The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-12 00:00:00

AUGUST 12, 18.36. LWERPOOI, POLICE•' A p OuT S oxISFORTI:NES.-011 Tuesdav, , at the Police-oftice, a young man named Henry Dennett, dressed in a shabbv• e t ro% •n frock ~oat buttoned up. at the neck ala militaire. to hula . want of other articles of (tress, and having a most lack-a appearaace, evidently being star-stuck, was bsouglit .. r,o,r i e the magistrates charged With haring taken lodgings at a rot c-house without possessing the wherewithal to pay; and s u i ' ll 'egh poets proverbially can live on very spare diet, yet the ta t, se s are not a full substitute for substantial nodding, in order ether which the prisoner had appropriated the sheets amid ther articles of his bed-room furniture until their absence he cants s ooservable The proSeciaor did not appear to substanti ate the • charge a Batcheldor said that the prisoner was by trade ea l'inet-maker. and was a very good workman, arid could earn rrod wage s; but becoming Connected with a literary society, conceived that he had a talent for poetry, and tried his hand Poem, which his friends told him was very cleVer, and he. s_aoacuever since been . wrirth ant (gym at his arade, refusing to Rork at it, thinking that bis`talents fitted hint to conduct some 1 7 1 e. gazitze or other publication, and that his wits were sharper t o p w his plane and c hi se l. • air. Hall asked him why he did not notow his t ra d e; and by he tints attempted that which he was fitted fu r . CO m Pl a i nant ( open i ng hi s e y es ) : " The reason i of left my trade was. I had some Jusffes in some other ways get 'zness." Mr. Hall! " I would recommend you to try and eh. sour b rea d i n the cabinet-mak i ng business. You are dis , ste ', r ged." The prisoner then,• with an air of great dignity, out Of the dock. eli ""Mettv BY A SWEEP.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, a ista r 4tlag. boy named Charles Hawkins was placed before the glstrates charged with having robbed a house. of several arti tees!2f wearing apps.ret, &e. Thomas Humphreys deposed to at in Addlington-street, and on getting up that morning half-past five o'clock in order to take. a walk, as he was pass it passage which leads to the back of his house, he saw the prisoner and another boy there on the step which led to his „'tek door. He asked them what they were doing. The pri soner .• sws sepned that he came to see if they wanted the chimney h is vePing and immediately rushed past him with a bundle under :_ae o i!, and !continued running. He shouted after him " Stop e r• when he dropped his bundle. ,After pursuing him ,r,ough several streets, he succeeded iu taking hint into cus ii`!:•V• Police C on stable Carrington then met him with the nndle which the prisoner had dropped. The other prisoner It h• On going to his house, he found the back door open. * d been opened by the prisoners climbing over a wall which Is covered with glass, and there weie marks of' blood down the Vssage as if th ey h a d cu t themselves in getting over.. The ladle eontained "some liuen, some collars, a pair of boots, and 4 ' r ead loaf, all his property. Carrington, the policeman, de posed to hearing the cry of " stop thief." and running out of t „" 1 lse where he had just, gone off duty, he 'saw the prisoner " n ulog and then drop the bundle. are took up the bundle, a hill afterwards gave it to the complainant. The prisoner told : 11 he had f oun d th e bundle. The informations for the prison :er commitment were,ordered to be taken. I s „, orkee PIC;KING.—On Tuesday, at the police-office, a re - 1 1',„`ed thief, ale(' about 11 years'old, named John Gorman, the s ',"" of whose.face had taken some years to accumulate to its '„ 1 Parent polish, was placed before the magistrates charged by j i " of th e policemeu with attempting to pick - pockets. A po- Crean stated that about half-past ten o'clock the night before i lp iast five or ; six boys, like the prisoner, walking down Low iinowiiig ahem to . be suspicious characters he followed -e th, and saw the prisoner make several attempts to pick rekets; at length he caught him with his_ hand in a woman's df,k.er, and took him into custody. Prisoner, .addressing Mr. ai ‘a, "Ton my wurd, sur, I was a coining from the fire-works th ° og wi two wimin, sur, and the hoffisur picked me a.gen one o' e wimin, and then swore I was a picking her pocket, sur. I s ever did nothing namore nor that, sur, but was going home Vceably t o ray father, and niver was in sich an a place as this ° re in all my life." The officer said he saw him make seve ral attempts, - and saw him get-his hand fairly into the woman's Veeket before he took him. - The Bridewell-kee_per deposed that had been repeatedly committed for theft. He was sent for three months to the House of COrrection. DONNING OVER A CHILD.—On Tuesday, at the police-of f ice, genuine son. of Erin, named John Quilkin, appeared to lay a e6 raplai n t before the magistrates against a decent-looking I t t , l ng man, dressed in ostler's garb, for running over his child. e cumplainant, in the usual Irish fever, jumped up into the w itness box, and addressed Mr. Hall. " Yesterdhay avenin', sh a r• I was sittin' in my hown house, whin me wife comes in, s▪ re Quilkin,' sis she, yer child is kilt.' Kilt r sic I who kilt thi s r 'There goes the man, sit she a so w id that I followed 8 Man the prisoner at the bar, yer reverence. down Gilbert :htreet, afther he had bin in a dishouourableftnanner running' Mr._ Hall—" Did vou see the child killed ?" Com rielnants—'. Shur, no shur, 'but somebody did ; Mrs. Rooney, r a• Rooney, come din way wid you." Mrs. Rooney : evidently iollutrywoman of complainant's, then mounted the witness-box. rs• Rooney then said, " I was sthatidin' in me own door, in s Parling-street, whin this man was rid by, an' the child was m4nin' across the road, an' the horse tumbled the child over, I shouted to 'im to stop, but he rhid the harder for id' an' it 4 5,. trothing the horse at the time he was. Oh! you bagabone, o ' s „ ° ,alcing her head at the prisoner, who appeared half frightened Yet of his wits,) you. know you was." Complainant—"Plase riverence he's committed a very serious accidence." Ano ther Witness, lso an Irishan, here etod up, and deposed that P " a was ridin' as hard as iver o he could driv when he I li'? over the child." Mr. Hall —" Was he riding - or driving ; bilge, he Witsriding?"' Witness—" Yes, shur, he was .. 1 " l re, and afther he knocked the 'child down he driv off es hard It '" he could r ••• an' he drug down a street au' up a hentry, s- re I never t ufther the child at all at all, but ran afther 1: 14 , and in the et hantrv, by the stable door, I found the puney, he w as not the re . wint lath-the stable an' he was not there, 411 ' there was a hay-loftoier-the , - Httil-s.-" And there I suppose you found hint." Witness'—" -No, sitar, we did rlnd him in the hay s loft ; we foud him uder the anger." auhter.) Goff,- the market constable, ss n id that m he saw a gr eat eras, d in Gildart-street, and they were swearing they wo uld have the prisosier's life . if they eh - Uhl find hi m . S o me one ;„'en shouted, "W e ' ve got .and they immediately began to j u mp on the prisoner and beat hint with sticks. There were not s e ss than fifty or-sixty at him, all Irish s and he did not doubt t ug they would have killed - him if he had not taken him into 4, t ,e'da'- At the prisoner's wish, he sent for a surgeon to the V I II 4, and the surgeon sent'a certificate of the - child's injuries. received Hall read the certificate, which stated that "the child had a slight injury on the forehead, occasioned by a fall, s ", dan injury on his great toe." (Laughter.) Mr. Hall : How u ntl is the child ? Complainant : She's shix or sheven year old, ttr. M Hall: A girl is it? Complainant: No, shur, it's a Y.—Mr. Hall: What • countryman are you, pray ? Com votinant:. Och, what' coUnthrvinan ! I'm au Irishman, satin' Yer p r eSince, by that t saiine.—The sister of the prisoner, a respec . k lble-lOoking female, said she Was very willing to . pay the doc tor's bill. Mr. Hall said shenughttomake some compensation . 14 well. One of the constables here told Mr. Hall that he had 34 st overheard the complainant threatening to thrash the prisoner ti soon as he was let out. The •complainant immediately posi yely swore he never said any such thiugs 'Seve. a persona a round him said they had 'overheard him. The magistrate se verely, reprimanded hiirn;and.warned him, if he laid hands on the p r isoner, he should be severely punished. Though it was wrong 1 ,!1 the prisoner to have riddri . the horse fest . in the public streets, at wrong in the mother ol the child to have permitted it to s t , 4l in the middle of the road; and their conduct to the young ~31 . 4 1: 1 afterwards had been most disgraceful.—The prisoner was s 'scharged on his sister's pilmuise to pay the doctor's bill, and 'ech reasonable compensation as the magistrates should award. th i NPOKIVIATION AGAINST SAAW'S SALOON.—On Tuesday, at the Police -office, an information was laid against John Shaw, 1 1 e keeper of one of the saloons in Williamsou-square. Mr. sl d appeared for the defendant; he, in the first instance, ap ,'," i ed to have the case postponed until next day, on the grounds ttated in a written application handed up to the magistrates. to 1 . 7 effect that defendant might have an opportunity of making ' 1 , 1 , 18 Peace with the watch committee, and, if this sh(iuld be denied, th 4 Y ll l4; that the magistrates would be as lenient with hint as * -e ) . could. The magistrates decided that the case should be taut into. Mr. Parkinson, of the 'police, then deposed that he on Satiirday night, the 30th of July, along with Inspector p: 4(lB haW, to the saloon occupied by Mr. John Shaw. In oue 54 - ! . , t of the building, the Grecian Saloon, were eight prostitutes 5d twent men. in the - saloon were us% number of men and r es tittites y , and in the . shades, all in the same building, were : 4° 4 prostitutes and a number of men; in all, 46 -prostitutes vi nd 40 men.