The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY. PROGRESS OF EVENTS. (From our Second Edition of Yesterday.) - PARTS, THIIRSVAY,— A private letter from St. vetersburg, of the 19th, affirms that the exchange of the ratifications of an offensive and defensive treaty between the governments of the Shah of Persia and Russia, took place on the evening of the 18th inst. At Constantinople it was expected that in the Meeting of the Divan on the 22nd, the question of all armistice would be negatived. The refusal to renew the old treaties in any way Whatever is not positive, and hopes of negoci iltions are consequently entertained at Vienna. It is stated that the Ulemas had refused to sup- Ply the Turkish Government with the amount of Money they require, if a loan cannot be raised abroad. FURTHER PARTICULARS. All military operations on the Danube have stopped. Omar Pacha and his army are at their winter quarters of Schumla. Ismail Pacha, how ever, still occupies Kalafat, on the Wallachian side of the Danube. He has there well entrenched him self and his army of 25,000 men. It. is thought the Russians will attack him there before spring. This will not so much depend upon them as upon the weather. The country round renders the trans- Port of artillery at this season very difficult. The rumoured attempt to burn the combined fleets in the Bosphorus is stated in two ways, nei ther of which sustain the original report. First it said that a schooner was detected entering the Bos phorus; having divers on board, whose business it Was to attach combustible matter to the ships then anchored, which would blow them up. Another story, and perhaps the more probable , that a Bus - , Sian schooner has this v ery evening been driven by stress of weather to take refuge in the Bosphorus. The captain took the precaution to throw his guns overboard, thinking to make_ the. the sCnooner was a trading ves sel. The Turks have taken provisional possession of it, placing forty men on board. The general opinion in Paris seems to be that Russia will not take any course which shall prevent a general war. A letter from Erzeroum in the Patrie states that at the instigation of the Russian charge craffaires, all English, French, German, and Italian officers serving in the Persian army have been dismissed. According to the Presse, the excitement for war was as strong as ever in the Turkish capital. The Pays gives the letter of the Russian admiral Nachimoff, to the Austrian consul at Sinope, in which he professes tolia.ve had no hostile intentions against the city. The Pays remarks--" We ask our selves, in reading this strange dispatch, what serious Man Admiral Nachimoff hopes to deceive ? To say that he had no hostile intention against a town which he had just reduced to ashes, and against a Port which he leaves devastated, is in truth the height of derision." From the Turkish official account of the affair of Sinope, we extract the following : " In the midst of this battle there chanced to be an English merchant-ship laden with copper, and although they hoisted the British flag, the Russians did not pay any attention to it, but sunk her by firing at her. One of the men belonging to this ship was killed ; the rest, together with the captain, Were brought here by the Retribution. " The Constantinople correspondent of the Chron icle notices ministerial changes, more or less alluded to in all communications from the Turkish Capital. " Rumours of changes of ministry," I only allude to as not improbable, but Jiy no means certain. Reschid Pacha, the actual Reis Effendi, (minister of foreign affairs) is to be elevated to the rank of grand vizier ; Ali Pacha , (late g ove r nor,of Smyrna) to be minister of foreign affairs ; and Riza Pacha, minister of war, in the place of Mehemet Ali Paella, (brother-in-law of the Sultan.) This would be the most important change im aginable—it would signify peace. Mehemet Ali is, perhaps, the most belligerent man in the Sultan's dominions. Dost Mahommed has sent a . demand to Persia, that that power should restore Herat to his Protege Hussein. The , Imaum of Muscat re fuses to pay tribute to Persia, for his Salt tai nes. nli'44.ey has accepted the propositions of the us ) 4:4 believe that anything certain is known—certainly not by the French Government. The only power that is believed to be deep in the confidence of the Czar, and to be cognizant of the manner in which he will receive these advances, is Austria—and Austria is silent. The Austrian Minister gives no indication, makes no sign, and effects—for no one believes that it is anything but affectation—to be ignorant 'of the designs of the friend and protector of his Imperial master. This sinister silence gives rise to misgivings that even at this eleventh hour Austria is playing the game she is so well accus tomed to, and that her policy, as of old, is one of duplicity.. A letter dated Constantinople, the 15th Decem ber, says : " The expedition of General Prim is for the present ter rainated, and the General himself embarks for France on the 25th but with the intention of returning here in the s p rin g tt. Witness the important events which will undoubtedly take Place The flames of war are such as can only be extin guishe'l with powder." The :Ottoman Government has published its account . f the disaster of Sinope, which does not Much diVar from• details already given. The blogador and Retribution had brought to Constan tinople 110 wounded Turkish 'seamen and soldiers, th e survivors of the massacre. 1,000 men had been found on land at Sinope, 120 were made prisoners by the Russians, and about 3,000 men were slaugh tered. Of the Turkish squadron, seven went to the bottom under the Russian fire, with the dead and Wounded on hoard ; two ships blew up, and one was saved. Of their commanders, four survived, four died on the decks of their respective ships, or Went living to the bottom with them, and two were taken alive. An English merchant vessel which happened to be at Sinope was fired into and sunk by the Russians, though she had hoisted the flag of her nation, and one.of her crew was killed. The others, with the captain, were saved and taken on board the Retribution —an ominous name, it may be, for Russia. Among the commanders killed was Ali Bey, of the Nevik frigate, who having seen the impossibility of resisting the Russians, embarked the few survivors of his ship's crew on board the Pinnace. They we re fired into by the Russians, and the boat blew up side by side with the .frigate t° which shvbelonged. It was the same Ali Bey w iln formerly commanded the- Fagli-Illah when she conveyed to Sardinia the Italian Le g ion of Hun g ar y . The Divan _has,. ordered 16 points, of the coast of Anatolia, in the Black Sea, to be fortified. FRANCE. (From our 8?•oond Edition of Yesterday.) The restrictions imposed on the importations of raw Cotton from Great Britain are abolished. With respect to :Yarn, no change will be made at Present. The intelligence thus given is more explicitly conveyed in the following :—The Moniteur pub lishes a decree abolishing the restrictions imposed by the rescript of the Bth February, 1826, on raw Cotton imported into France from Great Britain and the British possessions in Europe. According to the said rescript the produce of Asia, Africa, and America, sent from England and her Euro pears possessions into French ports, was to be ad tnitted for re-exportation only. THE BOURSE dull at the opening; closed with a rise. There was a rumour of the Sultan having authorised Redschid Paella to negotiate for peace Threes closed at 74f. 30c. ; Four-and-a-half per Cents., 101 t. THE Ruv. RECTOR CAMPBELL'S LECTURE. —Oll last even 1g the Rev. Rector Campbell delivered a second lecture on the Iliaracteristies of church music, in the Philharmonic Hall. „the body of the hall was well filled. The reverend gen g, einan briefly referred to the leading features of his first 4 ttnre, and in an equally brief, but dear, manner pointed. °tit the difference between the parochial and choral or ca- Iliedral services.' 