The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-23 00:00:00

ed )le all !es ler ily rut the ide ich pose d of age. dre. !nce o be and ria, heir 'e at our- at At i of eing Ither but eriso that find. with Sar with le of ;lieri F are the y aro steer* )aldi [atter Tern- ruing iered. LDI -21. ng of Dined. nom- Lbalai e d at irned !nt in :d at from from aging d th. i7tlz Lstern lorted foun- 23rd ; The pated from fallen ,VOUT" iorth. loing. • mar roved diver ;e ha* d for Is. for line's Bs in New :tion* N for Ins of has men, The .oved plish Titan with , in ajes ) the. [ring slant ince- J. of -age free eing ters ' was one THE ZOITAVES. :..ura ,ooo tiers- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY, The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. Mr. COCHRANE asked the Home Secretary whether, having r2gard to the high character of Mr. Evelyn, the Sheriff of Surrey, and the misapprehension under which he issued the placard blaming the conduct of Judge Blackburne, it was the intention of Government to remit the fine of £5OO inflicted by the Judges. Sir G. C. Lewis said that the only way by which Mr. Evelyn could obtain remittance of the fine was by petitioning the crown. This Mr. Evelyn had not done. He had seen the placard in question, and considered the steps taken by the Judges in co lsequ ence as perfectly justifiable. The Appropr ation Bill, and the Consolidated Fund (E 2,000,000) Bill passed through committee. The Militia Pay Bill, and the Metropolitan Force Dockyards (No. 2) Bill were read a third time and passed. The House then resumed the committee . on the Union of Benefices Bill. On clause 14 an amendment Was moved by Mr. Hubbard, providing that the scheme for the removal of any church or parsonage shall provide for the creation of another church or parsonage within the metropolis was agreed to after some discussion. The clause itself, authorising the sale and removal of churches, was then agreed to. • A clause, proposed by Mr. Vance, that no scheme for carry ing out the provisions of the bill should be submitted to her Majesty in council, till it had lain on the tables of the two Rouses of Parliament two months, was likewise agreed to. The bill then passed through committee. The order for the second reading of the Metropolis Local Management Act Amendment Bill was discharged. On the motion of Mr. Tite the Endowed Charities, and the Naval Discipline Bills, as amended. were considered. On the order of the day that the Roman Catholic Charities Bill be read a third time, Mr. Burr, alleging that the bill as it stood was a penal one, and that the law of superstitious uses might 1.•,•e injuriously applied in consequence, moved the re-committal of the bill. Sir G. C. LEwts objected, denying the danger, and observed that if it arose the bill might be altered in a future , ession. Lord PALMERSTON likewise urged the 'House to adopt the 'bill as it stood. Mr. Butt having withdrawn his motion, the bill was read a third time and passed. The Court of Chancery Bill was read a third time and passed, as was the Party Emblems (Ireland) Bill. On the motion that the House go into committee on the Church Temporalities Bill, Mr. VANCF. objected to those portions of the bill which allowed the commissioners to take money intended for the repairs of the edifices, and apply it to augment clerical Incomes, He likewise objected to the small incomes of the officials of the Irish Ecclesiastical Commission. The House then went into committee on the bill. Mr. CARDWELL abandoned the first claue.ls referring to the constipation of the Ecclesiastical Commission. Clause 38, permitting the commissioners to apply msney to the augmentation of small livings, was agreed to with an amendment. _ _ _ Mr. VANCE moved a clause giving the regulation of the sala ries of the clerks of the Ecclesiastical Commission to the Com missioners of the Treasury. _ _ . Mr. CARDWELL contended that the control of the salaries should be left to those who had the control of the funds, namely, the Ecclesiastical Commission rs. Mr. NANcE, on the understanding that the claims of these underpaid officials would be duly considered, withdrew his clause. The bill then passed through committee. The Debtor and Creditors Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned at six o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE-ROYAL. Last night the performances went off admirably--the attendance being good, and the performers in excellent trim. To-night, as announced, they appear again. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. MR. 11. WATKINS' BENEFIT This talented gentleman takes his benefit to-night. Besides repeating his clever performan'ce of Jocko in "The Pioneers of America," he will appear as Simon Sceptic in a new farce, called " Founded on Facts." Mr. D. Fisher appears as Nicholas in " Nicholas Flam." To-morrow night Mr. D. Fisher takes his benefit, when he will represent A f fable Hawk in "The Game of Speculation," and Don Cresar de Bazan in the fine play of that name. He will also be supported by Mr. Watkins. THE SAVAGE CLUB PERFORMANCES IN AID OF THE BROUGH FUND. The members of this club have expressed themselves as deeply gratified by the hearty reception which was accorded to them in Liverpool, and also with the highly successful result of their performance. After all claims are discharged there will be upwards of £l5O available for the above most deserving object. This sum of £l5O does not include the subscriptions already received here, which are, however, not so large as might have been expected. We understand that the usual expenses con sequent upon a performance of this description have, in the present instance, been considerably reduced by the economical management of the local director, Mr. C. Millward. In Manchester. at the different public and newspaper offices, very considerable sums have been received, and from the following telegram, which was sent to us by Leicester Buckingham, last evening, we are happy to observe that, owing to the thorough success which attended the performance of the club at Manchester, a 'very large additional contribution has been made by that city to the fund : (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) House crowded in every part. Many turned away, unable to obtain admission. The first piece very well played by the local amateurs. Burlesque excellently received. Several encores. Result in every respect satisfactory. THE ROYAL ROCK FERRY AMATEUR FOOT STEEPLE CHASE. 'The prizes which are to be run for at the athletic sports at Rock Ferry, on Saturday next, are now exhi biting at Messrs. Jones and Son's, Castle-street. Their unique form and elegant design have attracted consider able attention, and the workmanship is extremely credit able to the Messrs. Jones. They consist of the following ; the lime at which the races will be run is also annexed : Ladieg' Purse : 3 p.m.-Ist prize, chased silver gob let, £5; 2nd prize, electro plate luncheon frame, 30s. Rock Ferry Steeple Chase : 3 30 p.m.-Ist prize, engraved silver cup, £6 10s. ; 2nd prize, chased electro plated cup, 30s. Mersey Steeple Chase : 4 p.m.—lst prize, Handsome chased silver cup, £lO 10s, ; 2nd prize, chased electro plated cup, £3 4 50 p.m. —Chased electro Consolation Stakes : plated cup, £3. Athletic Sports : 5 10 p.l.—Electro plated luncheon -frame, 305.; two electro plated pierced sugar baskets, 30s. eaeh. THE JULLIEN FESTIVAL AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. if the skies are only propitious, and we can hail " post nubila Placebus" to-morrow, the Zoological Gar dens will doubtless contain one of the most crowded and numerous audiences ever congregated within its walls, or rather palings, though the attractions provided for the benefit of Madame Jullien are. of themselves almost sufficiently attractive to make a pleasure-seeker stand in the open air for several hours of our present weather. In fact, the very name of a "Jullien festival" is a certain 4, draw" in Liverpool ; and assuredly the present concert —or rather series of concerts —will remind the numerous admirers of poor Jullien of his best concerts in his palmiest days. In the first place, the elite of Jullien's late world-famed band will perform a selection of the chefs d'ceurere of Jullien, D'Albert, and Prince Galitzin— the programme including Jullien's " Last. Waltz," a most graceful posthumous composition in every way Wort h y of the composer, and the charming pieces de danse of the noble Russian amateur, Prince Galitzin, who will occupy the part of conductor of the orchestra. Various members of the band will also play solos. The cele i7ated band of. the Grenadier Guards will perform a seleciiod of popular operatic and dance music, under the direction o! Mr. D. Godfrey ; and Liverpool musicians will be ably re:l:Presented by the band of the 4th Brigade of the Lancashire colanteer Artillery, under the leadership of the bandmaster, Mr. Rungeling, whose programme contains several morceaw of his own composition. Miss Poole, one of the most gennine and deservedly popular of our native singers, is put down for three or four new songs; and the Campbell Minstrels, by many considered to be the most talented "Negro Minstrels" now before the public, will give their amusing entertainment in the course of. the evening—this unusually varied array of attraction terminating with a pyrotechnic display of unusual brilliancy. In conclusion, we would particu larly direct the attention of the public to the fact that to-day (Thursday) the tickets are only one shilling ; to morrow, the day of the festival, they will be two shillings. . -------- LECTURES ON PIIRENOLOGY.—Mr. Fowler delivered the third of his series of lectures on this subject, at the Concert-hall, last night. The attendance, owing to'the wetness of the weather, was not so large as we antici pated from the favourable manner in which his pre ceding lectures had been received, but those who were present were hearty in their applause, and seemed much interested in the able lecture which was delivered. GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD-FELLOWS.