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NIARca 30 I,B'`B EURGf.,ARY. John Thorpe, aged 2.3, was charged with having on the 28th Of February last, burglariously entered the house of Robert Pearsou, at Worsley, and stolen therefrom a quantity of wear= lug apparel. Mr: Cross conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses, that Mr. Robert Pearson hart made his house fast on the 28th of Febru ary and retired to bed. On the following Morning when he got up, he found that an entrance had, during the night, been effected into the premises, by breaking open the window of a workshop.' It was discovered that a cloak, three shawls, a gown, a s hi r t, a pa i r o f s h oes, five, aprons and a bedgown had been stolen. These articles were afterwards pledged by the prisoner at a pawnbroker's in Il9lton. A man named Whit taker stated, that he wa s d r i n ki ng w i t h t h e pr i soner no t h e night of the 28th of February. They were proceeding along the road together. The prisoner left the road near Pearson's house, telling'Whittaker to wait for him, When he returned he had two bundles, thous h he had nothing in his hand at first. The jury consulted together for a few moments, and returned a verdict of Guilty. The JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to transportation far 10 years. UTTERING A FORGED NOTE. John Howarth was indicted for having on the 7th of Feb. 1837 uttered a forged Bill of Exchange for £lOO. Dr. BitowN conducted the prosecution; Mr. BRANDT ap , geared for the defence. . . 7 It appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of dealing, WitH the Newton Crown GI ss Company, the warehouse of which was at Newton-in-the-Willows. On the ith or February he paid in on account of what he owed t - he company a Bill of Exchange. for the sum of £lOO, which was subsequently disco covered to be forged. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to transportation for life. UTTERING A FORGED CHEQUE. 'John Dixon. aged 31, was charged with having, at Mooches ter,-on the 9th October, uttered to Joseph Barwise, a forged cheque for £2OO. well knowing the same to be forged. Dr. Bnows' and Mr. BRANDT conducted the prosecution; Mi. L. PEEL appeared for the defence, It appeared that the prisoner was, with two others persons named Davis and Dawson, was a joint tru!tee of a society in - Mariehester called the Hydraulic Packers' Society. The so ciety had the sum of £2OO. in the Bank of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, & ffo. at Manchester. On the 941 of October, the prisoner, tviih two other persons, not members of the society, went to the Bank and drew a cheque for the amount (i 200.) He signed his own name to the cheque, and the other two men alsoatfixed to the cheque the names of Davis and 134wsou the other two trustees. Those tiro signatures were forgeries, and on this cheque the prisoner obtained the money. It was proved that the two signatures were not in the hand-writing of Dawson and Davis, and that Dixon had no - authority to receive the money. The Jury factor' the prisoner guilty. The JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to transportation for life. NISI PRIUS COURT.—THURSDAL STRINGFELLoW V. CROA LE. This Was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an ear-- ney,.to recover the ateount of his-hilt from the defendant, for work done. The bill was £66 10s. 3d., and £2 had been paid Ott account. It appears, that the defend ant is a quarryman, and brought au action against a man in Liverpool, who owed hint nionPy, the cause went nearly.to court, when it was referred, and a verdict went for the present. defendant. The defendant Was unable to pay, and went to goal, and the attorney for the then plaintiff, and the present defendant came upon him for his bill. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount. STEPHENSON e.. STUBBS. 'llll9 was an action brought. by the plaintiff. who is an ale and Spirit merchant, to recover £l2 18s. from the defendant, who is a beer seller, for goods sold and delivered. Verdict.fur the plaintiff the the amount. . • • mu - ix V. BENTON. • • This was an action brought to recover the amount of a bill of ex c h ange f or £l3l I6 s . 6d., and the interest drawn by the defendant. Verdict for the plaintiff £13.3 10s. It was undefended. mime r. GaitTstne, AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by the same plaintiff, against William and George- Gartside, who were the acceptors of the same bill as the above action was brought fur. The plaintiff ..being the indorser of the bill. Verdict - for the plaintiff for nal Ws. ROBERTS V. HOLE AND. 'This was an action brought to recover the value of certain .. - articles of furniture, belonging to the plaintiff, of which the - defendauthad got posse . siion. It - was proved, that the defendant 'held ,possession of a mahogany chest of drawers, and other • furniture; and also of sundry pairs of stockings, but there was nu evideuce of the value . Ills , Loansn IP said, it was very-wrong in the plaintiff giving :no evidence of the value, and the jury must form their own • , opinion of it, taking care not to give too much. .It appeared, 'both the plaintiff and defendant are dealers in fancy boxes. The ju r y found a verdict for the defendant, damages £B. .STRA K ER V. GRA 111-,CHARTER-P %RTY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, the owner of a - Air) called the Niagara, against the defendants, Messrs. Swain ''3Qa and C ram , f or the recover y o f thi rty gu i neas demurrage. ztt appeared the plaintiff and defendants had entered into a ( " . "'ter-partY, the detendauts agreeing to charter the vessel for voyage to London, 14 days being allowed. for loading, and three guineas a day afterwards to be paid for demurrage. The rvessel was nine or ten days more than the fourteen in loading, VI:1-the owner b roug ht t h e action t o reco ver ten days demurrage. the defence it was endeavoured to be proved. that there dt t' Acre goads enough supplied to 10-ad the vessel in the time agreed tsi 2 -9 1) ° 4 ; but it was replied, that the- goods were - of such a nature ii, , 8 0supplied, namely, very heavy goods and very light, that " 4 ''e , ssel had to be unloaded several times to put the heavy ~d V 4O belOw, and.that that the.fault of the defendants caused the v!)'• erdietforthe,plaintiff—damages £2B 14s. The defendants ;".t.`"(.l uotice.of a new trial. DEMPSEY AND OTHERS V. REDMAN. This was 'in; action -brought by Messrs. Dempsey, Benbow, ,a nd Co. to recover f r om Mi. G. C. R e d m an.. o f London, ihesuin C!,/ and a fraction, which the plaintiffs said they had 4.i.vero a id 00. a carg o of tioiller which they contracted to purchase .of icfr. - 11.edoi d n, its i'&37. TOe.cotrtraet for the timber v, as made -.l)v Messrs. Chapman and Widis, of Liverpool, on the part of Mr. Redcicau, and was dated the ad of October, 1836; and by 'shat contract, Chapman and 'Willis agreed to sell to Messrs. 4,)einpsey and J3e.nhow &cargo of 600 loads of sound, mercha hie African teak , timber - the price o f the timber to be 70s. per load 450 cubic. feet,-th eamount of the timber so supplied to be paid Car by a bill 'lit ' helm' e, au th e ,t e liv e ry of the hill of lacting.--subject.to he-reclaced in amount afterwards, if the mea surement sitd not vrove'ilie same as the hill of lading. The de fective timber, either in- s iz e or Ruality, to be valued by two in 'different persons, tolie .natnd icy •the seller. 'the timber did prove defective, and a party was . appointed to value she goods, 'which were pronounced to be defective :to the uoiount sought Co be recovered. • The Jury found a verdict for the .plaintiffs, £l4 16s. THE QUEEN -17.11LAK.E. This was one o f the chemical nuisance ihdictinen!s, The tasfe.ndant consented to &verdict of guilty. LORD V. -RANSON AiNI,4JTHERS. Mr. A LEX ANDER ant i M r. -C ow LING a pp ea red for the „plain lig. and Mr. CitEss%vELL for the defendants. This .was an action brought to ..teCliVer the amount of the tlainta's bill for work dune, he being au attorney at Wrgart. 1 the year 1832, Mr. Lord was applied to hi/ the defendants , i'' -Lattso rt and _Lomax. to settle some matters with respect to some -property left to.thein , by an uncle. The uncle left them some property su bj ect to:certa i n d e b ts an d l e gacies, and the legatee s . ecaule urgent on the trustees for payment, and they detertnin ed to sell the property, atav off the legacies, and have done with the business, and the yi,ung melt, the defendants, were anxious 4 0 preserve the. property, thinking they could make more of it, 'and employed Mr. Lord to prevent the sa!e, and through him offered to give a, guerant ee, absolving tnetrusters from all claims upon them, and lake the property with all its liabilities them aelves. In conductirtg this business the hill of t'°'`l's of th e 'plaintiff was incurred. On his sending this in they told him .they would -not pay it, and he might take what proceedings he liked to recover it, Several - witnesses, the clerks off the,pla tut di, and attorneys, with whom he had.communieated, were-called to prov e the 'various items of the hill. In the course of Ibis ex eteination it appeared that Ranson. was a farm labourer, and Lomax a weaver, and that th e amount of the bill was £123 and a fraction. The willies:es, +m cross-examination, could give no ..r:eilif that the plaintiff had been authorised to take certain pro k,ed, di ng s and incurce.rtain expenses charged in hishill. lir. Gas tees wil:"r"eTl Wigan, was examiued. Was attorn-ev to the trus o.wanted tosell the proile rt • r. Lord off e reil to ad vauce the moue . ) required to •lie.d.efepl 141 defendants, to pay off th e l egac i es on security of a mortgage of th • property, b u t L omax t e f used, and eventually the propert) aas sold, and the balance 7,8, or L9OO paid over to the rferendant. Mr. Adam Lomax liaw - th, solicit or , o f B o l ton, was ex j shined; t o prove that the ‘ p ‘ l:i t ittif bad repeatedly seen him on thembru.sicoteisEsrsrfwtbe defendants. t.t.t, then rose for the defence. In the whole than e cou of his_. e „ kr e e t t , i . e n t i t t e e he never saw a more ragged case th ' 1:123 17s. fid.f,h witt l i „ .