The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-12 00:00:00

Mr. J. H. LAW and added that, if ported to read a letter from the .M'ereur ..t• what he was there r and the wishes of the committee. - Mr. Alderman MOLYNEUX observed that be would have acted contrary to the rules of the schools The council rose at two o'clock, haying three hours CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY proprietors The half-yearly general -- shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway v held on Saturday, in the Clarendon-rooms, South John street. The circular issued by the directors to the share holders, calling this meeting, stated that business wor' be transacted, but the meeting would 14th of July. William Dixon, Esq. tors, presided. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by observing that the only business to be transacted would•be to propose an adjournment. The circular by which the meeting had been convened stated that the directors called the proprietors tated that r would be hairman of the direc gether in conformity wit desirable that an adjourn( July. --- Mr. HArtoisAN enquired v legal of a had been taken to ascertain whether legal and correct according to II AIRMAN said IC i the Law-den Mr. HARDMAN a legal adjournment ? Mr. MALLABY (the Law.clent Mr. HARDMAN.- meat is legal for all purposes Mr. MALLABY.—Yes, for all purp, would 1 —ls it your opinion that such an adjourn- went is it legal ? Mr. MALLABY 'eptied t Lry there should be any clauie in th adjournment legal wit act of parl era? meeti Every g such a time as might be thougl- yond t adjourned to a perk _ meeting appointed by law a not adjourn this meeting beyo next in October, but they mig period. Mr. HARDMAN then be question, and that was, whether t general meetins cial cladse pointed a meeting to t mit convened t clause 1 certain purpo, those purpose place of thoso who by law This therefore he apprehended was not an ordinar, meeting, but one which was expressly stated in the parliament. - Mr. MALLABY was aware of that. tors in the place of those retiring became, liament, part of the business of that general meetir Mr. H ARDMAN repeated his question so taking place, could leuslis• ' Mr. MiLLABY - ;;,lo he read the 1324 clause, t there rectors of t was the clause to which 1 Mr. HARDMAN replied in t affirmat attention of the and their place: .Jaw-clerk to tl: be held in. March without making the appointr had no more to say Mr. MALLAI —That from London to take a legal opinion fore I am not prepared to say it is nc Mr. MALLABY might Hardman would see the I ing, whatever it might precisely the *me as one that any proceedings which might take pl meeting were just as legal original meeting Mr. HARDMAN , doubt it. He understood, t , of the adjournment was to postpone tl should have been transacted in March til in the meantime leaving the proprietors al utter ignorance, and in darkness as to the state of for a period of three months and a half He trusted he might be allow held in his hand. He w id, that was very likel the rfhper which I tive of I In the first tri g in his own ide the paper nd he had re the meetin sitar. there djourn til that then the interes director sharehold stance, he must not be und_ _ behalf as one of the proprietor which he proposed to read as succinct as possi stood as speak whom he represented Mr. JAMES MULLENEt man. He believed there was no question at this moment, and perhaps it would be more r fore, if he at once moved that this meeting t the 14th of July next. He had reason to k❑ were difficulties, concerning the accounts, in ti proceeding, at this particular moment ; and circumstances, he thought it most desirable, for of the company, that time should be given to 1 For this reason he begged to move the adjournr Mr. WILSON seconded the motion. Mr. HEALING asked what specific reason could be assigned for the adjournment? The CHAIRMAN replied that it was directors, that, in future, their general r aion of the ; should be say on the 30th June and 31st Deem - I - ant: and as the m counts in the hands of the late treasurer required explam tion, this was also a s adjournment,—t proprietors. Mr. HEALIN( son fc That is t The CHAIRMAN.. 30th June, and it is ip to tb he adjourned meetir on the 14th July. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said, the real reason was, that the directors could- not , produce their accounts. The late treasurer was in such a state of health that the directors had not been able to see him once; and until the adjourned meet ing, they could give no information to the shareholders for want of the books. The treas health that they could not obtai such a state o but they could not help i adjournment should have been glad to as to the accounts. a in their power Mr. HEALING said if ad an adjournment of the meet oppose the motion Mr. HARDBIAN.—How long treasurer, Mr. Wilcox, been appoint The CHAIRMAN. — About t-- - Mr. HARDMAN said that the CI surer and secretary (who, he presui. a book-keeper) for that purpose, tilt had their books properly kept. He w versant with railway book-keeping, bta secretary and vo mont had a trea ly ought to hay what he did knovi of it, might be wade up in a r that ti ,cern like the most. Ir addition to the ne z directors hoc employed a new accountan business. He was also tc and he understood from tt ther passing by the railway would all be ready in the coup Hardman) wished to know frl meeting was likely to take pla e empioyec :y were tog he other night, that - the account He (Mr ,n when t part 1 have given the directors to un ready next week." He was satisi knew Mr. Fry, for he was the accou he was competent to give an opinion at the eleventh hour, the proprietor: which only reached him on Friday 1 that I shall 'cry one who d think that were not ready becau_--- - - Mr. James being ill was well sumed that the new secretary found order, and, if they were not, certainly two month_ long enough to make them up, when it was considered that they were kept according to printed forms. The shareholders were totally in the dark as to the reason of all this, and, therefore, he did not admit the reasons assigned at the bottom of the circular to be a valid and just cause for the adjourn ment of this meeting. The fact of )ut it . was to be pre: The CHAIRMAN said the books and accoun of the late treasurer required expla treasurer (Mr. Wilcox) had not b_ sequence of the long and severe ill as he was now much better, there was no doubt a full and satisfactory statement would be produced for the directors. in the hands anation, which the present to obtain, in con- James ; but Mr. JACKSON said that, in order to be prepared for any questions of this sort which might arise, he had been that morning (Saturday) to see Mr. James. For eighteen weeks he had not been able to get off his back, for seven weeks he was not allowed to speak; but he had assured him (Mr. Jackson), on the faith of a man who was just rising from a sick bed, that after having taken an excursi as his medical adviser recommended, he v and rectify any account which r should not be one farthing wron fora few days Id come doin ght want it, so that there Mr. ,HARDMAN Mr. JACKSON.—Yes, in a feW d4s. For weeks he has not been allowed to speak or to point a step ; but he assured me that he is determined to come down fully prepared to sa tisfy the most minute enquiry. Mr. HARDMAN.— I am glad of it. In a few c Mr. ABBOTT.—Have all these irregularities taken place since the last statement of the accounts were presented ? The CHAIRMAN.—I believe they have not ; they have arisen in consequence of the accounts not being posted pre- Mr. ABBOTT said, on that as sions the accounts laid before t have been auditet occa purported to n from seemed exceedingly strati b affairs of a small company lin, inextricable confusion in the coui meant the statement made bringing down the accounts up to th. that was, up to within three months It must be presumed, however, that tin. rect ; but, if they were not, he would _.v nad it been possiole for the affairs of the company to get into such a state, when they had eight or ten directors (he did not know how many) with a secretary and treasurer The shareholders Pr-1' t into such ;hs. What by one of direct( of the year its were cor were in. Indeed, he thou_ situation for any company to be placed in The CHAIRMAN.—That con from the commencement Manchester to audit the have reason to believe that the statement then drawn up is not a correct one. Therefore we are desirous of having all the accounts placed before the proprietors in their real form, and it is on this account we are desirous of having the meet- lave adopted by calling in a gentleman from James ; and I .cc . ounts with ing adjourned. Mr. MULLENEUX.—Perhaps you will state that before the time which has been named you cannot be prepared to give of time to pursue the them. If you cannot, it subject further. The CHAIRMAN.—We Mr. JAMES LAWRENC s a w till the question of Mr Abbott ought to n when the ented to get that in- was not 1 irregularity began formation, and it Mr. MIILLENEUX.—That can lead to no result, and it ap pears to me a perfect waste of time to go on with questions which cannot be answered. I, therefore, press my motion for adjournment. The CHAIRMAN then put the. motion, and it was carried. Mr. ABBOTT, before the meeting adjourned, suggested that a list of those shareholders who were eligible to serve the office of director should be printed and circulated among the proprietors ten days before the adjourned meeting. The CHAIRMAN replied, that a resolution to the same effect had been passed at the last meeting, and it would be attended to. Mr. HARDMAN begged to tender to the chairman his dis sent and protest against the adjournment of this meeting from the purposes for whi c h it h a d b e en legally appointed ; and as they were not willing to hear his sentiments upon it, he begged to say that be should make them known through another channel. H e should serve the law clerk of this com pany with his reasons for dissenting from and protesting against the adjournment, and he begged that they might be recorded upon the book of prOceedings. Mr. MALLABY said he should decline to do so, as they could not appear on the proceedings. d to be allowed to ask anothe as other halt-yearly which ap apressly for - iut by rotation in due course. ueral ct of on of direc- ly the act of par- r a meetir and called the and go out meeting to in the clause, h I returne rs in the sc a adjou The shard mention at one lent of it, v ct of this N atijourne place at tl be did not at present hear, hear for my Mr: HAstnstAx meant that he should publish them in the limns of a newspaper, and the law clerk might please him- If what use he made of them. Mr. MALLABY.-1 cannot record anything upon the mi nutes which does not take place before the meeting of pro prietors ; but anything which you may think right to send to me, as their law clerk, I shall lay before the directors at once. Mr. HARDMAN said he should assert his dissent and pro test on behalf of all those proprietors whom he represented in Bath, York, Reading, Hastings, London, Chester, and other places against this adjournment, unless some satisfac tory reason were given for it to the meeting. He had heard no valid reason for it, th ere f ore , on th e i r b e h a lf, an d on his own, be was inclined to protest against it ; he should not, however, now protest on their beh a lf, b u t h e cer t a i n ly did on his own account, as one of the proprietors in the company. lALLA isked Mr. ffardinan whether he was aware use in the act of parliament which stated that no proxy could be received now, because no proxy had yet bee❑ lodged according to its provisions ? Mr. HARDMArN NIALLABN I'he (a: —That I understand —The company cannot be cognisant of any to the provisions of the act of y not lodged according Mr. HARDMAN knew that the proxies which he now held were not registered according to the provisions of the act ; but he would take care to provide. against that objection another t LI these proxies, - and they v extent of 7 ;hares, without 1 - iving soli - . ed for one of the ny information you may wisl out of ord I think it is quite useless. I will for ward what I think is necessary to the law clerk for him to lay before the directors. Mr. ABBOTT.