The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-07-27 00:00:00

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T pv le 11 . 0 9 „Jos.° g ap f ge bY ls tt ° ti c A. ow ari a fek g 10 LOCAL NEWS S IR T G Aaty,llenant of the county of Lancaster. day 4 f/11' W aLlAms was fi ss. costs, on Tues- s dead . °l' Plucking the feathers from a n fowl before it was CikEtvl;,,,,TH B ANK QUA Y F OUNDRY , WARRIN'GTON, tkilii; m : and Co.) there i s now construc ti ng a l arge iron ' es sel, about 1,469 tons register. Ltvt apooL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RAIL -610 4ti,, ",14Inevr311PA.tcv has j us t comp l ete d an d opene d t h e ex „ , fro m Birkdale to Southport. "tlNa ' XT ETH PARK R URAL . COMMISSIONER S, elec ted ti. 4,Y week, were Messrs. R. Rathbone, «'m. Ba rr y, IC'Pass, Alexander Shand, and John Cropper. klg:fTANIc GARDrNq.—At a meeting of the committee t oll' llt daY, it was determined to open the greenhouses o: ou Pli blic every day of the week, Sunday excepted. 411e.,CAS WAGGETT, a car-, aY, for extorting Is. for T HE al low great unwillingness a dd Plit sT Two LARGE S CREW telid4k at Dumbarton, for the Messrs eall m to run bet ween Ch agres an d IN , "Qe Andes and the Alps. ' 34 stav C ot" a 0 _ot lgh OF THE _ oPened, on Tueso- The ca,-- fined 55., on less to take sixpenny fare sixpenny fares STEAMERS, at present Burns, and in ew York, are to be E for the 4 1 ,„ ss essor. „ uetore . .t.d:vard James, ...use paper contained t7enty-eight j/,: g°ll e of tvhich possessed any public interest. 414441, Ix sTrrtrioN.—Mr. W. Rees, of St. John's 11, te, ),A.peh.Anbridg e , late pupil of the above school, has, . 1 1, 141 bit;' 1)13 Y to say, been presented to the Ist Wood's 'Net s t n ' as first Man of his year in the May examina "• John's. Nkei ti,c , tai es' HALL, ®edit their ,eir examination in 4 1, f e, and received certifi /16„ 41 7 22, 1 85 9 : Eiv , ene -4748 Edward Davies, 1bell()Nls SCOTTISH UNION FRIENDLI 7 19 1r e....f r eRYIIILF THE SCOTTISH . friends of this society held 7? tl 'ilcY-second annual dinner, on Thursday last, at 111 11 " r "rn, Tam O'Shanter Tavern, London-road. litt,4,ll'ixton in the chair; Mr. J. B. Campbell, vice het/1,41. 1/, wh ict :ati, NE.—The propl BANE.—The meeting on TY, i t qt " r eadthe mee ting i d sof,. at 1, 4 ,2 e Year ending 3^ 4, 132 ;Yed fund £95,75.1. PA SSAG Names of gentlemen who the science and practice of cafes to practise, on Thurs.. Burke Durcan, Liverpool; uthin, North Wales. , tors of the Royal Bank From the report appeared that the net £45,646 14s. d. ; contingency fund, June fast are i $3l l g 1 441,,, a. 4t v ".ttli 4o vr. - -0a Tuesday. the foundation-stone was litt;l'l4o,`P'n-hall. The . Rev. J. Jackson delivered a The Retitl e address on the occasion. At five o'clock, lkild a rehiCen sat down to dinner at the Victoria Hotel. k r e tf the new edifice is Mr. Wittnall; the 411t5 441 ~9 tanley. kiC' O II ( PT It.kNlClN.—(Before the Lord Chan ednesday.) The bill in this case was filed by ,0 ,and Co. merchants, of Liverpool, and tp itt ° Of tO l aration that they were entitled to the pro iletleden,sbiP Miracle, and of its cargo. After a ap t ,zZk t a r gument, the appeal was dismissed. • tqe,eg ft r:d ?ten tnENT.—On Thursday,from labourer, named Ol t e le d at th e N or th ern Hospital, injuries o til k al an accident at a warehouse in Vulcan tlllth . 1, fe 'v days aco some cotton was being hoisted, Vaf e ti i " a tldle of the winch struck the de_c . eased on the ~,the,e head and inflicted a severe wound , ' 14 1 , 1 t i t tis e of death, I W ist ' t . ellO N AND THE CHARITIES.—The Mayor I i llt tibil 'eu as the two sums of £5OO placed 4441! heyb the follo - w l s election committees :—To the 6tlli ' t„; has given £3OO ;to the Northern Hospital, to Southern Hospital, £2OO ;to x th l e o North - 0 • and 4 .4 4 -I ', lo o ; to the South Dispensary, i t ,. k 40 8 Dispensary, £lOO. 441 11 4 ! a geITT IN ENGLAND.—Among the passengers I, ha" t 'sh and No r th American mail steam -ship 1 1: 1 1 s4 4 -•ved tL• pl on Sunday morning, were coHungaryer_oo Ittktp'ernore Ai l e t ° rceed (?-f I i and his wife. On landing careworn. He was accompanied it e h e°l • Blether ineY and Col. Diaz. The party left 1 , * 1 the nine o'clock train the same morning.. htt p ik 1 e R °M DROWNING.—On Tuesday morning rnhohs.tuPbell, aged twelve years, went . with some ''s " - '° a Pit in a field near the Zoological Gardens m s of bathing. After being in the water . a ted tee", deceased called for assistance, and soon dis ;4l, , A sh ip -carpenter, named William 1-I.eyes,nn -oy.t° Went into the pit, and succeeded in finding t ek 4 tit life was extinct. ki,l'ihk"l&UTlC STEAM- anteS.—The Steam-ship City W, ;',, Captain Wylie, the Mersey for Philadeln t4s e le ne sdaY, with a good cargo and 101 cab a i il hip*Za he British and North American Royal m ;ati ',,,iugara Stone commander, sailed from the li t 2 tei,juu P•na l onSaturday for Bostan. with the usual P -4 . . 43 and a . fair complement of goods and paa- IO . 1 , 1..14446114 " L '?Xntal,' BANKRUPTCY COURT, on Friday, in Zti t t lie n Ques Ashcroft, of Liverpool, bankrupt, who 1 -1 Ith e a Petition praying f or th t e he re p m e o ti v t a io l n of wi a th n Oe' l ,„cloe , c unni7sioner dismisses blltr,ley question in this case arose out of the sale of Elliot , f 9- the assignees for £6 OD the life of t epather, Mr. Dutchman, one of the assignees giver.. I 'lli l k /k t ~,llrchaser. Notice of aPPe4L was %Ot" at• ,-, , _ A-r At , ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE ~.,IT .. OF NI;) ' cl4 t'••,) - -The following intelligence has been re- Pl 4 (8 ; P hiladelphia, July 10th :—The City of Man e Ai fly •-); while coming up the river (Delaware) tletii,7lo4lllc,zlebuntantitlyttnook fire in the spirit-room. The Pred that his life w d a eatb, and the steward was so despaired of. It was finally ;it.riahed. without injur - s ,i i ttlas Ft.Toy s c racum Y to tecargo. S, Prlrate i n th ' RTANCE.—The body of Thomas Vk- th e other d ay i e 2d Dragoon . Guards, was disco tli tied tight; 0 the Huskisson Dock.__ .. A towel \N I ilothY round his throat. Williams had, Lth,lietr soldier. absented himself from his troop, and t ti t g leati o uad been in very low spirits. A poet martens kt ki t v il 'hiell l the body took place on Tuesday evenin 1 h iti the n JurY returned a verdict of " Death from i l tk I -11, but how committed no evidence to show." tt i' - itirt e INk. ;h e 1,-.l'oor. Docx ESTATE.—At the weekly meet ,ted the uk Committee, on Thursday, the secretary e 111,',„%t /tt : annual report of the surveyor . , showing t s l kin, - pf the dock works the expenditure, &c., up sNzgo-T,J_lltie last. The expenditure . for new works ti. g thti L'• 6d; for general repairs, dredging . the x 1 01for i l i , quaYs, Sze., £32,893 144. 6d. : total e. - 4 e.'11e,. - "e ;Year, £116,795 16s. The stock amount c 'l - '1 : - • 1852, £23;553, . o„ preceding, , ?ZS ; " the year. being WI, t ttt Litl t°ll ,Ert'S JURY AND THE COUNCIL.—At the 45 41 0 c e „_°' the Council, a memorial was presented 10 Ner' s jury , complaining of the filthy state cS' l isuouse, the expenses attendant upon the t i o r '''lti l , bee pn k tt l :en, and the omission of merchants \ ''eN7,e o , tl er's jury. The memorial was referred to N:eicilee-'maittee, who, after taking the subject into Vk,l4,•4o2.,Dassed the following resolution :—" That i 114'atil,Tc and surveyor report generally as to . the k o ,ra in l i t r improper state of the dead-house b tt•\ fort h_ I. c e cannot recommend any c., 1 , :n i ce to ll\ lititntotrusettscarAphirre, orenr.whednesda,y& morning, two Lo t har i v , Philip Callan and William Fit z d p e a s t t r t i u ck e. , o% t °l 'id probably have been instant 1 / 4 , ,, Flit, vrernarkable manner. They reside N at a 11 1 0L. t It :I°. 2 Court Key-street, and on . edne , i. i'i,ltZteim."unt half-Past one, were asleep in bed, cetlkl. je - i h ° !te fell from the upper part of the w u i c, n_- ;:t 44: thelg warehouse. The stone passetdwieherno thel t t,'. 11 1 in b e ra, and lo . dged . exactly be .'el,_. e gt _ without doing either of them material ' ll tEit u r n° would probably be about two cwt., "IT 4 - -r°ll2 which it descended more than fifty li ikt , l °l'ti lis, L 4 2lll ti t AT BOLTON, AND Loss or , THREE Ili ct„ V !Ple ° ,!daY morning, about ten o'cloc,,:, whilst dk,tt. ;Olt engaged clearing away the rubbis e "it l / 4 4 used b he late disastrous fire at th ili k tr e n 31 . e 104 s th,„ ,an accident occurred which . has ca a u e s e e i d . 114,1%p1t4.7%. of Persons. On the morning . of the ti, i , 4%4 Persons were engaged taking down the ilot44,ktre'sjusast unsafe, when the last wall fell . out trt P..l,,lteri,;',endons crash upon six cottages in Wigan taltit, t7ttewhih`teircolished them. Three of them were i ll 'Atr i _ta lt " pie ruins were removed, several persons C 4 S,, 'N'6l, bruised, and three others were dead. VII -hawker,miksh 38 years of age ; Michael tai t p to fishmonger, 58 years of age ; and lt ( klt ' a littl N 1 ? 41 , tk t e girl. 11 1,,, , ,,,,N,y, 0x MURDER.