The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-19 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL MAY SESSIONS. The May Sessions of the Peace for the borough of Liver- Pool commenced on Wednesday, in the Crown Court, before Gilhert Henderson, , who had been appointed by the Recorder to act as his deputy on this odcasion, in conse quence of the i ndisposition of the learned gentleman. Mr. Henderson was sworn in, and took the oath of allegian ce in oPen,court, previous to the commencement of business, before Wm. Potter, Esq. and Wm. Earle, Esq., two justices of the Peace for the county, and Thos. Shaw and John North, Esqrs., consttwo members of the Town Council. The court having been i tuted, th e following gentlemen were sw orn th e G ran d Wm. Posbary, Esq., merchant, of Plumpton-terrace, foreman James Bateson, broker, Shavv-street. Robert Lewin Bolton merchant. Gambier -terrace. Richard Bryans,,,Jun.', merchant, North John-street. Thomas France Bennett, merchant, Castle -street. Rh j°ll n Wilson Carter, corn merchant, Oil-street. Craig, merchant, King-treet. Thoma_hard Dawson, sharebroker, s Exchan ge - s t ree t . VenrYs Berry Horsfall, merchant, Exchange -buildings. Jenkins, merchant. Goree. "roes Log an merchant Oldhall-street. Charles Stewart Middleton, merchant, R,umford.place. jEdswaePn M,rd Moon, merchant, Tith e b arn-street. Thomas Manan, broke r , D a l e -street. .;,,ooerartin, broker, Water -street. -ttatribest_Nilather, gentleman, Mount-pleasant. ____ux, rectifier, Dale -street. 4eorge Ramsden, gentleman, Canning-street. . The CLERX of the PEACE having read the Queen's rastion against vice profaneness, and immorality, ,- , procia loll! DePutY REE'oitnEn addressed the Grand Jury as rol ws•---Gentlenaen of the Grand Jury, in consequence of the illness of the learned recorder, it falls to my lot to meet y ou On this occasion. The experience which many of you poss n e a ss . renterinrteedree.rfs tiheunecessary to say anything as to th e general important duties upon w . hich you are about to be consider:number of cases which will come before you will .ni__llable, but none of them seem to be. such as to re ;vii investigations any ; 1 ~.fr e . nY special direction or advice ; but if in the course of At points of law should occur, the best A l re si s s e t o a t nc e i n roY power will always be at your service. b usi , however, I shall not detain you longer from the yourn"3, W hich is likely to occupy a considerable por f ti tne,--The Grand Jury then retired to their room. 24. ROBBERY IN A HOUSE OF ILL FAME. Charr: irttin, aged 28, and Mary Ann Branham, 3 0, were a tee,paged with' having, 0i the 24th April last, stolen a watch, i nld Mr,nNtillings, the property of Edward . Morgan. ~ t °wia, N t Na ti is a clerk, residing with his father at New he had b"tgomery. On the night of the 24th of April last on hi s w ee n at the Shades in Williamson-square, and was whom he Way home when he met the prisoner Irwin, P i s Pock Titled to her residence in Primrose-hill I . n, fle had in i l t P e u le h t i h s the property above mentioned. It is impassible root, th e Who circumstances. Mr. Moran had placed Prop e i rt i ' es hen circumstances. d his his head. The prisoner Irwin . left the rl)(4l,,Which he examined his clothes and missed him I lia srata; . Ji,h prisoner Branham subsequently tavteMor gat' w aa, a " 18 a renaarkable feature in the case m t un a communication Wit hothccv?rding to his own account, in !etuallY sle "e .prisoners after he was robbe e d o , m and that he into cu ,r, todr wit h Irwin till the morning when he gave both -he .tur f : It ab „,.Y fours Irwin guilty, and acquitted . Branham. was jrsl,7a,ed that Branham was an old offend , but this too nths , t' 3 firSl offence. The latter was sentenced er to twelve 3 4r. NI ItnPrisonment. The learned Douty-Recorder said be 4110:ercigahnisw:4,zei n n s : s t : in consequence of his bad conduct, I Pi/ti o l i? li /.1 ' Irr AN OFFICER OF CUSTOMS. . . stolen four It 4._ shitisii?unPs fillips, aged 32, was charged . with having , hp of Charles Maki- Taylo t r .l . e servic:P7lred that the prisoner, who was a tid . e waiter mt the p rail ° ' the customs, was, in April last, stationed on hoard Nliller 7F°a, which was lying in the Waterloo Dock. . sanle 8,.,aY0r, fhe second mate of the vessel, slept in e t n li g e . above :;te-rooin as the prisoner, the berth of the former hi from these of the latter. On the 24th of April Taylor missed the a ntri P r n eket of the trousers.which he had worn on Sunday raate b,„°,.' teu, shillings After a consultation with the chief . Ih illin - resolved to mark some money. He marked six of ga, whi ch a Pair f °esday morning, were left in the pock he ex ., .0 trousers. Miller went away, and on his return foesshiiiirrnined the trousers when he found that only two was toll .rernained, four having ' been taken away. The coin 4 1 .1 + , -4 by t wo parallel lines cut over the date. It was An i ti , 8t the prisoner had been at Sixsmith's public-house. Lad 0 Pector a rid a , t aken P ° liee-office r , who were informed of what ienutrred, went to Sizsmith's where the prisoner. was ma r k ed n 0 xe,ustoy. He was searched, and two shillings, itibi B -8 "I 'Miller had marked his shillings, were found ts.o shill9(et• The drawe r at Sixsmith's was examined, and t Sizsmith!n" aimilarly perked were found. The waiter , zi t nio rpio 3 PrOVed that prisoer had been there twice tla aoller gan : d ha d Paid for drink. On one occasion thF prt could not in ' liv er, hu s t on the second occasion the witness Primr.vtrecollect in what coin he paid. trosoner Nr_4l4xs spoke at some length in defence - of the t the " i '-' ' e said —e ~ ,a u no hesitation whatever in at t tri- t th e chief robbery to another person. He contended that tlizance o r t 7 l te of the ship was the only person who had cog d - Wh° he asked e m on ey being in the pocket of the trousers, an tdard could have taken it but him ? dePoswed th skeh " and Patrick Mooney were called. They Arlythi„_ ut they knew the prisoner, and had never heard The"ttgalust him before. ll°4, said, asPl'll. RECORDER in the course of his summing pPothPoin t ii ,, to, the nuation against the mate, there was e s .„` t„,"e evidence which tended to support such an ' l nid th-; iris 4 he .lure, afterlea few minutes' consuP . ation, 50(1 the to harder guilty. Ile was sentenced to be imprisoned o tnird labour for six calendar months. wifficroisl'tALlNd THURSDAY PROM A COUNTING- HOUSE . . tNs jr,dieteaC;Wliett, 15, able to read and write im o p f er A fe r c o t i l i y i: bold Jatoes ii,or stealing from the counting oerrio-bknife, onre°wtono.toianveicoikg,arocoaesep, aoitrie opfairscoi:fsossuopsreesc,taacnleds, one The pros . rn and the Prisonereeution was conducted by Mr. Black Th b e u ci ;cum - sten", of t, Was defended by Mr. Venab o lr . . .4Y last, wh": ease were reported in our p u tlWied in the fb,,e,sirlgular mode in which th.leicpart4nerotfyi'mueens-- 'a rt fully 6,„.._,..nettrient was discovered in his bed-room cotlnting joi-,'"lieul. A 4:20 note had been missed trom ti t m h e e tfloal!plreillnr-31,-i-Zie-sotfhae r fi e r rn in india,nuildirigs during. hoo,ue ote, t h e propertynOlicitnhehisrobseedculooor,mwhboelsnegcostehuaenrteihnegd foun l been broken o e ' p December , last, was therein Thee defence, 1410 A the policeP-o4ffiln elapsed substantiall - Was, that four months having the etweeo the tirne oflthea' robbery and the discover y , .f the itriosperty, was too long to • tify the charge of robber 3. eteo el'et outht to have been indicted for ste . al . mg ; but du et oo !T it had .been co, there had been no suspicious con he Jury Part relative to it to th,,,reyonothuendgrtohuenpdriostoris; guilty, but recommended him vouth. Sentence deferred. 3 4). RORIIERY PROM TOE PERSON. t!lre•Afavui2t4.et Edwards 28 Martha Jones, e Z s e ' 40. were in diet'ed for having feloniously stolen 14, and Ellen 4qAetles:"teigns, four half-crowns five shillings, and ten T he 7 8 , the property of Benj. Thomas, from th e pr . ]Ur pert returned a verdict of not guilty in favour of a I his person. l nitio4l;Ziertsi; and they were discharged after a brief admo- fo_')Ohn Gi p, , STEALING LEAD. 11: h4vig ' fel 19! and Thomas I,Vignall, 28 , indicted taken, b,,tl carried °4l°°,lY ripped, cut, broken, stolen, were e'°P!rty c,. and 141 b, weight of lead, the ,I):igaaifilloltiletrit Prodsham, on the 10th of May. tt) . ' N l l e r i . e V weas stripgpuelttlYir m an unoccupied house belonging e leese NetT d3h rn, in Too/teeth-park. The prisonersdwtehe gill a PortiZiOfhefore and after the robbery ; an Ni.wss andfo it, was found in a cellar. en reviously I rapri to t ed of TrlisgrtY NN ignall, who had b e d t e o six months' free altlotTtehnt to hard labour WaansdseGlitllntcoe hard labour for ;Jli a / to ,lie t . kira Highness Prince Albert held a levee, by desire a4l'ttitee. ea tY, 00 Wednesday afternoon, at St. James's OUr AA ler;l,,the i),--sri Se -NE AT A FUNERAL. -On Sunday after tlir'pe,4 iti ti,",„'Y,°f an old pensioner, named Penfold, was in tif , - I ,` 41 4,, "f enurchyard at Patcha ' m a small village about I ~ ,'"_,e d (,-.4.01/1 Brighton, on the London -road. The wife 4 Opp e.:tqflahletireiSbeadnwassasatetihrieedf itnnoaobroecoming manner, and fol er. Behind her, at a who 1t s - BT e e, was another female, in widow's weeds, who t o tOld, an d eeply eePtY concerned in the sad ceremony as , Mr t . It graved,. °n the corpse leaving the church, followed i to d 11 hi B "0 the no small astonishment of the spectators. fro %Net, that the strang widow was also married i ll tvi paredd • - e pf 1 I's first wife, the Ingle 10 4 , 1, o lt proved. She was en o c . . taphkinie ,eParated many years ago. He enlisted in vir e ' ° liri g I, i lig 9ragoons, and went abroad. On his retu . rn, Ib ike t:lll4 li s eT r a" rr s ie lfe to be dead be married again. His first again and we, believe her husband is living; Ilfr,et4ilta, tililga! the death of her first husband, she resolved, o,„ by i!ent, to pay him the last sad tribute of her h ie ‘i /)° tent 4,eeing him laid in his grave. There is another Pro,rBt wif;e4Boo, perhaps f r king herself known as s iie.rty, wh'iohPeinfold, it i's s o aid m , died possessed of some lllc,ti'l'ltAL Sae lays claim to. :4t:tief°ll s!_,Prnl'ulliVl°N.-A report made . in the Irish ilt4dest..t.'e Nati u ° , l l l ,, in 1 703, by the . Comm t 4 tiliti t e o pi l:: it e e t to 0v e a , 4, thactotnhcrlouudgeld, h ‘ e . i i . t li a resolution ' t e e that c° Her favourable interposition `,l'‘,),i)litit..th,ey'nu„f_ thia kingdom may be relieved from the cah!- p% rt ati, i "It‘v labour under, by a full enjoyment of their ti, tht Prtse.,,." bY a more firni Union with England." 'ae "i l l - atiOn wasvoted by the house. The address ri -" 'H o a t b. 4* use of Lords Ist October, 1703, concluded iti e Ni k w e are sensible [}ratour reservation is owing to lisv,e'l it I,44"erf to th e C c.. preservation land so we are con kin-rria en,;:4lld tend to ourrfit7ho'fr security j and happiness to trai';`°tll.''re,pcitnPrehensivecraned entire Union with that ttipe4k4:ll riot.- entehoeuser tbe answers returneir\liwere iln,goe4netrhael voil-41e0t4 Presentingagttiritg.l3l?n the f 4th d .. o ar o ch p tedll, l - to ' the tPa4,tl(l c071460ve mentioenerl, as; hraev7nrigehad the unanimous ti'll>, 17 4 0 ; 1 14 '8 0 e : 1 J ;:)f a full h.ouse, and prayed . the Lord Lieu -15 cl aee , th e ii.:_? carry it into Lieu execution. .0n the 9th ad d l lla c 4, entre Lr'o.,House of Commons in their address ata; r eiis „ r° *ti b„ a e u her to add greater lustre and stret.gtb :'it 'ei -"' the /'. 4 Yet more comprehensive Union." file lit,a !n•e,,e . nsh House of L ords o the 15th July, 1707, ,1:144,,, ;ef3sitrd:lll/:r°eig.taenrcirn,,s, still i ri'ti strongeruei i . in w n j: s a d v o ot n i , r of an - Union. and foresight. ~ .1 . 1, `e pf 14" °I ail Union aye`(You% 'lreland," under the kicjiN i, l'• O'Connell, is; eager fog a severance of it. 