The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

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L ALBERT. )r the Ira the Royal erior large ace Albert tifying that l Highness mining hi m working 11 Charles authority, 'the Prince ,3sources of Tuesday' as ie maker% a. It is 'S l e of a bit- Inert, but !quipage if milt by or the Prints evening, St t o one of iged seven tyder, ant Ire the fire, 3mposed tti r the action iveloped is . o the roost where the ad been ISO very. She iday night. L his efforts CLUB. g's Jack— Er. ROAN- r. Deakin's trues' Bsie- ir. Hunt's tween Mr. dogs being 'en o'clock esday (to xth. 1-Past Terr Thursday, Dec. 21, 1847. SOUTH LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES. she took deceased with her, leaving the prisoner in the house. William Pilkington also accompanied them. A person named H )dgkinson, a relative of deceased, called and saw the prisoner, when he said she had gone to his (Hodgkinson's) mother. In a subsequent conversation prisoner said John was in gaol, and had given him orders to look after the property—that he was to get lodgings in the neighbourhood, and not to live in the hay-roost, as he had been doing. The deceased, with the servant and William Pilkington, having disposed of the milk, returned some distance on the way home, when Pilkington left them, and deceased and the servant went onward toge ther. When they got home. prisoner, who was sitting at the fire, said, addressing deceased, " Ts thee to be the mester ?" The deceased replied, " Yes," and said " Our John left me in care of the house." The prisoner then got up, and taking 'the poker, advanced towards the de ceased, and strink her two violent blows on the head. Bridget Dean, the servant, interposed, seized the poker. but the prisoner recovered it again, and struck other blows at the deceased, and also at the servant girl, when the latter finding she was unable to make any further resist ance, ran out of the ionise. An alarm was then given, and several of the neighbours came in, but the prisoner had made his escape through the back door. The .de ceased was found lying on the floor, weltering in her blood, and upon being placed upon a chair, heaved one or two sighs, and immediately expired. There was a poker in the fireplace, which bore marks of having been used in the perpetration of the foul deed. A search was then made for the prisoner, and he was apprehended shortly after wards, at Little Bolton, about four miles from his son's hou;e. On being charged with the murder of his wife, he replied,—" Saying so does not make it so." There were marks of blood on one of his hands. Several weeks before the murder took place, the prisoner was heard to say, on hearing the deceased was to have charge of her son's house, that he would some time be the end of her. Several witnesses were then called, and their evidence supported the statem ant made by counsel. In cross examination of W. Pilkington, it was elicited that the prisoner had been run over by a cart. and that his mind was affected by the injury for some time after. Ha had also had a fall from a horse about 6 years ago, and was trepanned for a fracture of the skull. The injuries inflicted on deceased were described by the surgeon who examined the body. There were several cuts, wounds, and bruises, fractures of the cheek-bone, the jaw -bone, the forehead, &c.,—sufficient to cause death. At the request of the judge, the surgeon examined the prisoner's head.—There was an injury of the head which might have caused mental derangement at the time, but no appearance trepannin g -The-injur es --would not prevent a person from knowing right from wrong. The evidence of John Pilkington (from the gaol) went to corroborate the facts befure stated, and it closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. PoLLocx addressed the jury for the prisoner, observing he cool I only do so in mitigation as it would be idle to deny that the unfortunate woman had met her death at the hands of the prisoner. The only question was whether the crime was in law murder, or could be reduced to manslaughter. He urged that the prisoner being reduced to dependence upon his son. and having received injuries of the head, had in a paroxysm of anger, committed manslaughter. He drew the attention of the jury most urgently to all the circumstances and probabilities that could favour such a position, and besought them to return a verdict that would release the prisoner from ,the awful responsibilities of the crime of murder. His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence with great minuteness. The two points were, the state of mind of the prisoner, and the character of the offence. His hav ing run away showed lie was sensible he had done some thing wrong. There were some points as regarded the motive of the prisoner which required the careful con sideration of the jury. The jury, after being absent about twe.tty minutes, returned a verdict of " guilty." When the prisoner was asked why sentence of death should not be passed upon him, he replied,—" The wit nesses have foresworn themselves—you may pass sentence as soon as you like—l have another Judge to pass." The JUDGE then passed sentence. The justice of the verdict no one could doubt. The prisoner had been guilty of the murder of his wife, and had nearly effected that of the servant girl. The prisoner, who did not seem at all affected at the awful position in which he was placed, here said, with some warmth, " I never touched her—she told a lie." The JUDGE—" Now don't say that." He exhorted the prisoner to devote the few remaining hours he had to live in the world to make peace with the Almighty. After some remarks on the painful duty of a judge in such cases, as the instrument of the law, he passed sentence of death in the usual form, adding—" So far the law says, and now I say, may God have mercy on your soul." The prisoner then walked away from the dock with a firm step. DISCHARGE OF THE GRAND JURY.—EDUCATION AND CRIME. _ _ _ TUESDAY. fßffore Mr. Baron Alderson.) The trial of James Dwerryhouse, charged with the murder of a female at Knowsley, was postponed, and the recognizances were respited, because the unfortunate man is in a hopeless condition of insanity. James Harris, aged 22, was convicted of having, at Bootle-cure-Linacre, stolen a mare, the property of John - Jump. was sentenced to imprisonment and hard - labour for eighteen months. _Robert Paskell, 38, was indicted for having, at Waver ' tree, stolen a calf, the property of Mary Dunbabin. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour for two years. Thomas Roach, 21, was found guilty of having, at Man .chester, assaulted Ann Donahoe, and with personal vio lence robbed her of .7s. 6d. He was sentenced to trans portation for seven years. James Murray, 36, was indicted for having, at Prescot, • killed and slain Martin Mulloy. The prisoner was con victed. The Judge, in passing sentence, said the case had been much aggravated by a grievous attempt to deceive - the court by perjured testimony, and as this attempt must . have been -within the knowledge of the prisoner, it con siderably aggravated his offence; but a 3 there were some palliating circumstances in the case, the sentence of the court was, that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. Maddock: and Halliwell, convicted on Tuesday of stabbing at Manchester, were next sentenced—the former to imprisonment and hard labour for two hours, and the latter to imprisonment and hard labour for six months. Henry Disley, 22, pleaded guilty to a charge of having married Ann Sweeney, his former wife being then alive. Thomas Phillips, 26, was indicted for having, at Den ton, together with a certain other person, feloniously . assaulted John Harrison, putting him in bodily fear, and stealing from his purse 25., a curb-chain, and a knife. The jury, somewhat to the surprise of the Judge, acquitted the prisoner, and he was immediately discharged from custody. John Mellor, 20, and John Travis, 21, were found guilty of having, at Oldham, broken and entered the dwelling-house of Thomas Kelly, and stolen a coat, two pairs of trousers, and three vests. The prisoners were each sentenced to ten years' transportation. Harriet Rigg, 38, was indicted for having, at Blatchin worth -and .Calderbank, forged a certain acceptance and • receipt for the sum of £5 Is. sd„ with intent to defraud -John Hebden. Tile prisoner was convicted. The prose through his counsel, earnestly prayed that the 'Clemency of the court might be extended to the unfortu nate woman, who was the sole support of her father and a once respectable family, and who had been led to coin -mit the forgery by the late depression of the times. • His Lordship said he would consider of the sentence, but that he was always inclined to punish forgery with severity, lest he might live to see the day when that, grievous Offence to society and large communities would again be made capital. Thomas Moore, 24, was indicted for having, at Salford, stabbed James M'Cabe, with intent to do him some . grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was convicted of an assault, and sentence was deferred. SECOND COURT. (Before Mr: Justice Coltman.) John Jones, 28, was found guilty of having at Man - thester, been found at large, without any lawful excuse, •he having, in 1837, been transported f or th e t erm o f hi s natural life. He was sentenced to six months' imprison - went. ; and at the expiration of that time, should his story `. be found not correct, to be transported for life. Arthur Calligan, 19, and Frederick Kendal, 20, were found guilty of having, at Liverpool, feloniously assaulted Thomas Rugg, with intent to steal money from his person. They were then sentenced each to nine months' impri sonment. with hard labour. John Wiltaffy. 