The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

THE WAR. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. SINCE our last, and even before that period, the journal of events occurring in the camp before Sebas topol has been meagre in the extreme. Whatever the operations are which are going forward---and that ope rations of pregnant intention are being carried on with spirit and celerity, appears to be beyond dispute---they are kept carefully secluded from the general knowledge; and being conducted in such close proximity to the enemy's works, the curiosity of mere spectators is not sufficiently strong to tempt them within the charmed circle. Be the cause what it may, the communica tions transmitted by the correspondents of the daily journals have of late become much more speculative, and greatly less circumstantial. We learn from day to day that the fire of the allied batteries has been continued with varying degrees of activity and in tenseness. From time to time a. careful inspection of those batteries is made by the proper authorities whose duty it is to make the inspection, and, as might have been expected, the reports have been uni formly favourable to the present condition and future prospects of affairs. In the meantime, various cir cumstances conduce to the belief that very decisive results are not confidently calculated on at head quar ters, for some time, at all events. It is in contempla tion—so say the correspondents of the London journals —to make a good road from Balaklava to the camp. Considering that there is an available railway between the points referred to, .the making of a road in ad dition seems an extraordinary proceeding, unless another winter is to be spent in the trenches. The rumour of another attack on the Malakhoff at an early day . continues to animate the besieging army, and to maintain that buoyancy of spirit among the troops, for the absence of which nothing can compensate. The general impression in the camp is, that the attack, when made, will be directed mainly against the Malak hoff-hill, and will be chiefly, if not entirely, entrusted to our allies, while a general fire will be opened on the left and centre against the enemy's works, assisted by other co-operative measures, varying in detail ac cording to circumstances, extending even, it is be lieved, to a diversion, if not to a positive attack, by the armies occupying the neighbourhood of Tchor goum. No attack, or, at all events, no serious attack, will be made on the Redan while the Malakhoff re mains in possession of the enemy. The correspondent of the Daily _News, writing on the 11th of August, says : Captain Horace Montagu, of the Royal Engineers, who was taken prisoner on the 22nd of March last, during the repulse of a Russian sortie against the works of the left attack, has lately been exchanged, and is now in camp. He was taken over the works of the Redan, and they were fully, in a spirit of bravado, exhibited to him. No doubt they have been con siderably changed and strengthened since he saw them, but their general character must remain the same. His descrip tion of the Redan itself and the works beyond would lead to the conclusion that a direct attack against them would be very injudicious if made while the enemy still held the Malakhoff hill; while, if that position were silenced, the subsequent cap ture of the Redan, and the redoubts in rear, would be compa ratively an easy task. The loss of our allies in attacking the Malakhoff is also likely to be lessened if all the efforts at one time were directed to the accomplishment of this object. The French say that they are ready to open at any time, although they are still adding to the number and strength of their bat teries. - Already they possess thirty-fonrbatteries on the right, many of very powerful armament. There are various reports respecting the state of our stores of shell and ammunition. On the one hand it is asserted that certain descriptions of shell are exhausted, and that we must wait for fresh supplies ; on the other hand, we he ar th a t our magaz i nes are stoc k ed with every kind of projectile that can be required for the bom bardment. The daily loss from wounds, although many are of a slight nature, is, both on the part of our allies and our selves, so great that there is every inducement to commence operations as speedily as possible. The enemy, by keeping in the town and works only the strength actually required to man the works, and providing extraordinary protection for these troops, do not suffer but in a very slight degree compared with what would be their loss were the siege conducted under ordi nary circumstances. Their daily loss in the batteries must yet be very great, owing to the great superiority in the weight of our metal; and, at night, it is not probable that sufficient cover can be found for the re4erves which probably occupy the works for their protection, so as to shelter them against the effects of our fire. The enemy is said to have 120,000 men in the camps on the north side within the distance of Mackenzie's farm, but this number is probably much exaggerated. A re connaissance was made a few days since by a strong body of our cavalry, as far as fifteen miles beyond the village of Bei dar, in a direction towards Yalta, and no troops were met with on that route, excepting a few Cossacks, evidently scattered for Purposes of observation. THE TCHERNAYA. The Times' correspondent, -writing from the allied camp on the Tchernaya on the 11th August, says : The allied army occupying the Tchernaya line has gradually changed its character and become, from an offensive, a defen sive army. Intrenchments have been thrown up on the most exposed points, roads made, and models of huts tried for the winter,—all of which circumstances clearly indicate this change, while the continual reports of spies and deserters all agree in attributing to the Russians aggressive intentions against the allied army on the Tchernaya line. Scarcely has the last report of a meditated attack by the Russians died away when it is again revived. They are said to be only ex pecting reinforcements, which most of the deserters call the militia, evidently meaning troops from the military colonies with which Russia abounds. Already, some time ago, a list of volunteers was opened for the passage of the Tchernaya, but it seems not to have met with great favour in the eyes of the troops. One of the deserters says that in his regiment, which was the most enthusiastic, only 320 men offered themselves; in other regiments even fewer, so that on the whole the num ber of volunteers did not amount to more than 10,000 men. This number would not be very formidable, but, of course, they will be, in case of an attack, supported by those who have not volunteered. The Sardinians are hard at work. They are still continuing to fortify their position on the river, which is certainly a rather exposed one, being just on the hills between the two points where the Russians should cross the river. They have, be sides, lately begun to make roads through their camp, both at Kamara and on the Marine heights. But road-making is not the only symptom of thoughts about the winter. Lately Gen. Della Marinora has given orders to construct several models of underground huts, in order to see which will answer best. If well made, such huts are, I think, the least expensive and best shelter for winter, provided that there are men enough to dig. The Sardinians, having no trench work, are able to spare men for this purpose, which, moreover, has the advantage of giving the men some occupation. But, notwithstanding these various occupations, to which, moreover, gabion-making m us t b e a dd e d , I am sorry to say sickness is still continuing, as it were, in fits, increasing and decreasing without any apparent reason. There are at present about 700 men in hospital. Part of them are still in tents, but numbers of huts are constructing on the Marine heights, intended for hospitals. Nothing more is heard about the concentration of Russian troops about Eupa toria; it seems to have been one of the usual imaginary con centrations which have kept Eupatoria so often in alarm during the winter. The order, however, has gone to make a recon naissance. SEA OF AZOFF.-LOSS OF THE JASPER GUN-BOAT. Information has been received at the Admiralty of the loss of Her Majesty's screw gunboat Jasper, on the 25th of July, in the Sea of Azoff. No lives were lost. She was last em ployed off Taganrog. The Russians make out a consequential relation between her loss and a shot from one of her guns, which a few hours before struck the wall of a minster where the faithful were engaged in holy offices. As the boat was on her way to rejoin the squadron, she ran aground about 100 yards from the shore. One of those sudden falls to which inland seas are liable upon a change of wind, soon left her more and more aground, and she settled firmly in the sand. In this situation she was exposed to a fire of musketry from a party of Cossacks of the Don, who had been attracted to the scene. The crew, finding it impossible to save the vessel, left her, whereupon the Cossacks approached and set the wreck on fire. The Hetman of these Cossacks produces a flag, which he affirms was taken from the Jasper. A letter received at Marseilles, reports that by the capture of the English gun-boat, Jasper, the Russians have possessed themseves of the complete eode of signals between the Eng lish and French, and have already shown that they can use them. BOMBARDMENT OF SWEABORG. