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nng teaching m tx. Any chang must be one the Church. and elevate the rs of the position of the dissenting cceryg, -- s uch alone would people. It may, indeed, be—and enable dissenters to agre e to any on e definite system — enable -" spoken of are to be in - - that the " material alterat arcitng religious teaching the direction of altogethe re " secul of providing m from the factory schools _ _ Instruction" to the children, and .aving religion, and to be inculcated by based upon religion, 43, we know, morality as the voluntar: nt contended for by the fforts of their pare is the system at t sunstit.ated for the existing dissenting bodies, to b n schools in our own - • scriptural system in the corpor4b.--- town ; and such is the systena of our m echanics' in- ',adorn B u t if any thi n g at stitutes througlsout tb ung so utterly unfitted for of as rife in the all approaching to it —any manufac- meeting the )mpla emphatically, the span . turing distncts, and whic tual destitution of the children of the poor—is contem plated by Sir James Graham, we do pray that he, and ,ember , will at once the government of which he retire from the consideration of , he quest ion o f educa tion, and leave it to be dealt with by other hands We cannot believe, however, t h a t anything so un worthy of a Christian statesman i s meditated; but this we do contend, that any step, t h e most trifling , in the direction to which ministers are urged —any s te p taken ea sing the clamour got with the view of a pp up—(we use the term advisedly ) —against the proposed educa tional enactments of their present bill, will be a step the most ill-judged and mischievous in its re sults, if it be not almost fatal to the operation of the entire mea- reopl sure. We cannot , as a Church of England tional e— the present government cannot, as a constitu go vernment—propose any educational measure which ll satisf the dissenting bodies, without inflicting an wi y " a heavy blo w and grea t discou ra g ement-- upon the Established Chu rch ; or, w hat is w orse still, insult—' omitting altogether the consideratiohn of religi ous teach ing, as a portion of their system. They ma st inevitably, if such system is to hav e any distinctive features at all, jar against the feelings of one part y or the other — the Church of England majority o f the p eo p le, or the dissenting majority ; and we can assure them (our fel low-townsmen require no assurance beyond their own experience of the fact) that any attempt to conciliate ma tter in the latter, by concession , short of the whole dispute, will be utterly hopeless The merest glance at the resolut i o ns, with which Lord John Russell, as the organ--scl_ PerhaPs—of the dissenters, has purported to cut the gordian knot of this question, will we are sure serve better than any arguments to demonstrate the difficulty of dealing with it upon any other than the broad rule of constitutional principle. For see into what absurd dilemmas the attt, - Principle, or to bend it lf-constituted to suit every description ot religionist, leads his lord ship I We will gothrough the reso lutions seriatim, npt to fritter t adequate representation of f the ratepayers of the parish in each (local) board" o The first provides for same heartburnings education. In other words, th. and constant agitation which have •or ‘, e ars past ,stion in P...ducation qL.- )e caused so many CONSER VATIVES, even, to regret that schools had ever been established at all, at the expense of the community, attended the discussion of the this town—and which hat —are to be inflicted throughout the manu- amongst us !- facturing districts, upon every community which hap pens to contain an Earle, a Blackburn, or a is body sufficiently potential or factious to get up an an" nual struggle for supremacy in the board ! The second resolution provides that the chairman of the board (instead of being the clergyman of the pa- there- board 'The fi rish) shall be elected by the fore, provides an annual blister for the community in which a school is established; 0- second, a similar irritant for the members of the board it The third resolution provides for the Holy Scriptu res, in the authorised version, i n the schools. The fourth establishes exceptions for the children of Roman Catholic parents. The fifth declares - to be used in the schools eading of the that the selection of boot e Archbishops of Canterbur shall be in the hands of and York, A` D- on edu cou we ca " the council of the committee of But the sixth ! To that our readers, as the prettiest int of hand, to change the whole r fell under our D, tha in order to prevent schoolmaster 'OIIIICIS t h e attAntion ce of attemf comPiexio observation This resolution pri of religious instruct. troduced into the scho clergyman o to the children of Churcl be so instructed resolution, combined with apar lark the open e first and e booKs on of th cond A return of a dissenting cr dissenting parish procures t " board of trustees. rig chairman. A dissenting schoolmaster is then introduced ; and th rules, regulations, scriptural acts a dis- Such board e liberal school, thus sectarianised in its eaching, pr ers, &c., provided for by the money of the public, whilst children of parents belonging to the shed Na- tional Chur h are to their chu: 1, and thus tri taught apart ated as entitled to mere toleration, whilst dissent is set up in paramount autho rity 1 Surely the animus of the bodies, in whose be- it ~ ~l'k erAN EAS kf new ar With New S The STANDARD id morning un obtained from IN AYLWARD and PEARSO South John-street and BRADGATE, Ebt Etberpool &tanbarti. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1843 There is, we fear, by far too much reason to suspect that the storm of petitioning and protestation, with which the factory and education measure of govern ment has been attacked by the dissenting bodies, is e part of the Home Secretary, about to be met, or by concessions fatal to its beneficial working►. " Since the second reading of the bill"—Sir James informed the house on Monday evening—" he has had the op portunity of hearing the opinions of many deptitations" (all of them, by the way, dissenting deputations), of receiving various sugge ons as to its provisions ; t was the inclination, of and it would be the duty, as give to those sugg,estions sionate consideration." No - and it is also himself and his colleaß the most alm and dis doubt, such in the duty of g overnment ; As duty to give the same calm and dispassionate atten tion to the motives of the variou ap p stties the feelir- well, of the great body of the people, who are members i who, relying upon the cessary to enfor e Hor e house GOOD FRIDAY sale at th Lord-street lefore t nay be zd S MITH, Church•street ARNOLD, 96, Park-lane. I hougi of the Church of England, firmness of a Con nistration, their views ave not though observe Sir Ja unprepared at " any statements as to what might be the modifications details of the to prof which he should ha " he had a confident expectation of being - (I) bill," &e., enabled to propose many material alteratzuri. Now it is certainly not necessary to speculate as to are the direction i to be made. It rfectly rnanites education, ro be made in the direc be pro f a syste at the public cost, of whict 1,,n0t g is to be (to some extent 'ree-and-easy rn, or the nv boaies object to any system blic cost, being abed by the stat, the religious teac upon the universc principle. The disseu , —,, of education, provided for at the rintended by the clerg and to the r, even though acco children of dissenting paren the Church of England • .i:„„ doctrines of therefore, intended to 1 to depress the influence .f the Churcn of England; ....... a. under such a sys d by remissions S InOnle sirous th efiroduce ailed the cra pui lowtt The sev ad ninth resolu ons are mere 3rthi, of ce. B Privy Council ar s to deer course, ciissen )rth in the various peti- I'hc tenth, hoA resolution the Committee to be enabled to grant gratui- g schoolmaster, and to afford such aid chools are the schools meant) " as us and secular knov Now, we ask, if a edge, whilst at th s does not mean that the state (for the funds provided by the proposed bill are to be paid out of the poor-rates) is to furnish the means for sec tarian education of the people, we know not what else it can mean; and how consistent and modest a request for the admirers of the voluntary system, in religion and in education ! In conclusion, we must implore the attention of the friends of the Church of England, and of a national system of religious education, to be alive to their duty, at a crisis and upon a question so important. Whilst dissenting congregations, in every village and hamlet throughout the kingdom, are carrying on a systematic and combined warfare against the proposed measure of Sir James Graham—a measure the most generally sa tisfactory of any which has ever been proposed to meet the educational and religious destitution of the rising generation; and which, it is evident, is to be the root from which further aids to the promotion of the moral well-being of the empire is to spring—it is surely fitting that the Church of England should make her voice heard, in a temperate and yet earnest appeal to government, to resist the torrent which is being directed against the cause of truth which is in its hands. We trust that such an appeal will at length be made ; that the apathy which binds us will be thrown off;—and we know of no quarter from which the example can be more powerfully set than from the clergy and the tried and trusty champions of religious education in our own town / LOCAL NEWS The following vessels hailing from this port we perceive appear in the list of the Thames Yacht squadron :—Mermaid, 25 tons, Dr. Grindrod ; Queen Bess, 30 tons, J. W. Haselhurst, Esq.; Sea Gull, 25 tons, H. Melling, Esq. TIIKMES YACHT CLUE Snip LAuNCTI. — To-morrow (Saturday) will be launched, from the building-yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, Barrack-street. North-shore, a splendid ship, intended for the East India trade. For beauty of model, internal fittings, and solidity of workmanship, she cannot be surpassed. DUDITFE'S ADAM AND EVE.—These spl en did pa i nt i nes. • • • . , .• which have L:.:,... 1.2.., been for t 11Q PACtds itors ; up t e last six weeks exhibit, I at the Exhi- ay nig flue to draw crowds of t, 13,079 persons had of the town—" Modern Florence," Mr. Haydon calls it The following are the losses from fire in warehouses, since the establishment of the Fire-police, a period of seven years and a half : In district A £659.530 „ C 110,911 „ B 21,275 £791,716 THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT WESTERN.—The directors of the steam-ship Great Western posted up a notice in the News-rooms, on Tuesday, stating that their vessel will not sail from this port, as previously advertised, on the 15th, but on the 29th ; and that her future sailings to and from New York would also be changed. This alteration is rendered necessary in consequence of her having to go to Milford to repair—the graving -docks here large enough to take in this steamer being previously occupied. SMUGGLING.