'ia ). ve eve q Pr h h. • tc ler ill t , 0 a,,llity that for the future a general gaol th 'Th 4'ce Wile to r the vaste awf ul ,_ e throughout England early in the t lip tsi, l, , nu., ,ineerease of crime in the country, toget . her 4,444 I,e4ttve call lm ° r of offences handed over to the assizes 1 , tk ah , ho dal 8e(I our calendars to assume an appearance ; 1 ;4 , 4 ; j 'e for the Precedent. The late circuit has been re ro'Ne'itieyeryco"er'theirning amount of its criminal busi- L te , to bu !tself; juntY the sesame overcharged calendar has V a vtl i sit, es % f 4deed, exceedinglY heavy has been the ittio 01l- ' 0 the • - ' • - .' it,o4*tr a % u Y o ne ~._5, sizes, that the Ordinary judges hav to cairlieen'a s ty 'to the task of disposing of it, and the 4 .e(lihto !oariel who ere joined in the commission kt",gell ttnsol,ersreqUisition for the purpose of trying the nu 'tti'4e ,4,11c04,4131.14 the county of York, what with learned ij.th 4 4 4 . 4 4 Nil e f•,, Ic4lers,. there Were five or six courts open lo4eal,_ t lo h_ tttlie 0 ,., 1 F the disposal of the various indictments. j tied al,V,lngs to be by no means desired ; _ !goia,l".utti.e assizes at all, let them be brought he ttt fo w l. i i 4 zliCtllie ages of the land if parties let their cases be at 4'ittrfo,4,tet:rit oil,liellert3riparloCfloepntilitYe and dignity which we generally fl , Queen's judges. One of the a t'a re a 4 the ,ayse-... .3' a trial at the assizes is entirely hilllo il _ ela _ ase,_ _ e-shift expedient of sending an accused t o % .uPpeara: counsel for adjudication Nothing can be tt:.4llte,cre than trving offein some grand-jury ll'ilitthotahltil:',.erYli, uNA:aidtBrit'„b:e:', with , e d n o riders ve n i en c e s o h f l ? e r , j a ti r : d i g i e n , l !'t ,d 4) diedht,.l4'rso t°gether,prisoOnecresrs4nuoldper to shoulder ii,ticao, eiorei nd the Presid. .• r ntleman who ti ,ef q e set i or pe t h„,, , ir Judge age . t i e Nv it l eri u p !0,,,,e pro•Ta the Same day, has himself ., be , e_n_ Ittlyi4l, e riciltial cua_ts_ecuti n. If solemnity be at ,p.i,,1u.7., p, tiltri(ltted ser, a r ~ these assistant courts are hi..,uelY_ 4 4, 1 4 , th e to the ei-e,e9rding to the necessarily limited I) , iiiiNtlde,,Y are at !cults, and the heavy nature of the c 4 g ril "i iip on th v e rft e ,.., Ni- ~, unaroidablo ; the criminal l' " ON or th:qthern Circuit tias actually ri. , r"" Pro4ot w jfi f t 4/ P 0 :4),',- fq st 3 ' COURT OP PASSAGE-TtIESDAr•. office, described - the departments to which the prisoner at tended, which were the returned letter office and the window. Messrs. Dirom, Richmond, and Co. and Messrs. Edmond and Co. have private boxes at the Postoffice, for the letters addressed to them. Mr. Bond corroborated the testimony of Halsall, as to the discovery of the bills of exchange at Leeming's residence, and proceeded to say, that he found in a division in the returned letter office, which was entirely under the charge of the prisoner, two packets addressed to the firms above named. These had the appearance of having been opened and re-sealed, and had the word " refused " on the part where the direction was. The packet addressed to Messrs. Edmond and Co. had been re-sealed with the seal appended to the watch. He (Bond) found also a memoran dum belonging to the prisoner. The latter snatched it from him, saying, he had no right to examine his private memo randums. The prisoner attempted to tear out a leaf, but the book was secured. On the leaf was written, " Miss Davies, 42, Pleasant-street." The packets found in the prisoner's office appeared to bare arrived by the overland mail by Marseilles, and the London post mark was, 7th April, the Liverpool mark, Bth A pr il , on wh i ch day they would come into the prisoner's possession. Frederick Maitland Davidson, stated that he was one of the firm of Diron, Richmond, and Co. They had an esta blishment in the East Indies. The letter produced was from their house at Bombay. The bill produced for £2OOO. was from their house in China, and was payable to them. The. bill for £3OO, was from their house in Bombay. The other bills of £lOO, £142 4s. 10d., and £79 lls. were also theirs. It appeared that the prisoner had placed the documents be longing to each of the firms in the envelope addressed to the other. Mr. Davidson proved that the whole of the docu ments, consisting of bills of lading, &c., found in the packet addressed to Edmond and Co. were intended for them. Ile showed that one of the letters referred to a bill of exchange for £lOO, and to a letter addressed to Baring Brothers and Co. from Lord Ashburton, which was found in the envelope. The same letter referred to the bills for £3OO, and £142 4s. 10d. The firm have duplicates of the bills of exchange. Robert M`Kin, partner in the firrn of William Edmond and Co. of Liverpool, and at Bombay of William and Thomas Edmond and Co., stated that the packet produced, addressed William Edmond and Co. was from the firm at Bombay. The packet was transmitted on the Ist of March last, and he (witness) left Bombay on the 2d of March. The two bills produced, one for £2OOO, dated Canton, 26th Dec., 1842, and the other for £43 Ifs. 4d., dated Bombay, 31st January, 1843, were part of the contents of that packet. There was enclosed in it another bill of exchange for £5OO. Mr. PEACOCK said this last bill for £5OO was yet missing, and there had, as yet, been no time for inquiry after it, as Its existence had only been ascertained this morning. It appeared, however, from a letter in the prisoner's possession, addressed to a mercantile firm at London, that attempts had been made to negotiate it. Mr. RUSHTON asked whether application had been made to pay this £5OO bill? Mr. PEACOCK replied in the affirmative. Mr. RuswroN hoped it had not succeeded. The publica tion of the circumstances now would certainly prevent it from succeeding. Mr. PEACOCK expected to be able to trace the bill very soon. From other evidence brought forward, it appeared that the prisoner had taken a letter containing a link of beads, which had been put in the post-office by Julia Dalton, a servant, residing with Mr. Marsh, Scotland-place. The beads were intended as a present to a Mr. Sherlock, Bachelor's-row, Dublin. The person who wrote the letter for the girl forgot to put Dublin on the back of it. This was remembered after wards, and the girl made application for the letter at the post office, but was informed that it had gone to London. It wz:s proved that it was carried out by the deliverers of this town, and returned to the department of the prisoner, who, instead of transmitting it to London, took it into his own possession, and it was found by Halsall, in a flour barrel which stood close to his bed. A letter, which was found in the lining of the prisoner's drawers, was addressed to Messrs. J. and W. Brown, Goree. This letter had been sent out and returned. It was proved that the words " refused " on the letters were in the hand writing of the prisoner. To all these charges the prisoner declined to make any answer. Mr. RUSHTON then committed the prisoner to Kirkdale, to take his trial at the next assizes. Mr. Davidson here said he was under th• necessity of proceeding to India, and be was desirous of being relieved from further attendance. Mr. RUSHTON said the officers of the crown would con duct this prosecution, and the application must be made to them. For himself be should not think of granting it. Mr. DAVENPORT, who appeared for the defence, said that in order to satisfy the friends of the prisoner, he wished to know whether the court would admit him to bail. Mr. RUSHTON replied—No, certainly not. This was one of the most cruel cases he had ever known, for it not only dishonoured the establishment in which the prisoner was a servant, but it embarrassed commercial matters in a very high degree. It was a felony of the most grave character; and he could not, for a moment, think of taking bail. The prisoner must be committed upo❑ all the charges. The prisoner was then removed. A soldier writing to his father from Limerick, says—" I forgot to caution you against having anything to do with this Repeal business, as we have received particular orders respecting it. Every Chelsea and Kilmainham pensioner taking part in it will be struck off the list immediately."— Cork paper. REPEAL AND CIVIL WAR.-At a meeting of the repealers on Monday last, at Dublin, Mr. O'Connell after stating that he despised Peel and Wellington and regarded their threats as a mouthful of chaff, said •' There would be no civil war in Ireland as long as he (Mr. O'Connell) lived. The people would keep at the legal side, and if others invaded them that was not a civil war, and he promised them that there was not a Wellingtonian of them all who would shrink less than he from that contest, if it was forced upon them. Violating no law, the repealers would keep on constitutional grounds, as long as it was left to them; but, said Mr. O'Connell, if they throw us from that, then rce vie/is for the contending par ties. (Great cheering.)" SECRETS OF THE CHARTIST EXECUTIVE.-It was stated last week that Campbell, the secretary of the Chartist Exe cutive, had decamped to America, taking with him the hooks of the National Charter Association. Since then it has been intimated to the executive that Campbell had, previously to his flight, pledged those books, with a large number of cards of membership, for the sum of £l6 15s. 9id. and that they will be delivered wp by a Mr. Arthur O'Neil as soon as the lien upon them is paid off.. The defection of Campbell, O'Neil, and other firebrands, from the Chartists, had des troyed all the confidence which they had formerly in each other. Evisn Mr. O'Connor himself, who boasts so much of his disinterested services and sacrifices in the cause of Char tism, is charged with being a venal and time-serving public character. The following charges are made against him : That he accepted £2B for lecturing and assisting at Mr. Stur ge's contest with Mr. James Walter, sen. ; that he demanded £l9 from Mr. Rogers for his services at the late contest be tween Mr. Gisborne and Mr. John Walter, jun. ; and though last not least, that he received from Mr. Sturge's committee the sum of £5 for an active agent, to whom he only paid £3 putting the remaining £2 in his pocket. Mr. O'Connor as a matter of course, denies these charges, but his accusers allege that they can prove them. Mr. BRUNEL'S CASE.—Some particulars of the treatment pUrsued by Sir Benjamin Brodie in the case of Mr. Brunel have been made public. It appears that the accident hap pened on the 3d April. Sir Benjamin was consulted on the 18th, and found that the half-sovereign had passed into the windpipe. A consultation was held on the 22d, at which it was decided that the half-sovereign was probably lodged at the bottom of the right bronchus, and that it was movable. It was determined that every effort should be made for its removal, and that for this purpose an apparatus should be constructed for inverting the body of the patient, in order :he weight of the coin might assist the natural effort to •it by coughing. The first experiment was made on the The body of the patient being inverted, and the back gently struck with the hand between the shoulders, violent cough came on, but of so convulsive and alarming a nature that danger was apprehended and the experiment was discon tinued. On this occasion the coin was again moved from its situation, and slipped towards the glottis. On the 27th tracheotomy was performed by Sir Benjamin, with the in tention of extracting the coin by the forceps, if possible; or, in the event of this failing, with the expectation that the opening in the windpipe would facilitate a repetition of the experiment of the 22d. On this occasion, and subsequently on the 2d of May, th e i ntro d uct i on of the forceps was )at tended with so much i rr i tat i on t h at i t could not be persevered in without danger t o lif e. O n the 3d another consultation was held, and it wa s agree d t h at the experiment of inversion should be repeated as so on as M r. B runel had recovered suffi cient:strength, the in c i s i on i n the w i ndpipe being kept open. On Saturday, the 13th, Mr. Brunel was again placed on the apparatus, the body inverted, and the back- gently struck. After two or three coughs he felt the coin quit its place on the right side of the chest, and in a few seconds it dropp e d &Qin bis mouth, without exciting in its passage through the glottla any diotresc or inopovooirnoo, flip owni ng i n tbo 10 4 01)11 14 ProvonON qPV OPROPOip Rp4p)l Rte o p Rigtti,,, TIIS ROBBERY-AT THR LIVERPOOL POSTOPFICE, On Tuesday, at the Police-office, John Leeming, a clerk at the Postoffice, in this town, was placed at the bar, on a charge of having stolen letters. The first witness was