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t . y is __.__-- 'nee at LI Per re also Royal Collie- ), and or the its will •essiott seasuu thews• ,s, estriS, T first adams Royal eWs. • t hews, d the tage," ,ers at vuri- mdaYl nce to Dance. ril the cen of !cured rAND ef the ts, on d par- IATOS 5 ves- s re nt of wing. ewl , their high ihp s The imply loUnt every ,weer us a 0 op a bet corn- r did, t the o the fat-. Pa tits patch lends. e say .dship His cele- matt I the and P~ nUe ll o de- 10;0 1 ioo l a : out 1 10 00 -I ' 4 11' t tr!r ~ APRIL 1. 1546. lordships can come to no such Conclusion under the:pre sent circumstances. f7i xty of a majority in a house where two-thirds only of its members are assembled is by no means despicable; and therefore, co far as that goes, the argument usually based upon nee, ,, srs falls to the ground. The lords, it is trues have an undoubted right to consider the bill exclusively open its own merits, and discuss its enactments as involving an impOrtant question of state policy —as affecting, the stability of the throne, the safety of Ireland, and . the preservation of the established church. But they have horetofore unfortunately assented to measures intimately identified with these principles— measures which in some degree countenance if they do not justify this later innovation—and their lordshipi may accordingly say, " we cannot tamper with the pertee of the country by interposing to preserve that which the commons have doomed to destruction, and *Lich does not appear to excite much interest among the relltious classes of our own countrymen." We offer this argument in favour of the lords, and in faixtur of the bW, solely that the protestants of Ireland who respect our opinions may not be misled by unrea lizable expectations. We Would have every man act as if lie were morally convinced that the bill will pass into a law. In fact we should rather see it passed as it is-- passed with all its absurdities . and enormities—passed as a glaring and hideous act of fraud and oppression— then nibbled down into dough, neither crust nor bread, by the second-chop conciliators, moderators, and middle course members of the upper house. A temporising measure, regulated by what soft-speaking sumphs "happy medium," would please neither. party. This Would only lead to prolonged Misery - and 'renewed agita tion. The popish party would not be satisfied; the pro testants would hive noting to be,grateful for. The one would not be' content with three res.es-ss9f the cheese . ; the other party would fling the rsoisi!7.eg quarter in the . faces of the ministry. Under such circumstances life in Ireland would be a sanguinary tragedy without a final eatastrophe—a war of servility fed by disappointment and revenge, giving no security from victory, no peace from treaty. If our reasons are understood, and we have endea voured to make them as plain as possible, we trust that a fair consideration of them will be deemed an ample jus tification on our part for asking and imploring the lords to pass this bill PRECISELY AS THEY HAVE RECEIVED IT PROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. We consider Ireland to be like a patient in the second stage of a violent fe ver. She must be worse before she can be better. The faction which the beggar O'CONNELL represents in par liament must obtain the dorninancy, must be allowed to wield the iron rod, must be glutted with power, before they can be effectually subdUed and finally crushed. For that reason we are willing to place the whole govern ment and patronage of Ireland in their hands. We do not wish to see a single protestant a member of any of the new corporations. ‘Ve long to e NIEL'S liberal project in active operation, and all tis_ H and vile of his creed and caste, all the instruments of perjury and murder, all the scum of Maynooth, and all the polluted of the confessional, in the full swing of power and the full blaze- of authority. When this has been accom plished there will be the beginning of an end, a murmur that will be heard from the German Ocean to the At lantic, a voice speaking as if from the tombs of our fa thers, a peal of indignant resentment from every protes tant church, a reaction that will sweep away monk and priest, jesuit and traitor, beggar and agitator, mars, mummery, dog-latin, holy water, wafers, wooden gods, saints in oak, martyrs in red pine, virgins in painted fir, incense pots, pretended splinters of the cross, thumbs and toes of evangelists manufactured at Bruniagem, old brocaded petticoats, and all such trumpery and knavery into oblivion. It is in the sanguine hope'or this reform that we anx iously pray the House of Lords to pass the municipal bill for Ireland, exactly as it has come from the House of Commons. We are ;n the conclusions we have Come to upon this view of the subject by the timid and Wavering conduct of his Maj:-.!sty's ministers. Not One of them had the courage to offer a single word in sup port of the bill on . Monday night. They sere all as si lent as thp.graves;and..e tio - douOt ihe,y au at this. Moment tre t mbling list:the lord's should pass uncorrected the bill of their adoption, forced Upon by a priestly tyranny oc which they are the slates, and must ulti mately be the victims. O'CoNstso holds them in his meshes, and they know it. Lord MELBOURNE, with all the facts and evidencebefore him, has perse%ered in de nying it until he is almost ashamed tti IQok an honest tnan in the face.- unprinc,iPled Coitiiilqa is too.glar ing to be concealed, but too, base to be confessed. The Minor evil is adopted,: , and the connection is denied which cannot be renounced.- We regret to see such a state of things. It is painful .to behold a minister of die crown bound by such nefa rious contracts, and reduced to shelter under such trans parent subterfuges.. And what can he and his colleagues do ? To act candidly or-consistently, and bid defiance to Irish dictationi would be virtually to sign the death -war . - rant of the administration. They must Obey - O'CoN NELL or retire. They dare not do the former; they are too needy, too proud, too deeply pledged to dc !at ter. They consequently look with fear and trembling t° the decision of the lords on. the Irish Corporation bill. They desire nothing so much as the strangulation of the bill in the other house. But will the peers make themselves the scapegoats of a cowardly art! factious administia: ti on? Will they consent is i‘s!e >, e candle to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, or help Lord 2visLeouasE.over the stile? W e ,- tope not. .They have, now the ministry unwillingly and tremblingly bound to a fatal measure. Let the lords, then, if they respect their order, of revere theit sovereign, or love their country, draw the band tighter, leave them to Incp-hole of escape, and crimpeVthem either to reject or Pass their own bill. It is enough for the country to know that either alternative must decide their fate. We, t in well considered grounds, prefer the latter. The n tnre fatal will be the more decisive and satisfactory Measure. By. all .considarationsuf sound policy we im- Plore the peers to pass Lord JOHN RussEct.'s bill, the object of which is the aggrandizement of popery in Ire ' l and, the . fulfilment of. ,the bonded promises to: O'CoN IIRLL, the conceded supremacy of the priests, the harbin ger of other promises relative to lands, rent,' ta?ces;•and tit hes, hereafter to f be fulfilled if possible; but one and VI of which neither Lord LluNcAtkiNoN nor. Lord JOHN ess ELL ever intended, to perform:. ..They haVe ; la theY express iti.:.uport the "..consfrpatire of. - the: lords, but if we are to have we are to avert war s :tf we are-30410 juetiee.lo and Jieland--the v : e r, of England.mwd,ride.through the secret covenants o. CoNisgu, and Ruse,E4.,..and give .to Ireland that dos e r . • - 9. , Power which, wili. annihilate popery and priest "aft for ever. If they refuse to do this—if they allow the opportunity to pass—if they by " moderate - amend toents give • to the bill a mixed and a conservative elm r, B !ter, recognising. the principle but restricting the oper rtno, they will be responsible for continuing in Ireland, ‘ . l. the next .fiftv years, all the various ingredients of ad and dissension which have distracted her since the commencement of -the present century. There was a Lord WILLIAM Ross , ELL who owes to the • s c'aff'old the fithe or the notoriety which has survived him and has reached on4met ; but the present hero of the carne of RUSSELL is,' We , feir,.not likely to he so fortunate.' History vvill - take-Sothen ot ice of Mtn, is a tiatter of - course ; fur history has 'immortalised the cackle' of the Roman g a rlse; but it will 'lnter him upon . its. records as the , v alrleat creature, the shabbiest whig, a nd the most reek -1'18: and unprincipled minister of his day. This charge " admit is borne out by his political conduct since he 'became the leader of the House of Commons, but we t oe willi ng to b e li eve t h at L or d J OHN, vain though he ". and prond"of the elevation to which circumstances ! a " raised him, has 'not sinned entirel y on his own ac "'lnt. 'or from any blind . and 'obstinate wilfulness. 