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MARCH 30 1 8 BURGLARY John Thorpe, aged 2.3, was charged with having on the 28th of February last, burglariously entered the house of .Robert Pearson, at Worsley, and stolen therefrom a quantity of wear ing apparel. Mr. Cross conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses, that Mr. Robert Pearson had made his house fast On the 28th of Febru- ary and retired td bed., Op 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 shirt, a pair of shoes, five_ aprons and a bedgown had been stolen.' These articles were afterwards pledged by the the - prisoner at kpawnbroker's in Bolton. A man named Whit taker stated, that he was drinking with the prisoner on the night of the 28th of Febroary. They were proceeding along the road together. The ptisoner left the road near Pearson's house ; Whittaker to wait for . hitn, :When he returned' he had two,amdles, though he had nothing in hishand at first. • The jury consulted together fora few moments, and.returned verdict of Guilty. , 'The JUDGE senteacedllie prisoner to transportation for 10 , years. . . • - UTTERING' A FORGED NOTE. , John Howarth was indicted for having on the 7th of Feb. 1837, uttered a gorged Bill of Exchange for £lOO. Dr. BROWN • conducted the prosecution; Mr. BRANDT ap peered for the delenCe. It appeared that the prisoner. was in the habit of dealing With the Ilewton 'drown Glass Couipany, the warehouse of ~-,which. was at Newton-in-the-Willows.. On the 7th of February he paid in ,on•*Mint of what 'he owed the company a Bill of • .(li.:sehauge for the, sum of £l.9o;which Was Subsequently disco covered to be forged. • ' • • . .I'he 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 Manches ter, on the 9th October, uttered to Jbseph Barwise , a forge d • cheque f o r 1.100. well knowing the same to be 'forged. Dr. 'l3nowN and Mr. BrisNoT conducted the prosecution; • • Mr. L. 1 - ',.Nut. appeared for the defence. It appeared that the prisoner was, with two others persons named Davis and Dawson, was a joint trustee 'or a society its Manchester called the IlYdratilc Packets' Society. The so ' Mitt/ had the such of_ £200•%a the Bank of Mesars;Jonesi Lloyd, . & Co. at Manchester. = On 'the - 9th of October,- the prisoner, with two other, persons; not members of the society, went to the Bank, and drew 'a Cheque' for the'aniount (E 200.) Ile signed his own, - name to the elltrque, Ak,dithe other two men also affixed to the cheque the names of Davis and Dawson 'the other two • trustees. Thoae two signatures were forgeries, - und on this 'cheque the priscner .Obtained the money. It wass r proYed that the two iignattires Were not in the, hind-writing of Dawson and • Dais and that Dixon had no anth.qrity•to receive the motley. • 'rho. Jgry fotind the prisoner guilty. The J UDGE sentenced the prtsotter to tr4nsportation for life. NISI PRIUS COURT.--Tucasnay. STRINGFELLOW V. Clt - OALE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is . an attor. pep; to recover the amount of his bill from the defendant, for Work done. The bill was EGG lUs.. 3d., and £2 had been paid on.account.., it appears, that the defendant is a,quarryrnan, and brought an. action against a man.in. Liverpool, who owed him money, 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 • STEMIENSON v. sTUIIns. This was an action brought. by the plaintiff, who is an ale and spirit merchant, to recover £l2 18s. from the defendant, who is beer, seller, for.goods sold and delivered. „ Verdict.for - the -plaintiff for the amount. -- • . . .„ . • . WiL ty..nuNToN. • 7 This Was--an action liseught , to recover the amount of a bill of exchange for £l3l 16s. 6d., and the interest drawn by the . Lee - defendant, . Verdict for the plaintiff £133,105. It was undefended. WILDE v. GARTsrDE, AND ANOTHER. This .was .an action' brought by the same plaintiff, against • William aiad -George Gartside, who were the acceptors of the same bill_ as the above action was brought for. The Plaintiff being theindorser of the bill. • . 'Verdict for the plaintiff .for £133.105. • ..noBERTs v.• HOLI.AND. • - 'This was an action brought to : recover the value of certain .. articles of furniture, belonging to the plaintiff, of which the defendant had got possession. 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 no evidence of the value. ' His Loensute. 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, • " I . 'both the plaintiff and defendant are dealers in fancy boxes. - y . The jury. found a verdict for the defendant, damages £B. , • • • STRAKER - v. cRAM—CHARTER•PAIITY. - . Phis was an action brought by the plaintiff, the owner of a tahip called the Niagara, against the defendants, Messrs. Swain sen and Cram, for the recovery of thirty guineas demurrage. It appeared the plaintiff and defendants had entered into a charter-party r the defendants agreeing to Charter the vessel for 4 , voyage to London, 14 , days .being allowed for loading, and 4 guineas.a day afterwards to be paid for demurrage. The •sessel. was nine or ten days more.than the-fourteen in l oadin g , .and the owner:brought the action to recover.ten days demu rra g e. or the d e f e nce it w a s endeavoured -to be proved, that there ',:ere goods enough supplied to load the vessel in the time agreed •l'on; but it was replied, that the goods were of such a nature the supplied, namely, very heavy goods and very light, that ~`" vessel had to be unloaded several times to put the heavy '''' a rgo below, and that that the fault of. the defendants caused the ,- Verdi c t for the plaintiff—damages £2B 14s. The defendants gave notice of a new trial. •DEIIPSEY AND OTHERS V. REDMAN. . This was an .action brought 'by Messrs. Dempsey, Benbow, et, an d Co. to - recover from Mr. G. C. Redman , of L ondon, the sum rAl4,4s. and ttefra.ction,which the plaintiffs said they had overpaid on.a earito ofeirieher which they eentractedio purchase ",;'..f Mr. Redm an,. in 1.837. The contract for the timber wa s wade !?.y r Messrs. Ch a p m a n an d Willi s , o f Liverpool, on the part of . lie an, and was dated the 3d of October, 18,36; and by that cor racte.Chapman and Willis agreed to sell to Messrs. Dempsey and Benbow a.cargo of GOO loads of sound, merchant -lable African teak timber, the price of the timber to be 70 s. per load of 50 cubic fe e t, the amount of the timber so supplied to be paid fo r by a bill of exchange, on the delivery of the bill of 4 tading, aabject.to be reduced in amount afterwards,- if the mea di&trot prose the same as the bill of lading. the de eetive timber.:either in size or•quality; to be valued by two in, t thfferent •pereens,-to be. reamed by .the seller.., The timber did :le defective, and a party was aptiointed trs value - . the goods; h were.pronituncett to be defective to the'amount sought -to be recovered. Thadury.lotiad_ a verdict for the plaintiffs, £144 I6s. . • THE 611.1 - KEN V. BLAKE. This was one of the eliernical nuisance indictmen's.. The 41 efendant consented to a verdict of guilty. Loan-v. RANSOM AND OTH,7RS. fr. ALEXANDRE and Mr. Cowetee 'appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. CEESSWELL for the defendants. 