—On Wednesday last, at the Pollee-court, the captain of the brig Rival, lying in the Salthouse Dock, was charged before Mr. Rushton with smuggling a quantity of cigars. From the evidence of the tide-waiter it appeared that the captain was taking his chest on shore when he was requested to allow it to be searched. He stated that he had lost his keys, when the officer took it to the Inspector, where it was opened, and two boxes of cigars discovered. He was remanded until Saturday, to know the desires of the Board of Customs. EXTRAORDINARY QUICK PASSAGE —The John o'Gaunt, uapt. ttonertson, which arrived at this port on Friday last, is the first vessel announced from Hong-Kong. She com pleted her passage ont and home in 286 days, including her detention i❑ Hong-Kong and St. Helena, having sailed from port on the 24th of June last, on her outward passage. On her homeward passage she sailed from Hong-Kong on the 22nd December, and from St. Helena on the 20th of February. The John o'Gaunt is the property of Messrs. Gladstone and Co., and is one of the handsomest and deci dedly the finest vessel that adorn our docks. She was built by Messrs. Wilson and Co., of the North Shore, and every passage she makes seems to add to her already great celebrity as a fast sailer. UTTERING BASE COlN.—Mary Johnson, a respectably dressed woman was charged at the Police court, on Tuesday, with having uttered two base shillings. From theevidence of an .assistant to Mr. Acroyd, draper, of Byrom-street, it appeared that on the 3d of April the prisoner paid to him a bad shilling in purchasing a hank of silk, which was not dis covered until after she left the shop. On Monday last she came again, and tendered a counterfeit shilling. On her per son were found two good shillings. She was committed for trial at the ensuing sessions.—The same day a man named Thomas Hughes was also committed for trial for a similar offence. On his person was found a box.containing sand, a piece of sand-paper, and some fuller's earth—all materials used, it was stated, for taking the greasy smoothness off counterfeit coin. A CONTRAST. — DISINTERESTEDNESS AND CUPIDITY.— A splendid snuff box, with the following inscription, has been presented to a French lieutenant, for his generous disin terestedness, with which his crew appeared also to be actuated. " Presented to Captain Pouthier, commander of the French marine steam-ship Camelion, by the Shipping Association of the port of Dartmouth and the owners of the English schooner Mermaid, as a trifling acknowledgment of his generous con duct in gratuitously assisting her into Toulon, when totally dismasted off that port on the 17th of January, 1842." As a contrast to the above, I nay state, the Adelaide (r. c.) towed into our port the British brig Hannah, also dismasted by being in contact. A claim has been made for £lOOO, for services performed to their own countrymen. The French commander, with a noble spirit, as above stated, claims no thing.—From a Correspondent. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIET .—The services in con nexion with the 26th anniversary of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society for the Liverpool district, commenced on Sunday last, when sermons were preached in the various chapels throughout the town by the Rev. P. C. Turner, Governor of the Theological Institution, Didsbury, and the Rev. H.. Fish, of London, the deputation from the parent society ; also by the Rev. T. Dove, Superintendent of the Missions in Sierra Leone; thc Rev. Dr. Raffles, the Rev. A. E. Farrer r the Rev. T. Hargreaves, and the Rev, J. H. James. The annual meeting was held in Brunswick Chapel on Tuesday evening, the building being crowded to excess. Richard Matthews, Esq., was called to the chair. The report announced an increase in the income of the past year to the amount of £159. 18s. 6d. The resolutions were moved and seconded by the Revs. H. Fish, J. Kelly, J. Caughey, G. Osborne, and Thomas Dover. The Rev. Mr. Farrer stated, that he had received a letter enclosing the sum of £2O, and the Rev. Mr. Caughey announced the receipt of £l5 from a lady. The sums in the missionary boxes amounted to £22. ss. Ild. DARING BURGLARY —FORTUNATE ARREST OF THE ROI3BERS.—On Monday morning last, as police constable No. 95 was on duty near Fontenoy-street, he observed two young men whose appearance was somewhat suspicious. H e questioned them, when, from the evasive answers they gav e, he took them into custody. On one of the prisoners, who had but that morning been discharged from prison after twelve months' confinement, were found three keys, two to bacco boxes (one a new one), a punch, and other articles. One of them was wearing a coat, which being much too large, was s uspected to have been stolen. Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday morning information was received at the police station, that a tobacconist's shop in Great Charlotte-street had been entered during the night, and a variety of articles stolen therefrom, amongst which were the coat, punch, and other things things found on th e pr i soners . O ne o f t h e keys also dsnuff, cigars, the door of the sh o p. A l arge quan ti ty o f g and other articles, were removed, and . wer e a ft erwar d s discovered concealed in Willi am Henry- s t ree t. Th e pri soners ner s made but a lame defence, and were committ e d t o t a k e their s trials at the next assizes. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.--A meeting . of Shareholders in the London and Brighton Railway took place vester , day at one o'clock, at the Clarendon-roo ms " on" ( as stated in the advertisement) important business connec ted with the Company. The meeting was but slenderly at tended owing to the shortness of the notice and an adjourn-. ment to a fature convenient early day was at first suggested, and Con curred in; but with a vie w to th e b e tt er i n f ormat i on of the s hareholders, a chairman was appointed, Mr. Brockle ba, and Mr. Alderman W. Earle entered into a b r i e f p, onkl.i na tlon of the objects he had in view in ca lli ng th em to . s — et rl i ' cr . They had had, he said, a full meeting on a previous l occa s i o n for the purpose of having certain clauses introdu ce d into the bill now before parliament, and which the Directors in London ob jected to ; but they (the•sharehold ers h ere ) were successul, and they had now to choose ten di rectors in place of twenty-four, as originally on the bill. Th e business of the company would be well done, if t h e y elected ten good, able and competent men, and let. them work it out in their own way. He bad prepared the few resolutions he held in his hand, previous to his seeing the article in the London Times, of Saturday last, on the su bject, which coincided with his own opinion, and these he had purposed to submit had the meeting been as numerous a s was desirable. He should, however, read them. [Mr. Earle here read the resolutions. They were to the effect that it was of importance to the interests of the Company, that efficient directors should be elected at the meeting to be called for that purpose, after the passing of the act now in oroeress through parliament ; that that object could only be r - - attained by a cordial co-operation of the proprietors in plac ing their proxies in the hands of one or more individuals to act for them at the meeting, atter making the requsite en quiries ; and, finally, that a person or persons named shall he appointed to attend the meeting, and to take such measures in the interim as might be deemed necessary for securing the objecilhe proprietors had in view.] After some conversation relative to the manner of procuring the proxies, the Chairman s aid that he should himself like to see the gentlemen who had before acted for them in London again appointed as a depu tation —namely, Mr. Earle and Mr. Chorley. The meeting intimated their approbation.—Mr. Earle said he was ho noured by the compliment, but he rather thought he would not be in the country at the time; and it was still more pro bable that Mr. Chorley would also be absent, as he had gone to Paris. It was desirable to appoint a deputation to be in readiness to act at the next general meeting, which would take place in a few weeks; for the bill had already passed t h e House of Commons, and would go through the Lords rapidly, as it would not be opposed.—After a concurrent opinion being expressed that some gentleman or gentlemen b e appointed to go to London who would f ee l t ru ly inte res ted in the welfare of the shareholders generally, and advert:sing the next meeting, the purpose in view should in u u 'i l d d b e specifically stated, to induce a larger attendance of the shareholders, it was agreed to adjourn the meeting, for t he objects stated, until that day week—Thursday next. The meeting then separated. ttllcen'ti;liitl3etTtreiOr a short si latest krnphi.theatrical noveltie R, and ASSAULT ON A FEMALE. —James Mooney, a stout, robust Irishman, was on Wednesday fined 60s. and. costs by Mr. Rushton, at the Police court, for an unprovoked assault on a female THE THE ROYAL.—This theatre opens on Monday next •. Mr. Hammond has provided two novelties for the holiday folks: A new opera and a fairy spectacle; the former has been got up with much care, the latter with magnificence, effect, and attention. for the summer season WAX WoaK.—A very beautiful collection of was-work figures is now on view at the York Hotel. - Amongst others are likenesses of Lord B roug h am , D u k e of Wllington, Grace Darling, Madame Laffarge. and other celebrated characters. A figure of the Queen is a beautiful work of art. AN ImPosTr.rt : CAUTION.—We have been requested to caution our readers in the counrty, round Liverpool, against a fellow who is hawking spectacles about, and who represents his stock to be manufactured by a respectable tradesman in Lord-street. He has no authority to use the name, and richly deserves horseponding. CAOTION TO CHIMNEY SWEEPERS.-At the Police -court, on Tuesday; Mr. Rushton inflicted the mitigated penalty of £5. on a person of the name of Stanton, a master of the black art, for knowingly permitting a boy of seventeen years of age to enter the flues at the works in Hatton-garden. In default of payment of the fine, he was committed to the Bo rough Gaol for one month. PHIPPS PIANO FORTE INSTRUCTOR.—This is one of the most comprehensive, and at the same time, one of the simplest works of the kind we have seen. The author has taken more into consideration the gradual progress of the beginner that the generality of writers of Instructions.' The pupil is not here tempted to essay a run before he can walk,' . but is led on, step by step, till he may safely venture to throw off his leading strings. It is in every way adapted for the tyro, being full of instruction and amusement. The airs are very.prettily arranged, though some perhaps are too familiar. We advise our young readers to try the effect of these lessons upon themselves."—The Musical Gazette. The decay of the Teeth and Gums arises from various causes; but, principally, it may be attributed to early neglect, ill health, and the use of Tooth Nwders containing mineral and other deleterious acids, which give a momentary white ness to the teeth, while they corrode the enamel! The ex treme prevalence of this last cause is too well known to need comment. To this fact, indeed, is principally to be attri buted the long botanical research, which was happily termi nated by the most felicitous discovery ever given to the world for the Preservation of the Teeth, Gums, and Breath, viz.