„t A ii i v ' i s were called " in pay a bill "I ! r ',-, , , , , n the professional kni) e \ g , one farthing's worth of benefit They had this curi,us f •r ~ eilg e or exertion s of Mr L • 1 the p voi)6lt, v -iti`i 0 . ii ii ' I ' t • that Mr. Lord was anxieUs to n g ' e ' ; men had a itenough riot to letM " r n •i„ hu„ha„hese tw,rl.,?(.l's lnallgagee , and lend "l ' alle Lord put his finger on . tir g: , t 0 i i i . ..ir o e t r i a ; y . i f k i t e thetlr hil lw e t r l ,7 yr h 0 ; 4 1 n il first .'twit or thtee journeys. gdhat these jimmies wete to c -,then allow Mr. Lord to take his o n dffia""""si"ess. R this pleasant trip two :; g to ui ß n r e d a t s o , n , fo a r nd w rt h l i a c k h e he M ,rv.fiu " l7l 4 x tn p o a r y ning ride of 12 miles over ~ h h ave to weave two weeks. They , found an item in the bra, t o u, f 2 12g. 6,1.; there wer e orsseevaelini.al enxtlPieern*Tisttr2ilaPirngctlinarß(edsl. :." Attending instructiou s for th 108 uios, £5 is,. id. an . c e lease of Mr. Halsall; di awn'. d frawin g auont whic h nu one kn -ffor drawing a lease i! copey, making £7 4s ," to Bohol], to see } ;t1 ra.nf‘ltahwinef;h..Thlelne there was attrition . journey did not know why the otherjourneN charged £2 12 , 6 d. 8 Were t unless Mr. Lord then rode a rough trottiti ,°, 17 t Laughter.) '',,Mr. Cresswell then proceeded to dissect thequw7ht.soelt.e„rbetil,l,,natt):,lclohn,-; `tended that many things were charged ' , business on which Mr. Lord was employed for the creentemlants. `There 'was drawing the abstract of the titl e the it t r, eal bsuesmu ref £3l What on ' earth necessity w a s th ere in h ,r pt which the attorney was employed, to draw such : i n n d e L 4 s ~..straet. There were two . ileac; for conveyanci ng , 0 ,,, • of iigfi ss. and the other.of..E7 17s. the difference between which -conveyance he could not uliderstand, but it appeared R doubl e , charge , for the. same thing .under a different title. lie e on _ ,Cluded with calling on the jury to give the plaintiff what lie ,:was entitled to, but ifhe had been doing work for his own benefit, ..and • not according to the instructions of the defendants, nut to allow I hat. HiS GiiD.Sl4ll), in charging the jury, called on them to put Aside ;dl prejudice which might exist in their minds against at .„l"",eYs• The plaintiff was entitled to some recompense on the 4 ' . " 4 etice, and -t bey must determine that. There were some stems who h he ttiought ought not to be allowed, as not con zected with the business on which the plaintiff was employed, ~a n d thilr had no evidence of his being at all authorised to in. tptire into the title -far the defendants; he might have done it for h. • . cha _huseW intending perhaps to purchase, but ought no to rz,e the defendants with that. His lordship then pointed out tinbt, , net items as objectionable. They must look on the Otamti a , fl as on any oth er man. They were in the situation of "sheer of the court to tax tke bill, and they must do it as well :as they could. orelhT,h;ttjory. after an absenee of about half an hour, found for Il ! t ift damages, £6l Etls 4i, being about half the amount the bill. Til WAD V. WINFiRL. l% Wag an action bro R nht by the plain D tiff, who is a publican in-Wil liainson-sp l a re , to recover £‘l9. and a fraction. for board Imluinic from ihe defendant,' ho staid w ilh hi. wife at bib :Ise abo ut ten weeks.—L.Vercitet for the pl a i n tiff , £23. court adjourned at about six o'clock. " Catisp. tsT.—The Salford li'st has been disposPd of Marl '26 ""I , :es L the ~econcl li , t have been got through. Mon j„ T " , ilay, and' P r id a v I ,, xt are fixed fir the trial of special ' Se ve l al imPortant causes have to come on. in , t t . l'e t rum p ery and undefended causes of the first list have jnst Le en got thiough, There remain lOU causes to try. TIIEATRE•ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Third Night of the popular new Drama of RORY O'MORE, which was reeeived on the first and second representations with the most enthusiastic applause, and which will, in con sequence, be repeated I'i-ifs LVENING and on Mos pAy next. Fifth Night of Mr. POWER, the celebrate.! Irish Comedian. or the Theatres-Ilnyal, Covent-garden, Drury-lane, &c., who is engaged for the First Ten Nights of the Season. r THIS present FRIDAY EVEN ING, the ahn instant, the entertainments will commence with the petite Comedy of THE LUITLE JOCKEY. After which, for the third time at this Theatre, with new Scenery, .Machinery, &c., the original Serio-Comic,Romantic Drama. written expressly for Mr. Power, by S. Lover, Esq., called RORY a MORE. Itory O'More • Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London with the most unprecedented success. To conclude with the Farce of THE IRISH TUTOR. Doctor O'Toole,..d Mr. Power. NO PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY. On MONDAY next, the new petite Comedy of OUR MARY ANNE. Colonel Albert, Mr. W. Howard; Jonathan 'narks, Mr. Baker; Ernestine, Mrs. 'relict ; M,iry Anne. Mrs. Baker. —After which, the new Drama of RORY O'MORE. Rory O'More, ATi. Power.—To conclude with (frrthe first time here) a new Farce, produced last season at the Theatre-Royal, Hay market, with great success, called CONFOUND . ED FO REIGNERS. Lieut. O'Phelan, Mr.. Power. as originally performed by him in London; Monsieur Le Folie, 'Mr, G. Horncastle; Mr Western, Mr. Granby; Miss Martha Western, Clarke; Rose, Miss Cleaver; Katty, Mrs. 'relict. The new Drama of MACKINTOSH- AND CO., in which Mr. Power will sustain his original character, will be produced in a cew days. The early arrangements of the season will include the engagement of Mr. and Mrs WOOD. . . Manager and Treasurer, Mr. CLARKE: Stage Director, Mr. CHAPLIN. Prompter, Mr. LLOYDS. . Lower Boxes, ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 61; Gal lery, is. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and Performance to commence at Seven o'clock. A limited number of Subscription Tickets, (not transferable, nor admitted at Benefi s,) to be disposed of, on application at the Box-office, which will be open daily from ten until three o'clock, when Places for the Boxes and Tickets may be had of Mr. PARKER. LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. LAST FEW WEEKS OF THE SEASON. FOR-THE BENEFIT OF Mit. I'. P. COOKS; And Last Nights of his Engagement. ri - 1 LI IS present I' It IDA Y EVENING, the 30111 instant, will be presented (curtailed since its last representation) au entirely new' Peregrinating Fleet, of Incident, called SAM' WELLER ; OH, THE PICK WICK 19N9. Alfred Jingle, E-q. Mr. J. Lee. Mr. Samuel Weller Mr. W. J. Hammond. Miss Runly Wardle Mrs. Raymond. ['lie whole to conclUde with, fo- the third time these five years, the celebrated Mel, Drama, called NELSON ; OR, THI LIFE OF A SAILOR,. Admiral Lord Nelson Jack Sykes the C , Cl:swain Mr. T. P. Cooke, In which atara,-ter he will introduce his Pantomimic Hornpipe. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to he had of Mr. John Fogg, "at the Theatre, each day from Eleven till Three. Boxes, 39. Pit, 2s. Gallery, 61. Second nice, Boxes, 2s. Pit, Second Price-to the Gallery.— Doors so he opened Ilalf-past Six. Performance to commence at Seven pre- LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. FOR THE,.I3_ENEFIT OF MR. J. LEE, Who will be a•sisterl by the powerful talent of Mr. W. J, HAMMOND, and Mr. T. P. COOKE. ON MONDAY next,' the 2,1 of Aptii,;iii;e presented (curtailed since its last rupresentation,) With new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, &c., &c., entirely new peregrinating Piece of Incident, Character, and Manners; interspersed with Vandevilles, called SAM WELLER : OR, THE PICKII ICK LA NS. As performed nearly one itundied nights at the Strand Theatre. Alfred Jingle, (a walking gentleman. living on his . . wits) , Ilr J. Lee, his original character. Mr. Saran,! Weiler (the faithful attendant of Mr. Pickwick) Mr. W. J. Hammond. his original character. DANCING By Messrs. Brown, anti Gibson, and Mrs. Gibson. To conclude with (not acted here these three years) the interesting Drama of LUKE THE :LABOURER. Philip ..