'Phis was an action brought •to ' recover the amount of the • plaintiff's bill for work done, he being an attorney' at Wigan. • the year e lB32; Mr. Lord was ,applied to•by the defendants, anon and toMax, to settle zome matters with respect to some property left to-thetn by an uncle. The uncle left them Some roperty subject to ,certain debts and legacies, and the legatees beca me urgent on the trustees for payment, and they determin- Rd to sell the property, pay off the legacies, and have done with 4 he business, and the young men, the defendants, were anxious to preserve the property, thinking they could make more of it, And•enkplvyed Mr. Lord _Le prevent the sale, and through him 9ffered to give a, guarantee, absolving tile trustees from all claims naonthem and. . take the property with all its liabilities- them- . (Selves. in conducting , this 'business the bill of costs of the plaintiff 'was incurred, , Oe his sending this in they told him' 'they : would not pay it, and he.might, take what proceedings he liked to recoVeret,.. Several witnesses, the clerks of the plaintiff, .and atiorneii,. w ith whom he had c ommunicated, were called t o prove the various items of the. hill. In the course of aininaiien it appeared. that Ranson was a farm labourer, and Lomax a weaver, and that the amount of the bill was £123 and a fraction. The witnesses, On cress-examinatiou, could give no • proofehat the pl e tiatiff been enthorieed to. take certainpro _ceedings and incur cert penses,charged in hisbill.. M r. Gas-. ;Kell, attorney, Wigan e wes examined. Was attorney to the trus <te es who wanted to sell the property. Mr. Lord offered to advance ,the money required tp•theAhjendants, to D off the : le g a c i es on .security of a mortgage of the prepert ) , butiLoinak refused, and 'eventually the•propertv was sold, and the balance 7,8, or E9OO - ;paid over to the defendant. • Mr. Adam. Lomax . Haworth, .solicitor, of Bolton, w as ex amined, tit Kove.t hat theplaintiff bad. repeatedly seen hnn 'on In - the whole , the business of the defendants.- Mr. CaEssw . i.p, then ruse for the defence. ,thane of his experience tie never. saw a more •tiais. del ra gged case tf 123 17. . en, au!s were called on to pay a bill o f the p h i evieg one farthing's worth of, bench ssioaal Knowledge or ext!rtkais of Mr. Lord. - Whey had this curiou s iaet,. that . Mr. Lord was anxious to ge t a te property into his met,i uo a g d a e i e t and lend money 'on 'enough not to let Mr. •- .; but that these two cnung ' ' ' 'nds " s t j eiv o o r d o r ie t ti l t It e;e i s i fin u g r o n r e o v I s t the propert y. ln the bill they had firsi jury we're of opinion . m a t t h -• - . .„: to, 4 01 01 t ; if the ese jou rnteutief e teicoulmuni ~ cate '' ri . a tie w os a f tterqf basiness, • Nen allow Mr. Lard lo . to liitott, and niake . Mr I laimiles over liineaS-• • -• tt ? ( "no" , ..Par for this • rw( pleasant trip two h e #llfl have to, weave found an iteatin_the two weeks. fr h e y Acme £2 121. 6(r. ; I here Here s everal "P e use*ltoing' to her ere several other s i milar Atte i • tite tfislitto?tOns for the leas f charges. folios; , e 0 i Ir. Bakal!' drawing 108 , a - 71,0 drawing fair -co •' for drawing leakealetat which no on k making 7 45.,'? there was another journey to 'Bolton t e new arivtbing. Then did'not know Wbetthe other - o see Mr. Haworth. He journeys - were to be char 2 unli'tss Mr.biird - thetirode-u-rough.trettin charged £ 12s 6d. g horse (Lau lit r.(.3resewell : then ; proceeded. to dissect the whole bill ,'and er.) • Aell44,.tnat. many things were charged. "forei g n con_ to th .busioress oil which Ain Lrd wadefendant ;there for the e ;there was tarii.witig the abstract -of the the immeses. sum of £3O . What on earth .necessity was theie in th e busi ne s s 6n which , the attorney was • employed, to drain' such anab &tract. -There' were two item; for conveyancing, one of £6 3s, and the other of £7 17s. the difference between which eonveyance ,could. not understaud, but it appeared a double charge for the same thing under a different title. He con eluded with calling on the jury to give the plaintiff what he tvas entitled to,' but If he bad been doing work for his own benefit, and not according to the instructions of the defendants, not to allow that. His Loansule, in charging the jury, called on them to put !side all-prejudice which might exist' in their minds against at torneys. The plaintiff was entitled to some recompense on the evidence, and they must determine that. . There were some items which he' thought ought i not to 'be allowed, as not con nected with the business nn 'which 'the plaintiff was employed, suet they had no evidence - 4 his being at all authorised to in quire into the title. for the defendants; he might have done it fnr'hiertself intending perhaps to purchase, but ought no to charze th e defendants with that. His lordship then pointed out. sortie o t her items as objectionable. They must look on the Plaintiff as on any other man. They w ere in the situation of anofficer of th e court to tax the bill, and they must do it as well Re they could_ I he jtirv. after an absence of about half an hour, found for the plaiirtiff, daraaufes £0.85 41, being about halt' the amount of th e bill. WARD V. WINFIELD. • . 1 was an action brought by the pliiintiff, who is a publica n itt Williamson-square. to recover. £4O. and.a fraction, for,board ", "' I "taint!' from the defeni,laut, who staid with his wife at his 14 /Ilse about ten weeks.—Verdict for the plaintiff, £25. 'lite court adjourned at aLout six o'clock. CAusn ,S;ilfurd I;st has been disposed of. and 2f) causes in the seconil have been got through. Mon day. Toys,lay and Frill's.. n(.xt are fitted for the trial of special jary caußeg. Several intimrtant causes have to come on. In tart th e t 11 1r rety_ant.l undefended causes of the first,list have justei;;l) gbt through, There remain 111) causes to try. THENTRE-ROYAL , LIVERPOOL , Third Night of the popular new Drama of RORY O'MORE, which was received. un the first and second representations with the most enthusiastic applause, and which will, in con sequence, be repeated TH IS EVENING and on MoNDAv next. Fifth Night of Mr. POWER, the celebrated Irish Comedian, of the Theatres-Royal, Coventlarden, Drury-lane, &c., who is engaged for the First Ten Nights of the Season. ri \HIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 30th instant, the _L. entertainments will commence with the petite Comedy. of THE LITTLE _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 O'MORE. " Rory O'More • Mr. Power, As originally performed by him in London with the -niost • uuprecedented success. To conclude with the Faree of t - • THE IRISH TUTOR. Doctor.O'Toole r. Poiver. NO PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY. On MONDAY next, the new petite Comedy of OUR MAR V ANNE. Colonel Albert, Mr. W. Howard ; Jonathan Tunks, Mr. Baker; Ernestine, Mrs. Tenet; Mary Anne, Mrs. Baker. --;-After which; the new Drama of RORY O'MORE. Rory O'More, Mt. Power.—To conclude with (for the first time here) -a new Farce; produced last season at the Theatre-Royal, Hay maTket, with great success, called CONFOUNDED FO REIGNERS. Lieut. O'Phelan, Mr. Power, as originally performed.by him in London; Monsieur Le Folie, Mr,'G. Horneastle ; Mr. Western, Mr. Granby ; Miss Martha Western, Mrs: Clarke; Rose, Miss Cleaver; • Katty, Mrs. Tenet.. . The new Drama of MACKINTOSH AND CO., in which Mr. Power will sustain his original character, will he prodhced in , a . few days.- The.. early., arrangements of the season will include the engagement of Mr. and Mrs. WOOD. - Manager and Treasurer, Mr. CLARKP. Stage Director, Mr. CHAPLIN. Prompter, Mr. LLOYDS. Lower . Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. Gd. ; Pit, 2s. Gd.;. Gal lery, ls. Doors to _be Opened at. Half-past Six, and Performance to commence at Seven-o'clock.• - . • . . A limited number of Subscription Tickets, (not transtertiliy, nor admitted at • Benefits,) to be disposedof, on application at the Box-office, uLich,will be..opea . tiaily from ten .uutil three• o'clock, when places foT the Boxes-and Tickets may be had of . Mr. PARKER. LIVER THEATRE, CHU RC H.-ST R E ET. LAS-T. F ; E,11 7 WEEAS .0Y THE SEASON. FOIL' THE BENEFIT OF MR. T. P. COOKE, • 'And Last Nig,ht:s.of his Engagement. fll HIS 'present FRIDAY EVENING , the 30th instant, will _IL be presented (curtailed since its last representation) au entirely new Peregrinating Piece of Incident, called SAM WELLER ; OR, TIIE PICKWICK( 9NS. Alfred Jingle, Esq. Mr. J. Lee. Mr. Samuel Weller Mr. W. J. Hammond. Miss Emily Wardle ....Mrs. Raymond. The whole to conclude with, for the thirditstle these five years, the celebrated Melo Dranta, called NELSON ; OR, THE LIFE OF A SAILOR. Admiral Lord Nelson Jack Sykes the Cockswain Mr. T. P. Cooke, In which character he will introduce his Pautomimic Hornpipe. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. john Fogg, at the Theatre, each day from Eleven till Three. Boxes, 35.. Pit, 2s. Gallery, 6d.—Second Price, Boxes, 2s. Pit, Is.--N9 Second Price to the.Gallery.;—Doors to be opened at Half-past; Six. Perforniance to commence at - Seven pre. cisely. - _ , . LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET. . . FOR THE BENEFIT.OF MR. J. LEE, • Who will be assisted by the powerful talent of W.I. HAMMOND, and Mr. T. P. COOKE. ON MONDAY next, the 2d of April, will be.presented . (curtailed since its last representation,) with new and extensive Sceiery, Dresses, and. Decorations, &c., &c., an entirely new peregrinating Piece of Incident, Character, and Manneri interspersed with Vaudevilles ' called , SAM .WELLER; . . OR, THE PICK WICKIANS. As performed nearly one hundred nights at 41034 rand Theatre. Alfred Jingle, Esq., (a walking ger:loo6n, living on his wits). ... Mr. .1. Lee, his original character. Mr. Samuel Waller (the faithful attendant of Mr. Pickwick) Mr. W. J. HammDANCond, his original character. • DANCING By Messrs. Brown, King, and Gibson, and Mrs. Gibson. To conclude with (not acted here these three years) the interesting Drama of LUKE THE LABOURER. • Philip ..(his original charatter)..Mr. T. P. Cooke, Who will spin his celebrated yarn of " The Great American Sea Serpent."' Bobby Trot - . Mr. W. J. Hammori. Luke the Labourer - Mrs. Ra,ymond. , 3 .Tickets and Places.to be had of Mr. FOGG; at the.B6xoffice, from Eleven tilt Three o'clock, and of Mr. J. LEE; 5, Bridport street. LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM INDIA. PRBURY'S ORIENTAL HERALD, - for April, will be a Number of extraordinary interest. The Original'De paltment will - comprise :-1. Upon the Culture of Silk in Bengal-2. Advice to Outward-bound Cadets. By Miss Emma Roberts-3. Memoits of the late Dr. Marshman—d. The best Abused Man in India (with a Portrait.) -5. The vile Native Tribes of Behar -6. Dramatic Copyright in India,,-7. Steam Cumtattnication with India (an interesting correspondence between Captains Grindlay and Barber)— 8. Literary, Notices, In .4,ddition to the. •aboye, there will be Intelligence .Iyrotvght liv. - tuurOvericrni2.4)4spatches from all parts of India„ the news extending to the end of January. This:'il2l.9yggu-en sill be; as usual, most concise anti complete. Nos. ,I, 2, and 3, may still be.had.!Published Monthly. l'rice 2s. 6d. . Parbury and Co 8, Leadenhall-street - and to be obtained thrOugh every Bookseller in the United Kingdom. LIVER,POOL ASSIZES. M R and IZCMl7rl. l :tr it 'the S • HORT'-HAND N ZI I A V I I N ' T E DI will - attend . daily in the Civil Court during the en'stilni, Liver pool' Assizes, and will furnish.VERBATIM- PORTS to Professional Men or _others, on REA S*ABthl TKVI4S" of any .Trials that. may take place.---Address, Mr. PosTEK, Standard OElice.. . TO CORRESTON DENTS. Several communications, acknowledg,ed iri our preceding pub lications and receivertsince, are already in type, but: are un avoidably postponed, owing to the great length of our local reports. . . . We have received several works for review, which we shall notice, if practica.ble; on Tuesday. The length of our reports has compelled us to withdraw' several original articles. Zip` 31.thrrposl tii,tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1838., The Publication of the STAN DAR D commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. THE lIVCENT ELECTIONS . .—There elections s have taken place within the..last week, of which the conservatives In the other case the radicals havb have gained two. obtained a temporary victory. The election forf)evi4es took place on Monday, when two candidates went to the p 011.,. At the close thenurn bers appwed as fOltows:— Dundas (Radical) Polled Tendered - • 109 ... .: .:. 40 Heneage (Conservative lO2 • ' 5B Majority of p c lied votes for Dundas .... 7 Majority of polled and tendered votes for _ Ileueage Mr. Heneage announced his intention of against the retur n . Th ere ca n- be little doubt of the success of his -fairly appeal ' ••to apetitioning constituted committee of the House of Commons.. If he succeeds in dis placing the member returned, another vote will be d b ' gaille .y the conservatives. , • . • . The election for Maidstone terminated on TUesday evening •in•• 'Abe triumphant .•.rttlT,n At ,of,-.Mr..Fector. • the final close . of , the.p t ill the;numbera.ware'as,follnwg; ...,:::Mr,.. EeetOr (codseyvothie)....l,...r •.• •''• ' ' - " 9- . .ICir. ILlarts (Radical) . •. • 581 ..,. , ... Majority • •• ; pS The contest was relinquished by Mi. aurne - 7, on the part of Mr, Robarts, at.twelve - o'clock. Had it conti nued-until• the usual hour the taajority would have' been • considerably greater. At Sudintry also the conservatives have been Octeri ous. 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 7 ditional proofs, of the steady growth of conservative' principles in the country: Mr. Fiume remarked, with a degree 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 conservatives into office." We confidently anticipa t e that this propitious event will take place with out the interventi o n of a general election. Our re6qe!' are aware that, the. liberal papers in the ministerial inte rest hav e announced the i ntent i on o f L or d Melbourne to create ab out fif ty new at the approaching' corona tion. This will involveministers in a dileMma from the h`orns.Of which they will find it hopeless to seek an' es cape. Who are the individuals to be selected for. this honohr ? If the minister should seek to strengthen his interest in. the Hooke of Lcirds by 'choosing persons- who are' not members of the House of Commons, foreleva— lion to the peerag : o; be will inevitably give offetice to -those of his supporters in the house who have. been long expecting son►e return for .their adherence to his party. pri from the . ministerial benches':, If lie makes his selecti lU the house, he will . find that !„ - he.elPeters of Great Bri tain will be loath to replace the members transplanted to `the npper hOuse by others of the same . principles. He is, in short, by no means in a position to risk fotty 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 be perfectly safe, inasmuch as Dan . and the priestscould easily manage to-send as many fresh members into the House of commons. Besides, it would be in perfect keeping with all the proceedings of the present obsequious. mi 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 pould eclipse. • TUE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.-This - act 'was passed in compliance With the clathour of a knot of political dis;• senters,. who pretended that they represented the feelings of their fellow subjects of like profession, and to ease whose consciences our ..vhig rulers consented . to . .take away from the Celebration of marriage the solemnity of a religious sanction. Tire act has now been in 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 0' the Man- . • ckestvrCuardian 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 tire follow , ing particulars:— • Marliages by Banns " License Sup. Registrar's Certificate . 763 8 9 7 9 - The number of marriages celebrated in the Church of England, by banns and by licenses, was, for the above period, 1908'; whilst the marriages 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 In the Catholic Chapels In the Register Otfice 7 In the Scotch Kirk In the Dissenting Chapels Total . 