--1 beg to move that as it appears — The CHAIRMAN.-I think you are rather going toofar ; the meet Mr was merely going to make a suggestion, k BB OTT s tjais—that as there appear to be some errors it nts of the late secretary, a competent acccountant be - CHAIRMAN t has been done -Then if it has been done, you can give us he investigation is gone through ; and it is because the investigation is imperfect, from there not being personal communication with Mr. James, that the re- Mr. MAL LABY in going into the accounts, and they gave it as their that through the illness of Mr. James they could not into form until he had been seen. ' And is he going into the accounts from the ABBOTT _ The meeting then separated, the proceedings having'occu pied little more than hall an hour., EMBEZZLEMENT AND SUICIDE, We regret to have to state the discovery of a serious em bezzlement of the funds of the Steam-tug Company, and the subsequent suicide, by poison, of one of two individuals con- ned in the embezzlement On Wed clay, the 30th ultimo, Mr. Andrew Clark, who ,een a merchant, but who, for years past, had -door business of the company, ir. Arthur, he manager, to. give him leave or ab- tion of N IRE ABD crios CASE, tization int ase of ti which it created was greater than in any Yarrner instance of a legal inquiry within our remembrance. It was first sup posed that the proceedings would take place in the Court of Requests, High-street, in which the public business was transacted during the assizes ; and immediately on the open ing of that court the rush to obtain admission was great, and towards twelve o'clock the room and the approaches to it became densely crowded. About a quarter past twelve, however, the business before Mr. Justice Parke having been brought to a close, in the court at the Sessions-house, it was determined, for the better accommodation of all parties, to take Miss Crellin's case in the usual Police-court just vaca ted ; and Mr. Rushton, with a view to the ladies then pre sent obtaining seats, told them to go to the top of the court the adjourn- and get near to ti meat. By this means many of them got over to the other court; but no sooner did it become known that the proceed ings were there to be taken, than a general rush was made by hundreds, who soon crowded the stars, the lobbies, and the magistrates' room ; and the police-officers in attendance some dif Illy, when orders were given to admit the public, to prevent serious accidents, so great v :he rush. The curiosity and exciter 3t were extreme, and Sot a few were considerably crushed at, the doo vere reserved at the right of the bench for the witnesses tnd after a few moments' pushing and scrambling, order wa The court was densely crows Lied in every part Amongst those on each side of bench, we of - Nerved the High Sheriff, William Brown, Esq., Thomas Booth, Esq., J. B. Neilson, Esq., Hardman Earle, Esq., together with a number of ladies, and several of the barristers in their robes from the Nisi Prius Court. The body of the court was for the most cart filled with well-dressed individuals, in- females,—the latter in particular, no doubt, ouement of the affair, as it occurred curious to learn the c e until Friday, alleging that a friend of his in the country seriously ill, and that his friend wanted his assistance to Mr. Arthur said that the steamers arrange some affairs lays, but that, under be busy for the next few _ eculiar circumstances stated, he would contrive to cart Clark, it has been since ascertained, went by the o'clock railway train, on Thursday morning, ___, to London. On Saturday evening, as he did not return, Mr. Arthur sent Mr. Harvey, the collector of the company's accounts, to Clark's house to inquire after him. Harvey, on his return, stated that Clark had come 1 - from the country, but that he was ill in bed of a fever, unable to resume his duties. Mr. Arthur, on nearing this. requested Harvey td call at Clark's house, and to say that, as be (Clark) was ill, not to harass himself by coming out until he was better. On Monday evening last Captain Lyons, of the American ship Ohio, called at the Steam-tug-office to order a steamer to tow his ship to sea neat day. Mr. Arthur, who was not in the office at the time, on seeing the entry recollected that Captain Lyons appeared, by their accounts, to be in arrear for the sum charged for towing his ship last year, and drew Harvey's attention to the circumstance. Next morning he himself proceeded to Mr. Grimshaw's office, in the Goree, he found Captain Lyons. He told the captain that -v would be glad to send the steamer, but reminded Ist ult the corn! im that, according to their books, he owed tnem tor a wr ier towing. Captain Lyons fired up at this statement, and, nder the supposition that a fraud was intended, used some ather strong language. He told Mr. Arthur that Clarke ,ad been paid for the towing at the time it took place, viz., n May last, through his consignees, Messrs. Waddington, _ .1 tiolt and Co. Ongoing to the office of these gentlemen, be receipt for the amount, with Clark's signature, was pro Mr. Arthur now, for the first time, had his suspi cions of roguery aroused. He went back to his office ; told Harvey that he had discovered that Captain Lyons had paid Clark for the towing ; and that he suspected a fraud had been committed on the company. On referring to the books was found that no entry had been made of the payment. could be no doubt, therefore, that Clark had embez- H arvey, in the course of comers ition, said .hat Clark was " an old rascal," and that tie had long sus pected him. " Why, then," said Mr. Arthur, " did you not tell me of your suspicions ?" " I did not like to do so," was Harvey's reply. One instance of fraud having been discovered in this sir c gular manner, Mr. Arthur very naturally suspected, tb s , I more embezzlements of the company's funds had taken pla, led the money Harvey after urgent business to a distant dock, ht proceeded to make personal inquiries respecting the account which were, apparently, owing to the compan•• The resu was, t chants who appeared indebted to - the company, that the moneys had been paid ; that receipts had been given, mostly i❑ Clark's name, but not on leaves cut out of the check-book, if roffular. they ought to have been, but on the tow- ing notes ; and that a considerrble money had been thus embezzled sum of the Meanwhil company's whom Mc Arthur did not suspect, of having been concerned in the frauds, did not return at the time expected, and Cap tain Newton, one of the company's masters, was sent to look after him. Not finding him about the docks, he went to his house, in the vicinity , of Windsor. Harvey had not been there since morning, and his wife, the servant said, had gone opt to tea. It was soon afterwards discovered, that he and his wife had gone to the seawall, taken a boat, rowed to the British and North American royal mail steamer Britannia, lying in the Sloyne, paid their passage money on board, and and sailed in her, shortly afterfourO'clock in the afternoon, for Halifax and Boston. Of course, the tale which the fugitive told, on Saturday, of Clark's return and HI -- found to have been an artful lie. It was now but too evident, that Harvey had embezzled moneys as well as Clark, and that, without doubt, they had conspired together to rob their employers. Captain Newton was placed in possession of Harvey's house, where he was ordered to stay till further notice. On Wednesday and sub sequently the system of fraud practised by Clark and Harvey was-fully developed. It was very artful; and no plan of heck, no vigilance could, for a time, prevent its successful Arthur spoke to Harvey, who r employed by the company, it not hay- mess was W henever M the o, ly co.ll ng been Clark's business to receive accounts, of the small amount of his collections, the latter always alleged that it was owing to the badness of the times ; and that, in conse quence of the scarcity of money, even the first houses allowed their accounts to remain in at rear. Of course, having the on Harvey's integrity, Mr. Arthur never sus as deceiving him, and received the reason ent to account for the smallness of the collec- that:he v given a tions. We now return to Clark. When he came back to town is not exactly known. On Friday night, however, a knock was heard at the door of the house formerly inhabited by Harvey. Captain Newton, who, as has been stated, was in charge of the house, opened the door. "Ah !" exclaimed Clark, (for he it was who had knocked,) are you here, Newton ? He then stepped into the lobby, and Captain Newton quietly turned the key in the lock. Clarke asked for Harvey. Captain Newton told him that Harvey was not ther6, and that he suspected that he (Clark) knew very well where he was. Clark denied all knowledge of Har vey or his " whereabout," and pretended the most perfect ignorance of anything wrong. Newton told Clark that he must accompany him to the office. Clark said he was fatigued, and would wait until Newton brought a car. Newton said he would not leave him, and desired Clark to come along, and they would most probably find a car on the road. On reaching a hackney coach house, they found that all the cars were out, but that one was expected back every minute. Clark said he would, in the mean while, go to the privy in the yard. Newton told him he must leave the door open, as he would not let him go out of his sight. Clark went in on this condition, and sat down on the seat. About his person he had concealed a phial of prussic acid. He drank off the poison, and died instantly. The body, as soon as the suicide was discovered, was removed to an adjoining public-house. An inquest was held upon it on Saturday, when the facts detailed above, in connexion with Clark, were given in evidence, and the inquiry was adjourned until yesterday, when some additional evidence was adduced. The lady with whom the deceased lodged stated that she had observed a great change in his manner for the last three or four weeks. He appeared greatly agitated. The con ductor of the Grand Junction train also deposed that he ob served a " peculiar strangeness" about the deceased when he travelled on the line on Thursday week. After a little further evidence the coroner summed up, and left the jury to form their own conclusions. The jury immediately returned a verdict of _fel° de se. This verdict renders it necessary that the deceased should be-interred without the rites of Christian burial: In accord ance with it the body was removed from the dead-house, Canning Dock, about halt-past nine last night, placed in a . . and conveyed to the parish burial-g the workhouse, where it was interred about ten o'clock. — The property of the deceased, which, We understand, con sisted only of a few personal effects, is, by this verdict, for feited to the crown. We have been informed that with the PYPPntinn of nne son. who is receiving a university education, all the family of the unfortunate man reside in Prance. He was well known to the inhabitants of the Cheshire side of the river, having lived many years at Holt-bill. We believe his wife is entitled to some property in her own right. can royal mail steamer Co Inc Drum , . •••• . lumbia, which would sail from Boston on the Ist and Hali fax on the 3d instant, will be due at this port on Thursda' n.CCIDENT AT THU THEATRE-ROYAL. -011 Friday night, at the Theatre -Royal, a little girl, who was performing one of the fairies in "The Midsumm er Night's Dream " unfor tunately came in contact with one o f the stage lights while ;., rha ..;r_ The fire was communicated she hung suspenaea in Lue sir. 111 V --- to her muslin frock, and she was instantly enveloped in flames. She was lowered to the stage immediately, and the fire was promptly extinguished, but we understand she was injured very severely. COMMITTALS. —Yesterday, a man of the name of Henry Wilson was committed by Mr. Rushton, for trial at the ses sions now holding, for stealing a handcart, the property of Mr. Mather, corn-merchant, from Drury-lane, on Friday laat—Another man was committed for trial for stealing from the cart of a washerwoman a basket, containing many linen articles of value. The cart was stationed at the door of Dr. Brandreth, in Rodney-street, and the prisoner had taken ad vantage of the absence of the woman and decamped with the property. He was speedily apprehended. The Rev. T. S. Bowstead, M.A., St. John's College, Cam- iILIU 6.