The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

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Ural gam Th e - ---ere--- Vie_ Rev. H. C arpenter d e li vere d an a bl e a dd ress a t th e C a Church Missionary meeting, on Wednesday. kt, Vey. Joseph Baylee preached, on Sunday last, in boo, al'Y's Chapel, Grosvenor-square, London, on a.. 1 of the Ladies' llibernian Female School Society. h t. ;‘, l s said that the Unitarian Chapel in Paradise-street a s , e u ,. e en letter a concert room and an arena for exhibiting P/astiques. b le 7. American minister, with a party of friends, occu lt . .i al r• Copeland's private box at the Amphitheatre on i k a l evening. 1,,i,, original surveys of the river Dee, dated 1739, 1740, bypertelpfazidb.y Mr. John Eyes, of this town, have tee e o n ti t a l ly nd Kith her uesdaY, Mary Evans, ten years of age, who resided 10 d parents in a court in Westmoreland-street, was ttl eadf ullY burnt that she died on the following day. b ere lz a Williams, about two years and a quarter old, was ah e " t on the 2d instant, and taken to the infirmary, P i t l e she died on Friday. tlet e a rles Colborne was at work at a stone quarry at Kirk eta.' an the 2d instant, and was killed t y the fall of a i ezent.hree tons weight, which he was assistirg to put into 11 thi e walls r oun d I s li ng t on M ar k e t h ave b een t a k en d own priseweek, ad the oening thus made suggst the pr to (3 ' of lea v n ing the p space unappropriated, e as s necessar o y ilve effect to St. George's-hali. Fin d A GGRESSION.—The reasons which induced Lord tob ee l ag and others to join the Church of Rome will be er'ele discu sse d by the Rev. Mr. Ewbank at St. David's I , ll reh thi s even i ng. o i , e l lE W OUNDED P OLICEMEN. —Th e su b scr i p ti on li s t, e s 11 la Birkenhead in aid of the ina corespondi jured policemen, con e:es to receive additional names; ng list has a 4 opened in the underwriters room. th e Frid ay a f ternoon Willi am W a lk er , w h o res id e d a t wi e ll dock cottages, Birkenhead, was acc id enta ll y kill e d ill er h e t engaged at the new clockworks, on the opposite Cl 7. tkatistopher Whittle, a man employed at the new North V", on th e 10th i n st a nt, was hoisting a piece of cast ki , when the chain broke, and the iron fell upon him si o . brok e ha s l eg. It was am p u t a t e d a t th e N or th ern l Pital, an d h e di e d on Th ur sday. il t elite ATHOL CAKES.—These celebrated cakes, as ellized by h er M a j e sty an d the c ou r t, ar e a dvertised b 1:. Gibbons, of London-road. At this festive season Z t ler f orma desirable adjunct to the table, and one most !able for presents. biZ t at a quartee before seven o'clock on Saturday eve tasks Elizabeth Pallett was passing along York-terrace, fe i lon, she was attacked by three men, who covered her C th in a handkerchief and robbed her of twenty-four es s ., essilver. loaf rich silver salvers, valued at £7O, have been pre liaisd to Mr. T. Robinson, jun., of the firm of Messrs. te 4 rad, Flet c h e r & Co., by the timber trade, for his aes a ues as honorary secretary to the five committees ap aeted to obtain evidnce as to the best site for that trade. iill Tue s d a y week, the members of the Toxteth and of e tPool Building Club dined together, for the purpose la:sresenting Mr. James Wensley, the secretary, with a hi s "cmle silver cream ewer, as a testimonial of the value tißeelTices rendered by him to that society. lii ' , era' more burglaries took place in Birkenhead and Iti e l e ic illity last week. Attempts were made to break into th e l a t houses at Holt Hill and Higher Tranmere, but ell " In nates were alarmed in time to frighten away the ' le reant Ce s • N I ot POR THE BENEY OLENT.—On the night of the tot Of October.Cumber'iand," laden with corn was te' ( Y vvrecked on Taylor's-bank, on her way from France thi sea ° Port. As the vessel was not insured, Capt. Geury, to was owner as well as master, is thus at once reduced The Subscriptions are received at the underwriters. fibfollowing p passengers arrived per the splendid New s, "` packet-slip Lady Franklin, Captain Semi. Yeaton, Ile - ,: -I ' 4s ee York, are staying at the Grecian Hotel :—Sir lele' r Y Chninberlain. Bart., Miss Kingsmill, Miss L. PITT. l, Mrs. Meickle and family, Mr. Lovett, Mr. Pt• Mr. Wood, Dr. Hammond. and the captain. Os I P Sund a y even i ng l as t a f ema l e r enou nc ed th e e r rors Cli e ° P,erY, and was publicly baptised, at St. Mathias's te R ' r un, by theAspnal. This is te tenth e s l p l o yert who has publicly come i forward to renounce the lamp s of Rome through the faithful preaching of the the'Astor, since his appointment to this church. n s Wednesday Edward R ee d, a seaman belonging to b e a'adY Elgin, fell over the pierhead at the Brunswick e is e• Ile clung to the seaweed, and kept himself above ai et' until lie was picked up by a boat. He was i in-ime teateely conveyed to the Southern Hospital, and s likely iLeover. te is E GERMAN CHURCH.—On Sunday week, a sermon b 4 . PHirsch , eached in of the Parish Church, Bradford, by the Rev. aL ):' the German Church, Liverpool, in the u lan language. At the close of the service a collection ~,- , 7 tnade in aid of the German Church in Liverpool, Plating to u John of £5. to Tu sday, M'Taggart, a workman employed at .17Isiver F oun d ry, was d r illi ng a h o l e i n a piece of iron, op en a Strip of canvass, attached round a a slight wound t o , ja left hand, became entangled in the drill, and his I ll t i n t nt iter at twisted off. Ile was taken to the Southern ,sPital and is now recovering. meeting of the Health Committee, on Thursday, tit• Alderman Dover passed a warm eulogium on the late A f r l s. Chalmers, jun., whose grandfather was formerly an fo e ' t e e ms merchant in this town,. and was once a candidate e s i u ss e :enresentation of the borough in Parliament. Mr. Cou e — c a rs was a most useful and intelligent member of the John tea his e a r eionessy, who had come over from Waterford with trade wife and family of nine children, intending to emi o'clock" New York, rose on Monday morning, at four Was a s ' and went to seek the steamer Devonshire, which . bodes ' n g in the Collingwood Dock, that he might get his berth and luggage ashore. In rambling from berth to A , he fell into the dock and was drowned. bou ts n ' le l,v3' squall came on on Saturday, about half-past Isou e - e 'e l°ek, and it continued to blow hard for about two te e -"' On the river, as a boat manned by three boat %ell.; named M'Gowan, Ball, and Wiseman, was making to the shore, from the Kalamazoo, lying opposite dil l : new docks, she capsized. M'Gowan and Ball were e u ed, but Wiseman was rescued. arlyVe on Tuesday morning last, as Elizabeth Bretton, te s ief a working man, named James Bretton, i ll th n t in Richmond-terrace, Oxto n-road, Cheshire, was fen s e act of striking a light in her bedroom, she suddenly tea ` l5 the floor. Her husband instantly rose, lighted the de o ', !ad found his wife apparently lifeless. A boy was hre e t l a llo tc ,k h e et e l x f t o in r c a t. surgeon, who, on arriving, pronounced kieh Tuesday evening last, as early as six o'clock, Mr. Pits a • e td Palmer, of 13, Church-street, Everton, while te e i ng through Canning-street, a small street close to his eshl r esidence was almost strangled. then beaten, and hew ed of his hat, watch, and chain, by three men, who le ts . s e lllY attacked him. Mr. Palmer, who is . about 74 terief age, was discovered in a helpless condition by a 'les ;,,c' t uan s servant in the neighbourhood, and he now ~ ..1 1. , " a very weak state. 'tliC i .. k . ," ALDERSON AND THE CROWN COURT---011 .Cro w ' u aY, during the trial of a case of burglary in the Ole e e ,Court, Baron Alderson took occasion to allude to Kith !to culty of hearing the witnesses in that court. " I Ile ( 1 1 , 0 corporation of Liverpool," observed his Lord its ''' ut Would remember the ends of public justice. But f e no use wishing, I have no power to accomplish. lieliztlestliousandth part of the money spent on the new it p, r e f courts were expended on this court it would make O e e e utlY good court." , I t,tit s - „'lltiday week a boy named Henry Jones was baling the i` out of a boat at Seacombe Slip, and stepped on to etsOclitie after the machinery had been set in motion, %li p, u draws up to suit the state of the tide, the Seacombe alli a l' r small landing-stage. He was caught by the leg, to received a compound fracture, and was otherwise itslleh inju re d th a t h e died in the hospital on Monday. rea ppe ars that the man who directs the machinery is in tine 4 Position that he cannot see the stage when in mo- Pa y ' and to p reven t th e recurrence o f suc h acc id en t s , th e Wesesueeested that a man should be specially appointed to Per sons from the stage when it is in motion. e lteit, )4 a PIES.