1113 Thus it would appear. that only siven marriages took place, under the new marriage 'act, - in the dissenting town of Manchester, in all the dissenting chapelsin the district; and that only fourteen marriages out of t eleven hundred . were celebrated without, the. sanction of a _reli gious service I Does not this atrord a triumphant proof of the folly of saddling the country with, all the expen sive machinery of this preposterous enaetinent ? Does it not show that the act is an insult td the religiatis feel ings of the community ? . We know that this act has been attended by ,the . same Testa in Liverpool. It has been a dead failure, and the sooner it is repealed the better. None but Sociniaiis can approve 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 Clatendon•rooms; for the purpose of resisting the proposed scheme of the Dock Trustees to erect, ware housds on the west side oll• the Prince's Dock. This meeting was cnnvened in corisecidence of the appearance of a paragraph in the Albion, announcing that such a scheme was in contemplation. The gentlemen'who were present comFilained that the Dock Trustees had not given a►iy authentic information on a. subject of such great iturortance 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 atstake, and the: manner in which it would be affected by the proposed plan f , the silence of the Dock Trustees could not be de signated other Wise than inexensable. - • Ode of the•strongest reasons urged iu opposition• to the scheme was based,upon the circumstance that,a very large proportion of the land upon 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 must 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 in opposition to the plan the following may be enumerated :—That was a misappropriation of the powers of the Dock Trustees to erect warehouses out of the public money—that the warehouses already in existence were found quite suffi cient for every purpose connected: with:the increasing commerce of : the to..vn--that the charges upon produce were as low in Liverpool as in any other place =- that the fears of the Dock Trustees as to the competiti on amon g warehouse-owners were perfectly groundl ess — t h at, on the tn other th e in r ref hand,ere reference seriousthe competitionbetween a body might be enter- 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 explanation, which, we have no doubt, the Dock Trustees will Consi der it to be . their duty to afford. W e append the reasons of objection which were sub mitted to the meeting of :the wareho - use-owners, _They appear to us to be unanswerable. OBJECTIONS TO THE BUILDING OF WARE 'HOUSES ON THE VERGE OF THE DOCKS PORT OF LIVERPOOL . BY THE TOWN-COUNCIL OR DOCK' TRUSTEES: • "Ist—Because the erection of such warehouses would not benefit the corporate estate. . "2d. _Because the corporation have sold land contiguous to the docks with the restriction that warehouses only should be erected. thereon, in which land the corporate .estate has a reversionary interest to the amount of nearly two millions sterling. ".Bd--,Becanse that reversionary interest Would be materially decreased, Which fact could he :proved by aseertainin4 the sen :iiinents,pf..those whohave been purchasers of such-land, and who have not built thereon ; and in future no person would purchase porpora - don' laud with that restrictiritc.nor at the fOrmir prices, eif the' , Dock Trustees be poSsessed of the power to build War- houses. 4th.—Because it would be a violation of the trust, acts of par• liament having been obtained expressly to preyentsuch 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. • "sth.—Beeanse the crown some years since endeaioured to compel the authorities to have enclosed warehouses for the docks, which was most strennotisiy opposed by the corporation and the inhabitants of this port: "6th.—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 respeetile 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 for widows, orphani, and large families.• " 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 the discharge of shipi is not retarded by the present situation of the warehouses of this port, but is solely caused by the want of organiiation in the 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 impedimenti; now existing goods are ready fur 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.' •" 1111:I.—Because 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 walls of the docks , as in the present warehouses. The teasoti why pilferage THE LIVF,RPOOI, STANDARD is not so freqUent in London as in ihis port, (if such be really - the case), cark.-easily be accounted for, because tbe comparries there have entire charge 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 sible. _ " 12th,—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 for 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." NQUEST ON CAPTAINBROOKE, OF THE FIIiST 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 after hearing the evidence of Lieut. Tudor, the commander of the steam-packet, and George Richardson, the steward, to Wednesday last, at ten o'clock, at Woodside Hotel. A very respectable jury of fifteen was empannelled, and the inquest was held befere Mr. Faithful Thomas, the coroner for that district Of 'Cheshire. Mr. Statham, solicitor, ofiiver pool, appeared on behalf of the Captain of the Westchester. Before going into any fuither evidence, one of the jury stated• thatit appeared to him that it was a matter of which they could not form an opinion, and that they were satisfied the decased 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. Vhe CORONER thought they • had better hear more evidence before they made bp their minds. A Juryman.—(Mr. Rampling) Thought they had evidence enough as to the cause of his death, and on which to found a verdict. Another Juryman moved that they should retire, and find their verdict! The CORONER thought they ought not to be so hasty, but to inquire into all the circumstances. Captain CHAPPELL, the superintendent of the government boats, said that if the whole circumstances of the collision were gone into it would be necessary for him to call further evidence on the part of the crown. He did not think he should be doing his duty to the officers under him, or to the Queen, if he left a tittle of evidence unsifted. The CORONER thought they ought to inquire into all the evi dence. Mr. STATH AM apprehended it was for the coroner to direct the jury as to what they should do. The jury were met to inqnire as to the cause of the death of Mr. Brooke. If the coroner thought it necessary to go into the circumstances of the collision': it would be for him to say that it was necessary ; unless the jury were agreed on their verdict :One - Juryman said he was not agreed for one; another thought they should have the evidetice of the surgeon before they came to a verdict. Another JuryMan.—lt is not our desire to criminate either party ! . - TheCortolverr.--It is 'not yoUr desire? But the question is, whether the, facts criminate either party. He believed there was a captain of a vessel who would give a very different version to the evidence which had been given, and who wished to give evidence on the part of the Westchester. A Juryman.—Captain Chappell, would you be satisfied if the other party 'produce two witnesses the same as you have? Captain Ctispeeei..—Most decidedly not; that I take to be a garbliniz . of the evidence. If it be merely - the way in which this gentleman met his death that you wish to inquire into, he met his death from the collision of the ships. One - Juryinari thought if two witnesses were examined on one side; two ought to be examined on the other. ' Captain Chappel refused to accede to this, and said be had stronger evidence as to the collision which he had not put for ward. For instance, the pilot had not been examined. A Juryinan.—That evidence dues not go to the cause of the death, but as to the collisiou. Captain Chappell.—Then as to the cause of the death there need not be witnesses examined at all for of that there can be no doubt. Mr. STATHAM said, as the jury seemed to be disposed to re tire on the evidence which had already been taken, the coro ner would allow him to move that the evidence before taken be read: A Juryman.