• He had no doubt, from the appearance of the 1 0 ,,,..en, but that they were prostitutes ; the men were decent t -- 'ing men The women were drinking, and walking about hi -cnl versingwith the men. Bradshaw corroborated this state ent, and deposed to ShaW haylng been convicted on the 9th " April and on the 6th of APW last, for the same offense. rodd said they did not attempt to deny the evidence; an ci2Peal against the last conviction had been made, but it had t ,7 k en confirmed. Mr. Hall said the defendant was one of those s" differed from his decisions, and haul appealed; he had got eo t h• s• of by his appeal but very heavy, costs, and he now made a little of necessity. This being the third offence, in the terms t ?' the act, within the period of three years," they should there -I°:',e, adjourn the case to the next speCial sessions to be held, or e "le next annual licensing meeting, to be heard there, and the n with as the law directed. Parkinson and Bradshaw were e ll bound over to give evidence. I . l l B EastaN's WAGES.—On 'Wednesday, at the police-office, h s e s eantain of the Earl Grey, African trader, was summoned tt s'ore the magistrates by James Jones, one of the coopers en 'elged in his vessel, for non-payment of the wages due to him. 4 1 . e complainant stated that he shipped in Liverpool in Jana- A ?' last as a cooper, and signed articles to go from Liverpool to 'lca and back, at £4 lOs per month. He was absent six watith's and 23 days, arriving back on the 28th of July. His . tn 'r i e had reeeived half-pay, and he made out that there was due ei°, l s ol a balance of £l3 6s. The owners offered to pay him 'I~•, and would pay him no mire. The captain, in defence, a id that they had engaged the defendant as a cooper fully corn etent to do cooper's work, and he proved not competent. He t 'd had frequently to return his work on his hands; and in l'keld of making three casks a day in Bonny he never could t, a r more than two, and they were not fit to hold oil; they consequence,' only offered him £2 ss. per month. The „ - ,, tri Plainant-called Bnother cooper as a witness who had per -I)l:,".°ed the voyage, and who gave it as his judgment that the cum st,"lnant had properly, whilst in health, performed his theft as a fk: d P e r• They had had sickness on board a part of me, that was the reason he could not perform duty all the time. Po se third ma t e was ca lled on the part of the captain, and de sol'e,(l that the other coopers could make their three casks a day, l ea l s k the complainant could only make two, and those were eitel• The log-book was produced and examined by Mr. Hall, 4,, in it was a statement of the incompetency of the complain ear:s signed by himself, wherein he agreed tu take L 2 ss. ner ct,P t h, and which the captain said was read over to him by the • ef Mate in the presence of several of the ship's crew. The K:lPlainant said, on his solemn oath, he had only the choice a; s erl him, when so weak that he seas not fit to stir from his to 'raock, of being put ashore amongst the savages, or turning t s 'rotas at,..x'a ss. per month, and entering into an agreement rf that effect. Mr. Hall put it to the second mate, on his oath, se was the case. The second mate replied the threat was •'er are in hit presence. Mr. Jackson, one of the owners, 01d the a y wished to have this case tried to ascertain whether a tl ec t i shipping as a cooper, and not fit for the office, was euti l'r, ~r 0 receive the full amount of' his wages, and they ba ob tl,ea to pay it • they were taken in in every vessel by II:icon - tries iZt. m en ship ' ping. Mr. Hall said they were not always to Bon d , !!'luten by their signatures iu cases of this kind, as they foolish acts, but it appeared tit Mmes did vers . thoughtless and th rats man bad nothing to cos plain of. From the evidence, r eas froa l ~appeared to have been used, but it appeared to have been c os , ‘ae gates, given after the document was signed. As the as an able s ' l Platnant had practiSed this deception of shipp ing et t P e r, and was not so he ought not to be paid as an able man, 11i sa t it" magistrates thought' the amount which had been offered ei al air comnensation. The owners must take care and pay Nesn la ar was due according to th at rate. M r. Jackson pro s-m that this should be done. The complainant, who is a e l m raao ue l ' i. 'an, gave his evidence in a very stupid and confused I - h 4 N AI rl enNT BEQUEST,.—We understand, that the late died "L'Adatu, l, :ig., formerly a merchant in Liverpool, why willatthhis estate in Scotland a few Weeks ago, has lett, by . hts „tloth„ e sum of £5OO the Caledonian Free School, and l x i:euto'r s s u , n ' of £lOOO to be distributed at the discretion of his a , among the principal public charities of the town. hi s 0 0, we hear, le ft ,e. 40,000 to be distriltuted, likewise, executors, among the legatees named in his will; Er,we'.2r,,rxr.,,,.0 L TrE'l7 POOL ASSIZES. These assizes commenced Yesferria•. The Judges were in the. fit st instance expected at two o'clock on Wed nesday.- Mr. Justice Coleridge, however, was engaged during the-whole of Tuesday in trying a cruse of some interest respectinp,: the validity of a will iri' the -vieinity of Ulverstune;'and Mr. Baron Parke in the Meantime-took, two other Causes. Wednesday night,. however, the will cause had not, come to a conclusion, and,lyir, justice Coleridge had, after that, one other cause to try. Mr. Baron Parke arrived in town at twenty . niirtutes4O ten o'clock on Wednesday nighcand'ithinediately proceeded to the Court, where the commission Was opened. The calendar has. now increased to twenty4our pOspners. At:a little after- ten o'clock Mr. Baron:Parke, aecom ,panied by the High Sheriff, Charles Standish, Esq., and preceded by trumpeters and javelin-men, arrived at St. George's Church, where prayeYs were read by the Rev. J. B. Munk after - which an ;,appropriate,, sermon, was preached by the Judge's-chaplain, from the sth chap ter of the General Epistle of . James, at the, 9th verse:— " Behold,' the Jud;re standeth f before the Lord." Immediately after the service, at a little., before twelve o'clock, his Lordship, accompanied by the.. High Sheriff, and the Mayor, proceeded to the Court. After the names of the magistrates, &c. of the count' had been read over by the Clerk of the Arraigns, the following gentlemen were sworn on' the Grand Jury JOHN IRELAND BLACKBURN, Esq., Foreman., Sir Thos. Brancker John WViecar, Esq. James Aspinall, Esq. Charles Orrell; Esq. , 3. B. Barclay, Esq. Thomas Potter, Esq. William Brown, Esq. Shakspeare Phillips, Esq. William Calrow, Esq. . Joseph Ridgway. Es q. W. W. Curri.2, Esq. Samuel Stanifortb, Esq. Pattisson Elanaes, Esq. - Charles Tayleur, Esq. John Fort, Esq, Robert Lomax, Earl- William Gale, Esq. W. Gillibrand Umbreth, - Esq. Charles Ilorsfall, Esq. Richard Willis, J un.,‘ Esq. Charles Lawrence, Esq. Joseph Walker, Esq. The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, his. Lordship proceeded to charge the Grand Jury as follows " Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—We meet for the first timein this place in the discharge of our public duties. It is a great satis faction to me to be able to assure yore .that your labours on the present occasion will be by no means severe. And when the • extent which yoU practically serai on the grand inquest is considered—(l say practically, because, in point of fact, your duties extend over a great part of the county of Lancaster, notwithstanding the division of the county which has been made, and wisely made for forwarding the ends of publicjus tice)--and elle nature of the population of the districts which are under your jurisdiction; the offences are exceedingly few. On the, present occasion there are, no doubt, a few cases of a very painful nature; there are many cases, also, of violence contained in the calendar before you, and, indeed, when we consider the nature of the population, their employments, and their habits, it is hardly to be expected as yet that any efforts that are made for their improvement, and that are , making, and I hope will continue to be made, can prevent the commission of crimes of violence, and other crimes, on some occasions, consi dering the habits of a great part of the population, and the facilities for the commission of these crimes afforded to them, and particularly of gratifying the crime of drunkennesi. A great many of the offences on the calendar may be attributed to that source, which may be offered as an extenuation, though there is no excuse for the commission of any crime, and an ex cuse drunkenness cannot be. There is one of the charges which will fall under your consideration of a peculiar nature ; it is a charge of murder committed under very peculiar and singular circumstances. ,The only point you will have to in quire into in this case is, whether you are satisfied that the offence was committed, on the testimony of an eye-witness, who herself saw her father destroy a woman by shooting her dead with a pistol. But there is something so singular about the commission of this deed, that it might be thought .that you should inquire whether the' person committing it was insane at the time, not that there is the least warrant for such a suppo sition; but the case is sc, peculiar that it might, perhaps, oc cur to your minds. I should therefore recommend that you should not entertain the inquiry at all, and for two reasons. The prisoner seems to have destroyed the unfortunate deceased in a moment of love and despair, when she refused to accede to hit proposals of marriage, and when be did that, he destroy ed her in a manner, which might suggest n. 4, inquiry I have stated, but which I advise you not to enter into, arid for these two reasons. First, in all cases the law requires suet. offences to be proved by the most clear and satisfactory evideaa a , and unless it is so made out he cannot be considered tha proper object of legal punishment. And the