'We •Pecs that he is :the dupe Of others--:the aatipaw of >d DurrekiNON, j(*PH 1113114 the man whose name • ".'• 2 ! tr-W Atiiintiiviiirsin'd' 4eirePiit=nittei4l of the-Same tribe— . •Hsi n soMg iray-vririt:the - 'tribe - of DAN - . if - so, ‘‘ v9CLl dlertaiiirtitLt . fi'MOietn , bie pitied than blaMecl. Mat weile6 t in H1 . 111'114 :4813t Ot inis6let; . and as - mcsi vre 'bust treat him. We cannot reach his advisers, ~~. L for they are behind the scr e en. We must take the puppet to task, iiirriply because we cannot lay bold of the rogues who pull the wires. In this capacity we call upon Lord JOHN to stand fOrth and read us the lecture which was read to hini on Tues day by Sir ROBERT PEEL and Sir RICHARD VYVyaH. We declare before Gon we never saw any other minister of the crown stand in such a humiliating situation before the assembled commons of England. He was charged by Sir RicHAliD VyvyAN with gross corruption in his distribution of ministerial patronage, and yet he made no defence ! He stammered out a few unintelligible words, and sat down exhausted, if not ashamed. He did not consider the charge personal, and to save his hide he swalloWed the leek ! What a pity the loose of Commons did not take fire a second time, and save the c r try from the exposure which took place ! Where the honourable member for Finsbury, on this occasion ? Why did he not step forward to the rescue of Lord JOHN fiUSSELL ? It was stated—it was admitted—that Lord JorrN has used all the patronage arising from the municipal bill to promote party and factious purposes. it was admitted that none but whigs and radicals (witlt a very few exceptions) have been placed in the commission as thagistrates under the corporation Property, station, intelligence, and independence hare been entirely overlooked. Lord Jour' has usurped the functions of the LORD CHANCELLOR and the prerogatives of the crown, and he has made a job of every local court of judicature. None but furious radi cals and wild revolcLionists have been elevated to the borough benches. Well might Sir RICHARD VYVYAN charge him.with corruption ;..tor what can be more cor rupt-=what can be more invidious,-dangerous, and mis chievous, than to make politics, and pcilitics only, the passport4o;the seat cif judgment . - • . But we have not `space to say more on this subject. The people must now, be satisfied as to the true quality of these reforming whigs. , They care . for nOthing but themselves—for nothing beyond place, power, and pay. ru gain these, and hold these, they are ready to sacri fice every institution in the country—the honour of the magistracy—the guardianship of the poor—the purity of the judgment seat. In the course of the debate that ensued relative to the new municipal justices, a scene occurred worthy of no tice, in which our remarkable member, Mr. EWART, cut a truly ludicrous figure. It is known to all our read ers that Mr. EWART is considered the Punch of the House of Commons. He is part of its " laughing stock in trade", as O'CoNNELL would say. He is continually on his legs perpetrating small talk, and he is as conti nually snubbed, sneered at, and coughed dorm. On this occasion, however, be played the part of mouse un der the fangs of a - terrier. Mr. RICHARDS, the member for Knaresborough, was addressing the house in support of Sir RICHARD VyvyAN's charge of corrupt conduct on the part of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, when our member— our Mr. WILLIAM EWART, had the immense boldness, bordering upon impertinence, to rise to " order." What followed will speak for itself:— " Mr. ItictiAßns admired extremely the economical feeling, if he might so call it, with regard to the time of the house, of the hon. member for Liverpool, and would ask the house whether that hon. member was not constantly in the habit of wastiny the time of the house by bringing forward useless motions. (Hear, and laughter.) He ::had not addressed a single speech to the house for a long time, but that hon. gentleman spoke usque ad nauseam. (Laughter.) Night after night had he (Mr. Richards) been forced to sit and listen to the meagre powers of his elo quence, and now, - influenced by party feeling, he rose to order." It may be safely conjectured that after this our WILLIAM was dumb. He felt the flail and kept the peace during the remainder of the evening. W e regret to learn that he has been, considerably indisposed ever since. Pt:Ca:ll2l)S cicatrized the WART ! We have h-artl so manycomplaints !•ecently of the ex traordinary decisions of the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. HALL, and of his total incapacity to discharge the duties of his oaice, that we deem it our duty to notice them thus publicly. We have no wish to wound Mr. HALL'S feel ings, but it appears to us tint he has mistaken the nature of his duties altogether. We beg respectfully to inform - him that - he is nreyet 'the Lord Chief Jiistice Of — Eng: lald. He is not a judge at all—he is simply a magis trate, ivho is bound to hear the corriPlaints:Of the King's' subjects and afford them tall the rethess in his power ac• circling to law; but : he ismot to usurpthe functions of judge and jury and' try the partie,s;*hO appear before him. This we..are assured Mr. 'HALL constantly in the habit of d*Oing; Af a mail appears before Mr. HALL, and swears that tie was robbed of so much money by a person whom he identifies,the stipendiary dismisses the case-on the ground that the money stolen has not been found on the person of the accused! If a' man charges another. man with having threatened to knock: out his brains, Mr. lIALt dismisses the charge on the ground that the brains of the Complainant have not been knocked out! If a man applies for a summons or warrant to bring before the magistrate a person charged with swind ling or receiving'money on false pretences, Mr. Hall re fuses to issue the summons until the witnesses in the case are heard! This may be reformed.justied, and sti pendiary practic ; but we contend that it is a stretch of magisterial duty quite unprecedented and exceeding :y original. . We suspect that the good petiole of Liverpool will shortly discover that they have paid dearly for their paid magistrate. In• fact the conduct of Mr. HALL on the bench is the standing jest of the profession, and great dissatisfaction is expressed by almost every person who has appeared before him or. sought justice at ,his hands. We throw out these hints thus early in the hope that it will produce some beneficial if not judicial change, for Mr. - HALL may depend upon it that his conduct has excited and is exciting many.. curious and striking re marks. Some people havegone the length of observing that it would be better for the interests of the town, and the safety of person and property, to make the stipendi ary's otlice- a strict sinecure, and give Mr. HALL £l,OOO a-year on condition that he absents himself from the Police-court. altogether. It is a laughing matter at pre sent, but it will become serious by and by. rs , t , iceer,' . 9orNi - Gssr2ri_ Ita'talazieturAols:ottt, LONDON LATEST NEWS. ' • Cilu, Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. It has 'been stated . on 'Change this afterr , , ,, hat Lord El phinstone has been positively appointed governor of the presi.: dency of MadraS, and, from fife 'source from whence we derive this, we plitee• every reliance'upor i it: . Nothing of . aY u ie'a oeCtirred in Consols since our iast:thepricefourmoln°euyaitd for the . acceunt "being 91i chequer. Bills are fleclining , , tbe . preiniiiin being fallen to 19 to 21, and ludia ,Bonds 9[l rathpr•lower,,s to 7,beiog the prm. Our Foreign rnarket•during, the week has a-oro .1 ikoec, iittie matter fin. comment; Spanish _Bonds tine 4t 44i . Portuguse 5 per Cents. are at 791, and the 3 per Cents. are ; - ;0. All the Northern. Bonds are within -a fraction of-our former quotations, but the Reptiblican Bonds have simultaneously ad vanced.this aft ernimoo—Columbian to 33 ( . Thilian 484, Mexican to 36, and Peruvian to 24. In Shares, Calcutta and Saugur are 21 prm; Greenwich Shares are 11 prm.; . Londen and Birmingham 122 per share. WRECK OF A SCHOONER.—We exceedingly regret to state, that a schooner, supposel. to be the London Packet, bound to Antwerp, unfortunately got ashore• outside the bar yesterday morning, and soon became a wreck, but the most melancholy part of the story is, that the crew have all perished. As.soon as.the cargo of the unfortunate vessel began to drift ashore at New Brighton, the usualscene.of reckless plunder commenced, the inhabitants of the adjoining villages took possession of the beach, and breaking open the casks and cases as they came on shore, filled bags, baskets; &c., and carried their spoil off in the most daring and determined manner. As soon as this became known to Messrs. Chapman and Willis, the - agents for Lloyd's, they applied to Mr. Dowling for his assistance. who immedialy sent a force under the command .of an inspector to the spot. Their. arrival put a stop to the.pinuder, and they remained there un der the protection of Mr. Atherton, who acts. as an agent for Chapman and Witlis: and who, had he ventured to resist the plunderers until the arm ival of the dock pOlice, would have been in imminent danger of his life. Surely it is time that these scenes of violence and robbery - should be put an end to—a little management on the part of the government would secure the unfortunate sufferers in such cases from these ruthless wreckers, by the establishment of a coast guard, or bya county constabu ary force, A HIGHLAND WIDOW.