—You may do that in our absence ! -Another Juryman.—Our evidence is incomplete, we want the evidence of the surgeon. Another Juryman.—We look at the evidence as merely shew ing the man's death, we do not look on the evidence as to the inquiry into the collision. TheColioNEß.—But my inquiry is whether there be crimi nality or not, and if you think there is not any criminality I can go no further. After much desultory conversation, A Juryman.—(Mr• $r vans) said " We avoid that altogether." Another Jarman. —I f left to ourselves we can briny in a ver dict satisfactory to all parties! On the repeated application of Mr. Statham,.the evidence of Lieut. Tudor, of her Majesty's steamer . Red 7 wing, before taken was read. On Tuesday evening, the 20th of March instant, having the command of .the g O ve rnment packet; the Lucifer, steaming between Liverpool and Kingston, he left Liverpool at 6 o'clock P.M. Thos. Brooke, Esq., then lying dead at the Woodside Hotel ; Birkenhead, being a passenger on board. It was blow ine a fresh gale from the westward. They steamed to near the rock in the river Mersey, when he saw a ship running in through the rock channel and approaching his steamer. When the ship was within a quarter of a indeshe changed her course and lulled up. The y (the steamer) put their helm a starboard to keep out of the ship's way, and finding that the ship still lulled up, they out their helm hard a starboard. The ship still kept her luff coming nearer to the steamer. Finding that the ship still e ndeavoured to get between the steamer and the shore, he ordered the engine to be stopped .and reversed. The ship still 'kept on her course, with her sails full, and on coming close to the steamer strack'her with her bow on 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 was so eventually and the ship drifted clear of the steamer. The ship then filled her main top- Sail again, and came on board 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. Thomas 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 be (Witness) drew him 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 ceaSecl lying on the deck of the steamer , with his left leg broken ender him. 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 would sink the steamer; and it was then backed, and the ship got clear of the steamer. There were se veral seamen on the deck of the ship, but he did not know who had the command of her. After the collision of the two vessels he took the earliest opportunity he could to send for medical as sistance for Mr. Brooke, but no surgeon came until the follow ing Morning. He did not think any vessel could have approach ed the steamer with safety sooner from the severity of the gale, through the violence of (he wind, and the running of the sea. He was thoroughly, acquainted with the navigation of the Mer sey, and the position in which the ship was when she struck the Lucifer was not the position sire ought to have been in. It was a leading wind tip the river, and the ship might have gone up the centre of the channel. Had he (witness) acted otherwise than he did, he must have crossed the ship's proper course. It was from 30 to 40 seconds after 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 tithe 'been thrown back 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 mnnaging her. Every attention was paid to Mr. Brooks after the injury, and he was brought on shore next morning: The ship was within the line of the buoy, and therefore out of her proper course at the time of the collision. Mr. STATHAIq 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, he should certainly claim to call evidence to prove, that " culpable negligence,' if any, so far from bearing on him was on the part of Lieut. Tudor. A JeeysiaN.—That is for the jury to decide on. STATH a M.—Certainly ; but fheritinit deeide on the evi dence. A SOO MAN.— We have, generally speaking, made up our minds, that we will give no opinion whatever as to the cause of the collision, but as to the circumstances of the death! Aoother Ju ft Y MAN.—If he had remained quietly in his cabin, he tt6ald hare remained well to this day! Mr. STATHAM.—No doubt the ships' coming together were the cause of his death, but, 1 don't wish to go into the proceed ings at all. • The CORONER -said, he was not killed by the collision at all, but by his own exertions to escape. He thought they ought to hear all the evidence of the crown! The evidence of the steward, before taken, was then read to the following effect:— George . Richardson, steward on board the Lucifer, was on board the packet when she sailed from Liverpool on Tuesday the 20th inst. The deceased was a passenger on board. When they had steamed down the river nearly as far as the rock, he heard Lieut. Tudor sing out "starboard" three or four times or more. He 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 'lO yards from the packet, and which still kept nearing'thein. Before he came out of the cook-hotise he heard, orders given to stop the engine and back the packet. The ship . was lulled, and she kept running in upon the packet, and ran into the packet's paddle box, and stove it in and broke the paddle-beam and the arms of the wheels, and soon after he saw Mr. Brooke trying to get on board the ship. lie laid hold of the eat-head 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 again he was jammed with ,his legs between the steamer and the ship, on which he loosed his hold and fell backwards into the boat belonging to the packet, which was lying on the packet's deck. Directly afterwards he jumped on board the ship with a view of saving himself, and then heard Lieut. Tudor call to the ship's crew, back your foresail, and he (witness) also said to some of the ship's crew' "why don't you let go the fore topsail brace?" and on that the crew went immediately and let go the brace, and he (witness) went and assisted others of the crew to haul back the weather brace. The foretop-sail was full till he assisted to back it: He then returned on board the packet, and saw Mr. Brooke lying on the deck by the side of the boat, tint did not go near him. He went into the cabin and in a short. tinie came out of it, and then saw Mr. Brooke stand ing On one foot and leaning on the sky-light. H called out to him (witness) ." my good fellow, lend me a hand, will you in which he went to'laying him, and on hold of him to assist saw his left leg was broken aboiita third part up the leg. Ile (witness) took him up iu his arms and carried him to the companion, being the entrance of the cabin, and as he did not ' wish to go below lie called for a mattrass end laid him down upon it.' He was bleeding at that tiine !men his brow over his right eye, which was swollen as large as a hen's egg. He was afterwards carried into the cabin, and witness left the packet with the mail bags,by the,Horo steau.rer, to fetch nsergeon, Mr. Statham. wished to put some questions to Lieut.' Tudor. The CORONER said if the Jury wished tocall Lieut. Tudor again he wished to ask him"soine questions himself ! Huw the packet 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 guarded expression. After a lengthened and most irregular discussion, in which the Coroner never exerted his authority of presiding in his own court and directing the inquiries to be made, and in which the jury seemed to be the masters, and determined not to admit any further evidence as to the collision, or thocauseof the acci dent, and in which they frequently expressed, that "they thought seme defference should be paid to the wishes of the jury," Mr. STATRA eir submitted, that supposing the depositions went before a judge, with the words " culpable, negligence" in them, the judge would say, " The jury is bound to find a ver dict of manslaughter" A Juryman.—The jury are not bound to' believe Captain Tudor! Captain CitarPzes..-1 suppose that is not meant as it is said ? The Jury.