The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

Qtoinmertfal TUESDAY, l'.l the This day (Tuesday) the 4th instant, at Half-past Ont, Commercial Sale Room, Temple-court, About 369 Boxes American CHEESE, Now landing ex Sheridan, from New York.---Apply to Messrs. WILSON and DERBYSHIRE, Merchants, or to WILLIAM GARDNER and CO., Brokers. This day (Tuesday) the 4th instant, at Half-past One, at the Commercial Sale Room, Temple-court, About 1147 Boxes American CHEESE, Just landed ex Atlantic steamer, from New York.---Apply to WILLIAM GARDNER and Co. Brokers. ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. This day (Tuesday), the 4th instant, at Half-yast One, at the Corn S'aie-Room, 14, Brunswick-street, 1328 Barrels W. C. Flour, all faults, Lying in Green and Taylor's, Vulean-street.--- to FRED. LYON, Broker This Day (Tuesday), the 4th instant, at Half-past One, at the Commercial Sale Room, Temple-court, 22 Cases BACON, 20 Cases HAMS, Per Favourite, from Leghorn—Apply to GEORGE BADENACH, Broker. THURSDAY On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at One in the Commercial Sale Room, Temple-court, 1000 Tappets Faro FIGS, Landing ex Albatross steamer.—Apply to JAMES ADAM, SON and CO., Brokers. On Thursday next, the 6th inst., at Half-past Twelve, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange Buildings, 1000 Boxes TEA, all faults. Apply to T & 11. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at Half-past Twelve, at the Public Sale Room, Exchange Buildings, 1782 Packages TEA, all faults. Apply to LLOYD, MATHESON, and CO., Brokers, 33, Dale-street. On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at One, at the Brokers' Office, 19, Exchange Buildings, 10 Tons INDIA RUBBER, Per Princess Royal.—For particulars apply to Messrs. R, ZWILCHENBART, &ESSIG. and Co., Merchants, or to J. H. RAYNER and CO., Brokers. On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at One, in the Commer cial Sale Room, Temple-court, _ 3583 Boxes 2200 *-Drums New Turkey FIGS 2200 1-Drums Just arrived per Grecian, from Smyrna.---Apply to Messrs WHITTALL, LENOX and Co. Merchants, or to THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 1, Temple-conrt. On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at One, in the Commer cial Sale Room, Temple-court, 197 Boxes New Muscatel RAISINS, in Layers. Just arrived per Arabian. —Apply to THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 1 Temple-court. On Thursday next, the 6th instant, at One, in the Commer cial Sale Room, Temple-court, 4000 I, 1 and i-Drums of Eleme and Turkey FIGS, 60 Skeleton Cases containing A-Drums and Boxes Eleme Turkey FIGS, 140 Cases Turkey Red RAISINS, 50 Barrels Turkey Black RAISINS, Landing ex Grecian steamer, from Smyrna ; 40 Barrels Turkey Black RAISINS, Just landed ex Astrologer, steamer, Smyrna ; 1000 Tapnets Faro FIGS, Landing ex Tyro, from Lisbon.—Apply to GEORGE BADENACII, Broker. FRIDAY On Friday next, the 7th *twit, at Twelve, in the Commer cial Sale Room, Temple-court, 20 Bundles Port CORKWOOD, Just landed ex Water Witch Steamer, from Oporto ; 40 Bundles Lisbon CORKWOOD, Per Speedwell, from Lisbon; 60 Bundles Lisbon CORKWOOD, Landing ex Albatross steamer, from Lisbon ; 30 Bundles Faro CORKWOOD, Per Casandra, from Faro ; 20 Bales CORKS, in bond. GEORGE BADENACH,Broker. Apply to SERVANTS WANTING SITUATION PERSONS WANTING SERVANTS, should Advertise in th( NORTHERN DAILA TIMES CHARGE SIXPE N C E. Published every morning, at 19, South John-street, Liverpool, and 9, Princess-street, Manchester. TO CORRESPONDENTS No notice can be taken of anonymous communications. Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer; not necessarily for publication, but as a guarrantee of his good faith. We cannot undertake to return rejected communications. All communications, Books for Review, etc., to be for warded to the Editor must be addressed to the Publisher, CHARLES IVILLIviEn, and those from London may be sent to tht , care of Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. ,qtirti)trit TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1853 TURKEY'S position" continues to excite universal interest. The prevailing opinion was, but a short time since, that she would be unable to meet the frown of the AUTOCRAT. But, strange to say, we now find her occupying a formidable position,with an army of one hundred thousand men, animated by a religious zeal which is only equalled by a determi nation to uphold the temples of their PROPHET, and to meet the enemy in the full spirit of the Mussal 7 man's faith. Such fanaticism has ever been as bloody in its wars as true religion is tolerant in council and gentle in reproof. In dealing hostilely with the Turk, the Russian will have to contend with that vita lising spark of an indomitable spirit, known to Englishmen as " No surrender." This high military quality in a nation, which has slumbered so long in the rear of the progressive States of Europe, is no less remarkable than it will prove formidable in the event of war. The individual integrity, and many of the na tional institutions of the Turks, may also be held np as an example many to of the more conspicuous nations who lay claim to rank in a boasted civili sation. In the absence of prisons, or bastiles filled with victims of necessitous debt, religious intole rance, and henious crime, it becomes a problem for continental. Despots to solve, how such a state exists, and by what particular order of magic it is governed. But if we except the degraded condition of her female population, the morality of Turkey stands unparalled. As believers in the Koran, they are consistent and zealous ; but, at the same time, they are tolerant, and have been found accessible by the MissioNA.RlEs of other creeds. To open the gates of Mahametanisin, and to re move the almost insurmountable barrier to the civil and religious advancement of Turkey, the distruc tion of the Janisaries, amounting to 40,000 souls, was undertaken and accomplished. By the execu tion of this appaling design, the last vestage of Mahametan fanaticism and intolerance was des troyed in the 0 ttoman Empire. And the Turks have since then been as well disposed towards their Christian brethren as any other " Pagan" people on the earth. The punishment of crime, (which is of rare oc curance) among these people is terribly severe, Thus tht and is no le terror of detection in vice, such as stealing, lyini, murder, &c., has become as much an instinct as industry