseph Meek, James Wilson, Martin Burrows. N. B. Brother Wilson resides at Middleton. De7ph, (Saddletcorth,) John Hague, who shall change on one Sabbath in every five weeks with the preachers of Oldham. Belion,,Thomas Stead, Isaac Woodcock, James Brownell; William Arnett, supernumer ary. Rochdale, Samuel Tindall,- Daniel Chapuian, Joseph Mortimer. N. 13. Brother Mortimer resides at Heyweod. Burnley, James He-aton, William Pemberton; John Phil lips, John W. Barret, supernumeraries. Bury, William M`Kiltrick, John E. Coulson. Blackburn , James Buinstead, Thos. S. Keysell, HaslingdeW, IfiChard Smethatn, Samuel Leigh, Thomas Rodham. . Bacup, Benjamin Pearce!, Wil liam 0. Booth. William - layell, Banniel Morrill; Jonn Barratt, supernumerary. Clitheree, Thomas Skelton, Thomas Kent. Leigh, John Squarebridge, who A l an otmoge on one Sunday in every mouth with the preachers at Bolton. —JosErn Y Lon, Chairman of the• District; Joinv Ittcc, Financial Secretary. LONDON DISTRICT. Tnom As JACKSON, President of the Conference. First London, (Cilrroati 4c.) Edmund Grindrud, Martin, William Bilk, Henry Davies, John Farrar, Fred. J. Hobson, Benjamin B. Waddy; Henry Moore, supernum erary-. N. B. The Welsh Chapel in London shall be supplied according to a plan agreed upon at the last North Wales District Meeting. George Cubitt is our Editor ;• George Mason. jun., is our Book Steward. Jabez Buntiug, P.D., John Becham, Robt. Alder, and Elijah Hoole, are the Resident Secretaries of our Missions; Walter 0. Croggen is the superintendent, under the direction of the Missionary Committee of the Irish Missions and Schools. Dr. Bunting is appointed the President of the Wesleyan Theological In stitution; Richard TrefTry,. Governer of the Institution house; John . Hannah, sPn., the Theological Tutor; and Samuel Jones, A. M., The Classical awl Mathematical Tutor. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDA y EVENING. Several of the leading speculators are now at the Wulvei hampton races, consequently the market has been rather of a less spirited character than the general feature. The clos ing prices:— THE WOLVERHAMPTON CUP. 6 to 4 on Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway (taken freely) THE WOLVERHAMPTON ST. LEGER. 5 and 6t04 on Gilbert (taken) THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER 7to 2 against Col. Peel's lon (t 4to 1 freely) 9to 2 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John (t) 100 to 10 „ Ld. G. Bentinck's Grey Motnus (t to-day) 170 to 20 „ Mr. Parkin's Lanercost (t last night) 11 to 1 „ Mr. Coombe's Cobham (off freelv) 16 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Albernarle (off) 16 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira (t) 200 to 13 „ Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (t) 200 to 4 „ Mr. Thotopson's Predictor c (t) 200 to 6 „ Mr. Thompson's Talleyrand (t to-day) 200 to 4 „ Wee Willie (off) 200 to 3 „ Lord G. Bentinck's D'Egville ;iu some instances 100 to 1 bet. 200 to 6 „ Major Yarburgh's Easter (off) 200 to 6 „ Mr. Fait lie's The Hydra (off) TATTERSALL'S, MoNDAY. ST, LEGER—The betting to-day was confined to a few horses, but was not destitute of interest. Inn and Don John were at the previous week's quotations, and not much sought after. Lanercost was backed by several parties, and was a pont or two better than before; Grey Momus was alto in high force in influential quarters. The odds were !ikewise taken rather freely about Appleton Lad, who rose a point or two; the layers, however, were neither .-aree nor shy. Cob ham, although backed for a trifle at 14 to 1, was - obviously out of favour: it was hinted that he is not up to the mark. The other betting • does not - require observation. Closing prices:— 7 to 2 against Colonel Peel's Inn (t 4to 1) 9to 2 „ Ld. Chesterfield's Dun John (t sto 1) 7to 1 „ Mr. Parkins's Lanercost (t Sto I) 10 to 1 „ Ld. G. Bentinck's Grey Morons (t freely) 12 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (t) 12 to 1 „ Mr. Mr. H. Comnhes's Cobham (t) 18 to 1 „ Ld. Westminster's Albemarle (t 20 to 1) 25 to I „ Mr. Thompson's Talleyrand 33 to I „ Major Yarburgh's Easter (t) 40 to 1 „ Mr. Gascoigoe's Watchman (t) - DERBY. 2000 even betted•on the field against twelve. THE LATE GOODWOOD STAI(ES.—'I'he stakes are . withheld from Mr. The()bald on the - .objection that Lnutherbourg is five years old, one year more than stated in his nomination. The matter is not yet decided. Lonn SuFFnmo's .STUD. —The following horses,' part of the above noblemaors racing establishment, were sold by Messrs. Tattersall yeste'rday afternoon :—Cowboy. 4 yrs.46o guineas; Bamboo, 3yr5.140; Sphynx.2 yrs.Bs; - EsPagnolle with a colt foal by Glances, 41; Lunacy, 50; Spe cie, 40; Zafra, 30; Galopade's dam, 50; Young Pipyline, 27; a Bay Yearling Filly', by Camel out of Zafra, 21; a 13ev Yearling Filly, by Mulatto out of Lensey, 20; Alan, 2 v 5.160; Alms, 2 yrs. 29; a Filly 4 yrs. by Gustiives out of Peggy. 45; Cal listo, 120; Georgians, 25; Albania, 91; Juliana, 54; Price 150. The racing 'stud of the lato Duke of Leeds will be sold a. Doncaster, on Wednesday in the race week, by Messrs. Tattersall. STEANI-SPEED LEGISLATION.—Lord Brougham, last even ing in the Hbuse of Lords, drew up art act of parliament, writing the same on his knee!—the house being in a state of " darkness visible"—endorsed it, presented it, moved its first reading, gave notice of its second reading to-morrow, and a further notice for the suspension or the standing orders so as to enable its passing its remainder stages forthwith, in Ilia short space of five minutes! The object of the bill is to amend that clause in the imprisonment for debt bill, which enacts that only 3s shall be payable on advertising insolvents' sci.e doles in Country newspapers, by increasing the aniiat!it.— Morning Herald: GLOUCESTER Mcstc.►r. FESTIVAL—The stewards of the approaching musical festival are taking every pains to render it the most attractive meeting ever witnessed in that city. The very first talent in England, both vocal and instrumental. has been engaged, with a power in the orchestra hitherto un precedented in that cathedral,—perhaps the best adapted to music in the kingdom. A new plan has been devised for in creasing and improving the accommodation for refreshment at the evening concerts, by flooring over the Crown Court to a level with the galleries, and using it as a refreshment room; thus avoiding the incou‘enience experienced on former occa sions of going up and down stairs, and through cold passages to the county and city grand jury rooms, which will, on this occasion, be furnished with every convenience, as cloak and and shawl rooms. The performance are to be extended to four days, and the whole will conclude with a grand fancy and full dress ball and supper, for which Weippert's celebrated band is expressly engaged. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.-TUESDAY. His LORDSHIP took his seat at nine o'clock. CHARGE OF MURDER. James Macklin, aged 2:3, Patrick Canning, 18, Edward . Con (illy, 21, James Darning, IS, Marlin Murphy, 26, 'George M'Carty, 19, and Patrick Morland, 20, were placed at the bar, charged with having been concerned in causing the death of William Horner Ross, late an inspector of police in thts town. All the prisoners were dressed iu cleanly and decent, and some of them in respectable attire. The indictment stated, that James Macklin did on the 28th May last, cast and throw against the ground one William .I.lorner—li4ss, .3 , 41 wita_a .large stick, heat him about tile_ head, sides, and back; and that Patrick Canning, Edward (_1(inolly, James Durning, and Martin Murphy, did, while the said William Horner Ross was on the ground, feloniol:sly beat, strike, and kick h►m, giving to him thereby divers mor tal strokes, wounds; and contusions, whereof he languished from the 28th of May to the 6th of June, when he died. George M`Cartv and Patrick Modand were charged with having been present, and aided and abetted the above named prisoners. • The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. ARMSTRONG and Mr. RustiToN conducted the prose cution. Dr. 