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT. A supplement of the Invalide Russe of the 12th of Au gust publishes the continuation of the telegraphic account of the bombardment of Sweaborg : July 29 (Aug. 10), 2 10 p.m.—The fire of the enemy was renewed with double intensity after 9 a.m. Up to noon their fire was directed chiefly against the works on West Swartoe, and the Nicholas battery on th e i s l an d o f R an t an, b u t with out success ; their cannonade was then again turned against the fortress. According to an approximate calculation about 3000 shots were fired yesterday against Sandhamn Island; the firing consisted chiefly in broasides or rplling fire. To-day about 4800 shells were thrown into 'West Swartoe and the Nicholas battery, which, to judge from their explosion, were all of the weight of seven ponds. 7 6 p.m.—The cannonade of the enemy is weaker. 10 17 p.m.—The bombardment to-day has positively done no damage, either to the f or tifi cat i ons or to the batteries or guns. In these two days the conflagration destroyed some buildings on the island of Stura-Ester-Swartoe. TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS. The Moniteur of Wednesday says that the Minister of War has received the following despatch from General Pelissier : CRIMEA, Al 7 It was necessary t o contin ue the armistice dem G• an l9 ded l yes3fter day by the Russian s from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m , today, for them to carry away their dead. The nearest return we could make gives by nu sthe tfholelowisnsfans: re sults :—Russians buried by the French, 2,129 ; I,2oo—total 3,329. The Moniteur adds these words : The artillery has again opened fire against Sebastopol. An error in a despatch led to the belief that another bom bardment had commenced. That is not the case. This fire is that of our guns. which, as has been aeon, has powerfully contributed, since its recommencement, to facilitate the works of the approaches directed against the ensemble of the Malakhoff works. The Moniteur makes the following observations 'upon Gen. Pelissier's despatch, giving the number of Russians killed on the 16th of August at 3,329 : "The losses of the Russians on the 16th were, therefore, much more considerable than the first despatches of General Pelissier had led us to suppose. They assume a proportion rarely exceeded in regular battles, yet we should not be sur prised, to judge from the news from St. Petersburg, if the Russians should simply call the affair of the 16th a reconnais sance. The number of troops engaged, the materials brought into the field by the Russians, their efforts to take agai n a p os iti on which General Liprandi had occupied during the whole winter, prove the importance they attached to being victorious." VIENNA, Tuesday. The Oesterreichische Correspondenz publishes news from Constantinople of the 13th and 16th instant. Omar Pasha had been invested with the order and insignia of the Bath. _ _ ffewasiiill at Constantinople. Advices from Trebizonde Of the ith of August state that the postal communications between Kars and Erzeroum are interrupted. The Russians had advanced as far as Kapricio, on the road to Erzeroum. Ten thousand Bashi-Bazouks had arrived at Erzeroum. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. By the British and North American royal mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, which arrived at 8 p.m. on Saturday, we have intelligence from Boston to the 15th, and by electric telegraph from New York to the 16th ult. The Asia brought 182 passengers and $825,179 in specie. Early on the 16th she passed the America going in to Boston, and exchanged signals with the ship Troy, of Bristol, bound east. On the 21st ex changed signals with the ship Trinidad, also eastward bound, and on the 24th passed a barque bound east, showing third distinguishing penant No. 932. On Saturday afternoon, at 3 45, passed the U. S. mail steamer Atlantic, hence for New York. The steam-ship Empire City had arrived at New York, with $904,480 worth of California gold dust. The John L. Stephens had sailed from San Francisco with upwards of one million in specie on freight. Five men had been drowned in Niagara Falls. They were rowing a boat, when one of the oars snapped, leaving them helpless. The boat was carried down the stream into the whirlpool and broken to pieces. Intelligence had been received of the loss of the ship Gri minesia on a reef west of New Caledonia. She had on board 650 coolies from China, and a crew of 50 men, all of whom perished, except seven, who were saved in a boat. The state elections were proceeding, but the result was not known. In some places the Kuow-nothings triumphed, and in other places the Democrats. Neither, so far, claims any decided advantage._ The crops were all in , and a controversy prevailed as to th e prices this year. The Herald says :—" The public mind, in view of a large crop, is a little anxious to ascertain how to de termine its real value, and it looks with a vast deal of sus picion upon the speculators, and, indeed, upon all counsel on the subject. Now, it occurs to us that there is no earthly difficulty in settling upon general principles to guide us. We have no idea that the famine prices of last year can be main tained. There is not warrant for such a conclusion to be found, either in the abundance of our own supplies or in the condition of things on the other side of the water." Yellow fever prevailed extensively in Virginia, and a case had occurred in Washington. Debar, who murdered the ?Becher family, was lynched at Milwauki, Wisconsin. The Massachusetts Know-nothings had held a State Coun cil, and had virtually abandoned their organisation—at least they had discarded the principles upon which the order in that State was originally based. The slave question continued as violent as ever, and Vir. ginia was arming. _ , „, The Emigration Commissioners of New York, in order to prevent the frauds practised on emigrants newly arrived, by the lodging:house keepers, agents, runners, &c., the principal portion of whom are Irishmen, have establi s h e d a depot at the Battery, Castle-gardens, where large concerts have usually been held. The consequence has been, that all the parties affected by this arrangement have held a large meeting in New York, protesting against the proceedings of the com missioners, on the ground that many thousands of people will be deprived of their daily bread. It is quite evident that the Irish have improved on the impudence of the Yankees. The news from Mexico intimates the speedy downfal of Santa Anna. The revolutionists were stated to be within four leagues of Vera Cruz. The conducta from the city of Mexico, with a convoy of government troops, had stopped at Puerto National, with a view of giving battle to the revolu tionists. It was rumoured at the latest moment that the con ducta which left Mexico on the 18th of July, for Vera Cruz, with $1,500,000, had been taken by the revolutionists. In the engagement which ensued fifty of the government troops were killed, and of the remainder 300 had gone over to Alvarez. The Delta has private letters from Mexico, which state that arrests were being made daily in the city of Mexico— as many as sixty having been arrested on one day. Among the prisoners were two Americans. A great conspiracy is said to have been discovered by the police, while searching for criminals, in a convent which had been subjected to inquisition, and several priests were arrested. Guanajuata, it was rumoured, was in the hands of the revolutionists. General Blanco had gone out to fight Comonfert, the revolutionary leader. A consular and commercial treaty has been celebrated be tween Great Britain and Chili. The internal condition of Peru is reported as being highly unfavourable. It is said that Paraguay has not only opened her internal rivers to the Brazilian flag, but to the flags of all foreign nations. The first constituent assembly of the newly-erected state of Panama met on the 15th of July, and elected Francisco Fabrega as president, and Blas Arosemena as vice-president. It has been ascertained that there is no difference between the elevation of the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, conse quently, there will be no difficulty in constructing a canal, if the other impediments are overcome. The American papers remark that it is singular that a similar idea in ancient times prevented Corinth being connected with the Pelopon nesus. Advices from Havana, to the Bth, mention that all Creoles who had become citizens of the United States, had received notice to quit the island._ Account's from Porto Rico, received in Havana, reported the deaths of 15,000 (?) persons from yellow fever. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, August 14. MoNEY.—The Bank statement for the week past showed a very uniform movement in the items of loans, specie, circulation, and deposits. It was thought that the enlarged loans would add a stimulus to the importation of foreign dry goods. Ex change on Europe had a downward tendency, brought about by the foreign demand for breadstuffs and cotton, reduced shipments of gold, &c. On Paris, Antwerp, and Frankfort, the rates were firm. On other points the market was fully supplied, namely, London, 60 days, 1092 to 1098 ; Ditto, short sight, 1101 to 1101. COTTON.