—On the 21st ult., Chris yto ihiletia B !ddler and harness maker, absconded h o l t ritt'l4(,,A •uerkshire, to escape from the pollhe7; ~Y"4. • tih i P oile e r him on the charge of mnrdering e 1‘,0.," th e I !Id. He was advertised in the u VtAlengat h:;_vverpool detective force became aware, , t kiteit'er, en%uad taken refuge in this town. .On 'V It e °l 4e, tit uining a post-office order, wasreceived ot i lt h ti ll' a n ,`' w here it was to remain till called for. Noek.thtlsPe—etzt,,l' demanded it, and he was given in Zli t iZeg;', l l4 . 4tes, of the detective force. He who ihNikii.4 l hi s 1 7 0 ' .. d a a the request of a person r 4 • I ,a m use. in Devon-street. Thither the l l 'llki. 4 t,a is hie " succeeded in securing the suspected 'tit db!tt ' 4 Si l - et d °l ' Bates conveyed him to Farringdon, Nif•N t „ i t l l .! Q: ay morning. 41 t tr' I "by S•l' PRICE.—Some —S me time ago, an action Ch e at l i tll .tt Ptizil l4 ll3 , e s r ehant named Navulshaw, resident .r 1%0,44 , i... ars. Brownrigg, of Liverpoot,.me- I%'Neit th er 'T of sotne pearls consigned by him to NI N tih Co th t 1 Placed in the hands of Messrs. ~4 ot',, 4 lp o t hill, e ir London agents, for the purpose of ''t ti‘itapi...Pan them for £2,000, and who, on the n . , 'h e earls..s ban • Nit l it• g e Doming insolvent, had retained . pos -1.44„?.111 h,,,. 0 account of the money owing likewise i t ) lii`di, n aa,,, il - 4 , , re . the Vice-Chancellor . Nh tl II i• t iss zt i 9 with fraud in the transaction. Its ii. I , t ; een t , • with costs. Against that decision an 0 'Vti.lkt 14 (I R I be en At No._ 'Tient made to the Chancellor, who, in 0 tytt ed on Saturday held that, as no agree hl,Vittt4honildnt° hetvveen 'the plaintiff and defen.d -- tli saa t • l(/ * :: i t i have Power ower to plehe, the decision u, seellst he maintained. The appeal was injury trtlhity , () 4 4 4. 4, (1 4 qr 1.1 1'4 t i m I N , Lti i t • Sh an , .The weekly meeting was held on Phi 1 1 1.4 11 W se u In the chair. A correspondence 40t ts e between the dock solicitor and the r ` 14 4 th Vie ti ti lt taa rl s, levels at Wapping Dock,. was th e I,ated that the surveyor had three su Pl ans in accordance with the act of Littitliotiettle doetZeYer was instructed to run the tz10t„!v......1,-... dry, on the 28th instant, giving I sjt 1-)_”, secretary stated that a new assess bt hoiZtr. pycetk_.warehouses had been made total tl.,ol;titto;:)itt 4 c f e l s,247 , a ti g n a li n uls t haw e cth o e ne '4141% 0 1 1;Z IIt tl er a c ease of 445,800 t. e The or s m ecretary was tf;kll4'ilt th l . t tt o, l* !ea to - ,ZPY of the assessment to the parish kittilh3eatin haveeteatien from the harbour mas 'se lifr),Nig out ve bells at the docks, in order Nterts ons. the regulations as to the use 140ete, shipboard was a reed to.—The ued • .g wltu the financial business. BELFAST MAIL TO LIVERPOOL, via FLEETWOOD.- GENERAL NEWS. The council of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce report that their representations to the post-office authorities have not as yet beeneffectual in securing transmissionof the mail bags to Liverpool, rid Fleetwood. either so regu larly or expeditiously as might readily be accomplished. Passengers from Belfast to Liverpool, via Fleetwood, by the North Lancashire line, arrive in Liverpool about ten o'clock, whereas letters by the same boat are not deli vered until one o'clock, and very frequently not until four o'clock. If letters by this route were delivered about eleven o'clock in Liverpool, which could easily be effected, this mail would be of great advantage but, while it re mains as at present from Belfast to Liverpool, it is of little value.—Belfast Mercury. The Kilmarnock Journal estimates the loss the town has suffered by the late floods at £50,000. THE COST of collecting the body of evidence brought from abroad against Dr. Achilli, by the Nevvman party, is estimated at £B,OOO. THE " DIGGIN' MANIA.—The Clerk of the Swindon County Court has thrown up his situation, and gone off to the Australian " Digging. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA'S CUP at the Cronstadt regatta was won by a British yacht, built on the banks of the Clyde, and belonging to Mr. Campbell, of Blythswood. AT A CRICKET MATCH at Copenhagen-house, near London, on Wednesday, Mr. Dewdney, aged 60, who was one of the players, in the act of making a run, suddenly fell down, and in a few minutes expired. AT THE WORSHIP•STREET POLICE•OFFICE, London, on Tuesday, no less than three cases of attempted suicide by women were investigated. They were all remanded for a week, to afford them time for reflection. A SCOTCH PAPER says that the weather is so warm in Morayshire, that young gentlemen in kilts and in their shirt sleeves, their coats over their arms, are to be found walking from the church in the company of young ladies. POTATO DISEASE.—The fields of potatoes in South Essex present a picture of decay on all sides, and the farmers are fast clearing theirs, to save what they can of what they consider to be a lost crop.—Gardeners' Chron. THERE ARE ABOUT 15,000 IDIOTS IN ENGLAND, a larger number than that of lunatics, and this melancholy fact has induced a number of benevolent persons to pro ject other asylums in addition to those at Highgate and Colchester. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—A the usual weekly meet- ing of this board, on Wednesday, the Rev. Mr. - Badnall occupied the chair. Mr. Cleaver read a report on the sa laries of the medical officers of the union. The nature of the change, as mentioned in the report, was that each officer should have a fixed salary, which would include all extra fees, with the exception of those for vaccination. Several of the medical men were in attendance. Mr. Fitzpatrick declined a salary of £lOO a i year, which was offered; Mr. Reid, rnedical . .officer of Bootle, accepted £7O; Mr. Johnson, of Kirkdale, r, fused £BO a.year, which was offered ; Mr. Stephen, medical officer of Tox teth-park, was granted £2OO a-year ; and Messrs. Gil mour and Whittle refused £220 ; Mr. May's salary was raised from £5O to £6O a-year. The board then resolved that Ihe scheme regulating the salaries of the medical officers should be sent to the poor-law board miscellaneous business the board broke up. SINGULAR CHASE IN THE CHANNEL.—CAUTION TO EMIGRANT .—On Sunday evening week the Otillia sailed from the Mersey for Australia, leaving behind no fewer than 23 passengers who had the imprudence to come ashore under the impression, it is believed, that the vessel _ _ After some would not take her 'departure before Monday. Early on Monday morning they were thunderstruck at finding that she had sailed, taking with her their outfit, necessaries, extra stores, and money. In a state of the most frantic excitement they repaired to the agent, who instantly tele graphed to his agent at Holyhead, directing him to put a steamer in readiness to go in search of the runaway ship, and despatched the whole of the passengers by first train. Arrived at Holyhead, little time was lost in transferring them to the steamer and putting to sea. After a cruise of MRS. CHISHOLM has received numerous remittances (amounting in one week alone to £3,000), from the emi grants sent out to Australia by her society, for the pur pose of providing passages for their relatives and friends left in this country. THE Globe states that the only Roman Catholic who has been returned " in the whole length and breadth of England, Scotland, end Wales, is the nominee of the Pro testant Duke of Norfolk, the husband of Miss Talbot, Lord E. Howard." PENSIONS.—On the recommendation of the Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society, the following pen sions have been granted :—X2OO per annum to Mr. Hind; £lOO per annum to Dr. Mantell ; and £75 to Mr. Ronalds of the Kew Observatory. some hours the Otillia w-as discovered at a considerable distance to the westward ; but being on what is called in nautical phrase " a wind," and being moreover a vessel of first-rate sailing qualities, she gallantly pursued her course. Every possible means of attracting the notice of the vanishing vessel was put into requisition ; guns were fired, and signals of true " distress" were hoisted, and not a few of the agitated and harassed passengers exerted their lungs with a vigorous hail—a remedy of somewhat doubt ful efficacy at four miles range—but to little effect. The Otillia still held on her course, and continuing rapidly to increase the distance between herself and the pursuing steamer, the chase was finally given up in despair, after an exciting trial of five hours. The passengers have since returned to Liverpool, as may well be supposed, in a state of the utmost despondency. AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM, in Bethnal-green, yesterday week, a pauper lunatic, named Cork, tripped up one of the keepers, and was otherwise abusing him, when two other of the lunatics interposed on his behalf, and, knocking Cork down, kicked, and killed him. THOMAS GISBORNE, Esq., who'but foithe state of his health would have been brought forward by the Liberal interest at the late election for Nottingham, has died this week, from disease of the heart. having been for upwards of twenty years an active reformer. THE COUNTY OF BERWlCK.