13nowNE, assisted by Mr. MURPHY, appeared for all the prisoners but MA:arty ; the latter was defended by Mr. WILKINS. Mr. AI:3ISTRONG stated the case to the jury. This, he said, notwithstanding his long experience in criminal courts. was one.of the most painful and important cases in which he had ever been engaged. The learned counsel then went on to de tail the leading facts of the case, after which he proceeded to call his witnest,es. George Wharton. an inspector of police, deposed that, on 28th May last, he went to a field near the tanneries in Tox teth-park, to prevent a tight of which he had received infor mation. The general effect of the testimony of this witness is embodied in the evidence of the officers afterwards called. It appeared that, in the course of the fray, he was knocked down and severely injury. This -was not, however; until he had seen the deceased, Itoss, knocked down and severely ill t rea :ed. ;James M`Quan, police-officer 70, stated, that he was on duty in the Park-road on the 28thot May. William Horner Ross and Cowan were there. He was called upon with them to quell a disturbance in a field near Parliament-street. lle saw there the prisoners Canning, Connolly, pruning, and M`Carty. Ross told them to go away, and. they replied that they were doing no harm. liesaid, If they did nut go away, they Would ;etch a sufficient force to make them. Therowd then returned further into the field, and Cowan was sent for furrlfer assistance. A ring was foraged in Cowan's absence, and two men stripped and commenced fighting. Ross walked up to them and told them to.t stop fighting, and to go away. Wharton and several other officers came up. They endea voured to dis;u'rse them. At first they seemed as if they were going to aisperse: • One of the men who had been Light ing was taken into custody. As soon as he was taken into custody, the men all turned upon the officers. Ross was first attacked. The prisoner M'Carty said, "Come, go it." Patrick Canning had a stick about IS inches long. Ilestruck Ross twice owthe head,. his hat, being previously knocked off in the scuffle. Connolly struck Ross - about the head and shoulders with his fists. Canning struck him and knocked him down. When he was on the ground, Murphy, Canning,, Connolly, and Macklin continued to strike and kick hint. He did not get up at all during the whole time. Had seen Can ning Wore,.but did not previously know the other men. He saw the...other prisoners so well that he could say positively they were the parties. Ile and his comrades attempted to rescue Ross, but they were beaten off. Ross was then left surrounded by the cross d. 'Cross-examined by Dr. BR9WNE.—Connolly, Durning, and Murphy struck Boss before be fell. He was knocked down about a minute from the eummencemeutof the striking, and he (witness) conceived that it was the blow front Can ning that.knocked him down. By the JUDGE.— Did not see any blow struck by Canning with a stick after Ross was on the ground. By Mr. Wit.kiNs, on behalf of IVlCarty.—The . prisoner 111`earty said, "Go it—come !" The crowd was qu iet before that, and he conceived that that was what set them on. By the JUN:IE.—The ring was 'woken when M'Carty made use of those words. It ass not when the ring was first 'formed that he made the exclamation, but just after.. From the time when the ring was first formed to the time when Ross was knocked down, about two or three minutes elapsed. Had, seen fights of this kind before. It was customary to have sticks to keep the ring. Thomas Threlfall, police officer 2 ° l, deposed That be was on duty on the 28th May last in Mill-street, is the Park. Charters, a constable, came to him, and in consequence of what be said he and Charters proceeded to a field near the tanneries. There was a great crowd of people : and they were forming a ring by heating round with their sticks. Two men were stripped, ma-king ready to fight. Witness saw Mr. Ross there. Witness was just behind him as he walked into the ring. He several times told them to deSist. The fighters then made away. Ross, and witness, and two other officers went after ofie of the fighters. They took him into custody. The crowd immediately came after thent He had the man in his charge. The moivd attacked - Ross, and knocked him down. Witness saw Doming strike Ross with a square piece of wood. It was a new Squared piece of timber, cut away at the handle, about foutteen *inches long, and two inches square. Witness bad seen the piece in his hand, and told him to throw it aside. Darning struck Ross about the shoulders. Connolly kicked Ross. He had a stick and a rough piece of brick in his hand. Saw Canning also in the crowd, and• George M'Carty. M'Carty did not do anything, but he cried out, "Go on Witness waitripped; an d When he got tip he saw Ross upon the ground in a helpless condi tion. They retreated a few yards hack,- when sonic Other officers came to their assistance. Tbe crowd then fell back. He saw sonic persons carry Ross away but he did not know who they were. • Cross-examined by Dr. BROWNE.—About three rounds had been fought when Ross went. By Mr. WILK ixs. , ---ltwas after Ross was knocked down that he heatid M`Catty rail out. Robert Ritchie was on duty on the 28th May, and went to the tanneries with Whart,n and Fish. There was a crowd of people, and two men stripped and fighting. One of these two was taken into custuds by Wharton, and the other ran away. When they pursued the fighter, about fifty or sixty of the crowd came after them throwing bricks and stones. The prisoners Canning, Connolly, Durning, Murphy, and Morland were in front. Wh en th ese li ve came to the front, they stopped two or thre e mi nu t es, w h en -M ac kli n s t e pp e d forward and got alongside of Ross. Some . one in the crowd tatted-out,. Now, lads, go it!" M that moment some of them, about 20 or 30, took staves out of their pockets. Mack lin, when he came forward to Rosa, laid his right arm across the breast of the latter, and tiipped him over his knee, and Ross fell to the ground. - When he was on the ground they commenced beating him . . Witness was instantly pinioned behind and knocked down. He was also cut in the head by a blow. The crowd cried out, "'Kill the murder them!" .Witness drew himself up on his hands .. and knees, and-saw - Ross, who was lying on the ground, with his hands end kneeS draWn up as if to protect hiMSelf. There were about si.e or Seven persons Over hint striking at him with short sticks. :1 . 111155s was unable to identity any of the party who were striking. He did - not recognise any person after he was knockertdown. William Cowan, officer 126, stated, that be went with 'toss to the top of Hill-street, and he was sent by him into Parlia ment-street, to pass 'the word into the town for assistance. He then went back and found the crowd near the tanneries, attacking the - officers. He saw amongst the crowd Conbolly. Murphy, and Dimling. Connolly had a stick about IS inehes long, and in his hand a stone or brick. Wit ness saw him stnke Inspector Whartim. Murphy had a stick - of the Same kind. When he saw the assistance coining up he shouted, "stand boys!" Witness pursued Connolly. He ran towards the edge of the pit. He either fell in, or was knocked in. just before that he turned round and said —"D— you, give you as much as I gave the captain." Witness pursued and took Murphy, Witness bad no doubt but by "captain" he meant Wharton, whom he bad just be fore struck. Margaret Barwood stated that she resided in Copperas hill. On the 28th of May she was going into Parliament lane. In the field there was a crowd which increased while she was there. Two men came into the field and stripped to fight, and the crowd increased very much: She saw the pri soners Macklin and .Connolly there. She saw the officers come up. The flzhters were parted for a time. She saw Macklin put his arm across Ross's hreast and trip him. She saw Connol►y throw him down and kick him most severely. Macklin at first bad no stick, but after he had knocked Ross dow❑ he produced a stick. He struck Ross several times on the head with a stick. Connolly had a stick, and with this be beat Ross on the head. One man who was beside Ross when le was knocked down was thrown on his face. The officers were beaten off, and Russ was left upon the ground in a state of insensibility. He never got up after he was knocked down by Macklin. He was carried away in a ver contused state, and insensible. By the Jui)GL.