—The market was firm, at previous rates, but the transactions had been only to a moderate extent. Holders declined selling at present prices. The sales for the week were estimated at 7,000 bales. Uplands, very ordinary to middling, 81c. to 11-Ic. ; fair to good fair and good, 121 c. to 131 c. ; Mobiles, Louisianas, Sr.c., ordinary to middling, 9c. to 111 c. ; fair to good fair, 131 c. to 14e. Messrs. Talcott, in their circular, dated New York, August 15th, state :—" The season is now approaching when the crop accounts' will be interesting. Since our last, of 16th ult., the fluctuations in prices have been unimportant. The market has been sustained by the light stocks remaining in this and the other ports of the United States, barely sufficient to meet the daily requirements of a fair home demand, and a moderate inquiry for export. The Baltic's advices from Liverpool, of 27th ult., were more favourable than anticipated. Holders have since offered sparingly, anticipating a gradual improvement in the Liverpool market as the stock diminishes. At southern ports the business doing, as is usual at this period of the season, is very limited. The total receipts at the ports of the growth of the past season will exceed the estimates of May and June, and probably reach 2,825,000 to 2,850,000 bales, leaving in the interior fully 250,000 bales to be for warded when the rivers become navigable." BREADSTUFFS.—The demand for flour was moderate, with out any material change in price. Wheat remained steady. Corn was in good supply, and rates rather lower. PROVISIONB.—Pork was in good request. Beef continued steady. Ohio butter 15c. to 18c., and State 19c. to 22c. Cheese Sc. to Ric. FREIGHTS.—To Liverpool : Cotton, 5-32 d. to 3-16 d. ; flour, per bbl., ls. ; rosin, ditto, Is. ; heavy goods, per ton, 15s. to ; grain, per bushel, 4d. To London : Flour, ls. 3d. ; grain, si-d. ; rosin and turpentine, per 280 lbs., ls. 6d. ; heavy goods, oil, &c., 15s. to 20s. To Havre : Cotton, le. By Electric Telegraph. BOSTON, AUGUST 15.—Lebanon, (5.5.,) from Liverpool, arrived at New York this morning at seven o'clock. NEW Yonx, AUGUST 16, P.M. — European news, per America, at Halifax, was published here this forenoon. Ex change on London has advanced one to one-and-a-half. Corn and wheat are dearer. Cotton dull ; sales of the three past days 3,000 bales. Money market to-day is easy. NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST 15, P.M.—Lebanon's advices re ceived. Cotton unchanged ; sales to-day 500 bales. AUSTRALIA. THE ship Ocean-Chief, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., arrived here on Sunday from Sydney, with 15,000 ounces of gold, and 30,000 sovereign on freight ; also, 2,260 bales wool, besides a large quantity of other cargo. She left Sydney on the 3rd June, on which day the Scotia was to sail for London; and on the 6th June the Boomerang was to leave Melbourne for this port, with the-mails, which had been dis patched from Sydney. _ _ There was a further improvement in almost every descrip tion of imports, and, in many instances, brisk sales at the advanced rates. Confidence appeared to be gradully return ing.. Bills on London, thirty days' sight, were quoted, Bank buying rate, 1 to 2 prem.; selling ditto, 3to 4 prem. The discount on bills under three months was 6 per cent. per annum, ditto four months, 7 per cent. Provisions were in good demand, and for some kinds famine prices were being readily paid. Beer was firm, the heavy stocks having been materially lessened. A great dulness prevailed in the demand for wines. Spirits were less firm. Drapery was dull owing to large stocks. Ironmongery had improved. Domestic servants' wages were a little lower. The screw-steamer Bosphorous would leave Melbourne on or about the 20th June, for Point de Galle. The wages of seamen had an upward tendency owing to their scarcity. Wages ruled at £7 per month. The supply of flour from the rural districts being almost entirely exhausted, an advance had taken place in the price of fine imported flour and wheat. Little or no change had occurred in the gold market. From the Ist !January to the Ist June, the receipts of gold direct by the southern and western escorts were 37,710 ounces. At the Mint the process of coining was progressing rapidly, and Australian sovereigns would shortly be in circulation. The disposition of some of the Sydney Banks to raise the rate of exchange on London from 3 td 4 per cent. seemed to have caused much inquiry for wool as a remittance, and au im provement in prices for that staple was anticipated. SOUTH LANCASHIRE SUMMER AS SIZ.E S. CROWN COURT.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. (Before Baron Platt.) His lordship, on taking his seat, which, by au accident to the high-sheriff's carriage, he was prevented from doing till ten minutes past nine o'clock, proceeded to the trial of ASSAULTS WITH CRIMINAL INTENT—in the the course of which Abraham Naylor was sentenced to transportation for life, he being convicted of a very aggravated assault on a married woman, named Prudence Frost. Three men, who came forward and bore evidence with the intention of proving an alibi on the part of the prisoner, were committed for perjury. —William Higginbottom, accused of an outrage on a girl named Betty Hatton, was acquitted.—William Halliwell, con victed of an assault upon a girl named Agnes Heaton, was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months, with hard labour. —James Crompton, convicted of an outrage on a child named Hannah Dawson, was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months, with hard labour. . MURDER AT NEWTON.—Thomas Peters (aged 29), glass blower, was indicted for the wilful murder of James Rose, at Newton-le-Willows, on the 14th of July last. The prisoner and the deceased were fellow-workmen at the Newton glass works. About four o'clock in the morning, having been working all night, they went together to a public-house in the neighbourhood, and had some drink served to them through the window. The prisoner afterwards lay down in the road, and the deceased went into a field and lay down. He had not been lying there long before the prisoner came and threw a handful of mugs at him and cut his face. A scuffle ensued, but the combatants were •separated, and the prisoner went home. The deceased returned to the public house. Soon afterwards the prisoner entered the tap-room, and the deceased said to him, " For two pins I would knock your d-d head off for that dirty action you have done," and at the same time aimed a blow at the head of the pri soner. Blows were given and exchanged, and in the course of the scuffle the prisoner stabbed the deceased five or six times with a knife. The left ventricle of the heart was pene trated, and almost instant death was the consequence. The prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. BIGAMY.—Robert Henry Jones was found guilty of having, on the 28th May last, married a woman named Mary Ann Doyle, his former wife being then alive. He was sentenced to eleven days' imprisonment,which would expire on the rising of the court. TEE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, WEDNESDAY. FORGERY.—Thomas M`Nalty, labourer, aged 48, was in dicted for having at Prescot, in May last, obtained a spade by means of a forced order. He was found guilty and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. THE BOY MIIRDERERS.—AIfred Fitz, 9, and John Breen, 9, were charged with the wilful murder of a boy named John Fleeson, at Liverpool, on the 15th July last. The facts of the case were briefly these :—A boy of the name of James Flee son, of the age of seven years, left his home on Sunday, the 15th July. He never returned to his home, but on the Thurs day following his body was found in the canal by his father and a policeman. There was a mark of a blow upon his fore head, and another upon his lip. On Sunday, the 15th July, the deceased and the prisoners at the bar were playing to gether in the brickfields at a game which consisted of one of the boys stooping down and the other boys jumping over his back, upon which a cap was placed. The deceased and the prisoner Fitz quarrelled because the deceased did not jump fairly, and the prisoner took up a half brick and threw it at the deceased. The missile struck the poor little fellow upon the temple and knocked him down. From that time he never spoke nor cried, but he moved his hands and feet convulsively. As he lay on the ground,. Fitz struck him another blow with the brick, and then said to the prisoner Breen—" Will you help me to throw him into the canal ?" Breen said--" Yes, I will." Fitz then took hold of the deceased by the head and shoulders, and Breen seized him by the feet, and they carried him about forty yards and threw him into the canal. The boy struggled for a short time, and then sank. The children went home; nothing was said about what had taken place; and nothing was known of what had become of the boy Flee son until his body was found on the following Thursday. After a brief consultation the jury returned a verdict of " guilty of manslaughter" against both the prisoners. His lordship, before passing sentence, inquired of Mr. Gibbs, the governor of the gaol, whether, in the event of the boys being sent to the House of Correction, they would be instructed in their moral duty and taught to read and write, as they were unable to do either. Being answered in the affirmative, he sentenced them to be imprisoned for twelve months. MIIRDER AT PENDLETON. — George Ruth, a middle-aged man, was indicted for the wilful murder of Grace Nehan. The prisoner kept a beer-house, and had also a provision -shop, in Chapel-street, Pendleton, and the deceased lived with him as his wife, and had done so for about 14 years. On Tuesday, the 7th of August, a man named Mason, living opposite, hearing a noise in the street, went to the front door of his house, and there saw the prisoner and the deceased struggling together. The prisoner had hold of her by the hair of her head, and was kicking her about the stomach and legs. The poor woman said, " You are murdering me," and tried to get away, but the prisoner dragged her into the shop by the hair of her head, and again kicked her twice in the belly. She got up again, and ran to the door, but he pursued her, and, seizing hold of her by the hair, again kicked her about the lower part of the person, and dragged her back into the shop. The door was closed, and shortly afterwards a neighbour was called in, and a surgeon was sent for. Between seven and eight o'clock that evening the woman died in consequence of injuries sustained during her struggle with the prisoner. The prisoner was found guilty of an aggravated case of man slaughter, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for eighteen calendar months. BURGLARY.