Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-25 00:00:00

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. The usual weekly meeting of the membf,ra of this Board was held yesterday, at the Board-roc.,m, Mill lane, Everton, the Rev. Mr. Badnall preeld'3. The other guardians present were—Messrs. Lunj...dforris, Abrahams, Roberts, Clarke, Heyes, Roscoe, i Edwards, Sagar, Shaw, Medcalf, Pitts, Wensley, ledger, and the Rev. A. Tattersall. OFFICIAL RETITraI. The Master of the hospital reported that last week there were one hundred and one patients in that establishment, since when fift.i.nrn had been. admitted, ten discharged, one death. '.caving this week one hundred and five. For the CL - rresponding week of last year there were only ninety five. Cheques to the amount of £l4B were voted for the relief of the out-door poor within the West Derby district, the township cf Toxteth Park being now separated from this union. The Master of the workhouse repprted that last week there were five hundred and seventy eight paupers in the house, since when thirty-three had been admitted, two born, fourteen discharged, and one death. This week there were five hundred and ninety-eight, and for the corresponding week of last year six hundred and nineteen. The reports of the Visiting Committee, and also of the Hospital Committee, were read, and the recommendations contained therein adopted. THE WEIGHT AGITATION. A letter vas read from the Chairman of the Central Farmers Club, Essex-steet, London, inviting the co operation of the Board to the present agitation that is about being made with a view of having all agricultural produce—corn, barley, oats, &c.—sold by weight, and not by measure. The letter contained several queries, which the committee requested the board to answer. Mr. 0. EDWARDS said there could not be a doubt but that the question mooted was one of very considerable importance, and moved that a sufficient number of copies be printed to supply each Guardian, and that the subject be discussed at a future meeting of the Board, when the guardians bad made themselves thoroughly acquainted with the subject. This motion was seconded by Mr. Morris, and adopted; Mr. Shaw being the only person who thought the matter Laulecebdary. THE STONE YARD. On the motion of Mr. ABRAHAMS, seconded by Mr. J. Edwards, it was ordered that the stone yard belonging to the Board should be closed for four months, the reason assigned being, that they had plenty of stones broken, and would not require any more for some time to come. THE OVERSEER 3 OF TOTTETH PARE AGAIN. The CLERK directed the attention of the Board to the statement that had been made by Mr. Joseph Wilson, the overseer for the Park, that he would pay the arrears due by that township on the previous day. In consequence of that promise the clerk had abstained from taking the legal proceedings, as ordered by the Board at the previous meeting, but notwithstanding that, the money was nat paid. A brief conversation followed, in the course of which several guardians expreesed it as their opinion tho the overseers had behaved with great disrespect to the Board, and the clerk was instructed to immediately take the Ise cessary s' eps to have the arrears paid up. THE SEPARATION OF THE UNION. The clerk next proceeded to read the proceedings of the special committee, appointed some short time since, for the purpose of considering the best mode to be adopted in disposing of some of the buildings and officers who would not be required after the township of Toxteth-park was separated from the union. They recommended that the hospital should be disposed of, and that no person should be appointed as the removing officer, but that each reliev ing officer should perform those , 'uties. The further con sideration of the recommendation was postponed for a week, but, after some conversation, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Wensley. seconded by Mr. Morris, that the overseers of the Park should have the power of keeping their poor in the workhouse, as far as its capabilities would permit, and that they should pay the cost of the main tainance of such paupers, and the proportionate share of the expenses of the establishment. This motion was rendered necessary in consequence of the separation of the union, taking place on Sunday next. Mr Shaw moved an amendment, to the effect that the overseers should not have more than 360 paupers in the hous?, and that for a limited time, but it was negatived by a large m ijority. RESIGNATION. The Engineer to the Hospital (Thornton) sent in his resignation, which was accepted, it being explained that the cause of his doing so was because he had been requested to " get up the steam" on a Sunday morning, in order to supply the baths at the hospital with warm water, which he had refused to do, from conscientious scruples, although he had always done it for four years up to the present time. THE AUDITOR'S SURCHARGES. In answer to an application from the Poor-law Beard, relative to the late su•chargas made upon the Master of the Hospital, the following letter was read :—" I rtspectfully beg leave to address you upon the subject of the surcharge made by Mr. Beer, district auditor, at his late audit cif my accounts. In the first place, Mr. Rees surcharged me with a quantity of spirits. Now, I wish you to bear in mind that the matron having alwys retailed out the spirits, any mistake occurring has not been on my part. As to the surcharge for ale and porter, I wish you respect fully to consider that in my increase of stock received, I followed out the precedent laid down by previous masters, and charged the net quantity instead of the gross. A short time after my appointment, I found that the previous allowance for waste was too great, and that I was beginning to have a surplus stock. I reduced the consumption of the officers and the servants at the r a te of four gallons per week. I hope you will bear in mend this fact, that instead of there being any extravagance the guardians suffered no more loss than lithe quantities had been charged in the gross, and the original consumption charged. I beg to assure you that I lave always acted with the strictest economy in the management of the provisions, and instead of there being any extravagance, there has been a positive reduction in almost every item of expenditure in the establishment.—l am, ac., JOHN DAVIS, Master of the Hospital." The CHAIRMAN said, that the committee considered the explatations given in the letter exceedingly satisfactory, and a copy of it was ordered to be read to the Poor-law Board, vith the resolution of the committee. Therebeing no other business the board separated SIMPLE 7 iONTRIVANCE.—DI conveying waggons of coal from the Tits at Hurlford to Paisley, and other towns along the line of railway, there were frequent coaml.:ints by those to shorn they were consigned, of discrepancies betwixt the veight received with those of the invoice. By seine unexplained but easily criceivcd prcces, lag lumps of coal 1, -, ould fly off from the waggons at certain stages, so that *then thele destination was reached they were often tons &ficient. One of our ingenious coal masters, whose mind has been much improved by travel, has hit upon a simple method which has proved erke effectual in curinz thin leakage of coal durinz transit. After the coal is filed into the waggons in the lye at this pit, one of the employe: - s, provided with a tub of white flog and a brush, sprinkles them all ever. The coal thus whit, ned is found to have less tendency to leap our, an,'. since this simple contrivance was adopted, no complaints have been preferred by cansigneea of discrepancy of weight, the invoices perfectly talllieg with the amounts in the waggons. Other cealmasters who are similarly situated ought to adopt this process of white-washing the coal a' the top of the waggons, as it appears to effect a consi derable saving. A CRIMINAL'S ACCOUNT OF nit CAREER.