'For the proper intonation of the prayers be observed three qualities were requisite : a good voice, a YOrrect air, and assiduous practice—qualities very seldom, indeed found in one clergyman. He then traced the develop: meat of cathedral music, through all its phases, from its ''at introduction into the Christian church, up to the pre %it time, and at intervals he paused, in order that the choir, ( . I zposed of some sixty members of the society, might illustrat e his propositions by their performance. For this Purpose they sung the " Gregorian" chant, the double and hiugle chant, a Te Detim; &c., which called forth from the 4b.cli ence warm and deserved applause, and from the Rev: entlednan himself a flattering compliment, on the correct -441 with which they executed the various pieces. COUNTY COURT. V - _ FSTERDiT. Before JosEPH POLLOCK, Esq., Judge. WOLFE V. SHARTB.--Inlhis case Louis Wolfe, the plain tiff, a chronometer-maker, living in South Castle-street, claimed £5O from Captain William Sharpe, Old Church yard, shipowner. The claim was for a chronometer, ordered by the defendant of plaintiff, and for money paid by the plaintiff on defendant's account. Mr. AsPINALL appeared for the plaintiff. Before the case had been fully stated, a consent was given on the part of defendant, that a verdict should be entered for the plaintiff for £35 and costs. WIENER v. Donnu.s.--The plaintiff in this case, Conrad Wisner, a beerseller living at No. 2, Bank - street, sum monad Daniel Dobelis publican, 1, Boundary-place, Lon don-road, for £2l. The claim was for the good-will and fixtures of the house occupied by the defendant in Boun dary-street. Mr. Hughes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Simon, barrister, represented the defendant. It appeared that in the month of October last, plaintiff instructed a commission agent, named Williams, to obtain a tenant for his house in Boundary-street. Mr. Williams had an inter view with the defendant, and gays him the key of the house, in order that he might look at it, informing him at the same time, that if he did not return the key, he would have to pay £2l for the rod -will and fixtures of the house. The de fendant remained in possession of the house, but refused to pay for the good-will. Mr. Williams corroborated the evi dence of plaintiff. Mr. Simon cross-examined the witness, to show that Wisner was not the tenant of the house, and that Dobells had taken it from Mr. Summers. His HoNon said it was a case in which he had no juris diction, and gave a non-suit. WELCH v. WCAFFREY.—This was an action brought by Arthur Welch and his wife, to • recover £l5 from Michael M'Caffrey and his wife, as damages for false impri `sonment. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Brotherton for the defendants. The claim for damages was upon the around that the female defendant had given the female plaintiff into custody on the charge of steal ing a dress on the 18th of November last. On that day oliceman entered the plaintiff's house, and searched Mrs. Welch and the house, and not finding the dress, took her into custody and carried her to bridewell, where she was ex amined by Mr. Clough, and, as there appeared no foundation for -the charge, ultitnately discharged. Mrs. Welch, Mr. M'Namara, a relative, and - the detective officer who arrested the former, were examined; and the latter deposed that Mrs. M'Caffrey accompanied him, but took no part in the search, and after he took the plaintif to the police-office she refused to charge her. It was from Mr. Clough he received instruc tions to go Mrs. Welch's. — A verdict was g iven for the de- fendants. MANSFELDT v. FAZACKERLEY.—In this ease the plaintiff, Peter Mansfeldt, was a sailor from Schleswig-Holstein, and the defendant, George Fazackeley, licensed victualler, Nor folk-street. The action was brought to recover 131. 4s. 6d. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Grocott for the defendant. From the evidence of the plaintiff, who spoke English very imperfectly, it appeared that in the year 1849, he came to Liverpool with a sum of 251., and an ad vance note for 251., and lodged in the house of defendant, who then lived in Mason-street. Having stopped there some time, the plaintiff went on a voyage ; but before leaving he got 141. from the defendant, braving a balanc< , of 131. 4s. 6d. in his hands. After being six months absent, the plaintiff returned to London, and came thence to Liverpool, and applied to defendant for the money. He did not then receive it, and he went on a voyage to Panama. After his return, he lodged with defendant for three weeks, during which time his box was broken open in the house, and 161. stolen from it. He again applied for the balance of his money, but did not receive it, and he went away for two or three years, after which he returned to Liverpool in the beginning of this month. He then applied for the money, and was told that he had been paid the money, and that he was in Fazackerley's debt for board and lodging. The plaintiff was cross-examined by Mr. Grocott, but posi tively denied that he had ever received the money. A paper, purporting to be a receipt for the money, and bearing the plaintiff's name and mark, and the names of two persons, Smith and Craig, as witnesses, was put into the plaintiff's hand, but he distinctly denied that he had ever signed it or received the money. Mr. Fazackerley, a person named Smith, and a bar-maid in the service of defendant, were ex amined, and each deposed to having seen the plaintiff receive the money in July, 1850, at the Liverpool races. All the witnesses admitted that the plaintiff was a very sober man, and stated that they never saw him in drink. The witnesses, when cross-examined, contradicted each other's evidence in the most remarkable manner with regard to the paying of the money. His HONOR, in giving judgment, commented very strongly upon the nature of the defence, which he described as being one of the most disgraceful he had ever known in a court of justice, and which was supported by the most evident and manifest perjury. It was evident that the whole case was a conspiracy to defraud the plaintiff, who appeared a very sober and creditable specimen of his class, of his money. Fortunately, however, for the ends of justice, the three wit nesses for the defence were examined separately, and not being able to hear the evidence of each other, they contra ;r. fhp matariaL partienlorq Ifis Honour said he felt it his duty to declare open].) his opinion as to the nature of the defence, and. the character of the evidence given by these witnesses. He gave judgment for the plaintiff, with immediate execution, and said that if the plaintiff could speak English sufficiently well to make his statement clearly intelligible to a jury, he would have felt it his duty to send these witnesses to be tried for perjury. His Honour added that he thought it right to separate distinctly 'the case from the advocate, whose misfortune it was to have had such a case, and expressed his approval of the manner in which Mr. Grocott had conducted the defence, he having evidently given the parties no temptation to depart from the truth. FAIRCLOUGH 1). BOND.