—In these days of modern housewifery and oc ts 'a economy, it is pleasing to see that the great re- Of sh e ll of the cuisne have not disturbed the great dishes sheets forefathers. The sirloin and the baron-of-beef still % % hie s tla nsolested, and that ever-esteemed dish, the York :illee,,,gliule pie, still holds its position in public favour. ''ae e - 'a something about a game pie that always tempts its c o petite, pleases and puzzles the palate, to ascertain t a b ae s tu ponent condiments. Railway communication has itkee s k n a lne cheap, game pies cheaper.. The chief of the 1 ea e ge Club, Mr. Wilkie, advertises them as low as atie s - s e t u , and his name is a guarantee that they will stand a Ce la u nsurpassed. ne e -I '°N-PARK ACADEMY, BIRKENHEAD.—On Wed sul'otils just before the duties of this establishment were r t sse e ,." to a close for the half year, the young gentlemen „-„Led Mr. Sorley the principal of the school, with a 'td ,e`ueent timepiece', "as a token of their high esteem Vio ge rd, and of their appreciation of his endeavours to ~ emo t e their welfare and happiness." Master George 1 ▪ hag addressed Mr. Sorley to the following effect : ~4rie :Ve been deputed by the boarders, and by the presi en'ectiOV members of the Geologists' Association in con silee•-,' with your school, to present you with this testi htilealaah' l as an . expression of our affection for you. Al ies% b cannot boast of being your oldest pupil, yet I sm th e n requested to occupy this honourable position i lie e i s , fact of seen brothers and myself having been for Z.liati m clf nearl years under your tuition. This is ath i , I assure you, sir, the performance of which is e t oet i 3 ' gratifying. to me • and the whole circumstances uu te eete ll with this happy: o_c . .casion will I hope always e k etr e g44l ed . 0 -att sf .by you with feelings of the ' liveliest ' pleasure l'lt erd action." Master Arthur Wartnaby then came ;I_ 4 ol 1 .,,' e and said, " I too, have been deputed by the day Votl 4 .e to request . yo ' u to receive this testimonial of our s will Red c l eb.ereei f . e affection towards you. It must, we think, • IP ft, Mg to you to see such a feeling of good-fellow es -.e n ei ,, tti e l f , gst your pupils, and of respect and esteem for tPll'ai s ' a nd Your gratification will be enhanced by the No e sw ee that such a feeling is universal ; not confined a e ra ts ' b ut extending itself through the whole school. 2 e osts e o leregret that circumstances, oveT which we had ;nee s i . I, have prevented the presentation in the pre- T ne sd all , the subscribers, and at the hour originally in !lNeech w , as al uelY' at the conclusion of the conversazione 4 ,; "sv• to have been given by the Geologists' Associa -41;oe h th e Doe intreat your acceptance of the timepiece, titi'a too l lage of the inscription about to be affixed to it, li t ,: of - „I' of the high esteem with which we regard you. lA' welf 42 7: aPPreciation of your endeavours to promote 11 0 ler. app happiness.'" Mr. Sorley returned thanks k i r, th 4 a ,opriate address, in which he expressed a fe s 'eel' Qt ' although, from the indisposition of several of ,o, th e „ e rli and members, they had been disappointed, ;: ti tl eo s 4 r r esent, of the pleasure they had anticipated from toklitat t Z z ione, they would be able to hold it. without • :f th 1 " of spirit on their part, or interest on the 1 0 ,_ eur friends, on an early evening after the re " 4 of th e school. CIVIC BANQUET.—On Thursday, his Worship the Mayor, John Bent, Esq., entertained a party of gentle men to dinner at the Town-hall. The company numbered upwards of forty. Amongst the guests were Baron Al derson, Mr. Justice Talfourd, the Bishop of Chester, Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., and his brother, J. Brown, Esq., Wm. Jackson, Esq., M.P., Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., La vrence Heyworth, Esq.. M.P., the Yen. Archdeacon Brooks, Rev. Mr. Royds, the sheriff's chap lain, Rev. Mr. Haggitt, of Wallasey, Abbot Lawrence, Esq., the American minister, and his two sons ; Edward Rushton, Esq. ; the gentlemen comprising the grand jury, &c. On Monday afternoon as an empty waggon was descend ing the inclined plane at the north dock, Bootle, it sud denly slipped off the rails. A labourer of the name of Oakden, whose duty it was to remove the waggon, was immediately knocked down. One of his horses was killed on the spot, and another severely injured. Oakden was taken to the Northern Hospital, where it was found be had sustained a fracture of one of his legs, with severe contusions in other parts of the body. It appears that the accident arose in consequence of the check chain not being attached to the waggon, and that Oakden, who saw the impending danger, was endeavouring to place his horses out of the way when the accident occurred. CIIINESE CURIOSITIES.—The Messrs. Littledale will sell by public auction, to-morrow and Thursday, the largest and most veluable collection of Chinese curiosities ever imported into this country, consisting of China were, lacquered ware, screens, fans, rice-paper drawings, glass paintings, paper hangings, gongs, matting, carved balls, ivory work box, images, silver filagree bracelets, painted Chinese lamps, arquebuses, silk handkerchiefs, grass cloth ditto, silk and satin dresses, crape shawls, nankeens, carved chessmen. cross-bows, preserved ginger. &c., &c. During the week the large room in which they are ex hibited has been daily filled by crowds of ladies and e'en tlemen, whose admiration at all the wonderful and beau tiful articles they saw was unbounded. PRINCE ALBERT'S YORK BANQUET CUP.—We have seen a letter from the Hon. Colonel Grey, his royal high ness's private secretary, acknowledging, in extremely flat tering terms, the receipt at Windsor of the beautiful ruby cup, in the new patent glass manufacture, used by the Prince in the York banquet, it having, by the royal owner's permission, been since retained for exhibition in London, where it has attracted universal admiration, in common with the other products of the same unique and striking process. Much as we have read in the Times and elsewhere of these articles, we had no idea of their extraordinary brilliancy and elegance till we had seen some of the collection at Mr. Livingstone's, Lord-street; and the highest possible panegyric we can pass upon them is, to say tnat they constitute a feature of special interest in that gorgeous establishment. " TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK. "— On Saturday Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice Talfourd, accompanied by W. Brown, Esq., M.P., Edward Rushton, Esq., Capt. Greig, and Mr. Town-councillor Neill, paid a visit to the splendid :steam -ship Baltic, lying in the Slovne. Long before the sun was up these " wide awake" gentlemen were steaming it, up the Mersry in the tender by starlight. They were received by the captain and officers of the ship, and conducted over its magnificently arranged vastness. Truly it is a splendid vessel. At eight o'clock they par took of a splendid and profuse breakfast—hominey, broiled pheasants, broiled partridges, broiled teal, and Baltic sauce! Never were judges so breakfasted before. At a quarter before nine their lordships were again afloat in the tender, the British ensign was hauled down from the foremast, where, as a mark of honour, it had been hoisted during the judges' visit, and at a few minutes after nine o'clock their lordships were seated in their courts, arrayed in wigs and ermine. CHEAP TRIPS.—It affords us great pleasure to inform our readers that the directors of the London and North Western Railway Company have re-appointed Mr. Mar cus, for the SIXTH SEASON, to the conduct of the excur sion traffic over their lines for the year 1851, (with the exception of the cheap Exhibition trains,) and for these we have no doubt the company will avail themselves of Mr. Marcus's experience. Mr. Marcus, if not the origi nator of excursion trains, has, without doubt, been the improver and most successful manager in these matters. His systematic arrangements, and the safe conduct of his numerous trains, have inspired the public with confidence in these trips, which did not exist before he undertook them. For the last five years he has devoted his whole time and attention in arranging plans for the comfort of his patrons. during which time upwards of 100,000 persons have travelled by his various trips, and when we announce the fact, that all has passed off without the slightest acci dent, no better evidence can be given of his careful ma nagement and indefatigable exertions. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.