other reason is that such enquiry into his'insanity cannot be attended with any satisfac tory result, for,: should it ultimately appear on his trial that he was at the time of the commission of the offence in a state of mental derangement, provision may then be made for securing him in future in some place of confinement during the king's pleasure, without turning him loose on the public. If you should throw out the bill, or if a coroner's inquest should in any case find a verdict that such an offender is insane, the law pro videsno such remedy, and therefore is is necessary as a prelimi nary enquiry only, that youlhould not enquire into that at all, but merely enquire into the facts of the offence. Of the fact of the murder having been committed it is perfectly clear, and in that you can have no difficulty. There is-also another case in which a life has been lost; the case is a charge of murder against the mother of an illegitimate child. In all such cases you need not to be told that you must he satisfied that the infant was born . alive. And although there are circumstances confirmatory of the infant's having been born alive, from examinations which have taken place, yet these examinationsfdepend greatly on the care with which they have been made, and are often fallacious; • and you will have to consider whether the infant was born alive, and if its death was owing to some other act of violence If you cotne.to that conclusion, you will have to find for the graver offence; if otherwise, the law assumes another, aspect in being guilty of a misdemeanour only in concealing the birth. There is another case, of arson, in the calendar, of some little difficulty. A person of the name of William Kelly is charged in the calendar `with having " feloniously and maliciously set fire to certain stacks of wood, the property of John Mills." I have seine doubt whether what is in the calendar described as an offence would be an offence amounting to arson. It is de scribed as "setting fire to a stack of wood." . It appears they were boards placed up in a timber yard. I should doubt, there fore, whether this offence will come within the statute; but it appears that in consequence of this fire the adjoining dwellings were set on fire. That would constitute the [offence of arson, and, no matter whether or not the prisoner intended to set these buildings on fire, the offence will be Complete. And the law makes every act of this kind criminal, if done wilfully. And if a house is set on fire in consequence of some other adjoin ing-substances being set on fire, the offence is complete, and it is nut required that you should be convinced that there was any feel ing of,spite against the owner of the property. If deliberately done it mustbe Wicked in point of law. The poiiats you will have to ad dress yourselves to in inquiry will be to ascertain whether this of fence is committed, audby whom. The first point lobe made out is that this fire did not occur accidentally; it occurred after midnight in July, and in two places at the same time, which affords rea sonable presumption that it was not anything else butdesign. The next point is, whether the prisoner is the person committing the offence. This depends on the testimony of a boy, who said he clearly saw the prisoner, in company with three other persons, close to the timber yard at the time of the fire. The prisoner at the bar had also a motive for setting fire to this timber, as he had formerly been in the service of the prosecutor, and had re fused to work at the wages the prosecutor had fixed, and had been in the habit of interfering with the workmen who chose to work at under prices; he had, therefore, a motive, which you will do well to consider. And the testimony of the boy is suf ficient for you to draw the inference, that he was one of the persons who was guilty of setting the wood on fire. If you come to that conclusion, it will be proper for you to find a bill; but if not to that conclusion, it will be better to dismiss the charge, because, if sou find a bill, a decision on that bill must be final; whereas if you do not, it is not final, for afterwards, on the confession of an accomplice, or from further evidence, .the prisoner may be convicted. The sole point for you to con_ shier is, whether the circumstantial evidence leads your minds to the belief beyond doubt that the prisoner was the person who committed the offence. I have made all the remarks necessary on all the material cases which will come before you. There is one charge of manslaughter against a prisoner named Mellor. I am not quite sure that that bill should be presented to you in that shape, for it may assume a more serious character; for if not the dreadful crime of wilful murder, it approaches very close to it. There is a charge of cutting and wound ing one of the police of this town. The charge is against a person of the name of Michael Dillon, who, it appears, was in a state of intoxication, and ,had had sonic quarrel ; the policeman interfered to put a step to some little tumult that had taken place in the street in consequence, and he struck the prisoner rather violently with his staff, who irn raediately struck him a violent blow in return, and cut his arm. The first point in this case will be for you to consider whether the blOw was in tended for some other part, apd in tended to do some grievous bodily harm, and that will not be the place where it was inflicted. It would,appear that the arm received the wound in order to protect the policeman from re ceiving a blow on the breast. If you think the blow was in tended for any vital - part you will come to the conclusion that some grievous bodily harm was intended, and then the consi deration will be whether this offence would have been murder . In this case it would appear that the blow was not inflicted until the policeman attacked the prisoner with his staff; but if that POliceman had a right by law to do so, or even to give him a blow to prevent the commission of violence on others it is a wil ful act, and the policeman's having struck first would afford no excuse if the prisoner had killed him. It is not that excuse which lessens the offence of murder into manslaughter. I dont think there are any other cases which will be' presented to you that will require any assistance from me ; if vou should require my assistaie.e I shall he most happy to bestow it. • . The Grand Jury then retired, and a true bill having been found— iIIaAMY. • James Cements, 24, w t..t.igeci with having two wives. The prisoner pleaded not St*: M T. Willidnison conEcted the vrosectitiori.'rtre lifisrmer was.- tlniefe _ 1 , ,,1v:.ard Davies producel the r4*inters of the two marriages, one solemnized at illauchester, and the other at Eccles. The registers were read in court. Sarah M‘Maliii knows the prisoner at the bar, and was pre sent at the first ntarviai;e, whiCh took place on the 16th July, 1832. Thomas Itos4 wa, present at the second marriage, at Eccles, on the Ist of Apia last. The prisoner mu defene pleaded his poverty, arising from the low wages he received for his work, and the bad terms on which he lived with his former Wife. He had supported the child. In replyto'a , question from the judge, the prisoner said he should call his wife as a witness. The judge hems remarked that a most material part of the evidence was wanting ' to prove that his former wife, was living at I he.time he married the second. Thomas Guest had seen Ellen Maiwell, his former wife, that morning. ' The Judge summed up very briefly, and the jury immediately returned a verdict: Of Ts be transported seven years. ROBBERY. William Todd, '22, was ararged with having stolen two six pences; from the persons of John Brown, at Stockport. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Dr. Brown conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Brandt the defence. John Brown sworn.—Was at Stockport on the 14th of -Feb. last. Was going to see his nephew, and on the road was dyer taken by two men, Boyle and Todd. Knew Todd before, jtt not by name. When they overtook me, Todd tapped me on e shoulder, and said " John how do you do ?" I said, " you have the advantage of me, but 'you have guessed my name." We came soon after to a lamp, by the White Lion public-house, and I saw their faces, and- knew I had seen them before. They wanted me to go into a public-house, but I would not. I thought that they were good company, as they were laughing 'and joking, and went with them about three or four hundred yards. When we got to the bridge, Boyle laid his hands over my mouth, and held me back, while Todd put his hand into my pockets, and robbed me of two sixpences. After they got the money they gave me a knock, on my knee, and I fell on my back. I gave information of the. robbery to Sadler, a police officer, at StoCkport, and gave a full description of the men. Cross-examined by Mr. BRAN DT.—I set out' with the inten tion of seeing my nephew, but was stopped by the prisoner and Boyle. I slept in the Overseers' Office on the night of the rob bery. I had the keys of the office that night and the whole of the next day, Sunday. Mr. Bolton, the governor of the Work house,'sOmetiruesleeps the keys, but 1 had them at the time of the robbery. Left the Overseers' Office about twelve o'clock to go to the Workhouse, and came back to clean myself. Went to see my.son, at Gatliff, between the hours of three and ten o'clock. Had but three gills of beer during the day. Was a pauper at the time. Had the money in my pocket from Sa-, turday night. Met the prisoner and Boyle about-three or four hundred yards from Vernon Bridge. We passed the public house, but did not go in. They never left me. Did not see any person until after the robbery, when on My retern-1 satv a man and woman under the lamp at the White 'Lion- ' ›issi By Dr. I3ROWN.-1 judged the . time from the publicAibusa being closed. Joseph Sadler,. sworn.