-+.• has been appointed to the prepend of Bobenhall, anciently founded in the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Bowstead, B.D. • - - • NEW BRIGHTON.—We refer our readers to the advertise ment announcing that the steamers commence plying to this delightful watering-place on Thursday ne xt, the 14 t h inst ., thereby gi v i ng our townsmen an opportunity of having au agreeable and cheap sail on the Mersey. LIVERPOOL CARTAGE LENGTHS.—A work of a tabular form has just been published, showing the various cartage lengths in this town. If this table be correct—and we see no reason to doubt its accuracy—it must prove an useful compilation for a merchant's office. The Carters' Company have attempted to throw a doubt over its correctness ; but the author pledges himself to the statements being faithful, having laboured hard to make his little work perfect. were like be absent .t Gretna Green At thirt took his sl he were reads id he was; but that he did not purpose to nesses himself, he having concluded his case on Thursday, in behalf of Miss Crellin. He suggested that M r. Doling should examine the witnesseshe had brought from Gretna, and he, Mr. S., would then examine them. He did not call them himself, and being solely employed in behalf of Miss Crellin, he might object to the evidence of s I some of them, as h Mr. Snowball call anv more did not know what they had to sal .ose of them he had seen, he should wish to examine. Mr. Rushton said, that as attorney for the prosecution in behalf of Miss Crellin, Mr. Snowball could not cross-ex amine the witness in that stage of the case, and he must de cide whether he would call any witnesses himself. Mr. Snowball said that he would: Mr. Rushton then ordered a female prisoner who had a few hours before been ordered to be committed for trial, on a charge of stealing a watch and some money. On her being brought up, Mr. Rushton, addressing Miss Crellin, said, " You have said, madam, that when you first saw Martin, he was with a female whom be said be wis to be mar ried to ?" Miss Crellin said yes; but on being asked if she recog nised the female at the bar to be the same, she replied that she could hot. The female was then put down. John Rodgers, gate-keeper, at Roby, on the Railway, said, I remember a party coining on the 18th March, to go by railway, at the station. The prisoners Quick, Mrs. Clayton, Jones, and M`Gill were amongst them. The party consisted of five persons. The other was Miss Crellin, now behind me. Miss C. appeared to me to be intoxicated. It was about five minutes before ten in the morning. I asked Quick what was the matter with her. He replied, it was merely a little funny wa. had. He asked witness to book them in a carriage by themselves. Miss Crellin was assisted into the carriage by Jones and M`Gill. He saw Quick the Sunday but one following. He called me out of the office, and said, " It odgers, I shall want you this week." I inquired what for? He it was concerning the party that went Flom here the other day. He said that parties that knew Miss Crellin seemed to say that she .was carried off in the night, and he wanted me to contradict that. I said that I could not leave my post without employing a substitute, whom I should 'have to pay. lie said he would send me a note, and give me £2 for my trouble. Mr. Grocott here expressed his astonishment at the man ner in which the case was conducted in - witnesses being brought up after the case hat lat court, other cl been closed by A great deal of the legitimate advisers of the osecutr idustry and zeal had been shown by Mr. Dowling in getting which he (Mr. G.) did not consider necessary inary stage of the. proceedings. He had also agistrate in a manner extremely un- . iing questions to the witnesses. up evidence .t that pre to complain that the m seemly Nl' Mr. Snowball Claimed to say a word before Mr. Rushton plied. He said he appeared solely for Miss Crellin, and at he saw witnesses in court whom he was desirous of ex- amining, as he believed they would be enabled to fix the guilt on the parties implicated ; but there were others pre sent, whom he should not examine, though he trusted he t be permitted to cross-question them. r. Rushton said he would give Mr. Snowball every fa cility consistently with the justice of the case. With respect to what had been stated by Mr. Grocott, he did not wish to enter into a controversy respecting the manner in lad been conducted by him. He thought ght have been spared. The course ha had s adopted from the fact that when the case was him, he had no proof that a felony had been com mitted by the parties carrying off Miss Crellin, to marry or defile her; and he had thought fit to talCe the mode pursued, n order to arrive at the truth on that point. The only way which the ca: uch remarks t by which the ends of justice could be attained was by getting all the evidence possible of the whole transaction. Whether the attorneys for the prosecution or the defensive chose to question or cross-question the witness or otherwise, would not alter his determination. He should take care that all the evidence which it "as possible to collect should be adduced, Lnd laid before the public ; and it was the duty of the corn nissioner of police—who was appointed by the proper au hority for that purpose—to make dilligent inquiry, and to - d obtain bearing on the 500 yard -three minutes after one o'clock, Mr. Rushton at on the bench, and inquired of Mr. Snowball if ked me rward all the evidence he cc —Hodgkinson's house is 500 or =no other person ' at Roby of the same name. Cross-examined.—ls sure Jones was there. Knew Mr. Quick before, but not M 'Gill. Never saw Rogerson before. Mr. Quick told me the other.man's name was M`Grill. -w. Eckersley said—l am a porter at Parkside sta tion ; remember a train arriving on the 18th March, about 11 o'clock. Several passengers alighted, and walked to the North Union Station. The witness identified Quick, Jones, and Mrs. Clayton, as of the party. They sat down about half an hour in one place, and Miss Crellin with them. Miss C. appeared to be in a drunken state. She asked for a pipe, which she smoked for about ten minutes, and appeared a little faint—and the man Jones and the Dr. walked out until the train came up, when the Dr. wished to see if there wgs an empty carriage, and I put them in. The fare was paid by- Quick. Cross-examined.—The party was about an hour at Park side before the train came up. Miss Crellin seemed to en joy her pipe. Had not much trouble to get Miss Crellin into the coach, but she was 'not very active and cheerful. Spoke to Miss Crellin. The party had some brandy. She was able in conversation to address herself to the parties. Cornelius Whittaker.—l am a porter at Parkside station. Recollect seeing Quick, Jones, and Mrs. Clayton. Miss Crellih was there, and was tipsey. Jones produced some liquor in a glass bottle. I tasted it; it was brandy, and it seemed very palateable. Penelope Nichols, wife of the keeper of the Parkside Railway Station, said,—On the 18th March a party•came to `he station. Miss Crellin was one of them. She wished to • The gentleman with her did not seem inclined to She went up stairs. She first said " Yes," and No, and then "It does not matter." She said she going to Birmingham, but it did not matter whether she tent that day or not. When I came down stairs I saw Mrs. Clayton. She wished to go up stairs, and I said there was not time. Both soon afterwards left the house. I went to the door with them. I saw a gentleman waiting for them in the gentlemen's waiting-room. He was a stout gentleman, with a white macin osh. 1 saw them afterwards in the gar den. One of them pushed or struck her. The prisoner M`Gill inquired for Miss Crellin. I told him the lady would not go to Birmingham that day. That was the last time I saw them there, till they came back same day by the mail train. The lady appeared much overcome with some thing, and greatly agitated. Her face was swollen and bloated. Matth come in. allow her then Cross-ex. by Mr. Grocott.—The striking and pushing was in a trifling way, not apparently in anger. She expressed a great wish to go into the house. She went out with them freely enough afterwards. Cross-ex. by Mr. Davenport.—lt was on a Friday. They were going towards Lancaster. The Birmingham train was coming up at the time. The joking took place in the garden. I should say she was not mad: but aid not know what she was doing. It was a few minutes before eleven o'clock. I saw nothing of them afterwards that day. James Baines said—l am coachman of the North Britain, from Lancaster to Chap. I drove the coach on the 18th March. A party went with me. I see them all here— M`Gill, Quick, Jones, Mrs. Clayton, and Miss Crellin. Quick took the places, and booked them in the name of Thompson. He paid for the places. The two females and Jones rode inside, and and Quick outside. 1 took them up at the Railway station at Lancaster. We drove to the King's Arms, where we dined. We went thence to the coach-office. Miss Crellin was looking out, and making a noise, and Quick said to M`Gill, get inside to her and qui eten the old b—ch. He did get inside and rode there to Calmfortb. Some brandy was taken into the coach by the waiter. We drove to Burton and had glasses again. M‘Gill then got outside. I then saw Miss Crellin asleep, with her hand leaning on one of the gentlemen's shoulders. We left Lancaster at half-past two o'clock. -No particular conver sation took place in my hearing. We arrived at Crookland. I had three glasses of ale, and was offered some brandy. The doctor said bring out the bottle. M`Gill said, she (Miss C.) has drunk it all. I asked the doctor if they were taking the lady to an asylum. He said, No," you would not think the old lady WAS worth X 60.000. This was at Burrow's Green. id when l'he doc Lucy guL .itiongst the hills that they were in a different coun try from what they had been used to ; that they (himself and M`Gill) were on leave of absence from the army, and had been to see the Liverpool Steeple Chase. At Hux, seven miles from Chap, they had more glasses, and the doctor paid. Miss Crellin there got out. She appeared tipsy, and could not walk herself. 1 once helped to take her out of the coach. She appeared very different from what she is now. Her face was blotched and swollen. Two of us assisted her into the coach. We had to lift her to get her in. I left the coach at Chap. There was more drink got there. The doctor wanted more brandy in a bottle to take into the coach; but it was not got, as the coach was going to start. Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—When the lady made a noise at Lancaster, she called for " the doctor," not for M`Gill. She had two glasses at Hux. They were ordered by the doe Wilson, coachman.—l drove five of a party afterwards northward, from Chap to Carlisle—four insides and one out. Quick rode on the box with me. I saw Jones at Carlisle. night. There were two ladies and two gentlemen inside. At Acthorp we changed horses. The doctor got some brandy, I think, and gave glasses into the coach, and I had a glass. There was a noise made in the coach at Acthorp. I saw them afterwards in a room at Carlisle. I saw the doctor and I think the same party start in a double-seated carriage from the Bush Inn, at Carlisle, and saw they were the same party I had driven. Quick was seated outside. We took some other passengers had only t up at Acthorp. Joseph Hodgson called.—l am waiter at the Buck Inn, Carlisle. The North Briton cam e there on the 18t h March. The parties stopped at our house. There were Quick, Jones , M`Gill, Mrs. Clayton, and Miss Crellin. They arrived at eleven o'clock at night. The lady (Miss Crellin) appeared to be in a state of insensibility, I thought they were going to take her to the asylum. I thought so from his manner 4 t ad conversation. Four of them had tea, and doc tor (Quick) had a glass o f brandy. They slept tben. Before going to bed, the doctor ordered two glasses of brandy. He mixed one of them, and gave it to Mi ss Crellin, and he then took the other himself.— She was not very quiet. She seemed to hate the other two, Jones and M'Gill, and was scolding them. After that I took th r ee glasses of ale to the t hree gentlemen. Before they went to bed there was a grea t noise made by them. Another w aiter went to quieten them , and told them the house must not be so disturbed at s uch a time in the morning. M'Gill pushed him out. Quick said th e others were his servants they , that she was a lady who had plenty of money , and that were going to Annan. I waited on themin the morning . . They had breakfast for o nl y three. The lady had none. Mrs. Clayton came down with the doctor, and she asked him for a glass of brandy for ?Map Crellin, and the &dor was against it, saying she would only kick up another row. The doctor then asked for a glass of brandy and two glasses of ale. On the night they arrived the lady asked where she was, and the doctor replied, " Five miles from Warrington." Quick said they would stop there all night, and go to War rington in the morning. They left the Bush at half-past eleven on Saturday morning, in a double-seated carriage. Cross-examined by Mr. fia venpoit.—The three gentlemen had breakfast. They had eggs, cold meat, and ham. Miss Crellin was not in the room at all while I was waiting upon them. I saw them go off from the door. I saw Miss Crellin when she went into the carriage. I did not see her get any brandy that morning. The waiters assisted the ladies to get into the cat riage. 1 never heard Miss Crellin ask, " how far is it to Gretna Green." am a coachman, of Carlisle employed to drive a double-seated carriage from the Bush on the morning of Saturday, the 19th. The three male prisoners, M'Gill, Quick, and Jones, and Mrs. Clayton and Miss Credits, were the party. I did not see Miss Crellin's face. The waiter told me to drive to.the Metal Bridge, six and a half miles on the Glasgow road. Quick was on the box. About two and a half miles from Carlisle we stopped. One of the gentlemen inside called out to the Doctor to tell me to stop at the first public-house we. came to. He said they were a set of d—d ugly devils inside, and wanted nothing but drink. I told the Doctor there was a beer-house close at hand, and a public-house about a mile further on. We told him to drive to the latter, and when we got there, the doctor got down and ordered four glasses of ale. Three glasses only were brought, and two of them were handed in side, he taking the other. The doctor ordered another glass, and the landlord fetched two. I drank one, and the doctor wanted me to drink the other, but I would not. Soon afterwards, as we were going through the toll-bar, the doctor asked me if we had any weddings now ? I said they were very scarce. He asked me how they paid, and I said there were various prices, and it was according to circumstances. He wished to know how much they paid to be married at Gretna. I told him the fee was from a gill of whisky to £lOO. The doctor then directed me to stop at the Metal bridge, and asked if they had any posting conveyances there. I said no they had not. He then said he would leave the rest of the party and walk on to Gretna, as be merely wished to see it. The doctor said my master charged him too much (155.) for the coach hire ; and I said I did not mind giving them a ride a little further ; and I drove them two or three hundred yards beyond the bridge. When we were leaving the bridge the doctor asked me where was the nearest place to get married at. I told him Sark Bar. He said he would have a lark there ; and I told him he might get the lines there by going in for a glass of whiskey. 1 pulled up rather short of two miles from the Sark Bar. I looked into tha carriage when I was letting them out, and saw Jones had a small black bottle, and Mrs. Clayton had a wine glass. On the road from Carlisle the party kept " skriking' , out, and bursting into loud fits of laughter, more particularly on the part of the ladies. The doctor (Quick) paid the coach fare. Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—The old lady (Miss Crellio) when she got out, hung her head down, took hold of IVl`Gill'S arm, and walked away with him. We were then at the south side of Sark bar. We could see Gretna Hall from the place where I set them down. Gretna Hall is between two or three miles from there. John Linton keeps Gretna Hall. I looked after them some time. The ladies walked with them as far as 1 oould see them. Cross-examined by Mr. 113venport.—I drove them about seven miles. I thought it was very like a wedding. 1 am sure the female, Mrs. Clay ton, had a wine glass in her hand when I looked into the carriage, as before stated. I can't tell which of the ladies laughed and shrieked out. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. M`Gill took hold of Miss Crellin's arm when she alighted. She took his arm as they went along the road. _ _ _ _ _ _ Mr: Rushton - said that a great portion of the evidence Mr. Dowling had collected related to the journey back from Gretna, and he did not think it was necessary to give it. Mr. Grocott inquired if the priest was brought? Mr. Rushton said, No; Mr. Dowling had not succeeded in bringing him Mr. bowiling said he bad seen the priest, but that he re fused to come unless he were paid a considerable sum for ft, and he (Mr.. D.) was not authorised to pay him so Mr. Snowball had also seen him. large a sum Mr. Snowball said he understood the priest was willing to come provided he received £2O for himself, and would also bring his daughter, for whom he wanted £lO. This was to include all their expenses. Mr. Rushton said he would be obliged to make his appear ance before the proper tribunal. Mr. Davenport again cross-examined the postboy, rela tive to his seeing a wine glass in Mrs. Clayton's hand, but elicited nothing contradictory of his former testimony. William George M`Gill, saddler, 7, Molesworth-street, Dublin. I know John Orr He is the son of a tailor. I have known him from a boy. His father is dead. He lived in South Frederick-street, Dublin. His father kept his carriage and horses in Dublin, and two or three livery servants. _ . . _ Cross-examined.—l am no relation to the prisoner. Ile left a handsome fortune behind him, of which the prisoner got a share. His father has been dead about 16 years. Mr. Snowball then called the following witnesses:— Elizabeth Armstrong said—l am chamber maid at the Crown and Mitre Inn. The prisoners Clayton, Jones, M`Gill, Quick, and Miss Crellin came there. I was then out, but found them there on the evening of the 20th March. Mrs. Clayton had gone to bed at half past nine.' I lent her one of my night-caps. She wanted ,me to go down to the other lady to get her to bed, for she was very tipsy. When I went down stairs, I got to the sitting-room door. I saw Mr. M'Gill; he wished me to show him to. Mrs. Clayton's bedroom, which 1 did. He wished Mrs. Clayton to come down, but she said she was going off in the morning. He said that would be two guineas out of his way. She said that would be nothing in his way. if he acted as a g entleman, as he said be was. Ten minutes after I saw Mr. M'Gill coming out of rs. Cl a yton's bed-room. Mrs. Clayton was in bed. About M ten minutes afterwards I met the waiter taking up two glasses o f brandy and two segars to Mr. M`Gill and Miss Creilin. She was very tipsy. She could not undress herself. I undressed her. I lent her a nightgown and nightcap. A short time after Mr. M'Gill asked to be shewn to Miss Creliin's bed . I wished him to go in. I carried the candle into the room, and set it on the dressing - table. She wa s as leep, and M'Gill said, " She is fast asleep. 1 came out of the room, and left them in. He did not wish to waken her. He said to me She appeared to be very tipsy. 'Her L " Don't waken her." ess was open at the back, and her hair hanging down. Davenport.--1 first saw Miss Cross-examined by Mr . Crain about ten o'clock on the night of Sunday, the 20th March. I first saw her in the sitting-room, with M'Gill. No one else was in the room. I took her up stairs, and left M'Gill. I did not see her next morning. She did not send for M'Gill down stairs. She walked by herself, but could not undress herself. I don't recollect saying to Mr. M'Gill that the lady will not go to bed unless you go to her. Wm. George M'Gill was here called, in order to be bound over as a witness, as he had wished to return to Dublin. John M'Farlane called.—l am a waite oat he Crown and Mitre. On Sunday, 20th March, an mnib drove up us about five in the afternoon, with all the five prisoners before named. Mr. Quick was outside, and the others inside. I looked into the omnibus and saw Miss Crellin lying with her bead on one of the gentlemen's knees. I think it was M'Gill, but am not quite sure. She seemed to be asleep. I assisted them out. The gentleman 'on whose k ou nee she was lying said they were at Carlisle, and would go t. he got up. She appeared stupid, either ' from the effects of sleep or drink. Her dress was much out of order. Her bonnet was crushed, her boots unlaced, and her clothes unloosed behind. She went up stairs. She walked up, but staggered a little. I afterwards showed her a sitting room, and she had a glass of brandy. She must have had at least six or seven glasses that evening. She had a glass of brandy next morning. She was then at breakfast with the other four. Cross-examined by Mr. Grocott.—She ordered all the glasses of brandy herself. By Mr. Davenport.—On the night previous she pressed upon Mr. Jones to take another glass, and he declined it. She then asked me if I hat! ever seen so rum a set there be fore ? and I said, " Oh, yes, often." She then said she had got married, and she was determined to have a d—d good spree. She was about three-quarters of an hour before she went to bed. She appeared to be very much pleased. She offered to treat. I declined drinking, and she offered mg a shilling to get something for myself. Mr. Clayton said— " Take it ; she is worth plenty more." 1 took it. She at least appeared to be very merry, and to enjoy herself. Re-examined by Mr. Snowball.—Yet she was very merry and very drunk. John Hawkes.