—Joseph Wilde, charged with burglariously entering the house of a publican named James Henthorne, at Baddleworth, on the night of the 20th of June last, was acquitted. _ _ PoRGEBY.—Peter Crosbie, a porter, was charged with forging and uttering a request for the delivery of two bolts of canvas from Messrs. Marriott and Co. He was found guilty, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, with hard labour. SHEEP STEALING AT LIVERPOOL.—Richard Holmes, John Atherton, 24, and William Shuttleworth, 59, we re in dicted for steaing, at Liverpool, a sheep, belonging to Mr. Charles Lowcock, butcher, London-road, on Saturday, the 30th June last. The jury returned a verdict of " not guilty," and the prisoners were discharged. PERJURY AT BOLTON.—A young man, named Benjamin Procter, was charged with perjury. Mr. Monk, for the de fence, objected to the indictment, which contained no aver ment, and claimed a verdict of not guilty. His lordship said he would discharge the jury, and quash the indictment, so that another might be preferred. Mr. Monk said he would maintain his position, and claim the verdict of the jury. His lordship said he was willing to have the matter tried. Mr. Monk then formally gave notice to the clerk of the crown to put it on record that the jury was sworn when he claimed their verdict. The court rose at twenty minutes past seven o'clock. THURSDAY. THE ROCHDALE MURDER.—POSTPONEMENT OP THE TRlAL.—Jonathan Heywood was arraigned this morning on an indictment charging him with having, on the 22nd of July, at Rochdale, feloniously, willully, and of malice afore thought, killed and murdered Margaret Jones.—The prisoner, in a firm tone of voice, pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Monk, on the part of the prosecution, applied to have the trial postponed till next assizes, on the ground of the absence of Charlotte Albin son, a witness material to the prosecution, who had, in Liver pool, on the previous day, prematurely given birth to a child, and was in such a state of health as to render her appearance in court impossible. This application he supported by the affidavit of a surgeon. The ground of application was admitted by the counsel for the defence. The judge concurred, and or dered the trial to be postponed to next assizes. BURGLARY AT LEIGH.—John Ratcliffe was charged with having, on the 26th of July, at the parish of Leigh, committed a burglary and robbery in the house of William Grundy. After hearing the evidence of the prosecutor, his lordship expressed his opinion that the story was quite incredible. The jury concurred in the opinion, and acquitted the prisoner, who was instantly set at liberty. Mr. Bradshaw, the superintendent of the Bolton branch of the London and North-western Rail way Company, gave the prisoner an excellent character for honesty, steadiness, and sobriety. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY AT SALFORD.—WiIIiam White head (aged 22), was indicted for having, at Salford, on the 24th July last, assaulted Samuel Cartwright, and robbed him of eighteenpence.—The prisoner was found guilty, and sen tenced to 15 years' transportation. BIGAMY.—John Clayton, a butcher, 32, charged with having, at Liverpool, on the Bth of April last, unlawfully married Lucy Bradley, his former wife being still alive, was found guilty, and sentenced to eleven days' imprisonment. The term of his imprisonment:expired on the rising of the court. ALLEGED ROBBERY PROM THE PERSON.—A youth, named John Anderton, surrendered to take his trial on a charge of having, on the 23rd May last, stolen from the person of one John Bannister, a jacket, a necktie, a pair of boots a half sovereign, and other articles. On the ni g ht i n question, the prosecutor was returning home from a public-house in Green lane, near St. Helen's, when overcome by the liquor he had imbibed he lay down in the road, in a state of insensibility. On his return to consciousness he found himself sans coat, , sans necktie, and the other articles mentioned in the indict ment. The things were afterwards found in possession of the prisoner. He accounted for the possession of them by saying that he found them lying in the road, and knowing to whom they belonged he took them home with the intention of re storing them to the owner when lie became sober. He and the prosecutor had been drinking together. The jury re turned a verdict of not guilty. FORGERY.—John France, 27, a porter, pleaded guilty to having, at' Manchester, on the 19th April last, forged a promissory note for the payment of £l5. Sentence deferred. CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—John Gerard, a spinner, 30, was charged with cutting and wounding John Greenhalgh, at Harwood, on the 25th July last. On the night in question some men were drinking together at a public-house, when a quarrel arose betwen the prisoner and the prosecutor. A fight took place, in the course of which the prosecutor was stabbed in the shoulder by the prisoner. The prisoner was drunk at the time. The jury found him guilty of unlawfully wounding ; and he was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months. ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE, AT MANCHESTER.—Henry James, a labourer, 29, was indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 20th July, assaulted one Chas. Waters, and robbed him of Bs. 6d. The prisoner admitted that he had robbed the pro secutor, but repudiated any intention of abusing him. The jury found him guilty as charged, and his lordship sentenced him to fifteen years' transportation. MANSLAUGHTER AT ROCHDALE.—Patrick Mack, 40, a chair bottomer,was charged with the manslaughter of his wife. On the 30th July last the prisoner took lodgings for himself and his wife at a house in Rochdale. About five o'clock that evening he went home to his new lodgings in a state of in toxication, and immediately afterwards his wife entered in a similar state. They had some supper, and at about eight o'clock the prisoner told his wife to go to bed. She said she would not. Angry words were spoken ; blows were given and exchanged ; and ultimately the prisoner was seen to strike his wife a blow with hisyfist under the left ear. She fell down, and soon afterwards died from the effects of the blow and the fall.—The prisoner was found guilty, and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT LIVERPOOL.—Wrn. Kelly was indicted for the manslaughter of his wife Ann Kelly. It appeared that, on the 26th July, the deceased was admitted into the Brownlow-hill Workhouse in a very weak state. She conti nued to decline :until the 3rd August, when she died. Previ ous to her death. she made a statement to the effect that about three months ago herhnsbandkickedherin the stomach because she had not his breakfast ready for him. Upon a post mortem examination, Mr. Ay-don, one of the medical officers of the workhouse, found a black mark upon the abdomen, and he was of opinion that death had resulted from the violence which had caused the mark. The deceased, it appeared, was suffer ing from diarrhotea when she was admitted into the work house. The jury, not satisfied with the evidence of the sur geon, were of opinion that death had resulted from natural causes, and they acquitted the prisoner. CHARGE OF BURGLARY AT WARRINGTON. — Thomas Hind, charged with breaking into the house of John Fairhurst, a shoemaker, residing in Scotland-road, Warrington, was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months. UNLAWFULLY WOUNDING.—An Irishman, named John Hester, was charged with unlawfully wounding a man, named Richard Hartley, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. On the 13th of this month the prosecutor and the prisoner were drinkin g in Jackson's beer-house, Westleigh, wh en a dispute a rose between them as to who could mow the greatest quantity of grass in a given time. The prisoner said he could o'er-snow any Englishman, and the prosecutor replied that he could mow as much as any Irishman, whereupon the prisoner seized the poker, an d w ith it struck the prosecutor a violent blow on the right temple, and inflicted a dangerous wound. He was found guilty of unlawfully wounding, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour. The court rose shortly before eight o'clock. FRIDAY. CASE OF ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.