—At his death, the laird or-, in Argyllshire, frrt a beautiful young widow, of course inconsolable for his lose. • After the burial and banquet, clansmen and clans-. women, attended by the piper and fiddler, convened for a dance in the castle-hail, resolving to mitigate their grief with the Highland fling; when, unexpectedly, the widow herself came all weeds and tears, with the tip of her nose scarcely peeping froth her crape cap, end the seated herself mournfully on a henclr. The - genfleman' who was to lead down the dance thought he could not; id good breedinv,.ask any other lady than the mistress off !1,1.1.5e to stand Alp %il b. hit- and, with a (ieep sigh, she c0n , ..-nted, : „He . t.bcn ;is!<ed !hc , i , lotv to nil tie the spri,tg, e. the tune ; , he meoniit ; "Oh," 4.41 she, " let it be a light spring, fur I have a lieziYy heart."— T. Campbell, to the New illwahlg: ;?/ rilkl;', LIVERPOOL STADAkii. LIVERPOOL -4.SIZEN; a child which was buried some time before she Married .pri stoner. By the JunOt.—i-Does not recollect how the prisoner and' his Second wife were described in the marriage certilictiie. Dr. Bro*ri tailed several witnesses to speak to the pristister's good character. The JUDGIi I'riefly summed up the evidence, and the jury found the - prisener Guilty. The Judge inquired who the prosecutor was. It was replied that she was the ,prisoner's first Wife, with whom, it appeared; h e h il d,not lived on very good terms.—Sentenced to be itripri- Sened and kept to hard, labour in .Kirkdale one calendar month. . . • These assiies comMenced yesterday. morning. The judges, Lord Chief Justice Denman and Sir James Parlie, made their • 1 , I I entrance into the town on Wednesday aftertioon at a Utile after three o'clock. They were met dt the boundary by the Mayor, the Rectors, and a large number of constables. The judges bowed to his worship and prfweeded rapidly into the town, the Mayor's carriage following. At about half-past three o'clock the judges opened the commission In the Crown Court, with the usual formalities, and adjourned until ten o'clock the next morning., Their lordships then proceeded to St. George's Church for the purpose of hearing divine service; from H hence they proceeded with their usual escort to their lodgings in St. Anne-street. CUTTING AND MAIMING. ,Jzinies Heywood, 53. was charged with having at Manchester feloniously, Maliciously; and unlawftillY cut and wounded Tho naas Yates, with intent to do him grievous bodi:y hartn. Mr. Green appeared fur the prosecution, and Dr. Brown de fended the prisoner. Thomai Yates eXanlined.—l am a dyer, and live in Manehes ter.. On the 16th of Oct. last I went to bed about si* in the even ing. 1 fell asleep. I was awoke about nine o'clock bya tickling oildoed in my breast. slided my feet out of bed and, got a basin. I found I was wounded in my thigh and other parti of my body. There was a wound across my left t high. [The evidence here becaine of so delicate a nature that we cannot report it.) Two-children were in the room, and I SdW James Heyrioott sitting on the bedside, With a lighted - candle in one hand, and a razor in the other. He tried to escape and extinguish the candle. I said, " Jeni Heywood, you have done this; you have done me my job." He (prisoner) lodged in the next loom. C3ess-examined.-- 1 -Went to bed at six in the evening. Went to bid because he was fatigued, in consequence of having had some drink. Had not been at work that day. One of the chil d en in the room was six, and the other ten years of age. Nei ther of the children are here. He might have had four or five pints of beer on that day. Had not had any spirits. He was not intoxicated, but was not quite sober; He could have given an answer orrectly. Ite-examined.—is quite certain the prisoner is the person he saw in the bed-room with the candle. CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before LoRD CHIEF JUSTICE DENMAN.) The court opened this morning at ten o'clock. The follow ing magistrates answered to their names Thos. Brancker, Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Sir Gerard Graham, James Aspinall, Esq., Thomas B. Bartlett, Esq., John Bentley; Esq., William Blundell, Esc., Peter Bourne, Esq., William Wallace Currie Esq. the Mayor, William Earl, jun., Esq., William GAe, Esq.: Samuel Hocker Haslem. Esq., Benjamin Heywood, E sq ., Adain Hodgson, Esq., Samuel Hope, Esq., Joseph Jones, Esq., Richard Leyland, Esq., Robert Lomax, Esq., R. J. J. Norris, Esq., Thomas Potter, Esq., Clement Roydes, Esq., Miles Lt.- max, jun.; Esq., Samuel Stanifotth, Esq., Ralph Thicknesse, Esq., Wm. Gerard Walmsley, Esq., G. W. Wood, Esq., a n d John Shear, Esq. The following gentlemen were then sworn on the grand j ury LI on. Charles Wm. Molvneux, foreman, Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., Sir John Gerard, Bart., James Aspinall, Esq., William Blundell, Esq., William Browne, Esq., William Wallace Currie, Esq., • William Emir, jun., Esq., Gale, Esq., John Spencer Heron, Esq.. Thomas Henry Hesketh, Esq., Benjamin Heywood, Esq., ~ • - ."CharltStaw..ente, Esq., John MiVicar, Esq., R. J. Norris, Esq.•, Charlts Orrell, Esq., Robert Pennington, Esq., Thomas Potter, Esq., Samuel Stanifrth, Esq., Ralph Thicknesse, Esq., Ralph Thicknesse, jun., Esq., John Woodcock, Esq. The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, _ _ _ Margaret Scholefield.—ls niece to James &heletleld; lives in Back Queen-street, Manchester; was living there on 16th October. Knows Thomas Yates; he lodged at inv mother's house; and boarded with her. She then lived with her mother. The prisoner had a back room in the same. house. Salt a light in Yates's room between eight and nine: in the evening men timed. Knew Yates was in bed ; . saw him go there at six. The light was in Yates's room between two or three inintitis; then went into her mother's house. When she saw the light in Yates's room she was on the other side of the street. Wheel -she opened her mother's door, prisoner, who is her uncle, came tzati - 7.,ahe sty irapf the house lead down> directly into the pia. The Prisoner was coming out of the yatd; he blew a candle out. She asked him what he did it for. She blew it in again. She said she had seen a light is the garret, anti she wondered who was iir. Prisoner replied; Thomas, he believed." No one was in the house but her mother in the front room. They went up stairs to Yates's room, and there saw him sat on the bed-side bleeding. I asked him what was to do with him. He said no thing ailed him, and she must go down stairs. I did-so, and went iutrirthe front room of the house; I there found the pri soner sat in the arm chair. He said nothing to me. I went to the front d6or, and Ann Elenthorn was standing at the other Side of the street, midi ~...sked her to come and see Yates, for he was bleeding to death. She said she durst not, but she would gu and feto"Yates's diughter, Crosi-examined.—Yateki daughter is going of 18. Yates is married. 'Yates's daughter lived with hint. It was about five minutes past nine whewshe saw Yates. Yates is n, reiatiOn of her's. Le'rd DENasAN proceeded to address the grand jury as follows : —"Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, the new arrangements under which I have the honour of meeting you this day have, I think, given us general satisfaction; and I beg leave to express the great pleasure I feel in addressing so large and important and intelligent a portion of this great community, and acknowledg ing rile full attendance of magistrates I have witnessed both here and at Lancaster, and the number of the grand jury who have an swered to their names. In looking over the calendar of prison ers whose cases will be brought before you, and on reading the depositions of those cases, I do not find much to observe in re ference to offences against property, which I attribute to the late improvement of the law, by which a milder punishment than that of death has been substituted, which has had the effect of preventing those crimes more completely than the terrors of death, that punishment frequently preventing prosecutors from proceeding. In this great town it is impossible that offences of that description can be prevelted without in the first place the magistrates be diligent and ready to apply their minds fur the purpose of preventing them. It is with the utmost pain that I have read several cases in calendar. lam sorry to say that there are no less than sixteen cases which will come before you, the consequence of the death of our fellow-subjects by violence, some of a very serious nature ; and it may be proper that I should make one or two observations with regard to them. There is one case, which I used not particularize by name, which you will immediately recognize. from' which it will ap pear that a female had been forming an improper connexion with the prisoner, and had charged hint in her dying moments with conduct the most revolting and disgusting ever heard. The evidence on that subject could not, of course, be direct. It must depend on evidence which the law regards quite as much as the evidence of a witness given on oath.