—it_is said that a vacancy IMPORTANT TO CONIMISSION MERCHANTS AND BROKERS.—In the County Court, Liverpool, on Wed nesday, before the judge, Joseph Pollock, Esq., a ques tion of very considerable importance to the mercantile community of the port arose during the hearing of a cause, in which Mr. Thomas Blissett, gun and pistol manufacturer, South Castle-street, was the plaintiff, and Messrs. Alexander and Christie, commission merchants, in the same street, the defendants. It appeared that, last year, by the order of the captains of the Raven and Norman, lying in this port, arms and ammunition were supplied by Mr. Blissett to those vessels ; and when he inquired of the captains to whom the articles were to be debited, they made the usual certificates in such cases, giving the names of defendants. The invoice was accordingly made out to " the captains and owners," and at the bottom addressed to " Messrs. Archibald and Christie." The owners of the vessels, Messrs. Simms, London, failed before the bill was settled ; and Mr. Rymer, for the defence, argued that the defendants were not liable, no primary authority to the captains to pledge their credit being proved ; and that, although the invoice was received by his clients, as the brokers for the owners, it was not usual for them to pay demands or hold them selves responsible, unless they had funds for the ship in hand. There was some contradictory evidence given as to the subsequent adoption of the liability, but his Honour felt that this was a question of so much impor tance here, that it would be better to reserve judgment for the present. In the meantime he would refer to the cases mentioned during the trial by Mr. Simon end Mr. Rymer; and if he should feel any doubt as to the con struction to be put on the invoice, as worded, he would allow time for the production of evidence as to the cus tom of brokers, and their liability in such cases, before he determined so important a question. It was under stood his Honour would give Lis decision, in the first place, this week. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the weekly meeting of this committee, Alderman Langsdale presided ; and the other members present were Messrs. Lloyd, Fle ming, Godfrey, Nicholson, Johnson, Rogers, and Hen derson. The medical officer of health reported that the hot weather, as usual, had caused an increased prevalence of bowel complaints ; but that, in other respects, the health of the town was quite equal to the average, the general mortality, during last week, having been two loss than in the previous week, and three below the average of the same week of the preceding four years. The deaths registered in the borough were 209, of which 154 were in the parish and 53 in the extra-parochial wards. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 'Bl, of which 39, or nearly one-half, were from diarrhoea, &c., the number in the week previous having been 14. Of these 34 were children and five adults. Typhus caused 12 deaths, mea sles 15, scarlatina four (less than in any week of the pre vious twelve months), small pox two, and erysipelas, one. From consumption the deaths were 28, and from other diseases of the lungs 22, the latter being fewer than in any week of the ten months preceding. A female, aged 26, died from delirium tremens.— During the quarter end ing the 26th June, the deaths in the borough (including 117 on which inquests were held) were '3,009, being 79 more than in the previous quarter, and 240 more than the average of the same quarter of the four preceding years. The deaths from the zvmotic class of diseases were 893, against an average of 814 in the same quaater of previous years. The mortality from measles, which became epide mic in the month of March, increased from 65 in the pre vious quarter to 289 in the last.; while that from scarla tina decreased from 233 to 181. Typhus caused 17 deaths, small-pox only 13. THE WEATHER AND TIM CROPS IN LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.—The showers of late have done much good to our root and green crops, although they have somewhat delayed the hay, the greater part of which has, however, been housed. The late and water meadowing is not all in yet. The clover is exceedingly light, which is accounted for by the long-continued drought in the spring ; the second is better looking than could be ex pected; the old meadowing is very late, most of it appears rather heavy, and we are sorry to say there is a very great deficiency in many places. The potatoes are rotting in a very rapid manner, indeed faster than they have done since the great failure of 1846, and thus it is accounted for by the very low and unremunerating price paid at nearly all our markets, so many farmers trying to get rid of them before they are worse—the first loss being the least. We are to have a good and plentiful crop of Swede turnips, and also of mangel wurtnel. The former in some cases has shown signs of the chib, and likewise of being grub eaten, which of course tells greatly against their growth and nutriment. With respect to the remaining bean crop there is an awful blight in this and adjoining counties, which will entail a serious loss to many farmers. Several crops of oats which at one time promised to bid defiance to all others in the immediate neighbourhood are now affected with a description of black rot, and covered with insects. Generally speaking oats are short, but will be well fed. Wheat is exceedingly promising, and the quantity growing is below the average usually sown. The heads are on the whole pretty well filled, but as is common there are scarcely any crops . but what are " more or less smutted or grub eaten." We cannot account for the deficiency in the quantity sown, except " that the price is too low to compensate the farmer for its culture," and the large amount of foreign-sown now brought into Lan cashire. There is not much left on hand at any farm ; indeed at every market loud and numerous complaints are made of the low prices now ranging. Nearly all farmers are declaring, "that they will grow no more than they can help in common rotation, for nothing pays wors e ." B ar l e y is not extensively sown, but to all appearance there will be a bountiful crop. Fruit, flax, vetches, cabbage, &c., are doing well, and upon the whole there is every reason to be satisfied. is likely to take place in the representation of this county by the appointment of the Tory member, Hon. F. Scott, Ni.P., to a colonial situation; and it is understood that his successor is to be Sir Hugh Hume Campbell, a Con servative. A DEPUTATION FROM THE CORPORATION OF LONDON waited on the French Ambassador, at the Embassy last week, and presented to him for transmission to Paris the emblazoned votes of thanks passed by the Corporation some months since for the fe'lee, of Paris given in their honour. DIVINITY V. LAW.—At the present assizes of Bedford a great number of the prisoners in succession pleaded guilty to their respective charges, upon which one barris ter exclaimed to his colleague, " Confound it,—it would seem the chaplain of the gaol has been at work here."— Bedford Journal. THE Whitehaven Herald says that there may now be seen, in the parlour of the Miners' Arms public-house, in Workington, the stem of a potato, which has grown through a small crevicr in the hearthstone. This singular production made its appearance about three weeks ago, and at present measures 22 inches in height. A " MODERATE 111 A N."—The Nonconformist of the 14th inst. contains the following advertisement :—" A Baptist minister, thirty-seven years of age, of moderate Calvanistic views, is anxious to meet with a destitute church. A weak or declining interest, requiring sacrifice and labour, would present a suitable sphere, as the adver tiser's object is usefulness. Amount of salary immaterial I' TEE HUSBAND OF LOLA MONTES.—The Romlay Telegraph, of June 5, says—" We regret to learn from a northwest contemporary, that Captain James, of th e Knlah contingency, is so seriously ill that his life is des paired of. This gentleman is, we believe, the husband of the celebrated Lola Montes, from whom he has never been divorced." A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT has occurred at Tennent's Chemical-works, St. Rollox, Glasgow. By an explosion of a vessel, one of the workmen was blown into a quan tity of hot vitriol ; he was drawn out of the acid as soon as possible, and plunged into a canal for his temporary relief, but his perfect recovery was doubtful. Another workman sustained a leg-fracture. TAMWORTH STATUE TO THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL. —On Friday, the statue recently erected to the memory of the late Sir Robert Peel, by his former constituents, was publicly inaugurated at Tamworth. A dejetmer took place at the Town-hall after the ceremonial, Sir Charles Clarke in the chair, when Sir Robert and Mr. F. Peel addressed the company in appropriate terms. THE BEAN Cuor.