—The annwil sermons in behalf of these schools, were preached at St. John's Church, on Sunday last, in the morning and evening, by the Incumbent, the Rev. W. Falloon : the collections amounted to £47 19s. 4d. This sum is applicable to the current expenses of temporary schools in Circus-street, occupied until the new schools, now erecting in Great Croshall-street, are completed. We regret to learn that the funds necessary for the completion of the latter are still deficient by at least £3OO. The rev. gentleman, in bringing the case of the temporary schools before the congregation,:stated, that for want ofroom, the Commit tee had, since the Ist of January last, been obliged to refuse admittance to 286 boys, and 304 girls (and no names had been counted twice), making a total of 590 children. We do trust that when this fact becomes known, there will he found generous individuals, friends of sound scriptural education in this community, who will cheerfully provide the small amount necessary for the completion of the new schools, which will afford accom modation for 500 children. The Rev. W. Wolseley, curate of St. John's Church, in a letter to the Courier, comrlains that two Roman catholic priests from Holy Cross Chapel attempted, on Wednesday week, to force their way into the Ragged School, Hodson street. Being refused admittance, they collected a crowd and induced the parents of fifteen children to insist on their leaving the school. " They then began to speak to the mob, and priest Noble said, in my hearing, that this was a soup school. I interrupted him by telling him that that was false—no soup or any provision being given to the children to secure their attendance. He said 'he was deiertnined it should cease.' I said I was determined, with God's help, it should not cease. He then asserted nothing good was taught them in the school, but every thing bad, and tending to bad. This I politely told him was also false. He then said that, if after that night any parents sent their children or allowed them to go to this Protestant school, he would not attend them on their death-bed.' This told more upon the mob than anything else that he said. He then told them all to go home, which, after some little time, they did." CLASSICAL CHAMBER CONCERTS.The third of the series of Messrs. Thomas and Haddock's concerts was given on Wednesday evening last. The executants were as usual, Mrs. Beale, piano -forte : Messrs. Thomas and Lawson, violins; Mr. Baetens, viola; and Mr. Haddock, violincello. The performance opened with a quintet in F flat, Op. 44 by Schumann, for piano -forte, two violins, viola, and violincello, the first time it has been heard in public in England. This quintet is an important addition to our stock of classical concerted pieces, it is broad and majestic in style, and we were glad to recognize a vein of originality not common to the present generation of writers ;it was admirably performed. Haydn's quartet in D for two violins, viola, and violincello, and Beethoven's wonderful creation, No. 7 in F, for the same instruments, were executed with a unity and exactness rarely beard. Haydn is always clear, bright, and in his allegros, brilliant, his quartets were written when the first violin was consi dered the principal instrument. It is very justly consi dered so no longer, Beethoven has made each instrument of equal importance, he has with marvellous skill so blended all together that no undue predominance can be given to one part without a sacrifice of the general effect. As evidence of the departed supremacy of the first. violin we may mention that Mr. Thomas was less certain in Beethoven than any of his coadjutors. Mr. Baetens and Mr. Haddock were all that could be desired. The trio by Mayseder in A flat, op. 52, for piano -forte, violin and vio lincello, is well adapted to contrast with the more severely classical compositions of the same class, and served in some degree to exhibit the peculiar excellencies of the executants, Mrs. Beale's sparkling execution, the neat bowing of Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Haddock's refined tone and faultless intonation. The room was well filled not withstanding the inclemency of the weather. THE BIBLE ITS OWN WITNESS.—The Rev. J. B. Lowe, incumbent of St. Jude's, delivered the third lecture of the course announced by the Church of England Institute on Thursday evening last. The Concert-hall was crowded to overflowing, many persons being compelled to retire for want of accommodation. On the platform were Mr. Alderman Parker, the Revs. W. M. Falloon, Wm. May nard, F. Parry, W. Brewster, Wright, H. M. Mosse, &c., &c. The Rev. H. M. Mosse, the honorary secre tary of the institution apologised for the absence of Mr. Christopher Bushell, who had intended to take the chair on the occasion, but was prevented by an urgent engage ment in London : he called upon Mr. Parker to assume the presidential duties. Mr. Alderman Parker having briefly alluded to the circumstances of the present times, which he considered demanded that every man should be in his place, requested the rev. and hon. secretary to offer up a prayer, after which the Rev. J. B. Lowe commenced his lecture. He introduced his subject by contending that the sacred volume contained within itself the evidence of its inspiration, that no individual could bring to the in vestigation of its treasures a spirit of candour and earnest ness without being impressed with the conviction that the bible is the book of God. This view of the authenticity of the bible he contrasted with that of the Church of Rome, in which communion the truth ..f the scriptures rests on the authority of the church ; the church's infal libility decides the point; they rest the claim of infalli bility on the alleged warranty of scripture, and rest the authenticity of scripture on the church, and thus remove all foundation for faith. He should ground the enquiry into the authenticity of the bible on the simple testimony of its own evidence, and in doing so he should draw atten tion to two points, the external and the internal evidence. The rev. lecturer then proceeded with much eloquence and argument to elucidate the various points arising out of his subject. He remarked on the transcendent sub limity of the bible, and sheaved that the scheme of man's redemption was essentially a heavenly scheme, involving principles that never could have originated in the human mind. The difference between the human notion of God and his real character was this, that man supposed the good and benevolent were the especial favourites of heaven, whilst scripture proclaimed that the sinner was the object of God's solicitude. And how was his salvation effected ? Not by compromising righteousness and sul lying the veracity of Almighty God by allowing the sinner to escape the me r ited justice, but by justification, by combining the two principles of righteousness and love, and causing them to meet in him who was the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world. The rev. gentleman with great force and ability proceeded to dilate on these and other important points as testifying that " the Bible is its own witness," and received the warm thanks of the crowded audience for his eloquent address. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Baron ALDERSON.) John Diggles and Thomas Exton, convicted on the previous day of assault and robbery, were sentenced to twenty years' transportation, and their accomplice, M'Anulty, for seven years. Samuel Healey was sentenced to nine months' impri sonment for the manslaughter of Eiizabeth Clegg in August last. The deceased was a girl employed at the factory of Mr. Howard, in Rochdale. She was employed in what was called the " roving" room, in which room the prisoner was the overlooker. He had had occasion to complain to the deceased for not having " kept her frames" up." Some words took place between them, and he told her to !eave her work and go home. She refused to do so, and, in pushing her down stairs, she fell to a lower land ing, with her head against the wall. She was taken up in a state of insensibility, and shortly afterwards died of compression of the brain. A well-looking boy, only fifteen years old, named James Barlow, was sentenced to fifteen years' transpor tation, for having stolen a horse from a stable at a fair near Lee,ls, in September. There was another indict ment against the prisoner for a similar offence, and a prior conviction for horse-stealing twelve months ago was proved against him. John Whittaker was acquitted of the manslaughter of 'William Halstead of Burnley. Thomas Mulch ( 25), Michael Doherly(23), and Edward Clarke (20), were charged with having at Walton-on-the. Hill, near Liverpool, in September last, feloniously en tered the dwelling-house of Mr. Eltnzh Hornby, and bur glariously broken out of it. Entrance into the house was obtained by the use of an instrument which made two large holes in the window shutters; through these holes the arms of the burglars were introduced, and the shutters were opened. They were disturbed, and consequently did net take any property. Mutch was subsequently ap prehended, when he was found in possession of an instru ment which exactly fitted the holes in the shutters. There was no evidence against the other prisoners.