31, a seaman, pleaded guilty to an in ,dictment, charging him with having, at Liverpool felo niously married Margaret Keatley. his former wife being then alive. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' ,imprisonment, with hard labour. Thomas Jones, 17, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with a burglary at Manchester. His lord ship, after cautioning him as to the result of another ap pearance ih the dock of a court of justice, sentenced him to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Thomas Hale, a market-gardener, of respect ble ap pearance, was indicted with having, at Liverpool, felo niously killed Ann Owen, by driving over her with a spring-cart. The jury, without a moment's hesitation, . returned a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was then discharged. _ _ John - Lowe, 39, and Isaac Dawson, 47, were charged with having, at Manchester, on the 22d of October, forged and uttered a bill of exchange for £lB 15s. 6d., with in tent to defraud Charles Bailey. The jury found both the ,prisoners guilty of uttering the bill, knowing it to be forged, and they were each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour. John Smith, 22, was indicted with having, at Aintree, on the 13th of October, stabbed Richard Taylor, with in tent to murder him. The jury found the prisoner guilty of stabbing, with a malicious intent, but under consider able provocation. He was then sentenced to be impri soned for nine calendar months, with hard labour. At two o'clock, the grand jury having disposed of the whole of their bills were discharged, his lordship thanking them for their valuable services. Just as the jury were about to retire, Mr. Robertson Gladstone said that, as an individual member of that body, he was desirous of ad dressing his lordship for a few minutes on the subject of that portion of his charge which referred to the question of education.—His lordship said that, in reference to any WEDNESDAY. expression of opinion on the subject of education, and also (Before Mr. Baron Alderson) , in reference to any peculiar views that might have been John M'Gough and Robert Sellers, two young men, advanced, he would rather not admit of any remarks in were convicted of a burglary in the house of Ralph Bar- the court, but if they related to general topics connected low, of Reddish. They were sentenced to ten years' with the law, he should be most happy to hear Mr. Glad \ traosportion. stone.—Mr. Gladstone sold he wished to state the reasons .-JohiAgrosss. voiln i g u lyam, jvaa n oi l avir_ted_ef hitpinst we] ing- ey, a riaitora, of education, as a remedy for the diminution of crime. — with the intention of committing a burglary. He had Ilis Lordship said he should be glad to hear from him in been previously convicted, and was sentenced to ten the proper way ; he would, in fact, be happy to hear from years' transportation. him, and have his assistance on any subject.—Mr. Glad- The Grand Jury ignored the bill against William Doyle stone replied that it was a subject of interest to the whole for the manslaughter of Elizabeth Tupman, at Liverpool. I community.—His Lordship said that at present they were Lewis Woolfe, charged with having received, at Ashton- only a portion of the community engaged in the judical tinder-Lyne, two watches which had been stolen from business of the county. Mr. Gladstone said he bowed to William Wild, was acquitted. his lordship's decision, but he had a strong feeling on the William Derbyshire, for stealing a cow, the property subject.—Mr. T. B. Horsfall, the mayor, said the only ob of William Moulton, at Moss-side, was sentenced to jection was, that if one gentleman claimed the privilege of twelve months' imprisonment. I expressing his opinion, others would follow, and his lord- Ann Riley, for having uttered a base half-crown at ship's time would be taken up.—His Lordship thought Liverpool, was sentenced to twelve months' imprison- they had better not open the question, but if Mr. Glad went. stone would write him a note on the subject, he would be Michael Picket and James Blaney. for uttering counter- much obliged to him.—Mr. Gladstone replied he should feit shilling in this borough, were found guilty. The Ibe most happy if his lordship would permit him to do so. 'prisoners had been previously convicted of a similar —His Lordship said he had no doubt he should receive offence. Picket was upon the present occasion sentenced I instruction from it.—The matter here dropped, and the to ten years transportation, and Blaney to two years' gentlemen of the grand jury withdrew. imprisonment to hard labour. MINT CASES. Ann Williams, a young woman, for uttering base coin Mary Compston, 19, was found guilty of uttering in this borough, was sentenced to two year's imprison- counterfeit shillings at Liverpool. The prisoner, who meat. was an old offender, was sentenced to seven years' trans portation. John Gaffney, 39, and Mary Gaffney, 23, were indicted for uttering counterfeit fourpenny pieces at Oldham. — John Gaffney was acquitted. The other prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment. Bridget Finn, alias Coleman, 48, was convicted of uttering counterfeit shillings at Pennington. Sentence, four months' imprisonment and hard labour. Patrick Connor, 60, pleaded guilty to two indictments —one charging him with making counterfeit coin, and the other with the possession of a mould for making base coin. Sentence, ten years' transportation. • MANSLAUGHTER AT ROCHDALE. (Before Mr. Justice Coltman.) CONVICTION FOR MURDER. Joseph Speed, 30, who it will be remembered was remanded from the last assizes upon the charge of having murdered his two infant children, in Lord-street, Hulme, Manchester, on the 31st of July last, was indicted for this grave offence. It appeared that the prisoner was a weaver, living in Lord-street, Hulme, and that with him lived his wife and children, the eldest of whom, Joseph, for whose murder the unhappy man was indicted, was 3 years old. In con sequence of having been out of work for a considerable period they were almost in a famishing state, and the -neighbours had frequently assisted them by giving them sundry articles of food. On the morning of the 31st of -July the prisoner's wife went to a neighbour's house about welock, leaving her children in bed, and her husband. At the house where she went, she had some bread, tea, butter, &c., for her family's breakfast. Ab ou t a quarter to nine o'clock she returned home, and immediately after wards the neighbours were alarmed by her shrieks. She rushed out of .the house with her apron up to her head, and ran across to the house of Mrs. Carpenter, where it was found that her head was cut open. Speed was told to fetch a doctor immediately. He said" What's to do ?" —looked at his wife,-who was then being attended to by some women ; put the key of his house upon the table, and left the house. He proceeded at once to the police station at the Salford Town-hall, and said he had been doing a rash act—he had murdered his wife and children, and was eome to give himself up to justice. While he was so absent, his wife was assisted across to her own house, but no notice appears to have been taken of the children, as the clothes of the bed being apparently un disturbed, it was thought they still slept. The unfortunate children were found with their throats cut in a most frightful manner and quite dead. A razor stained with blood was found in the cupboard. The jury, a'ter a short absence from Court returned a verdict of guilty. His Lordship then put on the black cap, and in an im pressive manner passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, without any hope of mercy in this world. John Woodhead, 23, was indicted for having caused the death of William Woodhead, his father, at Rochdale. The prisoner and deceased had been drinking together— had quarrelled—yet proceeded home together, and the father was found next morning dead in a field which they would have to cross, with seven of his ribs broken. This was the whole of the evidence, and the prisoner, who was ably defended by Mr. Atkinson, was acquitted. (Before Mr. Justice Coltman.) Michael Abbott, 22, was indicted with having, at Man chester, forged a promissory note for payment of money, with intent to defraud the Manchester Working Man's Loan Association. The prisoner obtained a loan of £4 from the society, and signed his name John Beard. The sureties had also used other names than their own. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Ann 111 1 Kenna, 23, was arraigned for having murdered her infant child in this town. Mr. Simon prosecuted and Mr. Atkinson defended. On the 19th of November last, the prisoner gave birth to a female child. Almost a month previously, she went to reside at the house of Mrs. Mur ray, Cashel-place Plumbe-street. During the period of her stay she was told by Mrs. Murray. that she was in the family way, which she at first denied, but afterwards admitted. Some linen was offered to her, in order that she might prepare some clothes, but she declined taking it, as the child would not be born alive. On the day named, she gave birth to an infant, which was afterwards nursed and fed by Mrs. Murray. On the following day, the child was heard to scream loudly, and upon Mrs. Murray going up stairs to see her, she found the infant dead. Its face was black, and blood issued from its mouth, nose, and ears. Mr. Atkinson made an eloquent speech in defence. His lordship having summed up, the jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned a ver ' diet of not guilty. George Smith, 35, was indicted for having caused the death of John Towers, in this town. Mr. Atkinson pro secuted, and Mr. Pollock defended. The parties had been quarrelling at the George the Fourth public house, Hood-street, and fought. The jury, without hearing the speech for the defence, found tl.e prisoner not guilty, on the ground of the provocation he had received. Ann Curtis, 19, was charged with having caused the death of her child, by exposing it to the cold. Mr. Blair prosecuted; the prisoner was undefended. "The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' impri sonment and hard labour. Thady Freeman, 40, and Bridget Freeman, 30, were charged with aiding and abetting in the death of Patrick Falkney. This was another public-house quarrel, in which the deceased had received his death blow from a man named Brady, who had escaped. The prisoners were acquitted. THURSDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson.) WILFUL MURDER. AT HEATON. Robert Pilkington, aged 46, was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Betty Pilkington. at Heaton, near Bolton. He was further charged with having cut and bruised Bridget Dean, with intent to do her grievous bo dily harm. The prisoner, a tall, athletic man, was dressed in a flannel coat, such as is usually worn by " navigators." On being arraigned he pleaded " not guilty," in a firm one of voice. Mr. Cross and Mr. Monk conducted the prosecution ; and the former, the senior, obtained leave to bring up, by a habeas corpus, John Pilkington, the younger, a son of the prisoner, from Kirkdale gaol, to give evidence. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Pollock. Mr. CROSS, in opening the case, said the prisoner stood charged with the deliberate murder of an old and unoffend ing woman, his own wife. The prisoner and deceased for merly lived at Heaton, but had separated several years ago, and the wife went to live with her son John, at a farm in the neighbourhood. the prisoner lived about half a mile distant, and he was prevented from visiting his son's house. He, however, went occasionally to receive assistance from his son in the way of food, which was.ge nerally given to him in the stable. The son of the priso ner was convicted of an assault in August last, for which be was sentenced at the assizes, to undergo nine months' imprisonment ; he consequently did not return home, and to that circumstance was the catastrophe that had taken place in some measure to be traced. The prisoner was in the court at the trial, and after hearing the result he went to his son's house, on the 22d August. He was seen by his son William, and asked permission to light his pipe, saying he would go immediately if allowed to do so. He was admitted, and, after lighting his pipe, was asked to go, but refused. A statement which he subse quently made showed that his object was to make the house his permanent residence. The servant, Bridget Dean, interfered to let him out; but he said he should remain, as his wife had two houses and he had none. The servant said that if he stayed the deceased should not re main in the house, As she was about to take out milk, FRIDAY. (Before Baron Alderson.) Alexander Waiteworth, 42, Mary Whiteworth, 50, and Jessie Tweedale, 25, were found guilty of ha v i ng , a t Heap, brok en and entered the dwelling-house of John Howarth, and stolen 6s. 6d. The two Whiteworths were sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment, and Tweedale to nine months' imprisonment. James Dealtry was indicted for having refused to sur render to a fiat in bankruptcy issued against him by the Manchester District Court, with intent to defraud his creditors.—Mr. Monck and Mr. Pollock prosecuted. Mr. Cobbett defended. Mr. Monck, in opening the case, said that this was a prosecution of a kind somewhat different from any which had as yet been submitted to the jury. The prisoner in the March of 1844 entered into a negocia tion with the agent of a Mrs. Catharine Beardmore . for THE LIVERPOVL STANDAR& the taking of a house in Burslem, and on or about the 11th of April he opened a large shop on We premises. He caused an intimation to be made on the front of the house that the company who had opened the - shop were the Liverpool. Joint Stock Tea Warehouse Company. Placards were issued in the name of the company, ad dressed to the respectable inhabitants of the town, and the opening of the shop was of a very attractive description. It was a pity that a concern which had opened so flourish ingly should be so very short lived. The prosecutor, Mr. Uria Cooper Whittingham, of Manchester, supplied teas on two occasions—the 11th of April and the Bth of May ; and at the latter date the prisoner hid left Burslem, he having previously given directions to his clerk that every thing should be sold up, and that a few trifling debts should be paid, As no provision was made for the pay ment of the prosecutor, he caused a fiat in bankruptcy to be issued. The fiat was prosecuted in the district county court of Manchester, on the 31st of May, 1844. and two days were appointed for the surrender of the bankrupt. The second day for his surrender was the 19th of July ; and if the prisoner did not give himself up before three o'clock on that day, he was liable to the present indict ment, provided he absented himself with the intention of defrauding his creditors. Mr. Cobbett took an objection to the summons, upon the ground that it did not state that. the fiat had been issued to the district bankruptcy court of Manchester, and that the court which summoned him was authorised to act. The judge, after consulting his brother judge, considered the objection valid, and re served the point. At the close of the case for the prose cution, Mr. Cobbett addressed the jury in an able speech for the defence. The prisoner, who had been convicted about seven years ago at York of a similar offence, was found guilt), and sentenced to transportation for seven years. Robert Livesay was indicted for having cut and wound ed John . Wild, at Heywood, on the 20th of September last, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to a month's soli tary confinement. James Taylor, 24, and George Chessman, 25, were in dicted ror having. at Pilkington, assaulted Thomas Ke nyon, and with violence stolen from his person a watch, chain, two keys, a half sovereign, twenty shillings, and four half-crowns. The prisoners were found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for seven years. Thomas Brown, 51, was indicted for having, at -Viler 'ton, stabbed Henry Seddon, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was found guilty of a common assault, and sentenced to one month's imprison ment. Moore - "for stabbing James M`Cabe, at Salford, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. James Leather, 22, was convicted of having, at War rington, stolen from the person of William Langshaw a purse containing a £5 Bank of England note, six sove reigns, and five half-sovereigns, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. John Brown was indicted for having, at Manchester, entered the house of Thomas Minta, and stolen a quantity of shoes, on the 7th of December. The prisoner was con victed, and sentenced to transportation for seven years. John Richardson, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of hav ing stolen five heifers at Roby, the property of Ann Riding, and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. (Before Mr. Justice Coltman.) William Booth and James Holt were indicted for hav ing, in September last, e the borough of Manchester, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Elias Bancroft, and stolen therein a quantity of wearing apparel, and other articles. Guilty.