—" In the neighbourhood of Abing don," says the Reading Mercury, " many farmers are ordering the feeding off their beans, the blight having most unmistakeably shown itself. About Faringdon the blight among the beans is very general. A great many fields have been cut down and ploughed in, in order to prepare the land for turnips, sweedes, and other roots." THE WESTERN BAR.—No less than eight counsel who do, or did, travel the Western Circuit, have been returned to the present Parliament, and all for boroughs in the counties of the circuit—namely, Mr. Crowd'r for Lis keard, Sir A. Cockburn for Southampton, Mr. Butt for Weymouth, Mr. Massy for Newport, Mr. Collier for Plymouth, Mr. Phlnn for Bath, and Mr. E. Carter for Tavistock. EXTENSION OF THE TELEGRAPH.—The extension of the electric telegraph has just - been completed from Bristol to Bridgewater, a distance of 33 miles, or a total from London of 151 miles. The wires will be at work in a few days to Taunton, and shortly to Exeter, where they will join the existing telepraph, from Exeter to Plymouth, completing the range of telegraphic communication for the west of England, a distance of 246 miles. LANiENTABLE COINCIDENCE.—On the evening of the election day, at Westbury, Mr. Richard Bourne, of horse Croft Farm. died suddenly through excessive excitement, leaving a distracted wife and five little children to mourn his untimely end. It is a singular and remarkable fact, that, five years ago, a like distressing event happened to his brother, who died snddenly through the same cause, on the morning of the election day.— Wilts Independent. MR. HECHT'S FARMING.—On Wednesday, according to annual custom, the spirited owner of Tiptree-hall again assembled his agricultural friends around him to examine his farm operations and management, to see how his crops looked as they whitened towards harvest, and to test and talk over the merits of the latest novelties in the culture of the soil. From 250 to 300 persons were present, and partook of Mr. Mechi's hospitality. The proceedings of the day were highly interesting. GOING To THE DIGGINGS. — During the past week no fewer than three cases of defalcation occurred. A youth, aged 17, absconded from Seymour-street, Euston-square, with a cash-box, containing £6O in gold and silver, a £lO bank note, and a£s ditto. A person in a situation of trust in Leeds, named Andrews, also disappeared with a considerable sum, belonging to others; and an Irishman from Dublin ran off with £65. All the fugitives, it appears, have been traced to vessels sailing for California.—Sun. AT THE DORSET SESSIONS, just ended, a notorious gang of housebreakers, men and women, was broken up, and six prisoners (three men and three women) received sen tence in court. The last sentence was on a woman, 22 years of age, and apparently very respectable and feeling her situation. The chairman said, "It is my duty to transport you for seven years," and pronounced the sen tence in the proper form ; when this amiable female tossed up her head, and in n most impudent manner, in the dock, said, •" And I am transported to hear it." DEATH FROM THE BURSTING OF A SODA WATER BOTTLE.—As the warehouseman at the White Hart, Newmarket, named Catkin, was engaged in unpacking some soda water, on Monday, one of thebottles suddenly burst, and a quantity of glass struck hi cry severely in the face and eyes. He was taken home, and some of the glass extracted from his eyes, but after suffering the most excruciating pain, from inflammation and mortifica tion, he died, delirious, on Thursday, leaving a wife and three small children unprovided for.—lpswich Express. TESTIMONIAL TO A LIVERPOOL ARCHITECT.—On Sa turday evening a party of gentlemen assembled to dinner, at Parry's Hotel, Seacombe, in order to present Mr. John Hay, the eminent architect, of this town, a testimonial from the inhabitants of Cockermouth. Amongst those present were Mr. George Holmes, who presided, Mr. Alex. Lowe, Mr. Bell, solicitor, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bur ton Marshall, Mr. Humphries, and Messrs. John, James, and W. Hay, architects. The circumstances which gave rise to the testimonial may be briefly stated. Some time since Cockermouth Church was burnt down, and subscrip tions were entered into to rebuild it. A committee was formed, who advertised for plans, and offered £5O premium for the best design. There were between thirty and forty competitors, including some of the most eminent archi tects in the country ; and the committee, feeling them selves incompetent to decide as to the best plan, called in Mr. Atkinson, architect, of York, who pronounced in favour of Mr. Hay. This decision appeared for a time to meet with general acquiescence ; the £5O premium was paid, and Mr. Hay prepared for carrying out his design. Subsequently, however, a difference arose amongst the good people of Cockermouth, and the plan of an architect, with considerable local influence, was put forward. The town was divided into two parties, the result of which was that a poll was demanded, when on two occasions the majority of the ratepayers confirmed the decision of Mr. Atkinson in favour of Mr. Hay, it being also considered that they were bound in honour to adopt the design for which the premium had been awarded. But the same party who had refused to abide by the award of the arbitrator still held out, and ultimately the dispute was referred to Archdeacon Headlam, who gave judgment against Mr. Hay, in consequence of the premium design not having been submitted to the archdeacon. Several of the leading inhabitants of the place, including General Wyndham, M.P., Mr. Paitson, Mr. R. Bell, M.D. , Mr. W. Senhouse, Mr. W. Wood, and Mr. G. Cape, have since come forward in order to testify their high opinion of Mr. Hay's talent as an architect, and of his honourable conduct throughout the whole transaction. The testi monial took the appropriate shape of a gold snuff-box, with the inscription, " Presented to John Hay, Esq., architect, of Liverpool, as a token of his disinterested conduct in reference to the rebuilding of Cockermouth Church." Mr. George Holmes was deputed to make the presentation, which he did on the occasion referred to. The testimonial was suitably acknowledged in a brief speech by Mr. Hay, who said the circumstances under which the first premium was awarded to him would have been envied by any man, and he was sure the most eminent and distinguished gentleman of the profession of which he was but an humble member would regard such an occasion as this with feelings of honest pride which no wealth could purchase, no influence take away. In the course of the evening several toasts were proposed and responded to, and the greatest harmony prevailed. ROBBING A PARENT FOR EMIGRATION.—On Wednes day last, Mr. John Billineton, of the Aide-de-camp beer house, Lowerhead.row, Huddersfield, missed £5O from a drawer up stairs. His eldest son, a youth about 17, had been missing since the Monday previous, and suspicion fell upon him. Information was immediately given to the police, and from their inquiries it has been ascertained that he sailed from Liverpool on Tuesday for America, along with another young companion of his.—Leeds In telligencer. A MURDERER'S CONFESSION.—Some months since the body of George Bush, a quiet well-disposed man, wa s found, with the head nearly severed, in some fields near Bath. A young man, aged 22, Husley by name, recently committed to Dorchester gaol, has confessed that he was the murderer, and that a desire to possess some money which the deceased had exhibited in a public-house, tempted him to commit the crime. He followed Bush across the fields, tripped him up from behind, and, taking out his knife, buried it in the victim's throat. Husley is in custody. SUICIDE BY A CHILD.—On Saturday last a hoy, about nine years of age, son of Thomas M'Kenzie, lodgaeeper, Relugas, having refused to obey his mother's commands, was very properly chastised by her, when he told his mother that it would be the last time she would have it in her power to beat him, and that he would go and drown himself. He directly ran with all speed to the Findhorn, and threw himself into one of the deepest pools in Sluie. The mother, in distraction, ran after him, but too late to save her child, being only in time to catch a glimpse of the last struggle of her drowning boy. His body was re covered some time afterwards.—Elyin Courant. A BRUTE.