—This was an action brought by Mews. Fairclough, as owners o! the vessel Vixen, against the defendant, a pilot, to recover £l5 for the cost of repairing damage done to that vessel, owing to alleged negligence upon the part of the pilot. Mr. Aspinall, with Mr. Almond, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Bremner for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence of Captain Nicoll, master of the 'Vixen, that he left this port for Glasgow, upon the 19th of last November, with the defendant as pilot. The pilot required a steam-tug although other vessels went out the same day without one. The Vixen came into collision with a vessel lying moored in the river, and it was contended that the collision arose altogether through the default of the pilot. Mr. Fairclough, one of the owners deposed, to the cost of the repairs, and stated that he had made the bill a very low one, as he did did not wish to press heavily upon the pilot, believing that he would have come in end made some arrangement in the matter. Mr. Fairclough also stated that he saw the vessel leaving the docks and it was his impression that she ke p t too far over to 'the Cheshire side. The pilot afterwards stated that the accident was caused by his being pressed too much to the westward by the pilot of another vessel, the Sir Charles Napier, which was going out at the same time. Witness replied that if he had kept mid-channel, the accident would not have happened. Mr. Bremner ha , -ing spoken at some length f 2/ the defence, the pilot was e xamined and deposed tharthe Vixen was pressed close to the shore by the Sir Charles Napier, which had come out of dock at the same time, and that he, waved his hand to her to keep off, but his signal was not attended to. -If the signal had been attended to, or if the steam-tug which was towing the Vixen had acted properly, the collision with the brig would net have occurred. The pilot stated that he made every exertion in his power to prevent the collision. In answer to Mr. ASPINALL, the witness stated that he had never heard it was against the orders of the pilot regu-' Wiens to take a vessel, with a fair wind, outward bound, to the westward, and that he was keeping the vessel in mid channel as much as pass ible until the Sir Charles Napier pressed upo n h er . As soon as he saw the brig he called out to the steamer to slow. William Friag, master of the Duke of Sus sex steamer, b y which the Vixen was towed, was also examined, and de posed that he could not stop the steamer, as ho was a fraid the Vixen w ou ld run into him, for the wind was freshening. Saw the pilot several times wave his hand to the Sir Charles Napier to keep off, and witness had made a similar signal •before. In the course which the Vixen originally took be danhs was,c a ah i v d oe: t gra be fore the Sir Charles Napier pressed on her, they were quite p clear of the vessels lying at anchor. ehn a vt p de p tnhb e t a y: rdepndiohl not oi pilot t h of i r m ohma t sv hi ei t tni an t ek h gr eea e nd sr question iseuvdec nhaiumapebo t ain o .. s HONOR der oa e u d l be considered slieyeTseasssTewhl at was the first question. doing The second question was, was that the duty of any one else as well as the pilot ? He asked if any other evidence was to be produced ? Mr. BREMNER said they had the mate of the steamer and another man who was on board. His HONOR : What can they prove ? Mr. BREM?rER : The same thing. Hi s Horton : Ido not think there is any occasion. You ap p e ar, indeed, to agree upon the facts of the case. I take the tale of the master to be a correct one. Mr. ASPINALL then addressed the court upon the ques tion, arguing that the liability of the pilot had been clearly established. His HoNOR said he should take some time to consider his judgment, as the point appeared to be different from what he had heard before, nor did he know that any of the autho rities exactly bore on it. Mr. BREMNER said he had carefully looked through the reports, and he could not find any case where the point at issue was exactly parallel to that on which this case rested. His Holson ; I may tell you at once what I consider the facts to be. I find the facts to be these. The pilot was in charge of this vessel ; he was pressed upon by th e Sir Charles Napier. He endeavoured to warn the Sir Charles Napier not to press upon him. He must, for this purpose, be taken to have known that th ere were vessels in such a position that if he was compelled to continue starboarding, he must at least run in danger of a collision with one of these vessels, Notwithstandmg his remonstrance the Sir Charles Napier did press upon him. He pursued his coarse, under the impression that the Sir Charles Napier would That way before it became too late to avo id a co llision. That vessel did not give way, and then finding at , the last THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. GLASGOW WINTER CIRCUIT. MunnEg.—Alexander Anderson was charged with the crime of murder, in having on the evening of the 6 th of October last, in the house occupied by him at Burnbank, Great Eastern-road, Glasgow, wickedly attacked and as saulted Mary Kerr, or Anderson, his wife, and kicked, or, with some instrument, struck her on the belly, and inflicted a severe wound to' the effusion of her blood, by which she was mortally injured, and immediately thereafter died. The prisoner pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, which plea was accepted by the crown. A. S. LoGeN, Esq., then, as counsel for the prisoner, called evidence as to his previous good character. He also detailed shortly the circumstances of the whole case, stating that the prisoner and his wife had long lived together on the best of terms ; that an imprudence on the part of the prisoner a few years ago had led to some domestic infelicity, which induced the quarrel on the night libelled, and which led to his accidentally, in a momentary fit of passion, inflict ing the injury which had resulted in her death. She had been the mother of seven surviving children, and theprisoner had been warmly attached to his wife, and most bitterly lamented the result of the fatal quarrel. Hitherto he had been a good, unimpeachable husband, and he craved the leniency of the court in all the circumstances. The prisoner was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. THE LATE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—George Jackson was then placed at the bar, charged with the crime of theft by means of housebreaking, in so far as, on the night of Saturday, the Ist, or morning of Sunday, the 2nd of October last, he, with one or more accomplices, did wickedly and feloniously break in the shop or pre mises situated in Buchanan-street, Glasgow, occupied by Mr. David Crighton Rait, goldsmith and jeweller, and this after having first wickedly and feloniously obtained access to the warehouse, situate immediately above the aforesaid shop, occupied by Messrs. Campbell and Company, ware housemen, by opening, with a falsa key, a gate at the foot of a stair leading up to the said warehouse from a close leading from Buchanan-street to Princes-square, and by also opening, with a false key, another door affording en trance from said stair into said warehouse : and having thus obtained access to the interior of the said vfarehonse, then and there forced up or removed, by a crowbar, a hearth. stone near a fire-place, within the said warehouse ; and also, by means of a brace and bit and saw, cut a hole or opening through the floor of the said warehouse, and through the roof or ceiling of the aforesaid shop of Mr. Rait, and did thereafter descend into the said shop through the hole or opening by means of a rope ladder, and thus having ob tained access to the said shop, did wic kedlyl and feloniously steal, and theftuously take away a large quantity of jewel lery [enumerated, and forming. 48 items in the indictment : and estimated in value at about £3000,] the property of the said Mr. David Crighton Rait. The prisoner, who is an extremely good-looking young man, was fashionably attired, and took his seat at the bar with a cool and collected air. Upon being asked to plead to his indictment, he replied, in an English accent, and with a respectful bow to the bench, " not guilty." The conclusion of the trial is not given. EXTENSION OF TffE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY FROM CAR3LARTHEN TO HAVERFORDWEST. HAVERFORDWEST, THURSDAY, DEc. 29.