— Mutch was found guilty,-and was sentenced to be trans ported for life. NISI PRIUS COURT-TUESDAY. Before Justice TA LFOU RD.) Mr. Threlfall was brought up for sentence. On being placed in the dock he exhibited the same calm demeanour which marked his conduct on Monday. The Learned Judge addressed him - at great length upon the enormity of the offence which he had committed, and characterized it as one of the most extensive and well organized systems of fraud and forgery which he had ever heard of. lie alluded in strong terms to the high posi tion which the prisoner formerly 11 , 1 d in the commercial world, and regretted that so violent a shock should have been given to mercantile honour. It was no palliation in his mind that the prisoner had intended to meet those bills. The guilt was the same whether such intention existed or not, and when he reflected that many a man much less criminal had suffered the penalty of death for offences of the same kind, but of infinitely less magnitude, he could not but admire the mild spirit of the present law, which would give the prisoner time to repent of the error he had committed. The sentence of the court therefore was, that the prisoner should be transported for fifteen years. Threlfall was then removed from the dock. S. Ridgway, a soldier, was sentenced to seven years' transportation for burglary at. Ashton-under-Lyne. A young man named Mills was sentenced to transpor tation for seven years, for having, as an excise officer at Bolton, received sums of money from various parties for licenses to sell tea, tobacco, &c., and not accounting for the money. The prisoner made an eloquent speech of an hour's duration in his own defence. He said that he had been in the service of the Excise for thirteen years, and the whole amount laid to his charge was under £lO. He admitted having received the money, and had been care less, but his inattention had been sufficiently punished. He had left Bolton publicly, and gone to Davenport, and had sent his full address to Bolton. The jury, after an hour's deliberation, found him guilty of the fraud. James Taylor was bound over to receive sentence when called on, for killing John Regan at Manchester during a fight between them. The deceased had been ruptured before, and not having had the rupture reduced in due time, neglect might have caused the strangulation. The prisoner had been three months in confinement. CROWN COURT.-WEDNESDAY. John Charlesworth and John Smith were sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for assaulting and at tempting to rob Moses Fletcher at Manchester. Two men named Jackson and Ashworth were sentenced to ten years' transportation, and two others named Greenhalyh and Wilde to two years' imprisonment, for a burglary at the pawnbroker's shop of Mr. Berry, at Oldham. . . Thomas Unsworth was sentenced to ten years' trans portation for a burglary at the d yelling-house of Robert Farringdon, at Culcheth, in October last. A previous conviction for felony was proved against the prisoner... The other sentences passed were for offences of no public interest. NISI PRIUS COURT.-WEDNESDAY John Smith, for assault and robbery upon Robert Dickens, at Manchester, was sentenced to ten years' transportation. Margaret Leech, for bigamy, was sentenced to one week's imprisonment ; and Ann Carroll, for a like of fence, to one month's imprisonment. William Greig was sentenced to seven years' trans portation, for sending a letter to Mrs. Stebbing threaten ing to burn down the Amphitheatre, with the intention to extort money. We reported the case fully when be fore the police-court in August last. FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY ON THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY George Smith, 83, and Mark Casson, 31, were chard with a conspiracy to cheat the Royal Insurance Company. There were seven counts in the indictment, laying. the offence in various ways. Mr. Bliss, Q.C., Mr. Blair, and Mr. Rushton, appeared for the !prosecution ; and Mr, JatneF defended the prisoners. Mr. Rushton haring opened the pleadings, Mr. Bliss stated the case. He said that the prosecutors in this case were the directors of the Royal Insurance Company at Liverpool. The manager of the company was Mr. Dove, and the sub-manager was Mr. Gray. One of the prisoners at the bar, Smith, was a tailor and draper in Liverpool, and the other prisoner, Casson, was his foreman. At the time of the alleged offence Smith carried on business at a shop in Scotland road. Smith himself resided at another house, but Cas son and an apprentice or two slept in the house attached to the shop in Scotland-road. Smith had also two other workmen in his employ, whose names were Edward and William Roe. In the early part of the year Smith had been in embarrassed circumstances, and in March last he found it necessary to apply to his creditors to give him time to pay his debts. The stock-in-trade and the fix tures amounted to £4OO, the debts to £250, leaving a balance of £l5O. Smith effected an insurance on his stock while matters were in this position to the amount of £B5O. On the 13th of July the file broke out in Smith's shop. Some of the goods were injured or de stroyed, but Smith declared the value of the whole to be £1,600, and he preferred a claim for the sum for which he was insured. He said his books were burnt, with the exception of two ledgers, so that he could not make a detailed inventory of his stock. The company appointed two competent persons, Mr. G. Smith, tailor and draper, and Mr. Samuel Thornley, to examine into the claim. They counted about 127 lots of goods, the value of which they estimated at £96. After the fire, it was proved that Smith left some goods at the house of a person named Roe, where Casson lodged; other parcels of goods were left at the house of a Mrs. Hardcastle, and another parcel at the house of a Mrs. Taylor. These goods were entered in the prisoner Smith's claim upon the Insurance Com pany, as though they had been destroyed by fire. The prisoners were found guilty, and Smith was sentenced to two years' and Casson to one year's imprisonment. .e. CROWN COURT.—THURSDAY. The following prisoners, who had been tried on the previous day, were brought up to receive sentence : James Conboy, John Gilhooley, and Lawrence Colman for robbing Joseph Hinds,atManchester,eighteenmonths' imprisonment, and bard labour. Luke Lloyd, for stabbing John Worrall, at Manchester, twelve months' imprisonment, and hard labour. George Vaughan and Charles White, for committing burglary in the house of John Thomas Leyland, at Wavertree, two years' imprisonment with hard labour. Joseph Reid and William Locker, for feloniously break. ing into the house of Samuel Woods, at Warrington, Reid one year, and Locker, nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Michael Clarke and William Henry Furber, (against each of whom there were three separate indictments), for stealing money and other articles from letters entrusted to them for delivery, in connexion with the Liverpool Post-office, and who pleaded guilty, seven years' trans portation. _ Thomas Abbott, for bigamy, at Barton-upon-Irwell, six months, with hard labour. Joseph Gregory and Janzes Holland, were charged with having, at Manchester, burglariously entered the dwelling house of Rebecca Thompson. Gregory was found guilty, and Holland acquitted. Joseph Gregory, 21, James Holland, 22, and William Pimlott, 18, were convicted of having. at Pendleton, near Manchester, feloniously assaulted William Kennett, and robbed him of a coat, boots, and three handkerchiefs, Gregory and Ilolland were tried in the foregoing case of burglary. James Holland (who figured in the two previous cases) was charged with feloniously assaulting James Cooper, and robbing him of £1 2s. 6d. and a silver watch. The prisoner was found guilty. Gregory, Holland, and Pimlott, were brought up to receive judgment. His lordship sentenced Gregory to be transported for life. Holland was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, with hard labour, John Williamson, 22, was charged with having, at Ashton-under-Lyne, feloniously killed and slain Samuel Foden. The death of the deceased was caused by a blow given in a public-house fray. The prisoner was sen tenced to a fortnight's imprisonment (solitary.) John Rigby, 33, was charged with having, at Windle, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of John Fair dough, and stolen therefrom £2 in copper, four shil lings in silver, and other property. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to ten years' transportation. Thomas Bates and Thomas Rowland were charged with having, on the sth instant, at Warrington, feloni ously entered the dwelling-house of John Leicester, and stolen therefrom a pair of trousers, a handkerchief, &c. The prisoners were found guilty. Bates was sentenced to fifteen years' transportation, and Rowlands to twelve month's imprisonment, with ha rd labour. NISI PRIUS COURT.--.THURSDAY John Barnes was sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment for burglary. William Macaulay7(4o), and Thomasrrharles (59) were then arraigned, the formeron the charge of having burglariously entered the dwelling-house of James Fisher, and stealing therefrom two silver spoons, two pixes. four teaspoons, and various other articles; and Sirrell for having received the same, knowing them to be stolen ; also for receiving a table spoon, the property of Thomas Gardner, of West Derby, knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Blair stated the case for the prosecution, and pro ceeded to support it by the evidence of several witnesses, who recapitulated the facts of the case which are already, fully known to our readers. The witnesses underwent a rigid cross-examination by the learned counsel for the prisoners. The case for the prosecution being closed, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins asked his lordship to say was there a case to go before the jury. His Lordship said that it was perfectly true that Mr. Sirrell had received a parcel ; but there was no reason to sunpose that he could have any knowledge that a particu lar felony was committed, nor could he have knowledge of the contents of the parcel. The letter which preceded it said only that so much was sent. There was nothing to excite any suspicion that the contents of the parcels were come by unlawfully, unless there was a general under standing between Sirrell and Macaulay, the former agree ing to receive any property that might be sent him, and which he had some reason to believe Macaulay had stolen. Air. Sergeant Wilkins.—From beginning to end there was nothing but surmise, because they saw the entire correspondence. His . Lordship thought the correspondence favourable to the prisoners. However, as Mr. Blair wished it to go to the jury. he would not interfere with thei& province. Mr. Pollock then proceeded to address the jury on be half of Macaulay. He contended that the evidence against Macaulay was not sufficient; and he only feared that the prejudice which existed in connexion with the prisoners, through the rumours which had been circulated by the press, would lead the jury to a wrong conclusion. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins then addressed the jury for Sir cell. who, he contended, had been more particular in his transactions than ninety-nine out of a hundred trades men. Mr. Thomas Upshall, pawnbroker, Whitechapel-road ; Mr. Johnson, a member of the Common Council of Lon don ; a gentleman for thirty years a magistrate of Nor wich ; Mr. Watson, jeweller and silversmith, London ; Mr. Sadleir, a member of the Common Council of Lon don ; Mr. Greatley, wholesale jeweller, City-road ; Mr. Cooper, Hatton-garden ; Mr. Bulk, bullion-dealer and banlon-; Mr. Elliott, and Mr. Williams, spoke to the prisoner Sirrell's character—that, as a tradesman for the last twenty years, he had maintained a character of the highest and most unblemished class. His Lordship then proceeded to sum up, after which the jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict of guilty of receiving against Macaulay, and of not guilty against Sirrell. The verdict was received with applause. CROWN COURT.—FRIDAY James Smalls and Peter Toole, for uttering counterfeit coin, were sentenced to seven years' transportation each. Edward Neill, for uttering a forged order, one year's imprisonment. James Kelly, for bigamy, six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Bridget Jackson, for bigamy, one month's imprisonment. Walter Stuart Fawcett pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary, at Blackburn. The prisoner, who belonged to the theatrical profession, made a long and clever speech in justification of his crime, stating that he was driven to commit it in consequence of his wife and child being nearly starved. The learned Judge gave little credit to the pri soner's story, and sentenced him to be imprisoned for one year, with hard labour. Paul Lawrenson was indicted for burglariously enter ing the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, at Warrington, on the evening of the 2nd instant, and stealing a quantity of bacon, flannel, floor-cloth, &c. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour. Daniel Hepsworth was indicted for having . , on the 11th November, feloniously assaulted and stabbed Thomas Dolan. A quarrel occurred between the prisoner and Dolan in a public-house in Ormond-street. Manchester, in the course of which the prisoner, who was in drink, threatened to kill or stab some one. Dolan remonstrated with him, on which the prisoner ran at him with a knife, and stabbed him in the breast. The jury found the pri soner guilty of a common assault, and his lordship sen tenced him to two months' imprisonment, with hard labour. John Billington, 23, was indicted for stealing seven shillings and a pocket-handkerchief from the person of Henrietta Perry, on the 2fid instant. On that day the prosecutrix was proceeding by railway to the residence of her master, Mr. Willmer, at Huyton, when the prisoner robbed her and attempted to kiss her. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months. John Williams, 31, was found guilty of robbing John Bothwell, at Manchester, on the 4th instant, and sen tenced to be imprisoned with hard labour for one year. Daniel Rogers was indicted for stabbing Caroline Knox, a married woman. residing in Bloom-street, Man chester, on the evening of the 9th of December. On the day in question the prisoner and the prosecutrix had been drinking at a public-house, when an altercation took place. They afterwards quarrelled in the street, and the prisoner stabbed the woman on the right side with a penknife. The wounds, which were not of a dangerous character, were dressed by a surgeon.—The prisoner, in his defence, said the liquor had stupefied him, and he did not know what he was doing.—Mr. Crellin, with whom the prisoner had worked for several years, gave him an excellent eharacler.—The jury found the prisoner guilty of a com mon assault, and he was adjudged to two months' impri sonment, with hard labour. Nathan Grandy was charged wilh having burglariously entered the house of Henry Glover at Windle, on the 31A of October, 1848, and stealing therefrom various articles of clothing.—Not guilty. John Pritchard, a car driver, was charged with having feloniously killed Robert White on the 13th of Septem ber. On that day the prisoner was driving a car, when he ran over thA deceased, who was walking alone the street in a state of intoxication. The person ran over died in consegnence.—Not guilty. William Hannay (51), was charged with having caused the death of Robert Middleton, at the Marsden station. on the East Lancashire railway. It appeared that the prisoner who is a gate-keeper, placed a truck on the main line, and (in consequence of Lis watch stopping, as the prisoner alleged) did not remove it in proper time, by which a collision took place between the truck and an express train at ten minutes to ten o'clock, a.m., on the 12th of August. The result was that two carriages were overturned, and the deceased so severely injured that he died on the evening of the same day.—Not guilty. David Mowell Doiy was charged with having feloni ously killed Joseph Fiddler, at Newton, on the sth No vember. The prisoner had charge of the points at the Ardwick railway station on the evening in question, and the charge against him was that he did not turn the points in sufficient time to enable a goods train to pass along the line, which it was intended it should do. In consequence of his having turned the points at too late a period the train was broken, and the result was that the deceased, who was a railway guard, and was on his way home, was thrown from one of the waggons and received such severe injuries that death was the consequence.—The jury re turned a verdict of acquittal. NISI PRIUS COURT.-FRIDAY. Wm. Macaulay, who was found guilty on the previous day of receiving stolen property, was sentenced to be transported for ten years. THE PRESTON WILL FORGERY , Henry Blackhurst, attorney, lately practising at Pres ton, was charged with forging a codicil to the will of his late wife, Catherine, with intent to defraud the lord pro vost and baillies of Glasgow. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. 