—(Perhaps with the'fear of pistols for two before their eyes)—No, no, no.kOn *hat Captain Tudor said we have not founded any opinion at all Another Juryman.—ln that he was accessory to- his own death himself. Captain CHAPPELL said there was no wish on the part of the officers to impute w ilfulness to the Captain of the West Ches ter, but that there was negligence and mismanagement which they should feel bound' to allege in a court of justice. A Juryman.— Therefore. we do not wish it to come under our obses vation ! This extraordinary scene continued for some time longer, the jury determining only to receive the 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.—His evidence went to prove, that on the Wed nesday morning he proceeded down the river to , the steam packet Lucifer, along with Mr. Stephenson, surgeon, where lie saw Mr. Brooke lying on the cabin decks, covered with blankets. lie 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 him till he was removed on shore. He was lauded at the Sloyne, at Birkenhead, and Meantime Mr. Bickersteth, surgeon, of Liverpool, was sent for, and arrived' by the lime the deceased was ' removed to Poole's Hotel. They then examined his left limb, and found the fracture, as above described, with an extensive laceration of the inustes: They consulted on the pro priety of amputating the limb, blit on examining the right leg there was discovered a compound dislocation of the two bones of the right foot, and displacement Of two others, which induced them to change their opinion as to the propriety of amputation. They did not perform any operation, but simply removed the 'ends of the hones and put the leg in its natural position. His pulse gradually sunk, and he hourly became weakeras symptoms of mortification manifested themselves, when he died on k riday about eleven o'clock at night, of the injuries he had received. Captain Chappel was then examined, and deposed that he re ceived an official letter from Lieut. Tudor, between nine and ten o'clock ou Tuesday night, by the hand of George Richard son, the steward, stating the circumstances of the accident, and requesting immediate medical assistance to be sent to the Lucifer He immediately sent to Mr. Smith, surgeon, Birken head, who called upon him immediately,, but said he was liable to sickness on the slightest motion of a vessel, and so far from being of any use to the sufferer he should require attendance himself if he went. He then proceeded to the house of Mr. Vale, surgeon, who consented to go, but said tie should want an assistant, and, while Mr. Vale went to look for Mr. Stephenson, surgeon, witness went to Mr. Willoughby's , ferry, at Birken head, to engage a steam-boat, but as Mr."Wiloughby bad just had one run down he could not spare the other. He then went to the Woodside Ferry-house, but found the gates closed, and he proceeded to the house of the manager and ascertained that the steam was'blown off, the boats moored in the river, and the engineers and crew dispersed and 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 at six o'clock, working the engine with the fireman and steering the vessel himself, the crew not having all arrived. On arriving at the Lucifer he could not bring his steamer near her, owing to 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 with the sea running 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 pool, was sent for Mr. Bickersteth, and the deceased was landed at the Sloyne, at Birkenhead. In answer to his ques tions, the surgeons informed him that however desiriable it might have been to have got Mr. Brooke off earlier, yet as the hmitiorrage . had not been excessive , they did not conceive that the delay had been of material injury to him. He asked Lieut. Tudor why the deceased had not been sent with the hero the night before along with the mail bags ? and he sated, that the swell was so great, that he found it impossible without the risk of great injury to him to transfer the deceased from the Lucifer to the Hem. Pis leg was outs hanging by the integuments, and he was afraid of its being torn off by the removal. The cause of the Lucifer starting.su late on the night in question from Liverpool, was the heavy gale, which caused delay in getting the mail bags on board. ' Mr. John Poole, of the Woodside Hotel, disposed, that the deceased died at four minutes past eleven, on Friday night. On the coffin plate he was described as " Captain Thomas Brooke, of the First. Royals, of Coldbrook, of the county of Fermanagh, aged 34." The jury then said, they wished to retire to consider their verdict. The CORONER said he had no objections. The jury then retired, and after a short interval returned with the following verdict. " That the deceased, Thomas Brooke, Esq., came by his death in consequence of wounds and fractures, received in attempting to escape front the steam packet Lucifer, in which he was a passenger, into the ship Westchester, during a gale of wind, and whilst the vessels were in violent collision; but as to the cause of such collison, or by whom occasioned, we do not. feel qualified to offer an opinion. And the jury beg torecord their perfect satisfaction, 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 CORONER said, he could not go into many of the sub jects included in the verdict. He could only go into the cause of death. Ultimately, after much further irregular conversation, and in which the • whole question of hearing or not further evidence, was again gone into, a juryman saying, the reason why they did not wish to hear the whole of the evidence was, 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 through the evidence you have, we should just be where we are—give the same verdict! The CORONER.-1 don't like your proceedings at all gentle men; it is irregular altogether. The question is, is any one criminal for 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- fled. Captain Chappell—your verdict is accidental death. Mr. STATHAM. — It may be all very well to go before the pub lie, 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.—Certainly we don't; if we did we should notice that in our verdict, but we don't do any thing of the sort. The CORONER.—I shall go into another room, gentlemen, and draw out a verdict to be submitted 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 jury—" That the said Thomas Brooke, 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 Ireland, and_ a certain American ship called the Westchester, then and there sailing up the said river to Liver pool aforesaid, the said ship called the Westchester, on coming up to the said steam packet, then and there struck the said steam packet with ber bow on the starboard paddle box and stove it in, and did there damage to the said steam packet. And the jury aforesaid, on their oath aforesaid, 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, having seized bold of the cat head of the said ship called the West chester. to escape on board her, it happened accidentally casu ally and by misfortune, that the legs of the said Thomas Brooke were there and then jammed between the said steam-packet and the said ship, by reason and means 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 ancle bones of the right foot of him the said Thomas Brooke, of which said mortal fracture, laceration, and dislocation, he, the said Thomas Brooke, on the said 20th day of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, on board the said steam-packet, and also at Birkenhead aforesaid, in the aforesaid county,Until the 23d day of the same month of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, did languish, and languishing did live. On the said 2.3 d day of March aforesaid, in the year aforesaid, he, the said Thomas Brooke, at Birkenhead aforesaid, 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 fit to calt overboard this, the only question into which they were to inquire (and the caroner . permitted it) and find that the collision caused the death, and that the death was accidental. They refused all evidence, and 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. If 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 ground in the charge or not. As it is, deipite the verdict; which is absuid, the charge rests ou the captain of the West 7 chester,,and there is no evidence to disprove it. Here th e 'natter 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 DUCHESS OF KENT.