—She heard a man say that Inspector Whartoo was ke9ci:ed down. This was after Ross was knocked down, Robert Bowerhank, officer 2eo, stated, that on the 29th of May last he was on duty, and was sent for to the Park with officer Cowan...Saw,.Wharton, and saw the men kick and strike him.. Could not say wh o did it. S aw Ch arters knocked down. Rushed in to assist the police, and was im mediately knocked down. Felt his head struck, and was after that insensible. Peter Baker stated, that he was a carter in the employ of Daniel Chadwick:. On the 28th May'he was at his master's stable, which joins the field near the tanneries. Witness saw a crowd, and a man in the dress of a police-officer was knocked down. The officer was in a falling attitude when he first saw him, and he received a blow on the forehead which felled hint to the grOund. He was kicked, and imire 7 diately the crowd •o closed - about him that he could not see what was done. The man who struck: the blow, to the best of his belief, was Macklin. When he again got sight of the policeman he was lying on his back with his knees drawn up. Witness. went over to him when the crowd left him, and found hint bloody and insensible. The crowd was in a riot ous state lower down the field. Witness endeavoured to raise him up, but as the man was so helpless he was unable. Witness called assistance, and :he and another person drag ged him into a toPewaik, where he slightly recovered. Wit ness asked if he should .get him a bucket of .water to wash himself. He replied, "I would thank you to get me a car and get me into the lane." Witness told the police and :,everal other persons to come to the assistance of the man. Peter Carrington, officer 125, stated that he knew the de ceased, who was an acting inspector of the police; and he lodged with him. On the 29ib.of May he went to the Ink, mary and saw hint. Witness produced the dress of the de ceased. The coat was much stained with blood. J. -Nottingham, house-surgeon at the Infirmary, stated that on the evening of the 2Sth of May, Ross was brought to the. Infirmary. He was in a state of great agitai tint), and in his (witness's) opinion . there was reason for it. li e was much' bruised about the legs . and arms. Tne chief injuries which he had received were contused wounds on the scalp, which witness conceived to be of a dangerous charac ter. It was Monday ashen he_eptered,and on the Wednes day, dangerous symptoms came on. Erysipelas attacked the edges of the contused wounds; that was a very common con sequence of wounds of the scalp. The dangerous symptoms increased in intensity, and on Monday he was attacked with inflammation of the Grain. lie died on the following Wed nesday. In his opinion, death was caused by the injuries on the scalp. The proximate cause of death was inflammation of the. brain. The blows must have been violent, for the scalp was divided, but the skull was not anywhere fractured. There were five wounds, four of them considerable. Two on the right side of the forehead, and three on the left. This was the case for the prosecution. • Dr. 13KowNF. addressed the jury in defence of those for whom he was retained. lie called the attention of the jury to the circumstance of Canning being the only person amongst the' prisoners who had ever been known before by any of the witnesses. Ile was known by M'Quan, who, he said, was •cootradicted by all the other witnesses. confusion of the time, be urged, would hiuder the parties present from making very correct observations. He also pressed incon sideration the. very slight nature of the evidence against Morland. Mr. WILKINS addressed the jury on behalf of M'Carty. Persons, he said, might be present at a scene of the descrip tion of which they had heard, with the bestintentions. They might be there to quell a fight, or to prevent mischief. As to the expression which had been used by M'Carty which one witness said was 4• Go it, come!" and another said was "Go on !" he conjured the jury to put the more merciful construc tion upon it, and to believe that he was speaking either to the parties who were tootling away or to the policemen. Several witnesses were called to speak to the characters of the prisoners. His LORDSHIP charged the jury very. impressively, re minding them of the very awful duty which he and they had to perform. His lordshi p procee d e d a t some l ength, and with great perspicuity, to point out the bearings of the law on the case, and the thirerence between murder and mauslaughter. After some remarks as to the- caution and deliberation with which evidence as to identity ought to be weighed, his lord ship proceeded to read over the evidence, commenting very minutely thereupon as he went on, The jury requested permission to retire at a quarter-past tiro o'clock. ['hey returned at half-past three o'clock, and found the prisoners Macklin, Canning, Connolly, Burning, Murphy, and M`Carty not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter. Morland they acquitted, The jury stated, that they considered it -a very aggravated - case of man slaughter, but, having some doubts on their minds respect ing the murder, they gave the prisoners the benefit of thew. His LORDSHIP having commented on the enormity of the offence, said. it was necessary for him to pass a severe sentence._ They had all been found guilty of manslaughter under circumstances of great disorder and cruelty. They had `attacked a defenceless Man, for when - Ross was'Abifii he was defenceless. He was not a voluntary servant, but was acting in the discharge a public duty, under which he was compelled to interfere. His lordship distinctly said, that if the verdict had been for murder, he would hsve selected one for execution, and that one would have been Telacklin. His lordship concluded by sentencing all the prisoners to trade portation for life. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. John Corbett Peel, a fashionably-dressed and good-looking young man, was placed at the bar, charged with having em bezzled certain monies, the property of the 'company of proprietors of the Bank of Manchester. The indictment set forth that the prisoner being employed as a clerk in the Bank of Manchester, at which Mr. Burdekin was the chief officer, did, on the 31st of May last, receive £1,038 Os. ,on ac count of the said Edward Bu r d e ki n , an d em b ezz l e hat and kept the same • another count charg e d bi n s with st e ali ng an d embezzling £300; another with stealing and embezzling £6O; and a fourth with having stolen and embezzled a Bank of England note for £300 ; a Bank of England note for £lOO, 100 sovereigns, 100 half-sovereigns, EX/ shillings, and 100 sixpences. '!'here were various other counts in the indict ment, setting forth the offence in various ways. - Mr. Starkie and Mr. Dandas conducted the prosecution, and Dr. Browne and Mr. Wilkins defended. Mr. STaate IR, at some length, stated the case to the jury. Mr. Thomas NlThittenburry Olivant stated that-he was a director of the Bank of Manchester, In May last, the pri soner was a cashier on a salary. There were two other cashiers, who were stationed at each end of the counter, the prisoner's situation being in the middle. Each had a sepa rate desk, and separate drawers and tills. ' The cashier kept a balance-book. The book produced was the money-hook of Mr. Peel. This contained the items of cash which he had on hand at the close of each day. it was his (witness's) duty every week to examine the prisoner's accounts. It was the cashier's duty, at the close of every day, to sum up his book and to count the money that he bad in hand. When witness examined the accounts, it was his duty to see the gold, notes, silver, &e. all told, to convince hint that it was correct. The cashier then put it into the box assigned