The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-12 00:00:00

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RIPTION fimvi IPRIL 12, 1856 Ly it should do so we cannot drowned rat" must have been a shipwrecked mariner, for heard r captain Captain Fo an exc ver to the earm unfeeling in 3 have never vet to a ship that the blamed by thousands of charitable but too read to pour water upon him n the absence of force through unandant's pri va nothing what. lip is a prison or hospital, r the turbulent, or the ster, who will not stop the rolling .—or who, like the surgeon, will take off a limb, contrary to the wish of a patient, is a most inhuman butcher. We might as well, therefore, go to the prisoners in any one of our gaols, or to the miserable sufferers in the Royal Infirmary, to ask them what they thought of the character of their respectable keepers, or medical men, as to credit what a few malcontents say of a man who is responsible for their good conduct, as well as their lives, while they are on board his vessel. We must, consequently, have some more substantial proof of the validity of the charges brought against Captain FORBES'S conduct, before laced to give them credence, espe cially as nothing whatever was said about the matter when he was brought before the magis- we can b trates in Victoria, to answer for the loss of his ship. The committal of Captain FORBES, for neglect of duty, in not having his anchors ready use, is a far different, though by means al have, however, 3 adduced in this matter, and S serious tain OBBES 3 to Melbourne, on his g to sight land, which niles from Cap Otway, on the To accomplish this, it seems ed to keep the ship's head on the was within a mile and a-half ither thick and hazy Tne • captain's object than it. was reported to him, and he appeared on deck and took charge of the ship. Having satisfied himself that that which others supposed to be a fog bank was land, he ordered all hands on deck, and got ready to put the ship about. The helm town, the yards hauled, but the ship would not come round, as the wiud had fallen to a - The yards were then squared. The me round, headed off the land, and ay out of all danger, when she suddenly and which was not marked se of the Gulnare. was no sooner attained wasmaking struck in the s Assistance was , the passengers re safely landed and cre and in less than s specimen of and its timb Is scattered ends s e first ne to the D cond( subsequently hours, this noble cture was broken up, ver the which was fifteen f some hundreds the British Hotel, g a series of resolutions of the captain's conduct; they ailed on Mr. SHILLINGLAW, the Et ving previously made a ver y lib era l su b scr ipti on , __ solicitor, tc prosecute Captain FORBES, the boatswain of the Schomberg, to be th principal witness against Captain FORBES, and other officers of the ship. Mr. SEIILLINGLAW, it th the wishes of t complied to the letter, lie fifteen passengers, and-had an information laid accordingly against Capt. VOR n these word hat hE lid, on or about the 26th day of December last past, being at the of the British ship Schomberg, by " time master " neglect of duty as such master omit to do certain to wit, to let go the anchor, such act, among otheri, being lawful and proper to be 'le said ship Schorr " done by you in preserving t _ . "berg from immediate loss, contrary to the form " of the statute in that case made and provided." Passengers are remarkably fond of seeing anchors dropped, and those of the Schomberg and the Crown Prosecutor would have had the anchor let go in this instance. But what do the responsible officers of the ship say? Mr. SAXBY, the third mate, told the Court that, " Had [the anchor been let go at "the time all hands would have been lost." * " He had been at sea sixteen years, and it would not have been a proper act of seamanship, to have, dropped the anchor when • the ) was wearing round and heading out There is sound common ' sense in this witness's words We now come to Mr. KEEN'S testimonl itness was the first o of the ill-fated vessel, and he says :—" As a nautical in would not have let go the anchor when the ship was wearing round, considering there was abundance of room to wear her, and her head was off the land. There must have been a current there or the ship would not have settled on the reef in " the way she did. When he was on shore he " observed a current. He would not have let go " the anchor at any one time, thinking it would " save the ship." To all this LLOYD'S Agent, Captain MATTHEWS, late commander of the Great Britain adds—" As a nautical man he should not " have thrown the anchor overboard when the " ship was heading out from the land." Here one would have thought the prosecution, as far as the neglect of duty, in not dropping the anther, is concerned, would have ceased ; but the sapient and over zealous bench changed their ground, and declared, "it was not a question of nautical "skill. All the evidence they wanted was on the " question of fact, whether or not the anchors were in a state of readiness." On this head they had been answered before they changed the basis of the charge. When it was proved that the anchor had to be let go, at what Captain FORBES thought the proper time, the first officer (Mr. KEEN) informed the bench how it was done. ." The leads and lines It took thirty seconds to let go the anchor,afte.. There was a little swell on when the anchor was let go. The " were on deet the order was given anchor was let go to prevent her getting on the rocks. No seaman w o uld h ave l e t t h e anc h or go _ , ehen she were bent when the order was given to let go the ancho The, anchor was pit( ched off in a proper got the chains on deck on a previous Had he aat on which the ship struck fie would not ha e let go the anehol manner. He day to t been master at all He had been captain of a ship for ten years, and held a first-class certificate." th such evidence as this before the Nov, wi magistrates of Williamstown, or any other place in the British empire, will it be credited that Captain FORBES was committed, on the evidence of one witness, the boatswain of his ship, for trial at the Court of Criminal Sessions? Why.! what are men of nautical skill and experience 'for, if they are not to be left to exercise their own judgment lin such emergencies? Of this, however, Captain a may rest assured, that as a mariner hE stands acquitted in the eyes of all impartial Englishmen, of the charge of I we fe neglec his duty, convinced that this is a case a which shipowners as a bo ought to step forward to the ort of an able and orthy commander Captain I prosecutors admit, "falsified every charge" v,ht against him, as a sailor; and shipowners - -#0 ..11 01 71,1 41, • 1 and merchar own sake, sustain 1 suca m All Still en assailed without just cause AMERICAN NEW.