—l am a waiter at the King's Arms, at Kendal. I recollect Jones,, M`Gill, Quick, Miss Crellin, and Mr. Clayton coming there on the 21st of March, about two in the afternoon. They dined there. Miss Crellin ap peared to be in a state of stupefaction. Her face was very red and bloated. She did not eat much. She drank some sherry. They left by the coach (th . e mail) to Lancaster. Cross-examined by Mr. Davenport. There were four glasses of braiuly taken in at dinner, and a pint of sherry. They all enjoyed the dinner, but Miss Crellin, who ate but little. The witnesses who had been examined this day were here called upon, and bound over in the sum of £lOO each, to appear at the next assizes, to give evidence against the pri soners. SIXTH DAY'S EXAMINATION- -SATURDAY. The Crown Court was, on Saturday, set apart specially for the hearing of this case, which was appointed to be taken at eleven o'clock. It was nearly twelve, however, before the business commenced. Immediately after the doors were opened, the court was filled in every part, a considerable number of ladies appearing among the auditory. Mr. Grocott said he had bail in court for Mr. Donlevy. Mr. Donlevy was placed at the bar, and the gentlemen offering bail were questioned and approved of. Mr. Donlevy's statement, formerly published, was read to him, and he was asked if he had any thing further to say. lie said he had one or two other observations to add, and he proceeded as follows : •‘ When Mr. M•Gill brought Miss Crellin to our house, and introduced her, he did so as his intended wife. She never intended to undeceive us or to undeceive me till we ar rived at the. church. That was the first intimation that I had that she was not in earnest. That is all that I have to say. It was on the presumption that she had assented to the marriage that I accompanied her to church." The bail for Mr. Donlevy was taken, that he should ap pear at the nest assizes to answer any bill or bills of indict ment that should be preferred against him. He was then liberated. At half-past twelve o'clock, 6e prisoners were all placed at the bar. ,his testimony, given The Rev. Mr. Stafford being present on a former day, and already published in our paper. was read over to him, sworn to, and signed. Mr. Eaton, solicitor, called and sworn.—l know Miss Crellin. She called upon me on the 23d of March, about half-past eleven o'clock, as her professional adviser. There was some conversation about settlements. M'Gill and Miss Crellin retired, and had some private conversation. No in structions were given to me. The parties told me what was untrue. I told them, that, under the circumstances, a deed of settlement could not well be made without a deed of sepa ration. The parties went away. There we re t wo f ema l es there, but I cannot identify them. Jane Kelly, sworn.—l live at 25, Norton -street, as ser vant. I have lived there five months. The house is kept by Mr. Asburn. Miss Crellin lodged there two weeks. She went to lodge there some time before last Christmas. She had two female visitors, one of whom was Mrs. Jones, who came frequently. She used to come. She had two or three male visitors. I do not see any of them here. By Mr. Davenport.—Mrs. Jones did not come every day. Sometimes she came twice a day. Sometimes she stopped all day. She was once the re to dinner, and three times to tea. I dont know why Miss Crellin left. O ne night there were a gentleman or two there who behaved rudely, and mis tress did not like it. She gave Miss Crellin notice. She re mained a week after notice was given. She had notice twice. Sarah Roberts, sworn—l live as servant with Mrs. Mar tin, No. 14, Mount—pleasant. Mrs. Martin keeps lodgers. I remember Miss Crellin lodging. there. She came to live there the Wednesday before Christmas, and she left on the Wednesday after. I was there when she engaged the lodg ings. There was a young woman with her, named Miss Jones. I do not see her here. Mrs. Jones said she lived in Circus-street. Mrs. Jones visited Miss Crellin. She used to come alone. Gentlemen used to call on Miss Crel lin. The prisoner with the Mackintosh used to ca ll on h er. (The witness indicated Copeland.) He was there very often, and another used to come with him. I do not see the other now. By Mr. Grocott.—.Miss Crellin did not keep spirits in the house ; she used to send out for them. I sometimes went, and sometimes Mrs. Jones went, and sometimes Miss Jones. I used to buy a noggin at a time. Not every day. I went four times one night when I was going to bed. Miss Jones was in bed with me at the time. She used to get out of bed to drink it. My mistreset was going to tell her to get it in by a half-gallon at a time, as it was a disgrace to the house to get it so often. Miss Crellin left in consequence of that. don't know Mr. Dryden. By Mr. Davenport.—She only remained one•week. She came once afterwards to ask for lodgings, but she did not come to lodge. By Mr. Rushton.—My mistress is very ill, and cannot come. Miss Crellin had missed two sovereigns while there, and she stated, when she came, that she had come to see if we had found them. Miss Crellin said they had fallen out of her pocket in bed. Miss Jones was lying with her at the time she lost them. he complained of the loss the morning after. Miss Jones ran away from Miss Crellin the morning after she left our house. Joseph Brown, Superintendent of Police in Liverpool.— I received information, between two and three months back, that a person named Martin had been annoying Miss Crellin. I went to the house of Miss Shtton, in Seymour-street. Miss Crellin was spending the day there. I inquired if she had been annoyed by a Mr. Martin. She said "Yes." She likewise stated, that she had been acquainted with him for some time, and she had entered into a sort of agreement of marriage with him, but, having heard something to his dis advantage, she declined fulfilling the engagement. He then threatened to enter proceedings against her. She therefore agreed to give him £2so.—[The above evidence was ordered to be struck out, in consequence of Copeland not having been present. It subsequently turned out that Mrs. Jones was present. The evidence was, therefore, allowed to stand as against her.]—l had previously seen Mrs. Jones, and she said Martin was trying to get money out of Miss Crellin, and she wished something could be done to prevent it. She remained in the room during the interview with Miss Crellin. I spoke very severely to Mrs. Jones, on account of her hav ing allowed Martin to frequent her house while Miss Crellin was there. I said it was very improper. Mrs. Jones ad mitted that it was wrong. She cried. I asked Miss Crellin if she would prosecute if I apprehended Martin. She said no, she would not. On that, I declined further interference, informing her, that if Martin continued to annoy her, if she gave us information we would use our best endeavours to save her from such annoyance. Mr. Snowball.—l believe at this time the money was paid. Mr. Rushton.—Tbat does not appear. Mr. Snowball.—lt appears that the money was paid on the 11th February. Mr. Rushton.—(To the Superintendent.)—Can you trace the date ? Mr. Brown.—l cannot. Mr. Dowling.—lnspector Edwards, who received the in formation, will probably fix the date. Brown examined by Mr. Davenport.—Mrs. Jones went and spoke on behalf of Miss Crellin. _ _ Miss Crellin called.—The money was paid at Mr. Jones's house. I went to Mrs. Clayton's after. I went to Miss Suttons after that. That was the day when the superinten dent called. The money had been paid to Martin. The per son who called with Brown was the gentleman whom I called Mr. Whitty. Anthony Webster sworn.—l am a car driver. On the day of the steeple chase I was plying at the Seacombe slip. A gentleman called m e t o the Seacombe slip. I cannot say that he is present. Two ladies and three gentlemen came up. One of them walked, and the others got in. The first lady (meaning Mrs. Jones) was one. Miss Crellin was the other. I was ordered by the gentleman who walked to drive to St. Paul's Church. I was told to pull up at Sixsmith's. The gentleman who walked met me at Sixsmith's.' Some wine was ordered and banded into the car. It was not drank, but afterwards thrown away. I drove to the church. The gen tleman who walked was there as soon as I was. The party conversed with him a few minutes, but would not get out.. One of the gentleman walked into the church. The others got out and went into the churchyard. They afterwards all returned to the car and got in, and I drove to No. 16, Boun dary -street. The lady who got out at the church had either a red cloak or shawl. It was a few minutes past eleven when I took them from the pier. By Mr. Grocott.—That was the first fare I had. I had not taken any drink. I am not mistaken about Sixsmith's. I know well where it is. _ _ Mr. Daenport.—Miss Crellin got out and walked at hurch. Mrs. Jones remained in the car. By Mr. Rushton.—l heard Miss Crellin ask, before they went into the churchyard, where they intended to go. It was before they got out of the car. I did not hear the reply. One of the gentlemen paid the fare. Thomas Greenwood, landlord of the White Bear, Dale street, sworn.—l know Mr. Quick, Mr. M`Gill, and Mr. Rogerson. I don't know any other of the prisoners. I don't keow a person named Martin. [Copeland was here pointed out.] I don't know him. He never staid at our house. I never left the White Bear to go with him to Hackin's-hey. Mr. Rushton said this statement affected Jones in conse quence of the eVidence in chief of Mrs. Chamley. She had stated that Jones said Martin was at the White Bear. Sarah Hodgson, sworn.—l live with my uncle, the last witness. Witness did not know Copeland. Mr. Rushton said he had caused proper inquiries to be made respectin ,, Mr. Dryden. He had received a certificate s tating that Mr. Dryden could not leave the house without danger. The inquiries made showed that this was true. Mr. Grocott might wish to cross-examine him further, and he would, if Mr. Grocott thought proper, remand the prisoners, or a portion of them, in order to give that opportunity. ML'Grocott signified that this was not nece , sary. Mr. Heywood Jones, a partner in the firm of Arthur Hey wood and Co., was called, and his testimony was read over and signed. Mr. Snowball asked Mr. Jones if Miss Crellin had not money in his bank ? Mr. Rushton said he could not permit any qnestions as to money, safe what were just sufficient to support the case. Mr. Jones had already stated the fact that Miss Crellin had money in Messrs. Heywoods' bank. Mr. Snowball said he merely wished to ascertain the fact and the question was therefore repeated. Mr. Jones replied that Miss Crellin had money in the bank. Mr. Rusllton said he had now examined all the witnesses which the Commissioner of Police had obtained, for the pur pose of forwarding the ends of justice. His object in pursu ing this inquiry was to investigate the truth as far as possible. If there were any further witnesses to bring forward this was the titne. Mr. Snowball said he had one witness whom he thought it advisable to call. It was a Mrs. Griffiths, with whom Miss Crellin lodged before she went to live with Mrs. Jones. The object was to show that Miss Crellin's habits were not what had been represented, before she went to Jones's. • Hannah Griffiths. wife of John Griffiths, Victoria-terrace, Rathbone-street, called and sworn.—l am the next door neighbour to Mrs . . Jones. I remembered Miss Crellin com ing to lodge with me. She lived with me three weeks, and left me five weeks before Christmas. She behaved very well indeed while she lived with me, and was very sober. She be haved like a lady, and did not drink at all. All she had was a glass of warm ale at night when she went to bed, and that very seldom. By Mr. Rushton.