to it, and carried it into the safe. He was the accountant of the bank, and re sided on the premises. If money were paid into.the bank the cashier ought to put it in the cash-book. If £lOO were paid in £5O of which were gold and £5O paper, he would put the gold into the drawer. He would then make a credit-ticket for the whole amount, Ibld it in the notes, and put it in a drawer for the purpose. The credit-tickets are collected by the note copier, who also tickets the notes. He puts down the copies of both tickets, as notes iu the copying note-book. The copier keeps the notes until past bank • hours, when be returns them to the same cashier. On. the 31st May, , went and examined Mr. Peel's money and account, having ex amined it on the 17th May,. ,Witness went on the 24th May last, did not see the prisouer. Witness on the 31st, found him at his desk, with the not,i-book. Ile appeared to be adding it up. He did not do so. Ile appeared extremely unwell, and complained of being in great pain. Witness left him, saying, probably he would be better directly.. Wit ness was away about ten minutes or a quarter of an bons. On his return the cash was still not made up, and the prisoner was gone. Witness proceeded to make up the cash, and he found it amount to £24,954 15s. Id. The amount of silver receipts as found in the till as his receipts was £l4 16s. 9d.; gold, - 167 sovereigns • notes, £1,644 ss. That ought to h ave been, if correct, all that be had received in the course of the day. Seine entries were made by Mr. Burdekin, on the night of the 31st. When he made the examination, he found in a baud' 1,0(X) sovereigns a sovereign ton many. That money which was found in the drawers was always carried to the safe. The balance, on the 30th of May, £27,99235. 10d. Some of the balances in the book had been altered since he looked at them and found them right. There had been erasures Loth in the amounts and in the columns. Mr. E. Burdekin, manager of the Bank of Manchester, having taken the money-book, said the items of the 30th of May and the summing up were in the prisoner's hand writing, £27,992. 3s. 10d., this ought to have been the sum of money in his hand on the 35th. This agreed with the balance asshown by the general cash-book - . The general cash-book had three columns of E. s. d.: one for each cashier, and three separate balances were struck in the evening. On the 31st of Mav the balance was £25,994. 15s. Bd. by the general cash-book. 'Mr. Olivant named the actual casli really iu hand in the prisoner's department, and it was £24,951. The. 7d., which was afterwards augmented by £2. This left a deficiency of £1,038. Os. ld. There was no entry in their books or check note to denote money paid by Wrigley and Co. on the 31st, but there was the amount in their pass-boa. Each cashier had a drawer, of which he kept the key. Mr. Burdekin here described the course of business in a similar manner to Mr. Olivant. Mr. Peel had been employed since 1831. John Dounnette, c'opying clerk at the bank, stated, that it was his duty to enter the prisoner's notes, of all descriptions. He kept the note-book and the rough cash-book. This wit ness gave further particulars as to the course of business, and proved that, on the 31st of May, there had been no note of any amount for Wrigley and Co., and some other firm. henry Worthington Collier stated that he kept the general , cash-book. He showed that he had handed to the prisoner accounts of his balance front time to time. He had not re ceived any account for Wrigley and Co., or for Bridge and Co. on the 31st. Richard Greenough stated, that he was one of the cashiers of the bank. He,proved that at the time spoken of by the complainant, when the prisoner complained of illness, he went to the prisoner and offered to assist him. He said he was so ill that he could•not make up the balance. He had taken out his money, and laid it o❑ his desk. Witness advised him to go home, and he did so. After the examination of his money, witness went to his house at half-past seven, but be was not at home. Witness want again at ten o'clock, when he was in, and found him still complaining. Witness said he had conic from Mr. Olivant to ask for some explanation respecting his accounts; in which there was nearly a thousand pounds defi cient. He said it was devilish strange, it was right the night before; but be hoped he should be better the next morning, and he would be at the bank. He did not ever return to the bank. Cross-examined by Doctor BROWNE. Sometimes the cashiers borrowed from each other where a particular deno mination of money was wanted. Ile remembered recently to have borrowed two £5OO notes from Mr. Peel's cash, while he was down weirs. Ile wanted large notes. Ile told Mr. Peel, on hiS return, and the money was passed to Mr. Peel's credit at night. RLsinembers a mistake Of £2,500 more than the check having been paid out of the stamp-office account, which is kept by tlieM, to Mr. Shuttleworth's cheek; that was in the morning, and the money was brought back, and the mistake discovered before the day was over. Thomas Dance, a porter, proved that the prisoner's money was in the same state when it was brought up on the morning of the 31st, that it had been when it was carried down on the preceding night. James Wrigley proved the payment of £3OO on the 30th of May, viz. a £2OO and £lOO Bank of England notes. Wit ness produced his pass-hook, with the entry in it. James Mott proved the payment of £6O on the above date, and its entry in the pass-book. The prisoner's hand writing to two letters was proved. The post mark of the first was Loughborough, June 2d, 1833. It was e.ridressed to J. R.. Powles. Manchester. It appeared that the prisoner had ridden from Manchester to Loughborough, (79 miles,) in eight hours, resting only one hour all the way. The letter stated that he had ridden through a heavy rain, without the possibility of getting a drop of comfort for the first 45 males, as he started at two o!clock in the morning. He requested his friend to go to Plymouth-villa, his residence, and take away whatever he liked, as he would not wish those banking people to get a single stick. Sawley, a police-officer, of Manchester, stated, that he went in pursuit of the prisomir, and found him at Amster dam. Ile at first refused to yield to the warrant, as he said it did not extend to that country. •He then said he had not taken so much money as was charged in the warrant. Ultimately, Sawley took him into custody, and brought him to England. Mr. Burdekin stated that be saw the Trrisoner in the Man chester prison. He confessed to him, that he had embezzled £2,250. Dr. BRowNE arldressefl the jury in defence of the prisoner. His lordship went minutely into a statement of the law re lating to larceny and embezzlement. applying it to the case as he proceeded. The . jury found the prisoner guilty of embezzlement, under the second and third countF. The Judge, in a feeling address, passed sentence of trans portation for seven year's. The court adjourned at a quarter to eight o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT.—Turtstmr. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIANts.) STENVART V. SMITHET. Mr. Alexander and Al r. iVigTit;an — appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Watson fur the de fendant. This was an action brought by the praintiff, who was a steward on board the Shearwater gevenment steamer, plying between Liverpool and Kingstown, against the defendant Captain Smithet, for an alleged balance of wages and fees due to him whilst acting as steward on board the Sbearwater. It appeared for the plaintiff, that he had beer. engaged as steward eight or nine years on board the Shearwater, and had been in the habit of receiving £4O a year wages, and was to find the captain in such eatables and drinkables as he might require on board, and also to supply the second steward, the stewardess, anti the cabin boy with victuals, he being allowed to have the profit of the sale of such victuals and liqnors as might be required by the passengers. Formerly it was the custom, when the Shearwater was engaged by the Post-office and under its pay, for the captain to receive half-a-crown from each passenger in addition to the passage money. But on the boats being taken from the Post-office by the Ad miralty, this payment was ordered to be discontinued to the captain, and an order to that effect was posted in the cabins of the various government steamers, at the same time re commeneling, that a payment of 2s. 6d should be given to the. steward for his care and attention to the passengers.' The plaintiff eventually in October last left the employment of the captain, anti took the Clarence Inn in Liverpool, and his nephew took his situation as steward on board the Shearwater. The nephew afterwards left the ship, and the plaintiff then claimed the settlement of a balance of his count from the captain, the defendant ; and sent in his It appeared, that after the order respecting the half-crown fee from the Admiralty, the steward afterwards collected it and handed the money over to the captain, it being contrary to the general . orders of the go vernmen t t h a t an y o f th e i r officers should directly receive such fees. But it was Coil tended fur the defence that it could never be the intention of government to take this emolument from its officer, the de fendant, and give it to his servant, th e a g grega t e am oun t o f fees being £3OO or £4OO per annum, more than their officer received as his pay as a lieutenant, and which would in fact be paying the steward, his servant, a greater amount for serving out porter and ale and brandy to pass'engers, than was paid to the defendant, a gentleman of station and educa tion, and from whom was required to fill his station great knowledge of navigation, and great courage to sail the vessel in all weathers, and on whom the heavy responsibility of the lives of the passengers and the value of the vessel rested. This the counsel for the defendant contended would be ab surd, and it was an impudent attempt to extort money on the part of the plaintiff. It appeared that on the strength of this order stuck up in the cabins, the plaintiff thought he was entitled to the fees, and was no longer bound by his engage ment to the captain; and, in the first account he handed in, he made a kind of attempt to split. the difference, and give the captain the• lion's share, charging for self one shilling for each passenger, and paving the wages of the second steward, stewardess and cabin boy, as a sort of setoff for the captain. After charging for several items of provisions, geese, a quart of brandy, &c., furnished to the captain from on board, and giving the cap tain credit for £3O, received part of the head-money, he made the defendant debtor him for £lB 10s. The captain refused to pay this en the ground that the plaintiff had nothing what ever to do with the fees, and the plaintiff then made out an other account charging his wages and the wages of the second steward, stewardess, and cabin-boy paid by him in addition to the provisions, &c., giving credit to the captain for the whole amount of fees received, making the balance due from the captain £lB 17s. The captain refused to pay this on the ground that he had paid the under-steward, the stewardess, and the cabin-boy himself, and, therefore, the plaintiff had no right to charge him with the amount of their wages. The plaintiff then sent to the defendant an attorney's letter through Messrs. Howard and Wiche, demanding immediate payment of his account, and charging Captain Smithet, in addition to .the provisions before named, with the whole amount of the fees received, making his claim £79. This Captain Smithet refused to pay, and the plaintiff brought his action against him, but claimed in the record, in addition to the whole of the fees, his wages, and the wages of the under steward, stewardess, and cabin-boy, for along period, making this his fourth claim £l3O 13s. ld., for which sum the action was brought. The learned counsel for the defence severely commented on the nature of the claim, and said, it was pre posterous to imagine that Captain Smithet could have enter ed into such an engagement with his steward as to pay him after this rate, and there was no evidence that he had done so. The steward was no government officer; he was merely the servant of the captain. The accounts were also put - in - settled by the plaintiff, showing that he had been regularly paid his wages, and the alone) had been given to him to pay the other cabin servants, and that the plaintiff was £l4 in the captain's debt. His Lonostur proceeded to sum up, and spoke of the va , riation in the plaintiff's demand, !citing alone the absence of all proof that the captain bad agreed to give hint the fees, a variation which bespoke of itself a want of accuracy, when the jury stopped him, and sail, they had made their minds up, and would not further trouble his lordship, and found a ver dict for the deftlidant. BRYAN AND ANOTHER V. NIX. This was an action brought for the recovery of £GS6 lOs., the value of a quantity of oats. It appeared that Messrs. Bryan, Herd and Co., of Liverpool, were in the habit of re ceiving consignments of oats from Messrs. Tenpenny & Co., of Longford, in Ireland, and on the receipts of the bills of lading were in the habit of accepting bills drawn on them by Tenpenny and Co: for the value of the consignments. It ap peared that Messrs. Tenpenny were in the debt of Messrs. Foster and Nix, of London. who, in February, sent down their chief clerk, a Mr. Walker, to Longford, to endeavour to obtain a settlement. Messrs. Tenpennv had . a relative in Dublin, who saw alter the transhipping of the oats from the canal boats, which came from Liingfoid on board the vessels which were to convey them to Liverpool; and it had been customary, for greater expedition sake, to forward these canal boat receipts of the cargoes of oats to Messrs. Bryan, Herd, and Co., who had accepted for the consignment on their re ceipt. In February,. 1836, a consignment of oats was made by Messrs. Tenpenny to Bryan. Herd, and co_ in the usual course, and the canal boat receipts were forwarded, on which Bryan, [-herd, and Co. accepted Tenp enn y an d C o ' s d ra ft s on the consignment to the amount of £656 lOs. On the ar rival of Messrs. Foster and Nix's clerk in Ireland; he seized on these consigned,oats fur the debts. of. his. firm;, and the plaintiffs having accepted bills on the receipt of the canal boat receipts of this consignment for th e amount, brought the present action for the recoyet v of the amount from Foster and Nix, the oats being then theirs, and not the property of Messrs. Tenpenny. The defence was, that the canal boat receipts were not of the sante nature as bills of lading, and that, therefore, the consignment was not regular and com plete. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, establishing the canal boat receipts as of the sante nature as bills of lading. HORSFAT L AND OTHERS 1% PIM AND ANOTHER . . Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Watson appeared for the plaintiff•, and Mr. Alexander and Mr. - for the defendants: This was an action brought •by Mr. Horsfall, Sir John Tobin, and mans , other individuals carrying on business under the firm of Forrester & Co., engine-makers, against Messrs. Pita and Hutchinson, two of the directors of the St. George's Steam-packet Company, for the balance of a debt of £8,700, for the manufacture of a marine steam-engine for the steam-packet Vulture belonging to that company. It appeared that the plaintiffs originally contracted with the Cork Steam-packet Company, in December, 183.5, to furnish. them with a marine engine of a certai❑ description, for a vessel building for that company by Mr. Russell, ship. builder. Soon after, the Cork Steam-packet Company was dissolved, and the St. George's Steam-packet Company en gaged with this Cork Steam-packet Company to take their contract with Messrs. Forrester & Co. on the terms agreed on with the latter firm. This was arranged between the two Steam-packet Companies, and Messrs. Forrester & Co. were notified of the arrangement, but still held the Cork Company responsible under their first contract. The terms of payment were one-half cash, to be paid in cash on the vompletion and trial of the engines, and the other half to be.paid in bills at six months. The engines were completed and the first half payment was male, and afterwards one bill was accepted for half the remainder, leaving the £2.200.dne to the plaintiffs from the defendants. Ou the trial of the engines it was found that the . paddle-shafts were placed too low, and in conse quence, when the vessel was loaded the paddles were too tleep, and the engines could not work properly. On this ground the defendants refused to pay the fourth quarter of the debt, and also on the ground that it had cost them £7OO to get the paddle-shaft raised to the proper water-line, and £l4OO to get Hall's patent adapted to the engines, which was ordered, but which the plaintiffs had refused to adapt to them in the process of the manufacture. It was acknowledged by the defendants that the engines in themselves were as good as could be. In reply to this, the plaintiffs urged that the fault of the engine -shaft being. placed too low was not to be attributed to them, but was the fault of the ship-builder. It was the duty of the ship-builder to furnish them with sections showing the water-lines of the vessel. whe❑ light and when loaded, and to inform them of the draught of the vessel. This was not the engine-maker's business, and he knew no thing about the draught of the vessel other than he was in formed by the sections of the ship furnished to him by the ship-builder. Messrs. Russell had furnished the plaintiffs with sections of two vessels, the Clonmel and the Vulture, building by them. In the section of the Clonmel, the water; lines were inserted showing the draught of the vessel when loaded and light, but not in the section of the Vulture; but Mr. Forrester was informed by Mr. Russell, jun., that the Vulture would draw'a foot less than the Clonmel, which would give the Vulture a draught of water of 8 feet when light. and 10 ft. 3 in. when loaded ; whereas, when tried, the Vulture when loaded drew 15 feet—five feet more than the section directed the engine -makers. The plaintiffs made the engine according to the section, and of course the paddles were too deep by the half 4.5 feet. Afterwards the paddles were 'raised 21 feet, at an expense of £7OO, which it was attempted to charge on the plaintiffs, as being owing to their fault. As to the second point, of refusing to adopt Hall's patent, when the plaintiffs were told to do so, i❑ July, 1836, the engines were too far advanced, to make any difference in the, original contract plan. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages, £2,274; the amount of the remaining bill due, with interest. The.court adjourned at seven o'clock. CROWN. COURT.—WEDNESDAY. Ilis Lordship took his sent at five minutes before nine o'clock. CDARGE OF MURDER. William Hodge, aged 25, was charged with the wilful mur der of Mary Moore, at Withington, on the 19th of June last. The indictment charged the prisoner with having, with a certain hedge-stake, beaten and wounded the deceased, and the second count charged him with having beaten her with a certain blunt instrument. The prisoner is a strong, well-built, and tolerably good looking young man. H e was dressed in a blue .coat, bar agatt vest ; st►iped fustian tron•sers, blue shirt, and cotton handker chief. He presented himself at the bar with an appearance of great firmness. There was, however, anabruptness about his manner that gave indication of his firmness being assu med. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. STA lIKIE and Mr. BRANDT appeared for the prosecu tion. Mr. WILK INS and Mr. Por.Locx for the defence. Mr. STARKTE stated the case to the jury, to whom a plan of the road between Manchester and Houghsend was pro vided. Mr. S. pointed out to the jury the several places as indicated thereupon which he had occasion to mention. The learned gentleman entered into minute details of the circum stances which were to he brought for Ward in evidence. ' Joseph Moore stated that the deceased Mary Moore was his wife. She was ‘IS years of age, and was in the service of Mrs. Charlton. She attended the Manchester market with the garden produce of Mrs. Chornon. She set off to market on the 19th of June, at half-past six in the morning, and he never saw her again till she was brought home on the next night a corpse. She had on a market-pocket, in which she kept the money which she received for produCe. She put the money in loose. She had also a private pocket of her own, in which she had money of her own, which was safe when her body was brought home. She usually went to Mrs. Chorlton to pay her money before she came home. She had on a black straw-bonnet. She was in the habit of wearing flannel round her head. By Mr. WILKINs. —Witness knew the place where the occurrence took place. Any one, from the windows of his witness's house, could see the spot. The house of Mr. Wood, a constable, was in that lane, and there was an end window to Mr. Wood's house, from which the spot could be seen. It could also be seen from a neighbouring farm-yard. Moss lane was a public road to Manchester. Thos. Hooley, a seSvant to Mrs. Chor!ton. stated that he went with the cart to the market on the 19th of June, with Mrs. Moore. He saw her at market, and saw her receive 'copper and silver money there. She put the money in a pocket under her apron. She sold .all the produce by eleven o'clock in the morning. Witness parted with her, and she told him she viould go to the end of Tibb,street. Ile took the cart past the end of Tibb-street, but he cOuld not see her. He got home betwixt twelve and one o'clock. Cross-examined by Mr. Wax INS—She might receive one or two shillings in copp er • in the market. Lydia Hodgson stated that she lived at No. 6, Lower Brook-street, Chorhon. She saw Mrs. Moore about eight o'clock on the morning of the 19th June, at market. She saw her receive silver and copper money—half-crowns, shil lings, and sixpences. She called at her house before she went home, and remained about an hour. Witneis paid her a half-crown—two shillings and one sixpence, and fourpence in copper. She put it in her pocket under her apron. This pocket she called her master's pocket. She set off in the direction of home. She had a reticule basket and two jugs, which she brought from her•. Cross-examii;ed by 11.11:‘VILICI NS.— Mrs. Moore had some copper, but not much. James Mee stated that he lived in Moss-lane. Ile had 'known Mrs. Moore twenty years. He saw her last on the . 19th of June, in hisishippon, at two o'clock. by his watch, which was, however, twenty minutes too fast. Witness walked outdown the lane a little, and was soon overtaken by Mary Moore; he addressed her, and she replied. He asked how. the market had been, and she said " very fair." She told him that gooseberries had been selling at 3d. per quart. They walked a little together, and then she bade him "good bye." He saw her for a short distance, but not far. It was just before she would arrive at a pond that he lost sight of her.. By Mr. WI LK IN S. ---I r the deceased had n o t been mu r d ere d lie.thought she would have arrived at Mrs. ekorlton's about two o'clock in the day. Lydia Hodgson recalled and examined the She saw deceased a quarter before one, and she was perfectly sober. Johnßoundritts said the deceased was his sister-in-law. On Wednesday evening, the 2jth June, he went to search . for the deceas e d. He s oug h t i n E ason ' s f i e ld , w h ere t h ere is a pit. The grass was trampled down about the pit side, and on searching a. ditch, which runs from the pit, he found the deceased. She was lying in the water, which was level with her top coat. Her knees were first taken hold of. She seemed to have been very touch struck ou the side of her head with some instrument. Her bonnet and cap were hang ing at the back side of her neck. There was a private foot path through the field, which was about 500 yards from Mrs. Chorlton's. By Mr. WILKINS.