'Pollock opened the case for the prosecution, and addressed the jury at some length. The facts of the case, as stated by the learned gentleman, seem to be :—Mrs. Blackhurst had made a will, by which an amount of mo ney was left to the lord provost and baillies of Glasgow, to build a school, to be named the Maxwell School, in honour of her former husband, Mr. Maxwell, who was a native of that city. There were.also other bequests. Mrs. Blackhurst had added codicils, making a few alterations in the will ; and it was with adding to the last of these codi cils three lines, which made null all the bequests, and gave to himself the whole estate, that the prisoner was charged. The various documents connected with the case having been put in and proved, and the witnesses examined, Ser geant Wilkins addressed the jury for the defence. The learned gentleman stated that the handwriting of the three lines was smaller than the rest of the codicil, and that the first words of these lines were written in a dash, which seems to follow the larger handwriting. He then entered into a long, critical, and able defence of the prisoner. . . . . His Lordship having summed up at great length, the jury retired. After an absence of an hour and a quarter, the jury returned into court with a verdict of not guilty. CASE OF SHOOTING AT LIVERPOOL John Kilshaw was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 10th October last, with a loaded pistol, shot at Joseph Forester. with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Joseph Forester, stated that he was at the Globe Inn, in Lawrence-street, on the 10th October. Had one glass of ale. Prisoner, with three or four others, came in when he was playing at cards. When prisoner came in he said, to the landlord, " Do you see that black-whiskered fel low playing cards with your wife." Prisoner passed into the bar, where he used bad language to him. Witness then went out, and while doing so was called a thief by prisoner. He turned and asked for an explanation, when a fight of about a minute's duration took place between them. Witness then went out ; prisoner followed after wards, and when out asked if he was the fellow he was fighting with, to which he answered in the affirmative. Prisoner then came within a yard of him, and put some thing to his breast—something blue, which he thought was a knife. Witness was told to run by a woman and boy, as prisoner had something in his hand. Witness, after running about twelve yards, felt struck in the back, and heard a report. Was taken to a druggist's shop, and then to a dispensary. Was struck about the middle of the back bone. His coat was perforated, but does not think his flesh was. He fell when struck by the ball, but got up again and had to go three-quarters of a mile. Did not look for the ball. His Lordship, in summing up, directed the jury to re turn a verdict for a common assault. _ _ _ Sergeant Wilkins said that the last assizes he defended the prisoner against a charge of assaulting the police, in which he received several severe wounds; and whenever he took any thing to drink he became very excited, and did not know what he was doing. _ _ His Lordship then sentenced the prisoner to be impri. soned for one month, and to find security to keep the peace, himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each. The prosecutor begged his lordship to discharge the pri soner-at once. His Lordship said he would be happy to accede to the wish of the prosecutor, which was highly creditable to him :. and that part of the sentence relating to the impri sonment would not be carried out against the prisoner: The requisite sureties having been given in, the priso ner was discharged. William Gazzard, Abraham. Shore, Mary A. Broad bent, and Ann. Crowther, were charged with having, at Rochdale, feloniously assault e d Th omas C or ki n, putt i ng . him in bodily fear of his life, and violently stealing from his person some money and other articles ; and William Gazzard was further charged with wounding the said Thomas Corkin on the finger of the right hand. Mr. J. Pollock stated the case for the prosecution. The priso ners were undefended. Shore, against whom ninny pre vious convictions were brought, was sentenced to ten years' transportation, and the other three prisoners to seven years' each. CROWN COURT.-SATURDAY Four young men, named Pendlebuii:Len2ing, Harri son_ and Whiteside, were acquitted of the charge of as- saulting feloniously, at. Preston, Cithcrine Sherlicker, a girl of rather prepossessing appearance only fifteen years old. The prosecutrix did not make any complaint for a week,. when, being taken ill, she informed her mother. According to her account the prisoners.behaved towards her with treat indelicacy and. brutality. A girl named Willis, however, deposed that the prosecutrix was a consenting party, to all that took place with.Pendlebury. John Clarke, indicted for a similar offence at Man chester on a young girl, was found guilty of an. assault, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Edward Richards, a respectable man, indicted for mali ciously stabbing, at Salford, John Bradburn, was found guilt, of an assault. He was ordered to find bail, and the prosecutor consented to become his surety, for which lie was commended by the judge. The transaction arose out of a family quarrel. The trial of the parties connected with the late brick layers' strike at Aghton-undt.r-Ixne wa, trprorcpri to tbn next assizes on the ground that the prisoners had been committed on one charge and the bill of indictment charged them with another. NISI PRIUS COURT-SATURDAY John Struth6s. a pensioner, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for having obtained from Mr. J. Duggan, New York Tavern, Waterloo-road, two sums of money by means of forged orders. The prisoner recsived a good cirtracter from his commanding officer. Dominic Bodkin, an Irishman, was sentenced to seven Years' transportation fo, stabbing with a clasp knife, in Stuart -street, on Sunday, the 3rd ultimo, a young seaman, named John Shields, during a fight. _. Connor Egan was sentenced Co a similar term of trans portation for stubbing Thomas Larkin, on the 25th ult., at a court in Milton-street. The celebrated pedestrian, " Mickey Free," was sen tenced to nine months' imprisonment for shooting at his wife, under the circnmstances we lately made public. The jury strongly recommended him to mercy, as it ap peared that, when he had anything to drink, he was com pletely stupified. William Watkins. a seaman, was sencenced to seven years' transportation for stabbing with a knife Mr. Henry Bevan, publican. of Edmund-street. The prosecutor was demanding payment for two glasses of ale when the un manly assault took place. Isaac Smith and Abel Smith, father and son, were acquitted of the charge of killing and stealing a sheep, the property of a butcher at Warrington. CROWN COURT Y _ ESTERD A Y William Smith, aged 35, was charged with having, at Manchester, through his gross negligence, caused the death of Charles Carlisle. Mr. Blair prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Pollock. It appeared from the evidence that the prsorer was an engineer at the cotton mill of Mr. Charles Poole), Brad. ford-road, Manchester, and the deceased was an assistant engineer at the same place. It was stated that there were seven boilers working three engines. The fourth was cracked, and had been patched in an inefficient manner, by and under the directions of the prisoner. On the 10th of October, two or three nays after these repairs had taken place. the boiler in question exploded, the pressure of steam then upon it being twenty-two pounds to the inch. The deceased was in the boiler-room at the time of the explosion, and was so frightfully scalded that he expired in a fortnight afterwards. It was shown that the crack in the boiler was 14 inches in length, and it was proved that the prisoners had been forewarned by a Mr. Swain, a boiler maker, that No. 4 boiler was in a very unsafe and dangerous state. _ _ In cross-examination it was elicited that the prisoner had himself narrowly escaped the fate of the deceased. For the defence it was contended that the prisoner had exercised as sound a judgment as any man under the circumstances, in having these repairs made, and that, as they had been made by the boilermaker, Swain, he could not he held responsible for any defection in his work. The learned counsel contended, that if the prisoner had not believed in the sufficiency of the repairs, he would not have exposed himself to the imminent danger which he did. He argued most pointedly that the whole casualty could be regarded as nothing but an accident. and at most it could be regarded as but an error of judg ment. He hoped, therefore, that the jury would return a verdict of acquittal. His Lordship having summed up, the jury at once re turned a verdict of not