—Sentence, six months' imprisonment each and hard labour. THE LATE MURDER IN WAPPING. — Thomas Rodrigues, 23, and John Rodrigues, 32, two Liverpool boatmen, who were some time ago corn witted upon the coroner's warrant, for the wilful murder of John Addikin, in Wapping, in this town, were placed at the bar to take their trial for the of fence. The bill returned by the Grand Jury was for man slaughter only ; but the prisoners having been committed under the coroner's inquisition for murder, that charge, through matter of form, was also included in the indict ment. Mr. Blair and Mr. Preston conducted the case for the prosecution. Mr. James appeared for the prisoner Thomas, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson for John. The full particulars of the case transpired at the time of the coro ner's inquest. On the 29th of November last, prisoner, Thomas Rodrigues went in company with an abandoned woman, named Mary Ann Bolling, into the tap-room of the public-house of Mrs. Coffee, in Wapping, where a quarrel took place between them, and whilst they were so quarrelling, the prisoner John came in and took part in it. Bolling said there would shortly a man come in who would " do" for the pair of them. Soon after this, John Addikin, the deceased, who was brother to Bolling, came in, when he was immediately struck by the prisoner, John Rodri gues, which led to a fight, during which the prisoner Thomas was ejected out of the house, and shortly after wards the whole of the parties. The deceased went in the direction of Blundell-street, in company with his sister. Deceased proceeded thence along Chaloner-street. The prisoner John Rodrigues ran after him, and upon getting up to him he knocked the deceased down. The prisoner Thomas immediately came up and stabbed deceased with a knife in the lower part of the body, in front. The de ceased was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he shortly afterwards died from the effect of the wound. Mr. James addressed the jury at considerable length on behalf of the prisoner Thomas. He contended that the evidence was fraught with discrepancies, and was altogether of such a nature as to dispute the identity of Thos. Rodrigues be ing the man who inflicted the injury upon the deceased. Mr. Atkinson addressed the court for the prisoner John, and at great length contended ttat the identity of his client was not established. Several influential persons vver...nreui g.ve - norrrprtso-n...., characters. The judge having summed up, and in structed the jury in the case, the jury retired from court, and after an absence of seven minutes, returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, but acquitted John, who was forthwith discharged. Sentence upon Thomas deferred. The hearing of this case occupied the court very nearly nine hours. SATURDAY. (Before Baron Alderson ) MURDER. Ann Mather was indicted on a charge of having, at Warrington, murdered John Mather, her husband, by administering to him a quantity of arsenic. The prisoner is twenty-six years of age, and of rather pre-possessing appearance. She was attired as a widow, and was allowed to sit during the trial. Mr. MONK stated the case to the jury, and enjoined them to weigh well the evidence, and to pronounce an unbiassed judgment. The deceased, who was thirty-two years of age, was a widower with two children, previous to his marriage with the prisoner, about three years ago, at Warrington. He was a file-cutter by trade, and up to the time of the illness which caused his death, had enjoyed uniform good health. On the morning of the 12th July, deceased went earlier than usual to his work, and appeared to be quite well. He dined at his usual hour upon potato hash, to which he was partial, and shortly afterwards he was taken very ill, and was seized with vomiting and purging, which continued, in a greater or lesser degree, up to the time of his death. On the following Tuesday morning he resumed work, but was unable to pursue it in the after noon. Next day he attempted to work, but was compel led to leave it in half an hour. The vomiting and sickness continued, with great burning in the region of the sto mach, and Mr. Steele, a surgeon, prescribed for him. On Thursday he again complained of the same symptoms. Mr. Steele had prescribed some powders, which were ad ministered by the prisoner, and he complained that he was worse after taking them. On the following Saturday he still complained of violent pain and burning in the stomach and intestines, and he so continued until Monday. A Mrs. Taylor frequently visited him, and to her he com plained of pain reaching from the intestines to the throat. t O h n e the do c t 1 o 9 ; 1 1 1 1 a j d u p ly r P o nr iosuontiecredwdenecteatsoeMd to rs T os. be much and said hbetter; but on seeing him Mrs. Taylor found him in a state of great suffering—belching and hiccupping very much. His tongue, on her examining it, appeared to be too large for his mouth, being dreadfully swoln, white, rough, and hard, and deceased suffered from unquenchable thirst. Such was the history of the case as given by counsel. Mr. Steele, surgeon, deposed that on first visiting the deceased he found the stomach disordered, as he judged from excessive drinking. He made a post mortem ex amination, and found that deceased had died from inflam mation of the stomach, but whether produced by natural causes, or otherwise, lie could not say. The body was in a forward state of decomposition when the examination was made. Arsenic could produce such appearances. A witness deposed to prisoner calling on her about three weeks before the deceased died, and wishing her to go with her to purchase some arsenic to kill bugs, which she did, and a pennyworth was purchased. On the day previous to deceased's death witness again accompanied her to another shop, and another pennyworth of the poi son was bought. On the following morning but one, pri soner, after she had been receiving money from funeral clubs, in which her husband had been a member, told witness to burn the arsenic, as she had no further need for it, and, upon hearing of the suspicion entertained that her husband had died of arsenic, she (prisoner) had en joined witness to silence relative to the second purchase of arsenic. Several witnesses proved payments of various sums, amounting in all to £2O, from different burial societies, of which deceased was a member. Dr. Boult, who had'an al ysed the contents of tb e stomach, found about a grain and a half of white arsenic. Th ree grains were enough to destroy life. On cross-examination of the witnesses, they said that the prisoner and deceased had lived on good terms toge ther, and that she had during his illness shown to him great kindness and attention. Mr. Pollock then addressed the jury in an eloquent speech, and after his lordship had summed up with great care. the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged. John Meadows, charged with maliciously cutting W m. Jackson, was acquitted. Joshua Aspinal and William Slater, charged with a burglary in the house of William Butterworth, at Heap. were both found guilty. Aspinal, a ho bad been previously convicted, was sentenced to seven years transportation, and Slater to °tie year's imprisonment. Thomas Draper, for having, with others, been out un lawfully armed for the purpose of destroying game, was tried and found not guilty. Samuel Wood, sen., and Samuel Wood, jun., were tried and acquitted on a charge of burglary. Wm. Smith, for bigamy, withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty. The second wife was called. She is a Welsh woman, and said she had only been with the pri soner a week. He had represented himself as a farmer and single, but it turned out that he was a butcher and married. The JUDGE, to the witness : " But I under stand. he is simple ?" Witness : " 0, noa, he married me." A witness was called who said that the prisoner was a very simple man, and had left home with some £35 in his pocket,, and when he returned he had but two or three. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Ann Murphy, charged with making a false declaration before a magistrate relative to a pawn-ticket, was dis charged, the prisoner not being identified as the person who made the false declaration. This completed the business before Baron Alderson, and the court broke up at a little after nine. (Before Mr. Justice Coltman.) James Horrocks, 27, was indicted for having, at Liver pool, stabbed a boy named James Bowman, with intent, &c.. It appeared that there had been a row in Chisenhale street, on the 12th of Oct., and that though the prosecutor was stabbed by the prisoner in the shoulder, the latter and his wife had been previously severely maltreated. A verdict of not guilty was returned, and the prisoner was discharged. Robert Smith, 19, and George Lunt, 20, were indicted foi having killed Susannah Pulsford, on the 10th Nov., by haaing knocked her down whilst they- were riding furiously on cart horses near Litherland Bridge. The prisoners were found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. His Lordship, after a kindly admonition, sen tenced them to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months. Smith fell upon his knees, clasped his hands, (whether in gratitude or from some other impulse did not appear,) and was removed weeping from the dock. Jane Charnock, 18, was indicted for having, at Liver pool, murdered a new-born male child. The prisoner belonged to Wigan, but entered into service with a family in this town, in September last, and was charged by her mistress with being in the family way, but denied it. On the 21st October she was delivered of an infant, but still refused to confess it. The body of a male child was found under the bed wrapped up in a pair of old stays, amongst some old clothes. A mark, such as might have been produced by strangulation, was found on its neck. The prisoner was convicted on the minor charge of con cealment, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment, with hard labour. Ellen Matcham, 20, was found guilty of a similar offence, and received the same sentence. Edward Wilson, 27, a young man of most respectable appearance, was indicted for having forged a certain war rant for the payment of £250, with intent to defraud John M'Nicol. We gave the circumstances of the case at the time. The prisoner was a clerk with the prosecutor, who gave the former a blank cheque to fill up for a certain amount of money, which the prisoner increased to £250, and too,k it to the Borough Bank, where the money was paid him. The cash for which the bill was intended by Mr. M`Nicol to be filled up ought to have been sent to the London branch of the Borough Bank, to meet a bill of exchange, which was, in consequence, returned dishonoured. The prisoner had returned to the office, and entered in the books the money as received, and op posite to it he inserted a debit to himself, balance of salary of £252 Ss. 4d. This, Mr. M`Nicol, in his evi dence, denied was due.—Mr. James took several objec tions, all of which were overruled by his lordship, except one, which was reserved. In his address to the jury, Mr. James admitted that the prisoner had committed an im proper act, but denied the commission of forgery.—Mr. Robert Ballantyne, merchant, gave the prisoner a most excellent character. He had been in Mr. B.'s employ as cashier.—Mr. John Anderson, late partner with Mr. M'Nicol. proved the prisoner's engagement at £2OO per annum.--The jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy.—His lordship deferred sen tence in consquence of the point reserved. . Richard Noble, 35, pleaded guilty of bigamy, and was sente,wed to three months' imprisonment. Some prisoners were then sentenced, and the assizes terminated at half-past ten p.m. ;LDrli 1,1 X kii The Marchioness of Bute, bound from this port to New Orleans, lies stranded near Dundrum Bay. On Tuesday evening the Mayor entertained the Judges, the Grand Jury, Mr. Rushton, and several of the magis trates and gentlemen of the borough, to dinner. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile preached on Wednesday at St. Ann's Church, Manchester. on behalf of the building of St. Thomas' Schools, Red Bank. The collection amounted to £9O. An old woman, named Alice Owens, living in a court in Profit-street, Toxteth-park, was found dead in bed on Wednesday morning. An iron steamer, 550 tons burthen, intended to ply be tween this port and Whitehaven, will be launched at Messrs. Vernon's yard on Wednesday (to-morrow) about ten o'clock. A meeting will be held in Manchester on Tuesday, to consider the duties on tea, with a view to their reduction. The Mayor will preside, and several Liverpool gentlemen will be present. Capt. Bell, of the ship Ashburton, of this port, has died of fever. A few days ago one of his children died, and his wire was about to attend its body to the grave when the afflicting news of her husband's death was told her. On Wednesday afternoon, George Carruthers, living in Oxford-place, Duckenfield-stree , complained of cold shivering, and went to bed early ; during the night he was seized with a fit, and died about two hours after. On Sunday there were no fewer than 18 funerals at St. James's Cemetery. The number this month is 140, a higher average than any month since the cemetery was opened. The influenza in this neighbourhood has proved fatal in numerous cases. Th e new organ lately constructed by Mr. Bewsher, of this town, for the church of the Holy Trinity, Walton, was opened on Sunday, by W. Hetherington, Esq. The Rev. Rector Brooks preached in the morning, and the Rev. J. Lomas, incumbent, in the evening. - 21 - MAN KILLED BY FALLING INTO A WELL.—On Sunday, a young man named John Hodgson, 23 years of age, tell into a well in Garden-lane, Vauxhall-road, which was not perceived owing to the darkness. He lay bleed ing from wounds in the head at the bottom of the well for some time. He lingered until Thursday. WELSH MUTTON IN THE MARKETS.—The " Liver pool Markets Guardian Association " have addressed a letter to the Town Councillors on the subject of selling Welsh mutton in the markets. They do not object to the sale of the article, but they contend that those who vend it should, like them, be compelled to take stalls, &c. NOVEL DISTILLATION.—A gentleman crossing in the Birkenhead boat, boasted the other morning that he had obtained sugar from beet root. There's nothing strange in that, was the reply of his friend ; I've obtatned brandy from Ashe's. Coal ashes asked the astounded gentleman ? No. Ashe's in South Castle-street was the reply. SHIPWRECK.—The schooner Oriental, of Great Yar mouth, Captain Thomas Christmas, which left Malta on the sth of November, bound to Liverpool, was unfortu nately wrecked on the 9th or 10th, on rocks in the Cala Bernardo, in the district of, and about two miles from, Noto. On the 6th inst., the packet-ship Oxford. whilst on her passage from this port to New York, shipped a tremendous sea, which carried away her stancheons, and she put back to Cork for repairs. Seven of her steerage passengers were drowned in their berths, the sea having forced itself down the hatchways. RATING THE DOCK WAREHOU.SES.—At a special vestry meeting of the parishioners, on Tuesday last, at St. Nicholas's Church, also a meeting of the Select Vestry Board. the same day, resolutions praying the Town Coun cil to insert a clause in the new Dock Bill for rating the dock warehouses, were agreed to. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—At an ex traordinary meeting of this society, held on Monday, it was agreed that the name of every member whose sub scription was three years in arrear should be struck off the list, and a committee was appointed to take into con sideration the mode of electing the president and council, with the view to some amendment. SUDDEN DEATH.—A poor man named James Ryan, aged about seventy, and residing in a most miserable cel lar in M`Guire-street, died suddenly on Friday morning. He had before complained of a soreness in the throat, and the cause of death, as appeared at the inquest on Satur day, was rupture of a blood-vessel of the lungs. PRESENTATION. — On Tuesday evening, a service of cbt l a, with Lloyd, the te- mistress trayaild of thesilver Southspoon ' was s presented t o Mrs. i Corporation Infant School, on her retirement from ker situation through ill health. The gift is from the parents of the children eighty of whom signed a feeling address, w hi c h was a l so : presented to Mrs. Lloyd, on their behalf, by Mr. Thomp son, of Pitt-street. At the same time a silver cream-jug and spoon were presented, the gift of the teachers of the day school. _ . - SUICIDE UNDER INSANITY.