— It is the declaration of a person labouring under mortal danger, and in case of death that statement has all the weight in the eye of the law of any evidence whatever. But, in order to receive such evidence, it was quite necessary that they should be satis fied that the party who made that declaration was quite sure she was: about to leave this world. But when there is any other species of evidence, it is unnecessary for me to state that nothing can affect any prisuner unless it is stated. on oath. I do not think it necessary to observe further on that case. There is also a rase in which a female is charged with the murder of a child. There can be no doubt but that the party was deliver. ed of a child, and that that child was found dead. But, before you can. say that she was the . cause of„its ?death, yeti rattatAe satisfied' that some act of violence was committed on the child by her; and I am not satisfied of that on reacting over the de positions. The old law made it sufficient to prove the conceal tnent of the birth ; but the question in point of fact now was, if they were satisfied that the child did come to, its death in conse quence of some violence by her. There..is a case of a very serious description —a case of rape comtnittedon a girl of rather. tender age. There are some circuMstaices , in this case which would, he thought, lead to a conclusion that the offence had not been ehtntoitted. Several of the cases hadurcurred from neg lect—from parties being run over in - consequence of neglect of drivers . . lam extremely sorry to see so : little regard to human life which snakes its 'sacr:fice: so easy. :If a driver is given orse. , the charge of horses, and allows his h to cause the death of a person, there can be no douht of the offence.' But there is a case of a pecciliitr klad, in which a man appears to have met his death in consequence of interfering. in :a part of the gas works when there was fear of ignition. Ile took off the lid ofa part of the srorkii..by the direction'of the manager. If the persun,giving him that direction thoaght lie was doing right, notwithstanding the misfortune of the death, let it would not amount to manslaughter. There could be no doubt the accident was the immediate cause of death. It would rather appear that the deceased had done something that was unnecessary which was not ordered by the manager. But if, on the other hand, they should find that there was gross neglect in the party charg ed with that duty, or that he was intoxicated at the time, in that case he would certainly be responsible for any damages which might occur from no act directed by himself. There are several cases, lain sorry to say, in which husband and wife stand helot e you in strange relation—in which one has frequently been intoxi, eated, and violence has ariseu bet Ween them : There iS a husband charged with the death of his wife, but ther4 appears to'he some doubt whether it was caused by falling or from violence ; in that case, I believe, you will also find that the Wife made some state ment in the presence of her , husband, with regard to what had been done; so that I have only to inyite'youratte'ntion to it as to whether the conduct of the husband, was such aslo.lead you to be live that he had used that violence causiog hefdeath.' You wil l see the witnesses, and hh.ve Opportunity of puttingnuestions teal' . These are cases on which I have thought it necessary to make some observations. I believe all the rest of the cases' will de pend on the evidence, mid not ,at all on the nature of the case itself. The fact, in one case, of endeavouring to. procure abor tion would in itself he a felony; and, if it be followed by death, that act would be wilful murder. I shall not, gentlemen, detain you any longer." The grand jury then retired, and returned a true bill against John Halstead, aged 23, charged with having married two r.ives. Mr. JONATHAN PEEL appeared for the prosecutor, and stated the ease. Ellen Yates.-L.ls Thinas - Yates's daughter. Recollects see ing pris;mer on the lOiliYbctober .about half-past five iu the morning. Lodged in the'tiaMe house with her father. Prisoner was sat by the .kitchen tire. He said he would run a knife through the first that. came in, either he or she. She said her father - andp - '4.(prisoner's) 'wife had been out. two nights and two days. Saw prisoner again about seven in.the evening. He was in the frout parlour Of the .same house. He said he. would run a knife through her father when he came in. She said she hoped he woulitgot run ber through, for her father. Prosecutor had spent as much mOney upon- : his wife-as would buy witness a ne* dress. Her father was4the house at that time—did not see him. She then left the house; left it immediately afterwards. Saw her father again boo after -nice the same night; he was' sat on the bed, in his own .reean, bleeding. Cross.-.o44olleidvrriAnit the prisoner about half-past five 0;00 Le- V , a s sober. Thought the threats of the „Ptisimerewere• mere jokes. Saw her father in Deausgate, Manchester, about three the same afternoon. She wanted him to go' home. Saw by his manner that he had been drinking. Wanted to get hint hone , but he . would not go. Did not see him again till after the accident. He had been drinkin ,, ever since.the 14th of October and the whole of the Ilith and 16th: Saw hint on the 1-Ith, about six in the evening in a public house ' • he was then in liquor. lie had had a good deal of money and it hail all gene. Saw the prisoner's wife on the 14th with Yates in a public-house. Ann Hen thorn examined.—Recollects being in Seholetield's house the night before the accident happened. -Saw the pri soner there. He said "Ann this is hard work." i replied "it can't be helped." lie said " whichever comes in first I'll have their lives," mentioning the names of Yates and his (prisoner's) wife. Went up stairs and saw Yates ;. saw him bleechog.-Went for a doctor. . Cross-examined.--,Heard both Yates and the prisoner in' a puhliOhouse quarrelling. • This was ou the night the accident happened; between. six and seven o'clock. ates 'apparently had had a hood deal of liquor. By the .JUDGE.—Did not hear distinctly what they were talking ahOut. She thought it was about prisoner's wife. Margaret Schofield examined.—Keeps the house 16, Back Queen-street ; both prisoner and prosecutor lodged with her. On the :16th of -October went up „stairs ,and found prosecutor swimming in blood. Looked through the window and saw the prisoner going down the entry front the back door. Opened the window and said Joseph you have killed the man." Did not hear the, prisoner reply. In the course or the morning heard prisoner threaten to take prosecutor's life. When she spoke to prisoner he said " be was born to be hung and hung he should be for Yates." dohn.Lowe,--Was a police-officer in Oct. On 16111 searched .the houie Where the. prisoner lodged. Soon atter nine at ni : . :10 found.tivvizors icva cupboard in. the,-.how, on the ground floor. - One of - them was covered with blood; took the razors to the Olive:office, where the prisoner was; shOwed hint the ra zors; asked hin► whose they were—he said they are mine: asked him Where he kept them—he said in a cupboard in the house. - ' Cross-examined by the Jonas. , --Prisoner might have been halt an hour in custody before I searched his house. Benjamin Cross.---Apprehended prisoner on 16th of October, about a quarter to ten. Examined him ; found blood upon his fingers; took him into custody; did not tell hint why. He said " I have not done it, 1 have not done it." 1 said " done ;what ?" ."Cut Yates." I replied, "1 am taking you for cut ling him." Found prisoner in a tap.ruom a few yards from • the house. Charles Walker.*Knows both prosecutor and prisoner. The accident happened on the 16th October. .Had seen the prisoner that day. Had no conversation with him. • Had seen him the day before; had no conversation about any particular person. On the 14th heard prisoner'say "They are off again ; (mean ing his wife and prosecutor;) I'll take a knife and rip them up." The prisoner at the time had had a good de , al.to drink. Mr. Thomas.—ls deputy-constable of Manchester. Exa mined the prisoner on the 16th October; . and found blood on his h an d s . Asked him what blood it was; he said it was not blond; it was paint. pia some caiwo, and took. a print othis , hand, and found it was blood. Is certain it was blood. ,•! • Mr. H. 011ier.—Is a surgeon at Manchester.