—l am a Superintendent of Police, at Stockport. On the 14th of Februarylasti was going my usual round to see that. the beer-shops were dosed: Saw'the prisoner near Vernon aridge, in Stockport, a few minutes-after. teh at night. William Royle was with the prisoner.• spoke:to therm and ordered them to go out of the street. They went in the di rection of Heaton Norris. I saw Bcown, the prtisecutor, about twenty minutes after, near the Wellinu"ton • Bridke.',. 'coining fiord Vernon Bridge, he complained of having been robbed, and gave me a description of the men. In consequence I ap: ,prehended Hoyle the following morning. I searched for Todd frequently at his own house, but could never meet with him. I never saw the prisoner until he was apprehended. By Mr. BRANDT. There was a woman in company with the prisoner whom I have since learned was his mother. Matthew Owen.—l am a constable at Ashton-uuder-line, and received information by letter, of the robbery. I took the prisoner into custody on the 13th of April last. 1 asked him what his name was ? and be answered, "John Lee." I told him he answered the description of a person charged with highway robbery at Stockport, and that he must go with me to the Police Office. On the way I again enquired his name, and he replied " John Lee." Before locking him up, I asked him if his name was not Todd ? He said it was of no use denying— his name was Todd; but he should get off at the far end, mean ing Liverpool ; said that the old man could not indentify him , as he wore a blue coat on the night of the robbery, and if that d—d fool Boyle had held his tongue he would have got off. He confessed "that he and Boyle had been at Mu oday's public house; and we afterwards went over the bridge, Royle on one side and lon the other. I met my mother, and she took my arm. Ou our way prime, we met Sadler, and he told us to get out of the street." I delivered prisoner into custody at Stock port. Wm. Munday.—l keep the "British Protection" public house at Stockport. Prisoner and Boyle were there, and left about 10 o'clock. My house is about 200 yards from Vernon Bridge. By Mr. BRANDY.—I did not see the direction in which they went. Prisoner had lived in my service about six weeks, and in that time I never heard anything against his character; he lived afterwards in my neighbourhood and I never heard any thing to his prejudice. Joseph Sadler proved the examination before the magistrates, it was read over to the prisoner, and signed by the magistrate. A written defence was put in by the prisoner, of the same na ture as the confession made to Matthew Owen. Joseph Sadler recalled. Had heard of charges of felony be preferred against the prisoner, but he had never been coin- The pr.oner, in defence, said that the statement of Matthew Owen was faii e , but acknowledged he had given a false name. The following tiitnesses were called fur the defence. William Bolton; I am governor of Stockport Workhouse. Brown was a pauper, and he was at the Workhouse about ten o'clock on the morning of the robbery. He came to ask leave to go to Gatliff. Cannot speak Positifelv as to the hour. He could not have slept at the Overseers' Office unless he left the doers open. . Brown told me there had been a pauper staying of the Office all the night previous. _ _ _ By the JUDGE.-1 had the keys of the Office. Have a dis tinct recollection of the circumstance from Brown's coming to_ ask leave, and also from the fact of his having his tobacco given out on a Sunday, a practice different to the other paupers, who' are supplied on the week day. • By Mr. BRANDT.—I gave the same account in writing when Royle was tried. I recollect. Brown asking leave to go to Gat -1 should have prevented him taking the keys. Mary Todd.—l am the mother of the prisoner, and remember the 14th of February. I met,my son that night between Mun day's public-house and Vernon Bridge, and went home in com pany with him. I saw Sadler on the road who spoke to my sow. I never left the prisoner until we got home. He (lid not attack any one whilst I was with him. - 13y Dr. Brtowti.—Nobody was With us. When Sadler spoke to us we were alone. lam sure Boyle was lot with us. No one ever came to my house to look after the prisoner. He had. no other place of living; he came home regularly to his dinner, and slept there constantly. The prisoner's grandfather came to the house the following morning and mentioned the circum stance of the robbery. Prisoner said he had done nothing amiss, and would not go out of the way. Any one that wanted him might have found him at his home. He sometimes went from home for a short time to seek employment, but he never left home from a wish to conceal himself. From the 14th .of February until the 13th of April he was not. Irons home any length of time. I know Sadler, the police officer. He never came to my house to look after the prisoner. By Mr. Bitmsrr.-1 did not know Royle, he might have been present, as there were several persons passing at the time. Joseph Sadler, re.examined.—l called frequently at the house, and saw his mother. She accompanied me to the Police-office, and put several questions to me. lam sure that Royle was in company with Todd when I spoke to them. The learned Judge summed up the evidence very minutely, and the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guillq.—Sentence of Death was recorded against the prisoner, with the understanding that the prisoner would be recointnended to the clemency of his Majesty. and probably the sentence would be commuted to transportation for fourteen years. :James Garbott, 26, was charged with having feloniously stolen one cow, the property of Peter Ruffy, at Parr. The prisoner pleaded guilty , to the charge. The learned Judge commented at some length on the heinous nature of the offence, which, some short time since was punish able with death, but at present the legislature had fixed the punishment of such crimes, and it was not at the discretion of the Judge to altar the sentence, except under very particular circumstances. The sentence of the court, therefore, was, that he be Transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life. Robert Mellor, 31, was charged with killing and slaying James Tattersall, at Prestwich-cum-Oldham. To this indictment he pleaded not guilty. Jonathan Hopkinson examined.—Was at the Park and Uni corn public-house, at hoyden, on the 17th of July lust. The deceased, James Tattersall, was there. He was perfectly sober. Saw the prisoner there. He came in some time after the de ceased. Prisoner said that the deceased had challenged hint to a wrestling match some time previous, and that be would wrestle him then. Deceased said he would have nothing to do with him. A short time after, about twenty minutes, deceased got up to drink with a man named Spence, and, on returning, the prisoner caught hold of him by the breast, put his arms round him,' and threw him with great force upon the floor. Prisoner fell upon him. When the prisoner got up he caught hold of witness, and he (witness) proving the better man threw him down. Afterwards, I went to Tattersall and said " What is the use of lying there ?" but received no reply. I took the deceased to the back door, thinking he was sta. He never left the house until he was buried. In reply to a question from the prisoner, the witness said that he never noticed any angry words between deceased and pri soner—that he sent for a doctor attd exerted himsc:if to the ut most to render assistance. Anthony Spencer also bore testimony to the absence of all angry feeling between deceased and prisoner. Prisoner gave the deceased no notice whatever, but laid hold of him quite un expectedly and threw him down. Abraham Kershaw's testimony was precisely to the same effect. Robert Wolstenholme Howarth Leech.—ls a surgeon. Was sent for immediately after. Saw the deceased. Hi s arms and legs were paralytic. I had some conversation with the deceas ed, and told him that he was in a very dangerous state, and asked him if he (the prisoner) intended to do hhn harm, and he replied he did not. He died the next morning at half-past two O'clock. I examined the body after death. There was a m up tore of blood between the vertebrae, and would be produced by - a violent blow. This would produce death. The prisoner ap peared very much affected at the result. The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury immediately returned a verdict of guilty. In passing sentence, the learned JUDGE observed that it was very clear from the evidence that it was not his intention to in flict bodily injury, and that the circumstance palliated in a great measure the crime of which he was convicted. The sen tence which he thought would answer the ends of justice was, that he be imprisoned one calendar month from the date of his apprehension. Patrick Maguire was arraigned on the charge of feloneously killing and slaving William Devereux. To this charge he • pleaded not guilty. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Brandt. Mr. Holyard, sworn.—ls a surgeon, residing at Manchester. Made au examination of the body of Wm. Dever.,'x, on the 3d of May lastiHad not attended him professionally before that time. The were several internal marks of violence both on the head and body ; also several external appearances caused by Severe blows. If he bad not known the reported cause of his death, he should have expressed an opinion that the deceased had died of disease. There was also inflammation of the brain, produced, as is frequently the case, by 'adulation of the lungs. James Houghton—l live in Hulme, near Manchester. Was in Prime-street, on the sth of March, ab o ut ten o'clock at night. Heard a cry of murder , and saw - Devereimx knocked down... He was standing at the outside of a public-house, in „which them e was a tight. Three men were turned out, who immediately fell upon Devereux, and struck hint with their fists. After he was knocked down, all three 'kicked hi .