—On Saturday last, :Mary, wife of Henry Shaw was charged before the Hudde r sfi e ld mag i s t ra t es w ith as : swilling Jane Messenger, a girl of 4 years old. The parties are neighbours and reside at. Lepton, and it appeared some boys had been testing the defendant, and irritating her when she ran out of her house with a shovel full of fi re , the whole of which she threw upon poor Jane, who hap pened to be sitting on the causeway, chalking figures. The fire burnt the child very much on her arms, knees, and neck, and she would have been very seriously, if not dangerously, burnt had not some other neighbours run to her rescue, and put out the fire. The magistrates repro. bated the defendant's barbarous conduct, and convicted her in the penalty of 15s. and 265. costs, and in default of payment committed her to the House of Correction for two months. THE LTVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1852 A GOVERNMENT OFFICER FOUND IN THE THAMES. — On Friday morning, about three o'clock, as Inspector William Bridges, of the Thames police, was proceeding up the river Thames with his galley and men, he noticed the body of a man (about 28 years of age, and about six days in the water) floating on the surface of the water. With the assistance of all hands the body was got into the boat, and taken to the dead house of St. John's, Horsley down. Mr. Bridges, who took charge of some papers found in the deceased's pockets, has no doubt the deceased belonged to the Inland Revenue Office. A DETERMINED SUICIDE has recently taken place opposite Bishop's Wood House, 'Monmouth, the residence of J. Partridge, Esq. A girl, named Esther Taylor, had been dismissed from Mr. Partridge's service for drinking wine. She wrote a note to her mother, stating that " she was bound to do it," left her purse at a friend's house, and then made to the river. When the boatman came, she wrung her hands and said, " Take care and put me over safe, lam so timid and afraid of water." After walking some distance on the opposite side, she leaped into the stream and was drowned. ROYAL FREEMASONS' GIRLS' SCHOOL.—The friends of this excellent charity will be gratified to learn that the new school-house is to be opened with all the pomp and ceremony of glorious peace on the 2d of next menth. The children of this and the boys' schools are to attend divine service at Wandsworth Church, at twelve, and will afterwards sit down to an excellent dinner. At two Grand Lodge will be opened, after which the dedication of the institution will take place in a room prepared for the purpose, which the ladies of the brethren are invited to attend. At a later period of the day an elegant dejeuner will take place, presided over by the Right Hon. the Grand Master, the Earl of Zetland.—Morning Herald. London and North-Western Midland Lancasi hire and Yorkshire. London and S )uth- London and Bright, EFFECTS OF CHEAP JUSTICE.—The effects of the County Courts are not more remarkable in the diminution of the number of cases in Westminster Hall, than in the diminution of the number of inmates in the Queen's Bench prison. Till the operation of the County Courts Act, the average number of prisoners wrs upwards of three hundred ; at present there is scarcely a third of that number, and a full half of these have been in confinement from a period antecedent to the passing of the act referred to. One man has been in prison for the space of forty years. He entered a hale and strong man of thirty-five; he is now in his dotage. Two have been there for thirty one years ; four for twenty years ; and a considerable number for upwards of ten years. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening week, an ac cident occurred at Standen-house, near Hungerford, Berkshire, seat of the Rev. J. P. Mitchell. The youngest son of Mr. Mitchell, who had been rabbit shooting, returned home about nine o'clock in the evening. He was called by his two youngest sisters from the nursery window ; and, in turning round to answer them, the gun, which happened to be loaded, went off, and unhappily lodged the contents in the fore head of the youngest, a fine little girl between nine and ten years of age, who survived only a few minutes. The children, at the time of the melancholy occurrence, had their arms round each others' neck, but, strange to say, not a shot touched the other. Great Western South-Eastern York and North-Midland... Manchester, Sheti. and Lind Bristol and Exeter _ _ SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO TWO OF THE MARQUESS OF BLANDFORD'S COMMITTEE.—On Monday evening, an accident occurred to Mr. Benjamin Watts, landlord of the Admiral Keppel Tavern, in the Fulham-road, London, at whose house a committee sat in the interest of the Marquess of Blandford, and to Mr. Hewit, an active sup porter of the noble candidate. Mr. Watts, it appears, was out with his horse and chaise., canvassing the Chelsea publicans, and in turning the corner of Jubilee-place. King's-road, the vehicle turned over, and pitched Mr. Watts and his companion, Mr. Hewit, out. Both the unfortunate comrnitt emen were picked up insensible, and upon medical aid arriving it was found that Mr. Hewit's leg was frightfully broken, and that three of Mr. Watts's ribs were fractured ; both had also sustained other severe injuries. York, Newcastle, and Berwick Shrewsbury and Chester, Eastern Counties and Norfolk A REPTILE SWALLOWED BY A LITTLE GlRL.—Last Summer a little girl, between 11 and 12 years of age, daughter of a labouring man, named Watson, living at Blaxton, whilst engaged in the harvest field drank some water out of a ditch, and, it appears, swallowed some kind of reptile in it. Since then the poor child has periodically experienced incredible pain in her chest, from the increas ing bulk and movements of the reptile, at which time as cends her throat in quest of food, causing intense agony. On these occasions, warm milk and water is poured down her throat, and, when the reptile has imbibed this nourish ment, it descends to its place of lodgment, just above the diaphram. That a poor child should be left to endure such excruciating torture is a reflection on the science and benevolence of the age in which we live.—Doncaster Gazette. Great Northern Chester and Holyhead North Staffordshire Leeds Northern .. South Devon .. CHLOROFORM AS A MOTIVE POWER.—The French Government have ordered steam-engines for the Galilee. man-of-war, and other two vessels, in which a saving of fuel and heat is to be attempted by help of choloform, which is to abstract the heat from the steam, and there with constitute a motive power in aid of that of the steam, to be employed in separate cylinders, after which the heat of the chloroform is to be extracted by means of cold water, which, as well as the condensed steam, are to sup ply the boiler, while the condensed vapour of the chloro form is returned for use as before. A saving of 50 per cent. in fuel is thus calculated on. The invention is a modification br M. La Fond, a French naval officer, of one by M. Du Tremblay, a French eivil engineer, in which ether was used, but found to be highly dangerous from its combustibility.—The Builder. Caledonian . South Wales MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG LADY or FORTUNE.—During the past few days, an intense degree of excitement has prevailed in the vicinity of Hanover-square, London, in consequence of the sudden disappearance of a young lady of fortune, residing with her parents in the above locality. The lady in question is about 21 years of age, of prepossessing appearance, middle stature, clear complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, and small mouth. When last seen she was dressed in a chocolate and white muslin dress, a short silk mantle trimmed with fringe, a white straw bonnet without trimming, and light Adelaide boots. Information has been forwarded to the various metropolitan police stations, and several active officers have been employed to discover her whereabouts; but up to the present time their exer tions have been unavailing, and the affair still remains shrouded in mystery. LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS FOR CHURCHCS.—Trite and familiar proverbs still require to be frequently repeated. One of the best known is also one of the most neglected, viz. " Prevention is better than cure." Applying this maxim to lightning conductors for church steeples or towers, allow me to make a suggestion which, if carried out, would occasion but a trifling cost whilst churches are being built, and save a great future expense, which must sooner or later be incurred where the proper precaution is neglected. As many of the new churches are built by the help of grants from " The Incorporated Society for Build. ing Churches," it would be very easy for the society to stipulate that every church aided by their funds should have a lightning conductor, and this rule would, no doubt be followed by the local societies and committees through out the land. It may also be added that architects them selves should always impress upon their employers the necessity of lightning conductors being attached to the churches under their supervision as a matter of primary consideration.—Correspondent of The Builder. THE CARD CHEATING CASE AT BRIGHTON.—On Friday morning the trial of John Broome, the pugilist, and two other persons, named Staden and James, for a conspiracy to cheat a young gentleman named Hamp of a large sum of money by fraudulent play at cards, came on at Brighton. It will be remembered that at the last assizes the prosecutor did not appear to give evidence, and his recognizances, in the sum of £5OO, were ordered to be estreated, and the trial was ordered to be postponed to the present assizes. The defendants, having been now called upon to surrender, did not appear, when their recognizances were ordered to be estreated. Staden and James, however, subsequently surrendered, and a warrant was ordered to be issued for the apprehension of Broome. The trial of the other two defendants was then proceeded with. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against both the defendants, when his lordship (who said there was no doubt that they had been guilty of a most wicked and deliberate fraud) sentenced them to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years.—Mr. Hemp again entered into his recognizances of £5OO to appear against Broome. STATISTICS OF LABOUR, &C., AT MELBOURNE.—The following is an extract from the letter of a young man who emigrated to Melbourne from Glasgow ; and the Ross shire Observer vouches for the accuracy of his statements : —" With this gold business everything is more than doubled in price. Bread, 41b. loaf, Is. 2d., short weight included; butter, 2s per lb. : cheese, 2s Gd per lb. ; eggs, 3s 6d a dozen ; potatoes, Ss per cwt. ; tobacco, 44d an ounce, and very bad—but most people smoke cigars at 2d each ; tea, common black, is Gd per lb. ; good moist sugar at 4d per lb. Now for wages. A charwoman going out at sever, in the morning till six evening gets 5s and her meat. The charge of a washerwoman is Gs a dozen for shirts ; a dressmaker, for making a gown, 8s ; a car penter or joiner, per day, 15s ; some £l, and some £1 las for particular work ; a tailor, 10s, some 12s, per day ; a labourer, Ss per day, and some lOs ; blacksmiths, from £3 to £5 weekly ; tinmen I cannot say ; they seem to me as if they were making their fortunes. They set up shop in neuk or corner, and thrive, so much tin work being required for the diggings. Are all fortunate that go to the diggings ? No. Many come back with em pty pockets, and some with very bad eyes. Others rheu matics, especially those subject to that complaint. Bread at Alexander is 3s. to 4s. the 41b. loaf, — everything in proportion. There is no starvation or beg gary in this country. Every one cannot make a fortune, but many will in a very short time. Merchants, specula tors, &c., often make one in an incredibly brief space ; and publicans can do it in three years and less. Th e i greatest inconvenience here s want of houses, mo r e espe cially to those who have families." BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—At the Cardiff Assizes, on Wednesday, a case (Davies v. Rees) was tried brfore Mr. Justice Crompton, for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff is 22 years of age, and the daugh ter of Mr. J. Davies, formerly of the Great House, Bed was, He was till recently a farmer, moving in a respect able sphere of life. hut was ruined by the failure of the Monmouth and Glamorgan Bank, of which lie was a shareholder. The defendant is a substantial farmer and freeholder of Monmouthshire, residing at Tyrenel, near Caerphilly. He is 40 years of age. He was introduced to the plaintiff in 1850, and by May, 1851, accor di ng to the lady's witnesses, the acquaintance had ripened into affection. They went together on pleasure excursions, and behaved to each other "as lovers." The young lady, NVIIO it appears posseseed some personal attractions, how ever, soon began to show symptoms that the intimacy had been too close, and it appears that she had yield e d h er virtue to the solicitations of her admirer, and, according to her statement, under a pledge of marri ag e. Aft er h er confinement her brother-in-law, Mr. Roberts, reproved the defendant for his conduct, and he then promised to marry her shortly, but never redeemed his promise. No letters had passed between the parties, who, it appears, lived near to each other.—For the defence, Mr. Pulling addressed tLe jury, contending that the action was the result of conspiracy got up to ruin the defendant ; thEt there was no substantial courtship ; and that the defen dant was only one of the numerous followers of the plain tiff, who, after many changes, had at last fixed upon a man from whom she expected to get something.—The learned judge thought there were no grounds for these imputations,—Verdict for the plaintiff, damages, £4OO. PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE.—The Board of Customs have issued the following new regulations relative to the admission of small quantities of cigars brought to this country in baggage of parties from abroad for private use, it appearing thatcigars are now frequently imported in baggage unaccompanied by the owner, viz. :—" That when cigars are accompanied by the proprietor, 3lbs. be allowed to passengers arriving from the Continent or other short voyages, and 7lbs. to passengers from the East and West Indies or other distant voyages without fine or special application made to the board in each case, provided they shall appear to be unc,nsumed stores ; but, should the quantities exceed those stated, application must be made to the board for their directions as to the amount of fine to be levied ; that when the cigars are not accompanied by the proprietor any portion of the voyage, a fine to be levied on the whole quantity on application to the board in the usual manner; and when a passenger proceeds over land from India ' accompanying his baggage and effects as far as Malta, and then forwards the same to this country in another vessel, the board will decide as to the remis sion of the fine or otherwise, according to the circumstances of each case." These regulations are to be made general and acted upon at all ports in the United Kingdom for the future. TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the week ending July 18th, on the undermentioned English lines of railway, are as follows : 1852. 1851. 52,087 22,776 63,279 1,9,264 14,335 15,05 S 20,437 17,264 1.743 16,288 10,664 4,580 4,741 1,502 2,129 8,871 2,093 22,261 17,192 21,262 13,542 30,070 19,611 8,782 7,248 5,511 13,983 1,633 17,751 14,139 4,068 The total receipts on the above lines being £248,478, against £278,256 in the corresponding week of last year; the decrease is shown to be £29,778. The number of miles open on the above, was, in 1852 4,433, and in 1851, 4,3044, showing an increase of 129 miles. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENTS AND Loss OF LIFE.— A terrible accident occurred at the Midland Railway Sta tion, Leeds, on Wednesday afternoon, The fmir o'clock train was just leaving the station for Derby, when a man attempted to gain a place in the moving train. His foot unfortunately slipped, and he fell with his head be tween the carriages and the edge of the platform, and was instantly crushed to death. His head was so dis figured that it was at first impossible to identify him. He has since been discovered to be Mr. Stephenson, a tailor, from Rotherham.—On Wednesday night a young man named Cooke, Chesterfield-road, Mansfield, died from wounds he had received the day previous. It appears that Cooke, who was employed in the Mansfield station, was on the line when a number of carriages were being joined together, and unfortunately got entangled between the buffers. The poor fellow was fri4htfully crushed, and lingered in great agony until the following night, when he expired.—On Tuesday a railway cattle train from Goole to Wakefield caught fire, a spark from the funnel, it is supposed, having fallen from some loose straw in one of the trucks, and before the flames could be extinguished no less than thirteen sheep were so severely burnt as to render their immediate slaughter an act of necessity, whilst seven or eight others were half roasted.—A serious colli sion took place at the Leeds Northern Railway, near Stockton-on-Tees on 'Wednesday evening, by which, it is said, three ladies, passengers by the mail train, had their legs broken, and Mr. Grainger, of Edinburgh, the engi neer of the line, was so seriously injured that amputation of one of his legs is deemed necessary. No lives were lost, but ten or twelve passengers have suffered contusions of a serious character. The accident arose from a luggage trein, in attempting to shunt, having come into violent contact with the passenger-train while passing the points. ABDUCTION.