-110re is his owo-version if a criminal's career in crime and its at tendant vices, as dialed by himself on his way to St. Aug istine's (Canterbury) Jail :—" My name is not Thomas, nor do I belong to Sittingbourne. I was not such a flat as to tell sour seperintendent who I was and where I came from. But it doesn't matter row. He said he thought I was a ticket-of-leave man; so did another gentleman say so to-day. They were not far out. lam a native of Devonshire. A few years ago, witit a c im panion, I committed a highway robb‘ry on a gentleman. I stole £lOO from him. I managed to give my companion the slip, and theft hit] 98 sovereigns in the hollow of a tree near by. W 3 tbe,i went to a beer-hon=e and got drinking. My companion wanted me to sharp th money, but I put him off. H e got aispiciolv, however, and went out and got two polic-offiesrs, and 'split,' and they came and took me into custody. They found on me £1 1.0. in gold and some silver. This man turned Queen's evidence, and gave evidence against me. I was c .nvicted, and s e ntanced to seven year's transporiatioz. The judge wanted me to tell where the money was, b ut I k now they would not by re me any more if 1 didn't tell, s o I wou ld n ' t tell 'em. ser ,-,sd four years , and then I got a ticket-of- Jesve and .t". 14 14 s Government: had a .goodspree until the money '' -kg all gone. I Jaen made the .4 j put the 98 sovereigne, best of my way down to wbe 14f „ hein, i n t h e hollow and there I found them, as I had . " tl. of the tree. I h a d a j o lly goo d spree a- .ong as it lastcl have sinc e b een a so ldi er , an d a lso in ..11e n , avy, bat whethe r th ey want me aga i n or not I d on 't know, Aor do I c .1.e." The following is the description of the pris:""%t it lacy leaf, pedlars (with th-e above particniar-), to h.- indentification elsewhere :—He is a short, thickset man, about 511. Gin in height, with round, full, sunburnt lace, and thick neck, thick hair at the sides, but very thin on th e top ; bas the appearance of having been at sea. — South-Eastern Gazette. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—V_zsnutriAY. LIVERPOOL. 131CFORE MR. MANSFIELD. STRUT ROBBIRT.—A young Scotch girl named Ellen Anderson, was charged with stealing a gold lever watch from Thomas Poole, who described himself as " a gentleman." The prisoner was a very attractive looking person, and had a dress and velvet shawl value at least some £3O on her. Mr: Black defended her. The prose cutor swore most positively that the girl took his watch on Saturday night last at half-past eleven, in Fair clough-street. The details ware not very " gentlemanly," and Mr, Bluck asked for a remand, stating that his client had most positively instructed him that she was not in the street on the night in question, and that he could call witnesses to prove it. She was only a few days in Liverpool, and repudiated the charge, saying she never saw the prisoner until the previous night, when, after some hesitation as to her identity, he gave her into charge. She was accordingly remanded. CURIOUS CAPTURR OF A BURGLAR.—A fellow with a face like the head of a deal cod-fish, named Peter Brady, was charged under the following strange circumstances : On the night of the 9th inst., St. Augustin's church was broken into, and a gown belonging to one of the clergymen, together with eight bottles of wine, were taken out of the vestry. On the same night the house of Mr. Barton, Richmond Terrace, was broken into, and coats, will other property, taken thereout. In the morning a chisel and also the gown taken from the church were found in the back kitchen of Mr. Barton's house. The chisel, from the marks both on the church and Mr. Barton's house, was clearly the instrument with which entrance had been gained in both instances. On the night of the 16th, the house of a Greek gentleman, named Scanivie, at 50, Kensington, was broken into and robbed. The prisoner was in bridewell for some offence, and Scaife and M . Cullach, two of the detectives, on examining him, found a shirt and pair of boots that had been stolen from the latter house, and also a coat that was stolen from Mr. Barton's, thus connecting a link of the whole case to the prisoner, who was fully committed for trial at the assizes. STABBING.—A youth, named Robert Blakely, who is engaged in Mr. Edward's office, Chapel•walks, was charged with having stabbed another biy, named Morris Lawler, a boy engaged in an adjoining office in the same place. Mr. Snowball was for the prisoner. The facts appeared to be these :—The prisoner had a pen knife in his hand, mending a pen, when some altercation took place, and it was alleged that he stabbed the complainant in the thigh. On the other hand, it was stated that the affair was purely ascidental, and that the boy fell against the knife. The lad admitted that he thought it was an accident, and it was proved that the wound was very slight indeed. The prisoner's master gave him an ex cellent character, and some witnesses having proved that the whole affair was an accident, the prisoner was discharged. A Foot, AND HIS MONEY.—A man named Joseph Marks, big enough to have some sense, charged a fellow named Nathaniel Wa ts, for having stolen 14/. in cash from a little girl named Hannah Earle, nine years of age. Mr. Marks was in Datton-street, and took the opportunity of making a counting house of some door steps, upon which he sat down, and counted his cash, which amounted to about the above sum, and then he carefully put it in a small bag. laid it on the steps, and—walked away ! Some time after, three little girt,;, amongst whom was the child Earle, happened to pass that way, and seeing the bag, they took it up, and the child was bearing it in triumph to her " mammy"—after giving her comrades a fourpenny-piece each out of the bag, when the prisoner came up, took the bag from the child, and ran away. He was captured some time after, but the bag fand contents were not found. He was remanded. A. LODGING-HOUSE ROBBER.—EIIen Gray, a well-dressed and handsome female, was charged with having ribbed several lodging-houses. She used to engage apartments, sta'ing that she came from Belfast to meet her brother, and in this way she stole everything she could lay hands on. Her last depredation was stealing a watch from the house of Fanny Cowan, Cornwallis-street. Stveral cases were proved against her, and she was sent for trial. The Archbi:loop of Paris has narrowly escaped being p-isoned. Be partook of an ice into which some colouring matter, composed of acetate of lead, had been introduced. The symptoms produced by the subtle poison excited serious apprehensions, which were removed by the appli ca ti on o f prompt remedies. DEEPENING OF THE FORTH.—Operations have Com menced for deepening the Forth at Stirling. The expense will be defrayed out of the £7,000 (of which the first instalment of £3,000 has already been paid) which is to serve as a recompense to the town of Stirling for any damage that may en3ue in consequence of the iupply of wacer which may be taken from Loch Katrine for the city of G'cs2ow. How SLAVERY ENSLAVES " FREE" AMERICA.—The very first sentence in the preface to Dr. Cheever's recently published di 'course, entitled " God against Slavery," speaks volumes as to the amazing extent of the pro slavery feeling in New York. He says—" For the pri vilege of having been permitted to deliver these dis courses without interruption, and with a cordial unswerv ing sympathy on the part of the public, I thank Gad and take courage " GRAVN RAILWAY OFFENCE AT HALIFAX.