—The steamer Eric3son is now over due at this port from New York, with four days later news. At the hour of our going to press no news of her approach had been received. The Cunard steamer Persia may be expected from New York to-morrow. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. -On Thursday morning the marriage of the Hon. Charles Stewart Hardinge, M.P., eldest son of Field Marshal Viscount Hardinge, with the Lady Lavinia Bingham, daughter of the Earl of Lucan , was solemnised at St. Gaorge's, Han over - square , i n t h e presence of a numerous circle of the nobility and friends of both noble families. After the ceremony a dejeuner wa s givea at the Earl of Lucan's, Hanover-square. The happy couple left town for South Park, near Penshurst, Kent, Lord Hardinge's seat, to pass the honeymoon. THE CRIMEAN MILITARY ENQUIRY. - Yesterday the Board met pursuant to adjournment on Wednesday last, when the proceedings were opened on the part of the Earl of Lucan in the examination of Colonel Tulloch and Colonel Douglas of the 11th Hussars. The proceedings throughout the morning moved on very slowly, as Colonel Tulloch was compelled to pre pare his questions in writing, and submit them to the Judge-Advocate before putting them to Colonel Douglas and many of the questions, being objected to by the Judge: Advocate, were not put at all. The proceedings were again adjourned brou 1 was in the act of wearing The cables - ^4, -- ORMSKIRK BOARD OF GUARDIANS —At the meeting of this board, =on Thursday, there were present—Messrs. Maudesley (chairman), Tilsley (vice-chairman), Hunt, Atty, Jenkinson, Bromley, Oldcroft, Clare, Stoner, Parr, and M-rcer. Before the business commenced, Mr. Stoner ~savoured to move a resolution which he was about to propose at the last meeting when the board broke up. The guardians insisted that the motion h a d b een a b an d one d , and that the regular business should be gone on with. Mc. Stoner then insisted that every cheque should be moved and seconded before it was signed ; and declared that he would ,thing, if they thus attempted Amongst the cheques to be signed was tof insurance upon the workhouse. In .sued, it transpired that the policy had expired on the previous day, and Mr. Stoner commented strongly on thu negligence of the clerk, who, he said, had caused them loss by a fire, through a similar omission, pre viously. The clerk declared that he had given the necessary directions to have the insurance renewed on the previous day. After the various cheques had been sired, Mr. Stoner Ended in five notices of motions for the next board, the leading one of which was declarations of opposition to the system of centralization, and recommending the board to petition her Majesty to dismiss the present " anti English government." Mr. Stoner, in reference to the dispute with the vicar of Ormskirk, read a letter which he had received from Mr. Cheetham, M.P., upon the subject. The letter stated that Mr. Cheetham had applied at the office of the Poor-law Board for their correspondence with the vicar, but it had been refused ; and as Mr. Bouverie, the president of the board, had said he should strongly oppose any motion for its production, Mr. Cheetham complained,toho r gh ki t rk i t Advertiser, a t useless g r e attoto length,h t a h z e a rd theeffect f motion. tahna th eh a d Mr . Stoner n n o ar a td t eo r o t nt t f h h o in recovering a sum o f nearly £3OO to the township, peaet accounted legacy b a y pauper the t r u s lunatic, tee. He sometimeexplained cir cumstances of the case at great length, and appealehadpol inti clerk as to whether he had not originated the steps taken t o recover the money, and carried them out solely by his Toe clerk confirmed, generally, Mr. Stoaer's id several guardians expressed their opinion .rnsuip was greatly indebted to Mr. Stoner for ~a 1 in the affair. The Chairman announced that they would be a new board when next they met, and he hoped they would get on harmoniously in future. move an amendment on every a discussion which e own efforts ments, TME iz7 York, ERR MlMUninni. Shares, Uanada,- 26- .26k. • •Ditto Ditto 2nd issue, 2 13-16 4„ G 6 13.16 d Debit. Notes issued Proprietors' ca- £23,915,280 £14,553,000 Seven day, and other bills., 757,025 T0ta1.... £36,670,798 MONETARY AND COMMERCIAI LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING The sales of Cotton to-day are large, amounting to 12,000 - bales, of which two-thirds have been taken by the trade. The tone of the market is still firm, and prices are about 1-16th to Bth of a penny per pound higher than on Friday last, for the medium and common qualities of American. The total sales of the week reach 70,540 bales, of which 22,320 have been taken for speculation, and 4,230 for export. There has been no important change. in the Liverpool` Share' Market, which opened firm at yesterday's prices, and continued steady until the close, when it was a little easier, the quotations being :—Aberdeen, 138 14. Chester and Bir kenhead, 16 161. Caledonian, 30a xd 34 Chester and Holyhead, 16g 168. Eastern 'Counties, 101 10i. East Lancashire, 194 191. Great Northern, 231 231. Ditto A, 98 108. Great Western, 641 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 88+ 881. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 161 17. LondOn . and North Western Stock, 101 1011, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 44 . 29. Ditto Prof., 11g 111. Ditto NeW 6 per cent. Pref., .7T16 9-46 p.. Midland Stock, •" 74g. North British, .8 9-16 8 11-16. North brdshire,. 6 sid. , South Eastern, 2 L 11-16 211. and Berwick, 19 1116 19 13-16. Bi. Leeds Capital 113-1 G 1 151.6 p. Ip. • Great Western of New — Shafes, 3 31 , p Great Luxembourg, *ewcastle and .North Midland Stock, 15,i 16, -Dutch Rhenish Ditto New Mr. F. Eaton's circular gives the following report - iif . the Tallow Market for the week : The improved demand, noted last week, still continues, and a good business has -again -been done, consumers buying freely ; and in some cases a slight advance upon late rates has been obtained, P.Y.C. bringing 49s for inferior, and 50 to 51s per cwt for good, S. American 41s for low, to 51s per cwt as in quality, Odessa 48s 6d, good firm quality New Orleans 475, and home melted 46s per cwt. The soap trade are full of orders, and there is a prospect of a continuous demand. The increasing deliveries in London (967 casks for the half week, against 1050 casks last year), have caused an advance of is to is 6d per cwt, the closing prices last night were 48s to 3d spot. and 49s for last 3 months. The stock there on the 7th inst. was 24,019 casks against 34,699 casks in 1855. The Colonial Produce Markets this week have been very quiet, and the tendency in prices for some of the leading staples have been in the direc tion of a decline. Sugar has been particularly heavy, and the amount offered by public auction has been limited. The inferior kinds of Plantation Ceylon coffee has been rather cheaper, but the mid ling and good coloury sorts have realised full prices. Grenada cocoa has receded is to 2s per cwt. Rice has been steady, at full rates for the superior descriptions, and tea dull. For spices there has been very little enquiry. Nutmegs are rather lower. Saltpetre has ruled firm, but quiet. In tallow there has been more business transacted, at sli g htly improved rates. From authentic financial, documents, published at Lisbon, it appears that the Portuguese National Debt, including the floating debt of the State, is greater by about one million sterling than has been generally computed. It is comprised Ist. of the. Consolidated or Funded Debt, corresponding to the French Rentes ; and held in bonds by Portu guese and foreign capitalists. 2nd. The current debt, that is—payments which may be demanded at fixed terms ; and 3rd. The Floating Debt, which consists of State paper money, admissible in pay ment of lands purchased from the State.. The nominal capital of the External Debt is as follows: Ist. In 5 per:Cent. Stock of 1841 ... £3,506,875 2nd. In 4 ditto ditto 1845 ... 6,172,252 The current and floating debts about X st 9,679 127 16,320,873 Total ... ...X26,000,000 At a meeting of the creditors of Saunders and garrison yesterday, a composition of 10s. in the pound was proposed, payable by instalments at six, nine, and twelve months, but the meeting separated without coming to any final decision. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending April 5, 1856. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Credit. £23,915,280 Government Debt .... Other securities Gold Coin and £11,015.100 3,459,900 Bullion The Berlin telegraph Government FRANCE 9,449,280 Total .... £23,915,280 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Credit. Government se- curities £11,871,778 3,840,005 Other securities 19;711;726 Public deposits 6,010,439 Notes 4,470,475 11,510,329 Gold and silver coin 616,825 £36,670,798 The foregoing Bank Returns show the following results when compared with those of the preceding week:—Notes issued, decrease 391,6901; bullion in both departments, increase 404,2281; rest, increase 12,1401; public deposits, decrease 128,4031; other deposits, decrease 2 46,8011; seven days' and other bills, decrease 8,2801. On the credit side govern ment securities show a decrease of only 431; other securities, decrease 35,4581. Notes unemployed, increase 810,3051. Actual circulation, 19,444,8051; increase, 327,615/. Foreign Exchanges : Amsterdam short, 11 191 to 12 0. Do., 3 months, 12 24 to 12 21. Rotterdam, do. 12 24 to 12 24. Antwerp do., 25 60 to 25 674 Brussels, do., 25 60 to 25 674. Hamburg do, 13 111 to 13 12. Paris, short, 25 374 to 25 45. Do., three months, 25 721 to 25 774. Marseilles, do, 25 721 to 25 771. Frankfort, do., 1214 to 1214. Vienna, do. 10 21 to 10 25. Trieste, do., 10 23 to 10 27. Petersburg, 364 to 364. Madrid, do., 492- to 494. The Funds are flatter to-day, owing chiefly to the anticipation of an unfavourable Bank return. The abundant supply of floating stocks shown at the Stock Exchange checks the upward ten dency, notwithstanding considerable steadiness is evinced. In the morning a reaction of 4 per cent. was temporarily quoted, but the closing quotations were only 4 per ceat. below those of yesterday. We give the last quotations, which stood at 934 934. In the Stock Exchange, the requirements were considerable This was pay-day, when the differences resulting from the last monthly account in Consols were liquidated. To morrow, the arrangements incidental to the fortnightly share settlement will be commenced. At Paris, to-day, the Three per Cent Rentes closed at about 1 better. Some discussion is beginning to arise with reference to the delay in the arrival of the Blackwall. This vessel sailed from Melbourne on the 27th December, for London, with 87,281 ozs of gold on freight, worth about 349,200/, she having been at sea 106 days. The monthly return of the Bank of France is in many respects a most satisfactory balance sheet, the gra tifying feature is the enormous increase of upwards of two millions in the coin and bullion. A considerable portion of this increase has been occasioned by the influx of treasure and deposits. It is most encouraging to find that the cessation of the war leads so quickly to this important improve ment in the position of the bank. Looking, however, at the item of bills discounted, the trade of France seems by no means so active as could be wished. The Railway Share Market to day was generally lower. We conclude our commentaries by giving the last quotations in Railway Shares Caledonian, 61614. Eastern Counties, 10 1-16 10 3-16 East Lancashire, 76 78. Great Northern, 94 941, Ditto A, 781 794. Great Western, 644 641. Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 884 884. London and North Western, 1014 1014. Manchester Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 284 284 Midland Stock, 741 744. North British, 341 35. South Eastern and Dover, 724 73. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 78 79. York and North Midland, 562 57. FRIGHTFUL ASSAULT ON A WlFE.—Yesterday morning, at the early sittings of the police court, before Mr. Smith, a man, named John Robert Gibson, who resides at No. 13, Crosshall-street, was brought up on a charge of having nearly killed his wife, Mary Gibson. From the evidence, it appeared that, without any provocation, the prisoner, on returning home from work on Thursday night, took a belt, which he wore round his tyCy, aud with it gave the unfortunate woman a frightful beating. She had one of her arms broken, and her whole body covered with serious bruises. His worship committed the prisoner for trial at the sessions. TiriIg&—LIVZEPCOL, sATUED., 4 ..Y 2 AP -HL 12, 18Z3 T'D it CE (PROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY' EVENING The budget of the day's news is scanty, and not very important. The papers contain literally none at all ; and all that I have learned from any private sources, are a few items. The COngress has not held any sitting to-day, and I understand it will not hold one to-morrow. Count Orloff, and all the members of his mission, have refused an invitation to attend the grand ball which the Ottoman Embassy is about to give in honour of peace. The _pretext is, that one of the n gentleme of the Mission is laid up with the small pox, but the real reason is. that the Russians are anxious to be impertinent to the Turks. The Emperorineina, as you are aware, to visit Algeria, and I hear thathis visit will, most likely, be made towards September. Preparations are decidedly making in the marine department for an expedition against Madagascar, but it will not take place for some months. A decree of the Emperor withdraws all the decrees prohibiting the'exportation or transit of mate riel. says that the Prussian intends to negociate a treaty of com merce between the Zollverein and Naples- The Patrie of this evening says Austrian . Government ratified the treaty of peace on the 6th, and immediately sent off the ratifica tions to Paris. that the The Paris journals of Thursday are wholly desti• tute of news of political interest. It is asserted that the Congress is still sitting, and that its deliberations are •ocoupied with the Italian question, though it is not well known what can be done beyond giving advice to the Pope and the King of Naples. I . The Iltoniteur publishes the monthly account of the Bank of France. The cash in the Bank, and in the Branch Banks, shows an increase of up wards of two millions sterling since the last return. The amounts advanced on railway securities exhibit a slight increase, and there is a small decline in the amount of commercial bills dis counted at Paris, though at the Branch Banks there has been an increase. The Russian diplo matists in Paris have excused themselves from attending the ball given by the Turkish plenipo tentiary, on the plea that one of their attaches has the measles. Two vessels at Marseilles are load ing for the Black Sea, and one for the Baltic. A Concordat between Russia and Rome is spoken of as very shortly to appear. THE CONGRESS Our own correspondent has furnished us with the latest intelligence from Paris. In corrobora fion of what he has communicated, we may quote another writer who states that it is believed that the Congress will be able to get through its busi ness this week or the beginning of next. The Italian question still occupies it, though one does not well know what can be done beyond giving advice to the Pope and the King of Naples, which we may be pretty sure they will not take, so long as it is confined to words. The Patric announces that the Emperor of Austria ratified the treaty of peace on the 6th , and immediately forwarded it to Paris. It is expected that the other ratifications will have reached the Ministry- of Foreign affairs about the 25th instant. The Moniteur contains an Imperial decree which abrogates the decrees of the 24th July, 16th April, and Bth December, 1854, inter dicting the exportation and transit of articles of war. The Moniteur de Ol'ise says—" The Emperor, in his great kindness, has granted the sum - necessary to purchase the exoneration from military service of a young conscript of the canton of Neuilly-en- Thelle, whose wife was delivered of a son on the morning of the 16th of March." DESPATCH FROM THE CRIMEA The Gazette contains a despatch from Gonoral Sir W. Codrington to Lord Panmure, enclosing a report from Dr. Hall, on the sanitary state of the army for the week ending March 22nd. Notwithstanding the recent arrivals of severa l drafts of recruits, and the cold winds which have prevailed, Dr. Hall reports that the increase of admissions to the hospital have only been small. Taking the whole force in the Crimea, out of sixteen deaths seven took place in the Land Transport Corps ; and, out of the sixteen, three were in the direct effect of drunkenness. The troops stationed at Kertch