—The inaugura tion of this important event was celebrated by a public breakfast, given by Mr. Walters, the mayor of the borough, to the directors of the South Wales, Great Western, and Vale of Neath Railway . Companies ; the directors of the Eastern Steam Navagation Company ; the corporations of Haverfordwest, Swansea, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Pembroke, and Tenby ; the members for the town and county, and a large number of the gentry and tradesmen of the surround ing district. The festival WIS considered a general holiday, and various portions of the town were gaily decorated with banners and devices appropriate to the occasion. This new portion of the South Wales line, running west- ward from Carmarthen to Milford Haven, is 31 miles in length, and reaches to within 7 or 8 miles of that spacious harbour, and it is confidently anticipated that before the close of another year that important link will be supplied, and then the metropolis will be placed in direct communica tion with a harhour which, from the nature and extent of its accommodation, presents almost unequalled facilities for the establishment of a packet station, from which steamers may take.their departure at all times for every quarter of the globe. MOST IMPORTANT - ENGLAND SUPPLYING RUSSIA WITH SHIPS OF WAR. The follO;ringT;frOnctieisi. B. Mail of Thursday : "We understand that an official letter from Lord Palmer ston, as Secretary for the Home Department, has been received this week by our civic authorities, requesting to know particulars respecting some war steamers which his lordship was informed were building on the Clyde for the Emperor of Russia. His lordship has, we believe, been misinformed on the subject, as there are no ships building here for the Czar; but there are at present being constructed two pairs of powerful first-class marine engines and pachinery for war steamers, by one of our first engineers, !who is under contract to have them at Cronstadt in April, 'Aid to fit them up in the vessels there by his awn workmen. i e llthough_tbere are no ships building here for the Autocrat, iwe hare reason to believe that his lordship off learn some- Wing on the subject if he institutes inquiries on the banks of `the Tyne or Wear. This step on the part of Lord Palmerston would indicate a firmer policy towards that aggressive power than has hitherto characterised the pro ceedings of government since the present Eastern difficulty commenced." IRONMASTE.RS' MEETING. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 29.—The meeting of ironmasters, preliminary to the January quarterly meetings, was held in Birmingham to-day, and was influentially attended by prin cipals, or representatives, of the principal firms of the neigh bourhood. There was but one opinion as to the satisfactory state of the trade, the only question being, whether an ad vance should be recommended, and, as far as that meeting was concerned, determined upon ; or, whether present rates should only be maintained. It will be recollected that within these few weeks there has been an advance of 20s. per ton upon manufactured iron, and this having been accepted or acceded to, without any re-action as re•Pa rds demand, it has been thought by many that a further advance, owing to in creased rather than decreased requirements, might be justified. There were, however, two opinions upon this matter, and, after some discussion, it was resolved to let well alone, and for the present to be content with existing prices. It is probable, however, that before long another rise will take place. A local authority upon the subject says : "In every branch of the trade full activity prevails; or ders continue abundant for rods, bars, sheets, plates, and rails ; for castings, also, there is a large demand, while pig iron has been in such request that good qualities are mostly bought up for next quarter, and prices have lately been ob tained at rates considerably beyond the proportion generally observed between raw and manufactured iron. The manu facturers who plead for a return to £ll for bars, £l2 for hoops, and £l3 for sheets, have therefore a reasonable claim to lay before their customers." The more prudent course has, however, been adopted— that of declaring the legitimacy of the late advance, leaving ' any attempt to recover the higher position for more private efforts during the ensuing smarter, should the nature of events justify such an effort. 'the same authority says : " The 40s. movements introduced into the resolutions of these meetings, under the go-a-head policy and march of the last few years, have been followed by results mainly demon strating that the highest points of elevation in the iron trade, as elsewhere, are most securely attained by a gradual ascent." A Sailors' Home is about to be erected at Leith. The receiving office in the Queen's bench prison, London, will be closed from the 6th of January next. THE DIPLOMATIC DUEL RUMOURED DEATH OF MR. SOULE. - There is a very general rumour to-day that there has been a third duel in Madrid, between the Duke de Alba and M. Soule, the American ambassador, and that Soule was killed. These ambassadors have a singular notion of honour : they forgot that they have great public interests to represent, and that it is a dereliction of duty to expose those interests to injury, by exposing themselves in private quarrels. As well might a general-in-chief, in presence of an enemy, accept a challenge from some bourgeois at the risk of his being killed, and exposing the army entrusted to him to defeat, from the death of its chief. MONEY ORDERB.-GENBRAL POST-OFFICE, DECEMBER. On the Ist of January next, the undermentioned minor money order-offices will be raised to major money order offices. Postmasters must, therefore, after that date, pay orders issued at those offices on receipt of the corresponding advices direct therefrom :—Abergel ,e Denbighshire ' • Bing ley, Yo r kshire ; Crook, Durham ; Hawkhurst, Kent; Hey wood, Lancashire ; Newcastle-Emlyn, Carmarthenshire ; Northfleet, Kent ; Patrington, Yorkshire ; Ramsey (Isle of Man); Rawtenstall, Lancashire ; Sandgate, Kent ; South end, Essex ; Sowerby-bridge, Yorkshire ; Walton-on- Thames and York-town, Surrey. Minor money order offices will be opened at the undermentioned places on the respective dates named :—Buckden, Huntingdonshire, (head office from which served, when the office itself is not a head office, Huntingdon)—the money order-office will be opened on the 3rd of January; Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor, York shire (head office from which served, when the office itself is not a head office, York)—the money order-office will be opened on the 10th of January ; Nevrmills, Derbyshire (head office from which served, when the office itself is not a head office, Stockport)—the money order-office will be opened on the 13th of January ; Schull, county of Cork (head office from which served, when the office is not a head office, Skibbereen)—the money order-office will be opened on the Ist of January. The minor money order-office at Cross Inn is now served with its money order advices from Llanelly instead of Llandilo ; and the minor money order-office at Frampton-on-Severn, from Stonehouse instead of Dursley. The minor money order-office at Padiham is served with its money order advioes from Burnley, and not from Blackburn, as stated in instructions, No. 53. Money order advices for Stonehouse must, in future, be addressed, " Stonehenge, glencestershire. " moment that a collision must take „place, he did.all in hi, power to avoid it, but it was then to late. And I find‘the there was no look-out, kept, and no order made by the pilot that a look-out should be kept. Upon these facts, I shall look over the case, and see whether they render the pilot liable.. His Honour then intimated that, as he should have to deliver judgment in another collision case recently heard, he should decide both on the same day. The court then rose. CONSECRATION OF ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, MANCHESTER, YESTERDAY. ' Yesterday, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Manchester consecrated the new church of St. Stephen, situated in Milton-street, Stockport-road, upwards of two miles from the Manchester Exchange. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, there was a numerous attendance of clergy and laity. Amongst the clergy present we noticed, in addition to the bishop, the Rev. G. H. G. Anson, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. E. Birch, the Rev. Robert Walker, the Rev. Wm. Doyle (incumbent of the church), the Rev. Dr. Carpenter, the Rev. William Huntington, &c. ; amongst the laity, were John Sharp, Esq., Richard Birley, Esq., &c., &c. This church has been raised, partly by a grant from Queen Anne's Bounty and partly by subscriptions, but chiefly by the latter, promoted in an eminent measure by the exertions of the Rev. E. Birch, of St. Saviour's, with whom Mr. Doyle, the incumbent of the new church, was formerly curate. The amount of the contract for the building of the church and parsonage-house adjoining, was somewhat near 6000/. About nine months ago the erection of the building was commenced, the architect being Mr. E. H. Shellard of Manchester. The church, which is in the decorated Gothic style of architecture, consists of a nave, two transepts, chancel and vestry, and tower and spire. The length of the structure from E. to W. is 80 feet 7 inches. The width of the body of the church from N. to S. is 40 feet. The two transepts are each 19 feet in length, from N. to S., and 26 feet in width from E. to W. The height of the roof is 48 feet. The roof is an open one, with circular ribs. There are three galleries, one at the west end, and one in each of the transepts. The sacred edifice is seated for the accommoda tion of 1000 persons, and one-third of the sittings are free. The church is built entirely of Yorkshire stone. The eon secrationservices were celebrated by the Right Rev, the Bishop of Manchester, assisted by the Rev. W. Doyle, and the Rev. G. H. G. Anson. The sermon was preached by I the Rev. E. 3irch, who chose for his text, John iii , 16. At the close of the sermon a collection was made. TUC FUNDS, STOCK AN D CLOSI SHARE MARKET, LONDON qG PRICES. Friday. December 30th, 1853. London and N. W. .. • • 1031 4 1 London and S. W 77 8 Manchester. Sheffield, & Lincolnshire 22 3 Midland Stock 621 di [ North British 3o* ENGLISH MARKET. Consols Account, ... 93 4 Do. Money 953 .. . Bank Stock Exchequer Bills, L. • • } 5 8 pm Do 8. Three and a Quarter per cent. 9sfr RAILWAY S HARM. • Do Preference Norfolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Birm. Do L. and N. W. guar. South E and Dover 6l 2 York. New., and Ber 64 5 Do. Extension Do. Preference York and North Mid Do. Preference FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexican 231 43 Spanish New Deferred 46} Do. Passives 211 23 Do. Threes 41 4 Russians lll 13 Do. 0 9 LAND SHARPS. Agricultural 42 4 North B. Australian Peel River South Australia Ambergate, Itiottingham, and EiStern Junction Caledonirn 541 51 Do. ereference.. ... 101 Bristol and Exeter .. East Anglian Eastern Counties la East Lancashire Eastern Union, A Do B. & C Edinbro' & Glasgow 65 5 Great Northern B4 5i Great Western 831 i Lancashire & Yorkshire 66i 7 D. Fifths 6/ Leeds Nortnern .. London Brighton and South Coast SHARE MARKET S. —YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL.—The market was rather an improving one, and closed steadily at the quotations blow :—Caledo nian, 27f 1; Eastern Counties, I3lc ; East Lancashire, 161 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 661 k g ; London and. North Western, 1031 4 ; Ditto, new Eighths, dt ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln Stock, 221 1; Midland, 621- 63 ; North British, 7 11-16 ; South Eastern Stock, 18 5-16 - 1 4 7-16 8 5-16. MANCHESTER.—The following were the sales : Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction, . IOBd ; Caledonian, 271 ; East Lancashire, 16 5-16 1 6-16 1; Ditto, 6 per cent. pref. cap. stock, 9; Lancashire and York shire, 66a i; London and. North Western, 1031-; Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 22i; Ditto, Qrs. No. 1, 71; Ditto, new £6 pref., granted 6 per cent., 5-16 p; Midland, 63; South Eastern, 181. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.--YzsimuDAT. There have been no public sales, as the markets are closed for the holiday. TEA.— Business has not been brisk, and common Congo remains at about the previous rates. COFFEE.—Private sales of good native Ceylon have bee*, made at 49s 6d to 50s cwt. The stock of Coffee in Lon. don is 17,300 tons, against 21,000 at this time last year. The deliveries for home consumption this year have been •16,800 tons, against 275,650 tons-io-1662.- SUGAR.—Prices continue nominally about the same. Brazil and Havana are in request. Refined has been at 44s for brown lumps. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been at 59s to 59s 3d VI cwt, on the spot. Corrow.—The market is rather dull but firm. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—YasTmqya% Our arrivals continue small. New WHEAT held at ex treme rates, and anything of fair quality is is a 9 qr dearer. Old in less request, yet full prices demanded, and partially obtained. BARLEY is qr higher. OATS tend upwards. BEANS as before. No alteration in other articles. ARRIVALS. — Wheat, 3,499 ; barley, 1,673 ; oats, 134 ; beans, 355 ; rapeseed, 87 ; linseed, 359 ; shelling, 190 loads ; flour, 30 sacks. CHOLERA IN GLASGOW, Dm 28.—The cases reported to-day were 10 ; admitted in hospital, 2; died in hospital, 2 ; died out of hospital, 5 ; cases of d►arrhoea, 20 ; admitted in hospital. 2. Barony parish—Cases reported to-day, 14 ; deaths, 3. Amongst the visitors at present at Montalto, the hospitable seat of Mr. and Mrs. Ker, are—Lord Dafferin, Lady Dufferin, the Hon. Mrs. Norton, Hon. and Rev. W. Black wood, Robert Edward Ward, Esq., Captain and Mrs. Hamilton, Killyleagh Castle, &c. Mr. Anderson, the China Merchant, who stands charged with forgery, has been fully committed on two several charges, others will be preferred against him. He has re served his defence. CANADA.—According to an official dispatch, the value of imports into Canada for the year ending the 6th January, 1853,tisstatedat Z 4,168,457 Bs. sd. against £4,404,409 Os. 3d for the year immediately preceding. The net revenue of the province of Canada for the year 1852 was £623,724 7s. sd. ; expenditure, including interest on public debt and sinking fund, £535,171 6s. 7d. In the week ending 26th December, there was distributed in the union of Barton-on-114e% in out-door relief, £3B 10s. 9d. in money and kind. The numbers relieved were 296 families, and 595 individuals. The indoor paupers were 95. It was recommended that the house surgeon's salary should be augmented from £35 to £5O per annum. The applicants for relief were more numerous than usual, and the numbers in the house appeared to be on the increase. The matron and master were directed to provide the inmates with their usual treat of roast beef and plum pudding on the second day of the new year. 3tiirt - b5, jitarriage4, aitl 3tatbi. BIRTHS. On the 24th instant, at Bath, the wife of George D. Drury, Esq., of daughter. On the 27th instant, at the Priory, Wherwell, the wife of W. Ire monger. Esq.. of a daughter. On the 28th instant, at Waddon, the wife of Benjamin 8. Bovill, Esq.. of a son. On the 28th instant, at Old Trafford, near Manchester, Mrs. David Leckie, of a daughter, On the 28th instant. at Manchester, the