—The first case this morning was that of William Calloway, a master brick maker, who was charged with wounding his wife, Maria Calloway, with intent to murder her. The prisoner and his wife, it appeared, lived happily together since their marriage, in 1851, till the commencement of the present year. Last year he was unfortunate in business, and was put, by his father-in-law, into Lancaster Castle, from which place he was released in December. From which time he shunned com pany, became morose, and jealous of his wife, whom he fre quently assaulted. She was in consequence taken to the house of her father, in Emily-street, Ardwick-green, Man chester. The prisoner afterwards sought a reconciliation with her, and arrangements were made for them to live together again. On Saturday evening, the 4th instant, the prisoner's wife went to hear M. Jullien's band at the Belle Vue Gardens, and becoming separated there from her com panions, she agreed t o wa lk h ome w ith th e pr i soner, whom she met at the entrance, and who asked her to walk with him. After they had proceeded nearly a mile, the prisoner suddenly struck her several times with a long-bladed pocket-knife, cutting himself severely at the same time. The prisoner and his wife were ultimately separated by two passers-by, and conveyed to the Manchester. Infirmary, where their wounds were dressed. One of the wounds on the female was close to her windpipe. Her shawl and dress were cut through in several places. The prisoner said that while he was in prison, he learnt that his wife had been unfaithful to him. This misfortune nearly drove him mad, and at the time he as saulted his wife, he did not know what he was about. The jury returned a verdict that the prisoner wounded his wife with intent to disable. His Lordship said that the verdict of the jury would force him to pass a severe sentence, and though he grieved to do so, it was his duty to sentence the prisoner to 15 years' transportation. ___ StrionNuG WITNESSES. — Thomas Carter, a publican, and John Hampson, painter, were indicted for having conspired to " bribe and corrupt" Emily Thornton and Margaret Fowler, for the purpose of preventing their appearance at the Man chester sessions, on the 15th June, to give evidence upon a trial against Thomas Birchmough and John Hampson. Thorn ton and Fowler had been bound over to prosecute. Through the instrumentality of a hawker of jewellery (Christopher Brady, 34), who had been included in the indictment, but allowed to turn approver, a meeting was arranged between Carter and Hampson and the two women, Thornton and Fowler, when it was agreed that if Carter would give Thorn ton £5, and an 1.0. U. for £5 more , b o th th e women w o u ld "go out of the way." Carter paid the £5 to Thornton, and the witnesses did not make their appearance. In consequence of their absence the bill against Birchmough and Hampson was ignored by the grand jury. Subsequently the police dis covered the place of Thornton's concealment and brought her to Manchester, and in consequence of what she said, had ap prehended the prisoners. After a mass of evidence had been gone through, the whole trial lasting upwards of eight hours, the jury found both prisoners guilty. Sentence deferred. [William Bolton and Augustus Bonland, two witnesses, who had been adduced on the part of the defence, were committed to prison for contempt o f cour t , i n having endeavoured to mis lead the jury.] CHARGE OF PERJURY.—David Roberts, brought up by habeas from Lancaster, on a charge of perjury. No evidence was offeied on the part of the prosecution, and he was dis charged. BIGAMY. —Thomas Roberts was indicted for marrying Mar garet Murphy, at Prestwich, in February, 1851, his former wife, Elizabeth Delany, being alive. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for 13 days, which would expire in a few minutes. MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER. — WiIIiaM Welsh, la bourer, was indicted for the manslaughter of William Arm strong, at Manchester, on the 18th of March. A fight took place, and the deceased received a blow which occasioned his death on the 9th of August following. From the medical evi dence it appeared that death was caused by a blow struck by the prisoner's brother. His lordship here stopped the case, and directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, as the pri soner could not be held responsible for a blow inflicted by his brother. The prisoner was then discharged, and the court rose at a few minutes past eight o'clock. SATURDAY. SENTENCES.—John Hampton and Thomas Carter, convicted on the previous day of bribing and corrupting Emily Thorn ton and Elizabeth Fowler, in order to prevent them appearing to give evidence at the Manchester City Sessions, were sen tenced, Hampson to twelve months', and Carter to eighteen months' hard labour.—Patrick Bryan, convicted of a garotte robbery, four years' penal servitude.—Joseph Hill, convicted of illegally wounding, three months' imprisonment. —John Lennox, who pleaded guilty of bigamy, six months' hard labour.—John France, who pleaded guilty to having forged the name of a person as security for the payment of a promis sory note of £2O to a loan society, six months' hard labour. ROBBERY.—Patrick Caulfield, and Mary, his wife, were charged with robbing John Neal, an Irish harvestman, of £1 18s. 10d. at Warrington, on the 17th inst. Prosecutor, the male prisoner, and others, had been drinking together. The prisoner induced Neal to go home with him, and the latter lay down upon a sofa and took off his trousers, in the pocket of which was the money. Soon afterwards he saw the female prisoner come down stairs into the room, take up his trousers, and put her hand into the pocket. Next morning he discovered the robbery. Caulfield had then gone to work, and when apprehended by a police-officer shortly afterwards, he said that Neal was drunk on the night before, and en trusted the money with him for safe keeping. He at once restored 4s. 10(1. The male prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' hard labour. The woman was acquitted. BURGLARY AT COLNE.—John Hay, a railway porter, was charged with burglary at the house of William Hopkinson, the " Jovial Hatters," Windy Bank, Colne, on the 6th of July, and stealing £5 3s. 84d. On the night in question, Mr. Hopkinson retired to bed about half-past ten o'clock, after making all the doors and windows fast. He took off his trousers, and placed them besid e hi s b e d . I n the pocket was a leather purse, containing a £5 West Riding Bank note and some small coins. In the garret a man named Joseph Clegg had been put to bed intoxi cated. At four o'clock in the morning a policeman aroused the landlord, and told him that his house was on fire. They went together to Clegg's room, and found his trousers and the bed on fire. Clegg was sitting up on the bed, and one of his feet was severely burned. They extinguished the fire and searched the house. It was discovered that a small window looking into a narrow passage, which had not been opened for twelve months previously, had been broken, and opened so far that a person could gain admittance. Mr. Hopkinson found that his purse and money had been stolen, but no one was dis covered about the house who was likely to have committed the robbery. A young man saw the prisoner looking about the house at ten minutes past eleven o'clock that night. About one o'clock in the morning of the 7th of July, Kennedy, a police officer, who was in company with three others, saw the prisoner in a hay-meadow called Colne-field. The latter attempted to escape, but he was followed and captured. On him were found some shillings, a sixpence, two fourpences, and some copper, exactly corresponding with the odd money lost by the prosecutor, and they were covered with chalk, a quan tity of which was in the pocket from which they were taken. t T h hee trespass t prisoner hv ‘ e v a a bg s ur ar c ng o lt m a. r m y t ah t t e e d lip t oo o pl ikc P ei n r s e o s n t sn. officers g a c os o v n l e r t f e o h r e fa notsmt a o ii n nv sa t h tr ae n f a o t r t, when the hay in the meadow was cut, the stolen note was found by two little boys in the track taken by the prisoner in trying to run away, and given to the mowers. It was wrapped in a piece of mouldy newspaper, and was identified by the number and from the circumstance that it had been cut in two, and rejoined by a piece of paper pasted up the back. The evidence, therefore, was entirely circumstantial, but it was proved that the prisoner was quite familiar with Hopkinson's house, and had often slept in the garret where Clegg slept on the night of the robbery. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner having already once suffered trans portation, his Lordship sentenced him to be transported for fifteen years. This case closed the criminal list. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 21. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder.) ALCOCR AND OTHERS V. FLETCHER.—This was an unde fended action to recover the sum of £1,874, the balance of a banker's account, with interest up to the present time. A verdict was given for the plaintiffs ; execution to issue on the 25th inst. LORD V. ASHWORTH AND ANOTHER (ExEcurous).—This was an action to recover money lent by the plaintiff, Henry Lord, to a Mr. Peter Lord, deceased, for whom the defendants were executors. By consent, a verdict was taken for the plaintiff for £64. ACTION ON A CHARTER FARTY. — KIRKMAN V. FERNIE AND ANOTHER.