(his original chareter)..Mr. •I'. P. Cooke, Who will spin his celebrated yarn of" The Great American Sea Serpent." Bobby Trot Mr. W. J. Hammond. Luke the Labunter Jenny 11 rs mond. Tickets and Places to lie had ut Mr. FOGG, at the Box',Mee, from Eleven till Three o'clock, and u, Mr. J. LEE, 5, Bridpurt sheet. LATEST INTELLIGENCE FIMAI INDIA lARBUttY S ORE EN TA L DELIA L 9, for April, will be a Number of extraordinary interest. The Original De pattment will comprise t-1. Upon the Culture of Silk in Bengal-2. Advice to Out ward-hound Cadets. By Mis% Emma Roberts-3. Memoils of the late Dr. Marshinan-4. The best Abused Man in India (with a l'oltraio- 5. The vile Native , Tribes Of Brhar-6. Dramatic •ComriAt in India-7. Steam CoMMuniCation. with India (an interesting correspondence between Captains Grindlay and Borlier) - 8. Literary, Notices, &c. •In addition to the above , there will be Intelligence brought by Iwo Overland D,xpateles from all parts of India. the news extending to the end of January. This intelligence ell! be, as usual, most *concise and complete. Nos. 1,2, and 3, may still be had. Published Alonthly. Price 2s. 6d. • . . Parbury and Co.. 8,-Leadenhall-street and to be obtained through every Liookseller in the United Kingdom. LI VER POOL ASSIZES. h S e I S I TA I. N r ' F II i A t L a i n U d will aitend daily in the Civii Court during the ensuing Liver pool Assizes. and will furnish VEIII3AIIM 11EPOIITS to Professional Men ' or others, on HEA SON A BLK -MOMS, of any Trials that may take . place.—Address, Mr. Fosma. Standard TO CORRESPONDENT'S. Several communications, acknowledged in our preceding pub lications and received since, are already in type, hot are un avoidably postponed, owing to the great length of our local lepoi ts. We have received several works for review, which we shall uotice, - if practicable, or Tuesday. The length of our reports has compelled us to withdraw several original articles. Ebe tiberpool "*.tanbarb. FRIDAY .. 1 110R AT I NG. MAIiCH 30, 1838. The Publication of the STA NDA It D commenced this morn ing at 5 o'vlock. THE RECENT ELECTIONS.—There elections have taken place within the lost week, of which the conservaii7es have gained two. In the other case the radicals have obtained alentporaiw victory. The election for -Devizes took place on Monday, when two candidates went to' the poll. At the close the num bers appeared att follows : Polled Tendered Dundas (Radical) Heneage (Conservative Majorily of polled votes for Dundas .... 7 Majority Of polled and tendered votes for 11 Heneage Mr. Heneage announced his inanition of petitioning against the return. There can be little doubt of the , success of his a pp ea l t o a f a irly constituted committee of th e House of Commons. If he succeeds in dis- P l icing the member returned, another vote will be gain e d by t h e co n servatives. The • election for Maidstone terminated :on Tuesday evening,in the triumphant return of Mr. Fedor. At the final close of the poll the numbers were as follows: Mr. Fedor (Conservative) Mr. Rubarts (Radical) • 5Bl Majority The contest was relinquished. by Mr. Gurney, on the part of M r . R o b arts , a t t we l ve O'clock.. Had it conti nued until the usual hour the majority would have . been ,considerably greater. At Sudbury also the consetvatives have been vietori cms• At the close of the poll on Tuesday night the numbers were— Sir John Walsh (Conservative) Bagshaw (Radical) .. Majority • 26 We are glad to perceive that these elections afford ad ditional proofs, of the steady growth of conservative Principles in the country. Mr. Hume remarked, with a degre e of candour which we could hardly have expected from him, in his recent letter to the electors of Kilkenny, that "-another general election would bring Sir Robert Peel and the conservative s int o office." We confidently anticip ate that this propitious event will take place with out the intervention of a general election. Our leati eus are aware that the liberal papers in the ministerial rest have announced the intention of Lord Melbourne to create about fifty -new peers at the approaching corona-, tion. This will involve ministers in a dilemma from the horns of IA hich they will find it hopeless to seek an es cape. Who are the individuals to be selected for this honour ? If the minister should se( k to strengthen his interest in the House of Lords by choosing persons who are not members of the House of Commons, for eleva. tion to the peerage, he will inevitably g i ve offence to those of his supporters in the house who have been long expecting some return for - their adherence to his party. If be makes his selection from. the ministerial benches in the house, he will find that the electors of Great Bri tain will be loath to replace the.members transplanted to the upper house by others of the same principles. He ' is, in short, by no means in a position to risk forty or fifty fresh elections. The only alternative that we can imagine to be left for adoption is, that of creating fifty of Dan's nominees in Ireland as peers of the realm. This course would perfectly safe, inasmuch as Dan and the - priestseould easily manage to send as many fresh members into the House of Com Mons. Besides, it would be in perfect keeping with all the proceedings of the present obsequious nd nistry, and would give them an opportunity of rewarding every member of the tail for the faithful services Which they have rendered. We need scarcely add that it would be the best plan in the world for investing the court of Queen Victoria with a dignity which nothing could eclipse. THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.—This act was passed in compliance with the clamour of a knot of political dis senters, who pretended that they represented. the feelings of their fellow subjects of like profession, and to ea,e whose consciences our xhig rulers consented to take away from the celebration of marriage the solemnity of a religious sanciion. The act has now been operation for a term sufficiently long to judge of the estimate which the public have formed of its utility. What, then, is the deliberate opinion which the people of England have pronounced respecting this act for secularising the ceremony of marriage ? We are indebted to the Man chester Guardian for our, reply. From a return of the number of marriages celebrated within the Manchester Superintendent Registrar's District, during the half year ending December 31, 1837, we deduce the follow ing particulars:—, • Marriages by Banns et License " Sup. Registrar's Certificate - The number of marriages celebrated in the Church.of Englankl,•by banns and by licenses, was, for the above period, 1908; whilst the martiages which were solem nised under the act only amounted to 87! From the report of the latter quarter in the half year we find that the marriages which were celebrated were as follows : In the Church of England 1053 In the Catholic Chapels . 45 In the Register Office - 7 In the Scotch Kirk In the Dissenting Chapels Total 1113 Thus it would appear that only seven marriages took place, under the new marriage act, in the dissenting town of Manchester, in all the dissenting chapels in the district, and that only fourteen marriages out of eleven hundred were celebrated without the sanction of a reli gious service! Does not this afford a triumphant proof of the folly of saddling the country %NW) all the expen sive machinery of this preposterous enactment? Dues it not show that the act is an insult to the religious feel ings of the community ? We know that this act has been attended by the same result in Liverpool. It haq been a dead failure, and the sooner it is repealed the better. None but Sucinians can app-ove of its principle. THE DOCK TRUSTEES AND THE WAREHOUSE OWN ERS.—On .Wednesday last a numerously attended meet ing of the owners of land and warehouses was held at the Clarendon rooms, for the purpose of resisting the proposed scheme of the Dock Trustees to erect ware_ houses on the west side of the Prince's Dock. This meeting was convened in consequence of appearanc e of a paragraph in the Albion, announcing that such a scheme was in contemplation. The gentlemen who were present complained that the Dock Trustees had not given any authentic information on a subject of such great importance to the mercantile interest of the town, and that an application, on the part of the warehouse.own ers, for such information, was left 'unanswered. Consi dering the immense amount of wealth at slake,•and the manner in which it would be affected by the proposed plan, the silence of the Dock Trustees could not be signated otherwise titan inexcusable. One of the strongest reasons urged in opposition to the scheme was based upon the circumstance that a very large proportion of the land upou which the existing warehouses are erected will, by the falling in of leases, revert to the Corporation, and that the value of this land would suffer a most material depreciation in consequence of the erection of warehouses by the Dock Trustees.. This consideration, it was hoped, would influence the corporation in favour of the resolutions passed at the meeting. Among the other reasons urged ih opposition to the plan the following may be enumerated:—Th a t it was a misappropriation of the powers of the Dock Trustees to erect warehouses out of the public money —that the warehouses alt early in existence were found quite suffi cient for every purpose connected with the increasing commerce of the tow n.