—On Tuesday, at the Borough Court, Halifax, four 1r sh youths, named respectively James Kelly, Patrick M'Clane, Edward TitresMon, and P trick M'Que, were severally charged wit'a wilfully an I maliciously throwini , stones on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The case was taken under the 14th and 1511. Vic oria, chanter 19, secion 6, m king the prisoners liable to be transported beyond the seas for the term of their natural lives, or for any term not less than seven years, or to imprisonment for any term not exc . edin.t. three years. The prisoners, it app ;ared, assembled on the premises of the railway com pany, just above the mouth of tht Beacon Hill Tunnel, on the evening of Sunday the 7th. The signal man, Josepn Sharp, on seeing them, told them to go away, but instead of doing so they directed at him a volley of stones, and continued throwing stones at him for about twenty minutes. The (14 nzer was s ) gr,,lt in consequence of the line being strewed over with stones, that Sharp had to give the caution signal to a triin entering the oth :r end of the tunnel, The case was proved by the signal man and the witnesses he eille to his asas'ance, and the bench commit'ed the prisoners to take their trial at the ensui , og York assizes. AN UNCONSCI, US JOURNEY BY A YOUNG LADY.--The Boston Tanscript, of toe 13th inst., relates as follows-4 few days since a } mug lady of respec.able family in New York, who was attending a private school on Long Island, was seized with a violent toothache, and went out to pur chase some ether for relief. Under its intoticatinc , in fluence, as is suppo se d, s h e went on b oar d one of 6 the Sound steamers, and was take n t o S ton i ngton, thence came by railroad to this ey, and on the return of her proper reuses, she was amazed to find herself wandering about the streets of Chelsea. She imrnedia , ely, in ,grear distress of mind, applied at the house of a hospitable &tiz-n, and, after telling her story to the landlady, re quested shelter until she cou l d write to and hear from h er tether. The worthy lady, confiding in the artless inno ci.nce of her youth—she being but abouc fifteen years of ge—reedily granted her request, and for the nonce adopted her as one o the family. This morning the poor girl was overjiyed at receiving a message from home, stating that her father was on the way to meet her. The case came to the knowledge of the police, through a reward offered for her recovery, but which no offict , r will claim. It is a grat'- fyin4 faw, to the credit of civilization, that a young lady, of much personal beauty, could take so long a journey, entirely without protection, and under such peculiarly remaikable circumstances, without the slightest harm he falling her. __ A Bonn VENTURE.—There is now lying at the foot of Pine-street, East River, a small yacht, with the pretty and hisorical name of Charter Oak. She is sloop-rigged, and her lines, judging from the way she sits on the water, are everything that cAlld he desired to ensure speed and bear ing. The Charter Oak is now taking stores on board, the owner having determined to start for Liverpool in the course of next week. 1 his is an undertaking of great daring, as will be perceived from the dimensions of the gallant lit le sloop, the length of which is only 40fr., and the burden 23 tons. Her canvass consists of mainsail, jib, flying jib, 'r off topsail, squ tresail, and studding-sail spreading in all 900 yarls. The hull is built of white oak timbers and frame, with hem.tac knees ; the deck is of white pine and the ceiling yellow pine. She was built, is now owned, and will be sailed by Mr. Charles R. Webb, a native of Stamford, Connecticut, and a ship -carpenter by profession. He informs us he is only twenty-3even years of age, but he certainly looks much older, for there is an air of experience about him, much of which nos doubtless been acquired during half a dozen voyages across the Atlantic on hoard the Phoenix, one of Kermit and Carew's line of Liverpool packets. Mr. C. Webb's crew will consist of the mate, Mr. W. A, Tucker, two seamen, and a cook—five hands in all, including officers. He carries out provisions and water for 90 days, which are safely stowed away in the poop c thin. This apartment is considerably roomy inside, and contains eight berths, a cooking-stove, coal-bin, cask of water, &c. Mr. Webb feels confident of reaching Liverpool within three weeks, but says he intends doing all he can to reach his destina tion in quicker time than the yacht America. He proposes s trting about the 15th of the month, and we therefore ad vi e the citizens o f Li verpool to keep a sharp look out for s a litle 13:.qck sloop of 23 t ons, w i th white water line and deck rail, w t'ch may be expected off the Mersey about the B.h of July neat.—New Fork Herald, Ilene 10. STREET DISCUSSION UNDER THE BIG LAMP IN LIME-STREET. Liman/sr Dactsrox.—Yesterday morning, a person about 30 years of age, who gave the name of Peter Jennings, was brought up before Mr. Mansfield, charged by police-officer 301, with creating a disturbance in Lime street. The prisoner at first said he was a reporter, and produced a card of a gentleman belonging to that profession (however he got it), but as the Inspector and the officer happened to know the gentleman alluded to, the representation was at once discovered to be false. The officer said at the time stated, he was on duty at the railway gate, when his attention was drawn to a row in a crowd of about 200 persons, who were collected about the lamp. He went over and saw several persons acting in a disorderly manner. The prisoner was in the centre, holding a discussion on theological subjects, and this caused the row and disorder. The officer requested him to go away, and after some hesitation he did go, followed by the crowd. However, in about five minutes after he returned to the same place, and the crowd became so great that the foot and carriage ways were blocked up, and the traffic stopped. He remonstrated with the prisoner but he refused to go away, and at length he took him into custody. The prisoner was drunk at the time. Mr. Mansfield said he thought such assemblages were not allowed at night by the police. Mr. Superintendant Ride said, it would be of great importance to the police, if his worship would give his opinion as to such assemblages at night. Mr. Mansfield said that such assemblies at night were not to be permitted. Disorderly crowds in the streets after night fall, that assembled for discussing such subjects, should be prevented by the police. He told the superintendant to make a report of the case to the Watch Committee, and to have proper measures taken to prevent such in future. Such assemblies were not ex cusable; but the police would be the best judges how to act, as they would see tl,e facts under their eyes. Dis cussions of this sort, calculated to create a breach of the peace, should be put a stop to. Mr. Ride stated that' crowds used to assemble after nightfall, and separate into groups, for the purpose of discussing such subjects, and this led to angry feelings, and frequent fights followed. Inspector Chew fully corroborated this statement, and said it was very difficult to manage these disorderly crowds. Mr. Mansfield said such assemblies after nightfall must be stopped by the police. Mr. Ride said it was satisfactory to have his worship's opinion on the point, and he would report as directed. The prisoner was cautioned strongly, and warned that if he came before the court again he would be severely punished. He was then discharged. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK OF MR. MILNER'S, LORD-STREET. Yesterday, George B. Gurney, late in the employment of Mr. Milner, the safe manufacturer, of Lord-street, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, at the Police-court, charged with having embezzled about £l,OOO belonging to his em ployer. Mr. Frodsham appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J. B. Aspinall for the prisoner. The case excited some interest, as the prisoner was well known ; and besides holding the employment in Mr. Milner's, he had a flourishing public-house in the locality of Mathew-street, which was conducted in the day time by his wife. 'The court wss considerably crowded daring the hearing of the case. Mr. Frodsham briefly opened the case, by stating that the prisoner had been in the employment of Mr. Milner, and he was charged with having embezzled large sums of money belong to that gentleman, who was the fire proof safe maker, trading under the firm of Thomas Milner and Sons. There were a great number of charges brought against the prisoner, but he (Mr. Frodsham) would only select one or two, as sufficient to enable his worship to send the prisoner for trial. He then called Mr. William Milner, who said—l am a safe manufacturer in Liverpool. I know the prisoner who was in our em ployment since 1849. He was salesman in the shop in Lord-street, and his duty was to sell goods, to collect ac counts, manage the general business in the shop, keep the books, &c. He kept a set of books in the shop. This (a book) is his cash book ; the accounts in the shop are balanced annually. This (a shee9 is one of his balance sheets. I had a conversation with him about the debts returned by him as due at the 31st December, 1856. This sheet was brought to me in February, 1857, and repre sented to be the debts due to the house up to the 31st December last year. I inquired the sums that had been subsequently paid, and as be told me, I drew my pen through them. Per a long period I found great difficulty in getting the prisoner's accounts settled up, and this was for the last six or nine months at least. When did your suspicions assume a tangeble form ? Not particularly until recently. I was in London some time ago, and I wrote to him, asking him to make up his accounts by the time I came down. When I came I found he had not done so. About three weeks ago, on a Saturday, I spoke to him, and I then put the question broadly to him. " Mr. Gurney are your accounts wrong, or what is the cause of your procastination after this manner ?" He declared his accounts were not wrong, and I then insisted on having them made up, and that on the Monday. On the Monday found the accounts were not made up, and on the Tuesday he absented him self. I wrote to him on the next Saturday, and stated that if the accounts were not at once made up, I should hand the whole case over to Mr. Reay, of the Guardian Society. After that he admitted that the accounts were wrong, and that he was carrying on a system of misrepresentation. He said he used to have accounts open on the 30th of December that had been paid, and return them as debts due ; and when other accounts came in, he would credit the former with the money of the latter, and bring them into the next quarter. He said that his deficiency would amount to over £3OO. He showed me a number of bills that he had discounted with my money, and said he had to pay £5O that he went security for in a loan society. This (a book) is in his handwriting. He wrote me this letter. (Portion of the letter was read, and the prisoner admitted that he had taken some money, but begged to be forgiven for the sake of his children, and promised to make good the deficiency hereafter). The witness, in reply to further questions said, there is a person named William Milner (the same name as myself) in our employment, and there is also a person named Thomas Millar in my employment, and it was his duty to compare the accounts with the prisoner. The witness was cross examined by Mr. Aspinal!, but nothing of any consequence was elicited. Mr. Millar was then sworn, and said : lam assistant book-keeper to Mr. Milner. I had conversations with the prisoner about the accounts. This (a book) is in his handwriting, and a little of it in mine, and I got the information from him to do that ; it is the account book kept by him ; it was his duty to make returns of ac counts, and I assisted him by his directions. He then proved that a list (produced) of the outstanding accounts up to December, 1856, was made out by the prisoner. An account of Mr. Gillick's is in it, for £7 for 1856. An account of Mr. Beasley's, for £3O 15s is in it. It is not struck out. An account of Frederick Huth & Co.'s, for £l4 12s, is put down as outstanding. I had conversations with him repeatedly about the accounts, and asked him to furnish them, but he would not. (Here a list of the accounts received, but not accounted for, by the prisoner, was put in.) The prisoner told witness there was a sum of some £3OO or £4OO not accounted for by him ; but it appeared by an examination of the books, that a sum of £892 13s 4d had been discovered. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall, but nothing wal elicited. Mr. Gilling proved that he paid the prisoner, in the shop in Lord -street, a sum of £7, and got his receipt for it. (This was received in November, but was not en tered until February.) Mr Kearns, from Mr. Beasley's office, proved that on the 12 h November, 1856, he paid the prisoner £3O, and this was not entered till February, 1857, but was set down as an outstanding debt, in Dec., 1856. A clerk from Messrs. Huth & Co. proved that he pail two rums of £l4 12s and £6O to Mr. Millar, at the shop in Lord-street, and Mr. Millar proved having handed the money over to the prisoner, and entered it in his book. This was in February, and it ap. peared that the prisoner had entered the £l4 12s. as paid to him in January, more than a month before it was actually paid, and the £6O was not entered at all. Mr. Bidwell, from the offiee of Huth and Co., proved that he paid the prisoner £3l in January, and this was not entered in his book at all. Mr. Frodsham said he had several other cases against the prisoner, but he wouldnot trouble the court with any more, as he had shown enough to have him committd for trial. Mr, Aspinall said he could not contend that it was not a case for further investigation. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial at the assizss. Detective officer Thompson, who had the prisoner in custody, said he arrested him in a private house in Hales street, and when taken into custody, he admitted that he had taken money, but not to the extent of £l,OOO. EDITING NEWSPAPER9.—It is one of the peculiarities of modern society that every one fancies himself er,p rble of editing a newspaper or writing a paragraph. Men are not given to believe that they can make a boot or a pair of breeches without having served an apprenticeship at the trades required ; nor is it usual for young men about town to undertake to treat a patient for paralysis, or to plead a caie in c:iurt, without some prepar ttAry trainin4. But every man, woman, and almost every child, believes that the duties of an editor are inn rtely acquired by every mind. Hence the letters which deluge us. So far as our experience gces, there are more men in the country who could make a pair of boots, treat a sick person, plead be fore the Supreme C tart, or drive a steam-engine, without provious training, than there are who could edit a paper without previous apprenticeship to the profession,—New York Herald. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1857. BRUTAL MURDER OF A WIFE. On Monday, at the sitting of the magistrates at Strat ford, Michael Crawley, a labourer, an ill looking old man, aged 62, was examined on a charge of having murdered his wife, Mary Crawley, aged 62, by beating in her skull with a bill-hook. The unhappy couple lived in Well-street, Stratford. The prisoner was a jobbing labourer, and two or three days last week was employed haymaking on Hackney-marshes. He was of drunken habits, and had before been in custody for ill-treating his wife, who went about selling small parcels of greengrocery. On Friday night he came home after expending the wages be had earned during the day. On the following Saturday morn ing, after partaking of breakfast, he demanded Is 6d which he seems to have known his wife had about her. She re_ fused it, having to purchase her small stock of green. grocery, he muttered some strong language to her, and a married daughter, Mrs. Willy, who was living in the saw house with them, stated that he vowed " he would do " for her if she did not comply with his wish. The daughter did not think seriously about his threat, as he had often threatened her, and left about half-past eight o'clock for the purpose of buying a few articles. She returned at half-past nine, and on going up to her mother's bedroom, found her lying on the floor in a pool of blood. The old woman's head had been frightfully battered in in several places, and a portion of the brain protruded. The daughter immediately gave the alarm, and the neighbours and police came to her aid. The deceased was found to be breathing, although quite insensible. The prisoner was nowhere to be found. He had left the house, and the neighbours stated that they saw him leave the place in rather a hurried manner and proceed towards Temple-mills, a direction different from that in which he was apprehended. The deceased's dress showed that she had had a severe struggle, and her pocket containing the is 6d and some duplicates was torn out. On search being made for the weapon which had been used by the prisoner, the daughter found in a cupboard in the room a heavy iron chopper, the edges of which were covered with blood, with portions of hair adhering to it. Dr. Valiance. surgeon, of Strat ford. was promptly in attendance, and on examining the deceased 17 cuts were found about her head and body. It was thought that the prisoner had at first struck at her head with the bill-hook part of the chopper, and having succeeded in rendering her insensible, which would account for no screams being heard by the neighbours, he cut at her in his frenzy in all directions. She was removed to the union, and lived till the following morning, although unconscious. Early yesterday morning police-officer 18 K. came up with the prisoner in the Ilford-road, a short distance beyond Stratford, and immediately apprehended him. His clothes were wet, and he stated that he had fallen into a ditch. He was conveyed to tae West-Ham police-station, and on being informed by Sergeant Walker, 18 K, of the serious charge against him and cautioned in the usual terms, he replied, dropping his head in a careless manner, " It is a bad job ; I have done it, and I was coming to the station to give myself up." He further added that he had taken the Is 6d from the deceased's pocket. and that he had burnt the pawnbrokers duplicates. Dr. Valiance gave evidence of the wounds inflicted on the unfortunate woman, and the bill-hook with which the deed was committed was produced, and was be smeared with blood and hair. In answer to the Bench, as to whether the prisoner wished to say anything to the charge, he made no reply. The magistrates then remanded him to Ilford Gaol to await the result of the coroner's in quest. THE INQUZ sT Was held on Tuesday evening. The body presented a very shocking appearance, and the floor, walls, and even ceiling of the room, were bespattered ~with blood. Margaret Willy, a married woman, and daughter of the deceased, said: On Saturday morning, when breakfast was nearly over, my father wanted something, but I do not know what he wanted. The deceased made some answer, but I did not understand what it was. I heard him say he would do for her, and I had often heard him say so before. I then went out to buy some lettuces, leaving my father, mother, and younger brother sitting at the breakfast table. This was about half-past eight, and I returned at half-past nine. I went up stairs to the room where we had had breakfast, and I found the deceased lying on her face and hands in the corner of the room, where the blood is now to be seen—she had some water-crosses in her left hand, and there was some cotton in her lap, which she used to tie the cresses up with in bundles to sell. She was quite insensible, and bleeding from wounds on her head, and from her nose and mouth. The deceased remained insensible, and died at halt-past one on Monday morning. By the Coroner: When I returned on Saturday evening my father was gone, and I did not see him until Sunday morning, between eight and nine, at the West-Ham police station. I took him some breakfast. I said to him, " Oh, father, what did you kill my poor mother for ? Was she a drunkard. I should not have minded so much." He did not make any answer. I saw him again in the after noon. and I then said, " Oh, father, what did you do it for ?" He told me not to bother him. Denis Crawley, a lad, son of the deceased, gave corroborative evidence. Mr. James Thomas Yallauce, surgeon, of Stratford, deposed to the cause of death, and stated that there were eight fractures penetrating the skull (sensation), and twelve incised wounds penetrating the scalp. Sergeant Walker, 19 K.: I was on duty at the West-Ham police station when the prisoner was brought in. He said "It was a bad job ; I have done it, and I was coming to the station to give myself up." The jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Michael Crawley. LEICESTER TESTIMONIAL TO SIR JOSHUA WALMS LEY. On Wednesday, in the market-place at Leicester, a testimonial, consisting of a handsome piece of silver plate, together with an address signed by nearly 7,000 of the ladies of Leicester, and another signed by about 6,000 men, electors and non-electors of the borough, was pre sented to Sir Joshua Walmsley, its late representative, by way of a practical protest against the result of the late election. A procession escorted him from Danett's the residence of Dr. Noble, to the hustings erected in the market place. Mr. Vicars, a town councillor, presmted Sir Joshua Walmsley with the address on behalf of the electors and non-electors of Leicester, who therein said : " We respectfully tender to you, at the close of your long, able, unwearied, and efficient services as our repre sentative in parliament, our most earnest and sincere thanks for the manner in which you have invariably dis charged the duties connected with that important trust. We have, at the same time, to express our deep and most unfeigned regret that your political connexion with our town has been brought to an end by a temporary coalition between parties of the most opposite sentiments. We reflect, with just pride and satisfaction, upon the fact that no less than fourteen hundred and forty independent electors of Leicester have recorded their votes in your favour ; and that if your election had in any way depended upon the unenfranchised classes of the community, to which we belong, you would have been once more returned to parliament by a triumphant and overwhelming majority." Mr. Richmond, a working man, as the representative of the non-electors, having addressed the multitude, Mr. J. H. Hollings, with an impressive speech, presented the address from the women of Leicester. _ _ Mr. Councillor Ellison presented Sir J. Walmsley with a beautiful white flag worked by the ladies, on which was inscribed, " Purity of Election.' Sir Joshua Walmsley replied. commenting as follows upon the conduct of the local party, by whom he was lately defeated:—" I may remark that every public man who dares to oppose the greed of the oppressor, and strives to elevate the social and political condition of his fellow-men, must be prepared for the most strenuous opposition from the opponents of popular rights. Under