—The plaintiff in this case was George Kirk man, shipbroker, 8, James-street, in this town, and the defend ants were Messrs. Fernie Brothers, also ship-brokers. The plaintiff sought to recover compensation for services rendered in procuring a charter for the ship Trade Wind, belonging to the defendants, in the month of November last. At that time, in the course of his business, the plaintiff had a cus tomer who wanted a vessel of a particular description, and the plaintiff heard that the defendants had a vessel then in this port. It was an American ship, owned by American gentlemen, and the plaintiff applied to the defendants to know her tonnage and the terms upon which they would let the vessel on a charter-party. He saw Mr. Henry Fernie, and learning that the terms did not suit his friend, wanted to know whether the terms would be altered. He was told that they would not, but that lie had better not be more than an hour or so in effecting the charter, or else the vessel might be fixed for somewhere else. Not having any person to whom he could immediately apply so as to effect a charter, he ap plied to Messrs. Muir, Moreton, and Co., who carry o n a business as shipbrokers here much more extensively than he did himself, and asked if they could procure him a broker, stating the terms upon which the defendants would accept a charter. Mr. Leighton, the managing clerk of Me ssrs . Muir, Mo re t on , an d C o., knew a person who would take the vessel, and he and the plaintiff accordingly went to the de fendants' office to arrange the terms. The plaintiff was at that time busy with other matters, and he left Mr. Leighton in the office to arrange. Ultimately, through the introduction of the plaintiff, the charter was effected at £6 per ton,. The vessel was about 1,200 tons burthen, and the amount of the charter would therefore be £7,200, and the usual commission of five per cent. upon that would be £360, the amount of the present claim, Defendants entirely repudiated any transac tion with the plaintiff; and would not pay Messrs. Muir, Moreton, and Co. more than one-third of the commission. They said, " We are not the shipowners in the case, but merely agents for them, who reide in America,' and we, therefore, are entitled to retain to ourselves two-thirds of the commission which was earned in chartering the vessel." Mr. Muir urged that Mr. Kirkham would also be entitled to his share. The plaintiff was nonsuited. FALSE hirRISONMENT.—JOHNSON V. HOLLAND.—The plaintiff in this case was Thomas Johnson, a striker at a foundry at Newton-le-Willows, and the defendant was Thomas Holland, a farmer and gamekeeper, residing at Burionwood. On the night of Sunday, the 4th of March, the plaintiff was returning home from Sankey, and when passing across a field belonging to a farmer named Jackson he heard a dog making a great noise, at a short distance from the footpath : he proceeded to the place, and there found that the dog was fast by the neck in a gin. He released it and took it to his own house. On the Wednesday following, the defendant appeared at the plaintiff's house, and being told that the dog was there, asked to look at it. The plaintiff at once took him to see the dog, and the defendant then said, " Loose the dog, loose the dog." The plaintiff good-humouredly said, " Are you not going to give me something for keeping the dog and saving it from hanging ? Do you think half-a crown will be too much for me ?" The defendant said he would not give any such sum, and said that if the plaintiff did not at once release the dog he would give him into custody. He said he had lost the dog on a Monday, whereas the plain tiff found the dog on a Sunday evening, and he therefore doubted whether the defendant was at all entitled to the dog. He therefore said he should not give up the dog. The de fendant brought an officer and took the plaintiff away from his house about ten o'clock at night. He was locked up at Newton the whole of the night, and brought before the magistrates on the following day, when he was called upon to give bail to appear at the sessions. He did appear ; but when the circumstances of the case were gone into he was at once discharged. It was for the injuries which he had sustained by the defendant's conduct towards him that the action was brought. Several witnesses, including the plaintiff, himself, were called, but a nonsuit was entered. Rosmorr V. OLIVER.—This was an action to recover £2,336 12s. 6d., the amount of two bills of exchange which the defendant had accepted. The defendant was formerly an extensive shipowner in this town, but became insolvent and made a composition with his creditors, but the plaintiff had refused to sign the deed. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff for £2,341 Bs. 72d. ' with interest, the defendant having leave to move on points reserved. BRADSRAW V. OLIVER.—This was an action to recover the amount of seven bills of exchange, the facts of the case being similiar to those of the last, and the only point of dispute being as to whether proper notice had been served upon the plaintiff.—Verdict as in the previous case. GETTI.NGS v. OLIVER.—This action was allowed to be taken as settled by the two previous cases, leave being given to move on the points raised. POSTLETHWAITE V. CLARBE.—The plaintiff in this case was Thomas Postlethwaite, a cotton broker in this town, and the defendant was a cotton spinner, carrying on business in Man chester. The action was brought to recover £257 7s. 9d., the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered. The goods had been purchased from the plaintiff by Messrs. Gladstone, Serjeantson, and Co., of this town, for Messrs. Gladstone, Bond, and Co., of Manchester, on account of the defendant, but Mr. Bond stated that Messrs. Gladstone, Serjeantson, and Co. had general instructions, the defendant's name not being men tioned in the transction. His Lordship did not think there was anything like an agency for a particular sale, and under his direction a verdict was entered for the defendant . , the plaintiff having liberty to move on th e po i nts raised. P BREACH Or CONTRACT.—Ross AND ANOTHER V. NOBLE. —This was an altion to recover £24 25., for a breach of con tract by the defendant in not supplying casks for stowing a quantity of lead ore which had been purchased from him in July, 1854. The plaintiffs are merchants in this town, and the defendants are the proprietors of the Newtownheads Mining Company, who own a mine near Belfast.—Verdict for the plaintiffs. WEDNESDAY. ------- -• WINDSOR v. GIRO AND OTHERS (SPECIAL JIIRT).—The action was for damages occasioned by the entry of the defend ants into the dwelling-house of the plaintiff, which they for cibly pulled down, and removed his furniture and fixtures. The plaintiff, John Windsor, was a beerhouse-keeper in Queen-street, Manchester, and the defendant Giro was a Greek merchant. The other defendants were Braithwaite, a contractor, Joseph Thomson, a builder, and Edward Nichol son, an architect. The beerhouse in question was situated in Deansgate, and on the 13th of Feb ruar y, 1853, th e plaintiff purchased goodwill and fixtures of the premises for £2OO, and at the same time was accepted by the agent as a yearly tenant. The premises were subsequently purchased by the defendant Giro, for the purpose of erecting a warehouse ; and although at first the defendant doubled the rent of the plain tiff and treated him as a yearly tenant, he subsequently, on a week's notice, pulled down the premises which the plaintiff occupied, throwing the furniture into the street. The case having been opened, a verdict for the plaintiff for £l5O was consented to. BURNS v. COOK AND OTHERS (SPECIAL JURT).—This was an action for a breach of contract. The plaintiff, Mr. F. M. Burns, was a commercial traveller residing in Manchester, and the defendants Messrs. Cock, Son, Hocking, and Co. The plaintiff entered the service of the defendants in March, 185°, signing a book to leave at a moment's notice; but having been offered a fouryears engagement by Messrs. Kershaw, Lees, Side bottom, and Co., he consulted with Mr. Cole, one of the de fendants, who entreated him not to leave. The plaintiff re presented that he did not like to be at the caprice of the firm, and insisted upon having a three years' engagement. The result was that a two years' engagement was given him, the first year at the rate of £3OO, and the second year £330, travelling expenses to be as before. At the end of twelve months the defendants dismissed the plaintiff, alleging that his ex penses were too great and the returns too small, and the pre sent action was brought to recover damages for the breach of contract—namely, £330 for a year's salary, and 12s. 6d. per day for maintenance during the period equivalent to that which he should have been on his journeys. The defendants had paid into court a sum of £165, a half-year's salary, denying that the plaintiff had any further claim upon them. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages £144. THE QUEEN 27—HEALD AND OTHERS (SPECIAL JURY). — This was an indictment preferred against James Heald, George Peel, and Henry Berry, for continuing to maintain a tollgate on a highway leading from Chorlton-upon-Medlock, near Manchester. The defendants pleaded not guilty. The in dictment was laid against the three defendants to ascertain whether they were entitled to keep on a turnpike road a toll bar called the Rusholme bar. The tollbar was erected under an act of parliament in 1818, but in 1830 Chorlton and other townships in the neighbourhood of Manchester had become so populous that an act of parliament was passed abolishing toll bars in towns or in streets where the buildings were erected on each side thereof. A question for the jury to decide was whether where the present Rusholme tollbar stood was now a 1 town, or whether it was a street where buildings were erected on each side thereof. Evidence was given as to the position of the tollbar.