wife of Robert B. Boyd, Esq., Ist Royal Dragoons. of a son. On the 29th instant, at IS. Inverness-terrace, Bayswater, the wife of Charles James Weale. of a son. On the 27th instant. at Brookville, Enniskillen, the wife of Charles W. King. C,E., of a daughter. On the 27th instant, the wife of Air. J. Quilliam, Park-lane, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 28th instant, at Stoke, near Coventry, Joseph James, Esq. , of Hightield, Edgbaston , to Lucy , rel i ct o f Charl es Dawes , Esq., Of London. On the 29th instant. at Charlton Church, Blackheath, Chas. Blowers, of Newgate-street, to Ann Harriett Wright, of Charlton-villa, Black. heath. On the 29th instant, at St. James, Paddington, Captain Charles Jams Cox, of ti, Langham-place, Q.G., to Ann Elizabeth, second daughter of Edward Downes, Esq., of 30, Hyde-park.square. On the 29th instant, at St. Peter's Church, Brighton, the Rev. Wm. Edward Buckley, Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, and Classical Professor at the East India College, Haileybury, to Georgina, third daughter of the Rev. Charles Web Le Bas, late Principal of the East India college, Haileybury. On the 29th instant, at St. James's, Paddington, the Rev. George Scratton, of Pembury, Kent, to Lydia, eldest surviving daughter of the late Joshua Blackburn, Esq., of Brockwell•hall, Dulwich. On the 29th instant, at Canning-street Presbyterian Church, Mr. Jerry Jackson, shipbuilder, of this town, to Jessie 8., second daughter of John Wilson, Esq., George-street. DEATHS. On the 28th instant, at New Hampton, Middlesex, the belbved wife of William Jas. Lane, Esq., and daughter of William Withal', Esq., Parliament- street. On the 2sth instant, at East-hill, Wandsworth, Joshua Sanders, Esq., aged 85. On the 28th Instant, at Orlingbury Rectory, in Northamptonshire, Sophia Elizabeth, only child of the Rev. Brooke George Bridge!' . On the 28th instant, Mrs. Berry, at the residence of her son, in Tuf sell-park-terrace, Upper Holloway, in the 61st year of her age. On the 28th instant, Rosa Gertrude, youngest child of Mr. John Belcher, of Hoddington- grove, Kennington, aged 16 months. On the 29th instant. Florence Elisabeth, the infant daughter of Mr. J. W. Rider, Bartholomew-close. On the 29th instant, at his residence, Bath. place, Dalston, Samuel Chant, Esq., an old and much-respected member of the Stock-Ex change, aged 77. On the 28th instant, Mr. Joseph Treacher, of Great Tower-street, City, aged 58. On the 28th instant, at the house of her son-in-law, Falkner-street, Ann, wife of William Hill, Esq., of Wakefield, Yorkshire, aged 66. On the 29th instant, Richard, son of Mr. Samuel Hough, Port4ood street,. aged 10 months. On the 30th instant, at 22, Rodney-sued, Henry, youngest son of P.. Bickersteth, Esq., surgeon. UNITED FRIENDIXIBURIAL SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. Sia,—l take the earliest opportunity, through your columns, to contradict a statement which ap peared in this day's Mercury, to the effect that tho Roman Catholic party belonging to the above society, better known as the "Royal Oak" Society, wanted to get the management of the funds of the lodge. This I utterly deny, and I also deny that there is any party at all in the society—all work together without difference of religion or creed. The party (whoever he was) who told the Reporter of the Mecury the false statement,tknew it was false, but he did so to smother the real question, which I will discuss at the proper time and place. I am, sir, your obdient servant, MOSES CULLEN, President 31, Rose-hill, 30th Dec., 1853. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. (From our Second Edition of Yesterday,) At the Council, on Thursday, Parliament was prorogued from January 3rd, to Tuesday, Janu ary the 31st, then to meet for dispatch of busi ness. AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The London mails of Feb. 4th, will bo dispatched by the screw steamer Bosphorus. THE ARHY.—. The Herald hears in every quarter that there is nothing but confusion at the Horse Guards. Other resignations are talked of. In fact such is the state of things there, that nothing but a change of the head of the department can restore order, and place matters on a proper footing. ODESSA.—Telegraphic advices report an extraor dinary rise in the Wheat market, on the 24th, coupled with very extensive transactions. Freights also advanced. The movement may probably be attributed chiefly to the firmness of prices in this country and in France, but it may also have been partly owing to the receipt of further news on the war question. BANKRUPTS. (From thB London Gazette of yesterday.) Thomas Eastgate, boot and shoe salesman, Churton-street, Pimlico, and Towhill-street, Westminster. John Davis and Solomon Davis, clothiers, East Smith• field, London. Benjamin Vincent, boot and shoemaker, Canterbury. William Cobb, builder, Maidstone. William Legh, wine merchant, New Windsor, Berks. Thomas William Thane, ironmonger, Greenwieh, - Kent. David Pratt, thimble maker, Nechells Mill, Aston Inxta, Birmingham. Thomas Ball, shipowner, Bristol. The Morning Herald states that great confusion exists at the Horse Guards, and that we shall have more resigna tions there. At the meeting of the Portland Iron Company held on Thursday, the - report was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. declared. FIRE THIS MORNING.—At half-past two o'clock, this morning, a fire broke out at Shaw's-brow. It wore a rather threatening appearance, and had not subsided to the time we go to press. Galionani says that "in consequence of the death of the son of the Duke of Casigliano, who was about to have been married to one of the daughters of the Duke de Rianzares, the Duke of Casigliano being now without children, the magnificent inheritance of the Corsini fanlily, which is es timated at twelve millions of francs, will descend to the eldest son of the Marquis de Laiatico, the nephew of the duke." HER MAJET3Y'S Nitsv-YR.sat's GIFTS.—The Ist of Se nary falling on a Sunday, her majesty's customary new-year's gifts to the poor inhabitants of New Windsor and Clewers will be distributed on Monday . next, in the riding-house, Windsor Castle. The gifts consist of beef and plum-pudding, varying in quantities, according to the families of the re cipients, and 25 per cent. added to the subscriptions of the poor in the purchase of articles of clothing. The expense is defrayed by a grant of £l5O from the Lord Steward's department, and a grant of £lOO from the Lord Chamber lain. The distribution takes place in the presence of her majesty and the royal family, and is under the management of the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley,. chaplain to the Queen, and a committee, consisting principally of the paro chial clergy. AN EXCITING SCENE.—On Saturday evening Mr. Dries bach, the Lion King, while exhibiting his feats in a den which contained several wild animals, at the Broadway Menagerie, was attacked by one of them (a large Brazilian tiger), which sprang upon him, knocked him down, and fastened his teeth in his breast. A lioness sprang to the assistance of her master, but unfortunately struck him a powerful blow in the chest, which she intended for the tiger, and thus made matters worse. One of the keepers then opened the door of the cage and dragged Mr. Dries bach out. He was immediately attended by . a physician, who found that only flesh wounds had been inflicted, and those not of a dangerous character.—Nere York Paper. Horn MADE GUANO.