- Saw Yates on 16th October, lying on his hack in a room in Back Queetp;street, weltering in blood. The bed was deluged. with blood,: [Here the witness described the nature of the injury, which for the reason we have before alluded to, we cannot report,) There was also'an extensive wound on the thigh. The instrument' which did it. must have been a very sharp one. Saw the pri soner in a public-house that night; went there for the purpose of seeing him; examined his hands. Found a sprinkling of 1 upon his left hand, upon which I gave hint to the officer. I'he cut in the thigh was six inches in length, and if half an ineblower would 'have killed hint in five minutes. Dr. Bitowm took an objection to the indictment as not being sufficiently , explicit, and that the instrument with which the in ,jury was done was not mentioned as one which would produce the particular wound which was set forth in the indictment. His lordship overruled both objections. The prisoner said he was innocent. Ile had been in the ha bit of helping butchers; he was a butcher's assistant. Saw Yates in a beer-house,—asked him tpiisoner) to drink with him; he refused, upon which Yates used some provoking lan guage to him. . Dr. b . uoivivcalled for the defence. • James Mavor.—Had known the prisoner fifteen or six . - teen years, and believed him to be an honest, upright, and hu mane man. He had frequently employed him, and should have no objection to-do so again. The prisoner, upon being asked if he had anything to say, said he bad been in his Majesty's service twenty years , and had been in seven general engagements before be was 18 yeara . of age. His lordship recapitulated the evidence, commenting upon it as he went along ;• and the jury, after deliberating for a few mi nutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. The Junct.• deferred passing sentence until he had time to discover upon what terms the prisoner and his wife had pre viously lived, and the precise nature and extent of the provo cation he had received from the prosecutor. Ellen Sunderland called, proved that the prisoner was mar ried to his first wife, her sister i in 1831. Her sister was alive on Monday last. • • Mary Mares deposed to being married to the prisoner in June Jast, 46d had• heard of his being married before. • The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The'JuDos,,in passing sentence, said it did not appear that he had practited . any deceit. He was sentenced to be impri soned and kept to hard labour for one calendar month. IVni. Goostree, aged 30, was indicted with having married two wives, hisformer wife being yet alive, to which be pleaded not guilty. 1 , Mr. dLAURENOC Parr. stated the case. It appeared from the e - videnee of the witnesses that the prisoner had married his first wife, Elizabeth Jones. about 14 years ago, at Manchester, who was now alive. It did not appear in the evidence whether the first wife's name was Jones or Johnson. The jury were ac cordingly directed to return a verdict of Not Guilty. John Wright, aged 33, was indicted for bigamy. He pleaded not guilty: John Diggles is a constable. Took the prisoner into custody on the 22d of Deeember.-1 told him 1 was taking him on a c•ha.rge of getting married at Eccles Church, when he had a wife living at Sheffield. The second wife, Lydia Denton, on being called fir did not appear. Thomas Gorse, parish-clerk of Eccles Church, deposed to prisoner being married to Sarah Roper on the 21st of last De• eember,—sure the prisoner was flat man. Never saw prison er's first wife. Never heard him say he was married. Lydia Denton not appearing her recognisances were for feited. NISI PBIUS COURT.--YasTEnnAv. Shortly aftet ten .o'clock Mr. BfutoN PARKA took his seat upon the bench. - • The causes Nos. 1 and .2 were called over, but none. of the partjekaiTearing were postponed till Saturday. • THORPE: V. HAMbIOND. Mr..Wtc rtrmaN appeared for the plaintiff, : and Mr: ALEX ANDER for the defendant. This was an action brought; by the Managers of the Northern and Central Bank at Macclesfield, to-recover the sum of £3b7, upon a guarantee given by the wife• of the defendant, for a person of the name of Hanks, who had subsequently become a bankrupt. Mr. Alexander. Wilson examined.-4 am manager of the Northern and Central Bank at Macclesfield. 1-have no persm , nal interest in the issue of the present action. A person of the name of Hanks, a brewer, near Macclesfield, formerly kept hit account at our bank. On the 10th of February 1835, he male au application for an advance of a sum of money ; witness told him he could not grant it without a guarantee for its repayment.' The next day Hanks called at the bank, and tendered a written guarantee for £.lOO, which was signed by defendant's wife ou• his behalf. Upon the strength of that guarantee, the bank at once advanced Hanks a cheque fur ENO; and, subsequently, money was lent to him amounting in the whole. to the sum sought to be recovered, viz., £367. Upon examining the gua rantee witness suspecting all was not right, waited upon the (16. fendant the day afterwards. Witness produced the guarantee in his presence. He showed it to. him, and asked him if he-' knew it. Defendant said he did; it was his wife's hand-writa ing. The , witness then produced the banker's foi in of seeurity:' and desired him to sign that instead of the guarantee signed on his behalf by his (defendant's) wife. Witness read the form carefully, over to him, and then handed it over to him, desiring that he would peruse it at his leisure, and call again at the bank on the next day in order that he might sign it. The defendant promised to do so. That was all that passed upon that occa, sten. Since then Hanks had been made, a bankrupt, and the attorney for the banking company had commenced proceedings agaius(the defendant for the amount ,advanced, in consequence dale defendant's gnitrintee to Hanks. No part of the £367,. had been repaid,by Hanks. Upon his cross-examination, the witness said, the sum of £2OO was advanced to Hanks on the 6th February, and the last check was paid on the 13th of the same month.' , • Mr.- AWL% A N DEN briefly addressed the jury for the defendant. Ile e, , ntended that there was not sufficient proof that. the de fendant was privy to the wife having given the plaintiff the gua., rantee in.question and, if that were the case, it was the duty of the bank to have insisted upon the defendant signing a pro per security before they advanced the money to thinks. lie should call witnesses who would satisfy the jury that the defend-' ant knew nothing w hatever of the transact ion. Mr. Maydewexamined.-1 live at Macclesfield; I am apart tics in qe firm or Bullock and Maydew, and am son-in-law of the defendant ; in' Fehroaiy, 1f 5, f ele to Mr. W. thinks upowthe subject of a guarantee t+ hiuh he was' : •desi 00 to I ye. to the Northern and Central Banking Cumpaoy. Hanks desired The JUDGE briefly' addressed the jury. He said there being no evidence of the prisoner's first wife being alive, the charge could not be proved, and they must discharge the prisoner.— Acquitted. me to ask defendant if he would gitie security for him to the amountof £400; I replied I was sure he would not; this was on • the 9th of February; on the following .. day Hanks came to de fendant's house; defendant w a s froin Kbe,. no one was there but my mother, myself, and flanki; Flanks desired me to kisit for the guarantee; I replied I Weald not; he then desired ore to ask my mother, who was then' in an atljeining•rootn, if she would' sign it; he went out of the,room to her,and asked her the question; no one was preient besideS him and his mother ; she infused to give the guarantee, alleging that she would have no thin.. at all to do with it without th e kn o wled ge o f her husband (the'defendant ;) afterwards she followed me out of t he parlour iiiio the room were Hanks was, who then asked her,personally for the guarantee; she at first hesitated to give it, but upon flanks promising that it should be returned in a few days, an d that her husband should know nothing of it, witness drew up the note, and she signed it; it was signed by her,for the defendant; I never saw it again till this morning. Wm. Hanks examined.—l was formerly a brewer - at-Sutton, near Madclestield; on the 10th February I 'applied to the last witness, Mr. Maydew, to get him to persuade his father-in-law, Mr. Hammond, the defendant, to give security for me. for a short time, at the bank of the Northern and Central Banking Com pany. To the best of my knowledge the last witness has given a correct account of what transpired at the time I made the ap plication to. hilt: Referring to a previous conversation he had with Mr. Maydw; he asked him, on the 10th February, at his, Mr. MaYdew's mother's house, if he had inquired of Mr. Ham mond, the defendant, whether he would consent to give the se curity, to which Mr. MaydeW replied that he had not, because he knew it was or no use, as. he was sure he, defendant, would not give it.' I then replied, ask yoUr mother, she will do as well. I did so, and she refused at first, but at length gave me her gua-• rantee, signed on behalf of defendant, for £4OO. This my brother took to the bank the next morning,. I have received the various sums of money mentioned from the hank for this consideration. Shortly afterwards I was manic a bankrupt. . Cross-examined.