—We understand that Mr. Lacey, the printseller in Bold-street, will have on view during Monday, and Tuesday next, the two Original portraits of the Queen and her illustrious parent, painted by Chalon. Lithographs from them are now in progress by R. S. Lane, A. R. A. They will be worth seeing. B A ZAAR IN AID OF - Scuaots.—The ladies of the Established Church, and the ladies of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, of Newcastle, having each designed to hold 'a bataar in August next, one in aid of the schools connected with tlie 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 time, and without the ladies of one corn munion knowing the intentions of the other until recently; a meeting of the ladies who had purposed holding a bazaar for the latter object, was held in the vestry of Brunswick-place Chapel; on Monday the sth instant, whenthe design of the ladies con nected with the establishment_ was stated to the meeting, and when it Was unanimously agi eed, .." that altht,ugh it might be at the risk of losing a Considerable part of - the contemplatedathren- I tage of holding their bazaar at the time first agreed upon, et for the purpise of avoiding anything that thigheby possibility interrupt the maintenance of a - friendly understandin g amongst christian communities, the bazaar for the Wesleyan Methodist chapel and school rooms should be deferred, and not held until • the Month of May, in 1839. -Newcastle harnal. - ' . zrvpt N.,. TR A DES3I EN ; S CONSERVATIVE A\ MR.. CRESSWELIa, _ The Monthly meeting or the - Teadervirfrr4sraeltettah Association was held on Teeeday evening, at . the Tirgb York II reel. F MID the fact of our representative Mr. Ciessa4l* having signified his intention of being present on the occasion, more 141 n common interest wasgenerate.d by the announcement.. A platform was ereeted'at one of the mom, on which the Chairman and speakers took their stations. Overtbe' chain's, beautiful flag of theisisociation wasdreplayed; 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 mostbandsome of the elec tioneering sags of the association, bearing apProPriateisisciip-:" aloes. The room was crowded to excess; even the music gal lery being crammed with auditors. JAMES ASPINALL, Eire, was nominated- to the ehaii, amid . the acclamations of the assemb y. The CHAIRMAN immediately !innovated - that they atienld pro ceed to the business of theevening, which they wrest probably get through before the arrival of their respected representative. (Cheers.) He was sorryiliat it had not fallen to the lot of some more able individual to preside over them on the opcasion. He took the opportunity of congratulating thesis on the return to health of their worthy Chairman. He had been suffering severely for some tiete past, still it was with great difficulty they bad persuaded him to absent himself, and remain in the quiet of his family circle for that evening. He begged, to solicit their in dulgence on his own behalf. while he endeavoured- to perform, to tbe best of his abilities, those duties with which:they bad heed, pleased to entrust him. In the first place, he hadtopropose te them B.Ba member of the association, the 500 oferne of thestancbeat conservatives in• the county,—Wm. Ford Holton, Esq., of Hal ton-park. (Cheers.) • Mr. Gin RGE HALL LAWRENCE begged to seconwanas reser-_ lotion, in the fullest conviction that they woad haVeln the gen tleman named, an able, a zealous, and efficient member. (Cheers.)' The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, by regaresting that all who were against it would hold up their left hand...(Laughter.) The CH A DM A N then went on with theregular businessof put-, ting, for the approbation of the meeting, the names of persons proposed for enrolment as new members. This business was suddenly stopped by the entrance of Mr. Cresswell. As our learned repi esentative passedhp the room , to the platform he was greeted by the most deafening cheers.' When Mi. Cresswell made his appearancein front of the plat form the cheering Was renewerlami continued fiir some time. The CHAIRMAN said they were probably not aware that their, respected representative had been labouring, under severe indisposition. He was stire, after what he had suffered, he had 'made a great effort in honouring them with his presence that evening. Wherrthey had heard that be had been so indisposed he was sure they would grant him their indulgence. They would, for the present, stop the business of proposing members, and he 'shOuld be glad to hear such resolutions as any gentlemen might have to lay before the meeting. Mr. HA t, insTi stepped to the Nont of the . platform, and pro posed that the thunks of the meeting be given to, those gentle men who had accepted the offite of vice-presidents of the asso ciation. (Cheers.) Mr. EDWARD Beene seconded the reiohitinn., Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, as one of the individuals alluded to, he begged to return thanks to the meeting for the honour conferred upon him. He hoped he might he allowed to con gratulate the meeting on the presence of their excellent repre sentative Mr. Cresswell. (Cheers.) It •is with great pleasure that he saw him in that place, and particularly since he knew of the great sacrifices which he had made to be there. They, had great reason to be satisfied with what he had done since he was returned as their reptesentative in the House of CoMmons. In the first place, since he had taken his seat, it would be found that be had always voted on the right side. (Cheers.) lie had never violated the promises which he had made when he was first put in nomination as a candidate for the representation of Liverpool. He was also able to tell them, that at all times, when questions were brought before parliament when the in terests of his constituents were likely to be affected, he had always been in his place, and had rendered able and important services in that respect. (Cheers.) His noble colleague, Lord Sandon, (loud cheers,) he knew had expressed the greatest sa tisfaction at the assistance which he had received from him ;' and he now came, and it was an early day, to renderan account of his stewardship. Mr. WILK IN sere said he had to propose the second resolittion. It was to the effect, that the association took the present oppor tunity of expressing their approbation of theconnuct of their representatives, Lord Viscount Sandon, and Cresswell Cress well, Esq., and of their zeal on alt occasions to promote the interests of the town. He (Mr. Wilkinson) was sure the reso lution would be seconded by some gentleman who was capable o f d o ing justice to such a resolution. Mr. PARKER said, he seconded the resolution with extreme pleasure. They had now the honourable' gentleman amongst them. He did not wish to draw conclusions faliely. Let them go into the enemy's camp, and they would see the estimation in, which their representative 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 cerise to take his seat in parliament, he found a Itruse of Counnons in which the honour of the country was at stake, and which Was insulted 1w the treachery of that fellow, Daniel O'Connell: (Loud laughter, and cheers.) They had 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 to London, many had spoken in high . terms, and' the deputation of the Cottage 'Owners' Association,. recently, had been much indebted to him. (Cheers.) I{e trusted the delicate state of Mr. Cresswell's health would be considered,; and