-011 Mon day evening, after the procession of this body, as already announced in our paper, the several lodges dined at their respective club-rooms in town. The entertainments were excellent, a nd were attended by large and respect able numbers of the brethren. Although it may appear almost invidious to mention any one in particular, yet we assure our friends of the body that in mentioning the following we only wish to pay respect to all. The " Royal George" Lodge dined at the Stanley Arms, Manchester-street, where Host Thompson provided everything that could delight the palate, and the evening was spent in the greatest harmony and good humour, which is the characteristic of the body. All the others were equally happy, and in most instances the dubs provided balls for their friends, and all passed off with the utmost eclat; and we wish the brethren many happy returns of this agreeable anniversary. LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. BARON 'MARTIN.) THE TRIAL OF THOMAS WINSLOW, FOR THE MURDER OF MRS. JAMES, BY THE ADMI NISTRATION OF ANTIMONY. ACQUITTAL OF THE PRISONER. THIRD DAY. The court re-opened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, — the prisoner stepping forth with alacrity to his assigned station in the dock. The jury having answered to their names, Mr. Digby Seymour proceeded to deliver his Speech for the defence. After a very beautiful and fioriated opening, setting forth the value of life, and the momen tous issue which was at stake, he said he had assumed a task of great responsibility, and he hoped that, in the discharge of it, he should not forget what was due to the jury, what was due to the prisoner, and what was due to himself. His own duty passed away with the address which he was about to deliver ; but upon the jury a more solemn duty was imposed, because they were placed there by the law and constitution of the country as supreme arbiters of life and death. His lordship sat there to judge them, to aid them with his long experience and lucid judgment—but, after all, not upon his lordship, nor upon himself, but upon those who sat in that box must rest for ever the responsibility : for to them had been committed the question whether the prisoner should perish upon the scaffold, or should not. We ail rejoiced in a widely circulated press : at the same time we all knew that the very freedom of the press of England, and that emulation which rendered each journal anxious to outstrip the rest in novel intelligence for the reader, often led to the in sertion of matters affecting the liberty and life of our fellow-men, without that strict caution which we were accustomed to see applied in courts of justice. Reports of this or that, every circumstance in a man's previous life, upon hearsay or suspicion of a neighbour, these things found their way into the public press. They read them, lie read them; and at that mement, just in pro portion to the greatness of the crime or the darkness of the guilt, so wore we disposed to go with the current of public opinion, and to go with those who pointed the finger of accusation against a suspected individual. But in the box suspicion had no right ; and he exhorted them to discard from their minds all previous impres sions, for they were in the dignified attitude of a judicial jury, deciding upon the life or death of a fellow-creature. Now, let them see what was the case, and what were the bearings of that question which would be left to them. He should read to them, in the first instance, a passage from the celebrated work of Dr. Taylor, the eminent gentleman who had been examined before them on the previous day. The first question which they had to de termine was—What was the cause of the death ? When they had satisfied themselves beyond doubt, when they had arrived at that degree of certainty to say they knew what that cause was, then they should approach the other views of the case, which would bring the great bulk of the evidence before them. Mr. Seymour here read the extract from the work referred to, showing the difficulties presented in arriving at a positive conclusion as to death by poison. "To establish a charge of murder against a prisoner, it must be proved the poison was certainly and indisputably the cause of death ;" and it was not safe to rely upon " mere probability, doubt, or suspicion." The shape in which the prosecution had placed the case was this . They said, we do not charge that the death of Mrs. James was in the ordinary sense caused by poison, but we say that poison was there, and that that poison operated so as to accelerate death. They would have observed that Upon this point the medical witnesses all guarded themselves—they said it would have been more satisfactory to each and all of them if they had seen the case. He thought the jury would agree with him that the affirmative or the negative of the question which he now put to them must depend mainly upon the accuracy of Dr. Cameron's opinion. He should content himself by introducing Dr. Cameron to the bedside of Mrs. James. What were the symptoms he then discovered ? Vomiting, purging, prostration, and intermittence of those symptoms. He bad told them that upon the Bth of May he had suspicion ; but unless his suspicion was a vague and doubtful one, how could they reconcile with that character which a careful medical man would claim for himself, this fact, that not until the 25th of May did he consider his suspicions sufficiently confirmed, and not until the 6th of June did he decide upon her removal. Dr. Cameron having been called for the pro secution to support an opinion which he had stoutly maintained, he called upon the jury to observe how he could reconcile with that strongly-expressed opinion the long-delayed antidote. When Dr. Cameron saw Mrs. James, he had stated, he suspected a diseased ccecum, but at that time he had no suspicion of ulcers. Now, was he dealing unfairly with Dr. Cameron when he said that the fact of his ignorance of the existence of two ulcers, so extensive as had been proved by the post mortem examination, was at least a circumstance which disabled him from coming to such a correct judgment in his own mind as he might have done. Dr. Cameron had told them that upon two particular days there was severe vomiting. Did he see his patient on those two days ? He did not. Who described the symptoms ? Probably Mrs. Cafferata, somebody in the house, or the patient herself, but at all events it was by description merely that he knew of it. Well, he thought they had it clearly admitted in this case that vomiting was com patible with natural disease. Considering the little means which they had of forming an opinion, considering that the deceased had left no memorial of her evidence, considering that the lips of the man who might be the most important evidence were hermetically sealed, he hoped they would not allow the life of the prisoner to turn upon the fine distinction between natural vomiting and that induced by poison, which Dr. Cameron had drawn. Then came the next distinction—purging. Purging, all the doctors admitted, might have came from natural disease. What was the next sign ? Pros tration. Did not prostration lead to that emaciation which she exhibited in the hospital, and had not more than one of the medical witnesses frankly admitted that, assuming a natural cause for the purging and vomiting, they bad a natural cause for the extreme prostration which she displayed. Then the last sign was the inter mitting exhibition of the symptoms. Dr. Cameron had said that was one of the circumstances which had led him to the conclusion that this was a case of poison. He had called his attention to a passage from a very eminent author, Dr. Watson, who, in his lectures upon diseases of the stomach, said, " It is a curious feature in these malignant diseases of the stomach that the symptoms sometimes leave it in a remarkable manner, so as to excite a hope in the patient and medical attendant that the nature of the malady has been mistaken, and that recovery is about to take place." He submitted, there fore, that this was a point not worthy of their attention. This was not all. Dr. Cameron had admitted that he never attended a case of antimonial poisoning. Where, then, did he get his information ? From the same source as he (the learned counsel) did. Medical men did not consult the stars now or astrologists, but went to professional works, the same source from which he got his own information. If Dr. Cameron had said he had attended a patient and had seen the working of antimonial poison, his evidence would have been entitled to far greater consideration. Turning for a moment from the symptoms in life to the appearances after death, the learned counsel contended that none of the appearances were consistent with antimonial poisoning. He commented also on what medical authorities term " the toleration of poison" by some systems. It might be conceded that poison was found, and yet the question remained, could they say the death was caused remotely or proximately by poison. It was a sad pity that Dr. Cameron had not made an examination and obtained some evidence from Mrs. James, for no one could have given more important evidence than she could as to the cir cumstances attending her last illness. The learned counsel commented next on the opportunities purposely thrown in the way of the prisoner to administer poison in Mrs. James's food at the hospital. That exhibited some thing like zeal. As to the evidence of Mr. Downes, surgeon, he said it was a remarkable thing that when Mrs. James went into the hospital she had a natural pulse. It would be a question by and bye, a momen tous question, who mixed that up with the food which was upon the table when the deceased was carried away. The