and love of gain is with the world-Wide certain or summary persecuted JEW, or a superstiSious belief in the DEITY, among a certain order of CHRISTIANS. Viewing th the rough elements of a people piritual and temporal welfarc most earnest solici trade, w ee no insurmountable obsticle in the Won. If a guarantee be rf we haw impending conflict, in which NICHOLAS steps forward to assort a mere conven tional right of the GREEK CHRISTIANS, which LORD CLARENDON, in his waspish dispatch, addressed to Count Nesserrode, dated July 16, 1853, stated, that the British Government " are as unaware - Of any breach of engagement on the part of the PORTE, as they are of those numerous arbitrary acts. of the Ottoman Government, which, it is said, recently infringed the rights of the Greek Church, and threatened utterly to annihilate the order of things sanctioned by ages, and so dear to the orthodox faith." Our Foreign Secretary even goes further than this, and instances a casewhich supports our views. " Russia claims," says the despatch, " for her 'co religionnaires,' in the East the strict status quo, and the maintenance of the privileges they have en joyed under the protection of their Sovereign; but Count NESSELRODE entirely omits to show how that status quo has been disturbed, how those privileges have been curtailed, what complaints have been made, what grievances remain without redress. Her Majesty's Government know only of one offence committed by the Turkish Government against Russia, which, by the admission of Prince MEN SCHIKOFF, was satisfactorily atoned for ; while, on the other hand, the recent firman of the SULTAN, confirming the privileges and immunities of the Greek Church, has been gratefully acknowledged by the Patriarch of Constantinople." ' This statement is sufficiently conclusive as to the spirit of religious intolerance which prevails in the DIVAN, and also among the great bulk of the Tuirkish people. Previous to the fall of the des potic dicta of the JANISARIES, and the accession of the present enlightened SULTAN MAHMOUD to the throne, all CHRISTIANS were subject to instant an nihilation, without a pretext or shadow of crimin ality. The text of the Koran was held to be para mount, and all but Mussalmen were GIAOURS. Europe is not indebted for all this to the SULTAN alone. Guided by the ability and urged by so able a statesman and consistent reformer as RESCHID PASHA, we find the Koran itself invaded by a change in the -Mussalman costume in which the Turban and Tunic of the PROPHET is laid aside, and nothing left to distinguish the reformed Turk from the other nations of Europe but the Scemitar and Crescent. Nor did Christianity miss her opportu nity. The Greek Christian, who but a few. short years since, was a despised and miserable slave, is now a freeman and a citizen. Many converts from the Musselman faith to the Christian Church also help to swell the number of Christians in this • " Pagan" state, to upwards of five millions. In the arts and sciences we also find the OTTO MANS bestirring themselves. In many of our Universities, the TURKISH students have won many marks of honour and distinction, and have. subse quently returned to their native land, carrying with them a perfect knowledge of civil govern ment, law, physic, and many of the great practical sciences belonging to trade, commerce, and manu factures: Such has been the career of TURKEY since RESCHED PASHA has held a place in the DIVAN. From his own purse he has paid for the education of many young TURKS, who are now actively en gaged in diffusing the benefits of the instruction they have received in this and other countries, among their own poor. And how rapidly we find these incalculable benefits developing themselves. The trade of Turkey (carried on like that of the Phcenecians, was confined to a few fruits and fish, which they carried only to the neighbour ing islands in the Levant,) is now extending itself daily, and . to this country is becoming of vas t importance. The export of British manufactures to Turkey for this year will be very little under one million, while our imports of Turkish produce is nearly three millions annually. Now setting aside the fable of the "Key," so often repeated by the London Times, and its no less marvellous tradition touching the " rights of sovereignty which Russia enjoys by treaty" over the Turkish territory—we think we have shown that the SULTAN MAH MOUD is entitled to the utmost sympathy and support of every Englishman against a TYRANT whose only pastime is that of preparing the instru ments, and laying down plans, for the wholesale slaughter of an unoffending people. Are such things possible? Shall we tolerate these savage deeds of •an inhuman monster to be handed down to posterity in the history of the Nineteenth Century ? Turkey has her ALLIES in Persia, Egypt and Morocco, and from these she may draw a force of fifty thousand men, with which, added to her army now in tIT6 field and those preparing for service, she may be able to meet the Russian with two hundred and fifty thousand men. Should a conflict occur and be prolonged, England, - by sending a naval force to protect the islands of Candia, Smyrna, and the smaller islands of the Levant, Turkey might augment her force by .thirty thousand additional men. With such an army, ably officered as the Turkish regiments are by foreigners of all nations, the AUTOCRAT may meet on the Danube the well-merited punish ment he escaped only at the cost of the second city in his empire. England is not, we repeat, in a temper to be trifled with, and a second NAPOLEON is ready to direct the arms of France. PERHAPS there never was an age characterized by so many, or such striking anomalies as that in which we Hire. Periodically, some " hidden thing of darkness" casually comes to light. The Press, naturally enough, comments upon it. Humanity is shocked - for a while and—that is ail! Every part of our admirable social machinery goes on as orderly and as smoothly as ever. Our Members. meet, debate, make laws separate, go grous€ searing, talk " twaddl and devour the turtle of their constituents, or indulge in such harmless sports, till their sapient presence be again required on some " important business of the House"—Lord Mayors, and city Aldermen, gratify their gastrono• mic tastes, and replete their modest appetites at civic and corporation banquets, or elegant dejeuners— the " Royal Society of the Greys," and kindred bodies, holds its annual meeting to establish its claims upon "a benevolent public"—speechify; pro cure a recherche dinner At the London tavern ; and collect subscriptions which pay for them; drink each other's health; call one another "jolly good fellows," and part—till the next anniversary ! Meanwhile, religious societies are oganized for the express object of converting the . 