— ROWLAND'S ODONTO, Or PEARL DENTRIFICE : this powder now occupies a distinguished place at the toilets of the sove reigns and the nobility throughout Europe, while the general demand for it at once announces the favour in which it is held by the public at large.—See advt. JUVENILE CHARITABLE SOCIETY.-It may not be gene rally known that there is a society under this denomination now in existence in Liverpool, which deserves encouragement and support. It emanated from 'the pupils of the Mechanics Institution, who, forming themselves into a committee, raised a fund for the relief of the poor, and obtained aid from their adult friends. Although their sphere of operation is necessarily, for want of funds, very limited, yet these little fellows have been the means of doing some good,—cheering some down-cast hearts. and causing smiles to arise where sorrowfulness had previously existed. To draw attention to their laudable zeal, and add to their friends, it is their in tention to have a bazaar at the Royal Assembly Rooms, shortly. We believe that contributions have come in very liberally, and that the sight will be a very pretty one. PARISH SCHOOLS AT KIRKDALE.—The contracts for the building of the House and School of Industry at Kirkdale for young persons, (attached to the Workhouse establish ment of this town,lwere opened on Wednesday, and closed yesterday. The ccessful candidaths were Messrs. Mver and Wilson, of London, whose contract was accepted, for the whole work, for the sum of £19,775. There were in all about 30 contracts sent in, three only of which were for the entire completion of the undertaking, and twenty-seven for various departments respectively or conjointly. Taking the aggregate amounts of the latter tatter to combine a whole, we understand that the contract accepted is very considerable lower—being so, by the lowest of these that would be combined, by upwards of £2OOO. We cannot help regretting that the contract or contracts, did not fall in whole or in part into the hands of some one or other of our own able townsmen, but we by no means question the propriety of the parish authorities accepting of the lowest, as a matter of economy ; nor have we reason to doubt but that the work will be looked after and well executed. WHOLESALE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.-011 Wednesday last, a decently-dressed woman named Mary Morgan, and her mother an infirm old woman, were charged at the Police court, with robbery, under the following circumstances. Mr. Reid, of the Arcade, a dealer in china and earthenware, stated that some time ago he had had a quantity of china manufactured, and a plate of the Rechabite Arms cut for and impressed upon it. In consequence of the articles being inferior to what he anticipated, they were not very saleable, and were consequently stowed away in a garret that was kept locked. Some time after he lost the key of the room in which it was deposited, but thought little of it till Tues day last, when he received information that some china of the same pattern was on sale in the Park. The servant re tired to rest, and he thought probably that she bad the miss ing key. On searching her pocket, however, to his surprise he found the duplicates of a quantity of clothing belonging to him that she had pledged, and •in her box a further quan tity, in all 24 lots, some of which had been recently pawned. On searching the house of the elder prisoner, a china cup of the described pattern was found, and no less than four per sons appeared in the Police-court who had purchased china from the prisoners, who purported to be selling it for a per- son in distress, that was in the trade. Some of them had purchased four or five complete sets. Mr. Rushton com mented strongly on the conduct of parties purchasing so ex tensively from strangers without instituting any enquiry ; and said he had a great mind to commit some of them as re ceivers. In all, Mr. Reid has lost from thirty to forty dozen sets, exclusive of minor articles. The property from Mr. Downings, and other pawnbrokers, completely covered the council table. The prisoners said nothing in defence, and were committed to the sessions for trial. The, FUNDS. WEDNESDAY EVENING.—CMISOIS have re mained good all day at 961 to 97 for money, and 971 for the account. The leading purchase was 25,000 Three per Cents Reduced at 961. by the Commissioners of the Savings•banks, who continue their investments on a small scale. All the English securities present a :healthy position, though busi ness is not very brisk. Bank Stock closed 184 to .185 ; India Stock, 269 to 270; Exchequer-bills, 2d. issue, 665. to 68s. premium ; the lid. issue, 675. to 695. premium ; India Bonds 765. to 78a. premium ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Re duced, RN to i; New 3/ per Cents. 1321 to ; Long An nuities, 12 946 ; and Canada debentures, 1124. The Spanish market was the great scene of business in the foreign funds. The dealings were of an extensive character, and quotations advanced considerably. From 34i, the first quoted price of the Three per Cents., they rose to 35/, but as sellers subse quently appeared a reaction rook place, and they left off 341 to 35. The Actives closed firm at 244 to 3. It is remarked by persons watching the movement of business transacted in these securities during the last few days, that whenever prices are ascending their course is c h ec k e d by the sales of an influential broker, who appears to be getting rid of stock by immediate realization. His operations are said to have been highly successful, he having always caught the market at the best point. To-morrow's settlement is re garded with anxiety, as it is not expected that the differences will be met in every quarter without difficulty. Up to the close of this evening matters in this respect proceeded satis factorily, but that which is most feared is the pressure likely to follow, and affect some of the weaker dealers, when the general demand for accommodation becomes apparent. Three to six per cent. were the rates paid in the course of pre paration to-day, and though these leave a wide margin, it is, nevertheless, considered there will be increased fluctua tion before the account is finally settled. Portuguese con. verted closed 40 to ; Brazilian, heavy at 74i to 75 3 / 4 ; Colom bian, 241 to 25 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 561 to ; Ditto, Five per Cents., 991 to NO; Mexican, 29i to 30 ; the Deferred, 81 to ; and Belgian, 1041 to 1051. INQUESTS. - On Wednesday.—An inquest was held on view of the body of Ellen Campbell, who was 84 years of age. Deceased was being lifted out of a cart, when she fell down through feebleness, and died from the injuries she re ceived. Verdict, " Accidental."—On the body of James Duke, aged five years, who lived with his parents ill a court in Gildart's-gardens. On Monday night last his clothes had caught fire while he was alone, and he was found " falling down stairs like a ball of fire." He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died on Tuesday morning. Verdict, " Accidental."—Same day, on the body of John Crighton, a carter. He was driving his cart along Gill street, when the horses suddenly started at a gallop ; he ran to the leading horse and got hold of the bridle, but did not succeed in stopping it. At this time a drove of pigs coming in the opposite dirertion, threw him off his legs, and he fell in front of the cart, the near wheel of which passed over him. The injuries he received caused his death, after he had lingered about a week. .Verdict, " Accidental death."—On view of the body of an old lady named Mary Stonfield. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had gone to bed in good health on the previous Monday night ; that on the following morning, from her not attending breakfast at the usual hour, the family became alarmed. The door of the room in which she slept was locked, and on it being forced open she was found dead upon the floor. It was the opinion of a medical gentleman who attended her, that her death had been produced by apoplexy. Verdict accordingly.— Same day, on view of the body of a child under four years of age, that was accidentally scalded to death. The deceased and another child of about the same age were playing to gether with a small pan in which an egg had been boiled; when by some accident the water it contained was spilled on the breast of the deceased. Verdict, " Accidental death."— Yesterday.—On view of the body of Joseph Renshaw, a la bourer, whose skull was fractured by the accidental slipping of the oanhooks from a cask, and which struck him while he was employed in discharging a vessel called the Baytield, lying in the Queen's Dock. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he lingered until Tuesday. Verdict, "Ac cidental deith."—Same day, touching the death of John Brogie. It appeared that the deceased was a labourer, and on Saturday evening last was working on board the steamer Achilles, in the Clarence Dock ; that amongst other articles of cargo they stowed away was a cask that cont a i ne d a w hit e liquor, which by the shipping invoice was spirits of nitre. The cask was not labelled, and a few dros were oosing from the bung. The deceased shortly afterwards informed one of the witnesses that he was ill, saying he thought he was poisoned, as he had been drinking some of the liquor from the cask. He was shortly afterwards taken to the house of his brother, where he died the same evening. A post mortem examination was made by Mr. Longbottom, who, however, was not able to say what the stomach contained. The sto mach was much inflamed. The steamer, it appeared, sailed the same evening. The jury returned a verdict of died from the effects of poison, but by whom administered o r w h e th er the deceased took it himself there was no evidence to show.- -Same day, on the body of a boy named Phillip Hagan, who was accidentally burned to death by this clothes taking fire on Monday last. Verdict accordingly.—Same day, on the body of William Holliwell, a shipkeeper on board the Mon tezuma, who, it appeared, had accidentally fallen into the dock. The accident was not discovered at the time. Ver dict—" Accidental deatb."—Also, on the body of a girl named Hammond, whose clothes had caught fire. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. [ln our paper of Tues day last, we gave the particulus of a case of a child who was run over by a car in Lime-street. The child is since dead ; and an inquest was yesterday held on the body, when a verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded.] THE MEDITERRANEAN .AND INDIAN MAILS.—The following notice was put up yesterday at the General Post ' office, St. Martin's-le-Grand :—" The :next mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands, will be made up on Baturday the 15th instant ; and for Egypt and India, on the 29th inst., via Falmouth. The next overland mail, via Marseilles, on the 4th of May. West Indies, &c.—The Forth steamer for the mails of the 15th inst. New York.—A ship letter bag for New York and British North America will be made up on the 14th inst. (to-morrow), and be forwarded by the Great Western steamer, via Liverpool. The Hibernia steamer for the North Ameri can mails of the 18th inst. STRIKING A BARGAIN.