learned counsel paid a high tribute to Dr. Taylor for the cautious manlier in which he had given his evi dence, which was, however, simply to the effect that by depressing the powers, antimony would tend t o acce l era t e death ; but unless the jury could go further, and see not only a tendency but a liability, how could they say that the prisoner was the cause of her death. Would the jury then do that which Dr. Taylor had shrunk from ? He should leave the medical testimony w i th that. Had he not confined himself within the fair and honour able limits of a counsel pleading for his client—had he endeavoured to exaggerate ? If so, be begged them not to visit upon his client the over zeal or infirmities of himself. Another question arose, was the antimony taken by accident ? It was possible it might be so. How far upon the evidence could they say that the administration of poison to Mrs. 4 .an l eg- _, w . as . brought home to the prisoner at the bar. That was the great question, and that upon two classes of evidence—the direct evidence and the indirect and circumsta4tial evidence. Mr. Seymour again depended then proceeded to analyse and review the evidence of Eliza Brennan, who alleged that the prisoner had wished her to purchase antimony in Dublin. I;Ie denounced her statement as ridiculous and improbable. She had spoken untruth according to her own confession , and she had a motive against the prisoner for having been dismissed by hint for suspected dishonesty from Mrs. James's service. The next witness in order was Ann Foley. You all recollect her, the old lady who supplied the how with cabbages. I will not say a word about her character, but I do mean to say that there is something very extraordinary in her statement --,something very extravagant. What does she say? She sa y s that on a certain day she went to Mrs. James's house, and sl3,e :ter and the prisoner, and she said here is Mrs. Foley ; she will go for it. But this witness did not know when, she could not fix the dates, but some day. But she said Mrs. James had told her to get something—what was it that she was told to get ? She said she thought it was "poison." But even sup posing that it was true that she was asked to go for poison, —who sent her ? Not the prisoner, but Mrs. James. Again, supposing she did go for it, what was it for ?—to poison a dog which was afterwards hanged. Martin Town send stated that the dog was hanged. But there was something further. Mr. Rees had been called. It was suggested on the part of the prosecution, that, to obtain antimony, the prisoner had sent this witness Foley for it. But then it turned out that the prisoner had not done anything at all of the sort, for that, in fact, Mrs. James had sent for the antimony. But Mr. Rees had been called into the box ; and Mr. Rees was a chemist, and kept a chemist's shop ; and what does he say ? That he never sold the witness Foley any antimony. When that witness was asked—" Do you know the prisoner ? " what was his answer ? "He had seen him at the shop frequently, but he could only imagine' that he was one of the parties who called at the shop and asked for anti mony." The days were past when they could execute persons on " imaginary evidence." But there was some thing extremely strange with reference to what had been going on in this witness's (Rees) shop ; and here he (Mr. Seymour) wished the jury to understand that he, as an advocate at the bar, did not accuse any person ; it was not his place to make any accusations —or to accuse any person of being guilty of a crime, but his duty was to satisfy the jury, on the evidence that had been brought before them by the prosecution that the prisoner at the bar was inno cent—ghat the evidence brought forward would apply to any other person as well as him. But there was some thing that was extremely doubtful in connection with this shop of Mr. Rees', which deserved the most careful consideration of the jury. The witness, Ree s , had stated the case as fairly as he could. After being pressed most severely by the prosecution, he admitted that he " imagined" it was the prisoner who called at his shop for antimony; but, how strange, how passing strange was it, that after Mr. Rees had given his evi dence, that he would not positively swear it was the prisoner who had called for antimony at his shop. How strange it was that after that, they would find Henry Cafferata and Martin Townsend going to that shop, and and all at once they find them exceedingly anxious about Mr. Rees's health : for they go in and say How do you do, Mr. Rees ? " That was Martin Townsend, who 'also added that he might have said something about antimony, and something about poison ; but they would find that Henry Cafferata had also been to the same shop for his soda, .and his laudanum, and he had then offered a threat to Mr, Rees, of earthly benefits here, or the promise of paradise hereafter, for he had told him that " in the end it would be for his benefit if he spoke the truth." On the statements of such witnesses he had the right to comment, and without making any accusa tion against them, all he could say was: Could statements of such witness as had offered such a threat, and who had conducted themselves as he should show Townsend and Cafferata had done, be relieved upon ? would the jury be satisfied with such witnesses in condemning the prisoner to execution at the hands of the common hangman ? He (the learned counsel) was sure that they would not be satisfied with such evidence as theirs in condemning this prisoner. Then there was the next link in this chain of evidence, of showing that the prisoner had had antimony in his possession. A most important link it was too, or he did not think that the Attorney- General would ever have placed in the witness-box such a person as Thomas Maguire. What did the gentlemen of the jury think of Maguire ? They bad seen the man. They bad seen his narrow head, his contracted brow, and they had seen the demeanour of the man who was to help the Attorney-General for the Palatine out of the dilemma into which he had fallen in not showing that the prisoner had actually procured antimony. This Maguire was not before the magistrates, he was not before the coroner, nor was he before the grand jury; but by some means he appeared in that court. They (the jury) had heard his statement, and although he well knew that the prisoner was charged with murder by poisoning, he had never come forward until that day. But the jury had also heard the statement of Inspector Horn, who had stated that he had no doubt but that Maguire was in the Police-court, and was listening to the evidence that was given at the Police Court in this case. There can be no doubt kut that he was, and that he heard all that took place ; but did he give any information of the important evidence, if it was believed, to Inspector Horn at the time, or to the prosecution ? No. What was his reasons for not doing so? "He was aware at the time that he thought there was something wrong, but he did not mention it." What he told them was, that the prisoner had sent him to a shop to get some antimony, he did get it; and it was given to the 'dog, and after that he went for some more and got it, and gave it to the prisoner. This Maguire had stated that two minutes after the dog took the antimony it was vomiting and purging. No doubt he had heard in the magistrates' court that the deceased was so affected, and to bring it home to the prisoner, and supply this important link to the chain of evidence he lid volurteered his statement. But even then, after having seen Mr. Savage from the prosecution office, with all the broad braid upon his coat, and to whom he had first made this statement, he had been asked, " And did you tell him a word about your having seen the prisoner put a white powder upon the bread and butter intended for the deceased ?" The answer was "No ; I did not at first mention it to him." No, he had not mentioned it. What was to, be thought of a witness who had, if it was true that he possessed such knowledge, withheld it. But there was something very strange in this part of the case. Maguire had not given any evidence on this point until he had seen Savage ; then he admitted that he had received some money from the prosecution, and be had then given the additional evidence about the " white powder and the bread and butter." It would be recollected that he had not spoken a word of the evi dence he was going to give to the inspector, nor to the prosecution solicitor, until such a time as he had seen Savage, and then he had received ss. from the Crown to give evidence in this case, and with that money he accompanied his friend, Martin Townsend, to a public house, where a portion of the money was spent. No doubt the jury would take that point into their con sideration ; but that was not all, for after he had told the tale about " the white powder on the bread and butter," he could not fix the date, he could not say whether it was a month or two months since he had seen the prisoner put this mysterious powder on the bread and butter, but he adulated that the prisoner had always prepared the food openly and pablicly, and that Mrs. Cafferata and Bagnall might have seen him do it. There was another point to which he would briefly allude, and that was, that it was quite clear that there had been some talk about the aeceased having a cottage. It was admitted by Martin that he had been to Waver tree to look for a cottage for the deceased the day before she was taken to the hospital. But was it not a monstrous conclusion for the prosecution to arrive at— was it not monstrous and unparalleled to believe that the prisoner, if he really intended to have committed the act with which he stood charged—was it likely, could the jury believe, that if the prisoner contemplated such an act, he would have carelessly taken the powder from his pocket, and deliberately dropped it over the bread and butter, in