-At the Cambridge Assizes, on Thursday Peter Taylor, aged 20, was indicted for the abduction of Isabella Prime, on the 23d of July, she then being under sixteen years of age. It appeared from the evidence, that Isabella Prime was living with her grandfather, who was a farm-bailiff, residing at Little Wilbraham, and the prisoner was employed as a shepherd upon the same pro perty. The prisoner and the granddaughter had been in the habit of going to and returning from chapel together, and it appeared from the cross-examination of some of the witnesses for the prosecution that, upon one occasion, at Ensham, they sat upon the same chair, and drank out of the same cup, and that he had received many and many a loveletter from her. However, the addresses of the prisoner were not acceptable to the " old people," and one Sunday, after chapel, the prisoner and the grand daughter went away together, and did not return until some days after, when they were brought home by the police, who had traced them to a village in Hertfordshire, where they were found living together as man and wife. After that, this prosecution was instituted, and the young !sdy returned to her home, while her swain was consigned to durance vile. In support of the prosecution, evidence was offered to show that the girl was under the statutable age at the period of the elopement, and for this purpose the family Bible was produced. On inspection, however, of this document, it appeared that the figure 7, in the year 1837, had been tampered with, and on the produc tion of the girl herself in the witness-box, her personal appearance was such as certainly to warrant the notion that she was a full-grown woman of seventeen or more, as well as to justify the love of the prisoner, who greeted the sight of her with a smile of pleasurable recognition. Mr. Baron Parke summed up the case to the jury, who, after some consideration, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. A FAITHLESS FA i K. -Charles Gray, a well-dressed young man, was charged on Saturday, ai the ClerL•enwell police court, on a warrant, before Mr. Corrie, with as saulting his wife, a fashionably-attired woman, 25 years old. The complainant stated that, while in company of a friend, the fellow (pointing to her husband) interrupted them, and, because she desired him to leave the room, he struck het violently on the side of her head. She had sought the advice and protection of her friend, in whose apartment she was when her husband impudently inter rupted them. (A laugh.)—Mr. Corrie : Pray, is the friend a male or female ?—Complainant : a man, sir. A gentle man, sir. (Laughter.)—Mr. Corrie asked the defendant the cause of the disagreement between him and his wife. —Defendant : Oh, sir, it is no fault of mine. I doat on her. I do, indeed, your worship.—Wife : Tush, tusk, you fool. (A laugh.)—Defendant : Well, you know it, Susan, you do, and you know I would not hurt a hair of your bead. I did not strike you.—Wife : You did. you brute.—Mr. Corrie: Come, come, have you anything else to say, defendant, or any witnesses to call ?—Defend ant.: Forgive me, your worship. I'm a little excited. My feelings are wounded, and my fond hopes are blasted. —Mr. Corrie told him to compose himself, and proceed with the defence.—Defendant, after a pause, said : Oh, sir, we've been married only a short time, and she tells me she don't like me, and that she likes the friend she was with better than me; and that's not all, your worship, for once I found her with him and another man, who said he was her brother. [The defendant, cfter another sob, resumed] : Still, I believe she's pure. Yes, I do, on my honour and soul, believe she is unspotted and pure to me ; and I would gladly embrace her and take her home. — The wife looking scornfully at her spouse, said : That opportunity you will never have, I grant you.—Mr. Corrie here said it was high time to put an end to the disgraceful exhibition, and dismissed the warrant. He would advise the defendant to act more manfully, and think no more of such a worthless character ; the law would not make him maintain her.—The husband thanked the worthy magistrate, and said he would endeavour to act upon his recommendation.—The wife bounced out of court and joined her friend, a little, ugly, baldpated tailor, who, as he left the precincts of the office, arm-in-arm with the wife, was hissed and hooted. A POLITICAL FRACAS.—The new member for Sunder land, Mr. Digby Seymour, having been accused of dis honesty in his political opinions by his antagonist, Mr. Fenwick, during the late election, which personal asper sions were indignantly repelled, Mr. Fenwick resorted to the expedient of writing to members of the northern bar for their opinion as to Mr. Seymour's politics, and obtained answers from Mr. Pollock, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Otter, Mr. Price, and Mr. Campbell Foster, which letters he published, in some instances at least, without the con sent of the writers. Thereupon Mr. .Seymour was very indignant, and in a speech, delivered by him at Sunder land, he accused Mr. Campbell Foster of having, from personal resentment, been a party to this imputation on his political integrity, and entered at some length into the grounds on which he arrived at this conclusion. The speech was reported in the Sunderland News of the 10th instant, and on the same day the commission for the York Assizes was opened. Mr. Campbell Foster, on the Monday following, addressed a letter to Mr. Seymour, demanding to know whether the report of this speech was correct, and Mr. Seymour sent a reply, which has not been published ; its purport, however, may be gathered from the subsequent correspondence. Mr. Dearsley, a member of the northern bar, on Wednesday, the 14th instant, wrote to Mr. Seymour, as from Mr. C. Foster, professing to be their mutual friend, and requesting him " to express his unqualified regret that, in a moment of great difficulty and excitement, be (Mr. Seymour) was betrayed into expressions and matter of which his better judgment disapproved." Mr. Seymour replied, comply ing with the request of Mr. Dearsley, and expressing his regret that under great excitement he felt compelled to make observations and introduce matters relating to Mr. Foster which his cooler judgment and the subsequent perusal of his letter satisfied him had been better omitted." Mr. Dearsley rejoined that, on the part of Mr. Foster, he was satisfied with his apology, and in one of the - York papers, of Saturday, this correspondence was published by Mr. C. Foster, (omitting, however, Mr. Seymour's reply to his first letter). It was imagined that, with this publication, would end " this war of words," but Monday brought Mr. Seymour and Mr. Foster to an tinetrewrvais to b ewwietli deemedeehiother, difference had occurred as to whether Mr. Seymour's.n the let robing-room, at York Castle, and, after some words , Mr. in Foster, who had a cane his hand, struck Mr, Seymour a a n apology. and it would The parties appear met that some three or four smart blows across the shoulders. Seymour resented this violence, and a set-to" " com menced. in the course of which both the learned gen tlemen" came to the ground. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., and other barristers, who were present, then interposed, and ultimately the belligerents were separated. Mr. Knowles, as one of the Commissioners of the Assize, felt it his duty to apprize the Judges, Lord Campbell and Mr. Justice Wightman, and they summoned Mr. C. F oster and Mr. Seymour before them in their room. The facts being there stated, the learned Judges req u i re d M r. Foster and Mr. Seymour to enter into their own recognizances, in £5OO each, to keep the ;Tice and b e o f good behaviour' to each other for the next six months. Th e l earned gentle men were also admonished on the great impropriety of their conduct. Thus the matter at present stands.—[i'lr. Thomas Cambell Foster is well known in Liverpool hav ing formerly been reporter for the Liverpool Standard, and having afterwards distinguished himself as "the hnea Commissioner."l QUEEN VICTORIA AS A HOUSEKEEPER.—At the West Riding election, upon the hustings, Mr. B. Denison, on returning thanks for his re-election, addressing the agri cultusists said :—" Do your wives tell you that sugar is alreedy too cheap ? Do they tell you that coffee will not bear a further reduction, or that tea is at too low a nrieii (" No, no," and laughter.) But, then, these are all free trade queszions—they are reductions of duty. Call them free-trade, or what you like, the fair exponent of them - . is, that they are reductions of duty, and every y living is interested in those reductions, even fror Majesty on the throne downwards to the humblest labourer. (Applause.) Do you think that her Majesty is anxious that her sugar should cost her 10d. per pound, when she may get it for sd. ? I can assure you, and Ido not speak off the book, that her Majesty pays her bills as regularly as any man I address. (Applause.) Nay, I tell you more : she knows the price of every article she orders before she orders it. She does not order on credit, and take the chance of being able to pay ; and she sets her subjects in this respect, as in many otl _ example, which I wish they would all foil s, a most excellent DARING ACT OF PIRACY.—PLUNDER OF I:PWARr £2.1,000 WORTH OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—Advices been received at Lloyd's by the overland mail from bourne, communicating the particulars of a most act of piracy having been perpetrated on board the Bri ship Nelson, while lying at anchor in that harbour. 