the cover of an unprincipled Sabbatical hypocrisy, which most of them in their own practice ignore, they misled many well thinking men, and were thus enabled to sustain their rapacious system of extortion, which you know by the name of ' frame rents.' I was not opposed for ahy lack of zeal in the service of the constituency, but because I sought to attain justice for the great body of the indus trial classes. I will not conceal my regret that the obstructers of social progress and the opponents of religious equality, by their unholy alliance, should have triumphed even for a brief season, nor my deep concern at the severance of a connection of which I had so much reason to be proud. It is, however, a source of satisfac tion and encouragement to know that the labours in which I have been privileged to take a part, must ultimately prevail, and that the great body of our industrial tax paying population will, ere long, enjoy a voice in the election of their representatives." The hon. gentleman, thanking the subscribers for the compliments they had paid him, said :—" Greatly as I esteem your good opinion, and highly as I prize the efforts you have made in my favour, lam free to say that the refutation you have given to the fallacies of my opponents, and the testimony you have borne to my conduct, outweigh every other consideration." The proceedings, over which Dr. Noble presided, passed off in a most satisfactory manner. Many thousands of people were assembled. In the evening a soiree took place at the Temperance Hall, which was decorated for the occasion, and along the galleries were three large mottoes, " Justice," " Grati tude," and "The People's Tribute." AN ALLEGED MIRACLE TURNED TO PRACTICAL Ac- COUNT.—Doctor Duff states that a few years ago a cam pany of Ascetics having lighted their Bids of dry cow dung where veins of coal wera out cropping, the black stone caught fire, at which they were greatly astonished, and circulated the report of a new miracle, which was the special manifrstation of their grid of fire, who had even c insect the very stones to burn. Multitudes flocked to the spot, a new shrine was erected, and worship paid to the god of fire. Some Europeans hearing of it went to the place, and soon ascertained the real nature of the, miracle, which they turned to profitable account, by digging and working a mine that has since the discovery was made supplied the Ganges steamers in Upper India with coal. HUDSON'S BAY COMMITTEE. This committee met on Tuesday—Mr. Labouchere pre sided. The)Right Hon. Edward Ellice, M.P., was under exami. nation nearly the whole of the day. He highly eulogised the company's rule, and maintained that, in no part of the colonial empire had fewer complaints against the ruling power been made. Of course, the effect of the monopoly must be to enable the company to give the Indians what prices for their furs they pleased; but the result of the opposite system would be to supply the Indians with an unlimited quantity of spirituous liqueurs, and to cause them to make war upon one another. The fur trade in the American territories, where there was competition, has become almost extinct ; and the most lucrative por tions of the company's trade were in the remote districts, where the fur-bearing animals could be killed in proper season, and the bree t was preserved as game is in this country. He believed that the proprietary rights of the Charter was incontestible. The greatest care was exer cised in the selection of agents; and when one of them was guilty of immoral conduct towards the Indian popu— lation he was immediately removed. He held that the question of boundary as between Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company was unimportant, as the Company would be glad to make a cession of those portions of the country which were fit for colonization, on the one condition that Canada, by a well organised police, should prevent any interference with the fur trade. He thought that :the difficulties of goveeting Red River from Canada were so great, that that province after having tried the experi ment, would be only too glad to ask the company to resume the government of the country. He believed that it would be the best thing both for this country and for Canada if the Red River settlement were left as it is. He knew nothing in the present circumstances of that settle ment to ensure its prosperity as a British colony. He thought that the public should as speedily as possible re enter into possession of Vancouver's Island ; that it should be constituted a British colony, and be made the principal naval station in the Pacific. He thought that the reason why troops had been recently sent out t o Red River was the unsettled state of Miuesota, arising from disturbances among the Indians, and the consequent danger there was of those difficulties spreading over tho border. He did not think there was any strong desire on the part of the Canadian people to engage in the fur trade, or to do any thing more than to have the claims of the Hudson's Bay Company brought before a court of law for division. He believed they would gain nothing by engaging in the fur trade. Mr. A. K. Isbester was the next witness: There were valuable whale fisheries in Maekenzie's River. T'nere was also a valuable salmon fishery in that river. Large numbers of whales had been obtained in the last century in Hudson's Bay. Hides, tallow, flax, hemp, and other products, now obtained from Russia, might be obtained from the Hudson's Bay territories. There were immense quantities of salt in Mackenzie's River. The witness put in a petition from 600 of the inhabitants of the Red River Settlement, detailing their grievances, which had been presented to the Canadian Legislature. The committee then adjourned sine die. The proceed ings were somewhat enlivened by the presence of thewell known Captain Ackerley, in company with his Indian friend. The captain was dressed in a somewhat shabby naval uniform, having a long painted staff dangling by his side; while the Indian carried a flag fastened to the end of a brass yard measure. The captain having presented a written communication to Mr. Lahouchere, the Indian bowed to the company, and they both retired. INQUIRY INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER. Mr. Bertolacci's examination was again resumed. He stated that the Chancellor and Council decided upon the terms and particulars of draft leases, which he was then called upon to sign —having no previous knowledge of the matter. Such draft leases were drawn up by a clerk in the office, without being submitted to the solicitor. Hav ing suggested that; the terms of the leases were defective, fresh forms were prepared by a committee, of which he, a 3 auditor, should have formed one. The Clerk of the Council admitted that the Chancellor and himself agreed that the reports of the surveyors ought to be submitted to the auditor before he signed the leases. It was admitted that the auditor had always had access to the surveyor's reports and valuations. It was decided by the Chancellor and Council that he should be required to sign the deeds and leases without the reports and valuations being sub mitted to him (Mr. Bartolacci). The letter of the sth February. 1855, to the Clerk of the Council, was read, stating he had delayed taking part in the proceedings of sale of land at Salford until he had further inquired into it, and requesting copies of certain acts. By the Chairman: You referred to certain draft instruc tions ? Answer : The Chancellor's views of the auditor's duties; he had requested him to draw such duties, which he (Mr. Bertolacci) declined. Chairman : And then you received the instructions re ferred to ? Mr. Coningham : Did you receive letters from the Clerk of the Council and Lord Harrowby on the subject of certain enfranchisernents?