—His lordship summed up, and the jury retired, and, after an absence of about an hour, gave a verdict of guilty against the defendants. - SAWDON AND OTHERS V. THE NATIONAL GUARDIAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—In this case the defendants consented to a verdict for £250. COOKE AND ANoTUEE V. RYLANDS.—This was an action for the infringement of a patent. It appeared that the plain tiff was the original discoverer of the invention which had been patented, and he subsequently became connected with a person named Cochrane. The invention, which was patented on the 18th of September, 1864, consisted in the use of an improved check-strap for preventing the rebound of the shuttle. The defendant pleaded a previous use. The plain tiff, in the course of his examination, admitted that a portion of the invention mentioned in the specification was not new, and not entered by his authority or with his knowledge.—His lordship held this to be fatal, and the plaintiffs were nonsuited. HERNAMAN AND OTHERS ( ASSIGNEES) V. BARNES.— SPECIAL Jl7EY.—The plaintiffs i this case were the assignees of John Christie, who had been adjudicated a bankrupt, and it was sought to recover from the defendant, the father-in-law of Christie, a sum of £1,663 4s. 5d., being the amount of an execution levied on the goods of the bankrupt Christie, in May last. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, but se veral points were reserved for the plaintiffs. The court rose at half-past seven o'clock. THURSDAY. GRAVES e LEGG AND ANOTHER.—(SPECIAL JURT.)— trial l s h w a a d s h a e n e h a c g t a n n t t e r d i e . d at it a w p as re a v n un a ls et a io s n siz b es r , ou in gh ti o cl re a c o n N e , e w r damages for a breach of contract. The plaintiff was a mer chant residing in Liverpool, and the defendants were mer chants in London. The plaintiff had contracted to sell to the defendants a quantity of wool, which the defendants refused to receive. In the early part of 1853, the plaintiff had given orders in Odessa, to Messrs. Horny and Co., to purchase a quantity of wool on his account. The plaintiff was made aware that the purchase had been made, the wool to be delivered in July or August. Some time in the course of the spring of the same year plaintiff chartered a ship called the Science to proceed to Odessa and take on board the wool which he had purchased. The younger Legg, one of the de fendants, expecting at this time that a considerable rise was about to take place in the wool market, came to Liverpool, and purchased, through Messrs. Hughes and Ronald, wool to a considerable amount. On the 13th and 14th of May, 60 tons of the plaintiff's wool were purchased by Messrs. Hughes and Ronald, on account of the defendants, and contracts were subsequently entered into. The Science arrived at Odessa in August, the wool was shipped without delay ; and on the 16th of September a bill of lading for 100 bales was received by the plaintiff from Messrs. Horny and Co. It was the custom for the brokers, where the contract was similar, to receive the declaration of the ship, and it was their duty to have given notice to the defendants. This was not done, and some time elapsed ; but on the 13th of October, the plaintiff seeing in the shipping list that the Science had passed Con stantinople, he informed Messrs. Hughes and Ronald of the fact, and they gave notice to the defendants, which was the first direct notice they had about the ship in which the wool was to arrive. This was the disputed point in the case; the defendants, on the receipt of the notice, refusing to accept the wool, on the ground that the terms of the contract had not been adhered to. Messrs. Hughes and Ronald wrote several times subsequently to the defendants on the subject of the contract; but they continued to refuse to accept the wool on the ground that the contract had not been abided by. On the arrival of the vessel the defendants were apprised of the fact, but refused to have anything to do with the wool, the market having fallen considerably in the meantime. Several witnesses were examined as to the custom of the trade, and, under direction of his lordship, after some consultation, the following arrangement was come to :—Ad mitted, that the custom in Liverpool was such that no ques tion was made where there was only one broker between the buyer and the seller, the seller to make the declaration to the broker, and that such declaration was made according to the usage to Mr. Hughes.—Verdiet for the plaintiff, £5OO, with liberty to enter a verdict for the defendants on the first issue. If on those admissions the court thought him entitled to do so, the court to draw any inference which, on the evidence and the admissions, they thought the jury ought to have drawn. A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiff for £6OO. COLTON V. THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was an action brought to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff on the defendants' railway. The plaintiff was a clerk in the employment of Mr. Walker, clerk of the peace at Chester, and was in the receipt of a salary of about £l3O per annum., and he brought the present action to recover damages for an injury sustained by him when he was a passenger by the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway, from Birkenhead to Chester, on the 29th of January last. The plaintiff was a passenger in a second class carriage. A collision took place, in which the plaintiff received serious injuries, and the present action was brought to recover compensation. After the case had been opened, and a few witnesses examined, an arrangement was ccan.e and a verdict taken by consent for the plaintiff for £55e.. [AUGUST 28, 1855. CI:ER 27. DrNCAN.—(SPECIAL JUE.Y.)—In diet was taken by consent for the plaintiff , sleet to to Pk' WICITTLE CRAIVFORD.—(SEECIAL JURY. in this case was a shipowner at Poole, in Dorsetsbircre, the brig Exeter, of Poole. The defendant was the o barque Northumbria's Daughter, and resided at Pf o i Northumberland. On the 7th of April the vr s ir ' t bi plaintiff, whilst lying in Dover-roads, was run., ( et () lb defendant's barque. The Exeter sailed from r o °"d Jro7, pool on the sth of April, passed Folkestone, L a n a SP, her anchor in Dover-roads about seven o'el o P i ttr day evening, April 7th. Immediately after tle.c,lo up a clear bright lanthorn, and about eight 0 , whole of the crew, with the exception of 3 1/ 1 1 0 Cole, turned in. About nine o'clock the captaill vj e were called up by Cole, and ran on deck- , era in saw the barque of the defendant coming down on tn 0 1, sail, and immediately after she came into eol lislc ' e g the Exeter, striking her on the starboard boir_., 4 0/ away her jib-boom and bowsprit, and doing . n 6 '614 of other damage. The vessels were not Cl Co tion of the rigging of the Exeter had been cut aws/; v0. 1 following day the Exeter was got into Dover, end 4 e v, found she had sustained considerable damage• the "t' action was brought to recover compensation for doil and loss sustained by the negligence of the defer, vants. The defence was, that there was no light Ca 7, this caselro°: Exeter, the plaintiff's vessel, or if there were, it 0 1 4;tY, that it could not be seen. That every precaution 7,10 v o hp n laaiven b tifr o b a e r e d sn of the defendant's ship, and that the °ce ior d : dente li se h of the g occasioned by the gross neglect of the per Fons 0000 b plai een nli h ff un s vessel, t e h l, e in mas no t t -he s a n d o , ni a n n g d aevpernopeacor I.rigab,rt:tobt cordance with the Admiralty regulations , the 4 tY was of the most contradictory nature After c .. S" - r the conflicting nature of the evidence, . his 1431. " 6.'. tee. ' the jury to _ or say to which party they gave M ere ae..,t, r the plaintiff ; damages thisj to , s tv.; g uch on wa to s not ftehree.reee,retb virrh.... 13 54 . j: HEDLEY CLAYTON.—ID case a verw ev ,fereY consent for the plaintiff for £7OOO, subject to 0 1 '0, The court adjourned at a quarter past seven o 'c ja i o I r i FRIDAY. .... D o. 0 .1 ACTION ON BILLS OF EXCHINGE.— BE I'' bitIVA tt i f LET AND ANOTHER.— This action was broom, 0 0 A a, of the National Provincial Bank of England oels, bills of exchange accepted by the defendants. 0 d; Or e into the hands of the bank through a person rdeilborigefil who had an account with the Manchester br,s'o. ,OfeLef running from the 26th Feb., 1852, to Ju1y,10,1r,./ was a cotton spinner, residing at Barnsley, 0 0 oy,ls 9 transactions with the defendants, who also Car t tbe t re'Ai in the neighbourhood of Barnsley. Amonr,..te o , into the bank by Thorneley a considerable nul's j i, t on of the defendants. In the month of July .pressed to settle the banking account, TV' od se owing upwards of £3,000, and leaving in the ,bico,, h t, , a number of bills which had been discounted ~ o , broli:efL others the bills on which the present action sii;oll s , e 'af t y defendants alleged that with one exception t oil the i genies, and the plaintiff surrendered all dal?, to red ants in respect of the forged bills, but sougut t for amount of the bill not forged, dated June, irtbe a. 's two months, and accepted by the defendanf-,,oftk 'ti ; not being disputed. A verdict was then takell: a fe , on the first count, with liberty to move to entel c osg re l the defendants, and for the defendants on th e ,(Fr, g to the forged bills. 011 ifi3 j, SMITH AND ANOTHER V. MYERS AND ~e p jury.)