—AIIbrey, in his MS. collections, relates that in several parts of England, when two persons are driving a bargain, one holds out his right hand, and says, " strike me ;" arid if the other strike, the bargain holds ; whence the " striking a bargain." The practice is retained in the mode of saying, " done," to a wager offered, at the same time striking the hand of the wagerer. DAVID COUR A meeting of the friends of this church was held on Mon day night, at the Welsh School-room, in Russell-street, for the purpose of petitioning the trustees to restore the Welsh services to their original order. The attendance was small, and consisted principally of that class of people who felt personally interested in the object of the meeting. The Rev. D. JAMES presided. The rev. gentleman, in explaining the object of the meeting, entered into a brief review of the past history of the church, and observed that St. David's Church was built expressly for the use and ac commodation of the Welsh population of Liverpool. It was opened for the performance of divine service about sixteen years ago, when the late minister received his appointment as incumbent. The act of parliament provided " that the reading of the prayers and the preaching of two sermons in the said church in the morning and evening of each Sunday should be in the Welsh language, and the afternoon service should be in the English language." Accordingly the ser• vices were fixed in the following order :—Full service and sermon in the Welsh language at eleven in the morning and at half-past six in the evening, and English service at three in the afternoon. This order of things was allowed to con tinue only a short time—far too short to give the church a fair trial. The Welsh were not in haste to take pews, as is generally the case in new churches, and fear was entertained in some quarters that the minister's stipend would be but small. To remedy this evil a series of changes and innova tions was soon commenced. The Welsh service of eleven was thrown back to nine o'clock in the morning, to make room for an English congregation, as the English appeared more willing and able to pay pew-rents; and eventually the Welsh service of half-past six in the evening was thrown back to three in the afternoon, that the 4saglish service might take its place. Thus the Welsh wereforced to attend at the most inconvenient hours of the day, in order to ac commodate the English congregations, because the latter paid the minister better. Under this new order of things, the Church of St. David, whilst it retained the appearance of a Welsh church, had really and virtually become an Eng lish church ; and the poor Welsh, for whose benefit and re ligious instruction it was built, as these changes were going on, felt aggrieved, and gradually withdrew from it in disgust. Several of the trustees disapproved of these innovations from the first, and at length two of them took active and decided measures to rescue the church from such unwarrantable per version, and lodged a complaint with the Bishop of the dio cese. The Bishop felt reluctant to interfere, because the majority of the trustees were silent on the subject. • The two trustees to whom he alluded, however, did not let the matter rest, but continued their agitation until it produced a conviction of the wrong in the public mind. The Bishop preferred the minister to another post in the town, leaving St. David's at the disposal of the trustees. This was the present position of St. David s. It was without a minister, and without congregations, either English or Welsh. A mere handful of people attended its services. The English had withdrawn from a sense of the injustice which had been done to the Welsh, and had gone to other churches. The trustees would proceed to the election of a new incumbent on the 3d of May, and now was the time for the Welsh people to express to the trustees their wishes as to what should be the order and character in future of the services at St. David's Church. RICHARD LEWIS PARRY, Esq., moved the first resolu tion—" That this meeting, considering the fact that above 40,000 natives of Wales are permanently settled in the town of Liverpool, and the importance of securing for them the means of religious instruction through the medium of their own language, begs to record its conviction, that as St. Da vid's Church was built expressly for the use of the Welsh residents, it is the solemn duty of the patrons of that church to place it on its original basis, and to render its services not only more available, but in every respect acceptable to the Welsh people." Mr. Parry spoke at some length, and ex pressed his conviction that time was never given for St. Da vid's to work its way in Liverpool as a Welsh church, and that out of a population of 40,000 or 50,000 who spoke Welsh and preferred it as the medium of divine worship, it Was ab surd to suppose there were not as many attached to the prin ciples of the established church as would fill one church. Mr. ROBT. ROBERTS seconded the resolution, and stated that he was one of the oldest attendants on the Welsh ser vices of the church in Liverpool. He used to attend St. Paul's Church when the Rev. Mr. Pugh was one of the mi nisters, and preached in Welsh. The Welsh people at that time filled the church, and continued until Mr. Pugh died. An Englishman was appointed to succeed him, and the Welsh were left without a church and without a minister. They went to the chapels—for what else could they do 1-- and he (the speaker) went to Pall-mall chapel, until such time as he found Welsh service in another church ; but it was hard to gather the people after they had been once dis persed. He hoped to see St. David's Church made once more a Welsh church, and time given to form a Welsh con gregation in it. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. The Rev. WILLIAM HUGHES moved the second resolu tion—" That the following memorial to the trustees be adopted, and forwarded to their secretary, with a request that he will take the earliest opportunity to lay it before them." The rev. gentleman addressed the meeting in Welsh, and stated that he observed in the meeting a person from whom he had received this communication—that among the Welsh inhabitants of Liverpool, who had been used to attend the Welsh chapels, it was very well known to be a fact that hundreds of them had gone thither at first from necessity, and still entertained feelings so friendly towards the established religion of the land, that even now they would gladly attach themselves to the church, provided they could find in it the accommodation they wanted, and had a minister to take an interest in their spiritual welfare. Mr. ROBERT JONES seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The following memorial was at the same time read, and adopted without a dissentient voice. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting closed about nine o'clock. TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST. DAVID ' S CHURCH, LIVERPOOL, " The respectful Memorial of the undersigned. " Showelh, " That your memorialists have watched with lively interest the late movements in reference to St. David's Church, in this town, in the hope of seeing such measures adopted as will render it what its original promoters intended it to be— a Welsh church, for the Welsh population of Liverpool. But they have learned with deep regret that the trustees in tend to continue, on thomplan hitherto pursued, those English services by which the ;,arch has been perverted from its original purpose. • . _ " That as St. David's is the only Welsh church in Liver pool, the performance of Welsh service at so early an hour as nine o'clock in the morning, especially during the winter - months, must ever debar many of the church going Welsh residents from attending, inasmuch as they are not thrown together in the immediate vicinity of the church, but lie scattered through the wide extent of the town. " That the appropriation of the only church belonging to a population of 40,000 Welsh residents, to the use of the Eng lish during the most convenient hours of the Sabbath, namely, at eleven in the morn in g a nd half-past six in the evening, has been felt by the Welsh as a gr i evous wrong ; but your memorialists are happy to state that as soon as this feeling became known to the English congregations they simultaneously withdraw from the church, and have since taken seats elsewhere. " Your memorialists, therefore, receiving these circum stances in connexion with the fact that St. David's Church is now vacant, beg most respectfully to submit that the pre sent is a most favourable opportunity for restoring the church to its original purpose and reinstating the Welsh services, as prescribed in the act of parliament : and they venture to urge this the more from a deliberate conviction, that if sufficient time be given for the experiment to be made, and a faithful, zealous, and right-minded minister be appointed as incum bent, the trustees will have the gratification to find that there will he neither want of attendance, nor lack of support, on the part of the Welsh people. THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. The general monthly meeting of this society took place on Tuesday evening last, at seven o'clock, at the Royal Insti tution. The attendance of members and visitors was very numerous, the subject for the evening being one that has long continued to excite much interest in the scientific world, and particularly amongst those using steam-engines and de sirous of preventing nuisance by smoke. Mr. JouN GRAN THAM, the president, took the chair, and called on Mr. Chas. Wye 'Williams for his promised communication " ' ON THE COMBUSTION OF GAS,' IN REPLY TO A PAPER LATELY READ BY MR. C. J. SMITH, ON THE COMBUS• TION OF SMOKE Mr. C. W. WILLIAMS then came forward, and was re ceived with much approbation. lie spoke at considerable length, and was heard with great attention and frequent ap plause; but the subject being of a scientific character, we only report such parts as have a general or practical bearing. After a review of the failure of the plans of modern smoke burners, from their attention to the mechanical properties of furnaces, while they neglected the chemical processes carried on in them, Mr. Williams observed that Mr. Smith's paper charged him with having broached certain views which were not only novel, and " totally at variance with generally re ceived opinions," but which the public mind would not re ceive on Mr. Williams's mere ipso dixit. Among these views, which Mr. Smith denied, were—lst, that smoke once formed in a furnace, cannot be afterwards burned ; and, 2nd, that cold air was preferable to hot air. Mr. Williams then reviewed Mr. Smith's account of the effect of applying heat to coal in a furnace and in a retort, and which he had described as being essentially different in their effects, whereas all the authorities state that it was the same. Mr. Williams observed that Mr. Smith said—" If oxygen of a high temperature could be supplied to the coal gases, immediately on their being liberated smoke would certainly be prevented." This, however, he admitted was imprac ticable, and hence erroneously inferred. that " the formation of smoke cannot be prevented." " Did it not occur to Mr. Smith," said Mr. Williams, " that if this far-fetched notion of bringing hot oxygen to the cold gases was impossible, the bringing cold air to hot gases would produce the same effect? In proof of this, he quoted Mr. Braude and others, and re. ferred to the candle and lamp as illustrations of the fact. In these, the air is cold when applied to the gas, and perfect combustion follows. Mr. Smith's paper stated that on the lid being luted on, a retort, " hydrogen was evolved—that carbon vapour was evolved, abundantly, and that atmospheric air was resolved into its constituents." The entire of this,_ Mr. Willia ms stated, was contrary t o a ll authority.