—l never saw Miss Crellin intoxicated while she was with me. By Mr. Snowball.—l saw Mr. Martin during the time she lodged with me. She went subsequently to lodge at Jones'i. By Mr. Grocott.—Shc had no visitors while she lived at our house, and she did not wish any. By Mr. Davenport.—l recollect her going to Mr. Redish's to get the rent. She came home about one o'clock in the afternoon. She was perfectly sober. She told me she had had a glass of ale. She took another glass of ale to her din ner. She sent for a pint, and I had half of it. I liked Miss Crellin very well. 1 did not keep lodgers, but Mrs. Jones came to me and asked me to make a bed up for her. I said I had not been accustomed to lodgers, but 1 would do it for a night or two. I did so. I said I should be glad if she would leave my house, because I thought it was too small and not comfortable enough for such a lady as her. 1 did not say she was the wickedest woman I ever heard. I will not swear that I 'did not say so. I do n't remember that I did. I liked her very well. May be I said so, because I never saw her go to chapel or church. I talked to Miss. Crellin about it, but I did not-say so to Mrs. Jones. lam a Wesleyan Me thodist. I never saw any wickedness about Miss Crellin save in her absence from worship. I did not like Miss*Crellin so well after Mrs. Jones spoke to me about her. Mrs. Jones said Miss Crellin suspected me of charging more for the tea which I purchased for her than I gave for it. I liked Miss Crellin as well as my own mother. I wished her to leave the house because I was not comfortable, having to sleep up stairs. The prisoner Jones complained, that an individual, who sat near the witness, kept twitching ber dress when she was about to make an admission favourable to the prisoners. Mr. Demain, one of the witnesses, said this was the fact, though the indivichial alluded to denied it. Mr: Rushton said, if the person had so acted it was ex ceedingly improper; and the gentleman was directed to change his seat. Mr. Snnwball said, just before he came into court he received information of a witness who could give very im portant evidence. He wished to have the prisoners further remanded. Mr. Rushton declined to remand the prisoners further, but directed that the party should be sent for, when his evidence could be taken. John Edwards, Inspector of Police, called.—About six weeks ago I made a communication to Superintendent Brown, that I received information from Mrs. Jones that Miss Crellin bad paid £250 to Mr. Copeland. I made the communica tion, I believe, after Copeland was taken on Mrs. Clayton's charge. Mr. Brown and I went to see Miss Crellin at the house of Miss Sutton, in Seymour-street. I had previously seen Mrs. Jones. Miss Crellin came in. Mrs. Jones was there. There was some conversation touching the money, but I cannot remember what it was. I was there all the time. Copeland was in custody at that time, on charge of having taken £2O from Mrs. Clayton. Miss Crellin was not willing to appear against him. I told her he was in custody. A night or two before this, Mrs. Jones met me. That was the first time I saw her. It was in Russell-street. She said Miss Crellin had been annoyed by two gentlemen, and she was at a house in Seymour-street. She wished me to go about it, as Miss Crellin did not like to go out while the parties were there. On the morning when we went to Sutton's, I called at Jones's with Brown. 1 saw Mrs. Jones. I forget what we talked about. By Mr. Davenport.—l only went to Jones's once. Mrs. Jones did not appear concerned, she appeared confused. I think I said, that I had seen Miss Crellin drunk. I have seen her drunk. It was at a public•house in company with Cope land. It was at Hebblethwaite's, in Church-street, about u week before I went to Sutton's. Hebblethwaite's is a spirit vault. I assisted her out. She could scarcely walk. Miss Crellin and Copeland and his friend who 'was with him went away down Bold-street. It was between twelve and one o'clock in the morning. There being no other witness present Mr. Rushton said the evidence taken should now be read over. Some further witnesses were to be examined, and their testimony could be taken after• the depositions were read. Mr. Ellis having concluded reading Miss Crellin's testi mony, Mr. Grocott asked Miss Crellin if she had ever told Mrs. Chorale) , that she would have married M`Gill at St. Paul's Church, had it not been for Mrs. Jones. Miss Crellin.—l never did. Mr. Rushton called Mrs. Chamley and put the question to her. Mrs. Chamley.—Miss Crellin never made such a remark. When the testimony of Mr. William Demain had been read, Mr. Grocott said he believed Mr. Demain had some thing to add. Mr. Rushton asked Mr. Grocott how he was aware of this. Had Mr. Grocott examined him? Mr. Grocott.—Yes. Mr. Rushton.—Any examinations of the witnesses on the depositions should be taken in open court. Mr. Grocott.—Mr. Demain wrote a note to me, saying, that he had further testimony to give, and I was to have seen him on the subject. He called on me this morning before breakfast, but I was not in. He has since written a note to me in court. Mr. Snowball.—l can only say that Mr. Demain met me in the street, and said he could have made the evidence against Mr. Quick much stronger, if he pleased, and now it appears he has been to Mr. Grocott. Mr. Rushton.—(To Mr. Demain.)—What is it you wish to add ? Mr. Demain.—l did not know whether I had seen M'Gill and Miss Crellin go down Kirkdale-road together the day but one after the return from Gretna. Mr. Rushton.—What induced you to call on Mr. Grocott? Mr. Demain.—A lady at the house which 1 have named said she had seen M'Gill and his intended the night but one after the return from Gretna walking down Scotland-road together. Mr. Rushton.—ls that all the evidence you have to add? Mr. Demain.—Yes. Mr. Rushton. —That is not evidence. (To Mr. Grocott.) If you wish that to be taken down, you must call the lady. Mr. Grocott.--I have no wish to have it taken down. Inspector Canipbell was called, and his evidence, given on THE REV. HUGH M'NEILE ON MESMERISM. NVetinesday, was repeated and reduced to writing. The testimony of Mrs. George, of the George and VW.. tore, having been read, Mr. Rushton, by desire of Mr. Da venport, asked her whether Mrs. Clayton did not say to her, that they had taken her into the room, at Gretna, and kept her there against her will. She replied in the negative, and adhered to her original statement. _ The witness alluded to by Mr. Snowball having arrived. her examination was taken. Susan Raton sworn.—My husband is an innkeeper. No. 40, Great Nelson-street. I know Mrs. Chainley. She lives opposite to me. I cannot swear to any of the prisoners at the bar except Mrs. Jones. She was at my house one after noon, about a fortnight or three weeks ago. She was with a little man who used to be seen walking up and down the street, and he would come in occasionally and take a glass of ale. tle asked me to take dawn the blind, saying, ha wanted to watch a person who was across the way at Mrs. Chamley's. tie remained and watched some time. Three gentlemen came in the afternoon while Mrs. Jones was there, and they asked for the ma❑ who was watching, but he had gone. They asked for a room up stairs to watch from. I said I had not a room up stairs. They said they would rather forfeit £5O tha❑ miss her. One of them said his brother was a doctor, and the person they were watching owed him some money. They said she was a very singular character, as she seldom slept two nights together in the same house, and that she carried her night-clothes about with her in a bag. One of the party said they wanted to see her without Mrs. Chamley, for she was a d—d old bail one. The three gentlemen ordered the man and woman to sit, one at the one side of the window and the other at the other, and she was to let them have whatever they pleased to drink, and they would pay for it. The gentlemen went dut at the back door, on a sudden. Mr. Rushton asked what rank of life Jones was in Mr. Davenport.—He is by trade a stone-mason. He un dertakes contracts, and he has had, I believe, the manage ment of :fOmething in the paving department for the parish. Mr. Rushton.—lt is my intention to commit all the pri soners for trial, the greater part of them on a charge of felony, either as principals or accessaries. Some of them will be committed, also, for conspiracy, which commitment will, of course, be in default of bail. The prisoners M`Gill, Quick, Rogerson, Jones, Mrs. Jones, and Duval were severally asked, after the usual cau tion, if they had any thing to say. They replied, " Nothing." Mrs. Clayton was reminded of her former statement, and asked if she had anything to add, or if she wished it to stand in the depositions. She said she would leave it en tirely to her legal adviser. Mr. Davenport said, if it were left to him, he should say, no. Mr. Rushton asked Copeland, alias Martin, if he had any thing to say. Copeland.—l shall leave it to my legal adviser. Mr. Rushton, (addressing Copeland.)—The charge against you differs from that against the others. You are charged with having cheated and defrauded Miss Crellin of the sum of £250. I have to inform you, therefore, that von will be en titled to bail. You will, therefore, be released on giving two sureties in £lO9 each, and entering into your own recogni sance in £2OO, to appear at the next Assizes to answer any indictment that may be preferred against you, and you will have to give forty-eight hour's notice of the bail. All the other prisoners will be committed for felony, and as 1 said before, some of them will also be indicted for conspiracy. Those who are committed for conspiracy would be entitled to bail ; therefore, the only way in which they can be committed is in default of bail. Mr. Grocott.—Do I understand you, sir? is Rogerson to be committed for felony ? Mr. Rushton.—Undoubtedly. Mr. Grocott.—Do you not think, sir, there is a shade of difference in this case? Mr. Rushton.-1 think not a shade. They will be commit ted as principals and accessaries. Mr. Snowball said it had just struck him, that Copeland, who was to be admitted to hail, might have the £250, of which he had defrauded Miss Ctellin. in his pocket. He might procure bail by giving one hundred pounds to each, and walk away with the other fifty. Mr. Rushton said, if Copeland had any money in his pocket the bridewell keeper would know of it. The Legislature had intrusted the Justices with the power of fixing bail, and it was his duty to order such bail as was not excessive. He had in the case of Mr. Dunlevy, ordered the sureties to be seventy-five pounds each ; and, in the present instance, he thought the bail he had named was sufficient. If, when the bail was tendered, Mr. Snowball could show that the parties had been indemnified, lie would not accept them. Mr. Snowball said he had an observation to make, win ich knowing Mr. Rushtons determination, he did merely as a matter of form. He had already retained counsel to conduct the case at the next Assizes. He knew Mr. Rushton's opi nion on the subject of a public prosecutor • but at the request of Miss Creilin, he had to apply that that lady should be bound over to prosecute. Rushton said he could not depart from the rule obser ved in other cases. The plan laid down and followed by his excellent predecessor, Mr. Hall, he fully approved of, and he believed it was the best, for the ends of justice, that the Commissioner of Police should, in all cases, be bound over to prosecute. It was an excellent system from which they never deviated, and it prevented all tampering with the pro secution. Mr. Snowball repeated, that he made the application merely as a matter of form. Mr. Rushton said there could be no objection to the appli cation; and, if