—Had been in business between three and "four years prior to his becoming kt bankrupt. The guarantee was signed by defendant's wife. Did not know that it was not a legal instrument, nor that the husband was not liable for any. pecuniary transaction of his wife unlesi he was a party-to it, or was first made acquainted with it. Had no intention to de fraud either the bank or the defendant. His object : Was to re, pay the, money into the bank as soon as he could, and to return defendant his guarantee. This closed the evidence. Mr. WierurstAN replied. He said the jury must clearly see, that the defendants had coma-lilted an indictable offence in combining together far the Purpose of procuring, in a fraudu lent manner, a certain ' mina of money from the bank of the plaintiff. The leaped ounseLarguad at ciauSiderable length on the iinpidbabillity of the wife of the defendant ex eeeting for him a guarantee for a large sum of money without his consent or cognizance. He left it entirely in the hands of the jury, feelin g satisfiedthey would at once 'find a verdict for the plaintiff. 111 r. Baron Pe arcs briefly simmed up the evidence., .lie said it was for the jury to say Whether the defendant's wife was an- I horizdtl, at the time she signed the guarantee, to do so by de fendant himself,. and whether he (defendant) had sithsequently recd kited such guarantee as a valid security to the plaintiff for the £400: If they thought the guarantee yva , given with the cognizance and consent of the defendant, he, of course, was lia ble for the payment of the' money, and the verdict must he accordingly. If; however, they were of opinion that the defen dant was in no respect privy to the engagement made for him by his wife, he could not be made chargeable for the amount, and the jury must consequently find a verdict in his-favour. The jury, after a shuit consultation, found a verdict for' the defendant. • • . ASSAULT. GEE V. WOODWItiri Mr. CRItiSSWELL and Mr. TositiNgort appeared • for the plaintiff. • M r. BRANDT appeared for the defendant. Mr. CaEsswiiia., in opening the case, said that Mr. - Gee . had been twenty years in the employment of Messrs. Duckworth and Bilkin, of Manchester, as a elerk... He was married . early • in life, and had had three daugjaters. llis first wife had died about three years ago, ; and he.'had, since married again.. The defendant, Woodward, who - was a person of some property, took - apartments - in the plaintiff's house. After that time plain tiff was, as usual, much, from twine on business, and . he was, from circumstances, induced to suppose that hit. - Woodward had rathei too much affection for his wife: His wife - was an ill tempered woman, but Mr. Gee little supposed that her ill-tern, pets were caused by Mr. Woodward having drawn her affections from him. But at last .he suspected it, and made one of his. daughters, who was still unmarried, remain at hoMe whilst he went from home, and it appears that both Mr. Woodward and 'Mrs.Gee considered this young woman was a spy upon them, 'and ill-used her. Their object was by this to drive her out of the house.. At the last Liverpool assizes the plaintiff came to Liverpool, and- his daughter accoinpanied trim, and on his daughter returning home her step-mother and Mr. Woodward both abused her and ill-used her in a very scandalous manner, - so much so that she would not stop in the house without some one as a protection, and she obtained the leave of a neighbour . to allow one of her daughters, a young girl, to stop with her. On Mr. Gee returning home this was communicated,.to him, 'and he was of course vary indignant at this treatment 'of his daughter; it confirmed all he had heard of his wife's infidelity. He went to his wife's room, and said he must have some expla nation of this treatment his daughter had received, upon which the wife called out to the defendant, Woodward, who was sleeping in an adjoining room, .• here is Gee wants an expla nation." The defendant answered, "I will give him an ex planation," and inouediately came out with a constable's staff, and struck Mr. Gee a violent blow on the head. His daughter cried out murder, ant ran oat iuto the street for some person to corne:and assist. While this; was' going on Mrs. Gee held her husband while Mr. WoodWatd continued to belabour him till the plaintiff was reduced• to state 'of insensibility. • Mr. WOodward having perfornied this notable exploit said he would stay no longer in the house, and Mrs. Gee said she would go too; and she packed up her clothes, and she and Woodward Went off together. Mr. Gee was coufined to his bed by the injuries he had received. Mrs. Gee then went add swore Wore the magistrates that she was in tear of her life from !ter husband, and he was, 'in consequence of her statements,,. tr'onad over to keep the peace, and there was an end of it. Mr, eg,,Aaxo 1 t o jißciait ANOTT:t kree,.Tfr S, after, „V..tf!: : , sequence of the injuries he received, and he would be prevented for the rest of his life from performing sonic of his duties in consequence. The defendant had pleaded that he did not com mence the assault. The evidence would show that the assault was clearly committed. would be for the jury to say what compensation should he paid for so unjustifiable an injury. - ' • lie called Mary Ann Gee, who deposed to being the ;laugh- . ter of the plaintiff. Her father was traveller for Messrs. Duck- Worth and Bilken, spirit merchants, of Manchester, and: resided at 21, Chatham-street. M'r. Woodward' was a lodger in het father's house, and continued to lodge - Oleic till Angust last. tier father came to the lust Liverpool assizes, and she accom panied him. The witness then deposed to the ill treatment she received, and to tier father corning home and being told of it,. and on her father asking for an explanatiou to Woodward, saying he would give hint an explanation, and beating him with a constable's staff; Her• mother thld hint to lay on, anti de fendant answered that he would give him plenty before he had done. She thought ber father would have died in consequence of the usage he rcc, , id. lie was obliged to keep his house for 16 days in consequence. Cross-examined.--Her mother was between 50 and 60 years of a n. c . Mr. Woodward got his living try collecting rents for anybody. Mr. Woodward was about 40. There .was never any tenderness between her anddefendant. She never gave him a, silk waistcoat., Her father was sober when he _came home. Mary Ann Davis, a child 13 years old,' was next examined' and corroborated the• last witness as to the assault. My Woodward's bed had not been slept iu that night. Mrs. Gee got out of bed and helped to hold Mr. Gee, and to drag- 4)6n into Mr. Vv'oodward's room, where he was beaten. Mrs. Got! cried out, " Get a weapon," and Mr. Woodward got the ,staff. Mr. Gee had a rule in his hand at that time. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EATE.PAYERSO WEST DERBY. EMIGRANTS FROM TiltS FOnr.—Nuinber of Etnikrauts gong from Liverpool during the following peri6ds, viz :- 1833 1834 1835 Total la 6 to 31st March Total .'.. . There are at the present tithe tie . less than 1561 emigrants dei tamed by contrary winds, besides hundreds of others waiting for ships. Many of the abOve 'have e! . been detained since th • 9th instant; and what is exceedingly wit . ..min:de, sortie of the agents have contrived to draw up their ticket 4 so ingehlithslY . • that these poor persons are unable 'to 'rerover the fine of one shilling per day as awarded them by the passent.-teri . ' act. Those o aboard the I'hmebe, 326 in number, are in A diStressed slate/. short of provisions, and their motley nearly all 6xpended. lid . redress can be obtained for them • frinn the new stipendiary, magistrate, and it is high 'Cale that their situation and. the; ... defects in the act of parliatneut shrink' receive the attention,o( - the Colonial Secretary. ~ •. , 4 • Mn. HOLDEN'S CONCERT.—Mr 4 Holden's concert, of Sacre d music,.'.at the Theatre•roval, on Tuesday evening, was numer.;' ' ,Misty and respectably attended.. 'f he vocal and instrothentat• performers acquitted themselves with considerable credit. The music was judiciously selected from the w o rks o f th e most cele brated composers. "Several of the parts were deservedly ett'.; cored. We had prepared a lengthened notice' of it. but -r eid' compelled to omit it through a press of assizeinteiligepi.:e: • • ' VALUE OF A LOVEII IN AMERICA...m-411 •011 ii) a ,jury 'hivi . lately given the enttrio.,us sum„,nf ,flfteel; thousand dollars td Miss M'Coy, as. a remuneration : fUr' the , loss of .a lover. • In .Massachussetts i. ltOweer, Iha price, is net. an high; probably be=. cause the rnarket . iis . . better :siapplktA.• The Boston Court of Common Pleas . : in ha ease:of.Alargaret Dintaime e. A. A . Faster, decideethatthefaithlesti swain _was , crorth only 50 dol.: tars. The ; discousOlatu,.damse.l,, not being satisfied with this; appealed to the Supreine.Cottrt, ,Wliti alloWed her '250 dollars. THE CIRCASSIANS AND THE RUSSIANS.—ToWartiS the end of .. the month of November, a Russian •tiotilla, consisting of ond, ship of the line. .m. frigate, iind'a . tutttr; apre:ired in Fight of the coast of Cireassia, entered the pouts of Si•ja;: ; and Galenjeiek; anctendeavonrockd effect a'deseetyt. ',The , eireasithitni speedily assembled to oppose the. disentbarkutiOn, trot the north4vesi -Wind' ObligM the - fialilla to ref-wain' at beaf 'During tal e night thd ship of the line .got on shore, and the-frigate And cutter sent •thetr small boats to gel her off. The - wind became, liatrever,' too strong, anti rhasinatler vessek Were obliged to stand out to' Sea,' learing.the 101143'40We - line. of:fifth+ the CircaStlianA, now in: . strong force; •tdoit posseSsioif,T.ittliti set oil tire. The crew _were•seht priaob#rirsiata die interioriiitihe country. The frigate and•cutter returned. but not perceiving any trace of the ship' they withdrew. Ininiediotely afterwards a corvette under Ea' -gliih colours, appeared off the coast, and haring crone to an:. chor, the captain declared that he hail, Applies' on board; 1”.11, conseqUently received authority tiiityltroaeti. - These r11 , .. 