Mr. Wilks, assistant to Mr. King, wholesale jeweller, 18, Bridgewater square, London. Mr. Wilks stated, that on the 7th March last, he received from his employer two gold rings set with pearls and diamonds, which he was to enclose in a letter and send enclosed to Messrs. Roskeli and Son. He enclosed them and sealed them tip and addressed them to Messrs. Roskell and Son, Church -street, Liverpool. The two gold rings produced, the witness said, were those which he had enclosed. About three weeks afterwards he heard that the rings had not been received. Philip Phillips, the errand boy in the service of Mr. King, described the custom of - the establishment, as regarded putting letters in the Postoffice. Mr. Robert Roskell stated, that in February last, he sent some stones up to Mr. King to be mounted in gold. He did not receive the articles so soon as he expected, upon which he wrote to make inquiry, arid was informed in reply that the rings had been sent through the postoffice. He believed the stones in the two rings produced were those which he sent. George Rose, a jeweller, in the service of Mr. King, iden tified the two rings. He made one of them himself about two months ago. Miss Martha Davies, of No. 42, Pleasant -street, stated, that she first became acquainted with the prisoner on the 28th of February last. She had some knowledge of him previously, but had never spoken to him before that day, which was Shrove Tuesday. She saw him again on either the Friday or Saturday following, again on the Monday, and again on the Tuesday following. She was in the habit of seeing him frequently after that. After she bad seen him about four times he showed her a ring, (produced,) and asked her to accept it. He said; if she would not take it he would throw it behind the fire. She then consented to accept it. He gave her another ring, which he said he had bought in Manchester, but he did not say where he had got the first ring. She kept both rings till the preceding day, (Monday,) when she delivered them to Mr. Bond, a clerk belonging to the Postoffice. William Augustus Bond, senior clerk in the Postoffice, stated, that the prisoner was a clerk i❑ that establishment. It was a part of his duty to face letters, which had been sorted, to the delivery windows were the private boxes were placed. Messrs. Roskell and Son had a private box. A letter addressed to them, posted in London on the 7th March, would arrive on the morning of the Bth, and would be sorted for the delivery windows and put into the private box that morning. The prisoner was at the delivery window that morning, and the letter would go through his hands. The prisoner declined saying anything in reply to the charge. He was committed to take his trial at the next assizes. On Wednesday the prisoner having again been placed at the bar, the following evidence was adduced against him. Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the General Postoffice, was pre sent to' watch the case. James Halsall, constable,. stated that lie apprehended the prisoner on Monday, the Bth instant, at the Postoffice. The prisoner said he resided at 34, Hunter-street. Halsall went there with Mr. Bond, senior clerk at the . Postoffice. In the prisoner's apartment a pocket-book was found. It was ex amined, and in it were found seven bills of exchange, one for £2,000, drawn at Macao, dated 31st December, endorsed to Messrs. Dirom, Richmond, and Co. ; one for£3oo, drawn at Bombay, dated 24th February last ; one for £lOO ; one for £142. 4s. 10d. ; one for £79. lls. ; one for £2,000; and one for £43. 18s. 4d. When he apprehended the prisoner he took from him a watch that be was wearing, to which was attached the seal produced. Williams Augustus Bond, senior clerk at the Pos► SEDUCTION DISPUTED AGREEMENT. BINKS v. CHEW.—The plaintiff in this case was Charles finks, a Butcher, the defendant, an attorney, and the action was brought to recover the sum of £5 Gs., being the amount of costs and damages obtained by the defendant in a case which was tried in the Court of Passage in' February last, on behalf of Binks. It was stated by the witnesses who were called on behalf of the plaintiff, that the defendant had agreed to conduct the action without any charge, as he would be sat isfied with the costs which he might obtain ; he had also ob tained .±:3 6s. from the plaintiff, for carrying on the action, which, however he had offered to pay, but the offer had been refused by the plaintiff, who required the whole amount. Verdict for the plaintiff for £5 6s. RECOVERY OP A DEBT. GILLDESSLEEVES v. QUIRK.—The plaintiff and defen dant in this action were acquaintances, and various sums of money, amounting to £4 13s. 4d. had been lent by the plain tiff to defendant, which were now sought to be recovered. An acknowledgement was put in, purporting to be signed by the defendant, and also by Mary Smith, servant to the plain tiff, as attesting witness ; the latter, however, on being called on to write her name, was unable to do so, and the Learned Assessor, after administering to her a suitable caution, or dered the plaintiff to be non-suited. ACTION FOR DEBT. ROURKE v. GIRVIN.—The plaintiff was a lumper. and de fendant a shipowner, and the action was brought to recover a sum of £l.l 2s. for work performed in discharging a vessel called the Success, belonging to the defendant. After some conversation between Mr. James and the defendant's coun sel, a verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff, subject to arbitration as to the costs. There was also a cross action, Girvin v. Rourke, for an amount of £lO, which was disposed of in a similar manner. BROKER'S COMMISSION. BARFF V. BECKETT.—The plaintiff is a broker, and de fendant a passenger agent. The action was brought to re cover a sum of XS, which had been incurred in chartering a vessel called the Henry Wood, but which charter had been afterwards transferred.--Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount sought. This terminated the business in the Court of Passage, which adjourned at a quarter past fire. CASE OF DESERTION.-REFUSAL OF SEAMEN'S WAGES On Wednesday, Mr. John Radcliffe, solicitor, of the firm of Rogerson and Radcliffe, appeared before Mr. Rushton, on behalf of Henry Curtis, for the purpose of substantiating a claim made by John Curtis, a seaman, for wages alleged to be due to him from Messrs: Challared and Co. owners of the ship Windsor Castle, M'Clelland, master. The case of Curtis; it was understood, would settle several other claims. Mr. Radcliffe stated that Curtis shipped as a seaman o❑ board the Windsor Castle, bound for Bombay, and back to Liverpool, or any port in the United Kingdom. On the Ist of March last, about half-past eleven o'clock, the ship Windsor Castle, which was homeward bound, with a cargo of cotton, was run into by the Berlin, of Boston. When the collision took place, the 'Windsor .Castle was under close reefed top-sails and reefed foresail, the wind blowing hard from S.S.E. with a heavy sea. She was standing in towards the land on the starboard tack, and the Berlin out on the larbord tack. The ship was about 100 miles off the S.W. coast of Ireland. The bowsprit and cutwater of the Wind sor Castle were carried away, and the three masts in a few minutes afterwards went overboard. No very serious damage was done to the hull of the ship, but in consequence of her disabled condition, she became entirely unmanageable. The Berlin stopped by her until morning and took on board three passengers and four of the crew who were sick After the sick men had departed, the captain called the crew aft and said if they were any one willing to leave the ship, they might go. The crew said, " let the sick 'men go, we will all stop by the ship." The captain said, " I am glad to hear it." The men said they would stop and see if they could by any means get her into port: The captain, mate, and crew, thus determined to remain by the vessel, thinking the wea ther would moderate, though there was at this time imminent danger, owing to all boats being staved. The weather having got worse, they showed a flag of distress. On the day after the Berlin bore away, the ship Hudson, of New York, hove in sight, and the captain seeing the disabled and distressed condition of the Windsor Castle, bore down and spoke her. Captain Page requested Captain ll'Clellan to leave the Windsor Castle, as there appeared to be little chance of saving the ship, and the lives of the crew were in great jeopardy, from the risk of her drawing on the iron-bound coast of Ireland without the means, in case of such an event, of quitting the vessel. She was rolling very heavily in the trough of the sea, having no sail to steady her. Captain Page said he would remain by the Windsor Castle till morning, as it was blowing too hard to lower is boat then. He did remain, and though it still continued to blow strongly, he, next morning, sent his mate with a boat to take off the crew. Previously to thia, repeated conversations had taken place between the captain and the crew of the Windsor Castle, as •to the necessity of going themselves, and leaving the ship. The captain told the crew that the vessel was drifting in the direction of the land, and was likely, in less than 24 hours, to be on shore. He said it was a very dangerous part of the Irish &oast, where there would, be very little, if any chance of any one being saved. Whtn the mate of the Hudson came with the boat, the cap tain made no objection to leaving the ship himself, or allow inetlie crew to do so, but merely 'said he would be the last man to leave her. He left her accordingly, in the last boat, accompanied by the carpenter, who unscrewed the two chro nometers, and pnt them into the boat. This was on the morning of the 4th of March. During the period which elapsed between the collision and the abandonment of the ship, she had continued to roll very heavily in the trough of the sea, throwing every thing moveable about the decks into the greatest disorder, and threatened to send the anchors through the top-gallant forecastle. The captain several times showed an unwillingness to allow the crew to set a spare sail on the stump of the mizen-mast, to endeavour to steady her, and they did so almost against his consent, but it had little effect. It was quite impracticable then to take the vessel in tow, the sea ran so high. She was unmanageable, and the weather very threatening. She was subsequently seen and reported by various vessels, but none of them attempted to take her in tow. On Sunday, the 13th March, she was boarded by a schooner, 15 miles to the west of Loophead, but they were obliged to leave her after vainly endeavouring to get her into the Shannon. Two steamers were then put out to search for her, and she was ultimately towed into Kilrush by her Majesty's cruiser Hamilton, with the loss of masts, spars, and rudder. Mr. Radcliffe concluded by saying that the Windsor Castle arrived in the Mersey on Thursday last, and that freight will be payable to the extent of £3,000. Curtis, the carpenter of the Windsor Castle, and the sail maker were called, who swore to the statements embodied in the above address. They also stated that the boats of the ship were in such a condition as to be useless. Mr. Radcliffe cited the case of the Neptune from Haggar dy's Admiralty Reports, not as a case precisely in point, but for the purpose of shewing the judgement of Lord Stowell, which contained all the law applicable to the Windsor Castle. Lord Stowell says :—" The contract of the mariner covers the whole of the ship ; a part separated by a storm is not dis-. engaged by that accident from that lien, if it be recovered as a part of the primitive pledge mortgaged to the mariner." In the present case, the whole of both ship and cargo was ultimately recovery. Again adds Lord Stowell:—" When does the authority of the master cease ? His authority does not certainly merge in the misfortune ; nor are the seamen at liberty, without staying a reasonable time for the recovery of parts of the ship and cargo (if there be any prospect. in his judgment, of such recovery), immediately to disperse themselves over the country on whose shores they have en countered the mischance without some discharge from him. No such attempt was made in the present case." Nor was any such attempt made in the case of the Windsor Castle ; on the contrary, the crew all declared their readiness