--,that the charges upon produce wete as low in Live, pool as in any other place—that the fears of the Dock Trustees as to the competition among warehouse-owners were perfectly groundless—that, on the other hand, serious apprehensions might be enter tained in reference to the competition between a body having at their disposal the public money and the owners of private property—that the Dock Trustees had little stake in the immovable property of the town—and that the Town Council could not, consistently with their ho• nOur, sanction such a proceeding. We are, of course, unprepared to say What reply the Dock Trustees may give to the preceding reasons. The subject is one which demands an early explariation, which, we have ne doubt, the Dock Trustees will consi derit to be their duty to afford. We append the reasons of objection which were sub mitted to the meeting of the watehouse owners. They appear to us to be unanswerable. " OBJECI lONS TO THE BUILDING OF WARE HOUSES ON Til E VERGE OF THE DOCKS IN THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL BY THE TOWN-COUNCIL -OR DOCK,. TRUSTEES. " Ist--Because the erection of such warehouses would not benefit the corporate estate. "2,f.—Because the corporation have sold land contig,uous to the docks with the restriction that warehouses only should be erected thereon, in which land the corporate estate has a reversidnary interest to the amount of nearly two millions sterlin, '• "3d—Because that - reversionary interest would be Materially decreased, which fact could be proved by ascertaining the sett- ' timents of those who have been purchasers of such land, and who have not built thereon; and future no person would purchase corporation land with that restriction, nor at the former prices, if the Duck Trustees be possessed of the power to build ware houses. , ' , lth.—Because it would be a violation of the trust, acts of par liament having been obtained expressly to prevent such erections; consequently land has been purchased hitherto on the faith of the stability of those laws, which have been considered a suf ficient guarantee for such investments. "501.—Because the crown some years since endeavoured to compel the authorities to have enclosed warehouses for the docks, which was most strenuously opposed by the corporation and the inhabitants of this port. "fith.—Because the corporation have opposed attempts of the inland towns having warehouses for the reception of bonded goods, on the plea that it would tend to injure the cOrporate estate, of which a great Portion is at present vested in warehouse ' property by the respective lessees. " 7th.—Because it would involve property to the amount of nearly four millions sterling, a great part of which is the only ' source of existence fur widows, orphans, and large " Bth.—Because the warehouses now erected are more than suf ficient for the trade of the port, and are equal in capacity and quality to those of London. "9th.—Because merchandise is deposited at this port con siderably under the London charges. " lOth.—Because tile discharge of ships is not retarded by the present situation of the warehouses of this put, but is solely caused by the want of organization i n th e porterage and dock accommodation. Should these be afforded, the same facility would be given with the present warehouses as with those in London. Yet notwithstanding the impediments now existing goods are ready for sale and freights can be settled much earlier at this port - than in London, the former taking ten days, and the latter three weeks, before the landing process is finally completed. "llth.—Becanse plunder would not be checked by the mere erection of warehouses within the dock walls, it being well known that petty thefts are as frequent within the mails of the docks as in the present warehouses. The reason wby pilferage THE LIVERPOOL STANDARIL is not so frequent in London as in this port, (if such be really the case) can easil be accounted for, because the companies there have entire chat ge of the goods; but here the warehouse keeper is constrained to admit the porters of each individual merchant and dealer, with some few exceptions where the ware housekeeper has the entire management, and then pilferage seldom occurs, and for which the warehousekeeper is respon .),. " 12111,—Because the land now proposed for the erection of warehouses on the west side of the Prince's DOCk would be ex ceedingly dangerous to the shipping in case of fire, the wind being generally from the west at this port ; and further, should there be any surplus land on that side of the dock, it would be much better appropriated fur the accommodation of Landing and embarkation of passengers, which could be accomplished at a very moderate expense, thereby obviating the risk and nuisance occasioned by the great accumulation of steam vessels at the George's Parade. " 13th—Because the dock estate does not contribute to the local taxes; but in case of this measure being carried into opera tion, the consequence would be that the legislature would be constrained to pass a bill, compelling the whole of the dock estate to contribute to the poor-rates and other local taxes, the same as other property, and the present warehouse property does." INQUEST ON CAPTAIN BROOKE, OF THE FIRST ROYALS. An inquest was held on Saturday last, to inquire into the circumstances attending, the melancholy death of Capt. Brooke, of the Ist Royals, who died in consequence of injuries received from the collision of the Westchester, American ship, and the steam-packet Lucifer, the government steam-boat, on which he was a passenger, on Tuesday evening week. The inquest was adjourned aftet hearing the evidence of Lieut. Tudor, the commander of the steam-packet, and Grote Richardson, the steward, to Wednesday last, at ten o'clock, at Woodside note!. A very respectable jury of fifteen was empannelled, and the inquest was held befere Mr. Faitnful Thomas, the (wooer . . . • for tha t district of Cheshire. Mr. Statham, solicmir, of Liver pool, appealed on behalf of the Captain of the Westchester. Before going into any 'NI her evidence, one of the jury stated that it appeared to hint that it was a matt of which they could •not form an upinio,P, and that they were satisfied the dPc.ase) came by his death in consequence of the collision, that after wards every care was bestowed upon him, and they had deter mined to find a verdict of accidental death. The CouoNER thought they had better hear more evidence before they made up their wilds. A Juryinan.—( Nlr. Itamo , ing) Thought -they bad evil nce enouvh as to the cause of his death, and on wbict to found a verdict. Another Juryman moved that they should retire, and find their verdict ! The COIWNER thought they ought not to be so hasty, but to inquire into all the circuinstlasces.. Captain Cu A 'YELL, the superintendent of the government boats, s,iid that if the whole citcomstanCes of the collision were gone into it would be necessary for hint to call further 'evidence oil the part or the crown. He did not think he should he doing his duty to the otficeis under him, or to the Queen, if he left a tittle of evidence unsifted. The CottoNEIC thought they ought to inquire into all the evi dence. Mr. STA TH A m apprehended it was for the coroner to direct the jury as to what they should do. The jury were met to inqn ire as to the cause o f th e d ea th o f M r . Brooke. If the coroner thought it necessary to go into the circumstances of the collision, it would he for him to say that it was necessary; unless the jury were agreed on their verdict. One - Jury wan said he was • not agreed for one; another ►hought they shouhl have the evidence of the surgeon before they came to a verdict. Another Jurpnan.—/: is not our desire to criminate either part,! ! The CORONEK.—it is not your desire? But the question is, whether the facts criminate either party. lie tie,ieved there was a captain of a vessel who would give a very different version to the evidence which bad been given, and who wished to give evidence o❑ the part of the Westchester. A Jur ► atan.—Captain Chappell, would you be satisfied if the other part v produce two witnesses the same as you have? c •pt au) APPE 1.. —Most decidedly not; that I take to be a garbling of the evidence. If it be mere,v the way in which this gentleman met his death that you wish to inquire into, he met his death nom the collision of the ships. One Juryman thought if two witnesses were examined on one side, two ought to be examined on the other. Captain Cliappel refused to accede to this, and said he had z:ionger evidence as to the collision which he had nit put for ward. For instance, the pilot had not been examintd. A Juryman.—That evidence does nut go to the cause of the death, hut as 10 the collision. Captain Chappeil.