• on the sides of his body. I saw the prisoner at the bar kick him frequently. Thomas .Batty, a butcher, came up, and asked the prisoner if they in tended to murder the old ratan? upon which prisoner struck him. •He returned the blow,. when the prisoner-ran Olt I ran THE LIVERPOOL SfAkii:Aidj. after named Grace. MANSLAUGHTER. and le was taken by a man Thomas Baity—l live in 'Jaime. Heaid .an alarm, iknd.on coming mr with the crowd, saw the prisoner 1:11 ,, ck the down, and then kick him. The deceased was lying on. his belly. They kicked him on both sides of his body. They were very heavy blows. I said, ”.you are not going to kill him." when prisoner struck me. I struck him again, and he ran off. -De ceased appeared very flinch distiessed.. There was some blood on the right cheek. He required support to go home. The first blow was under the eye, on the cheek. I knew Develeux well He never was well afterwards, but always complained wheo Isaw him. The deecii4ed Was wrought to the Old Bailey in i a coach to attend the trial. Thomas Carter--Was a watchman in Hulme in March last. Did not see the. assault. Heard a cry, and . took the prisoner, who was running away, into custody. Saw deceased afterwards. He could not go home without assistance. He came on duty two or three times after. 1 saw him once or twice after the assatilt. Ile never was weil.afterwards, but always complained. Saw him at his own house, when he was partially decayed. This was about three weeks before his death. The LEA RNEDIUDGE summed up ve:y minutely, and the jury returned . a verdict olguilty.- In passing sentence, the Lii,•4u . NEn JUDGE expressed his determination to, visit with the, severest punishment the law allowect all the peisons ; who were guilty of the revolting. practice of kicking when on the grouud.—To be transported for seven-years. .Thomas Warburton was indicted for killing and slaying one Ann Wood, at Bury. . , . Mr. BRANDT conducted the prosecution, and Dr. BROWN the defence.- Thomas . Brown sworn.—Lives on the road between Bolton and Bury. On the Ist August saw two cars on the road, Tho Mas Warburton, the prisoner, driving one, and Mr. Wilkinson the other.' Pris Oner's was galloping, the other coining at a shag) trot. This was between seven and eight o'clock in the evening. Prisoner was first, and used his whip very severely. He lost his whip, and stopped to pick it up, when Wilkinson passed him. There were five or six persons iu the car. When he-got on the car again he went at the same rate, galloping and flogging very severely. - -I told him I would have him Put in Prison for abusing his horse, but don't know whether he heard me. I ran after the car down the hill, and, saw the prisoner run his car against a cow,-and block it down, and at the same time upset the car. All the people were thrown out. I saw deceased lying in a ditch, and thought She. was in a fit. By Di.:Bitows.—No one particular was with me. I knew Mr. Wood. Waaelese to them when they passed. - Robert Peaice..-Am 13 years of ago. My father liveS in Bury. I - was :driving his cows. on tho.night of the accident. Saw Iwo cars coining along the road. Did nut know the pri soner - nev were coining on, both abreast.. I called out , stop. Prisnnei whipped in coming down the bill. Wilkin son's car pullet' a little to one side, the other ran against the car and knocked it over. The car was upset. 1 saw a woman under the horse's feet. By.pr,;BilowN.—l know Thomas Johnson, a bricklaver. It was dearhis house. Betty Cleag was riding in the car driven by ,Wakinson. .We pursued..Warburton while he was picking up ; He was galloping both .befure awl after. lie overtook us, and, Was,,justiabreast_ •when the car wis thrown over._ iil:lk ),.e 3n,.vrkeot ov i xtac oneN v ilk a in e s e. onsh7seliad not been galloping ii.; ; By hIi:"BRAN DT.—Saw Warburton's car first at Button. Hannah Titiney.-,--Wa.s in the car, driven by Wilkinson. We were about 40 yards a-head when Warburton started after hating picked.bis4hip up. - William Wood. I am a son of Ann Wood, the deceased. Was ready with her .in the car. Remembers 'SVarhniton dropping' his whip ; he got, out to pick it up. When he gut into the car again, he struck the horse twice, and it broke into a sharp trot down the hill. Believes it was a hard-mouthed horse. Heard mother tell prisoner to drive ou and not let the • car overtake us. • Thomas Johnson.—Saw the cars pass my own . door. 'Wil kinson was fist, going faster than Warburton. Prisoner's horse 'was a very, old one, and could not go fast Wilkinson struck the car as ho passed, and Warburt..m tried to pull up Lut could not. Mr. Rayner.—l am a surgeon, at Bury. On the Ist of Au-, gust wee called in to see the deceased. 1 met them bringing her at the end of the village. She complained of pain in the abdomen. There was a - 7`rupture of the bladder and much he morage internally. This was caused by a rupture of the vein, and in my' opinion, was produced by being thrown out of the car. Several witnesses were called,, who bore testimony to the pre vious good character of the deceased. The'learned Judge briefly commented upon the evidence.— Verdict, Guilty. Co he imprisoned cud kept to hard labour fur one mouth. BIGAMY. Joseph ffestsnmeand was charged with having married two wives. Mr. RusitTos appeared for the prosecution, and stated the case. Dr. Bnowrq for the defendant. Win. Hewit deposed to living in Manchester, and to his fa ther being clerk of St. John's Church. He assisted him in en tering the marriages in the register. On the 22d April the pri soner ta Me to him to ask if he would become a witness to his mar riage. He was so, and the parties were married at St. John's Church, in Manchester. He saw him sign the certificate and the book. He was married to a person of the name of , Mary Scott. Cross-examined.—She was quite a stranger to him. The register of the marriage was here put in and read. Mary GeOrgy, the wife of Alexander Georgy, deposed to liv ing in - Roscoe-street, Liverpool, and knowing the prisoner. He had lived with her. He left her to go to Manchester; lie after wards returned. He did not bring his wife along with him. He kept company for some time with a young woman named Sarah Martin, who lived in the service of Mr. Lamb, in Rod nev-street, and courted her both before and after he went to Manchester. She was present when the prisoner was after wards married to Sarah Martin at St. Thomas's Church, Liver-' pool,in•May last. 'James Ainsworth, constable, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody in consequence of some information he had re ceived. He took him into custody on the 26th May last. Ile said. that Scott, his first wife, always kept him . drunk until he married her; he was sorry for his second wife, but as for his first he cared nothing abiflt her. This witness produced a copy of the register of St. Thonnuo'o Chureli of the ccrtifitatc of-roar riage. - • • • Hewitt recalled.—He knew Mary Scott to be alive; he saw -her about six weeks ago, with the sign of Joseph Westmorland over the (164 of her beer-shop. Sarah' Martin - , the second wife, a respectable-looking servant girl, was then called. She deposed to having kept company with the prisoner for. l.s months before she married him. She saw the first wife • tile day after the prisoner was taken. She only lived with him two days before he was taken into custody. She was married on the 24th of May. Hewitt was again recalled, and said the first ssife was about 50 years of age, the prisoner is quite a young man, only 22 years old. The counsel for the defence said he had a very singular case, but he could not Substantiate it, and therefore it was of no use bringing it forward. The jury found the prisoner guilty. His Lol< nsut y, in passing sentence, said that he only remem- . bered oue parallel ease;'which occurred at Appleby, and in that case the .learned judge had thought fit to pass the extreme punishment which the law allowed. He rnivt do the same in the present case because the prisoners conduct had been most abominable to the young woman. The condition ho had placed her in was very different to the one which she had previously occupied. He had ruined her character under the pretence, for it was none other than a pretence, of making her his wife. This was an offence which had become very common. The sentence of the court was, that he be transported for seven years. • [The particulars of this case appeared in our police reports of the day, and the circumstances were these :—The prisoner was kept •drunk for two or three days, being supplied with money and liquor by the first wife. 04 awaking cue nrurning, he found the first wife in bed with him, and she said she had gone there under a solemn promise of his marrying her, but which the prisoner knew nothing of. He was again plied with liquor, and a licence bought, which the first wife paid for, and in a moment of thoughtlessness and inebriety he married the first wife, who, as stated above, is a widow and about 50 years of age. Repentance, however, soon followed, and he left her and returned to his home in Liverpool, and renewed his inter course with the second wife, the woman of his affection, and, after about a mouth, married her, Two days after, the first wile had him apprehendedl The court was now adjourned till this morning at nine o'clock. NISI PRIUS COURT. Mr.. Justice Coleridge arrived in town shortly after one o'clock, and immediately proceeded to the court and took his seat at the nisi pries end. Very censiderable delay occurred before a cause could he found ready in consequence of the absence of either the counsel or the attorneys. After a great number of causes had been called over, which were not ready, Mr. Justice Coleridge stopped the clerk, as it was useless (he said) going any further. After a short time a cause was found ready, and proceeded with. PII.KINGTON V. KAYE. The plaintiff in this case was a horse-dealer at St. Helen's, and sought to recover the amount of a promissoty note for £5O for value received. The cause was undefended. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages £5O and costs. FOWLER V. BOLTON. The plaintiff in this action is an attorney at Liverpool, and sought to recover the sum of £3O. I3s. 10d. ' a bill for defending an action for the defendant. The defendant had promised to pay it in a few days, and neglecting to do so, the plaintiff had insti tuted the present action to recover the amount. The.case was undefended. Verdict for the plaintiff £3O 13s. 10d., Which carried costs. .There being no other cause ready, his lordship proceeded to try criminal cases. LARCENY. ,James Mitallg, aged 20, was chatged with having on the 22d of June last, at Aspall, near Wigan, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Brunton, and stolen there from 35 sovs. a £lO bank-note, a quantity of silver, and sundry articles of wearing apparel. On the evidence of the prosecutor it was proved that the mo ney and articles in question had been placed in a desk ma room a his own, and that on the night of the robbery, it was sate with the missing property. On the morning after he -found the desk gone. He immediately went to a constable, and the desk was found shortly after in an adjoining field. Sus picion falling upon the prisoner, he was taken into custody, and his shoes were found to correspond with the feet marks around the desk, and in his pocket was a £lO note and a box which pro secutor's wife identified. The prisoner, in defence, said he had lodged with the prose cutoy,ld prosecutor's wife had lent him it. _ jury found the prisoner Guilty, and under the direction of the Judge, of larceny, their being no evidence to prove that the premises were secure so as to constitute the offence a burglary. He was sentenced to be transported for seven years. MANSLAUGHTER. Thomas Shepley, aged 37, was charged with killing and slay jug John Harrop, a child, at Manchester, George Fidler, the first witness called, deposed to living at D e nton. On Thursday, the 28th of duly, between four and five o'clock in the a fte r n o o n , th e c hild in question, which was a little boy, was playin g i n th e public lane near some rubbish. The pris , ner was c o min g to w ards the child in a cart, he was sat d o wn with his b ac k to the horse. He hollowed out to the pri soner to stop his h or S es.as l ou d as h e cou ld w hen he saw him go ing towards th e c hild. Th e p r i soner i m mediately jumped u p and used 411 hi s en d eavours t o s t o p th e cart as soon as pus - 1 , B ible. The wheel w en t over th e c hild before be could stop the • c art. The prisoner exp resse d g re at sorrow fur what had oc curred. Witham Turner depoied to residing near the place where the .acciden' occurred. His a tt en tion was called to the accident. lieb the prisoner had no reins to his cart. Janeliatiop, them mother of the deceased, deposed to hear ing cart corning tin, and running out to take care of her child. first thing she saw was the cart wheel going over ran and got the child up, and sent some 000 for dodo!. !e child died in consequence at eleven o'clock the same nigh'. It was IS months old. Jan‘cs Massey deposed to being a surgeon at Denton,• and being called in to attend the child. He examined it both he ron! irnthafter -death Vi7hCn he arrived pulsation' Wad cewiel . I. 4 l!ere was a little swelling on, the left side of the he,d. He atilihnted the .cause of death to a fracture of the skill! aa a •ropt!ire of the longitudinal sinus. Ile believed the cartwheel to have i?.i.en the cause of this. The pi i,oner had nothing to say in defence. He bare an excelleut vhdraeter. The learned Judge summed up, and the jury found the 'Prisoner guilty. JUSTICE CoLEttincE, after severely commenting on the carelessness of the prisoner in riding iu his cart without reins and with his back to the horses, sentenced him to be imprison- eci in the House of Correction for six inouths. The court adjourned at 4 o'clock to 7'o'clock this morning. THE CORPORATION SCHOOLS. . The following letter on this subject has been received from Lord Stanley by Adam Hodgson, E:4]. It is a con cluSire.answer to the statement in the Council-room, that his, lordship, when formerly in the government, was fa vourable to the adoption of the selections of the Irish commissioners of education as applicabl e t o. thi s coun try, and fully,bears out the conClusive reply to that state ment by the Rev. Rector BrOokS, at the meeting at .the Amphitheatre. Accompanying the letter was the hand some donation of £2O towards the funds of the. Church of England School Society. Knowsley, August Gth, 1836. MY' DE to n,—M y hastY journey to and front town; the be t inning. of the week, prevented use from earlier thanking Sein for the account you sent me of the proceedings at the is triphi theatre, on the subject of the,resi;linion adopted by' the Town= council, with liefereuce to the Csirporation Schools ; in Which I see.that more than one speaker did me the honour of ediferting to my opinions, or supposed opinions, on the question at issue, as having introduced into Ireland the system of education, Which I see Wrined the " Irish system." I urn not vain enough to suppose that these opinions will carry much weight with the m; but I can have no difficalty in saying, that, they appear to have been very correctly expressed by the chait'tuan, and that the system, which I did recommend as adapted to the peculiar state of Ireland, I never should have thought of recommending as in the least applicable to the very different state of England. The objects of the plan, as applied to Ireland, were twofold,- Ist, to diminish the violency of religious animosity, by the res toration of Protestant and Roman catholic children, in a sys tem of education, in which both might join, and in which the large majority,,who were opposed to the religion of the state, might practically see how much there was in that religion, &en mon to their own : and 2dly, t o g i ve t o th e gre at bulk of the Ro man catholic population as extensive a knowledge of Scripture truth as they could be induced to receive: It never Was supported as the best possible education for protestants taken separately; but as the most protestant, because the most Scriptural education which could Le givento protestants and Roman catholics jointly. I will not now discuss the questions which I haVe so often' had to discuss in parliament, of the mutilation of Scripture," nor the various criticisms which have been Made on certain passages of the published extracts; nor the exclusion of the Bibie itself 7 "during sehool-hours." I Will only say, that in my humble judgment, all the circumstances which jus:ified and rendered necessary the Irish arrangements for Ireland, are wholly want- . ing, when the parrallel is attempted to be established in Bugs land. We do notwant to establish schools for a large majority of Roman catholies, and it is the Roman catholics only who ob ject to the unrestricted use of the Scriptures in schools. On this point, the Church of England and the protestant disSenters are agreed; and the regulation is not, therefore, called for, to meet the seruples of the groat body of dissent in this country. Here, therefore, the modification which, though ,liable no doubt to grave objections, was indispensably necessai v in Ireland, if you meant the bulk of the population to benefit be your system, is called fir by no necessity; and if not so called for, .is, as I think, indefensible. I regret, therefore, ext r e me ly, that tire corpora tion should have withdrawn their schools from their former ma nagement, for the purpose of introducing a system ,never in tended, except for the peculiar case of Ireland ; and 1 should be very sorry that my opinion, however unimportant, should be liable to be quoted infavour of the transfer. Perhaps the easiest mode of obviating such a possibility would be to give you full power to make what use you please of this letter, and to request you to have the kindness to forward the enclosed, as asunall donation from roe, in aid of the new schools, the establishment of which has been rendered necessary by the course adupted by the cor poratiou.—Believe use, my dear Sir, very sincerely yours, STANLE Y. A. Hodgson, Esq., Everton. 7'o THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. S I R, —ln last Friday's STA NDAtt n a statement is given of the probahle expense of the instruments required for the Observa tory, which the common council contemplate erecting at this port. Yours being the only paper in which I have seen the amount stated, must be my apology for' troubling you 'on the present occasion. The individual who furnished that statement, according to the account. given by the Mayor and several other connnon councilmen, is a very talented individual. This testi mony, from such high authorities, it is not fir me to doubt; but that the expense is considerably below the sum required fora very ordinary observatory, I will presently prove. Indeed I ant in clined to think it must be a typographical error, when £l6B are stated as being sufficient to furnish instruments for an observa tory worthy of such an important seaport as Liverpool. No estimate is given of the cost of the bailding; nor is any site named for its erection ; but I will assume that, in order 'to be accessible to shipmasters, it must be in the neighbourhood of the docks; and, from the great traffic in their neighbourhood, a very secure building would be required, to prevent vibration ; and solid masonry generally requires proportionately solid cash. Then, even if placed on an elevated situation, as 1 have heard it hinted, it must be proportionably strong, to prevent the pleasant northwesters, of which we have recently had a sample, from ' having any effect upon it. will now proceed to give my estimate of the 'value of the instruments' which I consider requisite. In the first place, three astronomical clocks would be necessary; viz., one lathe-pendu lum, one mercurial, and one gridiron, which I value at. from . £l5O to £200; a transit instrument, at £5O, if it is to be for use and not for ornament; two pocket .thronometers, from £6O to . £80; a se x tiCtft - dit a s. - .anu, minut.ol, , divia, -- sartzflive seconus, - £26 ; barometer and various thermometers, £8 ; sympiesometer, £4; artificial horizon, '£3; a telescope on stand, £st). The aggregate of these indispensable. items will amount to from E. 35 to £421. I have not included in this estimate either books or many instruments requisite for the higher brancheS of astrono my, such as Azimuth, dipping-needle, variation compasses, circles, mural or otherwise; and yet I will tell the scientific Mr. - Lassen, jun , that the abOve is rather under than above the sum required for an ordinary observatory. I, appeal to any one who knows the value and use of good instruments, whether my cal culations are not on a. very moderate scale. Besides, 1 hive made no allowance for an assistant to the principal astronomer, who would be required if the establishment is. to be rendered • efficient. The only instruments which I have mentioned in the plural number are, the astronomical clocks and pocket chrono meters,' and a gentleman who I find is on the committee, 'Roskell, I am informed has three of the former in his private • observatory. ' AnOther erroneous idea is, that the expense will he more than repaid by the chronometers sent tobe rated. Very few respecta ble makers would trust their chronemeters into other than their own 'or their agent's hands; and, if it were the case, no trifling sum would be required for insurances. Ido not wish it to be 'inferred front these remarks that 1 am adverse to the establish ment of an observatory at this port.' This is by no means the case ; but I certainly should not wish to see a gungling apology for an observatory to be erected, to the lasting disgrace of my native town: I wish to see it conducted in a proper manner— not by a political partizanbut by - a really clever and scientific person; and when I see it stated that £l6B would be sifficient fOr the purpose, and know it to be egregiously incorreCt, I con sider it only due to my fellow-toWnsmen to disabUse them on the subject. If the committee wish to have an efficient obser vatory, worthy of Liverpool, le; them procure the opinions 9f experienced men, nut of amateur astronomers; then, instead of a ton, we shall have a creditable establishment, such as every lover of science would wish 'to see in active operation..—Cor (Holly desiring to see this object accomplished, I am, sir, yours, &c., A DICKY SAM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. tr,—Amongst the worthies who at present occupy the coun cil chamber of Liverpool, there is one peculiarly noted as a mos boisterous upholder of - " the liberty of the tongue." This fact, along with that of his being a loud declaimeragainst intolerance and illiberality, would lead one to suppose that Mr. Councillor liathlnnie would be the last to object to the free use of the "little member" by others. But is this the case ? Let facts answer. It seems that .curtain - clergymc n,. ministers of the established church, have been so very. audacious, so very indecent, as to express their opinion, (in no way a singular one,) of some of the late doings of the council, " while at the same time they were receiving payment from the corporation fuuds." Now, however Mr. R. may admire "independent principles," it ap pears that he does not relish such a practical application of them as this. He cannot endure that a minister should warn - his congregation of what he considers dangerouS to some of them— if in so doing he implies any doubt of the infallibility of his paymasters, the council. Therefore, in punishment for conduct so "extremely indecorous;" and to prevent its recurrence—as well as to oblige them to see the deformity of their doings"— he on Weduesday last moved for "stopping the supplies." T O . the credit of his fellow-councillors, it does not seem that man yo them showed any inclination to support this sh a bby motion; but . t if it had been otherwise, luckily f u r th e re vere nd offenders, payment of their stipends is not. left to the o peration of the hard "voluntary principle, httt is according to the act." would have been the lot of any poor clerk or sexton from whose emoluments a shilling could have been subtracted. But though Mr. l'iathbone, seeing there was n car rying his motion, prudently withdrew it. yet the obuLhance of are proposition of it will servelto give us some Mf orma tion ne or two points, how overpowering which it import's us to possess. It show d s L. liberality, to check own. It may he the desire,. even of one celebrate . the free expres - SiOn of opinions at variance with his e:.tion, would shows also what kind of ex oedienis for gagging l an adversary may be resorted to, even by those wlu), during be foremost unilloudest in the cry of " t o intimidation It is limper that the public should be wade acquainted . with thisdiscrepancy in some folk' s sa y in g s and doings, that they may know for the future what value to place upon their pr o f ess i ons of tolerance and liberality. As regards Mr. liathbone I have no expectation that a nything . which I can say, (even should be take the trouble to react it,) , will produ ce any c h ange in .his conduct. He does n ot care "the snap of his fi ngers " f or a b use and will, I am sure , care less, if p o ssible, for a mild r e p roo f: But as a rogue's professions of disregard for the gallows will hardly prevent his being consigned to it, so neither will Mr. Itathbone's elegantly azpressed contempt shield him from such animadversions as his behaviour merits. In conclusion 1 would humbly sugg est to him that at the next council meeting he should move " that every clergyman who is supported from the funds of the corporation .be ordered to submit to the inspection of a committee of that body the manuscript of all his sermons before being preached." I would also suggest the establishment of a secret inlzaisition qf state like that which once kept Venice in awe— " All eye, all ear, nowhere and everywhere, Entering the closet and the sanctuary," seizing, imprisoning, condemning, and punishing individuals unaccused and guiltless of greater crimes than that of criticising the acts of the awful council of Liverpool. By this means rigidly acted upon, I think Mr. Rathbone might at least be able to suppress the grumbling of the discontented ; and preserve the immaculate corporation from being preached a g ainst or spoken against by those who are dependent on their b o unty fur their wages, and who consequently ought to think, speak, andl y t . only as they, th e i r masters,' choose to order, w ithout regarding;' the squeami s h murmurs o f their own eon c , lie t a e cd ven.ing_ mands of Him whe r if the!) call their master in G. K. Yours, &c.; ' Liverpool, August 6, 1836. TO TEE EDITOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL ST.IYDA RD. R,—The nuisances arising . .from noxious P ffluvia,emnitted by the chimneys of the different chemical manufactortmi. having irifth increased within the last two sears, and particularly wi!hin the htsl year, it is to be hoped that the present assizes tt it not i all.,Wed to pass by without one or snore MU' of in- tar . dictuaent being,prefen - cc.: ag;insi.sc,me of t 4 proTric.crj; ; l id; bills will be in time if presented whilst the grand jury are sitting and, as they generally continue upon the grand inquest.three yr four days, this note will give szitlicently early notice.. abv Parties who may feel disposed to bring-the matter. f',,r wur 4'. There is not another town in England where.sogrea: an annoy, ante and so destructive au agent would. be ,so .10114 and so patiently submitted to. The inhabitants of Eterton have, Oho and all, long inveighed against it. Many of them, being, out, tena , lis of the houseS, throw the odium of supineness upon the landlords; these, in their turn; seem satisfied as Ititig•tis theie -can obtain their full rents; but some peruins possessed Of vs 'ltiable property in that neighbourhood surety ought not to think an outlay of £2O or .E,30 ill-bestowed in endeavouring to abate the nuisance. This sum would be sufficient to proCtire a con viction, and is but a trifle in comparison with the amount Ot annual loss in the destruction of crops, shrubs, plant,i3; arta trees in the vicinity. It is really shameful that the produce of whole gardens should be blighted and withered by noxious alkaline effluvia, &c.—Yours, &c., , ASU FFEREU. DISSENTING REVENGE. • ~ . TO MR. COUNCILLOR RATHBONE. Sitt,-+What unhappy madness could have prompted you, oil Wednedayrlast, to record you!' vindictive intentions towardS the clergy, or rather the congregations of the corporation churches ? Is dissenting liberality so short-lived ? Are the ministers of Christ only deServing of their stipends so long as they preach smooth things to the ears of the corporation? This may be the practice at the unitarian chapel, but it ri ill not dO for churchmen. 'What a dreadful offence have some of the clergy been guilty of! " Preached against the corporation schools !" . Actually hinted froth their pulpits, and on the walls, .that the systeM pursued at those schools is an unscriptural one ! Have had the audacity to differ in, opinion with a socipian,.a papist, and an infidel, and to recommend to their people their own Schools in preference to those which are under the direction of these bible 'hating philosopherS! Have been so inconsiderate as to call down the wrath of a body to which the church is ,so much in debted, They have been guilty of conduct which you, sir, think "exceedingly indecent and unbecoming ! 'fo fear God rather than that august body, the corporation of Liverpool ! In what 'a dilemma are the corporation clergy placed? They must take their text front their dissenting masters , or STARVE! A C Li Al AN. : Augazt 9, 1836. METIOPOLITAN CHURCH BUILDING FUND. TO THE EDITOR 017 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. • Sitt,—liaving met with a list of the subscribers to a fund foil, building churches in London, whiCh has been raised in conse quence of an appeal front the bishop of that dioceSe,l. tive sent, it to you for insertion, .uuler an • impression that it cannot he read in any place or by any persons without producing a Cain- . tatty effect. z.