—Mr. Herapath, the distinguished analytic chemist, touching the supply of guano, and the facility for compounding home-made manures of equally fertilising properties, says : —Considerable fear exists in some quarters lest the supply of guano from the present known sources should fail in a few years; and the writers, in some cases, have suggested substitutes to be resorted to should we be reduced to extremity either from that cause or from the excessive price demanded by monopolists of the imported manure. The object of the present communica tion is to assure your readers that no anxiety need be felt on the subject, as there is now a cheap, prompt, and effectual means of economising town sewerage, so that very nearly all its useful ingredients, including its ammonia, may be converted into a guano intermediate between those of Saldanha Bay and Patagonia, having a fertilising power of from five to eight times that of farm-yard manure. In this way between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 tons may be made yearly, and, as all the products are deodorised, the sanitary condition of our great towns will be greatly improved. PRAISEWORTHY CONDUCT AT SEA.—On Friday last, while the Islay steamer was crossing from :the island of Islay to the Mull of Kintyre, on her voyage from Stornoway to Glasgow, a young female lunatic, who was on her way from Skye to an asylum in Greenock, under the charge of her brother, suddenly cast herself into the sea, and, from the speed at which the vessel was going, she rapidly floated astern. The moment the alarm was given, the captain stopped the engines, and by his direction a boat was in stantly manned, which, propelled by willing hands, set out in search of the unfortunate woman, who was now and then observed by those on the deck of the steamer floating on the surface in the form of a mere speck. A rather heavy sea was running at the time. The willing sailors persevered, however, and finally succeeded in picking up the poor woman in an insensible state. When returned to the steamer, Captain Urie used the most judicious means to restore animation, and persevering almost against hope, he at length completely succeeded. It is needless to say that the conduct of the captain and crew is beyond all praise.—Glasgow Herald. CRUEL TREATMENT OF A MOTHER BY HER SON.— Yesterday, at the police-court, a young man, of unpre possessing appearance, who waft also blind, named Francis Thoburn, was charged with having cruelly treated his mother, named Margaret Thoburn, on Sunday night. The poor woman, whose appearance on the table excited much commiseration, seemed to have been seriously injured, her face being almost entirely covered with bandages. She gave her evidence most reluctantly ; but it appeared that on the occasion above mentioned, the prisoner, while in a drunken state, got up a quarrel with his brother, and on his mother going between the parties, he first struck her, and then inflicted severe wounds on her cheek, with his teeth. The poor woman said the prisoner did not know what he was doing, although he had beaten her several times before, and on one occasion threw a bowl at her. The father stated that the prisoner had kicked his mother in his presence ; and although he did not wish to punish him, yet he should be protected from his violence. The prisoner was blind, had been a soldier, and had a pension of ls. per day. Mr. Tracy said as the prisoner did not appear to know the kindness his parents had shown him, he should not have been permitted to go near their house. He must be indeed a very bad man. The prisoner said he had committed the act while intoxi cated. Mr. Tracy said that was no answer to his having so brutally assaulted his poor old mother, who was nursing and taking care of him. He would go to goal for one month, and at the end of tkat time give bail to be of good behaviour himself in £lO and two sureties in £5 each, or in default remain in goal for a further term of two months. —Northern Whig FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAlL WAY.—Yesterday morning, James Fielders, a guard on the London and Brighton railway, expired in Guy's Hospital, from injuries he received whilst in charge of a train on the above line on Tuesday last. It appeared that the train left the Croydon station at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Tuesday morning for London, the deceased acting as guard. He was last seen on its arrival at the Anerley station. As his family resided near to the station, on the arrival of the train at New-cross, his daughter, as was customary, was in attendance on the platform with her fathers dinner. As she saw nothing of him on the train stopping, she went up to his break carriage, and on opening the door she was horrified at finding her father lying at the bottom of the van, with a large . gash in his head, from which the blood was flowing, and in a state of insensibility. Her screams on witnessing the shocking sight soon. brought several per sons to the spot to ascertain the cause, and it was deemed advisable to send him on by the train to Guy's Hospital, where he died from severe fracture of the skull and lacera tion of the brain. It does not appear that any person had the least idea of an accident having happened, and the only way it is supposed that it could have occurred was, that the unfortunate man might have been looking out of the van, and that his head had come in contact with some of the bridges across the lino. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. THE LATE ROBBERY AT THZ COBL'HG DOGS.—John Law port, James M•Callister, and John Gibson, the three persons charged with stealing two anvils from the above dock, the one on the 21st September and the other on the 16th inst., were again brought up, having been remanded for 7 days, to enable the officers an opportunity of getting up additional evidence, for further examination. The prisoner Lawport was a chain maker, employed by the dock trustees as a chain maker ; M'CaLlister was his striker, and Gibson a carter ; Edward Edwards, an employed in the docks, saw the prison ers, at the time the anvil was missed, concerting together, after which the anvils were gone. The property not having been found, and there being no additional evidence, the ma gistrates, feeling there was some enspicion, but not sufficient to STOLEN a committal, the prisoners were discharged. STOLEN PROPERTY IN POSSESSION OF A MARINE STORE DEALER. Thomas Linstergate, a marine store-dealer, War wick-street, and Mary M'Barren, were charged with having lead and other metals in their possession, supposed to be stolen. Prom the evidence of detectives, Poney and M'Cul lock, it appeared that they last evening visited the marine store occupied by the male prisoner, and in an up-stair room they found a quantity of lead piping, and copper bolts. The prisoner, on being asked how he became possessed of the articles, said he had purchased them of a man, but could not tell where he lived, or what was his name. There was no entry of the article in the book. While the officers were on the premises, the female brought a quantity of old iron, and offered it for sale. This iron she said she had received from a carter. As no owner for any of the property had been found, the prisoners were remanded. The male prisoner, although a regular licensed broker, has been twice tried and convicted. ROBBING UNINHABITED HOUSES AT EDGE-HILL.—ItI consequence of the numerous complaints made by the owners of uninhabited property in the locality of Edge-hill, of the depredations there being carried on, the detective officers were on the alert, and last night they succeeded in appre hending Mary and Thomas Blaudy, who live in Preston street. The two prisoners were husband and wife ; and last night the female went to Mr. Tiplot's marine store, in Minchull street, with a large quantity of lead-piping, hose-taps, &c., which she could give no account of, and was given into custody by the lad left in the charge of the shop. The prisoners' house was searched, and a large quantity of keys, copper wire, and other articles were found, none of which could he account for having in his possession, but there is scarcely a doubt but that they are a portion of the property stolen from the house, and the keys afforded them admission. Remanded for a week. ANOTHER EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF TOOLS.