—Then as to th ,. . cause of the death there need not be witnesses examined at all for of that there can be no doubt. Mr. STATHANt said, as the jury seemed lobe disposed to re tire on the evidence ,Which had already been taken, the (201.• r would allow him to move that the evidence before taken he A Juryman.—You may do that in onr absence! Another Joryman.—tior evidence is incomplete, we want the evidence of the sll4 eon. Another Jurymun.—We look at the evidence as merely shew ilia the man's dvath, we do not look on the evidence as to the inquiry into the collision. Toe CouuNEtt.- , -But toy inquiry is whether there be crimi nality to not, and if you think there is not any criminality I can go no further. After much desultory conversation. A Juryman.— ( Mr. firvans) said " EVe aroid that altoyether.". Au nth ref irytn left to unrselce4 we can briny in a ver dict satixfiteto, y to all parties! On the rep , ated application of Mr. Statham, the evidence of Lieut. Tudor, of her Majesty's steamer ited-wing, before taken was read. . On Tuesday evening, the 20th of March instant, having the command of the government pat ket, Lucifer, steaming between Liverpool and Kingston, he left L vet pool at 6 o'cluck P.M. Th.rs. Brooke. Esq., then lying dent at the Woodside lintel, Bit kenhead, being a passenger on board. It was blow ing a fresh gale from the westward. They steamed to near the rock in the river Mersey, when he saw a ship running in through (lie reek channel and approaching his steamer. When the ship was a ithin a (power of a mile she changed her ciense and leffed up The y (the steamer) put their belni.a starboard to keep o u t of the ship's way, and finding that the ship still hared up, they put their helm hard a starboard. The ship still kept her luff coming nearer to the steamer. Finding that the ship still endeavoured to get between the steamer and the shore, he ordered the engine to he stopped and reversed. The ship still kept on her course, with her says full, and on coming close to the steamer struck her with her how Oil the starboard paddle box, and stove in the whole of it, and the starboard wheel, and knocked down the chimney overboard, and tore away part of the bulwark. On the ship striking the steamer, he hailed the ship to brace her back to throw the ship off the steamer, but it was not done directly, but with so eventually and the ship drifted clear of the steamer. The ship then tilled her main top sail again, and came ou [ward of the steamer a second time, and tore away the iron stanchions round their poop and the steering wheel, and leaving part of the ornament of the ship's billet on the steamer's poop. Thonas Brooke. the deceased, was on the deck of the steamer when the ship first struck her, and was knocked down by the Dolphin striker of the ship, from a blow upon his forehead, above his right eye, and he (witness) drew bini from where he fell, and went forward to get the steamer ready for anchoring,. There was a great swell at the time. In about two minutes afterwards, he saw the de ceased lying on the deck or the steamer, with his left leg broken under hitn. When the ship struck the steamer the second time, he again hailed her, and called out, if they did not back their main topsail, they metal sink the steamer; and it was then backed, and the ship got clear of the steamer. There were se veral seamen on the deck tattle ship, but he did not know who had the command of her. After the collision of the two vessels he took the earliest opporthinty he could to send for medical as sistance for Mr Brooke, but no surgeon came until the follow. ing morning. He did not think an y vessel could have approach ed the steamer with safety sooner from the severity of the gale, through the violence of the wind, and the running of the sea. He was thoroughly acquainted with the navigation of the Mer sey, and the posilitin lit whirh the ship was %%hen she struck the Lucifer was not the position she ought to have been in. It was a leading wind up the river, and the ship might have gona tip the centre of the channel. Had he (witness) acted otherwise thau he did, he must have crossed the ship's proper course. It was from 30 to 41) seconds alter he stopped and reversed the paddles that the ship first struck the steamer, and the ship was then about a cable's length from the steamer. Had the ship's sails at that time been thrown bat k or braced back, it would have prevented the severity of the collision by throwing the vessels side by side. It was his opinion that there was culpable negligence in the persons on board the ship in ninnaging her. Every attention was paid to Mr. Brooke after the injury, and he was brought on snore next morning, The ship was within the line of the buoy. and therefore out of her proper course at the 'fine of the collision. Mr. STATHAM said, the evidence of Lieut. Tudor charged the captain of the Westchester with " culpable negligence." The only verdict the jury could bring on that would be a ver dict of manslaughter. Therefore, be should certainly claim to ca.l evidence to prove, that " culvable negligence." if any, so far from bearing on him was on the part of I.ieut..Tudor. A JultvMAN.—That is for the juts to decide on. STATHASl.—Certainly ; but they must decide on the evi- deny'. A JURYM AN.—TVe hare, generally .speaking, made up our minds. that we trill give no opinion whatever as to the cause of the collision, but as to the citcumstances of the death ! A not her Jt2nY MA N.—lf he had remained quietly in his cabin, he would hare remained well to this day! Mr. STA,TH A nt.—g„ dituln the ships' coming tovether were the cause of his death, hut, L don't wish to go into the proceed ings at all. The ConoN Ea. said, he was not killed by the collision at all, but liy his own exertions to escape. Ile thought they ought to hear all the evidence of the crown! The evidence of the steward, before taken, was then read to the r ollowina effect:— George Itiehardson, steward on board the Lucifer, was on board the packet when she sailed from Liverpool on fuesday the 20th inst. The deceased was ki passenger on board. When they had steamed down the river nearly as far as the rock, be • heard Lieut. Tudor sing out "starboard" three or four tones or more. Ile was then in the cook's house preparing dinner for Mr. Brooke. On coming out he saw a saw a ship bearing down towards the packet, about '2O yards from the packet. and which still kept nearing them. Before he came out of the cook-house be heard orders given to stop the engine and back the packet. • The ship was hated, and she kept running in upon the packet, and ran into the packet's paddle-box, and stove it in and broke the padd:e-beam and the arms of the wheels, and soon after he saw Mr. Brooke trying to get on board the ship. Ile laid hold of the ca t •h ea d of her, and as the ship rose, there being a great • swell in the river by the severity of the gale, and on her coming down attain he was jammed with his legs between the steamer and the ship, on which he loosed his hold and tell backwards into the boat belonging to the packet, which was lying on the packet's deck. Directly afterwards he jumped on boa rd the ship with a view of saving himself, and then heard Lieut. Tudor colt to the ship's crew, back your foresail, and he (witness) also said to some of the ship's (new "why don't von let go the foie topsail brace?' 'mid on that the crew went immediately and let go the brace, and he (witness) went and assisted others of the crew to haul hick the weather brace. The foretop-sail was full till he assisted to hack it. lie then returned on board the packet, and saw Mr. Brooke lying on the deck by the' side of the host. but did not gut near Film. He went. into the cabin and in a short time came out of it, and then saw Mr. Brooke stand ing on one foot and leaning on the sky-light. II called out to hint (witness) "my good fellow lend me a hand, will you ?" on which he went to him, and on laying hold of him to assist him, saw his left leg was broken about a third part tip the leg. lie (witness) ink him up in his arms and carried him to the coin pan ion, being the entrance of the cabin, and as he did not wish to go below he called for a mattrass and laid him down upon it. He was bleeding at that time Irons his blow over his right eye, which was swollen as large as a hen's egg. He was afterwards - carried Into the cabio,• and witness left the packet with the mail bags, by the Hero steamer, to fetch a surgeon. Mr. Sur ham wished to put some questions to Lieut.• Tudor. The ConoNLe said if the Jury wished to call Lieut. Tudor again he wished to ask hint suite questions himself ! glow the picket got on the Cheshire side, and why the position of the packet was such as would make it perhaps more easy for the Ship to strike it. A juryman thought the words "culpable negligence" an un gu expression; After a lengthened and most irregular discussion, in which the Coroner never exerted his authority of presiding in his own court and direrting the inquiliesto be wade. and in which the jury seemed to be the masters : and determined nut to• admit any further evidence as tit the , collisien. or the causeof the acci dent, and in which they frequently e'xpressed, that "they thought seme defferetica should he paid to the wishes the jury," Mr. STA-I.IIAM submitted, OM supposing the depositions went [refine a judge, with the words " culpable negligence" iu them, the judge wont(' say, " The jury is hound to hind a ver dict of manslaughter " A Jurytnau.