the presence of the witness Maguire, when he could have done it otherwise, and, as Maguire ad mitted, not only in his presence, but in the presence of others ? But the jury had also heard the evidence of the witness Bagnall, and he had seen the prisoner mix the food for the deceased, times and often, but he had never given a word in evidence of having seen such an occurrence take place, but had merely confined him self to the actual facts, and which were confirmed by the proceedings of the prisoner, that when the deceased knocked and required any food or nourishment, the pri soner was always anxious to rise from his slumbers and prepare it. Then he (Mr. Seymour) would ask could the jury place any reliance upon the evidence of Thomas Maguire. He thought that there was great suspicion to be placed upon it. But there came another scene in this strange eventful history. It became important to have the evidence of the death of the dog brought for ward, the dead dog was brought against the living man. It occurred in the course of the evi dence of Inspector Horn that the prisoner had been experimentalising with poison upon dogs. It was, therefore, thought, as he (Horn) understood, necessary that this dead dog should be exhumed. Napire had told the jury that the dog had been poisoned, that it had " vomited and purged " after the antimony had been given to it. Maguire had heard of "vomiting and purging" in the case of Mrs. James, at the Police-court, which had caused her death ; therefore, he had said, " that three minutes after the antimony had been given to it, it was taken with violent purging and vomiting, and was placed in the privy." They had heard the evi dence given by Dr. Edwards on this point. The dead dog was handed to him—he took it away—he had it at his laboratory—he had tried, no doubt, every test that could possibly be applied ; but, yet, notwithstanding all the strides that science had made, all the beautiful tests that could be possibly app li e d f or th e di s covery of atoms in chemistry, it had b een c l ear ly proved that no atom of antimony could b e f oun d i n th e d ea d d og . Maguire had said the d og was poisoned; Martin Townsend said the But there was proof that the dog did n too o fl t dt h d iee them,wf t o n m i esst. dog was h ung . ti it ad, al must smt had ltona yv s e a ; i been fe there er e h a.s found, a no oa D r r yt oc a E 4 i d iat i w t a yg r d . a s s had ßonuet this Maguire, who was to prove that the prisoner had had antimony in his possession, had also told the jury that he had been to the shop where he purchased that article for the killing of the dog, and directly he left the Witness -box the assistant at the chemist's shop was called. His name was Copeland. The jury would all remember his evidence. He said, I do not recollect ever having seen you (Maguire) before at the shop, and I did not sell yel;1- any antimony; and in cross-examina tiont d that, upon his he *() stated 'responsibility, have sold antimony at 14.fte such he would not a r , contradictions, what 'became of the ev ide nc e g i ven lay the witness gagnire ? That was the case for"the'prOSecu tion; they sought to establish the fact, by direct eyidOce, tHE DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1860. that t prisoner had antimony in his possession. But still we must not. forget this fact, that in consequence of the statement made by this witness (Maguire), the prisoner had had his waistcoat taken from him, and his trowsers pockets cut out. Ne other person's pockets had been cut out; but the prisoner's pockets had been subjected to every possible chemical tests and examinations, and microscopic observations, that science Could suggest, yet no antimony—not a particle of antimony had been found in either one or the other—if there had been, it would have been brought forward with the greatest exultation on that trial, to further surround the prisoner with difficulties. That was the direct evidence by which the prosecution sought to prove, that the prisoner had had antimony in his possession. This he (the learned counsel) he thought he had shown, that in this prosecution, as far as the evidence was concerned, link number one was broken, link number two was wanted, and link number three was more rotten still. The learned counsel then made a most eloquent appeal to the jury to dismiss from their mind all minor considera tions, and return a verdict according to the evidence, as to whether or not he ever bad any antimony in his possession. That was the fact that they had to consider. The questions were, did she die from poison ? They had heard the evidence of the medical men. If she did, was it the hand of the prisoner that administered that poison ? They had heard the evidence on that point, and also heard what observations he had thought it right, as a duty to the prisoner, to make on that point, and that point alone be would place before them in the front ground, and ask them could they, as honest men, having taken the oath they had to give a verdict on the evidence, say that it was not a case of suspicion. If they tried the prisoner on that point alone, which, the learned Midge would tell them in more lucid language than he could, was the essential point, then he would ask them were they satisfied with the evidence on that point. Let them be satisfied upon that point, and he should not fear for the verdict that would be returned. He then directed the attention of the jury to the next class of evidence which had been brought forward, and pro ceeded to comment upon the evidence given by the first witness, Mrs. Jane Cafferata; and also to give a brief history of that witness, who had admitted that she went to the house of the deceased, who was her aunt, and received three shillings per week for acting as an assistant in the eating-house. She had admitted that she had had a child before her marriage, which showed that there had been some irregularities in her life. But she went to the deceased's, and, while there, Henry Cafferata went to lodge in the same house. • It was true that they were married, and subsequently to that it was clear that there had been some misunder standing concerning a letter which the prisoner had found and given to the deceased ; and there was a dis sention between the Cafferatas and the deceased. He (the counsel) would admit that he had not got the answers from Mrs. Cafferata in reference to that letter, which he expected, but at all events he had got quite sufficient to show that the Cafferatas left the house, and were not at all on friendly terms with the prisoner. Again, Mrs. Cafferata had been asked if she was aware that the deceased had any property, and her reply was she did not believe it; and yet she was aware that the deceased was anxious to make her will, and when the gentlemen went to make the will she did not express any astonishment. Was that not strange if she did not know that the deceased had not any property ? The learned counsel next referred to that witness's state- ment relative to the teacup found in the room, in which was some sago, which, upon being taken by the police, and analysed by Dr. Edwards, was found to contain a portion of antimony, and contrasted her statement with that given by the servant, Margaret Higgins, and the statement of the prisoner, who said that, at five o'clock on the morning of the 10th of June, he had given the deceased some sago, that she had eaten a portion of it, and he had left what remained on the chair. Margaret said, at eight o'clock she went into the deceased's room, found the cup with the sago in it, took it down, it was then warm, and she ate it—not an unusual thing for servants of that class to do—and had not been sick or ill after it. Margaret had given evidence before the coroner; she had done the same before the magistrates, and also before the grand jury, but she had not on that trial been asked orle word by the prosecution, although not a word could be said against her. Mrs. Cafferata had given a detail of how she slept that night with the deceased. The jury would recollect, also, that the evidence showed that Mrs. Cafferata always supplied the de ceased with food during the day, and the prisoner by night, and yet, as the witness Margaret and her sister had stated, she was always worse in vomit ing and purging from two o'clock in the afternoon and later. She was always worse at night, and better in the morning. Again Bagnall, who was called, stated that he had always seen the prisoner prepare the food at night openly, and given it to the deceased. This was a great point in favour of the prisoner. The next wit ness to whom he would direct the attention of the jury, was Martin Townsend, the ex-sailor, the ex-sol dier, the ex-cooking-man, and the ex-baker. What could they think of such a character, and how he had given his evidence. The jury would recollect that when he (the counsel) had asked him if he had ever prepared any food for the deceased, his answer was, "no ; especially fried fish." The witness had never been asked about fried fish, but he knew full well what Eliza Higgins had before sworn to, and he had therefore put in " especially fried fish," and, after ad verting to the other parts of his evidence, and the manner he had given it, referred to his conduct after the deceased had been removed to the hospital. Martin Townsend had visited her once—it was true that Henry Cafferata had only been there twice—but here was a nephew, who had received the greatest kindness from the deceased, who by her had been several times pur chased off when he had enlisted, and on the night after her death he had said, "I have waited a long time for this opportunity, it has come to my turn at last, I am master now." He had, it was true, tried to explai n what he meant by " I am master now," and had said it was because Mrs. Cafferata had just left the room. But had she not left the room fifty times before, and yet he had never made