to stay by the ship to the last, and it was not until the captain had ex pressly stated there was not the slightest chance of saving her, that the men, with his assent and along with him, left the ship. Mr. Rushton said the law was admirably laid down in the judgement of Lord Stowell, that the seamen should cling to the last plank of the vessel for his wages. The case of the Neptune, which was stranded on the coast of France, did not apply. There was no parallel between the two cases. The seamen of the Neptune struggled to the last. Mr. Radcliffe said the seamen of the Neptune quitted the vessel, yet they were entitled to their wages. Mr. Rushton said they did not desert the vessel till she was stranded, and till they had done every thing that could be done to save her. so long as there was any hope or likeli hood of doing so. In this case, a ship at sea had been abon dened, he (Mr. Radcliffe) said justifiably. However he (Mr. Rushton) was not going to decide yet, as had not heard the whole case. ',Mr. Whitley, solicitor, who appeared on the other side, contended that the vessel had not been justifiably abandoned and he called William Everill, an apprentice to the owners of the Windsor Castle, who deposed that on the day after the collision they cleared the wreck. The weather was moderate till towards evening, and they might have repaired the boats or done any thing they pleased. The long boat had been cracked a short time previously, and though it had a rat-hole in it, it might easily have been repaired. The men went aft to the Captain, and desired to leave the strip. He did not hear them make the request, but he heard them say they had done so. James Roberts, another apprentice, stated that the men demanded to have a signal of distress put up. Heard the captain state, but not in the presence of the men, that he would not leave the vessel. Heard the men say that they would go and ask the captain to let them quit the vessel. They went aft of ther own accord, and without any orders from the captain. The long-boat might have been repaired by nailing a piece of lead over the tat-hole. Mr. Cullen stated that he went to Kilrush on the arrival of the vessel there. He found the hull perfectly tight, and only six inches water were in the hold. The boats were all seaworthy, and he was himself several hours on the water in the boat that was most damaged. Mr. Radcliffe said the vessel had earned freight, and the men had not left her till they could not, with safety, remain on board of her. She was now in the dock here, and was, with her cargo, worth £20,000. Mr. Rushton was of opinion that the men could not re cover their wages, for the Windsor Castle had been impro perly abandoned. It appeared that after the collision the weather was moderate enough to enable them to make all snug ; they had time to examine the boats, and 'to - h ave re paired the long-boat by nailing lead over the rat-hole as sug gested by the boy. This Was a most discreditable abandon ment of that high feeling which usually characterised British. seamen. No attempt had been made to rig a jury -mast, or to provide for the emergency in any way. The naval charac ter of our men would soon cease to be what it was if men were allowed to recover their wages under circumstances such as these. The Count de Salis, having had his eyes opened to the real objects sought to be attained by the men of the repeal move ment has very wisely cut the concern, and is, of course, made to pay the penalty of a pretty reasonable share of vituperation, oral and written'. The Count states that he is determined to remove the license from a Popish chapel, in consequence of repeal meetings having been held there, though a short time ho was 4 gublicriber ts) the Ropes! Association, The dAohlrAph4 of filo qqvgyrftwapt pyo wolifit4gooo rpryfFßßtion, BiLLINGE V. HASLAM.--1R this case Mr. JAMES ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr, VENABLES for the defend ant. The plaintiff, John Billinge, was a cowkeeper and publican, residing at Edge-hill ; and the defendant, James Ilaslem, was a fitter, working at the station of the Grand Junction Railway, Edge-hill. The action was brought to recover compensation for the loss which the plaintiff had sus tained in consequence of losing the services of his sister-in law, Margaret Carter, who was seduced by the defendant, himself a married man. It appeared from the evidence of Margaret Carter that she lived as servant with the plaintiff; that on the 14th of April, 1842, the defendant, who with his wife lodged in the same house, accomplished his purpose during the temporary absence of Mr. and Mrs. Billinge and his own wife ; and that on the 15th of January in the pre sent year she was delivered of a child. Witnesses were also called who detailed expressions which the defendant had used indicative of his intentions to seduce Margaret Carter. Mr. 'enables, for the defendant, contended that the plaintiff could only recover for the loss of service, which could not be much, as he could easily have got another servant. The Learned ASSESSOR said there appeared to he little loss of service, but the jury must consider to what damages the plaintiff was entitled for the outrage to his feelings, as head of the family, in having his wife's sister seduced whilst a servant in his family. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £lO, MEETING OF THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY. Mr. PAYNE moved the next resolution. Mr. Payne pointed out the great and anxious labours of the committee, and the slight encouragement they had received from the town at large. Considering that the society was one which afforded relief without the consideration of creed or opinion, it was lamentable to see the slight support which it reeeived from persons of all denominations. The speaker next ad verted to the great usefulness of the society, and the excel lent effect that accrues from persons of higher grade mingling with the poor, aiding them by counsel, and sympathising with them in their distresses. When they heard that the annual subscriptions did not avail for the working of the so ciety, it was plain that, if a change for the better did not take place, the society must go down. Mr. Payne concluded by, pointing out the evil of premiums, the withdrawal of which be considered a proper measure. Mr. JAMES HEY WORTH, after expressing his gratification at seeing the Mayor presiding, in a position which he consi dered more dignified than that conferred by his (the Mayor's) fellow-townsmen, inasmuch as the cause of religion and cha rity was more dignified than civic honour, expressed his plea sure at seconding the resolution. His pleasure, however, was mingled with regret, because the apathy which had pervaded the community must have thrown a chill over the gentlemen who had been so indefatigably employed in their endeavours to do good. He was struck with regret that a society so excellent should have so fallen into decline. He hoped a different feeling would soon pervade the town in regard to that valuable institution. He knew from experience that the society was not less excellent as a detector of impo sition than as an administrator of charity, nor was the former less valuable than the latter. He had frequently asked par ties who were seeking relief to bring him a certificate from some medical man or some other person to whom they were known, that he might be convinced that the alleged distress was not feigned. In numerous instances no such certificates were brought, and he came to the conclusion, thereupon, that no such distress had existed. Mr. Heyworth proceeded to show that no such distinction was made where distress was found to exist ; that a large proportion of those who re ceived relief from this society are Irish ; and, having urged that it was more blessed to give than to receive, lie pointed to the example of Christ, and expressed a hope that all would try to tread in his steps. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, in moving the next resolution spoke in the highest terms of the visitors, and expressed an earnest desire to see their numbers increased. Without ac tive, zealous, discreet visitors they could do nothing, while with a sufficient number of them, if backed by the town, the miseries of poverty might be greatly alleviated. He could not but lament, that the visitors should be so few, seeing that they ought to have, at least, five times the number, but he hoped this miserable deficiency would be remedied. The work was a labour of love in all, which all should be anxious to participate. To those w h o were engage d i n it, it must be highly satisfactory, for they were doing that which Christ had done before them,—going about doing good. The reverend rector coucluded by some well merited praises on the efforts and services of the ladies. The Rev. R. L. TOWNSMEND seconded the motion, which was adopted. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL said, the unfortunate absence of the wealthy merchants of our town, who would have done well, like Mr. Heyworth, to have been present, rendered it necessary that he should move the next resolution. The rev. rector said, if the resolution had recommended sermons and collections in the church he could not have supported it, as there were so many calls for peculiarly religious services, and for the charities connected with religious purposes. He thought they were not called upon to make collections for such chari ties as this, and that they ought not to require it. It was most deplorable and astonishing to contemplate the slackness on the part of the wealthy people of this town to support this society, which would, if properly supplied with funds, go further to the banishment of pauperism and the moral re generation of the town than any other means that could be devised. It was, he repeated, surprising that a society like this should be so miserably in want of support—that in such a population as that of Liverpool they should not be able to get £l,OOO in the year for an institution capable of doing such a vast amount of good. No arguments were necessary to prove its utility. Ile could not imagine that people would not come forward most gladly, and confide to this society that which they give away in indiscriminate charity. There were multitudes of cases in which individuals appeared dis tressed who were really impostors. The officers of the so ciety were experienced in such matters—they were well ac quainted with the frauds of poverty, and the attempts of parties who were idle and indisposed to work ; and they could discover such frauds when others, who were unpracticed, could not. The rev. rector concluded by expressing a hope that subscriptions would come in, not only from the wealthy, who could subscribe one or five guineas, but from the classes who could only afford to contribute as much as ha a-crown. The Rev. Mr. BOLD seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. RICHARD RATHBONE moved the next resolution, and read an address, of which the following is the principal portion :—This meeting has been called for a very important object, no less than to decide whether this society, the Dis trict Provident Society of Liverpool, shall continue its bene ficent operations, or whether it shall be extinguished, by want of support, and cease to exist. lam well aware that this alternative may not, at first sight, appear evident to those who are only acquainted with the working of the so ciety from its annual reports or its annual meetings. They will probably allege—and they would do so very correctly— that the principal value and chief duty of this society consist in the collection of small deposits, and of the promotion thereby of economical habits among the poor. But that the society cannot perform this duty, nor be of this value, with out visiters, will at once be admitted ; and then we immedi ately arrive at the difficulties which we are this day specially convened to meet, to discuss, and to endeavour, if possible, to remove. The first great difficulty is the fact—so disgrace ful to the town of Liverpool !