are equally healthy. The cavalry division on the Bosphorus is also very healthy. DEATH OF MISS FANNY FIELDEN MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE One of the most distressing occurrences which it has ever been our painful task to, record took place in the family of the Rev. R. Fielden, the worthy and respected rector of Bebington, on Tuesday night last. We allude to the death of Miss Fanny Fielden by accidental poison ing. It appears that Miss Fanny Fielden, the second daughter of the reverend gentleman, had been slightly indisposed for some time past, and on Tuesday night last she was desirous of taking some m edicine —we believe a preparation of magnesia. By some mistake a bottle of sulphate of zinc, which had been used by an inmate of the house as a lotion, was placed amongst some medicines, and, unfortunately, it was handed to Miss Fielden by a domestic, who was under the imp ress i on that the bottle contained the magnesia. The young lady herself was deceived by the shape of the bottle, which resembled in appearance the one from which she had been accustomed to take her usual draught. She accordingly filled up a winegiassful of the poisonous liquid, and swallowed it without hesitation. In a moment afterwards she dis covered her error, and having communicated the unhappy circumstance to her parents, no time was lost in procuring the attendance of several medical gentlemen, amongst whom were Mr. Gorst, surgeon, Rock Frrry, and Mr. Roper, surgeon, of Tranmere. Upon the arrival of the medical gentlemen an emetic was promptly adminis tered to Miss Fielden, and other means taken to nullify the effects of the poison. She continued in an extremely critical state the whole of Tuesday night, but on Wednes day she was somewhat better. Unfortunately a ehange for the worse took place on Thursday morning, and the life of the young lady was despaired of. The Rev. Mr. Barton, of Bromborough, was sent for, and at his hands she received the sacrament. During the whole day, no hope was entertained that Miss Fielden would survive the effects of the poisonous draught, and we regret to say the the fear was but too speedily realised. her death taking place in the course of yesterday. Miss Fielden was about 25 years of age, and justly endeared to every inhabitant of the extensive parish of which her afflicted parent has the spiritual charge. Her melancholy and untimely death has cast a gloom over the entire district, which but so lately resounded with shouts of joy at the safe return of her gallant soldier brothers from the Crimea. An inquest will be held on the body to-day, but the enquiry will of course be a purely formal one. ORTON AND °LAUGHTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The first meeting of this society will take place at Birken head Park, on the sth of Jane, and not July as stated in our impression of yesterday. Qur DISPATC/i.—Thearque Woodman, belonging to Messrs. Holderness and Chilton, of 440 tons register, had on board a full cargo of cotton, was discharged yesterday in the Princes' Dock in the short space of seven and a half hours. THE CASE OP WILLIAM PARSONAGE.—WiIIiam Parsonage, late of the London and North Western Railway, who stood remanded, was brought up yesterday, pro forma, and again remanded for another week. There was no additional evidence offered. SMUGGLING SILK AND GLOVES.—Yesterday, at the police court, before Mr. J. H.Sraitb, Thorms Woods, the steward of the steamer Genova, was summoned for having attempted to smuggle a quantity of silks and gloves. He did not appear. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the prosecution. A fine of £lO Bs, treble the value of the articles, and costs, was inflicted. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer Arabia sails this day, for Halifax and Boston, with the Canadian and United States' mails. Letters will be received at the po9t office tip to eleven o'clock, in the usual course, to twelve with fees ; and at the landing-stage to one o'clock, with additional late fees. The passengers will go on board at twelve o'clock by the tender. THE NEW EXCISE SOLICITOR. - Mr. Tyndall, the So licitor to the Board of Trade, has been (we understand) appointed t o th e o ffi ce of Solicitor to the Exci se , i n t h e 1 room of M r . B roo k, re ti re d. Mr. Tyndall hold s hi s f ormer office also, and we must say a better selection cou ld not have been m a d e , f or in addition to his acknowledged l ega l abilities, he p ossesses the esteem of all wh o come w i thin the sphere of his professional callin , ?, for hi s courtesy and urbanity, whil s t i n p r i v ate he is valued as the friend and gentleman. THE ALLEGED WIFE POISONING NEAR LICHFIELD We understand that the inquest in case, which has caused such great excitement in the neighbourhood of Lichfield, has been adjourned to Monday, o 21st instant, in order to admit of Dr. Taylor, th minent analytical chemist, making an analysis of the contents of the stomach and principal intestines, which have been forwarded to him since the post mor examination The circumstances o he case, which have already s alleged that the appeared, are rather singular, deceased, Catherine Ashm all, the wife of an extensive farmer, at Burntwood, near Lichfield, met with her death from unfair treatment at the hands or her husband, twelve months ago. She had been ill some time before her death, but at length died suddenly,'ln March last- year, and the case assumed — an air 'of mystery, in consequence of no medical certificate of death having been given. This fact, in connection with other information. which has been conveyed to Sir George• Grey, the Home Secretary, he has directed the coroner, William Webb Ward, Esq., of Stafford, to hold an inquest, stating in his Mr. Hatton, the head communication to the coroner, tha of the Staffo shire constabulary, will be prepared with important evidence and _viewed the body, which had been exhumed. by