-Ist. Hydrogen is not evolved—that gas being evolved only towards the close of the operation. 2nd.—Carbon vapour is not evolved, and never could be evolved, as carbon cannot be vapourized even by the most intense beat. And 3rd.—Atmospheric air is not re solved into its elements, for this plain reason, that there is none of it in the retort at the time. To make out this case, Mr. Smith alleges that if we allow the escape of the gases through the luting of the retort, they are not gases, but " dense smoke." This notion, so contrar to fact, M r. Williams said was proved to be erroneous by an experiment which exhibited the gas and smoke in their dis tinct characters, and, as an easy test, shewed, that while the former, though higly coloured, would not soil a piece of white paper, the latter instantly deposited on it the black separated carbon. He then placed some pitch hi a small re tort, and on introducing into it a piece of red-hot iron, much Sias was evolved, b ut which, he said, Mr. Smith had called dense smoke." On applying a lighted taper to this gas, at a considerable distance from its exit, the three stages of gas, flame, and smoke were all distinguishable at the same mo ment—the flame being intromediate, between the other two. By what authority, then, said Mr. Williams, does Mr. Smith degrade these gases, and nickname them as "dense smoke, and for the sole purpose of making out his theory, that smoke is made and can be burned ? For the first time the motto is thus said to be proved, and to Mr. Smith be the credit given —Ex fumo dare lucem ; for if it be dense smoke that issues from th e retorts, it must be the same which passes to the purifiers. Mr. Smith's paper states—" That it is impossible to prevent tine formation of the mixture of gases and vapours, popularly called smoke." Mr. Williams asked, who ever denied it ? The question, however, was, not what is popularly called smoke, but what smoke is? for on this depends the remedy. Mr. Smith's case, be said, was this—at the instant the gases are formed, they are gases, but the next instant they are dense smoke : the chemical world, however, would noeadopt this new nomenclature. Mr. Williams said he then came to the more serious point : Mr. Smith's assertion that Dr. Ure and Professor Brande concurred with him in these views; and to set this matter oght, hit toad writteit In bah ileit4 gontioalen,l44oi4ii 4 copy of Mr, Smith's paper, He would now read their re. plies, as essential to his justification. Dr. lire's letter to Mr. Williams says, " I quite agree with you in considering the prevention of smoke to be the true mode of curing the nuisance ; for when once formed, that is, when the carbona ceous particles become deposited, it is impossible effectually to burn them, so as to destroy the smoke which they occa sion, or rather constitute. I have received your favour with the pamphlet inclosed, (Mr. Smith's,) and in reference to the words to which you have directed my attention, I have shortly to reply, that I do not concur with the author, when he says ' that coals cannot be burned without smoke." No one can deny ' that it is impossible to prevent the formation of what is popularly called smoke.' Popular notions and popular names, however, are not current with chemical phi losophers. Nor do I agree with the said author, that, when gases escape from the retort, they are dense smoke, although they may be vulgarly called so." Professor Braide s s reply, Mr. Williams observed, was equally decided. His letter states, " There is so little chemis try in Mr. Smith's paper, and that little is of so questionable a character, that I am sure you will have no difficulty in re futing it. To the third paragraph of page 6, ' Combustion as defined by chemists,' &c. I would ask, what chemists ? The whole seems to me as if the author did, in fact, not pre cisely understand himself. Again, at page 10, 'As a further illustration,' &c. This paragraph is manifestly a jumble of errors. Now, as to the quibble about burning smoke ;in other words, burning what is to be presumed has already been burned, and, therefore, cannot be burned twice over; you have already so ably and satisfactorily dealt with that matter, as to render any remarks upon my part needless. I can, in short, see nothing in Mr. Smith's paper; that in the least invalidates your views respecting the prevention of smoke, by the combustion of that which would become smoke, if you would let it ; and 3ou are quite right as to the inter pretation you put upon the meaning of my words." After such statements from the chemical professors of the very highest standing, said Mr. Williams, it was unnecessary to say more in disproof of the errors of Mr. Smith on this part of the subject. He then combatted the doctrine of the value of hot air in the combustion of gaseous matter, and re ferred to the comparison drawn between his (Mr. William's) furnace and that described as " commonly called Kurtz's patent." He thought it would have been well if Mr. Smith had ascertained if this,'so called, plan had any claim to the name, and thns avoid the imputation of leading the society astray. The difference Mr. Smith described as consisting in this,—that "in the one, cold air is prescribed for the pre vention of smoke ;in the other, hot air for its cure." He denied, however, that hot air was used, and to test this fact he had erected a furnaee as now used in the Victory, under the name of Kurtz's patent, but which is in fact nothing but Parke's old patent double bridge with cold air. The pipes acted as bars, and on these the fuel lay. So far from find ing the air which passed through them being " intensely heated," the pipes themselves were so cool that the hand might be kept pressed against them—an aperture having been left by which the hand or a thermometer might be intro duced. A model of this furnace was then exhibited. Mr. Williams said be then bad the pipes lowered to the bottom of the ash-pit, and out of contact with the fire—the result being that the air then actually issued even warmer than be fore. The third experiment was the removing the pipes, and replacing them with his own air box, through the perforations of which the air isused. Here the result was, that the air issued still warmer than in either of the former ; so that, as he observed, if there was any value in the air being warmed or hot, (which, however, he denied,) his plan had a better claim to the title of a hot air plan than that " commonly called Knrtz's." Mr. Smith's paper, he observed, stated that there were admiralty testimonials in favour of the plan as adopted by the Urgent steamer ; but what were the testimonials as to the Driver, or the Merlin ? In both it h a d f a il e d. I n t ru th, said Mr.f Williams, the whole has been a series of experi ments in these Admiralty vessels, until they had at length returned to cold air and Parke's plan in the steamer the Victory, though it was still called Kurtz's plan. Besides, said Mr. Williams, bow did it happen that Mr. Smith, though he could not see the Urgent, had overlooked the steamers the Prince and Princess, and the ten other ves sels in the port to which his Argand furnace had been suc cessfully applied, or the public works in this town which also had adopted it. Mr. WILLIAMS then exposed the error into which Mr. Smith had fallen, in stating that the bottom of a boiler would be intensely heated, and for which he said he would give him a very simple remedy,—namely, the keeping a supply of water in it. He then placed a vessel with water over a large laboratory burner, and when the water boiled he took it off, and allowed that instead of being intensely heated, the bot tom was so cold that he could press his hand to it. Mr. W. subsequently exhibited Houldsworths pyremeter, by which the changes of temperature in the flues were accurately indi cated.—Mr. Smith made a short reply, repeating his state ment that smoke could not be prevented being formed. Mr. SAMUEL HOLME then, in very complimentary terms, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Williams for the able com munication he had made. He was glad of an opportunity of saying what he had long wished publicly to declare, that not only was Liverpool much indebted to him in reference to steam navigation, but also Ireland, for the benefits he had conferred upon her. He (Mr. Elolme) had gone through the sister island ; he had gone up the noble Shannon, and he did not take a single step in that country without witnessing the successful and beneficial effects of his science, genius, and enterprise. Mr. Williams, be concluded, was worthy of the highest esteem for what he had accomplished in this country and in Ireland. The members then retired to the refreshment-room. THE LIVERPOOL ANTI-EDUCATION MEETING (From Yesterday's Times) At a meeting at the Music-hall, Liverpool, on Monday last, to oppose the education clauses of the Factory Bill, there were present " ministers of the following various denomina tions • ' that is to say, first, " Catholic s ; " secon dl y , S co t c h Presbyterians ; next Welsh Independents, then simple Inde pendents, Unitarians, " Independent College, Manchester," Baptists, Welch Calvinistic Methodists, and " Methodist New Connexion." After much declamation about " justice," " blood," " monopoly," and the like, a Mr. Thom, a Uni tarian, developed the principle of " comprehensive " state education, as the ground on which all definite religious teach ing ought to be opposed, in terms which must have startled, we should think, pretty considerably the " Catholic " deno minationists who, as we are informed, were present. Thus then spake the Unitarian deputy,— " We hold that a truly national education would be as comprehensive as its name. It would be undertaken in a large and Catholic spirit." Now, we always conceived that " Catholicity " was some hing uniform, alt-pervading, everlasting, consistent, at one with itself, definite, and, as being all these, a badge of truth. We, therefore, supposed that if a religious Catholicity were referred to by the speaker he implied that the teaching in question should be conducted upon the basis of that catholic truth, which appeals to the general consent of Christians of all ages and nations ; but that, if merely secular education were alluded to, then that there was implied a reference to some scheme of instrugtion, some method of tuition, which all the sages of all countries and all generations had concurred to recommend and establish. What was our surprise, then, to read the following piece of that very intelligible declamation, which followed this mouthing about Catholicity : " He conceived that a system of national education would regard as its highest object the rearing up of a race of free men,—of a race of men whose honour, whose truth, whose integrity, whose religion would be based