—A •young woman named Elizabeth Keown, aged twenty-two, residing as servant with her brother, a shopkeeper, in Grafton-street, Tox teth-park, went up stairs on Saturday morning shortly after eight o'clock, and, in about three minutes after, was found with her throat cut, and an open razor lying on the table. She died in about ten minutes. It appeared that she had been in a desponding state of mind since Tuesday last.—At the coroner's inquest, held on the same day, the jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity. Loss OF THE ALABAMA.-The ship Alabama, of Boston, Wise, from Liverpool 19th Oct., for Boston, with a general cargo, in running into Boston bay, wind a gale from the south, and weather thick, struck on Minot's Ledge ; the ship swung round, head to the wind, backed off, but was entirely umanageable. Three of the boats were got out, and the crew and two cabin passengers (Rev. B. O'Connor, of Miltown. Ireland, and John H. Connor, of Liverpool,) taken off. The ship lays in sixteen fathoms water, with her foremast gone. Nothing can be saved but the main and mizen topsails. • THE WEATHER.—With the exception of a day or two, the past week has been similar to several that have pre ceded it—heavy and cold rains, accompanied by strong winds. Influenza has been rather prevalent in the town and neighbourhood ; but so far as we can learn, it has not been of so severe and dangerous a character as the same disease in the metropolis. The quantity of rain that has f a llen during the last three weeks, and the general humi dity and rawness of the atmosphere have been almost un precedented in this locality at this time of the year. A gentle frost would be highly acceptable. In farming ope rations there is comparatively little doing. Many of the fields that lie low are partially covered with water. For the quantity that has fallen we refer to our authentic weather table. Yesterday and Sunday were fine days for the season. FINE LITHOGRAPHED MAP OF THE MERSEY, &C.— We noticed a short time ago a beautiful and accurate en graved chart of " The High and Low Water Features of the river Mersey, between the Rock Lighthouse, Bootle Bay, Garston. and Eastham, from a Survey by Lieutenant Lord, for the Trustees of the Live r p oo l D oc k s ." A re duced copy of this, but still on a large sheet, has been brought out by our talented townsman, Mr. Alexander Miller, of Harrington-street, a fac simile executed in lithography in the fine t style of the art; and will no doubt prove an acquisition to nautical men and others in terested in the navigation of our noble port. The sound ings, banks, &c., are distinctly marked out, as is every place of note on the margins of the estuary. To us, in common with many others, this plan is peculiarly inter esting, and the price is extremely moderate. On Saturday night, a little before six o'clock, a fire broke out in the sample room of Messrs. Reynolds and Gibson, on the upper story of India Buildings. The room was nearly filled with samples of cotton, which, of course, soon ignited. By.great exertions, the fire was extinguished, but not until the furniture in the room was complettly destroyed, and the cotton rendered useless. The damage is estimated at £lOO. A supply of water was procured immediately. In Barton, Irlam, and Higginson's bankruptcy, the second examination took place on Friday, at the Li verpool Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Serjeant Lud low. Mr. Myers, solicitor, applied on behalf of Mr. Sainuel Gibbs, for an order to sell an estate in Bar badoes, value £lB,OOO, held by Mr. Jonitthan ginson, which was objected to, and left for future decision. It was stated that Mr. Higginson would be prepared with a balance sheet on the Bth of February. Mr. Higginson underwent an examination respecting a letter from Mr. Henry Menlove, of Charlestown, containing an invoice of the Charlotte's cargo, but had no recollection of either the letter or the invoice; also respecting some South Eastern and Dover Shares, but nothing material was elicited. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SO CIETY.—The committee of this society met a few days ago, at Newton, and completed their list of rules . and premiums. There is no material alteration in these rules and premiums from those - of the two societies which are now united under the above title. Perhaps the most im portant additions were the offering of two prizes for the best and second best crop of wheat, and for the best stal lion for road purposes. A sub-committee was appointed, consisting of Mr. Robert Neilson, (the chairman of the meeting,) Mr. Brady, one of the inspectors, and Mr. White, the secretary, to draw out a statement, showing the benefits likely to be conferred upon the agricultural interest by this society, and the necessity for its being supported by the landowners of the district. It was agreed that the first annual meeting and show of cattle should be at Manchester, on the last. Tuesday in September. The secretary reported that Lord "Stanley had consented to be the president of the society for the first year, and that he had received answers from the following noblemen and gentlemen, consenting to be vice-presidents, viz. : The Earl of Sefton, Mr. John Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. William Brown, M.P., the Mayor of Liverpool, the Mayor of Manchester, and Mr. William Tatton Egerton, M.P. The committee present on this occasion ware. Messrs. Neilson,.Wilson, Roscoe, Ledger, Birch, Longton, and Pemberton, from the Liverpool dis trict ; and Messrs. Picton, Brady, Dixon, and Mottratn, from the Manchester district. TOWER-CHAMBERS.—The new structure in the Old Churchyard known by this name, is rising to a command- . ing elevation. The building is intended for suites of offi ces. It is in the Italian style of architecture, and its pe culiar feature consists in having a tower rising to an alti tude of 120 feet. The design is by Mr. Picton, of Liver pool; and the building which will be further extended than at present is constructing for Mr. Bailey, M.P. The building is attracting considerable attention, from the fact that the windows of the lower story are surmounted by heads, some of which are likenesses of living men of local fame. The selection of the heads was entrusted to Mr. Spence. of Brownlow-hill, and his instructions were, to place such modern heads upon the building as be thought most entitled to the distinction. His selection was as follows : on the east front are eight heads, viz., Shakespeare, Milton, Wm. Huskisson, the Duke of Wel lington, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Williamson, Lord San don, and John Foster; on the _►orth front there are nine heads, viz , the Rev. Rector Brooks, the Rev. Rector Campbell, Wm. Bunnell, Charlgs Fox, George Canning, William Pitt, Abelard, Mr. Picton, and Mr. Bailey ; and on the west front ten heads, viz., Queen Victoria,. Prince Albert, Lord Nelson, Henry VII., Dr. Johnson. Lorenzo di Medici, Mercury, Wm. Roscoe, James Watt, and Napoleon. The heads are sculptured in stone from the Cheshire quarries, and are entirely the work of Mr. Spence. He is probably the only man out of London who could have executed it. LOCAL MEETINGS. BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS. — An adjourned meeting was held on Tuesday,—Mr. Greene in the chair, —for the purpose of nominating gentlemen for the new trust, the nomination being subject to the approval of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. It having been recommended that the names of six gentlemen should be sent up, out of which Government are to select two, it was, after considerable discussion, agreed to send up the following list :—Mr. Greene, Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Hind, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Adamson, and Mr. Fox. After some further discussion, it was agreed that the rates of Liver pool should be charged in the Birkenhead Docks from and after this date. One reason assigned for this was, that if they went to Parliament now for a new bill. with low rates, it might lead some opposing party to seek for having the docks always free. DOCK ComerrrEe.