—The jury are not bound to . believe Captain 'Tudor! Captain CHAPPELL.—I suppose that is not meant as it is said ? '1 he Jury.—( Perhaps with tAe fear of pistols for two before their eyes)--islo, Uo , no. Ott chat Captain Tudor said we ha t e not fonuned any opinion at all ! Another Juryman.—ln that he was accessory to his own death himself. Captain CHAPPELL said there was no wish on thep art of the officers to niipute wilfulness to the Captain of the West Ches ter, but that there was negligence and , mismanagement Which they should feel hound to allege in a court ofjustiee. A Juryman.-- Therefore. we du nut wish it to come under our obsovation ! This extraordinary scene continued for some time longer, the jury determining only to receive tire evidence of the sur geon, •' to complete," as they said, " the evidence," the coro ner yielding up all authority, saying " they were irregular altogether.' Mr. James Frederick Vale, surgeon, of Birkenhead, was then examined.—fits evidence went to prove, that on the Wed nesday morning he prtireeded down the river to the steam packet Lucifer, along with Mr. Stephenson, surgeon,• where he saw Mr. Brooke Ding on the cabin decks, coveted with blankets. Ile had a compound comminated fracture of the left leg. He had received an injury on the right leg, but that was not then examined. Finding him in an - .exhausted state he thought it better not to disturb hint till he was removed on shore. lie was lauded at the Sloyne y at Bit kenheatl, and meantime Mr. Bickersteth, surgerre„ of Liverpool, was sent tor, and arrived by the time the deceased was removed to Poi Le's lintel. They' then examined his lett limb, and found the fracture, as above described,. with an extensive laceration of the tousles. They cunsulted on the pia— priety of amputating the limb, but on examining the right leg there was discovered a c 'tumid dislocation of the two bones of the light foot, and displacement of two others, which intuted them to change their opinion as to the propriety of amputation. They did not perform any operation, but simply' removed the ends of the buttes and put the leg in its n a l ura l position. His pulse gradual!) sunk, and he hourly became weaker as symptoms of mortification manifested themselves, when he died on Friday about eleven o'cloek at night, tit the injuries he had received. Captain Choppel was then exammen, and deposed that he le , ceivtd an utlicurl letter hum Lieut. Tudor, between nine and ten o'clock on l'u_snay inglit, by the hand of George Melia; d son, the steward, stating the circumstanees of the accident, and requesting iminediate medical assistance to be sent to the Lucifer He immediatety sent to Mr. smith, surgeon, Birken head, whe called liven him immediately, but said he was liable to s ekness on the slightest motion of a vessel, antis', far bone being of any use to the sufferer he should require attendance himself if he went. lie then proceeded to the house or Mr. Vale, surgeon, who consented to g", but said be should want au assistant, and, while Mr. Vale went to look fun Mr. Stephanson, surgeon, witness went to Mr. NV ilioughby's ferry, at Birken head, to engage a•steam•boat, but as Mr. Wiloughby had just had uui run down he could not spare the other. lie then a ent to the Woodside Ferry-house, but found the gates caused, and he proceeded to the house of the manager and ascertained that the steam was blown tiff, the beats moored in the river, and the engineers and crew dispersed an I gone home. After using every exertion he found it impossible to get a steamer that night, so made arrangements to start next morning, and did so et six o'clock, working the engine with time fireman and steering the vessel himself, the crew pot having all arrived. On arriving at the Lucifer he vomit nit bring his al canter near •tier, owing I() the heavy sea, and got on board with the surgeons by means of a boat. They found it impossible to remove Captain Brooke in his disabled state and it ah the sea twining as it was. so he determined to tow the Lucifer up the river, which he did by means of three steamers. one of which, on getting near Liver. Poi, was sent for Mr. Bickersteth, and the deceased was lauded at the Slot tie, at Birkeuhead. In answer to his ques tions, the surgeims informed hilt that however desiciable it might have bet n to have got hit. Brooke off eariier, yet as the Imam.' rage harm not been exce•site, they did not conceive that the delay had been of niateria in inry to him. Ile asked Lieut. Tudor at,y the deceased hai. no been sent atilt 'he Hero the night before atom , with the 11.11 bags? and her at ,I, that the swell was at great, that he found it impossible a tinout the risk of great i,jury in Min to transfer the deceased front the Lucifer to the Here. l'is leg was note banging by the Integuments, and he w as afraid of its being turn off by the removal. The cause of the Lucifer starling so late on the night in question from Liverpool, was the heavy gale, which caused delay in getting the mail bags on board: Mr. John Powe, of the Woodside Hotel, disposed, that the deceased (lieu at tour minutes past eleven, on Finlay night. On ihe coffin plate he was described as Captain Thomas Brooke, of the Fin; Royals, of Coldbruuk, of the county of Feinianagh, aged 3-I.' The jury then said, they wished to retire to consid e r th e i r verdict The CORaNEtt said he had no objections. Th. jury then retired, and after a short interval returned oh the following vet diet. " That the deceased, Thomas Brooke. Erq., can e by his death in consequence of wounds and tractuies, received in attempting to escape limn the steam packet Lucifer, itt nbleb he %las a passenger, into the ship Wesiebester, during. a gale of wind, and wilt et the 7essels were in violent collision; but as to the cause of ruck collisou, or by whom v e do not feel qualified to offer an opinion. And the jury beg to record their perfect satisfartion, that after the unfortunate accident, every possible exertion was used by the parties concerned with the government steam packet Lu cifer , for the relief of the deceased." The Couoismt said, be comd not go into many of the sub jects included in the verdict. lle cutrid only go into the cause of death. U.tunately, after much further irregular conversation, and in which the whole question of hearing or not further evidence, was ga in gone into, a joiyman saying, the reason uhy they did nut wish to hear the a hole of the evidence wds, because, they sat there entirely with reference to the accident, and not to inquire into the merits of individuals! The Foreman--(Mr. Russell).--And were we compelled to go lbroogh the evidence 7ou have, we should just be where we are—gire the same eirdict! The CouoNER.—I don't like your proceedings at all gentle men ;it is irregular altogether. he question is, is any one criminal fur this gentleman's death ? aye or no; that is the question. A juryman (Mr. Richard Bryan's, jun.) "We avoid that question ! We have delivered in our verdict." The foreman—The coroner has expressed himself dissatis fied. Captain Chappell—your verdict is accidental death. Mr. STATH A M.—lt may be all very well to go berme the pub lic, but it goes for nothing. We are perfectly satisfied when we hear the jury say that " we don't mean any blame on Captain Ferris." A juryman.—Certainl y "e don'tn l y , wen d ' , t ) ; .i i i f y o t - h e i d na id , 7 t le th sh e o s u o l r d t. notice that in our verdict, u The CouoNER.—I shall go into another room, gentlemen, and draw out's verdict to be sutnnitted to your approval. To this the jury assented, and the coroner retired. On his return he read over the following verbose verdict which was agreed to and signed by the jurv—"That the said Thomas Brouke, on the 20th day of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, being a passenger on board of one of her Ma jesty's steam packets called the Lucifer, steaming down the river Mersey in a severe gale of wind in her course from Liver pool, in the county of Lancaster, to Kingstown, near Dublin, In that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, called It elaud, and a certain American ship called the Westchester, then and there sai.ing up the said river to Liver pool aforesaid, the said ship called tire Westchester, on coming up to the said steam packet, then and there struck the said steam packet with her bow Ott the starboard paddle box and stove it in, and did there damage to the said steam packet. And the jury aforesaid. on their oath afatesaid, do further say that the said Thomas Brooke, while the said steam-packet and ship called the Westchester, were lying, close together, and heaving up and down on the waves of the said river, haying seized hold of the eat head of the said ship vatted the West chester. to escape on board her, it happened accidentally casu ally and by misfortune, that the l egs nfthe said Thomas Brooke were there and then jammed between the sail steam-packet