solely upon the spiritual conviction s o f their own souls, and upon the moral convictions of their own minds. But what noble fruits of knowledge could they expect from a system based on class degradation or how could they look for national glory to proceed out of individual subserviency ?" &c. More follows to the same effect, implying that all educa tion ought to be simply suggestive, or not even so much as that, and that, therefore, it might and ought to embrace, in one uniform vacuity of nothingness, good Christian, good Mahomedan, good Hottentot, an d goo d everything educa tion. The poor gentleman, indeed, mistook largeness for Catholicity, and an infinite power of diversity and dissent for Catholic agreement—just as men take height for symme try. or think that numbers make an army. But what is the plain English of all this declamation about self-conviction and self-created religion and morality ? It is neither more or less than the monstrous humbug, that arch-folly of the day, that people can and therefore ought to teach with out biasing. It is tyranny, say these gentlemen, to teach a child to be a Christian, because when he gets old he might possibly have preferred, if left to himseif, to be a Ma homedan or a Mormon; and Mr. Thom goes further—he is for leaving even notions of " honour," " truth," and " in tegrity," to the chances of juvenile speculation. On his principles, if a young gentleman should happen to prefer the amusing morality of, " Jack Sheppard " or the Newyate Calendar to that inculcated by his Bible or taught in his catechism,—and we are sorry to be believe that the evil tendency of hntnan nature will sometimes, if left to itself— pace magistri Thom—choose the downward path instead of the upward,—it would yet be the height of " tyranny," " monopoly," and "class degradation," to interfere and compel "individual subserviency." " No," says the " Catholic " Th om , " l e t th em per i s h if they will, but let it be by their own free agency. Let our teaching be for evil as well as for good, but only make it large and comprehen siue. Let us only have the Catholicity' which teaches everything, even though it be only because it teaches any thing—religion or irreligion—virtue or vice." ROYAL GIFT.—The Queen Dowager has transmitted £25 towards the endowment of Parr Church, near St. Helen's. LORD EDWARD SOMERSET.—A number of the friends of this distinguished officer have resolved upon erecting a memorial of his brilliant services in the defence of his country. The mastership of Dulwich College is vacant by the death of Dr. Allen. The college, called " God's.• Gift " College, was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyne, the player, and friend of Shakspeare. He endowed it with the manor of Dulwich, and tenements in London, producing at present about £15,000 alear. The foundation consists of a master (who must bear the same name as the founder), a warden, four fellows, six poor brothers, the like number of poor sis ters, twelve poor scholars, six assistants, and thirty non-re sident members. THE QUEEN'i; STAG-HOUNDS.—CAUSE OF KENNEL LAMENESS.—In consequence of a discovery which had been recently made by a medical gentleman at Windsor, in the case of one of the whippers-in to the royal hunt, who was labouring under the effects of a paralysis, the cause of kennel lameness has been found to proceed from the presence of lead in the water, which is supplied to the kennel at Ascot, by means of pipes composed of that metal, through which the water is conveyed for a considerable distance. Since the discovery of the presumed cause of lameness in the royal pack, the water has heen analysed by Dr. Ryan, professor of chemistry at the Polytechnic Chemical School, and also by Mr. Phillips, the celebrated chemist, by order of the Com missioners of Woods and Forests. The results of Dr. Ryan's two experiments are as follows :—The first examination was made from a sample of water taken from the source or spring-head before it had entered the leaden pipes, when the specific gravity of 60 degrees was found to be 1.000.18. The imperial pint, on evaporation to dryness, yielded 2.37 grains of solid matter. The solid contents of an imperial pint were found by Dr. Ryan to be,— Chloride of Sodium.... Chloride of Magnesium Sulphate of Lime A trace of Carbonic Acid Grains. . 1.54 • 0.71 . 0.128 Excess in the course of analysis . • .OOB The second examination was made of water taken from the leaden pipes at the Royal kennel at Ascot, when the specific gravity was found to be 100.42. Upon an imperial pint of this water being, as in the former experiment, evaporated to dryness, it yielded two grains of solid matter, viz. Carbonate o f L ea d . Grains.l64 Organic M atter, and Traces of Chlorides of Sodium and Magnesium, and Sulphate of Lime...... Excesses in the course of analysis .002 It has, th ere f ore, been calculated, by Dr. Ryan, that every imperial gallon of the water used at the Royal kennel, after passing through the leaden pipes, contains 1.312 grains of the carbonate of lead. INTELIJOV SOUTH LANCASHIRE SPRING ASSIZES CROWN COURT.-TUESDAY Patrick Doran, aged 40, was called upon, charged with having, on the 26th of September, 1842, feloniously set fire to his premises, with intent to defraud the Phoenix Insurance Company. There were eight counts in the indictment, charging the offence in different ways. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. _ All the witnesses were ordered out of court. Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Denman appeared in support of the prosecution ; Mr. Wilkins and Mr. James defended the prisoner. Mr. ADOLPHUS detailed the circumstances of the case to the jury. As a full history of the matter was published when the examinations took place before the magistrates, and as the details again appear more minutely in the evidence, it is unnecessary to give the statement of the learned counsel. Several plans of the premises were produced by the advo cates of the prosecution ; and a well-executed model of Doran's house and shop, with the contiguous edifices, was produced by the learned gentlemen for the defence, and made use of by both parties. Mr. Webster, a cooper in Crompton-street, deposed to the circumstances of the first appearance of the fire, and as to giving the alarm. James Ainsworth.—l am a constable. On Monday, the 26th December last, I was at the premises in Crompton street, which were then completely burnt down. The wind was about N.N.E. That wind would carry the great fire clear away from the premises last burnt. I went next day to the fire. The prisoner followed me up from there to the po lice-office with his brother. Henry Doran caked me if I wanted Patrick Doran. I said I did, and I took him over to the commissioners. Alice Service.—l am a char-woman. On the evening of the 26th of September last, I was at Mr. Webster's. It was from half-past nine to ten o'clock that Mr. Webster gave the alarm. He called out " Here's fire here." I ran into the back kitchen to the door. I cannot say whether there is a window in Webster's back kitchen. I saw fire coming from Bushell's stable through the boards near the roof. I ran round to Doran's front door to give the alarm. I found the door a little open, about the breadth of my hand. I tried to get in, but something prevented it from opening. I thrutched against the door, and Mr. Doran started from behind it. When I saw him he staggered against his parlour door. The front door opened on the right, and the parlour door opened on the same side of the lobby. I could see Mr. Doran by the light from the fire; there was fire in his niece's room, on the left, next to Bushell's stable. I could see the fire coming from the niece's room ; it was on fire. I knew Doran : I had known him two years. I said, " Mr. Doran, Mr. Doran, your house is on fire at the back !" He wrung his hands and cried out, "Oh dear, oh' dear! I heard him speak on former occasions. He had his hat on and a dark frock coat. but I could not tell the colour. I went away directly back to Mr. Web s t er ' s , an d too k the children. I did not see any one but Doran. By Mr. WILKINS.---I could not swear to seeing his face. I did not see his face to swear to it. I did not see his face. I said in the first instance that 1 was almost sure that I could swear to him. By the JUDGE.--I have no doubt about it now ; not in the least. Richard Bibby.—l am an inspector of police. On the night of the 26th of September I was on duty. I recollect going for an engine, to bring it to the fire in Crompton -street. 1 went down the street before the engine. I went opposite Doran's store. It was about twenty minutes before ten o'clock ; that was before I went for the engine. It was about ten minutes after that I returned, after having called for the engine. There were a few persons there ; 'amongst them I saw the prisoner. He d—d my eyes, and told me to get out of the way, or to drive the people out of the way. I had not known him before. I have no doubt he is the man. I had walked at a quick pace from the Amphitheatre, and took me fifteen minutes. By Mr. WierciNs.—Whe n I went to the Amphitheatre from the premises I went along Great Howard -street, up Leeds -street, along Earle -street, on the left hand side of St. Paul's Church, into Key-street, along Moorfields, Dale street, Sir Thomas's-buildings, Richmond -street, and Roe street. [Mr. WILKINS.—If your Lordship will try that with your compasses, you will find that to be about 2,000 yards.] [TheJUDGE.--It is 2,200.] I could not have gone back in the same time. The premises were burned down about ten minutes past ten. Later in the evening I heard some one say he had been up to the theatre to look for his master. Ido not know who that was. James Marshall.—l am a policeman. I was on duty at the great fire on the 26th Dec. I was stationed at the bot tom of Crompton -street. A lad came and told me that a fresh fire had broken out in Crompton -street. I ran oppo site to Mr. Doran's House and saw a fire at the back. I gave the alarm, at the bottom of Crompton-street, and a police-officer passed the word on. I returned in a few mi nutes. I think the wind was northeast. It was changeable ; I heard people say so. My observation was that it was northeast. I saw a few sparks flying ; they came towards the dock ; that would be from northeast. By Mr. WILXINS.—The witness was requested to point out on the model where the fire was when he first saw it He pointed to the roof of the stable next to Doran's house The only person I saw on my return was the woman I have mentioned. I cannot say whether it was Alice Service, or not. The ruins of the old fire were behind Bushell's stable. I saw the horses got out of Bushell's stable. Two horses were brought out through the grate in front of the house. The horses at the end fu.rthest from Doran's house were burnt. Samuel Tuck. I was - a fireman at the time of the great fire. I was on duty on the 26th September. I cannot be positive as to the state of the wind. I should think to the northward. 1 heard the alarm of fire showing itself at the end next Doran's stable. The witness here described the bringing up of the engine. The fire then got head and beat us back into the cooperage. It could not, in my judgement, have been produced from any sparks from the old fire. John Newport. lam a police-officer and fireman, and re collect the alarm of fire on the night of the 26th. The wind was north as near as I can recollect. It would not carry sparks from the ruins to Doran's. There were no sparks near there. I was sent by Tuck to see what was the reason why the water had failed. I found the cock partly turned off. It would require a good pull to turn it off. Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins.—lf some person had not stopped the cock, in my opinion the fire might have been got under. Roger Hale, one of Mr. Bushell's carters corroborated the above testimony. He said he saw Doran at his master's that night. He said to Doran that it mss a large fire up the street, and Doran replied that he would not care if his pre mises were on fire before morning. Witness said " Perhaps your place is 'mired Mr. Doran," and he made a bit of a laugh at that ; he had had a sup of drink. Mr. Bushell, cartowner, proved that the prisoner went to his house about eight o'clock, on the night of the 23rd of December. He said he had about four or five tons of oakum and asked John Dan, a carter, if he could load so much for him. He said he could for a good fellow. Witness met him on the Saturday afternoon following. He pointed to his shed —said he had £6OO lying there, and he would soon have it only for that bitch of a wife of his, for when she got tipsy she would betray him. He repeated this many times over. He saw a load of stores going from the prisoner's warehouse on the Friday, and some furniture going another day. Mr. Wuxi/vs addressed the Jury at considerable length for the defence. Has ing gone over the evidence, he put it to the Jury whether he should detain them to a late hour by calling witnesses, or whether they thought the case had been sufficiently made out. If they thought it had not, they would relieve him from the painfrd necessity of detaining them and taxing their patience fur a considerable time. His Lordship thought this proceeding was not regular. The Jury, however, turned round and consulted. Mr. ADOLPHUS objected to the course pursued ; but the Foreman said the Jury were unanimously of opinion that the case had not been made out. Ile was, therefore, acquitted. The court rose at twenty minutes past five o'clock. NISI PRJUS—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) DISPUTED TITLE TO LAND NEAR ROCHDALE.—FERRAND AND ANOTHER V. MOORE. In this cas e , ( w hi c h it was supposed would probably oc cupy the Court for two days,) a Special Jury, consisting of merchants of the town and esquires in its neighbourhood, were sworn in. Mr. Dundas, Mr. Tomlinson, and Mr. Watson were for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Wortley and Mr. Cow ling for the defendant. Mr. DUNDAS, in stating the case to the jury, (which oc cupied upwards of an hour,) said that the plaintiff, Mr. Thomas Ferrand, was well known, he having been for many years coroner of this county ; he was also an attorney prac tising at Rochdale, and was agent for some of the most re spectable families in Lancashire. He was now a very old man, between 80 and 90, and besides the infirmities of age, he had personal ailments which prevented his attendance here as a witness, a circumstance which he (Mr. Dundas) much regretted, as it would have been satisfactory to the jury, and conducive to the ends of justice, that he should give his testimony that day. The other plaintiff was Mr. James Dearden, a gentleman of property at Rochdale, and lord of the manor there. The defendant on the record was Miss Jemima Ann Moore, aged about 60, the daughter and heiress of a man named Robert Moore, who from some pro- . cess of law was thrown into Lancaster Castle, where he died in 1819. His father died at a very advanced age, being up wards of 80. The latter, early in life, though not au attor ney, had acquired some inkling of the law in an attorney's office. He was an acute man, and perfectly competent to transact his own business and that of others, although he practised and was known simply as Mr. Lawyer, or Mr. Attorney. In fine he was quite as competent as many per sons in practice, who had obtained a better education. He had had frequent transactions relating to estates, and, even at this remote period, evidence would be adduced to show that he was a man of intelligence. It would also be shown what he was in this respect in 1807, and that he was then ' fully capable of transacting business. This was an important point, as in the development of the case a good deal would depend on his powers of mind in that year. Such were the parties. There were five issues upon the record, upon which the jury would have to try. These were directed from the Court of Chancery to be decided by them, inasmuch as they would have an advantage in hearing the witnesses which his honour the Vice-Chancellor of that court could not, he being confined to affidavits only. In the year 1822, a suit in equity was brought by Miss Moore against Mr. Dearden and Mr. Ferrand, (the plaintiffs in this cause). Her object was to I have certain property which had been her father's and which had been conveyed wrongly, as she opined, from him to them--re-conveyed to her. In the course of the cause, the questions arose in the mind of the Vice-Chancellor, whether certain deeds executed in 1803 and 1807 were due and valid conveyances, and the consideration therein required was duly paid, and the property duly passed over from the one party to the other. It was nearly half a century since these trans actions took place, and there were, consequently, difficulties in producing evidence, some of the persons who would have spoken to the facts being dead, and others incapacitated from old age and loss of memory to appear before them. There were others, however, still competent to elucidate the case. About 50 years ago, a man named Richard Lord, a baker, in Bocup, was owner of the land in litigation, and he agreed to s s ll it to a man of his own name, a collier, and conjointly to the father of Robert Moore—father of the de fendant. He agreed to sell 28 acres of freehold for £2so— enclosed and partly unenclosed, also some customary land—the whole being about 84 statute acres. It was cailed the Upper and Lower Barracks, and was situated al Brand moor, in the township of Spotland, in the parish of Rach dale. uHe here explained the various considerations that were to be given for the property.) From the long time during which the suit was pending, the Vice C hancellor, Sir Knight Bruce, had directed the five issues to be tried before a jury. The learned counsel then proceeded at great length to explain the various sales of the land in qeestion from to party, ove r a l ong p er i o d prev i ous l y to the insti tution party of the suit in Chancery. His statement en wasuninteresting The learned counsel's further statemt of th ue case went to show a somewhat complicated sale and resale of the property in thirds, and also, in one instance, of a fourth of it to Chas. Barre ssion tt for £196 10s. At that time Mr. M oore was in pos se of one-fourth that had been purchased by a p erson named Milne, who had, however, repudiated his pu rc h ase. He (Moore) had contracted to pay this fourth, and also his own one-third to a person named Buckley, as trustees to Dearden and Ferrand, he to be the purchaser of the fourth only for this purpose. The land was also t o b e subject to a mortgage for the payment of £142, due by Md which agreedr.- Moore, and the whol e o f th e cons iderations to be given, and with the deeds deducting the £l4O, was £406. He should show that the consideration required had been paid, and should also show from a memorandum book which he held in his hand,' that the principal transaction, as affecting paste rp Eh;: land, vid; thamiti WlteJr with 04 g all " which wei;, paid tbr it, and rendered evidenpa by °lPlltifi; nature being attached. Th e manner , i n d ee d. in ow"- de land had come i n t o th e pl a i n tiff' s possess i on was a too fi transaction. The surface of the.land was worth little or It; thing, but the p ro p er ty was va l ua bl e, i n consequ ence Of t o f coal under it, to the plaintiffs. Moore bad had peases s „ i° , ° the surface after the sale, merely to drain it and use 1 t " - 4 tenant. As before stated, he was overtaken by a processbve law, (ejectment,) and was sent to Lancaster Gaol, wbe re ,,, t h died. Before he went, however, he gave a lease of it, u ll , l above and below, to do which he contended, he had n o OP whatever. The defendant in this case stood upon the ner; tive of the is sues di rec t e d. Hi s c li ents too k th e affirma tiv Miss Moore said that her father had never parte d with th e land out an d ou t, but that it was in the nature of a mortgage' His clients said that he did, and produced the deeds of ec c ci : vevauce, by the party who sold to the party who purebae_ e A , A number of witnesses were then called, and several de e ' . were put in and read. It was proved that the plaintiff F . ' e rand, who might have been examined on three weeks' ne ti „ e d being given by the defendant, was so infirm from age a " disease that he could not attend. Much of the evidence brought forward went to show that the late Robert Moore, at the time of the alleged conveyance of the property , vi D lt about fifty years of age, .but a sh rew d man w ho could w,"„ take care of hi s own i n t eres t s . Th e progress o f t h e litiget_ g o" in the case in c h ancer y, f rom 1822 to t h e presen t time, "'— also shown. At the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. W °111 ; LEY, after consulti ng w ith M r . D un d as, sa id h e w as 1. 1 , to say it was ag ree d th a t a j uror s h ou ld b e w i t hd r awn, parties having agreed to come to an arrangement. This, ". added, was in f ur th erance o f a recommen d at i on o f the Vi c % Chancellor, and would p u t an en d to a ll f ur th er p r oceedi" in the case, both in law and equity. The case occupied six hours. LIABILITY OF A MORTGAGEE FOR THE REPAIRS or A- VESSEL. SEYMOUR V. CARR.