—that, in a population of 250,000 persons, there have not yet been found 1,000 indivi duals to meet the requirements of this society as visiters. The town was, in the first instance, divided into about 25 districts, which were again subdivided into about 1,000 com partments, intended each to contain about 25 families. Let me mention, en passant, that when such a subdivision has been organised, and the depositors are expecting their visiter on an appointed day, at an appointed hour, (the importance of the regular attention to which cannot be overrated,) Monday morning, always the best in towns; half to three quarters of an hour will, in general, he sufficient for the pur pose. As the town has increased in size, the subdivisions have, of course, also increased in number, and they now amount to nearly 1,300 su b-divisions, of w hi ch about 580 are provided w ith v i s i ters , th e r e m aini ng 7 00 sub-divisions having none, an d b e i ng t h ere f ore wholly neglected. A n d t o perform the whole of this duty there can only be found, in the 250,000 inh a bi tants o f Li ve rpool, aft er the experience of 14 years has de monstrate d the exceedin g value of the work, and the undeni a bl e success o f its worki ng, 315 persons ! In strong contrast to thi s , I will now, si r , ta k e the liberty of reading a few extracts, giving some account of a society esta blished in Paris, with objects in many respects similar to our own, and which w ill, 1 think, confir m t h e old adage, that where there is a w ill th ere is a way, or, i n other words, that where the spirit i s it s man if es tations will noltribnecewnatndteinpg .11 u a r t . Rathbone here read s ome abstracts, giving an account of the origin paris. and I progress wionly s o a f y, the le cu Society SL and do lik ew i se " in all "go " our own country." The next great diffi cu l ty, sir, to, that of procuring a sufficient number of visiters, is that of pro curing a sufficient amount of funds to enable the society to carry out its objects. Look, then, I beg of you, for a mo ment, at the probable consequences of the visiters, " the noble few," being deprived of the power of giving orders for relief in any case, to the persons whom they visit ! Of the 315 visiters now upon our books, 232 are women. We have frequently appealed, and in vain, to the community ; let me now appeal, distinctly, to the feelings of the men of Liver pool, and ask how they can expect these excellent sisters of charity to dive (in the course of their unwearied applications for deposits) into the most wretched of Liverpool's cellars for the poor, to see cases of distress of which those who live delicately in king's houses know absolutely nothing, without the means of giving even to the worst of such cases the smallest assistance ? Is it not enough that they give so much of their time, their patience, their counsel, their sympathy in every week, and in all seasons of the year—that they are and disgusting t o their feelings---that they see, in every weekly eeposed to so m uc h t h a t ma y be clan gorous to their health, iparo ur 'mot diPIaPPI gitiffOriPfc, getnal destitution OOM 41 itef fiICP6I4O VrikOM OP, f)4 19 OP IMPTIY The annual general meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday afternoon, at one o'clock, in the Savings Batik, 80ld -street. The meeting was but thinly attended, and the majority of those present were, as usual, ladies. Amongst the gentlemen present were the Mayor, the Rev. Rector Campbell, R. L. Carr, Esq., Mr. Henry Heathcote, Statham, Mr. Payne, Mr. James Ileyworth, Mr. T. Rath bone, Mr. R. Rathhone, Dr. Iliff, the Rev. J. H. Stafford, the Rev. J. B. Monk, Rev. Thos. Bold, Rev. R. L. Towns hend, Rev. R. Appleton, Rev. W. Hesketh, and the Rev. John Robberds. On the motion of the Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, The MAYOR took the chair. His worship expressed his regret at the sinking state of the society, the merits of which he highly eulogised, and hoped sufficient funds would accrue to place it in a state to act with the efficiency that is so de sirable. Mr. CARR, the secretary, read the report. The report set out by stating, that the committee had lost no time in con sidering the recommendation " to carry into more active operation that portion of the past rule which relates to the suppression of mendicity and imposture, by inducinc, the in habitants of th e t own to t h e cons i s t an t practice of giving the society's tickets instead of money to all street beggars." As an inducement to the public to make use of the society's tickets they were offered for sale at the society's office, one class at one shilling a ticket, and a second class at one penny each. The committee anticipated from this a more general circulation, and an augmentation of funds, but were disap pointed, for they only sold 136 shilling tickets and 3,072 penny tickets, almost the whole of the latter having been taken by subscribers in virtue of their subscriptions, so that £2l 18s. was all that had come to the treasurer's hands from this source. It was recommended, therefore, that the lowest priced tickets be three-pence each. The premiums have been discontinued. Some improvements have, it appeared, been made in the mode of administering relief whereby more dis crimination is insured, and imposture is more easily detected. The accounts of the funds were less favourable than hereto. fore. In May, 1842, the treasurer had a balance in hand of £25 95., at present there is due to him a sum of £324 Is. The annual subscriptions have decreased from £1,030105. to £1,004 10s., and the donations from £1,341 14s. to £553 15s. 2d. The calls upon the town have not, however, been of so prominent a character as during the year preceding. The number of applications for relief entertained by the board has been 19,426, of whom 500 were refused as unde serving, or as not being objects of the society's care. The number actually relieved was 18,926, at a cost of £1,056 3s. 10-id. In 1840-1 the number was 14,506, at a charge of £1,230 Is. 2d. The committee again expressed their ac knowledgements to the managers of the soup establishments for their liberal donation of soup tickets to the amount of £lOO, and also for the remission of a debt of £49. The committe reported a trifling increase of visiters, the number being 315 ; but as there are upwards of 1,200 districts which require visiting, this number is very inadequate. A con siderable falling off was reportedln the amount of deposits and the number of depositors. This is partly attributable to the suppression of the premium, and partly to the effect of the severe winter of 1842, and the continued depression of trade. There has been paid out of the deposit fund during the past year £11,471 Ss. 2id., and the balance in the hands of the treasurer on this account is £1,907 17s. 9d. The com mittee lamented the very inadequate means of relief at their disposal. The committee suggested that efforts be made by the clergy in conformity with the mode expressed in one of the resolutions. Dr. ILIFF moved the first resolution. In moving the approval of the report, he wished it might be approved a little more extensively than merely by those present. Dr. Iliff proceeded to point out the great advantages of the society to those whose occupations prevented them from making inquiries into the cases of distress which came under their observation. He had known many instances where in dividuals whom he had encountered were promptly attended to, but which would, but for this society, have been either cases of protracted distress or of imposition. Mr. BOUTFLOWER seconded the resolution, and said, he could fully bear out the testimony of Dr. Iliff. He had been a frequent trespasser on the visiters of the society, and should be most ungrateful if he did not acknowledge his obligations to them. He hoped the finances of the society would soon be in an improving condition. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. The Rev. THOMAS ROBBERDS proposed the next resolu tion, which was seconded by Mr. CHARLES STUBBS, and carried. powerless to relieve—powerless to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to keep hope in the hearts of the sick and the unemployed, who would gladly work for their bread, until the one may regain strength, and the other obtain em ployment? It cannot be! We cannot hope, and we ought not to wish, that the visiters, and particularly the female part of them, should, under some circumstances, persevere in their ministrations of mercy, in their truly " angel visits." I repeat, therefore, sir, that if the inhabitants of Liverpool shall remain insensible to the immense power for good which they possess in the action of this society, it must go out, and cease to be ; and I will not entrust myself, sir, to state the character of the epitaph which will be inscribed upon its tomb ! The Rev. Mr. MONK seconded the resolution, and spoke in the highest terms of the society and its objects. Mr. THEODORE RATHBONE moved the next resolution. Mr. CHARLES COLE, a visiter, seconded the resolution, and gave instances, within his own experience as a visiter, of the benefits conferred by the society. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was carried, and the meeting separated at a quarter-past two o'clock. MOST ATROCIOUS AND ALARMING OUTRAGE BY A PARTY OP ARAIED TURN-OUTS-SEVERAL MEN SHOT. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY.—About eleven o'clock last night, a most alarming and riotous outrage was com mitted by a large body of men, principally brickmakers, armed with guns, pistols, bludgeons, pickshafts, and other weapons, on the brickcroft of Messrs. Pauling and Henfrey, a short distance from this town, on the Eccles new road. The mob made a forcible entry on the premises, and in the most savage manner commenced firing on the parties sta tioned there, with the evident intention of murdering or maiming them, and destroyed everything within their reach. Owing to some disputes betwixt Mr. Finding and his men, a turn-out of the brickmakers took place two or three months ago ; their place was, of course, supplied by fresh hands ; and ever since a system of annoyance and intimidation, frequently accompanied by acts of violence, has been pursued towards the new hands. The brickcroft which has been the scene of this murderous outrage is situate on the right band side of the Eccles new road, about 200 yards beyond the Cross-lane toll-bar. Near the centre of the ground is a cottage, which was occupied by Mr. Ralph Fletcher, the manager and overlooker. Close to the house are two large kilns of bricks, containing about 100,000, which they had just commenced burning. A third kiln at a little distance contained about 50,000 more. On the night in question there were eleven men on the premises, along with Mr. Fletcher, who had been led to apprehend that an attack on them would be made; and about ten o'clock this small force was augmented, by Butterworth, one of the Salford beadles, being sent there by Mr. Diggles, the deputy constable, in consequence of an application from Mr. Fletcher for assistance. In anticipation of some such attack as occurred, Mr. Fletcher and his men, and the private watchmen, were armed, having amongst them four blunder busses, five guns, and three brace of pistols ; Butterworth was not armed, Things were in this posture at ten minutes after eleven o'clock, when their attention was first roused by the dis charge of two guns, at what is called the top of the Croft, which is the end nearest the toll-bar. At ten minutes after that, the mob made their appearance in great numbers, some of the witnesses estimated them at between 300 and 400, bat probably their fears, and the darkness of the night, might lead them to exaggerate the number. As far as could be ob served, they all had fire-arms of some description or other, which they proceeded to use in the best way they were able. They rushed tumultuously along the Croft, towards Mr. Fletcher's house, treading dowu in their way vast quantities of bricks, in the soft state, which were spread out upon the flats. Mr. Fletcher and his party had taken up a position behind the house, the mob fired upon them ; the men re turned their fire ; about ten volleys were fired on each side, and the affray lasted a quarter of an hour. Fortunately, owing to the darkness of the night, and the unskilful manner in which the ruffians directed their pieces, not a single shot took effect, though the two watchmen were severely injured by blows from the butt ends of guns. On the other hand, the firing of the defenders of the property, though their num bers were small, told most severely on the mob, several of whom were wounded. Shortly after their entering on the ground, the mob sepa rated into two divisions, one of which stood aloof, firing at the men, as above described, while the other division forced thrir way into Mr. Fletcher's house, breaking the door with a large pick-axe, which they had brought with them for the purpose. Having thus effected an entrance, the house was instantly filled with armed ruffians, all of them having either guns or pistols. Their avowed intention was to murder Mr. Fletcher; but the only persons in the house were Mrs. Fletcher, hn d a poor:woman from Ireland, who, being foot sore. and unable to walk any further, had been taken in through charity on Sunday evening. 