—Answer: The letter of the clerk spoke of suggestions he had understood Mr. Bertolacci was about to make, and parties having made application for enfranchisements, requesting to know whether such remarks were prepared Lord Harrowby's letter, May 4, 1855, on the subject of the Salford encroach ments, informed him that he had mistaken the duties 0 1 the auditor, and requested him to sign the bills, which he refused to do as aduitor, whilst he was debarred from exercising the duties that had always belonged to his office. Mr. Bertolacci did not think these letters consistent with each other. The conversation he had with Lord Granville on the 16th December, 1854, was to the effect that he (Mr Bertolacci) went into details in discharging his duty as auditor, that were unnecessary, as regarded the valuation of property. Prior to the remarks of Lord Granville, his check as auditor was permitted in the sale of Property, but afterwards he was required to sign when required by the Chancellor and council, and also the minutes of the Chancellor, acting alone. By the Chairman: State what the letter, &c., referred to, proved. Answer : That the Chancellor, acting alone, had the powers of the Council. Mr. Bertolacci differed in the view taken, and for warded authorities in support of his opinion. On calling at the Duchy-office he requested to see the minute autho rising the sale of certain property, which was signed simply by the Chancellor, and was told by the clerk, that the Chancellor was the Council. To controvert this idea, and to show that the auditor was a member of the Coun cil, Mr. Bertolacci read a series of authorities he had submitted at the time to the Chancellor of the Duchy. When Lord Harrowby was Chancellor he was called upon to sign bills without permitting him to question whether the property was sold at its full value. Mr. Bertolacci likewise refused to sign bills for the grant of escheated property, granted to the relatives of deceased proprietors, for which purpose - Mr. Danvers, the Clerk of the Council, had been appointed sole trustee. By the Chairman: How was this transaction irregular ? Answer : He did'nt give it as an irregular transaction, but only as an instance of the management of the property of the Duchy being wholly placed in the hands of one individual; and in reply to further questions, said he thought that there should have been more trustees, and that the auditor should have been one of them. He also endeavoured to introduce the system of all payments being made in the presence of a third party, as in the Audit and other offices, so that the receipt should be attested. Although the secretary of the Audit Commission had written to the Duchy, denying the existence of such a system, still his experience of public accounts was, that an attestation is required; and in the department in which he is engaged the practice is still now, as it has been for years, adhered to. The committee adj )urned until Friday, at twelve o'clock. Tux POPE AND THE CARDINAL—I cannot help mention ing a scrap of dialogue which our old friends Pasquin and Marforio have been holding together, since the Pope turned his back on the Quirinal, and which may serve to show in what a friendly light the Roman people regard shrewd Cardinal Antonelli and his patent French bayonets. Says Pasquin ti his neighhour : "Hark ye, friend Mar forio, do you know that the Shepherd is gone a gallivant ing? " Gone !is be?" quoth old Marforio; " and pray what's to become of the ffock ?" " Oh, my dear friend," returns Pasquin, " he has left the dogs at home on purpose to keep them in order !"—Letter from Rome. MoaAvxAw MzisioNs.—Mr. Warmow, a Moravian missi'.mary, who is oa the point of joining Captain Penney, at Aberdeen, to accompany him to the Arctic regions, gave an interesting statement on Thursday, relative to the pre sent condition and probable prospects of the Moravian missions in Greenland. Captain Penney desires to estab lish commercial intercourse with a numerous settlement of Esquimau' in Northumberland Inlet, who have never as yet been visited by any European missionaries, and it is at his request that the Moravian brethren in Gerzniny have sent Mr. Warrnow to visit the place, and report upon the feasibility of establishing a missioa among the natives. According to the information given by Mr. Warmow, it appears that the mission to Greenland is in a very pros perous condition. Out of 9,000 of a population, the Moravians have 2,000 individuals connected with the four congregations which they have gathered at different points of the coast. Almost all the natives, with hardly an excep tion, have embraced Christianity and renounced heathen ism, while their desire for knowledge is so great that their schools are attended both by children and adults.—Glasgow Daily Mail, CABS AND DEED Box Es.—The next important thing to the posses sion of cash is, how (when you have got it) to keep it safely, either in the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied stock of both these desirable articles, manufactured expressly for Mr. E . T. Hall, of South John street, that challenge attention. These boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent t i mate key. To merchants, solicitor s , and o l" pe k n 8 ; e w X ili ce e p h t dweifYthththeeinlegeginuity of any "pick-lock" in the world t o others, these new safes, on a small Scale, must prove valuable indeed. — Northern Daily Times, 2111 May, 1857, THE FOREIGNER IN ENGLAND. Mr. Edgar Bauer, the brother of Bruno Bauer, that well-known Prussian writer on theological and historical questions, belongs, like his brother, to the most advanced school of Radicals in Prussia, and is at present, in consequence of a little politi. cal disagreement with the home authorities, a sojourner in this country.ln an essay which he has just published (Englisehe Freiheit : Leipsio, 1857,) he has tried to collect and mould the impressions which the march of events in our own country, from the outbreak of the Oriental war, has left upon his mind. It is altogether a very curious book, written in a light and amusing way, though the undercur rent of a serious and warm interest in the progress of humanity is nowhere to be missed. From the very fact the general conclusions he arrives at run counter to the common view of things to be met with in all other English as well as continental writers. Nevertheless, on the bearing of the late events on future history, this essay is well worthy of attention. The arrangement is apparently highly aphoristical, as will be seen from the titles he has given to the different chapters. "Jack in good luck," for example, means Mr. Cobden, whose essay, "What next? and next ?" forms the starting point of the book, and whom Mr. Bauer declares to be very wrong in complaining that the people refused to listen to his warnings, inasmuch as in the main, the opinions, first enunciated by Mr. Cobden and his school. were already altogether victorious, the diplomatic and military history of the Eastern war itself being the evidence of it. The coneluding passages of the book gives the writer's opinions of the character of the English people. It is done in the following way : There it stands, the English people, a stout figure, a personality full of contradictions, like all true personalities. There it stands, enterprising, yet tempering haste by phlegm—progressing, but never losing the ground from under its feet—fond of phrases—cultivating thought, yet clinging to hereditary conceptions —a father of laws, and a destroyer of right —hypocritical and sincere, alternately crushing and vivifying, cruel and humane, bloodthirsty and generous, greedy and profligate—admired most by those who do not know it—and so confident in its own resources that it can be put up with being hated by who soever wishes to hate. TWO SUICIDES AT Bovrox.