ord( of the coroner, a post mortem examination was made by Dr. Monckton, of Rugeley; assisted by Mr. Welchman, of Lichfield, Mr. M. B. Morgan, surgeon, also of Lichfield, being present on behalf of Mr. Joseph Ashmall, the accused. - The ju havingl been summoned; The post mortem examination' having beeto, concluded, the stomach and principagintestines were placed in three jars, by Dr. Monckton and Mr. Welshman, and by their direction conveyed to Dr: Taylor, and delivered to him at Guy's Hospital by Mr. D. S.;Bergen, chief superintendent ofthe constabulary at Lichfield. Dr. Taylor having intimated that he will be:unable to complete the analysis in less than a week, theZinquest has been adjourned to Monday, the 21st instant, wLen theEresult will be made known to the jury, and in addition to Dr. Taylor and the other medical witnesses, we understand that a mass of circumstantial evidence willibe produced. It is somewhat remarkable that another case of alleged poisoning in Staffordshire should be brought before the public, whilst the excitement caused by the case of Palmer still continues, and more particularly so when it is considered that the scene of the alleged poisoning is in the immediate neighbourhood of Rugeley. LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY, With the most perfect personal satisfaction, we yesterday paid a just and well merited tribute to the histrionic exhibition of the gentlemen who appeared at Clayton Hall, in fulfilment of their invitation to their legion of friends, who crowded even that most ample arena. To the exertions of the corps dramatique we have already paid a feeble tribute, but after the performances of Thursday night closed, they did justice to themselves, and presented at the shrine of theatrical devotion, and the perfection of high art, a remarkable, but not less genuine demonstration to the caterer for the dramatic taste, by whose', energetic exertions the town is blessed, and by: the dramatic exponent of his views, Rho has added increased enthusiasm to the study and cultivation of the germs of taste to which a Shaks peare alone gave origin. At the close of the per-H formances at Clayton-hall the amateur theatrical brother hood, who had won unfading honours, assembled at the well-known hostelry of Mr. Whiteman, where a sumptuous banquet was prepared to do honour to Mr. W. R. Cope land and to Mr. :Barry Sullivan, both honorary members of the society. Whiteman's viands were all that could be desired, and under the chairmanship of Mr. Lowten Lowten, the president of the society, the proceedings of the evening were highlygratifying to all parties. The remnants of the feast having been removed, the chairman with admirable tact proposed the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, and a report . touching the founda tion and progress of the society was read by the secretary, Mr. T. W. Hughes. With respect to the details of this communication it is superfluous for us to enter, seeing -that we have to exhibit to the public the address presented by the society to the worthy and desery edgy esteemed lessee of our theatres, Mr. Copeland. The address, which was beautifully inscribed on parch ment, and emblazoned with the skill which rivalled the Herald's College, was as follows : TO W. B. COPELAND, ESQ. Dear Sir,—The Liverpool Literary and Dramatic So ciety desire, through the undersigned officers, to express to you, as the theatrical caterer for the town, their warmest thanks for the various treats afforded by you in that capacity—treats at once artistic and intellectual. We reflect with pleasure on the representation of opera at the Theatre Royal on a scale of efficiency and grandeur attempted out of the metropolis, whilst the un sparing liberalty that distinguished the production of "King Rene's Daughter," " St. Cupid," and " Woman's Heart," rendered them worthy forerunners of " Henry V." But even these triumphs pale before the care, skill, energy, outlay, research, and refined taste evinced in the magnificent " Macbeth." The press of the town have with one voice testified to the obligations under which you have laid the play-going community, and though our mead of praise cannot be of the same pecu niary value as that of the organs of public opinion, yet we desire to record this recognition of the painstaking enter prize and liberality of a brother member. Thanking you most heartily for these gratifications, and with warmest wishes for the continued success of your mana gerial career, we beg to subscribe ourselves very truly yours—Signed, Lowten Lowten, President ; Robert Crompton, Editor; Geo. M e y r i c k , Treasurer : P. A. Coulter, and T. W. Hughes, Secretaries. Mr. Copeland on the reception of the address, res ponded with much taste and eloquence. The valued document with which he had just been honoured, would be cherished by him to the latest hour of his existence. He could not but regard the society in which he had the happiness to be, as the nursery of that dramatic taste which he hoped he had not been the last to foster. It had been said that the drama was dead, but had the world not been furnished with memorable instances, that dramatic representations still formed part of the exist ance of the community, when it was reorded that the survivors of Alma, Inkerman, Balaklava, and the walls of Sebastopol, found comfort and solace, amusement and recreation,' in the dramatic representations got up in theatres erected on spots which formerly could but pre sent a blood-stained stage. After some apposite remarks, Mr. Copeland expressed his thanks to the Press for the services which it had rendered to him in his efforts, and concluded by proposing that body as a toast. To this suggestion ample honour was done, and The Chairman again rose and presented to Mr. Barry Sullivan the following address, beautifully engrossed on vellum. TO BARRY SULLIVAN, ESQ, Dear Sir,—Your brother members of the Liverpool Literary and