—This was an action to recover th e ._ amount of a bill of excha ng e, d rawn by th e p l a i n tiffs on the defendant, f or th e amoun t o f certa i n repa i rs an d su pplies t r ti a vessel of which the defendant was mortgagee. Knowles and Mr. Crompton appeared for the plaintiffs, a° Mr. Watson for the defendant. Mr. KNOWLES stated the case to the jury. Fr° ll3 statement, and the evidence, it appeared that the plaintiff- were ship and commi ss i on agen t s at C ove (C or k.) The t ie , fendant was a gentleman residing at Newcastle, and gagee of the vessel, and the sum soug ht t o b e recovered, the amount of the bill drawn on him was £lB2. Towards the end of 1841, a brig c a ll e d th e Corrib, from the coast of Afrt, put into the Cov e o f C or k i n a ver y di sa bl e d s tate. 1 .,", crew were sick, her hull and riggi ng w e re d amag ed, her sa ti n split to pieces, and h er p rov i s i ons ex h aus t e d. The capta in then in command (Falconer)—the former captain and ° a do having both died on the coast—applied to the plaintiffs to the necessary repairs, and furnish the necessary supplies' s t , that she mi g ht p rocee d to Li verpoo l , h er i nten d e d n r They did supply what was w an t e d. Th ey h a d t h e cre w take n care of, provided her w ith new sa il s an d t h e necessary riglO n r j finally engaged the nece ssar y h an d s , w h o h a d a l so to be Psi, by advance notes, and the vessel aftervvards proceeded 0 11 1 . way. John Thomas Carr was sole mortgagee of the yes 1. The plaintiffs required a security for the outlay, and, as customary in such cases, were about to procure a bottom!, bond. At the very time that the plaintiffs and the eaP tai3 were discussing the que s ti on o f th e b on d, an d the latte r who had previously given up to them the ship's papers. o a t preparing to sign it, a Mr. S e y mour , S urveyor o f Customs a d Cove, came to them and showed them a letter which be ha received from the defend an t re l a ti ve t o th e vesse l, a nd `v sad he showed them. It wa s d a t e d B roa d Ch ase , N ew castle, was dated the 4th December, 1841. It was to the effect th at the writer bad heard of the arrival of the vessel at Cove, fro ° Africa ; that he would feel obliged if he would see the cal taro then in command, and request him to use every econotn.Y, and to get the ship round to Chatham as soon aspossiblea It went on to say, that the former captain (Carling), and also the mate, had died, and requested Mr. Seymour (t"" 1 . surveyor) to seal up all his watches, money, and other private property, and so keep them until they were released by him (the writer) for the benefit of the captain's wide 7 e The letter next requested every possible information he (t° , collector) could obtain relative to the death of captain Cs! ling sad his mate, particularised where, when, and how t h former was attacked, and whether he had himself a ssisteaw e stow the cargo, or had gone a fte r it i n boats, as he (tb writer) had a strong feeli ng th a t suc h employment was.tio beginning of the malady, and had advised him not to Pr!: it. On seeing this letter whi c h en j o i ne d econom y, the piat• a " tiffs and the captain in command consulted together , 8 " , considering it was an authority, th e y a b an d one d their IL tention of resorting to a botto mr y b on d w hi c h would . o us t ; expensive, and in lieu of it a bill f or th e amoun t i n (Ines ° t was drawn on the defendant. Th e bill was prese nted Newcaatle, but was not accepted or p a id. A clerk of a 1013 0 . presented it to a clerk at the d e f en d an t' s coun ting-b°, The latter went into the inner o ffi ce , an d on re t u rning sa' IF " the bill will not be accepted, but will be paid when due: _ e What the defendant ple a d e d t o -d a y was , th a t h e wrote t . letter merely as mortgagee, an d was no au th or ity. He (A i t i r Knowles) contended that the l e tt er i m p or t e d mu ch 1n° ., ',. 0 e; that it assumed an ownership; an d th a t if th e su pplies o , e e a for his advantage, he was certai n ly li a bl e . Th e l e tter desir d the captain to be economical, and to write to him (t he fendant) as often as possible. He a l s o w i s h e d Mr. SeY ol°- b t ; the customs' surveyor, to sou nd th e ca pt a i n as t o whether liked the coasting trade, or would prefer going to the Med it t,d ranean.. A bottomry bond c o u ld h ave b een obtained, an would have secured th e pl a i n tiff s , b ut i n conseq uenee: s economy being urged, they had given that up and draw as bill in lieu of it. The vesse l came t o Li verpoo l, and w he -- (1 taken possession of by a n agen t o f th e d e f en d an t. He " to - • all the advantage of the repairs, yet refused to pay for then He thought there was quite enough to secure a verdict , be the first count, for the bill; but s h ou ld it b e ot h er wise , o g could rely on the second count, which went for the all° of the repairs which were undoubtedly done. Witnesses were then called, and th e l e t ter a ll u d e d to wl : put in and read, also anoth er t o th e agent o f t h e defetnl a el at Liverpool, directing him to take possession of the ve 1 4, 9 0 in his (defendant's) name, he being owner-mortgagee. re d, vessel had been charter e d by ano th er par t y — not , it uPPea— by the defendant. It was contended by Mr. WATSON, that there was no c3 „:11 6 to go to the Jury. M r . C arr was on l y mor t gagee , an d as s u e t was not liable by law for repairs. As to taking possessionso. Liverpool, he was a mo r t gagee th ere em p owere d to d° That was the first time he had ever had possession• He c lar tended also that tLe defendant's letter was no authority ee tire expenses, the word economy implying that the obser vs° o o of it would l eave more for tile) widow f thc captain. Wl' v e ' t be himself the owner. Th e pl a i n tiff s a l so h a d possess ion °` o C vessel's register a t C ove , an d t h ey saw upon i t t he nall' p 7., r t• the defendant as mor t gagee on l y, not as owner, iind nn gagee was liable for repairs unless his name was on the r e g u id ter as owner. In order to render the case clear, he sh ° put in not only the register, but the charter-party. t hat These were produ ce d. F rom th e l a tt er it a ppeare.. do o r the vessel had been chartered by a Mr. Weston, of Lon_ and the captain. Mr. KNOWLES replied in a very powerful and argu r l e b e en tive address, c o n t en di ng , f rom t h e var i ous f acts th a t had eta elicited, that the defendant was more than a mere mortgaiis but acted and stood in the position of owner, so far at les s e o. to render hi mse lf li a bl e f or t h e amount soug h t t o be rote, vered. He showed throughout the whole of these trage tions a co n t ro l o f t h e vesse l f ar b eyon d t h at o f a Siw' mortgagee. cotss i ' u The learned j u d ge summe d up perspicuously: .Ae (3 4 be dered it a hard case for the plaintiffs that they should 11 0 0 1) paid ; but if th ey were not, t h ey were i n some d egree to „nd themselves in re li nqu i s hi ng t h e secur i ty o f the bottOthet bond which was w i t hi n t h e i r power, an d must l oo k to u. tic i parties. He explained the law of the case, and left th e to decide. flea $ The jury, after a f ew m i nutes ' cons id erat i on, relor"c110 verdict for the plaintiffs for the full damages claimed, n° — £lB2. BARROW AND ANOTHER V. E. ARNAL'D, Esa,jefedi The plaintiffs are emi nent S pan i s h merchants, the -„-,ort" ant is the collector of he t M a j esty ' s customs f or the r Liverpool. noo a n 4 This action was brought to recover between X4,u, £5,000, claimed as damage s occas i one d b y the delenuaoll a certain day refusing to d e li ver up to t h e plaintiffs 5e se cargoes of foreign wheat imported from Spain by tb lo ' c l ‘m s ' then in the warehouses i n thi s p ort under the customs ill' and which they claimed to take f rom th e war ehouse consumption free of duty. From the proceedings it appears, that the late regulated the duties upon corn was repealed and ceas, e o rlir e in force on the 29th of April last year. The act 01 ,,Y ri g th„ went which governs the present scale of duties, reees"„jeurt other, and directing the averages in future to be made 0 from the corn returns of a much increased o ul 'oo l /: markets, and a different scale of duties. The averag e in es c ( made up and published in London on ThursdaY , ,,, e r ° E week, and tran sm i tte d by that night ' s post to the ° gi v ing ° it customs at th e var i ous out-ports. The plaint t opinion, that there was not any duty due upon wheat "co from the warehouse for consumption prior to ,' e at 0 average being received by the officer at this port, cia'Toe delivery, the day previous to that in which the a verag . ' c i s ille e in the usual course be received. There was one cou , " th e ing for a cargo which arrived in Liverpool betwe t e he Or o ' o periods of the old and new averages, or previous- to od average being received, (a lapse of about six days+) a n P,, s o , which, under the circumstances, no duty was clue t he 'if able. By the refusal of the defendant then to athel tico ste be tries and deliver up the wheat, the plaintiffs were % ta il) t o f obliged to pay heavy sums as duties, in order to ° io s s ths delivery from the warehouses, and sustained gre a t ~,i to market and charges. To recover compensation eV duties paid and the losses, this action was brought' pe The defendant pleaded that the duties were doe' c ons ° ,ol of the c ase being admitted on both sides, after ect il fo r tion b e t ween t h e counsel, the jury, under the dir the learned j u d ge, found a special verdict for the P . the agreed d amages, the question of law to be dec iue judges in banco. The court rose at a quarter-past six o'clock. CROWN coil RT.—WmprrEsDAT Before Baron PARKE. t ba FORGERY. r O r id' John Pileon, 51, was i n di cte d for forging an orr- e 0 payment of X. 27 7s. 6d., with whi c h to d e f rau d Thol i o yo well. He was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation 0 HIGHWAY ROBBERY, WITH VIOLES C %Vii iI PoP e Ti i~lranz Eeclesion, aged 20, was charged with h b bed„ o f , the night of the lith October, assaulted and r°,4r. l „ . c e , James Rothwell, at Moss Bank, near St. Helens• i nefe v e rs! ford was for the prosecution ; Air. Wilkins for t u n 'd s ea t e d It was stated by the former that the prosecutor B " e pt,Wtile others had that day been at a footrace; that they vl r w hotl on their way home, and robbed by some men, t u b bed prisoner was one, and that the prosecutor was °" t r fr o , t ho 6d. A good deal of evidence was entered into, b li e s P r bs t A l cross-examination, and the testimony of oue w' t r r ie ' or o „ o o l .," defence, it appeared that the prosecutor and his ', o d, - ber" said that they gambled their money at the races , han o t not therefore be robbed ; and that they themse iv s e t ooe' s e rli" aggressors, and :had on their way home thrown vho be man's door, and broken it in ; and that the Irian ‘ t ielc•J a° it pursued them and punished one of them with a' d i e t 7;01; case was stopped ; and the jury, in giving a ” I :,,b11 tbej guilty, expressed a strong opinion that it was a '"Wast e „ t itr e l hensible to bring so paltry a case into court, t? 0 0 ' o° o time and that of his lordship. The learned Jo°g - e e s ses and said that he could not allow any of the w'rolicet egged expenses, with the exception of the sergeant attorney, and one young man, who were not to bias eP o ito; Hugh Collins, alias Parione, a young Wa g ' „t, B , o tel, with having, on the 12th of February, near Pre se- a tte° l y e and robbed one Richard Taylor. The prisone . r ess ion: to defence, but tailed in maki ng a f avoura ble itrl”y. jury found the prisoner guilty of the robbery ° t e a. sentenced to be transported for th e term of 1 0 Y -- 0; 14 ' be;HIGHWAY RUBBERY. d.° 01, John Brough and Joseph Cantr e l w ere iodic ,a - h igh fro on the 20th J anuar y l as t, a t L ew i s h am , on th e tilted err tweet' Manchester and Stockport, violently as a ris sn harned Coppuck, and robbed hi m o f 5 sovere l g silver, his property. Mr. Whighani appeared for the defended one of the prisoners, and Dr. Broldgerl e i r is°, l ' o o The prosecutor was an organ builder, 9t the Pita the day in question he left Salford, w here w ith e Brough kept the Concert Tavern, in colnlr n/ Way ° I r at / Al e prosecution •,ger.orber'ooo( prisoners, intending to go to Altringhaut, o Y,, er of f ti le 'O4 port. They called at a considerable ntnu e9 o houses on the way, and had numerous glPseviclenvereC, some gin ; but, a c co r di ng t o th e p ro secutor s fic ooT o not drunk. The prisoner had in his pocket t _s q v g gs eight half-crowns, and about s ev enteen T o get "- He had also a parcel of le a ther. He wished