that if he should address them but briefly, they would be contented. (Cheers.) Mr. Ceesswes.e then came forward, and was re ceived with enthusiastic and repeated cheers. He said, he much wished, it were in his power to make anything like an adequate return for the kind reception they had given him. It was,,, however, beyond his strength to address them for more than a fewminntes. He was not, indeed, suffering to the extent their worthy chairman had stated. That gentleman might have stated very fairly, that he was fitter for bed than for any public exertion ; but as he was not then, nor any occasion, desirous of having accorded to him more credit than he deserved, he did not claim themerit of making so great an effort. He had been labouring for sometime under a great weakness of voice, which rendered - it almost as much as he could do to get through his professional duties, without the addi tion, however pleasing task, of attending meetings in the evening; But ungrateful indeed should he have been, had he not, though invalided much snore seriously, attended their meeting of that evening, not merely fur the purpose of receiving their thanks, 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 had ut little opportunity of doing them service, or disservice: but short as the time bad been since he took his seat in the legislature, opportunities might have occurred of voting either for or against such measures as promised to be beneficial to his constituents. On all such matters he was ready then, as he would be at all other times, to enter into any explanation. (Cheers.) trusted he had redeemed his pledge,—(hear, and loud cheers,)—that on all matters connected with parliamentary duty they should find him at tints service, whenever they should be pleased to call.upon him for his atten tion.. (Cheers.) Whenever he-was consulting for the benefit of the town, or rendering advice as to . public, matters to any in dividual inhabitant, with all respect, for his own peculiar friends, he had never known, and he trusted he never should know, a distinction of parties. (Applause.) But . ,wbile be said this, so far as the interests of the town and of individuals were con , e cerned, there he drew a line, and in all queetiens affecting tia 7 tional interests he avowed himself a party man. (Cheers.) And whatever might have been his opinios before he went to Parliament, undoubtedly he had, seen nothing since to cause him to alter those opinions in the slightest degree. (Hear, and cheers.) Amongst the few measures which had been passed during the present session, he could not 'mint to one which re, dounded to the credit of that administration as an opponent of which he entered the house. (Cheers.) It might be satisfac tory to them to hear, from a member of that house, that there never was, so far as circumstances could enable him to judge, a pi party nio n s m o o f r more its differentunited init s in e left,n—b members,—more in p o e ; e fe completelyc t perfectly consistent i n in confid ence o and unity with each other, than the Conservative body s now h her t Maj esty ' sin t e H m o i n u i s s e of Commons. t ers . (Hisses a n ( d L ohud hoot in g,) cheers.) h N er o e t might, indeed, be a unity of purpose amongst them. He doubted nut there was,—the purpose for which they, were pulled being, to remain her Majesty's Ministers as long as they could. (Hear, hear.) But were their supporters all of the same opinion with themselves? (Hear, hear.) Were they one compact aid bar : . monious body, voting in spontaneous 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 night of meeting, when discussing the address to be presented speech, they to the th r one in answer to her Majesty's trioSt grac ious had one honourable member, connected with a,considerable body of ministerial auxiliaries, telling the al,, , erninent, "We do not support you because wg like you : but we know that the honourable gentlemen opposite are made of bard and unbend ing materials; von are made of squeezable materials; (laughter,) and because vou are made of squeezable materials, we will give you our continued support." . (Hear.) Of course the Minister, being anxious to retain thei r assistance; was bouthi to prove himself or each materials as his supporters expected to find hint made of; and the first practical proof of his being so was fur nished very shortly afterwards. You will recollect, that at the very outset of the session the member for Southwark rnovedfor a committe e of, inquiry into the pension list. The Minister scouted the proposition at that time. But—there having been, be supposed, a "squeeze" of some sort in the interim (a laugh) very stain after, that same Miuister proposed himself the very committee which he had previously refused to the entreaties of the member for, Southwark—(hear, hear)—a Cemmittee to enter upon that inquiry which, some two or three years before, he had declared could not be conducted without producing an exami nation which would be degrading add disgusting. ,(4ear,nnd cheers.) Yet of such " squeezable" materials were The , try made, that though the committee, by their own accont; in volved in it an inquiry which they had so chiracterisedebeause they were " squeezed" by their own, friends and supporters; that corntnittee must be granted I (Cheers ; ) He mentioned this as a specimen of the sort, of cement by which the members of the party were held tOgether. Fur the party to Which he be longed, they were, he believed, actuated by but one Sentiment; that of preserving the institutions of the, country.. (Loud ap plause.) They had but one common object, one common de sign, one bond of union. That it was which kept them together , and which, he trusted, ever would. (Hear, heir , a nd loud . cheers.) . The Conservative party in this town „ he believed, were bound by the same feelings, the same principles, and by the desire of obtaining the same honest sad honourable end. He trusted that, as they were united in their representatives, . the conservative body in parliament, the nuthbers of the conservative body in this town,,uf whom he saw so large and respectable a portion before bins, were, and ever, would be, firmly united as when they first .invited him to become their candidate, and most honourably, most generously .. reposed in him the important trust whiob he then had the lioneur to hold. (Cheers.) He was sure they would forgive [UM far not addresi ing them longer. In conclusion, Ise thanked them most heartily, not only on behalf of himself, but also on behalf of his noble and excellent colleague, (cheers,) in whom he bad always found experience, sagacity, industry, kindness, and attention. ( Hear, hear.) If he had to choose for himself, a colleague with whom he would wish to act, he could not choose another than the noble lord with whom 41'4 had associated him. (Three cheers for Lord Sandon.) He would now hid them farewell for the present, hoping that when he met them again, after having been longer in office, he would bas mere, strength to give them an account of his stewardship. (Mug cheering.) Mr. GLAZER Rook stood forwarelto propose the nest resolution; that the meeting returns its cordial thanks to the gentlemen ,who had honoured them by beCoMing members of t he associa tion. The chairman, when hefirst addressed them that eveiring hail intimated that there was a gentleman present whom he wished to propose as a member, and •he said it would be suffi cient to mention his name to insure for him a gratifying recep tion. They were names with which the esteem of all who loved the constitution of their country was connected, and the name of Hutton was oneof these. If they looked back, they would find that it was (ale of those distinguished among tee . strengest supporters of the constitution and of the Establishea Church. (Cheers.) He had the greatest pleasure in .givi ng his support" t 6 the resolution, ,and that the list ens bodied the nains, of Hultoe; •