Dramatic Society desire, through the under signed officers, to present to you this address and vote of thanks for your able and scholarly representation at the Theatre Royal during many successive nights, of the ardu ous character of Macbeth. Recognising, as we do, the impos ing manner in which this tragedy was placed upon the stage by the liberality and taste of W. R. Copeland, Esq., and knowing that many play-goers are dazzled by specta cular representations, until the painter and costumier attain the importance of rivals to the poet and tragedian, we have the greater pleasure in testifying to the undiminished greatness of Macbeth, as by you sustained, notwithstanding. The subtle conception, and careful rendering of parts, often considered of little or no importance, added to the new light thrown upon obscure or doubtful passages, served, with the energy imparted to the more impaslioned scenes, to render Macbeth in your hands, what Hamlet already was—" the greatest on the stage." In the hope that we may have an early opportunity of resuming our play-going acquaintance, and trusting that your career as a tragedian may be long, in the firm belief that you will continue to gather fresh laurels. The address bore the same signatures as that just presented to Mr. Copeland. Mr. Barry Sullivan expressed his gratitude for this tribute to his humble efforts, and paid an energetic com pliment to Mr. Copeland for that unity of action, that concord of sentiment, and that realisation of both, which had gained the applause of the true patrons of the drama. The speeches of both manager and actor were rap turously applauded, and the evening was closed with ardent aspirations that "amateurs and actors," with managers to boot, would again fraternise on a similar joyous occasion. ACADEMICAL ADDRESS.—The Rev. Patrick Thomson, A.M., of Manchester, delivered an admirable address, yes terday morning, to the pupils of Pr. Fishers. THE MILITARY AND CIVIL POWER.-It appears from a return moved for by Mr. Drummond, M.P., that in 1855 three applications were made by the civil power for military assistance—from Liverpool, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham —and that the assistance of pensioners was afforded. In 1854 there five such applications ; in 1853, three; in 1852, three; in 1851, four; and in 1850, three. In the revolutionary year, 1848, the number was 21. THE " DELICATE INVESTIGATION."—WC are requested to state, in reference to this case, that Mr. Thomas Bolton, one of the magistrates who heard it, was not at all influenced in the exclusion of the reporters, or the public, because the defendant was a gentleman. It appears that Mr. Bolton was called in, on a moment's notice, to make up aat I the legal nu whatever of e s eallsd on ca , e fiefore it We may here was held at the East India house, when to tors, elected on Wednesday last, viz., . remark, that the sum in which the defendant was held to Astell, Esq., Elliot Dl hart Esq., Russ IN" bail was stated in our paper of yesterday to be £2,000 Mangles, Esq., 'M.P., Charlai Mills, Esq., and 151':,.. , instead of £2OO. This mistake would net have occurred i Tucker Smith, Esq., M. took the oath land their 5c,,,, 5 , had our reporter been present—another strong proof why I Col. Wm. Henry Sykes was chosen chairman, and - 7, 0 the reporters should be permitted to give an accurate i w, Donnelly Mangles, Esq., M.P., deputy chairman, for account of proceedings in public courts. ; year ensuing. ~..~~ ~. IMPERIAL PARLIAAIV HOU ',!l OF LORDS FRIDAY Their Lordships m n took place on t' five o'cl Bill, raised by t HOUSI The SPEAK the chair at four o'clock ROCIIESEER ELECTION Mr. INGR. on the Rochester - election, that Mr. W. Marl duly returned for Rochester, the petitic abandoned the charges of bribery against hi ABBA.TI EMPLOYMENT Mr. MoNsELL acceded to a proposition trot Stuart, denying it was the jpractice to keep ployed in the aovernment worksl at,Wo lsvi( Sabbath. It had been done on two occasions matters of great urgency. PENTONVILLE PRISON. On the motion for adjourning till Monday' ,' Mr.-BOWYER drew attention to the regulat tonville and other prison ministers were prech with the consent of tl ch Ro I from vigiti This bi ,and s the ref , me satisfactory 1 for th e ,mendment 01 t ►t oft r as he could do .1 rs to visit prisoners or ti CIiAPLAINS nt cou preventing tion, if which this tx Sir G. Gniir 'said s.n would not be p persuasion in the prisons Sir. DE LACY EVANS tendered some observations "--,,nd the insufficiency of the number of army chaplains, the inadequate remuneration and reward that they at present received. f the Lord PALNENSToN recognised the importance ° services that the chaplains had pe r f orme d i n the ea 3 " „" 0- acknowledged their claims to reward, adding 03t rn• missions had been given to some, and the G °se bat. ment would avail themselves of any opportuni t y ` t he presented itself, of conferring a like reward upon others. THE HORSES IN THE • tia 6P Mr. PALK enquired whether the causes of the,&sooo and mortality amongst the horses in the Crimea, Ord of come within the scope of the en qu i r y of the b oa officers presided over by Sir H. Woodford. „ ithi.' Mr. PEEL said that such matters w o u ld n ot con, - 2 c , OIL' the scope of the enquiry, unless they arose 11"—coo defence of the officers, whose conduct had b° °l-1 mented upon by the Crimean Commissioners. the After some further miscellaneous conversat motion was agreed to. CRIMEA THE EDUCATION DEBATE. The House having gone into committee on the re"" tions respecting education. Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose to make some observ3 the in reply to the speech of Sir J. Graham, delivered on in; previous night. The noble lord commenced by eh arg tba Sir J. Graham with inconsistency in advocatin, a ,. volnntary system, he having been a member of the to mittee of Council on Education, and then proceew n 5, refer to the propositions contained in his resoluTst, observing in answer to the objections raised to the t he that it would have been unconstitutional not to take rt „ voice of the House before allowing the Executive Go ve co . ment to carry such a measure into effect. After be a be menting upon the details a O his resolutions, he ' lc was at a loss to understand how his measure, wh ic h ', r it to the ratepayers whethe r th e y would levy a I'? — t o on education or not, could be called de s potic. One obieetwi to his plan was that he propo se d - to take away liw f a ct. given for purposes:of charity. But this was not the this He only proposed to deal with useless Tri”ts , a nd red , H . was advocated by the Trustees the m s e l ve s. . r°y c " --. - e by his measure, to reach case s o f neg l ec ted eu and that could not be reached by the vo l un t ar y he thought that the fact that man y c hild r en wer e „: ' i o n ployed during the whole of childhood, whose edn e— tbe was altogether neglected, was sufficient to maint ain proposition he had introduced into his reso would not, however, now propoie _ fiva systeei, l „b. o I resolutions, which proposed the cO - nsolid ion, and revision of the minutes of the ( council of Education, and the appointment o to ascertain the condition of education In conclusion'the noble lord said it was Christian country to educate its peopl es morality, and was it to be said that "Protastant l alone had neglected this great duty. Sir G. GRAY said he was sure the House was nn in its appreciation of the motives of the noble member for the City of London, and he believo mere fact of the subjectbeing being brought un: - consideration would be beneficial. The example free and despotic states were before them, but. he' the House would not be ready to adopt the purely system pursued in the free states as to the con teaching of the religion of the state adopted in the. states. The noble lord having agreed that - th should go into committee on the first five resolu , should not have to detain the House long, but h his duty to state the views of her Majesty's Glv( resolutions that were wit] in rc upon tho He could accede to the )ble 1 to the ishire, which w I, after the n, and Nen to t Governm th each o tins in r Mjesty's Go ye their cordial apport to the declared the cation should be revise,., the second, the Government could not u. admitting to the expediency of obtaining ac oration, they thought that the measure she into effect by means of a bill. Mr. lIENLCY agreed 'to withdraw hi decision had been given on the first IT Mr. E. BALL objected to the resolimunt.., -- lord, on the ground that they tended to deatro voluntary system, which had been found to work wee( well. Sir S. NOATHCOTE thought the pl an o f L or d J. .•11cielL inadequate to the religious wants of the country. t he Mr. MILNEs having o ff ere d some cr i t i c i sm upon scheme, Mr. GLAnsroNE criticised the proceedings, with rega r L to the resolutions, i n ti ma ti ng t h a t L or d Russell, withdrawing some of th e reso l u ti ons . was to avo id defeat• Mr. DISRA ELI allud e d t o a ll t h e proceed i ngs °ftb e resolutions, and remarked th a t th e H ouse h a d w i s hed ~, night to come to a definit e resu lt upon the question,ie education, but as the whole o f th e i mnortant parts of "1 resolutions had been remove d , h e h oped the noble lord you..of not call upon them to g i ve a vote as to the appo i ntni Cal a number of iitspectors. Lord J. RUSSELL observed th a t though perhaps it :w ould . be more adv an t ageous t o hi mse lf to ha e taken a divi lloo upon the resolution, but he cons id ere d t h a t i t wou ld be ta n re beneficial to the cause o f e d uca ti on if h e w i t hd rew - of the resolutions. H e w i s h e d , h owever, t h at t h e should come to a decision upon a portion of the resolt and he could not therefore concede to the appep' right hon. gentleman. o, rtl.f; I tfoO, of the Lord PALMERSTON urged that Mr. Henley s withdraw his motion, and allow the House to co some decision on the question that night. Mr. LENLEY had no great objection to the firs thought it would be for the convenience of the House I decided upon the scheme as a whole. The House then divided upon the question, that the man do not leave the chair— For 9170 Against Majority The chairman accordingly left the chair. The Bankruptcy (Scotlind) Bill went through corn The other business was disposed of, and the adjourned shortly after one o'clock. , Both the Peninsular and Oriental and Roy Steam Packet Companies have tendered to the inent for the conveyance of the Australian mail terms on which various parties have agreed to them vary from £BO,OOO to £120,000 a-year. THE PERNAMTIITCO RAILWAY.—Among the pas' the Tamar, which is to leave Southampton for on Wednesday next, are the lion. Major financial agent, Messrs. Farness and Bayliss, th , and several other parties interested in the c. the Pernambuco Railway. AN' EXTENSIVE TRAVELLER.—Mr. whip celebriLy, who formerly drove the " Star" Cambridge lo London, has travelled fifty-five m' twenty years, and 110 miles a day for thirty ye: excepted), which makes a grand total of one r hundred and seventy-eight thousand, three hu or fifty-five times round the globe, and 8,800 Mr. Walton is still hale and hearty, and tray and back to Cambridge every day, by the E. - Railway.—Bury Post. Joseph EASTINDIA HOUSE, Wednesday. —Election or The ballot opened at nine o'clock this rnornir lowing are the names of the outgoing director: themselves for re-election :—Charles Mills, Esq Tucker Smith, Esq., M.P. ; Elliot Alacnaghten,. Donnelly Mangles, Esq., M.P. ; and John Harr Esq. In addition to the above, three new clndi placed themselves upon the list, namely—w Esq. ; John Carnac Morris, Esq., and Whiteman, Esq. As the polling will not close 0 , o'clock this evening, after which the scrutineers wn to examine the lists, the resu l t w i l l not b e known , John L sorrow r ~rning.