0 -jib-be-way tribe —or, perhaps, to present a " suitable offer ing" to the popular Authoress of Uncle Tonz's Cabin, flif the great regard therein manifested for the poor black slave, who, as a matter of right, is allied to us both by blood and :the common• sympathies of our race. Really, foreigners must think us the noblest people under the sun; and at the antipodes, our charact for benevolence must stand very high. But alas ! how fearfully misplaced is half our generosity? We have no wish to quarrel with the supporters of any benevolent Utopia; but we would respectfully suggest that, whilst such frightful misery exists as is now and again brought to our knowledg it would be more politic, More 3ary; that we should first of all and endeavour to civilize and wise, more m nize, to assuage, if we could not entirely the miseries of those thousands of poor wretches—degraded and brutalized specimens of humanity—who starve, sicken . , die, and rot at our THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES very doors, whilst the Board of Guardians look on with the greatest complacency imaginable ! 'Twas only the other day that a Mr., ROBINSON addressed a letter to the London . Times, describing a scene which he had witnessed, on the evening of Wednesday last, at -the gate of the Marylebone workhouse—a scene which might well call a blush to - the - cheek of every one whose sympathies are not frozen, or whose hearts are not hard as the nether millstone! Huddled together on the cold pavement, at ten o'clock at night, were three poor miserable women—the rejected and outcast of so ciety—ragged and pennyless—who there sought rest for their weary limbs, and perhaps solace for their empty stomachs—one of whom, it had been ascertained, a little time before, was refused the workhouSe shelter, and turned away from the gate by the well-fed porter ! to seek the only refuge possible under the circumstances—the frozen pavement! But .this is not the first or second time that such things have come before the public: We have had instances of poor wretches being denied admission into the " casual wards" till death, in pity, came to their relief. Then a coroner's in quest was held- 7 a general verdict was returned—, the Poor Law guardians were acquainted with the fact 7 --and nothing more was heard of the matter. The barbarities perpetrated upon unfor tunate prisoners in the Birmingham and Leicester gaols, have elicited Special Commissions of Inquiry. Why not similar steps be taken with reference to cruelties not less revolting to our moral sense— disgraceful to our civilization—and. even degrad ing to our humanity ? If our Poor Law system be so egregiously defectiVe as to suffer the poor to die in the London streets, it is surely high time that speedy and vigorous measures be adopted to effectually remedy the evil—and thus once, and for ever, prevent the recurrence of such almost ncredible abominations. THE subject of Town Improvements will be again brought under the consideration of the Town Coun cil at its monthly meeting to-morrow. We learn that a plan, submitted by Mr. WEIGHTMAN, the Borough Surveyor, which is a modification of the scheme last recommended, will be laid before the Council, and recommended for adoption by the Improvement Committee. The High Level Bridge from Dale street to Shaw's-brow, still forms one of 'the chief features of the amended plan, which it is thought will provoke a great deal of discussion, and be strenuously opposed. The High Level Bridge, although it would, in some slight degree, relieve . the traffic of Lord-street and Church-street, will fail to effect the object for which it is contemplated;. and the sooner the subject of a new thoroughfare, leading directly from St. George's Hall to some point in the immediate neighbourhood of Castle street or North John-street, be - considered, the bet ter. This would at once relieve the streets which are now inconveniently crowded, and, at the same time, cause the removal of some of the most -dis gusting and filthy localitieS in Liverpool, where disease is ever present, and where the property is in a condition so ruinous that a sacrifice of human life may be averted. by its speedy demolition. By reference :to a paragraph in another column, it will be seen that a house in one of the streets which would be extinguished by the new thoroughfare, fell in yesterday morning. We are aware that objections, of an almost insuperable nature, stand in the way of carrying a direct thoroughfare (as above suggested) from Lime-street to Castle-street, intersecting North John-street, consequent upon the fatal mistake made by the Corporation, a few years ago, in not securing the land upon which the Branch Bank of England now stands ; but, admitting that we are labouring under this disadvantage, we are not thereby driven to the necessity of approaching Lime-street by the proposed High Level Dale-street scheme.. It should be remem bered, that what is required, is a relief to Chui:ch street. Lord-street, so far as it extends, already opens out an uninterrupted communication with Lime-street; and, crippled as we are by the Cook street blunder, perhaps, the wisest policy would be, to construct a new street from the corner of Whitechapel, through Williamson-square, and direct to St. George's Hall. This project would be attended with a comparatively small expend iture, for the property through which the street would pass, is not, by any means, valuable, with the exception, perhaps, of the Theatre Royal ; and, there is every reason to believe, that the proprietors of this building would be happy -to surrender it to the Corporation upon reasonable terms. Moreover, the sanitary condition of this part of the town would be manifestly consulted by the adoption of this plan, for the filthy haunts and dens which it would intersect, and sweep away, are amongst the worst and most obnoxious with which the town is infested. But, whatever may ultimately be resolved upon by the Council, we advise it to pause before giving its sanction to the High Level proposal of the Improvement Com mittee, because, we are firmly impressed with the conviction, that whilst a vast outlay would be incurred, the public convenience would not be promoted by it, whilst a great injury would be done to private interests. A DEAD CHILD FO (IND.