guilty. Thomas Calderbank, - Thomas Jones, and James East ham were indicted for haring, on the 10th of October, in the township of Bickerstaffe, on the ground of the Earl of Derby, been caught poaching, and with assaulting Henry Prescott, a game-keeper, upon that occasion. Mr. Blair prosecuted, and Mr. James defended. At the clove of the case, Jones was found guilty, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Calderbank and Eastham were acquitted. This was the last case before Baron Alderson,—the court rose at two o'colck, and his lordship proceeded to London. NISI PRIUS COURT-YESTERDAY, ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON. Thomas Robinson, Eliza Robinson, and Ellen Miller, found guilty of robbing a man of a watch, at Manchester, were put. up for judgment. The Judge, addressing the male prisoner, said,—You, Thomas Robinson, have been found guilty of a very atro cious crime. and one, I fear, that is very common, viz., of enticing a man into a house for the purpose of robbing him; or, if you did not so entice him into the house, of laying a scheme, when the party was in that house, for opposing his leaving it, and then robbing him. The male prisoner was greatly affected, and with tears begged for mercy, never having been in a prison before, and having lived in one situation, in the service of Mr. Green, of the North-western Railway, Manchester. The learned Judge having made some remarks relative to the part taken by the women in the robbery, passed sentence. Thomas Robinson, 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour; Eliza Robinson and Ellen Miller, 12 months' imprison ment, with bard labour. M ACAULAY'S CASE Mr. Pollock applied to the Judge to ask whether pro perty found on Macaulay's premises, not stolen, but belonging to parties who had entrusted it to the prisoner to repair, could be recovered. The judge thought there could be no doubt that these parties were entitled to their property, but considered he had no control over any but the stolen property. MANSLAUGHTER Edward Moran was put up on an indictment charging him with causing the death of Andrew Murphy, on the 18th September, at Manchester. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the prosecution. He said, addressing the jury, the case was one of some importance as showing the sort of treatment the destitute poor, who were obliged to apply for relief, are in the habit of receiv ing. He then went on to explain that the deceased, An drew Murphy, was a tailor, who had lately arrived from Bradford ; on the 17th he arrived in Manchester, and in the evening slept at a place called the Tailors' Club-house, being entitled to this accommodation on producing a card : when he left the place on the following morning he ap peared to be in good health. He (the learned counsel) should show that at about ten o'clock on the night of the 18th September deceased applied at an establishment in Tib-street, called the Vagrant Ward, and which was a night asylum established within the last few years by the guardians of the poor of Manchester, for the purpose of relieving destitute persons with a night's lodging, and a portion of coarse food, in return for which they were required to perform two or three hours' work. When the deceased applied at this establishment, he was put with other persons into a narrow passage to be searched. At length the prisoner Moran, who acted as an assistant at the establishment, began to search him, and having done so observed that he (deceased) held something in his hand, which was tightly closed. Moran at tempted in vain to open his hand, but succeeded with the assistance of Mr. Hollis, the superintendent, and others, when copper money amounting to 10d. or 11d. rolled out upon the floor ; such was the violence used towards deceased that the next day his hand was found to be seriously injured. The learned counsel here drew a distinction between the circumstances of the administra tion of permanent relief under the poor-law, and those of the temporary relief referred to, where he contended th a t applicants, as it were, sold their labour for the consider ation of shelter and food ; under such circumstances, the deceased felt naturally indignant at the treatment he had received, and immediately threw one of his boots at the officers, but which struck a pauper ; upon this Moran attacked him, striking him on the head and other parts of the body. After this he went to bed, having previously compla!ned of his thumb ; he passed a restless night, and on the next day was so bad as to render it necessary he should be taken to the workhouse, when he died a few days afterwards. At the post mortem examination, an injury was found at the back of deceased's head ; there was no external mark, and the surgeon would show that the wound had been caused by a blow on the eye, from the effects of what is called the counter stroke. Mr. Aspinall contended that the persons who had searched deceased had done so illegally ; he quoted the statute 11 and 12 Vic. chap. 110, sec. 10, by which it appears that the master of any workhouse, or his assistants, has the power of searching applicants for relief, but he contended that the Tibb-street establishment was not a workhouse ; and, moreover, that if they chose to impose a labour test they could not apply any other, inasmuch as by re quiring applicants to perform a certain amount of work for the food and shelter he received, the applicant dis posed of his labour just as much as though he sold it for sixpence. The learned Judge interposed, to draw Mr. Aspinall's attention to the statute of Elizabeth, which expressly re quire. that funds be raised to set the poor to work. riXas!rigamit Air. Aspinall thought there was a difference in the ease of the pauper and the one of the applicant at a night asy lum, arising oat of the temporary nature of. the relief af forded in the latter case. Mary Kearney, a servant at the tailor'S club house in Mulberry-street, deposed to deceased coming there on the night of the 17th September; he slept there that night, and on the following morning lift the place, apparently in good health. - Mrs. Flannigan, the person of the house, corroborated this evidence. Mr. Dalton, trampmaster at the Tib-street establish ment, detailed the circumstances attending the admission of Murphy. It was customary to search "tramps" when they applied at this asylum. Applicants-were allowed, tor supper, porridge made from Indian meal, and a piece of bread ; the same was distributed for breakfast;. and he saw the money fall from deceased's hand, w hen his grasp was relaxed by Moran and others; he witnessed the struggle that followed—[the prisoner has been deprived of half of his right hand, and the counsel for the prosecu tion had stated that affixed to the stump was an iron hook]—blows were dealt, but Moran did not inflict a blow with an iron hook, as he had never had one affixed to his disabled arm. This witness went on to state that after the struggle, deceased went to bed and slept well, and that he complained only of his thumb. Other witnesses were examined, from whom Mr. Monk elicited that Moran had borne a good character for humanity, and had filled positions which naturally put this disposition to the test, having been engaged as a nurse in the fever ward. He had formerly been a pauper, and during the time he was at the vagrant ward had learned to write with his left hand. Mr. Hollis, the superintendent, stated that he and three others, including the prisoner, compelled deceased to open his hand ; he described his conduct as violent ; he struck at Moran, who lifted his arm to parry the blow, and struck deceased on the face. One of the witnesses stated that after the struggle had taken place he saw de ceased challenge one of the paupers to fight ; a cry of shame arose from the latter during the struggle, in refe rence to the conduct of deceased. Mr. Evan Thomas, a surgeon who acted on the occa sion for the parish surgeon, had examined deceased ; found effusion on the left side of the brain, near the top of the head, which he attributed to the rupture of a ves sel or vessels, which he considered to be the result of violence. In cases where injury ensued from what is known in the profession as counter stroke," the injury was usually directly opposite the place struck ; and that to produce this effect at all, a very violent blow would be necessary. Mr. Holroyd, a surgeon of Manchester, made the post mortem examination of the body ; the thumb was very livid, as was the left eye and the right ear; the left he misphere was black ; the whole of the hemisphere was covered with blood, proceeding prom a rupture of a vessel; no marks of disease on the brain. In his opinion death was caused by violence on the head ; deceased !ices a healthy subject; the effusion could not have been caused by a feeling of passion on the part of deceased • the effect visible might have been prod uce d e ith er b y a blow on the left eye or the right ear; an artery distributed through the Jura mater had given way ; this was never the case un less great violence was employed —never knew itto give way from apoplexy induced from natural causes.