'When the mob entered Mrs. F. was seated on a chair near the bottom of the stairs, and a number of them rushed up to her, presenting the guns and pistols as though to shoot her, which they would most likely have done, had not one, less inhuman than the rest, called out, " d—n you, don't kill a woman." One ruffian, however, struck her with the butt end of his gun, knocked her from her chair, dashed her head against the flags, kicked her, and dragged her by the hair from the house into the house into the brick-croft. She was severely bruised, and left in a very weak state. One of the mob ran up stairs in search of Mr. Fletcher, and returned, exclaiming, "The b—y b—r is not here ; he's given us the slip." This man was known to Mrs. F. as Michael Bagley, commonly called "big Mick," and from her description, lie and another man were afterwards apprehended. The poor Irishwoman being observed to look at one of them, was also knocked down. They then smashed the furniture, threw the bread into the brick-croft, and threw a small table upon the fire. They they broke into the office adjoining, and attempted to set it on fire, by burning some wooden seats ; they also carried off a portion of the furniture. While these outrages were going on, the thirteen men were engaged with the rest of the mob outside. The ruffians made an attempt to surround them, but were prevented doing so by the continual fire kept up by the men, who, notwithstand ing some adverse circumstances, made a most gallant de fence. A soldier, who had been engaged as watchman, was knocked down and disabled, and another man tumbled into a gutter, and his gun getting wet, was of no further service. Notwithstanding this, and the disparity of numbers, the mob were compelled to retreat. Before doing so, they com menced pulling down the new kilns, intending to destroy all the bricks ; but here the fire of the men proved too hot for them, and they were compelled to relinquish their purpose. The portion of the mob who had taken possession of the house were also compelled to evacuate it, and they then effected their retreat, which was done at the command of one who acted as their leader, by the lower end of the croft, and took the road towards Eccles. This was extremely fortunate, for Mr. Fletcher's men bad discharged their last shot, and must have been, in a great measure, at the mercy of the mob, had they remained. P ro b a bl y the ruffians had also ex pended their ammunition, and hence their precipitate retreat. Mr. Fletcher, accompanied by Mr. Butterworth, the Sal ford police-officer, followed them along the road, and found that they bad halted on the other side of Trafford-park View. Fletcher and Butterworth got behind the hedge, and on coming up to the place where they were, found them engaged in counting themselves, or calling over the roll, which they did by calling out—" No. 1, get your men together ;" and by the numbers called out, it would appear they were in six regular divisions, each having its leader, and that several of the men were missing. They then moved forwards on the road to Eccles. At Eccles, which is about a mile and a half distant, the firing had been heard by the county constabu lary, and two of them, a sergeant and a constable, Were coming towards the spot, but being warned by a person whom they , met that a large body of armed men were coming up the road, they concealed themselves in the hedge-bottom till the mob had passed, and then followed them. On reaching the lane which turns off towards Seedley, the mob separated ; the greater portion of them took the road tc Seedley, but three proceeded on towards Eccles. The police kept their eye on these men, and when they were a sufficient distance from the rest, they seized them, and took them to the lock ups. They had no fire-arms with them ; but on their being examined, it was found that one had his boot full of blood, and that he had been shot with a ball just above his knee; and the nails in the boots of another were found, on compa rison, exactly to correspond with impressions made on the clay in the brick -croft. After Butterworth and Fletcher had heard the mob call over their divisions, they returned, collected their men, and went in pursuit, but the mob had dispersed. An alarm was sent to the Salford police-office; and a party, consisting of the superintendent of the watch, three inspectors, and Bo henna, the beadle, came up in cabs, and pursued some por tion of the mob towards Isaac Goodier's Fields ;- but they retreated towards the river Irwell, at Throstle Nest, and got away. The remainder of the mob gut into the back lanes near Seedley. Their pieces appeared to be loaded with large heavy balls and slugs ; and though the shots flew like hail, they chiefly went over the heads of the party attacked. The night was cloudy and dark, and the light from the kilns was, from their situation, rather a disadvantage than otherwise. Of the two parties hurt, Lomas had suffered most; he had been severely beaten with the butt end of a gun or a bludgeon ; the soldier was slightly wounded in the face, having been knocked down by the butt end of a gun. A surgeon was sent for with all convenient speed, and they received the proper attentions. The number of bricks destroyed by the trampling of the mob was about 34,000. The parties, it is thought, must have fired upwards of 1,000 shots, as the croft was in a perfect blaze for more than ten minutes ; and a though the shots have done comparatively little execution on those against whom they were directed, in every part of the croft, especially in the doors of the buildings and the kilns, there is abundant evidence in the shot holes, of the plentifulness with which they have been scattered. Besides fire-arms, the mob were well provided with large pick-shafts, the handles of pick axes. The large pick-axe whieli they brought with them to break open the doors, they left on the ground ; and on its being examined, it proved to be one that had been stolen from the ground in 'a former affray. Two pistol ramrods and someotherarticles were also found after they had left the field. The circumstance which led Mr. P. Fletcher to apprehend an attack was this :—About a week before, an anonymous letter was thrown over the wall of the brick-croft; it was in the following terms :—" Fletcher, mind, an attack is made up on the lith, at 10 o'clock. Take care of yourself ; and, con stable, mind your head,—keep out of the way." The con stable alluded to was Thomas Powell, a day constable, who had been regularly on the premises for eight weeks, but who went off at six o'clock in the evening. This man, on Mon day afternoon, overheard a party of men in the road, who were going in the direction of Manahester, conversing and saying that their men would stand man to man, and would heat them off the ground. In consequence of this, Mr. Fletcher sent down to Mr. Diggles for assistance,- Early the following morning Butterworth and Drennan, two of the Salford police, apprehended Michael Bagley and Thomas Hough, in Cross-lane, Salford, on the information and description given by Mrs. Fletcher. Hough is one who had been engaged in the first disturbance, and he was only liberated from the New Bailey on Monday morning, after an imprisonment of two months. On Wednesday morning, these two prisoners wete brought before Sir Thos.- Potter, at the Salford 'police-court, and, after a short statement of the facts, were remanded till Friday. On the same day, the three men apprehended at Eccles in the first instance, whose names are Peter Burnes, alias Lund, Matthew Hough, and Charles Lee, were brought up before Mr. Maude, at the New Bailey, along with the other priso ners, Thos. Crompton, Henry Robinson, and John Walker, the last of whom had been apprehended at two o'clock in the morning, in Cheetham-lane, a considerable distance from the spot, with a wound in his leg, They were all remanded til' Friday. DISSENT AND TRUE CHUREIIMANSHIP.---My dissenting friends, oppose the Church Establishment as much as vmi will, but let that opposition be fair and manly ; find do not have recourse to Romish aid, nor join hands with anarchists. (Cheers.) The day is at hand when the conflict will be, not between rival sects ; not between the Church and those who are (it may be) conscientiously opposed to her, but between Christ and Antichrist. (Hear, hear.) lam less than ever disposed to make common cause with Dissenters, because they, less than ever, show that dissent in itself is a good thing; for it seems to produce such an intense and immitigable hos tility against that which they exaggerate into so great an evil, that they lose sight of all real evil in comparison with that imaginary one. (Hear, hear.) Let the really orthodox, in life as well as in creed, come out and separate themselves from such unhallowed alliances ; and we will not, I am sure, attempt to lord it over their consciences. (Cheers.) My Christian friends, neither become Low Churchmen. A High Churchman is a man, who is as high as his Church and no higher. (Cheers.) We are content with our Church as she is ; and we will stand by her, and, if needs were, we would die for her. (Loud cheers.) Have we been the men to de preciate her? Have we not more communicants than those who would turn the Supper into the Mass, and make it the way to heaven ? (Cheers.) Were we not among the first to restore the sacrament of baptism to its proper place in the service? (Renewed cheers.) We are the High Churchmen ; we love the Church from our heart's core, and we will never desert her. (Great cheering.) Let me only add, at this hour, two remarks. Be not supine. Events which used to take a generation, are now developed in a year; they hasten after one another, like shadows in autumn over the waving corn field ; and there is no time to be lost. It may be—now or never : next year the cloud may have burst. Friends, be alive. (Cheers.) And finally, be alert, and be not affrighted. It was beautifully said by a dying saint, " There is no danger to the Christian." His daughter whispered. tremblingly. You do not think there is any danger to the Christian ? " '' My child," he answered, " o t use such a word ; there no danger to the Christian" irtlear, hear.) Then th9re ?tight to be no fear to the Christian. Let us be tirm, nut earful ; ardent, not anxious ; calm, not cowardly ; and, spite if the storm amd the waviest, y 0 b 14511 so pass through i.hip ,0441hcorrio world as tg 0404.te O hwl Vvpriaglor 1144.7; r?! 44.! 