Mr. Snowball wished to found any thing on it in the way of appeal to a higher quarter, they would take it as formally made. . Mr, Davenport said that he was requested to apply for bad on behalf of Mrs. Jones. . Mr. Rushton said he could not comply, as it was evident th It Mrs. Jones had been most active in this affair, inde pea lant of her husband. All the witnesses, with the exception of the married women. wh - He husbands will have to be bound for them, enter into Cc ,gnisances, in the sum of £lOO each, to appear at the next ~sizes to give evidence. The prisoners were removed from the bar, and the exami nation terminated at a quarter before seven o'clock, The prisoners M Gill, Quick, Jones and Mrs. Clayton are committed for felony, as principals in the abduction : the the prisoners Rogerson, Mrs. Jones, and Duval are also committed for felony, as accessarics. All the above priso crs will be indicted for conspiracy, which isa bailable offence, but, as they cannot be bailed for the felony, except on ap plication to one or more of tha judges, they must be com mitted on this charge as in default of hail. Copeland, alias Martin, staiAs committed for having defrauded Miss Creliin of the £250. LECTURES AT THE MUSIC-HALL On Friday evening week the fourth of the series of lectures now delivering at the Music-hall, on the novelties of the creed of Pope Pius, was given by the Rev. W. falloon, We were unable our selves to be present, and therefore are compelled to give the follow ing abridgement of the lecture, which we take from the Protestant ', an admirable and cheap monthly periodical, which we Sentinel, take this opportunity of recommending strongly to the notice of our Protestant friends. The address of the reverend gentleman was listened to with the greatest attention, and it was replete throughout with powerful argument and kindly Christian feeling Mr. Falloon, from all we hear, has produced, by this lecture, strong impression upon the public in his favour as an orator and controversialist. The subject of the address was the fourth no velty, as follows : " I embrace and receive all and every one of the things which have been defined and declared in the holy Council of Trent, con cerning Original Sin and Justification." The reverend lecturer, although suffering from indisposition, performed his task in a very eloquent and elaborate manner. In the course of his observations on the subject of original sin, he very ably exposed the fallacy of the ltomish Church with regard to the sacrament of baptism. In order to lay before the audience the etact value the Romish Church put upon this sacrament, he read two passages from the Rhenish Testament, which set forth that the sacrament of baptism gave salvation ex opere operato, which meant that the mere performance of the ordinance took away sin; and that the remission of sins in this tile, and sanctification, were given by baptism. The subject of baptism was a grave one; and it was painful to find so close an accordance upon it between the Romish Fathers and their sons and admirers the Tractarians of Oxford. It was grievous to hear the eulogiums passed by men sitting in the seat of the Reformers, on those who would ennoble the ordinance itself—the mere external ceremony—into the internal thing meant ; forcing into undue pro minence things good and beautiful in themselves, by elevating the ordinance of Jesus to equal value with Jesus Christ himself. It was unscriptural and irreligious to make men dispensers of salvation ; yet this impression must be made on any impartial reader ou a perusal of the Oxford Tracts. Far be it from him to say they did it intentionally : their learning was undoubted, and their zeal could not be concealed; but learning or zeal, however great, was not a perfect test of truth. In proceeding with the subject, the reverend lecturer quoted from Bishop Burnet, who said baptism was a pre cept, not a means to salvation. Rome said, the very performance of the act did of necessity bestow regeneration. Bishop Burnet also said " an internal benefit may be conferred at the time the external ordinance is performed; but the external ordinance is not of necessity a charm to give salvation." To maintain that baptism of necessity gave salvation, was to maintain that salvation was' by baptism, and not by the sovereign grace of God : and instead of faith, substituting the mere performance of the sacrament, which he believed our Lord and Say our Jesus Christ never intended. — The Council of Trent decreed that " Whoever shall say that sin is not wholly removed by baptism, let hint be accursed." But the Council acknowledged that concupiscence remained after baptism ; but that it was not of the nature of sin. Now St. Paul said, "If I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me ;" St. John—" If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us." The Council perceived it had committed a monstrous error, in maintaining the doctrine of universal corruption, without remem bering that they had involved the Virgin Mary ; for, if universal, sure enough the Virgin Mary was born in sin ; and the belief in the immaculate conception was at once destroyed. Upon the disco very of this error, the Council further decreed, " that it was not their design to include in this decree, which treated of original sin, the blessed and immaculate Virgin Mary." Thus did they tamper with God's eternal truth, and their last error was worse than the first. _ The reverend gentleman then proceeded to the consideration of the decree of the Council, passed iu the sixth session, on Justifica ticn by Faith. There were sixteen chapters in this decree, and thirty.three canons, each winding up with the anathema, "let him be accursed." His object was to discover the grand feature of Rome's mistake in the doctrine of Justification by Faith ; and in doing so he could not produce any thing new or universally ex citing. The glorious doctrine of the atonerneut—the precious gem of Christianity in the English Church—being under ban and inter dict ; the current coin of apostolic truth—the pure gospel—hin dered from free circulation amongst the counterfeits of the Romish Church, and the base mixture of man's works substituted in its stead—there was enough remaining still to detect the imposition, to detect the illegality of the tender, even though it bear upon it the stamp of Oxford. A great deal depended upon the meaning of the word justification; and this could only be determined by its use in the , original languages. The reverend lecturer then quoted from Isaiah, the Psalms, and St. Paul's Epistles, to prove that justification was a law term, and signified to acquit—to pronounce righteous on trial; and in this manner it was plainly put in con trast with condemnation. He would treat the subject as if there were two parties—the judge on the bench, the criminal at the bar, and a fixed standard of law to adhere to ; God the Judge, man the condemned criminal, Gcd's word the law. He would then call three witnesses, and ask them how the criminal should be made righteous before God?—the Apostles of Jesus Christ, the apostolical Church of England, and the apostate Church of Rome. The verdict of the apostles was justification by the free mercy of God, through the merits of Jesus Christ, made ours by faith—not of works, but by faith, that it might be of grace : the prisoner is pardoned—Christ haat pardoned him. The second witness, the Church of England, said, in the 11th article, they were accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works. Here was a re-issuing of the apostolic coin, under the auspices of the Church of England, whose image bore the Redeemer's own name. The third witness, the Council of Trent, said—" Whoever shall say man is saved solely by the righteousness of Christ, let him be accursed. " How utterly was this at varience with the tuneful chord struck by the apostles, and so faithfully re-echoed by the Church of England ! The lecturer read several clauses from the decree of the Council of Trent, of similar tendency. He then quoted from the early fathers showing their liblief in justification by faith, and not by works, and cited St. Augustine, St. Chrysostom, and St. Ambrose ; he would also quote from a father of the lath century—the noble, the judicious Hooker, in opposition to Trent, which maintained justification by prepara tion, by works, by our merits, and not by the merits of Jesus Christ. There was great importance in defining justification, and in keeping it distinct from sanctification. In the 7th canon, it was said, that justification was not justification alone, but also sancti fication. The whole of Rome's errors sprang from this : con founding that which was done for a man with that which was doing him; blending justification and the righteousness which was complete, with the sanctification of the Holy Spirit; blending that which was perfect and done, with that which was imperfect and progressive. This was the great point—the gravest error on the part of Rome. The rev. lecturer continued at great length to dilate on the minutiae of the doctrines of the Church of Rome, with regard to justification by faith ; and after likening the penances of the Ito b in o i d st! Chiuch to a rotten plank, said to his audience, that the atoning 1 of Christ was their plank—it was fixed, and it was eter nal, it was endurable for ever. Coffee.—Fine East India The Finest—Full Old East India flavour 1 10J recommeded. The description which is much esteemed ell over the Con tinent of Europe, where Coffee is justly celebrated for its peifection of quality, and is therefore peculiarly calculated to •meet the English taste.—ROBE RT ROBERTS and Co., Royal Bank Buildings. April 11, 1812, The mesmeric exhibitions which are taking place here and elsewhere came under the review of the eloquent minister of St. Jude's, in his sermon on Sunday last. The view which he takes of Mesmerism has so much justice in it, and ti e objection he urges against it, in its present state, at least, is put forward with so much plainness, that we readily ac cede to the request of several readers to report that part of the reverend gentleman's discourse. Whether he be right or wrong we shall not stop to enquire; but we must say that the position he has assumed displays the boldness and sincerity of his ministerial character in a new and prominent light. The text selected was the 2d chapter of St. Paul's 2d epistle to the Thessalonians, verses 9 and 10.