-Mr. Monk put it to his lordship whether there was any necessity on his part to address the jury. His lordship said there were two questions to be answered in the affirmative to render that necessary ; first it must be shown that the prisoner had been guilty of an unlawfel act, for if Mr. Hollis were right he bad not, and even if he had struck deceased, as it had been stated, then that would have to be inquired into. The jury here intimated that the speech of the learned counsel was unnecessary. and his lordship proceeded to sum up strongly in the prisoner's favour. It was not sure the blow gives by the prisoner was not merely in self defence, and then if not so it was doubtful e !wilier the blow on the face had caused death, A verdict of " not guilty" was returned—his lordship remarking that he considered the prisoner had not violated his claim to huma nity. IGHT POACHING Richard Newton, who had been remanded from the ,stassizes, was put up. _ _ _ . - Mr. Monk, who appeared for the prosecution, stated the case. The prisoner stood charged with manslaughter, but there were mitigatory circumstances in the case which, in connexion with the circumstance of the length of time which had elapsed since the time of the occurrence, in duced the prosecutor to withdraw the principal charge: he was, accordingly, acquitted on this charge, and pleaded guilty to the charge of night poaching. It will be re membered that an affray took place in the early part of the present year, between a party of poachers and game keepers, at Knowsley ; the prisoner was one of the party. His Lordship feelingly summed up, sentencing the prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. This was the last case is the Nisi Prius Courts, and the court closed at two o'clock, and Mr. Justice Talfourd soon after proceeded to London. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, SEACOMBE.—OH Friday, the Lord Bishop of Chester preached in this church, in aid of the funds for liquidating the expenses of the recent enlargement; and, on Sunday, sermons were preached on the re-opening, by the Rev. G. W. Warr and the Rev. W. Pollock. The sum of £43 was collected. THE LATE CAPTAIN BEAZLEY.—A correspondent says—" In this excellent officer the Dublin Company have lost a commander having their interests much at heart. He was much respected by a large circle of friends, who now regret hie melancholy departure from among them. N. Blood, Esq., a particular friend of his, crossed to Liverpool, to break the sad intelligence to his afflicted and disconsolate wife." LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION : LECTURES ON THE FINE ARTS. — On Tuesday and Friday last, the subject of the Fine Arts, commenced in the previous week by Mr. Bishop's lectures on Perspective, was con tinued by two lectures on the General Principles of Art, by Mr. H. C. Pidgeon, Member of the new Society of Painters in Water Colours of London, and Secretary of the Liverpool Academy. In the first lecture, Mr. Pid geon rapidly reviewed the rise of the Fine Arts, and pointed out the general value of Art as a branch of edu cation. He then proceeded to the more practical part of his course, commencing with the choice of subject, ex plain!ng the importance of such selection of incident, and such treatment, as would render the work universally intelligible; and shewing that a great picture should be in effect a great painted poem. The foundation of all all was proved to be imitation ; but the audience were guarded against supposing that deception is the proper of the artist, who should seek to embody the spirit and effect rather than the mere form of all he uses as the component parts of his picture. The lecturer then pro ceeded to point out, by drawings made on the instant, and by reference to a large number of diagrams, from many of the finest works of Ancient and Modern Art, the principles of arrangement of lines in composition, shewinp that in the most simple, as in the most elaborate works, this balance of lines must be attended to before the picture can assume a pssition as a work of art. The next branch of the subject, Light and Shade, was mi nutely entered into, and simplified by the consideration of the principles on which light affects objects—by direct rays, reflection, atmospheric influence, &c. The drawings shewed that, however carefully outlines are made, the true form of objects cannot be determined without the addition of light and shade. The importance of arrange ment of light and shade into masses, as a means of secur ing breadth of effect, was dwelt on ; and the extent to light whi chthewas sshhaodwoo. shadows of Theallm odeobjectss of d are etg objec t s, modified n b y reflected o f extending masses of light and dark, and of contrasting, and harmonising the various parts of the picture both by light, and shade, and colour were pointed out ; and the course was concluded by an examination of the principles which regulate the introduction of colour into the picture, as shewn in the manp fine examples from the works of the great colourists. ENTERTAINMENT TO THE. AMERICAN MINISTER.—On Saturday evening, the members of the American Chamber of Commerce gave a splendid entertainment to his Excel lency the Hon. Abbot Lawrence, Minister of the United States, and his suite, at the Adelphi Hotel. The invita tions were, according to etiquette, confined solely to the heads of departments resident in or immediately connected with Liverpool. The banquet took place in the large room of the hotel, which was tastefull; fitted up for the occasion, the most conspicuous ornaments being the flags of the two natiens, England and America, gracefully placed in juxta position, and designed as emblamatic of the commercial intercourse which is carried on between ourselves and our brethren on the other side of the Atlan tic. The tables were laid out with the most gorgeous profusion and elegance ; and there was throughout that princely liberality so characteristic of an English enter tainment. The following were amongst the guests : — His Excellency the lion. Abbot Lawrence and two of his sons, Colonel T. B. Lawrence. Attache to the Legation of the United States, and Mr. Abbot Lawrence, jun. ; the Earl of Sefton ; the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks; J. Bent, Esq., the Mayor ; Alexander Henry, EMI., M.P.; Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. ; Colonel Falcour, C. 8.; Captain Bevis, R.N.; Colonel Crittenden, United States Consul ; Major Campbell, 52d Regiment ; Captain Greig ; Thomas Littiedale, Esq., Chairman of the Dock Com mittee ; Elias Arnaud, Esq., Collector of her Majesty's Customs; Edward Rushton, Esq.; C. B. Banning. Esq. The chair was occupied by Joseph Malcomson, Esq., Pre sident of the Chamber of Commerce, and the vice-chair by William Brown, Esq., M.P. Messrs. U. Stolterfoht and W. Rathbone, jun., acted as croupiers. The follow ing members of the Chamber were also present :—William Barber, T. B. Barclay, T. Bolton, J. C. Boyd, G. A. Brown, D. Campbell, H. C. Chapman, G. J. Duncan, E. Evans, 'l'. B. Forwood, F. A. Hamilton, M. Hyslop, Alexander M`Gregor, Mahs, Joseph Malcomson, David Malcomson, W. G. Malcomson, George Maxwell, W. Oxley, Victor Poutz, M. Purton, John Parker, C. W. H. Pickering, William Rathbone, William Rathbone, jun., Thomas Sands, C. Saunders, William Stuart, William Thornely, and G. H. Wylie, Esqrs. Amongstthe invited guests were Lord Stanloy, who is confined to his room, at Lathom-house, with a severe attack of the gout; Sir T. Birch, and Mr. Cardwell, who were both prevented attend ing by ill-health. The banquet was of the most recherche description, comprising every delicacy of the season, with the rare and superb edition of "ortolans" and " canvass back ducks." The dinner was served up with an accuracy and precision not to be surpassed even at the tar-famed " Clarendon." The " Moselle cup" and " oyster toast," a la Sir John Bayley, according to the receipt given in the Butler's Manual, published by our neighbour, Mr. 'Wareing Webb, were, amongst other varieties to please the taste and tempt the appetite, much appreciated and highly ex tolled. His Excellency the Hon. Abbot Lawrence deli vered a very animating and eloquent address in returning thanks for his health being drank. The Earl of Sefton, the Mayor, Archdeacon Brooks, Colonel Crittenden, Edward Rushton, Esq., W. Brown, Esq., M.P., Alexan der Henry, Esq., M.P., and Thomas Littledale, Esq., were among the other principal speakers. His Excellency viaite Manchester to-day.