awl the said ship, by reason and meatus whereof, he, the said Thomas Brooke, did then and there receive a mortal compound fracture of the bones of the left leg of him, the said Thomas Brooke, and great laceration of the muscles of the said leg, and also a fracture and dislocation of the aticle bones of the right foot of him the said Thomas Brooke, of which said mortal fracture, laceration, arid dislocation, he, the said Thomas Brooke, on the said 20th day of March, aforesaid, in the year aforesaid. on board the said sieant-packet, and Also at Birkenhead aforesaid. in the aforesaid county, until the 2.11 of the Sallie month of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, did languish, and languishing did Jive. On the said 23.1 day of Match aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, he, the said Thomas Brooke, at Birkenhead at'oresaid, in the aforesaid county, of the mortal fracture, laceration, and dislocation aforesaid, did die." Tne court then broke up. Our readers will see, from the above report, which we have given very fully, that the jury were met to inquire whether the accident which" caused the death of Captain Brooke was the result of carelessness, negligence, ignorance, or fault, or was purely a mischance; but they thought tit to cast overb oa rd thi s , the only question int o which they were to inquire (and the canner permitted it) and find that the collision caused the death ; and that the death was accidental. They refused all evidence, anj were determined to impute blame to no one, though their office was to inquire whether blame was imputable or not. And on the evidence which they did receive, they found a verdict directly contrary to it. It' there was "culpable negli gence." as was stated, on board the Westchester, they ought to have inquired into that negligence, and whether there was any groutol in the charge or met. As it is; despite the verdict, which is absurd, the chatge rests on the captain of Ike West chester, and there is no evidence to disprove it. Mere the matter may rest, but such an inquiry on the part of the crown, into the cause of the death of an individual, is a perfect farce, if it is no worse. THE QUEEN AND THE DUCHhSS oe KENT.—We understand that Alr. Lacey, Inc priniseller in Bold-street, will have on View doting Monday, and Tuesday next, the two Original portraits or the Queen and her illustrious parent, painted by Chalon. Lithographs from them are now in progress by R. 8. Lane, A. R. A. They will be worth seeing. BAzA Ait IN AID OF S'EllOoLs. — Thc ladies of the Established Church, and the ladies of the Wesle an Methodist Society, o f Newcastle, having each resigned to hold, a bazaar in August next, one in aid of the schools connected with the establishment, and the other in aid of the funds for the chapel and school rooms now erecting in Blenheim-street, the two designs having been formed about the same One, and without the ladies of one com munion knowing the intentions of the other until recently. a , meeting of the ladies who hurl purposed holding a bazaar for the latter abject, was held in the vestry of Brunswick-place Chapel, on Monday the sth instant, when the design of the ladies con nected with the establishment was stated to the meeting, and when it was unanimously agreed, " that although it might beat the risk of losing a considerable part of the contemplated advan tage of holding their bazaar at the time first agreed upon, het for the purpose of avoiding anything that might by possibility interrupt the maintenance of kt friendly' touletstanditv , amongst christian communities, the bazaar for the WesleyanMetbodist chapel and school rooms should be deferred, and not held until the month of May, in 1839."—Newcastle Journal. THADESMEN'SCONSEHVATIVEASsOCIATION. mit. en ESSWI4I The monthly meeting of the Teat:cm/lee Conservative Association was held on Tuesday evening, at the large room, York +hotel. From the fact of our representative Mr. Cresswell, having signified his intentien of being present on the occasion, more th u common inlet est was generated by the anneticenient. lAt platform was erected at (we end of the room, no which the . Chairman and speakers took their stations. Over the chair the beautiful Nag of the ssaciation wastirsplayett; and on the right and left of this hung the handsome banner of the Conservative party of St. Anne's Ward, and that which had been presented by the ladies of that ward. The opposite wall of the room was likewise decorated by some of the must handsome of the elec tiotieeritor N iga of the asseciation, bearing appropriate inn:)ips lions. The room was crowded to excess ; even the music gal-- lery being cram me d w i t h au d itors. JAMES ASPINAI.I., FAT, was nominated to the chair, amid-' the acclautat ems of the assemb y. The CHAIKMAN immediately a unnunced that they should pro- ceed to the business of the evening, which they might probably get through before the arrival of their respected representative. (Cheer, ) Ile was sorry that it had net fallen to the lot of some mere able individual to preside over them on the occasion. He took the opportunity of congratulating them on the return to health of their worthy Chairman. He had been suffering severely for stone time past, still it was with great difficulty they had persuaded hint to absent himself, and remain in.the quiet of his fitfully circle for that evening. He begged to solicit their in- - dulgence on his own behalf. while he endeavoured to perform,' to the best of his abilities, those oluties with which they had been' pleased to entrust him. In the first plare he had to propose to them as amens:her el the association, the Son ()lone of t he stanchest conservatives in , the county,—Wm. Ford Hutton, Esq., of Hul ton-put k.. (Cheers.) - Mr. GilailtGli HALL Ls Wit Estee begged to second that reso-. !igloo, in the fullest conviction that they would have in the gen tleman named, an able, a zealous, acid efficient member. (Cheers.). The CHAIRMAN' put the resolution, hy requesting that all who were against it would hold up their left hand. (Laughter.) The CHA Flt MAN then went on with theregular business of put ting, for the approbation- of the meeting; the names of persons prewised tier enrolment as new members. This business was suddenly stopped by the entrance of Mr. Cresswell, As our learned representative passed up the room to the platform he was greeted by the must deafening cheers. When Mr Cresswell made his appearance in front of the plat form the cheering was renewed end continued for simile time. The Cu.Mll A:N said they were probably not aware that their respected lepeesentative had- been labouring under severe ind.sposition lie was sure, after chat he hail suffered, he had made a great effort in tionimrtne them with his presence that evening. When they had heard that he hid been so indisposed he was s u r e they wierld ant hunt their indulgence. They would, for the present, stopp - the business of proposing inenitiers, and he should be glad to hear such resolutionsas any gentlemen might have to lay before the meeting. Mr HA itoisair stepped're the front of the platform, and pro posed that the thanks of the meeting be given to those gentle tri.tn whit had accepted-the office of vice-presidents tilithe assa. , elation. (Cheers.) , Mr. EDtv AilD BYIFORD seeonueu the res .- 401mi'; . r. G. H. LAWRENCE said, as one ofthe individuitlSellud4 to, he begged to return thanks to the meeting :or the honour conferred-upon hint. He hoped lie might be allowed to con gratulate the meeting on the presence of theft excellent repre sentative Mr. Cresswell. (Crt*Sis.) It vas with great pleasure that he saw hint in that place, and particularly since tie knew of the great siterifices which he had made to be there. They hall great reason to be strristied with what he Incl dune shire he • was returned as their rep esentat vt- in the /louse of Ctimmons.• 11l It nevel te ir, violated ee had al cavy voted , had sat the whichl e t a r ki ht : lh, s a. e d a i ai t 7t w ee t , : ,s u .h l )de, when he He l e : u v,h. n aad d t h a s first put mh nemination as a candidate for the representation of in terests q uestions ! . : e .,:ifrs was Iriet u t g a wh b et l e riej et likely ce e ) l p. (e a l t t t i , l e n i e n s ,_ , Li vei pou n hie euts he had always been in his place, and had tendered elle and imptirtatit services in that respect. (Cheers.) His noble colleague, Lot d. Saudoo, (loud cheers.) he knew had expressed the greatest sa tisfaction at the assistance which he had received hon. him; and he now came, and it was an eddy day, to tenderan account. of his stewardship. Air. \WILKINS-0N said he had to propose the second resolution.. It was to the effect, that the association took the present oppor tunity of expressing, their approbation of the conduct of their representatives, Lord Viscount Saudon, and Cresswell Cress well, Esq., and of their zeal nn all occasions to promote the interests it the town. lie (Mr. Wilkinson) was stile the reso lution would be seconded by some getatlemau who was capable o f doing. justice to such a resolution. Mr. PARKKR said, he seconded the resolution with extreme pleasure. They had now the honourable gentleman amongst th e m. lie did not wish to draw conclusions falsely. Let them go into the enemy's camp, and they would see the estimation in which their representativ e was held. Let them go to the cor poration themselves, who had paid him on a recent occasion one of the highest compliments that it was possible to pay him. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) When Mr. Cresswell came to take his seat in parliament. he found a Haase of Contemns in which the honour of the country was at stake, and which was insulted by the treachery of that fellow, Daniel O'Connell. (Loud laughter, aud cheers.) They hail the testimony of Mr. Law rence as to the zeal "and ability of their respected representa tive. Of his services to various deputations which had gone from this town t o Leaden, many had spoken in high terms, and. the deputation the Cottage Owners' Association. recently, had been much indebted to him. (Cheers.) lie trusted the delicate state of Mr. Cresswell'a health would be considered, and that if be should address them but briefly, they would be contented. (Cheers.) Mr. CitessaeLt. then came forward, and was received with enthusiastic and repeated cheers. Ile said, he much wished it were in his power to make anything like an adequate return for the kind reception they bad given him. It was, however, beyond his stiength to address thee' for more than a few minutes. He was not, indeed, suffering to the extent their worthy chairman had stated. That gentleman might have stated very fairly, that he was fitter fur bed than (many public exertion; but its he was 00.1 then, nor any occasion, desirous mf having accordedto hula more credit than he deserved, lie did not claim theme-tit of making so great an effort. He had been labouring for sometime under a great a eakuess of voice, which rendered it almost as much as he would do to get through. his professional duties, without the addi tion, however pleasing task, of attending meetings iu the evening. But ungrateful indeed should he have been, had he not, thought invalided much tin re seriously, attended their meeting or that evening, not mere y fir the purpose of receiviug their tbauks, but to give an account of any part of his parliamentary conduct since they had done him the honour to elect him as their repre sentative. (Cheers, and exclamations of "It is not needed!") As yet he had hail but httle opportunity of doing them service or disservice: but short as the time had been since he reek Iris seat in the legislature, opportunities might have occurre&of voting either for or against such measures as prumised to be beneficial to his constituents. On all such matters be was ready then, as he would be at ail other times, to enter into any explanatioa. (Cheers.) lie trusted be haul redeemed his pledge,—(hear, and loud cheers,) —that on all matters connected with parliamentary duty they should find him at their service, whenever they should be•pleased to call upon him for his atten tion. (Cheeis.) Whenever he was consulting for the beeefit of the town, -or rendering advice as to public matters teeny in dividual inhabitant, with all respect, for his own peculiar friend', he had never known, and he trusted he never should know, a distinction of parties. (Applause.) But while he said this, so far as the interests of the town and of individuals welt. con cerned, there he drew a line. and in all questions affecting na linnet interests he avowed himself a party man. (Cheers.) And whatever might have been his opinions before he went to Parliament, undoubtedly he had seen nothing since to cause him to idler those opinions in the slightest degree. ( Hear. and cheers.) Amongst the few measures which had been passed during the pi esent session, he could nut point to one which re dounded to the et edit of that administration as an opponent of which he enteted the house. (Cheers.) It might be satisfac tory to them to hear, from a member of that house, that there never was, se far as circumstances could enable him to judge, a party more united in itself,—more perfectly cousisttint its the opinions of its differei c ituel o n t hei r s :Th i a n ii theteecoicitopilitivyaititiivceettifitily ence and unity with e ach li he now sitting in the House of Commons. (Loud cheers.) Not so her Majesty's Alinisters. ( Hisses and hooting.) There might, indeed, be a unity of purpose amongst them. lie dou'Aed not theme was,—the purpose for which they were united being, to remain tier Majesty's Al iiiisters as long as they could. ( Hear, hear.) But were their supporters all of the saute 'opinion with themselves? (Hear, hear.) Were they tine compact and har monious body, voting in spentaneous coincidence for the mea sures propounded to them by her Majesty's ministers? Let them attend a little to the proceedings. On the very first eight of meeting, when dismissing the address to be . presented to the throne in answer to her Majesty's most gracious speech, they had one honourable member, connected with a considerable body of ministerial auxiliaries, telling the governmeut, " We du not support you because we like you : but we know that the honourable gentlemen opposite are made of hard and unbend ing materials; you are made of squeezable materials, ( laughter,) and because 'silo are made of squeezable materials, we will give You our continued support." (Hear.) Of course the Minister, hieing anxious to retain their assistance, was bound to prove himself or such materials as his supporters expected to find him intele of; and the first practical proof of his tieing Si was fur nished very shortly afterwards. Yeti will recollect, that at the very outset of the session the member for Southwark moved for a committee of inquiry into the pension list. The Minister scouted the proposition at that time. But—there having been, he supposed, a "squeeze" of sense sort in the interim (a laugh) very soon after, that same Minister proposed himself the very committee which he had previously refused to the entreaties of the member for South wark —(hear, hear) —a committee to toter upon that' inquiry which, some two or three years before, he had declared could not be conducted without producing an exami nation which would he degrading and disgusting. (Hear, aud cheers.) Yet of such '' squeezande" materials were the minis try made, that though the committee, by their own account, in volved iu it au inquiry which they had so characterised, because they were " squeezed" by their own friends and supporters, that committee must be granted ! (Cheers.) lie mentioned this as a specituen of the sort of cement 'by which the members of the party were held together. For the party to which he be longed, they were, he believed, actuated by but one sentiment, that of preserving die institutions of the country. (Loud ap plause.) They haul but one common object, one common de sign, one bond of union. That it was which lt , pt them together, and which, he trusted, ever would. (Fleas, hear, and loud cheers.) The C-nservatire party in this town, he believed, were hound by the same feelings, the same principles, and by the desire of obtaining the same honest and honourable end. lie trusted that, as they were united in their representatives, the conservative berly,i in parliament, so the numbers of the conservative holy in this t o wn, of whom he saw s o large and respectable a portion before him, were, and ever would be, fiutulv united as whets they first invited him to become their candidate, and most honettrablv, most generously repesed in him the imperrant trust ahiuh he then had the homier to hold. (Cheers.) He was sure they would forgive him for not adduces ing them longer. In conclusion, he thanked them must heartily, not (July on behalf of himself, but also on behalf of his wade mid excetent colleague, (cheers,) in whom he bad always found experience. sagacity, industry, kindness, and attention. ( I fear, hear.) If he hail to choose for himself a colleague with whims he would wish to act, he could not choose another than the noble lord with w hem they had associated him. (Three cheers for Lotd Sandon.) He wou!il now bid them farewell fur the present, hoping that when he met them again, after having been longer in office, he would have more strength t. give them an account of his stewardship. (Much cheering.) Mr. GLAzE.ekook stood forward to propose the next resolution, that the meeting returns Its cordial thanks to the gentlemen who had honoured them 'by becoming members of the associa tion. The' chairman, when he first addressed them that evening had intimated that there was a gentleman presrut whom he wished to propose as a member, and he said it wou'd be suffi cient to mention his name to insure. for him a RI atik ing recep tion. They were names with which the esteem ef•ali N ho loved the ronstitution of !brit country was connected. and the name of Hutton was one of these. If they looked Vail, they would find that it was one of those distinguished among the strongest supporters of the conOitution and of the ii'staLlished Church. (Cheers.) He bad the greatest pleasure to giving his support to the resolution. and that the list strolungint thename of Hultoilt