—Yesterday morning the body of a female child, newly born, was found in a doorway in Pomona Street, by a man named John King . _ EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH—A WOMAN DELIVERED OF FIVE CHILDREN. —We understand, that on Friday last, the wife of a journeyman baker, residing in Windsor, - Tox teth Park, was delivered of two boys and three girls. Four, surgeons were in attendance at the time of the accouchement. Up to last night, the mother and children were all doing as well as can be expected. - SUDDEN -- DEATH.—On Sunday morning, about seven o'clock, a woman named Mary Browne, 28 years of age, and residing in No. 9 Court, Milton-street, was found dead in her bed by her husband. She went to bed sober, and must have departed this life quietly, as during the night, the husband heard no struggle, or aught else that could awaken him to the awful incident happening by his side. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. DEATH FROM A FALL.—On Saturday night, a man named Edward Dawes, a sawyer, 56 years of age, and resid ing at No. 10 court,• Penrhyn-street, fell down the stairs leading to a cellar of a beer-house belonging to a person named Doke who resides in the same street. The deceased, who was drunk at the time, broke his neck in the fall, and though he breathed for ten minutes afterwards, yet life was found to be eTtinct on. the arrival of Mr. Arnold, surgeon, who had been immediately sent for. THE SILAS GREENMAN.—As we stated in our impression of yesterday, the passengers were landed from this ship on Saturday, and we learn, that on Sunday the ship was thoroughly fumigated by some of the staff oi . .the Borough Engineer, under the superintendence of that gen tleman. Yesterday two more of the German emigrants were removed from the Emigrant's Home, Moorfields, to the Workhouse Hospital, suffering from a slight attack of diarrhoea. This makes thirteen cases in all, but in none of them have the more advanced symptoms of Asiatic cholera been apparent. MEETING OF INCOME TAX COMMISSIONERS AT, BIRKENHEAD.—Yesterday, the first meeting of the Com missioners of Property and Income Tax for the hundred of Wirrall, met at the Market Inn, Birkenhead, to receive from the assessors of the hundred their assessments for the years from 1853 to 1854, inclusive. Commissioners present: John Deane Case, Esq., in the chair ; Major-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, and Richard Barton, Esq. The meeting was adjourned to the 19th instant, at the Market Inn, Birkenhead. CHATHAM-STREET SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MAN CHESTER.—The Session for 1853-4 commenced . yesterday. In the afternoon, at 4 o'clock, an introductory address was delivered by Mr. Tontham, which was listened to with much attention. At this institution, three scholarships are offered for competition, one of £2O, for 3d. year's students; £l5, for 2nd. year's students ; and £lO for Ist. year's students. And it has been convened that at the end of the Session a clerical prize of twenty guineas will be awarded in addition to the usual medals, prizes, and certificates of merit. COUNTY OOURTS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMER Sin,—A cause was tried in the County Court, on Friday, which, for many reasons, demands some notice. The action was brought by the owner of a spirit-vault, named -, SYKES, against a pawn-broker, of the name of SORTON, and a master plasterer or bricklayer, named GRENFIELR. The cause of action was the breaking - of a window and the 'abstraction of half-a-dozen bottles Of Wine and spirits. Yet, a matter of so trifling a character occupied the Court ten hours and a half, no less than twenty witnesses being examined ; • and a special jury of eminent merchants being impan= nelled to try the issue. Nor is this all—the case 'had been already heard on a former occasion, and, after occupying seven hours, the Judge, Mr. PoLtoex, avowed the difficulty which he felt. in pronouncing any judgment satisfactory to his own mind, .and, with .the consent of counsel on both sides, directed this re-hearing .before a jury. In these - features the case is, without . . question, the most extraordinely that has yet been heard in our LiVerpool County Court ; or perhaps, in any County Court in the Kingdom. - . But, .it is not on this account that we call atten tion to it t it has been marked -by other features, that chew in a strong light, both the advantag es and the draw-backs of. the County Court system. It is probable that all this heavy litigation; had it been carried on in the superior courts a few years ago, would have inVOlVed costs to the amount Of a thousand pounds tO the losing party. Two trials at the Assizes, with such a hest of evidence, justifying the retention of three counsel on either side, and with travelling and hotel ex penses of the witnesses, could scarcely have bech defrayed at less expense. Under the new system ; it may be doubted if fifty pounds will not amply cover the costs on both sides, even including those extraordinary costs which are not allowed on taxation by the officer of • the Court, Yet, we are convinced that even-at the assizes the cause could not have been more • satisfactorily tried, The judge, Mr. PoLLook, discharged his duty, as is his invariablohabit, with temper, acuteness, vigilance, and unwearied patience —a patience that never flagged from beginning to end—and at last, summed up the evidence to the jury, in an address of more than an hour, not omitting an iota of evidence on either side. The counsel, Sir GEORGE STEPHEN, for the Plaintiff, and Mr. ABPLNALL, for the Defendants, performed their duty with (to give the words of a co-temporary) their charac teristic ability. It was no slight tax on this ability for each to do the work of a leading counsel and two juniors, in the examination of a score of witnesses--to address a jury twice, leaving no part of the complicated evidence uncritised, and to do this 'work well, with true professional spirit, not damped by the paltry fees allowed by - the County Court rules. Nor was the industrious talent of the Attornies—Mr, PEMBERTON, on the one side, and Mr, ALMOND, 011 the other—less conspicuously displayed. To use the hacknied expression, the Case was well got up, All this judicial and prefessional