1 . 7 ... , , Consisted of guns with - their trainititins, powder, B . fe: I ,"`.' cr ' w . having disembarked, were immediately made pri soners by the Cireassians, who discoveteiliht: the; tit'ett'''iled .Erglish 'were Russian spies. Ailinogst 4,bein , was .ati nigh rank. .: -'. -, ~! - - ( At:et of engipects .e . ... . , • • . - , , t a lite of the French cola-. FauNcti c eot...o.lleS.-4...statislica at 114.260 individuals , • - n•i t 's ra tes . t l4 il(?Pui 01 " " Ithu tu. e ideloti e 2' ' ' 1 at 1 4.b i 9 ot all , sexes of whim...are ilaves; that t re slaves; sexes. and dgeti, 99,039 of whoal a . ' theal::l,Tiln: Indians; es whom.f t l3 he o , 11 : p ri o il !ilea end In : d 0 r: u 1, 17 1. ht s . 1 r a i. :: e : : :,. riti d h l n r t 1 i ' ( 1 . 11 i li)(-1,,,u;r16:wacjte;10.1v5._lefahr. occupied ( e 2 n .t ' t) P , l l 9: il' : sip luii t i l i ciu : iet ael f:i t ir d ie ti le it )e ; s : ) " a :4 : tu t ilb uis ( 4 : ol : , 1 ! i: 1 ul I: (:3:1 i n2 b ‘11 : 51 . 13 . 161 :::; v1 : t : i li t s ::: e l ji r ' '. f:i i : e dl , ll , f . 4' ::::o '.s ) Pt i r t B e : u i 1 1 j'a l lu a ni f l , i. ; :t i r o tn i l' l l l4 : l :l s , ll:l o aa t f: ole e . the n g a : . island ist sut'' f • t . ) i f . 1 : 9 ; E P u ie r rr uP e e. a a n n: • .. habieam:rirti.i.4 • • Ai ig ae i„„ . The. mil Ito ty force, consist l it l t i g, go o n i s ii: . f l a i t hi t e r s y ; a c r o t l i t l in le i r e y s ,: . and gglid is .2,053 Men at: Martinique; 2,0 a) at b aa do,,, pe; 571 a t. and only Woe in . lii,lia: The' last i st Indies: i!escribe the amount of tha -,,. • :-.'• w ill i the late. Il li lie, : s) d ul g l e lit t e°be t ;l. a : :::i .St tl ile u eu e 7 a \4l 4 a : el 2 . 4 , W 2,717 francs; that of. Guadeloupo, CHARLES MATIMWS THE COMM:MAN.-1 ne wot co - • at ..2 ,(1 31 . e.41 r. : „ • . .. Charles Mathews was proved on Friday, and probate' taken i t) f rt e -. I,Bam itr ra i ll i v utt .. cs * al4 that of the island of Bourbon at . fpr .s tke y.nar 1835.. The English . East - . India der £3.000. lie has :eft all he possessed to his wife P h il. ' V uou ' b ir xx -fi ) v - I' d . Ys t. ll ‘ P,nce, for the cession of • certain . riehts, , , on condition that she supports her son ; but in ease se and the other a to ~. , , . rant.; Per,itnnum (f , 40,000 sterling). dirt .of ibis again, half the property to her absolutely, ith(,:tt,igihrtish li ;ent;ra p ...,, ,,, c ,„ . ~.I • A r pa l , l i c ti• 5 . 1 .. w P tore, m - Si... h ttigar Charles. The widow reuntweed, arid Charles proved the will. ', .iiitad Fketich Guiiiria,,,,r . tii iei ve , b.s ) - 0 . 0 i mam; it i ctieg ,,,i 230.00 0 . ie its d ;.P” ( ar , mous; tout. floaily, 00, • tines are, nick Browne, who is about to be ratse. t NEW IRISH PEREAGE.—The tiflo of 4 ,..., Y, ".' .; tavig'ation t. f L - PritnCe With her Moronity-em piqo one-filth pact of In be, it is understood, Lord Castle Garrett. i A v. •anc. - '••Il 4 4'e. tun Vrtince - forithe home t;evirice: of the eolonice, Thor, tue untnoer oo boaa Chet vesSels traic.e t:i toteign countriii; occur in the represent:thou of the county 11' ayo :I'm! . eiess. •ii. .., , lion of 111 r. Browne. • the ratio of t een : e-Isetween tile.t. , twn hrunehes- to:. as 4.7 tir 8V...; 144 , 16 GRE ,,, • __Thi s y l ot i leman - has tornially''.witlidrawn ' kis rehe7itn,portatious frrim the Fieuth Cotouief,, ai.r.ountett .41:41:0; name as ft member of 13rootcs's Clot), as he sonar not endure' 'to 61,38 fi•aucsi and die fitted.% thither. Iron, •Tratios‘ to' - being /associated with some of the persons whO have teen ad- 1 4.3:114,95{7 francs ,• but iris to be observed that the last. ca r at-isi milted into that mace respectable society. Should IhiSexample tilt the.. amount tit the seat V4ifitsofthe prodnee exported' to thek he followed bt it, few alter noidemen and gentlemen, n en, tyie e x _ colonies, in cosequence 4 its , treing.the Rer.erS(pia'etitt'utir, memher will be Forced upon the. pulsion of the o'ujcetionable,such occasions to deCtarythc freiflar at a tweet sate ttian I( ttt , managers. city' ia' Mr. Holt, surgeon, of Salford, deposed to being called in on Saturday, the 2(1 of August last, at midnight, to the plaintiff, by his dauAter. There were several persons outside the door at the time. He found Mr. Gee bleeding profusely from a wound in his forehead, which had divided two small arteries.* It ap ,peared to be the blow of a bludgeon. He was also bruised on the temples and cm Ate back of his head. They-were severe wounds, but not dangerous. He had been prevented attending to his business a fart night in consequence. William Watsou deposed to livingthree,doors from Mr. Gee's house, and hearing a cry of murder un the night in question. He found Mr. Gee covered with blend, and found Mr. Woodward beating Mr. Gee. He dragged Mr. Woodward from him. Cross-examined.-JHe did anything for a living, and lived at home. He knew the New Bailey very well; he had been once there all night for milling a chap. W. Walmsley, a wheelwright, deposed to having examined the door of Mr. W's. room, and found it not broken open, and that it had not been injured. He went alortnight after, at Mr. Gee's request, to call on Woodward for some silver spoons which hq had taken out of the house, and Woodward said he would deliver them up as soon as Mrs. Gee's clothes were delivered up.. Woodward then asked if plaintiff was drunk yet in. bed; he re .plied that he (defendant) had given him as much as would keep him sober for the next seven years. Mrs. Gee was present, and said, "Come in, he is a spy;" and. pulled him into the house. He (witness) then left. , •'' This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Bita.N.o.r then addressed the jury. He had . been taken by surpi by the mode in which his learned friend had opened the case—a mode calculated to prejudice, their, minds. It was. not, for him to show that a criminal intercourse did not exist between . the defendant and . plaintiff's , wife; that was not the point .at_ issue. It had been' brought forward to prejudice their minds. The simple fact • was, ' to• inquire' 'whether the assault was committed, and under what circum stances, and then, what damage - was -suffered - by that assault'. He contended that' the evidence of -the witnesses for the plain tiff. was unworthy of credit; that the daughter had by her own account had a' quarrel with her stepmother; and 'that Jt, was evident the child had been tittered. One of the witnesses was also " ready to do any thing." 'He called. Mrs. Pritchard, of Salford, who deposed to entering the house' on the night in qaes ti o o, And seeing M r . nee with'a large ruler in his hand. He was pushing Mr. Wood ward' up and down the' lobby, saying he would have him out. Mr. flee was bleeding at th'e time Mr. Certswetr. replied.' He trusted that the jury would return n fitting compensation f u r so b ru t a l an assa ult. • The Jt. PG E. in stntningup, said there could be no doubt bUt that the assault had been committed under very aggravating. •circunistances, and that the plaintiff had received Avery severe injury. They must consider what won'd be a'fair ;compensation' for the damage the plaintiff had received, if they were satisfied the assault bad been committed. • The jury Wished to retire. The foreman inquired at to the property of the defendant. The Judge replied that in cases of assault it was not usual to give that statement. - The jury returned after about Went' , minutes,. and gave a verdict—damages £400._ ' , The announcement of this verdict created quite a sensation in court. GASKELL AND ANOTHER V. TETLONN. The defendant in this case consented to a verdict of 1:274 18a.. suhject to a reduction between themselves. The court then at four o'clock adjourued till half•past .eleven, o'clock next day, after divine service. On Time&y wintning Nat the generel inueal meeting of the' ratespnyeri of the township of %Vest Derby .was - held et rho • public-ollice e Lowe-hill; :a half-past nine e'clock, tor the purpose Of passing the accounts, nominatuag the overteers fOiettie ettett ine year, and trans: eating the general busitiesis of the other. There was else a fureker notice convening the meeting for the purpose of tiominatittirveyora of the highways or the en su i ng yeet, for estamininge e:accoanta of the present surveyors, and also for carrying intti ,iffect an. act of narliament, entitled.." a u act to amend the laws relating to highways." Mr. Falkeer wits unanimously called tttiOn to take the chair . The chairman, in opening the business df the. meeting, said that in consequence of the act of parliament relating to highway s coining into operation, they Would that day have . taAtre to do than was customary. •He . should suggest that thislite4er should be disposed of first. There were three modes of illtpointing the surveyors under the act just come into operation.'