---On Tuesday mornine, about four o'clock, the body of John Crook, aged 46, formerly clerk with Mr. Peat, solicitor, of this town, was discovered suspended to a beam in the house of Joseph Haselden, of Back -street, Deceased resided at Longfold, but had lately been lodging at the house where he was found. For some time past he has been of very intemperate habits, and recently in a low desponding way ; and, no doubt in con sequence of dissipated habits, has of late felt the pitching of hunger. He was quite dead when found.— kbout four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Mr. George Taylor, aged 46, rope manufacturer, residing in Union Buildings, was found hung behind the door of the cellar under his own house. He has also of late led a very intemperate life, and no doubt his course of life has in this accelerated ➢is end. He was quite dead when found, and had no doubt been hung several hours, as he was last seen alive "between twelve and one o'clock the same day. Singular to relate, both the above persons have frequently been together drinking, and were together on the " spree" no later than Saturday last. SEVERE PUNISHMENT OF A BURGLAR. —At an early hour on Tuesday morning, a man named George Wilton was admitted into Westminster Hospital, iu c`larg? of the police, with severe injuries, the result of a daring attempt at burglary at the house of Mr, John Jubb, the proprietor of the New Star and Crown, Broadway, Westminster, London. Between two and three o'clock Mr. Jubb heard a noise in his bar, and being convinced robbers were is the house, he hasTy descended, followed by a young man in his service, when he discovered Wilton in the act of rifling the till. Not knowing whether he was armed or not, and self-preservation being the first law of nature, ➢ir. Jubb (who is a well-known cricketter) seized a bat which was behind the bar, and gave the burglar a tremeadous blow across the face, which rendered him helpless, and he was secured until the arrival of the police, when he was con veyed to the station-house, and the charge being preferred, he was then removed to the hospital. His nose is com pletely smashed and his face frightfully disfigured. Wilton is well known to the police as an expert burglar; when sufficiently recovered he will be taken before the ma gistrates. THE Mooas.—Throughout the winter grouse have been in fine condition—their plumage glossy, flight vigorous, and the well known crowing of the cocks loud and clear. The nesting time is now over, with very favourable wea ther. On all low moors the young broods are strong, counting from eight to ten in a covey. A. sportsman, well known for great feats on the moors, and in the deer glens, writes from his shooting quarters, on the 4 h of June " Grouse are quite healthy, and stags are getting very forward in condition. I expect better herls this season than we have seen for the last three or four years." Another sportsman writes on the 7th of June :—'‘ I am happy to give you good accounts of my hill, disease having quite disappeared. A great many grouse are hatched and strong ; and should the file weather continue, and water not become scarce, I think we may promise ourselves a capital year." From all we have heard, it appears certain that, wherever there was a sufficient breeding stock, there will be at least average sport. Na season fora long time has promised better for deer-stalking ; grass is earlier by a month than last year, and those who are versed in the beauties of antlers will be gratified to filet the caberfeigh in perfection.—lnverness Courier. THE SLAVERY DOCTOR &ND THE ANTI - SLAVERY CHURCH.—Dr. Ross preached on Sabbath, - says a Cleve land (U.S.) paper, in an Anti-Slavery Church. Tae pastor made the opening prayer, and uttered a solemn and earnest petition to Heaven for the slave, and that slavery, might be banished from the earth. The distinguished gentleman, forgetting that the hymn books in this part of the vuutry had not been " revised and corrected" to the peculiarities of Pro-Slivery religion, opened the book lying np na the desk, and commenced reading a hymn at random. The first four verses went off swimmingly, but oa coming to the fifth, the reader's face turned suddenly the colour of blood beet, and his voice sank almost to a whisper. What was the matter? The tong, egation refeired to their hymn books, when a broad smile ran like a wave of mirth all over the house—old deacons bit their lips and strove to look grave, and the younger class of the congregation almost laughed right on." The late verse pronounced a curse upon the oppressor, and breathed a prayer f o r th e suffering bondman. Shades of the supreme court and the fugitive law, what a position was that for a minister who openly contends that slavery is of God, and sanctioned and sanctified by heaven ! The rev. gentleman was for a moment non-plussed—the situation was uncommon tight —but he rallied and proved himself equal to the occasion, by shouting to the singers, with a face like an Indian summer sunset after a storm, " You omit the fifth verse." DOUGLAS JERROLD'S BON MOTS.-It is said that a well known literary man and official (Querry—Mr. Peter Cun ningham) has been making a collection of the " good things" uttered by the late Douglas Jerrold. In Saturday's Athenaeum we find the following : —One of those play wrights who occupied Old Drury, under the French, against whom ho waged ceasless war of epigram, was des cribing himself as su ff er i ng from fever of the brain. "Courage, my good fellow," says Jerrold, " there is no foundation for the fact." When the flight of Quiz lt and Louis Phillippe from Paris was the fresh talk of London, a writer of no great parts was abusing the revolution and pitying Guixot. "You see," he observed, " Gaizot and I are 'nth historians—we row in the same boat."—" Aye, aye," says Jerrold, "but not with the same sculls." Yet such personal encounters were but the play of the panther. No man ever used such powers with greater gentleness. Indeed, to speak the plain truth, his fault as a man—if it be a fault—was a too great tenderness of heart. He never could say " No." His purse—when he had a purse —was at every man's service, as were also his time, his pen, and his influence in the world. If he passessed a shilling, some body would get sixpence of it from him. He had a lending look, of whica many took advantage. The first time he ever saw Tom Dibdia, that worthy gentleman and song-writer said to him, "Youngster, have you sudicieat confidence in me to lend me a guinea ?" ‘• 0, yes," said the author of " Black-Eyed Susan," " I h ave all the con fidence, but I haven't the guinea." In the Sunday Times we meet with two other witticisms. A specimen of the genus " swell" once introduced himself to Jerrold. His excuse for that liberty was mutual acquaintance with an actress more remarkable for her beauty and talents than for—well, than for other recommendations. The swell said, "I believe you know a very particular friend of mine, Mrs —?" " I h ave met with an actress of that name," Jerrold replied. " But she cannot be the very particular friend you allude to," "Pardon me, it is the same person." " Pardon me, the lady I speak of is not very particular." Jerrold was an excessively nervous man, and on the first representation of any of his pieces suffered indescribable torments. A brother dramatist—remarkable for his suc cessful specimens of " fair adaptation or imitation' from the French—on one such occasion sought to rally the trembling scribe, by stating that he himself never felt any nervousness on the first production of his own pieces. " Oh, my boy," said Douglas, " but then you ar e a l wa y s so sore of success. Your pieces have all been tried before."