that observation: He did not ma k e any accusations against any person ; but he would ask if such an observation had been made by the p r i soner, what would have been its effec t on the j ur y , When pro nounced as evidence by the learned Attorne y-General, if such had been the case. But that was not all. He had also stated that Eliza Higg ins was " dru nk." Did the jury believe it ? Next he sa id that she w as "dirty," and that "he would ruin bot h their characte rs if they did not hack out of the statements the y had given b e f ore the coroner." It was clear, as he had never madc, such aeensations before, that he wished to intimidate those girls—who had lived in the service for y ear s , and had never had such aspersions ca st upon ern—f or some reason. It was true they were p oor, but the y must h ave been honest and industrious, or they would not have lived there so long. Again, there was evidence to show by his having so frequently left the house and enlisted that there had been words of anger passed between the deceased and this Martin Townsend. TTe ( th e counsel) would also allude to the witness Rowe. Martin Town sendns admitted that he was on f riendl y term s with her— very ; and it was proved by th e witness Higgi , th a t she had stated, after the inquest, "thank God it is my turn," the very words, "my turn," having b een used by Martin. The counsel earnestly appealed to the jury to be careful how they looked up on such evide nce, arguing that it must be with a great amo unt of sus picion, to say the least of it. Having briefly alluded to the evidence of the other witnesses, he procoded to say that at beet, it was but circumstantial ; he asked where was the esser „ tialingredient in a serious chargellike the present. Moti ve , there was no motive. The prosecution had set up the making of the will, the transfer of the gas shares, a n d an alleged forged document which had been found, for getting the money from the Savings' Bank. But what were the facts. Mrs. James, who was ill, had requested to have the gas shares transferred to the prisoner. He had purchased them for her ; and when the prisoner went to the gas-office he was told it could not be d one only by will, and then h e went, not to an unheard- o f lawyer in a back street, which, if his motives were not correct, he could have done, but he went to the solicitor to the Gas Company, one of the most eminent attorneys in Liverpool, and a magistrate, a n d by that gentleman the will was made, by the instrqction s o f the deceased—not with the prisoner standing ove r h er, but alone with the gentleman wh o made it. And when that legal gentleman was making it, he suggested that there should be two executors ; bu t her re p l y Was " No, I have every confidence in him (t he p risoner ) ; I know he will do his duty ; he shall have m y g o odwill of the business, because he has made it." W ith regard to the forged document, it was to draw the mone y from th e Bank in a week ; but that could not be done : an d although the body of that notice was in the handwriting of the prisoner, it was clear that the signature, "Ann James," was written by the same hand that signed the will. He next pointed out those parts of the evidence in which it had been admitted that the deceased and the prisoner lived on the most friendly and affectionate terms ; and drew a most feeling and affectionate picture of his interview with her at the hospital, as described by the nurse ; and con cluded a most eloquent and earnest appeal to the jury (which occupied two hours in its delivery) by calling upon them if they had a doubt in their minds to give it to the prisoner, as by the law of England he was entitled to it. Mr. Baron Martin then proceeded to sum up the evidence to the jury, and in doing so observed that the prisoner was charged with the wilful murder of Ann James, and that this was the first case of the descrip tion that had been tried under the law which made it murder for a person to accelerate the death of another by the administration of poison. He then explained the law in nearly precisely the same terms as the learned Attorney-General had done in opening the case to the jury, saying, that if the jury believed t4t the death of the deceaSed had been in the least degree accelerated by the. administration of the antimony, then a naurdeT had no doubt been committed. If death had been caused by the slow administration of a poison, it was one of the most odious offences that could be committed, and any man guilty of it—if capital punishment was to be awarded in any case—rich• deserved it for such an atrocious and odious offence. He then directed the jury that, before they found a verdict, they must be satisfied, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the prisoner's hand was the hand that administered the antimony which caused her death ; and unless they were satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt they would acquit the prisoner. That was the only duty he had to perform as the verdict was that of the jury, and not his; but, in order to assist them in coming to a right conclusion, he would state to them the evidence, and make such comments as he thought advisable, but the jury were only to take those comments for what they were worth. His lordship then proceeded to detail the evidence that had been adduced, frequently pointing out the dis crepancies iu the statements, so far as connecting the prisoner with the only hand that could have done it, and by repeatedly alluding to the address of the pri soner's counsel, and the observations he had made. The chief evidence to show that the prisoner had ad ministered the poison, was the witness Maguire. Could the jury, he 'asked, believe him ? If so, the guilt of the prisoner was established ; but, it was for them to say, whether they believed him or not. If they did not, then—so far as the admi nistration of the poision by the prisoner went—there would, as he conceived, be a grave doubt. Having, at considerable length, alluded to the other evidence, and commented thereon, in much the same terms and order as the counsel for the prisoner had done, he concluded by saying : If the`• were satisfied, beyond all reason able doubt, that it tiva, the prisoner's hand who had given the deceased the poison found in her body, and that he did it for the purpose of causing her death, then they would find him guilty : but if they had a reason able doubt that it was not his hand, and that it might have been done by another, then they would return a verdict of "Not guilty." The jury immediately, without scarcely turning round in the jury box, returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." The prisoner was then discharged. After disposing of some minor civil actions, the court adjourned until this morning, NISI PRIUS COURT.—YESTERDAY. • (Before Mr. Baron WILDE.) LAURIE V. STUBS.—The hearing of this case was re sumed yesterday morning, when the parties agreed to withdraw a juror, and settle the case. INFRINGEMENT OF A PATENT.—MAYER 2'. SPENCE.— The plaintiff in this case is a steel manufacturer, and the defendant has also a steel manufactory at Working ton. From the opening statement of the Solicitor- General, it appears that in the year 1850 a gentleman named Ripey discovered a more economical and quicker mode of making steel than that which had been hitherto employed. He obtained a patent for his inven tion, and at his death the ownership of the patent passed into the hands of the present plaintiff. It was found that certain parts of the process had been practised by other manfacturers, before the patent was obtained ; these portions were therefore disclaimed, and a disclaimer had been obtained from the Attorney-General. The proper description of a patent is a condition essential to its validity, and the patentee must within a given time particularly describe and ascertain the nature of his invention, and the exact manner in which it is to be carried out. This was a condition with which Mr. Ripey was bound to comply, and if there had been any failure in description the patent would be void. The object of the invention was, as we have already stated, to employ a more effectual way of mannfacturing steel for wrought-iron. Formerly the plan employed was to first de-carbonise the wrought-iron, and then to partially re-carbonise it to the point required for making it steel. By the new process, however, the de-carbonisation is stopped in the paddling furnace before completed, and when just at such a point that it would, if carried no further, produce steel. As regards the disclaimer which was obtained from the Attorney-General, it stated that the plaintiff only laid claim to the commencement and continuation of what was called the finishing process. This process was briefly as follows :—At that particular stage in the manufacture of wrought iron (in a reverberatory puddling furnace) at which blue flames appear, the mass swells up, and small grains break through the surface of the melted mass, It was nsual, in the manufacture of molten metal, to add a certain quantity of the iron, which, being of less specific gravity than the molten metal, floats upon the surface. As soon as these grains appear, the damper was to be three-quarters shut. The effect of this would be, of course, to diminish the quantity of air passing through the fuel, and to diminish the quantity of heat in the furnace. During the whole of this part of the process the heat ought not to be raised above cherry redness; the blue jets of flame gradually disappear, whilst the granular formation increases, and the grains fuse together, the mass assuming a wanny appearance. If these precau tions are not observed, and the beat is allowed 'to increase, the mass will }crass more or less into wrought iron, and no uniform product of steel can be obtained. As soon as the metal has arrived at this state the fire is stirred to keep it at the necessary heat for the succeeding operation, and the mass, except such portion which is being immediately used, is kept covered with the cinder slag before. alluded to. The granulated portion is then beat with a hammer and worked into bars. In the course of the operation, great care must be taken that the whole mass is not exposed to the action of the air, as that would defeat the object; a part of it must be withdrawn, and the remainder kept well covered with the liquid slag. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant manufactured steel in substantially the same manner; he uses a puddling furnace, and his process is the same, with the exception of the dampers, which are dispensed with. In support of this case a number of eminent gentlemen were called, who stated, in their evidence, that having examined both the plaintiff's and the defendant's process, they believed them to be substantially the same. Mr. William Clay, the first witness, was a managing partner of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works. He said the process of con verting wrought iron into steel has been known for many years past; the other method employed by the plaintiff is of more recent -date. The Ines to which puddled steel is applied are now greatly extending, and it is extensively applied in the structure of the hulls of light steamers for the Indian and Russian navies ; also, for girders for builders, for ordnance and gun carriages, and many other purposes. The metal is much lighter and stronger than iron ; and is worth, weight for weight, four times as much iron. In consequence of this invention, steel is now available for purposes to which it could not have been before successfully applied. Mr. Campbell, con sulting and analytical chemist in London, was also called. He had had considerable experience in the manufacturing of iron ; and was one of the gentlemen appointed by an order of the court to go to the works of Messrs. Spence, and inspect their process of making steel. He met there Mr. Spence and Dr. playfair. The furnace in which the manufacture was carried on was an ordjnary puddling one ; there was a place for a damper ; but there was no damper, and its place was supplied by the opening and shutting of doors near the furnace. He considered their process to be the same as the plaintiff's. Mr. Knowles, Q C., after the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff, delivered a long address to the jury, in the course of which he contended that the specification disclaimer was defective, and contradic tory in its terms ; and that if the process was worked according to it, no product of steel would be obtained. He urged that the patent was a useless one inasmuch as the process had been employed for many years by several eminent firms in Staffordshire and in Leeds. It was introduced into this country some time ago by a Ger exPcarlutscli nogf the e e m i t w h e o r d e , Ger man. The two m t o b s e t h m ee a t te a ri n a d l namely, regulating not by any means new,.but had been practised for a long time. On the conclusion of Mr. Knowles' speech, the court adjourned to this morning. The solicitor-general (Sir Edward Atherton), with Mr. Highmarsh and Mr. Russell, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Manesty, Q.C., and Mr. Aston for the defendant. INSPECTION OP THE POLICE.---THE POLICE COURT.— Mr. Raffles announced that he would sit at half-past nine this morning, in consequence of an inspection of the police which would take place by Colonel Woodford. He adopted this course in order to allow all the men who had night charges to be ready to attend the inspec tion, as it would be impossible for these men to attend on Friday at the grand general inspection at Birchfield Barracks. Tun CANADIAN MAILS,— The Montreal Ocean Steamship Company's chartered steamer Palestine will sail from Liverpool for Montreal and Quebec this day, (Thursday). The letter-box for this despatch will close at the General Post-office; Liverpool, 1 30 p.m. ; y id Londonderry, at 9 30 p.m. ; with a late fee of ld. at 10 pm., with a late fee of 3d. at 10 16 p.m. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet ing of the West Derby Board of Guardians was held yesterday in the board-room at the workhouse. The chair was occupied by Mr. Hayes. The other members present were Messrs. Roberts, Metcalf, Wareham, Pilling, Mawdsley, Roscoe, Shaw, H. Edwards, 'Clark, William son, and Richmond. The number of inmates was re ported to be last week 305, admitted since 12, born 1, discharged 43, dead 1 ; this week 304 ; last year corres ponding week, 264. Cheques for out-door relief were issued as follows : Mr. Potts, £110.; Mr. Roberton, £3B ; Mr. Lythgoe, £2l. A letter from the Poor-law Board was read, relating to, the case of the woman who died some time since at the workhouse, and directing that in in future chloroform shall not be used. THE GREAT TASMANIA.—The last numbe rof the St. Helena Record contains an elaborate denial of the allega tions made by Captain Pond at the inquest on the invalid soldiers who died at Liverpool in March last, on landing from the Great Tasmania. Captain Pond was the officer in charge of the troops, and his statement went to show that on the vessel calling at St. Helena no adequate supply could be obtained either of meat or vegetables, and that for such of the latter as were offered extortion ate charges were demanded. The people of the island feel it important to correct this impression, as the ptire business of the place depends upon its, resources for supplying ships ; and A great amount 9f f9rtnal and ap parently conclusive evidence ha s c o n se qu e ntly been pre pared,, and transmitted to this country, to demonstrate that the vessel might have been furnished with any amoullt of fresh provisions at moderate market charges, and that the authorities on board were alone responsible for the calamities that resulted from any deficiency. LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) MURDEROUS ASSAyLT. Police-officer M'Efing. 443, brought up a man named Thomas Fox, desorib:ql as an artillery militiaman, on the fol lowing charge. lie stated that about two on Tuesday he heard the prisoner had nearly killed a woman named Elizabeth Mathers, in Thurlow-street, and went in search of him, and about half-past seven in the evening he arrested him. He went to inquire about the woman, and found that she was so much injured that she was not able to speak since. He then called a boy and an old woman, who stated that the prisoner was in a house in Thurlow-street when the injured woman entered about some business, and he asked her what she wanted, and she said that was no affair of his, when he gave her a violent kick in the abdomen, knock ing her down a Right of stairs, and her head came into contact with the rail, and she now lies insensible. Mr. Raffles inquired if the prisoner was drunk, and the witness replied he had had some drink, but knew well enough what he was doing. After this outrage he attempted to fing the old woman (one of the witnesses) out of a window, and had her half out of the window when he was prevented from doing further harm. The prisoner was remanded, in order to ascertain how the injured woman would progress. THE KNIFE AGAIN. A Dstch sailor, named Sebastian Hendruck, was charged for having stabbed a young man, named John Black. It appeared that on the previous day the complainant and some companions were sitting on some steps in Waterloo-road, when the prisoner came up and called them Yankee loafers, when they began to laugh at him, when be ran in amongst them and stabbed complainant in the cheek. A surgeon stated that the wound was an incised one, but not very serious. The prisoner was fined £5, or two months' imprisonment. STEALING COPPER FROM A SHIP. John Moon, the chief mate of the steamer Tiber, in the Sandon Graving Dock, and Thoma, Davenport (not described) were charged for having stolen a quantity of copper, worth £2. and a quantity of lamps and other things from the ship. Mr. Black was for Moon, and Mr. Worship for Davenport. Police-officer 329 stopped the prisoner D;tv>a,rort, with a cart and driver, leaving the dock with a barrel, and on asking him what it contained he said gum sweepings, and he produced a pass signed by the prisoner Moon. On examining the barrel he found about 171bs. of gum sweepings, and under that the copper and other things. He took him hack to the ship, when the prisoner Moon said ke gave him a, pass for the gum sweepings, but denied knowing anything of the copper. Sub sequently the parties were taken to the Police-office, when the prisoner was given in charge, along with Davenport, as he refused to charge the latter. It was proved that the mate assisted to put the barrel in the cart with Davenport, and Mr. M'Alister, from Messrs. Bibby's,"proved that the mate had no authority to give passes for any property from the ship. In reply to Mr. Bluck, the witness said the mate had a very good character, and was in the employment over twelve months, Several witnesses were examined to prove the case, when Mr. Black addressed the court for Moon, and said he had thirteen years' character, and had orders to clear away the dirt from the ship. He gave authority to Davenport to take away the gum sweepings which were valueless, but he denied knowing anything of the copper at all, and under such circum stances he (Mr. B.) trusted that his worship would discharge him. He contended also that it was not proved that the pro perty belonged to Messrs. Bibby, but he never denied that he gave the barrel of sweepings to Davenport, and would he have done so if he was conscious of guilt? Mr. Worship submitted that the charge was not sustained against his client, as them were fifty men working on board, and any of them might have put the copper into the tlarrgl, Mr, Raffles thought it his dqty to send ball prisoners for trial, but would take bail, two 225 each for their appearance. THE DISCHARGE OF WINSLOW. When the prisoner was discharged, a rumour spread rapidly that .he was to be arrested on another charge. This gained credence, as Mr. Cobh, Winslow's solicitor, came into the Police-court, and stated to the magistrate that he understood Winslow would be brought up before him in a few minutes, but he could not tell on what charge. He was there, however, to meet any charge that might be preferred against him. This caused quite a sensation, old in a few moments the court was erowde4 by persona who had evidently run down from the Hall, or were attracted from the streets by the report, which had spread considerably. To con firm this, an officer entered the court, and said he under stood that Winslow was in one of the oells, and would be before the magistrate immediately. All eyes were turned towards the dock, and expectation was on the tip-toe, when the curious were disappointed, by the entrance of Mr. Horn, one of the detective inspectors, who stated that there was no truth whatever in the rumour ; and that Winslow was not arrested, nor was there any intention of arresting him, as he had pro ceeded quietly to a friend's house in Kent-square. So ended this famous and mysterious case. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Plumy.) 1w BE THOMAS YOUNG.—The bankrupt, a wholesale teadealer, carrying on business in Temple-court, Liver pool, came up on his last examination. Mr. Pemberton, who appeared for the assigness, objected to the balance sheet, on the ground that it had not been filed in time, and also that the bankrupt had not therein hilly set forth his position after a compromise with his creditors in 1854. Mr. Aspinall, barrister, appeared for the bankrupt, and sought to substantiate a proof on the estate by the bankrupt's father for £4,000, which, after an examination of the books, was admitted, subject to Pertain deductions. The examination was then adjourned to the 17th of September. IN RE W. G. SHARP.—The bankrupt, described as a timber-merchant, recently in business at Northwieh, made an application for his certificate. Mr. Woodburn appeared for the bankrupt. His Honour wished to know why the ease had been brought into the Bank ruptcy Court, seeing that the whole of the estate realised only £lO. Mr. Woodburn replied that the bankrupt was desirous of laying the state of his affairs before his creditors, and some of them having appeared to oppose him, he expressed a hope that the certificate would be granted. His Honour intimated that he should con sider what was proper to be done in the case, and would give his judgment to-day (Thursday). IN uu W. HERRING.—This bankrupt, until recently carrying on business as a confectioner in Lime-street, appeared on his last examination, but no balance-sheet having been filed, the sitting was adjourned to the 25th instant. The bankrupt was supported by Mr. John Yates, and Mr. Harris appeared for the assignees. TitE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. It has never before fallen to our lot to record anticipations as gloomy or as hopeless as those with which the coming harvest is regarded. From all the country districts the reports we receive concur in inspiring the most serious alarm for the fate of the crops. Many experienced persons are so thoroughly despondent as to look forward to famine as the inevitable consequence of the state of the weather, whilst even the 'Rost sanguine agree in thinking that the present harvest will be the latest within memory. Rain has fallen in enormous quantities with fearful continuity of volume, flooding the pasture lands and beating down the corn. In some grain fields the water lies two inches deep around the straw, which, in several oases, we state with reluctance, is rotting and giving way. During the month of August, we have had in Liverpool four fine days. The rain-fall up to yesterday measured 4.83 inches. In the corres ponding month for the last fourteen years, it averaged only 3.05 inches. The wind has been variable. From nine o'clock on Tuesday until four o'clock yesterday, the wind occupied at inter vals every point of the compas. Harvest prospects in the counties of Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby are on the whole more favour able than might Lave been expected. No material injury has been done to wheat. In most places it looks strong and healthy, and iu some parts even luxuriant ; and should the weather take up now, a fair crop would be realised. In several districts of Leicester shire farmers have commenced cutting, but opera tions are not expected to become general for a week or ten days. Barley has suffered the most from the incle mency of the weather, and an average crop is not looked forward to. Oats vary considerably, the crop in many districts being light, and below the average. Beans and peas are favourably reported of, Mangel wurtzel and other kinds of winter fodder are doing well. The bay harvest has progressed very slowly, and large quantities have been stacked in damp condition. Very heavy falls of rain have taken place in various parts of Ireland, laying a large extent of crops under water. :At Templemore the streets have become flooded, and much damage to property has been done. From Clonmel we learn the continued wet is the cause of great alarm at this particular season for farmers. The lowlands are all flooded . the harshness of the weather has been decidedly injurious to the grain crops in gene ral. The wheat and oats in many places are " lodged," and cut and standing meadows are at present in a very precarious state. In Cork the weather still retains its wintry aspect. Potatoes threaten to be as a bad a crop as ever was known. All the surplus wheat of foreign countries seems likely to be required. 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From the Port Hope Messenger we learn that the Prince of Wales will be in Cobourg on the Bth September, and will most probably be the guest of Hon. Sidney Smith, Postmaster-General. From Cobourg he will proceed to Peterboro', thence to Port Hope. The excitement about the Prince of Wales coming to New York, says the Herald, not only still continues, but.is on the increase. The Eng lish residents here are about to give him a ball on a magnificent scale. We understand the Chamber of Commerce are to give him another ball, and it is probable that the Board of Brokers will follow suit. Nah - ne-bah-we-quay, alias Mrs. Sutton, has forwarded to Canada the particulars of her inter view with her Majesty. So you see I have seen the Queen. The Duke of Newcastle went before us, and he made two bows, and then I was left in the presence of the Queen ; she came forward to meet me, and held out her hand for me to kiss, but I forgot to kiss it, and only shook hands with her. The Queen asked .me many questions, and was very kind in her manners, and very friendly to me. Then my Quaker friend spoke to the Duke, and said, " I suppose the Queen knows for what purpose my friend has come ?" The Duke said—" All my papers had been explained and laid before Her Majesty ; and I have Her Majesty's commands to investigate the Indian affairs when Igo to Canada with the Prince of Wales." Then the Queen bowed to me and said —" I am happy to promise you my aid and protection, and asked me my name. The Queen then looked at her husband, who stood at her left side, and smiled. She received me with so much kindness as to astonish me, when I saw her come smiling and so good to a poor Indian, My Quaker friend has been in the habit of visiting the Royal family for ten years back. The commercial news has been anticipated by telegraph from Queenstown. -PASSENGERS PER STEAMSHIP BOHEMIAN.-Mr. Hamilton, Miss Hamilton, Rev. E. Hamilton, Mr. T. Hamilton and man-servant, Mr. W. Russell, Mr. Henry Elder and lady, Major Balfour, Rev. E. Methot, Mr.‘ G. Methot, Lieutenant Mqee, Messrs. John M'Kennon, A. Hastings, A. Birch, T. Purdy, W. F. Barber, Henry W. Whiteman, A. T. M'Cord, George Wood, John B. Copland, L. W. Dessaner, and forty-eight steerage passengers. ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS FOR GARIBALDI'S ARMY. ATTEMPTED PROSECUTION OF A NEWSPAPER. On Monday morning, the Mayor of Gateshead (G. Crawshay, Esq.) appeared in the Newcastle Police Court, before the Mayor of Newcastle and other magis trates, to renew an application which he had previously made for a warrant against Mr. John Baxter Langley, editor and publisher of the Daily Chronicle, relative to the publication in that journal of certain statements alleged to be infractions of the act against foreign enlistment. Mr. Craw . ghay read the information, which com menced by setting forth that John Baxter Langley, No. 18, Nixon-street, is the publisher of a newspaper entitled the Daily Chronicle and Northern Counties Advertiser. That the said John Baxter Langley did, on Monday, the 13th day of August, publish a copy of the said Daily Chronicle and Northern Counties Advertiser, in which an article in the words and figures fol lowing appeared :—" Who will fight for Garibaldi ? " This article was quoted, and so also were others, which appeared on the 15th and 17th August. The latter, which was entitled "Volunteers for Garibaldi," was as follows In reply to numerous inquiries, we are desired to say that Captain Styles will not have time to visit Newcastle before he returns to Sicily, as he must leave this country in a fortnight. Volunteers wishing to join Garibaldi can learn of the means of doing so by personal application to Captain Styles, Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, London ; but none but men of character need apply. Means will be found of conveying free to Palermo all who choose to join Garibaldi. The volunteers may return whenever they please, but at their own cost ; if, however, they serve out the cam paign, a free passage back will be provided. Arms, accoutrements, rations, and pay will be provided by the Sicilian Government." Contrary to the form of the statute in each case made and provided. Mr. Crawshay—That, your worship, is what I swear The oath was then administered to the applicant in the usual form. Mr. Crawsbay—,l have three papers here, and I would draw particular attention to the headings. The Mayor—Let me look at the document, if you please. Mr. Crawshay handed the information to his worship as desired. Mr. Philipson—My own opinion is, there is no case at all. The Act of Parliament says, first of all, that the party must actually " attempt, or endeavour to hire, retain, engage, or procure any person or persons what ever to enlist." The Mayor—Then ,we had bet 4 er retire. Their worships accor3ingly retired to their private room, in which they were only absent for the brief space of about live minutes. The Mayor, standing, announced the decision of the magistrates. He said—lt is the opinion of the Bench that the facts contained in this information are riot sufficient to warrant them to act in the matter. Mr. Crawshay, addressing the mayor in reply, said that he had been advised to carry the case to the Court of Queen's Bench, and apply for a mandamus against the magistrates, to show cause why they should not grant a warrant. Thus terminated this amusing case, and the parties interested retired. ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—Yesterday, a female servant, named Bridget Gillern, who lived at 368, Great Homer street, died from the effects of injuries received by falling down stairs. THE AFRICAN MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamer Ethiope will be despatched from Liverpool to-morrow, the 24th inst., with mails for Madeira and the West Coast of Africa. The letter-box for this despatch will close at the General Post-office at 1 15 p.m. on the day of sailing. COLOURED PASSENGERS IN CUNARD STEAMERS.— Our readers will remember the case of Mrs. Putnam,. a lady of colour, whose treatment on board the Europa mail packet, on her passage to England from America, in November, 1859, was the subject of a correspondence with Sir Samuel Cunard. In a letter, received within the last few day, Mrs. Putnam writes that she and her party during the whole passage to the United States, on her return voyage by the Arabia, were admitted to all the rights and privileges of first class passengers, without opposition on the part of any one, even though slaveholders were on board, or any failure in that courteous treatment which was their due. Shespeaks also of the polite and kind atten tions of some of her fellow-passengers. It is possible, therefore, for the directors of the Cunard Company so to instruct the captains of their vessels as to insure to all persons the full enjoyment of their purchased accom modation while under their care, and to preserve the official flag of her Majesty's men packets from being dishonoured by subserviency to the unrighteous pre judices of foreigners. COUNTY COURT.—OnIy . one case of public interest and that involved points of import was tried yesterday, ance to landlords and tenants, viz., Roger Haydock v. W. H. Hore. The plaintiff, a town councillor sued the defendant for three months' rent of house 118, Field street, Evertor, stated to be due on the Ist inst. The de fendant who is connected with the Liverpool and London insurance Company, denied liability, stating that he had given proper verbal notice of his intention to leave the house before the Ist of May, which was the termination of his then years' tenancy, and that he had tendered the key on the 30th of April last. The point of law being admitted, that written notices are not indispensable, the fact as to Whether or not a verbal notice had been given had alone to be decided. The defendant swore that he gave the notice on the 19th of October, 1859, whilst in personal conversation with the plaintiff's son, Henry Haydock. The latter denied the statement, but although there was no third party present when the notice was alleged to have been given, the evidence adduced clearly satisfied the judge as to which state ment was correct ; and he gave a verdict for the defendant. STABBING A WOILAN. - 7-Palliek Counor, shoemaker, of 9, Richardson -court, Chapel-street, Salford, was •brought up in the Salford Police-court, charged with stabbing a NTORISII, named Ann Bettersby. The prose entrix And prisoner occupied different portions of the same house. Between four and five o'clock in the morning the prosecutriz heard a noise in the house, -and on getting up and'going down stairs, found her husband and the prisoner fighting. She attempted to part them, and after having done so, was struck on the right arm by the prisonek.with a sharp-pointed instrument. Pro secutrix ran out of the to fetch a policeman, but was followed by the prisoner, who struck her anothcr blow upon the back of ker head with the same weapon. Mr. A. W. Stooks, surgeon, deposed that tb* Cu t, on the arm w, as two inches, and that on the /*pad was 1 Q i ng , hes in length. Police-constable *els apprehended thg soner shortly afterwards. The prisoner, wtm presented a very , haggard,, appeganpe, and, noz . e Wily a dirty, ragged, Ott and, trousers, declared he had not touched the. Woinan. J;ie was, committed to the assizes, Mr. Trafford observing that in every case where the use of a tails was clearly proved he should commit to the assizes. MURDER, SUICIDE, &e. THE MURDER AT STEPNEY.—NO light has yet been thrown on this murder. It is said that not long ago the murdered woman had intimated to a friend her in tention to devote most of her wealth to the endowment of an almshouse after her death, and it is said she con sulted her solicitor as to the preparation of a will carrying out her views in that and other respects, bat her violent death supervened before the wish was embodied in legal form. About the beginning of this month she bought £l6O worth of paper-hangings, part of a bankrupt's stock, which she kept stored in her house in Grove-road; and it is thought that this had something to do with her death, the suggestion being that the murderer had obtained admission to her house on the pretence of buying some of the paper, and that it was while a bargain was being made for it that she received the blow which deprived her of life. EXECUTION OF THE EMBLETON MURDERP.R. George Cass, sentenced to death at the late Carlisle assizes, for the murder of Ann Sewell, at Embletoa, was hanged on Tuesday at twelve o'clock. The unfortunate man has throughout maintained a demeanour consistent with that of a penitent. On Friday he was visited for the last time by his friends. A girl with whom he was formerly intimate was one. His three brothers and three sisters were the others. On Friday the convict made the following confession : I was smoking my pipe after dinner, and, about three o'clock, Ann Sewell began to call me ugly names, and told me about my bastard child. She said everybody hated me. She then 'threw some cinders at me out of the grate. I jumped up and got held of a knife that was on the table. I got hold of her by the shoulder, and cut her throat. After I saw the blood I wished I had not done it. I thought I could not mend it, so I cut her throat again. I then went up stairs and changed my shirt and breeches. I washed my waistcoat. I then went into a lower room to see if anyone was coming. I then went into her bedroom and looked in her box. There was a purse. I took it. There was a sovereign and Is. 6d. in it. I gave the sovereign to my mother. There was a very great gathering of people in the neighbourhood of the scaffold some hours before the time fixed for the execution ; and it was rumoured that cheap excursion- trains had been run to Carlisle on the occasion. The sad procession having ascended the scaf fold, the executioner produces the white cap and black rope—emblems of his craft. The former he slips on the head of the criminal, amid the shudderings of the people and the tears of not a few. The latter he fastens to the chain and then round the victim's neck—the prisoner seeming to give all the assistance, by ready compliance, in his power. Calcraft descends below, the chaplain advances and shakes the prisoner's hands —there stands the prisoner alone ; the silence of the crowd may be fel t— a moment more s a shadow flies over the scene, as though the sun were ashamed thereof, and George Cass falls and dies, His death struggles are not of long continuance— s few jerks of the lower portion of his body —some twistings of the whole person, and he stills and stiffens, for he is dead At one o'clock, until which time many people lingered itz the neighbourhood, the body was cut down and interred within the precincts of the gaol. DETERMINED SUICIDE.—Last Tuesday, a woman, named Rebecca Stephens, 40 years of age, who kept a general shop, at No. 8, Wellington-place, Stepney, com mitted a determined act of suicide. The deceased, who was a very industrious woman, was the mother of eight children, who lived with her. She had been a widow for about three years, and for some time past cohabited with a man named Sundergreen. Some differences with her paramour and pecuniary embarrassment had preyed on her mind. A fortnight ago she mixed some oxalic acid in a bottle, and was about to swallow the deadly liquid when she was prevented by her son, who threw away the stuff and rinsed the bottle with water. In the absence of her own children, And four more beloning to Sundergreen, she effectually poisoned herself with a dose • of oxalic acid. J AMES STEWART AND CO. OFFER THEIR CELEBRATED " .LT " WHISKY, 8 years old, at Martell's Old BRANDY, Pale or Brown 26s. ~ Finest Schiedam HOLLANDS, in oases.... 345. & 38s. per Dsz. in wood London, Plymouth, or Bristol GIN, full I iss. 6d. ~ • strength IN-ANY QUANTITY FROM PINT UPWARDS. JAMES STF,WART & CO., WHOLESALE WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS, AND BOTTLERS, OF ALES AND PORTER, QUEEN IN S URANCE- BUILD IN GS, 11. DALE-STREET. 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