—IIe first began to search about seven o'clock in the evening. Searched first in Mr. Wood's field, adjoining. He was accompanied by Mr. Wood's son, a con stable. The body was found about nine o'clock. About the pit was much trampled in several places,-and it " looked like enough" that several persons had bee❑ there. Could not perceive that they had got in anywhere but through the gate steads. It did not seem as if a heavy body bad been dragged through the long grass. The path through. the field was sometimes used on trespass as a footpath to Chortton's, but it would not be the road to her house. Re-examined by /Qr. STA RK LE.—Tre thou , lit something had been put i❑ the pit. because, at the near,st point to the footpath, the grass was trampled and disturbed. There had been grappling in that and other pits during the day. The body could not have floated front the place where he thought something had been pushed in, to the place whereit was found in the ditch. William Lee stated that he was in the service of Mrs. Chorlton. He searched for the body of Mrs. Moore, and whenlfound, she had her market pocket on, under the apron, but there was no money in it. She had her private pocket on. It appeared that in this pocket were all the money and things which she had when she left borne. By Mr. WILKINS.—IIe was in that lane from ten o'clock to a quarter past twelve in the morning. He saw some strange men there. They were pitching and tossing for above an hour, and he left them there. They were close to the turning_ to Mrs. Chorlton's. By. Mr. STARKIE.—Does not know the names of those men, but has seen them since. They were before the coroner. Mary Baynly stated that she saw the body at the gate when it was brought out of the field, she accompanied it home, and saw it again at eight o'clock next morning. She assisted to lay it out. There was under the cap the flannel which she wore. :.he washed theittand delivered them to the consta ble. There were on the bonnet and cap mire and green weeds. There were two holes in the cap, - on the right side opposite the wound on her head. There was a hole in the flannel opposite a wound cri the top of the head. Her clothes were all wet. Her left baud was straight down by her side, and it was grasped full or grass. Her right hand was raised upitearlier ear. The list was clenched. Cross-examined by Mr. WiLxlNs:--There were four men engaged in carrying the body. Samuel Dale stated, that on Wednesday, the 20th June, about one o'clock in the afternoon, he went to fish in a pit in Withington. Ile found a reticule-basket at the bottom of a field near the hedge; - That was the field where the body was found, and from that spot, the place where he found the reticule, was distant about twenty yards. In the basket wits a can about half full of treacle, some tobacco, ging er, pieces of check, two small jugs, and so me t a p e . The check was wrap ped in blue thick paper. lie took the basket to the office of Mr. Allcock, the deputy-constable, and left it there.. By Mr. WILKINS.—There is a little footpath runs across the field to the pit side.- The handle of one jug was broken off. The paper of the tobacco was a little wet when lying there. The check was made into a parcel ; some of the treacle was upset. The lid of the treacle can was. On. By the JUDGE.—The reticule could not. have been thrown there from the footpath. John Chorlton stated that he was fhe son of Mrs. Chorlton. Mrs. Moore took to the market produce which ought to have realized from £3 to £3 10s.. She usually-Came (Elect to their house. Witness knew the prisoner at the bar Ile had worked for them, and left them about a month before.- De had worked about two months in the garden. By Mr. WILK:NS.—There were about 30 servants on their farm.• The prisoner called at their house on the day he was taken into custody, which was some time -after the murder. The coroner's inquest was sitting on that day, and the circum stance was the talk of the neighb o u r h oo d. Ile had been sent for by witness to go and work. Ilv Mr. STA nKlu.—Witness sent for him at the instigation of Beswick, the constable. By the JuDGE.--The prisoner knew that they and Mr. Wood employed many people near the spot, .41.1inor Beuion stated that Mrs. A;our who was cousin to her mother. She (witness) recollected when the liody was found. Saw the prisoner on the day the murder nas com mitted. It was beside Mr. Brooks's new road. Shp had a basket, and he requested her to let him carry it. The prisoner here exclaimed—=" I never saw you on that day at all." Witnesi.—" You did—you know you did." Prisoner.—" You are a liar." Witness went quit, ;;N:t hat she had known the prisoner be fore. Ile pressed her repeatedly to let him carry ber basket, but she refused, telling him that it was no weight. They patted at Mr Brooks' toll-gate, and he went alon ,, Moss•slde-lane. She first met him at one o'clock by Mr. l'Zley's bell. She parted with him at the corner of Moss-lane. It was about twenty minutes past one when she left him. She had with her a child about eighteen months old. She walked with him about half a mile. Had known him 14 or 15 years. Bt' Mr. WILKINs.-.--Iler husband wasvoi king at that time ' at Mr. John Cookson's. She had come direct from Manch - el.' ter. She left home at nine o'clock for Manchester. Her house was at Chorltou. Witness knew a peron named John Baggerly. She did notsee him that day. Sue was some time since the stewardess of a club, and was turned out for fraud. She had since paid part of the money hack agasll. She had not been intoxicated since she had been in Liverpool, and was not in the habit of fretting. intoxicated. Site. got back to Charl ton about half-past two o'clock.. By the Junte.—She was about two guineas deficient in' her club accounts, and she had paid hack 225. William Morgan stated that on Tuesday, the 19th Juste, he was in Moss-lane from one o'clock to half-past. Saw the pri soner. in Moss , laue, between Mr. Wood's house and the road to Mrs. Chorlton's. Witness met Mtn. lie was going in that direction. Witness turned his head, and saw him going into the field. Ile was three or four yards in the field. It was the next field to where the corpse was found. Witness had seen him three or four times before. Cross examined by Mr. WILLIAMS.—Resided in Ilar greaves-street, Huln - le, near Manchester. lied resided there about four months. Works as a navigator or farm-servant. Had been employed in various places. Had been before a magistrate as a witness, but not in any other way. Was in Moss-lane about ten o'clock. Went round through Stretford and back, up Mrs. Chorlton's lane, about half-past 1 o'clock. When he was there in the morning, he met 'several people in the lane. When he came back he met no One but the in i soner. Ile was twice before the coroner, and he told hint that he met four men in the morning. The four men told him that they were looking after a job or mowing, and they were going towards Mrs. Chorlton's. Did not say to any one that he saw no person in the lane but the four men. Chas. Kenyon stated that he was a gardener in Mrs. Chorl ton's service. He was there when the prisoner Hodge worked for her. He left the service. Before he left, one day he said to witness, •` Charles, this garden of yours makes a deal of money in the summer time." Witness said, "It does." Ile said, "Which way does Mary Moore come home —does she come over the fields, or (lowa the lane ?" (witness) said, "She chiefly Comes dos - n the lane." He said, "Is she late or soon when she comes—does she always bring the money with her home ?" Witness said she did, and she never was late since he knew her. - Witness said, " What snakes thee to ask that ?" He (the prisoner) said. " It's meets nn one 'sirs her." Witness said, " Nips her!" Ile replied, "They can't do that, she comes home too soon." Cross-examined by Mr. WILK INS.