1 ship had received several consicnments of gold for me chants in London, and was to have sailed for England i the course of a few days. Early on the morning of the 2c of April two boats with muffled oars containing 22 men armed to the teeth went alongside of the ship, and the pirates boarding her secured two men and a boy, who were in the forecastle, before they could raise an alarm. They then seized the chief officer (the captain was ashore) and 'nder of the crew, and securing their hands lashed The cold dust - the rem them be boats, and the men took their departure, preriou threatening the helpless crew, if they red to alarm, ever, soul on board would bash One - crew who had secreted himself, after they had gone re leased his companions, who proceeding on shore gave in formation immediately to the police authorities. The go vernment have offered £230 reward, and the agents of the vessel £5OO, for the detection of the criminals. THE CUTTING OF THE KOH-I-NOM—Preparations for the operation of cutting this celebrated diamond, in order to bring its beauties into greater prominence, have been commenced. The Koh.i-noor is intended to be converted into an oval brilliant, and the two smaller diamonds which accompany it are to be similarly treated as pendants. The present weight of the principal gem is 186 carats, and the process now in course of progress will not, it is ant pated, diminish in any material degree its weight, whil will largely increase its value and develope its heaut Some conversation took place respecting the doubts puted to bare been cast by Sir David Brewster up identity of the Koh-i.noor, but the general opin among those best acquainted with the subject appeared be that it was impossible for Dhuleen Singh to Lc palmed off a fictitious diamond, when the constant of wearing it on state occasions must have rendered it pt fectly familiar to thousands, who would instantly ha detected any attempt at substitution. The more probab assumption was stated to be that the weight of t: " Mountain of Light" had been somewhat exaggerate The brief historical sketch of this celebrated diamond as follows ; —The Koh-i-noor was fonnd in the mines Golconda, and was presented by the Viceroy of the P can to the Great Mogul, from whose successors it taken by Nadir Shah. On the assassinatio- Shah it was seized with his treasury by h' Shah, the Ahdalee, who took it to his Affghmistan. of which he became the descendant, Shah Soojah, when obliged to ) took it with him, and throwing himself up it tion of Runjeet Singh, was, by a little torture s, applied to the mind and body, made to surrender it generous host. On Runjeet's death it was inherited Dhulecp Singh, and on the late revolt and defeat of the Sikhs it was yielded to the British crown, by special clause in the treaty then concluded, eneral, Ahmed ,vereign. H countr on the pro FALL OF A CHURCH TOWER.—During a tempest on the night of Friday, the 16th instant, the tower and spire of - Woo'pit Church, in Suffolk, were almost totally de stroyed. The incumbent, the Rev. L. F. Page, has published an account of the catastrophe in the Bury Post. The rev. gentleman says :—" Tnree of the inhabitant: saw the flash of lightning : one, who was within 100 yards saw the spire struck—bow its head—reel—s`- fall. The sight, however, was so appalling.' away, and ran back into his yard. This is his account I was standing in my yard, which faces the church c. the south. It was about a quarter before one. It lighten& several times ; but this particular flash seemed to come right down on the top of the tower, and to be for a mo ment confined in it, and then to twisle round the lower part of the spire and expand with a crash, like spirit boiling over, and immediately the spire bowed its head, and I turned back and run up my yard, and in half a minute the whole was on the ground.' He says the whole was so sudden, and so terrible, that he may not have ac curately described what took place ; but he is convinced that flash of lightning was the immediate cause of the fall. and nothing can persuade him to the contrary. Mrs. W— was standing close to her house, and thus describes what she saw : The flash of lightning seemed like a stream of fire, as big as her arm, several streams ; and they ran in a zig-z,:g direction, and separated and went downwards. It was quite calm and no thunder at the time. About ten minutes before, there had been a very extraordinary clap of thunder. Soon after, I heard a crash and the jangling, of the bells, and said, My God ! there has sotnetb: happened to the church.' When I saw tl, '• • rounding the church, I thought it must be saw any lightning before like it. It was s back to my house. On hearing a noise, 1 ran out ; p. seeing an immense smoke, called ' Fire.' I smelt strong disagreeable smell, which got stronger as I in proached the church.' She was looking towards the wet side of the church. Miss li says, ' I saw the lightnin i —sheet lightning —very broad, passing over the parsonage, and coming towards the church. Heard the rattling. It was perfectly calm—no wind and no rain.' I cannot any one else saw the catastrophe. From the evidence of these ey-vritnegses, I am icd fe believe that electricity was the immediate agency in the overthrow!' that it ran along the iron bands which at different times had been inserted in the work to bind the weak parts to gether, and wrenched them out, and with such violence as to bring the whole down. The spire has fallen, and more than two-thirds of the tower. The bells were hurled, two in one direction, four in another. The clock is crushed. The window in the belfry, painted by Mrs Marriott, had a marvellous escape. A HIGHLANDER'S CAREER IN AUSTRALIA.—ThP fnl firer—anc :o aw=ful, 1 wen lowing romantic and interesting adventu perusal. The individual to whom dame IL lavish with her gifts left Inverness about 14 years where he carried on the business of a butcher. made up his mind to emigrate to Australia, he preva. upon a brother-in-law of his, with his family, to accompt him. The party sailed together from In arrived in London all safe. The day following the. strolled to view the wondersof the Metropolis, and, in doi4 so, and as fate would have it, were not destined to sail to gether for Australia in the same vessel, having lost each other. The extent and intricacies of the streets of London defied our hero, Hugh Macgregor, aliaB• Huistean Beag, to find his brother-in-law and wife, although he continued searching for them from morning till night for seven days but all was in vain. Hugh was in a sad condition at th sudden and unaccountable disappearance of his sister an her husband. However, believing a further them would be useless, and besides, his ❑:ear scanty, he at once resolved, without any further sail for Australia, which lie did on the eve! day. His brother-in-law and his wife al a hopeless case to recover their relative, ar search for him for two days, sailed for eil wor tune wa flari . ng erness, and search fc being bu so gave it up ter tralia, velum thus five days a-head on their voyage over Hu or little Hugh. However, it happened th arrived at Port Philip the same day, one ILI I.lle mul ~,,,s, and the other in the evening. Hugh being on board the latter, on going ashore, learned that there were some Highland emigrants on board the former vessel, among whom he was informed there were individuals who ex actly corresponded with the description he had given of his relatives. However, as in London, Hugh was equally unfortunate in discovering them, although he continued for three:days his search in and about the neighbourhoa of Port Philip. The reason was obvious. rr" in-law engaged as a shepherd about an hour alter tam, and went far into the interior, and it was not until Ma,. gregor had received a letter from his friends in Inverness informing him of their safe arrival in Port Philip, and subsequent engagement and prosperity there, that he was satisfied of their being in the same colony with himself. According to the last accounts they did not meet, but we hare no doubt that now, since fortune has smiled abundance on Macgregor, they will once more :can lies;:: at both hrntt . --...- other to relate the strange adventure of their separation in London, and subsequent prosperity in the land of their adoption. Macgregor alias Huistean Berg, after having served faithfully for a few years, by which he accumulated some little money, purchased a piece of land. This land being in close proximity to the gold regions, it occurred to him to make an attempt, like others, in quest of the valuable metal. His success was beyond his expectations, and it turned out that it was among the most valuable pro perties in the district. The news having spread like wild fire through the country, it may be imagined Macgregor ofh m fortune ori received many offers for permission to dig, but refused all At length a company came forward who offered him the enormous sum of £BO,OOO, which was accepted , am. Huistean Berg retired from a life of activity t o e n j o y t he fruits of his hurci e l S o u t Such so easily acquired, "-- , ---i and the news of Hugh's success ha ving ceived in Inverness, ebdulyt seldomand in his native dist a stimulus to all thos e who could must er proc eed to Australia, that last week about that town, many of whom were the relatiot._,,, a cqua -aqu ired fal f l o s rt t u o n t e h . ance s of Hugh Macgregor, alias Huistean. Beag.—Rl,.% s hi r e Observer tin" tc THE L O B RP D R. 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