1100 ' • AFRICAN FREE LABOURERS Our shipping columns, a few weeks back, announced the arrival of the Mary Hartley, of this port, under the com mand of Captain Webb, gram Berbice. We find she had been engaged in carrying from St. Helena a quantity of negroes that had been rescued by British cruizers from Spa nish and Portuguese slavers, taken into St.. Helena, and con demned there. On the first arrival of the blacks, they were immediate;y located in Berbice, and so much delighted with the . change, that when Captain Webb was chartered for a second voyage he was unable to get one of them to accom pany him as an interpreter. However, he obtained and safely landed upwards of three hundred without a single casualty. The contrast between this and the horrors of the middle passage under the fo rmer sys t em, w h en one-third to one-half of the negroes perished, is most striking. Since the arrival of the Mary Hartley the captain has had for warded to him an elegant gold watch, bearing the following inscription :—" Presented to Captain James Webb, of the ship Mary Hartley, by a few proprietors and representatives of estates in Berbice, as a mark of their approbation and in testimony of the kind care and attention bestowed by him on CCCCLI. captured Africans during their passage to Ber bice, from St. Helena, as freemen." To which the following reply was sent : "Liverpool, 10th May, 1843. " GENTLEMEN,---I have most respectfully to acknowledge the receipt of your letter in September last, transmitting to me a gold watch, in testimony of your approbation of my proceedings during the two voyages the ship Mary Hartley, under my command, was engaged in carrying liberated negroes from St. Helena to Berbice. " It will ever afford me ;leasure to reflect that I have been instrumental in accomplishing your benevolent wishes, and safely bringing so many Africans, without ono single casu alty, to an employment, where, as on my second voyage to Berbice, I had so many opportunities of witnessing—they are now supporting themselves in freedom and in-happiness. " Sincerely hoping that the example your colony has afforded of the increased advantages resulting from the intro duction of these labourers may lead to your prosperity, " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, " - Your obliged and obedient servant, ".JAMES WEBB. " To Messrs. Laing, Edglow, and Winter, " on behalf of the charterers of the " Mary Hartley." WARRINGTON BLUE COAT SCHOOL PRESENTED TO JAMES GREAVES, ESQUIRE, OF MILL-BANK, CHESHIRE, BY THE CHILDREN OF THE WARRINGTON BLUE COAT SCHOOL, AS A MARK OF THEIR AFFECTION AND GRATITUDE FOR HIS LONG-CONTINUED ATTENTION AND KINDNESS TO THEM. May health and peace attend you here, And ev'ry joy above, While we improve with grateful hearts, The labour of your love. Warrington, 12th May, 1843. After a plentiful dinner of roast beef and plum-pudding, in the true old English style, served to the happy group under the umbrageous shade of the overhanging trees, and when the friends whom Mr. Greaves had invited to be present on the occasion had also partaken of his hospitality, the children, conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Forester, and attended by Wil liam Stretch Esq., their excellent Treasurer, who is always at his post when the interest of the Institution is to be served, the Rev. P. S. Dale, incumbent of Hollinfare, and his lady, (this gentleman is always amongst the foremost to contribute to the innocent enjoyment of those poor children,) Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe, of Rixton-hall, were also present, and a nume rous company formed a circle in the grounds adjoining the house, when one of the boys addressed their worthy host in these terms : " HONOURED SlR, — Permit me most respectfully to state, that my schoolfellows have selected me to perform the pleas ing duty of presenting to you these two ottomans, as the tri bute of grateful hearts, and a small acknowledgement of that paternal kindness which the children of the 'Warrington Blue Coat School have so long experienced at your hands. We are indeed highly gratified, that our conduct should have se cured your approbation, and we earnestly hope, through the care of Almighty God, that our future conduct in this world will be such as to deserve your approval. Kind Sir, that you may long live to witness our future attemps to do our duty to God and our fellow-creatures, is the ardent wish and prayer of the orphan and fatherless of our school. In con clusion allow me most heartily to thank you for your kind ness on this—to us—memorable day." To this address, which was delivered by the youthful speaker with great propriety, Mr. Greaves responded in a most feeling and affectionate manner. The philanthrophic sentiments he expressed were listened to by his young guests with marked attention, upon whose young hearts they were calculated to make a beneficial and lasting impression. Mr. G. spoke i❑ high terms of the peculiar fitness of Mr. and Mrs. Foster for their situation, and of the effective services which they had rendered to the institution. Mr. Forster, in an animated speech, eulogised the unpre cedented kindness and attention which Mr. Greaves had so repeatedly bestowed upon the children. He also acknow ledged the very hospitable manner in which the whole com pany had been treated. The day, with the exception of some passing showers, was fine, while the beauty of the season, and the hilarity of the children, who, at intervals, gave fresh animation to the scene with their excellent band, made it a delightful treat to all. Joy at beholding the happiness of others seemed universal. This Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company afforded, on this occasion, as they have kindly done on their former ex cursions, a free passage to the children in their steam packet. Sir R. Peel was born in 1788, Lord John Russell 1792, Lord Stanley 1800, the Duke of Wellington, 1769, and Lord Brougham 1779. The important office of President of the Board of Control, vacant by the lamented death of Lord Fitzgerald, has not been filled up; there is no doubt but that the Earl of Ripon will have the appointment, and that Mr. Gladstone will suc ceed the noble earl as President of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the Cabinet. No one is at present mentioned as the probable successor of Mr. Gladstone, as Vice-President of the Board of Trade.—Standard. KIRKBY LoNSDALE.—On Monday last, the farmers and others who supply the inhabitants of this town with milk, consented to a reduction of a halfpenny per quart in the price of th• new milk, it being now sold at threehalfpence, instead of twopence as heretofore ; and on Thursday reduced the blue or skim-milk to two quarts for thrsehalfpence, in stead of a penny per quart, the price at which it was before sold. The library of the late Duke of Sussex is likely to be forthwith distributed, except it be purchased by the British Museum, to which body the executors have injunctions in the first instance to offer it. For that purpose Messrs. Evans are valuing it. Should that he declined, it is ex pected that it will then be offered to the public. There are upwards of 45,000 volumes, said to be in excellent bindings and condition, independently of an immense number of valuable MSS. of the Holy Scriptures, consisting of early copies, &c. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.—lmportant alterations are to be made in some of the colleges in this university. Baliol is to undergo thorough repair, the direction of which was entrusted to Mr. Pugin, the celebrated catholic architect. The master of the college objected to the employment of ' this gentleman, and Mr. Pugin's engagement is, conse quently, broken off. St. John's and All Souls' Colleges will also receive decorations during the course of the summer ; and some new buildings are to be added to University Col lege. The dirt, which has been accumulating for many years, covers many beautiful specimens of art in the respec tive colleges, the existence of which is scarcely known. ROBBERY AT LORD FITZGERALD'S MANSION. —On SOW day a daring robbery was committed at the residence of Lord Fitzgerald. Belgrave-square, London, at midday. The rob bery was especially odious from the fact of the body of the deceased earl being then upon the premises, and that awful circumstance being to its fullest extent taken advantage of. At 12 o'clock that day the tailor and milliner to the establish ment attended at the house to measure the servants for mourning. They were all ordered up into the drawing-room, and immediately afterwards a chaise-cart drove up to the door, two men descended from it into the area, proceeded to the butler's pantry, took up the plate-chest, carried it up the area steps, put it into the cart, and drove off. So Coolly was the robbery committed that two female servants who met the men carrying the chest away never imagined but that it was by order, and let them pass. The error was, however, soon discovered, and a pursuit, fruitless in its result, was made after the men. The value of the plate stolen was upwards of £3OO. Two persons, one a carman, and the other a steward of his lordship, have been examined before the magistrates, and both have been remanded. FOREIGN AID SOCIETY.—The twenty-third annual mee ting of the above society, in connection with the Societ6s Evang •lique of France and Geneva, and the SocietC Christi anisme Protestante at Bordeaux, was held on \Vednesday, in the lower room, Exeter Hall, the Marquis of Cholmonde ' ley in the chair. His lordship opened the business of the day by a few preliminary remarks, and called upon the secretary to read the report. The growing interest and importance of the society had occasioned much additional responsibility on the part of the committee. Its operations bad extended over the whole of Europe, and it was the only Society occupied in missionary labour on the Continent. It aimed at the revival amongst the Protestant Churches of France, Italy, and the Peninsular, of the genuine doctrines of the glorious Reforma tion. The number of persons in France professing the reform ed faith was 1,500,000; in Italy, 2,000,000; in Germany, in cluding Austria and Prussia, 20.000,000 ; in Prussia, 1,200,000; in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, 1,500,000; in Russia, 1,000,000 making a total of 38,000.000. All these were within the scope of the society's aid. In Denmark one agent was employed ; in Belgium one ; and at Lisbon, until recently, the mission was conducted by the Rev. Vincent Gornez. It was no part of the society's design to interfere with the discipline of the reformed churches of France, or to favour the interests of dissent from those churches. The number of colporteurs engaged at Geneva was seldom less than 50, each of whom received 20 francs. The sum expen ded this department amounted to £1,500 annually. The " evangelisation " department continued to be prosperous. The whole expenditure of the Genevan Society had fallen short of £3,000, towards which the Foreign Aid Society had given £385. The society in France had employed during the ear 69 agents and had educated 25 young persons. The began the year with a debt of 27,000 1 ; the expendi d been 119,000 f. The Socit;t6 Christianisme had ex £6oo, of which they bed received the sum of „C 24 e Poreigq A f id kioalaty for the your was ;(3,7a8, Offil aci i4PPI) TPP9iVEti #IIY Winer Ped9a. ure ha The lively interest which James Greaves, Esq., Mill-bank, Cheshire, has long taken in the welfare of that institution, has been well appreciated by the trustees and friends of the school ; and the paternal kindness which he has unceasingly evinced towards the children gave rise to sentiments of grati tude within their bosoms, creditable to themselves, as well as justly due to their benefactor. To give expression to these feelings, the female pupils of the school spontaneously under took to execute two pieces of needlework, an appropriate and permanent token of their gratitude. These beautiful and Well-wrought specimens of skill and industry, neatly made up into two ottomans, were presented to Mr. Greaves at his residence, on Friday last. The following inscription, tastefully formed in needlwork, appears on the loose cover of each : ~i:~i.i ~~1 CORRESPONDENCE. THE REFUSAL OF INFANT BAPTISM. TO THE REV. CECIL WRA Y. M.A . ..ONE OF THE INCLYZBILVD MINISTERS OF ST. MARTLVS CHURCH, LzrzliPooi. REVEREND SIR,—AII men accustomed t o a plain COrapre_ hension of things must have an appreciation of your beha viour towards Mr. Logan and his infant child wbich it cast scarcely be " decent" that an incumbent minister of the Church of England should excite or for a moment labour under. Assuming that the circumstances i I refer to were sorrocsly reported in the public papers, it s obvious that sow, expia l nation, either through the press or the pulp i t, i s d ee to the consc ientious members of the glorious Cisurch of which y o 4 are au apostolically ordained minister. Diftualtiei cf a native to peril the continuance of tender conscienc4N within oar i communion I fear may be mpending ; and tikeeessuer they are enabled accurately to 9nderh,tand !heir suet p os i t i on with reference to the administration of infant baptism, fewer motives will there be for murmur and discord. Let me, therefore, request you to inform the members of the Established Church to whom I have just alluded, of the precise principle upon which you acted in intimating y our willingness to celebrate a portion only of the baptismal Gar _ vice. And, if you deign to answer that quition, probably you will think it necessary to poini out your scriptural a ,. thority. as well as your legal power, to intercept an ordinance which Christ has himself made universal, and in which thine is reasonable doubt tether any person in your position is entitled to introduce arbitrary, or apparently arbitrary, difications. _ . _ My knowledge of Mr. Logan is altogether =fined to his name. I believe, however, he belongs to s dissenting per suasion, and that misfortune it is alleged constitutes your justification. Have you ascertained whether Mr. Lova holds the essentials of Christ's religion ? Is he a believer in the doctrine of justification by faith ? If be is, he must repudiate works of supererogation, to which, I lament to say, there appears in the Church no inconsiderable tendency. My defiuition of works of supererogation is, that of our Articles, as they are " understanded of the people." If Mr. Logan is orthodox on these important points, I am inclisied to the belief that he has been rather summarily treated ; at all events, in the absence of information from you, I, let my part, am not in a condition to consider your alleged defence sufficiently valid. I hope I have not prejudiced the merits of this case. My intentions were certainly otherwise ; and 113 y mind is at this moment as open to conviction, from argument on your side, as it has been to impressions from statement upon the other. I have the honour to be, Reverend Sir, Your faithful servant, EUCHARISTLI PARTICEPS. Great George-street, 17th May. THE INDEPENDENTS AND THE FACTORY BILL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SM.