—" Even him whose coming is after the workings of Satan with all power , and signs, an d l y i ng wonders, and with all the deceivableuess of unrighteousness in them that perish." The reverend gentleman gave first a short digest of the scriptural eviden ce f or S atan i c agency among men ; and then a brief exposition of the kinds of agency which we have reason to expect from the devil in these latter times till the second coming of Christ; and he then applied these scriptural truths to some exhibitions now going on. The Rev. Gentleman having, with his usual power, dis cussed the two first topics, proceeded to the consideration of the third nearly as follows : With this scriptural state of things before us, appealing to these facts, knowing by the sure word of God that such a power (as Satanic influence over the bodies of men) is abroad in the world, and that we are liable to be assailed by it— knowing that many signs and wonders, some true and some lying, may be exhibited by this power along with men who deal with familiar spirits—l say, with all these before us, we come as furnished Christians to examine into one particular work or power or pretence, or sign or wonder. For this purpose I have drawn out this scriptural information for you ; and I ask you to consider what is now going on, in this very town, and occupying within the last few days, as I per ceive, a portion of the public press, which is put into all your hands to read. First, I institute the enquiry —is there any real power, any supernatural power, in this Mesmerism, or is it nothing but fraud ? Is it nothing but human fraud for gain -sake, or is there anything in it beyond the power of un assisted man to accomplish ? In forming a judgment upon this, I go, of course, upon what I have read. I have seen nothing of it, nor do I think it right to tempt God by going to see it. I hold in my hand a very remarkable paper, taken from a late number of Cham bers' Edinburgh Journal, which professes to give an account of some circumstances which the writers themselves beheld. The reverend gentlemen then read a description of the exhibition of animal magnetism, by Mons. Lafontaine, on the young gentleman who appeared with him on the occasion of his last visit to Liverpool, the phenomena in which we described fully at the time. Here, he proceeded, is one of the cases set forward by apparent authority. I do not vouch, of course, for the facts of this case as here stated : there may be some misapprehension; there may be some collusion. But supposing the effect took place as here stated, then, beyond all question, it is beyond the force of nature. It is not in na ture, so far as we have yet learned (and I shall speak of this a little further presently), for any one to be so tortured in sleep without being awoke out of that sleep. Here is some power then. It may be lodged in nature : there may be some secret operation, the discovery of which is now being made for the first time ; something like the power of compressed steam, which did exist in nature long before its discovery took place • or like electricity. But if there be, those who pretend either to have made the discovery, or are making it, will ascertain the laws upon which those operations of nature are carried on ; for it is a part of all nature's laws that they shall act uniformly. And I would say to the professors of this science, if they call it a science, that they should come boldly forward, and state the law of nature by the uni form action of which this thing is done, and not confine themselves to experiments in a corner, upon their own servants, or upon females hired for the purpose. The uniform action of the properties of matter can be stated, and it becomes the philosophers who are honest men, and make discoveries of this kind, to state the law—to state its uniform action. But this is not done at present.—Mr. M`Neile then read another paper extracted from the re port of the magnetic experiments made by the Committee of the Royal Academy of Paris, detailing an operation for cancer upon an old lady, aged 64, whilst under magnetic influence. Not only was the cancer, which was upon the breast, removed whilst she was in this state, but it was dressed and redressed without her feeling any pain, and what is equally singular, whilst she was calmly conversing. The operation lasted ten minutes.—lf this be a falsehood, Mr. M`Neile proceeded, then certainly there is something almost supernatural in the effect, and we have a whole academy joining to tell and pnblish this lie. If it be the truth, if the fact be so, then here, beyond all question, is something out of the range of nature, out of the present power of man, sinless this is a new science. We know what sleep is, and we know what pain is. We do not know all the properties of matter certainly ; and there may be some occult property in matter which these men have dis covered, and which may have the effect, when applied to the human frame, of rendering it insensible to pain. if there be such a property in matter, it will act uniformly, for that is the character of nature's acts. There is no caprice in na eure. All the laws of nature act unifcirmly. Let these scientific gentlemen remember this—if this be a science, let us have the laws upon which these properties of matter act. When the science of compressed steam was sent forth among men, the law of its acting was given, and its power always appears in proportion to the pressure or to the compressure. It is the same in every science. Every physical science is subject to a rigid examination of its law ; it can be stated as well as the uniformity of its action. So the shock of the battery is always proportioned to the charge. Observe, I am not running down, as they accuse us who take the Bible for our standard, of running down science. We are not running down science at all. We ask, if it be a science, for the law, the uniformly acting law. Let it be remem bered that until this is given we are at liberty to reject it as a science. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded to express his belief that tne pretended miracles related by Lord Shrewsbury, as having been seen by him on the continent, the etatiea and the adolorata were nothing but exhibitions of mesmerism. They were entirely explained by it. In conclusion, he cau tioned his hearers against occult science. Science, said he, if open and above board, 1 would examine it ; it courts ex amination ; but not so long as it is kept secret, so long as it is a passing of the thumb, and a movement with the fingers, and signs, and talismanic tokens without any intelligible law laid down, without stating some property in matter, and how it acts, the nature of its action upon human flesh, how it stops the circulation of human blood, how it arrests the sen sibility of the human frame, how it prevents the delicate touch being felt in the cutaneous veins. Let them put firth a scientific statement with regard to the nature of the operation of matter upon human flesh, th e l aws b y w hi c h it operates ; and if it be in nature it will act un if o rmly and not capriciously. If it operate caprici ous ly th e r e is some mischievous agent at work, and we are not ignorant of the devices of the devil. The discourse of the reverend gentleman occupied au hour and twenty minutes, and was listened to with profound attention. CHESTER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—MONDAY, APRIL 11 (Before Mr. Justice MAor.E.) (From our own Correspondent.) THE MURDER AT TILSTON Ann Edge, who was acquitted on Saturday, was again placed at the bar this morning, charged with the wilful mur der of her brother, James Edge, a little boy eight years of age, on the 23d of June last. - It appeared, that on the day in question the prisoner went home to see her parents, being at the time living a servant in the neighbourhood ; that she took her brother and sister into the garden, and afterwards the deceased accompanied her part of the way home. On his return he was taken ill, vomited very much, and next day died. The prisoner visited him during his illness, and desired a medical man should be sent for, but none was called in. The prisoner about that period sent to Mr. Hooper's shop at Malpas, for twopennyworth of arsenic, which she said was to poison a dog with, but on being apprehended, she admitted purchas ing arsenic from Mr. Hooper's shop, but said it was for a woman at Bolesworth, whose name she did not know. In consequence of the sudden death of the prisoner's sister, supposed to be in consequence of having had arsenic admi nistered, the body was exhumed on the 12th of August, but decomposition had commenced, so as to prevent the features being known. The coffin was removed to the Rectory Court house, at Tilston, for the purpose of a post mortem exami nation beinglinade, and the counsel for the prosecution was about to identify the coffin, by the inscription on the plate, when Mr. TEMPLE, for the prisoner, contended that the dis cription on the plate could not he given iu evidence, as the plate itself might be produced. On this the learned JUDGE directed an acquittal, ruling that as the contents of a piece of paper could not be given in evidence without the production of the paper itself, he did not see any thing in the present case to make it an exception from the general rule._ .._ - [The trial of the Stockport rioters was proceeding lust evening, when our reporter left Chester, at eight o'clock.] FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT, SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST, AND EIGHT SEVERELY INJURED MANCHESTER, SATURDAY NIGHT. It is our painful duty this day to relate the particulars of one of the most melancholy accidents attended with the sa crifice of human life that has occurred in this part of the country for many years. It took place in the extensive coal mines of Messrs. Swyne and L ees , k nown by the name of " Flowery Fields," situate in the township of Newton, Lan cashire, a small village about six miles from Manchester. and about three miles from the borough of Ashton-under- Lyne. The number of miners employed in the various depart ments of the mine is said to be about 50 or 60. It appears that about eleven o'clock on Friday morning the men in the mine, and the banksmen at the first entrance to the mine, were thrown into the greatest state of Warm by hearing a rumbling noise, accompanied by a tremendous shock, which was qui c kl y followed by an explosion and all emission of ignited inflammable air. It was known that there were 26 persons in that part of the mine where the exPles t i s :: took place. Meantime Mr. Potter and Mr. F. Tinker , _ surgeons in the neighbourhood, arrived to render m e dical ntiemen aid. After the lapse of some hours the medical deemed it safe to proceed in search of the massin g succeeded and after a protracted and dangerous search, the y unfortunately, all in finding eight of the missing colliers, but, and others quite dead, some of them having been suff ocated cer that it much bruised and burned. It ,was soorl E . orcy I afterwards g :ufferers, was on this spot the air first ignited; anti D e - . me p s o , but also dead. seven more were found near ex txeme end, of the The search was prosecuted, the remaining ten were discovea being about 200 yards d run fot safe t y, first exploded. One mine, where they ha d the deny distant from the place w her e .0" B o oker, was in the last and iirsab-tpbue'ta'n hour afterwards of them, a person named J pitiable state of ex d man named Grimshaw. John haustion, especially an el derly f o und, and Grimshaw was so agonies of death, Bowker died soon after n t o Wyeprese his life proved fruitless. far spent that all efforts one of his fellow workmen. Four • din the arras o f uch exhausted as their corn He expire and theeorlthyers in a so m of the eight were notsomewhat recovered they were conveyed rades, and bein g f the pit, and thereby afforded the remain to the mouth 0. t a better suply of fresh air, ei at en ing four and th tirons of d the ants surgeons were much facilit a t e d. by which the opera BOWLING GREEN.—This delightful green, ENN EAD BM:. to Ai, willoughby's hotel, opens for the season in attscohnurs eof the week. The company attending it last year the from Liverpool and this side the water was numerous, but, i., — ( ,,, the increase of subscribers, it will be much larger this season. CONSERVANCY OF THE CHESHIRE SIDE OF THE MERSEY. —A petition, signed by the most influential landed proprietors in this neighbourhood, was last week forwarded to London, to oppose the application of the Liverpool corporation for an act of parliament' to obtain the conservancy of the Cheshire shore of the river Mersey. WOODSIDE FER RY. -- The bill to authorise the commissi oners of Birke n h ea d to purchase Woodside Ferry, has passed through committee in the House of Commons. MADAME L AFFA.RGE.—It is' mentioned in the French journals, that thi s unhappy person has become lunatic, and that an application has been made for her removal to an asylum.