ability, however, not a whit inferior to any that Westminster Hall itself . could have brought into play, • has been obtained at the expense of a few pounds to the belligerents; prObably• ten.would have coved the whole, but for the extraordinary number of witnesses. But there is a great drawback, and we regret that our duty as journalists compels us to mention it ; we say "compels," because observation tells us - that it is not a pecularity of this case, but a fea ture too commonly seen in County Court litiga tion, and for which a remedy must be provided, or the County. Courts will become a curse to the country. On the one side or the other, if not on both, the grossest perjury was committed ! Perjury, not by .a single individual—but by many ; not under the influence of sudden and strong excitement—but deliberately and by collusion ; not by the ignorant and lowest class—but by persons in, apparently, a position of respectability ! There was no room for the apology of mistake, or of treachery of recollec tion; it was oath against oath, where no o bli qu i ty of vision, no variety of position would possibly re concile the conflicting statements. The plaintiff's case was simply this :—" two panes in his window had been ' broken at one o'clock in the - morning of the Ist of June, and six bottles of wine and spirits taken away, as was alleged, by a drunken party of four issuing from the adjoining house, of whom the defendants were two ; though Grenfield was only charged with having joined - the party at the door. This case mainly depended on the evidence of a private watchman named RILEY, who had seen the de fendant Grenfield break one • of the panes, and take out a bottle of champagne which Sorton and the others .drank; RILEY only spoke to one bottle, but the plaintiff and his barmaid swore that six were missing. In many points RILEY'S evidence was confirmed by three policemen, and especially it was proved both by them and by others, that he was perfectly sober when he reported the outrage, about twenty minutes after its occurrence, being as soon any.policeman approached." This case - was met by evidence to show that both the defendants were elsewhere at the precise moment, when it was admitted on all sides that the window was broken, an d several w i tnesses swore that RILEY was at the time staggering drunk ! This was stated by several tradesmen who were of the party. The alibi for GRENFJELD was sustained by witnesses, who traced him from eight in the morning, to his bed, at eleven. To rebut this evidence for GRENFIELD, a re spectable tradesman was called, who happened to be in Court at the former trial, and was so dis guSted by hearing GRENFIELD:S statement then, that he came - forward spontaneously to prove hav ing seen him and conversed with him at eleven o'clock, in the vicinity of the plaintiffs street, at the very time when the others stated that he was retiring to bed at home, more than a mile distant. The plaintiff also swore that he had seen him near his house, at the same hour of eleven ! Besides all this, overtures to pay for the damage, based on partial admissions of having caused it, were proved to have been made by both defen dents, and were contradicted on oath, both by them and others. Such was the mass of contradictions! but one very - material point remained altogether unex plained and unaccountable. Though it was proved that the most diligent search was made, no trace could be found of more than one bottle out of the six.. Where were the other five ? Could RILEY have stolen them himself? This was the theory of •the defendents ; but where could he have con cealed them at that honr ? If he had secreted them on his person, the officers would have de tected him, nor would he have so promptly given the alarm : had he been drunk, as alleged, that would instantly have. excited suspicion, 'and the Officers would have searched him. Could the drunken party of four have pocketed them. This was the theory of the Plaintiff, but, only suggested as a lark, not as a felonious taking. This, however, was rather too muc h t o p ass as a practical joke. Only one hypOtheSis remains ; that the. plaintiff and his barmaid falsely swore to the loss of more than One bottle, and we might assume that this was the view which the Jury took of the case, were it not that the Jurors were also on their oath, bound .to return "a true verdict according to the evidence," and the evidence clearly established the. loss of one bottle, so that such a view of the matter would only have justified a reduction of damages, not an adverse verdict. In a word, the case is, still involved in inexpicable • mystery, and it matters little to the public what may be the solution. But, the public have the deepest • interest in the question, to which this case gives rise. Is it the tendency of the County Court syktem to propagate wholesale perjury? It is a question which we will not attempt to answer; but, it is undoubtedly true; that a spirit of partizanship prevails in county Court litigation, directly opposed to the spirit of truth ; and this spirit dangerous to the interests of the commu nity. If the cause of SYKES V. GREENFIELD, were unique, as it oertitinly is in those particulars which we have first mentioned, we should not have noticed it; but it is a sample of the cause list. We care not where the perjury lies ; all the parties are alike, strangers to us. Mit, gross perjury. has been committed somewhere, and so it is with most defended cases in these new tribunals. The desire to triumph is too much for the obligation of an oath : this is natural among the illiterate and uneducated ; but we were not prepared to expect it among those who rank in a much higher class. If our policemen are careless about evidence on oath, where is the security for our liberty, our characters, or even our lives ? If our tradesmen are unconscious of the solemn obliga tion, what assurances have we of their honesty in their ,daily dealings ? and above all, if our courts of law are poisoned wth the gas of peijury, beyond the power of legal ability to expect, who can dare to enter them for redress, or to appear in them in self defence ? We are promised a Cottrity Court reform! it is a sad necessity within siX years of their institution. Let it begin, however, in moral purification, and we may still hail their introduction as ' a national blessing. It is more easy to point out the - evil, than to suggest the remedy. We might have said, let sufficient Costs be allowed