—Knows a man named Renshaw. The pi isoker never made any mischief between witness and Renshaw, but he told Renshaw that he (witness) was the greatest liar upon earth Wituess never threatened to kick him. Would not swear that he did not. The wit ness was then cross-examined as to the precise expressions .which he bed used, which were re-stated as above. Ile said he had stated the seine before ripe coroner. The depositions were put in and read. He had not stated, accordiug to the deposition, that he exclaimed "Nips her !" and that the pri soner explained that it meant taking her monev. Edward Jacques stated that he worked at Mr. Cotterill's rope-walk in or between Hahne and the New-road. On the other side was the Chester road. Remembered Tues day, the 19th June. On that day he saw the prisoner coming from the Huline and Stretford road towards the rope , walk. He was coining down by the bridge. These was a pit in the field. Ile looked about hint as if to see if any one were look ing. When he got to the bottom of the hedge, he took some thing out of his pocket, and began to wrap it in something blue. He got over the ,!Tap of the hedge into Townsfield. lie put his hand into the bottom of the hedge two or three times. He returned over the gap into the other field. lie passed the rope-walk, and went into Mr. Shepherd's beer shop. at the corner of Chester-street. Witness was iu a shed at the end of the rope-walk, where the prisoner could not see him. Witness saw the prisoner again at seven o'clock next morning. He went to the gap that he had been in the day before. Witness called nut, " What brings you there?' and he stepped back iinmediatel . e. Ile went towards the Stret ford new road, and witness followed him. Witness islet hint again at the other side of the hedge in Townsfield. Witness said, " What brings you there—you are tresapaising ?" Ile requested to be allowed to go to the bottom of the field, but witness would tint let hitn.- lie said, "I'll go hark." Wit ness went back the other way; and hearing somethieg from tan other men, he went into the field, and found the prisoner behind the hedge again. - lie was creeping on his hands and knees, with his list off, about a dozen yards from the gap. Witness said, "What! you're here again?" lie jumped up, and looked afraid, saying ' " Well ; conic no more." Ott Tuesday: witness saw him put a piece of blue paper in his mouth as he passed. It was about as big as a man's hand. When he retained over the field he had it tint. A piece of paper which he saw in the hands. of Alcock, the constable, was like it. Cross-examined by Mr. Wit.x INS.—The field is sometimes made use of as a cricket-field. S:tw the prisoner about file o'clock on Tuesday. Joshua Kitson, tlititlier tvorkman at Cotterill's rope-walk, spoke to the fact of the last witness having pointed out Hodge (the prisoner) to him on the 19th of June last, when he (the prisoner) w•as standing in the gap of the hedge. The state ments of this witness were generally- corroborative of those of the lest witness. Henry Ford, another workman at the ropery, gave similar testimony to the last witness. Edward Sweatman stated that, on the 20th June last, he was at the hedge above alluded to. lie found a parcel con taining eight half-crowns, a five-shilling piece, and twenty shillings in sixpences and shillings. They were both wrapped up in pieces of blue check. Witness went to search in con sequence of what Ititson had told him. Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—He (witness) had spent the money. lie had given some drink to sore of the men attba- ropery. lie had spent the money principally in clothes. He could not remember exactly is at he gave for them, but it was about £l. 16, lie showed die money to Wiliiam Kitson, who was with-bim when he found the last parcel. He did not claim a share of the money. The JunGu told the witness that the next time he found money he was to remember that it was dishonest to appro priate it to his own use. • Cyrus Allcock, depute-constable of Hulme, - stated that the hedge was pointed out to him, and near the spot where the money was found an officer picked up a piece of blue paper. He compared it with paper taken from the basket. Witness produced a piece of check cloth. He had compared that with a piece of check given to him by another officer. Wit ness produced several pieces of torn blue paper, which ap peared to be portions of a sheet of paper whi c h had been used originally as the wrapper of a ream of paper. [His Lordship tried to fit the pieces together. Those pieces which had been used to wrap the • parcel in the basket fitted; but the piece found in the field would not fit at all.] Richard Keswick stated that he was one of the constables of Manchester. lie searched for the prisoner on the Friday following the murder, but did not meet With hint till the 29th, when he took him at Chorlton's house. Wittiest., when he took hint, told him what he was taking him for, cautioning hint. Witness showed him the spot where Mary Illoore's body was found, and he replied that be was pot in that neighbourhood at all on the nay in question, and if be (Resnick) thought he (the prisoner) had committed the murder he was devilishly mistaken. This was ahem a mile and a half from the place where the money was found. Wit ness took him past the latter place, and he said he never was there in his life, and denied having secreted any money there. Richard Green, a police-officer, of Manchester, stated that prisoner having toll him where he lodged, he went there, and found a handkerchief, or piece of check. He bad com pared it with the piece in which the money was folded. It corresponded exactly in pattern, and the witness was of opi nion that it corresponded, as if torn off. [His Lordship was not so well satisfied of the latter fact, and all that he would allow was that it corresponded in pattern•] Bridget Allen stated that she lived in Tailor's•court, Ox ford-road. The prisoner had lodged with her about three months. The prisoner went out on Tuesday, the 19th, about eight or nine o'clock, he returned between three and four o'clock. It was past the usual dinner hour, and he said he would go to the Cotton Tree and have' a glass. He went, and was back before four o'clock. He was in the house at five o'clock, and he went out before seven. He did not come home before two o'clock. • He had paid regularly for his lodgings while he was employed, but he had not paid for A month, having been out of employment. The handkerchief which Green found belonged to the prisoner. On the Wed nesday or Thursday she remarked that he had had his whiskers taken off. By Mr. WILKINS.—The prisoner owed her 10s. 6d., and she had not yet received it. He was generally very regular and well-behaved. His whiskers and hair were only Cut shorter. He had previously said that the barber had cut hi" hair so short, that he would have his whiskers cut to match. When he returned on Tuesday, he might be a little elevated with a glass or two; but he was no way disordered. She told him that Mrs. Chorlton had sent tot him to go to work , and had promised him advanced wages. He repel h e thought he should tire them before he should be tired. Thotwts Wood. constable of Withiogion, stated that he resided in Moss-hine. On the 21st of June he found a pi ece of wood, a hedge-stake, in his field. Ile found in one of the fences a piece which corresponded with it. Cross-examined by Mr. WILKINS.—[II another field by the brook's side a dirty shirt and a pair of cotton s tockie.g! were found. A pair o f p a tt ens a l so were f oun d i n hi s field' about twelve yard s f rom w h ere th e b o d y lay. They were, a ) pair of clog pat tens, a nd were se nt b y one o f hi s ( w i te etts_ s , men to Joseph Morris, under the sup pos i t i on t h at t h e y wer the property of the deceased. Thomas Iloothbv a little boy, age d a b out e l ev en year'' that Allcock' had brought a b as k et to the itelice- ' ew e h - ,, Mr. Hollier, surgeon, s t ate d t h at on F r i day, June Iher examined the body of th e d eceased, and he attr ib ute d ide. death to an extensive fracture - of the skull, on the righ t ' ju re It was sufficient to produce death instantly. The fr ec v ' e re was at the back of the head, on the right side. There ‘„ e l two lacerated wounds of the scalp. The cap and - fia t ' .. l 4; v i had corresponding holes. A person receiving such!, aG , would fall without being able to make any oit;crys*-! •