—ln this case a verdict was taken for v. 01, e £6,000, subject to a reference. ..., 01 -o',o MYERS AND ANOTHER V. SMITH AND A , or , v „if, jury.)—This was a cross action to the fore g ort similar verdict was taken. Tr i 'l o i IMPORTANT MERCANTILE CASE .. -13 -tg ra i tt °po d l ' I t! THEE V. RAE.—The plaintiff s (M es srs..- , es ter , f , i were calico-printers, in George- s t ree t, Mane' w bo A jtj habit of selling goods to Liverpool customer s, de fesl,l l the purpose of sending them abroad. n r , e o l S,, e * Rae) was the manager of the North and F i e on e,,R e 6 1 the head office of which was in Liverpool' f t i li', January, in the present year, a gentleal 10; t .i'V Bigham called at the warehouse of pla int tbes°2, o 4l l ? quantity of goods, and wished to purchas e f I,iviice'L;4 of .the firm of J. P. Hall, jun., and Co., 0 'd, i r 'rip plaintiffs knew nothing of this firm, and 1, 1 tDe j , i o A know the firm, and must have reference as the r Pl?' ~1 ill , )1 bility and position." Mr. Bigham refer c it sfr i r, the North and South Wales Bank at Liverroo;f te ,t : i the firm of J. P. Hall, jun., and Co., had a n Kl if4 10 ,Pr, North and South Wales Bank. On the e r ''qte Ita': , 1., vil "to rloi r of January the plaintiffs wrote to the ..s,',/sr c v ,- , t .. l lfK e ferred to you by J. P. Hall, jun., and Co., ~ ),,,a ~ ,,,t.„ if you will furnish us with any inforsis' ' s tt , " il tlev . ,o' respecting them.—Yours respectfully, D. , '' ~ Oe oT io Ill y On the following day Mr. Rae wrote r,lclkyll.zig,, parties named in your note of yesterday are ''''re ' oll i o' h r ' re f and safe for any business engagements th e l; o esw a te,? dertake." The plaintiffs, on receiving tii: s pPi) agreed at once to sell Mr. Hall goods i and goods to that amount were soh the day on which the goods were deli . ceived from Mr. Hall his acceptance for of February he stopped payment, an' bankrupt. He had formerly banked t' o i ) there was at the time a balance of c as e the e-- Mr. J. P. Hall was called to prove, to w opened by Mr. Knowles, the l't ha t ; examination, the witness sta te tss of W meat at an earlier period — u e told I been much less considerable. Co.h a nd his transactions with Barred per annum time to time that hadth the avera ge been probability h e s h ou ld h ave t o draw on course of business to the extent of fro , and he should require the bank to d, those parties. He also told th em th e sometimes be occasioned to over-draw h; stopped on the 15th January, the ban' the cash account between £BOO and . that date that the cash account was swi nearlyamountf £2O, counsel was addressing the jury the for their opinion there was no case at After a few remarks from his lordshil diet for the defendant, exonerating th, in the transaction. BREACH OF CONTRACT : FLETCH: TAYLBUR.—The plaintiffs in this case Hamilton and Co., brokers, in this tow' was Mr. Edward Tayleur, the survivi known firm of iron-shipbulders, at Ban. The action was brought to recover dam, ant for the non-delivery in time, accol tract, of an iron ship, which the defenda for the plaintiffs. In November, 185; tracted to build for the platntiffs an it to be completed and delivered on the The vessel was not delivered until sorn , After the case had proceeded some lengt: drew the pleas he had put forward, ani wards examined were for the purpose of of damage to which the plaintiffs w‘ stated that the plaintiffs would have m, in one year if the vessel had been d, August, 1854. Verdict for the plaintiffs BREACH OF ORDERS: JOHNSTON AN_ — :. : d juje, ol dti l —The plaintiffs in this case were Edan, o' o o' vi Francis Johnston, merchants in Liverpool, I ''' t bis 01,1 1:". Mr. James Adam Smith, also a merchant Pi t lO fr,, partner in the firm of Smith, Bell, and Co., i a ilie,,fq l !, action was brought to recover £1,221 7s. l u ,„"i fl tiTO I A a quantity of doubloons sent out by the I , ''' 4 t',' oc oy fendant's house in Manilla. The answer ly'%' l lb' e fr/ i fendant had invested the proceeds of tbe,' is tb,:e e l, purchase of hemp, according to orders. To t;i o edr t h said it was true that the def e nd an t h a d pub h od e d JPr it of t but gentlemen, h t t e h i a r t the purchase had certainly not beep F e orders. o n e of T hthem e case appointed had a lre ad thebee been ; f i O t i 0 /0; other by the defendant, who, after perusing t t he 61, 1 a pondence furnished by both sides, agreed th a oa eo c ie, out by the plaintiffs had been disobeyed. Af ter at to iii tiffs had been examined and cross-examined Vi c° length, it was agreed that a verdict should b :f tY plaintiffs, subject to the certificate of three to whom the matter was referred. The'court rose at a quarter to seven o cl „ ei Alytt SATURDAY. of DELIVERY ' ORDERS.—SMITH, P. 0., r * th e piawa T nen H ecirdtrut E heya u iLnts . oe — tiftavi ote T hmwr, Liverpool orfi merchants plaintiff hlteeTraappnhsoot:essitl ir,hnti teas cei w etah a was the this b t at h enoi e knmi p_ gna u gi b ha l en i c c dp - a o rm f t fi ohpp c ese e rai r ltayi s i t tl::.. p., 0 si : viir a warehoused c b a e s e e n i wrongfully nvalvedwtithhe w i‘n l is t ea h sgs h er e s l a. d imanFet f a r from delivery tl!em Bth of April, Mr. Prescott, ap P chester and Liverpool District Bank, depes,'' of fo o tai” documents, called " delivery orderer "Ab, equivalent to an actual transfer of the v.tirip e fs'atV represented. The usage was of this deser2', k tO del teas were deposited with the warehouse-k_,P' A pi e ' c er ledgment was taken from him that he lama, ra !"tiff,„•ll benefit of the owner, and, when the 00 . 8 , OAP' of with them, either by sale or pledge, he gs / The,` tpoOr i t *, to the proposed purchaser or pawnee. de, „Joel tended that, according to the usage of the ro •ea; trAttL o t irr.qyecughaeuansnitrdtiioiclnngoa.wara.,:,ierenlrd,:allee:::;relertt:sceoircbeeau 101,14P1,.. j0irPirf5,4;,....„1.,:, order, upon being handed over to the pr o goo"' 01 Plot' pawnce, amounted to a transfer of the. o Ole " A ced) These orders were commonly dealt with ' o ther , i r er t ceived and passed from one person to Is l o ods o peS o , treated in the trade as a transfer of theok, hiS t • A r When this order was deposited with the , opero" - oc e ir April, they made advances to Mr. Prescott, of y% ii ie . r t) The bank kept the order until the 1 4 t i d it Pf,,pert2 ' i 9 when Mr. Prescott fell into difficulties , ,!: t heNr. ~1., le bent upon the bank to take steps to reauj u posi o TOVlJ cordingly Mr.' Roddy, of the bank, wait„ the Ae ir ~,i ` w r i V the three orders. He saw Mr. Cooke, iv L'" t i l'" pier desired to have the goods transferred_t and the order of the bank. Mr. Cooke ' asse u eP en 'e,;2 transferred "to the order of Mr. Ss n 'a e d l i i s of trict Bank." Mr. Roddy, when be f i t v e a l ir. woo' was told, " We will not transfer; we , " t ",, take ' e que S oe,(B goods for advance; and if you eho s ' ds ,' , '"_„ r ei t° "I debt to us we will hand over the go° v ith r e v se er to: r e the jury was, whether the transaction I, „ o odS 40 0„ ~,, t li r s a - e d r e y u o s i a .d g e e r . s amounted Elideaae to as a to tr t acf p e ra r :eftaistcroofberideciiilSeeon% 004 ,, i j itlt; the description of orders in question e the P e/ oa llf g r to ir e out the case as stated by I,lr. It 'vas t° have the i ll iere je ll, order to attain greater security, __ wa lly tv v _ e, org iosire ff while the word " bearer" occurred fFr mentioned i 3 vi I sa, r er . rr, 3 a i ne a e t fio l: L i , i e tnd s h o eol i t i iuhv s gea t ir a l3o t . : i t n diai g enerd. thet w h bo a ir t add il,l j g,b a e o t i n a r hnir d ee el e ; r..., sdu a oho ie cl o_ a s ,0 1 0 1 : 00: ::: e e ires: . , e r,; : 1, -0 the def4lo ivbe reef delivery was required.—Mr. Hill, _, ion was of ~e o , • the character of the orders in quest an d the _e oft oPi • ttAA kind ; hence they were written a cross,,af tran, sf . r_ oo 0 , ! !: occurred : that, had the bank obtat u e_' l :! ee per S.D . .° „ii 7 into their own name in the wareho n sv,,, o f tn„c_ to tlP? f o r reasonable time, undoubtedly the tr. s , l . 'i he ir ciT li a tit i ro have been made ; but by not assrp," . f idehesil t herpos e comber, the plaintiffs had been g iq ' , (t o %mit Ls t ' s ben r u gs i f, obligations of Prescott to the defe „_._. Fr y, vi., ; , , r e,, the latter to supersede statedrs. 3 , l l sag e ol o n;:d " 'l5„ ,': witness for the defence, that til erewh the 7. 0u 1d Poe; not to deliver in the case of orders i t he c,_ vr, , pof days, tneub,, . buy :•-„ po l o , occurred after a lapse of two .f tne trau e ' „ w ali O3 ,l o OP whether such was the usage 0 , hou ses, sr - r eiw of ptetrionetetisntd,enintatotfhtolsiee vr A a l r blrt ou i s N e s s, r , e b o a th e ge ing Li,— _,,,,,,130, 4, Sto the si,`7 4 ,, . Id. On the „lei( !livered, the b ilt rii , )r the sun). ~. 111/ ad afterwarcP, ci,,l, at Barnet] O u pi 200 owing bY 41 .,7; , case for the plk to ( ney-General. j J if he had std f the bank til v oi them at tbe "" ,tfi had been &X i ° , ' of billsl , (! c itP 0 0,000. ile,.Faitr al variolieDa`ii om £18,; It'' 0.. aiseouut h' te t 7 hat possibl If Ilji p i his accoOt'lertli 1 lk would 11,9100 iii R9O O , a'', o j e* i Yelled to .;ted j, roman ietill'"dee, igainst tb e gl itej ip, the .iurr,Yo 0) , ie bank r` f i TER AN p Of a rle i l e were 3 1° '1 1 f wn, and ,treer,olo, wing PO I 11 01 an k-quaYiji 0401 nages frO et, f )rdieg to >s4llt., ~,, e cant coo', 53, the , e l# iron fe,t i ii r lir le Ist ° l ;pi i; f eer Ime tiny 6'1 1 1. gth, the 4 0 iO, nd the,, it tii , t Iff2r)dlaeies:::lle:i.,.ter.r:e:tlesro:oll:lt;f:lBs!lt.te:lt::::se.ttlfe,!)'l6‘l;eie: