The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

``- 4IPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The L HO USE OF LORDS.—T UESDAY . OR at fi eßminELLon t oo k hi s sea t on th e woo l sac k ve o'clock. Tat AMERICAN DIFFICULTY.—MR. CRAMPTON. Th e Earl of CARNARVON enquired of Lord Clarendon C an ratnPton. Y despatch h a d b een rece i ve d from M r. - Th.. Ts Larl of C LARENDON : I received, last night, a uiniunieatio ;n from M r . C rampton, d ate d t h e 27th 1 7 , 1 , up to the hour wh en h e wro t e , h e h a d rece i ve d u Th otin eation of his dismissal. b raft e C°ll ntY Court s A ct Amendment Bill, and the Th:7l Banke rs Bi ll passed through committee. P°hltivenile C onvict Prisons (Ireland) Bill, the Straw 'L T Heal t h Supplemental Bill, and the Hay and Bills ruie — " o I. wer e rea d a t hi r d t i me an d passe d weilloace.kr lordships - '• urned at twenty minutes past six "1 e St,tt 5 OF COAIMONS.-TUESDAY It took the chair at four o'clock Th e c PRIVATE BUSINESS, _ 'the cevi D-ulY6.s and Dumfries Railway Bill, and 16.1 e Company Bill were read a third PaSsed_ In a s ir le,'llinvittee of the whole house, leave was given to Peosatiou XtIGY to bring in a bill having reference to to the THE EARL OF PERTH of Perth and ilfelport O r , 4 , 'rde red " 'notion of Mr. HAYTER, a riaw writ was G ird rd f °r Leicester , in the roam of Mr. Richard eeeased. NEW WRIT, Lo rd PETITIONS 114%4 iti 111.78stra. presented a petition signed by 4,000 °t bof the London Corporation Bill. L0tid,,544.1-a presented a petition from the liverymen zgainst it. WILLS, &C. BILL. T il li allwe r to Mr. HADFIELD, 4 4° S°llelT°R-GENERAL stated that the second read- J ; the \ril ls and Administration Bill would be taken "daY, the 23rd inst. %f F. h e B ,l titt) -'G gave notice, that in committee of suopf -100 0-n4°l(l move the reduction of th e vote )(3- " for civil contingencies to £30,000. CIVIL CONTINGENCIES, Th e THE IRISH LAW COURTS 141 / 1 1 ell 41°11N T - GENERAL (for Ireland), in reply to Mr. 411 aties jj st ated th a t the question of increasing the 4 14 4 : t he clerk s of Nisi Prius in Dublin, in con -111)on them the increased duties and expenses imrosed 1 / 4 1 P hY the establishment of the Consolidated I :a i d us L c "rt) and by the Common Law Procedure ‘5 be ‘"peen brought under his consideration too late 4 , :11 h 14 : ; , 1111e d in the Common Law Procedure Bill, f v 4 6l;: h - '' riot think, considering the present stateo 44° Ihe -11 hi s ii e ss, that it would be expedient to introduce . r ° l l the subject during the present session. I 1 144, p: t er to lir. MAca.k... /I th ti:tscE:g stated, that at present there was a contract 4ii s to e t t ell insular and Oriental Company for carping a. e 'east, and afterwards for carrying mails to .cirthe Th ere Was, th ere f ore , an existing contract 44. t rket e - e°4veyan ce of mails to Suez. While this c on, ti:T inu ed, it would not be expedient to enter into 14 I)4con tr act for th e serv i ce , b u t if any new 11.41 1 4 1114° Posed to °llt any extra carry mails to Suez and to Ans.. Ne Dt i 1.4 t charge, the Govenment would AUSTRALIAN MAILS. A ds n ANN UITIES REDEMPTION BILL. . 11 41 t ti me E LLOR of the brought in the 114 e Il e demption Bill, E wh xcaPeuEtt ich was read a first „It , pi .11°;11:18-4rtv moved for a select committee to enquire Ilt d ea ' °Peration of the law imposing punishment Ile 411 0: 1 1 I ' d T he hon • member in commencing , stated that 4111 11 e n°l ; in the course of his remarks a r s efer to ex a reason 1 / 1 1y It °eras, which might be put forward t 't t he Pre b b eit glit for sent moment ertai ' the question shou l l i d ty n a o f t t b h e e ‘aish, ward. He stated that the tinc . le g ~, "'ent as i ncreasing, that public feeling was ris 1° ol ) 4111st it, and that juries were becoming les e s ae re e ad o y f !tile le, an judges to pass the extreme sent 4i e lb,' 44 eases of murder. And in many countries d bli°ll7biliiBlllll°nt had been successfully abolished, an th e re), 8 he grollUded his motion for a committee upon ; ac e d, b°ll°f which the opinion of that House migh o t p b o e n poli tical ll ° would not argue the question xpe_ Iliellc" grounds, but upon the ground of h e con. leildeldo:lY- Por a punishment to be valid, . 48 l a ti l . ' kt i t should be effeetivl upon criminal l s l , : e s well 111111°11 all B°l3Pression of crime, that it should faequally al 1 ese .entfillinals, and that it should be certain. as I lan) ; effec -4101341'4 capital Punishment failed, and it w 1 11 4. / 4 7 111)° ° the criminal. , er—,11P41.13 seconded the motion, in which em he ce r : - the whole countryconcurred. The hon. Nenxiillatitect 'upon theprejarlicial effect of public ril kr. ij ns ”" the Morality of the country. . the Worfilt.u44°lgn, in Opposition to the motion, quoted Ills hl 'B ' " whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall vthieh4°tl,(ll)e she He alluded to the importunities of e°r4l the Secretary of State was subjected on behalf . 4 44 rained criminals, suggesting that a select co . rn of e a h o , , - .l ' thi s , 11 1 b e aPpointed, with a view to the abolition 4 %. s'ale of things, rather than the punishment of 1 1. r. t t " Btr Ore 4lBl°lt suPported the motion. „ttee —EI' opposed the appointment ti ai ra t t . qn of a select Ittlit Of 1" death " kr b °TOR s upported the abolition of the punish -44 4k.iti04130-tta. op posed, and Mr. WARNER supported °,l PUNISHMENT OF DEATH F: thin div.ided, when the numbers were 41gainst iino!ion 94 'Majority k r. 11 . v.„,_ 413VANCSSIENT OF SCIENCE. lkiii4t Pu blic °ol) tnoved for a select committeetoe s n ci q e u n i c r e e ; itl)p Illeasures could be taken to advance b: 41. • /j, "e the Position of its cultivators. . . op _ ,-Icl I,;eklzitioN seconded the motion, whicti was Lord -I'ANttb" the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER Ilien' 411 d Lord PAradEusrox. IllousisioatelY_ the !notion was withdrawn. During the aloe al aa rl f , c :r this subject, three unsuccessful attempts - `° Count out the house. , %I. t IRE LAWS AFFECTING WOMEN. ' 14 14 ot , ,‘ Naar moved resolutions, to the property of 4%111,r474311310n law, which gave all personal tert l , t: ell Marriage and all subsequently P acquired pro effect that the and .11.ill ioll, ," the Marriage, unjust in;principle, 1 ,4:11 Operation. ev il s, and Netir,4lNoicr-GENtaAx. acknowledged the ble et tileed his intention to bring in a bill next o s u e l s d sio fo u rm to Dart or C' eligetiejes of the ea se , and which w l aw and laity, a general Measure for the combination of 114 . i‘t ;104 Ivir , 41,1Ns o bjected t o the principle that a husband kr, 434111 d hav e separat e esta b lishments. .t"h .4 ttB4, e uNTz su sc 'eae re P p o rted the ori g i na l motion. t ks V from th SOLICTOR-GE motion NERAL, was Nbt - the E motion 1414 , and Mr. J. G. PumumonE, awti. a 1 4 qis e ot -88)11 '4 took lace upon the a pp o i n t men t o f a A 1)0 t°ltnnitt ' B, but tee Pon the su bj ect of perforated postage 13..1./) t tweiv`r motion Was unsuccessful. cl oc k the House was counted, and there 4 :4 aa r :'Jour /led t wenty-se ven members present, the House POSTAGE LABELS, 41‘Al ls111P 14 Saturday .v essl —IIONR.—.OII from ler , named as above, arrived at Glasgowmorn ,6 4 tide e she had been launched with the early .. r a splendid ` 4 11 44 5, anc i .hv Messrs Smith and Rodger. She has ion ,. i e e crane .11400 tons re inter. She has been berthed a. elt idin, iri the East Indil harbour, where her mo.chinery, 1 1 1 1 4 4 Virect acting engine of 180-horse power, is to 1,,, a heen 0 1 r by Ale:ism .M.Nab and Clark. The Rhone bierpoo tilt for Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, and Co., of v `" to b e , utule r rze the superintendence of Captain Birch, and Q1441411(1 . "1 ill the Mediterranean trade under the of Oaptain Bruce. THE TETE CONVICT pAimER. Although the prisoner has dedlited to avail himself of the screened seat provided for him in the chapel of the gaol, yet it does not appear that he is altogether regardless of his religious duties.. On the contrary, he pays marked attention to the spiritual advice afforded him by the worthy chaplain of the prison, who, it may , be stated, has been unremitting in his attention to him ever since his confinement. He exhibits an apparent sense of the manner in which he has neglected his duties in a religious point of view, and to that extent appears penitent ; but to any suggestion greatest proof of his sincerity would be ah , n of the justice of his sentence, he turns a deaf ear, an I asserts that he is innocent of the crime of murdering Jobn Parsons Cook. The prisoner appears to take lid vantage of every circumstance likely to operate in his favour, and this was particularly exemplifi d in his intercourse with Mr. Wright, the gentleman who, for a philanthropic object, devotes a onside bie portion of h time to visiting the different gaols of the country, and hav ing interviews with prisoners accused of great offences, and who has a speciai order from the Secretary of State to enable him to do so. To this gentleman, Palmer, while slill asserting his innocence, made so great a show of penit ence and religious feeling, that he went away deeply impressed in his favour, and with the belief that his conver- sation had materially softened him. The moment Palmer was alone, however, he resumed his former appearance, and it was apparent to those about him that no real effect had been pro duced on his mind It appears that the execution will not be perforated by Ca'craft, the ordinary exeutioner. This is not on account opinion of his incompetence in consequence of a recent event, but it seems that for several years the executions that have taken place in this county have been carried out by a man named Smith, who lives at Dudley. He has no regular salary, but when there is a necessity for his services his expenses are paid to Stafferdb and after the execution he receives £5 for the (hay he has performed. He has already been applied to, and an answer was received in due form, thanking the authorities, and expressing his willingness to perform the duty. So numerous have been the applications on behalf of the reporters of the metropolitan and provincial press for orders of admission to be present at the execution, that Major Fulford, the governor of the prison, who has on all occasions evinced a readiness to give every information in his power consistent with his duty, has felt himself in considerable difficulty how to act. In such a case as this, where the attention of the public has naturally been so much excited, and where even the interests of justice would even appear to require that the incidents connected with the last moments of so extraordinary a malefactor should be faith fully recorded, it appears evidently essential that some authorised representatives of the press should be present, but the regulations of the gaol are imperative, and by one of any of them the governor is positively interdic,ed from allow ing any strangers to be in the prison on the morning of an execution. Under these circumstances, Major Pafford, on Friday, addressed a letter to the Secretary of State asking for his directions on the subject, and suggest the same time that he should be permitted to admit a certain number of accredited reporters to be present at the execution, and there is very little doubt that Sir G. Grey will accede to the request. The subjoined letter has been addressed to the Derby Reporter " Sir,—Now that Palmer's trial is over, and a jury of his country have solemnly declared him to have been guilty of the wilful mqrder of his friend Mr. Cook, I shall not, I think, do wrong in making known to the world, through your columns, what I know respecting the death of Mr. Leonard Bladon, another friend of Palmer's, and who, I fear, perished in a similar manner to the unfortunate Mr. Cook. Mr. Bladen was a native of this town, and has a brother still residing here. He was my intimate friend, and in May, 1850, whilst on a visit to W. Palmer's, at Rugeley, he was driven over from that place to Ashby, by Jeremiah Smith. They spent the day with me, and returned to Rugeley the same evening. Bladen was at the time in good health, though not quite recovered from the effects of an accident he had met with. Ho had more than £lOO on his person, ,fterwards, and also a betting book. In a week or two a he died rather suddenly in Palmer's honse, and the bull of his money and betting book were missing. I strongly suspected at th tt time, from a statement made to me by Bladon's brother, who bad been over to Rugeley and seen Palmer, and who informed me of some very suspicious circumstances, that he had met with foul play, and I was very anxious that an investigation should take place. I _ _ consulted with other friends on the subject, nd they advised me to be cautious how I moved in so serious a matter. I also wrote to Bladon's widow on the subject, and I also wrote to the police at Rugeley, requesting to be informed when the next magistrates' meeting would be held there, fully intending to go and inform them of my suspicions ; but I got no reply to this last lette r r, as it did not reach its destination, but was (how I can't say) mis-sent to Rugby, Warwick. shire. I did receive a letter from Mr. Mi. - lows widow, which I send you; I think it worthy of publication, and you can add it to this letter. You will perceive that she was averse to an investigation, and unfortunately none took place, or the fearful tragedies that have, as is very generally believed, since been perpetrated, would, in all probability, have been averted ; bat th , re are several circumstances in that letter strongly confirmatory of my I will point them out to you. She says she suspicions was igrurrant of the distance, which she considered much further ; this means the distance from Rugeley to Ashby, and arose as follows:—She had heard from a friend of her husband's of his dangerous illness at Palmer's, and had hurried down to Rugeley, and arrived there to find him on the point of death and speechless . She intimated to Palmer her wish that myself or her husband's brother should be sent for from Ashby ; he made this false excuse, that Ashby was a long way off, across country roads, and would take two or three days' time for the journey. He knew well that Bladon had only a short time before been driven to Ashby by Jeremiah Smith ; spent the day there, and returned to Rugeley the same day. Again, he was very anxious to get this poor lady to sign a document, acknowledging that Bladon was indebted to him £59, when the fact was the very reverse, he being at that time Bladon's debtor in a considerable sum, The object evidently was to manufacture a piece of evidence, in case of investigation, to prove that he could have had no motive to destroy Bladon, but the contrary. There were other suspicious circumstances, thouzh not mentioned in her letter, which she afterwards informed me ot. She was allowed to see her husband but for a very short space of time ; she was hurried out of the room, and was not allowed to see him again, neither whilst living nor after death The reason assigned by Palmer after Bladon's deat that his body was fast decomposing, and not fit to be seen He was also buried with indecent haste. Another circum stance was, that upon Mrs. Bladon expressing her surprise that so little money was found upon her husband's person (viz., £l5), as she knew that he had a mei derable sum with him ; again, the ready lie, Palmer said that Bladon had been to Ashby and paid away a good deal of money there, the contrary being the fact ; he had money to receive in Ashby, and none to pay. Another circum stance was, that his pockets had been rammagel, arid his papers all turned over, and some abstracted, particularly his betting-book. His death occurred immediately after. ,h was, Chester races, and I have strong reason fur believing that Palmer had lost considerably to him Another strange circumstance was, that Palmer never sent to Mrs. Bladon to acquaint her of her husband's illness ; but a friend of Bladon's, named Merritt, on his return from Chester races, called to see him at Rugeley, and found him in so fearful a state of illness that he thought it right instantly to pr'ceed to London by the express train, and sent her do sm.—l " W. BOSTOCK. remain yours, &c " TO MR. BOSTOCY. "Jane 14, 1850 " Ashby-de-la-Zouch, June, 1856." Subjoined is Mrs. Bladon's letter, written after her return to London, in reply to a communication sent to her by Mr. Bostock, the reference in it to the brewery, meaning the firm for which her deceased husband travelled : " Dear Sir,—l am exceedingly obliged to you and Mrs. Bostock for the kind interest you take in my affairs, and have no doubt from the respect you bore my late husband, you would have done what you say ; but if you take NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. into 'consideration the afflicting circumstances I was placed in with no one of my own friends round me to advise or counsel me, ignorant of the distance which I con sidered much farther, bowed down by grief as I was, that I did not act with the coolness of after reflection In the m;rlQ of my trouhle Mr. Palmer insisted on my signing a paper for £59, £5O of which he said Mr. Bladon borrowed of him, and the £9 he said be had paid him for 20 gallons of gin, which he had not received. The gratitude I felt for the kind treatment 131adon had, t thought, received from them wnuld hate ihdueed me to have signed it in a toin'ent, could I have done so without distressing myself ; hut knowing the embarrasad state of my affairs, which I candidly informed them of, still Mr. Palmer insisted on my signing the paper, urging if it was not in my power to pay he would not compel me to do so ; and I think I should have been induced to have done SD had he not sai I he had never borrowed a farthing of Mr. I know he had told a falsehood, as I en a letter in which he acknowledged £lOO, and told on in his life. and to insist on my BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT ACT. (FROM OCR OWN REPORTER.) HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY. The select committee on this bill re-asFembled to-day at half-past twelve o'clock, for the purpose of going through the various clauses of the bill, the preamble having been declared proved yesterday afternoon. The Birkenhead dock trustees, as the opponents to the bill, having been virtually put out of court, in consequence of the preamble of the bill having been declared proved, did not make their appearance through their counsel, Mr. Goldsmid. There was some discussion on some of the clauses, and one or two gentlemen belonging to the commissioners were and in explanation of them ; but, eventually, th main provisions of the bill were agreed to—two or thre trifling exceptions being agreed upon: The bill will be reported favourably upon in the House to-night, and the third reading will almost immediately follow, as a matter of course. THE SOUND DUES. held at ten o'clock - yesterday, in the Parish Offices Brown Tte Rev. Rector Campbell presided, nt were—Messrs. Woodru o'her members pr Denton, 0 Neu, Satchel!, Bold, Svred, J. Jones,, Cri.chley, Cooke, Bairstow, Owen, Hastings, Whitty, Crelin, Gardner, Jackson, and Bra.acker. WORKHOUSE COMMITT The minutes of this committee were read. It appeared that "I he numbera admitted to the vagrant shelf; during the week yore 228 males, 124 females. dnd 30 children—in all, 382. The number of sic cases in hospital on the 4th instant was 693, including 42 fever, and 20 itch. The total number in the house on the 4th instant was 2,269. There was nothing of any importance contained in the minutes: Mr. Shaw movEd the adoption of the proceedings, includ ing a recommendation that the building works in hand be finished da►ing the long days, which was carried. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS COMMIT The proceedings of this con .med without any discussion. mmittee were read a I'INANbE dOII±MITTER nd con. The proceedings of this committee were read, and their a moved by Jackson said, since the last meeting he bad been Jr. Woodruff th a retur or tae or the paid offi s )sl fortnightly meeti and thos m an am t of a SELECT VESTRY .-YESTERDAY. Pet vestry was I, &C. LI After a e, a, disti n. From that moment he c telling mo he would make me a pre sent of it ; and on Mrs. Palmer coming into the room, prom which she had been absent a short time, he told her to throw the paper (which was lying on the table) Now, as regards the notions that n to entertain of his brother's death, signing the paper, into the fi William and you se, I entertained no suspicions. I feel, and still feel, ex- tremely obliged to Mrs. Palmer for her kindness to me, which could not be greater if I had been a relative of her own: Considering how shocking it would appear, some proof more than mere surmises, to, accuse any one of a foul crime, which your letter more than hints at. If your mind is not easy, go over yourself and make enquiries ; but pau e ere you do anything to render Mrs. Palmer so uneasy as so dreadful a suspicion must make her. Think in such a case what the feelings of your own wife would be, and consider mine. That Mr. Palmer has acted unjustly in money matters I have every reason to believe ; his letters I have placed in the hands of the Brewery, and if they think proper, and that there are suffi cient grounds, they will, no doubt, investigate the matter. Thanking you and Mrs. Bostock for your kind invitation, of which I shall be happy to avail myself, allow me to subscribe myself, your sincere friend) without R 3. BLADON. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY COURT OF QUEEN'S .BENCH (Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Erie, and Crompton.) THE QUEEN ON THE ' - PROSECUTION OF THE REV. W. MARSHALL v. LLOYD.-11Ir. Sergeant Shee applied for a criminal information against the defendant, the proprieto7 , printer, and publisher of a Welsh paper called the Ye Amp-au, printed in Liverpool. in the Welsh language, and circulated in South Wales. The applicant, the Rev. W. Marshall, was ordained in 1839 as a Roman Catholic priest, and was occupied in missions in and about London till 1849. In the latter end of that year he was moved to Ipswich, at Christmas, 1853, to the Abyravon and Bridgend The libel complained of was published on the gnd after referrine to the mission of the rev. 'livering by young ladies )ther sects residing in that I also that of tract c 1( Couneeted with the variou. neighbourhood, proceeded to charge him with denioralising the town to a dreadful extent, to a deriliction of his pastoral duties, and that he had been seen in a peculiar position at night with a young lady, one of his flock, The rev. gentle man, by his affidavit, denied most positively the ;ertioris contained in the libel, and that his conduct towards females had ever been in accordance with the requirements of his position a 3 a person who hid been educated for and ordained a Roman Catholic priest. The court granted the COURT OF EXCHEQUER (Sittings in Banco, before the Lard Chief Baron, Barons Aiderion, Martin, Bramwell.) TAYLOR v. • LAIRD.—The Lord Chief Baron delivered the judgment of the court in this case. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, captain of a vessel, against the defendant, an extensive shipowner of the city, for an alleged breach of an agreement. The plaintiff was engaged by•the del, ndant as captain of one of his vessels engaged in the African trade. After his arrival in the Niger, he was summarily dismissed from the command of the vessel, and on his return t) this country lie brought an action ag 'inst. the defendant for damages. The plaintiff claimed £2OO ; but on the trial a verdict was returned only for £5O to move the Court for an increase of damages if with lel he was entitled under the agreement to recover more than la, the amount of a month's wage. The Court were of opinion that the plaintiff could not recover more than £5O, and ordered the verdict to stand for that amount. _ WILSON V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.—The Chief Baron gavo judgment in this case, which was argued some time ago, and which stood over until the decision was given in another case, which, how- • ever, was found not to raise the same point. This was an action against the company for the alleged misconduct of one of their servants, in having taken the plaintiff into custody for mutilating a railway ticket, and it was objected at the trial, before the Recorder of Manchester that the servant having acted without authority, the company were not liable for the act complained of. The learned recorder, however, held that there was evidence to go to the jury of an implied authority by the company, and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, damages £25. After mature consideration, the majority of the court were of opinion that the recorder was right in leaning the question he did to the jury, therefore the rule must be discharged. Judgment accordingly. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE PLYMOUTH, Monday Night.—The Royal Stuart, from Batavia, bound to Amsterdam, and last from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left April 7, was off this •port to-day and landed passengers. She spoke on the 2nd June the ship Lavenin, from London to Sydney, five days out, in lat. .46.51 N., long. 8.40 W. She also spoke tho ship Hastings, from London to Wellington, in lat. 47.54 N , and long. 6.4 W. The late news from the Cape is unimportant PRIVATE EXECUTIONS. — Thp Government Gazette of Hobart Town contains what would appear a very strange announcement, being neither more nor less than the official declarations and certificates of the persons who were appointed to witness the execution of two criminals, named Rushton and Mellor, which took place within the precincts of the gaol on the 19th of February. They are published in pursuance of the directions contained in the Act, whiekis entitled " An Act to regulate the execution of criminals." The documents are signed by the sheriff, the under-sheriff, Mr. Capon, the visiting magistrates, D. C. Hadley, constable Gabriel, and two javelin men. The certificate of Dr. Benson is also appended, declaring that he had examined the bodies. of the criminals and ifound that they were dead.—New Zealand Gazette. MURDER IN. FitaNcv..—A horrible murder was com mitted on the Ist at Turin, on the persons of a butcher nam - d Beltrami and his assistant, Maine. It appears that as they were retiring to rest at half past 9 p.m., three men, who had concealed themselves in the house, suddenly fell upon them, despatched Beltratni, and mortally wounded Maina. They then fled precipitately. Maine's wife, who came in a few minutes after the perpetration of the deed, was the first to give the alarm. Maina was still able to give some information, but nothing was found belonging to the assassins, except a very good hat, a stiletto, and a stick. They had carried off 3,000 f out of 15,000 f, which they had expected to find. The police are on the search for the murderers. Aseotr Races.—These races opened yesterday under e xtremely favourable auspices. The weather beingbrilliantly fine, many thousands of persons took advantage of it, and proceeded by rail to Windsor; the Great Western Railway was as usual the most favoured route, notwithstanding the South Western had its full proportion of passengers ; the parliamentary trains on both the lines drafted nearly .2 000 p raoris from the metropolis, and before nine o'clock, it is estimated that by railway alone, no fewer than 20,000 -ersons had left town for Windsor. The fineness of the - littler had the effect of cilling large numbers of vehicles it,sl"don and the old Bath road was thron ged with carriages of every description , from the landau and harouche 's of the aristocracy, to the humble drag of the in to reg trade mi an. FATAL STEAM BOILER FxPLOSIO N.—About eight o'clock on Monday morning the boiler of a stationary engine; used,to draw coal waggons up an incline at the colliery of Messrs. Wharton and Sons. 'Whittington, near Chester field, exploded with a terrific report. At the time men tioned George Holmes, the engine tender, was in the engine house, letting down a train of waggons ; and another young man, named Joseph Cooke, was leaning against the engine -house door smoking a pipe, and asking for work. Cooke was found dead, and with his skull severely fractured, twenty yards from the engine house; and Holmes was discovered submerged in the debris at about a similar distance. He was sensible, although mach injured, his face, indeed, being so disfigured that he was scarcely recognisable. The boiler was blown into a dozen pieces, three of the largest being found in the fields a dis tance of 250 yards. The ends of the boiler were found in two fields 300 yards, and the sides were blown an equal distance. The engine was scattered in all directions to a distance of fifty yards. The rafters of the engine house, bricks, files, and pants, and other building materials, were blown into the adjoining field; and altogether it was admitted by several engineers that a: more complete destruction of a building never was seen. in the employ- TAY. ••15.'n emolug (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The select committee on the Sound Dues, which mate rially affects Liverpool, in connection with the different parts of the United Kingdom, met to day, for the first time, for the purpose of appointing a chairman, and . arranging as fo the mode of proceeding. The committee consists of the Chancellor of the Exche. quer, Messrs. Disraeli, Cirdwell, J. Bramley-Moore, Lord Stanley, Villiers, Newd6gate, Mitchell, Lord Chelsea, Mil ner Gibson, Hutt, R Phillimare, Deasy, and Duncan. Mr. Villiers was appointed chairman. After the appointment of chairman the committee remained in deliberation for nearly one hour. They eventually agreed to meet this day week for the purpose of receiving communications from government, and the various trade associations, who were invited to produce evidenee, he did net find ehurch-:aniens, cont rs paid by th DISINTERMENT OF A BODY IN THE ROCHDALE CEMETERY. On Monday an inquest was held by Mr. Frerr and Dearden, on the body of Lawrence John Hunt, interred in the cemetery on the sth. Deceased was the brother of Mr. Thomas Hunt, solicitor. A strange degree of secrecy had been apparently observed with respect to the interment, and on Saturday it was stated that the deceased had been interred without certificate. Other reports became current that unfair play had been used, and the coroner ordered the body to be disinterred first witness examined was— Mr. Abraham Hill, of Toad-lane, Rochdale. cabinet maker, who said he had known deceased a lon t , since a boy from Mr. T. Hunt came for b. rovile re R time, ,chial rate ; he went to see him at his office. order to make a coffin for his brother. By arrangement he did not take the coffin till Tuesday night. He attended the funeral on Wednesday, but saw no certificate of death, and was not told of what deceased died. The Rev. Mr. Rowan was the clergyman, and he asked for a certificate, when he (the witness) sent Mr. Thomas Hunt to him. The sexton, Mr. William Meredith, also asked Mr. Hur gave him an of trot at Wa ought to I by some gentl had none to give him. The age for a certificate, but 1 on the coffin-plate was 35 Mr. James Lawton, surgeon, deposed that he made a post mortem examination of the body on Sunday. He found no external marks or bruises to cause suspicion of unfairness. He opened the chest and found the lungs dis eased, the right lung congested, and the left lung was very small, with an effusion of two to three quarts of bloody serum on the left side of the chest, and some threads of lymph, the result of inflamation. The heart was soft and flabby, with rather more fat than usual, and perfectly empty, but otherwise hea'tby. The liver was extensively diseased, and indicated very_ free living. The stomach was us _ and contained from two to three ounces of fluid matter The mucous membrane indicated inflammation as the result of stimulants. In his opinion death was caused by chronic pleurisy and the effusion of a large quantity of fluid into the left side of the chest, which would produce asphyxia or suffocation. The colour of the liver was clearly such as was caused by stimulants. perquisites. Nr. Woodruff -Dirt any use ? be no fi Mr. Thonias Hunt, solicitor, brother of the deceased, said his brother died on Sanday week, a little after ten He alone was preslnt. He died at he had lived for about He liv o'clock in the evening his office, e 'eve wed where he took his meal he office, but there was no b I there. the witness) was at the office on the Friday and on Saturday, when his brother was very i'l but refused to have a doctor, without assigning a reason. He did no: beliece his brother was out of d..iors on the Saturday, nor since Thursday. He did not visit his brother on Sunday until a little after tour o'clock in the afternoon, and he (witness) left th 3 office about four o'clock on Satur day. Ile did not go out generally except in the morning, and was vary reserved. The Coroner : You heard what Mr. Lawton said as to the state of the liver. Has your brother been in the habit of indulging in drink ? _ Tae witness : I shall decline to answer that question. I believe Mr. Lawton has Fmk n conscientiously what he believed to be true. It is not for me to say that my brother has been guilty of anything of the kind. _ The Coroner : It is my business to have proof, and to put questions to get proof. The Witness : I am aware of that, and I should prefer it coming out in the course of other evidence. The Coroner : But if witnesses decline to answer I cannot get proof ; and when there is a refusal I am bound to commit. Witness : Very well ; if I am bound to do so, I must ; but it is a painful duty, and I must confess the fact. The Coroner : It is a public duty I have to perform. In reply to the Coroner, the witness then said : My brother principally drank ale, lie was removed from my office to my house a little after eleven o'clock on Sunday week. I visited him twice in the Sunday afternoon ; once between four and five,—he was then breathing very hard; and. again at ten o'clock , when he was sinking fast. He might die in three quarters of an hour aften ten o'clock. He was alone in the office. He had nothing for tea but some cold ham and some ale. When I went to see him at four there was a fire, but it was nearly out when I went at ten. lam positive I saw him die, and that he was not dead at ten, although it has been so reported. He was on the sofa when I went in the last time at ten. I could not tell what he said. He has left no property ; his lite is not insured ; nor was he in an y c l u b. He went to li ve a t th e o ffi ce for private reasons. I informed many people of his death. I had no particular reason for interring him without a certificate. Neither the Rev. Mr. Ro wan nor the sexton refused to inter, or asked me for a certificate.—Mr. Walker said that Wm. Meredith, the sexton, had informed the registrar.—The jury then put certain questions as to why a medical man was not sent for; but the only reply obtained was that his brother was no friend to surgeons —The coroner said it appeared to many people that the funeral had been con , ducted very secretly. There was only four mutes beside , the witness and Mr. Hill, and it had given rise to sus picion. He certainly did think Mr. Hunt was a lit blameable for not calling in some one to his aid.—Tue j looking at the evidencs of the surgeon, came to mous decision that the diseased died from natural causes The offica of Comptroller at the part of Belfast is vacant, by the lamented death of John W. Trousdell, Esq., which has cast a gloom among his many respectable connexions and friends. INUNDATIOI , IB IN FRANCE.—The Lord Mayor of London has called a meeting for the purpose of expressing the sympathy of the, people of this country for the sufferers by_the inundations in France. INUNDATIONS IN SWITZERLAND.--ACCDUMS from Basle give disastrous news of the effects produc2d by the late rains in that neighbourhood. -A part of the side of the moun tain, in the commune of Bokten, has slipped, from being saturated with water. Several housa have been destroyed and cultivated grounds have been covered with tree fruit trees have been much injured. The crop of cherries has been entirely destroyed. Tun PATRIOTIC FOND COMMISSIONERS.—It was decided, at a meeting of the royal commissioners, on 27th May, that there should be a perpetual endowment of £5,000 per annum for the maintenance and education of 300 daughters of soldiers, sailors, and marines. To produce this £140,G00 will be required—besides say £20,000 for the building. That there shall be a perpetual endowment for a school of about 100 boys, the sons of soldiers, sailors, and marines. This, it is estimated, will cost £25,000 beyond the allowances under the scale for the boys at present provided for. Until this scheme is in full operation, the sums to be appropriated to it shall be expended in aid of the general fund for the relief and education of soldiers' and sailors' children. The scheme will further comprise a perpetual endowment in the Wellington College to the extent of £25,000, for sons of military officers. A like endowment in the Cambridge Asylum to the extent of £3,000, for widows of non-com missioned officers and privates. A like endowment in the Royal Naval School at Newcross, to the extent of £B,OOO, for the sons of naval officers. A like endowment at the Royal Naval Female School at Richmond, to thc. extent of £5,000 for the delight , rs of naval officers. A like endow-. ment in the Naval and Military Schools at Port mouth and Plymouth, to the .extent of £5,000, £2,500 in each, for the children of soldiers, sailors, and marines. sive of houses, coals, provisions, and other 812,090 I ls. sd. In addition, they had rical Expenses, making in all £13,973, e- JSDON, TUESDAY NIGHT. to 'the rectors of the parish, clerks, revel £1,882 A that list, or the rettu 1 anything what in money a try books Id who wore re ng copi e s . LI that that cemetery been done by the wh a sexton in that cemeter in which not yet laid down, receiving X6O lon said, that b lough the T ihe eve in q 'stion occurred I rion, who %cre employed is some capacity or other—ost what capacity he could not understand from anything .he could Bed in the return—in the parish cemeteries. It appeared at the relief quorums, the other day, that a pauper was consigned to the grave without any officer whatever attending t 3 perform the funeral rites—that a boy in tl company had read tb° ' a'a Prn-- Lot. Layer, and that upon :emontstrance being made to the ate-keeper only imperti nence, he might sly, had been received. He, theiefore, thought it became highly necessary the vestry should under stand who were the responsible individuals td perform the duties at the parish cemrteries. He was quite mire the chairman would feel himself that this wag a matter deserv ing of great condemnation somewhere. Although, bearing in mind, that the subject did not come under the immediate province of the vestry, as it appeared to be a matter pertaining to the rectors and churchwardens,itill he thought he should not be out of order in alluding to it and requiring explanation, inasmuch as be found that paupers were employed in the cemeteries, and that certain amounts were paid which were charged upon the parochial rates. He, therefore, begged leave to put a few questions for informa tion, with the view of having the ma•tcr thoroughly sifted. He should be glad to know, in the first instance, who was respw.sible for the performance of the funeral services et the burial of the poor in the pariah cemeteries, and who performed the duties of parish clerk there; for he found that the parish clerks received 6d. 1.,r every *initial in the parish, high or low, rich or poor, in she cemeteries or in the churches. ite should like to know, also, what were the duties of the sextons, who the .. what they received, and from what source they were paid He should like to know the number of paupers employed in the parish cemeteries ; whether it had not been the custom - ‘Nich had been charged to the tons wer nsible for-registering of the new cemetery had beeti pur her. ; that what ie found that there was had been house rent and ing a very large amount of money and losing interest on. it appeared now, that they had no use for it; and h should like to know whether it was ever likely to be c The Chairman said, the rector was responsible for the performance of the burial services, which he performed by bis curates punctually andregularly. With respect to .the case alluded, to, the neglect of the performance Of that was not in the least the fault of the curate. The 1 Henry Brooks was the curate. Of course he did not rc ,ended when proper not the curate, received nOtica from the sexton that there was to ral that day, and therefore did not attend. He presumed it would be allowed that, under these circum stances, the curate was exempt from blame. Where the neglect arose he (the chairman) did not know. It had been ,ed to the best of his ability, and the church- investi warden's had a report upon the subjpet; - The sexton Lively denied the asseverations of tho persons music Lnd ded hat Vier as no 13( Inasm . uch.as he did t ch regretted i tacked to to be a funeral. Of course But he did not a the clergyman ink there was any ind if the sexton to be believed, no d to him A deputy was provided tc the duties of parish clerk. The registry books were neces ovide i by the parish according to the act of parlia- The act of parliament ordered him (the chairman) ter every funeral which took place within the '; and to the best of his ability he believed every which took place was i.gislered, and if any was not perform sarily F ment. to reg ' cemetery tunera gistered a peniAty was enforceable against him. The win.= minister entered it in the registry and supplied aged it t The new c metery was locally situ h of Walton; bct, by the act of parliament, rposes, and none other, within t and parcel of the parish of record r ali ecclesiastica' the parish of Liverpool, r Liverpool, and subject to the Mr. Woodruff stated that, as soon as convenient, the cemetery at Walton would be used for interments. It only waited now to be laid out for the purpose. The church wardens were of opinion that the time had arrived when they should make no further interments in St. Martin's. In consequence of this fact the present arrangements were not so perfect as they would be when they got to the new burial ground. With regard to the employment of paupers there, he observed that if they did not allow pauper labour, which cost nothing, to be used there, they would have to pay very largely for other labour. The proceedings were then confirmed. Mr. Shaw proposed, according to notice, that Mr. Thomas Smith, of 136, Islington, be elected a member of the board, in the room of Mr. Jardine, disqualified by non-attendance. Mr. Wise seconded the motion which was carried. .me fees, THE THSMI [SSA L OF TH E MEDICAL OFFICERS The next business before the board was, the motion of which notice was given by Mr. Shaw the preceding day, "That the appointment of the present medical officers (Drs. Thompson and Newton), be determined by the board, the same to take effect at the expiration of three months from the present day." The following letter addressed to the clerk was read from Mr. Newton, " 55; Summerseat, J tine 10, 1856. " Sir,—l have to revest that you will communicate to the ry my wish to resign my appointment as medical )11Icer of the Liverpool union, at the termination of the usual three months' notice. This Ido on tho supposition that the select vestry are prepared to sanction and maintain the recent most unjust and arbitrary proceedings of the relief committee.-1 have tl3 .0 remain et "JOHN NEWTON." A long letter was read from Dr. Thompson, de!ending himself against the charge of neglec nd contending that emendation of the committee should not b firmed. This letter had been previously circulated in a printed form among the members of the board and others. Mr. Shaw moved the resolution, of which he had given He said that, had De. Thompson displayed the same amount of feeling towards his family end to himself before the committee, as he had done in his letter, the committee might have come to a different conclusion. At the same time, they had u duty to perform, not only to the board, the parishioners, and the poor people entrusted to their charge, but also to themselves; and, having unani• mously arrived at the opinion that Dr. Thompson was now unworthy of their confidence, he thought it would be very unwise, indeed, of them to shrink from their responsibility, or their duty. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Shaw added that, as Mr. Newton's letter did not seem to convey a distinct resignation, it was thought necessary to hare his name in cluded in the resolution, to prevent future questions being raised. _ _ the rec notice Mr. Owen seconded the motion. Mr. Gardner proposed, as an amendment, that the question be referred to the whole board ; but his amend ment was not seconded. After a short conversation, the moti^n was adopted. This was the whole of the general business. Letters from Milan state, that the Austrian Govern ment, anxious to neutralise the popularity of Piedmont, has resolved to erect the Lombardo-Venetian provinces into a kingdom of Upper Italy, and to place a prince of Italian birth, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, on the throne. The floods, which have desolated at least thirty of the French departments, exercise a fatal influence over trade generally. Fortunately, in those parts of the country which have escaped, the crops present a magni ficent appearance. The fluctuations in the corn markets have greatly risen from the interruption of traffic. The Moniteur• of Monday notifies that the Emperor , on returning from the departments that have suffered from the floods, thought of devoting to purposes of suc cour the sums set apart for the public fetes of the lnp tism ; but his Majesty has become convinced that the preparations were too far advanced to permit of this wish being usefully realised,and nothing will be changed in the arrangements already made. nsmaireMmargompliellaile Vianarmawasmamill 13IEXENHEAD COMMISSIONERS The board he its first In he annual election, luare, last evening. The s. Bryant, Cook, 111 4 Whirter, Villoughby, Bradley, Hind, Hamilton Go ul born ol by the Secre- el the names el elected, the whole of which has- already Pleasure in moving t Willoughby had motion. e appointments LIGHTING ND WATC rove committee for the ensu M'Donald, I Goul borne, 8.11, z t the public off I 'Donal ppeared in the columns of this journal. On the motion of Mr. Goulborne, seconded by Mr. Cooic6i Ir. 'try upon to preside fur that evening. OF CIIAIRMAW d to Mr. Gonihorne then be that Mr. John Laird 1 that Mr. G. Rae He said, and had rendered rman - , for the same period ad been g the past year, that he reinstate them in 1. He had much gentlemen —Me acre. ', Bailiff, so well and ably filled Mr. M - Donald seconded the resolui aously adopted. great pleasure in se CONSIITT the folio Whirter, illouglib on wh WI was unant. THE MARKET COMMITTEE ie motion of Mr the following gentle committee: —Messss ;couded by Mr. Cook,. s of this' n were 111'Whirter, --- Bradley, Goagh, Bailiff, 4EALTII COMMITTEF On the motion of Mr. Hiud, seconded by Mr. Bradley, it was unanimously resolved that the following gentlemen should form the above committee :—Messrs. M'Whirtcr, Gough, Bailiff, Baylis, Bradley, Wilkinson, an l Meakin. ROAD AND IMP R(,V}MENT COMMITTFIE• The following gentlemen wer members of this em;linittee Bell, Bailiff, Meaki and Verelst, so unanimously elected Hind, Cook, Goulborue, FINANCE COMMITTEE On the motion of Mr. Willoughby, seconded by Mr. M'Whirter, it was unanimously agreed that Messrs. Keightly, Bryant, Goulborne, Gough, liar, Park, and Willoughby, with the chairman of each of the other commissions, E; ho is 1 d consti. tuto the health committee. THE FERRY COMMITTEE On the motion of Mr. Harrison, seconded by Mr. Goulborne, it was unanimously resolved that Messrs. Xspinall, Bradley, M`Donald, Kei;htly, Rao, Wilkinson, and Harrison, should comprise this committee .Mr. Harrison, the former chairman of , the committee, ex pressed his willingness to retire, should the board think the of placing any other new members in it, besides Mr. M‘Danald and Mr. Wilkinson. For his part he did not think tLat tivo better men could be found to perform the duties, as they lived near the ferry. THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. All the members of the Finance Committee were appointed to perform the duties of this committee. THE IMPROVEMENT BILL It was unanimously resolved that Mr. Laird, Mr. Rae f and Mr. Keightly should be elected to form a sub-committee foi condo the Improvement Bill now bcfore Pa The Chairman then announced to the board that official ,nformation had been received by tele Lbe Birkenhead Improvement Bill 1 aph froda Loadou, that passed through the committee of the House of Common that the board would bo exceedingly :re was no doubt bu would be the means of con TUB LIBRARY CC s committee ald tat rated with this alteration, that Lee of Mr. Whittingliatn, who THE BUSINESS ,ry then read t of the several meet- ings held since the last month] firmed. LATE ELECT', .ting, whicll were eon► The business of the board was brought to a conclusion by ) secretary reading a letter addressed to the commissioner, signed by Galloway, the rate collector, complaining of the conduct of Mr. E. Eretherten, one of the defeated candidates elcctio ked the protection of the board from the conduct of he stated, had met him in Hamilton- Thursday, when he (Mr. Bretherton) m (Galloway) and Mr. Watson, The lett, was to the effect that the Mr. Bretherton, who, ,iat however unpleasant it might bo for Mr. Brother ton to he placed in the position he wa:, ho (Galloway) had no right to be insulted in the discharge of his duties. itifair conduct at the election, and otherwise inducted himself. The letter concluded by stating, fere in t Chairman : I do not see how we t as a hoard, can inter. We have nothing to do with it; it was s . Breiherton and Galloway. If he is matter between Mr armed—(laughter)—he must seek redress elsewhere, : Has there been any complaints made on tho letter is all that I have heard of the z to do with it purned to th 21et instant. M STATES The Chairman : 1 ffair, but we Th© board then THE OCCUPATION OF THE PAP A parliamentary paper, published on Monday, contains the following despatch addressed by the Earl of Clarendon to Sir James Hudson, respect ing the occupation, by foreign troops, of Rome and the Legations. The despatch is in these terms : Foreign-office, May 26, 1856 Sir,—l herewith enclose the copy of a note which was addressed to me when at Paris by the Plenipotentiaries of Sardinia The verbal communications which I frequently had the pleasure of holding with Count Cavour, both before and subsequently to the receipt of this note, can have left no doubt upon the mind of his Excellency that her Majesty's Government take a deep and sincere interest in the affairs of Italy, and are desirous of doing everything which can properly be done by them with a view to ameliorate the condition of the Italian people. No fresh assurances could add weight to those already given to Count Cavour, and I did not therefore, think it necessary to send an answer in writing to the note of the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries ; but as it has comb to the knowledge of her Majesty's Government that it would be agreeable to the Sardinian Government .o receive ou, they cannot hesitate to declare their opinion that the occupation of the Papal territory by foreign troops con stitutes an irregular state of things. which disturbs the equilbrium, and may endanger the peace of Europe; and that, by indirectly affording sanction to misgovernment, it promotes discontent and a tendency to revolution among the people. Her Majesty's Government are aware that as this state of things has now, unfortunately, for some years been established, it may be possible that it could not suddenly be brought to a close without some danger to public order, and the risk of producing events that all would deplore ; cl that the evacuation of the Papal territory may be rendered safe at an early period by a policy of wisdom and justice, and they entertain a hope that the measures agreed upon by the Governments of France and Austria will lead to a gradual withdrawal of their respective forces, and to bettering the condition of the subjects of the Pope. tou will read and give a copy of this despatch to Count Cavour.—l am, &c., CLARENDON LONDON GAZETTE BANKRUPTS.—SAMUEL LOVELOCK and THOMAS FORSTER, Donate-hill, City, and Streuham, Surrey, India rubber manufactnrers and waterproofera. CHARLES CRAKE i HAMILTON, Princes street, Princ es - square , Blooms bury, i ronmonger. JOHN ROSE CORMACX, formaly of Putney, Surrey, and late of Russell , square, boarding and I, ingliouse keepor. JAMES GREEN, Long Buckley, shire, coal merchant. War. HOWE, Coventry, 'AMUEL PEIRSON, Sun-street, Bishopgate-street EDWARD SMITH, Leeds, hosier. BENIKON, Sarell-a i lsworthv, Devonshire, ..,or and tin-plate worker, HENRY Gomm, Chel enhain, draper. Wm. ROBINSON Lows, Wolverhampton, - .ifacturing chemist. THOMAS SMALL PACK HUSBAND, Leicestershire, grocer, tailor, and ale and porter JAMES HOLLINRARE, Spotland, near Thicup, .ncashire, cotton spinner and manufacturer, grocer, and ear retailer. JA.3r es DEVONPOET, • Macclesfield, watch maker and jeweller. Northampton builder Without, irons WM. Ai A.RKS merchan SUBMARINE AMERICAN CABLE.—The screw steamer Pry ponds, Captain Goodwin, is now at Queenstown, where she is caaling, having on beard the submarine electric able to he laid down between Cape Ray, Newfoundland, and Cape North, Cape Breton Island. The length of this cable is eighty-five miles, and its weight 170 tons. tibe has also on hoard the cable to he laid down between Cape Traverse, Prince Edward's Island, and Cape Formautino, New Bruns wick; length, thirteen miles, and weight, thirty tons. The cables era manufactured, and are ti be laid down by W. Kuper and Co., tit Loudon, under the direction of Mr. Canning, who with his assistants are on board. The former failure in laying down the cable arose from the fact that it was on board of a vessel towed by a steamer ; now it is on tboard the steamship itself, and there is no doubt it will be effectually laid down,—Cork, Reporter.