in all cases, to secure professional aid ; but the case before us shows that such a remedy may . modify ; but cannot cure the evil. The cross-examination on both side's was ingenious and Severe. The policeman Haines -wag made to Mit a melancholy figure, with his " cannot recollect" replies to Sir George's catechism. The judge more than once lent his experienced aid to extract some truth, and the jury most properly, put questions for themselves. If there ever was a Case in which fthifessional skill would have•suf ficed to expose the subterfuges offalSehood, it was this case pf Sykes v: Greenfield it was abUndantly displayed, and yet it Wholly failed ; so that ire who are reviewing it as strangers, free from all bias to plaintiff or defendant, and in the calm seclusion of the closet, are obliged to confess -our inability-to decide where lies the guilt. A remedy, however, must be found, and perhaps a jury in every case is the best, though its remedial value has not in this • instance, lit'ot;ed aticacions. While Society remains what it is, we cannot expect to eradicate falsehood from our courts of law ; but experience has proved that an acute and upright Judge,. able counsel, and intelligent juries acting in hearty co operation,.afford the best security against success ful perjury ; nor haS the same experience failed in the discovery, that cheap litigation may indeed be a blessing, but ndt without much concomitant evil, dal ctilaie did cOniiea Weging into a national curse. Let us ehetit the "nisi - Ilia in its infancy : and fix the offenders with that /floral responsibility to public opinion, which, after all, is perhaps, the most efficient of all remedies. The cause of SYKES v. GREENFIELD reflects credit on nobody, except the gentlemen who were officially and profession ally engaged. ABSALOM P OL COURPS.-11oNDAT LIVERPOOL. CLAIM FOR SEAMAN'S WAGES.—Mr. Chilton appeared on behalf of the seaman, John Hall, to claim from Captain George Alexander Lewis, of the Tytho, wages clue t o hi m for six months and five days, at £2 Os, a month. Mr. Owen appeared for the defence, Upon the part of the claimant it was stated that he shipped at tiVerpool, as an . able seamen ; to make a vOyage to and front the West coast of Africa, at the rate mentioned ; and that the amount of wages which he claimed, • was now due to him. Hall was examined himself, and stated ; that before going to sea, the whole of the crew of the Tytho appeared in that court, on account of the forecastle of the vessel being too small for them to live in, when the captain promised that the coopers should live after, and the seamen have all the forecastle to themselves, provided they returned to the s hip. S e v e n of them agreed to go back, okwhom plaintiff was one, and the captain, promised, that if 'their conduct was good for the future, there would be no deduction made from their wages. The witness admitted, that during the voyage, he once was found asleep upon the anchor watch, and that, when called up very early one morning, after having been worked hard the previous night, he said; if the seamen did not look to themselves, and see that they got their rights, it was their own fault. On that occasion he stated, however, that he went to work on the 30th of June, When on the west coast of Africa, witness, with two other seamen, went ashore in a canoe, and got into the bush, lest the natives might attack them. After an hour they saw the captain's boat come ashore, when they Went clown to it, and when they came to the boat, witness stated, that he was struck several times on the head with a stick, by Captain Lewis and Captain Davis, of the Abeona, until he was almost dead. Captain Lewis then told some of the natives to take him away, and let him not be seen there again. Witness was chained to the ground, and kept there four days, after which he was brought in irons down to the ship by the natives. That afternoon, he, was transferred from the Tytho to the Abeona, where he was kept in irons four or five days, until the vessel got clear off, after which, he performed the voyage home: Witness admitted, that upon ono 000ft010.., lie cma had gone over the side of the vessel to bathe, and swam ashore, contrary to orders. One of the seamen who had accompanied him ashore upon the former occasion was ex amined to a similar effect. Mr. Owen then called William Jackson, mate of the Tytho at the tame, who produced the. ship's log, containing certain entries regarding plaintiff, which he stated were signed by himself and were true. These entries were to the effect, that upon one occasion, plaintiff and another seaman left off heaving salt, and said, they would heave no more, for which, they were put under arrest. That, en the first of May, plaintiff refused to turn out to keep the anchor watch : on the same day, he was heard using language tending to excite the crew to insubor dination, saying, that. if they turned out at four o'clock in the morning, it was their own fault : on May 7th, he refused to go to his work, under the plea that he was not well, although pronounced to be quite well by the surgeon, and was afterwards examined by the surgeon of the Abeona, when he did go to Work ; and finally, that upon the 29th of May, he was found asleep upon his look out on the anchor watch. Captain Lewis deposed, that having heard of lan guage used by plaintiff likely to excite insubo r di na ti on among the crew, he called plaintiff into the cabin, and asked him if he did make use of such language ; upon which, plaintiff replied, that lie had done so, and added some words to the effect, that he would do so again. The Court.thought there was sufficient evidence to show that the act of insub ordination had been committed by the plaintiff, and accordingly dismissed the case. CHARGE AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER, AND HIS DIS 3fISSAL.