—The sub-committee reported that on investigating the complaint made by Thomas Rogers, sawyer, they could not find any reason for the interfer ence of the committee. The elongation of the shed at Coburg Dock for the accommodation of sea-going steam ers was ordered, as recommended by Messrs. Mac Iver and Co. The Marine Surveyor reported that, during the late gales, the north-wt st light ship parted the north-west arm of her moorings, but as she did not open her marks so as to make her a false object, she was kept at her place, and has since been remoored. Letters were read as to the services of the life boats during the gales. A long letter was read from Messrs. Hardman and Co., on the subject of the complaint last week decided by the corn mittea, ac t the einceifiention of octgars per the Ursula. The committee, after hearing the letter, decided not to re-open the question. A letter from the omcers or cus toms stated that it was intended, in order to meet the in crease of the trade of the port, to increase the Water Guard Department, and requested to have sundry offices erected for their accommodation. Referred to the sub committee of works. The secretary having read the de cision of the Council as to the new Dock Bill, a new point was raised by the chairman, that as the Dock Committee were proceeding, according to one of the existing acts of parliament, t obta'n the new bill, the power of the Council to negative the proceedings could not be exercised except by a majority of two-thirds. As the opinion of the Town- Clerk has never been taken on this question, the matter is delayed, in order to afford time for a conference between the solicitor of the Dock Committee and the Town-Clerk. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. NOVEL MODE OF EFFECTING A ROBBERY. — On Thurs day an elderly man, named Adlard, the proprietor of a number of small houses in Scotland-road, appeared before Mr. Rushton to charge Maurice Crompton with having stolen two deal boards, his property. It appeared that Crompton, who is a tenant of Mr. Adlard's, was stopped in the street by a policeman carrying the boards in ques tion, and about which he was unable to give a satisfactory account. The officer accompanied him home, and upon looking over the premises discovered that the boards had originally served as shelves. Mr. Adlard said it had be come a practice for men of the description of the prisoner to take a house for a long period, and decamp in a few days with a portion of the fixtures. The case was one over which the magistrate had no control, and the man was therefore discharged. COMMITTAL OF AN ACTING INSPECTOR AND A POLICE MAN.—On Friday, a lengthened investigation took place, before Messrs. Rushton and Benn, at the Police-court, relative to a charge of assault preferred against two police men, Nos. 667 and 665, by a man named Davine. The case had been previously brought before Mr. Dowling, by VlllOlllll it was referred to the magistrates. The deposition of the complainant was to the following effect that, between the hours of two and three o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, as he and another person of the name of M'Carthy were walking along Great Howard-street, they met two policemen, and were followed by them for a considerable distance. At length the officers bade them halt, and de manded, in I eremptory terms, to know who and what they were. To each question a proper answer was returned; yet the policemen were not satisfied, for they proceeded to search their pockets. M'Carthy quietly submitted ; but not so his companion. The consequence was a "row," in which Mr. Davine was severely beaten. Meats bile M`Carthy ran for assistance to Mr. Hutt's provision shop, situated in the neighbourhood ; but ere lie re turned to the scene of battle, the officers had decamped. Mr. Davine's evidence was corroborated by Mr. M`Car thy. Neither, however, could swear to the identity of more than one of the officers-665. Mr. Rushton, how ever, after giving him a severe reprimand for inflicting such a beating on Davine (who had been examined by Mr. Parkinson, and tonna to I,v iscverciy banaLao.o, wiz; mitoltoci him for trial. No proof existing against the other officer (667), he was sent away. Policeman 649 was then placed before complainants, for identity. They could not, how ever, swear to him. The investigation was then almost closing, when acting-inspector Heyden 156, made a state ment to Mr. Rushton, to the effect that 665 had told him that acting-inspector Blake, 621, and he had had a row with two suspicious characters, in Great Howard-street, on Tuesday morning. As this deposition seriously incul pated Blake, that officer was sent for, and, on being told of the charge, owned that he was the companion of 665 during the alleged occurrence. Mr. Rushton, therefore, committed him likewise. Bisirirt getvs. CURIOUS DEATH.—A few days since a child, five years old, was burnt to death, at Manchester, through her clothes having caught fire in consequence of the poker, which had been left in the fire, falling on them. - Mr. Young, a chemist, of Manchester, has discovered that a waste product from the manufacture of chlorine. consisting chiefly of a solution of chloride of manganese, destroys the odour of nightsoil and other decomposing matters, without impairing their fertility. The liquid is produced in very large quantities, and has hitherto been thrown away. SWEDE TURNIPS.—An excellent crop of turnips has this year been raised by George Fishwick, Esq.. of Spring field, Scorton, from seed supplied by Mr. Skirving , of Liverpool. The turnips were pulled from a quarter of an acre of land, statute measure, and, after their tops and roots were closely cut off, they were found to weigh 9 tons 5 cwt, ; being after the rate of nearly 60 tons per custo mary acre. The means used per acre were, 4 cwt. of guano and 5 tons of farm-yard manure. — Lancaster Ga zette. OPERATION UPON A MARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CHLOROFORM.—On Friday, Mr. Lawson, veterinary sur geon, Manchester, unnerved a mare while under the in fluence of chloroform with complete success. Two small sponges were soaked in the chloroform and secured in the nostrils with tape. In about two minutes the mare stag gered and fell. The operation was then performed. The mare was in no way secured, and lay perfectly still while the nerve was cut down upon, and with the exception of a slight twitch when the nerve was divided, she did not evince the slightest feeling: The sponges were then re moved, and in about six minutes she got up all right. LYNCH LAW IN CHESHIRE,—A woman having endea voured to corrupt the honesty of an errand-boy in the ser vice of Mr. Booth, grocer, Halton, Cheshire, the lad pre sented her with some parcels of sawdust, &c., made up to represent the booty whi c h s h e cove t e d. o sooner was she in pos.ession than three stout men, armed with holly branches and stinging nettles, wh o had been stationed by the boy's master, rushed out and inflicted summary punishment, concluding by dragging her through the horsepcnd. _ HOW TO SCARE THIEVES.—During the last week "some person or persons" attempted to break into a but cher's shop at Barden-lane, near Burnley. Having ef fected an entrance, and no doubt in high expectations of " roast and boiled," they were preparing "to help them selves," when a most tremendous noise and . the approach of footsteps so alarmed the robbers that they decamped with precipitation. Whence all this hubbub ? was a ques tion the thieves did not stop to ask ;—but a live cow which the butcher had put into the shop for the night, on rushing up to receive the unexpected visitors, had knocked down the weights and scales, and thereby had occasioned the (to them) untoward alarm. FATAL ELECTIONEERING AFFRAY.—On Thursday, during the polling at the election, a gang of about 100 men, armed with staves, brickbats, &c., went to the Lyceum, Stockport, and commenced the demolition of the doors and windows. Several of Mr. Kershaw's friends were within. Information had been previously received that an attack would be made, and a number of men were accordingly collected in the hall of the building to protect it. These last rushed out, and a general battle ensued. One man (not owned by the last accounts) was killed, by severe blows on the head and face, his skull being fractured. The windows and doors of a house and shop opposite, which had been occupied by Mr. Mars land's committee, were all broken to pieces in the riot. ( I _,-;therat A cargo of 530 tierces of Russian beef has lately arrived in London, from Archangel. There are now 38 convents and four monasteries in Great Britain. A NEW COMER.—A Spanish giant has just visited London for exhibition. He is seven feet ten inches, and over thirty stone weight. Government have it in contemplation to pass a measure authorising pensions to be granted to superannuated mas ters of workhouses. It appears that the Smithfield Cattle Club have dons away with all restrictions as to the feeding of prize-beasts, and intend to adopt a similar rule in regard to sheep. SMUGGLED WATER. —The Edinburgh Water Company has munificently handed over to the infirmary three gui neas obtained as fines from certain publicans for supplying water to parties not legally entitled to receive it. A railway guard, Mr. Charles Ridley, of Darlington, was found dead on the railway about a mile north of Dar lington on Saturday week. It is supposed be had fallen from the train in a fit. Mr. Feargus O'Connor has a letter in the N or th ern Star of last Sunday, addressed " To the women of Eng land," whom he styles, "My dear children." Hovr happy the women of England must be in such a parent ! ROBBERY OF DR. BOWRING.