—You must be well aware of the numerous meetings held by dissenters of all denominations in this town for the purpose of protesting against Sir James Graham's Factory Bill, in which opposition the Independents have taken a pro minent part, petition atter petition is got up by them, and presented to the House of Commons as bearing the signa tures of the respectable inhabitants of Liverpool. But what is in reality the way in which these petitions are got up ? There is at present one lying in the vestry of a chapel in this town to forward the attainment of their object; and it is a notorious fact that last Wednesday week three school boys, who actually confessed their ignorance of the enactments of the bill, were allowed to sign it, one of them only fifteen years of age having had permission, and himself the audacity, to append six names to it ; is this honourable and fair deal ing. My reason for giving publicity to the above mentioned fact is, that people may have some idea bow the n um b er l ess petitions h ave b een got up with w hi c h par li ament has lately been deluged. I am, Sir, Yours truly, L. THE INCOME TAX. Income D Tax, R th P a ° t " the STANDAR s T ut o ~.._T HI E t iEsDcloTnOsoßlino consoling to t T o H o E bs L e l r :E e o x f im a a ll tin st g ra r i e g s h u t l f t o s 7 w a h r i d ch h w on il e l st in E a n i fl k i i s u P ti m rn m g :er p , t ) a_ t i o s notwithstanding its inquisitorial character, (co the quietly feelings e p pro bability prove as beneficial to the interests of this country, nr financially and morally,—as they were unexpected by ii parties, with perhaps the exception of the illustrious author; — of the bill itself. I wish to make this remark, in relation t ; a view which I have taken of the practical working o f h. -- Income Tax. I contend, then, that the act is practicallyt- useful in the discovery of fraud upon the revenue, by coming at the ill-gotten gains of certain influential parties, and, the first place, of enforcing therefrom a contribution of in mean amount, to the exigencies of the state. In the nen place, it has afforded a cue for Sir Frederick Pollock ; andxt so dexterously has it been handled by that right hon. gentle_ man, that scarcely a day passes but we have the report of 3 game having been played in the Court of Exchequer, wher e i n " highly respecta ble individuals" come off second h eat dropping, as a consequence, (some £5,000 or £lO,OOO into the public purse. Again, the tax has been formed tu touch the tender „ consc i enc e" of some retired old smuggler, wi se , has all his lifetime luxuriated on cheapside ; and forthwith, the Chancellor of the Exehequer receives a remittance of £14,000! with which, however, Mr. Goulburn does not at all seem satisfied, as he appears to be using great exertions to discover the whereabouts of his liberal correspondent, in order that thefirst instal men t (possibly of one shilling in th e pound) may be dutifully ac k n owledged. I am, how ever , rather apprehensive that it will be the fall of the leaf ere that whereabout be discovered. Itthe has clearly shown t h at the tramping orga ns of the league; represented etn s of ruined manufacturers, a re a t this moment (}torn what. ever source derived) in possession of a yearly income of fro m £lO,OOO to £30,000!! !i And bow s this? Is it possible th at not only is • there a league compacted for the purpose of causing a repeal of the corn laws in this country, but that there is also a league with certain foreign government subor dinates, who facilitate the exclusive ingrus of our patriot's manufactured Productions on the Contineut as the Pr i ce of their labours in the cause of their peculiar agitatio n ? I pause for a reply, and shall again address you. 'lours, trni -, H. I,T. H. Myrik-street,lBM May, 1843, y order WOODSIDE FERRY. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE LI rERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—After the account given by you of the new screw boat, in your paper of the 10th instant, the directors o f nee Woodside Ferry would do well to pause before the new vessel with paddle wheels. If they are afraid of adopt_ ing any n ew plan, though with so many proofs of the glace ; of that little vessel, and the means before them of obtaini: s more, they exhibit great inconsistency in building one to try to steer both ways, which your correspondent A. B. informs ns is their intention, and seems to consider as one o f the reasons for their not making use of the screw. Surely t h e , will n ever attempt anything so ;absurd —so thoroughly at ' like those variance with practice. In a river such as ours, what will become o f the large broad rudder at the head of the vessel, when s he is running at ten knots, and a sea strikes the .vessel on the b e am; or svhen her s teer comes against the pier j dark nights? If broken limbs, as well as frequent dams in to the boat, are not the consequence, I shall be greatly n a l taken. They must contrive some new form of vessel to meet this ; and if it fails, they will justly be laughed at. Th e concluding part of your description of the new principle ex _ prefer plains the objection of your correspondent respecting hi sh. pressure steam. I cannot see why the same engines may i l et be adopted to low-pressure steam, as they are very used on the Thames, which, I believe, are not bleb. Pres sure. With respect to steering both ways, this is thought desirable, I suppose only at the Woodside slip ; but the 811 %; object may be accomplished by winding the boat, instead o f steering back, by means of a capstan or winch : there is passengr again; and it is, I think, always plenty of time to es etween the arrival there an d the taking in of able to reversing. I hope, therefore, the directors will D.; Without due consideration, deprive the ferry of the adv a - " tales of the new principle of propulsion, which, compared with clumsy paddle- w h ee ls, offers a great increase of co m f ort and accommod ation to passengers. I am, Sir, Sm. A FRIEND TO IMPROVEMENT. ISth May, 15131.....................------- time GENTLEMANLY AMESSMIINT.—A well-dressed p cesori accompanied by a boy apparently about fifteen or Sixteen b a o n y d s nwai will tern. w Dublin Police -office, on Wednesday, and said the boy pre sent had been sent out on a message the previous evenin g, and on passing through Upper Grosvenor-street, he law -, r k n n ed ow th n e , crowd of boys, and he observed two gentleen in the draw a ing-room window of No. 11, in the same street; they were amongst the rest the ad with him was dread throwing halfpence amongst the l boys. After som e spent in this manner, the "ogeacthembuen" commenced throw in the nand, and wou s ld not be able to work for ing o ut " red-hot coppers," in consequence. 'ummonses were granted le ar b u l long gent time injured ties who are l against the copper rog be punished.—Dublt Evening Packet. hope, A steamer runs from Stockholm weekly in summer to \Vasa, and Turnea arctic circle gives an o Hernosand, limes, ' opportunity for the tourist of witnessing the sun above the horison for the four ae G nn o dd il ta e ws , ei l- nt l te l y t il i t i he k or s si v ir ! e , that t he daily sales of flowers and flowering plent y . It was stated at a late meeting of the Horticultural Societ ancl bouquets, amount to no less a at Paris, at the three markets and the different shops which serve the sum rich with gar lands a father and three sons, were arrested in than 250,0 00 f ., or £lO,OOO sterling. Paris two days ago, and committed to prison on a charge of fraudulent ban kruptcy. They are said to have belonged to Four persons , one of those fictitious firms by which the merchants of Paris have been lately defrauded to an enormous extent. Not less than three wa ggon-loads of merchandise, fraudulently sent off by some of these wholesale swindlers were seized the other day, and ,brought back to Paris. It is said that one of these concerns had obtained credit to the amount of 800,000 t. MISCHIEVOUS HOAX —A steam-boat coming down the Hudson on the Jst of April was hailed from the shore, and the captain observed a man waving a flag, and crying out " Stearn -boat ashore." He rounded his boat, and finding she was too heavily laden to land her, he ordered out the yawl. The mate was nearing the shore, expecting to take in a passenger, when the man in a very civil manner requested to beg nformed by what name they called the "cook a the boat."—American paper. An old man of the name of Guyot, lived and die.l in Mar seilles. He amassed a large fortune by th e most I e bo a r t io n u n s . industry and the severest habits of abstinence and p e rry i d with The populace pursued him, whenever he pp 6 the e following hootings and execration. In his will were that the poor words :—" Haying observed from my in f ancye w_jichcan only be of Marseilles are ill supplied with wet: I h erfully laboured the procured at a great price, I have ch eerfully great blessing, and whole of my life to procure for them be laid out in I direct that the whole of my progerty shall building an aqu educt for their use. ' SIAMESE TWINS•—(FrOM the New AIARRIAGE OF TUE "ork Sen.)—lt appears, from a letter recei ved at the Courier Th ojffice, that these creatures haVe obtained wiv . es. ey were married at their residence in North Carolina on thc 13th i m ns n t r a r n i t , by Miele, Colby Sparks, to Misses Sarah and Adelaide, daughters of David Testes, of Wilkes county, N.C. Relative to which the editor of the Commercial says, 'fort ordinary indeed. So much so that, were it not the evidence daily afforded of what unnatural things men and pronounce the account incredible. wom en will do, we should What sort of women can they be who have entered into su, h a marriage? AVliat sort of father to consent What sort of clergyman h e who performed the u nnatural ceremony ? Fe anFue ACCIDENT.— frightful accident happened at Marseilles on the Ist of May. A grand display of fireworks had taken place, and the last portion was a representation o f a volcanic eruption. A very large number of persons had been attracted to the Plain St. Michel by the entertainme n t. The . Sud estierates the number at 60,000. After all was over. the people began to crowd hurriedly through the galas, w hich were very narrow, and the consequence was that many- were knocked down and trodden under foot, and some lost their lives. Seven, severely wounded, were carried off to the Hotel Dieu I one of them, a woman, died next t» The number of those who received bruises and ming. was reel gro g, arid a great many had their el • contusions clothes tor t . '- Wks, god pnhseflted, Litt.Or 010 tli t i l' "'DI 'big 0Pp9,r041:10. - _ I! yep ng 'lwo 1 a 01 - 6 i 4019f4 7 "figFo'.' 4, c4P6'fwi;i:i,'