—A man named Hall was brought before the bench charged by police officer, No. 568, with having been drunk and riotous, on Sunday evening about seven o'clock. The officer stated that he told the prisoner to go home, . when he struck at witness, and witness was struck several times with stones by the crowd. lie brought along the prisoner as l i well as he could, although his right thumb had been dis abled some days before. A negro deposed that it was he who first called the attention of the police officer to the pri soner. This witness stated that he went into a public house at the top of Queen-street, and Oldhall-street, where pri soner and some others were drinking, and the moment he came in, prisoner asked what that black wanted there. The master of the house remonstrated with the prisoner, but the latter came over and struck witness, who instantly went out for the police. He met police officer, 568, and spoke to him. The officer went to arrest the prisoner, but a crowd gathered round, and he saw the officer struck by the prisoner, and by the crowd, and bleeding at the mouth. The prisoner, when asked what he had to say in his defence, called upon a very respectable looking man in Court, who came forward and deposed that on Sunday night he was passing down Oldhall-street, with some of his friends, going to church, when he.saz the black man and three others attacking the prisoner the public house, the . door of which was open, and saw the black man strike prisoner twice. He then saw the policeman seize the prisoner by the throat, and knock him into the street. Witness added—l never saw such brutality in my life. You (to the police constable) struck the poor man's wife, and you struck a young woman on the cheek. You are a brute—you are' nothing else. Mr. Mansfield : You must not make those 'observations. Witness : I will not, sir, any more. A second witness, who gave his name as Hayden, purser on board a vessel going to Australia, deposed that he was passing by the Victoria Vaults, the public house in question, on Sunday( evening, when he saw the prisoner attacked by the negro and three or four others. The prisoner told his wife to go for a police man, and police officer, No. 568 came up, and caught wit ness, and struck him. The prisoner, in return, gave him a blow ; when the officer struck him upon the head with his staff, and kicked him in the abdomen. Witness also stated that he saw him strike the prisoner's wife and child, and added that it was the most brutal assault he had ever seen in his life, and lie did not know how the prisoner could have lived until that day. A third witness, Alfred Taylor, de posed that he saw the policeman knock witness down, and beat him about the head, and also strike his wife and child, and that when they came to_ the watch-house to make a charge against him, he wanted to thrust them out, and did throw the Woman back from the door. Mr. Mansfield: You are quite certain you saw him strike the woman in the way which has been stated? Witness : Yes, on my oath, I saw him strike her four or five times with a stick. All the wit nesses stated that they knew nothing whatever of the pri soner previously. The wife of the prisoner was herself examined, and deposed that she and her husband were drinking a glass of ale in the public house when the black and three others came in, the black made some insult ing remark to her, upon which her husband spoke to him in an angry tone, wken the whole four set upon him. She ran to the door and called for help, when several persons came around her, among whom were the gentlemen who had given evidence. She saw her husband dragged out, and the policeman held him, and struck him upon the head several times, until the blood flowed out, she cried to the policeman, for God's sake, to let him go, when he turned round and struck her with a stick. She followed him to the watch-house to make a charge against him, and was forcing her way in, when he caught her by the shoulder and flung her into the street. Her husband and she had drunk but one glass of ale. Mr. Mansfield : Did the woman strike the officer, or make any attack upon him ? Several of the witnesses cried out, "no." The officer here stated that she did attack him, and that he knew she was the pri soner's wife, and thought it natural she should assist him, he would have knocked him down, for she struck him several times. This statement was positively denied by the 0 witnesses. The police officer stated that he had a rel ble young man, who could prove that he was struck : 0 1 1 life preserver, or some we a p on o f th e ki n d. He denied could have struck with a s ti c k, f or hi s r i g ht thunly been put out some days before, and was bandaged. n e to call in the name of the Queen for some one to help becausa the stones were flying in - hundreds. 00 eld ! The eT And when a ev zot; the witnesses blow of your stick tl before IN undotibtedlyli*s that, from whatever it-ml first drisen, as far as rE laningiof the . trap. - , sinninm: - It Is prisonef was more shined . possible for us to doubt, afte the four witnesses, that the oru,,_ to strike the Woman. We therefore con.— improper person to remain in the polied force, accordingly dismiss him;- Let the prisoner be discharb SThlanvG Emory CASKS.—Thomas Waltott, ex t BfichAnan; and Jelin Mc Connell, were' charged with AO two empty casks from thy; df Mr: Samuel lit 23, Harrington-street. John Me Connell iii the Mr. Hunt, proved to finding the casks in the r the prisoners. All three' were known unfav police. Sentenced to three months each. Ole have 1 him to TAKING SECURITY FOR A D Mary Cummins with snatching his 1 o'clock on Saturday night, The prisoner elderly and ptior looking person ) Bed - tufty df . plknient of a debt Hughes charr, fir Viotk,:c STnikr ItOlintitt . both Preston, and William mitting a street robbery in who Iv Zen ~~~lon;,F ,t two c a-man;na stances, in Sutlock-street, a ing. They took from the p W alter Long, seven pounds ten shillis that when he first saw Long he appeared to have 're( very bad treatment and severe injuries, and there was on his clothes. Prosecutor swore that as he w as inali the best of his wtty WI strangled, and rObbedl officer stated that the two lions I prisoner had at first escaped, but when. .1 arrested, a handkerchief, the pro . found upon his person. torious characters in I shin: 1 has I to the poliec before committed: The woman Fallon .was once before mitted, but Preston was not know case was sent io the gessihns for trial Pooirr noicnca.—J - ohn Brannon and Mary Vat evert were committed for 14 days, for atfemptin ladies' pockets, in St. John's market, on Thomas Tynan, was sentenced to one moni for a similar offence. James Nicholson, a person well kilo' to the police, convicted of picking Agnes Campbell's pock' rn the same evening, in St. John's market, was sentenced two months itolnisonrcent. TAKING CAIiK 01$ A FIIIIIND.