— Robert Bar ton, who was formerly a member of the Liverpool police force, but who has since been convicted, and sentenced to transportation, from which he has returned, was charged with stealing a large quantity of joiners' tools, the property of various persons. It appears to have been the custom of the prisoner, on a Saturday night, to go and break into the joiners' shops in various localities, and take every article he could place his hand upon. and then pledge the articles at the pawn-shops in the locality. The other evening he was stepped with some tools in his possession at the shop of Mr. Cntchley, Park-lane, and given into the custody of the police, when inquiries were made, which led to the - discovery that many shops had been thus plundered, The prisoner was committed for trial on two charges, the evidence in each being perfectly conclusive. AN Istrosnnt.—Michael Callagan, was charged with breaking a window and stealing a cake. The prisoner said, " I know I did it. I did it so that I might be taken up, rather than go into the workhouse." He said he came from Dublin, and wanted to get back again. The magistrates assented to his being passed home, hut the officers refused to let him go, as he had been passed home three times already, and was a regular impostor. 'ROBBING A Lonona.--/ohn Riley, the owner of a house in Albert-street, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of one of his lodgers, Mrs. Susan Mitchell. The prisoner said he would admit that he took the articles, but intended to return them after he had had them washed. Some portion of the property was found in the shop of a pawnbroker, in Brownlow-hill. The magis trates had no doubt that the prisoner intended to steal the articles, and committed him for two months. Snor 'Arnim-44ms McGowan, a women with a child in her arms, was committed for one month for stealing a tint dress from the shop occupied by Messrs. Rose and Co., Scotland-place. PUBLICANS' CASES. John .Neville, publican, Addington-street, was summoned for a violation of the act, on last Sunday. Police-officer ;Wilson, 165, stated that at twenty-five minutes to twelve o'clock, he stopped a woman coming out of the defendant's back door, with a bottle containing rum in her hand. She became very violent when stopped, and he had to threaten that he would take her to bndewell, be fore she would give up the bottle. Mr. Bremner appeared for the defendant, and ad mitted that what the officer stated was true ; but called Ellen Dickson, the woman referred to, who stated that she was a charwoman, and had gone to ifx. Neville's at five o'clock on Sunday morning for the purpose of cleaning. When leaving, Mrs. Neville gave her a piece of bun loaf and a little rum, which she was taking to her husband when she was stopped by the officer. The defendant was acquitted. Mary Parry, publican, Grafton-street, was summoned for having in her house a drunken person. The defendant admitted the fact, but stated that the party had been let in by mistake. She had a lady and gentleman from Hull, lodging in the house, and when the knock was heard at the door the servant, conceiving it was the lodger, let in the drunken party whom the officer subsequently found. The servant having corroborated this statement, the de fendant was acquitted. William Robinson, Banfield street, Derby-road, was sum moned for having parties in his house beyond the legal hour. In answer to Mr. Dodd, who appeared for the defendant, the officer stated that up to the present the house had been conducted properly. Mr. Dodd said it was true that the officer had found the parties in the house, but they had entered against the will of • Mrs. Robinson ' (the defendant being in bed) and were served with no drink. The defendant was acquitted. BEHRSELLERS' CAMS. The following were fined for violation of the act : Edward Snipe, Virgil-street, 20s. and costs. John Godfrey, Hatton Gardens, 20s. and costs. Robert Parry, Prussia-street, 10s. and costs. Patrick Mulligan, Charlotte-street, 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. Peter Greene, Sawney Pope-street, 40s. and costs. James M'Donnell, Chisenhall-street, Ss. and costs. Patrick Cannon, Addison-street, on one information, 40e. and costs, and on a second, 10s. and costs. John Dickenson, Vauxhall-road, 20s. and costs. Catherine Stinson, Charter-street, 10s. and costs. William Shepherd, Limekiln-lane, 10s. and costs. Mary Anne Elliott, Duncan-street, Park, ss. and costs. John Shannart, Bedford-street, Park, ss. and costs. lama Rook, Upper Luke-street, ss. and costs. John Smart, Fletcher-street, 53. and costs. Thomas Glasgow, ss. and costs. Lawrence Donovan, Paul-street, ss. and costs. Antic Stether, Woolfe-street, 40s. and costs. John Rooney, (night and table-beer house), Naylor-street, 40s. and costs. .Tohn Cusack, Sawney Pope-street, 20s. and costs. Peter Mooney, Bridport-street, 2s. 6d. and 26, 6d. costs. John Cannon, School-lane, ss. and costs. WHAT NEXT ? Towers, keeper of a beer-house in Kirkdale ward, was summoned for selling beer after hours. Police-officer 314 said that he saw a girl coming from the house after the proper hour with a jug of beer in her hand. The defendant's wife denied that it was past the hour, and charged the officer with kissing the girl instead of attending to his duty. Margaret Myers, a rather pretty young . girl was then examined. She said : As I was coming from Mrs. Towers' with the ale, a police-officer took me by the shoulder and said " a pint of ale ? hah!" and he then kissed me. I would not know him again as it was dark, but I told my mother. Officer 314 positively denied that he was the party. Mr. Mansfield said that whoever the officer might be he had taken a most unwarrantable liberty, and if he could have been identified, or spoken to positively, he (Mr. Mans field) should have instantly suspended him. He conceived it was a case of very gross misconduct. The defendant was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. Acquitted :—Thomas Jones, Hornby-street; John Smith, Standish-street ; John Pritchard, Mile-end ; Richard Wil son, Ash-grove; Michael Bell, Paul-street; William Briggs, Carruthers-street; Thomas Roberts, - Grafton-street ; Mary Clarke, (table-beer-seller), Preston-street ; John Elliot, Raymond-street ; John M'Manus, Clive-street, Park ; Wil liam Cropper, Bolton-street, Copperas-hill ; John Scott, Rupert-street ; and James Bowan, Mount Vernon-road. Robert Casson, keeper of an eating- house in Warwick street, was acquitted on a charge of harbouring prostitutes ; as was also Jane Wilson keeper of a cheap wine shop, Wil liamson-square, on a like charge. The Roman Catholic chapel of Frankford, King's Co., Ireland, was broken into on the night of Sunday last, and robbed of 30s. in money, and two silver altar vessels. A woman named Kelly, was suffocated at Dungannon, Ireland, on Christmas night, by the firing of the bed-clothes around her. TnE &mum—WIGAN.—It is said that the Messrs. Eckersley, cloth manufacturers, and the largest employers in Wigan, have acceded to the terms of the operatives as to the advance. Those gentlemen were giving the advance before the coalition of the masters and the "lock-out," and they have always had the confidence of the wo r k men. INCENDIARISM IN SALFORD.—A reward of £l5O has been offered, by various insurance companies, for such informa tion as will tend to the apprehension and conviction of some person or persons who set fire, the other evening, to two separate rooms of the Springfield Mill, Salford, occu pied by Mr. George Lowry, flax-spinner. The: fires were happily discovered and extinguished, but not before con siderable damage hsd been done to the mill and machinery.