—The magistrates have committed two more prisoners for trial on the charge of being concerned in the robbery of £lOOO from Dr. Bow rine:. The brig Emma, of Hull, was wrecked on the 26th ult., in the Gulf of Finland. She was laden with linseed, tal low, and hemp. Two of the crew were drowned, but the rest reached the shore in a boat. On Friday, William S. Sheridan was acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of the murder of his mother, by administering poison to her. We have already given the particulars of the case. John Pargeter, 33, postman, was convicted at the Cen tral Criminal Court, on Thursday, of stealing a letter con taining a country bank note for £lO, the property of the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Postmaster-General. Sen tence to be transported for ten years. A prisoner in the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for uttering a forged letter, purporting to be signed by Mr. Stephenson, the engineer of the London and North Western company, directing that the bearer should be passed to Birmingham and back in a second-class carriage. CONVICTION FOR MURDER.—At the Central Criminal Court, London, on Thursday, George M'Coy and Thomas Sale. coopers, each 25 years of age, were found guilty of the murder of Mr. John Bellchamhers, by fracturing his head with a bolt, in London, on the 11th of October last. They were both sentenced to be hanged. Sir William Young, Bart., one of the Directors of the East India Company, and Captain Charritie, were put on their trial, on Saturday, at the Central Criminal Court, before Lord Denman, on a charge of having received £3OOO from a Mr. Weathersnoon, for a cadetship in the Company's service. The case for the prosecution lasted all day : it was adjourned. CANADIAN BUTTER.—Among the most recent arrivals from North America have been some large importations of butter from the Canadian provinces of that quarter of the globe. One vessel, recently arrived, has brought nearly four hundred packages, and another about three hundred packages of that article of food, the produce of Canada. One of the highest floods known in the Severn, during the last fifty years occurred on Saturday, Sunday, and Mon , lav ; and the vale of that river presented the appear ance of an inland sea, as the meadows were overflowed for miles around. At Bridgnorth the waters forced their way into the gas-works, and the town was consequently thrown into utter darkness at night. THE GAME LAws.-Two important decisions were given, last week, in the Edinburgh Court of Session. In one a tenant was declared entitled to damages from his landlord, on the ground that the quantity of game on the farm was excessive; in the other it was decided that a tenant has no right to frighten the game off his own crops, without hurting it, by means of blank shot and muzzled dogs ! MURDER BY POISONING.—At the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, William Newton Allnuttt, a most respectable and interesting-looking boy, aged 12 yers, was found guilty of the wilful murder of his grandfather, Mr. Samuel Nelme, at Hackney, on the 26th of Oct., last, by administering to him a deadly poison. The learned Judge immediately recorded the sentence of death against the prisoner. at the same time intimating that the recom mendation of the jury should be laid before her Majesty, with a view to her merciful consideration of the case. STARTLING FACTS.—The Lincoln Mercury says The practice of taking opium, laudanum, ether, and mor phia, has increased and is increasing amongst the fens of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire to a frightful extent. It obtains amongst the aged, the infirm, and the young, and it is confined to neither sex—old men, old women, and young females are equally Ps victims. It may be safely averred that every second customer who visits the drug gist's purchases opium, laudanum. or some opiate or narcotic, whilst every second customer of the grocer is a purchaser of tobacco. EXTRAORDINARY IF TRUE.—The Exeter Post says In the parish of Launcells, near Stratton, Cornwall; is a farm called Norton, belonging to L. W. Buck, Esq. It is now in the occupation of a sound-hearted Old English gentleman, Mr. John Bray. This farm, from its size, requires many hands for its cultivation and management. It is considered to have had, for the last one hundred years, not less, upon the average, than 20 persons living in the farm-house ; yet, strange to say, there has not, during the whole of that time, been a corpse in the house, nor has a fever prevailed there. HONOURABLE TO THE WORKING CLASSES.—In conse quence of the Messrs. V —n, of Darlington, being una able to pay up to the district bank the sum of £B,OOO borrowed, the bankers not only refused fresh discounts, but also sent in an execution. The men having been made aware of the occurrence, unanimously agreed to work until Christmas without requiring their wages. The firm, however, succeeded in obtaining the sum they re quired from a railway company,' with which they paid off the bank, when the men drew their employers in a car riage to the works, whence they quickly, and amidst cheers, ejected the bum bailiffs. CREATING AT CARDS.—At the Central Criminal Court, London, on Thursday, Andrew William Barr, Charles Bruder, Samuel Rolfs, convicted on Tuesday of conspiring to defraud Mr. Julius A. Kerrie, by cheating him at card playing, were brought up for judgment. The prisoners had decoyed a young man lately come into money, and by various devices and stratagems, under the pretence of gaming at cards, they had plundered him to a frightful extent. They had, in their conversations between them, plotted to deprive him of his last shilling, and it had been proved that Barr had eak-ulated how much they would have, on the whole, to divide amongst them. The spoil they had already btained, as appeared upon the indict ments, amounted to £1,440. The sentence upon Barr was that he be imprisoned for 15 months, and pay a fine of £590 to the crown. Upon Brewer, that he pay £5OO fine and be imprisoned one year; and upon Rolfs, that he be imprisoned six months and pay a fine of £lOO. SHOCKING DEATHS BY FIRE.—On Tuesday an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford, at the Westminster Hospital, on the bodies of Mrs. Warne, aged 88, and her sister, Miss Partridge, aged 93.. whose deaths were caused by fire. The deceased ladies resided at the house of Mr. Evans, 24 Charles-street, Westminster. On the Bth inst., about 11 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Evans was alarmed by another lodger calling to him " The old ladies are on fire." He went to the room and discovered Miss Par tridge with the sleeves of her dress and cap on fire, and Mrs. Warne throwing water over her. With some diffi culty he put it out. Mrs. Warne was also burnt. They were conveyed to the hospital, but Miss Partridge died the next day. It was hoped Mrs. Warne would recover, and the inquest was adjourned for her evidence, but she died on Sunday night. A witness stated that Mrs. \Alamo said, her sister was sitting by the fire at her break fast when her shawl caught fire and she ran into her room, and in endeavouring to put it out, Mrs. Warne's clothes caught fire. LONDONBEGGARS.—Mr. C. 6, Addison, a barrister of the Inner Temple, has addressed a letter to the Times, containing the following extraordinary statement : " Some years ago, a baronet got his governess with child. She was sent away to obscure lodgings in London to hide her shame, and there gave birth to a son. The mother died, and the child was put out to nurse. The baronet made a weekly allowance for the child's support, but be yond this troubled himself not concerning its fate. In a short time the infant was hired out, or sold, to a com mon London beggar woman, and was exposed night after night to the pelting storm, the howling wind, and the damps and fogs of our uncongenial London atmosphere, for the purpose of exciting sympathy and extracting alms from the charitable. I shall not trouble you with the successive stages end eras of that unhappy child's exist ence. Suffice it to say, that after having been a street sleeper at nights under doors, and a street sweeper in the day time at the crossings, it ended its career by becoming the associate of a common pickpocket, and was prosecuted by me for felony, and received sentence of transportation. Such, sir, is the history and fate of 90 per cent. of the London beggar women's pretended children." 1 7 11 1 I , i ~~ " ,