— Aarged by a man named James B pocket of a half-sovereign; in a cellar in'Jlicksofifstrect: stated that he went into this ,den for the purpoSe of tali care of a friend, but in his philauty robbed himself, The Trisoner r elderly person, and not kt Annabi a poor was dischaq SPIRiTED CONDUCT OF A tAtel",—On the evening Saturday, about halfquist six o'clock, Mrs, Elliott, wit Mr. Elliott, estate agent, in gamden-street, on going into bedroom, had her attention drawn to the fact that jewellery case had been opened, and the trinkets in it thr( into disorder, she asked her servant, who was with her, al it, and almost instantly perceived the fist of a man protrud from beneath her bed: She called to the girl, who was only other person in the house, at the time, to run at for assistance, as there was a' man concealed in and to be sure to close the street door that he mit, make , his escape. The fell , to be John Thuthy, immediately got away from bed and attempted to escape, but Mrs. Elliott extraordinary courage, laid hold of him and contia to hold on during Fotracted strne which the ruffian shook her, and did her. At length the officer (392) al a neighbour gentleman, and the the stairs they found a cameo br diopped from the prisoner for three months in Jnly last, and trial. The magistrate commented warml conduct of Mrs. Elliott. It is remarka rageous young woman on a former - occa rested a thief in her husband's office,' and complimented for her conduct by the Grand Jur STEALING A WATCH.—Ann Jenninzs was A vhose name turned filthy hid I 11 itrit unaid, 21 days' imprisonment, havi a watch, at twelve o'clock on a convicted of st son of Ekit'grd Patterson, fireman, onboard the steal% " Tynwald." SHOP LIFTING.—Ann Davies was committed for tin months for stealing two silk handkerchiefs from the shop Mr. • Peter Marsh, §cotland other handkerchiefs were found on heriperson belonging ntlinr pstablishmants: 1, on • Saturdal STREET ROBBERY WITH ASSAX low who. had been seven times b for trial at the sessions, charged with knoekin _ Conway, at Edge-hill, Wavertree, about half-past elc o'clock on Saturday night, and robbing him of eight 511 down J hugs. Seven shilli prisoner's person. STEALING ROPES. - William Elwood was convicted sentenced to 42 days imprisonment, for stealing 1 cw ropes from the Huskisson dock. They were the propert the ship " Shooting' Star." • were found Ton IN A LODGING HOUSI CHARGE or ROBIHN` Wright and John Anderson, two seamen robbing Charles Millar, of £4 12s. of Mrs. Bale Denison, where the which was only one of stron .e charg , in the iedgiii"g . .hol' II lodged. The ca —On Saturday, a quantity of wearing apparel dressing -cases,• and other property, were found in Liverpo o at the house of a person named Sarah Meycliffe. :Othe r portions of the same property were found at various paw' shops. The goods in question had been stolen from the sho3 of Mr. Hynes, of the Bazaar, Birkenhead. It ie susiecte that the goods, which are estimated as being worth ,about £4O, were taken by a servant girl, since apprehended, b ll whose name has not as yet been made public. This g irl 15 / we believe, daughter to Meycliffe. The case came on befor e the magistrates at Birkenhead yesterday, but w as re mand' in order that the police might seek for further inforrnatiott• BIRKENHEAD ROBBERY STONE Tn - nowfict ing, Mr. William Harris, proprietor ( Academy, G-awthorp, appeared to prefer a boy named Byrne, who had; thought, even dangerously, cut named Whittaker. The case will be brought before the mar -At about six o'cl yesterday eve l Mersey Hot severely MUNICIPAL ELECTION.- 7 0n the first of following are the names of the retiring members, of ti Council: ,Everton Ward, S. M. Mellor ; Scotland, PI Woodruff; Vauxhall, 'William Nicholson ; St. Paul's, oliv Holden; Exchange, Charles Turner ; Castl Holt ; St. Peter's, James Holme; Pit . Jeffreys ; Great George, W. A. Clayton ; Rodney, J. Tobin ; Abercromby, R. C. Gardner ' - :Lime-street,'J. Lloyd; St. Anne's, J. Nicholson; West Derby, J. Wood ; South Toxteth, Samuel II Matthew Gregson. The followin tire street, Geor'' -street, SY. !I•orth' Tost( Mr. Joseph Parker, for S Joseph Cooper, Great George, Wood, Rodney-street ; Mr. James Procter, Abereienik Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, Lime-Street ; Mr. Edmund Mo' neux, St. Anne street; and Mr. Thomas Chilton, Nor Toxteth. At present, there is no prospect of more t 1.12„ two or three of the Wards being contested ; indeed, iiroD the exception of Pitt-street and West Derby Wards; intention to oppose the retiring members h as y et been avd Mr. W. Nicholson, in Scotland Ward, and M ton, in Great George's Ward, decline to offer re-election, and their places are likely to be. supplied Daniel Powell and Mr. John Rogers.. M r , W. P. opponent in Pitt-street Ward, has not yet been n a tried liberal will, we are assured, cont tion of the Ward with that gentleman. jun., contests the West Derby Ward wit Peter's ,rd; 31 ' Nel W. A. 031, Ir. W. liathbpo! h Mr. J. M. Wroo, FALL OF A HOUSE IN PRESTON STREET morning, s hortly after thr ee o ' c l oc k , cons id era b created in the neighbourhood of Preston St chapel, and Dale Street, by the falling of a h_ Preston Street, occupied by a man named Grady,..., store, and also as a residence. The property in qi we believe, belongs to Squire Cross, but is held on 1 a lady who is now an inmate of a lunatic a perty has been very much neglected in con paid no rent for several years, setting,at to dispossess him. This was the state. of i terday morning, when the dilapidated ga which was unsupported, gaVe way, and th( cipitating a considerable portion of the fr( street. Grady, with his wife and child, were in al meat of the house when the srabl escaped without injury pelled to force them from the ruins, 1' safety, but as soon as it wa danger was impendin roofless premises. •It was I such an early hour in the month hour of the day, it would in all probabil with a sacrifice of life, as the street is d and much used as a thoroughfar Rishton, the building surveyor finding them to be in a very da secured the attendance of two the premises, and having satisfi ous state of the walls, issued an _ Grady was a second time forcibly ej out a vigorous opposition, and the 1. vigorously proceeded with e alarm A B ' .eet, it Thep aiice all attest up to y't The police, we learn, we Grady again took po: ly p o pida,te, Yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. LEE CARTER'S ENTERTAP. , evening, at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-stt Lee Carter repeated his new musical entertt combines the best panoramic and scenic effect vocal and instrumental music. ; exavaE'