-.•.veral of the contributors, even of those vrlio have given most largeiy, have protected themselves froni - disclosure by concealing their names. The otherS, whl:se christian sim•• plicitv may be pained imp . seeing: their names more elderly published, niti4 forgive the linert y that has been taken in coil suierati;in of the benefit that niaV il(iProduced by their example. The state of the population orLondon - t;.tith respect to church accommodation does not exhibit a picture df destitution so af-, feeling as that of most of liar iianufactuting districts, and the population of the metropolis cannot be considered as connected with any of the wealthieft inhabitants in the Sallie degree in whiCh the operatives are connected with their employers. The , rich inhabitants of the west end of London draw. no portion of their revenue from the labour of those of the eot emit. The two extremities of the capital - know nettling of eiich other,.. no tie of landlord and tenant, of master and workman, exists between theitt; occgpying distant pinions of thd same common they are unknown to each other hilt by report, and the multi-. tudes who are in want of church arcommodation have not even the opportunity of being seen by their wealthier neighbours oti the occasions when their want is felt. <.r.~~r,{~t. Notwithstanding this; the first appeal of the Bisliop of Londmi oh 'the subject has been -met .by contributions amounting to nearly f.:50;000, as appears by the following i is: • 'and the libe rality which has been evinced by some indivduals on this occa sion shows what might be done in the country if the spirit which animates a few were shared by all. . . The appeal made by the Bishop of Chester to this diocese nearly two years ago,--an appeal grounded on necessities more obvious, and inure immediately toueltio„ ,, the persons whom he addressed—has not us yet produced £12,000. And vet with the little that has been given—little in comparison with the wants disclosed,. little ,in comparison with the immense wealth which was appealed to—seventeen churches have been called into existence, and a populatibii of nearly 50,000 will he brought through their means under the sound influence of religion. Is it possible that the willinguess,to give, shall never be found in proportion to the means ; or can our men of wealth in this day of their exceeding prosperity resist the example which is now set before them. ~ . . sußscalmoNs. Note.—Subscriptious of £lOO and upwards may be paid in four equal annual instalments. • His Majesty the King £looo 0 O. Her Majesty the Queen . ' 300 O 0 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent - ' 100 OU, The A rchbishop Of Canterbury ' - 1000 0 0 The Bishop of London - A clergyman seeking for treasure in Heaven 5000 0 0 Brazeunuse College, Oxford The Rev. Dr. l'ueey ...I Rev. C. I'. Lolightly, Otiel College, Oxford' loofl 0 (S r G. Davenport, E;q - ' : 1000 0 0 Heti. iii. 13:—'• Exhort Otto another, lest any of you be hardened" . 1090 0 0 A friend of the Rev. C. Dodsworth, - per the church near the Regent's Park Lord Kenyon . Lord Dexley Joshua Watson, Esq. • ' 500 0 0 Rev. Dr: Richards 4OO 0 0 William.CottuthEsq . 5OO 0 .0 ; Messrs. William Deacon and Co WO (1 0: MarguiX Of Choimundeley Benjamin Heivson - ' Messrs.:Drummonds . - "Alltinyrnou - s. by the - liev. W. Dodswwtl. .. - tx.:o: (A Si•.. - Other subscriptions follow from £4OO to f.;200, making from £lOO to 1:50, making 7.150 0 0 , Bachelors and undergraduates of Oriel College; . . . Oxford, by Rev. Dr. Posey Twenty-five bachelors and undergraduates of St. John's College, Oxford, by the same. t'o2 2 0 Ditto of Ballot College, 1,3 , ditto .. Donations under £5O, from thiford, by ditto 5-10 16 0 Collection by Hon. and Rev. B. W. goel Ditto by Rey.'Sinderson Robins - • - 7OO 0 0 • ~ Sums und er. £SJ-.... • 411 10 0 . Your obedient servant, . H. THEATRE-ROYAL • During the past week the .drama of "Itciert nacairc" has been repeated, and also the romantic drama of " Prt'Sumption, or the fate of Frankenstein." The latter is fo . unded on the novel of Frankel:: stein, and is, when well acted, capable of rpuSlog a de4 intereA. The drama of Robert Maeaire depends for its success iii representation almost solely on the acting of /16 . /361 Mi . /orate, an accomplished thief, and of his accomplice Joegito Strop, a timid artist in the poCket pick- • ing line, who is ever equally' divined by the fear of the guillotine and the desire of plunder. This latter character has been most ably'per sonated by Mr. Vale, of the Theatre-royal, Covent-garden. 'file former character has been taken by Mr. 0. Smith, who oleo iii. " Pre sumption", plays the part of the monster. Both these characters are almost, we might say, the property of Mr. T. P. Cooke, whose ta lented representation of them whilsron his visit to LierpOol, minty will remember, and the recollection of which has rendered t.s a little nice. Mfr. 0. Smith's personation of these charaeters is not so finished; he does not make so alert ayrick-pocket as Mr. T. P. Cooke, riot ha our opinion so awful a met,ter yet it would hi' unfair to withhold the meed of praise which is his due, for these difficult characters are by no means indifferently} ersonated by him. Last evening in addition to the above-named pieces we witnessed the new farce of "Law and Lions." This is a delightful entertainment, full of humour and wit, and has a . Very fine plot. Mr. Vale, as Jemmy Aiammah. - gave with good effect the comic song of " Mankind are diderent sorts of dogs." The political hits in this were received with loud applause, and the song met with an encore. Mr. Vale's acting is something in the style, of Keeley's; as Jemmy-Um/m(4h be kept the cachinnatory muscled of the audience in full play. Mrs. Clarke's acting, as Mrs. Mammoth, was excellent. This lady in these characters is a fund of amusement in herself. The house was tolerably tilled. NEW MUSIC. Layi of Leisure, No. 1. The Last House in the Roue. Written and arran,ed by Jas. .sionehouse; autho r o f " Ki ng and Cocks and Co., London. and observation, having a good deal o f fun in it without vu ‘ igartty—a quality rare ly f oun d A P4 s t m he a r r i t an lively(? ballad full of in such like effusion s. T h e air is adinirably adapted to the tio'ordes merit although it dues not possess much o r i g i na lity, h a i m for the lightness and ease of its arrangem en t . some and, THE LADIES' PETITION. The Es,ex Herald suggests for the adontiOn of We ladies in that county, the subjoined petition to parliament : ,The humble . petiti on o f certa i n sing l e l ad i es i n t h e county o f Essex., who are dying to obtain lin:A:ands, showetil ! "That your Petitioners have lately seen with deep regret the lamentable extent to which celibacy prevails among the youPg,. men of Great Britain, from which it es'ident th'at that dialger- Ants principle of popery is making v.;.st progress in tee land—a principle fraught with danger to church clerks, as it reduces the amount of marriage fees, and at the same time deprives your. petitioners of the dignity of matrons and all the . cowforts of double bleisedness. "That - your petitioners are convinced old bachelorism sours the temper, promotes avarice, lengthens the face, sharpens the Rose, and prevents longcvth ; and though it thus swells th amount of probate duty, the catty death of a bachelor dues not. benefit the state so much as a largo family of (tidal en Wearing taxed articles of clothing and eating food which has &attributed in the shape of duty to his Majesty's exchequer. " That in consequence of the prevalence of the above monkish, principle, several of your petitioners have already reached the aTe of 35 years, without receiving an offer a marriage, although they are told they are by no means behind their countr}women in those qualities which writild render comfortable the house hold hearth; and in order, therefore, to bring the timnairied male portion of society back to their sober sepses,' and prevent eniirmous expense to counties for coroner's charges, your petitioners pray that your honourable house would be pleased to pass a bill enacting that every man found titonarried after the age of 26, without showing reasonable cause to a jury of single ladies, shall be immediately banished to 'lfio Man's Land," and branded on the forehead with tirc, letter 'B.' "And your petitioners as in drat bound will ever pray, Sc. These petitions, when duly signed, May be sent under cover . to Mr.. Grantley Berkeley, for as member was So. anxious to obtain the introduction of the ladies to the House of Commons, surely he will labour to procure theta seats in the temple of Hymen. COMM OF Thursday 4 hiintl cart was borroa SAGACITY ANTI F L _ b .nE ~ the neighbour of a Laker i n t hi s town to c onvey some y a re to a steam-boat, with .whi c h . a person was dose, t h e property ofbaker, seeing a stran,zer shortly afterwards proceeding theup Q ut'eu-sstm.et„ whe 4 n, a New foundland iii possession of his master's cart, went up, comp e ll e d hi m to stop, , e nd very soon to quit his hold. The dry ) ,. placed himself be tween the shafts, and ti tliteatened ace to any one who: d at ed to interfere.wihim. After. some time fruitlessly spent, in endeavouring to b?at away the unlooked-for usurper, the effect of it piece of beef was tried by an olilfging hi:teller, but .the dog would nei; lief be thr . eattiseir, beaten, cii,j;,icd,' nor bribed to quit his Master's vehicle. The porter, finding in effoctual all attempts to regain possession or the cart, iv?s pro ceeditif.r., to .take out the baggage, but in this be was 4s furiously resifted as in his.former.encounters with the having iairiy bafled all , attemp ts to conquer Fins, couched himself be-. tween the :wheels until his master could be brought, who was of necessity procured from a distance of tWo.or :three itreets, and; to him the faithful animal delivered up possession - with evitif . :ut satisfactiott--Lincain Gazelle. ; .