!'.-The first was, that they should fix upon one or two eesprinsiblePeesons in the township Who should serge the office of surveyors for twelve Months, being a compul'- sort' arid honorary office. •, The second was, th a t they should fix on a competent person e whriunderstood the business, and recotne mend Into to be appointed by' the magistrates, et a salary, no - mutating the salary at that meeting. In both these cares the chief managementof the roads would be vested in the magistrates . at Betty sessions. There - was a third mode by which the matter might be managed, which was, that that meeting sheuld appoint ' a committee, of not fewer than five or not exceeding twenty in - number, which should be termed the surveyors of highways fur the next year. They would have to make up the accounts, and act in the same way as the 'surveyor. This board would have exactly the same powers, appointed by their cute, as the sur veyor would have, as appointed by the magistrates. —Mr. God frey Barnsley expressed his surprise that any reforming govern- ment should vest the management of the highways in the hands • -of the magistrates of any particular district. (Mr. Barnsley was met by considerable interruption, add questioned as to his being • a rate-pager, which was at length decided in his favour, and he, was allowed to proceed.) He should p ro; ose th ree i n di v id ua l s of independente, who had be en i n t h e habit of superintending the work With a ttict and diligence very much to their credit. If the other mode were &lowed, certain districts of the township might be pet in repair et the expense of Others; taie s.systent- of • patronage could be harieunderthe ticif firstenoileS pointed out to them; which he should be very sorry to see carried into effect. , (great Confusion here ensued from sonta person 4uestioning whether Mr. Barnsley were a rate-payer.,..- 4 . not:) . Mr.-Barnsley concluded With entei ang, leis protest.agaiest a-Petteenoties reitit- . et' Wilnif the chairman, brit declined , Making any motion.—Mr. Robert Wilson mover thata board' be'eseablished which was seconded by Mr. Revile—Mr. R. NNT Woodmoved as an : amendment, that Mr. Robert Wilsen, Mr. Thomai Harrison, and --Mr. Bradshaw be appointed surveyors for the ensuing • Year, whieh was seconded by Mr.Preek Rocliff.—Mr. Lawrence Ileyworth - theug,ht it was better to appoint a board themselves than to delegate their authority to the' magistrates.—After a lengthened and nuisy diseirssion, in which Mr. Holt, 1%,r. Cros; • by, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Willett, and Mr. Thonias-Harrikin took part, Mr. Willan and Mr. Harrison contending that they hail reduced the debt on the reads, and materially unproved theni the amendment was pot by the chainnam and about Polity hands • held up for it ; on the motion being put, more their double that • number were held imp.—The Chairman then declared the teiettrot carried.—l'his decision was disputed, and there were !odd Cries of divide, the act requiring two. thirds to-be in resew of the mo; lion to carry it ; there were also loud tries of adjoitru, there being numbers outside the ;teem who (amid not. get in:—Thei chairman, however, with admirable tirinnese, persisted, and would not alter hii tlecieion, and there was great confusion in consequence for along time.--Mr. James Heiner proposed that twenty should be the' itninber of the beard, and proceeded t,i read the names:-111f. Barnsley objected tit their being read in that way, and the coriftision was again 'renewed, amidst loud cries of ' t Order,'" '' Chair," "AiljOurn.,"&te Vie'lncitiort fnF the board to consist of tWeirty .was then seconded by Mi. Barns ley, and canted be a great Inaftieitee—'.air. 'Heiner then read over a list of twenty narhe§ . . e liich:was'iiineled to the chirrian,. and each name proposed seratenti eind pat to the meelitig.—The following gentlemen were then finally, after much discussion; nominated-on the board :—Messrs.. L. HeYWorth, T. C. Moly neux, John Wotratl. 'William Akritrstanley, Thoi. Rowlandson Robinson, John Smith, R o b er t. Wilsois, Thomas Orrit, Thorned Harrison, John Pendleton. John Bradshaw. Thotnas Clare, Richard Sanders, Thomas Lengsddlee Samuel earth, Witliane Kershaw, W. E. Ilall, Godfrey, Barnsley, Jelin Wright, and Peter [dimmer. - The - report of.the overseers for the past year ' was then read, and concluded with stating that a rate of 9d. is the pound would be amply snfficient for the eXpensei of the eta , suing year.- The accounts of ihe township were then read over; from which - it appeared that there was a balance of £49 155., in the hands of the-overseers. After a -lengthened discussion mitt one or two a-the items, which were explained; Mr. 4tifith moved , that the accounts be passed,- which was Seetinded, and carried unanimously. The report was also passed, after it lengthened discussion, in which it was decided to expunge siime passage* 'reflecting on Mr. Penuell, relative to conduct whieti he in part: explained, and in part apologised Ter, tOthe ii:iti. , :lVictien of the tneeting.—Mr. Francis Grundy 'then moved that Mie' Homer, and Mr. John Wilson Carter be else overseers forethe ensuing year, which was seconded by Mr: Revile—Mr, Iles- Worth moved' as an amendment 'that Mr.- R. W'. Wood and .Mr. - Cartet be the overseers for the ensaingeyearevrhichavas seconded tit Mi.: flail: A second ameetiment wee then rneved, that Mr. Wrier . ' itildMr: Homer he the - overseees.On 'the several names being Put to the meetine : Messrs. Wood and Carter were elected by adarge majority.—fir. Cleineotsiin then moved that Air. Dollin b'e ap pointed as assistant•-overseer, with the same salary and dutieti as last year, which was seconded'. and, after much discussion. .- earried.—.Mr. Samuel Sands Cleineteson and Mr. Theme 4 Augustus Diilon were then a pnointed" , asses s ur e e ee th e ensu i ng year, at a salary of ten gniueas each,—M r. William Fell wars. unanimously appointed surgdim to the work hettse, at a salary of £l5 Iss. per annul.—Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were reappointed as governor and governess of the workhouse her the ensuing year., at a salary of:l4Lfor them bone—Mr. Jesse Witiward ee l re i;appointed assistant town clerk for the ensuing year, at a salary.. ot . 1.30 pea ; enutint, and that in additin t 4 his former duties he shall weekly joist the rate-book from the Celleetor'e cash book: -at the wor . lonouse.--Mr. Pelmet! was contitmed in his, ,office o'f, collectors** Aresiiiiieetwaygracer, at the stailasLia.hesiese-ellite.-Reeldl4-sees-- - - . 'then proposed Oen Mr. peter Lythegoe be reappoiated assiatant overseer andecoestable. at the e me selary„as the Nit-Year, which was seconded bilklr. Grulmdv and carried.—The following per sons were then appointed deput%-coustatsles t—Jeltu Welker; for Broad Green and Knotty Ash;" William Callani, Er Derby. 'Chapel; John Vptoti, for the Dog and Gun; and -John Red fern, for the Cattle Mai ket, at a salary of five guineas per annum:, Mr. Dolliti was voted six guineas for having filled the office of constable a month in addition to his whet. notice—The titaUki of the meeting were moved to the Rev. Hugh M.Neile, the Reit. Frederick Barker, "and the Rev. ThiArarts Gardner, fur their gratuitous attention to the poor in the werkhonse,-.—The thanks of the meeting were given to M. Thomas Brassey and Mr. , Thomas Clare, the overseers for the past year, fur their unre' witting attention to the township The thanks of the meeting Were moved to the governor and govvritesti of the workhouse', for their attention and kindness to- the poor.—The acconutS of the surveyors for the past year were then read, and agmeed to ai correct; after which the thanks of the ineetitne were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated at a quarter-past twd o'clock. - . ~_ TUG k MY. John Baron aged 25, pleaded not guilty to a charge of bi gamy. Elijah Blunt examined. Knows the prisoner. Was in the Old Church, Ashton-under-tune, in M ey3E29. The prisoner was then married to Ann Pollard. Saw her last on the 4th March. They were then living together as man and wife.' James Normanson, is a constable at Manchester. Appre hended prisoner on the tat March. Took him to the Police 'Office. His first wife Was there. Asked him if. that was his wife. He said she was. Upon asking him if tie bad any other wife, prisoner replied he had nut. .Mary Hare. Knows the prisoner. He lodged with her about three years ago. A person named Margaret Biwa lodged with her. Witness went with prisoner and Blunt to Eccles to get married. They were mat rigid, and then returned to tier (w - ness's) house,iu Manchester. They lived with her about three meths attorwards. • • Cross-exan; - iiii , i;. Knew '':nowt Blunt when she lived ser vant in: ter. She had heald isititAgo by the name' of Fearou. the not; a ring on the marriage finger. She had had , . 3 dian is the some fence shall :ing's ye for for it •ppre" royal who, ition, oci id been WA h his LLui a lbury Ourrh rince x, pert' Jose Pr e- If oe% - lancY v, .otel } ,l icy. w.~. ~;,